99/662/EC: Council Decision of 19 July 1999 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on mutual recognition of OECD principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance monitoring programmes between the European Community and the State of Israel
Date: 1999-07-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Israel, agreement (EU), chemical product, code of conduct, mutual recognition principle, research body

L 263/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 10. 1999

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 July 1999

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on mutual recognition of OECD principles of good
laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance monitoring programmes between the European
Community and the State of Israel

(1999/662/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, in conjunc-
tion with the first sentence of Article 300(2) and the first
subparagraph of Article 300(3) and Article 300(4),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the Agreement on mutual Recognition of OECD prin-
ciples of good laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance
monitoring programmes,
initialled in Brussels on 16
January 1997, was negotiated by the Commission in
accordance with its negotiating guidelines and should be
approved;
certain aspects of implementation have been assigned to
the Joint Committee established by the Agreement, and
in particular the power to amend certain parts of the
two Annexes;
it
is necessary to lay down the internal procedures
required for the proper functioning of the Agreement;
the Commission should be empowered to make certain
technical changes to the Agreement and to take certain
decisions concerning its implementation,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1
The Agreement on mutual recognition of OECD principles of
good laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance monitoring
programmes between the European Community and the State
of Israel
is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement and the Agreed Minutes are attached
to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of
the
Community, transmit the note provided for in Article 16 of the
Agreement (1).

shall, on behalf of

the Council

Article 3

The Commission, assisted by the Special Committee
1.
appointed by the Council, shall represent the Community in
the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the Agree-
ment. After consulting the Special Committee, the Commission
shall carry out the notifications, consultations and exchanges of
information, shall make the requests for inspections and for
participation in inspections, and,
if need be, shall reply to
requests, in accordance with Articles 3(2), 5(2), 6, 7, 9 and 12
of the Agreement and in Annex II thereto, and adopt the
Decision provided for in Article 11(2) and (3) and the second
sentence of Article 12.

The position of

the Community within the

2.
Joint
Committee, with regard to amendments to Annex I decided on
in accordance with the second sentence of Article 4 of the
Agreement and to amendments to Annex II decided on in
accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement, shall be adopted
by the Commission after
consulted the Special
Committee referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

it has

All other decisions shall be taken by the Council, acting
3.
by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.

Done at Brussels, 19 July 1999.

For the Council

The President

T. HALONEN

(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in
the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Sec-
retariat of the Council.