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COMMISSION DECISION of 28 July 1997 amending Decision 94/325/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Thailand (Text with EEA relevance) (97/563/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 Article 11 (1) thereof,

Whereas the Commission has adopted Decision 97/562/EC (3) laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Thailand; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Commission Decision 94/325/EC (4), as last amended by Decision 96/31/EC (5);

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

Point IV.7 of Annex A to Commission Decision 94/325/EC shall be replaced by the following text:

'7. in addition, where the fishery products are frozen or processed bivalve molluscs: the molluscs were obtained from approved production areas listed in the Annex to Commission Decision 97/562/EC (*) laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Thailand and which have been sterilized or heat-treated in accordance with the requirements of Commission Decision 93/25/EEC (**).

(*) OJ No L 232, 23. 8. 1997, p. 9.

(**) OJ No L 16, 25. 1. 1993, p. 22.`

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 July 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) See page 9 of this Official Journal.

(4) OJ No L 145, 10. 6. 1994, p. 30.

(5) OJ No L 9, 12. 1. 1996, p. 6.
COUNCIL DECISION of 24 March 1997 supplementing Joint Action 96/406/CFSP concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (97/224/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles J.3 and J.11 thereof,

Having regard to the conclusions of the Dublin European Council meeting on 13 and 14 December 1996,

Whereas, on 10 June 1996 the Council adopted Joint Action 96/406/CFSP concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1);

Whereas, the local elections initially foreseen for 14 September 1996, having been postponed twice by the Provisional Electoral Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are now due to take place in 1997;

Whereas Joint Action 96/406/CFSP should be supplemented;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

This Decision is directed towards the continuation of European Union support for the activities carried out by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), pursuant to the General Framework Agreement for Peace.

Article 2

1. In respect of the local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the support referred to in Article 1 shall take the form of the provision of a contingent of EU supervisors to oversee the electoral process under the aegis of the OSCE, including a voter registration, polling and counting.

2. EU long-term supervisors shall stay in the region for a period of up to 220 days. EU medium-term supervisors shall stay in the region for a period of up to 70 days. EU short-term supervisors shall stay in the region for a period of 14 days.

Article 3

1. In order to cover the additional costs involved in realizing the activities mentioned in Article 2, a sum of ECU 5,5 million shall be charged to the general budget of the European Communities for 1997.

2. The costs incurred for the participation of the supervisors (e.g. per diem, subsistence costs, training costs, transport in the region and return travel costs to the areas concerned) shall be set off against the comprehensive amount charged to the general budget of the European Communities under Joint Action 96/406/CFSP.

3. The expenditure financed from the amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed in compliance with the Community's budgetary procedures and rules.

Article 4

The Council shall review the implementation of this Decision.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Article 6

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 24 March 1997.

For the Council

The President

H. VAN MIERLO

(1) OJ No L 168, 6. 7. 1996, p. 1. Joint Action as amended by Decision 97/153/CFSP (OJ No L 63, 4. 3. 1997, p. 1).
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 July 1997 concerning the list referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and in Article 1 (1) (a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 (97/602/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 of 4 November 1991 prohibiting the use of leghold traps in the Community and the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufactured goods of certain wild animal species originating in countries which catch them by means of leghold traps or trapping methods which do not meet international humane trapping standards (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 of 10 January 1997 laying down provisions on the certification of pelts and goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 (2), and in particular Article 1 (1) (a) thereof, is applicable only with respect to the importation of pelts of animals not born and bred in captivity from countries appearing on the list in the Annex to this Decision;

Whereas the said list has been established on the basis of information requested by the Commission from countries within the known distribution area of the species referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91;

Whereas an International Agreement on Humane Trapping Standards has been sent to the Council for approval; whereas it is appropriate to refrain from acts which would defeat the object and the purpose of the Agreement; whereas the list includes therefore the countries which have initialled the Agreement;

Whereas, inter alia, pending accession to the International Agreement on Humane Trapping Standards by additional third countries or any other situation covered by Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91, this Decision can be only of a transitional nature; whereas the aforementioned list should be amended immediately according to the new situations, in order not to hinder the trade in furs and fur-related products;

Whereas the Committee referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and consulted by written procedure on 20 December 1996 has not delivered a favourable opinion on the draft Commission decision identifying the list of authorized countries,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list of countries which meet at least one of the conditions set out in the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 is contained in the Annex to this Decision, together with the species concerned.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 July 1997.

For the Council

The President

J. POOS

(1) OJ L 308, 9. 11. 1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 8, 11. 1. 1997, p. 2.

ANNEX

List of countries/species referred to in Article 1

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COMMISSION DECISION of 14 July 1997 concerning the placing on the market of T102-test (Streptococcus thermophilus T102) pursuant to Council Directive 90/220/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (97/549/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/220/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/35/EC (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,

Whereas Articles 10 to 18 of Directive 90/220/EEC lay down a Community procedure enabling the competent authority of a Member State to give consent to the placing on the market of products containing, or consisting of, genetically modified organisms;

Whereas a notification concerning the placing on the market of such a product has been submitted to the competent authority of Finland;

Whereas the competent authority of Finland has subsequently forwarded the dossier thereon to the Commission with a favourable opinion;

Whereas the competent authority of a Member State has raised an objection to the said dossier;

Whereas, therefore, in accordance with Article 13 (3) of Directive 90/220/EEC, the Commission is required to take a decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of that Directive;

Whereas the Commission, having examined the objection raised in the light of the scope of Directive 90/220/EEC and the information submitted in the dossier, has reached the conclusion that there is no reason to believe that there will be any adverse effects on human health or the environment from the introduction into Streptococcus thermophilus T102 of the gene coding for chloramphenicol-acetyl-transferase on the plasmid pMJ 763;

Whereas Articles 11 (6) and 16 (1) of Directive 90/220/EEC provide additional safeguards if new information on risks of the product becomes available;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established under Article 21 of Directive 90/220/EEC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Without prejudice to other Community legislation, consent shall be given by the competent authority of Finland to the placing on the market of the following product, notified by Valio Oy (ref. C/FI/96-1NA):

vials containing a freezedried preparation of Streptococcus thermophilus T102 which has been transformed with the plasmid pMJ 763 containing synthetic luxA, luxB genes derived from Xenorhabdus luminescens, the chloramphenicol-acetyl-transferase gene from plasmid pVS2 under the regulation of a P45 Lactococcal promotor and a transcriptional terminator from Escherichia coli rrnB.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 July 1997.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15.

(2) OJ No L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 72.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 October 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Luxembourg 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 French text is authentic) (97/673/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 96/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,

Whereas the request submitted by Luxembourg on 17 February 1997, which reached the Commission on 24 February 1997, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of two types of vehicle with two 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 Luxembourg for an exemption concerning the production of two 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 types of vehicle for which they are intended is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Done at Brussels, 8 October 1997.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 18, 21. 1. 1997, p. 7.

(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 13 October 1997 recognizing that the production of certain quality wines produced in specified regions in Italy, by reason of their qualitative characteristics, is far from able to satisfy demand (Only the Italian text is authentic) (97/686/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1417/97 (2), and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof,

Whereas, in accordance with Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, all new planting of vines is prohibited until 31 August 1998; whereas, however, there is provision for Member States to grant authorization for new vine planting for the 1996/97 and 1997/98 wine years for areas intended for the production of:

- quality wines produced in specified regions (quality wines psr), and

- table wines designated as one of the following: 'Landwein`, 'vin de pays`, 'indicazione geografica tipica`, 'vino de la tierra`, 'vinho regional`, 'regional wine`, etc.,

for which the Commission has recognized that production, by reason of their qualitative characteristics, is far from able to satisfy demand;

Whereas requests for the application of that provision with regard to certain quality wines psr and table wines followed by 'igt` ('indicazione geografica tipica`) were submitted by the Italian Government on 17 July 1997;

Whereas examination of these requests has shown that the quality wines psr and table wines 'igt` in question meet the conditions required under the measure; whereas the limit of 2 442 ha laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 has not been exceeded;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The quality wines psr set out in the Annex hereto meet the conditions laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 subject to compliance, for all the quality wines psr of the same region, with the increase in area set out in the same Annex.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 10.

ANNEX

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DECISION No 165 of 30 June 1997 on the forms necessary for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 (E 128 and E 128B) (Text with EEA relevance) (97/823/EC)

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS,

Having regard to Article 81 (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their family moving within the Community, under which it is the duty of the Administrative Commission to deal with all administrative matters arising from Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and subsequent Regulations,

Having regard to Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972, under which it is the duty of the Administrative Commission to draw up models of certificates, certified statements, declarations, applications and other documents necessary for the application of the Regulations,

Having regard to Decision No 153 of 7 October 1993 laying down and adapting the model forms necessary for the application of the Regulations,

Whereas new forms E 128 and E 128B are to be introduced in order to take account of Council Regulations (EC) No 3095/95, (EC) No 3096/95 and (EC) No 1290/97 amending, in particular, the provisions governing entitlement to sickness benefits;

Whereas the Agreement on the European Economic Area of 2 May 1992, as adjusted by the Protocol of 17 March 1993, Annex VI, implements Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 within the European Economic Area;

Whereas, by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, the model forms necessary for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 shall be adapted and implemented within the European Economic Area;

Whereas for practical reasons identical forms should be used within the Community and within the European Economic Area;

Whereas the language in which the forms should be drawn up has been decided by Recommendation No 15 of the Administrative Commission,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Two new model forms E 128 and E 128B shall be created for benefits in kind required during a stay in a Member State without imposing a condition of immediate need.

2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall make available to the persons concerned (rightful claimants, institutions, employers, etc.) the forms according to the attached models.

3. Each form shall be available in the official languages of the Community and laid out in such a manner that the different versions are perfectly superposable, thereby making it possible for each person or body to which a form is addressed (rightful claimant, institution, employer, etc.) to receive the form printed in their own language.

4. This Decision shall be applicable from the first day of the month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

The Chairman of the Administrative Commission

Cees VAN DEN BERG

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Corrigendum to Commission Decision 98/43/EC of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication of rabies for 1998 presented by Finland and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Official Journal of the European Communities L 16 of 21 January 1998)

On page 17, in Article 3(2), first indent:

for: '. . . every three months . . .`,

read: '. . . every six months . . .`.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 98/568/EC of 6 October 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Guatemala (Official Journal of the European Communities L 277 of 14 October 1998)

On page 30, in Annex B, the following entry shall be inserted in the penultimate position:

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Corrigendum to Council Decision 98/414/EC of 8 June 1998 on the ratification by the European Community of the Agreement for the implementing of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the conservation and management of straddling stocks and highly magratory fish stocks

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 189 of 3 July 1998)

On page 25, in Annex A, Part VI, Article 19(1)(d), last time:

for: "...detain the vessel concerned;",

read: "...detain the vessel concerned; and".
COUNCIL DECISION of 26 January 1998 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part (98/138/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,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, signed in Florence on 21 June 1996, it is necessary to approve on behalf of the European Community the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

These texts are attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Interim Agreement on behalf of the European Community (2).

Article 3

The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 32 of the Interim Agreement on behalf of the European Community.

Done at Brussels, 26 January 1998.

For the Council

The President

R. COOK

(1) OJ C 14, 19.1.1998.

(2) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council.