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COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 December 1999

extending the prohibition on the use of the comprehensive guarantee for certain Community transit operations introduced by Decision 96/743/EC

(notified under document number C(1999) 3988)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/8/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 955/1999 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 1662/1999(4), and in particular Article 362 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) 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;

(2) 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;

(3) 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 98/697/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;

(4) To protect the financial interests at risk in those operations, it is necessary to maintain the measures for a further 12 months pending full application of the new rules on the comprehensive guarantee;

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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 2000.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1999.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.

(5) OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 105.

(6) OJ L 237, 28.8.1997, p. 41.

(7) OJ L 332, 8.12.1998, p. 19.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 2 December 1999

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Argentine Republic

(2000/15/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 170, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence of the first subparagraph, and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, thereof,

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

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

Whereas:

(1) A Framework Agreement for trade and economic cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republic(3) was concluded on 2 April 1990;

(2) The European Community and the Argentine Republic are pursuing specific RTD programmes in areas of common interest;

(3) On the basis of past experience, both sides have expressed a desire to establish a deeper and broader framework for the conduct of collaboration in science and technology;

(4) This Cooperation Agreement in the field of science and technology forms part of the global cooperation between the European Community and the Argentine Republic;

(5) By its Decision of 25 January 1999, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate an Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Argentine Republic;

(6) By its Decision of 29 July 1999, the Council decided that the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation was to be signed on behalf of the European Community;

(7) The Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation was signed on 20 September 1999;

(8) The Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Argentine Republic should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Argentine Republic is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

Pursuant to Article 11 of the Agreement, the President of the Council shall give notification that the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement have been completed on the part of the Community.

Done at Brussels, 2 December 1999.

For the Council

The President

E. TUOMIOJA

(1) OJ C 274 E, 28.9.1999, p. 1.

(2) Opinion delivered on 4 November 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 295, 26.10.1990, p. 67.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 December 1999

on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Government of Vietnam on the prevention of fraud in trade in footwear products, and authorising its provisional application

(2000/1/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the European Community, a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Government of Vietnam on the prevention of fraud in trade in footwear products;

(2) The Memorandum of Understanding was initialled on 4 August 1999;

(3) The Memorandum of Understanding should be signed on behalf of the Community;

(4) It is necessary to apply the Memorandum of Understanding on a provisional basis from 1 January 2000, pending the completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion, subject to reciprocity,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Subject to the conclusion thereof, the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Government of Vietnam on the prevention of fraud in trade in footwear products, shall be signed on behalf of the Community.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Memorandum of Understanding, on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Memorandum of Understanding is attached to this Decision.

Article 3

The Memorandum of Understanding shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2000, subject to reciprocity(1).

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999.

For the Council

The President

K. HEMILÄ

(1) The Commission will publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C Series, the date from which the Memorandum of Understanding will be applied pursuant to this Article.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 19 January 2000

closing the accounts relating to the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1997 financial year (Sections I-Parliament, II-Council, III-Commission, IV-Court of Justice and V-Court of Auditors)

(2000/134/EC, ECSC, Euratom)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

Having regard to the budget of the European Union for the 1997 financial year,

Having regard to the revenue and expenditure account and the financial statement for the 1997 financial year (SEC(1998)0520 - C4-0350/1998, SEC(1998)0522 - C4-0351/1998, SEC(1998)0519 - C4-0352/1998),

Having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors for the 1997 financial year(1) and the special reports pertaining to it, accompanied by the Institutions' replies

Having regard to the statement of assurance provided by the Court of Auditors, on the basis of Article 248 of the EC Treaty, as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions,

Having regard to the Council recommendation of 15 March 1999 (C4-0156/1999),

Having regard to its resolution of 4 May 1999(2) informing the Commission of the reasons for postponing the discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1997 financial year,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 78g thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 180b thereof,

Having regard to Rule 93 and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0004/2000),

whereas,

pursuant to Article 275 of the EC Treaty, the responsibility for drawing up the accounts relating to the implementation of the budget lies with the Commission,

1. Notes that the authorised revenue and expenditure for the 1997 financial year amounted to:

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2. Notes the following data compiled by the Commission in closure of the accounts for the 1997 financial year:

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3. Closes the accounts relating to the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1997 financial year;

4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank and to have it published in the "Legislation" series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.

The Secretary-General of the European Parliament

Julian PRIESTLEY

The President of the European Parliament

Nicole FONTAINE

(1) OJ C 349, 17.11.1998.

(2) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 119.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 31 January 2000

appointing a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency

(2000/C 37/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second and third paragraphs of Article 54 thereof,

Having regard to Article X of the Statutes of the Euratom Supply Agency(1), as last amended by Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC of 1 January 1995(2),

Having regard to the Council Decision of 14 June 1999 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency(3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas a member's seat on the aforementioned Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Pierre GOLDSCHMIDT on 1 July 1999, which was brought to the Council's attention on 16 March 1999;

Wheras that vacancy should be filled;

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Belgian Government on 16 March 1999,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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Mr Gérard PAULUIS is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency for the remainder of the Committee's term of office, that is until 28 March 2001.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. PINA MOURA

(1) OJ 27, 6.12.1958, p. 534/58.

(2) OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 186, 2.7.1999, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 December 1999

listing the areas of the Netherlands eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006

(notified under document number C(1999) 4918)

(Only the Dutch text is authentic)

(2000/118/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard 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) point 2 of the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that Objective 2 of the Structural Funds is to support the economic and social conversion of areas facing structural difficulties;

(2) the first subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that the Commission and the Member States shall seek to ensure that assistance is genuinely concentrated on the areas most seriously affected and at the most appropriate geographical level;

(3) Commission Decision 1999/503/EC(2) lays down, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, a population ceiling for each Member State under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006. The ceiling for the Netherlands is 2333000 inhabitants;

(4) Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 states that the Commission, on the basis of proposals from the Member States and in close concertation with each Member State concerned, is to draw up a list of the areas eligible under Objective 2 with due regard to national priorities, without prejudice to the transitional support provided for in Article 6(2) of that Regulation;

(5) Article 4(11) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that each list of areas eligible under Objective 2 is to be valid for seven years from 1 January 2000; however, where there is a serious crisis in a given region, the Commission, acting on a proposal from a Member State, may amend the list of areas during 2003 in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 10 of Article 4, without increasing the proportion of the population within each region referred to in Article 13(2) of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The areas in the Netherlands eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the Annex hereto.

This list may be amended in the course of 2003.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999.

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 58.

ANNEX

LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE UNDER OBJECTIVE 2 OF THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN THE NETHERLANDS

(2000 to 2006)

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 February 2000

appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions

(2000/153/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 a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Hans-Otto Bräutigam, member, notified to the Council on 11 January 2000.

Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Kurt Schelter is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Hans-Otto Bräutigam for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.

Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GAMA

(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.
COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 March 2000

prolonging the validity of Decision 1999/815/EC concerning measures prohibiting the placing on the market of toys and childcare articles intended to be placed in the mouth by children under three years of age made of soft PVC containing certain phthalates

(notified under document number C(2000) 527)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/217/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/59/EEC of 29 June 1992 on general product safety(1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission adopted, on 7 December 1999, Decision 1999/815/EC(2), based on Article 9 of Directive 92/59/EEC requiring the Member States to prohibit the placing on the market of toys and childcare articles intended to be placed in the mouth by children under three years of age, made of soft PVC containing one or more of the substances di-iso-nonyl phthalate (DINP), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), di-iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP), di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBP).

(2) The validity of Decision 1999/815/EC was limited to three months, in accordance to the provision of Article 11(2) of Directive 92/59/EEC; therefore, the validity of the Decision was to expire on 8 March 2000.

(3) Article 11(2) of Directive 92/59/EEC states that the validity of the measures adopted on the basis of Article 9 of the said Directive is limited to three months, but may be prolonged under the same procedure foreseen for the adoption of these measures.

(4) When adopting Decision 1999/815/EC it was foreseen to prolong its validity if necessary. The reasons which motivated the Decision considered are still valid and it is therefore necessary to maintain the prohibition of placing on the market of the products considered.

(5) Certain Member States have implemented Decision 1999/815/EC by measures applicable until 8 March 2000 and it is necessary to ensure that the validity of these measures is prolonged.

(6) It is therefore necessary to prolong the validity of Decision 1999/815/EC in order to ensure that all the Member States maintain the prohibition provided for by that Decision; according to Article 11(2) of Directive 92/59/EEC the validity may be prolonged for a period of three months.

(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Emergencies Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 5 of Decision 1999/815/EC the words "8 March 2000" are replaced by the words "three months after the date of notification".

Article 2

Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Decision within less than 10 days of its notification. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 228, 11.8.1992, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 315, 9.12.1999, p. 46.
COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 February 2000

amending Decision 94/652/EC establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food

(notified under document number C(2000) 498)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/198/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food(1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 94/458/EC(2) has laid down rules on the administrative management of cooperation in the scientific examination of questions relating to food.

(2) Commission Decision 94/652/EC(3) has established the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food. Whereas Article 3 of Directive 93/5/EEC provides for the updating at least every six months of the inventory and distribution of tasks.

(3) The inventory of tasks should be established and updated having regard to the need for the protection of public health within the Community and the requirements of Community legislation in the foodstuffs sector.

(4) The tasks should be distributed having regard to the scientific expertise and resources available within the Member States and in particular, within the institutes which will be participating in the scientific cooperation.

(5) The measures provided for by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Food,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 94/652/EC establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 February 2000.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 52, 4.3.1993, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 189, 23.7.1994, p. 84.

(3) OJ L 253, 29.9.1994, p. 29.

ANNEX

Inventory of tasks to be undertaken by Member States within the framework of cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food

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Council Decision

of 17 April 2000

appointing a Belgian member and two Belgian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2000/309/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 a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Charles Picque and two seats as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of Mr Hervé Hasquin and Mr Rufin Grijp notified to the Council on 3 November and 15 December 1999 respectively,

Having regard to the proposal from the Belgian Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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1. Mr François Roelants du Vivier is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Charles Picque for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.

2. Mr Eric Tomas and Ms Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck are hereby appointed alternate members of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Hervé Hasquin and Mr Rufin Grijp for the remainder of their term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.

Done at Luxembourg, 17 April 2000.

For the Council

The President

L. Capoulas Santos

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