L 228/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 8.9.2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1898/2000 of 7 September 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2630/97 as regards the model for reporting the annual controls foreseen by Article 5(1) of that Regulation THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products (), and in particular Article 10(d) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2630/97 (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 132/1999 (%), lays down detailed rules for the implementation of Regula- tion (EC) No 820/97 as regards the minimum level of controls to be carried out in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals. ()  With a view to securing efficient cooperation between Member States and the Commission regarding the presentation to the Commission of the results of the controls in the bovine sector in the framework of the annual reports foreseen in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2630/97, it is important to provide for the model for the transmission of these reports. (3)  Regulation (EC) No 2630/97 should be amended accord- ingly. (4)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Agricul- tural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2630/97 is hereby replaced by the following: ‘2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission following the model struc- ture presented in the Annex to this Regulation’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 September 2000. () O] L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1. () O] L 354, 30.12.1997, p. 23. () O] L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 20. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission