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COUNCIL DECISION of 22 April 1997 approving the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the Community and the ACP States concerning Annex XL to the fourth ACP-EC Convention relating to the Joint Declaration concerning agricultural products referred to in Article 168 (2) (a) (ii) (97/683/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the Community and the ACP States concerning Annex XL to the fourth ACP-EC Convention relating to the Joint Declaration concerning agricultural products referred to in Article 168 (2) (a) (ii) should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the Community and the ACP States concerning Annex XL to the fourth ACP-EC Convention relating to the Joint Declaration concerning agricultural products referred to in Article 168 (2) (a) (ii) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community and shall apply with effect from 1 January 1996.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall notify the ACP States of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on behalf of the European Community.

Article 3

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

Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 1997.

For the Council

The President

J. VAN AARTSEN
COMMISSION DECISION of 24 October 1997 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of the Community reference laboratory for classical swine fever, Hannover, Germany (97/749/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/EEC (2), and in particular Article 28 (2) thereof,

Whereas Annex VI to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, designates the Institute of Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany, as the reference laboratory for classical swine fever;

Whereas all functions and duties which the laboratory has to perform are specified in Annex VI to that Directive; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on the accomplishment of these;

Whereas the Community financial aid should be granted to the Community reference laboratory to enable it to carry out the said functions and duties;

Whereas for budgetary reasons the Community assistance should be 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 (EC) 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 Germany financial assistance for the functions and duties to be carried out in the Community reference laboratory for classical swine fever at the Institute for Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.

Article 2

The Institute for Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany, shall perform the functions and duties to which Article 1 relates. The provisions of Annex VI of Council Directive 80/217/EEC shall apply.

Article 3

The Community's financial assistance shall be a maximum of ECU 150 000 for the period from 1 October 1997 to 30 September 1998.

Article 4

The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:

- 70 % by way of an advance at Germany's request,

- the balance following presentation of supporting technical and financial documents. These documents must be presented before 1 December 1998.

Article 5

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

Article 6

This Decision is addressed to Germany.

Done at Brussels, 24 October 1997.

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 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.

(5) OJ L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION of 17 November 1997 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters (Text with EEA relevance) (97/796/ECSC, Euratom)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Company, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed in Brussels on 9 February 1995, it is necessary to approve the Interim Agreement signed in Brussels on 28 November 1996 between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters;

Whereas the conclusion of the Interim Agreement is necessary to attain the objectives of the Community set out in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and whereas the Treaty did not make provision for all the cases covered by this Decision,

Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the assent of the Council, given on 22 July 1997,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters, together with the Protocol and the declarations, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

These texts are attached to this Decision (1).

Article 2

The President of the Commission shall give the notification provided for in Article 33 of the Interim Agreement on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 17 November 1997.

For the Commission

The President

Jacques SANTER

(1) OJ L 235, 26. 8. 1997, p. 3.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Belgium 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 Dutch and French texts are authentic) (97/839/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 the request submitted by Belgium on 14 March 1997, which was received by the Commission on 18 March 1997, was accompanied by a report containing the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the installation on one type of motor vehicle of two types of headlamps fitted with two types of gas discharge lamps; whereas the two types of headlamps and lamps are the subject of an exemption granted pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c);

Whereas the installation of these new types of headlamps fitted with gas discharge lamps meets the requirements of UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 48; whereas it is therefore justified to allow the type of motor vehicle to benefit from the granting of EEC type-approval on condition that the type of vehicle concerned is equipped with an automatic headlamp levelling system, a headlamp cleaning device and a system guaranteeing that dipped-beam headlamps are lit even if the main-beam headlamps are lit;

Whereas the Community Directive concerned will be amended in order to enable headlamps fitted with gas discharge lamps to be installed on one type of vehicle;

Whereas the measure provided for in 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 REGULATION:

Article 1

The request submitted by Belgium for an exemption concerning the installation on one type of motor vehicle of two types of headlamps fitted with two types of gas discharge lamps is hereby approved on condition that the type of vehicle concerned is equipped with an automatic headlamp levelling system, a headlamp cleaning device and a system guaranteeing that dipped-beam headlamps are lit even if the main-beam headlamps are lit.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 1997.

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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 December 1997 amending Decision 97/534/EC on the prohibition of the use of material presenting risks as regards transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance) (97/866/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,

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 (4), last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (5), and in particular Article 19 thereof,

Whereas the Commission adopted on 30 July 1997 Decision 97/534/EC on the prohibition of the use of material presenting risks as regards transmissible spongiform encephalophathies (6); whereas that Decision is to apply from 1 January 1998;

Whereas, however, more time is needed to review the implications of that Decision for a wide range of products and to review new scientific advice; whereas, therefore, the date from which Decision 97/534/EC is to apply should be deferred;

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 Article 10 of Decision 97/534/EC, the date of '1 January 1998` is hereby replaced by that of '1 April 1998`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.

(3) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.

(4) OJ L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 95.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by the United Kingdom 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 English text is authentic) (97/857/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 the request submitted by the United Kingdom on 4 April 1997, which reached the Commission on 11 April 1997, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with five types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 carried out in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;

Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/30/EC (4), and of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/28/EC (6), are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 7 and No 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;

Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and fitting of such stop lamps;

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 request submitted by the United Kingdom for an exemption concerning the production of five types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and the fitting thereof in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the type of vehicle for which they are intended is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 1997.

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 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 54.

(4) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 25.

(5) OJ L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Italy 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 Italian text is authentic) (97/856/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 the request submitted by Italy on 10 April 1997, which reached the Commission on 14 April 1997, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with one type of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 carried out in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;

Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/30/EC (4), and of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/28/EC (6), are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 7 and No 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;

Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and fitting of such stop lamps;

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 request submitted by Italy for an exemption concerning the production of one type of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and the fitting thereof in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the type of vehicle for which it is intended is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 1997.

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 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 54.

(4) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 25.

(5) OJ L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 171, 30. 6. 1997, p. 1.
NoL64/22(ENI OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.3.97
COMMISSION DECISION
of20February1997
suspendingthebuying-inofbutterincertainMemberStates
(OnlytheDanish,German,Greek,French,Dutch,Finnish,SwedishandEnglishtextsare
authentic)
(97/166/EC)
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)No777/87(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(5),lays
downthecriteriaforopeningandsuspendingthe
buying-inofbutterbyinvitationtotenderintheMember
Statesor,inthecaseoftheUnitedKingdomand
Germany,inaregionthereof;
WhereasCommissionDecision97/113/EC(6)suspends
thebuying-inofbutterincertainMemberStates;whereas
informationonmarketpricesshowsthatthecondition
laiddowninArticle1(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1547/87iscurrentlymetinBelgium,Germany,Greece,
France,Luxembourg ,theNetherlands ,Austria,Finland,
Sweden,NorthernIrelandandGreatBritainbutisno
longermetinDenmark;whereasthelistofMember
Statesinwhichthatsuspensionappliesmustbeadjusted
accordingly ;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionarein
accordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Thebuying-inofbutterbyinvitationtotenderas
providedforinArticle1(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
777/87isherebysuspendedinBelgium,Germany,
Greece,France,Luxembourg ,theNetherlands ,Austria,
Finland,SwedenandNorthernIrelandandGreatBritain.
Article2
Decision97/113/ECisherebyrepealed.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofBelgium,
theKingdomofDenmark,theFederalRepublicof
Germany,theHellenicRepublic,theFrenchRepublic,
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourg ,theKingdomofthe
Netherlands ,theRepublicofAustria,theRepublicof
Finland,theKingdomofSwedenandtheUnited
KingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.
DoneatBrussels,20February1997.
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.
(5)OJNoL174,26.7.1995,p.27.
(«)OJNoL40,11.2.1997,p.22.
COMMISSION DECISION of 17 June 1997 amending Decision No 94/324/EC laying down specific conditions for importing fishery and aquaculture products from Indonesia (Text with EEA relevance) (97/401/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive No 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 No 95/71/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 (5) thereof,

Whereas the list of establishments approved by Indonesia for importing fishery and aquaculture products into the Community has been drawn up in Commission Decision No 94/324/EC (3), as last amended by Decision No 96/31/EC (4); whereas this list may be amended following the communication of a new list by the competent authority in Indonesia;

Whereas the competent authority in Indonesia has communicated a new list adding 35 establishments, deleting 119 establishments, and amending the data of 11 establishments;

Whereas it is necessary to amend the list of approved establishments;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision have been drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down by Commission Decision No 90/13/EEC (5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex B of Decision No 94/324/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 June 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 40.

(3) OJ No L 145, 10. 6. 1994, p. 23.

(4) OJ No L 9, 12. 1. 1996, p. 6.

(5) OJ No L 8, 11. 1. 1990, p. 70.

ANNEX

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LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS

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