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COMMISSION DECISION of 17 January 1997 deferring, as regards the importation of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production from third countries, the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of Council Directive 92/34/EEC (97/110/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants, intended for fruit production (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 95/26/EC (2), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,

Whereas, by virtue of Decision 95/26/EC the date in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive was deferred until 31 December 1996;

Whereas the Commission is required pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Directive 92/34/EEC to decide whether propagating material and fruit plants produced in a third country and affording the same guarantees as regards obligations on the supplier, identity, characteristics, plant health, growing medium, packaging, inspection arrangements, marking and sealing, are equivalent in all these respects to propagating material and fruit plants produced in the Community and complying with the requirements and conditions of the Directive;

Whereas, however, the information presently available on the conditions applying in third countries is still not sufficient to enable the Community to make any such decision in respect of any third country at this stage;

Whereas it is known that, Member States have imported propagating material and fruit plants produced in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent trade patterns from being disrupted Member States should be allowed to continue to apply to the import of propagating material and fruit plants from third countries conditions equivalent to those applicable to the production and marketing of products obtained in the Community, in accordance with Article 16 (2) of the said Directive;

Whereas propagating material and fruit plants imported by a Member State in accordance with a decision taken by that Member State pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 16 (2) of the said Directive should be subject to no marketing restrictions as regards the matters referred to in Article 16 (1) of the said Directive in other Member States;

Whereas accordingly the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive should be further deferred;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The date referred to in Article 16 (2), first subparagraph of Directive 92/34/EEC is hereby deferred until 31 December 1998.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 January 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 157, 10. 6. 1992, p. 10.

(2) OJ No L 36, 16. 2. 1995, p. 36.
COUNCIL DECISION of 24 February 1997 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee (97/155/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 194 and 195 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 166 and 167 thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision 94/660/EC, Euratom of 26 September 1994 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1994 to 20 September 1998 (1),

Whereas a seat as a member of that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Gian Paolo Carrozza, of which the Council was notified on 18 October 1996;

Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Italian Government on 21 January 1997,

Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Maurizio Angelo is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Gian Paolo Carrozza for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 1998.

Done at Brussels, 24 February 1997.

For the Council

The President

H. VAN MIERLO

(1) OJ No L 257, 5. 10. 1994, p. 20.
11.4.97 |EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL96/37
COMMISSION DECISION
of1April1997
suspendingthebuying-inofbutterincertainMemberStates
(OnlytheDanish,German,Greek,French,Dutch,Finnish,SwedishandEnglishtextsare
authentic)
(97/243/EC)
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Thebuying-inofbutterbyinvitationtotenderas
providedforinArticle1(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
777/87isherebysuspendedinBelgium,Denmark,
Germany,Greece,France,Luxembourg ,theNetherlands ,
Austria,Finland,SwedenandGreatBritainandNorthern
Ireland.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No1587/96(2),andinparticularthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle7a(1)andArticle7a(3)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No777/87f),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofAustria,Finlandand
Sweden,setsoutthecircumstances underwhichthe
buying-inofbutterandskimmed-milk powdermaybe
suspendedandsubsequentlyresumedand,wheresuspen­
siontakesplace,thealternativemeasuresthatmaybe
taken;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1547/87(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1802/95(5),lays
downthecriteriaforopeningandsuspendingthe
buying-inofbutterbyinvitationtotenderintheMember
Statesor,inthecaseoftheUnitedKingdomand
Germany,inaregionthereof;
WhereasCommissionDecision97/166/EC(6)suspends
thebuying-inofbutterincertainMemberStates;whereas
informationonmarketpricesshowsthatthecondition
laiddowninArticle1(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1547/87iscurrentlymetinBelgium,Denmark,Germany,
Greece,France,Luxembourg ,theNetherlands ,Austria,
Finland,Sweden,GreatBritainandNorthernIreland;
whereasthelistofMemberStatesinwhichthatsuspen­
sionappliesmustbeadjustedaccordingly ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionarein
accordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
Decision97/166/ECisherebyrepealed.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofBelgium,
theKingdomofDenmark,theFederalRepublicof
Germany,theHellenicRepublic,theFrenchRepublic,
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourg ,theKingdomofthe
Netherlands ,theRepublicofAustria,theRepublicof
Finland,theKingdomofSwedenandtheUnited
KingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.
DoneatBrussels,1April1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.21.
0OJNoL78,20.3.1987,p.10.
(4)OJNoL144,4.6.1987,p.12.
j-5)OJNoL174,26.7.1995,p.27.
(")OJNoL64,5.3.1997,p.22.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 March 1997 amending Decision 95/473/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in France (Text with EEA relevance) (97/227/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (2), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof,

Whereas Member States may obtain the status of approved farm free of infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) for fish farms situated in a zone which is not approved as regards those diseases;

Whereas the list of approved farms in France was established by Commission Decision 95/473/EC (3), as amended by Decision 96/289/EC (4);

Whereas France, by letters dated 31 May 1996 and 10 October 1996, submitted to the Commission the justifications for obtaining the status of approved farm in a non-approved zone in respect of IHN and VHS for other farms as also the national rules ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval;

Whereas the Commission and the Member States have examined the justifications notified by France in respect of those farms;

Whereas this examination shows that some farms meet all the requirements set out in Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC and that some farms do not meet these requirements, particularly as regards the sampling programme and the provisions relating to infrastructures;

Whereas, consequently, the farms which are in compliance with Directive 91/67/EEC may benefit from the status of approved farm in a non-approved zone;

Whereas those farms should be added to the list of farms which have already been approved;

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 Decision 95/473/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 269, 11. 11. 1995, p. 31.

(4) OJ No L 109, 3. 5. 1996, p. 23.

ANNEX

APPROVED FISH FARMS IN FRANCE WITH RESPECT TO IHN AND VHS

1. Pisciculture de Sarrance

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

F-40260 Castets.

2. Pisciculture des Sources

Aveyron

F-12540 Cornus.

3. SCEA 'Truites du lac de Cartravers`

Bois Boscher

Côtes d'Armor

F-22460 Merleac.

4. Pisciculture du Thélohier

Ille-et-Vilaine

F-35190 Cardroc.

5. Pisciculture de Plainville

Eure-et-Loire

F-28400 Marolles-les-Buis.

6. Pisciculture du ruisseau de Dompierre

Meuse

F-55300 Lacroix-sur-Meuse.

7. Pisciculture du Vaucheron

Meuse

F-55130 Gondrecourt-le-Château.

8. Pisciculture de la source de la Deüe

Meuse

F-55500 Cousances-aux-Bois.

9. Pisciculture de Pissos

Landes

F-40410 Pissos.
COMMISSION DECISION of 2 April 1997 on financial assistance for the Community reference laboratory for bivalve mollusc diseases (Only the French text is authentic) (97/260/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 Article 28 (2) thereof,

Whereas in Annex A to Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995 introducing minimum Community measures for control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs (3), Ifremer at La Tremblade in France is designated Community reference laboratory for bivalve mollusc diseases;

Whereas its functions and duties are set out in Annex B to Directive 95/70/EC; whereas Community aid must be conditional on accomplishment of these;

Whereas financial aid should be given to this Community reference laboratory to assist it in the execution of these functions and duties;

Whereas for budget reasons Community financial aid is granted for a period of one year;

Whereas for supervisory purposes Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1287/95 (5), should apply;

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 Community shall grant financial aid to France for discharge of the functions and duties, as set out in Annex B to Directive 95/70/EC, of the Community reference laboratory for bivalve mollusc diseases.

Article 2

The Ifremer laboratory at La Tremblade in France shall discharge the functions and duties referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

The aid is set at a maximum of ECU 90 000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1997.

Article 4

The aid shall be paid as follows:

- 70 % in advance on request from France,

- the balance following presentation of supporting technical (report) and financial documents by France. These documents must be presented before 1 March 1998.

Article 5

Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 6

This Decision is addressed to France.

Done at Brussels, 2 April 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.

(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.

(3) OJ No L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 33.

(4) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.

(5) OJ No L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION of 10 April 1997 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee on the Opening-up of Public Procurement (97/C 119/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to Commission Decision 87/305/EEC of 26 May 1987 setting up an advisory committee on the opening-up of public procurement (1),

Having regard to Commission Decision 87/560/EEC (2), which increased the maximum number of members of the Committee from 24 to 25,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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The persons whose names are listed below are appointed as members of the Advisory Committee from 1 April 1997 and for a period of two years.

Peter AGAR

Frans H. J. J. ANDRIESSEN

Sue ARROWSMITH

Jesús BANEGAS NUÑEZ

Henning CHRISTOPHERSEN

Pierre DEVOLVÉ

Kjell Olof FELDT

Angelo FERRO

Jytte FREDENSBORG

Emilio GABAGLIO

Paul HIPPERT

Laureano LÓPEZ-RODÓ

Victor MARTINS

Philippe MATHEÏ

Alan McCARTHY

Sheila McKECHNIE

Paolo MENGOZZI

Bernhard MOLITOR

Hans-Werner MUELLER

François PASTEAU

Paavo RANTANEN

Jean-Claude ROUDE

Franz SCHOSER

Wassilios SKOURIS

Walter WOLFSBERGER

(1) OJ No L 152, 12. 6. 1987, p. 32.

(2) OJ No L 338, 28. 11. 1987, p. 37.
COMMISSION DECISION of 23 April 1997 amending Decision 96/742/EC drawing up a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on products and animals from third countries and laying down detailed rules concerning the checks to be carried out by the veterinary experts of the Commission (Text with EEA relevance) (97/298/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC, and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 96/742/EC (4), as amended by Decision 97/165/EC (5), draws up a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on products and animals from third countries;

Whereas certain border inspection posts have been inspected by the Commission's departments; whereas, in addition, the Member States may propose that posts included in the list be withdrawn or that new posts be included therein, these new posts having to be inspected before inclusion in the list;

Whereas, in view of the results of the inspections and the proposals by the competent authorities of Member States, Decision 96/742/EC must 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 Decision 96/742/EC is amended as follows:

In the section concerning Spain, the references relating to the border inspection post of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria are replaced by the following:

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Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 April 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.

(4) OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 91.

(5) OJ No L 64, 5. 3. 1997, p. 19.
COMMISSION DECISION of 9 April 1997 amending Decision 93/25/EEC approving certain treatments to inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods (Text with EEA relevance) (97/275/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), as last amended by Directive 96/23/EC (2), and in particular Chapter IV (IV) (2) of the Annex thereto,

Whereas Commission Decision 93/25/EEC of 11 December 1993 approving certain treatments to inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods (3) introduced three types of heat treatment adequate to ensure the health of the products;

Whereas the Netherlands has suggested an alternative to the processes set out in the Annex to Decision 93/25/EEC;

Whereas this treatment has been examined and approved by the Standing Veterinary Committee;

Whereas the Annex to Decision 93/25/EEC needs to be amended to include this treatment;

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 Decision 93/25/EEC of 11 December 1993 approving certain treatments to inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods is hereby amended as follows.

The following is added under B:

'3. - steaming under pressure in an enclosed space where:

- the requirements relating to cooking time and the internal temperature of the mollusc flesh referred to at 1 above are met,

- the uniform distribution of heat in the enclosed space is guaranteed by validated methodology in the framework of the own-checks programme.`

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 April 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.

(2) OJ No L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 10.

(3) OJ No L 16, 25. 1. 1993, p. 22.
COMMISSION DECISION of 27 May 1997 amending the list of areas in industrial decline under Objective 2 as designated in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 (97/349/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,

Whereas a list of areas eligible under Objective 2 was drawn up by Commission Decision 94/169/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/634/EC (4), for the period 1994 to 1996;

Whereas this list was amended by Commission Decision 96/472/EC (5), as amended by Decision 97/237/EC (6) for the 1997 to 1999 programming period;

Whereas a technical error was introduced into Decision 96/472/EC as regards the designation of industrial areas eligible under Objective 2 in the region of Lombardy,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list of areas in industrial decline under Objective 2 for the period 1997 to 1999, as drawn up pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, is hereby amended in respect of the three communes belonging to the Milan district in the region of Lombardy. The changes to be made are as follows:

1. Commune of Garbagnate Milanese: the 'frazione di Bariana` is replaced by the cadastral sections 1 to 4, 29, 33 and 34;

2. Commune of Lainate: the cadastral sections 5 to 9, 13 and 15, are withdrawn and replaced by the cadastral sections 10, 12, 18, 19, 22, 28, 31, 34 and 35;

3. Commune of Arese: cadastral sections 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18, are replaced by sections 4, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23 and 25.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 May 1997.

For the Commission

Monika WULF-MATHIES

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.

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

(4) OJ No L 284, 6. 11. 1996, p. 19.

(5) OJ No L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.

(6) OJ No L 94, 9. 4. 1997, p. 20.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 May 1997 on the appointment of members of the European Consultative Forum on the environment and sustainable development (Text with EEA relevance) (97/307/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Decision 97/150/EC of 24 February 1997 on the setting up of a European Consultative Forum on the environment and sustainable development (1), and in particular Articles 4 and 7 (1) thereof,

Whereas the members of the European Consultative Forum on the environment and sustainable development are to be appointed by the Commission in the light of recommendations from organizations representing each sector concerned at Community level;

Whereas it is necessary to appoint 32 Members of the Forum for a period of four years;

Whereas it is necessary that the Commission designate a chairman from among the members of the Forum for a period of two years,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are appointed as members of the European Consultative Forum on the environment and sustainable development:

Maria Buitenkamp

Willy Buschak

Margarida Cancela d'Abreu

Carmen de Andrés

Oliver Doubleday

Brigitte Ederer

John Elkington

Sylvie Faucheux

Marco Gaasch

Ralph Hallo

Thomas Immelmann

Per Kågeson

Jens Kampmann

Klaus Kohlhase

Jacques Kummer

Arunas Kundrotas

Bedrich Moldan

Armando Montanari

Joaquín Nieto Sainz

Hannu Nilsen

Thymio Papayannis

Ingolf Pernice

Giorgio Porta

Teresa Presas

Fiona Reynolds

Jean Salmon

Thorvald Stoltenberg

Uno Svedin

Margaret Sweeney

Laurence Tubiana

Silvia Zamboni

Tomasz Zylicz

Article 2

Thorvald Stoltenberg is designated as chairman of the European Consultative Forum on the environment and sustainable development for a period of two years.

Done at Brussels, 16 May 1997.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 58, 27. 2. 1997, p. 48.