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97/482/ECSC: Commission Decision of 7 July 1997 on the conclusion of agreements between the European Coal and Steel Community and Ukraine on trade in certain steel products
Date: 1997-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ukraine, iron and steel product, liberalisation of trade, quantitative restriction, trade agreement (EU)













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97/482/ECSC: Commission Decision of 7 July 1997 on the conclusion of agreements between the European Coal and Steel Community and Ukraine on trade in certain steel products  


Official Journal L 210 , 04/08/1997 P. 0031 - 0031 





COMMISSION DECISION of 7 July 1997 on the conclusion of agreements between the European Coal and Steel Community and Ukraine on trade in certain steel products (97/482/ECSC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 95 thereof,Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,Whereas, following the Council Decision of 7 October 1996, the Commission opened negotiations with Ukraine, culminating in an Agreement concerning trade in certain steel products covered by the European Coal and Steel Treaty;Whereas the Agreement establishes quantitative limits for the entry into free circulation in the Community of certain steel products for the years 1997 to 2001, within a framework of of progressive liberalization and the development of competitive conditions in Ukraine which justify the complete removal of quantitative restrictions,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article1. The Agreement with Ukraine concerning trade in certain steel products is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.2. The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision (1).Done at Brussels, 7 July 1997.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) See page 32 of this Official Journal.
Protocol to amend the agreement to establish a science and technology centre in Ukraine
Date: 1997-07-07
Institutions: Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, United States
Subjects: Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, United States, multilateral agreement, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement, scientific research, technology, world organisation

L 225/10

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to amend the agreement to establish a science and technology centre in Ukraine

PROTOCOL

CANADA, SWEDEN, UKRAINE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Acting in accordance with Article XV(B) of the Agreement to establish a science and technology
centre in Ukraine signed on 25 October 1993 at Kiev (the 1993 Agreement),

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article XII (A) of the 1993 Agreement is hereby amended to read:

Article I

‘Personnel of the parties who are present in Ukraine in connection with the Centre or its
projects and activities shall be accorded by the Government of Ukraine status equivalent to
that accorded to administrative and technical staff under the Vienna Convention on Diplo-
matic Relations of 18 April 1961.’

Article XIII of the 1993 Agreement is hereby amended to read:

Article II

‘Any State, or the European Communities, desiring to become a party to this Agreement,
shall notify the Governing Board through the executive director. The Governing Board shall
provide such a State, or the European Communities, with certified copies of this agreement
through the executive director. On approval by the Governing Board, that State, or the Euro-
pean Communities, shall be permitted to accede to this Agreement. In the event that a State
or States of the former Soviet Union accede to this Agreement, that State or those States shall
comply with the obligations undertaken by the Government of Ukraine in Articles VIII,
IX(C) and X to XII.’

Article III

This Protocol shall be provisionally applied on signature by all parties to the 1993 Agree-

A.
ment.

Each signatory shall notify the others through diplomatic channels that it has completed

B.
all internal procedures necessary to be bound by this Protocol.

This Protocol shall enter into force on the date of the last notification described in para-

C.
graph (B).

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L 225/11

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Protocol.

Done at Kyiv, on 7 July 1997, in a single original, in the English, French and Ukrainian lan-
guages, each text being equally authentic.

FOR CANADA:

FOR THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN:

FOR UKRAINE:

FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2327/97 by Patrick COX to the Commission. Status of substances chitin and chitosan
Date: 1997-07-07
Institutions: COX, European Parliament
Subjects: EU law, organic chemical

C 45/172

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Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 2. 98

5.
In July 1996 the Commission carried out a verification of the facilities established at and around the La
Hague site for monitoring levels of radioactivity in the environment for that region. This verification, carried out
under the terms of Article 35 of the Treaty, did not give rise to specific observations relevant to the question. The
Commission considers that this verification sufficiently validates the data provided and the facilities installed for
monitoring discharges to the environment. There are no current plans for the Commission to take independent
samples for analysis.

(98/C 45/226)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2327/97

by Patrick Cox (ELDR) to the Commission

(7 July 1997)

Subject: Status of substances chitin and chitosan

Is there any EU legislation governing the use of the substances chitin and chitosan?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(1 August 1997)

There is no Community legislation governing the use of chitin and chitosan.

(98/C 45/227)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2330/97

by Jean-Pierre Be·be·ar (PPE) to the Commission

(7 July 1997)

Subject: Socrates programme › Comenius actions

The Socrates programme  is supposed to  be  aimed at every  sector  of  education, including the  pre-school  and
primary sectors. The system under which nursery and elementary schools are organized in France is such that
they are unable to manage directly the funding which is required to match that provided by the European Union.

What  measures  have  been  implemented  by  the  Commission  and  the  national  Socrates  agency  to  ensure  that,
despite this, French schools are able to take part in Comenius actions under the Socrates programme?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(29 July 1997)

To ensure the broadest possible participation by schools in the Socrates programme, and more particularly in
Action 1 of Chapter II (Comenius), the co-financing requirements for schools have been considerably relaxed.

Although the principle of co-financing still obtains, schools will no longer be required to provide evidence of
their own financial contribution to a project. This is because the Commission considers that schools have their
own  particular  characteristics  and  that  a  contribution  by  the  school  in  terms  of,  for  example,  personnel,
equipment  and  means  of  communication  constitutes  evidence  of  sufficient  involvement,  guaranteeing  the
smooth functioning of the Comenius Action 1 project and thus the effective utilisation of Community funds.
97/543/ECSC: Commission Decision of 7 July 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation extending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products for the period 1 July to 30 September 1997
Date: 1997-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ECSC Treaty, Russia, agreement (EU), iron and steel product, quantitative restriction













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97/543/ECSC: Commission Decision of 7 July 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation extending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products for the period 1 July to 30 September 1997  


Official Journal L 222 , 12/08/1997 P. 0036 - 0036 





COMMISSION DECISION of 7 July 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation extending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products for the period 1 July to 30 September 1997 (97/543/ECSC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 (1), thereof,Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,Whereas, the Commission has finalized negotiations for an Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation extending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products for the period 1 July to 30 September 1997,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article 1. The Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation extending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products for the period 1 July to 30 September 1997 is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.2. The text of the Agreement (1) is annexed to this Decision.Done at Brussels, 7 July 1997.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) See page 37 of this Official Journal.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2331/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies
Date: 1997-07-07
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU expenditure, European integration, promotion of the European idea, public awareness campaign

C 82/58

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Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 3. 98

It may be noted that, before the formal procedure, the project planning was also marked by a phase of public
consultation. A discussion document prepared by the project team and their consultants set out five possible
alternative routes between Bluebell and Heuston Station, with a comparative socio-economic engineering and
environmental examination of each option. Using a multicriteria analysis and taking into account submissions
received from interested parties and locally held meetings, the routing now proposed was chosen.

In  view  of  the  foregoing,  the  Commission  does  not  at  present  consider  it  appropriate  to  address  the  Irish
authorities on the specific matters mentioned. The Honourable Member is advised to use the procedures provided
at national level to make a full submission to the national authorities.

(98/C 82/103)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2331/97

by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission

(7 July 1997)

Subject: Community subsidies

On 9 and 10 May 1997 (cid:145)Europe Days(cid:146) were held in Brussels, organized jointly by the European Parliament, the
Commission and the Council of Ministers.

Will the Commission give details of the actual cost of the event and indicate which budget line provided the
requisite appropriations?

Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission

(18 September 1997)

Manufacture  of  5  products  bearing  the  logo  (cid:145)9  May(cid:146)  (11  official  languages,  Member  States  and
non-member countries, approx. 2 million units)
10 May (open days) some 29 000 people visited the Parliament the Council, the Commission, the
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions

Financial  contribution  by  the  Commission  Office  in  Belgium  to  the  festivities  at  Rond-Point
Schuman

Cost of the open days for the Commission

Total cost for the Commission

Contribution (Parliament, Council, Economic and Social Committee,Committee of the Regions) to
the cost of the common folder and outside signs

The Commission used appropriations from budget item B3-3000

(ecus)

65 000

100 000

13 836

178 836

12 816

(98/C 82/104)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2337/97

by Nuala Ahern (V) to the Commission

(10 July 1997)

Subject: Implementation of environmental and safeguards sampling at nuclear facilities in the EU

According  to  a  memorandum  prepared  by  International  Atomic  Energy  Agency  (IAEA)  Deputy  Director-
General Bruno Pelland concerning a high-level liaison committee meeting between the European Commission
and  the  IAEA  in  Brussels  on  December  12/13/1996,  Euratom  and  the  IAEA  are  at  loggerheads  over  the
implementation of environmental and safeguards sampling at certain nuclear facilities in the European Union.
Council Decision of 7 July 1997 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work
Date: 1997-07-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), alternate, appointment of staff, occupational health, occupational safety













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Council Decision of 7 July 1997 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work  


Official Journal C 220 , 19/07/1997 P. 0001 - 0004 





COUNCIL DECISION of 7 July 1997 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work (97/C 220/01)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 145 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 74/325/EEC of 27 June 1974 on the setting up of an Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work (1),Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by each of the Governments of the Member States,Wheras by its Decision of 4 March 1994 (2) the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work for the period from 4 March 1994 to 3 March 1997;Whereas the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work should be appointed for a period of three years,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work for the period from 7 July 1997 to 6 July 2000:I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES(a)>TABLE>(b)>TABLE>II. TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES(a)>TABLE>(b)>TABLE>III. EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES(a)>TABLE>(b)>TABLE>Article 2 This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Article 3 The Italian members shall be approinted by a subsequent Decision.Done at Brussels, 7 July 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ.-C. JUNCKER(1) OJ No L 185, 9. 7. 1974, p. 15.(2) OJ No C 85, 22. 3. 1994, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1308/97 of 7 July 1997 closing an invitation to tender for the supply of cereals as food aid
Date: 1997-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1308/97 of 7 July 1997 closing an invitation to tender for the supply of cereals as food aid  


Official Journal L 179 , 08/07/1997 P. 0001 - 0001 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1308/97 of 7 July 1997 closing an invitation to tender for the supply of cereals as food aidTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security (1), and in particular Article 24 (1) (b) thereof,Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 1096/97 (2), the Commission issued an invitation to tender for the supply of cereals as food aid; whereas the conditions of the supply, as regards lot A should be reviewed and the invitation to tender for this lot should consequently be closed,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 For lot A of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1096/97 the invitation to tender is closed.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.Done at Brussels, 7 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 158, 17. 6. 1997, p. 33.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2330/97 by Jean-Pierre BÉBÉAR to the Commission. SOCRATES programme - COMENIUS actions
Date: 1997-07-07
Institutions: BEBEAR, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, action programme, co-financing, education policy, educational institution

C 45/172

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Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 2. 98

5.
In July 1996 the Commission carried out a verification of the facilities established at and around the La
Hague site for monitoring levels of radioactivity in the environment for that region. This verification, carried out
under the terms of Article 35 of the Treaty, did not give rise to specific observations relevant to the question. The
Commission considers that this verification sufficiently validates the data provided and the facilities installed for
monitoring discharges to the environment. There are no current plans for the Commission to take independent
samples for analysis.

(98/C 45/226)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2327/97

by Patrick Cox (ELDR) to the Commission

(7 July 1997)

Subject: Status of substances chitin and chitosan

Is there any EU legislation governing the use of the substances chitin and chitosan?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(1 August 1997)

There is no Community legislation governing the use of chitin and chitosan.

(98/C 45/227)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2330/97

by Jean-Pierre Be·be·ar (PPE) to the Commission

(7 July 1997)

Subject: Socrates programme › Comenius actions

The Socrates programme  is supposed to  be  aimed at every  sector  of  education, including the  pre-school  and
primary sectors. The system under which nursery and elementary schools are organized in France is such that
they are unable to manage directly the funding which is required to match that provided by the European Union.

What  measures  have  been  implemented  by  the  Commission  and  the  national  Socrates  agency  to  ensure  that,
despite this, French schools are able to take part in Comenius actions under the Socrates programme?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(29 July 1997)

To ensure the broadest possible participation by schools in the Socrates programme, and more particularly in
Action 1 of Chapter II (Comenius), the co-financing requirements for schools have been considerably relaxed.

Although the principle of co-financing still obtains, schools will no longer be required to provide evidence of
their own financial contribution to a project. This is because the Commission considers that schools have their
own  particular  characteristics  and  that  a  contribution  by  the  school  in  terms  of,  for  example,  personnel,
equipment  and  means  of  communication  constitutes  evidence  of  sufficient  involvement,  guaranteeing  the
smooth functioning of the Comenius Action 1 project and thus the effective utilisation of Community funds.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2326/97 by Patricia McKENNA to the Commission. Light rail system for Dublin
Date: 1997-07-07
Institutions: European Parliament, MCKENNA
Subjects: EU aid, Ireland, environmental impact, impact study, means of public conveyance, national law, operational programme, underground railway

C 82/56

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17. 3. 98

For  other  appliances,  such  as  dishwashers,  electric  water  heaters  and  air  conditioners,  the  Commission  is
carrying out studies to identify efficiency improvement potentials and the best ways (standards or negotiated
agreements) to achieve the improvements.

(1)  OJ L 236, 18.9.1996.

(98/C 82/101)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2316/97

by James Nicholson (I-EDN) to the Commission

(3 July 1997)

Subject: Groundwater Directive 80/68/EEC

A public inquiry was held recently which was concerned with a planning application to locate a thirteen million
cubic metre capacity landfill waste disposal site adjacent to Larne Lough, Co. Antrim. The applicants indicated
that  substances  listed  under  the  Groundwater  Directive  80/68/EEC (1)  would  be  present  in  their  estimate  of
potential discharge to the Lough. The objectors to the application expressed the view that the applicants had not
considered the implications of the directive and the Northern Ireland implementing legislation.

How does the Commission view an application that, in the view of the objectors, has been prepared without due
regard to the Groundwater Directive 80/68/EEC?

Has the Commission any mechanism to review or scrutinize a decision made by the Northern Ireland statutory
authorities in the  event of planning permission  being  granted  for the  landfill site  without  due  regard  to EEC
directives?

(1)  OJ L 20, 26.1.1980, p. 43.

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(18 September 1997)

In response to the suggestion by the objectors that the planning application had been prepared without due regard
to Council Directive 80/68/EEC of 17 December 1979 on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused
by certain dangerous substances, the first matter which needs to be clarified is whether the application is in line
with national legislation or guidelines on the matter. If it is not, then this should be taken up with the national
authorities.

If, however, it is established that the application is in line with national legislation or guidelines on the matter but
these are considered to incorrectly or insufficiently implement the relevant Directive, then › in answer to the
second  question  ›  the  Commission  may  register  a  complaint,  leading  to  possible  infringement  proceedings
against the Member State under Article 169 of the EC Treaty.

(98/C 82/102)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2326/97

by Patricia McKenna (V) to the Commission

(7 July 1997)

Subject: Light rail system for Dublin

Luas, the sorely-needed light rail system for Dublin, is one of the main projects benefiting from EU Structural
Funds currently under development in Ireland.