L 305/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 6.12.2000 COMMISSION DECISION of 15 November 2000 providing for a compulsory beef labelling system in Sweden (notified under document number C(2000) 3297) (Only the Swedish text is authentic) (2000/762/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the Euro- pean Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 estab- lishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef prod- ucts (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 provides for the possibility, up until 31 December 2001, that Member States where sufficient details are available in the identification and registration system for bovine animals, may decide that for beef from animals born, fattened and slaughtered in the same Member State, supplementary items of information must also be indi- cated on labels. (2)  Commission Decision 1999/693/EC (3 of 5 October 1999 recognises the fully operational character of the Swedish database for bovine animals. () O] L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. () O] L 273, 23.10.1999, p. 14. (3)  Sweden has applied to the Commission for approval for such a compulsory beef labelling system in accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Swedish request, as summarised in the Annex, for the introduction of a compulsory labelling system for beef from animals born, fattened and slaughtered on its territory, is approved in accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden. Done at Brussels, 15 November 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission