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COMMISSION DECISION of 11 July 1996 establishing ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to washing machines (Text with EEA relevance) (96/461/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 of 23 March 1992 on a Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 provides that the conditions for the award of the Community eco-label shall be defined by product groups;
Whereas Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 states that the environmental performance of a product shall be assessed by reference to the specific criteria for product groups;
Whereas, by Decision 93/430/EEC (2), the Commission established ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to washing machines, which, according to Article 3 thereof, are valid until 30 June 1996;
Whereas it is appropriate to adopt a new decision establishing ecological criteria for this product group, which will be valid for a further period of three years after the expiry of the period of validity of the previous criteria, in order to continue to allow for the participation in the Community eco-label award scheme of manufacturers and importers of washing machines; whereas, in order to avoid any hiatus in the validity of the ecological criteria, this Decision should therefore apply with effect from 1 July 1996;
Whereas it is appropriate to revise the criteria which were established by Decision 93/430/EEC in order for the test methods and classification for energy consumption and washing performance to be expressed in a manner consistent with Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive (EEC) No 75/92 with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines (3) and in order to adapt the energy and water consumption requirements to technological innovation and market developments;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92, the Commission has consulted the principal interest groups within a consultation forum;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92,
The product group to which this Decision relates is defined as:
- front and top loading washing machines sold to the general public, excluding twin-tubs and washer-dryers (hereinafter referred to as 'the product group`).
The environmental performance of the product group shall be assessed by reference to the specific ecological criteria set out in the Annex.
The definition of the product group and the specific criteria for the product group shall be valid for the period from 1 July 1996 until 30 June 1999.
The code number assigned for administrative purposes to the product group shall be '001`.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1387/98 of 30 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2257/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying Madeira with certain vegetable oils
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2257/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2456/97 (4), establishes the forecast supply balance for certain vegetable oils for Madeira for the 1997/98 marketing year;
Whereas, in order to avoid a break in the application of the specific supply arrangements, the balance for the whole of the 1998/99 marketing year has been drawn up following the presentation of data on the requirements for Madeira by the Portuguese authorities; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2257/92 should therefore be replaced;
Whereas the supply balances provided for in the specific supply arrangements are drawn up for the period 1 July to 30 June; whereas the definitive supply balance for the 1998/99 marketing year should therefore apply from the start of that year, i.e. 1 July 1998;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2257/92 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 17 January 2003
establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products
(notified under document number C(2002) 4807)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/43/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988, on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products(1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC(2), and in particular Article 20(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 89/106/EEC envisages that in order to take account of the different levels of protection for construction works at national, regional or local level, it may be necessary to establish in the interpretative documents classes corresponding to the performance of products in respect of each essential requirement. Those documents have been published as the "Communication of the Commission with regard to the interpretative documents of Council Directive 89/106/EEC(3)".
(2) With respect to the essential requirement of safety in the event of fire, interpretative document No 2 lists a number of interrelated measures which together define the fire safety strategy to be variously developed in the Member States.
(3) Interpretative document No 2 identifies one of those measures as the limitation of the generation and spread of fire and smoke within a given area by limiting the potential of construction products to contribute to the full development of a fire.
(4) The level of that limitation may be expressed only in terms of the different levels of reaction-to-fire performance of the products in their end-use application.
(5) By way of a harmonised solution, a system of classes was adopted in Commission Decision 2000/147/EC of 8 February 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction-to-fire performance of construction products(4).
(6) In the case of certain wood-based panels, it is necessary to use the classification established in Decision 2000/147/EC.
(7) The reaction-to-fire performance of many construction products and/or materials, within the classification provided for in Decision 2000/147/EC, is well established and sufficiently well known to fire regulators in Member States that they do not require testing for this particular performance characteristic.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,
The construction products and/or materials which satisfy all the requirements of the performance characteristic "reaction-to-fire" without need for further testing are set out in the Annex.
The specific classes to be applied to different construction products and/or materials, within the reaction-to-fire classification adopted in Decision 2000/147/EC, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Products shall be considered in relation to their end-use application, where relevant.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 2 December 1999
concluding the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the People's Republic of China
(2000/16/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 170, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence, and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) The Community and the People's Republic of China are pursuing specific research and technological development (RTD) programmes in areas of common interest;
(2) On the basis of past experience, both sides have expressed a desire to establish a deeper and broader framework for the conduct of collaboration in science and technology;
(3) Cooperation in the field of science and technology forms part of the global cooperation between the Community and the People's Republic of China;
(4) By its Decision of 22 June 1998, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate an Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the Community and the Government of the People's Republic of China ("Agreement");
(5) By its Decision of 22 December 1998, the Council decided that the Agreement be signed on behalf of the Community;
(6) The Agreement was signed on 22 December 1998;
(7) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the People's Republic of China is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Pursuant to Article 11 of the Agreement, the President of the Council shall give the notification that the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement have been completed on the part of the Community(3).
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 May 1994 laying down the sampling plans and diagnostic methods for the detection and confirmation of certain mollusc diseases (Text with EEA relevance) (94/306/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as amended by Directive 93/54/EEC (2) and in particular Article 15  thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure the uniform application of the procedures laid down in Directive 91/67/EEC, it is necessary to establish sampling plans and diagnostic methods to be applied for declaring a coastal zone or farm free of diseases affecting  molluscs, and for the examination of stocks where abnormal mortalities occur;
Whereas the Scientific Veterinary Committee established by Commission Decision 81/651/EEC (3) has been consulted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The sampling and diagnostic methods for the detection and confirmation of bonamiosis (bonamia ostreae) and Marteiliosis (marteilia refringens) are laid down in the Annex.
This Decision shall be applicable from 1 June 1994.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
10.6.1980 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 144/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1440/80
of 30 May 1980
concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand — member countries of the Association of the South-East Asian Nations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the conclusion of the cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand — member countries of the Association of the South-East Asian Nations, appears necessary for the attainment of the aims of the Community in the sphere of external economic relations; whereas certain forms of economic cooperation envisaged by the Agreement exceed the powers of action specified in the sphere of the common commercial policy,
The Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand — member countries of the Association of the South-East Asian Nations, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 8 of the Agreement (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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1308/2002
of 18 July 2002
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1110/2002(3) fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for peaches will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for peaches exported after 18 July 2002 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for peaches submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1110/2002, export declarations for which are accepted after 18 July 2002 and before 17 September 2002, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1995 refusing France's application for protective measures with regard to pharmaceutical products coming from Spain (Only the French text is authentic) (96/318/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 379 thereof,
Having regard to the application by France,
Whereas France, by letter of 29 September 1995, applied to the Commission for authorization to invoke Article 379 of the Act of Accession for safeguard measures, aimed at refusing the import into France of pharmaceutical products coming from Spain, which are protected in France by a product patent but not in Spain;
Whereas in their request, the French authorities provided the Commission with the material facts to enable it to evaluate the validity of the application;
Whereas the French authorities base their application upon the economic difficulties to which the pharmaceutical products market in France would be, according to them, subjected as a result of the expiry of the transitional period provided for by Article 47 of the Act of Accession, namely as from 7 October 1995; whereas the specialists argue that since the price of pharmaceuticals on the Spanish market is between 12 % and 100 % lower than the observed price for the same speciality products on the French market, the expiry of the transitional period will lead to an appreciable increase in parallel imports from Spain; whereas this increase will thus damage the market shares of French operators in the export market;
Whereas Article 379 derogates from a fundamental principle of the EC Treaty, that of the free movement of goods; whereas consequently in accordance with the well-established case-law of the Court of Justice it should be restrictively interpreted;
Whereas consequently, in accordance with that case-law and with the established practice of the Commission in the past, Article 379 cannot apply;
Whereas the purpose of Article 379 is to rectify and adjust to the economy of the common market a given economic sector experiencing economic difficulties which are serious and liable to persist;
Whereas an analysis of the economic data provided by the French authorities has shown that the conditions for the application of Article 379 are not fulfilled; whereas, more particularly, it has revealed that the French pharmaceutical industry is not experiencing economic difficulties which are serious and liable to persist; whereas an increase in the volume of imports coming from Spain of pharmaceutical products patented in France but not in Spain would not appear to be so significant in the long run as to bring about, by itself, serious economic difficulties on the French pharmaceutical market,
The application for safeguard measures made by France under Article 379 of the Act of Accession, aimed at refusing the import into France of pharmaceutical products coming from Spain, which are protected by a product patent in France but not in Spain, is rejected.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
18.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 301/20
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 November 2005
repealing Decision 2004/614/EC concerning protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Republic of South Africa
(notified under document number C(2005) 4396)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/799/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article 18(6) and (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), and in particular Article 22(1) and (6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2004/614/EC of 24 August 2004 concerning protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Republic of South Africa (3) was adopted in response to outbreaks of avian influenza in ratites in South Africa.
(2) The Republic of South Africa has now declared itself free of avian influenza and has sent a final report on the animal health situation to the Commission with a request to amend Decision 2004/614/EC accordingly.
(3) The information contained in the final report shows clearly that the outbreak in the Republic of South Africa has been contained and that the disease is no longer present in the country. The protection measures in respect of the Republic of South Africa are therefore no longer necessary.
(4) Decision 2004/614/EC should therefore be repealed.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 2004/614/EC is repealed.
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 November 1999
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the European Community
(1999/865/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 together with Article 300(2), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Kazakhstan(1) was signed on 23 January 1995 and entered into force on 1 July 1999;
(2) The Commission has finalised negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the European Community,
1. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the European Community is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
2. The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.