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COMMISSION DECISION of 4 November 1998 amending Decision 93/452/EEC authorising the Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC, in respect of plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., respectively, originating in Japan (notified under document number C(1998) 3333) (98/641/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 98/2/EC (2), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,

Having regard to the requests made by the Member States,

Whereas, under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., other than fruit and seeds, originating in non-European countries, may in principle not be introduced into the Community;

Whereas Commission Decision 93/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/711/EC (4), permits derogations for plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., respectively, originating in Japan for a given period, provided that certain improved technical conditions are satisfied;

Whereas Commission Decision 93/452/EEC as amended stipulated that the authorisation should apply until 31 December 1998 in the case of Pinus and Chamaecyparis plants, and until 31 March 1998 in the case of Juniperus plants;

Whereas, as a result of information submitted by the Japanese authorities, part of the technical conditions have been amended to allow for certain alternative production conditions of such plants which provide similar assurances for the health of the plants;

Whereas the circumstances justifying the authorisation still obtain;

Whereas the authorisation should therefore be extended for a further limited period;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 93/452/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 1(2)(f) the third indent is replaced by

'- be potted, at least during the same period, in pots which are placed either on shelves at least 20 cm above ground or onto concrete flooring, which is well maintained and free from debris.`;

2. in Article 1(2)(h), fourth indent, '96/711/EC` is replaced by '98/641/EC`;

3. in Article 3 '31 December 1998` is replaced by '31 December 2001`;

4. in Article 3 the words 'periods between 1 November 1996 to 31 March 1997 and 1 November 1997 to 31 March 1998` are replaced by 'periods between 1 November 1998 to 31 March 1999, 1 November 1999 to 31 March 2000 and 1 November 2000 to 31 March 2001`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 November 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.

(2) OJ L 15, 21. 1. 1998, p. 34.

(3) OJ L 210, 21. 8. 1993, p. 29.

(4) OJ L 326, 17. 12. 1996, p. 66.
COMMISSION DECISION of 5 November 1998 amending Decision 97/217/EC establishing groups of third countries which are able to use the veterinary certification for imports of wild game meat, farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries (notified under document number C(1998) 3332) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/648/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild game meat (1), as last amended by Council Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 97/217/EC (3) lays down groups of third countries, or parts thereof, which are able to use the veterinary certification for imports of wild game meat, farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries;

Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species from certain European countries, were established by Commission Decision 98/372/EC (4), as last amended by Commission Decision 98/505/EC (5);

Whereas due to classical swine fever persistence in the feral pig population some restrictions are established for imports of live pigs from some parts of the Czech Republic;

Whereas the same regionalisation should be applicable to imports of wild boar meat from the Czech Republic;

Whereas health restrictions were applied by the European Community to some zones of Croatia due to certain problems concerning the veterinary controls in those parts; whereas following a recent Community veterinary mission, it appears that the Croatian veterinary services control satisfactorily the whole country;

Whereas, as a result, it is approriate to make possible the importation of game meat from the whole of Croatia;

Whereas the control of animal health diseases in some zones of Zimbabwe is satisfactory; whereas, therefore, it is appropriate to make possible the importation of cloven-hoofed and wild soliped game meat from these parts of Zimbabwe;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Commission Decision 97/217/EC;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 97/217/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 35.

(2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.

(3) OJ L 88, 3. 4. 1997, p. 201.

(4) OJ L 170, 16. 6. 1998, p. 34.

(5) OJ L 226, 13. 8. 1998, p. 50.

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COMMISSION DECISION of 26 November 1998 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 44/98 establishing, for 1998, the list of vessels exceeding 8 m length overall permitted to fish for sole in certain Community areas using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds 9 m (notified under document number C(1998) 3617) (98/712/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97 of 29 April 1997 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90 of 10 December 1990 adopting provisions for the establishment of the list of vessels exceeding 8 m length overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds 9 m (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3407/93 (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 44/98 (4) establishes, for 1998, the list of vessels exceeding 8 m length overall permitted to fish for sole in certain Community areas using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds 9 m, as provided for in Article 10(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 894/97;

Whereas authorities of the Member States concerned have applied for the information in the above list to be amended; whereas the said authorities have provided all the information supporting their applications under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90; whereas it has been found that the information complies with the requirements; whereas, therefore, the information in the list annexed to the Regulation should be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The information in the list annexed to Regulation (EC) No 44/98 is amended as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 November 1998.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 132, 23. 5. 1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 346, 11. 12. 1990, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 310, 14. 12. 1993, p. 19.

(4) OJ L 5, 9. 1. 1998, p. 24.

ANEXO - BILAG - ANHANG - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ - ANNEX - ANNEXE - ALLEGATO - BIJLAGE - ANEXO - LIITE - BILAGA

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COMMISSION DECISION of 25 November 1998 extending the prohibition on the use of the comprehensive guarantee for certain external Community transit operations introduced by Decision 96/743/EC (notified under document number C(1998) 3443) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/697/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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), and in particular Article 249 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/98 (4), and in particular Article 362 thereof,

Whereas under Article 362(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, use of the comprehensive guarantee may be temporarily prohibited, at the request of one or more Member States, for goods presenting an increased risk of fraud;

Whereas the Commission has to determine at least once a year whether there are grounds for maintaining the measures adopted under Article 362(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93;

Whereas under Commission Decision 96/743/EC of 9 December 1996 on the adoption of specific measures to temporarily prohibit the use of the comprehensive guarantee for certain external Community transit operations (5), as amended by Decision 97/583/EC (6) and extended by Decision 98/7/EC (7), the Commission decided temporarily to prohibit the use of the comprehensive guarantee in such operations in respect of cigarettes of HS subheading 2402 20 and certain goods listed in the Annex to the Decision, which present an increased risk of fraud;

Whereas the protection of the financial interests at risk in those operations makes it necessary to maintain the same measures for a further period of 12 months, for Common transit as for Community transit, in order to ensure maximum effectiveness;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The measures adopted by Decision 96/743/EC shall be extended for a further period of 12 months.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1999.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 November 1998.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.

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

(4) OJ L 212, 30. 7. 1998, p. 18.

(5) OJ L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 105.

(6) OJ L 237, 28. 8. 1997, p. 41.

(7) OJ L 2, 6. 1. 1998, p. 11.
COMMISSION DECISION of 14 December 1998 amending Decision 96/333/EC establishing health certification of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from third countries which are not covered by a specific decision (notified under document number C(1998) 4046) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/740/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 thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 96/333/EC of 3 May 1996 establishing health certification of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision (3), as amended by Decision 97/589/EC (4), is applicable until 31 December 1998;

Whereas Commission Decision 97/20/EC (5), as amended by Decision 98/572/EC (6), establishes 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; whereas Part II of that list contains the third countries which might be the subject of a provisional decision based on Council Decision 95/408/EC (7), as last amended by Decision 98/603/EC (8);

Whereas, under Decision 95/408/EC, that list is applicable until 31 December 2000; whereas the date of validity of certification should therefore be amended to bring it into line with the date of validity of the provisional lists;

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 96/333/EC the words 'to 31 December 1998` are replaced by 'to 31 December 2000.`

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 December 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

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 127, 25. 5. 1996, p. 33.

(4) OJ L 238, 29. 8. 1997, p. 47.

(5) OJ L 6, 10. 1. 1997, p. 46.

(6) OJ L 277, 14. 10. 1998, p. 42.

(7) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 17.

(8) OJ L 289, 28. 10. 1998, p. 36.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 1 December 1998

laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the capital of the European Central Bank by the non-participating national central banks

(ECB/1998/14)

(1999/285/EC)

THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the "Statute") and in particular to Article 48 thereof,

(1) Whereas the European Central Bank (ECB) was established on 1 June 1998;

(2) Whereas the capital of the ECB shall amount to ECU 5000million and shall become operational as of 1 June 1998;

(3) Whereas the national banks of the Member States shall be the sole subscribers to and holders of the capital of the ECB;

(4) Whereas the subscription to the ECB's capital shall be in accordance with Article 1 of the ECB Decision on the method to be applied for determining the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for the capital of the European Central Bank (ECB/1998/1);

(5) Whereas the Governing Council of the ECB shall determine the extent to which and the form in which the capital shall be paid up;

(6) Whereas national central banks of non-participating Member States shall not pay up their subscribed capital unless the General Council of the ECB decides that a minimal percentage has to be paid up as a contribution to the operational costs of the ECB;

(7) Whereas, in accordance with Article 2.1 of EU Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997, the euro shall be substituted for the ECU on a 1:1 basis as from 1 January 1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Extent to which the capital shall be paid up by the national central banks of the non-participating Member States

1.1. The national central banks of non-participating Member States shall pay up 5 % of their subscription to the ECB's capital. The amounts are due as at 1 June 1998.

1.2. The Annex to this Decision specifies the individual amounts due from each of the national central banks of the non-participating Member States.

Article 2

Manner in which the capital shall be paid up

Amounts due to the ECB from the national central banks of the non-participating Member States in accordance with the previous Article shall be settled by offsetting them against repayments of their respective contributions to the financial resources of the European Monetary Institute, and this settlement shall constitute payments of the subscribed capital of the ECB.

Article 3

Final provision

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

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 1 December 1998.

The President of the ECB

Willem F. DUISENBERG

ANNEX

Amounts due as at 1 June 1998 from the national central banks of the non-participating Member States, being 5 % of their subscribed capital, according to the weightings assigned in the key for subscription of the ECB's capital of ECU 5000 million

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COMMISSION DECISION of 18 March 1998 amending Decision 92/486/EEC as regards the form of collaboration between the ANIMO host centre and the Member States (Text with EEA relevance) (98/222/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Decision 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 20(3) thereof,

Whereas, as a result of the work carried out at Community level in the course of studies and seminars, the structure of the ANIMO network should be revised so that a veterinary system integrating the various computer applications can be introduced;

Whereas Commission Decision 92/486/EEC of 25 September 1992 establishing the form of collaboration between the ANIMO host centre and the Member States (3), as last amended by Decision 97/395/EC (4), should be amended to introduce a transition period; whereas certain deadlines should also be set for the review of the current system;

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 92/486/EEC is amended as follows:

1. In Article 2a, a new paragraph 3 is added:

'3. For the period 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999, the coordination authorities provided for in Article 1 shall ensure that the contracts referred to in that Article are extended for one year.

The following charges shall apply in respect of this paragraph:

ECU 386 per unit (central unit, local unit, border inspection post) for all the ANIMO units listed in Decision 96/295/EC, as last amended by Decision 98/167/EC (*).

(*) OJ L 62 of 3. 3. 1998, p. 33.`

2. The following Article 5a is added:

'Article 5a

This Decision will be reviewed before:

- 1 October 1998 to consider the issue of direct connections between national servers,

- 31 January 1999 to consider how the structure of the ANIMO network has developed.`

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 1998.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.

(3) OJ L 291, 7. 10. 1992, p. 20.

(4) OJ L 164, 21. 6. 1997, p. 25.
COUNCIL DECISION of 18 December 1997 amending Decision 96/411/EC on improving Community agricultural statistics (98/3/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas Decision 96/411/EC (3) provides for the presentation of reports, on the one hand, by the Member States to the Commission, and on the other, by the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council;

Whereas the deadlines set for the transmission of these reports are proving to be too inflexible taking into account the experience gathered;

Whereas, it is necessary therefore to postpone the dates laid down and to introduce more flexible deadlines,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 96/411/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 5, the date '31 March` shall be replaced by '31 July`;

2. in Article 11, the date '1 November 1997` shall be replaced by '1 November 1999`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1997.

For the Council

The President

F. BODEN

(1) OJ C 337, 7. 11. 1997, p. 8.

(2) Opinion delivered on 16 December 1997 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 14.
COMMISSION DECISION of 27 July 1998 on the use of a slaughterhouse, in accordance with the provisions of point 7 of Annex II, of Council Directive 92/119/EEC, by Italy (notified under document number C(1998) 2257) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/502/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 (1) introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease, as last amended by the act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and in particular point 7(d) of Annex II thereof,

Whereas on 17 June 1998 an outbreak of swine vesicular disease in the municipality of Mezzocorona, Province of Trento, was declared by the Italian veterinary authorities;

Whereas in accordance with Article 10 of Council Directive 92/119/EEC a protection zone was immediately established around the outbreak site;

Whereas the movement of transport of pigs on public and private roads within the protection zone has been prohibited;

Whereas Italy has submitted a request for making use of a slaughterhouse situated in the protection zone for the slaughtering of pigs coming from outside the said zone;

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. Italy is authorised to make use of the slaughterhouse 'Hauser snc` located in the protection zone established on 17 June 1998 around the outbreak of swine vesicular disease occurred in Mezzocorona (Trento) under the following conditions:

- the access to the slaughterhouse must be via one corridor. The details of this corridor shall be laid down in the Italian legislation,

- when entering the corridor, vehicles carrying pigs for slaughter must be sealed by the competent authorities. At the time of sealing, the authorities shall record the registration number of the vehicle and the number of pigs carried by the vehicle,

- on arrival at the slaughterhouse, the competent authorities shall:

(i) inspect and remove the seal of the vehicle;

(ii) record the registration number of the vehicle and the number of pigs on the vehicle.

2. Any vehicle carrying pigs to the slaughterhouse referred to in paragraph 1 shall undergo cleaning and disinfection immediately after unloading.

Article 2

The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 69.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 1999/91/EC of 25 January 1999 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards thermal insulating products (Official Journal of the European Communities L 29 of 3 February 1999)

On page 45, Article 3 shall read as follows:

'Article 3

The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex III shall be indicated in mandates for harmonised standards.`
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 1999/573/EC of 20 May 1999 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case IV/36.592 - Cégétel +4)

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 218 of 18 August 1999)

On page 14, in the third visa:

for: "... the Act of Accession of Australia, ...",

read: "... the Act of Accession of Austria, ...".