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Title: Draft Commission Regulation (EC) no …/… of […] laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 to extend the scope of the Community scale for the classification of carcasses of adult bovine animals (Codified version)

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|[pic]                     |COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                                                           |

                                        Brussels,
                                        C(2007)

                                                                      Draft

                                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No …/…

                                                                      of […]

 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 to extend the scope of the Community scale for the classification of
                                                        carcasses of adult bovine animals

                                                                (Codified version)

                                            ê 344/91 (adapted)

                                                                      Draft

                                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No …/…

                                                                      of […]

 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 to extend the scope of the Community scale for the classification of
                                                        carcasses of adult bovine animals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 of 7 May 1990 extending  the  scope  of  the  Community  scale  for  the  classification  of
carcasses of adult bovine animals[1], and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

                                            ê 

   1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 344/91 of 13 February 1991 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC)  No  1186/90  to
      extend the scope of the Community scale for the classification of carcasses of adult  bovine  animals[2]  has  been  substantially  amended
      several times[3]. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

                                            ê 344/91 Recital 1 (adapted)

   2) Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 Ö provides Õ for the scope of the Community scale for the classification of carcasses of adult  bovine  animals
      Ö provided for Õ by Council Regulation (EC) No Ö 1183/2006 of 24 July 2006 concerning Õ the  Community  scale  for  the  classification  of
      carcasses of adult bovine animals[4] to be extended to cover all carcasses and half-carcasses placed on the market.

                                            ê 344/91 Recital 2 (adapted)

   3) The conditions for identifying classified carcasses need to be specified. The system  of  marking  provided  for  products  delivered  into
      intervention is the most suitable for this purpose and provisions should therefore be made  for  marking  similar  to  that  laid  down  in
      Commission Regulation (EC) No Ö 1669/2006Õ of Ö 8 November 2006, laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation  (EC)
      No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef Õ[5], and in particular Article 4(3) thereof, while authorising the Member  States  to  grant
      exceptions as to the positioning of the markings laid down therein.

                                            ê 344/91 Recital 3

   4) According to the practices in certain Member States, on certain conditions, labelling provides the same guarantees as  marking  as  regards
      the reliability of identification and in addition allows more detailed information. It is therefore appropriate to allow the Member  States
      to use labelling instead of marking.

                                            ê 344/91 Recital 4 (adapted)

   5) Provision should be made for indication of the category in accordance with Regulation (EC) No  Ö 1183/2006 Õ,  and  in  particular  Article
      Ö 4 Õ(1) thereof.

                                            ê 1215/ 2003 Recital 2

   6) With a view to authorising alternative methods to direct visual assessment of conformation and fat cover, automated grading techniques  may
      be introduced when they are based on statistically proven methods. Authorisation of automatic  grading  techniques  should  be  subject  to
      compliance with certain conditions and requirements as well as with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in classification that should
      be specified.

                                            ê 1215/ 2003 Recital 3 (adapted)

   7) Establishments using automated grading techniques for the determination of the class of conformation and fat cover should ensure  that  the
      category of the carcass is identified in accordance with Article Ö 4 Õ (1) of Regulation (EC) No Ö 1183/2006 Õ. For the  identification  of
      the category, the establishments concerned should make use of the system referred to in Title I of  Regulation  (EC)  No 1760/2000  of  the
      European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals  and
      regarding the labelling of beef and beef products[6].

                                            ê 1215/ 2003 Recital 4 (adapted)

   8) In Ö the event of Õ the automated grading techniques Ö failing Õ to classify carcasses due to technical problems, some  flexibility  should
      be allowed to the extent that the classification and identification of the carcasses concerned should in those cases be carried out  before
      the end of the daily slaughter operations.

                                            ê 344/91 Recital 5

   9) In view of the limited capacity of certain small-scale slaughterhouses, recourse should be had to  Article  2(b)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No
      1186/90 and provision should be made for the possibility of waiving, at the request of a Member State, obligatory classification,  where  a
      small average number of adult bovine animals is slaughtered. The Commission must,  when  making  its  decision,  take  account  of  certain
      circumstances, in particular the objective of gradual harmonisation in this  area.  However,  in  order  to  simplify  application  of  the
      abovementioned provision to smaller-scale establishments, it is advisable to authorise the Member States themselves to grant this waiver in
      the case of establishments which slaughter no more than 75 adult bovine animals per week as an annual average and in the case of  carcasses
      of animals purchased on the hoof by traders practising exclusively retail trade and slaughtered for them under contract.

                                            ê 344/91 Recital 6

  10) In cases where an approved establishment itself bones all the obtained and classified carcasses, compulsory identification no longer serves
      any purpose.

                                            ê 344/91 Recital 7

  11) Classification should be carried out by staff having the necessary qualifications certified by licence or approval.

                                            ê 1215/ 2003 Recital 5 (adapted)

  12) Provision should be made for the possibility to modify, after a licence Ö has been Õ granted, the technical specifications of the automated
      grading techniques with a view to improving their accuracy. However, such modifications should require the prior approval of the  competent
      authorities Ö , which Õ should ascertain that these modifications result in a higher level of accuracy.

                                            ê 344/91 Recital 8

  13) The reliability of classifications must be verified by effective checks carried out by public or private bodies having no  connection  with
      the slaughterhouses they inspect. It must be possible to penalise incorrect classification, in particular by revoking the  licence  of  the
      person responsible.

                                            ê 1215/ 2003 Recital 6

  14) It is necessary to provide for regular on-the-spot checks whereby the accuracy of the automated grading techniques is verified  on  certain
      specific aspects. The frequency of those checks should particularly be increased in the initial period of 12 months  after  a  licence  was
      granted.

                                            ê 344/91 Recital 9

  15) The Member States should be obliged to inform the Commission of the steps taken to ensure compliance with Regulation (EEC) No  1186/90  and
      to penalise infringements of this Regulation in particular.

                                            ê 344/91 Recital 10 (adapted)

  16) Ö The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of Õ the Management Committee for beef and veal,

                                            ê 344/91 (adapted)
                                            è1 2191/93 Art. 1 pt. 1(a)
                                            è2 2191/93 Art. 1 pt. 1(b)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

                                                                    Article 1

1. The identification referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 of carcasses  or  half-carcasses  classified  according  to  the
Community scale for the classification of the carcasses of adult bovine animals Ö provided for Õ by Regulation (EC) No Ö 1183/2006 Õ in  approved
establishments shall be carried out by means of a mark indicating the category and the class of conformation and fatness.

è1 This marking shall be carried out by stamping on the outside surface of the carcass using an indelible and non-toxic ink  following  a  method
approved by the competent national authorities; the letters and figures must be not less than two centimetres in height. ç  The  marks  shall  be
applied on the hindquarters on the striploin at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra and on the forequarters, on the brisket  between  10  and
30 centimetres from the cut edge of the sternum. è2 However, Member States may determine other positions on each quarter provided such  positions
are on the outside surface of the carcass and provided they inform the Commission beforehand. ç

                                            ê 2191/93 Art. 1 pt.1(c) (adapted)

2. Without prejudice to Article 4(3)Ö (b) and (c) Õ of Regulation (EC) No Ö 1669/2006Õ and Article  Ö 3 Õ(2)  Ö (a) Õ  of  Commission  Regulation
(EC) No Ö 907/2000 Õ[7] , Member States may authorise replacement of the marking by the use of labels under the following conditions:

                                            ê 344/91

(a)   the labels may be kept and attached only in the approved establishments which slaughter the animals; they must be of a size not  less  than
       5 × 10 cm;

                                            ê 1215/2003 Art. 1 pt. 1(a)(i) (adapted)

(b)   in addition to the requirements mentioned in paragraph 1, Ö the labels Õ must indicate the  approval  number  of  the  slaughterhouse,  the
       identification or slaughter number of the animal, the date of slaughter, the weight  of  the  carcass  and,  where  applicable,  that  the
       classification has been carried out by using automated grading techniques;

                                            ê 344/91 (adapted)

(c)   the indications referred to in Ö point (b) Õ must be perfectly legible and no alterations shall be permitted;

                                            ê 2191/93 Art. 1. pt. 1(d)

(d)   the labels must be tamper-proof, tear-resistant and firmly attached to each quarter in the places defined in paragraph 1.

                                            ê 1215/2003 Art. 1 pt. 1(a)(ii)

Where classification is carried out by using automated grading techniques, the use of labels shall be compulsory.

                                            ê 2191/93 Art. 1 pt. 1(e)

3. Classification and identification must take place not later than one hour after the commencement of slaughter operations.

                                            ê 1215/2003 Art. 1 pt. 1(b)

In cases where the automated grading techniques fail to classify carcasses, classification and identification of those carcasses must take  place
before the end of the daily slaughter operations.

                                            ê 344/91

4. The marks and labels must not be removed before the quarters are boned.

                                            ê 2191/93 Art. 1 pt. 1(f)

In particular, Member States shall take appropriate steps to ensure that this provision is complied with in intra-Community trade.

                                            ê 344/91 (adapted)

5. The category shall be indicated in accordance with Article Ö 4 Õ (1) of Regulation (EC) No Ö 1183/2006 Õ .

                                            ê 2191/93 Art. 1 pt. 1(g)

The indication of sub-classes or, where necessary, the break-down of categories by age shall be by means of symbols other  than  those  used  for
classification.

                                            ê 2191/93 Art. 1 pt. 1(h) (adapted)

6. For the purpose of communicating the classification results referred to in Article 1(2)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1186/90,  the  classes  of
conformation and fat cover as well as the category shall be indicated on the invoice, or  on  a  document  attached  thereto,  addressed  to  the
supplier of the animal or, Ö failing Õ that, to the Ö natural Õ or legal person responsible for the slaughter operations,  by  means  of  symbols
expressly provided for that purpose in Community legislation.

                                            ê 344/91 (adapted)

                                                                    Article 2

1. At the request of a Member State, the Commission Ö may Õ waive the obligations concerning the classification  of  carcasses  of  adult  bovine
animals set out in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 for approved establishments which slaughter only  a  small  number  of  adult  bovine
animals per week as an annual average. When making its decision, the Commission shall take account of  the  evolution  of  the  capacity  of  the
slaughterhouses, the organisation of classification operations and the objective of gradual harmonisation in this area.

The waiver must have a limited period of validity.

2. Without prejudice to paragraph Ö 1 Õ , Member States may decide that the requirements on classification of carcasses of adult  bovine  animals
laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 shall not be compulsory:

(a)   for approved establishments which slaughter not more than 75 adult bovine animals per week as an annual average;

(b)   for retailers who purchase live animals and have them slaughtered under contract on their account.

3. The obligations relating to the identification of the carcasses of adult bovine animals set out in Article  1  shall  not  apply  to  approved
slaughterhouses which themselves bone all of the carcasses obtained.

                                                                    Article 3

                                            ê 1993/95 Art. 1 (adapted)

1. Member States shall ensure that classification is carried out by qualified technicians who have obtained  a  licence  for  this  purpose.  The
licence may be replaced by an approval granted by the Member State where such approval corresponds to recognition of a qualification.

2. The performance of the classifiers operating regularly in approved establishments which slaughter more than 75 adult bovine animals  per  week
as an annual average Ö shall Õ be monitored quarterly by way of an unannounced individual test carried out on 40 carcasses. However, in  approved
establishments where only one classifier regularly operates and where less than 40 carcasses are available, the test shall be carried out on  the
number of carcasses actually available, provided that this is at least 25.

3. The Ö tests referred to in paragraph 2 Õ shall be operated by a body independent of the slaughterhouse and of the classification agencies  and
shall count towards the inspections required under Article 5. However, the requirement to be independent of the classification agency  shall  not
apply where the competent authority itself carried out such controls.

                                            ê 1215/2003 Art. 1 pt. 2(a)

                                                                    Article 4

1. Member States may grant a  licence  authorising  automated  grading  techniques  for  application  in  their  territory  or  a  part  thereof.
Authorisation shall be subject to meeting the conditions and minimum requirements for a certification test laid down in Annex  I.  At  least  two
months prior to the start of the certification test, Member States shall provide the Commission with the information referred  to  in  Annex  II,
part A. Member States shall designate an independent body which shall analyse the results of the  certification  test.  Within  two  months  upon
completion of the certification test, Member States shall provide the Commission with the information referred to in Annex II, part B.

Where a licence is granted authorising automated  grading  techniques  based  on  a  certification  test  during  which  more  than  one  carcass
presentation was used, the differences between those carcass presentations shall not lead to differences in the classification results.

After having informed the Commission, Member States may grant a licence  authorising  automated  grading  techniques  for  application  in  their
territory or a part thereof without organising the certification test, provided such a licence has already been granted for  the  same  automated
grading techniques for application in another part of that Member State concerned or in another Member State on  the  basis  of  a  certification
test with a sample of carcasses that they consider to be equally representative, in terms of category, classes of conformation and of fat  cover,
of the adult bovine animals slaughtered in the Member State concerned or a part thereof.

Classification by automated grading techniques shall only be valid if the carcass presentation is identical to  one  that  was  used  during  the
certification test.

2. Establishments operating classification by using automated grading techniques shall:

(a)   identify the category of the carcass; for this purpose use shall be made of the system for the identification and  registration  of  bovine
       animals as referred to in Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000;

(b)   keep daily control reports on the functioning of the automated grading techniques, including in  particular  any  shortcomings  encountered
       and actions taken where necessary.

3. Modifications of the technical specifications of the automated grading techniques for which a licence was granted shall only be allowed  after
having obtained the approval of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned and subject to proof that such modifications result in  a
higher level of accuracy than that obtained during the certification test.

Member States shall inform the Commission of any such modifications for which they have given their approval.

                                            ê 1993/95 Art. 1 (adapted)

                                                                    Article 5

1. Classification and identification of the carcasses in the establishments covered by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 shall be  checked
on the spot without prior warning Ö by Õ a body independent of the slaughterhouse.

Checks must be carried out at least twice every three months in all approved establishments which operate classification and must  relate  to  at
least the same number of carcasses referred to in Article 3(2), selected at random. However, in the case of the approved establishments  referred
to in Article 2(2)(a) and of approved establishments where only one classifier regularly operates, frequency of the  checks  may  be  reduced  to
once every three months only.

                                            ê 1215/ 2003 Art. 1 pt. 2(b) (adapted)

2. In all approved establishments operating classification by using automated grading techniques, at least six checks must be carried  out  every
three months during the first 12 months after the licence referred to in Article 4(1) Ö has been Õ granted. Thereafter  checks  must  be  carried
out at least twice every three months in all approved establishments operating classification by using automated grading techniques.  Each  check
must relate to at least 40 carcasses, selected at random. The checks shall in particular verify:

(a)   the category of the carcass;

(b)   the accuracy of the automated grading techniques by using the system of points and limits referred to in Annex I, point 3;

(c)   the carcass presentation;

(d)   the daily calibration as well as any other technical aspects of the automated grading techniques, that are relevant for ensuring  that  the
       level of accuracy obtained by using automated grading techniques is at least as good as the one achieved during the certification test;

e)    the daily control reports referred to in Article 4(2).

3. Where the body responsible for checks is the same as that responsible for classification and identification of the carcases or where  it  does
not fall under the authority of a public body, the checks provided for in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1  and  in  paragraph  2  must  be
carried out under the physical supervision of a public body under the same conditions and at  least  once  a  year.  The  public  body  shall  be
informed regularly of the findings of the body responsible for checks.

                                            ê 1993/95 Art. 1 (adapted)

4. In cases where a significant number of incorrect classifications or of identifications failing to comply with the rules is ascertained  during
Ö the checks provided for in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 Õ:

(a)   the number of carcasses inspected and the frequency of spot checks shall be increased; and

                                            ê 1215/ 2003 Art. 1 pt.2(b)

(b)   the licences provided for in Article 3(1) and Article 4(1) may be revoked.

                                            ê 1993/95 Art 1 (adapted)

5. Inspection reports referring to the Ö checks Õ undertaken under Ö Articles 3 and 4 and also under Õ this Article shall be  made  and  kept  by
the national controlling bodies. These reports shall include in particular the number of carcasses checked and the number  of  those  which  were
incorrectly classified or identified. They shall also give full details of the type of dressings used, and where applicable, of their  conformity
with Community rules.

                                            ê 344/91

                                                                    Article 6

Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures taken for the application of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 and of  penalties
for infringements such as, in particular, the falsification and fraudulent use of stamps and labels, or classification carried out by  unlicensed
personnel.

                                            ê 

                                                                    Article 7

Regulation (EEC) No 344/91 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance  with  the  correlation
table in Annex IV.

                                            ê 344/91 (adapted)

                                                                    Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on Ö the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union Õ.

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

Done at Brussels, […]

      For the Commission
      […]
      Member of the Commission

                                            ê 1215/ 2003 Art. 1 pt. 3 (adapted)

                                                                     ANNEX I

                              Conditions and minimum requirements for authorisation of automated grading techniques

1. The Member State concerned shall organise a certification test for a jury composed of at least five  licensed  experts  in  classification  of
carcasses of adult bovine animals. Two members of the jury Ö shall Õ come from the Member State performing the test. The  other  members  of  the
jury Ö shall Õ each come from another Member State. The jury shall comprise an uneven number  of  experts.  The  Commission  services  and  other
Member States' experts may attend the certification test as observers.

The members of the jury Ö shall Õ work in an independent and anonymous way.

The Member State concerned Ö shall Õ nominate a coordinator of the certification test who shall:

     – not be part of the jury,

     – have satisfactory technical knowledge and be fully independent,

     – monitor the independent and anonymous functioning of the members of the jury,

     – collect the classification results of the members of the jury and those obtained by using the automated grading techniques,

     – ensure that, during the entire duration of the certification test, the classification results obtained  by  using  the  automated  grading
       techniques shall not be available to any of the members of the jury and vice versa nor to any other interested party,

     – validate the classifications for each carcass and may decide, for objective reasons to be specified, to reject carcasses from  the  sample
       to be used for the analysis.

2. For the certification test:

     – each of the classes of conformation and of fat cover shall be subdivided into three subclasses,

     – a sample of at minimum 600 validated carcasses shall be required,

     – the percentage of failures shall be no more than 5% of  the  carcasses  that  are  fit  for  classification  by  using  automated  grading
       techniques.

3. For each validated carcass, the median of the results of the members of the jury shall be considered as the correct grade of that carcass.

To estimate the performance of the automated grading techniques, the results of the automated classification machine shall,  for  each  validated
carcass, be compared to the median of the results of the jury. The  resulting  accuracy  of  the  grading  by  automated  grading  techniques  is
established by using a system of points that are attributed as follows:

|                                                                                            |Conformation            |Fat cover         |
|No error                                                                                    |10                      |10                |
|Error of 1 unit (i.e. 1 subclass up or down)                                                |6                       |9                 |
|Error of 2 units (i.e. 2 subclasses up or down)                                             |– 9                     |0                 |
|Error of 3 units (i.e. 3 subclasses up or down)                                             |– 27                    |– 13              |
|Error of more than 3 units (i.e. more than 3 subclasses up or down)                         |– 48                    |– 30              |

With a view to authorisation, the automated grading techniques should achieve at least 60% of the maximum number of points for both  conformation
and fat cover.

In addition, the classification by using the automated grading techniques must be within the following limits:

|                                                                  |Conformation             |Fat cover                                  |
|Bias                                                              |± 0,30                   |± 0,60                                     |
|Slope of the regression line                                      |1 ± 0,15                 |1 ± 0,30                                   |

                                                                  _____________

                                                                     ANNEX II

A.    Information to be provided by Member States as regards  the  organisation  of  a  certification  test  for  authorising  automated  grading
       techniques

         – the dates on which the certification test shall take place,

         – a detailed description of the carcasses of adult bovine animals classified in the Member State concerned or a part thereof,

         – the statistical methods used for selecting the sample of carcasses that shall be representative, in terms  of  category,  classes  of
           conformation and of fat cover, of the adult bovine animals slaughtered in the Member State concerned or a part thereof,

         – the name and address of the abattoir(s) where the certification test shall  take  place,  an  explanation  of  the  organisation  and
           performance of the processing line(s), including the speed per hour,

         – the carcass presentation(s) that shall be used during the certification test,

         – a description of the automated grading machine and its technical functions,  in  particular  the  security  concept  of  the  machine
           against any type of manipulation,

         – the licensed experts nominated by the Member State concerned to take part in the certification test as members of the jury,

         – the coordinator of the certification test, proving his satisfactory technical knowledge and full independence,

         – the name and address of the independent body designated by the  Member  State  concerned  that  shall  analyse  the  results  of  the
           certification test.

B.    Information to be provided by Member States as regards the results of a certification test for authorising automated grading techniques

         – a copy of the classification sheets completed and signed by the members of the jury and by the coordinator during  the  certification
           test,

         – a copy of the classification  results  obtained  by  using  automated  grading  techniques  signed  by  the  coordinator  during  the
           certification test,

         – a report of the coordinator on the organisation of the certification test in view of the conditions and minimum requirements set  out
           in Annex I,

         – a quantitative analysis, according to a methodology to be agreed upon by the Commission, of the results  of  the  certification  test
           indicating the classification results of each expert classifier and those obtained by using the  automated  grading  techniques.  The
           data used for the analysis must be provided in an electronic format to be agreed upon by the Commission,

         – the accuracy of the automated grading techniques established in accordance with the provisions in Annex I, point 3.

                                                                  _____________

                                            é

                                                                    ANNEX III

                                            Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

|Commission Regulation (EEC) No 344/91                                                |(OJ L 41, 14.2.1991, p. 15)                    |
|Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3087/91                                              |(OJ L 291, 23. 10.1991, p. 15)                |
|Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2191/93                                              |(OJ L 196, 5.8.1993, p. 17)                   |
|Commission Regulation (EC) No 1993/95                                               |(OJ L 194, 17.8.1995, p. 7)                   |
|Commission Regulation (EC) No 1215/2003                                             |(OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 32)                   |

                                                                  _____________

                                                                     ANNEX IV

                                                                Correlation Table

|Regulation (EEC) No 344/91                                           |This Regulation                                                      |
|Article 1(1)                                                         |Article 1(1)                                                         |
|Article 1(2) first subparagraph, introductory words                  |Article 1(2) first subparagraph, introductory words                  |
|Article 1(2) first subparagraph, first indent                        |Article 1(2) first subparagraph, point (a)                           |
|Article 1(2) first subparagraph, second indent                       |Article 1(2) first subparagraph, point (b)                           |
|Article 1(2) first subparagraph, third indent                        |Article 1(2) first subparagraph, point (c)                           |
|Article 1(2) first subparagraph, fourth indent                       |Article 1 (2) first subparagraph, point (d)                          |
|Article 1(2) second subparagraph                                     |Article 1(2), second subparagraph                                    |
|Article 1(2a)                                                        |Article 1(3)                                                         |
|Article 1(3)                                                         |Article 1(4)                                                         |
|Article 1(4)                                                         |Article 1(5)                                                         |
|Article 1(5)                                                         |Article 1(6)                                                         |
|Article 2(1)                                                         |Article 2(1)                                                         |
|Article 2(2) introductory words                                      |Article 2(2) introductory words                                      |
|Article 2(2) first indent                                            |Article 2(2)(a)                                                      |
|Article 2(2) second indent                                           |Article 2(2)(b)                                                      |
|Article 2(3)                                                         |Article 2(3)                                                         |
|Article 3(1) first subparagraph                                      |Article 3(1)                                                         |
|Article 3(1) second subparagraph, first and second sentences         |Article 3(2)                                                         |
|Article 3(1) second subparagraph, third and fourth sentences         |Article 3(3)                                                         |
|Article 3(1a)                                                        |Article 4(1)                                                         |
|Article 3(1b) introductory words                                     |Article 4(2) introductory words                                      |
|Article 3(1b) first indent                                           |Article 4(2)(a)                                                      |
|Article 3(1b) second indent                                          |Article 4(2)(b)                                                      |
|Article 3(1c)                                                        |Article 4(3)                                                         |
|Article 3(2) first and second subparagraphs                          |Article 5(1)                                                         |
|Article 3(2) third subparagraph, introductory part                   |Article 5(2) introductory part                                       |
|Article 3(2) third subparagraph, first indent                        |Article 5(2)(a)                                                      |
|Article 3(2) third subparagraph, second indent                       |Article 5(2)(b)                                                      |
|Article 3(2) third subparagraph, third indent                        |Article 5(2)(c)                                                      |
|Article 3(2) third subparagraph, fourth indent                       |Article 5(2)(d)                                                      |
|Article 3(2) third subparagraph, fifth indent                        |Article 5(2)(e)                                                      |
|Article 3(2) fourth subparagraph                                     |Article 5(3)                                                         |
|Article 3(2) fifth subparagraph                                      |Article 5(4)                                                         |
|Article 3(2) sixth subparagraph                                      |Article 5(5)                                                         |
|Article 3(3)                                                         |Article 6                                                            |
|___________                                                          |Article 7                                                            |
|Article 4                                                            |Article 8                                                            |
|Annex I                                                              |Annex I                                                              |
|Annex II                                                             |Annex II                                                             |
|___________                                                          |Annex III                                                            |
|___________                                                          |Annex IV                                                             |

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[1]   OJ L 119, 11.5.1990, p. 32. Ö Regulation amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. Õ
[2]   OJ L 41, 14.2.1991, p.15. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1215/2003 (OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 32).
[3]   See Annex III.
[4]   OJ Ö L 214, 4.8.2006, p. 1 Õ.
[5]   OJ L Ö OJ L 312, 11.11.2006, p. 6. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52) Õ.
[6]   OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Ö Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1) Õ.
[7]   OJ L Ö 105, 3.5.2000, p. 6 Õ.