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COMMISSION DECISION of 25 July 1997 amending Decision 97/368/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery products originating in China (Text with EEA relevance) (97/587/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,

Whereas the Commission, in adopting Decision 97/368/EC (3) has established measures in order to ensure that possibly hazardous fishery products from China can not enter the Community;

Whereas these measures include a requirement that frozen shrimps and cephalopods from China presented for importation into the Community must be systematically submitted to a microbiological examination;

Whereas such a test should be intended to detect in particular the presence of Salmonellae and Vibrio cholerae and parahaemolyticus;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 97/368/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 3 is replaced by the following text:

'Article 3

Member States shall, using appropriate sampling plans and detection methods, subject each consignment of frozen or processed fishery products other than sterilized products originating in China to a microbiological test in order to ensure that the products concerned do not present a hazard to human health. This test must be carried out with a view to detect in particular the presence of Salmonellae and Vibrio cholerae and parahaemolyticus.`

2. Article 4 is replaced by the following text:

'Article 4

Member States shall not authorize the importation into their territory or the consignment to another Member State of fishery products unless the results of the checks as required are favourable.`

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 156, 13. 6. 1997, p. 57.
COMMISSION DECISION of 22 July 1997 amending for the second time Decision 94/957/EC laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Finland with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Finland from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (97/570/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 organization 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 Council Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 17a thereof,

Whereas Decision 94/957/EC of 28 December 1994 laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Finland with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Finland from third countries (3), as amended by Decision 95/82/EC (4), specifies in the Annex the border crossing points and the corresponding inspection sites for the live animals concerned; whereas these provisions are to apply until 31 December 1997;

Whereas the Finnish authorities are at present already planning to transfer the Nuijamaa crossing point and its corresponding inspection site situated along the border with Russia to its definitive location at Vaalimaa;

Whereas, at the request of the Finnish authorities and without prejudice to decisions which could be taken subsequently when border inspection posts are approved in Finland, the Annex to the initial decision should be amended so as to include as a transitional measure with effect from July 1997 the sites of Vaalimaa, Helsinki and Ivalo for the importation of live animals;

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 94/957/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.

(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 371, 31. 12. 1994, p. 19.

(4) OJ No L 66, 24. 3. 1995, p. 26.

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COMMISSION DECISION of 29 July 1997 laying down animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the importation of fresh poultry meat from Israel (Text with EEA relevance) (97/593/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Directive 93/121/EC (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) b, Article 11 and Article 12 thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 94/85/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/2/EC (4), established a list of third countries, including Israel, from which the importation of fresh poultrymeat is authorized;

Whereas Israel is no longer free from Newcastle disease; whereas, however, Israel applies measures to control Newcastle disease which are at least equivalent to those laid down in Directive 92/66/EEC (5) as last amended by the act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland;

Whereas it is appropriate on this basis to allow the importation of fresh poultrymeat from Israel; Whereas therefore the animal health conditions and the veterinary certificates must be laid down;

Whereas it is appropriate to restrict the scope of this Decision to poultry species covered by Council Directive 71/118/EEC (6), as last amended by Directive 96/23/EEC (7) and, if necessary, to lay down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for other poultry species in a separate Decision;

Whereas this Decision applies without prejudice to measures taken for poultry meat imported for other purposes than human consumption;

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

Member States shall authorize the import of fresh poultry meat from Israel, provided that it meets the requirements of the animal health certificate set out in the Annex and that it is accompanied by such a certificate, duly completed and signed.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 35.

(2) OJ No L 340, 31. 12. 1993, p. 39.

(3) OJ No L 44, 17. 2. 1994, p. 31.

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

(5) OJ No L 260, 5. 9. 1992, p. 1.

(6) OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23.

(7) OJ No L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 10.

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COMMISSION DECISION of 3 July 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) (97/498/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 25 July 1996, which reached the Commission on 31 July 1996, 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 89/516/EEC (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 91/663/EEC (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, 3 July 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 18, 21. 1. 1997, p. 7.

(3) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 54.

(4) OJ No L 265, 12. 9. 1989, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.

(6) OJ No L 366, 31. 12. 1991, p. 17.
COMMISSION DECISION of 25 September 1997 concerning the appointment of new members and the renewal of the terms of office of the members of the committee of experts on the transit of electricity between grids set up under Decision 92/167/EEC (97/646/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Decision 92/167/EEC of 4 March 1992 setting up a committee of experts on the transit of electricity between grids under the aegis of the Commission (1), last amended by Decision 97/559/EC (2), and in particular Article 4 (2),

Whereas several members have resigned and the term of office of other members expired; new appointments are necessary to take place within the committee following consultation of the circles involved concerning the representatives of the high voltage grids and the Eurelectric representative;

Whereas the term of office of its members may be renewed for one further period,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be appointed to the position of new members of the committee of experts on the transit of electricity between grids:

- as representatives of the high-voltage grids:

For Ireland:

Mrs Ann Scully, Commercial Manager, Grid Department, ESB, to replace the outgoing Mr MacDyer

For Italy:

Mr Luigi Vergelli, Commercial Director, Transmission Division, ENEL, to replace the outgoing Mr Gatta

For Portugal:

Mr João Nascimento Baptista, Chairman, REN (Rede Eléctrica Nacional), to replace the outgoing Mr Moreira

For Greece:

Mr Raphael Maiopoulos, Assistant General Manager (Transmission), PPC, to replace the outgoing Mr Papastefanou

For Finland:

Mr Juha Kekkonen, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Planning, Business Development, Communication Finnish Power Grid Limited (Fingrid), to replace the outgoing Mr Lindroos,

- as the Eurelectric representative:

Mr Allen Lima, Executive Director of the REN, future Chairman of the UCPTE, to replace the outgoing Mr Paz-Goday.

Article 2

The following terms of office shall be renewed for a further four years:

- those of independent experts Mr Carter, Mr Declercq and Mr Schmitt,

- those of the high-voltage-grid representatives:

Mr Jacob, for France

Mr Lowen, for the United Kingdom

Mr Maas, for the Netherlands

Mr Novalès, for Spain

Mr Ring-Nielsen, for Denmark

Mr Waha, for Belgium.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the second day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 25 September 1997.

For the Commission

Christos PAPOUTSIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 43.

(2) OJ L 230, 21. 8. 1997, p. 18.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 July 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) (97/499/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 25 July 1996, which reached the Commission on 31 July 1996, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with two types 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 89/516/EEC (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 91/663/EEC (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 two types 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 they are intended is hereby approved.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 18, 21. 1. 1997, p. 7.

(3) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 54.

(4) OJ No L 265, 12. 9. 1989, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.

(6) OJ No L 366, 31. 12. 1991, p. 17.
COUNCIL DECISION of 27 October 1997 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee (97/743/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 194 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 94/660/EC, Euratom of 26 September 1994 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1994 to 20 September 1998 (1),

Whereas a seat as a member of that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Werner Löw, of which the Council was notified on 14 May 1997;

Having regard to the nominations submitted by the German Government,

Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Ms Renate Hornung-Draus is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Werner Löw for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 1998.

Done at Luxembourg, 27 October 1997.

For the Council

The President

R. GOEBBELS

(1) OJ L 257, 5. 10. 1994, p. 20.
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 November 1997 accepting the application by the Italian Republic on the time limit for paying the advance aid to industrial tomato processors (Only the Italian text is authentic) (97/795/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 of 19 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1491/97 (2), and in particular Article 13 (2) thereof,

Whereas Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 504/97 lays down that, at the request of a Member State, the time limit by which the competent body must pay the advance aid may be extended, with the agreement of the Commission, from 30 to 45 days where, for duly justified reasons of verification, the shorter time limit cannot be met;

Whereas Italy, on the basis of various information notified to the Commission regarding the need for controls on its territory has asked to benefit from this provision for the 1997/98, 1998/99 and 1999/2000 marketing years; whereas, having studied the said information, it would appear necessary to accept the application made by Italy;

Whereas this authorization is valid for the 1997/98, 1998/99 and 1999/2000 marketing years, provided that the conditions relating to controls in Italy remain unchanged,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The Italian Republic is hereby allowed to apply the provision in the fourth subparagraph of Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 504/97.

2. This authorization is valid for the 1997/98, 1998/99 and 1999/2000 marketing years as long as the relevant conditions relating to controls remain unchanged.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Done at Brussels, 12 November 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 78, 20. 3. 1997, p. 14.

(2) OJ L 202, 30. 7. 1997, p. 27.
COUNCIL DECISION of 20 November 1997 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee (97/792/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 194 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 September 1994 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period up to 20 September 1998 (1),

Whereas a seat as a member of that Committee has fallen vacant following the death of Mr Richard Pickering, of which the Council was notified on 25 October 1996;

Having regard to the nominations submitted by the United Kingdom Government,

Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Ms Helen McGrath is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Richard Pickering for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 1998.

Done at Brussels, 20 November 1997.

For the Council

The President

E. HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES

(1) OJ L 257, 5. 10. 1994, p. 20.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE DECISION on public access to ESC documents

THE BUREAU,

Having regard to the declaration on the right of access to information annexed to the final act of the Treaty on European Union, which emphasizes that transparency of the decision-making process strengthens the democratic nature of the institutions and the public's confidence in the administration,

Having regard to the conclusions of the Birmingham, Edinburgh and Copenhagen European Councils setting out agreement on a number of principles to promote a Community closer to its citizens,

Having regard to the request by the European ombudsman of 5 June 1996 and the reply by the president of the ESC of 5 July 1996,

Having regard to the request by the European ombudsman of 9 September 1996,

Having regard to the Rules of Procedure of the ESC and particularly Rule 8 (4),

Whereas it is in the interest of the ESC to adopt general provisions permitting public access to ESC documents,

HAS DECIDED ON THE FOLLOWING:

1. The public shall have the widest possible access to documents adopted by the ESC or by a section (1).

2. An application for access to a document shall be sent in writing to the Secretariat-General of the ESC. It shall be made in a sufficiently precise manner and in particular shall contain information enabling the document or documents concerned to be identified. Where necessary, the ESC shall ask the applicant for further details.

3. The applicant shall have access to documents either by consulting them on the spot or by having a single copy sent to him. Where necessary, the ESC shall ask the applicant to contribute to the cost according to the number of documents photocopied.

4. The applicant may not reproduce or circulate the document for commercial purposes without the prior authorization of the ESC.

5. In line with the sale agreement between the ESC and the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (EUR-OP), the Committee shall not deliver in extenso copies of documents which are subject to that agreement.

Brussels, 27 May 1997.

The President

Tom JENKINS

(1) However, as regards the preparatory work relating to ESC opinions, access to and circulation of such documents shall be allowed only if a written application is submitted to the Secretary-General and his approval obtained.