Pending: 32000D0290

January 16, 2026
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,Whereas:(1) Point 2 of the first subparagraph of

Article 1
The areas in the United Kingdom under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the Annex hereto.
This list may be amended in the course of 2003.

Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 2000.
For the Commission
Michel Barnier
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 58.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,Whereas:(1) Point 2 of the first subparagraph of
The areas in the United Kingdom under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the Annex hereto.
This list may be amended in the course of 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 2000.
For the Commission
Michel Barnier
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 58.
AREAS ELIGIBLE UNDER OBJECTIVE 2 OF THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
(2000 to 2006)

Pending: 32000D0289

January 16, 2026
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,Whereas:(1) Point 2 of the first subparagraph of

Article 1
The areas in Austria eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the Annex hereto.
This list may be amended in the course of 2003.

Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.
Done at Brussels, 25 February 2000.
For the Commission
Michel Barnier
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 58.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,Whereas:(1) Point 2 of the first subparagraph of
The areas in Austria eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the Annex hereto.
This list may be amended in the course of 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.
Done at Brussels, 25 February 2000.
For the Commission
Michel Barnier
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 58.
AREAS ELIGIBLE UNDER OBJECTIVE 2 OF THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN AUSTRIA
(2000 to 2006)

Pending: 32000D0264

January 16, 2026
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,Whereas:(1) Point 2 of the first subparagraph of

Article 1
The areas in Spain eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the Annex hereto.
This list may be amended in the course of 2003.

Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
Done at Brussels, 14 March 2000.
For the Commission
Michel Barnier
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 58.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,Whereas:(1) Point 2 of the first subparagraph of
The areas in Spain eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the Annex hereto.
This list may be amended in the course of 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
Done at Brussels, 14 March 2000.
For the Commission
Michel Barnier
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 58.
AREAS ELIGIBLE UNDER OBJECTIVE 2 OF THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN SPAIN
2000 to 2006

Pending: 32000D0256

January 16, 2026
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to turnover taxes – Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment(1) (hereinafter referred to as the “Sixth VAT Directive”), and in particular Article 27 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) In a letter registered by the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 1 September 1999, the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands requested authorisation on the basis of Article 27 of the Sixth VAT Directive, to apply a measure derogating from

Article 1
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is hereby authorised, by derogation from Article 11(A)(1)(a) of the Sixth VAT Directive, to include in the taxable amount in respect of the supply of goods or services involving the working of non-taxed investment gold the value of the gold contained in the finished product, based on the current market value of the investment gold.

Article 2
The authorisation granted under Article 1 shall expire on 31 December 2004.

Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 2000.
For the Council
The President
(1) OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 1999/85/EC (OJ L 277, 28.10.1999, p. 34).
(2) OJ L 281, 17.10.1998, p. 31.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to turnover taxes – Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment(1) (hereinafter referred to as the “Sixth VAT Directive”), and in particular Article 27 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) In a letter registered by the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 1 September 1999, the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands requested authorisation on the basis of Article 27 of the Sixth VAT Directive, to apply a measure derogating from
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is hereby authorised, by derogation from Article 11(A)(1)(a) of the Sixth VAT Directive, to include in the taxable amount in respect of the supply of goods or services involving the working of non-taxed investment gold the value of the gold contained in the finished product, based on the current market value of the investment gold.
The authorisation granted under Article 1 shall expire on 31 December 2004.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 2000.
For the Council
The President
(1) OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 1999/85/EC (OJ L 277, 28.10.1999, p. 34).
(2) OJ L 281, 17.10.1998, p. 31.

Pending: 32000D0227

January 16, 2026
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1638/98(2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,Whereas(1) Article 5(4) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC grants the Member States the possibility of allocating part of their national guaranteed quantities and of their olive oil production aid to support for table olives under conditions to be approved by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of that Regulation.(2) Italy has presented a request in respect of the 2000/2001 marketing year and detailed rules should be laid down for the granting of the aid.(3) Provision should be made for the aid to be granted to growers of processed table olives from olive groves in Italy and the conditions governing the granting of the aid should be specified.(4) The processing period should be defined as running from 1 September 2000 to 31 August 2001. Olives which have undergone initial treatment in brine lasting at least 15 days and have been removed from the brine definitively or failing that have undergone treatment making them fit for human consumption should be deemed to be processed olives.(5) The weight of processed table olives for which aid is payable and the equivalence between processed table olives and olive oil should be determined for the purposes of calculating the unit aid for table olives and of administering the national guaranteed quantities.(6) Undertakings processing table olives must be approved in accordance with conditions to be determined.(7) Provisions should be laid down for checks on aid for table olives. Those provisions must in particular cover crop declarations by table olive growers, notifications by processors of the quantities of olives delivered by growers and leaving the processing chain, and the obligations on paying agencies regarding checks. Provision should be made for penalties on table olive growers where their declarations conflict with the results of checks.(8) The information needed for calculating the aid to be granted to growers of processed table olives should be determined. An advance on the aid may be granted under certain conditions.(9) Italy must notify the Commission of the national measures adopted for the purposes of applying this Decision and of the information used for calculating the advance on the aid and the definitive aid.(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,

Article 1
For the 2000/2001 olive oil marketing year, Italy is authorised to grant aid for the production of table olives in accordance with this Decision.

Article 2
1. Aid for the production of table olives shall be granted to growers of olives which come from olive groves in Italy and are sent to approved processing undertakings for processing into table olives.
2. For the 2000/2001 olive-oil marketing year, aid shall be granted for table olives processed between 1 September 2000 and 31 August 2001.
3. Within the meaning of this Decision, “processed table olives” means olives that have undergone at least 15 days’ initial treatment in brine and have been removed from the brine definitively or failing that have undergone treatment making them fit for human consumption.

Article 3
1. For the purposes of calculating the unit aid for table olives and of administering the national guaranteed quantities of olive oil, 100 kg of processed table olives shall be deemed to be equivalent to 13 kg of olive oil eligible for production aid as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.
2. The weight of processed table olives to be taken into consideration shall be the drained net weight of whole olives aver processing, possibly bruised but not stoned.

Article 4
1. Approval numbers shall be allocated to undertakings which:
– submit an application for approval by 30 June 2000, accompanied by the information referred to in paragraph 2 and the commitments referred to in paragraph 3,
– market processed table olives, with or without additional preparation,
– have plant capable of processing at least 50 tonnes of olives per year.
2. Applications for approval shall include at least:
– a description of the processing plant and storage facilities, with details of their capacity,
– a description of the forms of table olive preparations marketed, indicating the average weight of processed table olives required for one kilogram of each type of prepared product.
3. For the purposes of approval, processors shall undertake to:
– keep table olives for which aid is payable separate from table olives originating in third countries and those for which aid is not payable when taking delivery of, processing and storing them,
– keep details of stocks of table olives at various stages of preparation, by form of preparation, as at 1 September 2000,
– keep stock records covering table olives, linked to the financial accounts and indicating, for each day:
(a) the quantities of olives entering the establishment, showing each consignment separately and identifying the grower of each;
(b) the quantities of olives sent for processing and the quantities of table olives processed within the meaning of Article 2(3);
(c) the quantities of table olives for which the process of preparation has been completed;
(d) the quantities of table olives leaving the undertaking, broken down by form of preparation and indicating the consignees.
– provide the grower as referred to in Article 2(1) and the competent body with the documents and the information referred to in Article 6 in accordance with the conditions laid down therein,
– submit to all checks provided for under this Decision.
4. Approval shall be refused or immediately withdrawn where undertakings:
– fail to comply or no longer comply with the conditions for approval, or
– are prosecuted by the competent authorities for irregularities in respect of the arrangements provided for in Regulation No 136/66/EEC, or

Article 5
For the purposes of granting the aid for the production of table olives, by 30 November 2000 growers shall lodge a crop attestation, directly or indirectly, with the competent body confirming that the declaration laid down for olive oil production aid also covers table olives or, as appropriate, a new declaration containing the same information as the crop declaration for olive oil but referring to table olives.
Where the information concerned has already been furnished by a crop declaration for olive oil and has not been subject to modification, the supplementary declaration shall simply indicate the references to the crop declaration and the parcels concerned.
The declarations concerning table olives shall be included in the alphanumeric database provided for in connection with the aid scheme for olive oil production.

Article 6
1. During the month following delivery of the final consignment of olives and no later than 30 June 2001, approved undertakings shall issue growers as referred to in Article 2(1) with a certificate of delivery showing the net weight of olives entering the undertaking.
The certificate must be supported by all the documentation relating to the weight of the consignments of olives delivered.
2. Approved undertakings shall notify the competent body and the control agency:
(a) before the 10th day of each month, of:
– the quantities of olives received, sent for processing and processed within the meaning of Article 2(3) in the course of the previous month,
– the quantities of olives prepared and sent out, broken down by form of preparation, in the course of the previous month;
– the aggregate quantities referred to in the first two indents and the stock situation at the end of the previous month;
(b) before 1 July 2001, of the names of growers as referred to in Article 2(1) for the processing period referred to in Article 2(2) and of the quantities covered by certificates issued to them in accordance with paragraph 1;
(c) before 1 June 2002, of the total quantities delivered for the processing period referred to in Article 2(2) and of the corresponding total quantities processed.

Article 7
1. Before 1 July 2001, table olive growers shall lodge aid applications, directly or indirectly, with the competent body, containing at least the following details:
– the name and address of the grower,
– a reference to the relevant crop declaration,
– the approved undertaking to which the olives were delivered.
Such applications shall be accompanied by certificates of delivery as referred to in Article 6(1).
Where applicable, applications may be accompanied by an application for an advance on the aid.
2. Applications lodged after the deadline shall incur a penalty consisting of a reduction of 1 % of the amount to which the grower would have been entitled had the application been lodged by the due date, for each working day of delay. Applications lodged more than 25 working days late shall be refused.

Article 8
1. Before the definitive payment of the aid, the competent body shall carry out the controls required to check:
– the quantities of table olives covered by certificates of delivery,
– the quantities of table olives processed, broken down by grower.
Controls shall involve:
– several physical inspections of goods in stock and a check of the accounts of approved undertakings,
– stricter checks of aid applications from olive growers applying for aid for both table olives and olive oil.
2. Italy shall see that all the necessary controls are in place to ensure that:
– entitlement to table olive production aid is respected,
– olives entering an undertaking approved under this Decision are excluded from eligibility for olive oil production aid,
– no more than one aid application is lodged for the same olives.
3. Without prejudice to the penalties laid down by Italy, no aid shall be granted to growers as referred to in Article 2(1) whose declarations as provided for in Article 5 or whose aid applications in accordance with Article 7 prove to conflict with the results of checks. However, Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98(3) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 9
1. Growers as referred to in Article 2(1) may receive an advance on the aid requested. The advance shall be equal to the unit amount referred to in Article 17a(1) of Coucil Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84(4), multiplied by the quantity of olive oil equivalent, in accordance with Article 3( 1 ) of this Decision, to the relevant quantity of table olives processed.
For the purposes of granting advances to growers, the quantity of table olives processed shall be determined by applying a provisional processing coefficient to the quantity appearing in the certificate of delivery, as confirmed by the other information notified to the competent body. That coefficient shall be established by the competent body on the basis of the data available on the approved undertaking concerned. However, the quantity of table olives taken into consideration may not exceed 90 % of the quantity of table olives delivered.
2. Advances on the aid shall be paid from 16 October 2001 to growers applying therefor in accordance with Article 7(1).

Article 10
1. Without prejudice to the reductions provided for in Article 20d of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the aid shall be equal to the unit amount referred to in Article 17a(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 multiplied by the quantity of olive oil equivalent, in accordance with Article 3(1) of this Decision, to the relevant quantity of table olives processed.
For the purposes of granting the aid to growers as referred to in Article 2(1), the quantity of table olives processed shall be determined by applying a processing coefficient for the undertaking concerned to the quantity appearing in the certificate of delivery, as confirmed by the other information notified to the competent body. That coefficient shall be equal to the ratio between the total quantity of table olives processed on the one hand, and the total quantity of table olives covered by certificates of delivery on the other hand, in respect of the olive-oil marketing year concerned.
Where the quantity of processed olives corresponding to the aid as set out in the certificate of delivery cannot be established, the quantities of table olives processed for the growers concerned shall be calculated using the average coefficient for the other undertakings. However, without prejudice to any claims which the olive growers concerned might make against the undertaking, that quantity of processed olives may not exceed 75 % of the quantity shown in the certificate of delivery.
2. Once the controls referred to in Article 8 have been carried out, the aid or, where applicable, the balance of the aid shall be paid to the grower in full within 90 days of the Commission fixing the unit amount thereof.

Article 11
Italy shall notify the Commission:
– without delay, of the national measures taken pursuant to this Decision,
– before 1 August 2001, of the quantities of olive oil equivalent to the estimated output of table olives processed and of the provisional processing coefficients for that estimate,
– before 16 June 2002, of the quantities of olive oil equivalent to the actual output of table olives processed and of the processing coefficients adopted.

Article 12
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 7 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p.3025/66.
(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 50.
(4) OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1638/98(2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,Whereas(1) Article 5(4) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC grants the Member States the possibility of allocating part of their national guaranteed quantities and of their olive oil production aid to support for table olives under conditions to be approved by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of that Regulation.(2) Italy has presented a request in respect of the 2000/2001 marketing year and detailed rules should be laid down for the granting of the aid.(3) Provision should be made for the aid to be granted to growers of processed table olives from olive groves in Italy and the conditions governing the granting of the aid should be specified.(4) The processing period should be defined as running from 1 September 2000 to 31 August 2001. Olives which have undergone initial treatment in brine lasting at least 15 days and have been removed from the brine definitively or failing that have undergone treatment making them fit for human consumption should be deemed to be processed olives.(5) The weight of processed table olives for which aid is payable and the equivalence between processed table olives and olive oil should be determined for the purposes of calculating the unit aid for table olives and of administering the national guaranteed quantities.(6) Undertakings processing table olives must be approved in accordance with conditions to be determined.(7) Provisions should be laid down for checks on aid for table olives. Those provisions must in particular cover crop declarations by table olive growers, notifications by processors of the quantities of olives delivered by growers and leaving the processing chain, and the obligations on paying agencies regarding checks. Provision should be made for penalties on table olive growers where their declarations conflict with the results of checks.(8) The information needed for calculating the aid to be granted to growers of processed table olives should be determined. An advance on the aid may be granted under certain conditions.(9) Italy must notify the Commission of the national measures adopted for the purposes of applying this Decision and of the information used for calculating the advance on the aid and the definitive aid.(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the 2000/2001 olive oil marketing year, Italy is authorised to grant aid for the production of table olives in accordance with this Decision.
1. Aid for the production of table olives shall be granted to growers of olives which come from olive groves in Italy and are sent to approved processing undertakings for processing into table olives.
2. For the 2000/2001 olive-oil marketing year, aid shall be granted for table olives processed between 1 September 2000 and 31 August 2001.
3. Within the meaning of this Decision, “processed table olives” means olives that have undergone at least 15 days’ initial treatment in brine and have been removed from the brine definitively or failing that have undergone treatment making them fit for human consumption.
1. For the purposes of calculating the unit aid for table olives and of administering the national guaranteed quantities of olive oil, 100 kg of processed table olives shall be deemed to be equivalent to 13 kg of olive oil eligible for production aid as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.
2. The weight of processed table olives to be taken into consideration shall be the drained net weight of whole olives aver processing, possibly bruised but not stoned.
1. Approval numbers shall be allocated to undertakings which:
– submit an application for approval by 30 June 2000, accompanied by the information referred to in paragraph 2 and the commitments referred to in paragraph 3,
– market processed table olives, with or without additional preparation,
– have plant capable of processing at least 50 tonnes of olives per year.
2. Applications for approval shall include at least:
– a description of the processing plant and storage facilities, with details of their capacity,
– a description of the forms of table olive preparations marketed, indicating the average weight of processed table olives required for one kilogram of each type of prepared product.
3. For the purposes of approval, processors shall undertake to:
– keep table olives for which aid is payable separate from table olives originating in third countries and those for which aid is not payable when taking delivery of, processing and storing them,
– keep details of stocks of table olives at various stages of preparation, by form of preparation, as at 1 September 2000,
– keep stock records covering table olives, linked to the financial accounts and indicating, for each day:
(a) the quantities of olives entering the establishment, showing each consignment separately and identifying the grower of each;
(b) the quantities of olives sent for processing and the quantities of table olives processed within the meaning of Article 2(3);
(c) the quantities of table olives for which the process of preparation has been completed;
(d) the quantities of table olives leaving the undertaking, broken down by form of preparation and indicating the consignees.
– provide the grower as referred to in Article 2(1) and the competent body with the documents and the information referred to in Article 6 in accordance with the conditions laid down therein,
– submit to all checks provided for under this Decision.
4. Approval shall be refused or immediately withdrawn where undertakings:
– fail to comply or no longer comply with the conditions for approval, or
– are prosecuted by the competent authorities for irregularities in respect of the arrangements provided for in Regulation No 136/66/EEC, or
For the purposes of granting the aid for the production of table olives, by 30 November 2000 growers shall lodge a crop attestation, directly or indirectly, with the competent body confirming that the declaration laid down for olive oil production aid also covers table olives or, as appropriate, a new declaration containing the same information as the crop declaration for olive oil but referring to table olives.
Where the information concerned has already been furnished by a crop declaration for olive oil and has not been subject to modification, the supplementary declaration shall simply indicate the references to the crop declaration and the parcels concerned.
The declarations concerning table olives shall be included in the alphanumeric database provided for in connection with the aid scheme for olive oil production.
1. During the month following delivery of the final consignment of olives and no later than 30 June 2001, approved undertakings shall issue growers as referred to in Article 2(1) with a certificate of delivery showing the net weight of olives entering the undertaking.
The certificate must be supported by all the documentation relating to the weight of the consignments of olives delivered.
2. Approved undertakings shall notify the competent body and the control agency:
(a) before the 10th day of each month, of:
– the quantities of olives received, sent for processing and processed within the meaning of Article 2(3) in the course of the previous month,
– the quantities of olives prepared and sent out, broken down by form of preparation, in the course of the previous month;
– the aggregate quantities referred to in the first two indents and the stock situation at the end of the previous month;
(b) before 1 July 2001, of the names of growers as referred to in Article 2(1) for the processing period referred to in Article 2(2) and of the quantities covered by certificates issued to them in accordance with paragraph 1;
(c) before 1 June 2002, of the total quantities delivered for the processing period referred to in Article 2(2) and of the corresponding total quantities processed.
1. Before 1 July 2001, table olive growers shall lodge aid applications, directly or indirectly, with the competent body, containing at least the following details:
– the name and address of the grower,
– a reference to the relevant crop declaration,
– the approved undertaking to which the olives were delivered.
Such applications shall be accompanied by certificates of delivery as referred to in Article 6(1).
Where applicable, applications may be accompanied by an application for an advance on the aid.
2. Applications lodged after the deadline shall incur a penalty consisting of a reduction of 1 % of the amount to which the grower would have been entitled had the application been lodged by the due date, for each working day of delay. Applications lodged more than 25 working days late shall be refused.
1. Before the definitive payment of the aid, the competent body shall carry out the controls required to check:
– the quantities of table olives covered by certificates of delivery,
– the quantities of table olives processed, broken down by grower.
Controls shall involve:
– several physical inspections of goods in stock and a check of the accounts of approved undertakings,
– stricter checks of aid applications from olive growers applying for aid for both table olives and olive oil.
2. Italy shall see that all the necessary controls are in place to ensure that:
– entitlement to table olive production aid is respected,
– olives entering an undertaking approved under this Decision are excluded from eligibility for olive oil production aid,
– no more than one aid application is lodged for the same olives.
3. Without prejudice to the penalties laid down by Italy, no aid shall be granted to growers as referred to in Article 2(1) whose declarations as provided for in Article 5 or whose aid applications in accordance with Article 7 prove to conflict with the results of checks. However, Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98(3) shall apply mutatis mutandis.
1. Growers as referred to in Article 2(1) may receive an advance on the aid requested. The advance shall be equal to the unit amount referred to in Article 17a(1) of Coucil Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84(4), multiplied by the quantity of olive oil equivalent, in accordance with Article 3( 1 ) of this Decision, to the relevant quantity of table olives processed.
For the purposes of granting advances to growers, the quantity of table olives processed shall be determined by applying a provisional processing coefficient to the quantity appearing in the certificate of delivery, as confirmed by the other information notified to the competent body. That coefficient shall be established by the competent body on the basis of the data available on the approved undertaking concerned. However, the quantity of table olives taken into consideration may not exceed 90 % of the quantity of table olives delivered.
2. Advances on the aid shall be paid from 16 October 2001 to growers applying therefor in accordance with Article 7(1).
1. Without prejudice to the reductions provided for in Article 20d of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the aid shall be equal to the unit amount referred to in Article 17a(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 multiplied by the quantity of olive oil equivalent, in accordance with Article 3(1) of this Decision, to the relevant quantity of table olives processed.
For the purposes of granting the aid to growers as referred to in Article 2(1), the quantity of table olives processed shall be determined by applying a processing coefficient for the undertaking concerned to the quantity appearing in the certificate of delivery, as confirmed by the other information notified to the competent body. That coefficient shall be equal to the ratio between the total quantity of table olives processed on the one hand, and the total quantity of table olives covered by certificates of delivery on the other hand, in respect of the olive-oil marketing year concerned.
Where the quantity of processed olives corresponding to the aid as set out in the certificate of delivery cannot be established, the quantities of table olives processed for the growers concerned shall be calculated using the average coefficient for the other undertakings. However, without prejudice to any claims which the olive growers concerned might make against the undertaking, that quantity of processed olives may not exceed 75 % of the quantity shown in the certificate of delivery.
2. Once the controls referred to in Article 8 have been carried out, the aid or, where applicable, the balance of the aid shall be paid to the grower in full within 90 days of the Commission fixing the unit amount thereof.
Italy shall notify the Commission:
– without delay, of the national measures taken pursuant to this Decision,
– before 1 August 2001, of the quantities of olive oil equivalent to the estimated output of table olives processed and of the provisional processing coefficients for that estimate,
– before 16 June 2002, of the quantities of olive oil equivalent to the actual output of table olives processed and of the processing coefficients adopted.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 7 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p.3025/66.
(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 50.
(4) OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3.

Pending: 32000D0177

January 16, 2026

Pending: 32000D0167

January 16, 2026
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 141 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 25 October 1999, Finland notified the Commission, pursuant in particular to Article 143 of the Act of Accession and Article 88 of the EC Treaty, a national aid programme implementing in particular Article 141 and comprising other related measures for regions A and B and the Archipelago of regions A and B.(2) On 6 December 1999, Finland submitted an amended version of the programme.(3) On 30 July 1996, following an earlier Finnish notification, the Commission adopted Decision 97/428/EC(1) approving a Finnish aid programme implementing in particular Article 141 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and other related measures,(4) Under the amended version of the notification submitted by Finland, certain aid measures previously authorised by the Commission in Decision 97/428/EC are discontinued, other authorised aids are maintained, the duration of certain aids is extended to the end of 2003 and certain new aids are introduced to apply from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2003.(5) In

Article 1
The Commission authorises Finland to continue to grant the aid referred to in Article 1(a) of Decision 97/428/EC until 31 December 2003.

Article 2
1. The Commission authorises Finland to grant, from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2003, the aid referred to in Annex I, up to the maximum amount indicated in the table.
2. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted within the following limits:
– for cows’ milk: the individual references quantities of the farmers concerned in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92(2);
– for bovine animals: the ceilings provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999(3) (Annexes I and II);
– for male bovine animals: 90 head per holding;
– for suckler cows and male bovine animals: the total number of animals receiving aid cannot exceed a density factor equal to 2 LU/ha of forage area;
– for ewes and goats: the individual limit allocated to producers in application of Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98(4).

Article 3
The Commission authorises Finland to grant an additional aid per bull during the adjustment period from January to June 2000, up to the maximum mentioned in Annex II, due to the change in the aid system from slaughter-related aid to aid per livestock unit.

Article 4
No later than 30 June 2003, Finland shall provide a detailed report on the application of the measures authorised by Decision 97/428/EC and by this Decision, and their effects on the integration of Finnish agriculture into the common agricultural policy.

Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 184, 12.7.1997, p. 50.
(2) OJ L 405, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 141 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 25 October 1999, Finland notified the Commission, pursuant in particular to Article 143 of the Act of Accession and Article 88 of the EC Treaty, a national aid programme implementing in particular Article 141 and comprising other related measures for regions A and B and the Archipelago of regions A and B.(2) On 6 December 1999, Finland submitted an amended version of the programme.(3) On 30 July 1996, following an earlier Finnish notification, the Commission adopted Decision 97/428/EC(1) approving a Finnish aid programme implementing in particular Article 141 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and other related measures,(4) Under the amended version of the notification submitted by Finland, certain aid measures previously authorised by the Commission in Decision 97/428/EC are discontinued, other authorised aids are maintained, the duration of certain aids is extended to the end of 2003 and certain new aids are introduced to apply from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2003.(5) In
The Commission authorises Finland to continue to grant the aid referred to in Article 1(a) of Decision 97/428/EC until 31 December 2003.
1. The Commission authorises Finland to grant, from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2003, the aid referred to in Annex I, up to the maximum amount indicated in the table.
2. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted within the following limits:
– for cows’ milk: the individual references quantities of the farmers concerned in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92(2);
– for bovine animals: the ceilings provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999(3) (Annexes I and II);
– for male bovine animals: 90 head per holding;
– for suckler cows and male bovine animals: the total number of animals receiving aid cannot exceed a density factor equal to 2 LU/ha of forage area;
– for ewes and goats: the individual limit allocated to producers in application of Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98(4).
The Commission authorises Finland to grant an additional aid per bull during the adjustment period from January to June 2000, up to the maximum mentioned in Annex II, due to the change in the aid system from slaughter-related aid to aid per livestock unit.
No later than 30 June 2003, Finland shall provide a detailed report on the application of the measures authorised by Decision 97/428/EC and by this Decision, and their effects on the integration of Finnish agriculture into the common agricultural policy.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 184, 12.7.1997, p. 50.
(2) OJ L 405, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1.
Aid for bulls during the adjustment period from January to June 2000 due to the change in aid system from slaughter-related aid to aid per livestock unit
Outer archipelago
Mainland Åland Islands
Other areas of A- and B-Region

Pending: 32000D0147

January 16, 2026
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products(1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC(2), and in particular Articles 3, 6 and 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Directive 89/106/EEC state that in order to take account of different levels of protection for the construction works that may prevail at national, regional or local levels, each essential requirement may give rise to the establishment of classes in the interpretative documents. These documents have been published as the “Communication of the Commission with regard to the interpretative documents of Council Directive 89/106/EEC(3)”.(2) Paragraph 4.2.1 of interpretative document No 2 justifies the need for different levels of the essential requirement as function of the type, use and location of the construction work, its layout and the availability of the emergency facilities.(3) Paragraph 2.2 of interpretative document No 2 lists a number of interrelated measures for the satisfaction of the essential requirement, “Safety in case of fire” that together contribute to define the fire safety strategy that can be developed in different ways in Member States.(4) Paragraph 4.2.3.3 of interpretative document No 2 identifies one of these measures prevailing in Member States that consists in the limitation of the generation and spread of fire and smoke within the room of origin (or in a given area) by limiting the contribution of construction products to the full development of a fire.(5) The definition of classes of the essential requirement partially depends on the level of such a limitation.(6) The level of this limitation may be expressed only by different levels of reaction to fire performance of the products in their end-use application.(7) Paragraph 4.3.1.1 of the interpretative document No 2 specifies that to enable the reaction to fire performance of products to be evaluated, a harmonised solution will be developed which may utilise full or bench scale tests that are correlated to relevant real fire scenarios.(8) The harmonised solution lies in a system of classes that are not included in the interpretative document.(9) The system of classes identified for this purpose refers to a number of test methods already known to the European standardisation bodies.(10) Commission Decision 94/611/EC of 9 September 1994 on the application of Article 20 of Directive 89/106/EEC relating to construction products(4), which describes the system of classes, does not indicate the thresholds of classes B, C and D, as the single burning item test was not sufficiently well developed at that time.(11) The relevant data are now available and Decision 94/611/EC should therefore be replaced by a new decision which includes the thresholds of the classes and some adaptations to technical progress. Alternative test procedures should be fully described in a future European standard, or Commission decision, on the basis of an agreement between the Commission and the Member States, in consultation with CEN/CENELEC and EOTA.(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,

Article 1
1. When the end-use application of a construction product is such that it may contribute to the generation and spread of fire and smoke within the room (or area) of origin or beyond, the product shall be classified on the basis of its reaction to fire performance, having regard to the classification system set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Annex.
2. Products shall be considered in relation to their end-use application.
If the classification based on the standardised tests and criteria listed in Tables 1 and 2 of the Annex is not appropriate, one or more reference scenarios (representative scale test(s) typifying agreed hazard scenario(s)) may be called on, within the context of a procedure providing for alternative tests.

Article 2
Decision 94/611/EC is hereby repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.

Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 2000.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 62, 28.2.1994, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 241, 16.9.1994, p. 25.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products(1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC(2), and in particular Articles 3, 6 and 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Directive 89/106/EEC state that in order to take account of different levels of protection for the construction works that may prevail at national, regional or local levels, each essential requirement may give rise to the establishment of classes in the interpretative documents. These documents have been published as the “Communication of the Commission with regard to the interpretative documents of Council Directive 89/106/EEC(3)”.(2) Paragraph 4.2.1 of interpretative document No 2 justifies the need for different levels of the essential requirement as function of the type, use and location of the construction work, its layout and the availability of the emergency facilities.(3) Paragraph 2.2 of interpretative document No 2 lists a number of interrelated measures for the satisfaction of the essential requirement, “Safety in case of fire” that together contribute to define the fire safety strategy that can be developed in different ways in Member States.(4) Paragraph 4.2.3.3 of interpretative document No 2 identifies one of these measures prevailing in Member States that consists in the limitation of the generation and spread of fire and smoke within the room of origin (or in a given area) by limiting the contribution of construction products to the full development of a fire.(5) The definition of classes of the essential requirement partially depends on the level of such a limitation.(6) The level of this limitation may be expressed only by different levels of reaction to fire performance of the products in their end-use application.(7) Paragraph 4.3.1.1 of the interpretative document No 2 specifies that to enable the reaction to fire performance of products to be evaluated, a harmonised solution will be developed which may utilise full or bench scale tests that are correlated to relevant real fire scenarios.(8) The harmonised solution lies in a system of classes that are not included in the interpretative document.(9) The system of classes identified for this purpose refers to a number of test methods already known to the European standardisation bodies.(10) Commission Decision 94/611/EC of 9 September 1994 on the application of Article 20 of Directive 89/106/EEC relating to construction products(4), which describes the system of classes, does not indicate the thresholds of classes B, C and D, as the single burning item test was not sufficiently well developed at that time.(11) The relevant data are now available and Decision 94/611/EC should therefore be replaced by a new decision which includes the thresholds of the classes and some adaptations to technical progress. Alternative test procedures should be fully described in a future European standard, or Commission decision, on the basis of an agreement between the Commission and the Member States, in consultation with CEN/CENELEC and EOTA.(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,
1. When the end-use application of a construction product is such that it may contribute to the generation and spread of fire and smoke within the room (or area) of origin or beyond, the product shall be classified on the basis of its reaction to fire performance, having regard to the classification system set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Annex.
2. Products shall be considered in relation to their end-use application.
If the classification based on the standardised tests and criteria listed in Tables 1 and 2 of the Annex is not appropriate, one or more reference scenarios (representative scale test(s) typifying agreed hazard scenario(s)) may be called on, within the context of a procedure providing for alternative tests.
Decision 94/611/EC is hereby repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 2000.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 62, 28.2.1994, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 241, 16.9.1994, p. 25.
Definitions
“Material”: a single basic substance or uniformly dispersed mixture of substances, for example metal, stone, timber, concrete, mineral wool with uniformly dispersed binder, polymers.
“Homogeneous product”: a product consisting of a single material, having uniform density and composition throughout the product.
“Non-homogeneous product”: a product that does not satisfy the requirements of a homogeneous product. It is a product composed of one or more components, substantial and/or non-substantial.
“Substantial component”: a material that constitutes a significant part of a non-homogeneous product. A layer with a mass per unit area >= 1,0 kg/m2 or a thickness >= 1,0 mm is considered to be a substantial component.
“Non-substantial component”: a material that does not constitute a significant part of a non-homogeneous product. A layer with a mass per unit area < 1,0 kg/m2 and a thickness < 1,0 mm is considered to be a non-substantial component.
Two or more non-substantial layers that are adjacent to each other (i.e. with no substantial component(s) in-between the layers) are regarded as one non-substantial component and, therefore, must altogether comply with the requirements for a layer being a non-substantial component.
For non-substantial components, distinction is made between internal non-substantial components and external non-substantial components, as follows.
“Internal non-substantial component”: a non-substantial component that is covered on both sides by at least one substantial component.
“External non-substantial component”: a non-substantial component that is not covered on one side by a substantial component.
CLASSES OF REACTION TO FIRE PERFORMANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS ((The treatment of some families of products, e.g. linear products (pipes, ducts, cables, etc.), is still under review and may necessitate an amendment to this decision.))
CLASSSES OF REACTION TO FIRE PERFORMANCE FOR FLOORINGS
(1) The characteristics are defined with respect to the appropriate test method.

Pending: 32000D0144

January 16, 2026
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 28(1),Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 207 thereof,Recalling Article 25 of the Treaty on European Union,Whereas:In the framework of the strengthening of the common foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and in particular of the common European policy on security and defence provided for in Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Council meeting in Helsinki on 10 and 11 December 1999 invited the Council to establish as of March 2000 the interim bodies and arrangements for the implementation of the common European policy on security and defence,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1An Interim Military Body consisting of representatives of Member States’ chiefs of defence is set up to give military advice as required to the Political Committee, including in its formation as Interim Political and Security Committee, and to the Secretary General/High Representative. It is assisted by the military experts seconded from Member States to the Council Secretariat.Article 21. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 2000.2. It shall apply until the permanent bodies of the common European policy on security and defence are established.Article 3This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GAMA

Article 1
An Interim Military Body consisting of representatives of Member States’ chiefs of defence is set up to give military advice as required to the Political Committee, including in its formation as Interim Political and Security Committee, and to the Secretary General/High Representative. It is assisted by the military experts seconded from Member States to the Council Secretariat.

Article 2
1. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 2000.
2. It shall apply until the permanent bodies of the common European policy on security and defence are established.

Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.
For the Council
The President

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 28(1),Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 207 thereof,Recalling Article 25 of the Treaty on European Union,Whereas:In the framework of the strengthening of the common foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and in particular of the common European policy on security and defence provided for in Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Council meeting in Helsinki on 10 and 11 December 1999 invited the Council to establish as of March 2000 the interim bodies and arrangements for the implementation of the common European policy on security and defence,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1An Interim Military Body consisting of representatives of Member States’ chiefs of defence is set up to give military advice as required to the Political Committee, including in its formation as Interim Political and Security Committee, and to the Secretary General/High Representative. It is assisted by the military experts seconded from Member States to the Council Secretariat.Article 21. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 2000.2. It shall apply until the permanent bodies of the common European policy on security and defence are established.Article 3This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GAMA
An Interim Military Body consisting of representatives of Member States’ chiefs of defence is set up to give military advice as required to the Political Committee, including in its formation as Interim Political and Security Committee, and to the Secretary General/High Representative. It is assisted by the military experts seconded from Member States to the Council Secretariat.
1. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 2000.
2. It shall apply until the permanent bodies of the common European policy on security and defence are established.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.
For the Council
The President

Pending: 32000D0139

January 16, 2026
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,Whereas a seat as alternate member and a seat as member of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Jo Leinen, alternate member, and Mr Reinhard Klimmt, member, as notified to the Council on 28 September and 5 October 1999 respectively,Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMs Helma Kunhn-Theis is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Jo Leinen and Mr Peter Müller is appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Reinhard Klimmt for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GAMA(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.

Article 263
COUNCIL DECISIONof 14 February 2000appointing a German alternate member and member of the Committee of the Regions(2000/139/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,Whereas a seat as alternate member and a seat as member of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Jo Leinen, alternate member, and Mr Reinhard Klimmt, member, as notified to the Council on 28 September and 5 October 1999 respectively,Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMs Helma Kunhn-Theis is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Jo Leinen and Mr Peter Müller is appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Reinhard Klimmt for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GAMA(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 February 2000
appointing a German alternate member and member of the Committee of the Regions
(2000/139/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as alternate member and a seat as member of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Jo Leinen, alternate member, and Mr Reinhard Klimmt, member, as notified to the Council on 28 September and 5 October 1999 respectively,
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Ms Helma Kunhn-Theis is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Jo Leinen and Mr Peter Müller is appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Reinhard Klimmt for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.
For the Council
The President
J. GAMA
(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,Whereas a seat as alternate member and a seat as member of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Jo Leinen, alternate member, and Mr Reinhard Klimmt, member, as notified to the Council on 28 September and 5 October 1999 respectively,Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMs Helma Kunhn-Theis is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Jo Leinen and Mr Peter Müller is appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Reinhard Klimmt for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GAMA(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.
COUNCIL DECISIONof 14 February 2000appointing a German alternate member and member of the Committee of the Regions(2000/139/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,Whereas a seat as alternate member and a seat as member of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Jo Leinen, alternate member, and Mr Reinhard Klimmt, member, as notified to the Council on 28 September and 5 October 1999 respectively,Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMs Helma Kunhn-Theis is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Jo Leinen and Mr Peter Müller is appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Reinhard Klimmt for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GAMA(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 February 2000
appointing a German alternate member and member of the Committee of the Regions
(2000/139/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as alternate member and a seat as member of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Jo Leinen, alternate member, and Mr Reinhard Klimmt, member, as notified to the Council on 28 September and 5 October 1999 respectively,
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Ms Helma Kunhn-Theis is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Jo Leinen and Mr Peter Müller is appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions to replace Mr Reinhard Klimmt for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.
For the Council
The President
J. GAMA
(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.