Le présent rčglement a pour objet d'établir le statut des agences exécutives que la Commission peut charger, sous son contrôle et sa responsabilité, de certaines tâches relatives ŕ la gestion de programmes communautaires.

The Agreement on mutual recognition of OECD principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance monitoring programmes between the European Community and the State of Israel is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

Upgrade administrative structures for design, implementation, management, monitoring, control and evaluation of Community funded rural development programmes and the EU forestry strategy.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1593/2000 of 17 July 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes

In addition to their functions under the scheme, Community inspectors shall inspect in the Regulatory Area Community vessels to which the scheme applies for compliance with any other Community conservation or control measure applying to those vessels.

(i) Control shall be carried out by inspectors of the fishery control services of the contracting parties following their assignment to the scheme of joint international inspection, hereinafter referred to as 'the scheme'.

(b) from a date to be determined by the Parties, to receive on its request from the other Party submission of all or part of that Party's total control programme and a report concerning the results of the controls carried out under that programme;

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1956/88 of 9 June 1988 adopting provisions for the application of the scheme of joint international inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization

The managing authority shall, at the request of the Monitoring Committee or on its own initiative, adjust the programme complement, without changing the total amount of the contribution from the Funds granted to the priority concerned nor its specific targets.

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2868/88 of 16 September 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Scheme of Joint International Inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization

Whereas, as part of the Community programme of action on the environment, the Council adopted Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds, which covers the protection, management and control of these species and lays down rules for their exploitation;

(3) In drawing up the list of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 2004, and the proposed rate and amount of the contribution for each programme, both the interest of each programme for the Community and the volume of available appropriations must be taken into account.

The aim of the Joint Undertaking shall be to ensure the unity of the administration and the financial control of the project for the research, development and demonstration phase of the Galileo programme, and to this end mobilise the funds assigned to that programme.

The Council adopted a Decision on 22 December 1998 concerning the Fifth Framework Programme of the EAEC for research and training activities (1998-2002) ( fn ) which includes the key action controlled thermonuclear fusion,

Whereas the NAFO Fisheries Commission adopted on 13 September 1991 a proposal for a modified scheme, henceforward to be entitled 'scheme of joint international inspection and surveillance'; whereas pursuant to Article XI of the NAFO Convention, the proposal will, in the absence of objections, become a measure binding upon Contracting Parties with effect from 6 January 1992; whereas the modified scheme is acceptable to the Community;

the Community's financial contribution towards specific veterinary measures, inspection measures in the veterinary field and programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases (veterinary measures) as well as towards plant health measures;

The Council adopted Decision 1999/64/Euratom on 22 December 1998 concerning the fifth framework programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for research and training activities (1998 to 2002) ( 2 ) which includes the key action controlled thermonuclear fusion.

The experience gained by the Community from the Fiscalis programme has shown that exchanges, seminars and multilateral control exercises could achieve the objectives of the programme by bringing officials from different national administrations together in professional activities.

Whereas the fourth environmental action programme of the European Communities (6) confirms that the control of pollution from oil spills remains a valid priority and, indeed, that the priority attributed to marine pollution is increasing; whereas it recognizes that considerable attention must be paid to other dangerous substances transported by sea, as well as to oil;

This Regulation lays down the procedures for the programming, implementation and control of the Community financial assistance to the OCT managed by the Commission under the Ninth European Development Fund (EDF), in accordance with the provisions of the Overseas Association Decision and the EDF Financial Regulation.

whereas the 1993 Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development has as one of its principal themes climate change and outlines the need for action in the relevant economic sectors so that CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions are controlled;

(1) Commission Decision 2002/677/EC of 22 August 2002 laying down standard reporting requirements for programmes of eradication and control of animal diseases co-financed by the Community and repealing Decision 2000/322/EC(3) does not cover programmes for the control of zoonotic salmonella co-financed by the Community.

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/662/EC of 19 July 1999 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on mutual recognition of OECD principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance monitoring programmes between the European Community and the State of Israel fn, and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas sound financial management should be assured by providing that expenditure is to be duly justified and certified, and by linking payments to compliance with essential responsibilities as to the monitoring of programming, financial controls and the application of Community law;

(2) Under Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy fn, programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases are to be financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.

Whereas, it is necessary to submit for analyses lots of pistachios originating in, or consigned from all third countries, in order to determine the levels of contamination of pistachios from all sources with Aflatoxin B1 and total Aflatoxin, whereas co-ordinated official control programmes for foodstuffs shall be completed to this end;

Reinforce the administrative structures in order to ensure more efficient implementation and management of Sapard measures; similarly reinforce the administrative structures needed for the design, implementation, management, monitoring, control and evaluation of Community-funded rural development programmes.

(3) The measures laid down in this Decision should apply without prejudice to the eradication plan to be implemented in the classical swine fever infected area of Slovakia pursuant to Article 16 of Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever fn.

By Commission Decision 98/64/EC of 9 December 1997 on a Community financial contribution for improving the foot-and-mouth disease control programme in Turkey (7), it was agreed as a part of a work plan that the European Commission would make arrangements for testing of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine produced in Turkey.

whereas, in view of the extent of such programmes and the time required to carry them out, and of the necessity of having a uniform register in all the Community, it appears essential that the Commission ensures, together with the national bodies responsible for establishment and operation of the register, the running thereof;

Whereas the modified scheme applies without prejudice to the obligation of the Member States under Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (4) to inspect and control Community vessels which have been engaged in fishing and related activities in the Regulatory Area;

Multiannual indicative programming based on specific objectives derived from the priorities in Article 66 and indicating modalities for the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the development cooperation and resulting operations during a reference period shall be carried out in the context of close contacts between the Community and the South African Government with the contribution of the European Investment Bank.

Following the amendment of Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001, the conditions for granting support under the former material improvement plans and aid to young farmers should be laid down so as not to weaken the general objective of the market organisation as regards controlling wine-growing potential.

NOTING that the Euratom fusion programme is a broad-based programme embracing all activities undertaken in the Community in the field of controlled nuclear fusion by magnetic confinement and is implemented through contracts of association between Euratom and the Member States, organizations in the Member States, and Switzerland, by the Joint European Torus (JET) joint undertaking, by the Joint Research Centre, through a multilateral agreement concerning the Next European Torus (NET) and through contracts with industry; and that the Euratom fusion programme presents itself as a single body in its relations with other fusion programmes in the world;

Whereas, in order to strengthen and facilitate cooperation between all the authorities in the Community involved in the monitoring, inspection and surveillance of activities in the fisheries sector, a general framework should be set up under which all the authorities concerned can request mutual assistance and the exchange of relevant information, and specific monitoring programmes should be introduced;

Upon receipt of a report on a sighting of a non-contracting party vessel by a Community inspector assigned to the NAFO scheme of joint international inspection and surveillance, the Commission shall transmit this information without delay to the Secretariat of NAFO and, where possible, to the non-contracting party vessel, informing it that the information will be transmitted to all the Contracting Parties to the NAFO Convention and to its flag State.

Decisions 93/244/EEC and 2001/618/EC must be amended to include the territories of Belgium and the Netherlands in the list of the territories of the Member States or regions thereof, where approved disease control programmes are in place, so that certain additional guarantees may be required by Belgium and the Netherlands in intra-Community trade of pigs.

the premium and other payment schemes referred to in Articles 3 to 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 should fall within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (5) (hereinafter referred to as 'the integrated system'), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1036/1999 (6).

Having regard to the general guidelines issued by the European Council on 29 October 1993 which take up as an area for joint action support for the transition towards multi-racial democracy in South Africa through a coordinated programme of assistance in preparing for the elections and monitoring them, and through the creation of an appropriate cooperation framework to consolidate the economic and social foundations of this transition,

Whereas, because of concern for possible latent infection of potatoes by Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith the additional measures include testing for the presence of the organism in Egypt in potatoes intended for export to the Community as well as a monitoring testing programme of the said potatoes on entry into the Community and appropriate controls on the waste disposal after packaging or processing of the said potatoes in the Community;

This Regulation applies to activities carried out on the customs territory of the European Community by pre-shipment inspection entities which, for the account of governments of public entities of third countries, carry out controls on the quality, quantity or price, including exchange rate and financial terms, of goods destined for export to the territory of these third countries ('pre-shipment inspection programmes').

In order to ensure that the aid scheme is properly applied, producer organisations and processors must forward the necessary information and keep up-to-date suitable documentation and should, in particular, specify the areas under tomatoes, peaches and pears, on the basis of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1593/2000 (2), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 of 23 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2721/2000 (4), for the purposes of all inspections and controls deemed necessary.

(1) Following inspections carried out by designated EC inspectors between 28 March 1996 and 1 January 2000, in accordance with Article 12 of the Agreement on mutual recognition of OECD principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance monitoring programmes between the European Community and the State of Israel, five Israeli test facilities were found to be in compliance with GLP requirements in their respective areas of expertise.

Whereas, although the list of third countries forms the basis of the Community provisions applicable to imports from third countries laid down in Directive 90/539/EEC, other measures, particularly concerning specific animal health conditions, residue plans and certification will have to be taken into account in order to achieve complete harmonization of the conditions for importation of live poultry and hatching eggs;

EMPHASISE the importance and the need for an exchange of experience and information among the Member States, by promoting the development of the existing programmes, networks and institutions such as the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia involving authorities at national and local level as well as professionals in order to develop best practice in this area and the Community action plan on promoting the safer use of Internet;

Whereas, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 of 23 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2015/95 (3), for the aid system to function properly, the Member States must make checks ensuring that there is no duplicate payment of the aid for areas concerned;

Provision of specific technical and legal expertise to consumer organisations to support their participation in, and input into, consultation processes on Community legislative and non-legislative policy initiatives, in relevant policy areas, such as internal market policies, services of general interest and the 10-year framework programme on sustainable production and consumption, as well as to support their contribution to market surveillance.

The additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky's disease, and the lists of territories in the Member States which are free from this disease and where approved disease control programmes are in place, are laid down in Commission Decision 93/24/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 2001/ 746/EC (4) and Commission Decision 93/244/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 2001/905/EC (6).

The additional guarantees relating to the implementation of eradication programmes for Aujeszky's disease applicable to intra-Community trade of pigs, and the lists of territories in the Member States where approved disease control programmes are in place, are laid down in Commission Decision 93/244/EEC(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/746/EC(4), which as from 1 July 2002 will be repealed and replaced by the provisions of Decision 2001/618/EC(5), as amended by Decision 2001/746/EC.

Article 24 of Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999, lays down the rules governing a Community financial contribution towards programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, in particular that the disease must be listed in the Annex to the Decision, the slaughter programme (including possible compensation for producers) must be approved by the Commission, and expenditure (including any compensation for producers) may be eligible for a Community financial contribution.