intra-Community relations

amending Council Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases, in relation to the list of national reference laboratories for fish diseases

Upon accession, a compensatory indemnity system shall be introduced for sardine producers of the Community, as at present constituted, in relation with the specific price alignment system applicable to that species under Article 356.

The Conference agrees that the existing monetary relations between Italy and San Marino and the Vatican City and between France and Monaco remain unaffected by the Treaty establishing the European Community until the introduction of the ECU as the single currency of the Community.

Whereas the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark has submitted a proposal to the Council for the purpose of revising the Treaties establishing the European Communities so that they cease to apply to Greenland and introducing new arrangements governing relations between the Communities and Greenland;

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes(6) provides in Articles 8 and 9 for, inter alia, publication and examination of new operating restrictions: the relationship of those provisions with this Directive should be set out.

The agreement has been criticized along the following lines: the introduction of army chaplains is not the only constitutionally approved method of providing spiritual services to the army but it is one of the worst, it is not a condition for Slovenia's accession to NATO (which is, at any rate, uncertain at the moment), there are many other solutions available in democratic societies, religious rights have never been obstructed in the Slovenian army, the anticipated restriction of the provision of spiritual services to 'autochthonous' religions entails the danger of discrimination and could prove to be unconstitutional (there are no non-autochthonous or autochthonous religious communities or churches in Slovenia), at any rate there is no legal bases for this (for the time being), the relationship between the Church and the state is tense, and in any case certain financial issues are still pending, the content of such spiritual services remains unclear (there is a danger of ideologization), the proposed engagement of non-religious experts who enjoy a better reputation among the public is ignored as is the negative experience with army chaplains in WWII; similarly ignored are specific territorial features, for example the fact that army barracks are located close to religious buildings, while leaves of absence are frequent, etc.

Whereas under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1608/93 of 24 June 1993 introducing an embargo concerning certain trade between the European Economic Community and Haiti (2) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3028/93 of 28 October 1993 ropealing the suspension of the embargo concerning certain trade between the European Economic Community and Haiti and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1608/93 introducing this embargo (3) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1263/94 of introducing a discontinuation of certain financial and economic relations with Haiti (4);

amending Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs, in relation to the list of national reference laboratories for diseases of bivalve molluscs (notified under document number C(2001) 978) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/293/EC)

On 1 July 1971, the Community autonomously introduced a Generalized Scheme of Preferences on the basis of Resolution 21 (II) of the Second United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 1968. The Community is prepared, in the course of its endeavours to improve this system, to take into account the interests of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the extension and strengthening of its trade relations with the Community.

public relations work, promotion and advertising, which in particular draws attention to intrinsic features and advantages of Community products, notably the quality and safety of food, specific production methods, nutritional and health value, labelling, high animal welfare standards and respect for the environment;

On 1 July 1971, the Community autonomously introduced a Generalized Scheme of Preferences on the basis of Resolution 21 (II) of the Second United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 1968. The Community is prepared, in the course of its endeavours to improve this system, to take into account the interests of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in the extension and strengthening of its trade relations with the Community.

Commission Decision of 30 March 2001 amending Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs, in relation to the list of national reference laboratories for diseases of bivalve molluscs (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 978)

REAFFIRMING their joint resolve to support the efforts made by the Cartagena Agreement and by the Community to encourage the setting up and strengthening of regional organizations intended to promote economic growth, social progress and cultural development, at the same time introducing a factor of equilibrium into international relations;

(9) With a view to enlargement of the European Union on 1 May 2004, and in order to prevent any abuse through the re-import or re-introduction into the Community of products in receipt of export refunds, the setting of all remaining export refunds has been discontinued in the sugar sector, in relation to the products concerned when exported unprocessed to the acceding States.

The rules laid down in Council Directive 89/662/EEC concerning veterinary checks to be carried out in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market shall apply in particular to the organization of and the action to be taken following the checks carried out by the country of destination and to the safeguard measures to be applied in relation to health problems affecting the production and distribution of wild game meat in the territory of the Community.

(10) With a view to enlargement of the European Union on 1 May 2004, and in order to encourage the gradual alignment of prices in the acceding states on the Community level and to prevent any abuse through the re-import or re-introduction into the Community of products in receipt of export refunds, the setting of all remaining export refunds has been discontinued in the milk and milk products sector, in relation to the products concerned when exported unprocessed to the acceding states.

The rules laid down in Council Directive 89/662/EEC concerning veterinary checks to be carried out in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market shall apply in particular to the organization of, and the action to be taken following the checks carried out by the country of destination and to the safeguard measures to be applied in relation to health problems affecting the production and distribution of rabbit and game meat in the territory of the Community.

'measures decided on pursuant to United Nations Security Council resolution 917 (1994) and related resolutions' means measures of the United Nations Security Council or measures introduced by the European Communities or any State, country or international organization in conformity with, as required by or in connection with the implementation of relevant decisions fo the United Nations Security Council, or any action authorized by the United Nations Security Council, in respect of the discontinuation of certain financial and economic relations with Haiti;

species in relation to which it has been established that the introduction of live specimens into the natural habitat of the Community would constitute an ecological threat to wild species of fauna and flora indigenous to the Community.

species in relation to which it has been established that the introduction of live specimens into the natural habitat of the Community would constitute an ecological threat to wild species of fauna and flora indigenous to the Community. 3.

It is appropriate to modify the additional guarantees required in intra-Community trade of pigs in relation to Aujeszky's disease in order to ensure their consistency with the international rules on this disease and better control in the Community.

"coverage" means, in relation to a given total value, the proportionate value of the outgoing goods or of the incoming goods accounted for by the intra-Community operators who lie above the assimilation threshold.

Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee amending an Annex or Protocol 47 to the Agreement shall be taken separately in relation to each individual Community act to be introduced into the Agreement unless otherwise agreed.

Under the procedure laid down in Article 18, the Commission may establish restrictions on the holding or movement of live specimens of species in relation to which restrictions on introduction into the Community have been established in accordance with Article 4 (6).

Commission Decision of 30 March 2001 amending Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs, in relation to the list of national reference laboratories for diseases of bivalve molluscs

Whereas Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (6) has been amended by Directive 88/288/EEC (7) in relation to trade in offal, as well as in relation to the possibility of adopting other examinations in the framework of ante-mortem and post-mortem health inspection in order to take account of particular local situations;

The report shall contain an evaluation of the results achieved with Community support in the various project fields in relation to the overall objectives and shall contain an assessment of the social and societal impact of the introduction of the applications after they are deployed.

Commission Decision 2001/288/EC of 3 April 2001 amending Council Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases, in relation to the list of national reference laboratories for fish diseases(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2001/293/EC of 30 March 2001 amending Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs, in relation to the list of national reference laboratories for diseases of bivalve molluscs(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

When problems occur in relation to organisms covered by Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction in the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(14), the Commission shall notify the Standing Committee on Plant Health, which shall also be consulted on protocols for Community trials where these concern organisms covered by Directive 2000/29/EC.

The arrangements for the trials and tests in relation to seed potatoes also cover, inter alia, certain harmful organisms which come within the scope of Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(13), as last amended by Commission Directive 2002/28/EC(14).

The quality standards for intra-Community cross-border mail in each country are to be established in relation to the time limit for routing measured from end to end (*) for postal items of the fastest standard category according to the formula formula D + n, where D represents the date of deposit (**) and n the number of working days which elapse between that date and that delivery to the addressee.