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NoL83/18EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.4.96
COMMISSION DECISION
of26March1996
suspendingthebuying-inofbutterincertainMemberStates
(96/248/EC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No2931/95(2),andinparticularthefirstsubpa­
ragraphofArticle7a(1)andArticle7a(3)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No777/87(3),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofAustria,Finlandand
Sweden,setsoutthecircumstances underwhichthe
buying-inofbutterandskimmed-milk powdermaybe
suspendedandsubsequentlyresumedand,wheresuspen­
siontakesplace,thealternativemeasuresthatmaybe
taken;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1547/87(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1802/95(^lays
downthecriteriaforopeningandsuspendingthe
buying-inofbutterbyinvitationtotenderintheMember
Statesor,inthecaseoftheUnitedKingdomand
Germany,inaregionthereof;
WhereasCommission Decision95/500/ECof24
November1995(^suspendsthebuying-inofbutterinall
MemberStates;whereasinformationonmarketprices
showsthattheconditionlaiddowninArticle1(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No1547/87isnolongermetinSpain;
whereasthelistofMemberStatesinwhichthatsuspen­
sionappliesmustbeadjustedaccordingly ;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionarein
accordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Thebuying-inofbutterbyinvitationtotenderas
providedforinArticle1(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
777/87isherebysuspendedinBelgium,Denmark,
Germany,Greece,France,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg ,the
Netherlands ,Austria,Portugal,Finland,Sweden,Great
BritainandNorthernIreland.
Article2
Decision95/500/ECisherebyrepealed.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofBelgium,
theKingdomofDenmark,theFederalRepublicof
Germany,theHellenicRepublic,theKingdomofSpain,
theFrenchRepublic,Ireland,theItalianRepublic,the
GrandDuchyofLuxembourg ,theKingdomofthe
Netherlands ,theRepublicofAustria,thePortuguese
Republic,theRepublicofFinland,theKingdomof
SwedenandtheUnitedKingdom.
DoneatBrussels,26March1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL14»,2b.6.p.U.
(2)OJNoL307,20.12.1995,p.10.
(3)OJNoL78,20.3.1987,p.10.
(<)OJNoL144,4.6.1987,p.12.0OJNoL174,26.7.1995,p.27.¥)OJNoL287,30.11.1995,p.55.
NoL31/28PEN!OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.2.96
COMMISSION DECISION
of23January1996
onapplicationsforimportlicencesforBasmatiricesubmittedduringthefirst
fiveworkingdaysofthemonthofJanuary1996underthearrangements
providedforinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3877/86
(96/135/EC)
theBasmatiricepriceduringthefirstfiveworkingdays
ofthemonthofJanuary1996,licencesmaybeissuedin
respectofallquantitiesappliedfor,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ImportlicencesforBasmatiricefallingwithinCNcode
1006shallbegrantedforthefullquantitiesincases
wheretheapplications forimportlicenceswere
submitted,underthearrangementsprovidedforinRegu­
lation(EEC)No3877/86,duringthefirstfiveworking
daysofthemonthofJanuary1996andwerethesubject
ofthecommunication totheCommissionprovidedforin
Article7ofRegulation(EEC)No81/92.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
of16December1986onimportsofriceofthelong-grain
aromaticBasmativariety('),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3130/91(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
81/92of15January1992layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmati
variety(3),asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2123/95(4),
andinparticularArticle5(1)thereof,
WhereaspursuanttoArticle5(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
81/92theCommissionmust,notlaterthanthe13thday
aftertheexpiryofthetimelimitforsubmittingapplica­
tionsforlicences,notifytheMemberStates:
—thatlicencesmaybeissuedinrespectofallthe
quantitiesappliedfor,or
—thatastandardpercentagereductionshouldbe
appliedtothosequantities,or
—thattheconditionsforapplyingthereducedlevyhave
notbeenmet;
Whereas,inthelightofthequantitiesforwhichapplica­
tionshavebeensubmitted,thequantitiesavailableandDoneatBrussels,23January1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.
(2)OJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.1.
(3)OJNoL10,16.1.1992,p.9.h)OJNoL212,7.9.1995,p.8.
COMMISSION DECISION of 29 January 1996 amending Decision 94/86/EC drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of wild game meat (Text with EEA relevance) (96/137/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild game meat (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 16 (2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 94/86/EC (2) established a provisional list of third countries from which importation of wild game meat is authorized;

Whereas it is necessary to adapt Decision 94/86/EC to take into account amendments in Community legislation referred to by it;

Whereas further written assurances have been received from Tunisia; whereas examination of these assurances has shown that this country satisfies the requirements of the Community;

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

Part I of the Annex to Decision 94/86/EC is replaced by the following:

'PART I

List of countries from which Member States shall authorize imports of wild feathered game meat:

- the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of fresh poultry meat appearing in Commission Decision 94/85/EC (*),

- Greenland,

- Tunisia.

(*) OJ No L 44, 17. 2. 1994, p. 31.`

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 January 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 35.

(2) OJ No L 44, 17. 2. 1994, p. 33.
COMMISSION DECISION of 23 February 1996 amending Decision 94/984/EC laying down animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the importation of fresh poultrymeat from certain third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (96/298/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Directive 93/121/EC (2), and in particular 11, paragraph 1 thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 94/984/EC (3), as amended by Decision 95/302/EC (4), established the animal health conditions and the veterinary certificates for imports of fresh poultrymeat from certain third countries;

Whereas it is now possible to review the list of countries by including Argentina, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Madagascar and Slovenia and to establish the regionalization for China, in accordance with information received from these countries, in some cases completed with the results of an on-the-spot inspection carried out by the Commission services; whereas however Madagascar can comply with the requirements of model A in respect of goose and duck liver only;

Whereas a certain delay should be provided for these changes to enable the competent authorities in the Member States to implement this Decision; whereas a further delay is needed for imports from China, in view of the regionalization of this country;

Whereas the title of the Decision needs to be extended to third countries in general and the reference to certain third countries has to be deleted;

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

Commission Decision 94/984/EC is amended as follows:

1. In the title, the word 'certain` is deleted;

2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 March 1996.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 February 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 35.

(2) OJ No L 340, 31. 12. 1993, p. 39.

(3) OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1994, p. 11.

(4) OJ No L 185, 4. 8. 1995, p. 50.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

Third countries or parts of third countries which are allowed to use the certificates laid down in Annex II for imports of fresh poultrymeat into the Community

Note: the characters A and B refer to the model established in part 2 of Annex II.

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COMMISSION DECISION of 2 February 1996 on the recognition of the Irish standard IS310: First Edition, establishing specifications for environmental management systems, in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 (Text with EEA relevance) (96/149/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 of 29 June 1993, allowing voluntary participation by companies in the industrial sector in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,

Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 establishes that companies implementing national, European and international standards for environmental management systems and audits and certified, according to appropriate certification procedures, as complying with those standards shall be considered as meeting the corresponding requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93, provided that, in particular, the standards and procedures are recognized by the Commission acting in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 19 of the same Regulation;

Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 states that the references of the recognized standards and criteria shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;

Whereas the Commission has been requested to recognize the Irish standard IS310: First Edition establishing specification for environmental management systems;

Whereas the Irish standard IS310: First Edition includes specification for environmental management systems and audit corresponding to certain requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93;

Whereas the Committee established under Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 did not give a favourable opinion on the draft of the measure which was submitted to it by the Commission; whereas the Council could not reach agreement to either adopt the measure proposed by the Commission or to reject it; whereas under such circumstances the proposed measure shall be adopted by the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the purpose of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93, the Commission hereby recognizes that the Irish standard IS310: First Edition establishing specification for environmental management systems contains requirements corresponding to those of the abovementioned Regulation specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is without prejudice to the elaboration of requirements for environmental management and audit systems in any future European standard and does not constitute a dispensation from the obligation to transpose European standards as national standards without change, and to withdraw conflicting national standards in due time.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 February 1996.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 168, 10. 7. 1993, p. 1.

ANNEX

REQUIREMENTS OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1836/93 FOR WHICH THERE ARE CORRESPONDING STANDARDS IN THE IS310: FIRST EDITION

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COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1995 adopting specific measures to temporarily prohibit use of the comprehensive guarantee for certain transit procedures (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (96/37/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1762/95 (2), and in particular Article 360 thereof,

Whereas the customs administration of the Federal Republic of Germany by letter dated 6 September 1995, indicated its wish to apply the abovementioned Article 360 in order to prevent temporary use of the comprehensive guarantee for external Community transit operations involving the goods listed in the Annex to this Decision and for which it seeks the agreement of the Commission;

Whereas external Community transit operations involving the goods are made the subject of specific information with particular reference to the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1468/81 (3);

Whereas as a result of information supplied by the customs administration of the Federal Republic of Germany and also as a result of information compiled by the Commission, fraud involving the goods in the context of the external Community transit regime appears to have reached significant proportions;

Whereas such external Community transit operations present an exceptionally high risk of fraud which can pose a considerable threat to Community and national budgets as well as to concerned economic operators;

Whereas the fight against fraud in transit makes it necessary to adopt measures within a Community strategy to ensure greatest effectiveness;

Whereas the request of the customs administration of the Federal Republic of Germany is well-founded,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Commission authorizes the customs administration of the Federal Republic of Germany to take specific measures, in conformity with Article 360 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, with effect form a date to be fixed by that administration, to temporarily forbid the use of the comprehensive guarantee for external Community transit operations involving goods in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1995.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 171, 21. 7. 1995, p. 8.

(3) OJ No L 144, 2. 6. 1981, p. 1.

ANNEX

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COUNCIL DECISION of 9 August 1996 setting the date on which Joint Action 96/442/CFSP adopted by the Council on 15 July 1996 shall take effect (96/508/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.3 thereof,

Having regard to the general guidelines given by the European Council meeting in Corfu on 24 and 25 June 1994,

Whereas, with a view to a continued European Union presence to consolidate the achievements of the European Union Administration of Mostar (EUAM) after its expiry on 22 July 1996, the Council adopted on 15 July 1996 Joint Action 96/442/CFSP (1) on the nomination of a Special Envoy of the EU in the city of Mostar, to take effect once the conditions set out in Article 10 were fulfilled;

Whereas, since those conditions were not fulfilled, on 26 July 1996 the Council adopted Joint Action 96/476/CFSP (2) on interim arrangements, which expired on 4 August 1996;

Whereas the conditions set out in Article 10 of Joint Action 96/442/CFSP have now been fulfilled,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The European Union notes that the conditions set out in Article 10 of Joint Action 96/442/CFSP have been fulfilled.

2. Consequently, Joint Action 96/442/CFSP shall take effect as from 5 August 1996.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 9 August 1996.

For the Council

The President

D. SPRING

(1) OJ No L 185, 24. 7. 1996, p. 2.

(2) OJ No L 195, 6. 8. 1996, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 325/20

COUNCIL DECISION

of 6 December 1996

concerning the adoption of the guidelines for the indicative programmes concerning financial and technical measures to accompany the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (MEDA)

(96/706/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 of 23 July 1996 on financial and technical measures to accompany the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (MEDA) (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas it is necessary for the Commission to take into account the findings and recommendations of reports from the Court of Auditors on cooperation with the Mediterranean partners;

Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 provides that the Council shall, on a proposal from the Commission, adopt guidelines for the indicative programmes which are to define the main objectives of cooperation with the Mediterranean partners;

Whereas the Commission submitted a Communication on 8 March 1995 entitled ‘Strengthening the Mediterranean policy of the European Union: proposals for the implementation of a Euro-Mediterranean partnership’;

Whereas, in the Barcelona Declaration, the Euro-Mediterranean partnership has been adopted to meet the challenges facing the region,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The guidelines for the indicative programmes concerning financial and technical measures to accompany the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (MEDA indicative programmes), as shown in the Annex to this Decision, are hereby adopted.

Article 2

These guidelines shall be reviewed in conjunction with Regulation (EC) No 1488/96, as provided for in Article 15 (6) thereof.

Article 3

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

It shall take effect on the date of its publication.

Done at Brussels, 6 December 1996. For the Council The President D. SPRING

(1) OJ No L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 97/447/EC of 16 July 1997 exempting imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 as maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 193 of 22 July 1997)

In Annex B, on page 36, line 13:

for: "Flli Masciaghi SRL",

read: "Flli Masciaghi SpA".
COUNCIL DECISION of 17 December 1996 amending Decision 95/514/EC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (97/33/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (1), and in particular Article 16 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (2), and in particular Article 16 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (3), and in particular Article 16 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (4), and in particular Article 15 (1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, in Decision 95/514/EC (5) it has been determined for a limited period that field inspections carried out in certain third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species satisfies the conditions laid down in Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC; whereas in Decision 95/514/EC it has also been determined that seed of certain species produced in certain third countries was equivalent to corresponding seed produced in the Community;

Whereas Decision 95/514/EC will expire on 31 December 1996; whereas a new decision is therefore necessary;

Whereas, in this Decision, reference to the OECD schemes for the varietal certification of seed moving in international trade was made as one of the bases for Community equivalence;

Whereas in 1995 a system of alternative seed certification was included in these schemes as an experiment;

Whereas, the results of this experiment have not yet been evaluated;

Whereas, in these circumstances, it appears desirable to ensure continuation of the equivalence, but to limit it, to a further period of 12 months,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 6 of Decision 95/514/EC '31 December 1996` shall be replaced by '31 December 1997`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1996.

For the Council

The President

I. YATES

(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2290/66. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

(2) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 96/18/EC (OJ No L 76, 26. 3. 1996, p. 21).

(3) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 95/6/EC (OJ No L 67, 25. 3. 1995, p. 30).

(4) OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 96/18/EC (OJ No L 76, 26. 3. 1996, p. 21).

(5) OJ No L 296, 9. 12. 1995, p. 34. Decision as last amended by Commission Decision 96/217/EC (OJ No L 72, 21. 3. 1996, p. 37).
COUNCIL DECISION of 20 December 1996 repealing Directive 75/339/EEC obliging the Member States to maintain minimum stocks of fossil fuel at thermal power stations (97/7/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 103a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas Directive 75/339/EEC (4) was adopted in the wake of the oil crisis in the 1970s in order to help to improve the Community's security of supply;

Whereas the objective was to place an obligation on the Member States to take all appropriate measures to oblige electricity producers to maintain, permanently, a level of fossil fuel stocks sufficient to ensure the continuation of electricity supplies for at least 30 days;

Whereas the electricity industry keeps the fuel stocks which it needs in order to guarantee supplies to power stations, regardless of the aforementioned Directive;

Whereas the Commission has not requested the information on existing stocks from the Member States for many years, since it does not consider this information very useful;

Whereas if a crisis were to arise, the Directive would no longer be useful to improve electricity supplies,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Directive 75/339/EEC is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1996.

For the Council

The President

S. BARRETT

(1) OJ No C 272, 18. 9. 1996, p. 9.

(2) OJ No C 380, 16. 12. 1996.

(3) Opinion delivered on 28 November 1996 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(4) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1975, p. 35.