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COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 December 1999

on the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products

(1999/869/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters to revise and extend the existing bilateral agreement and protocols on trade in textile products with the Republic of Belarus;

(2) this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should, considering the provisions on increases of quotas in 1999, be applied on a provisional basis as soon as possible before the end of 1999, after publication of this Decision in the Official Journal, pending the completion of procedures required for conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Republic of Belarus,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products shall be applied on a provisional basis, pending its formal conclusion and subject to reciprocal provisional application of the Agreement by the Republic of Belarus(1).

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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

It shall enter into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1999.

For the Council

The President

T. HALONEN

(1) The date from which provisional application will become effective will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series.
COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 July 1999

amending Commission Decision 94/360/EC on the reduced frequency of physical checks of consignments of certain products to be imported from third countries, pursuant to Council Directive 90/675/EEC

(notified under document number C(1999) 2517)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/518/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisations of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1) and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,

(1) Whereas the competent authorities of Switzerland, on 16 July 1999, have informed the services of the Commission that diethylstilboestrol (DES) has been detected on two occasions in beef meat imported from an establishment in the United States of America (USA);

(2) Whereas the use of DES, in view of its toxic properties, is banned by virtue of Article 2 (a) and Article 3 (a) of Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action of beta agonists(2);

(3) Whereas for the same reasons, the use of DES is also banned in the USA;

(4) Whereas the Commission services have not received any official explanation from the authorities in the USA on this problem or on the measures taken to control the situation;

(5) Whereas the inspection measures applied at Community border inspection posts should include specific testing for stilbenes;

(6) 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 Decision 94/360/EC(3), the second indent of paragraph 1 of Article 1(a) is replaced by the following text: "- two official samples shall be taken from each consignment and examined for residues of each of the xenobiotic hormones melengestrol acetate, trenbolone, zeranol, and stilbenes including diethylstilboestrol, and for abnormally high levels of residues of the natural hormones 17 beta oestradiol, progesterone and testosterone."

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.

(2) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 158, 25.6.1994, p. 41.
COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 September 1999

amending Decisions 79/491/EEC and 80/765/EEC laying down a code and standard rules for the transcription into a machine-readable form of the data of the basic surveys and the data relating to intermediate statistical surveys of areas under vines

(notified under document number C(1999) 2703)

(1999/661/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 of 5 February 1979 on statistical surveys of areas under vines(1), last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2329/98(2), and in particular Article 4(2) and (4), Article 5(5) and (6) and Article 6(4) thereof,

(1) Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 provides that the Member States shall submit to the Commission the results of the basic and intermediate surveys of areas under vines by geographical unit in the form of a schedule of tables;

(2) Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 provides that those Member States which process the results of surveys of areas under vines electronically shall submit the results to the Commission in a machine-readable form;

(3) Whereas the Commission, in Decision 79/491/EEC(3) relating to the basic surveys and Decision 80/765/EEC(4) relating to the intermediate surveys has fixed and coded the geographical units into which the results of the surveys of areas under vines shall be broken down;

(4) Whereas, owing to certain changes in the geographical units within the Member States, it has proved necessary to replace Annex II of Decision 79/491/EEC and Annex II of Decision 80/765/EEC for the transmission by the Member States of the results of the basic and intermediate surveys of areas under vines;

(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Owing to changes in the geographical units within the Member States, Annex II of Decision 79/491/EEC and Annex II of Decision 80/765/EEC shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 September 1999.

For the Commission

Yves-Thibault de SILGUY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 54, 5.3.1979, p. 124.

(2) OJ L 291, 30.10.1998, p. 2.

(3) OJ L 129, 28.5.1979, p. 9.

(4) OJ L 213, 16.8.1980, p. 34.

ANNEX

"ANNEX II

GEOGRAPHICAL UNITS LAID DOWN BY ARTICLE 4(3) OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 357/79

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 May 1999

recognising the fully operational character of Luxembourg's database for bovine animals

(notified under document number C(1999) 1270)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(1999/375/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products(1), and in particular Article 6(3), first indent,

Having regard to the request submitted by Luxembourg,

(1) Whereas on 14 August 1998, Luxembourg's authorities submitted to the Commission a request asking for recognition of the fully operational character of their database that forms part of Luxembourg's system for the identification and registration of bovine animals; whereas this request was accompanied by appropriate information that was updated on 12 March 1999;

(2) Whereas Luxembourg's authorities have undertaken the commitment to improve the reliability of this database ensuring in particular that (i) the competent authority will be able to promptly correct any errors or deficiencies which could be detected automatically or following the appropriate on-the-spot inspections; (ii) the delays for notification of movements, births and deaths shall be shortened to seven days and (iii) measures shall be taken to implement the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2630/97(2) as necessary; whereas, in addition, Luxembourg's authorities have undertaken the commitment to modify their current provisions regarding re-identification of bovine animals in case of lost ear tags so as to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 820/97; whereas Luxembourg's authorities have undertaken the commitment to implement those improvement measures at the latest by 30 July 1999;

(3) Whereas in view of the situation in Luxembourg, it is appropriate to recognise the fully operational character of the database for the bovine animals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Luxembourg database for bovine animals is recognised as fully operational from 1 August 1999.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Done at Brussels, 19 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 354, 30.12.1997, p. 23.
COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 June 1999

on the publication of the list of existing class A and B passenger ships notified by Greece in accordance with Council Directive 98/18/EC for which the derogation of Article 6(3)(g) may be applied

(notified under document number C(1999) 1712)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/461/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 98/18/EC of 17 March 1998 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships(1), and in particular Article 6(3)(g) thereof,

Whereas Greece has notified to the Commission the list of existing class A and B ships complying with the conditions for applying the derogation pursuant to Article 6(3)(g) of Directive 98/18/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The existing Class A and B passenger ships operating exclusively on domestic voyages between ports situated in Greece for which the derogation of Article 6(3)(g) may be applied are those listed in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 June 1999.

For the Commission

Neil KINNOCK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 144, 15.5.1998, p. 1.

ANNEX

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 September 1999

defining 4-MTA as a new synthetic drug which is to be made subject to control measures and criminal penalties

(1999/615/JHA)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,

Having regard to Joint Action 97/396/JHA of 16 June 1997 concerning the information exchange, risk assessment and the control of new synthetic drugs(1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,

Having regard to the initiative of the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) A report was drawn up, on the basis of Article 4(3) of Joint Action 97/396/JHA, by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) on the risk assessment of 4-MTA (P-Methylthioamphetamine or 4-Methylthioamphetamine);

(2) 4-MTA is an amphetamine derivative which appears to carry a higher risk of acute effects than MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) including adverse reactions and overdosage. In the European Union, it has been associated with a number of deaths and non-fatal cases requiring hospitalisation;

(3) 4-MTA has been identified as constituting a public health risk in serval Member States. It is at the moment subject to control in two Member States;

(4) 4-MTA is a potent psychoactive agent not currently listed in any of the Schedules to the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances which poses a serious threat to public health, comparable to the substances listed in Schedules I or II thereto and has no apparent therapeutic value;

(5) In some Member States, the trafficking of 4-MTA in combination with other illegal substances has been discovered;

(6) 4-MTA should be subjected by the Member states to control measures and criminal penalties, as provided for under their legislation complying with their obligations under the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances with respect to substances listed in Schedules I or II thereto,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Member States shall take the necessary measures, in accordance with their national law, to submit 4-MTA (P-Methylthioamphetamine or 4-Methylthioamphetamine) to control measures and criminal penalties, as provided for under their legislation complying with their obligations under the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances with respect to substances listed in Schedules I or II thereto.

Article 2

Member States shall, in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Joint Action 97/396/JHA, take the measures referred to in Article 1 within three months of the date on which this Decision takes effect.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.

It shall take effect on the day following that of its piblication.

Done at Brussels, 13 September 1999.

For the Council

The President

T. HALONEN

(1) OJ L 167, 25.6.1997, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 March 1999

approving certain contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever

(notified under document number C(1999) 769)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/246/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(1), as last amended by Decision 93/384/EEC(2), and in particular Article 14b thereof,

Whereas the criteria to be applied mutatis mutandis when drawing up contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever have been laid down in Commission Decision 91/42/EEC(3);

Whereas certain Member States have submitted for approval national contingency plans; whereas, after examination these plans fulfil all the criteria laid down in Decision 91/42/EEC and permit the desired objective to be attained subject to an effective implementation;

Whereas in order to ensure the plans' effectiveness it is necessary to carry out scenarios studies and simulation exercises;

Whereas the contingency plans must be kept up to date on a regular basis;

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 contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever submitted by the Member States listed in Annex I are approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 47, 21.1.1980, p. 11.

(2) OJ L 166, 8.7.1993, p. 34.

(3) OJ L 23, 29.1.1991, p. 29.

ANNEX

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

The Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2000/61/EC of 21 December 1999 amending Decision 93/436/EEC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Chile (OJ L 22 of 27.1.2000)



Official Journal L 035 , 10/02/2000 P. 0052 - 0052



Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2000/61/EC of 21 December 1999 amending Decision 93/436/EEC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Chile (Official Journal of the European Communities L 22 of 27 January 2000) On page 64 in the Annex, second indent of "IV. Health attestation", last line: for: "... and Decision 96/675/EC.", read: "... and Decisions 93/436/EEC and 96/675/EC."
Corrigendum to Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 79 of 30 March 2000)

On page 42 in Annex II, delete the third indent which reads:

- draw up a list of approved Community laboratories authorised to carry out these analyses,.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2000/550/EC of 15 September 2000 amending for the second time Decision 2000/486/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 234 of 16 September 2000)

On page 45 in the Annex:

for:

"ANNEX

The Provinces of:

EVROS

RODOPI

XANTHI",

read:

"ANNEX

"ANNEX I

The Province of:

EVROS

ANNEX II

The Provinces of:

RODOPI

XANTHI"

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 31 January 2000

appointing a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency

(2000/C 37/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second and third paragraphs of Article 54 thereof,

Having regard to Article X of the Statutes of the Euratom Supply Agency(1), as last amended by Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC of 1 January 1995(2),

Having regard to the Council Decision of 14 June 1999 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency(3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas a member's seat on the aforementioned Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Jean-François DEMALDENT, which was brought to the Council's attention on 8 July 1999;

Whereas that vacancy should be filled;

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the French Government on 8 July 1999,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Thierry KNOCKAERT is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency for the remainder of the Committee's term of office, that is until 28 March 2001.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. PINA MOURA

(1) OJ 27, 6.12.1958, p. 534/58.

(2) OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 186, 2.7.1999, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 December 1999

listing the areas of Belgium eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006

(notified under document number C(1999) 4944)

(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)

(2000/119/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

Whereas:

(1) point 2 of the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that Objective 2 of the Structural Funds is to support the economic and social conversion of areas facing structural difficulties;

(2) the first subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that the Commission and the Member States shall seek to ensure that assistance is genuinely concentrated on the areas most seriously affected and at the most appropriate geographical level;

(3) Commission Decision 1999/503/EC(2) lays down, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, a population ceiling for each Member State under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006. The ceiling for Belgium is 1269000 inhabitants;

(4) Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 states that the Commission, on the basis of proposals from the Member States and in close concertation with each Member State concerned, is to draw up a list of the areas eligible under Objective 2 with due regard to national priorities, without prejudice to the transitional support provided for in Article 6(2) of that Regulation;

(5) Article 4(11) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that each list of areas eligible under Objective 2 is to be valid for seven years from 1 January 2000; however, where there is a serious crisis in a given region, the Commission, acting on a proposal from a Member State, may amend the list of areas during 2003 in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 10 of Article 4, without increasing the proportion of the population within each region referred to in Article 13(2) of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The areas in Belgium eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the Annex hereto.

This list may be amended in the course of 2003.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999.

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 58.

ANNEX

LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE UNDER OBJECTIVE 2 OF THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN BELGIUM

(2000 to 2006)

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 31 January 2000

appointing a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency

(2000/C 37/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second and third paragraphs of Article 54 thereof,

Having regard to Article X of the Statutes of the Euratom Supply Agency(1), as last amended by Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC of 1 January 1995(2),

Having regard to the Council Decision of 14 June 1999 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency(3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas a member's seat on the aforementioned Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Blackwell GRESLEY, which was brought to the Council's attention on 8 October 1999;

Whereas that vacancy should be filled;

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the United Kingdom Government on 8 October 1999,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Mark ELLIOTT is heeby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency for the remainder of the Committee's term of office, that is until 28 March 2001.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. PINA MOURA

(1) OJ 27, 6.12.1958, p. 534/58.

(2) OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 186, 2.7.1999, p. 1.