the molluscs must be subjected to the harvesting conditions laid down in the Annex to this Decision;

Harvesting can continue if results are in compliance with the conditions listed in point 2.

However, the Member States shall lay down the conditions under which producers may be authorised to sow seed from 15 July for harvesting in the following year and the conditions to be met in order for grazing to be authorised from 15 July in Member States where transhumance is practised traditionally.

However, Member States shall lay down the conditions under which producers may be authorised to sow seed from 15 July for harvesting in the following year and the conditions to be met for grazing to be authorised from 15 July or, in case of exceptional climatic condition, from 15 of June in Member States where transhumance is practised traditionally.

- ensure that the condition of crops is monitored until harvesting, so as to enable early estimates of yields and production to be made.

Commission Decision of 18 January 1996 establishing the conditions for the harvesting and processing of certain bivalve molluscs coming from areas where the paralytic shellfish poison level exceeds the limit laid down by Council Directive 91/492/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)

(7) Imports from Morocco of processed and canned bivalve molluscs of the species Acanthocardia tuberculatum harvested and processed in accordance with conditions fulfilling the health requirements laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC and the harvesting and processing conditions laid down in Decision 96/77/EC should be authorised.

(c) "agricultural activity" means the production, rearing or growing of agricultural products including harvesting, milking, breeding animals and keeping animals for farming purposes, or maintaining the land in good agricultural and environmental condition as established under Article 5,

With respect to the description of manufacturing process and process controls for the herbal substance, information shall be provided to adequately describe the plant production and plant collection, including the geographical source of the medicinal plant and cultivation, harvesting, drying and storage conditions.

(3) On the basis of those scientific studies, the Commission adopted Decision 96/77/EC of 18 January 1996 establishing the conditions for the harvesting and processing of certain bivalve molluscs coming from areas where the paralytic shellfish poison level exceeds the limit laid down by Council Directive 91/492/EEC fn.

sustainable forest management and utilisation to provide economic, social and environmental benefits and including, inter alia, forest certification - taking account of the different management conditions for small and large forest areas - and environmentally sound harvesting of both wood and non-wood forest products and natural and assisted forest regeneration;

in order to verify compliance with measures adopted under this Convention, observation and inspection shall be carried out on board vessels engaged in scientific research or harvesting of marine living resources in the area to which this Convention applies, through observers and inspectors designated by the members of the Commission and operating under terms and conditions to be established by the Commission;

Whereas legislation of Chile makes the 'Servicio Nacional de Pesca (Sernapesca)` responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropodos and for monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers Sernapesca to authorize or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones;

Whereas the provisions of legislation of Tunisia makes the 'Direction Générale de la Sante Animale (DGSA) du Ministčre de l'Agriculture` responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and for monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers DGSA to authorise or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones;

Whereas the provisions of legislation of Tunisia makes the 'Direction GĂ©nĂ©rale de la Sante Animale (DGSA) du Ministčre de l'Agriculture` responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and for monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers DGSA to authorise or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones;

Whereas legislation of Australia makes the 'Department of Primary Industries and Energy - Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service - (AQIS)` responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and for monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers AQIS to authorize or prohibit the harvesting of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones;

Consignments of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods introduced into the territories defined in Annex I of Directive 90/675/EEC for purification in an approved purification centre, or for re-laying in an approved re-laying zone, or processing in an approved processing establishment, shall have been harvested from approved production areas checked and approved by the competent authority of the third country, shall be accompanied by the original of a numbered health certificate attesting that the health conditions of production, harvesting and transportation of the batches are at least equivalent to those established by Directive 91/492/EEC.

Whereas Moroccan legislation makes veterinary inspectors, assisted by technical assistants from the Direction de l'élevage (Animal Husbandry Directorate) of the Ministry for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers the Ministry of Fisheries to authorize or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones on the basis of a report from the animal Husbandry Directorate and the Scientific Institute for Maritime Fisheries;

Whereas Moroccan legislation makes veterinary inspectors, assisted by technical assistants from the Direction de l'Ă©levage (Animal Husbandry Directorate) of the Ministry for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers the Ministry of Fisheries to authorize or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones on the basis of a report from the animal Husbandry Directorate and the Scientific Institute for Maritime Fisheries;

harvesting could not take place before 15 January 2003 as a result of adverse weather conditions or delayed sowing,

improvement of conditions of production and enhancement of quality through action in the areas of research, harvesting and handling;

ensure that the condition of crops is monitored until harvesting, so as to enable early estimates of yields and production to be made.

Improvement of conditions of production and enhancement of quality through action in the areas of research, harvesting, packaging and handling,

improving conditions for growing (in particular controlling olive fly), harvesting, delivering and storing olives prior to processing, in accordance with the technical specifications laid down by the competent national authority;

COMMISSION DECISION of 18 January 1996 establishing the conditions for the harvesting and processing of certain bivalve molluscs coming from areas where the paralytic shellfish poison level exceeds the limit laid down by Council Directive 91/492/EEC

Imports from Morocco of processed and canned bivalve molluscs of the species Acanthocardia tuberculatum harvested and processed in accordance with conditions fulfilling the health requirements laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC and the harvesting and processing conditions laid down in Decision 96/77/EC should be authorised.

"agricultural activity" means the production, rearing or growing of agricultural products including harvesting, milking, breeding animals and keeping animals for farming purposes, or maintaining the land in good agricultural and environmental condition as established under Article 5,

On the basis of those scientific studies, the Commission adopted Decision 96/77/EC of 18 January 1996 establishing the conditions for the harvesting and processing of certain bivalve molluscs coming from areas where the paralytic shellfish poison level exceeds the limit laid down by Council Directive 91/492/EEC(3).

However, Member States shall lay down the conditions under which producers may be authorised to sow seed from 15 July for harvesting in the following year and the conditions to be met for grazing to be authorised from 15 July or, in case of exceptional climatic condition, from 15 of June in Member States where transhumance is practised traditionally.

Disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Convention with regard to fisheries shall be settled in accordance with Section 2, except that the coastal State shall not be obliged to accept the submission to such settlement of any dispute relating to its sovereign rights with respect to the living resources in the exclusive economic zone or their exercise, including its discretionary powers for determining the allowable catch, its harvesting capacity, the allocation of surpluses to other States and the terms and conditions established in its conservation and management laws and regulations.