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COUNCIL DECISION of 16 September 1996 on the provisional application of certain agreements between the European Community and certain third countries on trade in textile products (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan) (96/593/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas bilateral agreements on trade in textile products, hereafter referred to as 'basic agreements`, were negotiated with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan and have been applied on a provisional basis by Council Decision 94/277/EC of 20 December 1993 (1);

Whereas the basic agreements with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Kazakhstan were amended by agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters to take into account the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union; whereas the latter agreements have been applied on a provisional basis by Council Decision 96/223/EC of 22 December 1995 (2);

Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community bilateral agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters to amend and renew the basic agreements with all of the abovementioned countries; whereas these negotiated agreements should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending the completion of procedures required for their conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the countries in question,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The bilateral agreements listed in the Annex to this Decision, shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending their formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the partner countries.

Article 2

The texts of the initialled agreements are attached to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 16 September 1996.

For the Council

The President

I. YATES

(1) OJ No L 123, 17. 5. 1994, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 81, 30. 3. 1996, p. 1.

ANNEX

List of countries

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Moldova

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 April 1996 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Training (96/C 136/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 75/364/EEC of 16 June 1975 setting up an Advisory Committee on Medical Training (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,

Whereas, by its Decision of 25 July 1994 (2), the Council appointed Dr Michèle BRUAIRE an alternate member of the Committee for the period ending 24 July 1997;

Whereas the French Government has nominated Dr Pierre BOTREAU-ROUSSEL to replace Dr Michèle BRUAIRE,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Dr Pierre BOTREAU-ROUSSEL is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Training in place of Dr Michèle BRUAIRE for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 24 July 1997.

Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 1996.

For the Council

The President

W. LUCHETTI

(1) OJ No L 167, 30. 6. 1975, p. 17.

(2) OJ No C 221, 9. 8. 1994, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 November 1996 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Luxembourg pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the French text is authentic) (96/681/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by Directive 96/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,

Whereas the request submitted by Luxembourg on 1 April 1996, which reached the Commission on 10 April 1996, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with two types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 and fitted in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;

Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/516/EEC (4), or of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 91/663/EEC (6) are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 7 and No 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;

Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and fitting of such stop lamps;

Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on adaptation to technical progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The request submitted by Luxembourg for an exemption concerning the production and fitting of two types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and fitted in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to Luxembourg.

Done at Brussels, 18 November 1996.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 169, 8. 7. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 54.

(4) OJ No L 265, 12. 9. 1989, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.

(6) OJ No L 366, 31. 12. 1991, p. 17.
NoL121/22EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.5.96
COMMISSION DECISION
of30April1996
suspendingthebuying-inofbutterincertainMemberStates
(OnlytheDanish,German,Greek,English,French,Dutch,Portuguese ,Finnishand
Swedishtextsareauthentic)
(96/316/EC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No2931/95(2),andinparticularthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle7a(1)andArticle7a(3)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No777/87(3),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofAustria,Finlandand
Sweden,setsoutthecircumstances underwhichthe
buying-inofbutterandskimmed-milk powdermaybe
suspendedandsubsequentlyresumedand,wheresuspen­
siontakesplace,thealternativemeasuresthatmaybe
taken;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1547/87(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1802/95(*),lays
downthecriteriaforopeningandsuspendingthe
buying-inofbutterbyinvitationtotenderintheMember
Statesor,inthecaseoftheUnitedKingdomand
Germany,inaregionthereof;
WhereasCommissionDecision96/271/EC(6)suspends
thebuying-inofbutterincertainMemberStates;whereas
informationonmarketpricesshowsthatthecondition
laiddowninArticle1(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1547/87isnolongermetinNorthernIreland;whereas
thelistofMemberStatesinwhichthatsuspensionapplies
mustbeadjustedaccordingly ,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionarein
accordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Thebuying-inofbutterbyinvitationtotenderas
providedforinArticle1(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
777/87isherebysuspendedinBelgium,Denmark,
Germany,Greece,France,Luxembourg ,theNetherlands ,
Austria,Portugal,Finland,SwedenandGreatBritain.
Article2
Decision96/271/ECisherebyrepealed.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofBelgium,
theKingdomofDenmark,theFederalRepublicof
Germany,theHellenicRepublic,theFrenchRepublic,
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourg ,theKingdomofthe
Netherlands ,theRepublicofAustria,thePortuguese
Republic,theRepublicofFinland,theKingdomof
SwedenandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainand
NorthernIreland.
DoneatBrussels,30April1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL307,20.12.1995,p.1(
(3)OJNoL78,20.3.1987,p.10.
(♦)OJNoL144,4.6.1987,p.12.
(*)OJNoL174,26.7.1995,p.27.
<)OJNoL100,23.4.1996,p.17.
31.8.96 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL221/63
II
(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of23August1996
onapplicationsforimportlicensesforriceandbrokenricesubmittedinthe
firstfiveworkingdaysofAugust1996underthearrangements providedforin
CouncilRegulation (EC)No1522/96
(96/525/EC)
fiveworkingdaysofAugust1996andwhichwerethe
subjectofacommunication totheCommission ,subject
totheapplicationofapercentagereductiontothequanti­
tiesconcernedof:
—98,2862%inthecaseofapplicationsforriceorigina­
tingin'othercountries'underthequotareferredtoin
Article2(2)(a)ofthatRegulation,
—89,2994%inthecaseofapplicationsforriceorigina­
tingin'othercountries'underthequotareferredtoin
Article2(2)(b)ofthatRegulation.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1522/96of
24July1996openingandprovidingfortheadministra­
tionofcertaintariffquotasforimportsofriceandbroken
rice('),andinparticularArticle5(2)thereof,
Whereas,underArticle5(2)ofRegulation (EC)No
1522/96,theCommissionmustdecidewithin10daysof
theclosingdateforthesubmissionoflicencestheextent
towhichtheapplicationscanbeentertainedandmustfix
theavailablequantitiesforthefollowingtranche;whereas
theCommissionmustnotifytheMemberStatesofits
decisionassoonaspossible;
Whereas,inthelightofthequantitiesforwhichapplica­
tionshavebeensubmittedandthequantitiesavailablein
thefirstfiveworkingdaysofAugust1996,licencescanbe
issuedinsomecasesforallthequantitiesappliedforand
inothersbyapplyingastandardpercentagereduction,Article2
ApplicationsforimportlicencesforricefromAustralia
underthequotareferredtoinArticle2(2)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EC)No1522/96andthoseforbrokenricefromthe
UnitedStatesandAustraliaunderthequotareferredtoin
Article2(2)(c)shallbegrantedinfull.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :Article3
Thequantitiestobecarriedovertothetranchefor
September1996shallbe:
—21455tonnesfromThailandand1019tonnesfrom
AustraliaforthequotalaiddowninArticle2(2)(a)of
Regulation(EC)No1522/96,
—1812tonnesfromThailandforthequotalaiddown
inArticle2(2)(b)ofthatRegulation,
—31200tonnesfromThailand,1912tonnesfrom
Australia,6377tonnesfromGuyanaand7277tonnes
fromothercountriesforthequotareferredtoin
Article2(2)(c).Article1
Importlicencesmaybeissuedinrespectoflicenceappli­
cationsforricesubmittedunderthearrangements
providedforinRegulation(EC)No1522/96inthefirst
(')OJNoL190,31.7.1996,p.1.

NoL221/64EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.8.96
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,23August1996.
FortheCommission
ErkkiLIIKANEN
MemberoftheCommission
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 192/19

COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 July 1996

designating the reference body responsible for collaborating in rendering uniform the testing methods and the assessment of the results for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species

(96/463/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to Council Directive 87/328/EEC of 18 June 1987 on the acceptance for breeding purposes of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas, in order to render uniform the testing methods and the assessment of the results when pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species are accepted for breeding purposes, a reference body should be designated;

Whereas the powers and duties of that body should be defined;

Whereas, in the light of experience gained, the Interbull Centre should be designated as the reference body responsible for collaborating in rendering uniform the testing methods and the assessment of the results for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The body referred to in Annex I shall be designated as the reference body responsible for collaborating in rendering uniform the testing methods and the assessment of the results for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species.

2. The duties of the body designated in paragraph 1 shall be as set out in Annex II.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 July 1996. For the Council The President I. YATES

(1) OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 54. Directive as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

ANNEX I Name of the body: INTERBULL Centre Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Box: 7023; S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 277/38

COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 October 1996

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey fixing, from 1 January 1994, the additional amount to be deducted from the levy or the customs duties on imports into the Community of untreated olive oil originating in Turkey

(96/621/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Decision No 1/77 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council of 17 May 1977 on new concessions for imports of Turkish agricultural products into the Community, and in particular Annex IV thereto,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey fixing, from 1 January 1994, the additional amount to be deducted from the levy or the customs duties on imports into the Community of untreated olive oil originating in Turkey, should be approved;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1) abolishes application of a correcting factor of 1,207509 applied to the agricultural conversion rates up to 31 January 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary, taking account of the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate to be used, to provide for an amount for the period ending on 31 January 1995 and an amount applicable as from 1 February 1995,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey fixing, from 1 January 1994, the additional amount to be deducted from the levy or the customs duties on imports into the Community of untreated olive oil originating in Turkey, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

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

Done at Luxembourg, 14 October 1996. For the Council The President R. QUINN

(1) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (OJ No L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1).
COMMISSION DECISION of 26 March 1996 amending Decision 94/448/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in New Zealand (Text with EEA relevance) (96/254/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 11 (5) thereof,

Whereas the list of establishments and factory ships approved by New Zealand importing fishery and aquaculture products into the Community has been drawn up in Commission Decision 94/448/EC (2), as last amended by Decision 96/31/EC (3); whereas this list may be amended following the communication of a new list by the competent authority in New Zealand;

Whereas the competent authority in New Zealand has communicated a new list of 164 establishments and 205 factory vessels;

Whereas it is necessary to amend the list of approved establishments and factory vessels;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision have been drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down by Commission Decision 90/13/EEC (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex B of Decision 94/448/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.

(2) OJ No L 184, 20. 7. 1994, p. 16.

(3) OJ No L 9, 12. 1. 1996, p. 6.

(4) OJ No L 8, 11. 1. 1990, p. 70.

ANNEX

'ANNEX B

LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS AND FACTORY VESSELS

I. Establishments

>TABLE>

II. Factory Vessels

>TABLE>
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 145/16

COUNCIL DECISION

of 11 June 1996

on the implementation of Article 8 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra

(96/366/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 8 (1)(a) of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra (1), signed in Luxembourg on 28 June 1990, stipulates that over a period of five years and beyond that period if no agreement can be reached in accordance with 1 (b), the Principality of Andorra authorizes the Community, acting on behalf of and for the Principality of Andorra, to enter goods sent from third countries to the Principality of Andorra for free circulation;

Whereas Article 8 (1)(b) stipulates that at the end of that period, and pursuant to Article 20 thereof, the Principality of Andorra may exercise right of entry for free circulation, following agreement by the Contracting Parties;

Whereas the Principality of Andorra has requested to exercise such right of entry for free circulation;

Whereas in a statement of 30 October 1995 the Council agreed in principle to the Principality of Andorra's request to exercise that right;

Whereas it is for the Council to establish the Community's official position as a Contracting Party;

Whereas a period of time should be allowed for the preparations for exercising the said right,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

From 1 July 1996, the European Community, acting on behalf of and for the Principality of Andorra, shall cease to ensure entry for free circulation of goods sent from third countries to the Principality of Andorra.

Done at Luxembourg, 11 June 1996. For the Council The President W. VELTRONI

(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1990, p. 16.
COUNCIL DECISION of 16 December 1996 on monitoring the implementation of instruments adopted by the Council concerning illegal immigration, readmission, the unlawful employment of third country nationals and cooperation in the implementation of expulsion orders (96/749/JHA)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article K.3 (2) (a) thereof,

Having regard to the priority work programme adopted by the Council on 30 November 1993 in Brussels, calling in particular for the preparation of an annual report on achievements in the field of justice and home affairs and to the Council resolution on 14 October 1996, laying down the priorities for cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1998 (1).

Whereas Article K.1 (3) (c) of the Treaty states that Member States shall regard the combating of unauthorized immigration, residence and work by nationals of third countries on the territory of Member States as a matter of common interest;

Whereas monitoring the implementation by Member States of the instruments adopted by the Council in this area will reveal the practical effect of the Council's work in this matter and provide useful lessons for its future work,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Preparation of a questionnaire

Each year, the Presidency shall forward to the Member States a questionnaire designed to show how they have implemented the instruments adopted by the Council concerning illegal immigration, readmission, the unlawful employment of third country nationals and cooperation in the implementation of expulsion orders.

Article 2

Content of the questionnaire

The questionnaire shall refer to the following matters:

- provisions adopted during the preceding year by the Member States in any of the areas covered by the instruments referred to in Article 1,

- any difficulties encountered in adopting such provisions,

- the likelihood of provisions in the areas referred to in the first indent being adopted in the near future,

- practical application of the aforementioned instruments and provisions.

Article 3

Evaluation of the replies

A report shall be drawn up by the General Secretariat of the Council on the basis of the replies received from the Member States and shall be submitted to the Council.

Article 4

Implementation for the first time

The first questionnaire shall be sent to the Member States no later than 30 June 1997 and shall cover the period since the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1996.

For the Council

The President

M. D. HIGGINS

(1) OJ No C 319, 26. 10. 1996, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 97/24/EC of 17 December 1996 amending for the fifth time Decision 95/32/EC approving the Austrian programme for the implementation of Article 138 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 8 of 11 January 1997)

In the table of contents:

for:

'97/24/EC:

Commission Decision of 17 December 1996 amending for the fifth time Decision 95/32/EC approving the Austrian programme for the implementation of Article 138 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden`,

read:

'97/24/EC:

Commission Decision of 17 December 1996 amending for the fifth time Decision 95/32/EC approving the Austrian programme for the implementation of Article 138 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden`.