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COMMISSION DECISION of 25 October 1996 amending the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 (96/634/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,

Whereas a clerical error has crept into the Commission Decision 94/169/EC (3) with regard to the name of an industrial area eligible under Objective 2,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 established on the basis of Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 is hereby amended by replacing 'Am Staden` with 'Kaninchenberg` in the eligible area of the NUTS level III region of Saarbrücken, Stadtverband.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 October 1996.

For the Commission

Monika WULF-MATHIES

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.

(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.

(3) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1994, p. 1.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 May 1996

adopting a member and two alternates of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture

(96/C 156/02)

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 26 February 1996 (2) the Council appointed members and alternates of the Committee for the period ending 25 February 1999; whereas Ms Anne-Marie RUELLE was appointed an alternate for that period;

Whereas the Belgian Government has designated Mr Richard MARTIN to replace Ms Anne-Marie RUELLE;

Whereas the Italian Government has designated Mr Graziano TRIPPA as a member;

Wheres the Italian Government has designated Mr Bruno MICHELIN as an alternate,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Richard MARTIN is hereby appointed an alternate of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture in place of Ms Anne-Marie RUELLE for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 25 February 1999.

Article 2

Mr Graziano TRIPPA is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture for the period ending on 25 February 1999.

Article 3

Mr Bruno MICHELIN is hereby appointed an alternate of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the field of Architecture for the period ending on 25 February 1999.

Done at Brussels, 14 May 1996.

For the Council

The President

E. GUZZANTI

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

(2) OJ No C 74, 14. 3. 1996, p. 1.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 11 March 1996

appointing a full member and an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Veterinary Training

(96/C 99/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 78/1028/EEC of 18 December 1978 setting up an Advisory Committee on Veterinary Training (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof;

Whereas, by its Decision of 25 March 1994 (2) the Council appointed Mr Heinrich BOTTERMANN as a full member and Ms A. M. P. NAP as an alternate member for the period ending 24 March 1997;

Whereas the German Government nominated Mr Gerhard KOTHMANN to replace Mr Heinrich BOTTERMANN;

Whereas the Netherlands Government nominated Mr H. C. A. LEENMANS to replace Ms A. M. P. NAP,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Gerhard KOTHMANN is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on Veterinary Training to replace Mr Heinrich BOTTERMANN, for the remainder of the latter's term of office, i.e. until 24 March 1997.

Article 2

Mr H. C. A. LEENMANS is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Veterinary Training to replace Ms A. M. P. NAP, for the remainder of the latter's term of office, i.e. until 24 March 1997.

Done at Brussels, 11 March 1996.

For the Council

The President

G. CARAVALE

(1) OJ No L 362, 23. 12. 1978, p. 10.

(2) OJ No C 100, 9. 4. 1994, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 November 1996 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) (96/679/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 Belgium on 7 March 1996, which reached the Commission on 8 March 1996, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of seven types of vehicle with eleven 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 Belgium for an exemption concerning the production and fitting of 11 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 the Kingdom of Belgium.

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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 25 November 1996 concerning certain protective measures with regard to canned tuna originating in Côte d'Ivoire (Text with EEA relevance) (96/662/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,

Whereas there have been cases in the Community of humans being poisoned by botulinum;

Whereas the investigation traced this poisoning to tins of tuna imported from a factory in Côte d'Ivoire;

Whereas the presence of botulinum toxin constitutes a serious danger for human health; whereas the necessary protective measures should be adopted swiftly at Community level;

Whereas imports of canned tuna from this plant should be suspended until the Côte d'Ivoire authorities provide the requisite health guarantees;

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

Member States shall ban imports of canned tuna originating in the 'Conserves Internationales de Côte d'Ivoire` plant, No 120PP.

Article 2

Member States shall amend the measures that they apply to imports to comply with this Decision. They shall inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 November 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION of 29 November 1996 amending Decision 93/467/EEC authorizing Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC, in respect of oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in Canada or the United States of America (96/724/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 96/14/EC (2), and in particular Article 14 (1) thereof,

Having regard to the requests made by Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and the Netherlands,

Whereas, pursuant to the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in North American countries, may, in principle, not be introduced into the Community because of the risk of introducing Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt., the cause of oak wilt;

Whereas Commission Decision 93/467/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 94/812/EC (4) permits derogations for oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached originating in Canada and the United States of America provided that special conditions are satisfied;

Whereas Decision 93/467/EEC as amended stipulated that the authorization shall expire on 31 December 1996;

Whereas, on the basis of the information available at present, the conditions for the derogation in the aforementioned Decision should be maintained;

Whereas the circumstances justifying the authorization still obtain;

Whereas the authorization should therefore be extended for a further limited period;

Whereas the Commission will ensure that Canada and the United States of America make all technical information available which is necessary to continue to monitor the functioning of the protective measures required under the aforementioned technical conditions;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 93/467/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 1 (2) (b), '- Zeebrugge ` is added after '- Wismar`.

2. in Article 2 (b), the words '[. . . ] reach the ports of unloading not later than 30 April` are replaced by the words 'reach the places of final storage not later than 30 April`.

3. in Article 3, '31 December 1996` is replaced by '31 December 1998`.

4. in Annex I, part 7, '94/812/EC` is replaced by '96/724/EC`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 November 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.

(2) OJ No L 68, 19. 3. 1996, p. 24.

(3) OJ No L 217, 27. 8. 1993, p. 49.

(4) OJ No L 332, 22. 12. 1994, p. 71.
COUNCIL DECISION of 6 December 1996 amending Decision 93/731/EC on public access to Council documents (96/705/Euratom, ECSC, EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 151 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 30 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121 (2) thereof,

Having regard to its Rules of Procedure, and in particular Article 22 thereof,

Whereas experience has shown that a number of amendments need to be made to Council Decision 93/731/EC of 20 December 1993 on public access to Council documents (1);

Whereas provision should be made for some flexibility in the time limits for the General Secretariat's reply to an application for access to a Council document and the Council's reply to a confirmatory application; whereas use of this option should be exceptional;

Whereas Article 9 of Decision 93/731/EC is obsolete and should be replaced,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decision 93/731/EC is hereby amended as follows:

(i) in footnote 1 to Article 2 (1), '170 rue de la Loi` shall be replaced by '175 rue de la Loi`;

(ii) the following paragraph shall be added to Article 7:

'5. Exceptionally, the Secretary-General, having notified the applicant in advance, may extend by one month the time limits laid down in the first sentence of paragraph 1 and in paragraph 3`;

(iii) Article 9 shall be replaced by the following:

'Article 9

In 1996, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary-General shall submit a report on the implementation of this Decision.`

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 6 December 1996.

For the Council

The President

D. SPRING

(1) OJ No L 340, 31. 12. 1993, p. 43.
NoL78/44HEN!OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.3.96
COMMISSION DECISION
of19March1996
onimportlicencesinrespectofbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginBotswana,
Kenya,Madagascar ,SwazilandandZimbabwe
(96/237/EC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereasthequantitiesinrespectofwhichlicencesmay
beappliedforfrom1April1996,shouldbefixedwithin
thescopeofthetotalquantityof39100tonnes;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,whereasitseemsexpedienttorecallthatthisDecisionis
withoutprejudicetoCouncilDirective72/462/EECof12
December1972onhealthandveterinaryinspection
problemsuponimportationofbovine,ovineandcaprine
animalsandswine,freshmeatormeatproductsfrom
thirdcountries(4),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden, HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStates(ACP)orinthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2916/95(2),andinparti­
cularArticle27thereof, HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1 HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1636/95of5July1995temporarilyadaptingthespecial
importarrangementsinthebeefsectorprovidedforin
Regulation(EEC)No715/90withtheviewtotheim­
plementationoftheAgreementonAgricultureconcluded
duringtheUruguayRoundofmultilateraltradenegotia­
tions(3),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1636/95
providesforthepossibilityofissuingimportlicencesfor
beefandvealproducts;whereas,however,importsmust
takeplacewithinthelimitsofthequantitiesspecifiedfor
eachoftheseexportingnon-membercountries;ThefollowingMemberStatesshallissueon21March
1996importlicencesforbeefandvealproducts,expressed
asbonedmeat,originatingincertainAfrican,Caribbean
andPacificStates,inrespectofthefollowingquantities
andcountriesoforigin:
Germany:
—350,000tonnesoriginatinginBotswana,
—238,000tonnesoriginatinginMadagascar ;
Greece:
—36,000tonnesoriginatinginZimbabwe;
UnitedKingdom:
—350,000tonnesoriginatinginBotswana,
—60,000tonnesoriginatinginSwaziland,
—705,000tonnesoriginatinginZimbabwe.Whereastheapplicationsforimportlicencessubmitted
between1and10March1996,expressedintermsof
bonedmeat,inaccordancewithRegulation(EC)No
1636/95,donotexceed,inrespectofproductsoriginating
fromBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar,Swazilandand
ZimbabwethequantitiesavailablefromtheseStates;
whereasitisthereforepossibletoissueimportlicencesin
respectofthequantitiesrequested;
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
I1)OJNoL305,19.12.1995,p.49.
(3)OJNoL155,6.7.1995,p.25. (<)OJNoL302,31.12.1972,p.28.

28.3.96 IEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL78/45
Article2
Licenceapplicationsmaybesubmitted,pursuantto
Article3(3)ofRegulation(EC)No1636/95duringthe
first10daysofApril1996forthefollowingquantitiesof
bonedbeefandveal:Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,19March1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission—Botswana :
—Kenya:
—Madagascar :
—Swaziland :
—Zimbabwe :17271,000tonnes,
142,000tonnes,
7042,187tonnes,
3263,000tonnes,
7576,180tonnes.
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 January 1996 laying down the specimen pedigree certificates for the ova of breeding animals of the bovine species and the particulars to be entered on those certificates (Text with EEA relevance) (96/80/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 77/504/EEC of 25 July 1977 on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Accession Treaty of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 5 and the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) thereof,

Whereas, under the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, the Commission shall determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate that may accompany ova of breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter into intra-Community trade;

Whereas those certificates themselves may be dispensed with provided that the particulars mentioned in this Decision are already present in reference documentation referring to the ova of breeding animals of the bovine species that enter into intra-Community trade;

Whereas the specimen and the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species are already laid down in Commission Decision 86/404/EEC (2) and those for semen and embryos are already laid down in Commission Decision 88/124/EEC (3); whereas the information on breeding animals of the bovine species should be included in the certificate on ova;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following particulars must be mentioned in the certificate for intra-Community trade of the ova of breeding animals of the bovine species:

- up-to-date data as listed in Article 1 of Decision 86/404/EEC concerning the donor cow as well as its blood group,

- information allowing identification of the ovum, the date of its collection and the names and addresses of the ovum collection centre and of the consignee.

If there is more than one ovum in a single straw, this must be clearly stated and furthermore the ova must all have the same dam.

Article 2

The particulars provided for in Article 1 may be indicated:

1. in the form of a certificate conforming to the specimen in the Annex;

2. in documentation accompanying the bovine ova. In this event the competent authorities must certify that the particulars set out in Article 1 are indicated in those documents, by the following formula:

'The undersigned certifies that these documents, contain the particulars mentioned in Article 1 of Commission Decision 96/80/EC`.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 January 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 206, 12. 8. 1977, p. 8.

(2) OJ No L 233, 20. 8. 1986, p. 19.

(3) OJ No L 62, 8. 3. 1988, p. 32.

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 March 1996

designating the representative organizations of workers in Spain required to draw up lists of candidates for the representation of workers on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community

(96/C 113/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular to Article 18 thereof,

Whereas in its Decision of 23 October 1995 (1) the Council designated the representative organizations of producers and workers required to draw up lists of candidates for the representation of producers and workers on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community, except for the representative organizations of workers in Spain;

Whereas the representative organizations of workers in Spain, which are required to draw up lists of twice as many candidates as there are seats allotted to them, should be designated;

Whereas a notification has been submitted by the Spanish Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The representative workers' organizations listed in the table annexed to this Decision are hereby designated to draw up lists of candidates on the basis of which the members representing workers on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community shall be appointed in numbers equal to those shown in the abovementioned table in respect of those same organizations.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 March 1996.

For the Council

The President

T. TREU

(1) OJ No C 296, 10. 11. 1995, p. 4.

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