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COMMISSION DECISION of 12 February 1997 defining the treatment of the income of undertakings for collective investment (UCIs) for the purpose of the implementation of Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (Text with EEA relevance) (97/157/EC, Euratom)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom of 13 February 1989 on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (1),

Whereas for the purpose of the definition of gross national product at market prices (GNPmp) pursuant to Article 1 of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom, which, in virtue of Article 8 (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (2), is applicable while Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom (3) remains in force, it is necessary to clarify the treatment of the income of undertakings for collective investment (UCIs) according to the European system of integrated economic accounts (ESA) in force;

Whereas the ESA second edition does not contain explicit provisions for the recording of the income of UCIs, in particular their undistributed income;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to interpret the rules of the ESA second edition, according to these underlying principles, in order to indicate a method of recording this income;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 6 of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the purpose of the implementation of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom, the UCIs' income consists of the interest received on the deposits and other investments acquired on the one hand, and of the dividends earned on the shares held by the UCIs, on the other. These interest and dividends may be paid out to investors, or added to the capital.

When distributed, this income is recorded in the Distribution of income account of the shareholders, within property and entrepreneurial income (Code R40 of the ESA, currently in force).

When this income is not distributed, it must be treated as an income paid out by the UCI to its shareholders, which the latter reinvest immediately in the UCI. This means that this income must be recorded within property and entrepreneurial income like in the case of distributed income. Moreover, the same amount will be classified as part of shares, in the Financial account of the shareholders.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 February 1997.

For the Commission

Yves-Thibault DE SILGUY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 49, 21. 2. 1989, p. 26.

(2) OJ No L 310, 30. 11. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 9.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 February 1997 amending Decision 94/652/EC establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food (Text with EEA relevance) (97/174/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 94/458/EC (2) has laid down rules on the administrative management of cooperation in the scientific examination of questions relating to food;

Whereas Commission Decision 94/652/EC (3) has established the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food;

Whereas Article 3 of Directive 93/5/EEC provides for the updating at least every six months of the inventory and distribution of tasks;

Whereas the inventory of tasks should be established and updated having regard to the need for the protection of public health within the Community and the requirements of Community legislation in the foodstuffs sector;

Whereas the tasks should be distributed having regard to the scientific expertise and resources available within the Member States and in particular, within the institutes which will be participating in the scientific cooperation;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Food,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 94/652/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 February 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 52, 4. 3. 1993, p. 18.

(2) OJ No L 189, 23. 7. 1994, p. 84.

(3) OJ No L 253, 29. 9. 1994, p. 29.

ANNEX

Inventory of tasks to be undertaken by Member States within the framework of cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food

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COUNCIL DECISION of 14 April 1997 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee (97/253/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

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

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

Whereas a seat has become vacant on the Economic and Social Committee following the resignation of Mr André Laur, communicated to the Council on 8 November 1996;

Having regard to the nominations submitted by the French Government on 25 November 1996,

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Joseph Balle is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr André Laur for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which expires on 20 September 1998.

Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 1997.

For the Council

The President

J. VAN AARTSEN

(1) OJ No L 257, 5. 10. 1994, p. 20.
COUNCIL DECISION of 18 September 1995 on the conclusion of additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements on trade in textile products between the European Community and certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Czech and Slovak Republics) (97/295/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements on trade in textile products with the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic;

Whereas those additional Protocols should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements on trade in textile products between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The texts of the additional Protocols are attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the additional Protocols on behalf of the European Community.

Article 3

The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 15 of each of the additional Protocols on behalf of the European Community.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 18 September 1995.

For the Council

The President

P. SOLBES MIRA
COUNCIL DECISION of 29 April 1997 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee (97/304/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 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 up to 20 September 1998 (1),

Whereas a seat as a member of that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Harald Ettl of which the Council was notified on 29 November 1996;

Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Austrian Government on 14 February 1997,

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Harald Glatz is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Harald Ettl for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 1998.

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 1997.

For the Council

The President

H. VAN MIERLO

(1) OJ No L 257, 5. 10. 1994, p. 20.
NoL154/50lENl OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.6.97
COMMISSION DECISION
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(OnlytheDanish,German,Greek,French,English,Dutch,FinnishandSwedishtextsare
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(97/366/EC)
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Thebuying-inofbutterbyinvitationtotenderas
providedforinArticle1(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
777/87isherebysuspendedinBelgium,Denmark,
Germany,Greece,France,Luxembourg ,theNetherlands ,
Austria,Finland,SwedenandNorthernIreland.
Article2
Decision97/243/ECisherebyrepealed.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofBelgium,
theKingdomofDenmark,theFederalRepublicof
Germany,theHellenicRepublic,theFrenchRepublic,
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourg ,theKingdomofthe
Netherlands ,theRepublicofAustria,theRepublicof
Finland,theKingdomofSwedenandtheUnited
KingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.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(%lays
downthecriteriaforopeningandsuspendingthe
buying-inofbutterbyinvitationtotenderintheMember
Statesor,inthecaseoftheUnitedKingdomand
Germany,inaregionthereof;
WhereasCommissionDecision97/243/EC(*)suspends
thebuying-inofbutterincertainMemberStates;whereas
informationonmarketpricesshowsthatthecondition
laiddowninArticle1(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1547/87isnolongermetinGreatBritain;whereasthe
listofMemberStatesinwhichthatsuspensionapplies
mustbeadjustedaccordingly ,
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionarein
accordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,DoneatBrussels,4June1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.21.
(J)OJNoL78,20.3.1987,p.10.(jOJNoL144,4.6.1987,p.12.
0OJNoL174,26.7.1995,p.27.
(6)OJNoL96,11.4.1997,p.37.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION of 10 April 1997 giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European Development Fund for the financial year 1995 (97/384/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

- Having regard to the third ACP-EEC Convention (1),

- Having regard to the balance sheets and revenue and expenditure accounts of the fifth, sixth and seventh European Development Funds (EDF) for the 1995 financial year (SEC(96) 0989),

- Having regard to the Statement of Assurance and special report of the Court of Auditors concerning the activities of the sixth and seventh European Development Funds for the financial year 1995 together with the Commission's reply (C4-0109/97) (2),

- Having regard to the recommendation of the Council of 17 March 1997 (C4-0147/97),

- Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A4-0121/97),

1. Gives discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European Development Fund for the financial year 1995 on the basis of the following amounts:

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2. Records its observations in the resolution which forms part of this Decision;

3. Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution containing its observations to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Auditors, the European Investment Bank and the ACP-EU Assembly and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

The President

José María GIL-ROBLES

(1) OJ No L 86, 31. 3. 1986.

(2) OJ No C 395, 31. 12. 1996, pp. 87 and 93.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 July 1997 amending Decision 97/285/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (97/446/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 (1), as last amended by Council Directive 92/118/EEC (2) and, in particular, Article 10, paragraph 4 thereof,

Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Spain;

Whereas in view of the trade in live pigs, semen, embryos and ova, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States;

Whereas Spain has taken measures within the framework of 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;

Whereas, as a result of the disease situation, the Commission adopted Decision 97/285/EC of 30 April 1997 concerning protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (4);

Whereas in the light of the evolution of the disease it is necessary to amend measures adopted by Decision 97/285/EC;

Whereas the measures shall apply to the comarcas Segarra;

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

Annex I to Decision 97/285/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 July 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.

(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.

(3) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.

(4) OJ No L 114, 1. 5. 1997, p. 47.

ANNEX

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Comarcas

Pla d'Urgell

Urgell

Noguera

Segrià

Garrigues

Segarra`
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 187/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 2 June 1997

concerning the conclusion of the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

(97/430/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 and Article 130y, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and the second subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof,

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

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

Whereas, under Article 130u of the Treaty, Community policy in the sphere of development cooperation should foster the sustainable economic and social development of the developing countries, their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy and the campaign against poverty in those countries;

Whereas this Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 24 February 1997 will serve to consolidate ties between the Palestinians and the European Union in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership and pave the way for the commencement of negotiations with a view to concluding a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, together with its Annexes, Protocols, the Exchange of Letters and Declarations is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The texts of the acts referred to in the first paragraph are attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 75 of the Interim Agreement on behalf of the Community.

Article 3

The Commission, assisted by the representatives of the Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee established under Article 63 of the Interim Agreement.

For the purposes of the second subparagraph of Article 63 (1) of the said Agreement, the position of the Community in the Joint Committee shall be adopted by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, on each occasion in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at Luxembourg, 2 June 1997. For the Council The President H. VAN MIERLO

(1) OJ No C 128, 24. 4. 1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ No C 132, 28. 4. 1997.
COUNCIL DECISION of 3 March 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Malta amending the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Malta regarding textile trade to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union (97/561/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Malta amending the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Malta regarding textile trade to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union, as provided for in Articles 75, 100 and 127 of the Act of Accession;

Whereas, pursuant to Council Decision of 20 February 1995, pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters has been applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1995;

Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Malta amending the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Malta regarding textile trade to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union shall be approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.

Article 3

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification referred to in paragraph 3 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 1997.

For the Council

The President

M. DE BOER