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DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION

of 19 December 1994

on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part

(94/908/ECSC, EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 238, in conjunction with Article 228 (2) second sentence of (3) second subparagraph thereof.

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

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

Having regard to the approval of the Council granted pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Whereas it is necessary to conclude the European Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 8 March 1993 in order to achieve the objectives of the Community set out in particular in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community; whereas the Treaty has not made provision for all the cases covered by this Decision,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, together with the Protocols, the exchanges of letters and the

declarations relating thereto, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

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

Article 2

1. The position to be adopted by the Community in the Association Council shall be determined in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities by the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission.

2. In accordance with Article 106 of the Agreement referred to in Article 1 the President of the Council shall preside over the Association Council and shall present the Community's position. A representative of the Commission shall preside over the Association Committee, in accordance with its rules of procedure, and shall present the Community's position.

Article 3

The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 124 of the Agreement referred to in Article 1 on behalf of the European Community. The President of the Commission shall give such notification on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1994.

For the Council

The President

K. KINKEL

For the Commission

The President

J. DELORS

(1) OJ No C 315, 22. 11. 1993, p.103.
COUNCIL DECISION of 12 December 1994 extending the application of Decision 93/603/CFSP concerning the joint action decided on by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union on support for the convoying of humanitarian aid in Bosnia and Herzegovina (94/789/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 93/603/CFSP of 8 November 1993 concerning the joint action decided on by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union on support for the convoying of humanitarian aid in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1),

Having regard to Council Decision 93/729/CFSP (2) of 20 December 1993 supplementing that joint action,

Having regard to Council Decision 94/308/CFSP (3) of 16 May 1994 adapting and extending the application of Decision 93/603/CFSP,

Having regard to Council Decision 94/510/CFSP (4) of 27 July 1994 supplementing Decision 93/603/CFSP,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The application of Decision 93/603/CFSP, as supplemented and adapted by Decisions 93/729/CFSP, 94/308/CFSP and 94/510/CFSP, shall be extended until 31 December 1995.

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

3. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 12 December 1994.

For the Council

The President

J. BORCHERT

(1) OJ No L 286, 20. 11. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 339, 31. 12. 1993, p. 3.(3) OJ No L 134, 30. 5. 1994, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 205, 8. 8. 1994, p. 3.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1994 amending Decision 93/693/EC concerning a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (Text with EEA relevance) (94/861/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Council Directive 93/60/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 93/693/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 94/609/EC (4), establishes a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from third countries;

Whereas the competent veterinary services of Slovakia and Canada have forwarded lists or amendments to lists of semen collection centres officially approved for export of bovine semen to the Community;

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 93/693/EC is amended as follows:

1. In Part 1, the semen collection centre

'CENTRE D'INSÉMINATION ARTIFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC (CIAQ),

PO Box 518,

Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec,

J25 7B8.

Approved premises:

875 Boulevard Laurier,

Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec.

Approval code: CAN 073'

is replaced by the following:

'CENTRE D'INSÉMINATION ARTIFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC (CIAQ)

PO Box 518,

Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec,

J25 7B8.

Approved premises:

(i) 875 Boulevard Laurier,

Sainte Madeleine, Québec.

(ii) 3450 Sicotte Street,

Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec.

Approval code: CAN 073'.

2. A Part 11 is added with the following semen collection centre in respect of the Slovak Republic.

'PART 11

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Plemenarske sluzby s.p.,

Odstepny závad Bratislava,

Plemenarska stanica bykov Luzianky,

951.41 Luzianky,

Slovakia.

Approval code: ISB SR 01.'

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 194, 22. 7. 1988, p. 10.

(2) OJ No L 186, 30. 6. 1993, p. 28.

(3) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 35.

(4) OJ No L 241, 16. 9. 1994, p. 23.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 December 1994 amending Decision 93/52/EEC to take account of the situation in Finland with regard to brucellosis (B. melitensis) (94/965/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Decision 93/52/EEC recording the compliance by certain Member States or regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease (1), as amended by Annex I (V) (E) (2) (35) to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Article 2a thereof,

Whereas, with a view to its accession, the status of Finland with regard to brucellosis (B. melitensis) should be assessed and fixed;

Whereas brucellosis has been compulsorily notifiable in Finland for at least five years; whereas there have been no officially confirmed cases for at least five years and vaccination has been prohibited for at least three years; whereas it should therefore be recorded that Finland complies with the requirements laid down in Annex A (1) (II) (1) (b) to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (2);

Whereas, therefore, the status of Finland as a Member State officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) should be recognized from 1 January 1995;

Whereas, with respect to the obligations regarding serological checks to be carried out, the provisions of Annex A (1) (II) (2) (i) to Directive 91/68/EEC are to be reviewed before 1 January 1995; whereas the maintenance of Finland's status must take account of the results of that review,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Commission Decision 93/52/EEC the following line is hereby added to Annex I under 'Member State':

'- Finland'.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 13, 21. 1. 1993, p. 14.(2) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 19.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 December 1994 on additional financial aid from the Community for the work of the Community reference laboratory for salmonella (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, Bilthoven, Netherlands) (94/842/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 thereof,

Whereas, in accordance with Article 13 of Council Directive 92/117/EEC (3) the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, Bilthoven, Netherlands has been designated as the reference laboratory for salmonella;

Whereas, under Commission Decision 94/93/EC (4), the European Community has already paid financial aid to the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, Bilthoven, Netherlands; whereas a contract has been concluded between the European Community and the laboratory for a period of one year; whereas this contract should be extended by one year and additional financial aid provided for to enable the reference laboratory to continue to perform the functions and tasks referred to in Chapter II of Annex IV to Directive 92/117/EEC;

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 hereby grants the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, a Community reference laboratory as referred to in Article 13 of Directive 92/117/EEC, additional financial aid of not more than ECU 100 000.

Article 2

1. For the purposes of Article 1, the contract referred to in Decision 94/93/EC is hereby extended for one year.

2. The Director-General for Agriculture is hereby authorized to sign the amendment to the contract in the name of the Commission of the European Communities.

3. The financial aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid to the reference laboratory in accordance with the procedure set out in the contract referred to in Decision 94/93/EC.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

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 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 38.

(4) OJ No L 46, 18. 2. 1994, p. 64.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 December 1994

approving the provisional application of the Energy Charter Treaty by Decision of the Commission on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community

(94/1067/Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the draft Council decision submitted by the Commission (1),

Whereas the European Energy Charter was signed on 17 December 1991 by the European Communities and their Member States;

Whereas all the signatories to the European Energy Charter undertook to draw up an Energy Charter Treaty in order to provide a secure and binding international legal framework for the principles and objectives set out in that Charter;

Whereas the implementation of the European Energy Charter is of fundamental importance to Europe's future, allowing the Commonwealth of Independent States and the countries of central and eastern Europe to develop their energy potential, while helping to improve security of supply;

Whereas it is necessary to consolidate the initiative and the central role of the Community to enable the latter to participate fully in the implementation of the Energy Charter Treaty;

Whereas the provisional application of the Energy Charter Treaty will help attain the objectives of the European Atomic Energy Community;

Whereas these provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty should be applied by the European Atomic Energy Community on a provisional basis,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The provisional application by the European Atomic Energy Community of the Energy Charter Treaty, to the extent that the Community has competence for the matters governed by that Treaty, is hereby approved.

The text of the Treaty is attached to this Decision (2).

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1994.

For the Council

The President

A. MERKEL

(1) OJ No C 372, 28. 12. 1994, p. 16.

(2) See page 24 of this Official Journal.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1994 approving the programme concerning infectious hematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia submitted by Spain for the region of Asturias (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (94/862/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 amended by Directive 93/54/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas Member States may submit to the Commission a programme designed to enable them, with regard to certain diseases affecting fish, to obtain the status of approved zone;

Whereas Spain, by letters dated 27 May and 7 October 1994, has submitted to the Commission a programme concerning infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) for the region of Asturias;

Whereas this programme specifies the geographical area concerned, the measures to be taken by the official services, the procedures to be followed by the approved laboratories, the prevalence of the diseases concerned and the measures to control these diseases where detected;

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 programme concerning IHN and VHS, submitted by Spain for the region of Asturias, is hereby approved.

Article 2

Spain shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the programme referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 175, 19. 7. 1993, p. 34.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 21 April 1994 giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European Development Fund for the financial year 1992 (94/352/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

- having regard to the EC Treaty,

- 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 for the 1992 financial year (COM(93)0234),

- having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors concerning the financial year 1992 and the replies of the institutions (2),

- having regard to the recommendation of the Council of 25 March 1994 (C3-0151/94),

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A3-0257/94),

1. Grants discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European Development Fund for the financial year 1992 on the basis of the following amounts:

- Annual revenue

Contributions paid ECU 1 650 259 399,63

Sundry receipts ECU 50 967 550,61

- Annual expenditure ECU 914 829 311,80;

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 and the European Investment Bank and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).

Done at Strasbourg, 21 April 1994.

The Secretary-General

Enrico VINCI The President

Dr Egon KLEPSCH

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

(2) OJ No C 309, 16. 11. 1993.
COUNCIL DECISION of 10 October 1994 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training (94/C 294/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 2 April 1963 laying down general principles for implementing a common vocational training policy (1), and in particular the fourth principle thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 18 December 1963 laying down the Rules of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training (2),

Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by each of the governments of the Member States,

Whereas, by its Decision of 25 November 1991 (3), the Council appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training for the period 25 November 1991 to 24 November 1993;

Whereas the members and alternate members of the said Committee should be appointed for a two-year period,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training for the period 10 October 1994 to 9 October 1996:

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Article 2

The Council shall appoint at a later date the members and alternates representing the Belgian Government, the Belgian trades unions and the Belgian employers' organizations.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published, for information purposes, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Luxembourg, 10 October 1994.

For the Council

The President

Th. WAIGEL

(1) OJ No 63, 20. 4. 1963, p. 1338/63.

(2) OJ No 190, 30. 12. 1963, p. 3090/63. Decision as amended by the Decision of 9 April 1968 (OJ No L 91, 12. 4. 1968, p. 26).

(3) OJ No C 29, 6. 2. 1992, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1994 amending for the third time Council Directive 91/68/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (94/953/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (1), as amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Annex A, Chapter I, (II), 2 (i) thereof,

Whereas Annex A, Chapter I, (II) (2) (i) of Directive 91/68/EEC lays down that random checks must be carried out in holdings in any Member State or region officially recognized as brucellosis-free with a view to proving that the Member State or region remains free of the disease;

Whereas, as a result of the review of this provision, which had to be carried out before the entry into force of the Accession Treaty, alternative random checks should be provided for, starting in the second year after the Member State or region is recognized as brucellosis-free;

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 A, Chapter I, (II) (2) (i) of Directive 91/68/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:

'(i) - the first year following recognition of a Member State or region as brucellosis-free (Br. melitensis), random checks carried out at either holding or slaughterhouse level show with a confidence rating of 99 % that less than 0,2 % of the holdings were infected, or at least 10 % of the ovine and caprine animals over six months of age have undergone a test carried out in accordance with Annex C with negative results;

- annually, from the second year following recognition of a Member State or region as brucellosis-free (Br. melitensis), random checks carried out at either holding or slaughterhouse level show with a confidence rating of 95 % that less than 0,2 % of the holdings were infected, or at least 5 % of the ovine and caprine animals over six months of age have undergone a test carried out in accordance with Annex C with negative results;

- the provisions laid down in the above two indents may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15.'

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1994.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

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