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COMMISSION DECISION of 28 January 1998 amending Decision 87/257/EEC on the list of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (98/113/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/91/EC (2), and in particular Articles 4(1) and 18(1) thereof,

Whereas a list of establishments in the United States of America, approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 87/257/EEC (3) as last amended by Decision 97/572/EC (4); whereas that list may be amended at any time in the light of the results of Community inspections carried out in the United States of America;

Whereas negotiations are under way to conclude an agreement with the United States on health measures to protect public health and animal health in the context of trade in livestock and products of animal origin;

Whereas this situation, progress already achieved, and the need to avoid distortion of trade justify the postponement of the deadline established for the landing of certain fresh meat, from 31 January to 31 July 1998; whereas the fixing of this date is without prejudice either to the date of conclusion or to the content of the abovementioned agreement;

Whereas the list of establishments must be amended accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 87/257/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.

(2) OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 26.

(3) OJ L 121, 9. 5. 1987, p. 46.

(4) OJ L 236, 27. 8. 1997, p. 14.

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COMMISSION DECISION of 17 February 1998 amending Council Decision 95/514/EC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (98/172/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by Directive 96/72/EC (2) and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 95/514/EC of 29 November 1995 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (3), as last amended by Decision 97/33/EC (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas in its Decision 95/514/EC the Council determined that field inspections carried out in certain countries on seed producing crops of certain species satisfied the conditions laid down in Directive 66/401/EEC;

Whereas in its Decision 95/514/EC the Council also determined that seed of certain species produced in certain third countries was equivalent to corresponding seed produced in the Community;

Whereas for certain species those determinations include Turkey;

Whereas an examination of the rules in Turkey and the manner in which they are applied has shown that in respect of the species listed in Directive 66/401/EEC the prescribed field inspections satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I to this Directive and the conditions governing seed harvested and controlled there afford the same assurances as regards the seed's characteristics, identity, examination, marking and control as do the conditions applicable to such seed harvested and controlled within the Community;

Whereas the existing equivalence for Turkey should therefore be extended accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the entry relating to Turkey in Part I of the Annex to Decision 95/514/EC, '66/401/EEC` is inserted after the entry relating to '66/400/EEC`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 February 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.

(2) OJ L 304, 27. 11. 1996, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 296, 9. 12. 1995, p. 34.

(4) OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 31.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 March 1998 amending Decision 97/660/EC adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 1998 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (98/203/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organisations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 267/96 (4), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 97/660/EC (5), as amended by Decision 98/101/EC (6), adopts the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 1998 budget year, whereas that plan determines the financial resources made available to implement the 1998 plan in each participating Member State and fixes the quantities of each type of product to be withdrawn from intervention stocks within the limits of those financial resources; whereas the 1998 plan should be adjusted in line with the appropriations allocated by the budget authority at the conclusion of the budget procedure; whereas the intra-Community transfers necessary for the use of those quantities of products should also be authorised under the conditions provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Points (a) and (b) of the Annex to Decision 97/660/EC are replaced by points (a) and (b) in Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

The intra-Community transfer operations referred to in Annex II shall be authorised.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 352, 15. 12. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 260, 31. 10. 1995, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 313, 30. 10. 1992, p. 50.

(4) OJ L 36, 14. 2. 1996, p. 2.

(5) OJ L 278, 11. 10. 1997, p. 29.

(6) OJ L 23, 30. 1. 1998, p. 36.

ANNEX I Annual distribution plan for 1998

(a) Financial resources available to carry out the plan in each Member State

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(b) Quantity of each type of product to be withdrawn from intervention stocks for distribution in each Member State up to the maximum amounts indicated in point (a)

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ANNEX II

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COUNCIL DECISION of 23 February 1998 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency (98/C 70/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second and third paragraphs of Article 54 thereof,

Having regard to Article X of the Statutes of the Euratom Supply Agency (1), as last amended by Decision 95/1/EC/Euratom/ECSC of 1 January 1995 (2),

Having regard to the Council Decision of 27 June 1997 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas a member's seat on the aforementioned Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Luis DEL VAL HERNÁNDEZ, which was brought to the Council's attention on 18 November 1997;

Whereas this vacancy should be filled;

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Spanish Government on 18 November 1997,

HAS DECIDED:

Sole Article

Mr Javier ARANA LANDA is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency for the remainder of the Committee's term of office, that is until 28 March 1999.

Done in Brussels, 23 February 1998.

For the Council

The President

R. COOK

(1) OJ 27, 6.12.1958, p. 534/58.

(2) OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 210, 11.7.1997, p. 3.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 March 1998 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Luxembourg pursuant to Article 8(2)(c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the French text is authentic) (98/208/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 97/27/EC (2), and in particular Article 8(2)(c) thereof,

Whereas the request submitted by Luxembourg on 6 November 1997, which was received by the Commission on 10 November 1997, was accompanied by a report containing the information required by Article 8(2)(c); whereas the request concerns one type of gas discharge lamp for four types of headlamps;

Whereas the information provided by Luxembourg shows that the technology and principle embodied in these new types of gas discharge lamps and headlamps do not meet the requirements of Community regulations; whereas, however, the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and the action taken in order to ensure road safety are satisfactory and ensure a level of safety equivalent to that of the lamps and headlamps covered by the requirements of the Directives in force and, in particular, of Council Directive 76/761/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to motor-vehicle headlamps which function as main-beam and/or dippedbeam headlamps and to incandescent electric filament lamps for such headlamps (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/517/EEC (4);

Whereas these new types of gas discharge lamps and these new types of headlamps meet the requirements of UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 98; whereas it is therefore justified to allow the two items covered by the request for exemption, i. e. the type of gas discharge lamp and the four types of headlamps fitted with this type of lamp, to benefit from the granting of EC type-approval;

Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to enable gas discharge lamps embodying this new technology and headlamps fitted with such lamps to be placed on the market;

Whereas the measure provided for by this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Adaptation to Technical Progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The request submitted by Luxembourg for an exemption concerning one type of gas discharge lamp for four types of headlamps is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 1998.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 233, 25. 8. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 96.

(4) OJ L 265, 12. 9. 1989, p. 15.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 March 1998 concerning the importation of meat products from Mexico and amending Decision 97/222/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (98/246/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (2) and in particular Articles 21a and 22 thereof,

Whereas Council Decision 79/542/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 98/146/EC (4), draws up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products;

Whereas Commission Decision 97/221/EEC (5) lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of meat products;

Whereas Commission Decision 97/222/EC (6), as amended by Decision 97/737/EC (7), draws up the list of third countries authorised to use the specimen animal health certificate in respect of meat products imported from third countries;

Whereas the animal health situation and the veterinary services of Mexico, fulfil the requirements to make possible the imports into the Community of some categories of fresh meat;

Whereas Decision 97/222/EC should be amended accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In part II of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC, the following line is inserted in accordance with the alphabetic order of the ISO code:

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Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.

(2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.

(3) OJ L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.

(4) OJ L 46, 17. 2. 1998, p. 8.

(5) OJ L 89, 4. 4. 1997, p. 32.

(6) OJ L 89, 4. 4. 1997, p. 39.

(7) OJ L 295, 29. 10. 1997, p. 39.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 April 1998 amending the boundaries of the mountain areas in France within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (Only the French text is authentic) (98/280/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 950/97 of 20 May 1997 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas Council Directive 75/271/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 97/158/EC (3), concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (France), lists the areas in France defined as mountain areas within the meaning of Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97 and the specific criteria which resulted in their being so defined;

Whereas the French Government notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 21(3) of Regulation (EC) No 950/97, of new areas likely to be included on the Community list of mountain areas and provided information on their characteristics; whereas, furthermore, the special aid scheme existing in the mountain areas will be extended to the new areas;

Whereas, as the above notification indicates, some areas meet criteria and indices in Council Directive 76/401/EEC (4) used to identify the areas covered by Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97; whereas the areas in question must therefore be included in the Community list of mountain areas within the meaning of Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97;

Whereas these amendments do not increase the utilised agricultural area of the less-favoured areas in France by more than 1,5 % because the areas are already classed as less-favoured pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community list of mountain areas in France in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC is supplemented by the list in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 8 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 142, 2. 6. 1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 33.

(3) OJ L 60, 1. 3. 1997, p. 64.

(4) OJ L 108, 26. 4. 1976, p. 22.

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION of 31 March 1998 giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the management of the ECSC for the financial year 1996 (98/328/ECSC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

- Having regard to the following amounts contained in the financial statements of the ECSC as at 31 December 1996 (1), and the report of the Court of Auditors of 24 June 1997, confirming that the financial statements present a true picture of the financial situation of the European Coal and Steel Community at 31 December 1996, and the results of ECSC operations for the financial year ending on the same date,

1. Gives the Commission discharge in respect of the management of the ECSC for the 1996 financial year on the basis of the following figures relating to the implementation of the administrative budget for the 1996 financial year;

2. Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution containing its comments to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Auditors and the ECSC Consultative Committee and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).

ECSC balance sheet at 31 December 1996 (All figures in ecus)

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Profit and loss accounts for year ending 31 December 1996 (All figures in ecus)

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Implementation of the ECSC operating budget (All figures in ecus)

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The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

The President

José María GIL-ROBLES

(1) JO C 242, 8. 8. 1997, pp. 7 and 32.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION of 31 March 1998 giving discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 1996 financial year (98/331/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

- Having regard to the EC Treaty and in particular Article 206 thereof,

- Having regard to the statement of accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the report of the Court of Auditors on this subject (C4-0052/98) (1),

- Having regard to the Council Recommendation of 9 March 1998 (C4-0165/98),

- Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A4-0092/98),

A. Whereas the Court of Auditors finds that the financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 1996 are reliable and the underlying transactions are, as a whole, legal and regular,

1. Notes the following figures for the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions:

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2. Expects that, by the time the 1997 discharge Decision falls due, the remaining technical problems affecting the separation of duties between the authorising officer and the accounting officer will have been resolved;

3. Calls on the management boards of the Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, swiftly to adopt their Memorandum of Understanding in order to establish structured cooperation between them; as soon as this Memorandum is adopted, expects the directors of these two bodies to present it to its Committees on Employment and Social Affairs, on Budgetary Control and on Budgets;

4. Draws the Court's attention to the fact that coordination with Directorate F is now primarily a matter for the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, not the Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions;

5. Points out that the Foundation exists to advise all EU Institutions, including the European Parliament; expects all Institutions to be allowed the opportunity to provide a timely input into the Foundation's work programme, in order to ensure that the Foundation's work is relevant for their agendas;

6. Gives discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 1996 financial year, on the basis of the report of the Court of Auditors;

7. Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors and to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

The President

José María GIL-ROBLES

(1) OJ C 393, 29. 12. 1997, p. 10.
COMMISSION DECISION of 29 May 1998 establishing the list of approved zones, with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia, in Italy (notified under document number C(1998) 1413) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/395/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas Member States may obtain for their territory or parts thereof the status of approved zone free of certain fish diseases;

Whereas to this end, Italy has, by letters of 23 December 1996, 14 July 1997 and 18 March 1998, submitted to the Commission evidence in support of the granting for infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) the status of approved zone for certain parts of catchment areas located in the autonomous province of Trento, and also the national provisions ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval;

Whereas scrutiny of this information allows the status of approved continental zone to be granted in respect of IHN and VHS for certain zones;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The zones referred to in the Annex are recognised as approved continental zones in respect of IHN and VHS.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 1.

ANNEX

LIST OF APPROVED ZONES WITH REGARD TO IHN AND VHS IN ITALY

REGION: PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI TRENTO

Zona Val di Fiemme e Fassa

Water catchment area of the river Avisio, from the source to the artificial barrier of Stramentizzo.

Zona Valle dei Laghi

Water catchment area of the lakes of San Massenza, Toblino and Cavedine to the downstream barrier in the south part of the lake of Cavedine leading to the hydro-electric power station located in the Torbole municipality.

Zona Val delle Sorne

Water catchment area of the river Sorna from the source to the artificial barrier constituted by the hydro-electric power station located in the Chizzola (Ala) locality, before reaching the Adige river.

Zona Torrente Adanà

Water catchment area of the river Adanà from the source to the artificial series of barriers situated downstream of the farm Armani Cornelio-Lardaro.

Zona Rio Manes

Zone which collects the Rio Manes water down to a waterfall located 200 metres downstream of the farm 'Troticoltura Giovanelli` located in the 'La Zinquantina` locality.