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COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Belgium 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 and Dutch texts are authentic) (97/854/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 European Parliament and Council Directive 97/27/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,

Whereas the request submitted by Belgium on 13 March 1997, which reached the Commission on 17 March 1997, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with one type of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 carried out 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 97/30/EC (4), and 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 97/28/EC (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 by 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 Belgium for an exemption concerning the production of one type of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and the fitting thereof in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the type of vehicle for which they are intended is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 233, 25. 8. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 54.

(4) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 25.

(5) OJ L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION of 11 December 1997 amending Decision 97/467/EC on drawing up provisional lists of third-country establishments from which the Member States authorize imports of rabbit meat and farmed game meat (Text with EEA relevance) (97/869/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorized to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by Council Decision 97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,

Whereas provisional lists of establishments producing rabbit meat and farmed game meat have been drawn up by Commission Decision 97/467/EC (3);

Whereas negotiations are under way to conclude an agreement with the United States on health measures to protect public health in the context of trade in livestock and products of animal origin;

Whereas the United States have sent a list of establishments producing rabbit meat and farmed game meat and for which the responsible authorities certify that the establishments are in accordance with Community rules;

Whereas Argentina and Canada have sent a list of establishments producing rabbit meat and farmed game meat and for which the responsible authorities certify that the establishments are in accordance with the Community rules;

Whereas a provisional list of establishments producing rabbit meat and farmed game meat can thus be drawn up for the United States of America, Argentina and Canada;

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 Annex to this Decision is added to the Annex of Decision 97/467/EC.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 15 December 1997.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 December 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 33.

(3) OJ L 199, 26. 7. 1997, p. 57.

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NoL50/32EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.2.97
COMMISSION DECISION
of6February1997
amendingDecision97/88/EConimportlicencesinrespectofbeefandveal
productsoriginatinginBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar ,Swaziland,Zimbabweand
Namibia
(97/130/EC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangements applicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStates(ACP)orinthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No619/96(2),andinpar­
ticularArticle27thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No589/96
of2April1996layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tioninthebeefandvealsectorofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No715/90onthearrangementsapplicabletoagri­
culturalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseas
countriesandterritoriesf),andinparticularArticle4
thereof,
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation (EC)No589/96provides
forthepossibilityofissuingimportlicencesforbeefand
vealproducts;whereas,however,importsmusttakeplace
withinthelimitsofthequantitiesspecifiedforeachof
theseexportingnon-membercountries;
WhereastheCommission hasadoptedDecision
97/88/EC(4)relatingtolicenceapplicationssubmitted
from1to10January1997,expressedasbonedmeat,in
accordancewithRegulation (EC)No589/96;whereas,asa
resultofanadministrative error,certainquantitiesappliedforunderthesearrangements werenotcorrectlycom­
municatedtotheCommission ;whereas,therefore,
Commission Decision97/88/ECshouldbeamendedto
takeaccountofthosequantities,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Decision97/88/ECisherebyamendedasfollows:
1.inArticle1,asregardsGermany,thetextrelatingto
thequantitiesandcountriesoforiginisreplacedby
thefollowing:
'Germany:
—13,500tonnesoriginatinginMadagascar ,
—160,000tonnesoriginatinginBotswana';
2.inArticle2,thefiguresforBotswana,Madagascarand
Swazilandarereplacedby'18006,000tonnes',
'7550,500tonnes'and'3313,000tonnes'respectively .
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,6February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL89,10.4.1996,p.1.
(■')OJNoL84,3.4.1996,p.22.h)OJNoL27,30.1.1997,p.43.
COMMISSION DECISION of 2 October 1997 amending Decision 93/53/EEC setting up a scientific committee for designations of origin, geographical indications and certificates of special character (Text with EEA relevance) (97/656/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Whereas the conditions which must be complied with by the members of the committee in the exercise of their responsibilities should be specified,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Decision 93/53/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. the first sentence of Article 6 (1) is replaced by the following:

'Members shall be appointed for a term of three years.`;

2. Article 6 (2) is replaced by the following:

'2. Upon the expiry of the period of three years or two years, as the case may be, the members, chairman, and vice-chairman shall remain in office until they are replaced or their appointments are renewed.`;

3. Article 9 is replaced by the following:

'Article 9

1. Without prejudice to Article 214 of the Treaty, where the Commission's representative informs members of the committee that the opinion requested relates to a subject of a confidential nature, such members shall be under an obligation not to disclose information which has come to their knowledge through the work of the committee.

2. They shall not, either during or after their term of office, use for professional purposes information which has come to their knowledge in their capacity as members of the committee.`;

4. the following Article is inserted:

'Article 10

Members shall avoid any conflicts of interests in the performance of their duties.`

Done at Brussels, 2 October 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 57/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 December 1996

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products

(97/131/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, the Community and New Zealand entered into negotiations to determine the sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products;

Whereas, as a result of these negotiations an Agreement was signed on 17 December 1996;

Whereas, in order to avoid an interruption in trade and until such time as the two Parties notify each other of the completion of their respective procedures for ratification of the said Agreement as provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 18 (1) thereof, the two Parties have agreed to apply the Agreement provisionally as from 1 January 1997 in accordance with an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters;

Whereas that agreement should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products 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 person empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1996 amending Decision 93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC on imports of Equidae from Iceland (Text with EEA relevance) (97/36/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of Equidae (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 15 (a) and 16 thereof,

Whereas the veterinary authorities in Iceland have provided the Commission with assurances as to the absence of equine infectious anaemia from their territory;

Whereas the serological test for this disease ('Coggins test`) should therefore be discontinued on the importation of Equidae from Iceland; whereas the veterinary authorities in Iceland should nevertheless certify that Iceland is officially free of the disease;

Whereas Commission Decision 93/196/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of Equidae for slaughter (2), as last amended by Decision 96/279/EC (3), and Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered Equidae and Equidae for breeding and production (4), as last amended by Decision 96/279/EC, should therefore be amended;

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

1. Decision 93/196/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in Annex I (III) (j), the first indent is replaced by:

'- (i) a Coggins test for equine infectious anaemia (3), or

(ii) in the case of Equidae which have resided in Iceland from birth, it is certified that Iceland is officially free of equine infectious anaemia (3)`.

(b) in Annex II (III) (j), the first indent is replaced by:

'- (i) a Coggins test for equine infectious anaemia (4), or

(ii) in the case of Equidae which have resided in Iceland from birth, it is certified that Iceland is officially free of equine infectious anaemia (4)`.

2. In Decision 93/197/EEC, Annex II (Health Certificate A) (III) (j), the first indent is replaced by:

'- (i) a Coggins test for equine infectious anaemia (2), or

(ii) in the case of Equidae which have resided in Iceland from birth, it is certified that Iceland is officially free of equine infectious anaemia (2)`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42.

(2) OJ No L 86, 6. 4. 1993, p. 7.

(3) OJ No L 107, 30. 4. 1996, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 86, 6. 4. 1993, p. 16.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 October 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Belgium 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 and Dutch texts are authentic) (97/667/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 European Parliament and Council Directive 96/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,

Whereas the request submitted by Belgium on 14 August 1996, which reached the Commission on 20 August 1996, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with a type of reversing lamp by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 23 carried out in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;

Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of such reversing lamps and the lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 77/539/EEC of 28 June 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to reversing lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), and 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 (4), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/28/EC (5), are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 23 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 reversing lamps;

Whereas the measure provided for by 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 Belgium for an exemption concerning the production of a type of reversing lamp by virtue of ECE Regulation No 23 and the fitting thereof in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the type of vehicle for which it is intended is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Done at Brussels, 8 October 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 18, 21. 1. 1997, p. 7.

(3) OJ L 220, 29. 8. 1977, p. 72.

(4) OJ L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 256/13

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 May 1997

concerning questionnaires for Member States reports on the implementation of certain Directives in the waste sector (implementation of Council Directive 91/692/EEC)

(97/622/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 on the standardization and rationalization of reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the Environment (1), and in particular Articles 5 and 6 and its Annex VI,

Having regard to Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/350/EC (3),

Having regard to Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste (4), as last amended by Directive 94/31 /EC (5),

Having regard to European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (6),

Whereas Article 8 (1) of Directive 91/689/EEC requires Member States to transmit to the Commission information on the application of this Directive in the context of the report provided for in Article 16 (1) of Directive 75/442/EEC;

Whereas Article 17 of Directive 94/62/EC requires Member States to transmit to the Commission information on the application of this Directive in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 91/692/EEC;

Whereas Article 16 of Directive 75/442/EEC, has been replaced by Article 5 of Directive 91/692/EEC which requires Member States to transmit to the Commission information on the implementation of certain Community Directives in the form of a sectoral report;

Whereas, this report has to be established on the basis of a questionnaire or an outline drafted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC;

Whereas the first sectoral report will cover the period 1998 to 2000 inclusive;

Whereas the measures envisaged by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion expressed by the Committee established in accordance with Article 6 of the abovementioned Directive,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The questionnaires attached to this Decision, which relate to Directive 91/689/EEC and Directive 94/62/EC, are hereby adopted.

Article 2

The Member States will use these questionnaires as a basis for the drawing up of the sectoral reports they are required to submit to the Commission pursuant to Article 5 of Directive 91/692/EEC and to Article 17 of Directive 94/62/EEC.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 May 1997. For the Commission Ritt BJERREGAARD Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48.

(2) OJ L 194, 25. 7. 1975, p. 39.

(3) OJ L 135, 6. 6. 1996, p. 32.

(4) OJ L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 20.

(5) OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 28.

(6) OJ L 365, 31. 12. 1994, p. 10.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 October 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by the United Kingdom 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 English text is authentic) (97/677/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 European Parliament and Council Directive 96/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,

Whereas the request submitted by the United Kingdom on 6 January 1997, which reached the Commission on 7 January 1997, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with one type of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 carried out 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 97/30/EC (4), and 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 97/28/EC (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 by 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 the United Kingdom for an exemption concerning the production of one type of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and the fitting thereof in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the type of vehicle for which it is intended is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 8 October 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 18, 21. 1. 1997, p. 7.

(3) OJ L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 54.

(4) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 25.

(5) OJ L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 98/40/EC of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication of rabies for 1998 presented by Germany and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Official Journal of the European Communities L 16 of 21 January 1998)

On page 14, in Article 3(2), first indent:

for: '. . . every three months . . .`,

read: '. . . every six months . . .`.