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Commission Decision

of 27 February 2003

establishing component and material coding standards for vehicles pursuant to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles

(notified under document number C(2003) 620)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/138/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles(1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Under Directive 2000/53/EC, the Commission is to establish component and material coding standards, to be used by producers and material and equipment manufacturers, in particular to facilitate the identification of those components and materials which are suitable for reuse and recovery.

(2) It would be appropriate to establish further coding standards on the basis of the practical experience gained in the recycling and recovery of end-of-life vehicles.

(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 11 of Directive 2000/53/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Without prejudice to Article 3(3) of Directive 2000/53/EC, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that producers, in concert with material and equipment manufacturers, use the nomenclature of ISO component and material coding standards referred to in the Annex to this Decision for the labelling and identification of components and materials of vehicles.

Article 2

Two years after the entry into force of this Decision, on the basis of the practical experience gained in the recycling and recovery of end-of-life vehicles, the present Decision shall be reviewed in order to establish, if necessary, component and material coding standards for other materials.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2003.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2003.

For the Commission

Margot Wallström

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34.

ANNEX

For the labelling and identification of vehicle plastic components and materials having a weight of more than 100 grams, the following nomenclature applies:

- ISO 1043-1 Plastics - symbols and abbreviated terms. Part 1: Basic polymers and their special characteristics.

- ISO 1043-2 Plastics - symbols and abbreviated terms. Part 2: Fillers and reinforcing materials.

- ISO 11469 Plastics - Generic identification and marking of plastic products.

For the labelling and identification of vehicle elastomer components and materials having a weight of more than 200 grams, the following nomenclature applies:

- ISO 1629 Rubbers and latices - Nomenclature. This shall not apply to the labelling of tyres.

The symbols "< " or " >" used in the ISO standards, can be substituted by brackets.
Council Decision

of 6 May 2003

on the designation of the European Capital of Culture 2006

(2003/399/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Decision No 1419/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2005 to 2019(1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Selection Panel report received by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 1 October 2002,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The City of Patras shall be designated as the European Capital of Culture 2006.

Article 2

The City of Patras shall take all necessary measures to ensure the effective implementation of Articles 1 and 5 of Decision No 1419/1999/EC.

Done at Brussels, 6 May 2003.

For the Council

The President

P. Efthymiou

(1) OJ L 166, 1.7.1999, p. 1.
Commission Decision

of 12 June 2003

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2002 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries

(2003/455/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2265/2002(2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 101/2003(3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 2002 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment.

(2) The Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings(4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations.

(3) Some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2002 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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With effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2002 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.

The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the dates referred to in the first paragraph.

Done at Brussels, 12 June 2003.

For the Commission

Christopher Patten

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 347, 20.12.2002, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 16, 22.1.2003, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 321, 26.11.2002, p. 45.

ANNEX

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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 9 October 2003

on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund in accordance with point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (damage caused by the Prestige oil tanker, by the earthquake in Molise and Apulia, and by the eruption of Mount Etna)

(2003/785/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure(1), and in particular point 3 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund(2),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Union has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the "Fund") to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.

(2) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 1 billion.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.

(4) The damage caused by the Prestige oil tanker, by the earthquake in Molise and Apulia, and by the eruption of Mount Etna meets the conditions for mobilising the Fund,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2003, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 56,250 million in commitment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 9 October 2003.

For the European Parliament

The President

P. Cox

For the Council

The President

F. Frattini

(1) OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/81/EC of 6 January 2004 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing 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, in particular to include certain acceding States

(Official Journal of the European Union L 17 of 24 January 2004)

On page 43, in the Annex:

- against the entry for "EE Estonia", column "live animals", subcolumn "P", should read "X",

- against the entry for "LT Lithuania", column "live animals", subcolumn "P", should read "X",

- against the entry for "LV Latvia", column "live animals", subcolumn "P", should read "X",

- against the entry for "MT Malta", column "fresh meat and meat products domestic", subcolumn "S/G", should read "X",

- against the entry for "MT Malta", column "fresh meat wild", subcolumn "CH", should read "X",

- against the entry for "MT Malta", column "live animals", subcolumn "P", should read "X";

and on page 44:

- against the entry for "PL Poland", column "live animals", subcolumn "P", should read "X",

- against the entry for "SI Slovenia", column "live animals", subcolumn "P", should read "X",

- against the entry for "SK Slovak Republic", column "live animals", subcolumn "P", should read "X".
(8)

Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, in liaison with Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2040/2000 of 26 September 2000 on budgetary discipline (5) lays down that advances against booking are to be reduced for expenditure effected by the Member States after the limits or deadlines laid down. However, under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, any overrun of deadlines during August, September and October is to be taken into account in the accounts clearance decision except where noted before the last decision of the financial year relating to advances. Some of the expenditure declared by certain Member States during the abovementioned period and for the measures for which the Commission did not accept any extenuating circumstances was effected after the statutory limits or deadlines laid down. This Decision should therefore lay down the relevant reductions. A decision will be taken at a later date, in accordance with Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999, definitively fixing the expenditure for which Community financing will not be granted regarding those reductions and any other expenditure which may be found to have been effected after the limits or deadlines laid down.
2.

The following Article 1b is inserted: ‘Article 1b 1. By way of derogation from Article 1a, Member States shall authorise the transit by road or by rail through the Community, between designated Community border inspection posts listed in Annex to Decision 2001/881/EC, of consignments coming from and destined to Russia directly or via another third country provided that the following conditions are met: (a) the consignment shall be sealed with a serially numbered seal at the border inspection post of entry to the EC by the veterinary services of the competent authority; (b) the documents accompanying the consignment and referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC shall be stamped ‘ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO RUSSIA VIA THE EC’ on each page by the official veterinarian of the competent authority responsible for the BIP; (c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC shall be complied with; (d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the Common Veterinary Entry Document by the Official Veterinarian of the Border Inspection Post of introduction. 2. unloading or storage, as defined in Article12(4) or Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, on EC territory of such consignments shall not be allowed. 3. regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the EC territory matches the number and quantities entering.’
Commission Decision

of 6 January 2004

amending for the 16th time Decision 2000/284/EC establishing the list of approved semen collection centres for imports of equine semen from third countries

(notified under document number C(2003) 5313)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/70/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992, laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), and in particular Article 17(3)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The competent authorities of Australia officially informed the Commission that the approval has been withdrawn from two equine semen collection centres previously notified to the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC.

(2) The competent authorities of the Slovak Republic officially informed the Commission of the approval in accordance with the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC of one equine semen collection centre.

(3) The competent authorities of the United States of America officially informed the Commission of the approval in accordance with the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC of nine additional equine semen collection centres and of amendments to certain approval details of another four equine semen collection centres.

(4) It is necessary to include Serbia and Montenegro into the list in the order of the ISO country code.

(5) It is necessary to take into account that the Acceding States are scheduled to join the Community as of 1 May 2004.

(6) It is therefore appropriate to amend the list of approved centres in the light of new information received from the third countries concerned, and to highlight the amendments in the Annex for clarity.

(7) Commission Decision 2000/284/EC(2) should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2000/284/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 January 2004.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1398/2003 (OJ L 198, 6.8.2003, p. 3).

(2) OJ L 94, 14.4.2000, p. 35. Decision as last amended by Decision 2003/574/EC (OJ L 196, 2.8.2003, p. 27).

ANNEX

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Commission Decision

of 29 January 2004

amending Decision 96/333/EC establishing health certification of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision

(notified under document number C(2004) 146)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/119/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs(1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 96/333/EC of 3 May 1996 establishing health certification of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision(2), is applicable until 31 December 2003.

(2) Commission Decision 97/20/EC(3), establishes the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods. Part II of that list contains the third countries which might be the subject of a provisional decision based on Council Decision 95/408/EC(4).

(3) Under Decision 95/408/EC, the list of countries is applicable until 31 December 2005. Therefore the date of validity of Decision 96/333/EC should be amended to bring it in line with the date of validity of the provisional list.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 5 of Decision 96/333/EC "to 31 December 2003" is replaced by "to 31 December 2005".

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 January 2004.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 127, 25.5.1996, p. 33. Decision as last amended by Decision 2001/65/EC (OJ L 22, 24.1.2001, p. 38).

(3) OJ L 6, 10.1.1997, p. 46. Decision as last amended by Decision 2002/469/EC (OJ L 163, 21.6.2002, p. 16).

(4) OJ L 243, 11.1.1995, p. 17. Decision as last amended by Decision 2003/912/EC (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 112).
Council Decision

of 20 January 2004

appointing a Belgian member and two Belgian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2004/94/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Belgian Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.

(2) The seats of one member and two alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following expiry of the mandates of Mr Patrick DEWAEL, Mr Bert ANCIAUX and Mr Guy SWENNEN, of which the Council was notified on 8 December 2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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(a) Mr Bart SOMERS Minister President for the Vlaamse Regering is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Patrick DEWAEL.

(b) The following are appointed alternate members of the Committee of the Regions:

1. Mr Jos BEX

Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

in place of Mr Bert ANCIAUX

2. Ms Josée VERCAMMEN

Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

in place of Mr Guy SWENNEN

for the remainder of their terms of office, which end on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 20 January 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. McCreevy

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
Council Decision

of 10 February 2004

appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2004/175/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Austrian Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1).

(2) The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mr Josef FILL, of which the Council was notified on 19 December 2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Viktor SIGL, Landesrat, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Josef FILL for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. McCreevy

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
Commission Decision

of 18 February 2004

fixing for the year 2004 an indicative allocation between the Member States of the financing under the Community Tobacco Fund of the measures referred to in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002

(notified under document number C(2004) 493)

(2004/148/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), and in particular Article 14(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Articles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 of 6 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 with regard to the Community Tobacco Fund(2), provide for measures to promote a switch of tobacco production. Those measures are to be financed by the Community Tobacco Fund set up by Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92.

(2) The total amount available to the Community Tobacco Fund for 2004 is EUR 28,8 million, 50 % of which should be used to finance specific measures to help tobacco growers to switch to other crops or to other economic activities that create employment, and to fund related studies.

(3) It is therefore necessary to fix an indicative allocation of the available amount between the Member States concerned in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the year 2004, the indicative allocation between the Member States of the financing under the Community Tobacco Fund of the measures referred to in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2004.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2319/2003 (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 17).

(2) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 16.

ANNEX

The indicative allocations to Member States of the financing under the Community Tobacco Fund of the measures referred to in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 for the year 2004

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