98/222/EC: Commission Decision of 18 March 1998 amending Decision 92/486/EEC as regards the form of collaboration between the ANIMO host centre and the Member States (Text with EEA relevance)
L 82/50 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 3. 98 COMMISSION DECISION of 18 March 1998 amending Decision 92/486/EEC as regards the form of collaboration between the ANIMO host centre and the Member States (Text with EEA relevance) (98/222/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Decision 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 20(3) thereof, Whereas, as a result of the work carried out at Commun- ity level in the course of studies and seminars, the struc- ture of the ANIMO network should be revised so that a veterinary computer applications can be introduced; system integrating the various Whereas Commission Decision 92/486/EEC of 25 September 1992 establishing the form of collaboration between the ANIMO host centre and the Member States (3), as last amended by Decision 97/395/EC (4), should be amended to introduce a transition period; whereas certain deadlines should also be set for the review of the current system; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, The following charges shall apply in respect of this paragraph: ECU 386 per unit local unit, border (central unit, inspection post) for all the ANIMO units listed in Decision 96/295/EC, as last amended by Decision 98/167/EC (*). (*) OJ L 62 of 3. 3. 1998, p. 33. ’ 2. The following Article 5a is added: ‘Article 5a This Decision will be reviewed before: — 1 October 1998 to consider the issue of direct connections between national servers, — 31 January 1999 to consider how the structure of the ANIMO network has developed. ’ Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 1998. Article 3 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 1 Decision 92/486/EEC is amended as follows: 1. In Article 2a, a new paragraph 3 is added: ‘3. For the period 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999, the coordination authorities provided for in Article 1 shall ensure that the contracts referred to in that Article are extended for one year. Done at Brussels, 18 March 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. (2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. (3) OJ L 291, 7. 10. 1992, p. 20. (4) OJ L 164, 21. 6. 1997, p. 25