PRIOR TO THE TEST, PRELIMINARY RUNNING MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY THE BODY IN ORDER TO CHECK AND PRE-SET THE FUNCTIONING OF THE MEASURING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED FOR CHECKING PURPOSES.

Whereas Community on-the-spot inspections have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized;

whereas these checks included on-the-spot inspection in establishments appearing on the list which have shown that the hygiene standards of these establishments are sufficient;

HEALTH INSPECTION OF FRESH MEAT INTENDED FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE , PRIOR TO CUTTING AND WHEN IT LEAVES THE ESTABLISHMENTS REFERRED IN PARAGRAPH 46 ,

depending on the type of pressure equipment, further information necessary for safe installation, operation or use and, where applicable, maintenance and periodic inspection such as:

To do this, they may verify by checking a representative percentage of establishments whether the competent authorities are verifying that approved establishments are complying with this Directive.

In order to do this, they may check a representative percentage of establishments to see whether the competent authorities are checking that these establishments are fulfilling the requirements of this Directive.

Inspection and supervision of establishments shall be carried out under the responsibility of the official veterinarian who, in accordance with Article 9, may be assisted in purely material tasks by auxiliaries.

GROUPS OF PRODUCTS AND THE FREQUENCIES OF PHYSICAL CHECKS WHICH MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY EACH MEMBER STATE ON CONSIGNMENTS OF PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRY ESTABLISHMENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

THIS CONDITION MAY BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN FULFILLED IN MEMBER STATES WHERE HEAT GENERATORS CANNOT BE INSTALLED OR PUT INTO OPERATION WITHOUT PRIOR SAFETY CHECKS.

However, imports from establishments on such lists will not be eligible for reduced physical checks provided for under Article 8 (3) of Directive 90/675/EEC pending the results of the information furnished under Article 8 (3) of that Directive on imports from those establishments of that third country.

As on the spot inspections have not yet been carried out, imports from such establishments are not eligible for reduced physical checks in accordance with Article 2(4) of Decision 95/408/EC.

The EEC will consider in the context of a mutually agreed approach, the possibilities of approving plants certified by the competent authorities of Third Countries prior to visits by Community reviewers.

Whereas to ensure greater transparency the conditions and arrangements relating to the approval and registration of establishments in the animal feed sector should be brought together in a single text;

The United States side has expressed its willingness to explore ways to change its policy in relation to inspection and assurances concerning plant listing to enhance the role of the FSIS

a Community on-the-spot inspection has shown that the hygiene standard of the establishment is sufficient and it may therefore be entered on a first list of establishments from which imports of meat products may be authorised;

B1 and B2 support staff shall ensure that all relevant tasks or inspections have been carried out to the required standard before the category C certifying staff issues the certificate of release to service.

The Competent Authority shall validate by counter-signature the Statement of Conformity if it finds after inspection that the product, part or appliance conforms to the applicable design data and is in condition for safe operation.

insofar as is required under Community legislation they come from establishments on a list drawn up in accordance with Community rules or, in the case of establishments approved in accordance with Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third-country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (16), from an establishment which has undergone either a Community or a national inspection;

Whereas, following a re-examination of the establishments, the transitional arrangements were extended to 29 April 1987 by Commission Decision 87/134/EEC (4) to correspond with the entry into force of amended Community rules;

When a heat generator of a type subject to inspection at the time of manufacture is installed, the user shall be provided with written operating and maintenance instructions to enable him to obtain optimum efficiency.

Whereas a Community on-the-spot inspection has shown that the hygiene standard of the establishment is sufficient and it may therefore be entered on a first list of establishments from which imports of meat products may be authorised;

To ensure compliance with this Regulation, the competent authorities shall carry out unannounced on-the-spot inspections, on the basis of the intervention skimmed-milk powder production schedule of the undertakings concerned.

Separate Directives shall lay down the design and construction requirements and inspection, testing and, where necessary, operating methods for the categories of pressure vessels to which they relate and, where appropriate, for ancillary equipment.

WHEREAS THERE SHOULD BE A PROCEDURE ESTABLISHING CLOSE AND EFFECTIVE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE MEMBER STATES FOR ASSESSING THE ADVISABILITY OF PERMITTING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE THIRD COUNTRIES TO CARRY OUT THIS EXAMINATION OR TO WORK ON THE MEAT EXAMINED;

Member States shall ensure that the competent authority carries out checks on establishments in order to satisfy itself that they meet their obligations under Community rules and that products intended to be marketed comply with Community requirements.

Whereas, in order to inform the public of the operation of installations and their potential effect on the environment, and in order to ensure the transparency of the licensing process throughout the Community, the public must have access, before any decision is taken, to information relating to applications for permits for new installations or substantial changes and to the permits themselves, their updating and the relevant monitoring data;

Notified operators shall from 31 December 2000 meet reasonable requests from beneficiaries for unbundled access to their local loops and related facilities, under transparent, fair and non-discriminatory conditions.

in cooperation with appropriate Community experts, to assist the Commission in reviewing the list of establishments and laboratories authorized to manipulate the virus in connection with vaccine production, in accordance with Article 13 (2) of Directive 85/511/EEC;

Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the case of these establishments has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community rules;

Whereas the presence on a pressure vessel of the EEC marks showing that it has undergone the appropriate inspections indicates that it satisfies the relevant technical requirements and therefore makes it unnecessary, on the importation and placing into service of the vessel, to repeat the inspections which have already been carried out;

a person who signs a certificate of maintenance review, or of release to service in respect of a turbine-powered or a public transport aircraft, or any equipment or part thereof, under the oversight of a Member State;

Prior to granting export approval, the United States requires Community plant operators to set up a financial trust fund to be used to pay for inspections for additional animal health safeguards which are required by the USDA.

come from (an) establishment(s) having an individual facility for water treatment by chlorination, providing the supply of drinking water within the meaning of Directive EEC, and the owner of which is requested to carry out a daily check of the residual chlorine level, and to have carried out, in an official laboratory of the Ministry of Health, monthly checks in respect of the microbiological parameters;

Whereas proposals for the revision of the emission limit values and related provisions of this Directive should be submitted to the Council before 31 December 2000 in the light of the expected development of the state of technology, of experience in the operation of incineration plants and of environmental requirements,

Member States shall draw up and implement programmes on the regular inspection of heating installations of an effective rated output of more than 15 Kw with the aim of improving operating conditions from the point of view of energy consumption and of limiting carbon dioxide emissions.

A Community inspection has shown that the hygiene standards of that establishment are satisfactory and that it may therefore be included on the first list of establishments, to be drawn up in accordance with Article 4(1) of Directive 72/462/EEC, from which imports of fresh meat may be authorised.

Whereas, when approved establishments or those undergoing approval for the purpose of exporting fresh meat to the Community are being inspected, the slaughtering conditions should also be checked in accordance with Article 15 of Council Directive 93/119/EC of 22 December 1993 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killings (6);

whereas, in the light of those inspections, it is necessary to take into consideration at the moment only fully heat-treated canned bovine meat and frozen cooked bovine meat which is cooked to a centre temperature of at least 80 °C coming from establishments which are authorized to export to the Community;

For the purposes of this Directive, 'third-party financing' means the overall provision of auditing, installation, operation, maintenance and financing services for an energy efficiency investment, with recovery of the cost of these services being contingent, either wholly or in part, on the level of energy savings.

Whereas a Community veterinary mission has shown that the structure and organization of the competent authority responsible for the approval of the establishments are sufficient and that the powers available to that competent authority guarantees that it can provide the implementation of Community rules;

The Commission's veterinary experts may, in conjunction with the competent national authorities and insofar as necessary for the uniform application of this Article, carry out on-site checks on a representative number of establishments benefitting from the conditions laid down in this Article.

Pending that opinion, the Member State of destination may carry out checks on products coming from the establishment(s) or holding(s) to which the dispute relates and, if the result is positive, take measures similar to those provided for in Article 7 (1) (b) of Directive 89/662/EEC (20).

It must not be responsible for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, operation or maintenance of the pressure equipment or assemblies, and must not engage in any activities that might conflict with its independence of judgment and integrity in relation to its inspection activities.

Member States in which salary costs, the structure of establishments and the relationship between veterinarians and inspectors diverge from the Community average taken as a basis for calculation of the standard amounts fixed in points 1 and 2 (a) may exceptionally reduce them to meet the real costs of inspection:

In relation to the establishments 5736 A (VMI Corporation, Omaha, NE) and 245 L (IBP, Lexington, NE), the Commission may fix the date as of which the Member States shall authorize the imports of fresh meat after having reinspected these establishments and after having informed the Member States in the Standing Veterinary Committee of the results of the inspection.

If machinery has been designed and built to allow for its use in several control or operating modes presenting different safety levels (e.g. to allow for adjustment, maintenance, inspection, etc.), it must be fitted with a mode selector which can be locked in each position.

No Member State may, on grounds relating to the construction or inspection of a vessel within the meaning of this Directive and the separate Directive relating to it, refuse, prohibit or restrict the marketing and placing into service of an EEC-type pressure vessel which complies with the requirements of this Directive and the separate Directive relating to it.

To this end, the publication by the notified operator of an adequate reference offer for unbundled access to the local loop, within a short time-frame and ideally on the Internet, and under the supervisory control of the national regulatory authority, would contribute to the creation of transparent and non-discriminatory market conditions.

Whereas these exceptions may only relate to the conditions for approval of establishments as laid down in Chapter I of Annex A, the inspection requirements described in Chapters IV and V of Annex A, and the requirements for a health marking and health certificate as laid down in points 9 and 10 of Article 3 (1) of Directive 77/99/EEC;