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COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 September 1983

concerning the establishments in the United Mexican States from which Member States may authorize the importation of fresh meat

(83/470/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof,

Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC;

Whereas Mexico has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of establishments authorized to export to the Community;

Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the case of these establishments has to be re- examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community rules;

Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them;

Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made;

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. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, Member States shall prohibit the importation of fresh meat coming from establishments in Mexico.

2. The Member States may continue to authorize, until 30 April 1984, imports of fresh meat coming from establishments which have been officially proposed by the Mexican authorities, as of 18 February 1983, pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 May 1984.

The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 October 1983.

Article 3

This Decision shall be reviewed and, if necessary, amended before 1 January 1984.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 September 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.

(2) OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 34.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 October 1983

amending Decision 81/983/EEC approving certain food-aid operations carried out by humanitarian organizations and exempting them from monetary compensatory amounts

(Only the English text is authentic)

(83/524/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture following the temporary widening of the margins of fluctuation for the currencies of certain Member States (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 109/83 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1371/81 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2898/81 (4), laid down detailed rules for the administrative application of the monetary compensatory amounts introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 974/71;

Whereas exports to non-member countries, carried out in the context of the food-aid operations referred to in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1371/81, should be exempted from monetary compensatory amounts where such exports are carried out by humanitarian organizations and approved in accordance with Community procedure;

Whereas several humanitarian organizations were approved by Commission Decision 81/983/EEC of 20 November 1981 (5), as last amended by Commission Decision 83/289/EEC of 30 May 1983 (6); whereas the name of one of those organizations has been changed; whereas another organization has ceased its activities; whereas, therefore, the said Decision should be amended;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant management committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The organization 'Polish Relief Fund (Midlands)' in the second line and the specification '(Worthing)' in the third line of the Annex to Decision 81/983/EEC are hereby deleted.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.

Done at Brussels, 13 October 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 16, 20. 1. 1983, p. 3.

(3) OJ No L 138, 25. 5. 1981, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 287, 8. 10. 1981, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 361, 16. 12. 1981, p. 23.

(6) OJ No L 155, 14. 6. 1983, p. 18.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 October 1983

establishing that the apparatus described as 'Varian - Gas Chromatograph, model 3740, with accessories' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties

(83/510/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas, by letter dated 5 April 1983, Belgium has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Varian - Gas Chromatograph, model 3740, with accessories', ordered on 20 November 1981 and intended to be used for the analysis of odour components and in particular for the research to maintain or improve foodstuffs quality and to combat the fetid odours produced by enterprises, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;

Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 23 September 1983 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;

Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a chromatograph;

Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The apparatus described as 'Varian - Gas Chromatograph, model 3740, with accessories', which is the subject of an application by Belgium of 5 April 1983, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 October 1983.

For the Commission

Karl-Heinz NARJES

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.

(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32.
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COUNCIL DECISION

of 4 November 1983

revising the amounts for the documentary requirements in Annex II concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to Decision 80/1186/EEC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community

(83/544/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 80/1186/EEC of 16 December 1980 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 11 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,

Whereas Article 6 of Annex II to Decision 80/1186/EEC provides that the Community may, where necessary, revise the amounts for determining when forms EUR 2 may be used instead of movement certificates EUR 1 or when no documentary evidence of origin is required as laid down in Article 16 of that Annex; whereas the amounts in question were most recently revised by Decision 81/880/EEC (2);

Whereas as a consequence of the automatic change, which takes place every two years, of the base date provided for in the said Annex II, the effective value of the limits expressed in the national currencies concerned, which correspond to the amounts laid down in Articles 6 and 16 of the said Annex, would be reduced; whereas in order to offset such a reduction it is necessary to increase the amounts in question,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex II to Decision 80/1186/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

- the amount laid down in Article 6 (1), point (b) is hereby increased to 2 000 ECU;

- the amounts laid down in Article 16 (2) are hereby increased to 140 ECU and 400 ECU respectively.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 May 1983.

Done at Brussels, 4 November 1983.

For the Council

The President

C. VAITSOS

(1) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1980, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 326, 13. 11. 1981, p. 31.
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COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 November 1983

enabling the European Regional Development Fund to exceed the 70 % limit for infrastructure investment projects for the period 1981 to 1983

(83/595/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 of 18 March 1975 establishing a European Regional Development Fund (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 214/79 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) (b) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Whereas Article 4 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 provides that assistance from the European Regional Development Fund for infrastructure investments should not exceed 70 % of total Fund assistance over a period of three years;

Whereas the aid granted by the Fund in 1981, 1982 and up to 30 June 1983, together with applications currently under consideration, brings the average aid granted to Member States' infrastructure investment to 70 % of the total amount available to the Fund in the period 1981 to 1983;

Whereas further applications for aid for infrastructure investment will reach the Commission before the end of 1983 and the amount for infrastructure investment would, if the aid were granted, exceed the 70 % limit;

Whereas the Commission will be unable to grant the requests unless the abovementioned ceiling is lifted by the Council;

Whereas Article 4 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 provides that commitments from the Fund in excess of the 70 % limit may be made by a decision of the Council acting on a proposal from the Commission,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The limit of 70 % for infrastructure projects fixed in Article 4 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 may be exceeded for the three-year period 1981 to 1983.

Done at Brussels, 29 November 1983.

For the Council

The President

G. VARFIS

(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 35, 9. 2. 1979, p. 1.

(3) Opinion delivered on 17/18 November 1983 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 November 1983

withdrawing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever

(83/581/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 82/893/EEC (2), and in particular Article 4c (1) (c) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as last amended by Directive 82/893/EEC, and in particular Article 13a (2) thereof,

Whereas Council Decision 82/838/EEC (4) recognizes certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as being either officially swine-fever-free or swine-fever-free;

Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have been recorded in some of the parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany referred to in Annexes I and II to Decision 82/838/EEC;

Whereas, by Decision 83/74/EEC (5), the Commission has suspended for a period of 15 days the status of official freedom from swine fever or freedom from swine fever of affected parts of German territory;

Whereas, taking account of the epidemiological evolution of the disease, the Commission, by Decision 83/117/EEC (6), temporarily prolonged this period of suspension for certain regions beyond the 15 days provided for initially;

Whereas, since that time, study of the epidemiological situation leads to the conclusion that the disease has persisted in certain districts and it is necessary to withdraw the status of officially swine-fever-free from these districts;

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 status of those parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as areas recognized to be officially swine-fever-free within the meaning of Article 4c (1) (c) of Directive 64/432/EEC is withdrawn for the region listed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 November 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.

(2) OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1982, p. 57.

(3) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24.

(4) OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 27.

(5) OJ No L 47, 19. 2. 1983, p. 29.

(6) OJ No L 76, 22. 3. 1983, p. 22.

ANNEX

Regions in the Federal Republic of Germany for which the officially swine-fever-free status is withdrawn

The Regierungsbezirk of Koeln.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 November 1983

approving an amendment to the programme for fresh fruit and vegetables marketed through auctions in the Netherlands, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77

(Only the Dutch text is authentic)

(83/618/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3164/82 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas on 16 June 1983 the Dutch Government forwarded an amendment to the programme for fresh fruit and vegetables marketed through auctions, which has been approved by the Commission Decision of 20 March 1980 (3);

Whereas the amendment relates to the updating of this programme and its prolongation until 1987 and is consistent with the objections and provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;

Whereas the question under what conditions the common action initiated by Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 will be continued beyond the date laid down in Article 16 (1) of the said Regulation remains open; whereas it is therefore appropriate to limit approval of the amendment to the programme to applications referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;

Whereas the measures provided for in ths Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The amendment to the programme for fresh fruit and vegetables marketed through auctions submitted by the Dutch Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 16 June 1983 is hereby approved.

2. This approval is confined to projects presented up to 1 May 1984.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 30 November 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 332, 27. 11. 1982, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 97, 15. 4. 1980, p. 45.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 November 1983

approving a supplement to the programme for the fisheries sector in France pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77

(Only the French text is authentic)

(83/596/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3164/82 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas the French Government forwarded a programme for the fisheries sector in France on 3 June 1981; whereas on 21 January 1982 the French Government communicated the final additional data concerning this programme;

Whereas the programme was approved on 7 May 1982 by Commission Decision 82/336/EEC (3);

Whereas the French Government communicated a supplement to the programme on 21 April 1983; whereas it supplied information concerning this supplement most recently on 29 September 1983;

Whereas the supplement to the programme relates to investments carried out by coastal wholesalers to improve facilities for the refrigeration and filleting of fresh fish; whereas it is intended to promote the rationalization and modernization of this sector; whereas it is also intended to improve product quality and to enhance the value added to basic products; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;

Whereas the supplement includes a sufficient number of the details listed in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 to show that the aims mentioned in Article 1 of the said Regulation may be achieved in the fisheries sector in France;

Whereas the time required for the execution of the supplementary programme does not exceed the period laid down in amended Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion delivered jointly by the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure and the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The supplement to the regional programme for the fisheries sector in France, which was submitted on 21 April 1983 and concerning which, further information was most recently supplied by the French Government on 29 September 1983, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 25 November 1983.

For the Commission

Giorgios CONTOGEORGIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 332, 27. 11. 1982, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 153, 3. 6. 1982, p. 21.
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 December 1983

establishing that the apparatus decribed as 'Hewlett Packard - Q meter, model 4342A' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties

(83/630/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas, by letter dated 6 June 1983, France has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Hewlett Packard - Q meter, model 4342A', ordered on 14 February 1983 and intended to be used to define accurately a rational industrial process for the production of glued, laminated wood by the high-frequency method, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;

Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 15 November 1983 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;

Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a Q meter;

Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The apparatus decribed as 'Hewlett Packard - Q meter, model 4342A' which is the subject of an application by France of 6 June 1983 may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 December 1983.

For the Commission

Kal-Heinz NARJES

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.

(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32.