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Commission Decision

of 29 November 2002

on a Community financial contribution to expenditure by Portugal on establishing the Community vineyard register

(notified under document number C(2002) 4780)

(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)

(2002/948/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 of 24 July 1986 establishing a Community vineyard register(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1631/98(2), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

After consulting the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee,

Whereas:

(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 states that the Community is to contribute 50 % of the actual cost of establishing the Community vineyard register in the Member States and of the investment in data-processing facilities needed to manage the register.

(2) On the basis of Article 9(3) of that Regulation, an advance has been paid to Portugal. It is to be deducted from the total amount of the Community contribution.

(3) Under Article 9(4) of that Regulation, Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(3) apply to the Community contribution to establishing the vineyard register.

(4) Portugal has sent the Commission the documents needed to decide on the amount to be defrayed as expenditure incurred in establishing the register.

(5) The Commission has carried out the checks provided for in Article 9(2) of Council Regulations (EEC) No 729/70(4) and (EC) No 1258/1999.

(6) In the light of the checks carried out, some of the expenditure declared by Portugal does not meet the statutory requirements provided for in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 and therefore may not be funded by the Community.

(7) Under Article 4(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86, the final date for establishing the register in Portugal was 31 December 2000. A Community contribution should therefore be refused for expenditure on work completed after that date.

(8) A breakdown of the amounts to be defrayed and the amounts to be excluded for failure to comply with Community rules was sent to Portugal on 23 October 2002,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community contribution to the expenditure incurred by Portugal in establishing the Community vineyard register shall be as set out in the table annexed to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 31.7.1986, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 14.

(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

(4) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.

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Council Decision

of 11 November 2002

concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway

(2002/981/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) An agreement in the form of an exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, concerning certain processed agricultural products covered by Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway(1), has been negotiated on a reciprocal basis in order to improve the trading arrangements and solve certain related problems.

(2) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EEC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(2).

(3) The Agreement should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

Rules for the application of this Decision shall be adopted by the Commission, assisted by the committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93(3). Article 4 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period laid down in Article 4(3) of that Decision shall be set at one month.

Article 3

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2002.

For the Council

The President

B. Mikkelsen

(1) OJ L 171, 27.6.1973, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(3) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5).
Council Decision

of 28 November 2002

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the amendment to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products

(2002/957/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products has been approved by Council Decision 97/132/EC(2).

(2) Due to a difference in certification systems between the two Parties, the Parties have not notified each other of the completion of their respective procedures for ratification of the Agreement, as provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 18(1) thereof.

(3) Therefore, the Agreement has not entered into force and until it does the Agreement is provisionally applied as agreed by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, attached to Council Decision 97/131/EC of 17 December 1996 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products(3).

(4) Certain amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement concerning certification and recognition of equivalence of certification systems for certain commodities are necessary before the two Parties can complete their respective procedures and notify each other of their completion and before the Agreement can enter into force.

(5) The two Parties have confirmed their agreement in principle to the form of an Exchange of Letters and the determination of the sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animal and animal products.

(6) 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 concerning amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

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

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

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

This Decision shall take effect on the date of publication.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. Fischer Boel

(1) Proposal of 16 September 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 4. Decision as amended by Decision 1999/837/EC (OJ L 332, 23.12.1999, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 1.
Commission Decision

of 22 October 2002

amending Decision 2000/672/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Venezuela

(notified under document number C(2002) 3902)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/833/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 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 11(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2000/672/EC of 20 October 2000 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Venezuela(3), states that the "Servicio Autonomo de Recursos Pesqueros (SARPA) of the Ministerio de Agricultura y Cria" is to be the competent authority in Venezuela for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

(2) Following a restructuring of the Venezuelan administration, the competent authority for issuing health certificates for fishery products has changed to the "Instituto Nacional de la Pesca y Acuacultura (INAPESCA)". This new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force.

(3) Decision 2000/672/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2000/672/EC is modified as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: "Article 1

The 'Instituto Nacional de la Pesca y Acuacultura (Inapesca)' shall be the competent authority in Venezuela for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC."

2. In Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the Inapesca and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements".

3. Annex A is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 7 December 2002.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 October 2002.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.

(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.

(3) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 46.

ANNEX

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Commission Decision

of 31 July 2002

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

(notified under document number C(2002) 2880)

(Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)

(2002/642/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 Commission Directive 2001/116/EC(2), and in particular Article 8(2)(c) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The request for exemption submitted by Belgium on 9 April 2002, which reached the Commission on 12 April 2002, contained the information required by Article 8(2)(c) of Directive 70/156/EEC.

(2) The request concerns the installation on one type of vehicle of category M1 of headlamps with a bend lighting function. Bend lighting is a function intended to provide enhanced illumination of the road into bends.

(3) The reasons given in the request, according to which such vehicle types meet the requirements of Annex IV to Directive 70/156/EEC, apart from 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(3), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/28/EC(4), are well founded.

(4) The description of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with UN/ECE Regulation No 48, as amended recently, ensure a satisfactory level of safety.

(5) The Community Directive concerned will be amended in order to permit the installation of such bend lighting.

(6) The measures provided for by this Decision are 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 Belgium for an exemption concerning the approval and placing on the market a type of vehicle of category M1 fitted with bend lighting in accordance with the draft UN/ECE provisions is hereby approved.

Article 2

The validity of the approvals granted in accordance with this Decision shall take effect on 1 July 2002 and shall expire on 30 June 2004.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Done at Brussels, 31 July 2002.

For the Commission

Erkki Liikanen

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 18, 21.1.2002, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 171, 30.6.1997, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2003/386/EC of 28 May 2003 amending Decision 2003/358/EC concerning protection measures in relation to avian influenza in Germany

(Official Journal of the European Union L 133 of 29 May 2003)

On page 89, in the second line of recital 6:

for: "... 17 June 2003 ...",

read: "... 24 June 2003 ...",

and in the fourth line:

for: "... 8 June ...",

read: "... 2 June ...";

in Article 1(1), quoted text, 6 (a):

for:

6 (a) By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 4(a) and (b) the competent authorities of Germany may authorise the transport and dispatch from the area described in part B of the Annex to other parts of Germany not listed in the Annex of:,

read:

6 (a) By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 4(a) and (b) the competent authorities of Germany may authorise the transport and dispatch to other parts of Germany not listed in the Annex of:,

and in the second indent therein:

for:

- day-old chicks and ready-to-lay pullets, to a holding or shed under official control where no other poultry is kept.,

read:

- day old chicks, ready-to-lay pullets and rearing poultry, to a holding or shed under official control from the area described in part B of the Annex.;

in Article 1(2), quoted text, first line of 1 and second line of 1(a):

for: "... 8 June 2003,"

read: "... 2 June 2003,";

in the second indent of quoted text "6 (a)":

for:

- day-old chicks and ready-to-lay pullets to a holding or shed under official control where no other poultry is kept.,

read:

- day old chicks, ready-to-lay pullets and rearing poultry, to a holding or shed under official control.,

and in the second line of Article 1(3):

for: "... 17 June 2003.",

read: "... 24 June 2003."
Commission Decision

of 10 January 2003

amending Council Directive 85/511/EEC as regards the lists of laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus

(notified under document number C(2002) 5559)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/11/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The cessation of routine vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease virus in the Community in 1991 has increased the susceptibility of Community herds to this disease. It is therefore essential to ensure that laboratories which handle the virus do so under secure conditions, to avoid the dissemination of the virus which might endanger the Community herds.

(2) Directive 85/511/EEC lists the national and commercial laboratories authorised to handle the live foot-and-mouth disease virus. That Directive requires those laboratories to comply with the minimum standards recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.

(3) Certain Member States have decided to discontinue the handling of the foot-and-mouth disease virus in certain laboratories, while other Member States have provided the necessary guarantees that the required standards are complied with by laboratories which they have approved for that purpose. In addition, the details of certain laboratories listed in Directive 85/511/EEC have changed.

(4) It is therefore necessary to update the lists of laboratories as set out in Annexes A and B to Directive 85/511/EEC.

(5) Directive 85/511/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annexes A and B to Council Directive 85/511/EEC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 January 2003.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11.

ANNEX

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ANNEX A

Commercial laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus for vaccine production

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ANNEX B

National laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus

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Commission Decision

of 13 February 2003

amending for the 12th time Decision 2000/284/EC establishing the list of approved semen collection centres for imports of equine semen from third countries

(notified under document number C(2003) 499)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/101/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992, laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1282/2002(2), and in particular Article 17 (3)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2000/284/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2002/776/EC(4), established the list of approved semen collection centres for imports of equine semen from third countries.

(2) The competent authorities of Australia and the United States of America officially informed the Commission of the approval in accordance with the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC of an additional equine semen collection centre respectively.

(3) It is appropriate to amend the list of approved centres in the light of new information received from the third countries concerned, and to highlight the amendments in the Annex for clarity.

(4) Decision 2000/284/EC should be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2000/284/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2003.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.

(2) OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 94, 14.4.2000, p. 35.

(4) OJ L 267, 4.10.2002, p. 30.

ANNEX

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Commission Decision

of 10 March 2003

amending Decision 1999/466/EC establishing the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or regions of Member States

(notified under document number C(2003) 731)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/164/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1226/2002(2), and in particular Annex A (II)(7) thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with all of the conditions provided for in Annex A (II)(7) to Directive 64/432/EEC, and in particular showing that, calculated at 31 December of each year, more than 99,8 % of the bovine herds of the Region of Emilia-Romagna have been officially free from bovine brucellosis for at least the past five consecutive years and that each bovine animal is identified in accordance with Community legislation.

(2) This Region should consequently be declared officially brucellosis-free in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC.

(3) Commission Decision 1999/466/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2002/588/EC(4), should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex II to Decision 1999/466/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 March 2003.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.

(2) OJ L 179, 9.7.2002, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 181, 16.7.1999, p. 34.

(4) OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 52.

ANNEX

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REGIONS OF MEMBER STATES DECLARED OFFICIALLY FREE OF BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS

Great Britain (United Kingdom)

Province Bolzano (Italy)

Region Emilia Romagna (Italy)

Islands of Pico, Graciosa, Flores and Corvo (Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal)."