title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2373/1999 of 8 November 1999 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector

eurovoc_concepts:
export licence
nut

formats: pdf print

text: 9. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 286/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2373/1999 of 8 November 1999 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1303/1999 (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof, (1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1926/ 1999 (3), fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid; (2) Whereas, in the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for walnuts in shell will shortly be exceeded; whereas this overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector; (3) Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B licences in shell exported after 8 November 1999 should be rejected until the end of the current export period, for walnuts HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Applications for system B export licences for walnuts in shell submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1926/ 1999, export declarations for which are accepted after 8 November 1999 and before 16 November 1999, are hereby rejected. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 November 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12. (2) OJ L 155, 22. 6. 1999, p. 29. (3) OJ L 238, 9. 9. 1999, p. 20


title: 1999/746/ΕΚ: Απόφαση της Επιτροπής, της 8ης Νοεμβρίου 1999, για τρίτη τροποποίηση της απόφασης 1999/293/ΕΚ για ορισμένα μέτρα προστασίας από τον καταρροϊκό πυρετό των προβάτων (bluetongue) σε ορισμένα τμήματα της ελληνικής επικράτειας [κοινοποιηθείσα υπό τον αριθμό Ε(1999) 3604] (Κείμενο που παρουσιάζει ενδιαφέρον για τον ΕΟΧ) (Το κείμενο στην ελληνική γλώσσα είναι το μόνο αυθεντικό)

eurovoc_concepts:
Greece
animal disease
health control
intra-EU trade
sheep
veterinary inspection

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text: L 298/36 EL Επίσηµη Εφηµερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων 19. 11. 1999 ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗΣ της 8ης Νοεµβρίου 1999 για τρίτη τροποποίηση της απόφασης 1999/293/ΕΚ για ορισµένα µέτρα προστασίας από τον καταρροϊκό πυρετό των προβάτων (bluetongue) σε ορισµένα τµήµατα της ελληνικής επικράτειας [κοινοποιηθείσα υπό τον αριθµό Ε(1999) 3604] (Το κείµενο στην ελληνική γλώσσα είναι το µόνο αυθεντικό) (Κείµενο που παρουσιάζει ενδιαφέρον για τον ΕΟΧ) (1999/746/ΕΚ) Η ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ, Έχοντας υπόψη: τη συνθήκη για την ίδρυση της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας, την οδηγία 90/425/ΕΟΚ του Συµβουλίου, της 26ης Ιουνίου 1990, για τους κτηνιατρικούς και ζωοτεχνικούς ελέγχους που εφαρµόζονται στις ενδοκοινοτικές συναλλαγές ορισµένων ζωντανών ζώων και προϊόντων µε σκοπό την ολοκλήρωση της εσωτερικής αγοράς (1), όπως τροποποιήθηκε τελευταία από την οδηγία 92/ 118/ΕΟΚ (2), και ιδίως το άρθρο 10 παράγραφος 4, Εκτιµώντας τα ακόλουθα: (1) (2) (3) µετά την εµφάνιση κρουσµάτων καταρροϊκού πυρετού των προβάτων σε ορισµένα νησιά στην νοτιοανατολική Ελλάδα, η Επιτροπή θέσπισε µέτρα προστασίας µε την απόφαση 1999/293/ΕΚ (3), όπως τροποποιήθηκε τελευταία από την απόφαση 1999/683/ΕΚ (4)· λόγω της εξάπλωσης της εστίας της νόσου, η εφαρµογή των µέτρων αυτών επεκτάθηκε στις νοµαρχίες Έβρου, Ροδόπης, Ξάνθης, Σερρών, ∆ράµας και Καβάλας µε την απόφαση 1999/623/ΕΚ (5) και την απόφαση 1999/683/ΕΚ· νέα στοιχεία εµφανίζουν ότι ο ιός του καταρροϊκού πυρετού των προβάτων κυκλοφορεί στις νοµαρχίες Χαλκιδικής και Λέσβου· (4) (5) η απόφαση 1999/293/ΕΚ πρέπει εποµένως να τροποποιηθεί για να συµπεριληφθούν οι νοµαρχίες Χαλκιδικής και Λέσβου· τα µέτρα που προβλέπονται στην παρούσα απόφαση είναι σύµφωνα µε τη γνώµη της µόνιµης κτηνιατρικής επιτροπής, ΕΞΕ∆ΩΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ: Άρθρο 1 Στις παραγράφους 1 και 2 του άρθρου 1 της απόφασης 1999/ 293/ΕΚ, η φράση «των νοµαρχιών ∆ωδεκανήσου, Σάµου, Έβρου, Ροδόπης, Ξάνθης, Σερρών, ∆ράµας και Καβάλας» αντικαθίσταται από τη φράση «των νοµαρχιών ∆ωδεκανήσου, Σάµου, Έβρου, Ροδόπης, Ξάνθης, Σερρών, ∆ράµας, Καβάλας, Χαλκιδικής και Λέσβου». Η παρούσα απόφαση απευθύνεται στην Ελληνική ∆ηµοκρατία. Άρθρο 2 Βρυξέλλες, 8 Νοεµβρίου 1999. Για την Επιτροπή David BYRNE Μέλος της Επιτροπής (1) ΕΕ L 224 της 18. 8. 1990, σ. 29. (2) ΕΕ L 62 της 15. 3. 1993, σ. 49. (3) ΕΕ L 114 της 1. 5. 1999, σ. 55. (4) ΕΕ L 270 της 20. 10. 1999, σ. 31. (5) ΕΕ L 245 της 17. 9. 1999, σ. 52


title: 1999/746/EF: Kommissionens beslutning af 8. november 1999 om tredje ændring af beslutning 1999/293/EF om beskyttelsesforanstaltninger over for bluetongue i visse områder af Grækenland (meddelt under nummer K(1999) 3604) (EØS-relevant tekst) (Kun den græske udgave er autentisk)

text: L 298/36 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende 19. 11. 1999 KOMMISSIONENS BESLUTNING af 8. november 1999 om tredje ændring af beslutning 1999/293/EF om beskyttelsesforanstaltninger over for bluetongue i visse områder af Grækenland (meddelt under nummer K(1999) 3604) (Kun den græske udgave er autentisk) (EØS-relevant tekst) (1999/746/EF) KOMMISSIONEN FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER HAR — under henvisning til traktaten om oprettelse af Det Europæiske Fællesskab, under henvisning til Rådets direktiv 90/425/EØF af 26. juni 1990 om veterinærkontrol og zooteknisk kontrol i samhan- delen med visse levende dyr og produkter inden for Fælles- skabet med henblik på gennemførelse af det indre marked (1), senest ændret ved direktiv 92/118/EØF (2), særlig artikel 10, stk. 4, og ud fra følgende betragtninger: (1) (2) (3) Som følge af udbrud af bluetongue på visse øer i det sydøstlige Grækenland traf Kommissionen beskyttelses- foranstaltninger ved beslutning 1999/293/EF (3), senest ændret ved beslutning 1999/683/EF (4); på baggrund af udbruddenes udbredelse blev disse foran- staltninger udvidet til at omfatte præfekturerne Evros, Rodopi, Xanthi, Serres, Drama og Kavala ved beslutning 1999/623/EF (5) og beslutning 1999/683/EF; nye data viser, at virusen af bluetongue hos får huserer i præfekturerne Khalkidiki og Lesvos; (4) (5) beslutning 1999/293/EF bør ændres, så at præfekturerne Khalkidiki og Lesvos indbefattes i det inficerede område; de i denne beslutning fastsatte foranstaltninger er i over- ensstemmelse med udtalelse fra Den Stående Veterinær- komité — VEDTAGET FØLGENDE BESLUTNING: Artikel 1 I artikel 1, stk. 1 og 2, i beslutning 1999/293/EF ændres ordene »præfekturerne Dodekaneserne, Samos, Evros, Rodopi, Xanthi, Serres, Drama, Kavala, Khalkidiki og Lesvos«. Denne beslutning er rettet til Den Hellenske Republik. Artikel 2 Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 8. november 1999. På Kommissionens vegne David BYRNE Medlem af Kommissionen (1) EFT L 224 af 18. 8. 1990, s. 29. (2) EFT L 62 af 15. 3. 1993, s. 49. (3) EFT L 114 af 1. 5. 1999, s. 55. (4) EFT L 270 af 20. 10. 1999, s. 31. (5) EFT L 245 af 17. 9. 1999, s. 52


title: Rådets förordning (EG) nr 2407/1999 av den 8 november 1999 om ändring av förordning (EG) nr 2505/96 om öppnande och förvaltning av autonoma gemenskapstullkvoter för vissa jordbruks- och industriprodukter

eurovoc_concepts:
agricultural product
industrial product
tariff quota
vegetable oil

text: 13. 11. 1999 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning L 291/1 I (Rättsakter vilkas publicering är obligatorisk) RÅDETS FÖRORDNING (EG) nr 2407/1999 av den 8 november 1999 om ändring av förordning (EG) nr 2505/96 om öppnande och förvaltning av autonoma gemen- skapstullkvoter för vissa jordbruks- och industriprodukter EUROPEISKA UNIONENS RÅD HAR ANTAGIT DENNA FÖRORDNING med beaktande av Fördraget om upprättandet av Europeiska gemenskapen, särskilt artikel 26 i detta, med beaktande av kommissionens förslag, och av följande skäl: 1. Genom rådets förordning (EG) nr 2505/96 (1) öppnas gemenskapstullkvoter för vissa jordbruks- och industriprodukter. Gemenskapens försörjningsbehov av produkterna i fråga bör tillgodoses på gynn- sammast möjliga villkor. Därför bör gemenskapstullkvoter med nedsatt tullsats eller nolltullsats öppnas för lämpliga volymer utan att marknaden för dessa produkter störs. 2. Det är därför lämpligt att ändra förordning (EG) nr 2505/96. HÄRIGENOM FÖRESKRIVS FÖLJANDE. Artikel 1 Tullkvoten i bilagan till den här förordningen skall läggas till i bilaga I till förordning (EG) nr 2505/96. Denna förordning träder i kraft samma dag som den offentliggörs i Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning. Artikel 2 Denna förordning är till alla delar bindande och direkt tillämplig i alla medlemsstater. Utfärdad i Bryssel den 8 november 1999. På rådets vägnar K. SASI Ordförande (1) EGT L 345, 31. 12. 1996, s. 1. Förordningen senast ändrad genom förordning (EG) nr 1969/1999 (EGT L 244, 16. 9. 1999, s. 38). L 291/2 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 13. 11. 1999 Löp- nummer 09. 2989 BILAGA KN-nummer Taric Varuslag Kvotmängd Tullsats (%) Kvotperiod ex 1511 10 10 ex 1511 90 19 ex 1511 90 91 ex 1513 11 10 ex 1513 19 30 ex 1513 21 11 ex 1513 29 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Palmolja, kokosolja (kopraolja), palmkärn- olja, avsedd att användas för tillverkning: — av tekniska enbasiska fettsyror enligt nr 3823 19 10, — av blandningar av metylestrar av fett- syror enligt nr 3824 90 95, — av metylestrar av fettsyror enligt nr 2915 eller 2916 eller — stearinsyra enligt nr 3823 11 00 (a) 200 000 t 0 1. 11. 1999 – 31. 12. 1999 (a) Övervakningen av användningen för detta särskilda ändamål skall ske i enlighet med tillämpliga gemenskapsbestämmelser


title: Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2373/1999 der Kommission vom 8. November 1999 zur Erteilung von Ausfuhrlizenzen nach dem Verfahren B im Sektor Obst und Gemüse

text: 9. 11. 1999 DE Amtsblatt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften L 286/13 VERORDNUNG (EG) Nr. 2373/1999 DER KOMMISSION vom 8. November 1999 zur Erteilung von Ausfuhrlizenzen nach dem Verfahren B im Sektor Obst und Gemüse DIE KOMMISSION DER EUROPÄISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN — gestützt auf den Vertrag zur Gründung der Europäischen Gemeinschaft, (3) gestützt auf die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2190/96 der Kommission vom 14. November 1996 mit Durchführungsbestimmungen zur Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2200/96 des Rates hinsichtlich der Ausfuhrerstattungen für Obst und Gemüse (1), zuletzt geändert durch die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1303/1999 (2), insbesondere auf Artikel 5 Absatz 5, Ausfuhrerstattungen im Sektor Obst und Gemüse beein- trächtigen. Angesichts dieser Lage sind Anträge auf Erteilung von Lizenzen nach dem Verfahren B, die für nach dem 8. November 1999 ausgeführte Walnüsse in der Schale bestimmt sind, gestellt werden, bis zum Ende des derzeitigen Ausfuhrzeitraums abzulehnen — HAT FOLGENDE VERORDNUNG ERLASSEN: in Erwägung nachstehender Gründe: Artikel 1 (1) (2) Durch die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1926/1999 der Kommission (3) wurden die Richtmengen festgesetzt, für die nach dem Verfahren B außerhalb der Nahrungsmit- telhilfe Ausfuhrlizenzen erteilt werden. Nach den der Kommission zur Zeit vorliegenden Kennt- nissen könnten die für den derzeitigen Ausfuhrzeitraum vorgesehenen Richtmengen bei Walnüssen in der Schale bestimmt sind, bald überschritten werden. Diese Über- schreitung würde eine reibungslose Anwendung von Gemäß Artikel 1 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1926/1999 gestellte Anträge, welche nach dem Verfahren B die Erteilung von Lizenzen für die Ausfuhr von Walnüssen in der Schale bestimmt sind, betreffen und für welche die Ausfuhranmel- dungen nach dem 8. November und vor dem 16. November 1999 angenommen werden, sind abzulehnen. Diese Verordnung tritt am 9. November 1999 in Kraft. Artikel 2 Diese Verordnung ist in allen ihren Teilen verbindlich und gilt unmittelbar in jedem Mitglied- staat. Brüssel, den 8. November 1999 Für die Kommission Franz FISCHLER Mitglied der Kommission (1) ABl. L 292 vom 15. 11. 1996, S. 12. (2) ABl. L 155 vom 22. 6. 1999, S. 29. (3) ABl. L 238 vom 9. 9. 1999, S. 20


title: 1999/735/ΕΚ: Απόφαση του Συμβουλίου, της 8ης Νοεμβρίου 1999, για το διορισμό ενός μέλους της Επιτροπής των Περιφερειών

eurovoc_concepts:
European Committee of the Regions
appointment of staff

text: L 296/22 EL Επίσηµη Εφηµερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων 17. 11. 1999 ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ της 8ης Νοεµβρίου 1999 για το διορισµό ενός µέλους της Επιτροπής των Περιφερειών (1999/735/ΕΚ) ΤΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗΣ ΕΝΩΣΗΣ, Έχοντας υπόψη: τη συνθήκη για την ίδρυση της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας, και ιδίως το άρθρο 263, την απόφαση του Συµβουλίου, της 26ης Ιανουαρίου 1998 (1), για το διορισµό των τακτικών και αναπληρωµα- τικών µελών της Επιτροπής των Περιφερειών, Εκτιµώντας ότι µετά την παραίτηση του κ. Antonio La Forgia έµεινε κενή η αντίστοιχη θέση τακτικού µέλους της Επιτροπής των Περιφεριών, η οποία περιήλθε εις γνώση του Συµβουλίου στις 25 Μαΐου 1999, Έχοντας υπόψη πρόταση της ιταλικής κυβέρνησης, ΑΠΟΦΑΣΙΖΕΙ: Άρθρο µόνο Οι κ. Vasco Errani διορίζεται τακτικό µέλος της Επιτροπής των Περιφερειών, εις αντικατάσταση του κ. Antonio La Forgia για το υπόλοιπο της θητείας του προκατόχου του, δηλαδή µέχρι τις 25 Ιανουαρίου 2002. Βρυξέλλες, 8 Νοεµβρίου 1999. Για το Συµβούλιο Ο Πρόεδρος S. NIINISTÖ (1) ΕΕ L 28 της 4. 2. 1998, σ. 19


title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE P-2088/99 von Maurizio Turco (TDI) an den Rat. Staatsangehörige von Mitgliedstaaten der EU, die in anderen Mitgliedstaaten oder in Drittländern Asylrecht besitzen.

eurovoc_concepts:
EU Member State
EU national
Treaty of Amsterdam
intra-EU relations
right of asylum
third country

text: 20. 6. 2000 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:228)ischen Gemeinschaften C 170 E/145 (2000/C 170 E/176) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE P-2088/99 von Maurizio Turco (TDI) an den Rat (8. November 1999) Betrifft: Staatsangeh(cid:246)rige von Mitgliedstaaten der EU, die in anderen Mitgliedstaaten oder in Drittl(cid:228)ndern Asylrecht besitzen Im Anschlu(cid:223) an den Vertrag von Amsterdam wurde die Asylpolitik in den Vertrag zur Gr(cid:252)ndung der IV (cid:132)Visa, Asyl, Einwanderung und andere Politiken Europ(cid:228)ischen Gemeinschaft, betreffend den freien Personenverkehr(cid:147) aufgenommen. insbesondere in Titel In dem dem EG-Vertrag angef(cid:252)gten Protokoll (cid:132)(cid:252)ber die Gew(cid:228)hrung von Asyl f(cid:252)r Staatsangeh(cid:246)rige von Mitgliedstaaten der Europ(cid:228)ischen Union(cid:147) wird bekr(cid:228)ftigt, da(cid:223) der Rat unverz(cid:252)glich in Kenntnis gesetzt werden mu(cid:223), wenn ein Mitgliedstaat beschlie(cid:223)t, dem B(cid:252)rger eines anderen Mitgliedstaats der Union Asyl zu gew(cid:228)hren; dadurch wird die zentrale Bedeutung des Rates f(cid:252)r den Informationsaustausch unter den Mitgliedstaaten der EU im Bereich Asyl- und Einwanderungspolitik untermauert. Aufgrund dieser Entwicklungen kann den Staatsangeh(cid:246)rigen der Union generell nur von Drittstaaten und nicht von den Mitgliedstaaten der Union Asyl gew(cid:228)hrt werden, was einer teilweisen Einschr(cid:228)nkung der Genfer Konvention vom 28. Januar 1967 gleichkommt. Juli 1951 und des Protokolls von New York vom 31. Bestehen F(cid:228)lle, in denen Staatsangeh(cid:246)rigen eines Mitgliedstaates der Union vor oder nach Inkrafttreten des EU-Vertrags und des Protokolls (cid:252)ber die Gew(cid:228)hrung von Asyl in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat oder in Drittstaaten Asyl gew(cid:228)hrt wurde? Wenn ja, aus welchen Gr(cid:252)nden? Vertritt der Rat nicht die Ansicht, da(cid:223) es dringend notwendig ist, eine Studie durchzuf(cid:252)hren, um die Gr(cid:252)nde f(cid:252)r Asylantr(cid:228)ge und die Gew(cid:228)hrung von Asyl durch Drittstaaten zu untersuchen und zu beseitigen und ein Gegengewicht f(cid:252)r die Einschr(cid:228)nkung des Rechts des europ(cid:228)ischen B(cid:252)rgers auf die Gew(cid:228)hrung von Asyl in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat zu schaffen? Antwort (17. Dezember 1999) In den sechs Monaten seit dem Inkrafttreten des Vertrags von Amsterdam hat der Rat im Rahmen des Protokolls (cid:252)ber die Gew(cid:228)hrung von Asyl keine Mitteilung dar(cid:252)ber erhalten, da(cid:223) ein Staatsangeh(cid:246)riger eines Mitgliedstaats einen Antrag auf Gew(cid:228)hrung von Asyl in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat gestellt hat. Dem Rat liegen keine Informationen (cid:252)ber Antr(cid:228)ge von Staatsangeh(cid:246)rigen der Mitgliedstaaten auf Gew(cid:228)h- rung von Asyl in Drittl(cid:228)ndern vor. (2000/C 170 E/177) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-2126/99 von Nelly Maes (Verts/ALE) und Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) an die Kommission Betrifft: Beihilfen f(cid:252)r die europ(cid:228)ische Erd(cid:246)lindustrie (24. November 1999) Der Erd(cid:246)lsektor ist stark in Bewegung geraten. Gro(cid:223)e Unternehmen fusionieren, OPEC-Treffen f(cid:252)hren zum Anstieg der Roh(cid:246)lpreise. In der Presse wird regelm(cid:228)(cid:223)ig (cid:252)ber neue (cid:214)lfelder berichtet. Die Krisenatmosph(cid:228)re von 1973 scheint definitiv (cid:252)berwunden zu sein. In den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten konzentrierte sich die Energiepolitik der Europ(cid:228)ischen Kommission immer mehr auf drei Aspekte: a) ausreichende Energievorr(cid:228)te, b) Umweltfreundlichkeit, c) Verbesserung der Wettbewerbsposition


title: 1999/747/EF: Kommissionens beslutning af 8. november 1999 om visse bindende tariferingsoplysningers gyldighed (meddelt under nummer K(1999) 3715) (Kun den tyske og nederlandske udgave er autentisk)

eurovoc_concepts:
customs regulations
tariff barrier
tariff nomenclature

text: 19. 11. 1999 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende L 298/37 KOMMISSIONENS BESLUTNING af 8. november 1999 om visse bindende tariferingsoplysningers gyldighed (meddelt under nummer K(1999) 3715) (Kun den tyske og nederlandske udgave er autentisk) (1999/747/EF) KOMMISSIONEN FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER HAR — under henvisning til traktaten om oprettelse af Det Europæiske Fællesskab, under henvisning til Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 2913/92 af 12. oktober 1992 om indførelse af en EF-toldkodeks (1), senest ændret ved forordning (EF) nr. 955/1999 (2), særlig artikel 12, stk. 5, litra c), og artikel 249, stk. 4, under henvisning til Kommissionens forordning (EØF) nr. 2454/93 af 2. juli 1993 om visse gennemførelsesbestemmelser til Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 2913/92 om indførelse af en EF-toldkodeks (3), senest ændret ved forordning (EF) nr. 1662/ 1999 (4), særlig artikel 9, og ud fra følgende betragtninger: (1) (2) (3) De bindende tariferingsoplysninger, der er anført i bilaget til denne beslutning, afviger fra andre bindende tariferingsoplysninger og vedrører tariferinger, som ikke er i overensstemmelse med de almindelige tariferingsbe- stemmelser vedrørende den kombinerede nomenklatur, der er fastsat i del I, afsnit I, litra A, i bilag I til Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 2658/87 af 23. juli 1987 om told- og statistiknomenklaturen og den fælles toldtarif (5), senest ændret ved forordning (EF) nr. 2204/1999 (6); de pågældende bindende tariferingsoplysninger bør ikke længere være gyldige, og følgelig må de toldmyndig- heder, der har meddelt dem, hurtigst muligt ophæve dem og samtidige underrette Kommissionen herom; i overensstemmelse med artikel 14, stk. 1, i forordning (EØF) nr. 2454/93 bør modtageren i givet fald have mulighed for i et bestemt tidsrum at påberåbe sig den bindende tariferingsoplysning, der således ophører med at være gyldig; (4) de i denne beslutning fastsatte foranstaltninger er i over- ensstemmelse med udtalelse fra Toldkodeksudvalget — Gruppen for Told- og Statistiknomenklaturen — VEDTAGET FØLGENDE BESLUTNING: Artikel 1 De bindende tariferingsoplysninger, der er anført med refe- rencer i første kolonne i skemaet i bilaget, og som de i anden kolonne anførte toldmyndigheder har meddelt, med angivelse af den tarifering, der er anført i tredje kolonne, bør ophæves hurtigst muligt og under alle omstændigheder senest enogty- vendedagen efter offentliggørelsen i De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende af denne beslutning. Artikel 2 Denne beslutning er rettet Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland. til Kongeriget Nederlandene og Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 8. november 1999. På Kommissionens vegne Franz FISCHLER Medlem af Kommissionen (1) EFT L 302 af 19. 10. 1992, s. 1. (2) EFT L 119 af 7. 5. 1999, s. 1. (3) EFT L 253 af 11. 10. 1993, s. 1. (4) EFT L 197 af 29. 7. 1999, s. 25. (5) EFT L 256 af 7. 9. 1987, s. 1. (6) EFT L 278 af 28. 10. 1999, s. 1. L 298/38 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende 19. 11. 1999 Bindende tariferingsoplysning (Reference) No 1 NL 199308119430026-0 No 2 NL 199308119430025-0 No 3 NL 199803065650042-0 No 4 DE HH/B/00317/98/01-01 No 5 DE HH/B/00325/98/01-01 No 5 DE HH/B/00326/98/01-01 BILAG Toldmyndighed Tarifering Belastingsdienst/Douane Rotterdam Rotterdam Netherlands Belastingsdienst/Douane Rotterdam Rotterdam Netherlands Belastingsdienst/Douane Rotterdam Rotterdam Netherlands Oberfinanzdirektion Hamburg Zolltechnische Prüfungs- und Lehranstalt Bundesrepublik Deutschland Oberfinanzdirektion Hamburg Zolltechnische Prüfungs- und Lehranstalt Bundesrepublik Deutschland Oberfinanzdirektion Hamburg Zolltechnische Prüfungs- und Lehranstalt Bundesrepublik Deutschland 3926 90 99 3926 90 99 3926 90 99 3926 90 99 3926 90 99 3926 90 99


title: Common Position (EC) No 2/2000 of 8 November 1999 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to adopting a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues

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prevention of pollution
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text: C 10/14 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 1. 2000 COMMON POSITION (EC) No 1/2000 adopted by the Council on 8 November 1999 with a view to adopting Directive 2000/. /EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues (2000/C 10/02) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), Having regard to the opinion of Regions (3), the Committee of the Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty (4), Whereas: (1) Community policy on the environment aims at a high level of protection; it is based on the precautionary principle and the principles that the polluter should pay and that preventive action should be taken; (2) One important field of Community action in maritime transport concerns the reduction of the pollution of the seas; this can be achieved through compliance with international conventions, codes and resolutions while maintaining the freedom of navigation as provided for by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the freedom of providing services as provided for in Community law; (3) The Community is seriously concerned about the pol- lution of the seas and coastlines of the Member States caused by discharges of waste and cargo residues from ships, and in particular about the implementation of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (Marpol 73/78) which regulates what (1) OJ C 271, 31. 8. 1998, p. 79. (2) OJ C 138,18. 5. 1999, p. 12. (3) OJ C 198, 14. 7. 1999, p. 27. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 11 February 1999 (OJ C 150, 28. 5. 1999, p. 432), Council Common Position of 8 November 1999 and Decision of the European Parliament of … (not yet published in the Official Journal). wastes can be discharged from ships into the marine environment and requires States Parties to ensure the provision of adequate reception facilities in ports; all Member States have ratified Marpol 73/78; (4) The protection of the marine environment can be enhanced by reducing discharges into the sea of ship- generated waste and cargo residues; this can be achieved by improving the availability and use of reception facilities and by improving the enforcement regime; in its Resolution of 8 June 1993 on a common policy of safe seas (5), the Council included among its priority actions the development of availability and use of reception facilities within the Community; (5) Council Directive 95/21/EC of 19 June 1995 concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control) (6) provides that ships posing an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment may not proceed to sea; (6) (7) Pollution of the seas by its very nature has transboundary implications; in view of the subsidiarity principle, action at Community level is the most effective way of ensuring common environmental standards for ships and ports throughout the Community; In view of the proportionality principle, a directive is the appropriate legal instrument, as it provides a framework for the Member States’ uniform and compulsory appli- cation of environmental standards, while leaving each Member State the right to decide which implementation tools best fit its internal system; (5) OJ C 271, 7. 10. 1993, p. 1. (6) OJ L 157, 7. 7. 1995, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 98/42/EC (OJ L 184, 27. 6. 1998, p. 40). 13. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 10/15 (8) Consistency with existing regional agreements, such as the 1974/1992 Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment in the Baltic Sea area, should be ensured; (9) In the interest of improving pollution prevention and avoiding distortion of competition, the environmental requirements should apply to all ships, irrespective of the flag they fly, and adequate reception facilities should be made available in all ports of the Community; ports instead of discharge into the sea; this can be facilitated by providing that all ships contribute to the costs for the reception and handling of ship-generated waste so as to reduce the economic incentives to discharge into the sea; in view of the subsidiarity principle, the Member States should, in accordance with their national laws and current practices, retain the powers to establish whether and in what proportion the fees related to quantities actually delivered by the ship will be included in the cost-recovery systems for using port reception facilities; charges for using these facilities should be fair, non-discriminatory and transparent; (10) Adequate port reception facilities should meet the needs of users, from the largest merchant ship to the smallest the environment, without recreational craft, and of causing undue delay to the ships using them; the obli- gation to ensure the availability of adequate port reception facilities leaves the Member States with a high degree of freedom to arrange the reception of waste in the most suitable manner and permits them, inter alia, to provide fixed reception installations or to appoint service pro- viders bringing to the ports mobile units for the reception of waste when needed; this obligation also implies the other all obligation accompanying arrangements necessary for the proper and adequate use of these facilities; provide service and/or to (11) Adequacy of facilities can be improved by up to date waste reception and handling plans established in consul- tation with the relevant parties; (15) In order to avoid undue burden for the parties concerned, ships engaged in scheduled traffic with frequent and regular port calls may be exempted from certain obli- gations deriving from this Directive where there is sufficient evidence that there are arrangements to ensure the delivery of the waste and the payment of fees; (16) Cargo residues should be delivered to port reception facilities in accordance with Marpol 73/78; Marpol 73/78 requires cargo residues to be delivered to port reception facilities to the extent necessary to comply with the tank-cleaning requirements; any fee for such delivery should be paid by the user of the reception facility, the user being normally specified in the contractual arrangements between the parties involved or in other local arrangements; (12) The effectiveness of port reception facilities can be improved by requiring ships to notify their need to use reception facilities; such notification would also provide information for effectively planned waste management; waste from fishing vessels and recreational craft may be handled by the port reception facilities without prior notification; (17) It is necessary to undertake targeted inspections in order to verify compliance with this Directive; the number of such inspections, as well as the penalties imposed, should be sufficient to deter non-compliance with this Directive; for reasons of efficiency and cost-effectiveness, such inspections may be undertaken within the framework of Directive 95/21/EC, when applicable; (13) Discharges of ship-generated waste at sea can be reduced by requiring all ships to deliver their waste to port reception facilities before leaving the port; in order to reconcile the interest of the smooth operation of maritime transport with the protection of the environment, excep- tions to this requirement should be possible taking into account the sufficiency of the dedicated storage capacity on board, the possibility of delivering at another port without risk of discharge at sea and specific delivery requirements adopted in accordance with international law; (14) In view of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, the costs of port reception facilities, including the treatment and disposal of ship-generated waste, should be covered by ships; in the interest of protecting the environment, the fee system should encourage the delivery of ship-generated waste to (18) Member States should ensure a proper administrative framework for the adequate functioning of the port reception facilities; under Marpol 73/78, allegations of inadequate port reception facilities should be transmitted to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO); the same information could be simultaneously transmitted to the Commission for information purposes; (19) An information system for the identification of polluting or potentially polluting ships would facilitate the enforce- ment of this Directive and would be helpful in evaluating the implementation thereof; the Sirenac information system established under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on port State control provides a large amount of the additional information needed for that purpose; C 10/16 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 1. 2000 (20) It is necessary that a committee consisting of representa- tives of the Member States assist the Commission in the effective application of this Directive; since the measures necessary for implementing this Directive are measures of a general scope within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (1), such measures should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure provided for in Article 5 of that Decision; (21) Certain provisions of this Directive may, without broad- ening its scope, be amended in accordance with that procedure in order to take into account Community or IMO measures which enter into force in the future so as to ensure their harmonised implementation, HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Purpose The purpose of this Directive is to reduce the discharges of ship-generated waste and cargo residues into the sea, especially illegal discharges, from ships using ports in the Community, by improving the availability and use of port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues, thereby enhancing the protection of the marine environment. Article 2 Definitions For the purpose of this Directive: (a) ‘ship’ shall mean a seagoing vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment and shall include hydrofoil boats, air-cushion vehicles, submersibles and floating craft; (b) ‘Marpol 73/78’ shall mean the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, as in force at the date of adoption of this Directive; (c) ‘ship-generated waste’ shall mean all waste, including sewage, and residues other than cargo residues, which are generated during the service of a ship and fall under the scope of Annexes I, IV and V to Marpol 73/78 and cargo-associated waste as defined in the Guidelines for the implementation of Annex V to Marpol 73/78; (d) ‘cargo residues’ shall mean the remnants of any cargo material on board in cargo holds or tanks which remain after unloading procedures and cleaning operations are completed and shall include loading/unloading excesses and spillage; (e) (f) ‘port reception facilities’ shall mean any facility, which floating or mobile and capable of receiving is fixed, ship-generated waste or cargo residues; ‘fishing vessel’ shall mean any ship equipped or used commercially for catching fish or other living resources of the sea; (g) ‘recreational craft’ shall mean a ship of any type, regardless of the means of propulsion, intended for sports or leisure purposes; (h) ‘port’ shall mean a place or a geographical area made up of such improvement works and equipment as to permit, principally, the reception of ships, including fishing vessels and recreational craft. Without prejudice to the definitions in points (c) and (d), ‘ship-generated waste’ and ‘cargo residues’ shall be considered to be waste within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (2). Article 3 Scope This Directive shall apply to: (a) all ships, including fishing vessels and recreational craft, irrespective of their flag, calling at, or operating within, a port of a Member State, with the exception of any warship, naval auxiliary or other ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service; and (b) all ports of the Member States normally visited by ships falling under the scope of point (a). Article 4 Port reception facilities 1. Member States shall ensure the availability of port reception facilities adequate to meet the needs of the ships normally using the port without causing undue delay to ships. (1) OJ L 184, 17. 7. 1999, p. 23. (2) OJ L 194, 25. 7. 1975, p. 39. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 96/350/EC (OJ L 135, 6. 6. 1996, p. 32). 13. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 10/17 2. To achieve adequacy, the reception facilities shall be capable of receiving the types and quantities of ship-generated waste and cargo residues from ships normally using that port, taking into account the operational needs of the users of the port, the size and the geographical location of the port, the type of ships calling at that port and the exemptions provided for under Article 9. (b) as soon as the port of call is known, if this information is available less than 24 hours prior to arrival; or (c) at the latest upon departure from the previous port, if the duration of the voyage is less than 24 hours. 3. Member States shall establish procedures, in accordance with those agreed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), for reporting to the port State alleged inadequacies of port reception facilities. Member States may decide that the information will be notified to the operator of the port reception facility, who will forward it to the relevant authority. Article 5 Waste reception and handling plans An appropriate waste reception and handling plan shall 1. following be developed and implemented for each port in particular with consultations with the relevant parties, port users or their representatives, having regard to the requirements of Articles 4, 6, 7, 10 and 12. Detailed require- ments for the development of such plans are set out in Annex I. 2. The waste reception and handling plans referred to in paragraph 1 may, where required for reasons of efficiency, be developed in a regional context with the appropriate involvement of each port, provided that the need for, and availability of, reception facilities are specified for each individ- ual port. 3. Member States shall evaluate and approve the waste reception and handling plan, monitor its implementation and ensure its re-approval at least every three years and after significant changes in the operation of the port. Article 6 Notification 2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be kept on board at least until the next port of call and shall upon request be made available to the Member States’ authorities. Article 7 Delivery of ship-generated waste 1. The master of a ship calling at a Community port shall, before leaving the port, deliver all ship-generated waste to a port reception facility. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, a ship may proceed to the next port of call without delivering the ship-generated waste if it follows from the information given in accordance with Article 6 and Annex II, that there is sufficient dedicated storage capacity for all ship-generated waste that has been accumulated and will be accumulated during the intended voyage of the ship until the port of delivery. If there are good reasons to believe that adequate facilities are not available at the intended port of delivery, or if this port is unknown, and that there is therefore a risk that the waste will be discharged at sea, the Member State shall take all necessary measures to prevent marine pollution, if necessary by requiring the ship to deliver its waste before departure from the port. 3. Paragraph 2 shall apply without prejudice to more stringent delivery requirements for ships adopted in accord- ance with international law. 1. The master of a ship, other than a fishing vessel or recreational craft, bound for a port located in the Community shall complete truly and accurately the form in Annex II and notify that information to the authority or body designated for this purpose by the Member State in which that port is located: (a) at least 24 hours prior to arrival, if the port of call is known; or Article 8 Fees for ship-generated waste the costs of port 1. Member States shall ensure that including the reception facilities for ship-generated waste, treatment and disposal of the waste, shall be covered through the collection of a fee from ships. C 10/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 1. 2000 2. The cost-recovery systems for using port reception facilities shall provide no incentive for ships to discharge their waste into the sea. To this end the following principles shall apply: (a) all ships calling at a port of a Member State shall contribute to the costs referred to in paragraph 1, irrespective of actual use of the facilities. Arrangements to this effect may include incorporation of the fee in the port dues or a separate standard waste fee. The fees may be differentiated with respect to, inter alia, the category, type and size of the ship; (b) the part of the costs which is not covered by the fee referred to in subparagraph (a), if any, shall be covered on the basis of the types and quantities of ship-generated waste actually delivered by the ship; (c) fees may be reduced if the ship’s environmental manage- ment, design, equipment and operation are such that the master of the ship can demonstrate that it produces reduced quantities of ship-generated waste. In order to ensure that the fees are fair, transparent, 3. non-discriminatory and reflect the costs of the facilities and services made available and, where appropriate, used, the amount of the fees and the basis on which they have been calculated should be made clear for the port users. Article 9 Exemptions 1. When ships are engaged in scheduled traffic with fre- quent and regular port calls and there is sufficient evidence of an arrangement to ensure the delivery of ship-generated waste and payment of fees in a port along the ship’s route, Member States of the ports involved may exempt these ships from the obligations in Article 6, Article 7(1) and Article 8. 2. Member States shall inform the Commission of exemp- tions grated in accordance with paragraph 1 on a regular basis, at least once a year. Article 11 Enforcement 1. Member States shall ensure that any ship may be subject to an inspection in order to verify that it complies with Articles 7 and 10 and that a sufficient number of such inspections is carried out. For inspections concerning ships other than fishing 2. vessels and recreational craft: (a) in selecting ships for inspection, Member States shall pay particular attention to: — ships which have not complied with the notification requirements in Article 6, — ships for which the examination of the information provided by the master in accordance with Article 6 has revealed other grounds to believe that the ship does not comply with this Directive; (b) such inspection may be undertaken within the framework of Directive 95/21/EC, when applicable; (c) if the relevant authority is not satisfied with the results of this inspection, it shall ensure that the ship does not leave the port until it has delivered its ship-generated waste and cargo residues to a port reception facility in accordance with Articles 7 and 10; (d) when there is clear evidence that a ship has proceeded to sea without having complied with Article 7 or 10, the competent authority of the next port of call shall be informed thereof and such a ship shall, without prejudice to the application of the penalties referred to in Article 13, not be permitted to leave that port until a more detailed assessment of factors relating to the ship’s compliance with this Directive, such as the accuracy of any information provided in accordance with Article 6, has taken place. 3. Member States shall establish control procedures, to the extent required, for fishing vessels and recreational craft to ensure compliance with the applicable requirements of this Directive. Article 10 Delivery of cargo residues Article 12 Accompanying measures 1. Member States shall: The master of a ship calling at a Community port shall ensure that cargo residues are delivered to a port reception facility in accordance with the provisions of Marpol 73/78. Any fee for delivery of cargo residues shall be paid by the user of the reception facility. (a) take all necessary measures to ensure that masters, pro- viders of port reception facilities and other persons con- the requirements cerned are adequately informed of addressed to them under this Directive and that they comply with them; 13. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 10/19 (b) designate appropriate authorities or bodies for performing functions under this Directive; (c) make provision for cooperation between their relevant authorities and commercial organisations to ensure the effective implementation of this Directive; (d) ensure that the information notified by masters in accord- ance with Article 6 be appropriately examined; (e) ensure that the formalities relating to the use of port reception facilities are simple and expeditious in order to create an incentive for the master to use port reception facilities and to avoid undue delays to ships; Article 14 Regulatory Committee The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set 1. up pursuant to Article 12(1) of Directive 93/75/EEC (4). 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the regulatory procedure provided for in Article 5 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, in compliance with the provisions of Article 8 thereof. (f) ensure that the Commission is provided with a copy of the allegations of inadequate port reception facilities referred to in Article 4(3); The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision 3. 1999/468/EC shall be fixed as three months. (g) ensure that the treatment, recovery or disposal of ship- generated waste and cargo residues shall be carried out in accordance with Directive 75/442/EEC and other relevant Community waste legislation, in particular Council Direc- tive 75/439/EEC of 16 June 1975 on the disposal of waste oils (1) and Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste (2). Delivery of ship-generated waste and cargo residues shall 2. be considered as release for free circulation within the meaning of Article 79 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3). The customs authorities shall not require the lodging of a summary declaration in accordance with Article 45 of the Community Customs Code. 3. Member States and the Commission shall cooperate to establish an appropriate information system to facilitate the identification of ships which have not delivered their ship- generated waste and cargo residues in accordance with this Directive. Article 13 Penalties Member States shall lay down a system of penalties for the breach of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Direc- tive and shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that those penalties are applied. The penalties thus provided shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. (1) OJ L 194, 25. 7. 1975, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/692/EEC (OJ L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48). (2) OJ L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 20. Directive as last amended by Article 15 Amendment procedure The Annexes to this Directive, the definition in Article 2(b), references to Community instruments and references to IMO instruments may be amended in accordance with the pro- cedure laid down in Article 14(2) in order to bring them into line with Community or IMO measures which have entered into force, in so far as such amendments do not broaden the scope of this Directive. Furthermore, the Annexes to this Directive may be amended in accordance with that procedure when necessary to improve the regime established by this Directive, in so far as such amendments do not broaden the scope of this Directive. Article 16 Implementation 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before. (5) and forthwith inform the Commission thereof. However, as far as sewage as referred to in Article 2(c) is concerned, the implementation of this Directive shall be suspended until 12 months after the entry into force of Annex IV to Marpol 73/78. Directive 94/31/EC (OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 28). (4) OJ L 247, 5. 10. 1993, p. 19. Directive as last amended by Directive (3) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by 98/74/EC (OJ L 276, 13. 10. 1998, p. 7). Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 (OJ L 119, 7. 5. 1999, p. 1). (5) 24 months following the date of entry into force of this Directive. C 10/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 1. 2000 2. When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by Member States. Article 17 Evaluation 1. Member States shall submit to the Commission a status report concerning the implementation of this Directive every three years. 2. The Commission shall submit an evaluation report on the operation of the system as provided for in this Directive to the European Parliament and the Council, on the basis of the reports of the Member States as provided for in paragraph 1 together with proposals concerning the implementation of this Directive. as necessary, Article 18 Entry into force This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 19 Addressees This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at. For the European Parliament For the Council The President The President 13. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 10/21 ANNEX I REQUIREMENTS FOR WASTE RECEPTION AND HANDLING PLANS IN PORTS (as referred to in Article 5) Plans shall cover all types of ship-generated waste and cargo residues originating from ships normally visiting the port and shall be developed according to the size of the port and the types of ships calling at that port. The following elements shall be addressed in the plans: — an assessment of the need for port reception facilities, in light of the need of the ships normally visiting the port; — a description of the type and capacity of port reception facilities; — a detailed description of the procedures for the reception and collection of ship-generated waste and cargo residues; — a description of the charging system; — procedures for reporting alleged inadequacies of port reception facilities; — procedures for ongoing consultations with port users, waste contractors, terminal operators and other interested parties; and — type and quantities of ship-generated waste and cargo residues received and handled. In addition, the plans should include: — a summary of relevant legislation and formalities for delivery; — identification of a person or persons to be responsible for the implementation of the plan; — a description of the pre-treatment equipment and processes in the port, if any; — a description of methods of recording actual use of the port reception facilities; — a description of methods of recording amounts of ship-generated and cargo residues received; and — a description of how the ship-generated waste and cargo residues are disposed of. The procedures for reception, collection, storage, treatment and disposal should conform in all respects to an environmental management scheme suitable for the progressive reduction of the environmental impact of these activities. Such conformity is presumed if the procedures are in compliance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 of 29 June 1993 allowing voluntary participation by companies in the industrial sector in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (1). (1) OJ L 168, 10. 7. 1993, p. 1. C 10/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 1. 2000 Information to be made available to all port users: — brief reference to fundamental importance of proper delivery of ship-generated waste and cargo residues; — location of port reception facilities applicable to each berth with diagram/map; — list of ship-generated waste and cargo residues normally dealt with; — list of contact points, the operators and the services offered; — description of procedures for delivery; — description of charging system; and — procedures for reporting alleged inadequacies of port reception facilities. 13. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 10/23 ANNEX II INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED BEFORE ENTRY INTO THE PORT OF. (Port of destination as referred to in Article 6 of Directive 2000/…/EC) 1. Name, call sign and, where appropriate, IMO identification number of the ship: 2. Flag State: 3. Estimated time of arrival (ETA): 4. Estimated time of departure (ETD): 5. Previous port of call: 6. Next port of call: 7. Last port and date when ship-generated waste was delivered: 8. Are you delivering all some none (*) of your waste into port reception facilities? 9. Type and amount of waste and residues to be delivered and/or remaining on board, and percentage of maximum storage capacity: If delivering all waste, complete second column as appropriate. If delivering some or no waste, complete all columns. Type Waste to be delivered m3 Maximum dedicated storage capacity m3 Amount of waste retained on board m3 Port at which remaining waste will be delivered Estimated amount of waste to be generated between notification and next port of call m3 1. Waste oils Sludge Bilge water Others (specify) (*) Tick appropriate box. C 10/24 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 1. 2000 Type Waste to be delivered m3 Maximum dedicated storage capacity m3 Amount of waste retained on board m3 Port at which remaining waste will be delivered Estimated amount of waste to be generated between notification and next port of call m3 2. Garbage Food waste Plastic Other 3. Cargo-associated waste (*) (specify) 4. Cargo residues (*) (specify) (*) May be estimates. Notes: 1. This information may be used for port State control and other inspection purposes. 2. Member States will determine which bodies will receive copies of this notification. 3. This form is to be completed unless the ship is covered by an exemption in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2000/. /EC. I confirm that: — the above details are accurate and correct and — there is sufficient dedicated onboard capacity to store all waste generated between notification and the next port at which waste will be delivered. Date … Time … Signature … 13. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 10/25 STATEMENT OF THE COUNCIL’S REASONS I. INTRODUCTION The Commission submitted to the Council, on 20 July 1998, its proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues (1). The Commission amended its proposal on 20 April 1999(2). The Commission proposal, which is based upon Article 80(2) of the Treaty, is subject to the codecision procedure. The European Parliament delivered its opinion in the first reading on 11 February 1999 (3) and confirmed it in the framework of the codecision procedure on 16 September 1999. The Economic and Social Commitee issued its opinion on 24 March 1999 (4). The Committee of the Regions issued its opinion on 11 March 1999 (5). On 8 November 1999, the Council adopted its common position in accordance with Article 251(2) of the Treaty (former Article 189b). II. OBJECTIVES The objective of the Directive under consideration is to enhance the protection of the marine environment by reducing the discharges of ship-generated waste and cargo residues into the sea through the improvement of the availability and use of port reception facilities. The draft Directive also aims at ensuring a harmonised implementation of the Marpol 73/78 Convention(6), which, inter alia, obliges ports to ensure the provision of oil, noxious liquid substances and garbage reception facilities adequate to meet the needs of ships using them, without causing undue delays to ships. III. SUMMARY OF THE COMMON POSITION The common position contains the following key elements: (a) each Community port shall ensure the availability of adequate waste reception facilities for ships normally calling at that port. A description of the needs and the details of the facilities shall be laid down in a waste reception and handling plan, which could take into account the regional context; (b) all ships calling at a Community port must deliver their ship-generated waste at that port unless they have enough dedicated storage capacity for the waste to be delivered at a subsequent port; (c) the cost of the port reception facilities shall be covered through the collection of fees from ships. The cost-recovery system shall not encourage the discharge of waste into the sea. It shall consist of a fixed non-special fee component and, on an optional basis, a variable fee relating to the amount and type of waste actually delivered; (d) the Member States shall implement the Directive 24 months after its publication in the Official Journal. They shall provide a proper administrative framework for its enforcement and its monitoring. (1) OJ C 271, 31. 8. 1998, p. 79. (2) OJ C 148, 28. 5. 1999, p. 7. (3) OJ C 150, 28. 5. 1999, p. 432. (4) OJ C 138, 18. 5. 1999, p. 12. (5) OJ C 198, 14. 7. 1999, p. 27. (6) International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, and the Protocol of 1978 related thereto. C 10/26 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 1. 2000 IV. MOTIVATION OF THE COUNCIL During its examination of the Commission proposal, the Council built upon the opinion of the other Community institutions, in particular the European Parliament. The Council was concerned the marine about reaching a generally acceptable equilibrium between the protection of environment, the smooth operation of maritime transport and the local conditions of each port. The following points are particularly relevant in that respect: (a) Regarding the provision of adequate port reception facilities, the Council feels that the facilities should be able to cope with the particular local conditions they are confronted with. The text, as amended by the Council, states that the Member States’ responsibility is to ensure the availability of facilities (i. e. fixed or mobile installations), that the capacity facilities must take into account the quantities of waste normally delivered, the operational needs of the users, the geographical location of the port (lack of space for large installations may make delivery at larger neighbouring ports necessary) and the exemptions in Article 9 (as exempted ships may reduce the need for waste reception facilities). (b) The common position gives the Member States the flexibility of establishing the waste reception and handling plans in a regional context and following consultations with the relevant parties so that resources could be allocated in a most cost-effective way. (c) Regarding the waste delivery regime, the text tries to smooth the operation of ships and to reduce the administrative burden on ports by providing that the ship will be able to leave the port without a case by case authorisation if, subject to control under Article 11(2), the availability of sufficient storage capacity clearly appears from the form in Annex II to the Directive. At the same time, the text was made more severe from the point of view of the protection of the marine environment. Whereas the Commission proposal permitted ships not to deliver their waste if there is sufficient storage capacity for the waste during the intended voyage of the ship, Article 7 of the common position adds that the ship must have sufficient dedicated storage capacity for the waste kept on board and for the waste that will be generated until the intended port of delivery of the waste. Moreover, the common position adds that the port State has to intervene if the intended port of delivery is not known or has no adequate reception facilities so that there is a risk of discharge at sea. (d) The fee system (Article 8) was amended in order to allow the Member States to give due consideration to their local maritime traditions while ensuring that these traditions do not conflict with the protection of the environment. The common position strives to strike a balance between the non-special fee and the direct fee principles and enables the Member States and ports to adapt the fee structure to their particular conditions while providing no incentive for ships to discharge their waste at sea. On the one hand, the common position imposes on all ships a fixed contribution to cover the cost of the port reception facilities irrespective of the actual use of those facilities. On the other hand, it opens the possibility to adjust the relative importance of the mandatory non-special and optional direct fee components in relation to the other characteristics of the port fees, the port’s facilities or other aspects in such a way that the fees would still encourage the delivery of waste to ports instead of discharge into the sea. This approach would however be subject to a public Council and Commission statement whereby the Commission would submit a proposal to amend the Directive if the variety of cost recovery systems would have adverse effects on the marine environment or the waste flow patterns. 13. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 10/27 V. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS (a) The Council introduced a better consideration of international conventions: — the common position provides that the delivery requirements of the Directive do not prejudge more stringent delivery requirements adopted in accordance with international law (Article 7(3)). This allows the Member States concerned to implement regional conventions such as the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea area to which the Community is a party (1), without going as far as extending the application of those regional conventions to the Community as a whole; — being of the opinion that sewage should be covered as soon as Annex IV to Marpol on sewage has entered into force, the Council completed Article 16 in the sense that the Directive will automatically apply to sewage 12 months after entry into force of that Annex without any further time-consuming measures being necessary. (b) The Council aimed at avoiding any administrative burden that would be out of proportion to the aims being pursued: — concerning Article 6(1), the common position maintains the Commission proposal’s option for Member States to choose the authority or body to whom the ship should notify its intention to deliver its waste. It adds that, if the Member State designates the operator of the facility, the latter should pass on the information to the relevant authority; — it is specified that the information must be kept on board until the next port of call (Article 6(2); — in Article 9(2), the common position stipulates that the Commission should only be regularly informed of the exemptions; — the Member States and the Commission agreed to cooperate in establishing common criteria for identifying environmentally friendly ships benefiting form reduced fees. (c) The Council took into account the specific characteristics of certain types of ships: — The Member States agreed to make upon adoption of the Directive a public statement, the wording of which is drawn form Marpol Article 3(3), according to which they will take measures to ensure that ships which are exempted from the scope of the Directive, such as warships or other ships enjoying State immunity, will act in a manner consistent, in so far as is reasonable and practicable, with this Directive. — The Council amended Articles 3 and 11 of the Commission proposal with a view to clarifying that the Directive and its general enforcement provision also apply to fishing vessels and recreational craft. Moreover, the Council shared the Commission’s proposal that these vessels should not be subject to the notification requirements, the priority inspections in case of absent or suspicious notification, the port State control and the detention at the next port of call as described in Article 6 and in Article 11(2): fishing vessels usually call exclusively at the same home ports, which know their schedules, are routinely prepared to receiving their waste without prior notification each time they return form the sea and have specific control instruments for fishing vessels. Moreover, Directive 95/21/EC on port State control does not apply to fishing vessels and recreational craft. As indicated in Article 11(3), other types of inspection and control need therefore to be established by the Member States. It is also to be noted that so-called fish factory vessels which are not engaged in catching fish are not to be considered fishing vessels under the draft Directive and will therefore be subject to all prior notification and enforcement requirements of Articles 6 and 11. (1) OJ L 73, 16. 3. 1994, pp. 1 and 19. C 10/28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 1. 2000 (d) The Council sought an adequate enforcement of the Directive: — For ships that infringed against the Directive, the common position maintains, in Article 11, the proposed penalties of Article 13 and the assessment of the ships’ record of compliance, while adding that the ship will not be permitted to leave port pending that assessment. The common position also deletes the prohibition to load or unload a ship as this would unduly affect the cargo owners, as well as the ‘more detailed inspections’ under the port State control Directive as these are solely related to safety. — The common position deletes Article 12(1)(g) on compensation for unduly delayed ships as it could interfere with the extensive legislation on contractual and civil liability existing in all Member States. (e) The Council took great care to improve the technical quality and legal clarity of the provisions: — the recitals were updated and streamlined; repetitions of the articles were avoided; — the drafting of the definitions of ship, port reception facility and port was improved (see Article 2); — Article 14 was adapted to take into account the provisions of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (1); — the presentation of the form in Annex II was improved. VI. AMENDMENTS BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 1. The Council followed, in substance, 11 of 18 amendments by the European Parliament, very often in the form suggested in the Commission’s amended proposal: — Amendment 1 on recital 5 (new recital 8) relating to Helcom was adopted in the form of the Commisson’s amended proposal. — Amendments 3 and 16 concerning environmentally friendly ships were accepted through the statement referred to under V(b), fourth indent. The Council could not however agree to setting up an intricate administrative system for classifying individual ships. — Amendment 4 on evaluation of the Directive was inserted in recital 19 of the common position. — Amendment 5 on exempted ships was accepted through the statement referred to under V(c) first indent above. — Amendment 6 on the approval of the waste reception plans was inserted into Article 5(2). — Amendment 9 on fees was accepted as a statement by the Council and the Commission (see IV(d)). (1) OJ L 184, 17. 7. 1999, p. 23. 13. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 10/29 — Amendment 12 on inspections was accepted in Article 11(2)(d) (see V(d), first indent). — Amendment 14 (Helsinki Convention) was accepted through the modification of Article 7(3) mentioned under V(a), first indent. — Amendment 17 was accepted through the postponed application of the Directive to sewage (Article 16(1)) and through a more detailed drafting of Article 4 concerning waste reception facilities (see V(a), second indent). — Amendment 18 was accepted in the technically improved form proposed by the Commission. 2. The Council did not adopt the following amendments: (a) Amendment 2 to recital 15 (recital 12 of the common position). Amendment 7 (first part) to Article 6(1). Amendment 13 to Article 11(4) (new Article 11(3)) The Council feels that the characteristics of fishing vessels are such that they should escape the notification duties and special enforcement requirements set out in Articles 6 and 11(2) (see V(c), second indent). (b) Amendment 7, second part (Article 6(1)): Spreading of notifications The Council prefers, with a view to reducing the administrative burden, to maintain the option of informing either the port authorities or another relevant body, while providing for an exchange of information between them (see V(b), first indent). (c) Amendment 8 to Article 8: The fees for ship-generated waste In considering this Article, the Council had to reconcile different concerns. As explained under IV(d), Member States are requested to fix the fixed-fee element of the waste-reception fees at such a level that it would still, taking into account other characteristics of the port, encourage the delivery of waste in the port. (d) Amendment 10 for a new Article 9(2a): Waste disposal arrangements with third countries The Council considers that inserting in the Directive a commitment to establish a common policy for waste-disposal arrangements with third countries, although desirable, would require further and careful study of the application of the Directive in practice. The Council nevertheless inserted in Article 7(2) a provision that Member States have to intervene (e. g. by requiring delivery of all waste remaining on board) if there are good reasons to believe that ships intend to deliver their waste in ports having no adequate reception facilities. Since Community ports will in principle be endowed with adequate facilities, such provision mainly concerns third country ports. (e) Amendment 11: The percentage of ships to be inspected (Article 11(1)) The Council feels that adding the requirement of 25 % inspections would place too great a burden upon the authorities of the port State. In addition, the Council considers that the Commission’s proposal already contains adequate safeguards by providing for a sufficient number of inspections, for specific inspections in case of suspicion and for inspections under Directive 95/21/EC which already provides that 25 % of the ships entering a port should be inspected. C 10/30 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 1. 2000 (f) Amendment 15: The details of the information system (Article 12(3)) The Council is of the opinion that the details of the information system should not be specified in the Directive as they can be best worked out at expert level in the framework of the cooperation between the Member States and the Commission in implementing the Directive. VII. CONCLUSION In its common position, the Council attempted to reach a generally acceptable equilibrium between the protection of the marine environment, the smooth operation of maritime transport and the local conditions of each port. In doing so, the Council took carefully into account the opinions of the different Community institutions


title: QUESTION ÉCRITE P-2088/99 posée par Maurizio Turco (TDI) au Conseil. Citoyens d'États membres de l'UE qui jouissent du droit d'asile dans d'autres États membres ou dans des pays tiers.

text: 20. 6. 2000 FR Journal officiel des CommunautØs europØennes C 170 E/145 (2000/C 170 E/176) QUESTION (cid:201)CRITE P-2088/99 posØe par Maurizio Turco (TDI) au Conseil (8 novembre 1999) Objet: Citoyens d(cid:146)(cid:201)tats membres de l(cid:146)UE qui jouissent du droit d(cid:146)asile dans d(cid:146)autres (cid:201)tats membres ou dans des pays tiers ConformØment au traitØ d(cid:146)Amsterdam, la politique d(cid:146)asile a ØtØ intØgrØe dans le traitØ de la CommunautØ europØenne, en particulier au titre IV «visas, asile, immigration et autres politiques liØes (cid:224) la libre circulation des personnes». Le protocole sur le droit d(cid:146)asile pour les ressortissants des (cid:201)tats membres de l(cid:146)Union europØenne, qui est annexØ au traitØ CE, stipule que le Conseil est immØdiatement informØ dŁs lors qu(cid:146)un (cid:201)tat membre dØcide d(cid:146)accorder l(cid:146)asile (cid:224) un citoyen d(cid:146)un autre (cid:201)tat membre de l(cid:146)Union, ce qui confirme le r(cid:244)le central du Conseil dans l(cid:146)Øchange d(cid:146)informations entre les (cid:201)tats membres de l(cid:146)UE en matiŁre d(cid:146)asile et d(cid:146)immigration. En fonction de cette Øvolution, et en limitation partielle de la Convention de GenŁve du 28 juillet 1951 et du Protocole de New York du 31 janvier 1967 sur le statut de rØfugiØ, les citoyens de l(cid:146)Union peuvent en gØnØral obtenir l(cid:146)asile uniquement de la part de pays tiers et non plus auprŁs des (cid:201)tats membres de l(cid:146)Union. Existe-t-il des cas oø les citoyens d(cid:146)un (cid:201)tat membre de l(cid:146)Union ont obtenu l(cid:146)asile d(cid:146)un autre (cid:201)tat membre ou d(cid:146)(cid:201)tats tiers, avant et aprŁs l(cid:146)entrØe en vigueur du traitØ sur l(cid:146)UE et du Protocole sur le droit d(cid:146)asile? Dans l(cid:146)affirmative, pour quelles raisons? Le Conseil ne juge-t-il pas nØcessaire et urgent d(cid:146)entreprendre une Øtude visant (cid:224) dØterminer et (cid:224) supprimer les causes (cid:224) l(cid:146)origine de la demande et de l(cid:146)obtention de l(cid:146)asile auprŁs d(cid:146)un pays tiers, afin de contrebalancer la limitation du droit du citoyen europØen d(cid:146)accØder au droit d(cid:146)asile dans un autre (cid:201)tat membre? RØponse (17 dØcembre 1999) Au cours des six mois ØcoulØs depuis l(cid:146)entrØe en vigueur du traitØ d(cid:146)Amsterdam, le Conseil n(cid:146)a re(cid:231)u, au titre du protocole sur le droit d(cid:146)asile, aucune notification concernant une demande d(cid:146)asile qui aurait ØtØ prØsentØe par un ressortissant d(cid:146)un (cid:201)tat membre dans un autre (cid:201)tat membre. Le Conseil ne dispose pas d(cid:146)informations relatives aux demandes d(cid:146)asile prØsentØes par des ressortissants d(cid:146)(cid:201)tats membres dans des pays tiers. (2000/C 170 E/177) QUESTION (cid:201)CRITE E-2126/99 posØe par Nelly Maes (Verts/ALE) et Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) (cid:224) la Commission Objet: Soutien financier (cid:224) l(cid:146)industrie europØenne du pØtrole (24 novembre 1999) Le secteur du pØtrole est en pleine mutation. De grandes entreprises fusionnent. Les accords passØs au sein de l(cid:146)OPEP entra(cid:238)nent ou n(cid:146)entra(cid:238)nent pas l(cid:146)augmentation du prix du brut. La presse fait Øtat rØguliŁrement de l(cid:146)exploitation de nouveaux champs pØtrolifŁres. Le climat de crise de 1973 semble dØfinitivement oubliØ. Depuis deux dØcennies, la politique de l(cid:146)Ønergie de la Commission europØenne se concentre de plus en plus sur trois lignes forces: a) b) c) la sßretØ de l(cid:146)approvisionnement ØnergØtique, le respect de l(cid:146)environnement et le renforcement de la compØtitivitØ


title: WRITTEN QUESTION P-2089/99 by Marco Cappato (TDI) to the Commission. Right of asylum for EU nationals in other Member States or in third countries.

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European Economic Area
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Treaty of Amsterdam
international human rights law
refugee
right of asylum

text: 8. 8. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 225 E/49 (2000/C 225 E/049) WRITTEN QUESTION P-2089/99 by Marco Cappato (TDI) to the Commission (8 November 1999) Subject: Right of asylum for EU nationals in other Member States or in third countries Following the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty, asylum policy was incorporated into the EC Treaty under Title IV ((cid:145)Visas, asylum, immigration and other policies related to the free movement of persons(cid:146)). The Protocol on asylum for nationals of Member States of the European Union which has been attached to the EC Treaty states that the Council shall be immediately informed if a Member State should decide to grant asylum to a citizen of another EU Member State, thus confirming the central role played by the Council in the exchange of information on asylum and immigration matters between the Member States. As a result of the above developments, EU citizens may, as a general rule, be granted asylum by third countries, but not by EU Member States, which means that the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the status of refugees no longer fully apply. Have there been cases in which citizens from one EU Member State have been granted asylum by another Member State or a non-Community country, either before or after the entry into force of the EU Treaty and the Protocol on asylum? If so, on what grounds? Would the Commission not agree that a study should be conducted as a matter of urgency to identify and remove the causes behind applications for asylum being made to third countries, with a view to offsetting the restrictions placed on the right of European citizens to seek asylum in another Member State? Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission (30 November 1999) The protocol on asylum for nationals of Member States of the European Union requires a Member State to inform the Council if it decides unilaterally to consider an asylum application from a national of another Member State. The protocol does not require a Member State to inform the Council if it decides to grant asylum to a national of another Member State. Although the Commission did not advocate the inclusion of the protocol on asylum for nationals of Member States of the European Union in the Treaty of Amsterdam, it notes that the preamble to the protocol states that it respects the finality and objectives of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees. In addition, declaration No 48 to the Treaty of Amsterdam states that (cid:145)The Protocol on asylum for nationals of Member States of the European Union does not prejudice the right of each Member State to take the organisational measures it deems necessary to fulfil its obligations under the Geneva Convention on 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees(cid:146). Nothing in the protocol would prevent a Member State from granting asylum to a national of another Member State if that person was a refugee within the meaning of Article 1 of the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees. The number of cases in which nationals of one Member State have applied for asylum in another Member State is relatively low. In relation to applications for asylum submitted by a national of one Member State in another Member State, for 1992 to 1994 (for 12 Member States), the following corrected data (see the answer to written question E-1356/97 by Mrs van Dijk (1)) is available: (cid:129) 1992: four applications (two in Belgium, of which one was from a German national and one was from a French national; one in Denmark from a UK national; one in Greece from a German national). (cid:129) 1993: twelve applications (six in Belgium, of which two were from Spanish nationals, three were from Portuguese nationals and one was from a UK national; two in Denmark, of which one was from a German national and one was from a French national; three in Spain from French nationals; one in Portugal from a German national). C 225 E/50 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 8. 8. 2000 (cid:129) 1994: nine applications (five in Denmark, of which two were from German nationals, two were from French nationals and one was from an Irish national; four in Spain, of which one was from a German national, one was from a French national, one was from an Italian national and one was from a Dutch national). Since enlargement of the Union in 1995, the following data relating to the 15 Member States is available: (cid:129) 1995: seven applications (five in Denmark, of which four were from German nationals and one was from an Italian national; one in Spain from an Italian national; one in Finland from a Dutch national). (cid:129) 1996: thirteen applications (five in Belgium, of which one was from a German national, two were from Spanish nationals, one was from a Dutch national and one was from a UK national; three in Denmark, of which one from a German national, one was from a Swedish national, and one was from a UK national; one in Spain from an Italian national; two in Austria, of which one was from a Danish national and one was from a German national; one in Portugal from a Spanish national; one in Finland from a French national). (cid:129) 1997: twenty-seven applications (two in Belgium from Portuguese nationals; five in Denmark, of which one from a German national, one was from a Greek national, one was from an Italian national, one was from a Swedish national, and one was from a UK national; seven in Germany, of which two were from Greek nationals, one was from a Spanish national, one was from a Dutch national, one was from a Portuguese national, one was from a Swedish national, and one was from a UK national; three in Spain, of which one was from a Greek national, one was from an Italian national, and one was from a Dutch national; ten in Sweden, of which two were from Danish nationals, four were from German nationals, one was from a Spanish national, one was from an Italian national, and two were from UK nationals). Data for 1998 and 1999 are not yet available. The information available does not indicate the grounds on which asylum was requested. As regards applications for asylum by nationals of Member States in European economic area (EEA) countries (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and Switzerland, the data available to the Commission for the period from 1995 to 1997 only indicates applications made in Switzerland in 1997 (19 applications, of which one was from a Belgian national, eleven were from German nationals, one was from a Greek national, one was from a French national, three were from Italian nationals, one was from a Dutch national, and one was from a UK national). The Commission understands that in the six months following the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, there have been no cases in which a Member State has notified the Council pursuant to point (d) of the sole article of the Protocol on asylum for nationals of Member States that it is has decided unilaterally to examine an application for asylum which has been submitted to it by a national of another Member State. The Commission is aware of two cases in which the national of one Member State has been recognised as a refugee in another Member State: in 1991 an Italian national was recognised as a refugee in the Netherlands and in 1997 a German national was recognised as a refugee in Portugal. The information available does not indicate the grounds on which the persons concerned were recognised as refugees. The Commission is not aware of any cases in which nationals of Member States have been recognised as refugees in EEA countries or in Switzerland in the period from 1995 to 1997 for which data is available. As regards applications for asylum by nationals of Member States in non-Community countries and grants of asylum in such cases, with the exception of the data relating to EEA countries and Switzerland mentioned above, the Commission does not compile data on such cases. The Commission has no plans to undertake a study on the reasons why some nationals of Member States may have lodged asylum applications in third countries. (1) OJ C 373, 9. 12. 1997


title: 1999/761/EC: Commission Decision of 8 November 1999 amending Decision 98/393/EC of 19 May 1998 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in France, Italy and the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (notified under document number C(1999) 3608) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the English text is authentic

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financial aid
foot-and-mouth disease
storage
vaccine

text: 23. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 300/37 COMMISSION DECISION of 8 November 1999 amending Decision 98/393/EC of 19 May 1998 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in France, Italy and the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (notified under document number C(1999) 3608) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/761/EC) (4) Whereas for technical reasons the Institute for Animal Health in Pirbright has required supporting documentation on 1 June 1999; whereas therefore in paragraph 2 of this Article the date ‘1 March 1999’ should be modified in order to allow the payment of financial assistance; submitted the (5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter- inary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 In paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Decision 98/393/EC the date is replaced by ‘1 July 1999’. ‘1 March 1999’ Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Done at Brussels, 8 November 1999. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 14 thereof, (1) Whereas by virtue of Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines (3), the establishment of antigen banks is part of the Community's action to create Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine; (2) Whereas Article 3 of that Decision designates among others the Institute for Animal Health at Pirbright in the United Kingdom as antigen banks holding Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease antigen; (3) Whereas in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Decision 98/393/EC of 19 May 1998 on financial assis- tance from the Community for storage in France, Italy and the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (4) Community assis- tance shall be paid on the basis of supporting documen- tation submitted to the Commission before 1 March 1999; (1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. (2) OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. (3) OJ L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21. (4) OJ L 176, 20. 6. 1998, p. 25


title: Verordening (EG) nr. 2371/1999 van de Commissie van 8 november 1999 tot wijziging van Verordening (EG) nr. 1599/97 houdende uitvoeringsbepalingen van de regeling inzake minimumprijzen bij invoer van bepaalde soorten klein fruit van oorsprong uit Bulgarije, Hongarije, Polen, Roemenië, Slowakije en Tsjechië, en van Verordening (EG) nr. 2479/96 houdende uitvoeringsbepalingen van de regeling inzake minimumprijzen bij invoer van bepaalde soorten rood fruit van oorsprong uit Estland, Letland en Litouwen en houdende vaststelling van de minimumprijzen bij invoer

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Central and Eastern Europe
import price
minimum price
soft fruit

text: L 286/8 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen 9. 11. 1999 VERORDENING (EG) Nr. 2371/1999 VAN DE COMMISSIE van 8 november 1999 tot wĳziging van Verordening (EG) nr. 1599/97 houdende uitvoeringsbepalingen van de regeling inzake minimumprĳzen bĳ invoer van bepaalde soorten klein fruit van oorsprong uit Bulgarĳe, Hongarĳe, Polen, Roemenië, Slowakĳe en Tsjechië, en van Verordening (EG) nr. 2479/96 houdende uitvoeringsbepalingen van de regeling inzake minimumprĳzen bĳ invoer van bepaalde soorten rood fruit van oorsprong uit Estland, Letland en Litouwen en houdende vaststelling van de minimumprĳzen bĳ invoer DE COMMISSIE VAN DE EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAPPEN, Gelet op het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeen- schap, Gelet op de besluiten van de Raad van 18 mei 1998 inzake de sluiting van de protocollen tot aanpassing van de handels- aspecten van de Europaovereenkomsten tussen de Europese Gemeenschappen en hun lidstaten enerzĳds en, respectievelĳk, de Republiek Estland en de Republiek Litouwen, anderzĳds, in verband met de toetreding van de Republiek Oostenrĳk, de Republiek Finland en het Koninkrĳk Zweden tot de Europese Gemeenschap, en met de resultaten van de landbouwonder- handelingen van de Uruguayronde, waaronder ook de verbete- ringen van de bestaande preferentieregeling (1), inzonderheid op artikel 2, lid 1, Overwegende hetgeen volgt: (1) Er moeten bepalingen worden vastgesteld voor de toepassing van de in de genoemde protocollen opge- nomen nieuwe regeling inzake minimumprĳzen bĳ invoer van bepaalde soorten voor verwerking bestemd klein fruit van oorsprong uit de Republiek Estland of de Republiek Litouwen. De genoemde regeling is identiek aan de regeling inzake minimumprĳzen bĳ invoer van bepaalde soorten klein fruit van oorsprong uit Bulgarĳe, Hongarĳe, Polen, Roemenië, Slowakĳe of Tsjechië, waarvan de toepassingsbepalingen zĳn vastgesteld bĳ Verordening (EG) nr. 1599/97 van de Commissie (2). Voor de administratie is het eenvoudiger de toepassings- bepalingen van vorengenoemde invoerregelingen in dezelfde verordening op te nemen en daartoe Verorde- ning (EG) nr. 1599/97 zodanig te wĳzigen dat zĳ ook voor de genoemde producten van oorsprong uit Estland en Litouwen van toepassing is. (2) De invoerregeling komt in de plaats voor die van Veror- dening (EG) nr. 1926/96 van de Raad (3). Bĳgevolg moet Verordening (EG) nr. 2479/96 van de Commissie (4), laatstelĳk gewĳzigd bĳ Verordening (EG) nr. 922/ 1999 (5), zodanig worden gewĳzigd dat Estland en Litouwen niet meer tot haar werkingssfeer behoren. (1) PB L 321 van 30. 11. 1998, blz. 1, voor Litouwen en PB L 29 van 3. 2. 1999, blz. 9, voor Estland. (2) PB L 216 van 8. 8. 1997, blz. 63. (3) PB L 254 van 8. 10. 1996, blz. 1. (4) PB L 335 van 24. 12. 1996, blz. 25. (5) PB L 114 van 1. 5. 1999, blz. 47. (3) (4) Aangezien de aanpassingsprotocollen in werking zĳn getreden op 1 september 1999, zoals door de Raad is aangegeven (6), moet deze verordening ook met ingang van die datum van toepassing zĳn. De in deze verordening vervatte maatregelen zĳn in overeenstemming met het advies van het Comité van beheer voor verwerkte producten op basis van groenten en fruit, HEEFT DE VOLGENDE VERORDENING VASTGESTELD: Artikel 1 Verordening (EG) nr. 1599/97 wordt als volgt gewĳzigd: 1. De titel wordt vervangen door: „Verordening (EG) nr. 1599/97 van de Commissie van 28 juli 1997 houdende uitvoeringsbepalingen van de regeling inzake minimumprĳzen bĳ invoer van bepaalde soorten klein fruit van oorsprong uit Bulgarĳe, Hongarĳe, Polen, Roemenië, Slowakĳe, Tsjechië, Estland of Litouwen. ”. 2. De bĳlage wordt vervangen door de bĳlage die is opge- nomen in bĳlage A bĳ deze verordening. Artikel 2 Verordening (EG) nr. 2479/96 wordt als volgt gewĳzigd: 1. De titel wordt vervangen door: „Verordening (EG) nr. 2479/96 van de Commissie van 18 december 1996 houdende uitvoeringsbepalingen van de regeling inzake minimumprĳzen bĳ invoer van bepaalde soorten klein fruit van oorsprong uit Letland en houdende vaststelling van de minimumprĳzen bĳ invoer. ”. 2. De bĳlagen I en II worden vervangen door de bĳlagen die zĳn opgenomen in de bĳlagen B en C bĳ deze verordening. Artikel 3 Deze verordening treedt in werking op de dag van haar bekendmaking in het Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeen- schappen. Zĳ is van toepassing met ingang van 1 september 1999. (6) PB L 224 van 25. 8. 1999, blz. 9, voor Litouwen en PB L 248 van 21. 9. 1999, blz. 36, voor Estland. 9. 11. 1999 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen L 286/9 Deze verordening is verbindend in al haar onderdelen en is rechtstreeks toepasselĳk in elke lidstaat. Gedaan te Brussel, 8 november 1999. 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6 9 7 , 5 9 9 , 6 9 7 , 8 2 6 , 8 4 4 , 0 9 3 , 5 9 2 — , 1 3 6 , 5 8 3 , 3 3 2 — — — — , 0 5 7 , 6 7 5 , 5 9 9 , 6 9 7 , 5 9 9 , 6 9 7 , 8 2 6 , 8 4 4 , 0 9 3 , 5 9 2 , 4 1 5 , 1 3 6 , 5 8 3 , 3 3 2 — — — — e r e d n a : n e t n e c r e p s t h c i w e g 3 1 n a d r e e m t e i n n a v e t l a h e g r e k i u s n e e t e m , n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t t e m , n e i e b d r a a n e r o r v e B 0 9 * 9 1 0 1 1 1 8 0 e r e d n a : n e t n e c r e p s t h c i w e g 3 1 n a d r e e m n a v e t l a h e g r e k i u s n e e t e m , n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t t e m , n e i e b d r a a n e r o r v e B 0 9 * 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 0 n e t h c u r v e l e h : n e t n e c r e p s t h c i w e g 3 1 n a d r e e m n a v e t l a h e g r e k i u s n e e t e m , n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t t e m , n e i e b d r a a n e r o r v e B 0 1 * 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 0 x e n e t h c u r v e l e h : n e t n e c r e p s t h c i w e g 3 1 n a d r e e m t e i n n a v e t l a h e g r e k i u s n e e t e m , n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t t e m , n e i e b d r a a n e r o r v e B 0 1 * 9 1 0 1 1 1 8 0 9 1 0 1 1 1 8 0 x e g n i k r e w r e v r o o v , n e s s e b l a a e t r a w Z g n i k r e w r e v r o o v , n e s s e b l a a e d o R g n i k r e w r e v r o o v , n e i e b d r a A g n i k r e w r e v r o o v , n e z o b m a r F — — — — 0 1 0 2 0 1 8 0 x e 0 1 0 3 0 1 8 0 x e 0 3 0 3 0 1 8 0 x e 0 1 0 1 8 0 x e , 0 5 7 e l e h : n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t r e d n o z , n e i e b d r a a n e r o r v e B 0 1 * 0 9 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 9 0 1 1 1 8 0 x e n e t h c u r v , 6 9 7 : n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t r e d n o z , n e z o b m a r f n e r o r v e B 0 9 * 1 3 0 2 1 1 8 0 e r e d n a , 6 7 5 e r e d n a : n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t r e d n o z , n e i e b d r a a n e r o r v e B 0 9 * 0 9 0 1 1 1 8 0 — — e r e d n a : n e t n e c r e p s t h c i w e g 3 1 n a d r e e m t e i n n a v e t l a h e g r e k i u s n e e t e m , n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t t e m , n e z o b m a r f n e r o r v e B 9 1 * 9 1 0 2 1 1 8 0 n e t h c u r v e l e h : n e t n e c r e p s t h c i w e g 3 1 n a d r e e m t e i n n a v e t l a h e g r e k i u s n e e t e m , n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t t e m , n e z o b m a r f n e r o r v e B 1 1 * 9 1 0 2 1 1 8 0 9 1 0 2 1 1 8 0 x e , 5 9 9 e l e h : n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t r e d n o z , n e z o b m a r f n e r o r v e B 0 1 * 1 3 0 2 1 1 8 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 8 0 x e n e t h c u r v — — — — : n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t r e d n o z , n e s s e b l a a e t r a w z n e r o r v e B 0 9 * 9 3 0 2 1 1 8 0 e r e d n a : n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t r e d n o z , n e s s e b l a a e t r a w z n e r o r v e B 0 1 * 9 3 0 2 1 1 8 0 9 3 0 2 1 1 8 0 x e l e e t s r e d n o z : n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t r e d n o z , n e s s e b l a a e d o r n e r o r v e B 0 9 * 1 5 0 2 1 1 8 0 e r e d n a : n e f f o t s t e o z e r e d n a f o r e k i u s e d g e o v e g e o t r e d n o z , n e s s e b l a a e d o r n e r o r v e B 0 1 * 1 5 0 2 1 1 8 0 1 5 0 2 1 1 8 0 x e l e e t s r e d n o z 9. 11. 1999 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen L 286/11 GN-code 0811 10 11 Bevroren aardbeien BĲLAGE B „BĲLAGE I Producten BĲLAGE C „BĲLAGE II PRĲS Oorsprong Letland” GN-code Producten 0811 10 90 Bevroren aardbeien, zonder toegevoegde suiker of andere zoetstoffen: hele vruchten Letland 93,7 0811 10 90 Bevroren aardbeien, zonder toegevoegde suiker of andere zoetstoffen: andere 72,0” (in EUR/100 kg 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title: 1999/734/CE: Decisione del Consiglio, dell'8 novembre 1999, recante nomina di membri titolari e supplenti svedesi del Comitato delle regioni

eurovoc_concepts:
European Committee of the Regions
Sweden
appointment of staff

text: 17. 11. 1999 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee L 296/21 II (Atti per i quali la pubblicazione non è una condizione di applicabilità) CONSIGLIO DECISIONE DEL CONSIGLIO dell'8 novembre 1999 recante nomina di membri titolari e supplenti svedesi del Comitato delle regioni (1999/734/CE) IL CONSIGLIO DELL'UNIONE EUROPEA, visto il trattato che istituisce la Comunità europea, in partico- lare l'articolo 263, vista la decisione del Consiglio, del 26 gennaio 1998 (1), che nomina i membri titolari e supplenti del Comitato delle regioni, considerando che alcuni seggi di membri titolari del suddetto Comitato sono divenuti vacanti in seguito alle dimissioni delle sig. re Eva-Lisa Birath-Lindvall, Christina Tallberg, Margot Wikström e dei sigg. Göran Färm e Bernth Johnson e che alcuni seggi di membri supplenti del suddetto Comitato sono divenuti vacanti a seguito delle dimissioni delle sig. re Ann Beskow, Ulla Olander, Ulla Norgren e dei sigg. Åke Bengtsson, Lars Bjurström, Arne Jonsson e Siwert Nordwall, comunicate al Consiglio rispettivamente in data 8 luglio, 5, 14 e 15 ottobre 1999; viste le proposte del governo svedese, DECIDE: Articolo unico Le sig. re Ann Beskow, Anneli Stark e i sigg. Uno Alde- 1. gren, Rune Hjälm, e Aldo Iskra sono nominati membri titolari del Comitato delle regioni in sostituzione delle sig. re Eva-Lisa Birath-Lindvall, Christina Tallberg, Margot Wikström e dei sigg. Göran Färm e Bernth Johnson per la restante durata del mandato, ossia fino al 25 gennaio 2002. 2. Le sig. re Lena Celion, Lisbeth Rydefjärd, Christina Tall- berg e i sigg. Bernth Johnson, Hans Klintbom, Jens Nilsson e Malin Risberg sono nominati membri supplenti del Comitato delle regioni in sostituzione delle sig. re Ann Beskow, Ulla Olander, Ulla Norgren e dei sigg. Åke Bengtsson, Lars Bjur- ström, Arne Jonsson e Siwert Nordwall, per la restante durata del mandato, ossia fino al 25 gennaio 2002. Fatto a Bruxelles, addì 8 novembre 1999. Per il Consiglio Il Presidente S. NIINISTÖ (1) GU L 28 del 4. 2. 1998, pag. 19