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COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Italy 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 Italian text is authentic) (97/849/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 Italy on 21 May 1997, which reached the Commission on 27 May 1997, contained the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fuelling with compressed natural gas of a class M1 type of vehicle;

Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which such fuelling systems do not meet the requirements of the Directives concerned, in particular Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from spark-ignition engines of motor vehicles (3), as last amended by Directive 96/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), and Council Directive 80/1268/EEC of 16 December 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the fuel consumption of motor vehicles (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/116/EC of 17 December 1993 (6) are well founded; whereas, however, the tests performed in accordance with the abovementioned Directives were conducted using both petrol and natural gas as fuel; whereas the relevant limit values were respected with both types of fuel, while recorded emissions of pollutants were lower with natural gas; whereas equivalent environmental protection is thus ensured;

Whereas, in order to assure themselves of the safety of vehicles in service, Member States may periodically carry out leak-tightness tests at a pressure of at least the service pressure;

Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production of vehicles powered by compressed natural gas;

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 Italy for an exemption concerning the production and placing on the market of a class M1 type of vehicle powered by compressed natural gas is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 1997.

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 76, 6. 4. 1970, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1996, p. 64.

(5) OJ L 375, 31. 12. 1980, p. 36.

(6) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1993, p. 39.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Germany 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 German text is authentic) (97/848/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 Germany on 10 June 1997, which was received by the Commission on 23 June 1997, contained the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the production of glazing from a hard material (polycarbonate) and installation of the same in a type of vehicle;

Whereas the reasons set out in the request - according to which such glazing, and installation of the same, do not meet the requirements of the relevant Directive, namely Council Directive 92/22/EEC of 31 March 1992 on safety glazing and glazing materials on motor vehicles and their trailers (3) - are well-founded;

Whereas the Community Directive concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and installation of such glazing;

Whereas the measure provided for in 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 Germany for an exemption concerning the production of glazing from a hard material (polycarbonate) and installation of the same in the rear lateral part of a type of motor vehicle is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 1997.

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 129, 14. 5. 1992, p. 11.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 December 1997 amending Decision 94/204/EC, Euratom relating to the creation of the European Science and Technology Assembly (Text with EEA relevance) (97/874/EC, Euratom)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Whereas in its Decision 94/204/EC, Euratom (1) the Commission instituted an Advisory Committee called the European Science and Technology Assembly, hereinafter referred to as 'the Assembly`;

Whereas Article 3 (1) and (2) of the said Decision provides that the Assembly shall have, at most, 100 members, and shall consist of high-level personalities from the European circles that represent the exact and natural, economic, social and human sciences in proportions and areas affected by Community research, technology and industry;

Whereas Article 5 of that Decision states that the Assembly shall be provided with a Bureau of 20 members comprising on the one hand, a representative of the Commission and nine members appointed by the Commission from the representatives of the organizations referred to in Article 3 (3), and, on the other hand 10 members elected by the Assembly from its own members;

Whereas the text of Article 5 should be amended so as to adapt the composition of the Bureau to the actual composition of the Assembly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of Decision 94/204/CE, Euratom is hereby replaced by the following text:

'The Assembly shall be provided with a Bureau with a maximum of 20 members comprising, on the one hand, up to 10 members elected by the Assembly from its own members - election being by two-thirds majority of the members present - and, on the other hand, one representative of the Commission and up to 9 members appointed by the Commission from the representatives of the organizations referred to in Article 3 (3). The exact number of members elected by the Assembly and members appointed by the Commission shall be determined in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly referred to in Article 7.`

Article 2

The Decision presented is applicable from 17 December 1997.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.

For the Commission

Édith CRESSON

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 98, 16. 4. 1994, p. 34.
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 June 1997 amending Decision 86/414/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Argentina approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (97/397/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 96/91/EC (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) thereof,

Whereas a list of establishments in Argentina, approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 86/414/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 94/463/EC (4);

Whereas a further Community on-the-spot visit to meat product establishments in Argentina has revealed that the level of hygiene in one establishment is satisfactory; whereas the list of establishments 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

The Annex to Decision 86/414/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 June 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 26.

(3) OJ No L 237, 23. 8. 1986, p. 36.

(4) OJ No L 190, 26. 7. 1994, p. 21.

ANNEX

LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS APPROVED FOR THE IMPORTING OF MEAT PRODUCTS

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COMMISSION DECISION of 25 March 1997 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of unwrought, unalloyed zinc originating in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan (97/223/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (2), and in particular Articles 9 and 23 thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

(1) On 9 June 1995, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of unwrought unalloyed zinc originating in Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan and commenced an investigation. As far as Poland and Russia are concerned, the results of this investigation are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/97 (4);

(2) The investigation revealed that imports of unwrought, unalloyed zinc originating in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan are below the negligibility threshold referred to in Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, since imports from those countries represent a market share of below 1 % respectively and below 3 % collectively of the Community consumption. Consequently, the injury suffered by the Community industry as a result of imports from Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan is to be regarded as negligible and the proceeding should be terminated with respect to imports of unwrought, unalloyed zinc originating in those countries,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole Article

The proceeding concerning imports of unwrought, unalloyed zinc originating in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan is hereby terminated.

Done at Brussels, 25 March 1997.

For the Commission

Leon BRITTAN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ No C 143, 9. 6. 1995, p. 12.

(4) See page 6 of this Official Journal.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 October 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by the United Kingdom 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 English text is authentic) (97/679/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 96/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,

Whereas the request submitted by the United Kingdom on 10 January 1997, which reached the Commission on 14 January 1997, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with one type of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 carried out in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;

Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/30/EC (4), and of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/28/EC (6), are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 7 and No 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;

Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and fitting of such stop lamps;

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 the United Kingdom for an exemption concerning the production of one type of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and the fitting thereof in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the type of vehicle for which it is intended is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 8 October 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 18, 21. 1. 1997, p. 7.

(3) OJ L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 54.

(4) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 25.

(5) OJ L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 1.
COUNCIL DECISION of 20 October 1997 supplementing Joint Action 96/406/CFSP concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (97/689/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.3 thereof,

Having regard to the conclusions of the Dublin European Council meeting on 13 and 14 December 1996,

Having regard to Joint Action 96/406/CFSP of 10 June 1996, concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1),

Whereas the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) decided on 26 September 1997 that the Organization would undertake supervision of Republika Srpska Assembly elections;

Whereas the OSCE has requested European Union support to finance supervision of these elections;

Whereas Joint Action 96/406/CFSP should be further supplemented,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

This Decision is directed towards the continuation of European Union support for the activities carried out by the OSCE, pursuant to the General Framework Agreement for Peace.

Article 2

1. In respect of the Republika Srpska Assembly elections, the support referred to in Article 1 shall take the form of the provision of a contingent of EU supervisors to oversee the electoral process under the aegis of the OSCE, including polling and counting.

2. EU long-term supervisors shall stay in the region for a period of up to 74 days. EU short-term supervisors shall stay in the region for a period of up to 17 days.

3. The supervision activities shall be financed from the amount referred to in Article 3 (1) of Decision 97/224/CFSP. Article 3 (2) and (3) of that Decision shall apply.

Article 3

The Council shall review the implementation of this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

It shall take effect as from 26 September 1997.

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 1997.

For the Council

The President

F. BODEN

(1) OJ L 168, 6. 7. 1996, p. 1. Joint Action as amended by Decision 97/153/CFSP (OJ L 63, 4. 3. 1997, p. 1) and supplemented by Decision 97/224/CFSP (OJ L 90, 4. 4. 1997, p. 1).
COUNCIL DECISION of 28 November 1997 on the implementation of the Joint Action 96/588/CFSP on anti-personnel landmines with a view to contributing to the funding of certain programmes of the SADC and the ICRC (97/819/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles J.3 and J.11 thereof,

Having regard to Joint Action 96/588/CFSP of 1 October 1996 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union on anti-personnel landmines (1),

Whereas, under the specific actions provided for by Article 8 of the Joint Action to support the Union's priority effort to help the victims of anti-personnel landmines, a contribution should be made to the funding of the regional programme of the Southern Africa Development Conference (SADC) and to the programmes of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the former Yugoslavia and in Iraq,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The following initiatives shall be eligible for the funding provided for by Joint Action 96/588/CFSP:

- the SADC's regional mine clearance programme, to be allocated an amount of ECU 2,07 million, and

- the ICRC's Mines Awareness Programme in the former Yugoslavia and the programme for the rehabilitation of victims disabled by mines in Iraq, to be allocated an amount of ECU 1,43 million.

Eligibility for expenditure shall commence on 1 July 1997.

2. The expenditure financed by the sums stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be managed in compliance with the European Community procedures and rules applicable to the budget.

Article 2

This Decision shall come into force on the date of its adoption.

It shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 1997.

For the Council

The President

G. WOHLFART

(1) OJ L 260, 12. 10. 1996, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 98/115/EC of 28 January 1998 exempting imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 (Official Journal of the European Communities L 31 of 6 February 1998)

On page 25, under the title:

for: '(Only the German, Greek, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese texts are authentic`,

read: '(The Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish and Swedish texts are all authentic)`.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 98/144/EC of 3 February 1998 amending Commission Decision 88/566/EEC listing the products referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (Official Journal of the European Communities L 42 of 14 February 1998)

On page 62, in the Annex:

in point 1:

for: 'Magarinestreichkäse`,

read: 'Margarinestreichkäse`;

and in point 2, under 'X`:

for: 'Magarinost`,

read: 'Margarinost`.
Corrigendum to Council Decision of 12 October 1998 appointing the members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community (Official Journal of the European Communities C 330 of 28 October 1998) (98/C 394/08)

On page 8, in Article 1, point III, Consumers and Dealers' Category - entry relating to FRANCE:

for: 'Edmond PACHORA`,

read: 'Edmond PACHURA`.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 98/684/EC of 17 November 1998 exempting imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 320 of 28 November 1998)

On page 62, in the Annex, in the column headed "Name":

for:

Pending Systems GmbH,

read:

Pending Systems GmbH & Co. KG.
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 April 1997 on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, on the one hand, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, on the other hand, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1996/97 delivery period (98/17/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 implementation of Protocol 8 on ACP Sugar annexed to the Fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé (1) and of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar (2) is carried out, in accordance with Article 1(2) of each, within the framework of the management of the common organisation of the sugar market;

Whereas it is appropriate to approve the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and, on the one hand, the States referred to in the Protocol and, on the other hand, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1996/97 delivery period,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, on the one hand, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, on the other hand, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1996/97 delivery period are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreements is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

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

Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 1997.

For the Council

The President

J. VAN AARTSEN

(1) OJ L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 216.

(2) OJ L 190, 22. 7. 1975, p. 35.