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COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 November 1994

on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and, on the one hand, Barbadors, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zimbabwe and, on the other hand, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1993/94 delivery period

(94/902/EEC)

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 the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas implementation of Protocol 8 on ACP sugar annexed to the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (1) and of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar (2) is carried out, in accordance with Article 1 (2) of each, within the framework of the management of the common organization of the sugar market:

Whereas it is appropriate to approve the Agreements in the form of an exchange of letters between the Community and, on the one hand, the States referred to in the Protocol and, on the other hand, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1993/94 delivery period,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreements in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and, on the one hand, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zimbabwe and, on the other hand, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1993/94 delivery period are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreements is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 14 November 1994.

For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. BORCHERT

(1) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 216.

(2) OJ No L 190, 22. 7. 1975, p. 35.
COUNCIL DECISION of 10 November 1994 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing, for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1997, the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on fishing off the coast of Equatorial Guinea (94/743/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on fishing off Equatorial Guinea (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Community and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea held negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the abovementioned Agreement on the expiry of the application period of the Protocol to the Agreement;

Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 30 June 1994;

Whereas the Protocol provides Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in waters over which the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has sovereignty from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1997;

Whereas, in order to avoid any longer interruption in the fishing activities of Community vessels, the new Protocol should be applied as soon as possible; whereas for this reason the two Parties have initialled an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters providing for the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from 1 July 1994; whereas that Agreement should be approved, pending a final decision to be taken on the basis of Article 43 of the Treaty,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing, for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1997, the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on fishing off the coast of Equatorial Guinea is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement (in the form of an exchange of letters) in order to bind the Community.

Done at Brussels, 10 November 1994.

For the Council

The President

U. SEILER-ALBRING

(1) OJ No L 188, 16. 7. 1984, p. 2. Agreement as amended by the Agreement approved by Regulation (EEC) No 252/87 (OJ No L 29, 30. 1. 1987, p. 1).
COUNCIL DECISION of 10 November 1994 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (94/748/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),

Whereas a member's seat and an alternate member's seat have become vacant on the Committee of the Regions following the resignations of, respectively, Mr Joseph Fischer and Ms Ulrike Riedel, which were notified to the Council on 8 November 1994;

Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Rupert von Plottnitz is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Joseph Fischer for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998;

Ms Priska Hintz is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms Ulrike Riedel for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.

Done at Brussels, 10 November 1994.

For the Council

The President

U. SEILER-ALBRING

(1) OJ No L 31, 4. 2. 1994, p. 29.
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION of 19 December 1994 concerning the conclusion of a Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (94/909/ECSC, EEC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 238, in conjunction with Article 228 (2) second sentence and (3), second subparagraph thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 4 October 1993, should be approved,

DECIDE:

Article 1

The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, and the Protocols annexed thereto and the declarations and Exchanges of Letters attached to the Final Act, are hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

The texts of the Agreement, the Protocols annexed thereto and the Final Act are attached to this Decision.

Article 2

1. The position to be adopted by the Community within the Association Council shall be determined by the Council on a proposal from the Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission, each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

2. The President of the Council shall, in accordance with Article 105 of the Europe Agreement, preside over the Association Council and present the position of the Community. A representative of the Commission shall preside over the Association Committee, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure thereof, and present the position of the Community.

Article 3

The President of the Council shall, as regards the European Community, deposit the act of notification provided for in Article 123 of the Agreement. The President of the Commission shall deposit the said acts of notification, as regards the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1994.

For the Council

The President

K. KINKEL

For the Commission

The President

J. DELORS

(1) OJ No C 315, 22. 11. 1993, p. 103.
COUNCIL DECISION of 5 December 1994 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (94/781/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1994 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),

Whereas a seat of alternate member on the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Jérôme Polvérini, which was brought to the Council's attention on 27 October 1994;

Having regard to the proposal from the French Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Emile Mocchi is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Jérôme Polvérini for the remainder of his term of office, which expires on 25 January 1998.

Done at Brussels, 5 December 1994.

For the Council

The President

Th. WAIGEL

(1) OJ No L 31, 4. 2. 1994, p. 29.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 December 1994 amending for the fourth time Commission Decision 93/24/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's Disease for pigs destined to Finland (94/961/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC (1) of 26 June 1964, on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine, as modified by the act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, Annex I (V) (E) (2) (1) (g), and in particular Article 10 (2) and (5) thereof,

Whereas Finland considers that its territory is free from Aujeszky's disease and has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as provided for in Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC;

Whereas the authorities of Finland apply for national movement of pigs rules at least equivalent to those provided by the present Decision;

Whereas these additional guarantees must not be requested from Member States or Regions of Member States which are themselves regarded as free from Aujeszky's disease;

Whereas Commission Decision 93/24/EEC (2), as last amended by Decision 94/163/EC (3), lays down additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined to Member States or regions free of the disease and lists those regions in Annex I;

Whereas those regions of Finland which are free of the disease should be added to Annex I of Commission Decision 93/24/EEC;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added to Annex I of Commission Decision 93/24/EEC of 11 December 1992:

'Finland: all regions'.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.(2) OJ No L 16, 25. 1. 1993, p. 18.(3) OJ No L 72, 16. 3. 1994, p. 20.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 December 1994 on additional financial aid from the Community for the work of the Community reference laboratory for the epidemiology of zoonoses (Bundesinstitut fuer gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinaermedizin (formerly Bundesgesundheitsamt), Berlin, Germany) (94/843/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Whereas, in accordance with Article 13 of Council Directive 92/117/EEC (3) the Bundesgesundheitsamt, recently renamed the Bundesinstitut fuer gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinaermedizin has been designated as the reference laboratory for epidemiology of zoonoses;

Whereas, under Commission Decision 94/91/EC (4), the European Community has already paid financial aid to the Bundesgesundheitsamt, recently renamed the Bundesinstitut fuer gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinaermedizin; whereas a contract has been concluded between the European Community and the laboratory for a period of one year; whereas this contract should be extended by one year and additional financial aid provided for to enable the reference laboratory to continue to perform the functions and tasks referred to in Chapter II of Annex IV to Directive 92/117/EEC;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community hereby grants the Bundesgesundheitsamt, recently renamed the Bundesinstitut fuer gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinaermedizin, designated as a Community reference laboratory by Directive 92/117/EEC, additional financial aid of not more than ECU 100 000.

Article 2

1. For the purposes of Article 1, the contract referred to in Decision 94/91/EC is hereby extended for one year.

2. The Director-General for Agriculture is hereby authorized to sign the amendment to the contract in the name of the Commission of the European Communities.

3. The financial aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid to the reference laboratory in accordance with the procedure set out in the contract referred to in Decision 94/91/EC.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.

(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.

(3) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 38.

(4) OJ No L 46, 18. 2. 1994, p. 62.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 December 1994

laying down transitional measures applicable to imports of fishery products from third countries

(94/941/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(),

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

Whereas fishery products appear on the list of products in Annex II to the Treaty; whereas the health conditions for production and placing on the market have been laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC();

Whereas imports of fishery products from third countries are the subject of provisions laid down in Article 11 of Directive 91/493/EEC comprising, inter alia, the drawing up of lists of approved establishments and specimen health certificates;

Whereas, pending Community decisions laying down specific conditions for importing fishery products for each third country, it is for the Member States to apply to such imports, in accordance with Article 11 (7) of the aforementioned Directive, conditions which are at least equivalent to those laid down for Community production;

Whereas a transitional specimen health certificate was established pursuant to Article 16 of Directive 91/493/EEC by Commission Decision 93/185/EC of 15 March 1993 laying down certain transitional measures concerning the certification of fishery products from third countries in order to facilitate the switchover to the arrangements laid down in Council Directive 91/493/EEC(); whereas the period of application of that Decision is limited to 31 December 1994; whereas that transitional health certificate should remain in force pending the drawing up of provisional lists of approved establishments, in order to prevent any disruption of imports from third countries;

Whereas Article 7 (3) of Directive 91/493/EEC requires any amendment to the lists of approved establishments to be notified to the Commission and the other Member States; whereas provision should be made for those lists and the lists pursuant to Article 11 (5) of the said Directive to be updated every two months,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Until 1 March 1995 Member States shall retain the existing conditions for imports of fishery products as referred to in Article 11 (7) of Directive 91/493/EEC, together with the specimen health certificate referred to in the Annex to Decision 93/185/EEC.

Article 2

By way of derogation from the provisions specified in Article 7 (3) and Article 11 (5) of Directive 91/493/EEC, the lists of approved establishments and, if appropriate, approved factory ships in respect of which a decision has to be taken in accordance with Article 11 (4) (c) of the said Directive must be updated every two months.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 December 1994.

For the Council

The President

T. BORCHERT

() OJ No C 276, 3. 10. 1994, p. 13.

() OJ No L 81, 2. 4. 1993, p. 2.

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

() OJ No L 79, 1. 4. 1993, p. 80.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1994 approving the programme concerning infectious hematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia in certain geographical zones, submitted by France (Only the French text is authentic) (94/863/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as amended by Directive 93/54/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas Member States may submit to the Commission a programme designed to enable them, with regard to certain diseases affecting fish, to obtain the status of approved zone for one or more parts of their territory;

Whereas France, by letter of 16 September 1994, has submitted a programme concerning infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) for the following water catchment areas: 'Les Forges', 'la Nive' and 'les Nivelles', and 'l'Élorn';

Whereas these programmes specify the geographical zones concerned, the measures to be taken by the official services, the procedures to be followed by the approved laboratories, the prelevance of the disease concerned and the measures to combat these diseases where detected;

Whereas these programmes, after scrutiny, appear to be in conformity with the requirements laid down in Article 10 of Decision 91/67/EEC;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The control programme for IHN and VHS in the geographical zones referred to in the Annex submitted by France, is hereby approved.

Article 2

France shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the programmes referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 175, 19. 7. 1993, p. 34.

ANNEX

- Les Forges,

- La Nive and les Nivelles,

- L'Élorn.
COUNCIL DECISION of 6 May 1994 appointing a full member of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture (94/C 135/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 85/385/EEC of 10 June 1985, setting up an Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,

Whereas, by its Decision of 9 November 1992 (2), the Council appointed Mr Jan SOENDERGAARD a full member of the said Committee for the period ending 19 June 1994;

Whereas the Danish Government has nominated Ms Bente BEEDHOLM to replace Mr Jan SOENDERGAARD,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Ms Bente BEEDHOLM is hereby appointed a full member of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture in place of Mr Jan SOENDERGAARD for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 19 June 1994.

Done at Brussels, 6 May 1994.

For the Council

The President

Th. PANGALOS

(1) OJ No L 223, 21. 8. 1985, p. 26.

(2) OJ No C 300, 17. 11. 1992, p. 2.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 December 1994 establishing the status of Finland as non vaccinating as regards Newcastle disease (94/963/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/593/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs (1) as modified by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, Annex I (V) (E) (1) (2) (4) (d), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,

Whereas vaccination against Newcastle disease in poultry has been prohibited for over a year in Finland;

Whereas breeding flocks in Finland have been monitored at least once a year for the presence of Newcastle disease; whereas the holdings contain no poultry which have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;

Whereas in the light of the Newcastle disease situation it is appropriate to fix the status of Finland;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Finland fulfils the criteria fixed by Article 12 (2) of Directive 90/539/EEC.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.