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COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 1995 amending for the second time Decision 95/186/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/1/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 (6) (g) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (3), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas in May 1995 the Commission adopted Decision 95/186/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC (4), as amended by Decision 95/393/EC (5); whereas the measures in Decision 95/186/EC terminate on 1 December 1995;

Whereas Germany has requested the measures in the said Decision to be extended until 1 June 1996;

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 Article 5 of Decision 95/186/EC the words 'December 1995` are replaced by 'June 1996`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 December 1995.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.

(2) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.

(3) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.

(4) OJ No L 120, 31. 5. 1995, p. 40.

(5) OJ No L 234, 3. 10. 1995, p. 45.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1995 approving the conversion rates mentioned in Article 3 of Decision 95/33/EC (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (96/18/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 138 thereof,

Whereas on 26 October 1994 Finland notified the Commission pursuant to Article 143 of the abovementioned Act, the Finnish programme for the implementation of its Article 138, 139 and 140 aids for a number of products and activities for the period 1995 to 1999 inclusive;

Whereas parts of this programme, as modified by letter dated 16 December 1994 were approved by Commission Decision 95/33/EC (1); whereas that Decision was modified by Decision 95/330/EC (2);

Whereas, with the exception of cow's milk and potatoes for starch production, the part of the programme providing for aid granted in relation to quantities was only accepted on condition that after a first year to allow the smooth introduction of the transitional aid regime, the aids were, by way of appropriate conversion rates, transformed into area or headage payments unrelated to quantities;

Whereas Article 3, point 1 of Decision 95/33/EC provides that Finland shall notify the Commission before 1 November 1995 the conversion rates envisaged to set the amounts on an area or headage livestock unit basis from 1996 to 1999, these conversion rates shall be the subject of a Commission decision taken no later than 1 January 1996;

Whereas on 29 September 1995 Finland notified the Commission pursuant to Article 3, point 1 of Decision 95/33/EC the conversion rates envisaged to set the amounts of certain production aids in Annex I of Decision 95/33/EC;

Whereas these conversion rates to set the amounts of certain production aids reflect the yields and output normally associated with the products concerned in Finland and can therefore be accepted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Commission authorizes Finland to apply the conversion rates to set amounts of an area or headage livestock unit basis from 1996 to 1999 as contained in Annex I.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1995.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 43, 25. 2. 1995, p. 56.

(2) OJ No L 191, 12. 8. 1995, p. 37.

ANNEX

Conversion rates to set the amounts of certain production aids in Annex I of Decisions 95/33/EC and 95/330/EC on an area or headage/livestock unit basis

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COMMISSION DECISION of 12 January 1996 amending Decision 92/542/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (96/97/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Decision 94/113/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 95/335/EC (4), establishes a list of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community;

Whereas in accordance with Directive 89/556/EEC, third countries may authorize embryo production teams to provide embryos fertilized or cultured in vitro for export to the European Community;

Whereas the competent authorities of Canada have forwarded a list of embryo production teams and amendments to their list of embryo collection teams and the United States of America have forwarded amendments to their list of teams;

Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards Canada and the United States of America;

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

1. In Part 1 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, in respect of Canada:

(a) the following embryo collection team is added:

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(b) the following teams:

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are respectively amended and become:

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2. In Part 3 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, in respect of the United States of America:

(a) the following teams are added:

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(b) the following team is deleted:

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(c) the following team:

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is amended and becomes:

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Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 January 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 23.

(3) OJ No L 250, 29. 8. 1992, p. 40.

(4) OJ No L 194, 17. 8. 1995, p. 12.
COMMISSION DECISION of 11 January 1996 amending Decision 91/449/EEC laying down the specimen animal health certificates in respect of meat products imported from third countries, to take account of certain products imported from Uruguay (Text with EEA relevance) (96/92/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, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 21a and 22 thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 91/449/EEC (2), as last amended by Decision 95/140/EC (3), lays down the specimen animal health certificates in respect of meat products from third countries;

Whereas no outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have been officially recorded in Uruguay since June 1990; whereas vaccination against that disease has not been carried out since 15 June 1995; whereas the competent authorities in Uruguay have provided for measures to eliminate and destroy any animals suffering from foot-and-mouth disease should it reappear;

Whereas the categories of meat products that can be imported from third countries depend on the health situation in the country of production;

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 91/449/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Annex A, second part, the following country is added:

'Uruguay (except for products based on pigmeat)`.

2. In Annex E, second part, delete:

'Uruguay`,

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 January 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.

(2) OJ No L 240, 29. 8. 1991, p. 28.

(3) OJ No L 91, 22. 4. 1995, p. 56.
COMMISSION DECISION of 24 January 1996 amending Decision 94/845/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the import of fresh meat from the Czech Republic (Text with EEA relevance) (96/131/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, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 14 and 16 thereof,

Whereas by Decision 94/845/EC (2), the Commission established the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the import of fresh meat from the Czech Republic;

Whereas the situation has improved as regards classical swine fever; whereas, however, the virus has been isolated in wild boars in the district of Breclav, and therefore, it is appropriate to allow the importation of fresh pigmeat from the whole of the Czech Republic except for the district of Breclav;

Whereas it is appropriate to amend the animal health certificates referred to in the abovementioned Decision to take account of the improving situation with regard to classical swine fever in the Czech Republic;

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 the animal health certificate referred to in Annex C to Decision 94/845/EC the words in footnote (1) are replaced by the following 'Excluding the district of Breclav.`

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 January 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.

(2) OJ No L 352, 31. 12. 1994, p. 38.
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 December 1995 on the provisional application of a Protocol on trade in textile and clothing products between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia (96/163/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence, thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community a Protocol on trade in textile and clothing products between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia, initialled on 24 November 1995;

Whereas this Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending the completion of the procedures required for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Republic of Slovenia.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Protocol on trade in textile and clothing products between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending its formal conclusion, subject to the reciprocal application by the Republic of Slovenia.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995.

For the Council

The President

L. ATIENZA SERNA
COMMISSION DECISION of 4 March 1996 concerning the validity of certain binding tariff information (Only the German text is authentic) (96/194/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 1762/95 (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 I A 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 336/96 (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 that of the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 4 March 1996.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 171, 21. 7. 1995, p. 8.

(4) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 49, 28. 2. 1996, p. 1.

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COMMISSION DECISION of 8 March 1996 amending for the second time Decision 93/74/EEC concerning the status of Denmark with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (Text with EEA relevance) (96/218/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 thereof,

Whereas Denmark, by Commission Decision 93/74/EEC (3), is recognized as an approved continental and coastal zone for fish with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and, partly, as an approved continental and coastal zone with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS);

Whereas Denmark, by letter dated 22 May 1995, has submitted to the Commission the appropriate justifications for extending the approved zone with regard to VHS;

Whereas, after scrutiny, these justifications allow extension of the approved zone as far as VHS is concerned to include the Ørum Å catchment area;

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 the Annex to Decision 93/74/EEC, 'Ørum Å` is added to the first column.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 March 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 27, 4. 2. 1993, p. 35.
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 December 1995 on the provisional application of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products (96/226/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Community, an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation concerning the renewal of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products initialled on 12 June 1993, as amended by the Agreement initialled on 12 April 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the 'bilateral Agreement`);

Whereas the bilateral Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Russian Federation,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The bilateral Agreement with the Russian Federation shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending its formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Russian Federation.

Article 2

The text of the initialled Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995.

For the Council

The President

L. ATIENZA SERNA
COMMISSION DECISION of 11 April 1996 approving the programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease in Luxembourg (Text with EEA relevance) (96/283/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 95/25/EC (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,

Whereas an eradication programme was commenced in Luxembourg for Aujeszky's disease in February 1993; whereas this programme was approved by Commission Decision 93/200/EEC (3) for a three-year period which expired on 14 March 1996;

Whereas the eradication programme is still in progress; whereas the programme should allow Aujeszky's disease to be eradicated from Luxembourg in the future;

Whereas it is therefore appropriate to extend the approval of the programme for a further period of three years;

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 programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease from Luxembourg is hereby approved for a further period of three years.

Article 2

Luxembourg shall bring into force by 15 April 1996 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 15 April 1996.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 April 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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(1) OJ No L 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.

(2) OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 16.

(3) OJ No L 87, 7. 4. 1993, p. 14.
COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION of 22 April 1996 concluding the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (96/300/Euratom, EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 238, in conjunction with Article 228 (2), second sentence, and Article 228 (3) second subparagraph thereof,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the approval given by the Council pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Whereas, at its meeting in Copenhagen on 21 and 22 June 1993, the European Council called for further Community programmes to be opened up to the associated countries of central and eastern Europe, taking as a point of departure those programmes which are already open to EFTA countries;

Whereas the Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, an Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement with the Slovak Republic,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, signed on 11 December 1995 is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council shall be decided by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

Article 3

The President of the Council shall undertake the notification provided for in Article 4 of the Additional Protocol on behalf of the European Community. The President of the Commission should undertake the same notification for the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 1996.

For the Council

The President

S. AGNELLIFor the Commission

The President

J. SANTER

(1) OJ No C 96, 1. 4. 1996.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 137/14

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 May 1996

concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Nepal

(96/354/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 130y, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas, under Article 130u of the Treaty, Community policy in the sphere of development cooperation shall foster the sustainable economic and social development of the developing countries, their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy and the campaign against poverty in those countries;

Whereas the Community should approve, for the attainment of its aims in the sphere of external relations, the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Nepal,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Nepal is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 22 of the Agreement.

Article 3

The Commission, assisted by representatives of the Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Commission provided for in Article 15 of the Agreement.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 20 May 1996. For the Council The President P. BERSANI

(1) OJ No C 141, 13. 5. 1996.