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Commission Decision

of 23 October 2001

amending for the fourth time Decision 2001/532/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain

(notified under document number C(2001) 3221)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/749/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 Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10, paragraph 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Spain.

(2) In view of the trade in live pigs, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States.

(3) Spain has taken measures within the framework of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.

(4) Spain has taken additional measures for the serosurveillance of classical swine fever in its territory.

(5) The Commission adopted certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain by means of Decision 2001/532/EC(4), which was amended three times to take into account the evolution of the epidemiological situation, as amended by Decision 2001/693/EC(5).

(6) In relation to the favourable evolution of the situation in the province of Lérida in Spain, it is necessary to amend Decision 2001/532/EC to lift the measures adopted in the comarcas of Segrià, Garrigues and Segarra, whilst prolonging the measures applied in the comarcas of Pla d'Urgell, Urgell and Noguera.

(7) This Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. Annex I to Decision 2001/532/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

2. In Article 7 of Decision 2001/532/EC the date "15 October 2001" is replaced by "15 November 2001".

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, 23 October 2001.

For the Commission

David Byrne

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 47, 21.2.1980, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 24.

(5) OJ L 246, 15.9.2001, p. 34.

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In the autonomous region of Catalonia: the comarcas of Pla d'Urgell, Noguera in the Province of Lérida."
Commission Decision

of 17 October 2001

amending for the second time Decision 2001/550/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning Spain

(notified under document number C(2001) 3154)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/735/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9(6)(g) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever in Spain were declared by the veterinary authorities of Spain.

(2) In accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive 80/217/EEC protection and surveillance zones were immediately established around outbreak sites in Spain.

(3) The provisions for the use of a health mark on fresh meat are given in Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat(2), as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC(3).

(4) Following a request by Spain, by means of Decision 2001/550/EC(4) the Commission adopted a specific solution concerning marking and use of pigmeat coming from pigs kept on holdings situated in the surveillance zones established in the province of Lérida and slaughtered.

(5) Following a request by the Spanish authorities, Decision 2001/550/EC was then amended by Commission Decision 2001/694/EC(5), to take into account the evolution of the situation and to prolong the validity of the adopted measures.

(6) Spain has now requested to further prolong the measures adopted by Decision 2001/550/EC, that must therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) 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. In Article 1 of Decision 2001/550/EC the words "before 11 September 2001" are replaced by the words "before 10 October 2001".

2. In Article 6 of Decision 2001/550/EC the words "until 15 October 2001" are replaced by the words "until 20 November 2001".

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 October 2001.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 47, 21.1.1980, p. 11.

(2) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.

(3) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 41.

(5) OJ L 246, 15.9.2001, p. 36.
Commission Decision

of 27 November 2001

amending Decision 93/452/EEC authorising the Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC, in respect of plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., respectively, originating in Japan

(notified under document number C(2001) 3760)

(2001/841/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants and plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/33/EC(2), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,

Having regard to the request made by the United Kingdom,

Whereas:

(1) Under Directive 2000/29/EC, plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., other than fruits and seeds, originating in non-European countries, may in principle not be introduced into the Community.

(2) Commission Decision 93/452/EEC of 15 July 1993 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(3), as last amended by Decision 98/641/EC(4), authorises Member States to provide for derogations for such plants provided that certain technical conditions are satisfied.

(3) Since the circumstances justifying the authorisation still obtain and there is no new information giving cause for revision of the technical conditions, the authorisation should be extended.

(4) Decision 93/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) 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 amended as follows:

1. In Article 1(2)(h), fourth indent, "98/641/EC" is replaced by "2001/841/EC".

2. Article 3 is replaced by the following: "Article 3

The authorisation granted in Article 1 shall apply from 1 June 1993 until 31 December 2002 in the case of Pinus and Chamaecyparis plants and from 1 December 2001 until 31 March 2002 in the case of Juniperus plants. It shall be revoked earlier, if it is established that the conditions laid down under Article 1(2) are not sufficient to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms, or have not been complied with."

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2001.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 127, 9.5.2001, p. 42.

(3) OJ L 210, 21.8.1993, p. 29.

(4) OJ L 304, 14.11.1998, p. 36.
Commission Decision

of 16 November 2001

granting Denmark a transitional period to bring its accounting systems into line with Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2001) 3637)

(Only the Danish text is authentic)

(2001/809/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 November 2000 modifying the common principles of the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (ESA 95) as concerns taxes and social contributions and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96(1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to the request made by Denmark on 9 August 2001,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (ESA 95)(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000, contains the reference framework of common standards, definitions, classifications and accounting rules for drawing up the accounts of the Member States for the statistical requirements of the Community, in order to obtain comparable results between Member States.

(2) Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000 ensures better comparability and transparency among the Member States in the recording of taxes and social contributions in ESA 95 for the Excessive Deficit Procedure. It provides that net lending/net borrowing of general government is not to include amounts of taxes and social contributions unlikely to be collected.

(3) Pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000 Member States may ask the Commission for a transitional period of no more than two years in which to bring their accounting systems into line with that Regulation.

(4) By letter dated 9 August 2001, the Danish authorities have requested a transitional period of two years to bring their accounting systems into line with Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000.

(5) Denmark has for many years based the recording of taxes and social contributions in its national accounts on assessment and declarations. It has provided to the Commission sufficient objective evidence of the need for Denmark to improve its knowledge of the receipt of those amounts in order to bring its accounting systems into line with Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000. Such an improvement requires the involvement of all the public national authorities concerned.

(6) The request by Denmark should therefore be granted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Denmark is granted a transitional period in order to bring its accounting systems into line with Regulation (EC) No 2516/2000 no later than 7 December 2002.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.

Done at Brussels, 16 November 2001.

For the Commission

Pedro Solbes Mira

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 290, 17.11.2000, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 310, 30.11.1996, p. 1.
Commission Decision

of 30 November 2001

on a Community financial contribution to expenditure by France on establishing the Community vineyard register

(notified under document number C(2001) 3811)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2001/862/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 of 24 July 1986 establishing a Community vineyard register(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1631/98(2), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

After consulting the EAGGF Committee,

Whereas:

(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 states that the Community is to contribute 50 % of the actual cost of establishing the Community vineyard register in the Member States and of the investment in data-processing facilities needed to manage the register.

(2) On the basis of Article 9(3) of that Regulation, advances have been paid to France. They are to be deducted from the total amount of the Community contribution.

(3) Under Article 9(4) of that Regulation, Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(3) apply to the Community contribution to establishing the vineyard register.

(4) France has sent the Commission the documents needed to decide on the amount to be defrayed as expenditure incurred in establishing the register.

(5) The Commission has carried out the checks provided for in Article 9(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70(4) and Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999.

(6) In the light of the checks carried out, some of the expenditure declared by France does not meet the statutory requirements and therefore may not be funded by the Community.

(7) A breakdown of the amounts to be defrayed and the amounts to be excluded for failure to comply with Community rules was sent to France on 25 October 2001,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community contribution to the expenditure incurred by France in establishing the Community vineyard register shall be as set out in the table annexed to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 30 November 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 31.7.1986, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 14.

(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

(4) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.

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Decision of the European Central Bank

of 20 December 2001

on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2002

(ECB/2001/19)

(2001/929/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,

Whereas:

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

(2) Member States have submitted to the ECB for approval their estimates of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2002, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting methodology,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2002

The ECB hereby approves the volume of coins to be issued by the participating Member States in 2002 as described in the following table:

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Article 2

Final provision

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, 20 December 2001.

The President of the ECB

Willem F. Duisenberg
Council Decision

of 26 November 2001

appointing a Dutch member of the Economic and Social Committee

(2001/910/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 258 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 15 September 1998 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1998 to 20 September 2002(1),

Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Colin LUSTENHOUWER, of which the Council was informed on 22 November 2000;

Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Netherlands Government,

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr K.B. van POPTA is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Colin LUSTENHOUWER for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 2002.

Done at Brussels, 26 November 2001.

For the Council

The President

R. Landuyt

(1) OJ L 257, 19.9.1998, p. 37.
Council Decision

of 17 December 2001

on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on transitional arrangements in the field of market access for textile and clothing products

(2001/935/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, in conjunction with the first and second subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a bilateral Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding on trade in textile products with Pakistan.

(2) The Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding was initialled on 15 October 2001.

(3) The Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding should be signed on behalf of the Community.

(4) In order to allow its benefits to accrue to both Parties immediately following the relevant notifications to the World Trade Organisation, it is appropriate to apply this Agreement on a provisional basis as from 1 December 2001 pending completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion, subject to reciprocity,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on transitional arrangements in the field of market access for textile and clothing products on behalf of the Community subject to its conclusion.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 1 December 2001 pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.

Article 3

The Commission shall reapply the quota levels at those formerly applicable in the event of the failure on the part of Pakistan to fulfil the obligations covered by points 2 and 4 of the Memorandum of Understanding in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1).

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2001.

For the Council

The President

A. Neyts-Uyttebroeck

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1809/2001 (OJ L 252, 20.9.2001, p. 1).
Commission Decision

of 11 April 2001

amending Decision 92/486/EEC establishing the form of cooperation between the ANIMO host centre and the Member States

(notified under document number C(2001) 1100)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/301/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 the 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 Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 20(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Various Community studies and seminars indicate that the ANIMO network architecture should be reviewed with a view to establishing a veterinary system that includes all the different computerised applications used.

(2) Decision 92/486/EEC of 25 September 1992 establishing the form of cooperation between the ANIMO host centre and the Member States(3), as last amended by Decision 2000/288/EC(4), should be amended accordingly so as to guarantee the continuity of the ANIMO network.

(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 following paragraph 6 is added to Article 2a of Decision 92/486/EEC: "6. For the period from 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002, 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 charge shall apply in respect of this paragraph:

- ECU 386 per unit (central unit, local unit, frontier inspection post) for all the ANIMO units listed in Decision 2000/287/EC(5)."

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 April 2001.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2001.

For the Commission

David Byrne

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 98, 19.4.2000, p. 37.

(5) OJ L 98, 19.4.2000, p. 12.
Commission Decision

of 28 December 2000

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2000 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries

(2001/44/EC, ECSC, Euratom)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2700/1999(2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 1967/2000(3) laid down the weighting to be applied from 1 January 2000 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment.

(2) The Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings(4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations.

(3) Some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2000 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,

DECIDES:

Sole Article

With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2000 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.

The exchange rates for the caculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the dates referred to in the first paragraph.

Done at Brussels, 28 December 2000.

For the Commission

Michaele Schreyer

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 235, 19.9.2000, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 233, 15.9.2000, p. 47.

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