title: Information from the Commission - Lithuania: Accession Partnership

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text: 29. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 202/53 LITHUANIA: ACCESSION PARTNERSHIP (98/C 202/06) 1. INTRODUCTION 2. OBJECTIVES the European Council In the opinion which it submitted to the Council in July 1997, in accordance with the provisions of Article O of the Treaty, the Commission provided its recommendation regarding Lithuania’s application for membership of the European Union. The Commission considers that negotiations for accession to the European Union should be opened with Lithuania as soon as it has made the conditions of sufficient progress in satisfying membership defined by in Copenhagen. This recommendation derives from the analysis contained the Commission is of the view that Lithuania (i) presents stable institutions, guarantees the rule of law, human rights and the protection of minorities, (ii) has made in the creation of a market considerable progress economy, but it would face serious difficulties in coping with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union in the medium term, and (iii) has made some progress in transposing and implementing the acquis relating particularly to the single market and should with considerable further effort become able to participate fully in the single market in the medium term. the opinion, in which in The Europe Agreement will remain the basis for the European Union’s relations with Lithuania. However the pre-accession strategy will be reinforced to enable assistance to be directed towards the specific needs of each applicant so as to provide support for overcoming particular problems identified in the opinion. As the Commission indicated in Agenda 2000: ‘The reinforced pre-accession strategy has two main objectives. First, to bring together the different forms of support provided by the Union the Accession Partnerships, and to work together with the applicants, within this framework, on the basis of a clearly defined programme involving commitments by the applicants to particular priorities and to a calendar for carrying them out. Second, to familiarise the applicants with Union policies and procedures through the possibility of their participation in Community programmes. ’ for membership, in a single to prepare framework, its meeting At in Luxembourg in December 1997 the Accession the European Council decided that Partnerships would be the key feature of the enhanced pre-accession strategy, mobilising all forms of assistance to the applicant countries within a single framework. This Accession Partnership has been decided by the Commission, after consulting Lithuania and on the basis of the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions which have been decided by the Council. The purpose of the Accession Partnership is to set out in a single framework the priority areas for further work identified in the Commission’s opinion on Lithuania’s application for membership of the European Union, the financial means available to help Lithuania implement these priorities and the conditions which will apply to that assistance. This Accession Partnership provides a framework for a number of policy instruments which will be used to help the candidate countries in their preparations for membership. These will include, inter alia, the National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis to be adopted by Lithuania, the Joint Assessment of Economic Policy Priorities, the Pact against Organised Crime and the internal market road maps. Each of these instruments is different in nature and will be prepared and implemented according to specific procedures. They will not be an integral part of this Partnership but the priorities they contain will be compatible with it. 3. PRINCIPLES The main priority areas identified for each candidate country relate to their ability to assume the obligations of that meeting membership requires: the Copenhagen criteria which state — that the candidate country has achieved stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities, — the existence of a functioning market economy, as well as the capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union, — the ability to take on the obligations of membership, including adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary union. At its meeting in Madrid, the European Council stressed the need for the candidate countries to adjust their administrative structures to ensure the harmonious operation of Community policies after accession and at Luxembourg it stressed that incorporation of the acquis into legislation is necessary, but not in itself sufficient; it is necessary to ensure that it is actually applied. 4. PRIORITIES AND INTERMEDIATE OBJECTIVES The Commission’s opinions the Council’s examination of these have highlighted the extent of the and C 202/54 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 6. 98 efforts which still have to be made in certain areas by the candidate countries to prepare for accession and took the view that none of these countries fully satisfies all of the Copenhagen criteria at the present time. This situation will require the definition of intermediate stages in terms of priorities, each to be accompanied by precise objectives to be set in collaboration with the countries concerned, the achievement of which will condition the degree of assistance granted and the progress of the negotiations under way with some countries and the opening of new the others. The priorities and negotiations with intermediate objectives have been divided into two groups — short and medium term. Those listed under the short term have been selected on the basis that it is realistic to expect that Lithuania can complete or take them substantially forward by the end of 1998. In view of the short time span, and taking into account the administrative capacity required to achieve them, the number of priorities selected for the short term has been limited. The priorities listed under the medium term are expected to take more than one year to complete although work may and should also begin on them during 1998. Lithuania will be invited to draw up a National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis (NPAA) by the end of March which should set out a timetable for achieving these priorities and intermediate objectives and, where possible and relevant, indicate the necessary staff and financial resources. The Accession Partnership indicates that Lithuania will have to address all issues identified in the opinion. The annex provides a summary checklist of these. Incorporation of the acquis into legislation is not in itself sufficient; it will also be necessary to ensure that it is actually applied to the same standards as those which apply within the Union. In all of the areas listed below there is a need for credible and effective implementation and enforcement of the acquis. Drawing on the analysis of the Commission’s opinion and the Council’s examination of this, the following short and medium-term priorities and intermediate objectives have been identified for Lithuania. 4. 1. Short term (1998) — Economic reform: establishment of medium-term economic policy priorities and joint assessment within the framework of the Europe Agreement; acceleration of large scale privatisation and progress towards the restructuring of the banking, energy and agri-food sectors; enforcement of for enterprises. financial discipline — Reinforcement of institutional and administrative in particular major efforts on public capacity: administration reform, border control, customs, taxation and finance as well as preparation of training strategy for civil servants and the judiciary, veterinary and phytosanitary administrations, particularly as regards facilities at external borders, institutional strengthening in the area of environment, begin to set up structures needed for regional and structural policy. — Internal market: including further alignment in the areas of intellectual and industrial property, public procurement, financial services, phytosanitary and veterinary, upgrading of independent standardisation and conformity assessment structures. Adoption of a new competition law and establishment of transparent State aids inventory. — Justice and home affairs: in particular further efforts to implement measures to combat corruption and organised crime, and improve border management and conditions in facilities for refugee reception. — Environment: continue transposition of framework legislation, and and horizontal implementation approximation of programmes and implementation strategies related to individual acts. Planning and commencement of implementation of these programmes and strategies. establishment detailed — Energy: in particular establishing a comprehensive, long-term, energy strategy and decommissioning plan for the nuclear power plant Ignalina according to commitments entered into in the Nuclear Safety Account Agreement. 4. 2. Medium term — Economic reforms: consolidate the privatisation process and restructuring of the banking, energy and agri-food framework (bankruptcy and competition legislation, simplification of business regulations including licensing). sectors and align legal — Economic policy: the regular review of joint assessment of economic policy priorities, within the Europe Agreement framework, focusing on satisfying the Copenhagen criteria for membership of the Union and the acquis in the area of economic and monetary policy (coordination of economic policies, submission of convergence programmes, avoidance of excessive deficits); while Lithuania is not expected to adopt the euro immediately on accession, it is expected to pursue policies which aim to achieve real convergence in accordance with the Union’s objectives of economic and social cohesion, and nominal convergence compatible with the ultimate goal of adoption of the euro. 29. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 202/55 — Reinforcement of improved operation of the institutional and administrative capacity: development of anti-fraud unit and State audit office and of budget and financial control mechanisms; judicial system; training for the judiciary in Community law and its application; reinforcement of justice and home affairs institutions (ensuring sufficient and properly trained personnel, in particular police, border guards, ministries and courts), strengthening of the nuclear safety authority, tax administrations to ensure readiness to apply the acquis and food control the reinforcement of administration. reform of customs and public procurement including alignment of capital — Internal market: liberalisation, legislation, audiovisual policies, indirect taxation and statistics, further alignment and effective enforcement of competition law, in particular State aid control; reinforcement of competition authorities, upgrading of assessment structures, establishment of a market surveillance system and alignment of horizontal technical industrial products, promotion of legislation on enterprise development, including SMEs, alignment with the acquis in the fields of telecommunications, consumer protection and the internal energy market. standardisation conformity and — Justice and home affairs: development of effective border management, fight against organised crime (in particular money laundering, drugs and trafficking in human beings) and corruption, implementation of migration policy and asylum procedures, and to align visa policy with that of the European Union and to complete alignment to international conventions, notably in view of the Schengen acquis. — Agriculture: including alignment with the agricultural (including veterinary and phytosanitary acquis matters, in particular external border controls), attention to environmental aspects of agriculture and land registration and biodiversity, completion of land market. establishment of a functioning Development of the capacity to implement and enforce the common agricultural policy, in particular the fundamental management mechanisms and administrative structures to monitor the agricultural markets and rural development measures, adoption and implementation of the veterinary and phytosanitary requirements, upgrading of certain food-processing establishments and testing and diagnostic facilities, restructuring of the agri-food sector. structural and implement — Fisheries: development of capacity to implement and enforce the common fisheries policy. — Energy: implementation of a comprehensive energy strategy based on efficiency and diversification including respect of nuclear safety standards and realistic nuclear power plant closure commitments (NSA). — Transport: further efforts on alignment with acquis in particular in maritime (safety) and road and rail transport, and to provide necessary investment for transport extension of trans-European networks. infrastructure, notably labour market structures and — Employment and social affairs: development of appropriate joint review of employment policies as preparation for participation in European Union coordination of employment policies, alignment of labour and occupational health and safety legislation in particular early adoption of the framework Directive on health and safety at work, further development of an active social social dialogue; protection; equal opportunities between women and men, undertake steps to bring public health standards into line with European Union norms. further development of enforcement of — Environment: the planning including capacities, development of monitoring and implementation control structures and continuous and implementation of approximation programmes related to individual legal acts. A particular emphasis should be given to drinking water, the waste sector and air pollution as well as nuclear safety. Environmental protection requirements and the need for sustainable development must be integrated into the definition and implementation of national sectoral policies. — Regional policy and cohesion: introduce the legal, administrative and budgetary for a national policy to address regional disparities through an integrated approach, in order to participate in European Union after membership. structural programmes framework 5. MAIN INSTRUMENTS FOR COMMUNITY TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 5. 1. Programming of financial resources The Phare allocation for the period 1995 to 1997 has totalled ECU 145 million. Subject to the approval of the Phare budget for the remaining period, the Commission will confirm the allocations for 1998 and 1999. In addition, Lithuania is eligible for support from the ‘catch-up’ facility envisaged for 1998 to finance projects to privatisation/restructuring, promotion of relating foreign direct investment and the fight against corruption. Financial proposals will be submitted to the Phare Management Committee as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89. Joint financing by the applicant countries will be systematically required for all investment projects. The Commission will work with financing and Lithuania, international the EIB C 202/56 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 6. 98 institutions, in particular the EBRD and World Bank, with a view to facilitating the co-financing of projects relating to pre-accession priorities. Financial assistance from the year 2000 onwards will comprise aid for agriculture and a structural instrument which will give priority to measures similar to the Cohesion Fund. In addition Lithuania will have access to funding from multi-country programmes directly related to the acquis. The Phare programme is the main financial instrument of the reinforced pre-accession strategy. Phare’s prime objective is to help prepare Central and East European countries for accession by focusing the assistance it provides on the adoption of the Community acquis and in particular on the priorities identified in this Accession Partnership and in the National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis. Each year the Commission will sign a financing memorandum with Lithuania in which Lithuania will undertake to meet a number of the priorities identified in this Accession Partnership and the Commission will undertake to contribute financially to their realisation. Programming of Community financial assistance will take into account the priorities and timetable of the NPAA. In addition, the subsequent allocation of financial assistance will be closely tied to the respect by the Lithuanian Government of the commitments made in the NPAA. Certain pre-accession activities can be reinforced now (e. g. support for institution building) but others, such as the financing of major investment projects designed to meet the requirements of the acquis in areas such as environment and nuclear safety will have to be programmed over a period of five to six years. From 1998 Phare assistance will be channelled through the following types of actions: — Institution building (around 30 %), which involves the strengthening of democratic institutions, rule of law, public administration and all entities responsible for public services in order to establish the necessary institutional and administrative structures and train the people required to apply the acquis. Institution building support will be implemented, inter alia, through, training actions, technical assistance and twinning of in Lithuania with relevant bodies in the Member States. Initially this twinning will focus on priority areas such as finance, agriculture, environment, justice and home affairs. institutions and administrations — Investment support (around 70 %), in order to make the necessary investments possible for the adaptation the Community of Lithuanian infrastructure to in covering particular acquis. This support will concentrate on: (i) structural actions, agricultural restructuring, regional development and investment in human and intellectual capital, which could include Phare contributions to participation in the research and technological development framework programme; (ii) compliance with Community norms, in particular as regards environment, agriculture, industry, occupational safety and health, transport and telecommunications; (iii) co-financing of large scale infrastructure (1) and (iv) small and medium- sized enterprises development (2). 5. 2. Role of international financial institutions Cooperation between Lithuania and the international financial institutions will receive a new impetus and a new focus through the Accession Partnership. The grant resources made available under the Accession Partnership will serve as seed money and a catalyst for larger amounts of development finance from the IFIs. This process will be developed by the Commission in liaison with the candidate countries, the EIB and the IFIs, in particular the EBRD and the World Bank with a view to facilitating the co-financing of projects relating to pre-accession priorities. Under a new lending mandate covering the period 1997 to 1999, the EIB can make available ECU 3 520 million in Central and Eastern Europe. The new pre-accession facility approved by the EIB’s governors in early 1998 increases this amount to ECU 7 billion. EIB loans shall be used in all sectors eligible for EIB financing to facilitate the accession process. 6. CONDITIONALITY steps further Community assistance will be conditional on respect by Lithuania of its commitments under the Europe Agreement, the Copenhagen criteria and progress in implementing this Accession Partnership. Failure to respect these general conditions could lead to a decision by the Council on the suspension of financial assistance on the basis of Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 622/98. satisfying towards (1) Concerning investment projects in general, Lithuania will be required to fulfil the principle of complementarity by means of contributing a minimum amount of 25 % to jointly financed projects. (2) A horizontal facility for SMEs will be available to remedy investment capital available to small the shortage of enterprises. 29. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 202/57 7. IMPLEMENTATION OF PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE The provision of financial assistance to Lithuania will depend on the maturity of projects proposed by the Lithuanian Government for inclusion in a financing memorandum. Where projects need to be tendered the Commission will only finance those projects which are ready for tendering at the stage of the signature of the financing memorandum. In addition any previous/existing commitments in the same sector must have been fully contracted or be on track. In order to ensure efficient implementation, projects to be financed must not, in principle, fall below a threshold of ECU 2 to 3 million, in particular in the case of infrastructure projects. If these principles lead to a situation where Lithuania cannot absorb its full indicative allocation, the allocation will be reduced accordingly. The difference between the indicative and final allocation will be transferred to the horizontal SME and/or the large scale infrastructure facility. No subsequent compensation of this amount will be made. The Government of Lithuania is invited to put in place an implementation structure which ensures coherence and complementarity between all types of European Union financial assistance and national resources. A national coordinator will be responsible for ensuring a close link the the general accession process and between programming of the Community financial assistance. and institution promotion The Government of Lithuania will establish (preferably in the Ministry of Finance) during 1998 a national fund for investment building functioning under the responsibility of a National Authorising Officer (NAO). As the central entity through which Phare and other forms of Community financial assistance will be channelled, the national fund will be responsible for the management of these funds under decentralised increase transparency and reduce dispersion of funds. It will have overall responsibility for management of funds including respect of provisions of the financing memorandum and be accountable to the Commission for the use of the funds. It will also ensure and supervise the flow of national and other co-financing resources as set out in the financing memorandum. The detailed functions and responsibilities of the national fund will be set out in the individual financing memoranda. implementation in order to In cooperation with the Government of Lithuania, the Commission will pursue a policy of further decentralisation of the implementation of the financial assistance where certain pre-conditions are met, and to the extent permitted by the European Communities’ Financial Regulation, in particular Article 105(3). This will be done with the intention to establish, within limits and in a gradual manner, a relationship between the Commission and Lithuania where responsibility is shared along the lines of the relationship existing with the Member States for implementing the Structural Funds. In this context, the possibility of applying national procurement procedures in the tendering and contracting of Phare projects may be explored by the Commission, if so requested by the Government of Lithuania, in particular in the field of investment. The Commission’s decision on this matter will be taken following, inter alia, examination of the Lithuanian national procurement law for respect of and compatibility with the basic provisions the European Community’s public procurement of rules and including equal participation in tenders and the provisions of Article 118. Any decision on the use of national procurement rules will be taken by the Commission on a case-by-case basis and will be confirmed individual financing memoranda. its Financial Regulation, in the individual jointly with in the Commission the implementation of assistance under The monitoring of programme implementation shall be carried out through procedures established financing memoranda. In order to ensure effective monitoring of the Phare programme, each Phare programme will incorporate quantified physical and financial objectives which will be specified in the financing memorandum. In order to gauge their effectiveness all operations financed under the Phare programme will be subject to ex-post evaluation to appraise their impact with respect to their objectives. 8. MONITORING The implementation of the Accession Partnership will be monitored in the framework of the Europe Agreement. This will commence in 1998 before the Commission presents its first regular report to the Council reviewing the progress made by Lithuania including implementation of the Accession Partnership. The relevant sections of the Accession Partnership will be discussed in the appropriate subcommittee. The Association Committee will discuss overall developments, progress and problems in meeting its priorities and intermediate objectives as well as more specific issues referred to it from the subcommittees. The Association Committee will report to the Association Council on the implementation of the Accession Partnership. The Phare Management Committee will ensure that financing decisions are compatible with the Accession Partnerships. The Accession Partnership will be amended as necessary in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98. The Commission will propose a review of this partnership before the end of 1999 and at regular intervals include consideration of the need to further specify intermediate objectives in the light of the progress made by Lithuania in meeting the objectives set out in this partnership. thereafter. These reviews will C 202/58 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 6. 98 ANNEX Lithuania will have to address all issues identified in the opinion. The purpose of this Annex is to provide a summary checklist of these issues. These are formulated as recommendations for action. They are listed in the order in which they appear in the opinion without any ranking in terms of importance or urgency. The priority areas for action by each candidate are set out as priorities and intermediate objectives in the Accession Partnership itself. 1. Political criteria Efforts should be sustained to improve the operation of the judicial system, to intensify the fight against corruption and to improve prison conditions. 2. Economic criteria The liberalisation process should be completed by removing remaining price controls and State monopolies of a commercial character, and progressing in areas of relative price adjustment, large scale privatisation, bankruptcy proceedings as well as the enforcement of financial discipline for enterprises. Substantial enterprise restructuring is still required. Energy sector reform needs to be completed, agriculture modernised and the banking sector consolidated. In terms of adapting the legal framework, further effort is needed in areas of bankruptcy and competition legislation, property registers and simplification of business regulations including licensing requirements. Particular attention should be given to completing the government’s banking sector restructuring plan (mainly by means of restructuring, privatisation and recapitalisation of State-owned banks and liquidation of insolvent banks) completing large-scale privatisation and establishing suitable conditions for investment in fields such as the environment, energy, transport and research and development. Economic policy needs to stimulate proper training of the labour force with a view to increasing flexibility and orientation towards a market economy. 3. Ability to assume the obligations of membership 3. 1. Internal market without frontiers The four freedoms G e n e r a l f r a m e w o r k — substantial efforts are needed to address the weakness of public administration, particularly in order to strengthen the capacity of various structures necessary to implement and enforce internal market legislation, including stepping up border controls at European Union external frontiers. Efforts must be made to accelerate approximation in the field of public procurement, particularly as regards the telecommunication, transport, energy and water sectors. Adoption and implementation of intellectual and industrial property legislation to bring it in line with the acquis must be strengthened. As regards accounting and auditing, efforts are needed to align professional requirements for auditors with the eighth Directive, while the shortage of qualified accountants and auditors has to be addressed. Improvement must be made in protection of personal data, notably through the establishment of an independent monitoring authority and by bringing secondary legislation into line with the framework Directive. F r e e m o v e m e n t o f g o o d s — adoption of the framework legislation which will enable Lithuania to take up the basic principles of the European Union system needs to be completed. Independent standardisation and conformity assessment infrastructures need to be set up and further alignment with sectoral legislation made both on new approach Directives and in the foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and motor vehicles sectors. A market surveillance mechanism will have to be set up to become fully operational in the longer term, once the technical legislation is fully harmonised. F r e e m o v e m e n t o f c a p i t a l — further efforts are required to complete the liberalisation of Lithuania’s capital markets, for instance, residual restrictions concerning cross-border acquisitions for investment companies must be removed. F r e e m o v e m e n t o f s e r v i c e s — further efforts need to be made to ensure full free establishment in banking, securities and insurance through alignment and implementation of legislation. 29. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 202/59 F r e e m o v e m e n t o f p e r s o n s — as regards mutual recognition of professional qualifications, efforts must be made to ensure adoption of the necessary legislative and enforcement measures. Further efforts must be made to ensure the necessary legislative and enforcement measures as regards the coordination of social security schemes. Competition Proceedings for the adoption of a new competition act which should further align the competition rules with European Community competition rules must be finalised. In the field of State aid, full transparency should be ensured through the establishment and continuous updating of a comprehensive aid inventory in accordance with Community practice. A review of all existing aid measures should be undertaken and those measures which are not compatible with the Europe Agreement must be modified or abolished. A credible enforcement of the Decree on State aid monitoring is necessary through the introduction of the necessary procedures and practical means to monitor all new aid measures on a systematic basis. Certain exclusive rights and State monopolies which are not compatible with the Community acquis must be progressively adjusted and/or abolished. 3. 2. Innovation Education, training and youth Institutional reforms and curricula development should support education in those professional areas which contribute directly to accession. Efforts are needed in developing European Studies curricula, new courses on regulated professions, application of modern technologies and establishment of quality assurance systems. Research and technological development Improvements must be made aiming at reorganising institutions and replacement of central funding by a competitive merit-driven funding system. Telecommunications Substantially strengthened legislation is needed to underpin the existing liberalised market, to promote both competition and investment and to comply with European Union Directives. At the same time the acquis now requires governments to ensure that a modern telephone service is available everywhere at an affordable price. Meeting this obligation will require significant investment in the system. Audiovisual Existing legislation will have to be amended to include provisions for the freedom of reception, jurisdiction, the promotion of European works, advertising and sponsorship rules, protection of minors and the right of reply. 3. 3. Economic and fiscal affairs Economic and monetary union Macroeconomic policy should seek to keep inflation and interest rates low and ensure confidence in the economy. Taxation Substantial efforts are needed to align VAT legislation with the Community. Particular efforts need to be made as regards the scope of the exemptions from VAT and the VAT refund scheme applicable to foreign taxable persons. The significant discrepancies between the Lithuanian excise regime and the European Union requirements need to be addressed. In the field of excise duties particular attention should be given to the setting up of a warehousing system for the movement of goods under duty suspension arrangements. Tax structures and the level of excise rates need to be aligned on the Community model. The registration of traders for excise purposes must be reviewed. Statistics Efforts must be made in the field of official statistics, in particular with regard to business statistics, capital and financial accounts and regional data. C 202/60 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 6. 98 3. 4. Sectoral policies Industry To enhance competitiveness, further efforts should be made to pursue policies aimed at promoting open and competitive markets and taking on the instruments which make up European Community industrial policy, relating both to the operation of markets (product specification and market access, trade policy, State aids and competition policy) and measures related to industry’s capacity to adapt to change (stable macroeconomic environment, technology, training, etc. ). Agriculture Substantial efforts must be made to ensure the alignment of legislation with European Union requirements. With regard to veterinary and phytosanitary requirements, special attention must be paid to the upgrading of establishments and the inspection and control arrangements for protecting the European Union’s external borders. Administrative structures must be strengthened to ensure the implementation and enforcement of the policy instruments of the common agricultural policy. The agri-food sector must be further restructured to ensure its competitive capacity. In order to develop a functioning land market and mortgage credit facilities, it is important to complete the land property registration process. Fisheries The fisheries administration must be strengthened to ensure the effective implementation of the common fisheries policy, in particular as regards the conservation and the management of resources, the implementation of a monitoring and control system, the management of the common organisation of the market in the fishery and aquaculture sector, the implementation of a structural policy in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, the keeping of a fishing vessel register, the collection of statistical data as well as the implementation of European Union fishery policy on environmental protection. Energy Current efforts need to be intensified in particular with regard to legislative alignment, adjusting State monopolies in line with internal energy market Directives in combination with European Community competition law, including import and export issues, access to networks, energy pricing. Special attention must be paid to energy efficiency, environmental norms, and to emergency preparedness including the building up of mandatory oil stocks. The capability of the nuclear regulatory authority (VATESI) to implement Western style licensing at Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) needs to be strongly supported. Efforts are needed to prepare a comprehensive, long-term energy strategy and to include provisions for spent fuel handling and decommissioning of INPP in the electricity tariff structure. A realistic plant decommissioning and closure plan for INPP, including longer term solutions for waste, needs to be prepared. Public awareness with regard to the environment and a nuclear safety ‘culture’ must be stimulated. Transport Efforts must be made to improve safety (notably in maritime transport), to harmonise environmental standards for air pollution and noise and to implement the acquis for road transport of goods and railways. Steps must be taken to lay the foundations for the future extension of the trans-European networks. Inspection bodies, in particular for transport safety, should be strengthened. At a national level there is a need to develop specific strategies for transport infrastructure development and financing. Small and medium-sized enterprises Steps must be taken to further refine and increase the coherence of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) policy, to simplify legislation and the administrative environment to make it more SME-friendly, to strengthen support infrastructures and to develop SMEs’ access to financing. 3. 5. Economic and social cohesion Employment and social affairs Substantial efforts are needed to align legislation with European Union requirements in such areas as occupational health and safety, labour law and equal opportunities. Social reform must be pursued while the public health system needs to be significantly improved. An active social dialogue must be further 29. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 202/61 developed. The administrative structures must be strengthened to ensure effective implementation of legislation. Regional policy and cohesion As part of a general framework for an integrated development strategy, a differentiated development policy addressing regional disparities must be introduced and the administrative and budgetary structures to manage integrated regional development programmes under European Community structural policies after membership must be established. 3. 6. Quality of life and environment Environment Steps must be taken to ensure the full transposition of the environmental acquis as well as substantial progress in effective compliance. Particular efforts must be made to achieve full European Union compatibility of the waste, water and nature legislation and to ensure the transposition of the framework Directives dealing with air, waste, water and the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive. Investments must be increased, in particular as regards large combustion plants, the water sector, industry, urban air pollution, solid and hazardous waste management and management of municipal waste. The recently adopted nuclear framework Act, must be complemented by adopting legislation on radiation protection and radioactive waste management and emergency planning. A considerable effort must be made to develop adequate implementation and enforcement structures. Consumer protection Legislation must be aligned in important areas such as general products safety, sales away from business premises, distance selling, package travel, timeshare property, unfair terms of consumer contracts, consumer credit and indication of prices. A strong and independent consumer movement, sustained by public authorities, will need to be developed. 3. 7. Justice and home affairs (JHA) Steps need to be taken to combat illegal immigration. Significant progress is needed on border management and control, including completion of demarcation. The fight against organised crime, transnational financial crime and institutional corruption must be intensified in such fields as drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings, money laundering, car theft, security services and fraud. Steps must be taken to ensure ratification of the international conventions in the JHA field. Particular attention must be paid to ensuring the necessary financial and human resources for institutional development and to promote police and judicial cooperation with European Union counterparts. 3. 8. External policies Trade and international economic relations Preparations must be made for applying, on accession, the Community’s various cooperation and preferential agreements, multilateral and bilateral commercial policy commitments and its autonomous commercial defence instruments. Development Preparations must be made for applying, on accession, the Lomé trade regime to the ACP States and participating, together with the other Member States, in financing the European Development Fund. Customs Customs legislation must be aligned with that of the European Community and the organisation and duties of staff must be aligned with those of a modern customs administration. An effort must be made to introduce computerised systems for full participation in the customs union and the internal market. Particular attention must be paid to preparing the customs administrations for the operation of all the customs procedures with economic impact, the system of tariff suspensions and the administration of tariff quotas and ceilings. Strategic planning needs to take account of the reinforcement of border posts along the external frontier that Lithuania will have with countries other than European Union Member States at the time of accession. C 202/62 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 6. 98 3. 9. Financial questions Considerable preparations are needed to establish the necessary financial management and control mechanisms to ensure satisfactory implementation of Community policies. Special attention must be given to the development of efficient internal control mechanisms and institutions, particularly regarding the number of qualified auditors and the accounting procedures. The existing accounting system as well as the customs system should be overhauled to ensure the efficient administration of the ‘own resources’ system. Considerable improvements are needed to ensure the reliability of the national accounts and official statistics with a view to the accurate calculation of the GNP resource as well as for drawing up the VAT own resource base. 4. Administrative capacity to apply the acquis To ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of the acquis, major reform efforts must be made to strengthen administrative structures in virtually all European Union relevant sectors. Special efforts must be made to strengthen the authorities ensuring the correct application of Community requirements for the Single Market and the customs authorities. The regulatory and monitoring bodies must be strengthened in such fields as competition, securities, insurance, banks, money laundering, public procurement, agriculture, financial control, consumer protection, transport safety as well as standards and certification, veterinary and phytosanitary inspections, food control and the State labour inspectorate. Increased efforts must be made for the upgrading of staff qualifications on European Union-related issues and efficient public management in general. This must include the elaboration of a comprehensive national training strategy for civil servants. The judicial system must be strengthened in terms of resources and relevant expertise. A comprehensive upgrading of judges, in particular in their capacity to apply Community law, must be carried out


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text: 19/1 t. LT Europos Sąjungos oficialusis leidinys 91 31998F0428 L 191/4 EUROPOS BENDRIJŲ OFICIALUSIS LEIDINYS 1998 7 7 BENDRIEJI VEIKSMAI 1998 m. birželio 29 d. Tarybos priimti remiantis Europos Sąjungos sutarties K. 3 straipsniu dėl Europos teisminio tinklo sukūrimo (98/428/TVR) EUROPOS SĄJUNGOS TARYBA, PRIĖMĖ ŠIUOS BENDRUOSIUS VEIKSMUS: atsižvelgdama į Europos Sąjungos sutartį, o ypač į jos K. 3 straips- nio 2 dalies b punktą, I DALIS atsižvelgdama į Belgijos Karalystės iniciatyvą, EUROPOS TEISMINIO TINKLO PRINCIPAI atsižvelgdama į Kovos su organizuotu nusikalstamumu veiksmų planą, patvirtintą 1997 m. birželio 17 d. Amsterdame posėdžiavusios Europos Vadovų Tarybos, ypač į jo Rekomenda- ciją Nr. 21, 1 straipsnis Įkūrimas suprasdama, jog šią iniciatyvą būtina derinti su minėto veiksmų plano Rekomendacijos Nr. 19 įgyvendinimu, Teisminių kontaktinių asmenų tinklas įkuriamas tarp valstybių narių, toliau — Europos teisminis tinklas. atsižvelgdama į 1996 m. gegužės 8–10 dienomis ir 1997 m. bir- želio 19–20 dienomis Briuselyje įvykusių seminarų „Europos teis- minis tinklas ir organizuotas nusikalstamumas“, kuriuos organi- zavo Belgijos Teisingumo ministerija pagal Europos Sąjungos iš dalies finansuojamą programą, išvadas bei į Europos Parlamento ir Europos Komisijos veiklą, atsižvelgdama į 1996 m. balandžio 22 d. Bendruosius veiksmus 96/277/TVR dėl pasikeitimo teismo ryšių pareigūnais, siekiant sustiprinti Europos Sąjungos valstybių narių teisminį bendradar- biavimą, mechanizmo (1), 2 straipsnis Sudėtis 1. Atsižvelgiant į kiekvienos valstybės narės konstitucines nuo- statas, teisės tradicijas bei vidaus sandarą, Europos teisminis tink- las susideda iš centrinių institucijų, atsakingų už tarptautinį teis- minį bendradarbiavimą, bei iš teisminių ar kitų kompetentingų institucijų, turinčių tiek bendrų, tiek su tam tikromis sunkių nusi- kaltimų, tokių kaip organizuotas nusikalstamumas, korupcija, prekyba narkotikais ar terorizmas, rūšimis susijusių specialių įsi- pareigojimų tarptautinio bendradarbiavimo srityje. kadangi būtina toliau gerinti Europos Sąjungos valstybių narių teisminį bendradarbiavimą, ypač kovojant su sunkiais nusikalti- mais, kuriuos padaro realiai egzistuojančios, dažniausiai tarptautinės organizacijos; 2. Kiekvienoje valstybėje narėje pagal jos vidaus taisykles ir įga- liojimų pasiskirstymą paskiriamas vienas ar keli kontaktiniai asmenys, siekiant, kad būtų veiksmingai aptarnaujama visa tos valstybės teritorija bei apimamos visos sunkių nusikaltimų rūšys. kadangi efektyvus teisminio bendradarbiavimo tarp valstybių narių tobulinimas reikalauja struktūrinių priemonių Europos Sąjungos lygiu, kad būtų galima užmegzti atitinkamus tiesioginius ryšius tarp valstybių narių teisminių institucijų bei kitų už teisminį bendradarbiavimą bei teisminius veiksmus kovojant su sunkiais nusikaltimais atsakingų institucijų; kadangi šie bendrieji veiksmai nepažeidžia egzistuojančių konven- cijų ir susitarimų, ypač 1959 m. balandžio 20 d. Europos kon- vencijos dėl savitarpio pagalbos baudžiamosiose bylose, (1) OL L 105, 1996 4 27, p. 1. 3. Kiekviena valstybė narė užtikrina, kad jos kontaktinis asmuo ar asmenys be valstybinės kalbos gerai mokėtų ir vieną iš Euro- pos Sąjungos kalbų, kad galėtų bendrauti su kitų valstybių narių kontaktiniais asmenimis. 4. Kai teismo ryšių pareigūnai, nurodyti Bendruosiuose veiks- muose 96/277/TVR, turi pareigas, analogiškas pareigoms, numa- tytoms 4 straipsnyje kontaktiniams asmenims, teismo ryšių parei- gūną skirianti valstybė narė kiekvienu atveju gali jį įtraukti į Europos teisminį tinklą tos valstybės nustatytina tvarka. 5. Komisija skiria kontaktinį asmenį jos kompetencijai priklau- sančiose srityse. 92 LT Europos Sąjungos oficialusis leidinys 19/1 t. 3 straipsnis Tinklo veikimo būdas Europos teisminis tinklas atlieka šias tris pagrindines funkcijas: a) padeda užmegzti reikiamus ryšius tarp įvairių valstybių narių kontaktinių asmenų, kad būtų atliekamos 4 straipsnyje nustatytos funkcijos; b) organizuoja periodinius valstybių narių atstovų susitikimus 5, 6 ir 7 straipsniuose nustatyta tvarka; c) nuolat teikia tam tikrą kiekį atnaujintos pagrindinės informa- cijos, visų pirma naudodamasis atitinkamu telekomunikacijų tinklu 8, 9 ir 10 straipsniuose nustatyta tvarka. II DALIS RYŠIAI TINKLO VIDUJE 4 straipsnis Kontaktinių asmenų funkcijos su sunkiais nusikaltimais. 1. Kontaktiniai asmenys – tai aktyvūs tarpininkai, kuriems pave- dama palengvinti valstybių narių teisminį bendradarbiavimą, ypač kovojant Jų padedamos, vietos teisminės institucijos bei kitos tų šalių kompetentingos instituci- jos, kitų šalių kontaktiniai asmenys bei tų šalių teisminės ir kitos kompetentingos institucijos gali užmegzti pačius tinkamiausius tiesioginius ryšius. Prireikus konkrečių administracijų susitarimu gali būti vykstama į susitikimus su kitų valstybių narių kontaktiniais asmenimis. 2. Kontaktiniai asmenys savo šalies vietos teisminėms instituci- joms, kitų šalių kontaktiniams asmenims bei kitų šalių vietos teisminėms institucijoms teikia reikalingą teisinę ir praktinę infor- maciją, padedančią joms parengti veiksmingą prašymą dėl teismi- nio bendradarbiavimo arba apskritai pagerinti teisminį bendradar- biavimą. 3. Jie padeda koordinuoti teisminį bendradarbiavimą tais atvejais, kai dėl kelių valstybės narės vietos teisminių institucijų prašymų reikia imtis suderintų veiksmų kitoje valstybėje narėje. b) suteikti galimybę aptarti praktines ir teisines problemas, su kuriomis susiduria valstybės narės teisminio bendradarbia- vimo srityje, ypač įgyvendinant Europos Sąjungos priimtas priemones. 2. Atitinkama Europos teisminio tinklo patirtis perduodama kompetentingoms Europos Sąjungos darbo grupėms, kad remian- tis ja būtų galima diskutuoti dėl galimų teisės aktų pakeitimų ir praktinių patobulinimų tarptautinio teisminio bendradarbiavimo srityje. 6 straipsnis Susitikimų dažnumas 1. Europos teisminis tinklas pirmą kartą susirenka per tris mėnesius nuo šių bendrųjų veiksmų įsigaliojimo. 2. Po to Europos teisminis tinklas susitinka ad hoc periodiškai, jo nariams manant, kad to reikia, Tarybai pirmininkaujančios valstybės narės, kuri taip pat atsižvelgia į valstybių narių pageida- vimus dėl tinklo susitikimo, kvietimu. 7 straipsnis Susitikimų vieta 1. Iš principo susitikimai vyksta Tarybos patalpose Briuselyje Tarybos darbo tvarkos taisyklėse nustatyta tvarka. 2. Tačiau būtų galima pagalvoti ir apie alternatyvių susitikimų rengimą valstybėse narės, kad visų valstybių narių kontaktiniai asmenys galėtų susitikti ne vien su savo valstybės, bet ir su pri- imančiosios valstybės valdžios pareigūnais bei aplankyti konkre- čias už tarptautinį teisminį bendradarbiavimą arba už kovą su tam tikromis sunkių nusikaltimų rūšimis atsakingas tos valstybės ins- titucijas. IV DALIS EUROPOS TEISMINIO TINKLO TURIMA INFORMACIJA III DALIS EUROPOS TEISMINIO TINKLO PERIODINIAI SUSITIKIMAI 8 straipsnis 5 straipsnis Periodinių susitikimų tikslas 1. Europos teisminio tinklo periodinių susitikimų tikslai yra: a) leisti kontaktiniams asmenims geriau susipažinti vienam su kitu ir pasikeisti patirtimi, ypač tinklo veikimo klausimais; Informacijos, platinamos per Europos teisminį tinklą, turinys Kontaktiniai asmenys turi turėti nuolatinį prisijungimą prie šios keturių rūšių informacijos: 1) išsamios medžiagos apie kiekvienos valstybės narės kontakti- nius asmenis, prireikus – jų funkcijų nacionaliniu lygiu paaiš- kinimo; 19/1 t. LT Europos Sąjungos oficialusis leidinys 93 2) supaprastinto teisminių institucijų sąrašo bei kiekvienos valstybės narės vietos valdžios institucijų žinyno; 3) glaustos teisinės ir praktinio pobūdžio informacijos apie 15 valstybių narių teismines bei procedūrines sistemas; 4) atitinkamų teisės aktų tekstų ir šiuo metu galiojančių konven- cijų deklaracijų ir išlygų tekstų. VI DALIS BAIGIAMOSIOS NUOSTATOS 11 straipsnis Teritorinis taikymas 9 straipsnis Informacijos patikslinimas Jungtinėje Karalystėje šių bendrųjų veiksmų nuostatos taikomos Jungtinei Didžiosios Britanijos ir Šiaurės Airijos Karalystei, Lamanšo sąsiaurio saloms bei Meno salai. 12 straipsnis 1. Europos teisminiame tinkle platinama informacija turi būti būtinai nuolat patikslinama. Europos teisminio tinklo veikimo įvertinimas 2. Kiekviena valstybė narė asmeniškai tikrina sistemoje saugomos informacijos tikslumą ir Tarybai nedelsdama praneša, kai prirei- kia iš dalies pakeisti vieno iš 8 straipsnyje išvardytų keturių punktų duomenis. 3. Tarybos Generalinis sekretoriatas atsako už šiais bendraisiais veiksmais įkurto tinklo administravimą. Visų pirma jis atsako už tai, kad Europos teisminio tinklo nariams būtų prieinama 8 straipsnyje nurodyta informacija ir būtų nuolat atnaujinama deramam tinklo veikimui reikalinga informacija. Praėjus vieneriems metams nuo šių bendrųjų veiksmų įsigaliojimo artėjant pirmojo etapo pabaigai, Taryba atlieka pradinį Europos teisminio tinklo veikimo įvertinimą. Po to pirmininkaujančios valstybės narės iniciatyva kas treji metai Taryba, remdamasi tinklo parengtu pranešimu, įvertina Europos teisminio tinklo veikimą. Išnagrinėjusi pirmąjį trejų metų panešimą, Taryba, remdamasi tinklo veikimo patirtimi bei Europolo galių plėtra, aptaria, koks vaidmuo ir vieta galėtų tekti tinklui palyginti su Europolu. V DALIS TELEKOMUNIKACIJŲ TINKLAS 10 straipsnis Pranešimas dėl telekomunikacijų sistemos 1. Per šešis mėnesius nuo šių bendrųjų veiksmų įsigaliojimo Tary- ba, remdamasi pirmininkaujančios valstybės narės pranešimu, parengtu pasikonsultavus tinklu, su išnagrinėja, ar tikslinga šį tinklą sujungti su telekomunikacijų tinklu. teisminio Europos 2. Remdamasi Europos Sąjungos sutarties K. 3 straipsnio 2 dalies b punktu, Taryba kvalifikuota balsų dauguma priima telekomu- nikacijų sistemos konfigūracijos ypatumus nustatantį sprendimą. 13 straipsnis Įsigaliojimas Šie bendrieji veiksmai įsigalioja praėjus vienam mėnesiui nuo jų paskelbimo Oficialiajame leidinyje. 14 straipsnis Paskelbimas Šie bendrieji veiksmai skelbiami Oficialiajame leidinyje. Priimta Liuksemburge, 1998 m. birželio 29 d. Tarybos vardu Pirmininkas R. COOK 94 LT Europos Sąjungos oficialusis leidinys 19/1 t. PRIEDAS TARYBOS DEKLARACIJA Taryba pareiškia, kad bendrųjų veiksmų dėl Europos teisminio tinklo sukūrimo 11 straipsnis nepažeidžia kitų aktų teritorinio taikymo


title: Reglamento (CE) nº 1367/98 de la Comisión de 29 de junio de 1998 que modifica el Reglamento (CEE) nº 94/92 por el que se establecen las disposiciones de aplicación del régimen de importaciones de países terceros contemplado en el Reglamento (CEE) nº 2092/91 del Consejo (Texto pertinente a los fines del EEE)

eurovoc_concepts:
agricultural product
foodstuff
free movement of goods
import
organic farming
third country

text: 30. 6. 98 ‹ ES ‹ Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 185/11 REGLAMENTO (CE) No 1367/98 DE LA COMISI(cid:222)N de 29 de junio de 1998 que modifica el Reglamento (CEE) no 94/92 por el que se establecen las disposiciones de aplicaci(cid:155)n del r(cid:130)gimen de importaciones de pa(cid:146)ses terceros contemplado en el Reglamento (CEE) no 2092/91 del Consejo (Texto pertinente a los fines del EEE) LA COMISI(cid:222)N DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS, Visto el Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea, Visto el Reglamento (CEE) no 2092/91 del Consejo, de 24 de junio de 1991, sobre la producci(cid:155)n agr(cid:146)cola ecol(cid:155)gica y su indicaci(cid:155)n en los productos agrarios y alimenticios (1), cuya ´ultima modificaci(cid:155)n la constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 1488/97 de la Comisi(cid:155)n (2), y, en particular, su art(cid:146)culo 11, Considerando que el apartado 1 del art(cid:146)culo 11 del Regla- mento (CEE) no 2092/91 dispone que los productos importados de un tercer pa(cid:146)s pueden comercializarse ´uni- camente cuando sean originarios de un tercer pa(cid:146)s que figure en una lista establecida con arreglo a lo dispuesto en el apartado 2 de dicho art(cid:146)culo; que dicha lista ha sido establecida en el anexo del Reglamento (CEE) no 94/92 de la Comisi(cid:155)n (3), cuya ´ultima modificaci(cid:155)n la constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 314/97 (4); Considerando que el Reglamento (CE) no 314/97 incluye a Hungr(cid:146)a y Suiza en la lista mencionada en el apartado 1 del art(cid:146)culo 11 del Reglamento (CEE) no 2092/91 durante un per(cid:146)odo transitorio que vence el 30 de junio de 1998, con objeto de poder examinar durante ese per(cid:146)odo algunos pormenores de la aplicaci(cid:155)n por esos pa(cid:146)ses de normas las del Reglamento (CEE) no 2092/91; Considerando que la aplicaci(cid:155)n efectiva en Hungr(cid:146)a de normas equivalentes a las establecidas en el Reglamento (CEE) no 2092/91 ha quedado confirmada durante una inspecci(cid:155)n sobre el terreno efectuada por la Comisi(cid:155)n; Considerando que Suiza ha autorizado a un nuevo orga- nismo de inspecci(cid:155)n que realizar ´a las inspecciones exigidas por el ordenamiento suizo sobre agricultura ecol(cid:155)gica; equivalentes a Considerando que para el correcto funcionamiento del r(cid:130)gimen, es preciso determinar en cada tercer pa(cid:146)s los organismos responsables de la expedici(cid:155)n del certificado de inspecci(cid:155)n a que alude la letra b) del apartado 1 del art(cid:146)culo 11 del Reglamento (CEE) no 2092/91; Considerando que Australia ha comunicado cambios en su r(cid:130)gimen de inspecci(cid:155)n; que, en este pa(cid:146)s, las inspec- ciones de los agentes econ(cid:155)micos las realizan actualmente empresas privadas de inspecci(cid:155)n bajo la supervisi(cid:155)n de las autoridades p ´ublicas; Considerando que Israel ha confirmado que ser ´a el Minis- terio de Agricultura quien realice la inspecci(cid:155)n y certifica- ci(cid:155)n de productos ecol(cid:155)gicos; Considerando que el examen de la informaci(cid:155)n presen- tada por los terceros pa(cid:146)ses mencionados ha llevado a la conclusi(cid:155)n de que los requisitos son equivalentes a los que exige la normativa comunitaria; Considerando que las medidas previstas en el presente Reglamento se ajustan al dictamen del Comit(cid:130) mencio- nado en el art(cid:146)culo 14 del Reglamento (CEE) no 2092/91, HA ADOPTADO EL PRESENTE REGLAMENTO: Art(cid:146)culo 1 El anexo del Reglamento (CEE) no 94/92 se modificar ´a con arreglo a lo indicado en el anexo del presente Regla- mento. Art(cid:146)culo 2 El presente Reglamento entrar ´a en vigor el 1 de julio de 1998. El presente Reglamento ser ´a obligatorio en todos sus elementos y directamente aplicable en cada Estado miembro. Hecho en Bruselas, el 29 de junio de 1998. Por la Comisi(cid:155)n Franz FISCHLER Miembro de la Comisi(cid:155)n (1) DO L 198 de 22. 7. 1991, p. 1. (2) DO L 202 de 30. 7. 1997, p. 12. (3) DO L 11 de 17. 1. 1992, p. 14. (4) DO L 51 de 21. 2. 1997, p. 34. L 185/12 ‹ ES ‹ Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 30. 6. 98 ANEXO 1. Los puntos 3 y 4 del texto referido a Australia se sustituir ´an por los puntos siguientes: «3. Organismos de inspecci(cid:155)n: — Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) — Bio-dynamic Research Institute (BDRI) — Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) — Organic Vignerons Association of Australia Inc. — Organic Herb Growers of Australia Inc. — National Association of Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA) (OHGA) (OVAA) 4. Organismos emisores de certificados: los indicados en el punto 3;». 2. El punto 5 del texto referido a Hungr(cid:146)a se sustituir ´a por el texto siguiente: «5. Duraci(cid:155)n de la inclusi(cid:155)n: 30. 6. 2000». 3. Los puntos 3 y 4 del texto referido a Israel se sustituir ´an por los puntos siguientes: «3. Autoridad competente para la inspecci(cid:155)n: Ministerio de Agricultura. 4. Autoridad emisora de certificados: la indicada en el punto 3;». 4. Los puntos 1, 3, 4 y 5 del texto referido a Suiza se sustituir ´a por los puntos siguientes: «1. Categor(cid:146)as de productos: a) productos agr(cid:146)colas vegetales no transformados, en el sentido de la letra a) del apartado 1 del art(cid:146)culo 1 del Reglamento (CEE) no 2092/91, excepto los producidos durante el per(cid:146)odo de conver- si(cid:155)n a que se refiere el apartado 5 del art(cid:146)culo 5 del citado Reglamento; b) productos destinados a la alimentaci(cid:155)n humana, compuestos esencialmente por una o m ´as ingre- dientes de origen vegetal, en el sentido de la letra b) del apartado 1 del art(cid:146)culo 1 del Reglamento (CEE) no 2092/91, excepto los productos a que se refiere el apartado 5 del art(cid:146)culo 5 del citado Reglamento, producidos durante el per(cid:146)odo de conversi(cid:155)n, que contengan un ´unico ingrediente de origen agr(cid:146)cola;». «3. “Vereinigung Schweizerischer Biologischer Landbauorganisationen” (VSBLO), “Institut f(cid:129)r Markt(cid:148)kolo- gie” (IMO), “Forschungsinstitut f(cid:129)r Biologischen Landbau” (FIBL) y “Association Suisse pour Syst(cid:138)mes de Qualit(cid:130) et Management” (SQS). 4. Organismos emisores de certificados: los indicados en el punto 3. 5. Duraci(cid:155)n de la inclusi(cid:155)n: 31. 12. 2002. »


title: A Tanács 1434/98/EK rendelete (1998. június 29.) a közvetlen emberi fogyasztáson kívüli ipari célokra felhasznált hering kirakodásának feltételeiről

eurovoc_concepts:
authorised catch
catch area
catch by species
conservation of fish stocks
fishing controls
fishing industry
human nutrition
quantity of fish landed
sea fish
sea fishing

text: 04/4. kötet HU Az Európai Unió Hivatalos Lapja 43 31998R1434 L 191/10 AZ EURÓPAI KÖZÖSSÉGEK HIVATALOS LAPJA 1998. 7. 7. A TANÁCS 1434/98/EK RENDELETE (1998. június 29. ) a közvetlen emberi fogyasztáson kívüli ipari célokra felhasznált hering kirakodásának feltételeiről AZ EURÓPAI UNIÓ TANÁCSA, tekintettel az Európai Közösséget létrehozó szerződésre és külö- nösen a 43. cikkére, mivel a közös halászati politika ellenőrzési rendszerének létreho- zásáról szóló, 1993. október 12-i 2847/93/EGK tanácsi rende- let (4) előírja az ipari célú halászatot végző hajók 1998. július 1-jétől történő műholdas nyomon követését; tekintettel a Bizottság javaslatára (1), tekintettel az Európai Parlament véleményére (2), mivel az emberi fogyasztáson kívüli ipari célokra történő, a heringre irányuló közvetlen halászat és heringkirakodás betiltásá- ról szóló, 1977. szeptember 27-i 2115/77/EGK tanácsi rendele- tet (3) egy olyan túlhalászási helyzet miatt hozták meg, amely szá- mos földrajzi területen már nem áll fenn; mivel a Balti-tenger, a Baeltek és a Øresund vizeinek heringállo- mányai jelenleg nem veszélyeztetettek; mivel ezen állományok tökéletesített gazdasági hasznosítása lehetővé teszi a nem csak közvetlen emberi fogyasztás céljából történő halászatukat; mivel nem szükséges annak az ipari célnak a korlátozása, amely miatt ezeket az állományokat kirakodják; mivel a hering balti-tengeri ipari halászata a tőkehalivadékok jelentős járulékos fogásaival jár; mivel emiatt ezt a halászatot nem szabad engedélyezni azokon a területeken, ahol a tőkehalivadé- kok gyakoriak; mivel a hering északi-tengeri, skagerraki és kattegati állományá- nak állapota komoly aggodalomra ad okot; mivel az egyéb északkelet-atlanti heringállományok esetében a jelenlegi halászati gyakorlat, vagyis az emberi fogyasztás céljából történő halászat lényegesen magas kiaknázási arányt mutat; mivel emiatt ezen állományok halászati gyakorlatának megváltoztatása nem kívánatos; mivel korlátozni kell a más fajok ipari halászata során történő járulékos heringfogások szintjét; mivel az ilyen korlátozások sze- rinti járulékos halfogások felhasználhatók ipari célokra; mivel a Balti-tenger, a Baeltek és az Øresund vizei halászati erő- forrásainak védelme érdekében bizonyos technikai intézkedések megállapításáról szóló, 1997. december 18-i 88/98/EK tanácsi rendelet (5) meghatározza a heringhalászat feltételeit ezeken a vizeken; mivel a halászati erőforrások megóvását biztosító egyes technikai intézkedésekről szóló, 1997. április 29-i 894/97/EK tanácsi ren- delet (6) meghatározza az 1. és 2. területen a jelenleg közvetlen emberi fogyasztáson kívüli ipari célokra történő halászat céljára használt hálókkal fogott heringfogások fedélzeten tartására és kirakodására vonatkozó feltételeket, ELFOGADTA EZT A RENDELETET: 1. cikk (1) E rendelet céljából a vízterületek következő meghatározásait kell alkalmazni: 1. terület: Az összes vízterület, amely északra és nyugatra esik attól a vonal- tól, amely az északi szélesség 48o, nyugati hosszúság 18o-nál lévő ponttól észak felé az északi szélesség 60o-ig, onnan kelet felé a nyugati hosszúság 5o-ig, onnan észak felé az északi szélesség 60o30’-ig, onnan kelet felé a nyugati hosszúság 4o-ig, onnan észak felé az északi szélesség 64o-ig, onnan kelet felé Norvégia partjáig fut. (1) HL C 25. , 1998. 1. 24. , 19. o. (2) 1998. június 19-i vélemény (a Hivatalos Lapban még nem tették (4) HL L 261. , 1993. 10. 20. , 1. o. A legutóbb a 2205/97/EK rendelettel (HL L 304. , 1997. 11. 7. , 1. o. ) módosított rendelet. közzé). (3) HL L 247. , 1977. 9. 28. , 2. o. (5) HL L 9. , 1998. 1. 15. , 1. o. (6) HL L 132. , 1997. 5. 23. , 1. o. 44 HU Az Európai Unió Hivatalos Lapja 04/4. kötet 2. terület: meg az ezekkel a felszerelésekkel fogott, és a fedélzeten tartott hering és egyéb fajok teljes összevont fogása tömegének 20 %-át. Az északi szélesség 48o-tól északra lévő összes vízterület, az 1. terület és az ICES IIIb. , IIIc. és IIId. körzetek kivételével. 3. terület: Az ICES VIII. és IX. alterületek teljes vízterülete. (2) Az ICES IIIb. , IIIc. és IIId. körzetek 11, 22-től 32-ig számo- zott alkörzetre oszlik, amelyeket a 88/98/EK rendelet I. mellék- lete ír le. 2. cikk (1) Azt a heringet, amelyet: – – az 1. és 2. területen 32 mm-nél kisebb legkisebb szembőségű hálókkal fogtak vagy, a 3. területen 40 mm-nél kisebb legkisebb szembőségű hálók- kal fogtak, nem tarthatók a fedélzeten, kivéve, ha ezeket: i. az ICES IV. alterületen fogták, hering és más fajok keveréké- ből állnak, nem válogatták szét, és a hering aránya nem haladja meg a hering és az egyéb fajok teljes összevont fogása tömegének 20 %-át, amelyet ezekkel a felszerelésekkel fogtak, és a fedélzeten tartottak, vagy; ii. az ICES IIIa. körzetben fogták, a spratt és hering keverékéből állnak, nem válogatták szét, és a hering aránya nem haladja meg a hering és spratt teljes összevont fogása tömegének 10 %-át, amelyet ezekkel a felszerelésekkel fogtak, és a fedél- zeten tartottak, vagy; iii. az ICES IIIa. alterületen fogták, hering és más fajok keveréké- ből állnak sprattal vagy anélkül, nem válogatták szét, és a hering aránya nem haladja meg a hering és egyéb fajok teljes összevont fogása tömegének 5 %-át, amelyet ezekkel a felsze- relésekkel fogtak, és a fedélzeten tartottak, vagy; iv. az ICES IV. alterületen vagy az ICES IIIa. körzeten kívül fogták, hering és más fajok keverékéből állnak, nem válogatták szét, és a hering aránya nem haladja meg a hering és egyéb fajok teljes összevont fogása tömegének 10 %-át, amelyet ezekkel a felszerelésekkel fogtak, és a fedélzeten tartottak. (2) A közösségi halászhajók által az ICES IIIb. vagy IIIc. körze- tekben vagy az ICES IIId. körzetben a keleti hosszúság 16o-tól nyugatra 32 mm-nél kisebb legkisebb szembőségű hálóval foly- tatott halászat során fogott heringet nem lehet a fedélzeten tar- tani, kivéve, ha ezek a fogások a hering és más fajok keverékéből állnak, nem válogatták szét őket, és a hering aránya nem haladja (3) Azt a heringet, amelyet a közösségi halászhajók: – az ICES IIId. körzet 25-27. alkörzeteiben a keleti hosszúság 16o-tól keletre 32 mm-nél kisebb legkisebb szembőségű háló- val fogtak, vagy – az ICES IIId. körzet 28. alkörzetében vagy az ICES IIId. körzet 29. alkörzetének az északi szélesség 59o30’-től délre eső részén 28 mm-nél kisebb legkisebb szembőségű hálóval fog- tak, vagy – az ICES IIId. körzet 30-32. alkörzeteiben vagy az ICES IIId. körzet 29. alkörzetének az északi szélesség 59o30’-től délre eső részén 16 mm-nél kisebb legkisebb szembőségű hálóval fogtak, nem tarthatók a fedélzeten, kivéve, ha ezek a fogások a hering és más fajok keverékéből állnak, nem válogatták szét őket, és a hering aránya nem haladja meg az ezekkel a felszerelésekkel fogott, és a fedélzeten tartott hering és egyéb fajok teljes össze- vont fogása tömegének 45 %-át. 3. cikk (1) A heringfogások, amelyeket: – az 1. és 2. területeken 32 mm-es vagy ennél nagyobb legki- sebb szembőségű vontatott hálókkal fogtak, vagy – a 3. területen 40 mm-es vagy nagyobb legkisebb szembőségű vontatott hálókkal fogtak, vagy – az ICES IIIb. vagy IIIc. körzetekben 32 mm-es vagy nagyobb legkisebb szembőségű vontatott hálókkal fogtak, vagy – az ICES IIId. körzet 24. alkörzetében vagy a 25. alkörzetben a keleti hosszúság 16o00’-tól nyugatra 32 mm-es vagy nagyobb legkisebb szembőségű vontatott hálókkal fogtak, vagy – az 1. , 2. vagy 3. területeken vagy az ICES IIIb. vagy IIIc. kör- zetekben vagy a IIId. körzetben a keleti hosszúság 16o00’-tól nyugatra vontatott hálókon kívüli bármilyen halászfelszerelé- sekkel fogtak, a közvetlen emberi fogyasztáson kívüli más célból nem szabad kirakodni, kivéve, ha ezeket először közvetlen emberi fogyasztás céljára felajánlották eladásra, de nem sikerült vevőt rájuk találni. (2) Azonban, – a bármilyen halászfelszereléssel az ICES IIId. körzetben a keleti hosszúság 16o00’-tól keletre fogott heringeket, vagy 04/4. kötet HU Az Európai Unió Hivatalos Lapja 45 – a bármilyen halászfelszereléssel a 2. cikkben meghatározott 5. cikk feltételek mellett fogott heringeket, A 2115/77/EGK rendelet hatályát veszti. közvetlen emberi fogyasztáson kívüli más célból nem szabad kira- kodni. 6. cikk 4. cikk Ez a rendelet az Európai Közösségek Hivatalos Lapjában való kihirdetését követő hetedik napon lép hatályba. Legkésőbb 2002. december 31-ig a Tanács a Bizottság jelentése és javaslata alapján határoz e rendelet szükséges módosításairól. Ezt a rendeletet 1999. január 1-jétől kell alkalmazni. Ez a rendelet teljes egészében kötelező és közvetlenül alkalmazandó valamennyi tagállamban. Kelt Brüsszelben, 1998. június 29-én. a Tanács részéről az elnök R. COOK


title: Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 1371/98 af 29. juni 1998 om ændring af forordning (EF) nr. 1474/95 om åbning og forvaltning af toldkontingenter for æg og ægalbumin

eurovoc_concepts:
CCT duties
animal protein
egg
egg product
tariff quota

text: 30. 6. 98 ‹ ‹DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende L 185/17 KOMMISSIONENS FORORDNING (EF) Nr. 1371/98 af 29. juni 1998 om ændring af forordning (EF) nr. 1474/95 om (cid:134)bning og forvaltning af toldkon- tingenter for æg og ægalbumin KOMMISSIONEN FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER HAR — under henvisning til Europæiske Fællesskab, traktaten om oprettelse af Det under henvisning til R(cid:134)dets forordning (EF) nr. 1095/96 af 18. juni 1996 om iværksættelse af indrømmelserne i liste CXL, der blev udarbejdet efter afslutningen af forhandlingerne i forbindelse med artikel XXIV, stk. 6, i GATT (1), særlig artikel 1, og ud fra følgende betragtninger: I Verdenshandelsorganisationen har Fællesskabet forplig- tet sig til at (cid:134)bne toldkontingenter for visse æg og ægalbu- minprodukter; der bør derfor fastsættes gennemførelsesbe- juli stemmelser for disse kontingenter for perioden 1. 1998 til 30. juni 1999; i Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 1474/95 (2), senest ændret ved forordning (EF) nr. 1514/97 (3), er der fastsat forvaltning af disse kontingenter for perioden fra 1. juli 1997 til 30. juni 1998; der bør fastsættes forvaltning af dem for perioden fra 1. juli 1998 til 30. juni 1999; UDSTEDT FØLGENDE FORORDNING: Artikel 1 I forordning (EF) nr. 1474/95 foretages følgende ændrin- ger: 1) Artikel 1 affattes s(cid:134)ledes: »Artikel 1 De i bilag I anførte toldkontingenter (cid:134)bnes for de deri angivne produktgrupper og p(cid:134) de deri fastsatte betin- gelser for perioden 1. juli 1998 til 30. juni 1999. « 2) Bilag I affattes som angivet i bilaget til nærværende forordning. de i denne forordning fastsatte foranstaltninger er i over- ensstemmelse med udtalelse fra Forvaltningskomit(cid:130)en for Æg og Fjerkrækød — Artikel 2 Denne forordning træder i kraft den 1. juli 1998. Denne forordning er bindende i alle enkeltheder og gælder umiddelbart medlemsstat. i hver Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 29. juni 1998. P(cid:134) Kommissionens vegne Franz FISCHLER Medlem af Kommissionen (1) EFT L 146 af 20. 6. 1996, s. 1. (2) EFT L 145 af 29. 6. 1995, s. 19. (3) EFT L 204 af 31. 7. 1997, s. 16. L 185/18 ‹ ‹DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende 30. 6. 98 BILAG »BILAG I Told ECU/ton produktvægt 152 711 310 331 687 176 617 83 Gruppe nr. KN-kode E 1 E 2 E 3 0407 00 30 0408 11 80 0408 19 81 0408 19 89 0408 91 80 0408 99 80 3502 11 90 3502 19 90 (tons) Toldkontingenter 1. 7. 1998 - 30. 6. 1999 109 120 6 642 (1) 12 390 (1) (1) Udtrykt i æg med skal. Omregnet ved hjælp af de faste udbyttesatser, der er fastsat i bilag 77 til Kommissionens forordning (EØF) nr. 2454/93 (EFT L 253 af 11. 10. 1993, s. 1). «