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

of . . .

fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder for the milk year 1997/98 (97/C 101/08)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (4) and 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 fixing the common agricultural prices each year, 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 agricultural community and to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach the consumers at reasonable prices;

Whereas the target price for milk should bear a balanced relationship to the prices for other agricultural products and in particular to the prices for beef and veal, and be consistent with the desired general pattern of cattle farming; whereas it is also necessary, in fixing that price, to take account of the Community's efforts to establish a long-term balance between supply and demand on the milk market, allowing for external trade in milk and milk products;

Whereas the intervention prices for butter and for skimmed-milk powder are intended to contribute to the achievement of the target price for milk; whereas it is necessary to determine price levels in the light of the overall supply and demand situation on the Community market in milk and the opportunities for disposal of butter and skimmed-milk powder on the Community and world markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the milk year 1997/98, the target price for milk and the intervention prices for milk products 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.

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

Done at . . .

For the Council

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(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . .

of . . .

fixing, for the 1997 harvest, the premiums for leaf tobacco by group of tobacco varieties (97/C 101/15)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2444/96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas, when the premiums for raw tobacco are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the common agricultural policy aims in particular to guarantee a fair standard of living for the farming community and to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices; whereas the premiums must take account in particular of past and foreseeable possibilities of disposal of the various tobaccos under normal conditions of competition,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1997 harvest, the premium referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 for each group of raw tobacco varieties, and the supplementary amounts, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

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 No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70.

(2) OJ No L 333, 21. 12. 1996, p. 4.

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Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on further reductions of sulphur emissions (97/C 190/08) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 88 final - 97/0107(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 20 May 1997)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130r (4) in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and the first subparagraph of Article 223 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas on 14 June 1994 the Community signed in Oslo the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on further reductions of sulphur emissions (hereinafter 'the Protocol`);

Whereas the Protocol seeks to establish ceilings for sulphur emissions for all Contracting Parties to the Convention;

Whereas the measures envisaged in the Protocol contribute to achieving objectives of the Community policy on the environment;

Whereas the Community and the Member States cooperate, in the framework of their respective competences, with third countries and the competent international organizations;

Whereas, in consequence, the Community should approve the said Protocol,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on further reductions of sulphur emissions, signed on 14 June 1994, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person entitled to deposit the instruments of approval with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in accordance with Article 14 of the Protocol.

Article 3

This Decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Amended proposal for a Council Directive amending Directives 71/118/EEC, 72/462/EEC, 85/73/EEC, 91/67/EEC, 91/492/EEC, 91/493/EEC, 92/45/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1) (97/C 258/04) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 321 final - 96/0110(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a (2) of the EC Treaty on 27 June 1996)

On 21 May 1996, the Commission submitted the above proposal to the Council.

Following the opinion of the European Parliament, delivered on 19 February 1997, the initial proposal has been amended as follows:

1. The title is replaced by the following title:

'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directives 71/118/EEC, 72/462/EEC, 85/73/EEC, 91/67/EEC, 91/492/ EEC, 91/493/EEC, 92/45/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries.`

2. The preamble is replaced by the following:

'THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

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

3. The following recital is added:

'Whereas, since the provisions of the above Directives are relevant to the protection of public health and the operation of the internal market, Article 100a of the Treaty should be taken as their legal basis.`

4. In the first and second subparagraphs of Article 2 (1), '1 January 1997` is replaced by '1 January 1998`.

(1) OJ No C 245, 23. 8. 1996, p. 24.
Amended proposal for a Council Decision concerning the fifth framework programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for research and training activities (1998 to 2002) (1) (97/C 291/11) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 439 final - 97/0120(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a (2) of the EC Treaty and pursuant to Article 119 (2) of the EAEC Treaty on 11 August 1997)

On 30 April 1997 (OJ 97/C 173/12 - COM(97) 142 final - 97/0120 CNS) the Commission submitted a proposal for a Council Decision concerning the fifth framework programme for the European Atomic Energy Community. The actual amounts of funding are not given in this proposal. In conformity with the guidelines set out in Agenda 2000, the Commission's proposal is hereby supplemented as follows:

1. The square brackets in Article 2 (1) are replaced by the figure '1 467`:

2. The square brackets in footnote 10 are replaced by the figure '326`.

(1) OJ C 173, 7. 6. 1997, p. 30.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (97/C 335/12) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(97) 489 final - 97/0254(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 27 July 1994, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 (1) on Community plant variety rights;

Whereas the Community Plant Variety Office ('the Office`) established by the aforesaid Regulation may not be regarded as a profit-making organization;

Whereas, since the Office is a body governed by Community law, provision should be made for any resources remaining after the constitution, where appropriate, of a reserve to cover future expenditure and after any revision of the fees charged by the Office to be paid into the general budget of the European Communities;

Whereas the entering of amounts in the said reserve should be made subject to the agreement of the Commission, and whereas the Commission should inform the Council and Parliament of its decision in this respect;

Whereas the financial provisions governing the decentralized agencies established by the Community should be harmonized, particularly in the matter of the controls to which the Office is subject;

Whereas the Commission's Financial Controller is the person best placed to perform the tasks of Financial Controller of the Office;

Whereas is it desirable to involve the European Parliament in the discharge procedure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The following paragraph is added to Article 108 of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94:

'5. Any revenue surplus to expenditure during a particular financial year shall, after account has been taken of the decrease in the Community subsidy, be entered in the general budget of the European Communities as miscellaneous revenue. However, the Budget Committee may authorize the establishment of a reserve to cover future expenditure. Amounts may be entered in the said reserve only with the agreement of the Commission, after Parliament has been consulted.`

2. In Article 111

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

'Control of commitment and payment of all expenditure and control of the existence and recovery of all revenue of the Office shall be carried out by the Commission's Financial Controller`;

(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

'The Administrative Council shall, on the recommendation of the European Parliament, give a discharge to the President of the Office 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 227, 1. 9. 1994, p. 1.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (97/C 369/13) COM(97) 576 final - 97/0300(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 11 November 1997)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 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 Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1863/95 (2), fixes the potato starch quotas for producer Member States for the 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98 marketing years,

Whereas Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 provides that the Council must allocate the three-year quota between the producer Member States on the basis of the Commission's report to the Council; whereas, to that end, the existing quotas should be renewed for three years taking account of the definitive inclusion in the quota for Germany of the reserve of 104 554 tonnes referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 2 (1) of that Regulation;

Whereas the producer Member States should allocate their quotas for a period of three years between all undertakings producing potato starch on the basis of the quotas used for the 1995/96 marketing year, with the exception of Germany, for which account will be taken of the quota transfers resulting from mergers and supplementary quota allocations from the reserve made in 1997/98;

Whereas calculation of the sub-quotas to be used for each undertaking producing potato starch will take account of the possible use of the flexibility clause during the 1997/98 marketing year,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 shall be replaced by the following:

'Article 2

1. The following producer Member States are hereby allocated quotas for the production of potato starch within the following limits for the 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2000/01 marketing years:

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2. Each producer Member State shall allocate the quota referred to in paragraph 1 to undertakings producing potato starch for use in the 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2000/01 marketing years on the basis of the sub-quotas used for the 1995/96 marketing year, with the exception of Germany, for which account shall be taken of transfers of sub-quotas as a result of mergers and of additional allocations of sub-quotas from the reserve made in 1997/98.

The sub-quotas used for each undertaking producing potato starch shall be adjusted to take account of any amount utilized in excess of quota during the 1997/87 marketing year pursuant to Article 6 (2)`.

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.

It shall apply from 1 July 1998.

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

(1) OJ L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 4.

(2) OJ L 179, 29. 7. 1995, p. 1.
Amended proposal for a Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) determining the powers and obligations of agents authorized by the Commission to carry out Community own resources controls and inspections (1) (98/C 4/04) COM(97) 668 final - 97/0016(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty on 8 December 1997)

In response to the opinions of the European Court of Auditors and the European Parliament, the Commission is presenting the following amendments to its initial proposal.

1. The title of the proposed Regulation is replaced by the following:

'Proposal for a Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) determining the powers and obligations of agents authorized by the Commission to carry out Community own resources controls and inspections`

2. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 3:

'4. The inspections provided for in Article 19 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89 and the controls provided for in Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 shall be under the direction of the authorized agents who, as regards the organization of work, shall establish appropriate contacts with the relevant departments in the Member States.`

3. Article 7 is amended to read as follows:

'Article 7

The provisions laid down in Articles 1 (2), 2, 3 (1) (a), 3 (1) (b), 4 (1), 5 and 6 shall also apply to inspections carried out by officials or other servants of the Commission whom it has specifically authorized for this purpose pursuant to Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 and Article 19 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89.

National experts seconded to the Commission may be present at such inspections.`

(1) OJ C 95, 24. 3. 1997.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Community apply (98/C 118/10) COM(97) 725 final - 98/0059(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 20 February 1998)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 16 and Article 23 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 European Monetary Institute,

Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice,

Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors,

(1) Whereas the European Central Bank, hereafter referred to as 'the ECB`, will be established as soon as its Executive Board is appointed;

(2) Whereas it is appropriate to extend to the European Central Bank the application of Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom certain provisions of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply, in order to ensure that the members of the staff of the European Central Bank, in view of their duties and responsibilities and of their particular situation, benefit from the same privileges, immunities and facilities,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 4a of Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 is replaced by the following text:

'Article 4a

Without prejudice to Article 23 of the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities with regard to the members of the Governing Council and of the General Council of the European Central Bank, the privileges and immunities provided for in Article 12, in the second paragraph of Article 13 and in Article 14 of the Protocol shall apply under the same conditions and within the same limits as those laid down in Articles 1, 2 and 3 of this Regulation to:

- staff of the European Central Bank,

- persons receiving disability, retirement or survivors' pensions paid by the European Central Bank.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day on which the establishment of the European Central Bank becomes effective.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . .

of . . .

fixing the aid in respect of silkworms for the 1998/99 rearing year (98/C 87/07)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 of 24 April 1972 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2059/92 (2), and in particular Article 2 (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 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 provides that the aid for silkworms reared within the Community must be fixed each year in such a way as to help ensure a fair income for silkworm rearers, taking into account the state of the market in cocoons and raw silk, of foreseeable trends on that market and of import policy;

Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the aid at the level indicated below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1998/99 rearing year, the aid in respect of silkworms as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be fixed per box of silkworm eggs used at ECU 133,26.

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 April 1998.

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

Done at . . .

For the Council

. . .

(1) OJ L 100, 27.4.1972, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 19.
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . .

of . . .

fixing the monthly increases in the intervention price for cereals for the 1998/99 marketing year (98/C 87/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) 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 amounts and the number of the monthly increases are fixed and the first month in which they are to apply is determined, account should be taken of the storage costs and financing charges for storing cereals in the Community and of the need to ensure that the disposal of stocks of cereals is in line with market requirements;

Whereas, under the reform of the common agricultural policy, provision was made for the fixing of a single intervention price for all cereals; whereas this price has been fixed at a substantially reduced level, the reduction carried out in stages; whereas this fact should be taken into account in the fixing of the size of the monthly increases;

Whereas the intervention price for maize and grain sorghum applicable in July, August and September is to be the price valid in May of the previous marketing year, in accordance with Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Without prejudice to the last subparagraph of Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, for the 1998/99 marketing year, the monthly increases to be applied to the intervention price applicable for the first month of the marketing year, 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 the 1998/99 marketing year.

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

Done at . . .

For the Council

. . .

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.

(2) OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37.