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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 February 2000

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(2000) 380)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/138/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 Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Articles 4(1) and 18(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) 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 the Decision 1999/301/EC(4); that list may be amended at any time, notably in the light of the results of Community inspections carried out in the United States of America.

(2) The United States of America has provided guarantees that establishment 244 W, IBP, Waterloo, Iowa, is now capable of carrying out trichina examination of pigmeat in accordance with Council Directive 77/96/EEC(5), as last amended by Commission Directive 94/54/EC(6).

(3) The list of establishments must be updated/consolidated accordingly.

(4) 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, 16 February 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

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 117, 5.5.1999, p. 52.

(5) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 67.

(6) OJ L 315, 8.12.1994, p. 18.

ANNEX

List of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community

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DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 23 December 1999

on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2000

(ECB/1999/11)

(2000/9/EC)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter referred to as the "Treaty") and in particular to Article 106(2) thereof;

(1) Whereas the European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States as from 1 January 1999;

(2) Whereas Member States have submitted to the ECB for approval their estimates of the volume of national coins to be issued in 2000, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting methodology,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Approval of the volume of national coins to be issued in 2000

The ECB hereby approves the volume of coins to be issued by the participating Member States in 2000 as described in the following table:

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Article 2

Final provisions

This Decision is addressed to the participating Member States.

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

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 23 December 1999.

The President of the ECB

Willem F. DUISENBERG
Council Decision

of 20 March 2000

supplementing Decision 98/627/CFSP concerning a specific action of the Union in the field of assistance for mine clearance

(2000/231/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Joint Action 96/588/CFSP of 1 October 1996 on anti-personnel landmines(1), and in particular Article 8 thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:

(1) The Council decided in Decision 98/627/CFSP(2) that the European Union should launch a specific action of the Union in the field of assistance for mine clearance.

(2) By Decision 98/628/CFSP(3), the Council requested the Western European Union (WEU) to implement this action.

(3) It is appropriate to provide additional financing to continue the implementation of Decision 98/627/CFSP,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The financial reference amount to cover the operational expenditure to which the implementation of Decision 98/627/CFSP gives rise shall be EUR 308133 for the year 2000.

2. This amount is additional to that provided for in Decision 98/627/CFSP.

Article 2

This Decision shall be notified to the WEU in accordance with the conclusions adopted by the Council on 14 May 1996 on the transmission to the WEU of documents of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. Gama

(1) OJ L 260, 12.10.1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 300, 11.11.1998, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 300, 11.11.1998, p. 2.
Council Decision

of 19 December 2000

on the granting of exceptional national aid by the authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany for the distillation of certain wine sector products

(2000/808/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 88(2), third subparagraph, thereof,

Having regard to the request made by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on 1 December 2000,

Whereas:

(1) Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1) allows Community support for the distillation of wines in order to support the wine market and, as a consequence, facilitate the continuation of supplies of wine distillate.

(2) In the Land of Rhineland Palatinate, three successive wine-growing years with production below 6 million hectolitres per annum, i.e. below the annual average of 7,1 million hectolitres over a 10-year period, followed by three successive wine-growing years with harvests of between 7 million and over 8 million hectolitres per annum, have caused a significant drop in wine prices since the autumn of 1998.

(3) The German authorities are planning to grant exceptional aid for the distillation of a maximum quantity of 350000 hectolitres of wine in that region, in order to provide additional support for the measures applied by the Community pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, and notified the Commission of this planned aid on 21 September 2000.

(4) The Commission has not at this stage given an opinion on the nature and compatibility of the aid.

(5) Given the current situation on the wine market, with abnormally low prices and no prospect of rapid and sustainable recovery, the granting of aid of EUR 7,66 (DEM 15) per hectolitre, in addition to the aid of EUR 17,89 (DEM 35) per hectolitre already provided for, (as a result of application of the measure referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999), is intended to offset this imbalance. The additional aid and the aid already provided for may be modulated according to the alcohol content of the wine but may in no circumstances exceed EUR 25,56 (DEM 50) in total.

(6) Exceptional circumstances therefore exist, making it possible to consider such aid, by way of derogation and to the extent strictly necessary to remedy the imbalance which has arisen, to be compatible with the common market on the terms specified in this Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Exceptional additional aid by the German authorities for the distillation of a maximum quantity of 350000 hectolitres of wine in the Land of Rhineland Palatinate, amounting to a maximum of EUR 4,38 million (DEM 8,57 million), including administrative expenditure, shall be considered to be compatible with the common market.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. Glavany

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 (OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 1).
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2001/468/EC of 8 June 2001 authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Italy (OJ L 163 of 20.6.2001)



Official Journal L 244 , 14/09/2001 P. 0039 - 0039



Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2001/468/EC of 8 June 2001 authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Italy (Official Journal of the European Communities L 163 of 20 June 2001) On page 32 in Article 2, the equation: for: ">REFERENCE TO A GRAPHIC>", read: ">REFERENCE TO A GRAPHIC>".
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2001/607/EC of 19 July 2001 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to hand dishwashing detergents

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 214 of 8 August 2001)

On page 32, in point 3(b) of the Annex:

for: "R62 (may cause harm to the unborn child),",

read: "R61 (may cause harm to the unborn child),".
Commission Decision

of 21 December 2000

amending Decision 98/121/EC approving the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of the Netherlands for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001

(notified under document number C(2000) 4015)

(Only the Dutch text is authentic)

(2001/21/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the Fisheries sector(1), and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 97/413/EC of 26 June 1997 concerning the objectives and detailed rules for restructuring the Community fisheries sector for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 with a view to achieving a balance on a sustainable basis between resources and their exploitation(2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas

(1) The objectives fixed by Commission Decision 98/121/EC of 16 December 1997 approving the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of the Netherlands for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001(3) were calculated using the information available at that time.

(2) In the light of new information provided by the Netherlands on the historical capacity and activity levels of vessels in the fleet the objectives should be revised.

(3) The measures envisaged in the present Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The table of objectives for the multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleet of the Netherlands for the period 1997 to 2001, shown in the Annex to the present Decision, including the footnotes, cancels and replaces that shown in the Annex to Decision 98/121/EC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.

(2) OJ L 175, 3.7.1997, p. 27.

(3) OJ L 39, 12.2.1998, p. 15.

ANNEX

The Netherlands

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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 297/25

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2001/470/EC of 28 May 2001 establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters

( Official Journal of the European Union L 174 of 27 June 2001 )

On page 30, Article 15, paragraphs 4 and 5 are renumbered as paragraphs 3 and 4 respectively.
Commission Decision

of 22 December 2000

amending Decision 97/20/EC establishing the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods

(notified under document number C(2000) 4083)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/38/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 9(3)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 97/20/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2000/332/EC(4), establishes the list of third countries from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form are authorised for human consumption.

(2) Commission Decision 2001/37/EC(5) lays down special conditions for the import of marine gastropods originating in Jamaica and Commission Decision 2001/36/EC(6) lays down the special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Jamaica including frozen marine gastropods, therefore Decision 97/20/EC should be amended to include Jamaica in part I of the list.

(3) 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 97/20/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall come into effect 60 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2000.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.

(3) OJ L 6, 10.1.1997, p. 46.

(4) OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 40.

(5) See page 64 of this Official Journal.

(6) See page 59 of this Official Journal.

ANNEX

List of third countries from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form for human consumption are authorised

I. Third countries which have been the subject of a specific decision based on Directive 91/492/EEC:

AU AUSTRALIA

CL CHILE

JM JAMAICA (only for marine gastropods)

KR SOUTH KOREA

MA MOROCCO

PE PERU

TN TUNISIA

TR TURKEY

VN SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

II. Third countries, which may be the subject of a provisional decision, based on Decision 95/408/EC:

CA CANADA

FO FAEROE ISLANDS

GL GREENLAND

NZ NEW ZEALAND

TH THAILAND (only for products sterilised or heat-treated under the conditions laid down in Commission Decision 93/25/EEC)

US UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Council Decision

of 19 January 2001

appointing a United Kingdom alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2001/74/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,

Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Keith BILLINGTON, alternate member, notified to the Council on 6 December 2000,

Having regard to the proposal from the United Kingdom Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Mark EDGELL is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Keith BILLINGTON, for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.

Done at Brussels, 19 January 2001.

For the Council

The President

B. Ringholm

(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.
Commission Decision

of 16 February 2001

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

(notified under document number C(2001) 390)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/169/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992, laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subjected to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Commission Decision 985/176/EC(2), and in particular Article 17(3)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2000/284/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2000/790/EC(4), established the list of approved semen collection centres for imports of equine semen from non-member countries.

(2) The competent authorities of Canada officially informed the Commission of the approval in accordance with the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC of one additional equine semen collection centre. In addition, the authorities of Canada corrected certain details of four of the collection centres included in the Annex to Decision 2000/84/EC.

(3) It is appropriate to amend the list in the light of new information received from the non-member country concerned, and to highlight the amendments in the Annex for clarity.

(4) 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 2000/284/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2001.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.

(2) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 23.

(3) OJ L 94, 14.4.2000, p. 35.

(4) OJ L 314, 14.12.2000, p. 32.

ANEXO/BILAG/ANHANG/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ/ANNEX/ANNEXE/ALLEGATO/BIJLAGE/ANEXO/LIITE/BILAGA

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Council Decision

of 19 March 2001

amending the Council Rules of Procedure

(2001/216/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 207(3) thereof,

Whereas it is appropriate to amend Article 24 of the Council Rules of Procedure(1),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

As from 13 March 2001, Article 24 of the Council Rules of Procedure shall be replaced by the following:

"Article 24

Security

The rules on security shall be adopted by the Council acting by a qualified majority."

Done at Brussels, 19 March 2001.

For the Council

The President

A. Lindh

(1) OJ L 149, 23.6.2000, p. 21.
Commission Decision

of 21 February 2001

amending the list of areas in France eligible for Objective 2 of the Structural Funds in the period 2000 to 2006

(notified under document number C(2001) 416)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2001/202/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

Whereas:

(1) A list of areas eligible for Objective 2 was established by Commission Decision 2000/339/EC(2) for the 2000 to 2006 programming period.

(2) The French authorities have informed the Commission that they made a number of material errors in defining the eligible areas in certain municipalities.

(3) At the Commission's request, the French authorities have confirmed that the corrections in question have not substituted any eligible areas with other areas, nor changed the eligible population in the municipalities concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list of areas in France eligible for Objective 2 in the period 2000 to 2006 as established by Commission Decision 2000/339/EC is amended as shown in the Annex hereto.

For those municipalities not shown in the Annex, the areas eligible for Objective 2 remain unchanged.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 21 February 2001.

For the Commission

Michel Barnier

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 123, 24.5.2000, p. 1.

ANNEX

CORRECTIONS TO THE LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE UNDER OBJECTIVE 2 OF THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN FRANCE

2000 to 2006

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Commission Decision

of 21 March 2001

repealing Decision 97/518/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery products originating in Malaysia

(notified under document number C(2001) 738)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/251/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Following the detection of Salmonella paratyphi B in consignments of fishery products originating in a processing plant in Malaysia, and since the presence of Salmonella paratyphi in food is a result of bad hygienic practices during processing of food and represents a potential risk for public health, the Commission adopted Decision 97/518/EC(2), suspending the imports of fishery products from the establishment concerned.

(2) Following the information and the guarantees received from the Malaysian authorities, this establishment has improved its sanitary conditions and rectified the non-conformities, and it is now again in compliance with the requirements of Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(3).

(3) Decision 97/518/EC should therefore be repealed to permit the resumption of the imports of fishery products from the establishment concerned.

(4) 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 97/518/EC is repealed.

Article 2

Member States shall modify the measures they apply to trade 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, 21 March 2001.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.

(2) OJ L 214, 6.8.1997, p. 55.

(3) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.