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COMMISSION DECISION of 20 May 1998 approving the monitoring plan for the detection of residues or substances in live animals and animal products presented by Ireland (notified under document number C(1998) 1378/2) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/391/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (1), and in particular the first and second subparagraphs of Article 8(1) thereof,

Whereas Ireland forwarded to the Commission, in a document dated 3 December 1997, a plan specifying the national measures to be implemented during 1998 for the detection of certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products; whereas that plan was amended by a document dated 9 January 1998 and 25 March 1998, in accordance with the Commission's request, bringing it into line with the requirements of Directive 96/23/EC;

Whereas examination of this plan has shown that it complies with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Articles 5 and 7 thereof;

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 monitoring plan for the detection of the residues and substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC in live animals and animal products presented by Ireland is hereby approved.

Article 2

Ireland shall adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement the plan referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 20 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 10.
COMMISSION DECISION of 29 May 1998 repealing Decision 98/85/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to live birds coming from or originating in Hong Kong and China (notified under document number C(1998) 1415) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/396/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 18(7) thereof,

Whereas the Commission, further to an outbreak of influenza H5N1 in humans in Hong Kong, and in view of a possible epidemiological connection between humans and poultry, has taken Decision 98/85/EC of 16 January 1998 concerning certain protective measures with regard to live birds coming from or originating in Hong Kong and China (3);

Whereas the purpose of that Decision was to prevent the introduction of the influenza H5N1 virus into the Community through consignments of live birds;

Whereas in accordance with information form the WHO, it appears that it is unlikely that the virus is still present either in humans or in animals;

Whereas it is therefore appropriate to repeal Decision 98/85/EC;

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

Decision 98/85/EC is hereby repealed.

Article 2

Member States shall alter the measures they apply to trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

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 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.

(2) OJ L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 15, 21. 1. 1998, p. 45.
DECISION No 167 of 2 December 1997 amending Decision No 146 of 10 October 1990 concerning the interpretation of Article 94(9) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (Text with EEA relevance) (98/442/EC)

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS,

Having regard to Article 81(a) of Council Regulation No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community, under which it is responsible for dealing with all administrative questions and questions of interpretation arising from the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and subsequent Regulations,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3427/89 of 30 October 1989 which introduces a uniform solution for all the Member States to the problem of the payment of family benefits to members of the family not residing in the territory of the competent State,

Having regard to Article 94(9) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3427/89, which provides that the family allowances received by employed persons employed in France in respect of the members of their families residing in another Member State on the date of 15 November 1989 shall continue to be paid at the rates, within the limits and according to the procedures applicable on that date, as long as their amount exceeds that of the benefits that would be due as from the date of 16 November 1989 and as long as the persons concerned are subject to French legislation, without taking account inter alia of interruptions during periods of receipt of unemployment benefits,

Whereas the wording of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1(c) of Decision No 146 (1) adds to the conditions laid down in Article 94(9) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 in respect of not taking account of periods of unemployment; whereas it refers to unemployment benefits under French legislation;

Whereas this restriction, which is not consistent with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, should be removed;

Acting in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 80(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The second subparagraph of paragraph 1(c) of Decision No 146 of 10 October 1990 concerning the interpretation of Article 94(9) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 shall be replaced as follows:

'With regard to the condition, laid down in Article 94(9), of the person concerned remaining subject to French legislation, no account shall be taken of interruptions of work of less than one month or of periods of temporary suspension of work due to illness, maternity, accident at work, occupational disease or unemployment, with the continued receipt of pay or receipt of corresponding benefits, except for pensions and annuities or because of paid leave, a strike or a lock out`.

2. This Decision shall be applicable from 1 September 1991.

Georges SCHROEDER

The Chairman of the Administrative Commission

(1) OJ L 235, 23. 8. 1991, p. 9.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 June 1998 concerning the validity of certain binding tariff information (notified under document number C(1998) 1582/1) (Only the Danish, French and Dutch texts are authentic) (98/405/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), and in particular Articles 12(5)(c) and 249(4) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 75/98 (3), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas the binding tariff information referred to in the Annex to this Decision is inconsistent with other binding tariff information, and the tariff classification it contains is incompatible with the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Section IA of Part I of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2509/97 (5);

Whereas the said binding tariff information should cease to be valid; whereas, therefore, the customs administrations which issued the information should revoke it as soon as possible and notify the Commission to that effect;

Whereas under Article 14(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 the holder may make use for a given period of time of the possibility of invoking such binding tariff information which has ceased to be valid;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The binding tariff information referred to by number in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex, issued by the customs authorities named in column 2 in respect of the tariff classification shown in column 3, must be revoked as soon as possible but not later than the 21st day following the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 2

This decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the French Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 16 June 1998.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 7, 13. 1. 1998, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 44.

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COUNCIL DECISION of 29 June 1998 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (98/C 222/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 80/156/EEC of 21 January 1980 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,

Whereas, by its Decision of 23 October 1995 (2), the Council appointed Ms Claudie VIATTE an alternate member of the Committee for the period ending 22 October 1998;

Whereas the French Government has nominated Mr Claude PLANCHOU to replace Ms Claudie VIATTE,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Claude PLANCHOU is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives in place of Ms Claudie VIATTE, for the remainder of her term of office, which ends on 22 October 1998.

Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1998.

For the Council

The President

R. COOK

(1) OJ L 33, 11.2.1980, p. 13.

(2) OJ C 292, 7.11.1995, p. 2.
COUNCIL DECISION of 29 June 1998 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (98/C 222/06)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 80/156/EEC of 21 January 1980 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,

Whereas, by its Decisions of 23 October 1995 and 16 September 1996 (2), the Council appointed Vassiliki FLOURI a member and Maria NOULA, alternate member of the Committee for the period ending 22 October 1998;

Whereas the Greek Government has nominated Maria NOULA to replace Vassiliki FLOURI and Antiopi GRIVA to replace Maria NOULA,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Maria NOULA is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives in place of Vassiliki FLOURI, for the remainder of her term of office, which ends on 22 October 1998.

Article 2

Antiopi GRIVA is hereby appointed alternate member of the Advisory Committee for the Training of Midwives in place of Maria NOULA, for the remainder of her term of office, which ends on 22 October 1998.

Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1998.

For the Council

The President

R. COOK

(1) OJ L 33, 11.2.1980, p. 13.

(2) OJ C 292, 7.11.1995, p. 2, and OJ C 290, 3.10.1996, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION of 15 July 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 (notified under document number C(1998) 1995) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/473/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 97/79/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 98/113/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 July 1998 to 31 January 1999; 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, 15 July 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 121, 9. 5. 1987, p. 46.

(4) OJ L 31, 6. 2. 1998, p. 18.

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COMMISSION DECISION of 5 August 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 (notified under document number C(1998) 2331) (98/525/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/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 98/203/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 Italy has already organised and executed invitations to tender immediately after the adoption of the first Decision, 97/660/EC of 2 November 1997, using the products available from intervention stocks at that date; whereas, at the time of the last amendment to the plan, account was not taken of this situation; whereas, it is accordingly appropriate to effect an amendment to the 1998 plan for Italy and to modify the intra-Community transfer authorisations granted in the Decisions 98/101/EC and 98/203/EC;

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

Point (b) of the Annex to Decision 97/660/EC is replaced, for Italy, by point (b) in Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

The intra-Community transfer operations referred to in Annex II of the Decisions 98/101/EC and 98/203/EC are replaced, for Italy, by the operations referred to in Annex II of this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 August 1998.

For the Commission

Monika WULF-MATHIES

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 77, 14. 3. 1998, p. 53.

ANNEX I

Annual distribution plan for 1998

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ANNEX II

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COUNCIL DECISION of 24 September 1998 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture (98/C 306/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to Council Decision 85/385/EEC of 10 June 1985 setting up an Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,

Whereas, by its Decision of 26 February 1996 (2), the Council appointed Mr David SMART an alternate member of the said Committee for the period ending on 25 February 1999;

Whereas the United Kingdom Government has nominated Mr Andrew FINCH to replace Mr David SMART,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Andrew FINCH is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture in place of Mr David SMART for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 25 February 1999.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 1998.

For the Council

The President

J. FARNLEITNER

(1) OJ L 223, 21.8.1985, p. 26.

(2) OJ C 74, 14.3.1996, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 September 1998 on the replacement of two members of the Advisory Committee on the opening-up of public procurement (98/C 290/02) (Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to Decision 87/305/EEC of 26 May 1987 setting up an advisory committee for the opening-up of public procurement (1),

Having regard to Decision 87/560/EEC of 17 July 1987 (2), which increased the maximum number of members of the Committee from 24 to 25,

Having regard to the Decision of 10 April 1997 (3) appointing the members of this Committee,

Whereas two members of the committee, Mr Paolo Mengozzi and Mr Emilio Gabaglio, have submitted their resignations and it has consequently been necessary to proceed with the appointment of new members after consultation in the appropriate quarters,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Francesco Caruso and Mr Jan Cremers are appointed as members of the Advisory Committee on the opening-up of public procurement, replacing Mr Mengozzi and Mr Gabaglio, for the remainder of their term, that is, until 1 April 1999.

(1) OJ L 152, 12.6.1987, p. 32.

(2) OJ L 338, 28.11.1987, p. 37.

(3) OJ C 119, 17.4.1997, p. 3.
COUNCIL DECISION of 19 October 1998 amending Decision 95/408/EC on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third-country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (98/603/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third-country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1) and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Whereas the interim period opened by Decision 95/408/EC ends on 31 December 1998; whereas, for administrative reasons, the drawing up of the lists of third-country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products in accordance with the Directives on health rules applicable to those products has been delayed;

Whereas, in order to prevent any disruptions in traditional trade patterns, the interim period during which a simplified system may be applied to third-country establishments exporting certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs should be extended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 9 of Decision 95/408/EC the date '31 December 1998` shall be replaced by '31 December 2000`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 19 October 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 17. Decision as amended by Decision 97/34/EC (OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 33).

(2) OJ C 215, 10. 7. 1998, p. 20.
COMMISSION DECISION of 26 June 1998 concerning the extension of the duration of the Agreement among the European Atomic Energy Community, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America on cooperation in the Engineering Design Activities (EDA) for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), by the Commission for and on behalf of the Community (notified under document number C(1998) 1381) (98/705/Euratom)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Whereas the Council, in its Decision (1) of 22 June 1998 approved the extension of the duration of the Agreement among the European Atomic Energy Community, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America on cooperation in the Engineering Design Activities (EDA) for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The duration of the Agreement among the European Atomic Energy Community, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America on cooperation in the Engineering Design Activities (EDA) for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is hereby extended on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Amendment extending the ITER EDA Agreement with the understandings for the extension of the duration of the ITER EDA Agreement is appended to this Decision (2).

Article 2

The Member of the Commission responsible for Science, Research and Development or her designated representative is authorized to sign the Amendment extending the ITER EDA Agreement for the purpose of binding the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 26 June 1998.

For the Commission

Édith CRESSON

Member of the Commission

(1) See page 61 of this Official Journal.

(2) See page 62 of this Official Journal.