title: Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat

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agricultural guidance
common organisation of markets
goatmeat
prices policy
sheepmeat
trade policy

text: 20. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 312/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard Parliament (1), to the opinion of the European Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), (1) Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (3) has been frequently and substantially amended (4); whereas for reasons of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should therefore be codified; (2) Whereas the operation and development of the common market in agricultural products must be accompanied by the establishment of a common agricultural policy involving common organisation of the agricultural markets; whereas the form of such organisation may vary from one product to another; (3) Whereas, in order to attain the objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty, in particular market (1) OJ C 313, 12. 10. 1998. (2) OJ C 214, 10. 7. 1998, p. 72. (3) OJ L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1589/96 (OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 25). (4) See Annex II, Part B. retain certain stability and a fair standard of living for the agricultural community concerned, it is necessary to facilitating adjustment of supply to market requirements; whereas, in particular, Community sheepmeat and goatmeat producers should continue to be granted a premium to compensate for loss of income, and intervention measures should be continued; arrangements (4) Whereas provision should be made for the fixing of a basic price at which intervention measures will come into operation and which will protect the Community market against price fluctuations on the world market for certain products in the sector; (5) Whereas the amount of the premium to be granted to producers, determined on the basis of a Community single income loss, must take account of the different specialisations of production systems in the Community; whereas, in order to limit any increase in the budget cost in this sector, provision should be made for limiting the full rate of the premium to 1 000 animals per producer in the less-favoured areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (5) and to 500 animals per producer in other areas; whereas, above these figures, the premium will continue to be paid at the reduced level of 50 %; (6) Whereas it is opportune for administrative purposes that the latest date for the payment of the premium should coincide with the end of the budgetary year; (5) OJ L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. Directive replaced by Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (OJ L 142, 2. 6. 1997, p. 1). L 312/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 (7) Whereas the upward trend in ewe numbers in the Community and the resulting substantial drop in prices are having serious repercussions on the market balance; whereas, while being partly curbed by the various measures, in particular as regards prices and stabilisers, this trend has nevertheless resulted in an increase in production and in EAGGF expenditure; (8) Whereas, subject to special provisions applicable to producer groups, an individual limit should be imposed on each producer, based on the total premiums granted for the 1991 marketing year to each producer; for each Member (9) Whereas, in order to take account of trends in production throughout the Community, this total should however be multiplied by a coefficient established and representing the ratio between the total number of ewes eligible at the beginning of 1989, 1990 or 1991 and the total number of eligible animals conferring entitlement to the premium for the 1991 marketing special provisions should be adopted for Germany in order to take account of certain specific problems in the new Länder; year; whereas, however, State (10) Whereas new producers and existing producers whose reference flocks are not in line with the normal trend in ewe numbers should not be excluded the premium; whereas, to that end, provision should be made for a national reserve made up initially of a flat-rate levy on the individual limits of all producers; whereas provision should be made to increase the reserve in less-favoured areas; from entitlement to capacity of should be made (11) Whereas changes in production may be made necessary by possible alterations to the assets or recipients; whereas, production therefore, provision that entitlements to the premium acquired in respect of individual limits may be transferred under certain conditions to other producers; whereas, in order to make the system of transfer as flexible as possible, it is appropriate to allow the transfer of rights to take place also without the transfer of the holding; whereas it is appropriate to submit the transfer to rules which allow some rights to be surrendered, without payment to the national reserve in order that it can provide, in particular, rights for new entrants; (12) Whereas, in order to take account of the fact that producers should be permitted to reduce their production for a limited period, it is appropriate to authorise the Member States to provide the option of a temporary transfer of premium rights; (13) Whereas it is opportune to establish a link between sensitive zones or localities and the production of sheep and goats so as to ensure the maintenance of this production especially in areas where there is no other alternative; (14) Whereas the individual ceiling placed on the premium per producer leads to a limitation of the number of eligible ewes and goats; (15) Whereas this measure renders nugatory limits per head for the purpose of determining the amount of premiums to be paid in the sector, without affecting the right to premiums which producers already enjoy; whereas, therefore, provision should be made for the possibility of rectifying individual limits; therefore, reasons of (16) Whereas the grant of an individual limit per producer for obtaining the right to the premium may give rise to administrative difficulties in the case of certain groups of producers, in particular family groups, during the transfer of premium rights between members of the said groups; whereas, correct for administration, provision should be made for certain groups to be exempted, under certain conditions, from payment to the national reserve of the percentage of rights provided for in the case of a transfer of rights without transfer of holding; whereas that provision should not lead to an increase in individual rights currently allocated in each Member State, nor give rise to the formation of new producer groups created with the sole aim of avoiding payment to the national reserve of the percentage of rights provided for in the case of a transfer of rights without transfer of holding; (17) Whereas the individual limit was established on the basis of the total amount of premiums granted for the 1991 marketing year for each producer; whereas in Italy and in Greece, because that marketing year was a year of transition between two different premium systems, a number of producers were not able to submit an application for a premium for the 1991 marketing year for the number of eligible animals they held; whereas, in order to remedy this situation, special reserves 20. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 312/3 should be created for Italy and for Greece corresponding to the estimated maximum number of rights which the producers concerned were unable to claim; whereas the competent authorities of those two Member States should initially be allowed to grant new rights up to the limit of the special reserve referred to above and then, subject to verification by the Commission of the correct allocation of the rights granted, in particular in the regions most affected, the national reserves will be increased for Italy and Greece by the sum of the rights newly granted with effect from the 1995 marketing year; (18) Whereas it is necessary to clarify the conditions under which special provisions may be adopted by Germany in order to take account of the specific problems which remain in the new Länder; (19) Whereas, in order to effect a smooth passage from the current provisions in the territories of the new German Länder to the premium regime applicable in the rest of the Community, certain temporary measures may be found to be necessary; sheepmeat and goatmeat, (20) Whereas, within the framework of the production of environmental protection has become an important element which must be taken into consideration; whereas Member States should thus have the possibility of limiting or abolishing payments under the premium regime for producers of sheepmeat and goatmeat, if the producer in question does not fully comply with the rules fixed by the Member States with respect to the environment, subject to compliance with the proportionality principle; (21) Whereas, as regards intervention measures, provision should be made for them to take the form of private storage aid, which least affects normal marketing of products; (22) Whereas, as a general rule, whenever certain market price criteria are met the decision to grant private storage aid should be taken in the context of a tendering procedure; whereas however, that private storage aid could be made more effective if the amount of the aid is fixed in advance, where urgent recourse to private storage proves necessary in the light of a particularly difficult market is therefore necessary situation in one or more quotation areas; whereas it the Commission to carry out advance fixing of the aid where such a market situation has arisen, even if the market price criteria referred to above have not been met; to authorise (23) Whereas the purpose of the abovementioned premium is to ensure a fair return for producers; whereas, however, in view of the possibilities for disposal on the Community market and the commitments, international Community’s production of sheepmeat and goatmeat should no longer be encouraged once the Community flock exceeds a certain level established in the light of the market situation; whereas to that end provision should be made for reducing the degree of guarantee afforded by the measures in question; whereas the maximum guaranteed level should be fixed at that which obtained for ewes on 31 December 1987 in the regions concerned and provision should be made its eventual revision; for (24) Whereas the introduction of individual limits by producers for the granting of the premium by maintaining flock numbers at their existing level, the risk of should reduce very appreciably budgetary overspending; whereas, these circumstances, the coefficient for reducing the basic price referred to in Article 13(2) of this Regulation should be fixed at the level adopted for the 1990 marketing year; in (25) Whereas trade arrangements, in combination with price arrangements, premiums and intervention arrangements and containing a system of import duties, should serve to stabilise the Community market; whereas this trading arrangement is based on the agreements concluded in the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, hereinafter referred to as the ‘GATT Agreement’. in to order (26) Whereas the competent authorities should be placed in a position to follow trade developments constantly appraise market developments and, when necessary, the possible application of measures provided for in this Regulation; whereas, to that end, provision should be made for issuing import licences and, where appropriate, the corresponding export licences providing a guarantee to ensure the fulfilment of dealings for which the licences are sought; L 312/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 (27) Whereas in order to prevent or counteract adverse effects on the market in the Community due to the importation of certain agricultural products, the importation of one or more of these products must be subject to additional import duties if certain conditions are fulfilled; (28) Whereas under certain conditions, the Commission should be empowered to open and administer tariff quotas arising under the GATT Agreement; (29) Whereas, in addition to the system described above, provision should be made to the extent necessary for its proper working, prohibiting in whole or in part, when the situation on the market so requires, the use of inward or outward processing arrangements; frontiers of the external (30) Whereas the customs duty arrangements make it possible to dispense with all other protective measures at the Community; whereas, however, the mechanism of common prices, customs duties and levies may, in exceptional circumstances, prove defective; whereas in such cases, so as not to leave the Community market without defence against disturbances that may consequently arise, the import barriers that the previously existed having been removed, Community should be able to take all necessary measures without delay; whereas these measures must be in conformity with the obligations arising from the GATT Agreement; introduction of measures in order to remedy such situations; exceptional market support (33) Whereas, in order to facilitate implementation of the proposed measures, a procedure should be provided cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within a management committee; establishing close for (34) Whereas the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat must take appropriate account of the objectives set out in both Article 39 and Article 110 of the Treaty; (35) Whereas the proper working of the internal market based on a common price system would be jeopardised by the granting of certain aids; whereas, therefore, the provisions of the Treaty which allow the assessment of aid granted by Member States and the prohibition of that which is incompatible with the common market should be made to apply to sheepmeat and goatmeat; (36) Whereas expenditure incurred by the Member in carrying out obligations under this States Regulation falls to the Community in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), (31) Whereas there are provisions for the possibility of measures to be taken when a substantial price rise disturbs or threatens to disturb the Community market; whereas the situation on the market demands that such provision be extended to cover the case of a substantial fall in prices; (32) Whereas restrictions on free movement resulting from the application of measures intended to prevent the spread of animal diseases may cause difficulties on the market of one or more Member States; whereas provisions should be made for the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: CHAPTER I Scope Article 1 The common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat shall comprise a price system and trading system and cover the following products. (1) OJ L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (OJ L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1. 20. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 312/5 CN code Description (a) 0104 10 30 Lambs (up to a year old) 0104 10 80 Live other sheep other than pure-bred breeding animals 0104 20 90 Live goats other than pure-bred breeding animals 0204 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen 0210 90 11 Meat of sheep and goats, with bone in, salted, in brine, dried or smoked 0210 90 19 Meat of sheep and goats, boneless, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (b) 0104 10 10 Live sheep — pure-bred breeding animals 0104 20 10 Live goats — pure-bred breeding animals 0206 80 99 0206 90 99 Edible offal of sheep and goats, fresh or chilled, other than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products Edible offal of sheep and goats, frozen, other than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products 0210 90 60 Edible offal of sheep and goats, salted, in brine, dried or smoked ex 1502 00 90 Fats of sheep or goats, other than those in No 1503 1602 90 72 1602 90 74 Other prepared or preserved meat of offal of sheep or goats, uncooked; mixtures of cooked and uncooked meat or offal 1602 90 76 1602 90 78 Other prepared or preserved offal of sheep or goats (c) (d) CHAPTER II (e) measures to facilitate the recording of market price trends. Price, premium and intervention arrangements Article 2 General rules concerning these measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43(2) of the Treaty. In order to encourage action by trade and joint trade organisations to facilitate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, the following Community measures may be taken in respect of the products listed in Article 1: Article 3 1. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43(2) of the Treaty, a basic price shall be fixed annually, for the following marketing year, for fresh and chilled sheep carcasses. (a) measures to improve sheep and goat farming; (b) measures to promote better organisation of production, processing and marketing; (c) measures to improve quality; (d) measures to permit the establishment of short- and long-term forecasts on the basis of the means of production used; 2. When the basic price is fixed, account shall be taken in particular of: (a) the situation on the sheepmeat market during the current year; (b) the prospects for the production and consumption of sheepmeat; (c) sheepmeat production costs; L 312/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 (d) the market situation in the other livestock product sectors, particularly the beef and veal sector; 5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25. (e) past experience. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall fix seasonally adjusted basic prices to take account of the normal seasonal variations on the Community market in sheepmeat. 3. Save where a decision to the contrary is taken by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, the marketing year shall begin on the first Monday in January and shall end on the day preceding that day in the following year. Article 4 1. A weekly average weighted price for the carcasses of sheep, fresh or chilled, on the representative Community markets shall be established on the basis of the prices recorded on the representative market or markets of each quotation area for the Community standard quality of fresh or chilled sheep carcasses, account being taken of the relative volume of total sheepmeat production in each quotation area. Quotation area shall mean: — Great Britain, — Northern Ireland, — every other Member State taken separately. 2. The Community quotation for the standard quality referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the most widespread production, on average throughout the Community, for flocks specialised in the production of sheepmeat which produce heavy lambs. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a Commission proposal: — shall determine the standard quality, Article 5 1. To the extent necessary to offset an income loss by sheepmeat producers the Community during a marketing year, a premium shall be granted. in To this end, a single income loss shall be determined which shall be deemed to be any difference, per 100 kilograms carcass weight, between the basic price referred to in Article 3(1) and the arithmetic mean of the weekly market prices recorded in accordance with Article 4. 2. The premium payable per ewe to the producers of heavy lambs referred to in Article 4(3) shall be obtained by multiplying the income loss referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by a coefficient expressing for the Community as a whole the annual average production of meat from heavy lambs per ewe producing such lambs, expressed per 100 kilograms carcass weight. 3. The amount of the premium payable per ewe to the producers of light lambs referred to in Article 4(3) shall be obtained by multiplying the income loss referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by a coefficient representing 80 % of the coefficient determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article. 4. Each producer shall receive the premium calculated for the category in which he is classified. However, a producer marketing sheep’s milk or sheep’s milk products will, if he can prove that at least 40 % of the lambs born on his holding have been fattened as heavy carcasses with a view to their slaughter, be able, at his request, to receive in proportion with the number of lambs born on his holding which are fattened as heavy carcasses. the heavy category, the premium for 5. To offset an income loss by goatmeat producers, a premium shall be granted: — shall lay down a definition of lambs which are fattened as heavy carcasses. (a) firstly, in the areas indicated in Annex I; 3. A producer of light lambs is to be understood as any sheep farmer marketing sheep’s milk products based on sheep’s milk. All other sheep farmers are to be understood as producers of heavy lambs. 4. Member States shall introduce, to the Commission’s satisfaction and by the 1991 marketing year at the latest, a mechanism for differentiating between producers of heavy lambs and producers of light lambs. (b) secondly, in the mountain and hill areas within the meaning of Article 23(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 950/97 of 20 May 1997 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), other than the areas in Annex I to this Regulation, provided that it is established following the procedure laid down in Article 25 that the production of those areas meets the following two criteria: indicated (1) OJ L 142, 2. 6. 1997, p. 1. 20. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 312/7 — goat rearing is mainly directed towards the production of goatmeat, which ewes, and in the areas specified in paragraph 5, for which goats. — goat and sheep rearing techniques are similar in nature. The Council, by the same procedure: The premium payable per she-goat shall be 80 % of the amount per ewe in accordance with paragraph 2. 6. Before the end of each half-year, the Commission shall — in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 — assess the foreseeable income loss for the entire marketing year and the foreseeable amount of the premium. On the basis of this estimated income loss, the Member States shall be authorised to pay all their producers a half-yearly advance payment of 30 % of the expected premium. Member States may make provision for these two advance payments to take the form of a single payment to producers as of the end of the second half-year. The amount of the final premium shall be determined without delay after the end of the marketing year in question and not later than 31 March. Before 15 October of the same year, any balance, where appropriate, shall be paid. Premiums shall be paid to recipient producers on the basis of the number of ewes and/or she-goats kept on their holding over a minimum period to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25. 7. Until the end of the 1994 marketing year premiums for producers of sheepmeat and goatmeat referred to in this Article shall be paid at the full rate within the limit of 1 000 animals per producer in the less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3(3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC and within the limit of 500 animals in other areas. Outside the limits indicated in the first subparagraph, the premiums payable shall until the end of the 1994 marketing year, be fixed at 50 % of the amount to be calculated. In the case of groups, associations or other forms of cooperation between producers, the limits indicated in the first subparagraph shall be applied individually to each of the member farmers. — may extend the premium to certain mountain-breed ewes raised in precisely defined areas presenting particularly difficult production conditions that do not qualify as eligible ewes: in such cases the premium payable shall be 70 % of that for eligible ewes in accordance with paragraph 2, — may specify that the premium is to be granted only to producers keeping a minimum number of ewes or, in the case of the areas specified in paragraph 5, a minimum number of ewes and/or she-goats. 9. The Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25: — shall fix as appropriate the premium payable per ewe to the producers specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 per mountain-breed the meaning of female within paragraph 8 and per she-goat in the areas specified in paragraph 5, — shall fix for the duration of each marketing year the coefficients referred to in paragraph 2, — shall adopt implementing rules for this Article covering, in particular, the submission of premium applications and payment of the premium. 10. Expenditure under the arrangements provided for in this Article shall be deemed to form part of intervention for the purpose of stabilising agricultural markets. Article 6 1. An individual limit per producer is hereby introduced in respect of the grant of the premium provided for in Article 5. In the case of producers who have been granted the premium prior to the 1992 marketing year, the premium shall be paid for the 1993 marketing year and subsequent years within the limits of the number of animals for which the premium has been paid for the 1991 marketing year, such number being multiplied by the coefficient referred to in paragraph 5. 8. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt general rules for implementing this Article, and in particular shall define which producers may receive the premium and for However, where this coefficient is higher than one, Member States may decide to use, in whole or in part, the additional number of rights to the premium resulting therefrom in order to stock the national reserve referred to in Article 7(1). L 312/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 These limits shall be reduced in such a way as to enable the national reserve referred to in Article 7(1) to be constituted. (b) when a producer sells or otherwise transfers his holding, he may transfer all his premium rights to the person who takes over his holding. 2. In the case of natural circumstances which led to a non-payment or to a reduced payment of the premium for the 1991 marketing year, the number of animals corresponding to the payments made during the most recent marketing year shall be used. In the case of non-payment of the premium or of reduced payment for the 1991 marketing year, as a result of the imposition of penalties provided for to that end, the number recorded during the check which gave rise to those penalties shall be used. 3. In the case of groups, associations or other forms of cooperation between producers, the limits laid down in paragraph 1 shall be applied individually to each associate member in accordance with the following rule: (a) where the group has notified the competent authority of the formula for apportioning livestock referred to in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2385/91 (1) in respect of the 1991 marketing year, in accordance with Article 4 of that Regulation, those limits shall be fixed for each producer member using that formula as a basis; (b) where the group has not notified the competent authority of the formula for apportionment referred to in (a) in respect of the 1991 marketing year, the premium shall be paid to the group in respect of not more than the number of animals for which it was granted to the group for the 1991 marketing year, in accordance with the rules laid down in paragraph 1. An individual limit shall be fixed for each producer member in respect of the 1993 marketing year, in accordance formula the communicated by the group. allocation with In the event of subsequent changes in the membership of the group, account shall be taken, when the premium is paid to the group, of the individual limit of each producer member who has joined or left the group. 4. Entitlement to the premium shall be subject to the following rules: (a) the right to premium attaches to producers who have been granted the premium in respect of the 1991 marketing year and who have also applied for a premium, under the 1992 marketing year; He may also transfer, in whole or in part, his rights to other producers without transferring his holding. According to the procedure provided for in Article 25, the Commission may draw up specific rules relating to the minimum number which could form the subject of the partial transfer. In the case of a transfer without transfer of the holding, a part of the premium rights transferred, not exceeding 15 %, surrendered without compensation to the national reserve of the Member State where his holding free distribution to new entrants or other priority producers referred to in Article 7(2). shall be situated for is However, with effect from the 1995 marketing year the third subparagraph shall not apply to groups of producers, in the case of a transfer of rights between member of the same group of producers meeting conditions to be determined by the Commission in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 25. These conditions should take into account at least: — the status of the group members, — the length of time members have belonged to and participated in the group, — the composition of the group, the extent necessary not to application of the third subparagraph; to jeopardise the (c) Member States: — must take to avoid the necessary measures premium rights being moved away from sensitive zones or regions where sheep production is especially important for the local economy, — may provide either that the transfer of the rights without transfer of the holding is carried out directly between the producers or that it is carried out through the intermediary of the national reserve; (d) Member States may authorise, before a date to be fixed, temporary leases of that part of the premium rights which the producer who is entitled thereto does not intend to use; (1) OJ L 219, 7. 8. 1991, p. 15. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2143/96 (OJ L 286, 8. 11. 1996, p. 10). (e) entitlement to the premium transferred or temporarily leased to a producer shall be aggregated with that originally granted to him; 20. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 312/9 for in Article 25, and (f) the Commission shall lay down the detailed rules for implementing this paragraph in accordance with the procedure provided in particular those rules which enable Member States to determine, bearing in mind the structure of their flocks, the reduction referred to in paragraph 1 and those enabling Member States to resolve specific problems linked to the transfer of premium rights by producers who do not own the areas on which their holdings are situated. 5. For the purpose of applying paragraph 1, Member States shall establish a single coefficient representing the ratio between: (a) the total number of eligible animals conferring entitlement to the premium present at the beginning of one of the 1989, 1990 or 1991 marketing years on the holdings of beneficiaries; and (b) the total number of eligible animals conferring entitlement to the premium for the 1991 marketing year. Member States shall inform the Commission before 31 October 1992 of the year which they have chosen for the purpose of point (a). 6. Member States shall recalculate the individual limits in such a way that quantities above the limits of 500 and 1 000 animals referred to in Article 5(7) are reduced by 50 %. These recalculated limits shall apply with effect from the 1995 marketing year. Article 7 1. Each Member State shall establish an initial national reserve equal to at least 1 % and at most 3 % of the sum of the individual limits applicable to producers whose holdings are situated in its territory. The national reserve shall also receive the entitlements pursuant to Article 6(4)(b). initial national reserve shall be For Germany, the calculated on the basis of the total number of the sum of the individual limits applicable to producers whose holdings are situated in the former German Länder. This reserve concerns only those producers. In addition, for Italy and Greece a special reserve with a ceiling of 600 000 rights for each of those two Member States shall be established to permit the granting of additional rights to producers affected by the fact that the changes in the conditions of eligibility of animals for the premium and the introduction of individual limits on the guarantee per producer based on the number of premiums paid for the marketing year both occurred in 1991. The Commission shall verify that the allocation of the additional rights to be provided is to be limited to the producers concerned and that those producers do not ultimately obtain more rights than would have been granted to them if the situation referred to in the third subparagraph had not occurred. Subject to that verification and within the limit of the special reserve referred to in the third subparagraph, the national reserve established pursuant to this Article shall be increased by an amount corresponding to the sum of the additional rights to be granted; that increase shall not affect the additional reserve referred to in paragraph 3. 2. Member States shall use their national reserves to grant, within the limits of the reserves, entitlements to the following producers in particular: (a) producers who have submitted an application for a premium prior to the 1992 marketing year and who have shown, to the satisfaction of the competent authority, that the application of the limits, pursuant to Article 6, would jeopardise the viability of their the into holdings, implementation of an investment programme in the sheep and goat sector drawn up before 1 January 1993; consideration taking (b) producers who have submitted, in respect of the 1991 marketing year, an application for a premium which, owing to exceptional circumstances, does not correspond to the true situation as ascertained in previous marketing years; (c) producers who have submitted an application for a premium without having submitted an application in respect of the 1991 marketing year; regularly (d) producers who submit an application for a premium for the first time in the 1993 or subsequent marketing years; (e) producers who have acquired part of an area formerly used for sheep and/or goat production by other producers. 3. An additional reserve shall be created equal to 1 % of the sum of the limits of individual producers in the less-favoured areas of each Member State; this reserve shall be allocated exclusively to producers in these same areas in accordance with criteria to be defined by Member States. For Germany, the additional reserve shall be equal to 1 % of the sum of the individual limits applicable to producers whose holdings the less-favoured areas of the former German Länder. This reserve concerns only those producers. situated are in L 312/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 4. Without prejudice to Article 6(4)(f), detailed rules for the application of Article 6 and this Article shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 25. In accordance with the same procedure measures applicable in cases where the national reserve in a Member State is not allocated shall be adopted. Article 8 1. By way of derogation from Article 6(1), for the new Länder of Germany: (a) a regional ceiling of one million eligible animals shall be fixed; (b) Germany shall determine the conditions for the regional ceiling and this its distribution of breakdown. 2. In the territories of the new German Länder, not later than the marketing year 2000, Germany shall apply the provisions on individual limits applicable in the rest of the Community, subject to the provisions of this Article. Germany shall notify the producers of their individual limit per producer, in respect of the granting of the premium provided for in Article 5. The individual producer limit shall be determined on the basis of the number of ewes for which premium was paid in the marketing year preceding the year in which notification to producers of their individual limits was made. In the case of natural circumstances which led to a 3. non-payment or to a reduced payment for the reference year, the number of animals corresponding to the payments made during the most recent marketing year shall be used. In the case of non-payment of the premium or of reduced payment for the reference year, as a result of the imposition of penalties provided for to that end, the number recorded during the check which gave rise to those penalties shall be used. In the event that the sum of the individual limits of 4. producers whose holdings are situated in the new German Länder is less than the regional ceiling fixed for this territory, the remaining rights shall be added to the German national reserve, referred to in Article 7(1). The new reserve thus constituted shall be applicable in the entire German territory. Article 9 Member States may apply appropriate environmental protection measures on the basis of the specific situation of the land used for the production of sheep and goats eligible for benefit under the premium scheme. Member States which avail themselves of this possibility shall impose penalties appropriate to and commensurate with the seriousness of the ecological consequences of any breach of these measures. Such penalties may provide for the reduction or, where necessary, the abolition of the benefits linked to the respective premium schemes. Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures they take pursuant to this Article. Article 10 1. By way of derogation from Article 6(1), (2), (3), (4)(a), (5) and (6), an overall ceiling for the granting of the premium referred to in Article 5 shall be set for Austria, Finland and Sweden. The total number of entitlements within that ceiling shall be set at: — 205 651 for Austria, — 80 000 for Finland, — 180 000 for Sweden. These figures include both the quantities to be allocated initially and any reserve established by these Member States. 2. On the basis of the ceilings set out in paragraph 1 individual limits shall be assigned to producers in Austria, Finland and Sweden, at the latest on: — 31 December 1996 for Austria, — 31 December 1995 for Finland and Sweden. 3. The Commission shall adopt detailed implementing rules for this Article, and in particular the necessary adjusting and transitional measures, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25. 5. The Commission shall lay down, if necessary, the detailed rules for implementing this Article in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 25. Intervention measures may take the form of private storage aid for carcasses of lambs and cuts thereof. Article 11 20. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 312/11 Article 12 Article 13 1. Where: 1. The maximum guaranteed level is hereby fixed at 63 400 000 head of ewes. — the price established in accordance with Article 4 on the one hand, and 2. For each marketing year: — the market price in a quotation area referred to in Article 4(1) on the other hand, are lower than 90 % of the seasonally adjusted basic price referred to in Article 3(2) and if they are likely to remain so, a decision may be taken to grant private storage aid as provided for in Article 11 to the quotation area concerned. 2. Where: — the price established in accordance with Article 4, on the one hand, and — the market price in a quotation area, on the other hand, are less than 70 % of the seasonally adjusted basic price and are likely to remain at that level, the private storage aid provided for in Article 11 may be brought in for the quotation area in question. In this case, aid shall be introduced in the framework of a tendering procedure. it may be decided to grant aid However, in the framework of an advance fixing procedure where urgent recourse to private storage proves necessary in the light of a particularly difficult market situation in one or more quotation areas. In such cases, this procedure may only be applied to those quotation areas where such a market situation has been established. 3. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt general rules for the application of this Article. — if the estimate of ewe numbers for the marketing year exceeds the maximum guaranteed level for that year, the premium provided for in Article 5 shall be reduced for both ewes and she-goats by the effect on the basic price of a coefficient representing a reduction of 1 % for each 1 % by which the maximum guaranteed level is extended, — where the mechanism provided for in the first indent, applied to the actual ewe numbers recorded for the leads to a premium preceding marketing year, different from that calculated, the correction shall be made at the time of fixing the definitive premium for ewes for the marketing year in question or, failing that, shall be included in the calculation of the premium for the following marketing year. When the ewe herd is estimated, no account shall be taken of the number of ewes bred in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic. 3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, and in particular the coefficient and the premium referred to in paragraph 2, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25. from 4. However, the coefficient for reducing the basic price referred to in paragraph 2 shall be 7 %. the 1993 marketing year, CHAPTER III Trade with third countries Article 14 4. The procedure laid down in Article 25 shall be used to determine: 1. Imports into the Community, or exports therefrom, of any of the products listed in Article 1 may be subject to presentation of an import or export licence. (a) the products and product qualities admitted for private storage; (b) initiation of action under paragraphs 1 and 2; (c) the private storage aid, the quantities accepted and termination of the period in respect of which aid may be granted; (d) other rules for the implementation of this Article, in particular the circumstances in which the intervention measures will be applied. Licences shall be issued by the Member States to any applicant, irrespective of his place of establishment in the Community and without prejudice to measures taken for the application of Article 17. Import and export licences shall be valid throughout the Community. The issuing of such licences may be subject to the lodging of a security guaranteeing that the products are imported or exported during the term of validity of the licence; except in cases of force majeure, the security shall be forfeited in whole or in part if L 312/12 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 import or export is not carried out, or is carried out only partially, within that period. 2. The list of products for which export licences are required, the term of validity of licences and other detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25. (a) the products to which additional import duties may be applied under the terms of Article 5 of the Agreement on agriculture; (b) the other criteria necessary to ensure application of paragraph 1 in accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement on agriculture. Article 15 Article 17 1. Unless this Regulation provides otherwise, the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff shall apply to the products listed in Article 1. Article 16 In order to prevent or counteract adverse effects on 1. the market in the Community which may result from imports of certain products listed in Article 1, imports of one or more of such products at the rate of duty laid down in the Common Customs Tariff shall be subject to payment of an additional import duty if the conditions set out in Article 5 of the Agreement on agriculture concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty in the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations have been fulfilled unless the imports are unlikely to disturb the Community market, or where the effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective. 2. The trigger prices below which an additional duty may be imposed shall be those which are forwarded by the Community to the World Trade Organisation. The trigger volumes to be exceeded in order to have the additional import duty imposed shall be determined particularly on the basis of imports into the Community in the three years preceding the year in which the adverse effects referred to in paragraph 1 arise or are likely to arise. 3. The import prices to be taken into consideration for imposing an additional import duty shall be determined on the basis of the cif import prices of the consignment under consideration. Cif import prices shall be checked to that end against the representative prices for the product on the world market or on the Community import market for that product. 4. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for the application of this Article in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25. Such detailed rules shall specify in particular: 1. Tariff quotas for the products listed in Article 1 resulting from agreements concluded in the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations shall be opened and administered in accordance with detailed rules adopted under the procedure laid down in Article 25. 2. Quotas shall be administered by applying one of the following methods or a combination of them: (a) method based on chronological order of the lodgement of applications (‘first-come, first served’ principle); (b) method of distribution in proportion to the quantities requested when the applications were lodged (using the ‘simultaneous examination method’); (c) method based on taking traditional trade patterns ‘traditional/new arrival the (using into account method’). Other appropriate methods may be adopted. They must avoid any discrimination between operators concerned. the 3. The methods of administration adopted shall, where appropriate, give due weight to the supply requirements of the Community market and the need to safeguard the equilibrium of that market, whilst at the same time possibly drawing on methods which may have been applied in the past to quotas corresponding to those referred to in paragraph 1, without prejudice to the rights resulting from agreements concluded in the framework of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations. 4. The detailed rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide for annual quotas, suitably phased over the year, if necessary, shall determine the administrative method to be used and, where appropriate, shall include: (a) guarantees covering the nature, provenance and origin the the product and, where appropriate, of maintenance of traditional trade patterns; 20. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 312/13 (b) recognition of the document used for verifying the Article 20 guarantees referred to in (a); and (c) the conditions under which import licences are issued and their term of validity. Article 18 1. To the extent necessary for the proper working of the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat products, the Council, acting in accordance with the voting procedure laid down in Article 43(2) of the Treaty on a proposal from the Commission, may, in special cases, prohibit in whole or in part the use of inward processing arrangements in respect of products listed in Article 1. to 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, if the in paragraph 1 arises with situation referred is exceptional urgency and the Community market disturbed or is liable to be disturbed by the inward or outward processing arrangements, the Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, decide upon the necessary measures; the Council and the Member States shall be notified of such measures, which shall be valid for no more than six months and shall be immediately applicable. If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within a week following receipt of the request. 3. Measures decided on by the Commission may be referred to the Council by any Member State within a week of the day on which they were notified. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may confirm, amend or repeal the Commission decision. If the Council has not acted within three months, the Commission decision shall be deemed to have been repealed. Article 19 1. If, by reason of an increase in imports or exports, the Community market in one or more of the products listed in Article 1 is affected by, or is threatened with, serious disturbance likely to jeopardise the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty, appropriate measures may be applied in trade with third countries until such disturbance or threat of disturbance has ceased. The Council, acting on a Commission proposal in accordance with the voting procedure laid down in Article 43(2) of the Treaty, shall adopt general rules for the application of this paragraph and shall define the circumstances and limits within which Member States may adopt protective measures. 2. If the situation referred to in paragraph 1 arises, the Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, decide upon the necessary measures; the Member States shall be notified of such measures, which shall be immediately applicable. If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within three working days following receipt of the request. 3. Measures decided upon by the Commission may be referred to the Council by any Member State within three working days of the day on which they were notified. The Council shall meet without delay. It may, acting by a qualified majority, amend or annul the measure in question. 4. This Article shall be applied having regard to the obligations arising in accordance with Article 228(2) of the Treaty. from agreements concluded 1. The general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and the detailed rules for its application shall apply to the tariff classification of products tariff nomenclature resulting from the application of this Regulation shall be incorporated into the Common Custom Tariff. this Regulation; covered by the CHAPTER IV General provisions Article 21 2. Save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation or in provisions adopted pursuant thereto, the following shall be prohibited in trade with third countries: (a) the levying of any charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty; (b) the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having equivalent effect. In order to take account of any restrictions on free movement which might result from the application of measures to prevent the spread of animal diseases, exceptional measures to support any market affected by such restrictions may be taken under the procedure laid down in Article 25, but only to the extent that and for such period as is strictly necessary for the support of that market. L 312/14 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 Article 22 Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the Treaty shall apply to the production of, and trade in, the products listed in Article 1 of this Regulation. Article 23 Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each other the information necessary for implementing this Regulation. Rules for the communication and distribution of such information shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25. Article 24 A Management Committee for Sheep and Goats (hereinafter called ‘the Committee’) is hereby set up, consisting of representatives of the Member States with a representative of the Commission as chairman. accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall forthwith be communicated by the Commission to the Council. In that event the Commission may, for not more than one month from the date of such communication, defer application of the measures which it has adopted. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within one month. Article 26 The Committee may consider any other question referred to it by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State. Article 27 This Regulation shall be so applied that appropriate account is taken of the objectives set out in both Article 39 and Article 110 of the Treaty. Article 28 Article 25 Annex I may be amended by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission. 1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter to the Committee either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State. 2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. Article 29 Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is hereby repealed. References to the said Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and should be read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Part A of Annex II. Article 30 3. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in This Regulation enters into force on the day of 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. Done at Brussels, 3 November 1998. For the Council The President B. PRAMMER 20. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 312/15 1. FRANCE: 2. GREECE: 3. ITALY: 4. SPAIN: ANNEX I Corsica. the whole country. Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia. the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, Castile-La Mancha, Castile-Leon, Catalonia, Extremadura, Galicia (with the exception of the provinces of Coruña and Lugo), Madrid, Murcia, La Rioja, Comunidad Valenciana and the Canary Islands. 5. PORTUGAL: the whole country, with the exception of the Azores and Madeira. L 312/16 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 ANNEX II Part A CORRELATION TABLE Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 This Regulation — Article 1 — Article 2 Title I Article 3 Article 4 CHAPTER I Article 1 CHAPTER II Article 2 — Article 3 Article 4 Article 5(1) to (4) Article 5(1) to (4) Article 5(5), first subparagraph, first indent Article 5(5), first subparagraph, (a) Article 5(5), first subparagraph, second indent Article 5(5), first subparagraph, (b) Article 5(5), first subparagraph, second indent, (a) Article 5(5), first subparagraph, (b), first indent Article 5(5), first subparagraph, second indent, (b) Article 5(5), first subparagraph, (b), second indent Article 5(5), second subparagraph Article 5(5), second subparagraph Article 5(6) to (10) Article 5a(1), (2) and (3) Article 5a(4)(a) to (d) Article 5(6) to (10) Article 6(1), (2) and (3) Article 6(4) introductory phrase and points (a) to (d) Article 5a(4)(e), first subparagraph Article 6(4)(e) Article 5a(4)(e), second subparagraph — Article 5a(4)(f) Article 5a(5) Article 5a(6) Article 6(4)(f) Article 6(5) Article 6(6) Article 5b(1), first subparagraph Article 7(1), first subparagraph Article 5b(1), second subparagraph Article 7(1), second subparagraph Article 5b(1), third subparagraph Article 7(1), third subparagraph Article 5b(1), fourth subparagraph Article 5b(1), fifth subparagraph Article 5b(1), sixth subparagraph, first part of sentence — — — Article 5b(1), sixth subparagraph, the part of the sentence starting from the second comma Article 7(1), fourth subparagraph Article 5b(1), seventh subparagraph Article 7(1), fifth subparagraph Article 5b(2) Article 5b(3) Article 7(2) Article 7(3) Article 5b(4), first subparagraph Article 7(4), first subparagraph Article 5b(4), second subparagraph, first indent Article 7(4), second subparagraph Article 5b(4), second subparagraph, second indent — 20. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 312/17 Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 This Regulation Article 5b(5) Article 5c Article 5d Article 5e Articles 6, 7 and 8 Title II — Article 8 Article 9 Article 10 Articles 11, 12 and 13 CHAPTER III Articles 9, 10 and 11 Articles 14, 15 and 16 Article 12(1) Article 17(1) Article 12(2), first subparagraph, first indent Article 17(2), first subparagraph, point (a) Article 12(2), first subparagraph, second indent Article 17(2), first subparagraph, point (b) Article 12(2), first subparagraph, third indent Article 17(2), first subparagraph, point (c) Article 12(2), second subparagraph Article 17(2), second subparagraph Article 12(2), third subparagraph Article 17(2), third subparagraph Article 12(3) Article 12(4) Article 13 Article 14(1) Article 17(3) Article 17(4) Article 18 Article 19(1) Article 14(2), first indent Article 19(2), point (a) Article 14(2), second indent Article 19(2), point (b) Article 15 Title III Articles 21 to 25 Title IV Article 26 Article 27 Article 28 Article 29(1) Article 29(2) Article 30 Article 31 Article 32 Article 33 — — Annex I — Article 20 — — CHAPTER IV Article 21 Article 22 Article 23 Article 24 — Article 25 Article 26 Article 27 Article 28 Article 29 Article 30 Annex I Annex II L 312/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 11. 98 Part B REGULATIONS AMENDING REGULATION (EEC) No 3013/89 No Official Journal page Council Regulation December 1990 (EEC) No 3577/90 of 4 L 353 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1741/91 of 13 June 1991 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2069/92 of 30 June 1992 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3890/92 of 28 December 1992 L 163 L 173 L 215 L 391 Council Regulation February 1993 (EEC) No 363/93 of 10 L 42 Council Regulation (EC) No 233/94 of 24 January 1994 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1096/94 of 11 May 1994 Council Regulation (EC) No 1886/94 of 27 July 1994 L 30 L 121 L 197 Council Regulation December 1994 (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 L 349 Council Regulation (EC) No 1265/95 of 29 May 1995 Council Regulation (EC) No 1589/96 of 30 July 1996 L 123 L 206 23 41 13 59 51 1 9 9 30 105 1 25 date 17. 12. 1990 26. 6. 1991 27. 6. 1992 30. 7. 1992 31. 12. 1992 19. 2. 1993 3. 2. 1994 12. 5. 1994 30. 7. 1994 31. 12. 1994 3. 6. 1995 16. 8. 1996


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LT Europos Sąjungos oficialusis leidinys 275 32000O0015 L 336/114 EUROPOS BENDRIJŲ OFICIALUSIS LEIDINYS 2000 12 30 PRIEDAS EUROPOS CENTRINIO BANKO GAIRĖS 1998 m. lapkričio 3 d. dėl pradinio oficialių užsienio atsargų pervedimo sudėties, vertinimo ir formų, ir dėl atitinkamų reikalavimų nominalios išraiškos ir atlyginimo už juos, su pakeitimais, padarytais 2000 m. lapkričio 16 d. gairėmis EUROPOS CENTRINIO BANKO VALDANČIOJI TARYBA (2000/15/ECB) atsižvelgdama į Europos centrinių bankų sistemos ir Europos centrinio banko statutą (toliau — Statutas), ypač į jo 12. 1, 14. 3, 30 ir 32 straipsnius, kadangi: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Statuto 30. 1 straipsnyje, skaitant jį kartu su 43. 1 ir 43. 4 straipsniais, numatyta, kad valstybių narių nacionaliniai centriniai bankai (NCB), kurie priėmė bendrą valiutą pagal Europos bendrijos steigimo sutartį (dalyvaujantys NCB), suteikia Europos centriniam bankui (ECB) oficialias užsienio atsargas, išskyrus valstybių narių valiutomis, eurais, rezervinėmis pozicijomis TVF ir specialiomis skolinimo teisėmis (SST) iki sumos, lygios 50 000 milijonų eurų. Statuto 30. 1 straipsnyje toliau numatyta, kad ECB valdančioji taryba sprendžia, kokią dalį ECB reikalauja pervesti jį įsteigus ir kokias sumas bus reikalaujama pervesti vėliau. Statuto 30. 1 straipsnyje toliau numatyta, kad ECB turi visišką teisę laikyti ir valdyti jam pervestas oficialias užsienio atsargas bei naudoti jas Statute nuro- dytais tikslais. Statuto 30. 2 straipsnyje, kartu su 43. 6 straipsniu, numatyta, kad kiekvieno dalyvaujančio nacionalinio centrinio banko įnašai nustatomi proporcingai valstybės narės be nukrypimų NCB daliai pasirašytame ECB kapitale. Statuto 30. 3 straipsnyje numatyta, kad ECB kiekvieną NCB kredituoja jo įnašo dydžio reikalavimu. Statuto 30. 3 straipsnyje taip pat numatyta, kad ECB valdančioji taryba nustato tokių reikalavimų nominaliąją išraišką ir atlyginimo už juos tvarką. Statuto 30. 6 straipsnyje numatyta, kad ECB valdančioji taryba imasi visų kitų Statuto 30 straipsnio taikymui rei- kalingų priemonių. Statuto 33. 2 straipsnyje numatyta, kad tuo atveju, jei ECB patiria nuostolių, trūkumą galima kompensuoti iš ECB bendrojo atsargų fondo ir, prireikus iš atitinkamų finansinių metų piniginių pajamų proporcingai ir nevirši- jant sumų, kurios pagal Statuto 32. 5 straipsnį paskirstytos dalyvaujantiems NCB. Pagal Statuto 32. 5 straipsnį ECB valdančioji taryba 1998 m. lapkričio 3 d. priėmė Sprendimą dėl dalyvaujančių valstybių narių nacionalinių centrinių bankų piniginių paskirstymų ir ECB nuostolių finansiniams 1999–2001 metams. (1) Statuto 32. 7 straipsnyje numatyta, kad ECB valdančioji taryba imasi visų kitų Statuto 32 straipsnio taikymui rei- kalingų priemonių. Statuto 10. 3 straipsnyje, skaitant jį kartu su 43. 4 straipsniu numatyta, kad pagal Statuto 30 straipsnį priimant bet kurį sprendimą, balsai ECB valdančiojoje taryboje skaičiuojami pagal NCB dalį pasirašytame valstybių narių be nukrypimų centrinių bankų ECB kapitale. (8) Vadovaujantis Statuto 12. 1 ir 14. 3 straipsniais, ECB gairės yra sudėtinė Bendrijos teisės dalis PRIĖMĖ ŠIAS GAIRES: Šiose gairėse: 1 straipsnis Sąvokų apibrėžimai — „gryni pinigai“ — tai Jungtinių valstijų (JAV doleris) arba Japonijos (Japonijos jena) teisėta valiuta, — „oficialios užsienio atsargos“ — tai vertybiniai popieriai, auksas arba gryni pinigai, (1) Žiūrėti šio Oficialiojo leidinio 119 puslapį. 276 LT Europos Sąjungos oficialusis leidinys 10/1 t. — „auksas“ — tai Londono aukso prekybos rinkos asociacijos nustatyta gryna trojos aukso uncija pagal Londono luito, kuriuo prekiaujama, kokybės standartą, — „dalyvaujančios valstybės narės“ — tai valstybės narės, kurios pagal Sutartį 1999 m. sausio 1 d. priėmė bendrą valiutą, — „dalyvaujantys NCB“ — tai dalyvaujančių valstybių narių nacionaliniai centriniai bankai, — „vertybiniai popieriai“ — tai ECB nurodytas tinkamas vertybinis popierius arba finansinė priemonė, — „pereinamasis laikotarpis“ — tai laikotarpis nuo 1999 m. sausio 1d. iki 2001 m. gruodžio 31 d. 2 straipsnis Dalyvaujančių NCB oficialių užsienio atsargų pervedimai Kiekvienas dalyvaujantis NCB perveda į ECB oficialias užsienio atsargas, pagal šių gairių priedėlyje išdėstytas euro 1. sumas, tiesiogiai arba išreikštas JAV doleriais, Japonijos jenomis arba auksu. 2. JAV dolerio suma, Japonijos jenos suma ir aukso suma (grynos trojos uncijos) lygi euro sumoms, išdėstytoms šių gairių priedėlyje, skaičiuojamoms valiutos kurso keitimo pagrindu tarp ekiu ir JAV dolerio arba Japonijos jenos, kuris nustatomas 1998 m. gruodžio 31 d. , 11 val. 30 min. ryto Briuselio laiku telekonferencijos susitarimo procedūros metu tarp tų centrinių bankų, kurie dalyvauja šioje procedūroje, o aukso atveju, pagal JAV dolerio kainą už gryną trojos aukso unciją, kurią 1998 m. gruodžio 31 d. , 10 val. 30 min. ryto Londono laiku nustato Londono aukso nustatymo centras. ECB 1998 m. gruodžio 31 d. taip apskaičiuotas sumas, kaip galima anksčiau, patvirtina dalyvaujantiems NCB. 3. Pagal ECB nurodymus ir sutinkamai su tokiais kredito limitais kuriuos nustatė ECB, kiekvienas dalyvaujantis NCB perveda į ECB vertybinių popierių portfelį ir grynus pinigus tiesiogiai arba išreikštus JAV doleriais arba Japonijos jeno- mis nustatytų reikalavimų portfelių modifikuotos trukmės nuokrypių ribose. ECB nurodo vertybinių popierių atsiskaitymo ir grynų pinigų pervedimo į ECB datas, ir kiekvienas dalyvaujantis 4. NCB tinkamai pateikia instrukcijas dėl vertybinių popierių nuosavybės ir grynų pinigų pervedimo atsiskaitymo datomis į ECB. Visų vertybinių popierių vertė skaičiuojama kainų, kurias nustato ECB pagrindu ir kiekvienas dalyvaujantis NCB perveda vertybinius popierius ir grynus pinigus į ECB nurodytas sąskaitas. 5. Kiekvienas dalyvaujantis NCB perveda auksą tokiomis datomis, į tokias sąskaitas ir ten, kur nurodo ECB. 3 straipsnis Reikalavimų, prilygstančių dalyvaujančių NCB įnašams, nominali išraiška, atlyginimas už juos ir trukmė ECB kredituoja kiekvieną dalyvaujantį NCB reikalavimu, kiekvieno dalyvaujančio NCB įnašu į oficialias užsienio 1. atsargas, išreikštu eurais bendrai eurų sumai. Oficialių užsienio atsargų, kurias perveda kiekvienas dalyvaujantis NCB, bendros vertės išraiškos eurais yra tokios, 2. kurios išdėstytos šių gairių priedėlyje. 3. ECB kredituotas reikalavimas kiekvienam dalyvaujančiam NCB, atlyginamas norma, kuri lygi 85 % ribinei palūkanų normai, kurią naudoja ECBS savo pagrindinėse refinansavimo operacijose. ECB, kasdien, kiekvieno dalyvaujančio NCB reikalavimui, skaičiuoja palūkanas, naudodamas faktinį, virš 360 dienų, skaičiavimo metodą. Kiekvienų finansinių metų pabaigoje reikalavimas yra kompensuojamas. ECB kas ketvirtį informuoja NCB apie 4. sukauptas sumas. 5. Reikalavimas yra neišperkamas. Pereinamasis režimas, kuris taikomas užsienio valiutos nuostoliams 4 straipsnis 1. 2 ir 4 šio straipsnio dalyse nustatytose ribose, kiekvienas dalyvaujantis NCB atsisako reikalavimo, kurį ECB kredi- tavo tokiam dalyvaujančiam NCB, kada pereinamojo laikotarpio metu bet kuriais finansiniais metais ECB patiria nereali- zuotą nuostolį dėl ECB oficialių užsienio atsargų vertės, išreikštos eurais sumažėjimo, atsirandančio dėl keitimo kurso arba aukso kainos svyravimų, numatant, kad trūkumas negali būti kompensuotas pagal Statuto 33. 2 straipsnį. 2. Esant nerealizuotam nuostoliui, kuris minimas 1 šio straipsnio dalyje, trūkumą, atsiradusį tik dėl tokių nuostolių atitinkamais finansiniais metais, kompensuoja kiekvienas dalyvaujantis NCB, atsisakydamas savo pradinio reikalavimo vertės dalies, atitinančios jo nuostolių dalį iki sumos, kuri nustatyta 4 šio straipsnio dalyje. Kaip nurodyta šio straipsnio 2 dalyje, nuostolių kompensavimas atliekamas kasmet, kartu su ECBS piniginių 3. pajamų atitinkamiems finansiniams metams paskaičiavimu. 10/1 t. LT Europos Sąjungos oficialusis leidinys 277 4. Kiekvieno dalyvaujančio NCB reikalavimo vertės atsisakymai yra nustatyti proporcingai kiekvieno dalyvaujančio NCB daliai ECB kapitale, kurį pasirašo valstybių narių centriniai bankai, be nukrypimų. Pereinamuoju laikotarpiu, maksimalūs sukaupti kiekvieno dalyvaujančio NCB reikalavimo vertės atsisakymai neturi viršyti 20 % pradinės reikala- vimo vertės. 5 straipsnis Baigiamosios nuostatos Šios gairės skiriamos dalyvaujančių valstybių narių nacionaliniams centriniams bankams. Šios gairės skelbiamos Europos Bendrijų oficialiajame leidinyje. Priimta Frankfurte prie Maino, 1998 m. lapkričio 3 d. , 2000 m. lapkričio 16d. pakeista ir patvirtinta skelbimui Europos Bendrijų oficialiajame leidinyje. ECB valdančiosios tarybos vardu ECB pirmininkas Willem F. DUISENBERG 278 LT Europos Sąjungos oficialusis leidinys 10/1 t. Priedėlis Oficialiųjų užsienio atsargų, išreikštų eurais sumos, kurias perveda kiekvienas dalyvaujantis NCB, kurio valstybė narė 1999 m. sausio 1 d. priėmė bendrą valiutą Nacionalinis centrinis bankas Nationale Bank van België/ Banque Nationale de Belgique Vertybinių popierių ir grynų pinigų JAV doleriais ir Japonijos jenomis sumos, išreikštos eurais Aukso sumos išreikštos eurais Bendros oficialių užsienio atsargų sumos išreikštos eurais 1 217 965 000 214 935 000 1 432 900 000 Deutsche Bundesbank 10 409 737 500 1 837 012 500 12 246 750 000 Banco de España Banque de France 3 779 737 500 667 012 500 4 446 750 000 7 154 322 500 1 262 527 500 8 416 850 000 Central Bank of Ireland 361 080 000 63 720 000 424 800 000 Banca d'Italia 6 330 375 000 1 117 125 000 7 447 500 000 Banque centrale du Luxembourg 63 410 000 11 190 000 74 600 000 De Nederlandsche Bank 1 818 150 000 320 850 000 2 139 000 000 Österreichische Nationalbank 1 002 745 000 176 955 000 1 179 700 000 Banco de Portugal Suomen Pankki 817 360 000 593 725 000 144 240 000 104 775 000 961 600 000 698 500 000 Iš viso 33 548 607 500 5 920 342 500 39 468 950 000


title: 98/623/GASP: Beschluß des Rates vom 3. November 1998 über die Durchführung der Gemeinsamen Aktion 97/288/GASP betreffend den Beitrag der Europäischen Union zu stärkerer Transparenz bei Ausfuhrkontrollen im Zusammenhang mit Kernmaterial im Hinblick auf die Finanzierung des zweiten NSG-Seminars über Ausfuhrkontrollen im Zusammenhang mit Kernmaterial

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EU financing
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export monitoring
general budget (EU)
nuclear non-proliferation
nuclear weapon

text: 6. 11. 98 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:132)ischen Gemeinschaften L 297/1 (In Anwendung von Titel V des Vertrages (cid:129)ber die Europ(cid:132)ische Union erlassene Rechtsakte) BESCHLUSS DES RATES vom 3. November 1998 (cid:129)ber die Durchf(cid:129)hrung der Gemeinsamen Aktion 97/288/GASP betreffend den Beitrag der Europ(cid:132)ischen Union zu st(cid:132)rkerer Transparenz bei Ausfuhrkontrollen im Zusammenhang mit Kernmaterial im Hinblick auf die Finanzierung des zweiten NSG-Seminars (cid:129)ber Ausfuhrkontrollen im Zusammenhang mit Kern- material (98/623/GASP) DER RAT DER EUROP(cid:142)ISCHEN UNION (cid:190) gest(cid:129)tzt auf den Vertrag (cid:129)ber die Europ(cid:132)ische Union, insbesondere auf die Artikel J. 3 und J. 11, wird ein Beitrag von bis zu 75 000 ECU zu Lasten des Gesamthaushaltsplans der Europ(cid:132)ischen Gemeinschaften f(cid:129)r das Haushaltsjahr 1998 bereitgestellt. in Erw(cid:132)gung nachstehender Gr(cid:129)nde: Der Rat hat am 29. April 1997 die Gemeinsame Aktion 97/288/GASP betreffend den Beitrag der Europ(cid:132)ischen Union zu st(cid:132)rkerer Transparenz bei Ausfuhrkontrollen im Zusammenhang mit Kernmaterial (1) angenommen. Als Teil der weiteren Maßnahmen, die von der Europ(cid:132)- ischen Union zur Unterst(cid:129)tzung der in Artikel 1 der Gemeinsamen Aktion aufgef(cid:129)hrten Ziele nach Maßgabe des Artikels 3 jener Gemeinsamen Aktion zu treffen sind, sollte ein Beitrag zur Finanzierung des zweiten NSG- Seminars (cid:129)ber Ausfuhrkontrollen im Zusammenhang mit Kernmaterial geleistet werden — BESCHLIESST: Artikel 1 (1) Zur Finanzierung des zweiten NSG-Seminars (cid:129)ber Ausfuhrkontrollen im Zusammenhang mit Kernmaterial, das am 8. und 9. April 1999 in New York stattfinden soll, (2) Die mit dem Betrag nach Absatz 1 finanzierten Ausgaben werden nach den Haushaltsverfahren und -vorschriften der Gemeinschaft get(cid:132)tigt. Artikel 2 Dieser Beschluß tritt am Tag seiner Annahme in Kraft. Es wird im Amtsblatt ver(cid:148)ffentlicht. Geschehen zu Br(cid:129)ssel am 3. November 1998. Im Namen des Rates Der Pr(cid:132)sident B. PRAMMER (1) ABl. L 120 vom 12. 5. 1997, S. 1


title: Komission asetus (Euratom) N:o 2387/98, annettu 3 päivänä marraskuuta 1998, yhtenä sopimuspuolena toimivien Euroopan atomienergiayhteisön ja Euroopan yhteisön liittymisestä vuonna 1993 tehtyyn Kanadan, Ruotsin, Ukrainan ja Amerikan yhdysvaltojen sopimukseen Ukrainan tiede- ja teknologiakeskuksen perustamisesta

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text: L 297/4 FI Euroopan yhteis(cid:148)jen virallinen lehti 6. 11. 98 KOMISSION ASETUS (EURATOM) N:o 2387/98, annettu 3 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) marraskuuta 1998, yhten(cid:132) sopimuspuolena toimivien Euroopan atomienergiayhteis(cid:148)n ja Euroopan yhteis(cid:148)n liittymisest(cid:132) vuonna 1993 tehtyyn Kanadan, Ruotsin, Ukrainan ja Amerikan yhdysvaltojen sopimukseen Ukrainan tiede- ja teknologiakeskuksen perustamisesta EUROOPAN YHTEIS(cid:153)JEN KOMISSIO, joka ottaa huomioon Euroopan atomienergiayhteis(cid:148)n perusta- missopimuksen ja erityisesti sen 101 artiklan toisen kohdan, joka ottaa huomioon neuvoston hyv(cid:132)ksymisen, sek(cid:132) katsoo, ett(cid:132) sopimuspuolena yhten(cid:132) toimivien Euroopan atomi- energiayhteis(cid:148)n ja Euroopan yhteis(cid:148)n liittyminen vuonna 1993 tehtyyn Kanadan, Ruotsin, Ukrainan ja Amerikan yhdysvaltojen sopimukseen Ukrainan tiede- ja teknologia- keskuksen perustamisesta olisi hyv(cid:132)ksytt(cid:132)v(cid:132) Euroopan atomienergiayhteis(cid:148)n puolesta, ON ANTANUT T(cid:142)M(cid:142)N ASETUKSEN: 1 artikla sopimuspuolena Euroopan atomienergiayhteis(cid:148)n puolesta hyv(cid:132)ksyt(cid:132)(cid:132)n yhten(cid:132) toimivien Euroopan atomi- energiayhteis(cid:148)n ja Euroopan yhteis(cid:148)n liittyminen vuonna 1993 tehtyyn Kanadan, Ruotsin, Ukrainan ja Amerikan yhdysvaltojen sopimukseen Ukrainan tiede- ja teknologia- keskuksen perustamisesta, kuten sit(cid:132) on muutettu hein(cid:132)- kuun 7 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n protokollassa vuodelta 1997 (t(cid:132)m(cid:132)n j(cid:132)lkeen t(cid:132)h(cid:132)n viitataan sopimuksena), yhdess(cid:132) 1 artiklaan liittyv(cid:132)n yhteis(cid:148)n julistuksen kanssa. Sopimuksen ja julistuksen tekstit sek(cid:132) liittymisasiakirja ovat t(cid:132)m(cid:132)n asetuksen liitteen(cid:132) (1). 2 artikla Neuvosto ja komissio nime(cid:132)v(cid:132)t kumpikin yhden yhteis(cid:148)n edustajan hallintoneuvostoon sopimuksen IV artiklan C kohdan mukaisesti. 3 artikla Ukrainan tiede- ja teknologiakeskuksella on oikeushen- kil(cid:148)n asema ja sill(cid:132) on yhteis(cid:148)ss(cid:132) sovellettavien lakien ja asetusten mukainen laajin oikeushenkil(cid:148)iden oikeustoi- mikelpoisuus, tehd(cid:132) sopimuksia, hankkia tai luovuttaa irtainta ja kiinte(cid:132)(cid:132) omaisuutta sek(cid:132) olla kantajana ja vastaajana oikeudenk(cid:132)yntimenettelyiss(cid:132). ja se voi erityisesti 4 artikla tulee voimaan kolmantena p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) sen T(cid:132)m(cid:132) asetus j(cid:132)lkeen, kun se on julkaistu Euroopan yhteis(cid:148)jen viralli- sessa lehdess(cid:132). T(cid:132)m(cid:132) asetus on kaikilta osiltaan velvoittava, j(cid:132)senvaltioissa. ja sit(cid:132) sovelletaan sellaisenaan kaikissa Tehty Brysseliss(cid:132) 3 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) marraskuuta 1998. Komission puolesta Jacques SANTER Puheenjohtaja (1) EYVL L 225, 12. 8. 1998, s. 4


title: 98/708/CE: Decisão do Conselho de 3 de Novembro de 1998 relativa à conclusão do Acordo entre a Comunidade Europeia e a República do Chile sobre precursores e substâncias químicas frequentemente utilizados no fabrico ilícito de estupefacientes e substâncias psicotrópicas

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text: L 336/46 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 11. 12. 98 II (Actos cuja publica(cid:135)(cid:209)o n(cid:209)o (cid:130) uma condi(cid:135)(cid:209)o da sua aplicabilidade) CONSELHO DECIS(cid:212)O DO CONSELHO de 3 de Novembro de 1998 relativa (cid:133) conclus(cid:209)o do Acordo entre a Comunidade Europeia e a Rep(cid:156)blica do Chile sobre precursores e subst(cid:131)ncias qu(cid:146)micas frequentemente utilizados no fabrico il(cid:146)cito de estupefacientes e subst(cid:131)ncias psicotr(cid:155)picas (98/708/CE) O CONSELHO DA UNI(cid:212)O EUROPEIA, do acordo, na medida em que essas altera(cid:135)(cid:210)es dizem respeito a subst(cid:131)ncias j(cid:145) abrangidas pela legisla(cid:135)(cid:209)o comu- nit(cid:145)ria sobre precursores e subst(cid:131)ncias qu(cid:146)micas, Tendo em conta o Tratado que institui a Comunidade Europeia e, nomeadamente, o seu artigo 113º, conjugado com o nº 2, primeira frase, e o nº 4 do seu artigo 228º, DECIDE: Tendo em conta a proposta da Comiss(cid:209)o, Considerando que, em 25 de Setembro de 1995, o Conselho autorizou a Comiss(cid:209)o a negociar, em nome da Comunidade, acordos sobre o controlo de precursores e subst(cid:131)ncias qu(cid:146)micas com os Estados-membros da Orga- niza(cid:135)(cid:209)o dos Estados Americanos; que, com base nessa autoriza(cid:135)(cid:209)o, a Comiss(cid:209)o concluiu as negocia(cid:135)(cid:210)es com o Chile em 3 de Dezembro de 1997; Considerando que (cid:130) conveniente aprovar o Acordo entre a Comunidade Europeia e a Rep(cid:156)blica do Chile sobre precursores e subst(cid:131)ncias qu(cid:146)micas frequentemente utili- zados no fabrico il(cid:146)cito de estupefacientes e subst(cid:131)ncias psicotr(cid:155)picas; Considerando que (cid:130) conveniente que o Conselho autorize a Comiss(cid:209)o, em consulta com um comit(cid:130) especial por si designado, a aprovar as altera(cid:135)(cid:210)es em nome da Comuni- dade, quando o acordo prever que essas altera(cid:135)(cid:210)es devem ser adoptadas pelo Grupo Misto de Acompanhamento; que essa autoriza(cid:135)(cid:209)o se deve limitar (cid:133) altera(cid:135)(cid:209)o dos anexos Artigo 1º (cid:144) aprovado, em nome da Comunidade, o Acordo entre a Comunidade Europeia e a Rep(cid:156)blica do Chile sobre precursores e subst(cid:131)ncias qu(cid:146)micas frequentemente utili- zados no fabrico il(cid:146)cito de estupefacientes e subst(cid:131)ncias psicotr(cid:155)picas. O texto do acordo acompanha a presente decis(cid:209)o. Artigo 2º O Presidente do Conselho fica autorizado a designar a pessoa com poderes para assinar o acordo. Artigo 3º O Presidente do Conselho proceder(cid:145), em nome da Comu- nidade, (cid:133) troca do instrumento previsto no artigo 12º do acordo (1). Artigo 4º 1. A Comunidade (cid:130) representada no Grupo Misto de Acompanhamento previsto no artigo 9º do acordo pela Comiss(cid:209)o assistida pelos representantes dos Estados- -membros. (1) A data de entrada em vigor do acordo ser(cid:145) publicada pelo Secretariado-Geral do Conselho no Jornal Oficial das Comu- nidades Europeias. 11. 12. 98 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias L 336/47 2. A Comiss(cid:209)o fica autorizada a aprovar, em nome da Comunidade, as altera(cid:135)(cid:210)es dos anexos do acordo que ser(cid:209)o adoptadas pelo Grupo Misto de Acompanhamento, de acordo com o procedimento previsto no artigo 10º do acordo. A Comiss(cid:209)o ser(cid:145) assistida nessa tarefa por um comit(cid:130) especial designado pelo Conselho que ser(cid:145) encarregado de definir uma posi(cid:135)(cid:209)o comum. 3. A autoriza(cid:135)(cid:209)o referida no nº 2 est(cid:145) limitada (cid:133)s subst(cid:131)ncias j(cid:145) abrangidas pela legisla(cid:135)(cid:209)o comunit(cid:145)ria pertinente em mat(cid:130)ria de precursores e de subst(cid:131)ncias qu(cid:146)micas. Artigo 5º A presente decis(cid:209)o (cid:130) publicada no Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias. Feito em Bruxelas, em 3 de Novembro de 1998. Pelo Conselho O Presidente B. PRAMMER


title: Den Europæiske Centralbanks afgørelse af 3. november 1998 om aktindsigt i Den Europæiske Centralbanks dokumenter og arkiver (ECB/1998/12)

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European Central Bank
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text: L 110/30 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende 28. 4. 1999 DEN EUROPÆISKE CENTRALBANK DEN EUROPÆISKE CENTRALBANKS AFGØRELSE af 3. november 1998 om aktindsigt i Den Europæiske Centralbanks dokumenter og arkiver (ECB/1998/12) (1999/284/EF) STYRELSESR(cid:143)DET FOR DEN EUROPÆISKE CENTRAL- BANK HAR (cid:190) under henvisning til statutten for Det Europæiske System af Centralbanker og Den Europæiske Centralbank (i det følgende benævnt »statutten«), særlig artikel 12. 3, den europæiske ombudsmand har udstedt en beslutning inden for rammerne af en undersøgelse indledt p(cid:134) eget initiativ om aktindsigt i dokumenter (2); henstillingerne i denne beslutning fandt udelukkende anvendelse p(cid:134) EMI, for s(cid:134) vidt angik administrative dokumenter; de samme anvendelsesomr(cid:134)de beslutningens begrænsninger finder anvendelse p(cid:134) ECB; for under henvisning til forretningsordenen for Den Europæ- iske Centralbank (ECB), særlig artikel 23. 2 og 23. 3, og artikel 10. 4 i statutten bestemmer, at møderne i Styrelses- r(cid:134)det for ECB er fortrolige, og at Styrelsesr(cid:134)det kan beslutte at offentliggøre resultatet af sine drøftelser; ud fra følgende betragtninger: Erklæringen om retten til adgang til oplysninger i slut- akten til traktaten om Den Europæiske Union under- streger, at gennemsigtighed i beslutningsprocessen styrker institutionernes demokratiske karakter samt offentlighe- dens tillid til myndighederne; Det Europæiske R(cid:134)d i Birmingham og Edinburgh vedtog en række principper om at fremme Fællesskabet, der skal være nærmere p(cid:134) borgerne; Det Europæiske R(cid:134)d i København bekræftede princippet om, at borgerne skal have størst mulig adgang til informa- tion; borgerne har en berettiget interesse i organisationen og funktionen af institutioner og organer, der finansieres af offentlige midler; afgørelse nr. 9/97 truffet af R(cid:134)det for Det Europæiske Monetære Institut (EMI) (1) fastsætter, at offentligheden skal have adgang til EMI’s administrative dokumenter; EMI tr(cid:134)dte i likvidation den 1. juni 1998; der skal opstilles principper for retten til adgang til ECB’s dokumenter og arkiver; artikel 23. 1 i forretningsordenen for ECB fastsl(cid:134)r, at forhandlingerne i ECB’s besluttende organer og i alle komit(cid:130)er eller grupper oprettet af disse er fortrolige, medmindre ECB’s Styrelsesr(cid:134)d bemyndiger formanden for ECB til at offentliggøre resultatet af forhandlingerne; artikel 23. 2 i forretningsordenen for ECB bestemmer, at alle dokumenter, der udarbejdes af ECB, er fortrolige, medmindre Styrelsesr(cid:134)det for ECB bestemmer andet; denne afgørelse er et supplement til ECB’s informations- og kommunikationspolitik; entydige regler kan fremme god forvaltning ved at gøre det lettere for de ansvarlige at behandle begæringer om aktindsigt i dokumenter korrekt og hurtigt; i forbindelse med dokumenter, der indeholder oplys- ninger, der er indhentet hos en medlemsstats centralbank, r(cid:134)dfører ECB sig med denne centralbank, inden der gives aktindsigt; i overensstemmelse med artikel 11. 6 i statutten er Direkti- løbende forret- onen for ECB ansvarlig for ECB’s ninger (cid:190) (1) EFT L 90 af 25. 3. 1998, s. 43. (2) 616/PUBAC/F/IJH af 20. december 1996. 28. 4. 1999 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende L 110/31 VEDTAGET FØLGENDE AFGØRELSE: Artikel 1 Artikel 4 Undtagelser Adgang til administrative dokumenter Aktindsigt i administrative dokumenter m(cid:134) ikke bevilges, hvis offentliggørelse vil kunne skade: 1. Offentligheden skal have adgang til ECB’s admini- strative dokumenter og arkiver i overensstemmelse med bestemmelserne i denne afgørelse. 2. Ved »administrative dokumenter« forst(cid:134)s i denne afgørelse enhver tekst, uanset medium, der indeholder eksisterende oplysninger, og som vedrører ECB’s egent- lige organisation og funktion. Desuden forst(cid:134)s derved ethvert s(cid:134)dant dokument, der vedrører EMI’s organisation og funktion. Artikel 2 Begæring om aktindsigt Begæring om aktindsigt i administrative dokumenter indgives skriftligt til ECB (1). ECB skal bestræbe sig p(cid:134) at imødekomme begæringen. Er begæringen ikke affattet tilstrækkelig præcist, eller indeholder den ikke de oplys- ninger, der gør det muligt at identificere det dokument, som begæringen vedrører, anmoder ECB den person, der begærer aktindsigt, om at præcisere begæringen yderli- gere. Artikel 3 Former for aktindsigt; omkostninger; gengivelse til kommercielle form(cid:134)l 1. Akindsigt i administrative dokumenter udøves enten ved gennemsyn i ECB’s lokaler eller ved fremsendelse af en kopi for anmoderens regning. Der fastsættes et gebyr p(cid:134) 10 ECU (10 EUR pr. 1. januar 1999) for kopier af trykte dokumenter over 100 sider i alt, plus 0,05 ECU (0,05 EUR pr. 1. januar 1999) pr. ark papir. 2. ECB bestræber sig p(cid:134) at finde en rimelig løsning med hensyn til gentagne begæringer fra samme person om det samme administrative dokument eller begæringer, der vedrører mange eller meget omfattende administrative dokumenter. Personer, der bevilges aktindsigt i administrative 3. dokumenter i medfør af denne artikel, m(cid:134) ikke gengive eller sprede dokumenterne til kommercielle form(cid:134)l ved direkte salg uden ECB’s forudg(cid:134)ende tilladelse. ECB kan uden at begrunde det nægte at give en s(cid:134)dan tilladelse. (1) Adresseret til Den Europæiske Centralbank, Direktoratet for Eksterne Relationer, Kaiserstrasse 29, D-60311 Frankfurt am Main. (cid:190) beskyttelsen af offentlige interesser, særlig den offent- lige sikkerhed, internationale forbindelser, monetær og valutakursstabilitet, retsforhandlinger, inspektioner og undersøgelser (cid:190) beskyttelsen af enkeltpersoner og af privatlivets fred (cid:190) beskyttelsen af ophavsret og drifts-, bank- og forret- ningshemmelighed (cid:190) beskyttelsen af ECB’s finansielle interesser (cid:190) beskyttelsen af fortrolige oplysninger p(cid:134) anmodning af den fysiske eller juridiske person, som har givet oplysninger, der er indeholdt i dokumenterne, eller i henhold til den for denne person gældende lovgiv- ning. Artikel 5 Afgørelse om begæring; bekræftelse af begæring; domstolsprøvelse 1. ECB bestræber sig p(cid:134) at behandle begæringen inden for en rimelig tidsfrist. Den, der begærer aktindsigt, underrettes skriftligt inden en m(cid:134)ned af direktøren for eksterne relationer i ECB om, hvorvidt begæringen er imødekommet eller ikke kan forventes imødekommet. I sidstnævnte tilfælde meddeles det tillige den, der har begæret aktindsigt, hvorfor begæringen ikke kan forventes imødekommet, samt at vedkommende inden en m(cid:134)ned kan bekræfte sin begæring og derved forsøge at f(cid:134) indstil- lingen ændret; bekræftes begæringen ikke inden en m(cid:134)ned, betragtes den oprindelige begæring som bort- faldet. 2. En begæring, der ikke er besvaret inden en m(cid:134)ned fra fremsættelsen, anses for at være afsl(cid:134)et, bortset fra det tilfælde, hvor den, der har begæret aktindsigt, i den sin begæring som anført følgende m(cid:134)ned bekræfter ovenfor. 3. Afgørelser om bekræftede begæringer skal træffes af Styrelsesr(cid:134)det for ECB inden en m(cid:134)ned efter indgivelsen af denne begæring. 4. Afgørelser om afslag p(cid:134) en bekræftet begæring skal snarest og begrundes behørigt. Afgørelsen meddeles skriftligt den, der har begæret aktindsigt; vedkommende underrettes samtidig om indholdet af artikel 138 E og 173 L 110/32 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende 28. 4. 1999 i traktaten om oprettelse af Det Europæiske Fællesskab, for s(cid:134) vidt ang(cid:134)r betingelserne for fysiske personers indbringelse af klager for ombudsmanden og Domstolens prøvelse af lovligheden af ECB’s handlinger. Artikel 6 Erstatning af EMI’s afgørelse nr. 9/97 Denne afgørelse træder i stedet for R(cid:134)det for EMI’s afgø- relse nr. 9/97 med umiddelbar virkning. Udfærdiget i Frankfurt am Main, 3. november 1998. 5. Er der ikke afgivet svar i løbet af den m(cid:134)ned, der følger efter den m(cid:134)ned, i hvilken den bekræftende begæ- ring er fremsat, anses dette som afslag. Willem F. DUISENBERG Formand for ECB