title: Decizia Comisiei din 26 mai 1999 privind măsurile de urgență împotriva răspândirii Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) în ceea ce privește China (exceptând Hong Kong) [notificată cu numărul C(1999) 1346]

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China
import
originating product
plant disease
plant health control
wood product

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text: 48 RO Jurnalul Oficial al Uniunii Europene 03/vol. 28 31999D0355 1. 6. 1999 JURNALUL OFICIAL AL COMUNITĂȚILOR EUROPENE L 137/45 DECIZIA COMISIEI din 26 mai 1999 privind măsurile de urgență împotriva răspândirii Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) în ceea ce priveș(cid:13)te China (exceptând Hong Kong) [notificată cu numărul C(1999) 1346] COMISIA COMUNITĂȚILOR EUROPENE, sau (1999/355/CE) având în vedere Tratatul de instituire a Comunității Europene, având în vedere Directiva 77/93/CEE a Consiliului din 21 decem- brie 1976 privind măsurile de protecție împotriva introducerii în Comunitate de organisme dăunătoare plantelor ș(cid:13)i produselor din plante ș(cid:13)i împotriva răspândirii lor în Comunitate (1), astfel cum a fost modificată ultima dată prin Directiva 98/2/CE a Comisiei (2), în special articolul 15 alineatul (3), — lemn utilizat pentru a fixa sau a susține marfa, inclusiv lemnul care nu ș(cid:13)i-a păstrat suprafața sa rotunjită natu- rală, i se va înlătura scoarța ș(cid:13)i va fi curățat de găurile făcute de insecte cu diametrul mai mare de 3 milimetri, sau va fi uscat cu un uscător astfel încât conținutul în umiditate să fie mai mic de 20 %, exprimat în procent al materiei uscate, program corespunzător obținut durată/temperatură; conform unui (1) (2) (3) (4) întrucât, atunci când un stat membru consideră că există pericolul iminent de introducere pe teritoriul său de Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) provenită dintr-o țară terță, acesta poate lua provizoriu toate măsurile nece- sare pentru a se proteja împotriva acestui pericol; întrucât, ca urmare a depistărilor de Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) pe material de ambalaj din lemn fabricat pe bază de lemn tare originar din unele regiuni din China, Regatul Unit a luat măsuri oficiale la data de 14 decembrie 1998 pentru a-ș(cid:13)i proteja teritoriul împotriva pericolului introducerii organismului menționat anterior ș(cid:13)i a stabilit proceduri de control specifice suplimentare pen- tru organismul în cauză asupra produselor menționate; (5) (6) întrucât, dacă se dovedeș(cid:13)te că măsurile de urgență mențio- nate la articolul 1 din prezenta decizie nu sunt suficiente pentru a preveni introducerea de Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) sau nu au fost respectate, se vor prevedea alte măsuri sau măsuri mai severe; întrucât efectele măsurilor de urgență vor fi controlate ș(cid:13)i evaluate în permanență în 1999 ș(cid:13)i întrucât se vor preve- dea măsuri ulterioare eventuale în conformitate cu rezultatele controlului ș(cid:13)i evaluării până la 31 decembrie 1999; (7) întrucât măsurile prevăzute de prezenta decizie sunt în conformitate cu avizul Comitetului fitosanitar permanent, întrucât, pe baza informațiilor furnizate de Regatul Unit ș(cid:13)i de literatura tehnică ș(cid:13)tiințifică internațională, Hong Kong este cunoscut ca indemn de Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky); ADOPTĂ PREZENTA DECIZIE: Articolul 1 întrucât, pe baza acestor depistări, trebuia să fie luate măsuri de urgență aplicabile întregii Comunități, pentru garantarea unei protecții mai eficace împotriva introduce- rii de Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulscky) în Comuni- tate din țara menționată, cu excepția Hong Kong-ului; întrucât aceste măsuri ar trebui să includă prevederea ca lemnului originar din China (exceptând Hong Kong) ș(cid:13)i altul decât cel de conifere (Coniferales), sub formă de: Lemnul menționat de anexa la prezenta decizie ș(cid:13)i care provine din China (exceptând Hong Kong) se poate introduce pe teritoriul Comunității numai dacă se respectă măsurile de urgență precizate de anexa menționată la prezenta decizie. Măsurile de urgență specificate de anexă se aplică numai lemnului care părăseș(cid:13)te China începând cu data de 10 iunie 1999. Articolul 2 — lăzi, cutii, coș(cid:13)uri, butoiaș(cid:13)eș (cid:13)i alte ambalaje similare, paleți, lăzi-paleți ș(cid:13)i alte platforme de încărcare, paleți cu cadrul amovibil, utilizați în prezent pentru transportul obiectelor de toate tipurile Fără a aduce atingere dispozițiilor Directivei 94/3/CE a Comisiei (3), statele membre importatoare furnizează Comisiei ș(cid:13)i statelor membre, înainte de 31 octombrie 1999, un raport tehnic detaliat cu privire la controlul oficial menționat la punctul 2 din anexă. (1) (2) JO L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. JO L 15, 21. 1. 1998, p. 34. (3) JO L 32, 5. 2. 1994, p. 37 ș(cid:13)i rectificativul JO L 59, 3. 3. 1995, p. 30. 03/vol. 28 RO Jurnalul Oficial al Uniunii Europene 49 Articolul 3 Articolul 5 Statele membre adaptează măsurile pe care le-au adoptat pentru a se proteja împotriva introducerii ș(cid:13)i răspândirii de Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky), astfel încât măsurile menționate să îndeplinească dispozițiile articolului 1. Prezenta decizie se adresează statelor membre. Adoptată la Bruxelles, 26 mai 1999. Articolul 4 Prezenta decizie va fi revizuită până la data de 31 decembrie 1999. Pentru Comisie Franz FISCHLER Membru al Comisiei 50 RO Jurnalul Oficial al Uniunii Europene 03/vol. 28 ANEXĂ În sensul dispozițiilor articolului 1, trebuie respectate următoarele măsuri de urgență: 1. Lemnului originar din China (exceptând Hong Kong) ș(cid:13)i altul decât lemnul de conifere (Coniferales), sub formă de: — lăzi, cutii, coș(cid:13)uri, butoiaș(cid:13)eș(cid:13)i alte ambalaje similare, paleți, lăzi-paleți ș(cid:13)i alte platforme de încărcare, paleți cu cadrul amovibil, utilizați în prezent pentru transportul de obiecte de toate tipurile sau — lemnul utilizat la fixarea sau susținerea mărfii, inclusiv lemnul care nuș(cid:13)i-a păstrat suprafața sa rotunjită naturală, i se va înlătura scoarța ș(cid:13)i va fi curățat de găurile făcute de insecte cu diametrul mai mare de 3 milimetri, sau va fi uscat cu un uscător astfel încât conținutul în umiditate să fie mai mic cu 20 %, exprimat în procent al materiei uscate, obținut conform unui program corespunzător durată/temperatură. 2. Respectarea dispozițiilor menționate la punctul 1 este controlată de către organismele oficiale competente menționate de Directiva 77/93/CEE


title: Decision No 4/1999 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member states , of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, of 26 May 1999 adopting the necessary rules for the implementation of Article 64(1)(i), (1)(ii) and (2) of the European Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part

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Lithuania
association agreement (EU)
competition policy
control of restrictive practices

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text: 23. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 156/33 DECISION No 4/1999 OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part of 26 May 1999 adopting the necessary rules for the implementation of Article 64(1)(i), (1)(ii) and (2) of the European Agreement establishing an association between the European Communi- ties and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part (1999/411/EC, ECSC, Euratom) THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL, Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part (1), signed on 12 June 1995, and in particular Article 64(3) thereof, Whereas pursuant to Article 64(3) of the Europe Agreement the necessary rules for the imple- mentation of Article 64(1) and (2) thereof should be adopted by the Association Council, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The necessary rules implementing Article 64(1)(i), (1)(ii) and (2) of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, as set out in the Annex to this Decision, are hereby adopted. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and Valstybes Zynios (Lithuanian Official Journal). Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. Article 3 Done at Brussels, 26 May 1999. For the Association Council The President A. SAUDARGAS (1) OJ L 51, 20. 2. 1998, p. 3. L 156/34 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 6. 1999 ANNEX IMPLEMENTING RULES FOR COMPETITION PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO UNDERTAK- INGS Implementing rules for the application of the competition provisions applicable to undertakings provided for in Article 64(1)(i), (1)(ii) and (2) of the European Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part: Article 1 General principle Commission and the State Competition and Consumer Protection Office, according to the rules under this Article. the prevention, Cases relating to agreements between undertakings, deci- sions by associations of undertakings and concerted prac- tices between undertakings which have as their object or restriction or distortion of effect competition as well as to abuses of a dominant position in the territories of the Community or of Lithuania as a whole or in a substantial part thereof, which may affect trade between the Community and Lithuania shall be settled according to the principles contained in Article 64(1) and (2) of the Europe Agreement. this purpose, For these cases are dealt with by the Commission of the European Communities (DG IV) on the Community side and the State Competition and Consumer Protection Office (SCO) on the Lithuanian side. The competences of the EC Commission and the Lith- uanian State Competition and Consumer Protection Office to deal with these cases shall flow from the existing rules of the respective legislation of the Community and including where these rules are applied to Lithuania, undertakings located outside the respective territory. Both authorities shall settle the cases in accordance with their own substantive rules, and having regard to the provisions set out below. The relevant substantive rules of the authorities are the competition rules of the Treaty establishing the European Community as well as the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty including the competition-related secondary legislation, for the EC Commission and the Law on Competition and relevant by-laws, the Lithuanian State Competition and Consumer Protection Office. for ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES UNDER THE EC TREATY Article 2 Competence of both competition authorities Cases under Article 64 of the Europe Agreement which may affect both the Community and the Lithuanian market and which may fall under the competence of both competition authorities shall be dealt with by the EC 2. 1. Notification 2. 1. 1. The competition authorities shall notify to each other those cases they are dealing with, which, according to the general principle laid out in Article 1, appear to fall also under the competence of the other authority. 2. 1. 2. This situation may arise in particular in cases concerning activities that:  involve anti-competitive activities carried out in the other authority’s territory,  are relevant to enforcement activities of the other competition authority,  involve remedies that would require or prohibit conduct in the other authority’s territory. 2. 1. 3. Notification under this Article shall include suffi- cient information to permit an initial evaluation by the recipient party of any effects on its interests. Copies of the notifications shall be submitted on a regular basis to the Association Council. 2. 1. 4. Notification shall be made in advance, as soon as possible and at the latest at the stage of an invest- igation still far enough in advance of the adoption of a settlement or decision, so as to facilitate comments or consultations and to enable the proceeding authority to take into account the other authority’s views, as well as to take such remedial actions it may find feasible under its own laws, in order to deal with the case in question. 2. 2. Consultation and comity Whenever the State the EC Commission or Competition and Consumer Protection Office consider that anticompetitive activities carried out on the territory of the other authority are substan- tially affecting important interests of the respective Party, it may request consultation with the other authority, or it may request that the other Party’s competition authoritiy initiate any appropriate 23. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 156/35 procedures with a view to taking remedial action under its legislation on anticompetitive activities. This is without prejudice to any action under the requesting Party’s competition law and does not hamper the full freedom of ultimate decision of the authority so addressed. 2. 3. Finding of an understanding The competition authority so addressed shall give full and sympathetic consideration to such views and factual materials as may be provided by the requesting authority and, to the nature of the anticompetitive activities in question, the enterprises involved and the alleged harmful effects on the important interests of the requesting Party. in particular, the competition authorities Without prejudice to any of their rights or obliga- tions, involved in consultations under this Article shall endeavour to find a mutually acceptable solution in the light of the respective important interests involved. Article 3 Competence of one competition authority only 3. 1. Cases falling under the exclusive competence of one competition authority, in accordance with the principle laid down in Article 1, and which may affect important interests of the other Party, shall be handled having regard to the provisions set out in Article 2, and taking account of the principles set out below. 3. 2. an undertakes the competition In particular, whenever one of authorities or investigation proceeding in a case which is found to affect important the proceeding authority shall notify this case to the other authority, without request by the latter. the other Party, interests of formal Article 4 Request for information Whenever the competition authority of a Party becomes aware of the fact that a case, falling also or only under the competence of the other authority, appears to affect important interests of the first Party, it may request infor- mation about this case from the proceeding authority. The proceeding authority shall give sufficient information to the extent possible and at a stage of its proceedings far enough in advance of the adoption of a decision or settle- ment to enable the requesting authority’s views to be taken into account. Article 5 Secrecy and confidentiality of information 5. 1. Having regard to Article 64(7) of the Europe Agree- ment, neither competition authority is required to provide information to the other authority if disclo- sure of that information to the requesting authority is prohibited by the law of the authority possessing the information, or would be incompatible with important interests of the Party whose authority is in possession of the information. 5. 2. Each authority agrees to maintain, to the fullest extent possible, the confidentiality of any informa- in confidence by the other tion provided to it authority. Article 6 Block exemptions In the application of Article 64 of the Europe Agreement as provided for in Articles 2 and 3, the competition authorities shall ensure that the principles contained in in the the block exemption regulations Community State shall be Competition and Consumer Protection Office shall be informed of any procedure related to the adoption, aboli- tion or modification of block exemptions by the Community. applied in full. The in force Where such block exemption regulations encounter serious objections on the Lithuanian side, and having regard to the approximation of legislation as foreseen in the Europe Agreement, consultations shall take place in the Association Council, in accordance with the provi- sions contained in Article 9. The same principles shall apply regarding other signifi- cant or Lithuanian in the Community changes competition policies. Article 7 Merger control With regard to mergers which fall within Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (1) and which have a significant impact on the Lithuanian economy, the State Competition and Consumer Protec- tion Office shall be entitled to express its view in the course of the procedure, taking into account the time limits as provided for in the aforementioned Regulation. The EC Commission shall give due consideration to that view, without prejudice to any action under the Parties’ respective competition laws. (1) OJ L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1. Regulation as last modified by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (OJ L 180, 9. 7. 1997, p. 1). L 156/36 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 6. 1999 Article 8 Activities of minor importance 8. 1. Anticompetitive activities whose effects on trade between the Parties or on competition are negli- gible, do not fall under Article 64(1) of the Europe Agreement, and therefore, are not to be treated under Articles 2 to 6 of the present implementing rules. 8. 2. Negligible effects within the meaning of paragraph 8. 1 are generally presumed to exist when:  the aggregate annual turnover of the partici- pating undertakings does not exceed ECU 200 million, and  the goods or services which are the subject of the agreement together with the participating undertakings’ other goods or services which are considered by users to be equivalent in view of their characteristics, price and intended use, do not the total market for such goods or services in the area of the common market affected by the agreement, and the Lithuanian market affected by the agreement. represent more than 5 % of Article 9 Association Council 9. 1. Whenever the procedures provided for in Articles 2 and 3 above do not lead to a mutually acceptable solution, as well as in other cases explicitly mentioned in the present implementing rules, an exchange of views shall take place in the Associa- tion Council at the request of one Party within three months following the request. 9. 2. Following this exchange of views, or after expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 9. 1, the Associa- tion Council may make appropriate recommenda- tions for the settlement of these cases, without prej- udice to Article 64(6) of the Europe Agreement. In these recommendations, the Association Council may take into account any failure of the requested authority to give its point of view to the requesting authority within the period referred to in paragraph 9. 1. 9. 3. These procedures in the Association Council are without prejudice to any action under the respec- tive competition laws in force in the territory of the Parties. Article 10 Negative conflict of competence When both the EC Commission and the State Competition and Consumer Protection Office consider that neither of them is competent to handle a case on the basis of their respective legislation an exchange of views shall take place on request in the Association Council. The Community and Lithuania shall endeavour to find a mutually acceptable solution in the light of the respective important interests involved with the support of the Asso- ciation Council, which may make appropriate recommen- dations, without prejudice to Article 64(6) of the Europe Agreement, and the rights of individual Member States of their the European Communities on the basis of competition rules. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES UNDER THE ECSC TREATY Article 11 Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) The provisions contained in Articles 1 to 6 and 8 to 10 shall also apply with respect to the coal and steel sector. Article 12 Administrative assistance (languages) The EC Commission and the State Competition and Consumer Protection Office will provide for practical arrangements for mutual assistance or any other appro- priate solution concerning in particular the question of translations


title: Talous- ja sosiaalikomitean lausunto aiheesta "Kuluttajapolitiikan toimintasuunnitelma 1999-2001"

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action programme
consumer protection
report

text: 22. 7. 1999 FI Euroopan yhteiso¨ jen virallinen lehti C 209/1 II (Valmistavat säädökset) TALOUS- JA SOSIAALIKOMITEA Talous- ja sosiaalikomitean lausunto aiheesta ”Kuluttajapolitiikan toimintasuunnitelma 1999–2001” (1999/C 209/01) Komissio päätti 7. joulukuuta 1998 EY:n perustamissopimuksen 198 artiklan nojalla pyytää talous- ja sosiaalikomitean lausunnon aiheesta ”Kuluttajapolitiikan toimintasuunnitelma 1999–2001”. Asian valmistelusta vastannut ”yhtenäismarkkinat, tuotanto ja kulutus” -jaosto antoi lausuntonsa 18. toukokuuta 1999. Esittelijä oli Koos Anderson. Talous- ja sosiaalikomitea hyväksyi 26. –27. toukokuuta 1999 pitämässään 364. täysistunnossa (touko- kuun 26. päivän kokouksessa) seuraavan lausunnon. A¨ änestyksessä annettiin 88 ääntä puolesta, 2 vastaan, ja 1 pidättyi äänestämästä. 1. Johdanto nut tähänastista kuluttajapolitiikkaa historialliselta kannalta ja kuullut epävirallisesti mm. jäsenvaltioita ja kuluttajajärjestöjä. Tässä toimintasuunnitelmassa komissio esittää kulutta- 1. 1. japoliittisen ohjelmansa tuleviksi kolmeksi vuodeksi. Komissio asettaa kolme päätavoitetta, joiden avulla on tarkoitus saattaa kuluttajat keskeiseen asemaan Euroopan yhtenäismarkkinoilla: 1. 2. Ensimmäinen tavoite on kuluttajan etujen ajaminen entistä voimakkaammin kaikkialla EU:ssa. Kuluttajajärjestöille on varattu tässä merkittävä rooli, ja ne voivat luottaa komission tukeen. 1. 3. Seuraava pääkohde on kuluttajien terveyden ja turvalli- suuden korkeatasoinen suojelu EU:ssa. Sen mukaan on kes- keistä analysoida riskejä järjestelmällisesti. 1. 4. Viimeisenä päätavoitteena komissio mainitsee EU:n kuluttajien taloudellisten etujen tinkimättömän kunnioittami- sen, jossa korostuu lainsäädännön saattaminen ajan tasalle juridisten ja muiden välineiden suhdetta jatkuvasti punniten. 2. 1. 1. Komitea on aiemmin ilmaissut useaan otteeseen toivomuksen edellisen toimintaohjelman asianmukaisesta ar- vioimisesta ennen uuden ohjelman aloittamista (1). Historiallis- ta analyysia ei kuitenkaan voi pitää varsinaisena arviointina. Vaikka kuluttajapolitiikan kehittymistä kuvataankin hyvin, olisi edellisen ohjelman asianmukainen arviointi ollut sen ohella hyödyllistä. Edellinen ohjelma oli hyvin kunnianhimoi- nen ja on tärkeää tietää, miksei tiettyjä tavoitteita saavutettu tai mikseivät jotkut aiheet päässeet oikeuksiinsa. 2. 2. Tehokkaan kuluttajapolitiikan mahdollisuudet lisään- tyivät Amsterdamin sopimuksen ansiosta. Kuluttajansuojan korkea taso on edelleen lähtökohtana. Sen lisäksi läpäisypoli- tiikkaan (kuluttajansuojaa koskevien vaatimusten huomioon ottaminen muilla politiikan aloilla) on nyt nimenomainen viittaus sopimuksen 153 artiklassa (entinen 129 a artikla). 2. Yleistä 2. 1. Komitea antaa tunnustusta toimintasuunnitelman laa- dintatavasta. Ennen ohjelman laatimista komissio on analysoi- (1) TSK:n lausunto kuluttajia koskevien yhteisön toimien yleisistä puitteista, EYVL C 235, 27. 7. 1998. TSK:n lausunto kuluttajapoli- tiikan ensisijaisista (1996–1998), EYVL C 295, 7. 10. 1996. toimista C 209/2 FI Euroopan yhteiso¨ jen virallinen lehti 22. 7. 1999 Myös kuluttajia koskevien yhteisön toimien yleisten puitteiden voimaantulo tällä välin Euroopan parlamentin ja neuvoston päätöksellä lujittaa pohjaa tulevia toimia varten. Yleisesti ottaen komitea on sitä mieltä, että komissio 2. 3. esittää sinänsä kunnianhimoisen, mutta aiempiin ohjelmiin verrattuna realistisen ohjelman. Komitea panee myös tyytyväi- senä merkille, että ohjelman takana on koko komissio. Ohjel- malla ei haluta herättää liiallisia odotuksia, vaan sillä pyritään tarjoamaan käytännönläheinen kehys, jonka puitteissa EU:n kuluttajapolitiikkaa voidaan kehittää edelleen. 2. 4. Komitea on täysin samaa mieltä kuluttajapolitiikka-kä- sitteen käyttämisestä. Aiemmin puhuttiin varsin usein kulutta- jien suojelupolitiikasta, josta saa liian voimakkaan mielikuvan perin ohjaavasta toimintatavasta. Ilmaus ei myöskään tee riittävästi oikeutta kuluttajan asemalle itsenäisenä ja tasavertai- sena toimijana yhteiskunnallis-taloudellisessa järjestelmässäm- me. Tämä ei tarkoita, että kuluttajan etujen suojaaminen eri aloilla ja erilaisissa oloissa olisi tarpeetonta. Vaikka kuluttajat ovatkin päätösvaltaisia kansalaisia, heidän vaikutusmahdolli- suutensa ovat usein liian vaatimattomat ja sääntely tai viran- omaisten väliintulo on välttämätöntä. Toimintasuunnitelmassa todetaan myös aiheellisesti, että taustalla olevista muutoksista huolimatta kuluttajapolitiikan perustavoitteet ja kuluttajan oikeudet pysyvät suurelta osin ennallaan. Ensimmäisessä luvussa kuvaillaan mm. yhteiskunnassa 2. 5. tapahtuvia muutoksia, joihin kuluttajapolitiikka tulee suhteut- taa. Komitea pitää kuvausta paikkansapitävänä, mutta toivoo varsinkin kansainvälisen/maailmanlaajuisen näkökulman avar- tamista. Kansainvälistymisen huomioon ottaen asioiden käsit- tely valtio- tai EU-tasolla ei enää riitä, vaan monet kysymykset edellyttävät maailmanlaajuista tarkastelua. Tämän seikan mer- kitystä olisi syytä korostaa enemmän. 2. 5. 1. Komitea kehottaa toimimaan kansainvälisellä tasolla siten, että myös kuluttajien edut pääsevät riittävästi oikeuk- siinsa ja että myös kuluttajien edustajilla on tai he saavat mahdollisuuden hoitaa tehtäviään kyseisellä tasolla. Ns. kulut- taja-asiat (consumer concerns) on syytä huomioida täysipainoi- sesti varsinkin monen- ja kahdenvälisissä kauppasuhteissa. Tällöin on kyse turvallisuuteen ja terveyteen liittyvistä asioista sekä taloudellisista ja oikeudellisista eduista. Komitea panee lisäksi tyytyväisenä merkille, että osaltaan komitean aloitteesta alulle pantu Atlantin ylittävä kuluttajavuoropuhelu (Transatlan- tic Consumer Dialogue, TACD) (1) on tällä välin jo alkanut löytää muotoaan, ja komitea kehottaa siksi komissiota tukemaan hanketta edelleen. 2. 6. Euroopan unionin laajentumisen yhteydessä komission tulee taata, että kuluttajapolitiikka ja siihen liittyvät säädökset otetaan asianmukaisesti huomioon. Erityishuomiota tulee kiin- nittää ja tukea kohdistaa hakijamaiden mahdollisuuksiin ottaa EU:n kuluttajalainsäädäntö nopeasti käyttöön ja kehittää se todelliseen muotoonsa. On myös tärkeää tukea näiden maiden riippumattomia kuluttajajärjestöjä. 2. 7. Komissio painottaa itsesääntelyn tai elinkeinoelämän ja kuluttajajärjestöjen välisen vuoropuhelun merkitystä. Komitea käsittelee asiaa tarkemmin tuonnempana (lausunnon kohdassa 3. 3). Tässä valossa kummastuttaa hieman lukea toimintasuun- nitelman 1 kohdan ensimmäisestä alakohdasta muun muassa, että kuluttajilta ja heidän edustajiltaan edellytetään uudenlaista lähestymistapaa ja että ”heidän on ymmärrettävä omien etu- jensa ja muiden etujen väliset vuorovaikutussuhteet”. Komitea ihmettelee, mihin tällaiset väitteet perustuvat, sillä tuntevathan eurooppalaiset kuluttajajärjestöt toki vastuunsa ympäristöä ja yleensäkin yhteiskuntaa kohtaan. 2. 8. Komissio viittaa oikeutetusti palvelualan alati kasva- vaan merkitykseen ja tuo esiin, että palveluiden kauttaaltaan monimutkaistunut, epäyhtenäisempi ja epäselvempi tarjonta aiheuttaa uusia ongelmia. Komitea on myös sitä mieltä, että palveluihin on tarpeen kiinnittää erityishuomiota, etenkin vapautuviin yleishyödyllisiin palveluihin ja monimutkaisiin rahoituspalveluihin. 2. 8. 1. Komitea myöntää, että yleishyödyllisten palveluiden vapauttaminen voi tarjota kuluttajille suuria etuja, mutta se katsoo kuitenkin, että vapauttamisprosessi edellyttää asianmu- kaista lainsäädäntökehystä ja valpasta valvontaa, jotta vapautu- minen voidaan tarvittaessa ohjata toivottuun suuntaan. 2. 9. Komitea tunnistaa myös ns. tietoyhteiskunnan kehityk- sen seurauksiksi luonnehditut muutokset. Komitea on samaa mieltä siitä, että on yhä välttämättömämpää huolehtia siitä, että voimassa oleva lainsäädäntökehys säilyttää merkityksensä etenkin sähköisen kaupankäynnin suhteen. Tässä yhteydessä on tietenkin huolehdittava riittävästä joustavuudesta, koska muutokset voivat tapahtua nopeasti. Komitea ei käsittele aihetta tässä yhteydessä lähemmin, vaan viittaa tuoreeseen lausuntoonsa sähköistä kaupankäyntiä sisämarkkinoilla koske- vista tietyistä oikeudellisista näkökohdista. 2. 9. 1. Kansainvälinen lähestymistapa on olennainen juuri sähköistä kaupankäyntiä käsiteltäessä. Tässä yhteydessä komi- tea viittaa kohdassa 2. 5. esitettyihin näkemyksiin kuluttajien etujen ottamisesta soveltuvasti huomioon kansainvälisillä foo- rumeilla (2). (1) TSK:n lausunto Atlantin ylittävästä taloudellisesta kumppanuudes- ta, EYVL C 407, 28. 12. 1998. (2) EYVL C 169, 16. 6. 1999. 22. 7. 1999 FI Euroopan yhteiso¨ jen virallinen lehti C 209/3 3. Kuluttajan etujen ajaminen entistä voimakkaammin kaikkialla EU:ssa 3. 1. Komitea panee tyytyväisenä merkille, että komissio tunnustaa kuluttajajärjestöjen merkittävän roolin ja myöntää, että kyseiset järjestöt tarvitsevat taloudellista tukea hoitaakseen tehtävänsä. Mahdollisten avunsaajien määrittämisessä on tärkeää käyttää yksiselitteisiä perusteita. Edellä kohdassa 2. 2 mainitut tarkoitukseen. On välttämättä pystyttävä aina takaamaan kuluttajajärjestöjen riip- pumattomuus – myös niiden esiintyessä julkisesti. Taloudelli- sen tuen tehokas käyttäminen on looginen itsestäänselvyys. On mielenkiintoinen ajatus antaa rahoitustukea erityisesti järjestöjen yhteistyöhankkeille. Täten voidaan ehkä estää tuen liiallinen pirstoutuminen. yleiset puitteet soveltuvat 3. 1. 1. Komitea on erittäin hyvillään, että komissio aikoo yleisten puitteiden 12 artiklan nojalla julkaista vuosittain ra- portin järjestöille ja hankkeille annetusta rahoitustuesta paran- taakseen toimiensa avoimuutta. Selvitykseen voitaisiin sisäl- lyttää myös tiedot kyseisen hankkeen tuottamista tuloksista. ja kuluttajia edustavien järjestöjen välillä on osoittautunut oikeudellisten säädösten hyväksi korvikkeeksi. Tässä yhtey- dessä on havaittu tärkeäksi, että osapuolet tuntevat toisensa, luottavat toisiinsa ja voivat pitää sopimusten noudattamista varmana lähtökohtana. On myös tärkeää, että sopimuksiin sisältyy sekä kiistojen ratkaisemista että tehokkaiden seuraa- musten määräämistä koskevia sääntöjä, esimerkiksi edeltäkäsin sovitun riippumattoman kolmannen osapuolen väliintulo ta- pauksissa, lyö laimin joissa yksi asianosaisista rikkoo tai sopimuksen. Yhteiskunnallisella, kulttuurisella ja oikeudellisel- la taustalla on tässä tärkeä rooli. 3. 3. 2. Tämän toteuttaminen Euroopan unionin tasolla ei ole helppoa. Jo siksi, ettei kaikissa maissa olla yhtä tottuneita itsesääntelyyn, on selvää, että komission tulee asettaa toimin- nan kehykset ennen vuoropuhelun aloittamista. Tässä yhtey- dessä on ilmoitettava ehdot ja määräajat selvästi. On myös oltava alusta asti selvää, mitä tapahtuu, mikäli asianosaiset eivät pääse yhteisymmärrykseen. Ryhtyykö komissio silloin itse toimenpiteisiin? Komitea huomauttaa, että mainituntyyp- pisissä tapauksissa saattaa olla välttämätöntä pystyä tiukenta- maan sääntelyä. 3. 2. Komitea tietää, että tietyissä jäsenvaltioissa kuluttajajär- jestöt saavat vain äärimmäisen niukasti taloudellista tukea, mistä syystä ne eivät pysty hoitamaan niiltä odotettua yhteis- kunnallista tehtävää riittävän hyvin. Toisinaan on tuettu myös luonteeltaan korostuneen valtakunnallisia hankkeita. 3. 3. 3. Komitea kiinnittää myös huomiota rasitukseen, jonka virallinen vuoropuhelu voi aiheuttaa asianomaisille kuluttajajärjestöille ja elinkeinoelämälle niiltä vaadittavien hen- kilöstöresurssien ja muiden voimavarojen muodossa. Komitea kehottaa komissiota aloittamaan asiaankuuluvien toimin- tasääntöjen laatimisen ja soveltamisen edellyttämät soveltuvat rahoitustoimet. 3. 2. 1. Komitean mielestä on yhtäältä erittäin ymmär- rettävää, ettei komissio pyri eri maiden viranomaisten vastuu- alueille. Toisaalta kansallisten viranomaisten laiminlyönneistä on seurauksena myös yhteisön tasolla vaikuttavia rajoituksia (esim. standardoinnin alalla). Jäsenvaltioiden tulisi ymmärtää nykyistä paremmin, ettei kuluttajajärjestöjen rahoitustuen lisä- äminen ole ylellisyyttä. 3. 3. Komissio asettaa elinkeinoelämän ja kuluttajien vuoro- puhelun ensisijalle Euroopan tason itsesääntelysopimuksia tavoitellessaan. Komitea toteaa, ettei lainsäädäntö useinkaan pysy pitkään ajanmukaisena nopeasti muuttuvissa nykyoloissa ja että joustavampi sääntely voi tarjota enemmän mahdolli- suuksia. Tämän lisäksi on syytä pohtia kriittisesti lainsäädän- nön noudattamismahdollisuuksien ohella myös lainsäädännön noudattamiseen liittyviä kustannuksia. Tästä syystä komitea suhtautuu vuoropuheluun/itsesääntelyyn sinänsä myöntei- sesti. 3. 3. 1. Komitea esittää kuitenkin tiettyjä huomautuksia. Itse- sääntely-käsite on varsin heterogeeninen. Sen tarkoite vaihtelee yleisesti käytettävistä sitovista kaksipuolisista sopimuksista yksittäisten yritysten omiin toimintasääntöihin. Itsesääntelystä on saatu hyviä tuloksia useissa jäsenvaltioissa viime vuosina. Usein vapaaehtoisuuteen perustuva suora neuvonpito yrittäjiä Itsesääntelyn suosiminen ei 3. 4. saa ylipäätään johtaa lainsäädäntötoimista luopumiseen silloin, kun lainsäädäntö on välttämätöntä. 4. Korkeatasoinen kuluttajien terveyden ja turvallisuu- den suojelu EU:ssa 4. 1. Useat elintarvikeskandaalit ovat häkellyttäneet yleisöä suuresti viime vuosina. Moni kuluttaja miettii ravinnon turval- lisuutta, varsinkin kun käytetään uusia tekniikoita – esim. geneettisesti muunnettujen organismien yhteydessä. Komissio toteaa oikeutetusti, ettei kyseessä ole pelkästään EU:n sisäinen asia, vaan se edellyttää maailmanlaajuista toimintaa ja yhteis- ymmärrystä. Komitea pitää tärkeänä, että ennaltaehkäisyperi- aate pysyy EU:n kannanottojen ohjenuorana kansainvälisillä foorumeilla kuten WTO:ssa. Sitä silmällä pitäen on yhtäältä pohdittava, mihin tieteelliset perusteet riittävät. Toisaalta en- naltaehkäisyperiaatteen ei tarvitse olla yksinomaan tieteellinen kysymys, vaan se voi pohjautua myös yhteiskunnallisiin ha- vaintoihin. C 209/4 FI Euroopan yhteiso¨ jen virallinen lehti 22. 7. 1999 4. 2. Nykyisen turvallisuus- ja terveyslainsäädännön muok- kaaminen uutta kehitystä paremmin vastaavaksi on sinänsä perusteltua. On kuitenkin huolehdittava, ettei se johda laatuta- son laskemiseen. Yleisemmin komitea suosittaa ”uudel- leensääntelykäsitteen” käyttöä takaamaan, että lainsäädännön tavoitteet ja taso pysyvät vähintäänkin entisellään. janäkökulman käsittelemistä järjestelmällisesti. Siten kaikkiin poliittisiin toimenpiteisiin voitaisiin sisällyttää ns. kuluttajavai- kutustutkimus. Integroinnin toteuttamista koskevat sananva- linnat ovat kuitenkin varsin varovaisia. Siitä on hyvänä osoituk- sena esimerkiksi virke ”[t]arkoituksena on saada politiikan laatijat paremmin ymmärtämään kuluttajien etuja. ” 5. EU:n kuluttajien taloudellisten etujen täysi kunnioitta- minen 5. 1. Komitea toteaa komission tavoittelevan kuluttaja- myönteisiä sisämarkkinoita rahoituspalveluille. Komitea panee tässä yhteydessä merkille, että tietyt rahoitustuotteet eivät jo luonteestaankin johtuen ole kovin selkeitä. Samanaikaisesti itsesääntelytarve lisääntyy useiden kuluttajien kohdalla, erityi- sesti kun on kyse keinoista varautua tulevaan kuten eläkkeistä ja (henki-)vakuutuksista. Tarjonnan epäselvyydestä johtuu, ettei keskivertokuluttaja helpostikaan vaihda rahalaitostaan tai vakuutusyhtiötään omassa maassaan ja ryhtyy siihen sitäkin vastahakoisemmin Euroopan tasolla. Lisäksi verotusnäkökoh- dat monimutkaistavat asiaa entisestään. 5. 2. Komitean mielestä on kieltämättä loogista, että komis- sio haluaa yhdenmukaistaa voimassa olevan kulutusluotto- lainsäädännön nykyisten menetelmien ja käytänteiden kanssa. Komitea katsoo kuitenkin, ettei tämä saa johtaa luotonantajien velvoitteiden lievenemiseen. Aiheeseen liittyen komitea pitää ylivelkaantumisen torjuntaan kiinnitettyä huomiota myös pe- rusteltuna. 5. 3. Komitea seuraa kiinnostuneena, miten komissio aikoo kytkeä kuluttajien taloudellisten etujen huomioon ottamisen EU:n muihin politiikkoihin. On jo usein ehdotettu kulutta- Bryssel 26. toukokuuta 1999. Komitea uskoo tietyin varauksin komission kykyyn 5. 3. 1. toteuttaa integraatiopolitiikkaa ja toivoo, että kuluttajapolitii- kasta vastaava komission jäsen muistuttaa jatkuvasti kollego- jaan asian ajankohtaisuudesta. On silmiinpistävää, että muita heikommassa asemassa 5. 4. olevien kuluttajien asema mainitaan ohjelmassa vain hyvin lyhyesti. On kuitenkin tärkeää ymmärtää, ettei läheskään kaikilla ole riittävää kykyä tehdä omin voimin valintoja ja vastata päätöksistään. On paljon niitä, jotka eivät pysty tähän ollenkaan tai vain puutteellisesti. Tilanteeseen voi olla syynä varojen ja tiedon puute tai sosiaalinen ja/tai kulttuurinen jälkeenjääneisyys. Tällaiset muita heikommassa asemassa ole- vat kuluttajat – etenkin vammaiset, maahanmuuttajat, erilais- ten tukien tai vähimmäistulojen varassa elävät ja myös lapset – ansaitsevat erityishuomion. Komitea kehottaa komissiota harkitsemaan kyseistä aihetta koskevan erityisen kohdepolitii- kan laatimista. 6. Loppuhuomioita 6. 1. Komitea on selvillä siitä, että PO XXIV on äskettäin julkaissut vuoden 1997 vuosikertomuksen. Komitea pitää vuosikertomuskäytäntöä hyvänä asiana ja ehdottaa komissiol- le, että se esittää niissä säännönmukaisesti selvityksen nyt puheena olevassa ohjelmassa mainituilla toimintalohkoilla saavutetusta edistyksestä. Talous- ja sosiaalikomitean puheenjohtaja Beatrice RANGONI MACHIAVELLI


title: Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the possibility of applying on an experimental basis a reduced VAT rate on labour-intensive services'

eurovoc_concepts:
VAT
VAT rate
fight against unemployment
labour force
moonlighting

text: C 209/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 7. 1999 Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the possibility of applying on an experimental basis a reduced VAT rate on labour-intensive services’ (1) (1999/C 209/06) On 31 March 1999 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 99 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal. The Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion, which was responsible for preparing the Committee’s work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 5 May 1999. The rapporteur was Mr Lustenhouwer. At its 364th plenary session (meeting of 26 May) the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 108 votes to two, with four abstentions. 1. General comments 1. 4. Moreover, the Commission states that the proposal is underpinned by the fact that a reduced VAT rate will result in lower consumer prices and thus stimulate demand for labour-intensive services. 1. 1. The Committee welcomes the proposal and is pleased that the Commission has heeded so swiftly the European Council’s call (11 and 12 December 1998) for such a proposal. 1. 2. The proposal satisfies the similar request made by the Committee in its opinion on the European employment summit (2). As the Committee indicated at that time, the employment climate is the reason some Member States want to be allowed to set a reduced VAT rate as a means of creating jobs. Moreover, the Commission has indicated that the proposal also reflects the desire to achieve greater balance between taxation on the labour factor and taxation on other (production) factors. 2. Specific comments 2. 1. The Commission has opted for a system whereby the Member States can request Council authorisation to apply — under certain strict conditions — a reduced VAT rate on labour-intensive services which are not currently listed in Annex H of Regulation 77/388/EEC. The Council can only give such authorisation unanimously, and for a fixed period, i. e. from 1 January 2000 until 31 December 2002 at the latest. According to the Commission, an important conse- 1. 3. quence of the introduction of a reduced VAT rate in these labour-intensive sectors will be that it will help to combat the black economy, since it will considerably narrow the price differential between undeclared and declared labour. The ESC, which recently called for renewed efforts at Community and national level to combat the black economy (3), feels therefore that the Commission proposal is worthy of support from this perspective too. Although the impact on job creation will probably be limited, moving labour out of the ‘black’ economy into the ‘white’ economy is in itself sufficient reason to endorse the proposal. (1) OJ C 102, 13. 4. 1999, p. 10. (2) OJ C 355, 21. 11. 1997. (3) Commission communication on undeclared work — OJ C 101, 12. 4. 1999. Indeed, The Committee endorses this approach. 2. 2. it enables the Member States to use this option where the employment climate and the specific situation in the relevant sectors offer the prospect of implementing such an instrument effectively. However, any possible benefits must be carefully assessed in each individual case against additional adminis- tration and monitoring costs, and any distortions of compe- tition. It should also be remembered that the resulting tax shortfall will have to be made up either by raising taxes elsewhere or by means of appropriate expenditure cuts. The Committee therefore feels it is important that, prior to drawing up the list of services to which a reduced VAT rate can be applied, the Member States should consult employer and employee representatives in the sectors concerned, and listen to their version of the possible effects of such a measure. The Committee feels that the optional nature of the approach — subject to the strict conditions set out below — as opposed to a blanket implementation of the system, makes a more flexible, targeted implementation possible. Moreover, the safeguard provided by the unanimous decision-making process would prevent it from being applied in an undesirable way. 22. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 209/21 2. 2. 1. The Commission imposes strict conditions on the types of services to which a reduced VAT rate can be applied. The Committee believes that these restrictions are wholly warranted. Indeed, job creation will be particularly successful if the services concerned are of a labour-intensive nature, and the VAT rate has a direct impact on the final price the consumer has to pay. By limiting these services to local services, distortions of competition can be largely prevented (although substitution effects can never be ruled out com- pletely, and there may be some limited cross-border impact in border regions), and the operation of the single market will not be hampered. With reference to distortions of competition, the Committee calls on the Member States to ensure that the tax discrepancies which currently exist in some Member States between private sector firms and non-profit sector activities do not grow even further with the introduction of a reduced VAT rate. 2. 2. 2. The Committee realises that it will always be possible to argue about what constitutes a labour-intensive service, and how the expression should be interpreted. There are no hard-and-fast criteria, although it clearly refers to services where wage costs account for the lion’s share of the final price paid by the consumer. Accordingly, the Committee feels that services of a social nature or which fulfil an important role in the community should not be excluded from the services to which a reduced VAT rate can be applied. Services such as care for the elderly, handicapped persons and children, and those of an environmentally-friendly nature, for example, should not be excluded from the scope of this instrument. In this regard, the unanimity requirement in the Council decision-making process could also ensure there is a realistic, socially-useful interpretation of the term. 2. 3. The Committee endorses the fact that Article 1(b) of the proposal makes certain requirements of the Member States who wish to introduce such a measure. When applying, Member States must be able to say what impact they expect the measures to have on job creation, and what back-up measures they might introduce to prevent distortions of competition, for example. 2. 4. Article 1(c) introduces a corrective mechanism about which the Committee has some reservations. Under this mechanism, the Council, acting by qualified majority and on a proposal from the Commission, would be able to withdraw the derogation from the standard VAT rate if distortions of competition should arise. Whether this corrective mechanism is really necessary is a moot point. The ‘experimental’ appli- cation of the reduced VAT rate will only, in the first instance, be possible for three years, which is a very limited period, thus making significant distortions of competition unlikely. All things being equal, the Committee concludes that the Com- mission was right to include this corrective mechanism. Some monitoring to prevent or counter serious distortions of competition is called for here, as it is not possible to foresee all the effects. Bearing in mind the need for legal certainty for the firms and associations which will be able to apply the reduced VAT rate from 1 January 2000, the Committee wonders whether it should not be possible to correct the list to include other reduced VAT rated activities or to delete certain activities within a fixed deadline, i. e. 1 January 2001. Any distortions of competition, whether domestic or in border areas, should in any case have materialised after a year. 2. 5. Article 1(d) requires the Member States to approve the application of a reduced VAT rate, and to prepare a detailed assessment report by October 2002 at the latest. Since June 2002 would appear to be a more appropriate deadline, in view of the time needed to draft a definitive regulation for this area, the Committee feels that the proposal should take into account the impact on Member State budgets. By bringing the budgetary impact into the equation, it will be possible to get an idea of the effectiveness of the measure in terms of the cost per job created. Moreover, the Committee wishes to see the Member States’ assessment reports, and to be consulted before the Commission and the Council reach their conclusions in the future. 3. Conclusions In conclusion, the Committee generally endorses the Com- mission proposal, which takes on board the Committee’s conviction that use of the VAT rate should also be an option in the fight against unemployment. It also meets the calls from numerous craft industry and SME organisations for a weapon to combat the black economy. It is of course possible to level several criticisms at this proposal. As mentioned earlier, the interpretation of ‘labour-intensive’ is open to criticism and it is not always fully clear which services are of a mainly local nature; there could be apprehension about the impact in border regions, and scepticism about the job-creation impact of the measure, etc. All these criticisms were expressed in the debate which preceded the presentation of the proposal. Nevertheless, the Committee concurs with the European Council’s view that the need to stimulate employment is so great that no stone should be left unturned. Consequently, the proposed measure deserves the benefit of the doubt and will have to prove itself as an experiment. C 209/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 7. 1999 The Committee therefore calls on the Council to adopt the proposal as soon as possible, so that it can enter into force on 1 January 2000 [cf. Article 2(1)] as planned. Brussels, 26 May 1999. The President of the Economic and Social Committee Beatrice RANGONI MACHIAVELLI Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on: — the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community’s railways’, — the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings’, and — the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive relating to the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification’ (1) (1999/C 209/07) On 19 October 1998 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 71 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposals. The Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, which was responsible for preparing the Committee’s work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 19 May 1999. The rapporteur was Mr Decaillon. At its 364th plenary session (meeting of 26 May 1999) the Committee adopted the following opinion by 80 votes to 15, with 14 abstentions. 1. Preliminary remarks These proposals constitute a package of legislative 1. 1. measures and ideas on the use of rail infrastructure. 1. 2. They should be viewed: — in the wider context, given the special role played by transport in the matter, of the EU’s approach to growth, competitiveness and employment, sustainable develop- ment and the enlargement process. The proposals represent a step forward and will speed 1. 3. up the restructuring of Europe’s railways. — in the context of all the different texts and proposals on rail transport; The purpose of the proposals is to develop the single 1. 4. market further and provide for greater competition. — in the context of all the different texts and proposals on transport policy in general; 2. Summary of the Commission proposals — in the context of all the different texts and proposals on services of general interest; 2. 1. Amendment of Directive 91/440/EEC (1) OJ C 321, 20. 10. 1998, p. 6, 8, 10. 2. 1. 1. The proposal requires that the accounts for the management of infrastructure be kept completely separate


title: Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1084/1999 der Kommission vom 26. Mai 1999 über das Verzeichnis der zuständigen Behörden gemäß Artikel 2 Verordnung (EG) Nr. 900/1999 des Rates betreffend das Verbot des Verkaufs und der Lieferung von Erdöl und bestimmten Erdölerzeugnissen an die Bundesrepublik Jugoslawien

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Serbia and Montenegro
international sanctions
market approval
petroleum
petroleum product

text: 27. 5. 1999 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:132)ischen Gemeinschaften L 131/29 VERORDNUNG (EG) Nr. 1084/1999 DER KOMMISSION vom 26. Mai 1999 (cid:129)ber das Verzeichnis der zust(cid:132)ndigen Beh(cid:148)rden gem(cid:132)ß Artikel 2 Verordnung (EG) Nr. 900/1999 des Rates betreffend das Verbot des Verkaufs und der Liefe- rung von Erd(cid:148)l und bestimmten Erd(cid:148)lerzeugnissen an die Bundesrepublik Jugoslawien DIE KOMMISSION DER EUROP(cid:142)ISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN (cid:190) die die in Artikel 2 Absatz 2 der Verordnung genannten Mitteilungen erhalten sollen (cid:190) gest(cid:129)tzt auf den Vertrag zur Gr(cid:129)ndung der Europ(cid:132)ischen Gemeinschaft, gest(cid:129)tzt auf die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 900/1999 des Rates vom 29. April 1999 betreffend das Verbot des Verkaufs und der Lieferung von Erd(cid:148)l und bestimmten Erd(cid:148)lerzeu- gnissen an die Bundesrepublik Jugoslawien (1), insbeson- dere auf Artikel 6, in der Erw(cid:132)gung, daß ein Verzeichnis der zust(cid:132)ndigen Beh(cid:148)rden zu erstellen ist, die befugt sind, den Verkauf, die Lieferung oder die Ausfuhr von Erd(cid:148)l und Erd(cid:148)ler- zeugnissen f(cid:129)r die Zwecke und unter den Vorausset- zungen, die in Artikel 2 Absatz 1 Verordnung (EG) Nr. 900/1999 des Rates festgelegt sind, zu genehmigen, und HAT FOLGENDE VERORDNUNG ERLASSEN: Artikel 1 Das Verzeichnis der zust(cid:132)ndigen Beh(cid:148)rden gem(cid:132)ß Artikel 2 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 900/1999 wird nach dem im Anhang zu dieser Verordnung angegebenen Muster erstellt. Artikel 2 Diese Verordnung tritt am Tag ihrer Ver(cid:148)ffentlichung im Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:132)ischen Gemeinschaften in Kraft. Diese Verordnung ist in allen ihren Teilen verbindlich und gilt unmittelbar in jedem Mitgliedstaat. Br(cid:129)ssel, den 26. Mai 1999 F(cid:129)r die Kommission Leon BRITTAN Vizepr(cid:132)sident (1) ABl. L 114 vom 1. 5. 1999, S. 7. L 131/30 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:132)ischen Gemeinschaften 27. 5. 1999 ANHANG Name und Anschrift der zust(cid:132)ndigen Beh(cid:148)rden gem(cid:132)ß Artikel 2 Verordnung (EG) 900/1999 BELGIEN Minist(cid:138)re des affaires (cid:130)trang(cid:138)res, du commerce ext(cid:130)rieur et de la coop(cid:130)ration au d(cid:130)veloppement Direction g(cid:130)n(cid:130)rale des relations (cid:130)conomiques et bilat(cid:130)rales ext(cid:130)rieures Service Europe centrale et orientale (B 13) M. Filip David rue des Petites Carmes 15 B-1000 Bruxelles Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking Directie-generaal van de Buitenlandse Economische en Bilaterale Betrekkingen Dienst „Centraal en Oost-Europa“ (B 13) De heer Filip David Karmelietenstraat 15 B-1000 Brussel Tel. (32-2) 501 81 64 Fax (32-2) 501 88 27 D(cid:142)NEMARK Erhvervsfremmestyrelsen Tine Friis Hansen Tagensvej 137 DK-2200 København N Tel. (45) 35 86 86 86 Fax (45) 35 86 86 87 DEUTSCHLAND Bundesausfuhramt Referat 214,Herr Pietsch Frankfurter Straße 29-35 D-65760 Eschborn Tel. (49 6196) 908 689 Fax (49 6196) 908 412 GRIECHENLAND J(cid:151)qior Ce(cid:150)qcior Wqistov(cid:147)r Pkgqeno(cid:151)sior Upouqc(cid:149)r BY Cqave(cid:148)o Juq(cid:150)seym Basik(cid:148)ssgr Sov(cid:148)ar 1, 7or (cid:149)qovor GR-106 71 Ah(cid:147)ma Mr. George Christofis, Minister Plenipotentiary BY Sanctions Bureau 1, Vasilissis Sofias, 7th floor GR-106 71 Athens Tel. (30 1) 368 42 07 Fax (30 1) 368 42 06 SPANIEN Ministerio de Econom(cid:146)a y Hacienda Secretar(cid:146)a General de Comercio Exterior Paseo de la Castellana, no 162 E-28046 Madrid Tel. (34) 913 49 38 60 Fax (34) 914 57 28 63 27. 5. 1999 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:132)ischen Gemeinschaften L 131/31 FRANKREICH Direction g(cid:130)n(cid:130)rale des douanes et des droits indirects Bureau E/2 (cid:190) Cellule „Embargo“ Mlle Diane Foreau 23 bis, rue de l’Universit(cid:130) F-75700 Paris Cedex 07 SP Tel. (33 1) 44 74 48 93 Fax (33 1) 44 74 48 97 IRLAND Licensing Unit (Mr Michael Greene) Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Kildare Street Dublin 2 Ireland Tel. (353 1) 631 24 46 Fax (353 1) 676 61 54 e-mail: greenem@entemp. irlgov. ic ITALIEN Ministero del Commercio con l’Estero Direzione Generale per la Politica Commerciale e per la Gestione del Regime degli Scambi Divisione IV (UOPAT) Dr. Borghese Viale Boston 25 I-00144 Roma Tel. 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title: Vorschlag für eine Verordnung (EG) des Rates zur Aufteilung der Fangmöglichkeiten für bestimmte Fischbestände und zur Änderung der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 48/1999 zur Festlegung der zulässigen Gesamtfangmengen und entsprechender Fangbedingungen für bestimmte Fischbestände oder -Bestandsgruppen (1999)

eurovoc_concepts:
North Sea
authorised catch
catch quota
fishery management
fishing area