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Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (C4- 0439/97 94/0076(COD))
Date: 1997-12-18
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: approximation of laws, baby food, cereal product, consumer protection, diabetes, dietary product, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, human nutrition, labelling, processed food product, product designation, substitute product













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Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (C4- 0439/97 94/0076(COD))  


Official Journal C 014 , 19/01/1998 P. 0123 





A4-0379/97Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (C4-0439/97 - 94/0076(COD))(Codecision procedure: second reading)The European Parliament,- having regard to the common position of the Council (C4-0439/97 - 94/0076/COD),- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 287, 30.10.1995, p.104.)), on the Commission proposal to Parliament and Council (COM(94)0097) ((OJ C 108, 16.4.1994, p.17.)),- having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(95)0588) ((OJ C 35, 8.2.1996. p.17.)),- having regard to Article 189 b(2) of the EC Treaty,- having regard to Rule 72 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0379/97),1. Amends the common position as follows;2. Calls on the Commission to support Parliament's amendments in the opinion that it is required to deliver pursuant to Article 189 b(2)(d) of the EC Treaty;3. Calls on the Council to approve all Parliament's amendments, amend its common position accordingly and definitively adopt the act;4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.(Amendment 4)ARTICLE 1(3)Annex I(2) (Directive 89/398/EEC)>Original text>2. Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children>Text following EP vote>2. Processed cereal-based pesticide- free foods and pesticide-free baby foods for infants and young children
Council Regulation (EC) No 2594/97 of 18 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat
Date: 1997-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, cereals, derogation from EU law, product quality, seed













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Council Regulation (EC) No 2594/97 of 18 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat  


Official Journal L 351 , 23/12/1997 P. 0010 - 0010 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2594/97 of 18 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat 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 opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),Whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 (3) lays down that barley grains which pass through sieves with apertures of 2,2 millimetres are to be considered as shrivelled grains and, as such, as not being basic cereals of unimpaired quality acceptable for intervention;Whereas, for climatic reasons, the varieties of barley grown in Finland and Sweden produce smaller grains than those grown in the rest of the Community; whereas, however, that barley is of good quality; whereas, to take account of that situation, the Commission, on the basis of Article 149 of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, provided for a temporary derogation from the minimum size requirement for barley grains for intervention buying-in in Finland and Sweden; whereas, pursuant to that Article, the said derogation can apply only until 31 December 1997;Whereas, to enable producers in the two abovementioned Member States to continue to qualify for the support offered by intervention, provision should be made for the possibility of a derogation from the definition of shrivelled barley grains;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 should be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 The following shall be added to point (a) of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75:'however, for the purposes of the intervention buying-in of barley in Finland and Sweden, a derogation from the definition of shrivelled grains may be provided for in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92;`.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.Done at Brussels, 18 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) Opinion delivered on 16 December 1997 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) OJ C 337, 7. 11. 1997, p. 51.(3) OJ L 281, 29. 10. 1975, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 2054/93 (OJ L 187, 29. 7. 1993, p. 6).
Council Regulation (EC) No 2633/97 of 18 December 1997 modifying Regulation (EC) No 702/97 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community Tariff quotas for certain fishery products
Date: 1997-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: CCT duties, fishery product, tariff quota













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Council Regulation (EC) No 2633/97 of 18 December 1997 modifying Regulation (EC) No 702/97 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community Tariff quotas for certain fishery products  


Official Journal L 356 , 31/12/1997 P. 0012 - 0012 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2633/97 of 18 December 1997 modifying Regulation (EC) No 702/97 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community Tariff quotas for certain fishery productsTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 702/97 (1), the Council opened autonomous tariff quotas for cod (order number 09.2753) and for surimi (order number 09.2779);Whereas their quotas amounts are insufficient to meet the needs of the Community industry; whereas, consequently, these quotas amounts should be increased,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 For the quota period from 1 April to 31 December 1997, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 702/97 is hereby amended as follows:- order number 09.2753: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 52 500 tonnes,- order number 09.2779: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 8 000 tonnes.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.Done at Brussels, 18 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ L 104, 22. 4. 1997, p. 8.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2598/97 of 18 December 1997 extending the programme to promote international cooperation in the energy sector - Synergy programme
Date: 1997-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU financing, action programme, energy policy, energy technology, international cooperation













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Council Regulation (EC) No 2598/97 of 18 December 1997 extending the programme to promote international cooperation in the energy sector - Synergy programme  


Official Journal L 351 , 23/12/1997 P. 0016 - 0016 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2598/97 of 18 December 1997 extending the programme to promote international cooperation in the energy sector - Synergy programmeTHE 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 (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 701/97 of 14 April 1997 adopting a programme to promote international cooperation in the energy sector - Synergy programme (3) - and in particular Article 3 thereof, provides for implementation of the Synergy programme to start on 1 January 1997 and end on 31 December 1997;Whereas the Commission communication entitled 'An overall view of energy policy and actions` concludes that an effort is needed to improve the transparency of Community energy policy and marks a first step towards a proposal for a framework energy programme;Whereas it is necessary to extend the Synergy programme for one year, on a transitional basis, until the programme is incorporated into the new framework energy programme;Whereas a financial reference amount within the meaning of point 2 of the declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995 on the incorporation of financial provisions into legislative acts (4), is included in this Regulation, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as they are defined by the Treaty;Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Regulation, powers other than those of Article 235,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 1. The duration of the Synergy programme shall be extended for one year from 1 January to 31 December 1998.2. The financial reference amount for the implementation of this programme shall be ECU 5 million. The appropriation shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspectives.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, 18 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ C 337, 7. 11. 1997, p. 57.(2) Opinion delivered on 4 December 1997 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ L 104, 22. 4. 1997, p. 1.(4) OJ C 293, 8. 11. 1995, p. 4.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 of 18 December 1997 extending the period provided for in Article 149 (1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
Date: 1997-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, human nutrition, marketing standard, milk, transitional period (EU)













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Council Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 of 18 December 1997 extending the period provided for in Article 149 (1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden  


Official Journal L 351 , 23/12/1997 P. 0012 - 0012 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2596/97 of 18 December 1997 extending the period provided for in Article 149 (1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and SwedenTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Article 149 (1) of the 1994 Act of Accession provides for a period during which transitional measures may be adopted to facilitate the transition from the regime existing in Austria, Finland and Sweden at the time of Accession to those resulting from the application of the common organization of the market under the conditions set out in the said Act and, in particular, to overcome the serious difficulties in applying the new regime from the date laid down; whereas that period expires on 31 December 1997;Whereas, in certain sectors, these difficulties cannot be resolved by the date laid down; whereas the period in question should therefore be extended, as provided for in the Act; whereas the said period should be extended by one year;Whereas in the milk and milk products sector the requirements relating to the fat content of milk for human consumption continue to cause difficulties for Finland and Sweden; whereas those difficulties cannot be resolved by 31 December 1998; whereas the period in question should therefore be extended, as provided for in the 1994 Act of Accession, by two years in this specific case,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 The period referred to in Article 149 (1) of the 1994 Act of Accession is hereby extended until 31 December 1998.However, with regard to the requirements relating to the fat content of milk for human consumption produced in Finland and Sweden, the period is hereby extended until 31 December 1999.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 18 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ C 352, 20. 11. 1997, p. 11.(2) Opinion delivered on 17 December 1997 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Council Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 of 18 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal
Date: 1997-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: animal welfare, cattle, export refund, protection of animals, transport of animals













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Council Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 of 18 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal  


Official Journal L 356 , 31/12/1997 P. 0013 - 0013 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2634/97 of 18 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and vealTHE 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 (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (3) provides for the granting of export refunds; whereas exports of live animals benefiting from Community funds should be carried out in such a way as to respect the welfare of the animals concerned; whereas experience shows that this is not always the case; whereas it should therefore be stipulated that the payment of export refunds shall be subject to compliance with the animal welfare standards as set out in Community legislation concerning animal transport and in particular Council Directive 91/628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transport (4); whereas it is therefore necessary to amend the said Article 13 accordingly;Whereas it is necessary, for practical reasons, to provide that the Commission will lay down detailed implementing rules for the application of these rules to imports into third countries,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is hereby amended as follows:1. In paragraph 9 the following subparagraph shall be added:'Moreover, the payment of the refund for exports of live animals shall be subject to compliance with the provisions established in Community legislation concerning animal welfare and, in particular, the protection of animals during transport`.2. In paragraph 12 the following subparagraph shall be added:'With regard to paragraph 9, last subparagraph, the detailed rules for the application may also include conditions concerning, in particular, imports into third countries`.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 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.Done at Brussels, 18 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ C 160, 27. 5. 1997, p. 7.(2) OJ C 339, 10. 11. 1997.(3) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2321/97 (OJ L 322, 25. 11. 1997, p. 25).(4) OJ L 340, 11. 12. 1991, p. 17. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ L 174, 2. 7. 1997, p. 1).
Council Regulation (EC) No 2599/97 of 18 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil
Date: 1997-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU aid, marketing, olive oil













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Council Regulation (EC) No 2599/97 of 18 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil  


Official Journal L 351 , 23/12/1997 P. 0017 - 0017 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2599/97 of 18 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oilTHE 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 (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 (3), the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt before 1 January 1998 the method for financing actual expenditure of agencies as from the 1998/99 marketing year;Whereas work customarily entrusted to the agencies must be carried out during the 1998/99 marketing year; whereas, as a result, 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 1998/99 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.Done at Brussels, 18 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ C 343, 13. 11. 1997, p. 16.(2) Opinion delivered on 17 December 1997 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ L 208, 3. 8. 1984, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 533/97 (OJ L 83, 25. 3. 1997, p. 1).
98/136/EC: Council Decision of 18 December 1997 on the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products
Date: 1997-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Viet Nam, clothing, import policy, revision of an agreement, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

L 41/12

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Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

13.2.98

COUNCIL  DECISION

of  18  December  1997

on  the  provisional  application  of  the  Agreement  in  the  form  of  an  Exchange  of  Letters
amending  the  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  the  Socialist  Republic  of
Vietnam  on  trade  in  textile  and  clothing  products

(98/136/EC)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and  in  particular  Article  113  in  conjunction
with  Article  228(2)  first  sentence  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the
Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters  amending  the  Agreement  between  the  European
Community  and  the  Socialist  Republic  of  Vietnam  on
trade  in  textile  and  clothing  products,  initialled  on
15  December  1992,  as  last  amended  on  1  August  1995;

Whereas  this  Agreement  in  the  form  of  an  Exchange  of
Letters  should  be  applied  on  a  provisional  basis  from
1 January 1998 pending the completion of the procedures
required 
to  reciprocal
its  conclusion,  subject 
provisional  application  of  the  Agreement  by  the  Socialist
Republic  of  Vietnam,

for 

Article  1

the  Agreement  between 

The  Agreement  in  the  form  of  an  Exchange  of  Letters
amending 
the  European
Community  and  the  Socialist  Republic  of  Vietnam  on
trade in textile and clothing products shall be applied on
a  provisional  basis  from  1  January  1998  pending  its
formal  conclusion  and  subject  to  reciprocal  provisional
application of the Agreement by the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam.

The  text  of  the  Agreement  is  attached  to  this  Decision.

Article  2

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

Done  at  Brussels,  18  December  1997.

For  the  Council

The  President

F.  BODEN
98/3/EC: Council Decision of 18 December 1997 amending Decision 96/411/EC on improving Community agricultural statistics
Date: 1997-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU programme, EU statistics, action programme, agricultural statistics, national statistics, statistical method

3. 1. 98

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EN

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 1/9

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 December 1997

amending Decision 96/411/EC on improving Community agricultural statistics

(98/3/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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

Article 1

Decision 96/411/EC is hereby amended as follows:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

1. in Article 5, the date ‘31 March’ shall be replaced by

Having regard to the opinion of
liament (2),

the European Par-

Whereas Decision 96/411/EC (3) provides for the presen-
tation of reports, on the one hand, by the Member States
to the Commission, and on the other, by the Commission
to the European Parliament and to the Council;

Whereas the deadlines set for the transmission of these
reports are proving to be too inflexible taking into
account the experience gathered;

Whereas, it is necessary therefore to postpone the dates
laid down and to introduce more flexible deadlines,

‘31 July’;

2. in Article 11, the date ‘1 November 1997’ shall be

replaced by ‘1 November 1999’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1997.

For the Council

The President

F. BODEN

(1) OJ C 337, 7. 11. 1997, p. 8.
(2) Opinion deliverd on 16 December 1997 (not yet published in

the Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 14.