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COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1998 amending Decision 97/432/EC on a Community financial contribution for a surveillance programme relating to the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in Albania, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (notified under document number C(1998) 3747) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/716/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 Articles 12 and 13 thereof,

Whereas outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease were reported during the late spring and/or summer of 1996 by Albania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;

Whereas the appearance of foot-and-mouth disease in eastern European countries is a serious danger to the Community's livestock population;

Whereas a sero-surveillance programme designed to detect antibodies to the foot-and-mouth disease virus has been drawn up for certain areas of Albania, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; whereas the said programme as carried out in accordance with a monitoring plan prepared by the Commission and the Member States provided valuable information on the disease situation in the areas subjected to surveillance;

Whereas in accordance with Commission Decision 97/432/EC (3) the designated laboratories must submit the financial report within six months of the date of their notification to the Commission that laboratory testing had started; whereas, however, the financial report of one of the designated national foot-and-mouth disease laboratories, was delayed for technical reasons;

Whereas it appears appropriate to extend the delay for submission of the financial report in order to allow the reimbursement of the expenses incurred by the laboratory at Pirbright in respect of the seriological survey in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia within the limits of the above Decision;

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

In the second indent of Article 2 of Decision 97/432/EC the word 'six` is replaced by the word 'twelve`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.

(2) OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.

(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1997, p. 15.
COMMISSION DECISION of 10 February 1998 amending Decision 97/569/EC on drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of meat products (Text with EEA relevance) (98/163/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 authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as amended by Decision 97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(4) thereof,

Whereas provisional lists of establishments in third countries producing meat products have been drawn up by Commission Decision 97/569/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 98/9/EC (4);

Whereas Singapore, Slovenia and Switzerland have sent a list of establishments producing poultry meat products and for which the responsible authorities certify that the establishment is in accordance with the Community rules;

Whereas a provisional list of establishments producing poultry meat products can thus be drawn up for Singapore, Slovenia and Switzerland; whereas Decision 97/569/EC should therefore be amended accordingly;

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 to Decision 97/569/EC.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 February 1998.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 1998.

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 234, 26. 8. 1997, p. 16.

(4) OJ L 3, 7. 1. 1998, p. 12.

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COMMISSION DECISION of 15 December 1997 amending for the fourth time Council Directive 82/894/EEC on the notification of animal diseases within the Community and temporarily amending the frequency of notification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Text with EEA relevance) (98/12/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 92/450/EEC (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,

Whereas outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy continue within Community territory; whereas that disease should accordingly be kept on the list of diseases notifiable under Directive 82/894/EEC;

Whereas, in the light of experience gained, the requirement to notify outbreaks of that disease should be extended; whereas, as a derogation until 31 December 2002, weekly reporting of outbreaks containing the information normally required for secondary outbreaks appears sufficient;

Whereas provisions adopted previously concerning notification of the disease should be repealed;

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

'Bovine spongiform encephalopathy` is hereby added to Annex I to Directive 82/894/EEC.

Article 2

By way of a derogation from Article 3 (1) of Directive 82/894/EEC, all outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy shall be notified until 31 December 2002 in accordance with Article 4 of that Directive.

Article 3

Decision 92/450/EEC is hereby repealed.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 378, 31. 12. 1982, p. 58.

(2) OJ L 248, 28. 8. 1992, p. 77.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 May 1998 amending Decision 97/468/EC on drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of wild game meat (notified under document number C(1998) 1375) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/369/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 authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by Decision 97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(4) thereof,

Whereas provisional lists of establishments producing wild game meat have been drawn up by Commission Decision 97/468/EC (3);

Whereas Canada, New Zealand, the USA and Uruguay have sent a list of establishments producing wild 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 wild game meat can thus be drawn up for Canada, New Zealand, the USA and Uruguay;

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 97/468/EC.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 10 May 1998.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 May 1998.

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. 62.

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COMMISSION DECISION of 3 March 1998 concerning the extension of an exemption granted to Germany 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 German text is authentic) (98/205/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 by Decision 96/21/EC (3) the Commission approved the request for an exemption submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Article 8(2)(c) of Directive 70/156/EEC concerning one type of gas discharge lamp for three types of headlamp for motor vehicles, meeting the requirements of UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulations Nos 8, 98 and 99, with a view to the granting of EC type approval;

Whereas the request for an extension of the exemption submitted by Germany on 16 July 1997 is justified by the fact that the measures needed to adapt the Directives which were the subject of that exemption have not yet come into force and the exemption should therefore be extended until the entry into force of the adaptations to those directives and, in any case, for a maximum period of 24 months;

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 exemption granted to Germany by Decision 96/21/EC is hereby extended until the entry into force of the adaptations to the directives concerned and, in any case, for a period not exceeding twenty-four months.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 1998.

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 7, 10. 1. 1996, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 202/64

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 July 1998

on financing the fixed costs of the system of managing technical assistance for the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States and the overseas countries and territories (OCT)

(98/461/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the fourth ACP-EC Convention, signed at Lome on 15 December 1989 and amended by the agreement signed in Mauritius on 4 November 1995,

Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (1),

Having regard to the Internal Agreement on the financing and administration of Community aid under the second financial protocol of the fourth ACP-EC Convention, hereafter called the ‘Internal Agreement’, and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas it is necessary to cover, for a period of four years, the fixed costs arising from the replacement of the European Association for Cooperation for the Management of Technical Assistance for the ACP States and the OCT;

Whereas the revenue accruing from the interest on the deposited funds referred to in Article 9(2) of the Internal Agreement would cover these fixed costs,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The sum of ECU 5,5 million shall be deducted from the revenue accruing from the interest on the funds deposited with paying agents in Europe referred to in Article 319(4) of the fourth ACP-EC Convention, to finance the fixed costs arising from the replacement of the European Association for Cooperation for the management of technical assistance for the ACP States and the OCT.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 13 July 1998. For the Council The President W. SCHÜSSEL

(1) OJ L 263, 19. 9. 1991, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 97/803/EC (OJ L 329, 29. 11. 1997, p. 50).
Corrigendum to Decision No 182/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 1998 concerning the fifth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (1998 to 2002) (Official Journal of the European Communities L 26 of 1 February 1999)

On page 13, indent 'Research relating to public health and health services`, first subparagraph, after the words 'effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of health promotion and health-care technologies and interventions`, the following words shall be inserted: 'including evaluation of the effectiveness of non-conventional therapies,`.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 1999/366/EC of 4 June 1999 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ferro-silicon originating in Egypt and Poland

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 142 of 5 June 1999)

The publication of Decision 1999/366/EC is to be considered void.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 1999/568/EC of 27 July 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to light bulbs

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 216 of 14 August 1999)

On page 20, in part B of the Annex, point 2, against the entry "Double-ended" in the table:

for: " > 10000 hours but > 20000 hours",

read: " > 10000 hours but < 20000 hours".
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 June 1998 on the conclusion of an Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America (1999/78/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113, in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence and (3), first subparagraph, and Article 228(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America, signed in London on 18 May 1998, has been negotiated and should be approved;

Whereas certain tasks for implementation have been attributed to the Joint Committee established by the Agreement, and in particular the power to amend certain aspects of the Sectoral Annexes thereto;

Whereas the appropriate internal procedures should be established to ensure the proper functioning of the Agreement, and whereas it is necessary to empower the Commission to make certain technical amendments to the Agreement and to take certain decisions for its implementation,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America, including its Annexes, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement and the Annexes thereto is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, transmit the letter provided for in Article 21(1) of the Agreement (1).

Article 3

1. The Commission shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee provided for in Article 14 of the Agreement, and in the Joint Sectoral Committees established by the Sectoral Annexes, assisted by the special committee designated by the Council. The Commission shall proceed, after consultation with this special committee, to the appointments, notifications, exchange of information and the requests for verifications referred to in Articles 10(b), 12, 13, and 14(2) of the Agreement and the equivalent provisions of its Sectoral Annexes.

2. The position of the Community with regard to decisions to be taken by the Joint Committee or if appropriate in the Joint Sectoral Committees shall be determined, with regard to amendments of the Sectoral Annexes (Article 14(4)(b), and Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Agreement and the equivalent provisions of its Sectoral Annexes), and verification of compliance in accordance with Article 7(d) of the Agreement, by the Commission, following consultation of the special committee, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

3. In all other cases the position of the Community in the Joint Committee or Joint Sectoral Committees shall be determined by the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission. The same procedure shall apply to decisions taken by the Community in the framework of Articles 16 and 21 of the Agreement.

Done at Luxembourg, 22 June 1998.

For the Council

J. BATTLE

The President

(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 February 1999 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (1999/162/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 Council Decision 98/110/EC of 26 January 1998 (1), appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,

Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Arnold Vaatz, alternate member, notified to the Council on 29 January 1999;

Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Mathias Rössler is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Arnold Vaatz for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.

Done at Luxembourg, 22 February 1999.

For the Council

The President

H.-F. von PLOETZ

(1) OJ L 28, 4. 2. 1998, p. 19.
COMMISSION DECISION of 5 February 1999 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1998 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (notified under document number C(1999) 458) (1999/185/EC, ECSC, Euratom)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities,

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2762/98 (2) and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X,

Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 1945/98 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1998 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment;

Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings (4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;

Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1998 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,

DECIDES:

Sole Article

With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1998 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.

The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the date referred to in the first paragraph.

Done at Brussels, 5 February 1999.

For the Commission

Hans VAN DEN BROEK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 346, 22. 12. 1998, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 253, 15. 9. 1998, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 194, 10. 7. 1998, p. 47.

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COMMISSION DECISION of 4 February 1999 amending Decision 93/160/EEC drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species and Decision 95/94/EC establishing a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries (notified under document number C(1999) 230) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/150/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 7 and 8(1) thereof,

Whereas Hungary meets the criteria for inclusion in the list of third countries from which imports of pig semen are authorised;

Whereas Commission Decision 93/160/EEC of 17 February 1993 (2), as amended by Decision 94/453/EC (3), establishes a list of third countries from which Member States may authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species;

Whereas Commission Decision 95/94/EC (4), as amended by Decision 97/170/EC (5), establishes a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries;

Whereas the competent veterinary services of the United States of America and Hungary have sent a list of semen collection centres officially approved for the export of pig semen to the Community; whereas the Community has received guarantees regarding these centres' compliance with the requirements of Article 8 of Directive 90/429/EEC; whereas the list of approved centres 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

Hungary is added to the Annex to Decision 93/160/EEC, as amended.

Article 2

In the Annex to Decision 95/94/EC, as amended:

1. the following collection centres are added to Part 2:

- PIC Kentucky Gene Transfer Center

3003 Pleasant Ridge Road

Adolphus, KY

Approval code: 97 KY001

- Swine Genetics International, Ltd

30805 595th Avenue

Cambridge, Iowa

Approval code: 95 IA001;

2. a new Part 3 is added, for Hungary:

'PART 3

HUNGARY

- OMTV RT Magyarkereszturi.Al-Allomas

9346 Magyarkeresztur Kossuth L.u.63

Hungary

Approval code: H.05`.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 62.

(2) OJ L 67, 19. 3. 1993, p. 27.

(3) OJ L 187, 22. 7. 1994, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 73, 1. 4. 1995, p. 87.

(5) OJ L 68, 8. 3. 1997, p. 27.