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Communication concerning the taking up of activities of Europol

(1999/C 185/01)

Pursuant to Article 45(4) of the Europol Convention which entered into force on 1 October 1998, Europol shall not take up its activities under the Convention until the last of the acts provided for in Article 5(7) (rights and obligations of liaison officers), Article 10(1) (implementing rules for data files), Article 24(7) (rules of procedure of the joint supervisory body), Article 30(3) (staff regulations), Article 31(1) (rules on confidentiality), Article 35(9) (financial regulation), Article 37 (headquarters agreement), Article 41(1) (protocol on privileges and immunities) and Article 41(2) (agreements on privileges and immunities for liaison officers) enters into force.

With the entry into force on 1 July 1999 of the Protocol on privileges and immunities and the agreements on privileges and immunities for liaison officers, all the acts mentioned in Article 45(4) will have entered into force.

Europol will thus take up its activities as from 1 July 1999.
Communication concerning the amendment of Decision 98/682/EC, Euratom, appointing the members, chairmen and vice-chairmen of the expert groups to assist the Commission on the content and direction of the key actions in the field of research and technological development

(1999/C 216/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

By its decision of 26 July 1999 the Commission decided that from this date:

- Those persons whose names are listed in Annex I appointed by Decision 98/682/EC, Euratom, members of the expert groups set up by Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom, are no longer members of those groups.

- Those persons whose names are listed in Annex II shall be appointed members of the expert groups set up by Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom, until 20 November 2000.

- Those persons whose names are listed in Annex III shall be appointed chairman or vice-chairman of the expert groups mentioned in that annex.

- The persons referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall comply with the conditions of independence and confidentiality laid down in Annex III of Decision 98/682/EC, Euratom.

ANNEX I

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Notice concerning anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports of certain tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel, originating in Croatia: modification of the name of a company subject to the application of anti-dumping measures

(1999/C 264/05)

The Commission has received a request to take account of a modifiction of name from the Croatian company Pleper-Metaflex d.o.o., Novska (previously known as Zeljezara Sisak, Zagreb), whose exports to the Community of certain tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel, are subject to anti-dumping measures.

Such a change should not affect the right of the company to the individual anti-dumping measure from which it benefits pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 584/96 of 11 March 1996 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel, originating inter alia in Coratia(1) and pursuant to Commission Decision 96/252/EC of 1 March 1996, accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of the abovementioned product originating inter alia in Croatia(2).

The Commission has examined the information supplied, which satisfactorily demonstrates that the change of company name in no way affects the duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 584/96 and the undertaking accepted by Decision 96/252/EC. Accordingly, the right of the renamed company to benefit from the individual measure should remain.

In view of the absence of any substantive change in circumstances, the Commission does not consider that an amendment of Regulation (EC) No 584/96 and Decision 96/252/EC is required.

Therefore, references to Zeljezara Sisak, Zagreb, should be understood as references to the company's new name of Pleper-Metaflex d.o.o., Novska in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 584/96 and in Article 1 of Decision 96/252/EC.

Similarly, the Taric code 8880, attributed to Zeljezara Sisak, Zagreb, should be recognised as applying to the company under its new name of Pleper-Metaflex d.o.o., Novska.

(1) OJ L 84, 3.4.1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 84, 3.4.1996, p. 46.
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Information from the Commission - Names and addresses of the management and scientific authorities designated by the Member States in accordance with Article IX (1) of the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species of Wild Fauna And Flora and referred to in Article 13 (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein



Official Journal C 356 , 08/12/1999 P. 0001 - 0036
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS

Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2615/79

(1999/C 327/03)

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1. Regulation (EEC) No 2615/79 determines that the rate of conversion into a national currency of amounts shown in another national currency shall be the rate calculated by the Commission and based on the monthly average, during the reference period defined in paragraph 2, of the exchange rates of those currencies, which are notified to the Commission for the purposes of the European Monetary System.

2. The reference period shall be:

- the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following,

- the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 Juli following,

- the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following,

- the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following.

The rates for the conversion of currencies shall be published in the second Official Journal of the European Communities ("C" series) of the months of February, May, August and November.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL

of 24 June 1999

on the management of Agreements on mutual recognition

(1999/C 190/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

UNDERLINING the importance of mutual recognition of conformity assessment as a means to reduce technical barriers to trade and to promote trade between the Community and third countries;

RECALLING that the Council on 21 September 1992 adopted a decision authorising the Commission to negotiate Agreements between the Community and certain third countries on mutual recognition relating to conformity assessment;

RECALLING that, as a result of successful negotiations, the European Community has been able to conclude Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America;

NOTING that the objective of these Agreements is to provide effective market access throughout the territories of the Parties for all products covered by the Agreements;

RECALLING the Council Conclusions adopted on 26 June 1997 concerning standards and conformity assessment;

EMPHASING the importance of the Council being actively involved in the preparation, negotiation as well as the implementation phases of Mutual Recognition Agreements;

STRESSING the need to develop guiding principles for the management of Mutual Recognition Agreements in order to achieve a more efficient and coherent system,

1. INVITES the Commission to present a proposal for guiding principles for the management of Mutual Recognition Agreements covering the preparation, negotiation and implementation phases and to draw up a draft model agreement as a basis for negotiations and conclusions of future such Agreements, taking into account the experience gained from already concluded agreements.

2. INVITES the Commission also to develop a vade-mecum containing an explanation of the Mutual Recognition Agreements, as well as a guide for all Community parties concerned regarding the implementation of these Agreements. Such a vade-mecum should also explain the decision-making function of the respective MRA Committees as well as the coordination of the decision-making process (horizontal and sectoral) within the Community.

3. CALLS ON the Member States to lend their full support to effective implementation of Mutual Recognition Agreements, including sectoral annexes.

4. CALLS ON the Commission to establish regular reports on interim results regarding the implementation of existing Mutural Recognition Agreements.

5. TAKES NOTE with satisfaction of the Commission's intention to ensure a timely planning of meetings of Mutual Recognition Agreement Committees and a proper Community preparation and coordination of such meetings.

6. REQUESTS the Commission to inform the Council before the end of 1999 on progress in these regards.
COMMISSION OPINION

of 18 March 1999

concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the decommissioning and dismantling of the Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant located in the Land Brandenburg in the Federal Republic of Germany in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty

(Only the German text is authentic)

(1999/C 97/08)

On 25 September 1998, the European Commission received from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, general data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning and dismantling of the Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant (KKR) in the Land Brandenburg.

On the basis of these data and clarifications subsequently provided by the German Government, and following consultation with the group of experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion.

(a) The distance between the plant and the closest State border (with the Republic of Poland) is 80 km, the nearest territories of Member States being at about 180 km (Denmark) and 250 km (Sweden).

(b) Under normal operating conditions, the discharges of liquid and gaseous effluents will not cause an exposure of the population in other Member States significant from the health point of view.

(c) Radioactive waste arising from the dismantling operations will be stored or disposed of in licensed sites in Germany (the ZLN interim storage facility and the deep geological repository in Morsleben); non-radioactive solid waste or residual materials and materials which are released from regulatory control subject to compliance with clearance levels will be released for disposal as conventional waste or for reuse or recycling, in all cases complying with the criteria laid down in the Basic Safety Standards (Directive 96/29/Euratom); other materials will be stored for radioactive decay or used or recycled in nuclear installations in Germany.

(d) In the event of unplanned discharges of radioactive waste which may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the general data, the doses likely to be received by the population in other Member States would not be significant from the health point of view.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the decommissioning and dismantling of the Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the general data, is not liable to result in the radioactive contamination, significant from the point of view of health, of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.
Decisions adopted by the Court at its meeting on 14 December 1999

(2000/C 20/02)

The Court of Justice of the European Communities adopted the following decisions at its meeting on 14 December 1999:

Assignment of Judge La Pergola

Mr La Pergola is assigned to the Fourth and Fifth Chambers.

Composition of the Fourth and Fifth Chambers

1. The composition of the Fourth and Fifth Chambers for the period from 15 December 1999 to 6 October 2000 has been determined as follows:

Fourth Chamber

Mr Edward, President of the Chamber,

Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola and Ragnemalm, Judges.

Fifth Chamber

Mr Edward, President of the Chamber,

Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola, Ragnemalm, Jann, Sevón and Wathelet, Judges.

2. The Court has consequently decided to make the following modifications to points 2 and 3 of its decision concerning the composition of Chambers adopted at its meeting on 6 October 1999(1):

"2. For each case assigned to them, the Third and Fourth Chambers (to each of which four Judges are attached) shall be composed of the President of the Chamber, the Judge-Rapporteur and a third Judge designated in the order set out in a list which corresponds to the order of seniority. At each general meeting the starting-point on that list shall be moved down one name.

3. For the purposes of determining the five Judges who are to sit in each case assigned to a large Chamber, that is to say, the Fifth and Sixth Chambers (to each of which seven Judges are attached), a list shall be drawn up for the judicial year. That list shall comprise all the Judges of the Chamber, apart from the President, in the following order:

(a) first, the Judges of the small Chamber composed of four Judges, in order of seniority;

(b) second, the Judges of the other small Chamber; in the same order.

For each case, the large Chamber shall be composed of:

- the President,

- the Judge-Rapporteur,

- three Judges designated in the order set out in the relevant list; the starting-point on that list shall be moved down one name at each general meeting.

Replacement of a Judge or Judges prevented from attending shall be in the order set out in the list. However, should the President of a large Chamber be prevented from sitting, he shall be replaced preferably by the President of the small Chamber.

If the Court, or a Chamber, considers that a number of cases should not be heard and determined together (whether or not they are formally joined), the composition of the bench shall be that determined for the first of the cases discussed at a general meeting."

3. In addition, as regards the period from 15 December 1999 to 6 October 2000, the lists on the basis of which the composition of the Fourth and Fifth Chambers is determined, as set out in point 4 of the decision adopted by the Court at its meeting on 6 October 1999, are amended as follows:

Fourth Chamber

(President: Mr Edward)

Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola and Ragnemalm, Judges.

Fifth Chamber

(President: Mr Edward)

Messrs Kapteyn, La Pergola, Ragnemalm, Jann, Sevón and Wathelet, Judges.

(1) OJ C 333 of 20.11.1999, p. 1.
Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospecting, exploration and production of hydrocarbons(1)

(2000/C 96/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons entitled "Permis de Hauteville"

By request of 12 January 2000 the company Coparex International, with registered offices at 135, rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, F-92138 Issy-les-Moulineaux (France), asked for an exclusive licence, for a period of five years, to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, entitled Permis de Hauteville, over an area of some 836 km2, partly in the département of Ain.

The perimeter of this licence is made up of the meridian and parallel arcs joining the vertices defined below by their geographical coordinates, the original meridian being that of Paris.

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Interested companies may submit a competing application within a period of ninety days from publication of this notice in accordance with the procedure summarised in "Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France", as published in Official Journal of the European Communities No C 374 of 30 December 1994, p. 11, and established by Decree 94-427 of 19 April 1995 regarding mining rights (Journal officiel de la République française of 22 April 1995).

Any additional information can be obtained from the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Finance and Industry (secrétariat d'État à l'industrie, direction générale de l'énergie et des matières premières, direction des matières premières et des hydrocarbures, service de conservation des gisements d'hydrocarbures), 120, rue du Cherche-Midi, F-75353 Paris 07 SP (Tel. (01-43) 19 53 53, Fax: (01-43) 19 54 54).

(1) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.
Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 in relation to Personal Protective Equipment(1), as amended by Directives 93/68/EEC(2), 93/95/EEC(3) and 96/58/EC(4)

(2000/C 159/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under the Directive)

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NOTE:

- Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list(5) is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and Council(6) amended by the Directive 98/48/EC(7).

- Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Communities does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.

- The Commission ensures the updating of this list(8).

(1) OJ L 399, 30.12.1989, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 276, 9.11.1993, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 236, 18.9.1996, p. 44.

(5) OJ L 32, 10.2.1996, p. 32.

(6) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.

(7) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.

(8) OJ C 183, 13.6.1998, p. 12.

OJ C 338, 6.11.1998, p. 2.

OJ C 357, 21.11.1998, p. 10.

OJ C 157, 4.6.1999, p. 2.

OJ C 318, 5.11.1999, p. 4.

OJ C 40, 12.2.2000, p. 7.

OJ C 76, 16.3.2000, p. 3.
Reference numbers for the notification of the export of certain dangerous chemicals

(The following is published so as to comply with Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92(1))

(2000/C 212/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

This Regulation introduced a notification procedure for the export of chemicals which are banned or severely restricted in the European Community. This requires that the first export of such a chemical, or a preparation containing it, to a particular country shall not occur until 30 days after a notification, that each notification be given a reference number, and that number accompany subsequent exports of the same chemical from the Community to the same third country.

Current reference numbers

Article 4 of the Regulation specifies that the Commission shall periodically publish a list of these reference numbers in the Official Journal of the European Communities, stating the chemical concerned and the third country of destination.

Below is the list of current reference numbers for the banned or severely restricted chemicals that have been exported by 30 June 2000.

SUMMARY OF CURRENT EXPORT REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR CHEMICALS

(NOT PREPARATIONS)

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SUMMARY OF CURRENT EXPORT REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR PREPARATIONS

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Reference numbers no longer relevant

The following reference numbers are no longer relevant since the third countries to which the exports were made have afterwards reported an import decision in the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure(2) that prohibits the import of these substances.

SUMMARY OF NO LONGER RELEVANT EXPORT REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR CHEMICALS

(NOT PREPARATION)

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SUMMARY OF NO LONGER RELEVANT EXPORT REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR PREPARATIONS

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(1) OJ L 251, 29.8.1992, p. 13.

(2) PIC Circular IX, June 1999.
Notice on the extension of the period of validity of the Community framework for State aid to the motor vehicle Industry

(2000/C 258/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The period of validity of the Community framework for State aid to the motor vehicle industry is extended until 31 December 2001, subject to the following amendments:

1. The text in Section 2.6 will be replaced by:

"The preceding framework, which entered into force on 1 January 1998 for three years, will service as a basis for assessing aid proposals which were notified before 31 December 2000 but which have not yet been declared compatible by the Commission or are the subject of proceedings under Article 88(2) of the Treaty initiated before that date.

Subject to the following paragraph, the present framework will enter into force on 1 January 2001 and will apply for one year. During that period the Commission will decide whether to replace it, in particular in the light of the status of the multisectoral framework.

The present framework will serve as a basis for assessing aid proposals notified before 31 December 2001 but not yet declared compatible by the Commission or covered by proceedings under Article 88(2) of the Treaty initiated before that date."

2. The text in footnote 18 will be replaced by: "Currently OJ C 288, 9.10.1999".

3. The term "ECU" will be replaced by "EUR" throughout.

The Member States have been informed.
Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 in relation to medical devices(1)

(2000/C 293/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under the Directive)

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NOTE:

- any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC(2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998.

- publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Communities does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.

- The Commission ensures the updating of this list(3).

(1) OJ L 169, 12.7.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.

(3) OJ C 181, 26.6.1999, p. 4, OJ C 227, 10.8.1999, p. 15, OJ C 288, 9.10.1999, p. 43.
REPORT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS

on the financial statements of the European Coal and Steel Community at 31 December 1999

1. This report concerns the reliability of the accounts drawn up by the Commission in accordance with Article 45c of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.

2. The Court has audited the accounts and financial statements of the European Coal and Steel Community at 31 December 1999 in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and carried out such checks as it considered necessary. By means of this audit the Court obtained a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed below.

3. In the Court's opinion, the attached financial statements (balance sheet at 31 December 1999, profit and loss account, statement of the allocation of the surplus for the financial year and notes to the financial statements), which have been drawn up in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, give a true and fair view of the assets and financial situation of the European Coal and Steel Community at 31 December 1999 and of the result of its operations for the year then ended.

Luxembourg, 30 June 2000.

Jan O. Karlsson

President of the Court

Vítor Caldeira

Member of the Court