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1999/778/EC: Council Decision of 15 November 1999 concerning the conclusion of a Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part
Date: 1999-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, Faroes, Protocol (EU), animal health, health control, veterinary legislation

30. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 305/25

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 November 1999

concerning the conclusion of a Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement
between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the
Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part

(1999/778/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with
the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2)
and Article 300(4) thereof,

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

Whereas the Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the
Agreement between the European Community, of the one part,
and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government
of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agree-
ment between the European Community, of the one part, and
the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of
the Faroe Islands, of the other part,
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 authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind

(1) OJ C 274, 28.9.1999, p. 11.

the Community and to give the notification provided for in
Article 4 of the Protocol (*).

Article 3

The Commission, assisted by the representatives of the veter-
the
the Member States,
inary services of
Community in the veterinary sub-group established by Article
2 of
the Protocol. The Community position in the Joint
Committee on the recommendations of the veterinary sub-
group shall be established by the Council, acting by a qualified
majority on a proposal from the Commission.

represent

shall

Article 4

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.

For the Council

The President

K. HEMILÄ

(*) The date of the entry into force of the Protocol will be published
the European Communities by the General

Journal of

in the Official
Secretariat of the Council.
1999/764/EC: Commission Decision of 15 November 1999 amending Decision 98/587/EC on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the veterinary field (notified under document number C(1999) 3752) (Only the Spanish, Danish, German, English, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish texts are authentic)
Date: 1999-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, animal disease, financial aid, health control, research body, veterinary inspection

24. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 301/13

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 November 1999

amending Decision 98/587/EC on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain
Community reference laboratories in the veterinary field

(Only the Spanish, Danish, German, English, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish texts are authentic)

(notified under document number C(1999) 3752)

(1999/764/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (2), and in particular Article
28(2) thereof,

(1) Whereas by Commission Decision 98/587/EC of 9
October 1998 on financial aid from the Community for
the operation of certain Community reference labora-
tories in the veterinary field (3), as last amended by
Decision 1999/53/EC (4), provisions were established for
providing financial assistance to certain Community
reference laboratories;

(2) Whereas for budgetary reasons, the Community finan-
cial assistance provided for
in Decision 98/587/EC
requires presentation of supporting documents; whereas
the requirements related to these supporting documents
are specified in the said Decision;

(3) Whereas a request has been made for an extended

period for the submission of supporting documents;

(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter-
inary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 16, point (b) of Decision 98/587/EC, the word ‘three’
is replaced by the word ‘five’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the
Federal Republic of Germany,
the
French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the
Netherlands, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

the Kingdom of Spain,

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(3) OJ L 282, 20.10.1998, p. 73.
(4) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 54.
1999/765/EC: Commission Decision of 15 November 1999 amending Decision 96/519/EC on financial aid from the Community for the work of the Rijksinstituut voor de Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiëne (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands, a Community reference laboratory for residue testing (notified under document number C(1999) 3753) (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
Date: 1999-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Netherlands, meat, research body, veterinary drug, waste

L 301/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24. 11. 1999

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 November 1999

amending Decision 96/519/EC on financial aid from the Community for the work of the
Rĳksinstituut voor de Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiëne (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands, a
Community reference laboratory for residue testing

(notified under document number C(1999) 3753)

(Only the Dutch text is authentic)

(1999/765/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (2), and in particular Article
28(2) thereof,

(1) Whereas by Commission Decision 96/519/EC of 29 July
1996 on financial aid from the Community for the work
of the Rĳksinstituut voor de Volksgezondheid en Milieu-
hygiëne (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands, a Community
reference laboratory for residue testing (3), provisions
were established for providing financial assistance to
that Community reference laboratory;

(2) Whereas for budgetary reasons, the Community finan-
cial assistance provided for
in Decision 96/519/EC
requires presentation of supporting documents; whereas
the requirements related to these supporting documents
are specified in the said Decision;

(3) Whereas a request has been made for an extended

period for the submission of supporting documents;

(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter-
inary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 4 of Decision 96/519/EC the date ‘1 October 1998’
is replaced by ‘1 May 1999’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(3) OJ L 217, 28.8.1996, p. 10.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2071/99 by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (PPE-DE) to the Council. Balkans Coordinator.
Date: 1999-11-15
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Western Balkans, diplomatic representation

1.8.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 219 E/83

exporting country confirms the accuracy of the information provided. Should it emerge later that the
information given by the exporter is inaccurate for whatever reason, even though it was certified as
accurate by the exporting country, the duty is levied on the party owing the duty, often years later.

In my view, this means that Community importers are penalised by law through no fault of their own.

Will the Commission say:

1. Does it take the view that importers are disadvantaged by these arrangements and that their good faith

is adequately protected?

2. Does it see any possibility of adding the following to Article 220.2(b) of the Community Customs
Code: (cid:145)Ex post facto auditing shall be excluded even if the duty due by law has not been levied owing
to faulty documentation of the exporting country or a Member State, unless the party owing the duty
was aware of this error(cid:146)?

3. Does it agree that practical problems arising from a supplement of this kind to the Article in question
can be prevented if duly justified doubts about the implementation of the preferences arrangements by
a given country are published in the Official Journal, which would mean that the importer could no
longer claim he was acting in good faith?

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(3 December 1999)

1.
The Court of Justice has ruled that authorities in an exporting country who issue an origin certificate
based on factually incorrect information supplied by an exporter have not committed an error within the
meaning of Article 220(2)(b) of the Community Customs Code and hence the question of the importer(cid:146)s
good faith does not arise.

The obligation to pay customs duties that are legally owed cannot be regarded as unfairly penalising
importers.

On the basis of an amendment adopted by Parliament in March 1999 the Commission submitted a

2.
proposal for amendment of Article 220 in June; this is currently before the Council.

3.

The proposal provides for notice to be given to importers via publication in the Official Journal.

(2000/C 219 E/099)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2071/99

by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (PPE-DE) to the Council

(15 November 1999)

Subject: Balkans Coordinator

Is it the intention to extend the mandate of the Balkans Coordinator, Bodo Hombach, beyond 31 December
1999?

Reply

(31 January 2000)

The Council adopted a Joint Action on 9 December 1999 extending the mandate of the EU special envoy,
Bodo Hombach, until 31 December 2000.

The Council Joint Action containing that decision was published in Official Journal L 318 of the European
Communities of 11 December 1999.
1999/756/EC: Council Decision of 15 November 1999 appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 1999-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, appointment of staff

L 300/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23. 11. 1999

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 November 1999

appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions

(1999/756/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998 (1) appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions,

Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation
of Mr Otto Kretschmer, a German member, notified to the Council on 9 November 1999,

Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Jürgen Gnauck is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Otto
Kretschmer for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.

For the Council

The President

T. HALONEN

(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.
1999/727/CFSP: Council Common Position of 15 November 1999 concerning restrictive measures against the Taliban
Date: 1999-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Afghanistan, UN Security Council, air transport, economic sanctions, foreign capital, international sanctions

16. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 294/1

(Acts adopted pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION

of 15 November 1999

concerning restrictive measures against the Taliban

(1999/727/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

On 15 October 1999 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1267 (1999) setting
out measures to be imposed against the Afghan faction known as the Taliban, which also calls itself
the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, unless the Taliban turn over Usama bin Laden by 14 November
1999; these measures concern a ban on flights by carriers owned, leased or operated by the Taliban
and a freeze of funds and other financial resources held abroad by the Taliban;

(2)

Action by the Community is needed in order to implement the measures cited below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Article 1

Flights to and from the European Community carried out by aircraft owned, leased or operated by or on
behalf of the Taliban under the conditions set out in UNSCR 1267 (1999) will be banned.

Funds and other financial resources held abroad by the Taliban under the conditions set out in UNSCR
1267 (1999) will be frozen.

Article 2

Article 3

This Common Position shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.

For the Council

The President

T. HALONEN
1999/729/CFSP: Council Decision of 15 November 1999 implementing Council Common Position 1999/728/CFSP concerning EU support for the implementation of the Lusaka ceasefire agreement and the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date: 1999-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Congo, cease-fire, cooperation policy, financial aid, peacekeeping, the EU's international role

L 294/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16. 11. 1999

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 November 1999

implementing Council Common Position 1999/728/CFSP concerning EU support for the imple-
mentation of the Lusaka ceasefire agreement and the peace process in the Democratic Republic of
Congo

(1999/729/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

to

regard

Common

Having
1999/728/CFSP
concerning EU support for the implementation of the Lusaka
ceasefire agreement and the peace process in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, and in particular Article 3, in conjunction
with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union.

Position

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 3 of Common Position 1999/
728/CFSP the Union intends to support the Joint Mili-
tary Commission (JMC) set up in the Lusaka ceasefire
agreement to allow it to fulfil its tasks as specified in its
Rules of Procedure;

The European Union intends therefore to offer financial
support and technical assistance to non-military aspects
of the JMC activities,

ment with the OAU with appropriate provisions for disburse-
ment, accounting and auditing.

Article 2

The financial reference amount for the purposes referred

1.
to in Article 1 shall be EUR 1 200 000.

The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in
2.
paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the proced-
ures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European
Union.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

It shall expire on 8 May 2000.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 4

Article 1

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.

1.
The European Union shall contribute towards opera-
tional, non-military expenditure to enable the Joint Military
in the Democratic
Commission to deploy its observers
Republic of Congo during a six month period and fulfil
its
tasks as specified in its Rules of Procedure.

2.
The funds shall be channelled through the organisation
for African Unity (OAU) and be covered by a separate agree-

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.

For the Council

The President

T. HALONEN
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2422/1999 of 15 November 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1999-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

16. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 294/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2422/1999

of 15 November 1999

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

in compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
last
import arrangements
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98 (2), and in particular
Article 4 (1) thereof,

fruit and vegetables (1), as

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the
standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto;

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 November 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.

L 294/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16. 11. 1999

to the Commission Regulation of 15 November 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining
the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50,
0805 20 70, 0805 20 90

0805 30 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999
052
628
999
052
999
204
999

052
999
052
388
528
600
999
052
400
999
060
400
404
999
052
064
400
999

101,8
36,0
68,9
116,8
134,8
125,8
68,4
68,4
71,4
71,4

58,1
58,1
48,4
55,9
60,3
74,4
59,8
162,1
306,7
234,4
33,4
72,6
66,3
57,4
100,5
65,9
89,3
85,2

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2645/98 (OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 22). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.