The Commission, after consulting the Statistical Programme Committee, shall publish an advisory methodological manual which explains the rules set out in the Annexes and also contains guidance concerning short term statistics.

Pending the adoption of such guidance, interested parties are referred to the principles set out in paragraphs 17 to 20 of Commission Notice on the distinction between concentrative and cooperative joint ventures, OJ C 385, 31.12.1994, p. 1.

(1) According to Article 5(2) of this Directive, the user is required to carry out an assessment of the contained uses of genetically modified micro-organisms (GMMs), using as a minimum the principles set out in Annex III supplemented by guidance notes.

The transport costs for the free distribution of all products withdrawn from the market shall be met by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) on the basis of the flat-rate amounts set according to the distance between the point of withdrawal and the place of delivery set out in Annex V.

set aside pursuant to agri-environment (Articles 22 to 24 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending certain Regulations(1), which are neither put to any agricultural use nor used for any lucrative purposes other than those accepted for other land set aside under this Regulation, or

Moreover, it should also be possible to take the preventive actions set out under the sixth indent of Article 30(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations.

Community action through the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other existing financial instruments shall support the achievement of the general objectives set out in Articles 158 and 160 of the Treaty.

`1.Without prejudice to the conditions laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 3(3), public aid for fleet renewal and modernisation shall be granted only on the following conditions and those set out in Article 6 and Annex III and provided that the overall annual objectives of the multiannual guidance programme are respected:

The way that aid is to be financed, as set out in Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, was amended with effect on 1 January 2000 by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (3).

The costs of transport linked to the free distribution of all products withdrawn from the market shall be met by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) on the basis of the flat-rate amounts determined in accordance with the distance between the point of withdrawal and the place of delivery set out in Annex V.

Whereas Article 9 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 101/76 of 19 January 1976 laying down a common structural policy for the fishing industry provides that common measures may be decided upon for the attainment of the objectives mentioned in paragraph 1 of that Article in so far as they relate to the objectives set out in Article 39 (1) (a) of the Treaty; whereas these common measures may be financed by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, hereinafter referred to as 'the Fund', under Article 1 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80;

(1) The particulars and documents accompanying an application for marketing authorisation pursuant to Articles 8 and 10 (1) shall be presented in accordance with the requirements set out in this Annex and shall follow the guidance published by the Commission in The rules governing medicinal products in the European Community, Volume 2 B, Notice to applicants, Medicinal products for human use, Presentation and content of the dossier, Common Technical Document (CTD).

The particulars and documents accompanying an application for marketing authorization pursuant to Articles 12 and 13(1) shall be presented in accordance with the requirements set out in this Annex and taking account of the guidance contained in the 'Notice to applicants for marketing authorizations for veterinary medicinal products in the Member States of the European Community', published by the Commission in The rules governing medicinal products in the European Community, volume V:

As guidance, for a plant with a multi-fuel firing unit involving the simultaneous use of two or more types of fuels, the competent authorities shall set emission limit values taking into account the emission limit values from column (ii) relevant for each individual fuel, the rate of thermal input delivered by each fuel and, for refineries, the relevant specific characteristics of the plant. For refineries, such a combined limit value shall under no circumstances exceed 1 700 mg SO 2 /Nm 3.

For the purposes of Article 25(2) of Directive 95/46/EC, for all the activities falling within the scope of that Directive, the 'Safe Harbor Privacy Principles' (hereinafter 'the Principles'), as set out in Annex I to this Decision, implemented in accordance with the guidance provided by the frequently asked questions (hereinafter 'the FAQs') issued by the US Department of Commerce on 21 July 2000 as set out in Annex II to this Decision are considered to ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the Community to organisations established in the United States, having regard to the following documents issued by the US Department of Commerce:

By way of derogation from Article 6(3), Member States where more than 60% of suckler cows and heifers are kept in mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/ 1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations(1) may decide to manage the granting of the suckler cow premium for heifers separately from that for stickler cows within the limits of a separate national ceiling to be set up by the Member State concerned.

Whereas Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2191/81 (3) and (EEC) No 2192/81 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1333/82 (5), lay down, in Articles 6 and 5 respectively the frequency of checks in connection with the aid provided for by the said Regulations; whereas these provisions should be amended to take account of the minimum requirements regarding such checks as set out in Council Directive 77/435/EEC of 27 June 1977 on scrutiny by Member States of transactions forming part of the system of financing by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (6);

provide overall guidance, set strategic priorities and oversee programme implementation;

The EMAS logo as referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 shall be used in accordance with the guidance set out in Annex III.

The guidance set out in this Notice reflects the Commission's experience in applying the Merger Regulation since it entered into force on 21 December 1990.

Entities under the second paragraph of Article 2(s) of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 shall be registered as an organisation in accordance with the guidance set out in Annex I.

Organisations shall have the updates of their environmental statement validated as referred to in Article 3(b) of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 in accordance with the guidance set out in Annex II.

The guidance set out in this notice reflects the Commission's evolving experience with the assessment, acceptance and implementation of remedies under the Merger Regulation since its entry into force on 21 September 1990.

In deciding whether a deferred tax asset is recognised for deductible temporary differences associated with its investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates, and its interests in joint ventures, an enterprise considers the guidance set out in paragraphs 28 to 31.

No guidance is provided with respect to the definitions set out in chapter XI-2 or part A of this Code.

See separate Commission guidance on environmental statement set out in Annex I to Commission recommendation 2001/680/EC(2).

Annex III requires that these guidance notes be developed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 21.

The allocations of the performance reserve by Member State for the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance outside Objective 1 shall be as set out in Annex 4.

innovative counselling and guidance approaches are of particular importance for the fulfilment of the objectives set out in (a) and (b) and shall be given support;

It will be supplemented, as regards in particular section B, by guidance notes to be developed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 21.

one way of improving the quality of safety data sheets is to improve the guidance given to compilers of safety data sheets set out in the Annex to Directive 91/155/EEC;

Subject to the provisions of regulation XI-2/3 and XI-2/7, Contracting Governments shall set security levels and provide guidance for protection from security incidents.

The guidance with regard to the drawing up of short-term action plans in accordance with Article 7 of Directive 2002/3/EC shall be as set out in Annex I to this Decision.

The guidance given in part B of this Code should be taken into account when implementing the security provisions set out in chapter XI-2 of SOLAS 74 and in part A of this Code.

In order to attain the objectives referred to in Article 1, the following actions shall be undertaken under the guidance of the Commission, in accordance with the action lines set out in Annex I and the means for implementing the programme set out in Annex III:

The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund set up under Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee").

Pending the adoption of such guidance, interested parties are referred to the principles set out in paragraphs 17 to 20 of Commission Notice on the distinction between concentrative and cooperative joint ventures,

Member States shall set appropriate safety factors in each case consistent with the nature and quality of the available data and the guidance given in section 3.3.1 of Part II of "Technical guidance document in support of Commission Directive 93/67/EEC on risk assessment for new notified substances and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 on risk assessment for existing substances" and the safety factors set out in the table below:

Guidance on the interpretation of habitat types is given in the "Interpretation Manual of European Habitats" as approved by the committee set up in Article 20 ("Habitats Committee") and published by the European Commission (1).

The standards, which have been set in bold italic type should be read in the context of the background material and implementation guidance in this Standard, and in the context of the "Preface to International Accounting Standards".

According to Article 5(2) of this Directive, the user is required to carry out an assessment of the contained uses of genetically modified micro-organisms (GMMs), using as a minimum the principles set out in Annex III supplemented by guidance notes.

Neither the statistical (large extrapolation) nor the alternative approach (values above the MRL at the last time point) could be applied to the data provided, and therefore a withdrawal period could not be set according to the “ Note for guidance:

The review and adaptation of the ERA guidance should also take into account, where appropriate, the need to adapt to technical progress and the need to develop further guidance based on experience - where sufficient - with releases of certain GMOs into certain ecosystems, in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex V (Article 7(1)) of the Directive, as well as experience and scientific evidence relating to the safety of human health and the environment in connection with the placing on the market of certain GMOs (Article 16(2)).

Whereas the applications for reimbursement of aid granted to organisations of fruit and vegetable producers by Member States, up to 50 % of which may be reimbursed by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, must contain certain information which should be set out in a uniform manner by Member States to make it easier to verify whether such applications are in accordance with the provisions of Regulation No 159/66/EEC and the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 449/69, and to take a decision on them;

Moreover, it should also be possible to take the preventive actions set out under the sixth indent of Article 30(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations(3).

The way that aid is to be financed, as set out in Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, was amended with effect on 1 January 2000 by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain regulations.

whereas these provisions should be amended to take account of the minimum requirements regarding such checks as set out in Council Directive 77/435/EEC of 27 June 1977 on scrutiny by Member States of transactions forming part of the system of financing by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (6);

The particulars and documents accompanying an application for marketing authorization pursuant to Articles 8 and 10(1) shall be presented in four parts, in accordance with the requirements set out in this Annex and taking account of the guidance published by the Commission in The rules governing medicinal products in the European Community,Volume II:

Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(3) provides that the specific veterinary actions defined in Decision 90/424/EEC(4) would be financed as from 1 January 2000 by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) in order to achieve the objectives set out in Article 33(1) of the Treaty.

The guidance criteria set out in this Annex are directly applicable when the data in question have been obtained from test methods comparable with those described in Annex V. In other cases, the available data must be evaluated by comparing the test methods employed with those indicated in Annex V and the rules specified in this Annex for determining the appropriate classification and labelling.