do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 126/1999 of 5 November 1999 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: animal disease, animal feedingstuffs, animal protein, cattle, health control, veterinary inspection

18.1.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 126/1999

of 5 November 1999

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 76/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
25 June 1999 (1).

Commission Decision 1999/121/EC of 27 January 1999 amending Decision 97/778/EC to update
the list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

Commission Decision 1999/129/EC of 29 January 1999 amending for the second time
Decision 94/381/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to bovine spongiform
encephalopathy and the feeding of mammalian-derived protein (3) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(4)

This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 37, 11.2.1999, p. 25.
(3) OJ L 41, 16.2.1999, p. 14.

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 39 (Commission Decision 97/778/EC) in Part 1.2 of Chapter
I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 399 D 0121: Commission Decision 1999/121/EC of 27 January 1999 (OJ L 37, 11.2.1999,

p. 25).’

Article 2

The following indent shall be added in point 26 (Commission Decision 94/381/EC) in Part 1.2 of Chapter
I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 399 D 0129: Commission Decision 1999/129/EC of 29 January 1999 (OJ L 41, 16.2.1999,

p. 14).’

The texts of Decisions 1999/121/EC and 1999/129/EC in the Norwegian language, which are annexed to
the Norwegian language version of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 November 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 131/1999 of 5 November 1999 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Spain, animal disease, cattle, swine, veterinary inspection

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Official Journal of the European Communities

18.1.2001

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 131/1999

of 5 November 1999

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 76/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
25 June 1999 (1).

Commission Decision 98/555/EC of 30 September 1998 amending for the second time Decision
98/339/EC concerning certain protective measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (2), is to
be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 98/621/EC of 27 October 1998 amending for the third time Decision
95/109/EC concerning additional guarantees relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis for
bovines destined for Member States or regions of Member States free from the disease, in relation
to Italy (3), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4)

This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 10 (Commission Decision 98/339/EC) in Part 3.2 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 398 D 0555: Commission Decision 98/555/EC (OJ L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 84).’

Article 2

The following indent shall be added in point 27 (Commission Decision 95/109/EC) in Part 4.2 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 398 D 0621: Commission Decision 98/621/EC (OJ L 296, 5.11.1998, p. 15).’

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 84.
(3) OJ L 296, 5.11.1998, p. 15.

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The texts of Decisions 98/555/EC and 98/621/EC in the Norwegian language, which are annexed to the
Norwegian language version of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 November 1999, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1967/99 by Anna Karamanou (PSE) to the Commission. Restructuring of Commission departments.
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Commission, European social policy, domestic violence, institutional reform

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 203 E/97

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(30 November 1999)

The funds blocked in 1996 amounted to € 9 396 867 and DM 14 750 The amounts recovered were
€ 9 385 673,55 and DM 15 367,07.

The criteria to open bank accounts in Bulgaria changed in March 1996. After an evaluation of the banking
situation it was decided that the PHARE funds should be held in well-capitalised banks having a strong
back up from their shareholders. The banks that, in the Commission(cid:146)s opinion, fulfilled these requirements
were the ING Bulgaria, the Bulbank, the Raiffeissen and the Dresdner bank. These are the banks with
which the Commission has operated since then.

From 1998 on the Commission redefined the criteria used in order to select the banks where the PHARE
funds can be held. In this context, the PHARE funds related to programmes approved in 1998 and
onwards must be held at the central bank or in a government guaranteed bank account.

The Commission has no knowledge of further cases of a banking crisis affecting Commission funds.

(2000/C 203 E/123)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1967/99

by Anna Karamanou (PSE) to the Commission

(5 November 1999)

Subject: Restructuring of Commission departments

As the restructuring of Directorate-General X is justifiably giving cause for concern and raising question
marks about the fate and future of the information for women unit of former DG X, will the Commission
say whether that unit will be transferred to the Directorate-General for Employment, as originally planned?
Can the Commission also provide details about the progress and development of the campaign for
combating domestic violence?

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(4 January 2000)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the reply it gave to Oral Question H-726/99 by
Mrs Valenciano Mart(cid:237)nez-Orozco during question time at Parliament(cid:146)s December 1999 part-session (1).

(1) Debates of the European Parliament (December 1999).

(2000/C 203 E/124)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1969/99

by Piia-Noora Kauppi (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(5 November 1999)

Subject: Co-incineration of waste

In its proposal for a Council directive on the incineration of waste (COM(98) 558) (1), the Commission
proposes that the same requirements be imposed on fuel from combustible municipal waste sorted at the
place of origin which is co-incinerated at local district heating plants as on fuels from waste incineration
plants.

In Finnish conditions, for example, this would mean in practice a sharp drop in the number of waste
incineration plants and the concentration of waste incineration into large units. As a consequence,
emissions from transport alone would increase considerably in the Nordic countries, where distances are
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 145/1999 of 5 November 1999 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Austria, Finland, Sweden, approximation of laws, cadmium, fertiliser

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 145/1999

of 5 November 1999

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 50/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
30 April 1999 (1).

Directive 98/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 1998 amending
Directive 76/116/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fertilisers,
as regards the marketing in Austria, Finland and in Sweden of fertilisers containing cadmium (2), is
to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 76/116/EEC) in Chapter XIV of Annex II
to the Agreement:

‘— 398 L 0097: Directive 98/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December

1998 (OJ L 18, 23.1.1999, p. 60).’

The texts of Directive 98/97/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the
respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 November 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 284, 9.11.2000, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 18, 23.1.1999, p. 60.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2365/1999 of 5 November 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2179/1999
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice

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6. 11. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2365/1999

of 5 November 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A
rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2179/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and
in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(1) Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2179/1999 (3);

(2) Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export
in fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into
account; whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer
whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum
export refund;

refund; whereas

(3) Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the rice in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third
countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 2179/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders submitted from 1 to 4 November 1999 at EUR/
t 107,00.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 November 1999.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2363/1999 of 5 November 1999 fixing the maximum subsidy on exports of husked long grain rice to Réunion pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice

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Official Journal of the European Communities

6. 11. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2363/1999

of 5 November 1999

fixing the maximum subsidy on exports of husked long grain rice to Réunion pursuant to the
invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organization of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and
in particular Article 10 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of
6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of
rice to Réunion (3) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/
1999 (4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999 (5)
opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice
exported to Réunion;

(2) Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89
allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum subsidy;

(3) Whereas the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 should be taken into
account when fixing this maximum subsidy; whereas
successful tenderers shall be those whose bids are at or
below the level of the maximum subsidy;

(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

A maximum subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long
grain rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98 is hereby set on
the basis of the tenders lodged from 1 to 4 November 1999 at
265,00 EUR/t pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to
in Regulation (EC) No 2177/1999.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 November 1999.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 7.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 144/1999 of 5 November 1999 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: agricultural vehicle, approximation of laws, speed control, technological change, tractor

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Official Journal of the European Communities

18.1.2001

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 144/1999

of 5 November 1999

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 47/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
30 April 1999 (1).

Commission Directive 98/89/EC of 20 November 1998 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 74/152/EEC relating to the maximum design speed and load platforms of wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors (2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 3 (Council Directive 74/152/EEC) in Chapter II of Annex II
to the Agreement:

‘— 398 L 0089: Commission Directive 98/89/EC (OJ L 322, 1.12.1998, p. 40).’

The texts of Directive 98/89/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the
respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 November 1999, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 284, 9.11.2000, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 322, 1.12.1998, p. 40.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2364/1999 of 5 November 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2178/1999
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 283/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2364/1999

of 5 November 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in
connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2178/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organization of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/1999 (2),
and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,

(1) Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2178/1999 (3);

(2) Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export
in fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into
account; whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer
whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum
export refund;

refund; whereas

(3) Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the rice in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain
and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in European Regula-
tion (EC) No 2178/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders
submitted from 1 to 4 November 1999 at
120,00 EUR/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 November 1999.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1999, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 143/1999 of 5 November 1999 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: commercial vehicle, motor vehicle, road transport, technical standard, technological change, transport of dangerous goods

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Official Journal of the European Communities

18.1.2001

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 143/1999

of 5 November 1999

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 115/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
24 September 1999 (1).

Commission Directive 98/90/EC of 30 November 1998 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 70/387/EEC relating to the doors of motor vehicles and their trailers (2),
is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

Directive 98/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 1998 relating
to motor vehicles and their trailers intended for the transport of dangerous goods by road and
amending Directive 70/156/EEC relating to type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (3), is
to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 7 (Council Directive 70/387/EEC) in Chapter I of Annex II
to the Agreement:

‘— 398 L 0090: Commission Directive 98/90/EC of 30 November 1998 (OJ L 337, 12.12.1998,

p. 29).’

Article 2

The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 70/156/EEC) in Chapter I of Annex II
to the Agreement:

‘— 398 L 0091: Directive 98/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December

1998 (OJ L 11, 16.1.1999, p. 25).’

(1) OJ L 325, 21.12.2000, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 337, 12.12.1998, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 11, 16.1.1999, p. 25.

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The texts of Directive 98/90/EC and Directive 98/91/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which
are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 November 1999, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN