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Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil (96/C 378/07) COM(96) 571 final - 96/0275(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 13 November 1996) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 (5) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 593/92 (2), the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt before 1 January 1997 the method for financing actual expenditure of agencies as from the 1997/98 marketing year;

Whereas work customarily entrusted to the agencies must be carried out during the 1997/98 marketing year; whereas, as a consequence, provision should be made for a Community contribution to the agencies' expenditure for that period in order to ensure they can operate effectively and in accordance with the rules within the framework of the administrative autonomy provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The last two subparagraphs of Article 1 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 are hereby replaced by the following:

'50 % of the agency's actual expenditure for the 1997/98 marketing year shall be covered by the General Budget of the European Communities.

Before 1 October 1997, the Commission shall consider the need to maintain the Community contribution to the agency's expenditure and, where appropriate, shall present a proposal to the Council. In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, the Council shall decide before 1 January 1998 on any financing of the expenditure in question.`

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

(1) OJ No L 208, 3. 8. 1984, p. 11.

(2) OJ No L 64, 10. 3. 1992, p. 1.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 3069/95 establishing a European Community Observer Scheme applicable to Community fishing vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) (97/C 25/08) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(96) 685 final - 96/0310(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 13 December 1996)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3069/95 (1) establishing a European Community Observer Scheme applicable to Community fishing vessels operating in the regulatory area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), adopted provisions for the assignment and the duties of the observers as well as for the obligations of the masters of the Community fishing vessels engaged in or about to engage in fishing activities in the NAFO regulatory area;

Whereas the NAFO Fisheries Commission adopted a recommendation on 13 September 1996 to amend the Observer Scheme;

Whereas, pursuant to Article XI of the NAFO Convention, the recommendation has become binding upon the Community as from 13 November 1996;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 3069/95, in order to oblige the masters of Community fishing vessels and the observers designated to the Scheme to comply with the new measures,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 3069/95 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following text is added to point 2 (e):

'In particular, the observers shall collect data on discards and retained undersized fish following, whenever circumstances permit, the following sampling scheme:

(i) for every haul estimates of the total catch by species in terms of weight and in addition estimates of discards by species in terms of weight should be recorded;

(ii) every 10th haul should be sampled in detail by species, providing, in addition to weights of the sample measured, numbers by length representing the part of the catch to be landed and the part of the catch discarded,

(iii) whenever the fishing site is changed by a distance of more than five nautical miles the cycle described in (i) and (ii) should be repeated.`

2. In point 3 (i), the last sentence is replaced by the following text:

'The master of the vessel shall permit the observer to have access to the vessel's documents (logbook, capacity plan, production logbook or stowage plan) and to different parts of the vessel, including, as required, to the retained catch and catch which is intended to be discarded, in order to facilitate the discharge of the observer's duties`.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

(1) OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 5.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending the Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean(97/C 337/07) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 459 final - 97/0237(CNS)

(submitted by the Commission on 19 September 1997)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and, in particular, Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas, according to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3760/92 (1), the general objectives of the common fisheries policy shall be to protect and conserve living marine aquatic resources;

Whereas the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) adopted at its 10th extraordinary session held in San Sebastian, Spain, from 22 to 29 November 1996, two recommendations concerning the fishing activity for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean; whereas ICCAT has also recommended certain specific rules on minimum landing sizes of bluefin tuna; whereas all these recommendations are drawn up on scientific advice;

Whereas in the framework of the Community's international obligations and, in particular, taking into account the future accession of the Community to ICCAT, it is appropriate to implement those recommendations, in order to avoid an excessive fishing pressure on bluefin tuna;

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (2) should consequently be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation 1626/94 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following Article 3a shall be inserted after Article 3:

'Article 3a

1. It is forbidden to fish for bluefin tuna with purse seine during the period from 1 to 31 August.

2. It is forbidden to use aeroplanes or helicopters in support of fishing operations for bluefin tuna during the period 1 to 30 June`.

2. The following text shall replace the corresponding elements of Annex IV:

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Former footnote (**) shall be renumbered as (***).

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

(1) OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 171, 6. 7. 1994, p. 1.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (97/C 335/15) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 489 final - 97/0258(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 7 October 1997)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and, in particular, Article 235 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas, on 18 July 1994, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 (1) establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work ('the Agency`);

Whereas the financial provisions governing the decentralized agencies established by the Community should be harmonized;

Whereas is it desirable for the power to grant discharge to be assigned to the European Parliament on the recommendation of the Administrative Board,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 14 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 is replaced by the following:

'4. The European Parliament shall, on the recommendation of the Administrative Board, give discharge to the Director in respect of the implementation of the budget.`

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

(1) OJ L 216, 20. 8. 1994, p. 1.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil (97/C 343/08) COM(97) 515 final - 97/0267(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 17 October 1997)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 533/97 (2), the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt before 1 January 1998 the method for financing actual expenditure of agencies as from the 1998/1999 marketing year;

Whereas work customarily entrusted to the agencies must be carried out during the 1998/1999 marketing year; whereas, as a consequence, provision should be made for a Community contribution to the agencies' expenditure for that period in order to ensure they can operate effectively and in accordance with the rules within the framework of the administrative autonomy provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The last two subparagraphs of Article 1 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 are hereby replaced by the following:

'50 % of the agencies actual expenditure for the 1998/1999 marketing year shall be covered by the general budget of the European Communities.

Before 1 October 1998, the Commission shall consider the need to maintain the Community contribution to the agencies expenditure and, where appropriate, shall present a proposal to the Council. In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, the Council shall decide before 1 January 1999 on any financing of the expenditure in question.`

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

(1) OJ L 208, 3. 8. 1984, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 83, 25. 3. 1997, p. 1.
Proposal for a Council Directive on the list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (Denmark) (97/C 372/11) COM(97) 575 final - 97/0308(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 11 November 1997)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 950/97 of 20 May 1997 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), and in particular Article 21 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas the permanent natural and geographical handicaps existing in the Danish islands result in higher production and transport costs that prevent farmers in these areas from obtaining from their production income on a level with that obtained by comparable farmers elsewhere in the Member State;

Whereas the Danish Government has sent the Commission, in accordance with Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 950/97, a list of islands suitable for inclusion in the Community list of less-favoured farming areas and information on the particular features of these areas;

Whereas, with a view to identifying the areas affected by specific natural handicaps that can be deemed less-favoured areas as referred to in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97, all islands of less than 600 km² on which adverse natural conditions contribute to a farming income below the national average have been selected;

all islands of less than 600 km² on which adverse natural conditions contribute to a farming income below the national average have been selected;

Whereas the total surface area of the relevant areas does not exceed 4 % of the total surface area of the Member State in question;

Whereas the nature and level of the above indices used by the Government of Denmark to define the areas notified to the Commission correspond to the characteristics of the areas affected by specific handicaps referred to in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The list of less-favoured farming areas in Denmark shall be that contained in the Annex to this Directive and shall be included in the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97.

Article 2

This Directive is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.

(1) OJ L 142, 2. 6. 1997, p. 1.

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Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (1) (98/C 77/05) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 656 final - 96/0166(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty on 16 January 1998)

In response to the opinion of the European Parliament (2) delivered on 23 October 1997 on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending European Parliament and Council Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners COM(96) 303 final - 96/0166(COD) and in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 189a of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Commission has decided to amend the above mentioned proposal as follows:

(1) OJ C 76 , 11.3.1997, p. 34.

(2) not yet published.

ORIGINAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

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Recommendation for a Council decision authorising the Commission to negotiate with countries having a substantial interest in the supply of bananas in order to reach an agreement on allocation of the tariff quotas and the traditional ACP quantity

Following a decision by the World Trade Organisation's Dispute Settlement Appellate Body the Commission has sent the Council a proposal for changes in the import arrangements for bananas introduced by Title IV of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94.

In line with this proposal the Commission recommends that the Council authorise it to open negotiations with countries with a substantial interest in supplying bananas to the Community so that the import tariff quotas and the traditional ACP quantity can be allocated among them, in accord with the attached negotiating instructions and in consultation with the Article 113 Committee.

A single criterion for determining the countries with a substantial interest in supplying bananas will be used, based on total imports into the Community.

The above proposal includes a provision that, should there be no reasonable possibility of reaching agreement with the countries concerned, the Commission would have authority to make the allocation between them assisted by a committee of Member States' representatives.ANNEX

A single criterion for determining the producer countries with a substantial interest in supplying bananas, based on total imports into the Community, shall be used to allocate the tariff quotas and, if the situation arises, the traditional ACP quantity, with the agreement of the countries concerned.

The negotiations shall be conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Article 113 Committee and in line with further instructions that the Council may address to it.
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . .

of . . .

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 establishing a Community vineyard register (98/C 87/12)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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 organisation of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No . . . (2), and in particular Article 80 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the measures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1596/96 (4), should be sufficiently flexible to allow for adaptation to developments in the common organisation of the market in wine; whereas the technical difficulties encountered by Greece and Portugal in setting up a vineyard register warrant an extension of the deadline provided for in Article 4(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following sentence is added to the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86:

'The final date for establishment of the register in Greece and Portugal shall be 31 December 2000`.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at . . .

For the Council

. . .

(1) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.

(2) See page 13 of this Official Journal.

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

(4) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 38.
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . .

of . . .

fixing the aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1998/99 marketing year (98/C 87/06)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in flax and hemp (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 2 (3) and 4 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 provides that the amounts of aid for flax grown mainly for fibre and for hemp grown in the Community are to be fixed each year;

Whereas Article 4 (2) of the said Regulation provides that the amount is to be so fixed per hectare of area sown and harvested so as to ensure an even balance between the volume of production required in the Community and the amount that can be marketed; whereas it is to be fixed taking into account the price for flax and hemp fibres and seed on the world market;

Whereas over recent marketing years the hemp market has seen a marked and continuing trend towards increasing the area sown to hemp; whereas to curb this trend, which could unbalance the longer-term equilibrium of the market, and reduce the impact on budget expenditure, the level of aid should be adjusted accordingly;

Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 provides that the portion of aid for financing Community measures to encourage the use of flax fibre is to be fixed at the time when the aid is fixed for the marketing year in question in accordance with the criteria referred to in the said paragraph; whereas it is to be fixed in the light of trends on the market in flax, the amount of the aid for flax and the cost of the measures to be introduced; whereas account should also be taken of the financing already provided for;

Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the amount of aid and the portion of the aid to be used for financing measures to promote the use of flax fibre at the levels set out below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1998/99 marketing year, the aid provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be:

(a) as regards flax: ECU 815,86/ha;

(b) as regards hemp: ECU 537,47/ha.

Article 2

For the 1998/99 marketing year, the amount of the aid for flax to be used to finance the measures to promote the use of flax fibre referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be: ECU 0/ha.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 August 1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at . . .

For the Council

. . .

(1) OJ L 146, 4.7.1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.