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Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . .

of . . .

fixing the guide prices for wine for the 1998/99 wine year (98/C 87/08)

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 27 (5) 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, when the guide prices for the various types of table wine are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to guarantee a fair standard of living for the farming community and to ensure that supplies are available and reach consumers at reasonable prices;

Whereas if these objectives are to be achieved, it is absolutely essential that the gap between production and demand should not be opened further; whereas to that end, the guide prices for the 1998/99 wine year should be set at the same levels as the previous year;

Whereas the guide prices must be fixed for each type of table wine representative of Community production as defined in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1998/99 wine year, the guide prices for table wine shall be as follows:

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Article 2

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 September 1998.

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.
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . .

of . . .

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 as regards sparkling wines produced in the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community (98/C 87/10)

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 Articles 11 and 16 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 (1) and Article 6 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1594/96 (3), fix the maximum sulphur dioxide content of sparkling wines and of liqueur wines; whereas those Articles provide for the presentation by 1 April 1998 of a report from the Commission to the Council on those contents, together, where appropriate, with proposals; whereas the measures proposed should be consistent with others that the Commission is required to draft; whereas the abovementioned deadline should be postponed to that end; whereas the same is true for the deadlines laid down in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2322/92 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 11 (3), '1 April 1998` and '1 September 1998` are replaced respectively by '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999`.

2. In Article 16 (3), '1 April 1998` and '1 September 1998` are replaced respectively by '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999`.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 4 (2), '1 April 1998` and '1 September 1998` are replaced respectively by '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999`.

2. In Article 6 (2), '1 April 1998` and '1 September 1998` are replaced respectively by '1 April 1999` and '1 September 1999`.

Article 3

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 231, 13.8.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 373, 31.12.1988, p. 59.

(3) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 35.
Amended proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on the recognition in intraÜCommunity traffic
of the distinguishing sign of the Member State in which motor vehicles and their trailers are
registeredØ (˛)
(98/C 159/07)
(Text with EEA relevance)
COM(1998) 227 final - 97/0199(SYN)
(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty on 16 April 1998)
(˛)ÙOJ C 290, 24.9.1997.
The Commission proposal in document COM(97) 366 final - SYN 97/0199 is amended as
follows:
ORIGINAL TEXT AMENDED TEXT
(Amendment 1)
Article 2
This Regulation shall apply to vehicles registered in the
Member States that are driven in the Community.This Regulation shall apply to vehicles and their trailers
registered in the Member States that are driven in the
Community.
(Amendment 2)
Article 3
Member States requiring vehicles registered in another
Member State to display a distinguishing registrationsign when they are being driven on their territory shallrecognise the distinguishing registration sign displayed in
accordance with the specifications in the annex to this
Regulation.Member States requiring vehicles and their trailers
registered in another Member State to display a distinÜguishing registration sign when they are being driven ontheir territory shall recognise the distinguishing regisÜ
tration sign displayed on the leftÜhand side of the
number plate in accordance with the specifications in theannex to this Regulation as being equivalent to any otherdistinguishing sign which they recognise for the purpose
of identifying the State of registration of the vehicle.C 159/16 26.5.98 Official Journal of the European Communities EN
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey (98/C 222/12) COM(1998) 313 final - 98/0171(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 18 May 1998)

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 of 25 June 1997 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey (1) establishes the time limit in which expenditure on the measures taken under the annual national programme must be made;

Whereas, in order to avoid reducing the duration of the national programmes in the first year, the time limit for making such expenditure under those first programmes should be deferred,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/97, the third subparagraph is replaced by the following:

'Expenditure by the Member States for the measures taken under the annual national programmes referred to in Article 1 must be made by 15 October each year. However, for the first year, that date is deferred to 31 January 1999.`

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 173, 1.7.1997, p. 1.
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision No 719/96/EC establishing a programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (Kaleidoscope programme) (98/C 319/06) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(1998) 539 final - 98/0283(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission on 24 September 1998)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND 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 proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty,

(1) Whereas Decision No 719/96/EC established a Community programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (Kaleidoscope) for the period from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998;

(2) Whereas the third paragraph of Article 8 of that Decision provides for any suitable measure to be taken to avoid interruption of the programme;

(3) Whereas the Commission presented a proposal to the European Parliament and Council on 28 May 1998 for a Decision establishing a single financing and programming instrument for cultural cooperation for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004;

(4) Whereas, pending adoption of that proposal, there is a need to ensure the continuity of cultural action by the European Community in the areas covered by the Kaleidoscope programme,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decision No 719/96/EC is amended as follows.

1. In Article 1, the date '31 December 1998` is replaced by '31 December 1999`.

2. In Article 6, the amount 'ECU 26,5 million` is replaced by 'EUR 34,4 million`.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (98/C 381/07) COM(1998) 647 final - 98/0309(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 12 November 1998)

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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2) as regards certain Combined Nomenclature codes, lays down rules on recognised producer organisations; whereas these rules require members to sell their entire production through the organisation; whereas, however, provision is made for this obligation to be waived for direct sales on the producer's holding to consumers for their personal needs; whereas a volume restriction applies to such sales; whereas to take account of standard practice in certain parts of the Community this waiver should be extended to embrace direct sales away from the holding but no change should be made in the volume restriction;

Whereas the English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish versions of Article 15(4)(c) of that Regulation are at variance with the other language versions; whereas they should, therefore, be corrected;

Whereas the present provisions on defrayal by the Community of transport, sorting and packaging costs in connection with certain products withdrawn from the market and then distributed free should apply to all free distribution of withdrawn products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 is amended as follows:

1. In the first indent of Article 11(1)(c)(3) the words 'on their holdings` are deleted.

2. Article 30(6) is replaced by the following:

'6. The Community shall defray, on terms and conditions to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46, transport, sorting and packaging costs in connection with free distribution as provided for in paragraph 1.`

Article 2

Article 15(4)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 is replaced by the following:

'(c) make financial provision for the technical and human resources required to ensure compliance with standards, plant-health rules and maximum permitted levels of residues.`

Article 3

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 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 41.
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . ./1999 of . . . 1999 fixing the aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1999/2000 marketing year (1999/C 59/06)

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 organisation of the market in flax and hemp (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) 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 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 1999/2000 marketing year, the aid provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be:

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

(b) as regards hemp: EUR 662,88/ha.

Article 2

For the 1999/2000 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: EUR 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 1999.

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

Done at . . .

For the Council

The President

. . .

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

(2) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION accepting the extension of the International Coffee Agreement 1994 on behalf of the European Community (presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The International Coffee Agreement 1994 was concluded for the Community by Council Decision 94/570/EC of 18 July 1994.

The first subparagraph of Article 47 of the Agreement stipulates that it is to expire on 30 September 1999.

At the meeting of the International Coffee Council in London on 21 and 22 July, the members adopted, under Article 47(2) of the Agreement, a resolution providing for the extension of the International Coffee Agreement 1994 for two years, until 30 September 2001, to allow sufficient time for the negotiation of its successor.

The Contracting Parties must notify UN headquarters in New York that they accept extension before the current Agreement expires on 30 September 1999.

Because this is a mixed agreement, the Member States must also carry out the domestic constitutional procedures necessary for the acceptance of the extended International Coffee Agreement 1994.

The Commission will at a later date seek the Council's authorisation to negotiate the follow-up to International Coffee Agreement 1994, in accordance with the guidelines set out in the International Coffee Council's resolution.

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION accepting the extension of the International Coffee Agreement 1994 on behalf of the European Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2) and (3), thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission [1],

[1] OJ C, p.

(1) Whereas the International Coffee Agreement 1994, which the Community approved by Council Decision 94/570/EC of 18 July 1994, [2] applies until 30 September 1999 unless extended by decision of the International Coffee Council;

[2] OJ L 222, 26.8.1994, p. 1.

(2) Whereas the International Coffee Council has decided to extend the International Coffee Agreement 1994 for two years,

(3) Whereas the Contracting Parties to the International Coffee Agreement 1994 must notify United Nations headquarters in New York before 30 September 1999 if they accept the Agreement's extension;

(4) Whereas the extension of this international agreement is in the Community's interest and should therefore be accepted by it in accordance with Article 47(2) of the Agreement;

(5) Whereas the Member States will also be accepting the Agreement's extension,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The European Community shall notify the Secretary-General of the United Nations before 30 September 1999 that it accepts the extension of the International Coffee Agreement 1994 for a further two years.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the notification required.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION extending Decision 91/482/EEC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The current Decision on the association of the OCT with the EC expires on 28 February 2001.

The Commission submitted a proposal for a new Council Decision to the Council on 15 November 2000.

However, this proposal will not have been adopted by 28 February 2001.

In order to avoid a legal void incompatible with Part IV of the Treaty, the Commission therefore proposes extending the Association Decision currently in force for a maximum of four months, without prejudice to its original proposal for a new Council Decision.

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION extending Decision 91/482/CEE on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Decision 91/482/EEC [1], and in particular Article 240(4), second subparagraph thereof,

[1] OJ L 263, 19.9.1991, p. 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, pending the entry into force of a new Council Decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community, the applicable provisions under Decision 91/482/EEC, as last amended by Decision 2000/169/EC, [2] should be extended until the entry into force of the new Decision, but not beyond 30 June 2001,

[2] OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 67

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 240(1) of Decision 91/482/EEC is hereby replaced by the following: "This Decision shall apply until 30 June 2001".

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 March 2001.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the Community position within the EC-Malta Association Council regarding the draft Decision amending Association Council Decision No 1/72 setting up the Association Committee

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The Association Committee provided for in the EC-Malta Association Agreement (OJ L 61 of 14.3.1971, Article 14(3)) has been in existence since 1971.

The role of the Committee is to help the Association Council carry out its tasks. This involves ongoing cooperation, which is necessary if the Association Agreement is to function properly.

The Committee last met in 1990.

Given the need for more effective implementation of the Association Agreement, the practices applied within the framework of the Association Agreement now need to be brought into line with the provisions of the Europe Agreements concluded with the Central and Eastern European candidate countries. Under these agreements, the Association Committees are chaired by the European Commission, which also provides the secretariat.

It is therefore proposed that the Association Council Decision be amended accordingly.

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the Community position within the EC-Malta Association Council regarding the draft Decision amending Association Council Decision No 1/72 setting up the Association Committee

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, [1]

[1] OJ C ..., ..., p. ...

Whereas:

(1) The Association Council set up an Association Committee pursuant to Article 14 of the EC-Malta Association Agreement. [2]

[2] OJ L 61, 14.3.1971.

(2) The Chairmanship and the secretariat should be provided by the European Community in line with the practice established for the other candidate countries and the relevant Association Council Decision should be amended,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The position to be adopted by the Community within the Association Council set up by the EC-Malta Association Agreement concluded between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Malta, of the other part, regarding the draft Decision amending Council Association Decision No 1/72 setting up the Association Committee, is expressed in the attached draft Association Council Decision.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

ANNEX

Draft EC-MALTA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL DECISION amending Association Council Decision No 1/72 setting up the Association Committee

THE EC-MALTA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Association Agreement, and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

A new paragraph is inserted after Article 14(3) of the rules of procedure attached to Association Council Decision No 1/72 (Article 2) setting up the Association Committee, as follows:

"However, the Commission shall chair the Committee and provide the secretariat on behalf of the European Economic Community."

Done at Brussels,

For the Association Council

The President

The Secretaries