1999/837/EC: Council Decision of 15 November 1999 amending Decision No 97/132/EC on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products
Decision 97/132/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:
"Article 3
The Commission, assisted by representatives of Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Management Committee referred to in Article 16(1) of the Agreement.
The Community position with regard to the matters to be dealt with by that Committee shall be established within the appropriate Council bodies, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty.
Amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement which are the result of recommendations by the Joint Management Committee shall be adopted according to the procedure provided for in Article 29 of Directive 72/462/EEC(3)."
2. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:
"Article 4
The measures necessary for the implementation of the Agreement, including as regards fresh meat and meat-based products guarantees equivalent to those laid down by Directive 72/462/EEC, shall be established pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 30 of that Directive."
The Exchange of Letters concerning the amendment to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Exchange of Letters, including the amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement, is attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall take effect on the day of its publication.
Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.
For the Council
The President
K. HEMILÄ
(1) OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 118, 21.4.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31).
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