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32005R1656 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1656/2005 of 10 October 2005 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
| 11.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 266/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1656/2005
of 10 October 2005
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).
(2) Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 at 11 500 t.
(3) It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 October 2005 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of November 2005 for 4 278,497 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 October 2005.
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31993R0963 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 963/93 of 22 April 1993 re- establishing the levying of the customs duties on products falling within CN code 8521, originating in Singapore, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 963/93 of 22 April 1993 re-establishing the levying of the customs duties on products falling within CN code 8521, originating in Singapore, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 8521, originating in Singapore, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 3 241 000; whereas on 21 January 1993, imports of these products into the Community originating in Singapore reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Singapore,
As from 27 April 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Singapore:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31993R1671 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1671/93 of 29 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 420/93 making imports of certain fishery products subject to observance of the reference price
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1671/93 of 29 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 420/93 making imports of certain fishery products subject to observance of the reference price
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 697/93 (2), and in particular Article 22 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 420/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 592/93 (4), makes imports of certain fishery products subject to observance of the reference price until 30 June 1993;
Whereas, since the adoption of the above measure, the free-at-frontier prices of significant quantities of those same products continue to be lower than the reference prices applicable to them; whereas the period of validity of Regulation (EEC) No 420/93 should accordingly be extended by three months;
Whereas, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 22 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, the Commission may adopt the measure provided for in this Regulation in the interval between the scheduled meetings of the Management Committee for Fish Products,
Regulation (EEC) No 420/93 is hereby amended as follows: in Article 2, '30 June 1993' is replaced by '30 September 1993'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999R0342 | Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 342/1999 of 15 February 1999 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 1998 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) No 342/1999 of 15 February 1999 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 1998 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2762/98 (2), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas account should be taken of changes in the cost of living in countries outside the Community and weightings applicable to remuneration payable in the currency of the country of employment to officials serving in third countries should be determined with effect from 1 July 1998;
Whereas, under Annex X of the Staff Regulations, the Council sets the weightings every six months; whereas it will accordingly have to set new weightings for the coming half-years;
Whereas the weightings to apply with effect from 1 July 1998 in respect of which payment has been made on the basis of a previous Regulation could lead to retrospective adjustments to remuneration (positive or negative);
Whereas provision should be made for back payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of these weightings;
Whereas provision should be made for the recovery of sums overpaid in the event of a reduction in remuneration as a result of these weightings for the period between 1 July 1998 and the date of the Council Decision setting the weightings to apply with effect from 1 July 1998;
Whereas, however, in order to mirror the weightings applicable within the European Community to remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities, provision should be made for any such recovery to apply solely to a period of no more than six months preceding the decision and for its effects to be spread over a period of no more than twelve months following the date of that decision,
With effect from 1 July 1998, the weightings applicable to remuneration payable in the currency of the country of employment shall be as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the date referred to in the first paragraph.
In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X of the Staff Regulations, the Council shall set weightings every six months. It shall accordingly set new weightings with effect from 1 January 1999.
The institutions shall make back payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of these weightings.
For the period between 1 July 1998 and the date of the Council Decision setting the weightings applicable with effect from 1 July 1998, the institutions shall make retrospective downward adjustments to remuneration in the event of a reduction as a result of these weightings.
Retrospective adjustments involving the recovery of sums overpaid shall, however, concern only a period of no more than six months preceding the Decision and this recovery shall be spread over no more than twelve months from the date of that Decision.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31988D0060 | 88/60/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 October 1987 approving the intervention programme for Portugal implementing the Community programme for the development of certain less-favoured regions of the Community by improving access to advanced telecommunications services (STAR programme) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 October 1987
approving the intervention programme for Portugal implementing the Community programme for the development of certain less-favoured regions of the Community by improving access to advanced telecommunications services (STAR programme)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(88/60/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 of 19 June 1984 on the European Regional Development Fund (1), and in particular Article 13 (1) thereof,
Whereas the Government of Portugal submitted on 14 April 1987 the intervention programme provided for in Article 8 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3300/86 of 27 October 1986 instituting a Community programme for the development of certain less-favoured regions of the Community by improving access to advanced telecommunications services (STAR programme) (2);
Whereas the Member State has requested a financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund in favour of the intervention programme;
Whereas all the conditions set out in Regulations (EEC) No 1787/84 and (EEC) No 3300/86 enabling the Commission to approve the intervention programme and to grant the assistance requested from the Fund are met;
Whereas the programme is the subject of an agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Commission and may therefore be approved by the latter under the terms of Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 so as to constitute the programme agreement within the meaning of the aforesaid Article 13 (1);
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee,
The intervention programme to implement in Portugal the Community programme for the development of certain less-favoured areas of the Community by improving access to advanced telecommunications services (STAR programme), as agreed between the Portuguese Republic and the Commission of the European Communities, is approved and constitutes the programme agreement within the meaning of Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84.
The intervention programme will remain valid until 31 October 1991.
The amount of ERDF aid in favour of the aforesaid intervention programme shall not exceed 120 million ECU. The contribution by the Fund shall not exceed 70 % of all public expenditure taken into account in the programme in the period 1987 to 31 December 1990, nor 55 % in the period 1991 to the end of the programme.
The amounts of ERDF aid granted towards the various operations included in the programme are set out in the financial plan.
Budgetary commitments to this programme shall be effected, within the budgetary limits, in annual instalments in line with the financial plan and with progress made in implementing the programme.
Failure to observe any of the conditions stated in this Decision or in the Community programme will entitle the Commission to reduce or to cancel aid granted under this Decision. In that event, the Commission may require full or partial repayment of aid already paid to the beneficiary. Reductions or cancellations of aid may not be made without giving an opportunity to the beneficiary to submit its observations, within a time limit fixed by the Commission for this purpose.
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32005R0944 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 944/2005 of 21 June 2005 suspending the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 331/2005
| 22.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 159/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 944/2005
of 21 June 2005
suspending the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 331/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 331/2005 of 25 February 2005 determining the aid referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 for the private storage of butter and cream and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 (2), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The applications for private storage contracts, provided for in Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 331/2005, have reached 110 000 tonnes.
(2) Since this condition is met, the application of Article 1(1)(b) and (2) of that Regulation has to be suspended,
The application of Article 1(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 331/2005 is suspended as from 23 June 2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989D0302 | 89/302/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 February 1989 on the granting of a contribution from the European Regional Development Fund towards the financing of a national programme of Community interest under the integrated Mediterranean programme (IMP) for Sicily (Italy) (only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 February 1989
on the granting of a contribution from the European Regional Development Fund towards the financing of a national programme of Community interest under the integrated Mediterranean programme (IMP) for Sicily (Italy)
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(89/302/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 of 19 June 1984 on the European Regional Development Fund (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3641/85 (2), and in particular Articles 10 to 14 thereof,
Whereas the Italian Government, acting in accordance with Article 5 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 (3), presented to the Commission on 30 December 1986 an IMP for Sicily with a view to securing part-financing by the Community;
Whereas the Commission, by decision of 12 October 1988, approved the IMP for Sicily pursuant to Article 7 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85;
Whereas the IMP for Sicily includes a series of measures that display the characteristics of a national programme of Community interest (NPCI) within the meaning of Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84; whereas those measures may, therefore, benefit from a contribution from the European Regional Development Fund;
Whereas presentation of the IMP for Sicily may, under the circumstances, be regarded as constituting the submission of an application for financing in respect of the said measures; whereas the date of 30 December 1986 may, therefore, be taken to be the date of submission of the application pursuant to Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84;
Whereas the NPCI, like the IMP for Sicily, covers the period from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1992 inclusive;
Whereas, on the basis of the rates of Community contribution laid down in the IMP for Sicily, as approved by the Commission in accordance with the provisions governing the various methods of Community financing, a maximum contribution of ECU 43 965 000 may be granted to the Italian Government for this NPCI;
Whereas the budget commitments relating to the implementation of the NPCI will be effected in annual instalments in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 and by way of derogation from Article 11 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84, the Advisory Committee set up by the said Article 7 has been consulted and has given a favourable opinion;
Whereas all the other conditions for the granting of a contribution from the European Regional Development Fund are met,
The national programme of Community interest which forms part of the IMP for Sicily, as adopted by the Commission on 12 October 1988, is hereby adopted and shall constitute a programme agreement pursuant to Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84. The programme shall cover the period from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1992.
The contribution from the European Regional Development Fund to the programme shall not exceed ECU 43 965 000, equivalent to an average of 50 % of the total public expenditure of ECU 88 130 000 taken into account in the programme.
The rates of the ERDF's contribution to the various measures to be financed under the IMP for Sicily are specified in the financing plan for that IMP.
An initial commitment amounting to ECU 1 586 000 is hereby made in accordance with the financing plan set out in the IMP for Sicily. Further commitments for the programme shall be effected, within the limits of available budgetary resources, in annual instalments according to the progress made with the programme.
Measures assisted under the programme shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Council Directives 71/305/EEC (4) and 77/62/EEC (5) relating to public contracts.
Where the programme concerns measures to exploit the potential for internally generated development to which a contribution is made under this Decision and where these measures relate to the provision of specific services or facilities for individual firms, the aggregate of national aid and the ERDF's contribution shall not exceed 80 % of the expenditure incurred by the firms concerned.
Failure to observe any of the conditions set out in this Decision or in the programme hereby adopted shall entitle the Commission to reduce or cancel the assistance granted under the Decision; the Commission may, in such cases, reclaim any part of that assistance which has already been paid to the beneficiary of the Decision. However, any such reduction, cancellation or request for repayment may be made only after the beneficiary has been given an opportunity to submit its observations within a deadline fixed by the Commission.
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31998R0020 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/98 of 7 January 1998 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards aid to producer organizations granted preliminary recognition
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 20/98 of 7 January 1998 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards aid to producer organizations granted preliminary recognition
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2), and in particular Article 48 thereof,
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 states that new producer organizations or those which have not been recognized under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (4), may be allowed a transitional period of no more than five years in which to meet the conditions for recognition laid down in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96; whereas Regulation (EC) No 478/97 (5) establishes the conditions for granting preliminary recognition to producer organizations;
Whereas, in order to encourage the formation of producer organizations, Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 also states that Member States may grant two sorts of aid to producer organizations granted preliminary recognition in the five years following such preliminary recognition, one to cover the costs of their formation and administrative operation and one to cover part of the investments required to attain recognition and set out in their recognition plans;
Whereas, to facilitate the correct application of the system of aid to cover the costs of formation and administrative operation, that aid should be granted at a flat rate; whereas that flat-rate aid should be subject to a ceiling in order to comply with budgetary constraints; whereas, to take account of the differing financial needs of producer organizations of different sizes, that ceiling should be adjusted in line with the marketable production of the producer organizations; whereas, since the rules contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2118/78 (6) are no longer applicable, that Regulation should accordingly be repealed;
Whereas the selection criteria laid down by the Commission pursuant to Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 951/97 of 20 May 1997 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (7) should be applied to investments eligible under this Regulation in order to ensure consistency between the various measures financed by the Community, until such time as the new agricultural policy guidelines for fruit and vegetables introduced by Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 are implemented;
Whereas the aid provided for in this Regulation should be discontinued once the producer organization is recognized by the Member State; whereas, however, to take account of the multiannual financing of investments, those qualifying for investment aid under this Regulation can be carried over to operational programmes as referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96;
Whereas, in the event of mergers, the aid may continue to be granted to the producer organizations resulting from the merger;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the aid provided for in this Regulation is applied properly, the Member State in question should check that the grant of the aid is duly justified, account being taken of any previous grants of aid for the launching of producer organizations and of any movements of producers between producer organizations; whereas the Member States must also ensure that duplicate Community or national financing is not granted for measures qualifying for Community financing under this Regulation;
Whereas procedures should be laid down for controls and penalties;
Whereas Article 14 (7) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides a special scheme for Portugal; whereas provisions should be laid down to ensure compliance with that special scheme;
Whereas the Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
1. This Regulation lays down rules on the granting of aid as provided for in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 to producer organizations granted preliminary recognition.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a) 'producer organization granted preliminary recognition` means a new producer organization or one not recognized under Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, to which a Member State has granted preliminary recognition pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 478/97;
(b) 'producer` means a producer as referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 412/97 (8);
(c) 'recognition plan` means a phased recognition plan in line with Regulation (EC) No 478/97 presented by a producer organization, acceptance of which signals the start of the period of no more than five years referred to in Article 14 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96;
(d) 'marketed production` means the production of a producer organization's members in the category for which preliminary recognition is granted:
- delivered to the producer organization and actually sold through the organization fresh or processed,
- sold under the terms of the second and third indents of Article 11 (1) (c) (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 with the organization's authorization,
- directly sold by the organization's members in accordance with the first and fourth indents of Article 11 (1) (c) (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
Marketed production shall not include the production of members of other producer organizations marketed through the organization in question in accordance with the second and third indents of Article 11 (1) (c) (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96;
(e) 'value of marketed production` means the value of marketed production at the 'ex-producer organization` stage, or, where appropriate, as a 'wrapped or prepared unprocessed product`.
1. The aid provided for in Article 14 (2) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 shall be granted towards the costs of setting up and running the producer organization, at a flat rate.
2. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined for each producer organization on the basis of its annual marketed production, and shall:
(a) amount, for the first, second, third, fourth and fifth years, to 5 %, 5 %, 4 %, 3 % and 2 % respectively of the value of marketed production up to a maximum of ECU 1 000 000, and
(b) amount, for the first, second, third, fourth and fifth years, to 2,5 %, 2,5 %, 2,0 %, 1,5 % and 1,5 % respectively of the value of marketed production exceeding ECU 1 000 000;
(c) be subject to a ceiling for each producer organization of:
- ECU 100 000 for the first year,
- ECU 100 000 for the second year,
- ECU 80 000 for the third year,
- ECU 60 000 for the fourth year,
- ECU 50 000 for the fifth year;
(d) be paid in annual instalments for a period of not more than seven years starting on 1 January following the date on which preliminary recognition is granted.
1. Aid as provided for in Article 14 (2) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 shall be granted, directly or through credit institutions, in the form of special loans to cover part of the cost of investments linked to implementation of the measures in recognition plans as described in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 478/97.
Investments liable to distort competition where the other economic activities of the organization are concerned and investments not satisfying the selection criteria adopted by the Commission on the basis of Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 951/97 shall be excluded.
2. Investments to the direct or indirect benefit of such activities shall be financed pro rata to their use for the sectors or products for which preliminary recognition is granted.
1. Aid as provided for in Articles 2 and 3 shall cease once recognition is granted.
2. Where an operational programme is submitted pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/97 (9), the Member State shall ensure that there is no duplicate financing of the measures financed under the recognition plan.
3. Investments qualifying for the aid for the costs referred to in Article 3 may be carried over to operational programmes provided they are in line with Regulation (EC) No 411/97.
1. Applications for reimbursement of the aid to meet the costs referred to in Articles 2 and 3 and relating to expenditure paid by the Member State to all the organizations concerned during the course of a calendar year shall be submitted to the Commission in a single batch not later than 30 June of the following year.
2. All applications for aid shall be accompanied by a written declaration from the organization to the effect that the latter:
- complies, and will comply, with the provisions of Regulations (EC) No 2200/96 and (EC) No 478/97 and this Regulation,
- does not benefit and has not benefited directly or indirectly from duplicate Community or national financing for measures for which Community financing is granted pursuant to this Regulation.
1. Aid as provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of this Regulation may be given, or may continue to be given, to producer organizations which have been granted preliminary recognition under Regulation (EC) No 478/97 and which result from the merger between a producer organization granted preliminary recognition under that Regulation and one or more of the following:
(a) one or more producer organizations granted preliminary recognition under Regulation (EC) No 478/97;
(b) one or more producer organizations recognized under Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;
(c) one or more producer organizations recognized under Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
2. For the purpose of calculating the aid payable under paragraph 1, the producer organization resulting from the merger shall replace the merging organizations.
Member States shall evaluate the eligibility of producer organizations for the aid under this Regulation in order to establish that the aid is duly justified, regard being had to the conditions and the date on which any earlier public aid was granted to the producer organizations from which the members of the producer organizations in question originate, and to any movements of members between producer organizations.
Eligible expenditure incurred by Member States on aid as provided for in Articles 2 and 3 shall qualify for assistance from the EAGGF Guidance Section.
The Community contribution from the EAGGF Guidance Section towards aid as provided for in Article 2 shall amount to:
- 75 % of eligible public expenditure for regions falling within Objectives 1 and 6, and
- 50 % of eligible public expenditure for other regions.
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1. The Community contribution from the EAGGF Guidance Section, expressed in terms of capital grant equivalent, shall not exceed, as a percentage of the eligible investment costs referred to in Article 3:
- 50 % in regions falling within Objectives 1 and 6,
- 30 % in other regions.
2. The Member States concerned must undertake to contribute at least 5 % of the eligible costs referred to in Article 3.
3. Recipients of the aid towards the investment costs referred to in Article 3 shall pay at least:
- 25 % of eligible costs in Objective 1 and Objective 6 regions, and
- 45 % of eligible costs in other regions.
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1. The expenditure referred to in Article 8 shall form part of the provisions contained in Article 31 of Council Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (10). Article 33 of that Regulation shall apply to the payment of Community aid.
2. The Commission shall adopt rules governing applications for payment and reimbursement after consulting the Committee referred to in Article 29 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88 (11).
3. Checks on aid for the costs referred to in Articles 2 and 3 shall be carried out in accordance with Article 23 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (12).
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1. If a check made under Title VI of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 or Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shows that:
- the value of marketed production is less than the amount used for the calculation of the Community's financial assistance, or
- aid covered by this Regulation has not been used in accordance with the regulations applicable or with the approved recognition plan,
the recipient shall be required to reimburse double the amount unduly paid, plus interest for the period between payment and reimbursement.
The rate of interest shall be that applied by the European Monetary Institute to transactions in ecus, as published in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities, in force on the date of undue payment, plus three percentage points.
2. If the difference between the aid actually paid and that due is more than 20 % of the latter, the recipient shall be required to reimburse all the aid received, plus interest as indicated in paragraph 1.
3. The share of amounts recovered by a Member State which belongs to the Guidance Section of the EAGGF and the relevant interest shall be deducted from the next application for the balance of the reimbursement sent to the Guidance Section of the EAGGF or credited to an account of the Commission.
4. In the event of a false declaration made deliberately or as a result of serious negligence on a matter within the scope of this Regulation, the organization concerned shall be barred from Community financial assistance for the remaining duration of the recognition plan in progress.
5. Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall apply without prejudice to other penalties to be set as provided for in Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
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Where the Portuguese authorities demonstrate that, in a given year, the aid payable to a producer organization in Portugal under this Regulation is less than that stipulated in Article 14 (7) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, the aid provided for in Article 2 (2) shall be increased so as to satisfy the provisions of the aforesaid Article 14.
4
Regulation (EEC) No 2118/78 is repealed.
However, it shall continue to apply to the producer organizations which have applied for the aid under Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, and to calculation to be made in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation.
5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32011R1139 | Council Regulation (EU) No 1139/2011 of 10 November 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
| 11.11.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 293/19
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1139/2011
of 10 November 2011
amending Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/729/CFSP of 10 November 2011 amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By Resolution 1973 (2011) of 17 March 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided that a ban should be imposed on flights in the airspace of Libya.
(2) In application of Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP (2), that ban was given effect in the European Union by Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (3).
(3) By Resolution 2016 (2011) of 27 October 2011, the UNSC decided that the ban should be terminated.
(4) Following Decision 2011/729/CFSP, the provision of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 imposing the ban on flights should therefore be repealed,
Article 4b of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 is hereby deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32004R1534 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1534/2004 of 27 August 2004 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 147th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
| 28.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1534/2004
of 27 August 2004
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 147th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter from intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The minimum selling prices of butter from intervention stocks and processing securities applying for the 147th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 August 2004.
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32000R2825 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2825/2000 of 19 December 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 laying down general rules for the grant of premiums to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers
| Council Regulation (EC) No 2825/2000
of 19 December 2000
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 laying down general rules for the grant of premiums to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat(1), and in particular Article 5(8) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90 of 14 May 1990 instituting specific aid for sheep and goat farming in certain less-favoured areas of the Community(2) provides for a flat-rate payment to sheep and goat producers in less-favoured areas to compensate them for the unfavourable consequences of measures introduced to limit the granting of the ewe premium.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90(3) provides for a definition of a producer in a less-favoured area. This definition has given rise to problems of interpretation and has also made checks difficult by obliging the physical presence of animals on the land to be verified. It is necessary to make the rules easier for farmers to understand the said definition and to simplify checks. Therefore the definition of a producer in a less-favoured area should be amended,
Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 shall be replaced by:
"2. 'Producer in a less-favoured area' means any producer of sheepmeat or goatmeat whose holding is located in the areas defined pursuant to Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain regulations(4), or whose holding has at least 50 % of its area which is used for agriculture situated in such areas."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32007R1561 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1561/2007 of 21 December 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 22.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 340/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1561/2007
of 21 December 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2007.
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31985L0585 | Council Directive 85/585/EEC of 20 December 1985 amending Directive 64/54/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the preservatives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 20 December 1985
amending Directive 64/54/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the preservatives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption
( 85/585/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and in particular Article 100 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1) ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2) ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3) ,
Whereas Directive 64/54/EEC (4) , as last amended by Directive 85/172/EEC (5) , lays down a list of preservatives which may be used for the protection of foodstuffs intended for human consumption against deterioration caused by micro-organisms ;
Whereas potassium acid sulphite ( potassium bisulphite ) may be used in wine production as an alternative to other sulphites already permitted by the said Directive , and therefore should be added to the list under No E 228 ;
Whereas , without prejudice to future general Community rules on the surface treatment of fruit , in order to remove any uncertainty about the acceptability of thiabendazole ( E 233 ) , the deadline for its authorized use should be removed with effect from 16 September 1984 ,
The Annex to Directive 64/54/CEE is hereby amended as follows :
( i ) the following shall be inserted under entry I :
EEC No * Name * Conditions of use *
E 228 * Potassium acid sulphite ( Potassium bisulphite ) * *
( ii ) Under E 233 in the column " Conditions of use " , point ( c ) shall be deleted with effect from 1 January 1986 .
Member States shall bring into force not later than 31 December 1986 the laws , regulations or administrative procedures necessary to comply with this Directive . They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof .
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31995R2857 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2857/95 of 8 December 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2857/95 of 8 December 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 (1) opened, until 30 June 1995, certain tariff quotas in order to respect commitments undertaken by Austria under GATT; whereas these commitments are under renegotiation as a result of Austria's accession to the Community; whereas the renegotiations have not yet been concluded; whereas similar tariff quotas should be opened for the second half of 1995,
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.
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31984R3176 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3176/84 of 13 November 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 laying down general rules concerning the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3176/84
of 13 November 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 laying down general rules concerning the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2260/84 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 20a thereof,
Having regard to the Commission proposal,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 38/81 (4), provides that olive oil used in the manufacture of certain types of preserved fish and vegetables may benefit from the system of production refunds; whereas experience has shown that, where preserved vegetables are concerned, the provisions of the Regulation should be extended to cover products falling within heading No 20.01 of the Common Customs Tariff in addition to those falling within heading No 20.02;
Whereas the system of production refunds is intended to enable the recipients thereof to purchase on the Community market, at prices close to those practised on the world market, the quality of oil which they most frequently use in their products; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 stipulates that the production refund must be fixed on the basis of the variable component of the levies applied to the import of olive oils obtained by the refining of virgin olive oil; whereas, where application of the criteria laid down for tendering for levies in Regulation (EEC) No 2751/78 (5) might remove the variable component in the levy from the difference between the prices for those oils practised on the Community market and on the world market; whereas a provision should therefore be introduced empowering the Commission to fix the production refund on the basis of the difference between the Community prices and those practised on the world market calculated particularly on the basis of the variable component of minimum levies and export refunds,
Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 2
A production refund shall be granted in respect of olive oil used in the manufacture of preserved fish falling within subheadings 16.04 B, C, D, E, F and G of the Common Customs Tariff and preserved vegetables falling within headings Nos 20.01 and 20.02 thereof.';
2. Article 5 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
'1. In the event of the tendering procedure referred to in Article 16 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC being used, the production refund shall be fixed, subject to Article 6 of this Regulation, on the basis of the difference between the prices practised on the world market and the Community market. Accordingly, consideration shall be given to factors taken into account when fixing the variable component of the minimum levies determined under the procedure referred to above in respect of oils falling within subheading 15.07 A II a) of the Common Customs Tariff and when fixing the export refunds valid for those same oils during a reference period.
The production refund fixed in accordance with the first subparagraph shall be corrected in Greece by the accession compensatory amount referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 5/81.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32010R0763 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 763/2010 of 26 August 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 27.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 225/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 763/2010
of 26 August 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 August 2010.
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31997D0466 | 97/466/EC: Commission Decision of 2 July 1997 modifying for the fifth time Decision 95/33/EC approving parts of the Finnish programme for the implementation of Articles 138 to 140 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (Only the Finnish and Swedish texsts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 2 July 1997 modifying for the fifth time Decision 95/33/EC approving parts of the Finnish programme for the implementation of Articles 138 to 140 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (97/466/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 138 thereof,
Whereas on 26 October 1994 Finland notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 143 of the abovementioned Act, the Finnish programme for the implementation of aid provided for in Articles 138, 139 and 140 for a number of products and activities for the period 1995 to 1999 inclusive;
Whereas parts of this programme, as modified by letter dated 16 December 1994 were approved by Commission Decision 95/33/EC (1); whereas that Decision was modified by Commission Decision 95/330/EC (2), 95/529/EC (3), 96/188/EC (4) and Commission Decision of 30 July 1996 (5);
Whereas on 20 February 1997 Finland notified the Commission pursuant to Article 143 of the abovementioned Act a request for Commission authorization to modify that programme as regards the maximum level of aid for onions;
Whereas Finland considers that the maximum level of aid for onions foreseen in Decision 95/33/EC is too low and has provided information on the level of support for this product prior to accession; whereas, consistent with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 138 of the abovementioned Act, the reduction in support justifies the Finnish request; whereas no change in the maximum aid rates permitted in Decision 95/33/EC for vegetables is warranted due to removal of onions from this category,
The aid levels in Annex I of Decision 95/33/EC, for 1996 onwards, for horticulture, are hereby replaced by the following:
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31979R2829 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2829/79 of 14 December 1979 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1963/79 laying down detailed rules for the application of the production refund on olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2829/79 of 14 December 1979 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1963/79 laying down detailed rules for the application of the production refund on olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 590/79 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 of 26 March 1979 laying down general rules concerning the production refund for olive oils used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods (3), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1963/79 (4) provides that requests for the verification of oil must be submitted to the competent authority not later than five working days before the date envisaged for the commencement of the manufacture of the preserved foods in which it is to be used;
Whereas the object of this fixed period is to permit verification of the stock of olive oil by the competent authority ; whereas, since methods of carrying out this administrative check differ from one Member State to another, the Member States should themselves set the period which is necessary for them to carry out the check in question;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1963/79 is amended to read as follows:
"1. In order to qualify for the production refund, the manufacturer must submit a request for verification to the competent authority before the date envisaged for the commencement of manufacturing operations.
Such a request may not be submitted until the oil is in the manufacturing premises.
The Member State concerned shall, if necessary, specify a minimum period which must elapse between the submission of the request for verification and the date specified in the first subparagraph."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31994D0433 | 94/433/EC: Commission Decision of 30 May 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/24/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on cattle population and production, and amending the said Directive
| COMMISSION DECISION of 30 May 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/24/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on cattle population and production, and amending the said Directive (94/433/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/24/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on bovine animal production (1), and in particular Articles 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (2), 6 (1) and (2), 8 (1) and (2), 10 (3) and 12 (2) thereof,
Whereas precise definitions are required in order to carry out the surveys provided for in Directive 93/24/EEC; whereas this requires the definition of the agricultural holdings covered by the survey; whereas the individual categories into which the survey results are to be broken down must be precisely defined, and the herd size classes and regions according to which the Member States draw up the survey results at regular intervals must be determined; whereas a single definition of carcass weight is necessary for the drawing-up of slaughtering statistics;
Whereas, with the amendment of the combined nomenclature for live bovine animals by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2505/92 (2), it is no longer possible, either for intra-Community trade or for trade with non-member countries, for the Member States to record trade in bulls and bullocks separately; wheres the breakdown of gross indigenous production into bulls and bullocks required under Council Directive 93/24/EEC is thus no longer possible; whereas Directive 93/24/EEC should therefore be amended;
Whereas, furthermore, according to Directive 93/24/EEC, the Member States may, at their request, be authorized to carry out the May or June surveys in selected regions, on the understanding that these surveys cover at least 70 % of the bovine population; whereas Member States whose bovine population makes up only a small percentage of the overall population of the Community may, at their request, also be authorized to dispense altogether with either the May/June or December surveys, or to use the regional breakdown for the final results of the May/June survey; whereas, finally, the Member States may, at their request, be authorized to use administrative sources instead of statistical surveys to determine the cattle population and the prescribed breakdown by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years and/or for the results of the May/June survey;
Whereas applications have been made by the Member States for the abovementioned types of authorization;
Whereas Commission Decision 73/262/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 90/501/EEC (4), should be replaced;
Whereas, since Directive 93/24/EEC is applicable as from 1 January 1994, it is appropriate to apply the provisions of this Decision with effect from the same date;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,
1. For the purposes of Article 2 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, 'agricultural holding' means any technical and economic unit under single management which produces agricultural products.
2. The survey referred to in Article 1 (1) of Directive 93/24/EEC shall cover:
(a) agricultural holdings with a utilized agricultural area of 1 ha or more;
(b) agricultural holdings with a utilized agricultural area of less than 1 ha, if their production is to a certain extent intended for sale or if their production unit exceeds certain natural thresholds.
3. Member States wishing to apply a different survey threshold shall, however, undertake to determine this threshold in such a way that only the smallest holdings are excluded, and that together the holdings excluded account for 1 % or less of the total standard gross margin, within the meaning of Commission Decision 85/377/EEC (5), of the Member State concerned.
The definitions of the categories of bovine animals referred to in Articles 3 (1), 10 (2) and 12 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC are set out in Annex I.
The territorial subdivisions referred to in Article 6 (1) of Directive 93/24/EEC are set out in Annex II.
The breakdown provided for in Article 8 (1) of Directive 93/24/EEC is set out in Annex III.
The carcass weight referred to in Article 10 (1) of Directive 93/24/EEC is defined in Annex IV.
In Article 12 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, category 'D. bulls' and category 'E. bullocks' are combined to read 'D. bulls and bullocks'.
1. Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, the Member States listed in point (a) of Annex V are authorized to carry out the May or June surveys in selected regions, on the undertstanding that these surveys cover at least 70 % of the bovine population.
2. Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, the Member States listed in point (b) of Annex V are authorized to dispense altogether with either the May/June or December surveys.
3. Pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, the Member States listed in point (c) of Annex V are authorized to use administrative sources instead of statistical surveys.
4. Pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, the Member States listed in point (d) of Annex V are authorized to use the regional breakdown for the final results of the May/June survey.
5. Pursuant to Article 8 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, the Member States listed in point (e) of Annex V are authorized to use the breakdown by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years and/or for those of the May/June survey.
Decision 73/262/EEC is repealed.
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 1994.
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32013D0227 | 2013/227/EU: Commission Decision of 22 May 2013 terminating the anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China
| 23.5.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 136/15
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 May 2013
terminating the anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China
(2013/227/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 of 11 June 2009 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
1. Initiation
(1) In April 2012 the European Commission (‘the Commission’) announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2) (‘the Notice of initiation’), the initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the anti-subsidy proceeding’).
(2) The anti-subsidy proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged on 15 March 2012 by EBMA, the European Bicycles Manufacturers Association (‘the complainant’), on behalf of Union producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of bicycles.
(3) The complaint contained prima facie evidence of subsidisation of the said product and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding.
(4) The Commission officially advised the complainant, other known Union producers, Union producers associations, the known exporting producers in the People’s Republic of China (‘the PRC’) and associations of exporting producers, the representatives of the PRC, known importers and associations of importers, known Union producers of bicycle parts and their associations and known users of the initiation of the proceeding and sent questionnaires. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the Notice of initiation.
2. Parallel anti-dumping proceeding
(5) In March 2012 the Commission announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(3) the initiation of an interim review of the anti-dumping measures concerning imports into the Union of bicycles originating in the PRC pursuant to Articles 11(3) and 13(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (4) (‘the basic anti-dumping Regulation’). The investigation is ongoing.
3. Parallel anti-circumvention investigation
(6) In September 2012 by Commission Regulation (EU) No 875/2012 (5), the Commission initiated an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 990/2011 (6) on imports of bicycles originating in the PRC by imports of bicycles consigned from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia, whether declared as originating in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia or not, and making such imports subject to registration (‘the anti-circumvention investigation’).
(7) In November 2012 the Commission announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(7) that the findings in the anti-circumvention investigation may be used in the anti-subsidy proceeding.
(8) The anti-circumvention investigation is still ongoing.
B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING
(9) By letter of 22 March 2013 addressed to the Commission, the complainant formally withdrew its complaint.
(10) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 597/2009, when the complainant withdraws its complaint the proceeding may be terminated unless such termination would not be in the Union interest.
(11) The Commission considered that the present proceeding should be terminated since the respective anti-subsidy investigation had not brought to light any considerations showing that such termination would not be in the Union interest. Interested parties were informed accordingly and were given an opportunity to comment. However, no comments were received that would give a reason to reach a different conclusion.
(12) It was therefore concluded that the anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports into the Union of bicycles originating in the PRC should be terminated without the imposition of measures,
The anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports into the Union of bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles but excluding unicycles), not motorised, originating in the People’s Republic of China and currently falling within CN codes 8712 00 30 and ex 8712 00 70 is hereby terminated.
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32002R0105 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 105/2002 of 18 January 2002 amending, for the eighth time, Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan and repealing Regulation (EC) No 337/2000
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 105/2002
of 18 January 2002
amending, for the eighth time, Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan and repealing Regulation (EC) No 337/2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001(1), prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan and repealing Regulation (EC) No 337/2000, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2002(2), and in particular Article 10(1) second indent thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 empowers the Commission to amend Annex I on the basis of determinations by either the United Nations Security Council or the Taliban Sanctions Committee.
(2) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 lays down the list of persons and entities covered by the freeze of funds under that Regulation.
(3) On 11 January 2002 the Security Council of the United Nations determined to exclude the Central Bank of Afghanistan from the list of entities subject to the measures of paragraph 4(b) of Resolution 1267 and therefore Annex I should be amended accordingly,
The following entity shall be excluded from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 467/2001: "Da Afghanistan (aka Bank of Afghanistan, aka Central Bank of Afghanistan, aka The Afghan State Bank), Ibni Sina Wat, Kabul, Afghanistan, and any other office of Da Afghanistan Bank."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31991R0584 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/91 of 11 March 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 598/86 concerning the target ceiling for 1991 for imports into Spain of common wheat of bread-making quality
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 584/91 of 11 March 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 598/86 concerning the target ceiling for 1991 for imports into Spain of common wheat of bread-making quality
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 85 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 598/86 of 28 February 1986 on the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to imports into Spain of common wheat of bread-making quality from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 262/91 (4), sets a target ceiling for 1991 for imports of common wheat of bread-making quality into Spain;
Whereas, on the basis of Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 the Commission has been notified on 4 February 1991 of applications received for STM licences for imports into Spain of common wheat of bread-making quality which are well in excess of the ceiling set; whereas measures were taken by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 312/91 of 8 February 1991 concerning applications for STM licences for cereals submitted from 4 February 1991 onwards for imports of common wheat into Spain (7);
Whereas, in the present situation on the market for common wheat of bread-making quality in Spain, a feature of which is limited supply compared with demand, provision should be made for an increase in the target ceiling for the current marketing year in order to ensure normal supply to the market;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
In Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 598/86, the figure '402 000' is replaced by the figure '452 000'.
Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 312/91 is hereby deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31984D0498 | 84/498/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 July 1984 on an aid proposal by the Irish Government in favour of a producer of polyester yarn situated in Letterkenny (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 July 1984
on an aid proposal by the Irish Government in favour of a producer of polyester yarn situated in Letterkenny
(Only the English text is authentic)
(84/498/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,
Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments as provided for in the said Article 93, and having regard to those comments,
Whereas:
I
By letter dated 22 December 1983, the Irish Government notified the Commission of its intention to grant aid to a company which has taken over the polyester yarn production plant situated in Letterkenny from its former owner. The aid would take the form of grant assistance amounting to £ Irl 2 900 000 and would be granted by the Industrial Development Authority (IDA).
By telex dated 12 January 1984, the Commission requested additional information from the Irish Government. This information was received on 19 and 30 January 1984.
Having examined the aid proposal, the Commission considered that the aid would affect trade between Member States to an extent contrary to the common interest and that it would, therefore, be incompatible with the common market, particularly in a situation where other EC producers of synthetic fibres by considerably reducing capacities undertake great efforts to adapt to the present market situation, which is marked by serious difficulties of overcapacities. The Commission also considered that the aid would not help to restructure the polyester plant in the sense of the Commission's synthetic fibre discipline of 1977 and prolonged in 1979, 1981 and 1983 as the assistance would neither lead at any decrease in capacities nor help to convert the production facility away from synthetic fibres. Consequently, the Commission initiated the procedure provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty and, by letter of 8 March 1984, gave the Irish Government notice to submit its comments.
II
The Irish Government, in submitting its comments under the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty by letter of 6 April and telex of 27 June 1984, pointed out that the aid of £ Irl 2 900 000 would be provided for investment of £ Irl 5 million in order to upgrade product quality and plant control. No grant or other State assistance would be provided for the balance of the total investment of £ Irl 16 700 000, which covers also the acquisition cost of the Letterkenny plant.
The Irish Government argued that the proposed aid conforms with Article 92 (3) (a) of the EEC Treaty in promoting County Donegal and that it would not lead to an increase in production capacity and would, therefore, be in line with the synthetic fibre discipline.
The Irish Government, in addition, has informed the Commission that the company in question was unable to give any formal written commitment not to increase existing polyester yarn production capacity at its Letterkenny plant, even for a limited period of time.
The comments of two other Member States, one federation of firms in the sector and three individual companies, submitted to the Commission under the Article 93 (2) procedure, supported the Commission's view and highlighted the difficult situation of producers of polyester yarn because of overcapacity problems. They also underlined the need to fully respect the synthetic fibre discipline, particularly in a situation where market prospects are dim. It also was claimed that the aid in question gave an unfair advantage to the yarn producer concerned in competition with other Community manufacturers.
III
In polyester yarn there is a high volume of trade and a large degree of competition between Member States. Consequently, the Irish Government's proposed aid is likely to affect trade and distort competition between Member States by favouring the undertaking in question within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty. Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty lays down the principle that aid having the features there described is incompatible with the common market. The exceptions from this principle set out in Article 92 (3) specify objectives in the Community interest transcending the interests of the aid recipient. These exceptions must be construed narrowly when any regional or industry aid scheme or any individual award under a general aid scheme is scrutinized. In particular, they may be applied only when the Commission is satisfied that the free play of market forces alone, without the aid, would not induce the prospective aid recipient to adopt a course of action contributing to attainment of one of the said objectives.
To apply the exceptions to cases not contributing to such an objective would be to give unfair advantages to certain Member States and allow trading conditions between Member States to be affected and competition to be distorted without any justification on grounds of Community interest.
In applying these principles in its scrutiny of individual aid awards, the Commission must satisfy itself that the aid is justified by the contribution the recipient is making to attainment of one of the objectives set out in Article 92 (3), and is necessary to that end. Where this cannot be demonstrated, and especially where the aided investment would take place in any case, it is clear that the aid does not contribute to attainment of the objectives specified in the exceptions but merely serves to bolster the financial position of the recipient firm.
The recipient in the present case cannot be said to be making such a contribution in return for the aid.
The Irish Government has been unable to give, or the Commission to discover, any justification for a finding that the planned aid falls within one of the categories of exceptions in Article 92 (3).
There is substantial overcapacity in polyester yarn in the EEC, the market for this product has constantly been reduced since 1978 and there are no signs that this trend will change. In 1983, like in the years before, capacity utilization is estimated to have been considerably below 70 %, which is insufficient for economically viable operation. As a result, there is heavy competition amongst polyester producers in the EC, most of which continue to lose money in polyester production as prices are very depressed. New capacity reductions required and agreed upon over the period up to the end of 1985 are considerable.
Polyester yarn belongs to the group of products which is subject to the industry agreements under which capacities are to be reduced and also is subject to the synthetic fibre discipline introduced by the Commission in 1977 and prolonged in 1979, 1981 and 1983. Both the industry agreements and the Community system of control of aid to the synthetic fibre industry were introduced and extended because of large and uncontested overcapacities in the sector.
In its letter of 8 August 1983 by which it extended the system of control of aids for a further two-year period ending 19 July 1985, the Commission pointed out to Member States that it will express an unfavourable a priori opinion with regard to proposed aids, be they sectoral, regional or general, which have the effect of increasing the net production capacity by companies in this sector. It also reminded Member States that it will continue to give sympathetic consideration to proposals to grant aid for the purpose of speeding up or facilitating the process of conversion away from synthetic fibres into other activities or restructuring leading to reductions in capacity.
All aids to the synthetic fibre sector do not only have to meet the conditions of the synthetic fibre discipline but are also subject to the 1971 and 1977 guidelines of the Commission for aids to the textile industry, under which the granting of aids to investment must be linked to the achievement of restructuring objectives and must be associated with a substantial contribution from the beneficiary towards the cost of the subsidized operation.
The projected investment in the case in question, however, concerns modernization efforts in an out-of-date plant which cannot be characterized as restructuring and which should be carried out by using the proper means of the undertaking concerned without the use of State aid, especially since a very large percentage of the plant's output is exported to the other Member States.
Moreover, the contribution from the potential beneficiary towards the cost of the subsidized operation cannot be called substantial in view of an intensity of the proposed grant assistance of 58 % of total investment.
Furthermore, the Commission has always been opposed in principle to operating aids and has considered that particularly in textiles investment made by an enterprise for the purpose of keeping it in business or maintaining its level of business without affecting any basic change does not qualify for assistance.
Under the projected investment the capacity of the Letterkenny plant remains unchanged at 14 000 tonnes per year, but production output will gradually increase from currently 10 000 tonnes to full capacity, most certainly at the expense of reductions in capacity utilization in other EC firms. As regards the derogation of Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) on aid to favour the development of certain areas, it should be remembered that the standard of living in the Letterkenny area is very low and that it suffers from serious underemployment within the meaning of the derogation of paragraph (a). However, the sectoral effects of regional aids need to be controlled even for the most underdeveloped areas, which is why the Commission must exercise its analysis of the economic and social situation in the framework of the Community interest. In the situation the industry concerned is presently in and likely to remain in the future, the investment which is proposed to be grant-aided is not likely to make the production plant financially and economically viable and would not secure the jobs currently provided. Therefore, the proposed aid would not promote the economic development of the Letterkenny area within the meaning of Article 92 (3) (a) and (c), as it would not bring to the area any lasting increase in income or reduction in unemployment, but would be likely to distort competition in intra-Community trade without making the necessary compensatory contribution to regional development.
As far as the exceptions in Article 92 (3) (b) are concerned, the proposed measure does not have the feature of a 'project of common European interest' or of a project likely 'to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State', whose promotion justifies application of this exception clause. The promotion of one of the objectives of Article 92 (3) (b) is moreover a purpose for which the aid is not intended.
Finally, as regards the derogation of Article 92 (3) (c), in favour of 'aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities', examination of the polyester manufacturing industry in the Community shows that the proposed aid, by artificially lowering the modernization costs of the undertaking in question would weaken the competitive position of other producers in the EC and would therefore have the effect of further reducing capacity utilization and depressing prices, to the detriment of, and possible withdrawal from the market of, producers which have hitherto survived owing to restructuring, productivity and quality improvements undertaken from their own resources. Thus, the proposed aid cannot be considered as 'facilitating the development'. Moreover, it should be noted that the production of the undertaking which is supposed to be aided is mainly exported to other Member States in a situation where demand falls, so that it is therefore unlikely that trading conditions would remain unaffected by a measure contrary to the common interest, such as this aid.
In view of the above, the Irish aid proposal does not meet the conditions necessary to benefit from one of the derogations of Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty,
The Irish Government shall refrain from implementing its proposal, communicated to the Commission by letter dated 22 December 1983 from its Permanent Representative to the EC, to grant an aid of £ Irl 2 900 000 in favour of investment to be undertaken by a producer of polyester yarn situated in Letterkenny.
The Irish Government shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this Decision of the measures taken to comply therewith.
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32013R0736 | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 736/2013 of 17 May 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duration of the work programme for examination of existing biocidal active substances Text with EEA relevance
| 31.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 204/25
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 736/2013
of 17 May 2013
amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duration of the work programme for examination of existing biocidal active substances
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 provides for the continuation of the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances used in biocidal products commenced in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (2).
(2) The first subparagraph of Article 89(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 provides for the work programme to be achieved by 14 May 2014.
(3) According to the Commission’s latest estimations, as expressed in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the position of the Council on the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing on the market and use of biocidal products (3), the examination of all existing active substances used in biocidal products will only be finalised by 31 December 2024.
(4) It is therefore appropriate to extend the work programme until that date,
The first subparagraph of Article 89(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 is replaced by the following:
‘1. The Commission shall carry on with the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances commenced in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC with the aim of achieving it by 31 December 2024. To that end, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 83 concerning the carrying out of the work programme and specification of the related rights and obligations of the competent authorities and the participants in the programme.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32012R0454 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 454/2012 of 15 May 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for hake in VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
| 31.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 141/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 454/2012
of 15 May 2012
establishing a prohibition of fishing for hake in VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31984D0162 | 84/162/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 March 1984 establishing that the five apparatus described as 'Davidson - Multichannel Analyzer, model 1056' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 March 1984
establishing that the five apparatus described as 'Davidson - Multichannel Analyzer, model 1056' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(84/162/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 29 August 1983, the Federal Republic of Germany requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as
1. 'Davidson - Multichannel Analyzer, model 1056', ordered on 11 July 1979 and to be used for practical research of spectra,
2. 'Davidson - Multichannel Analyzer, model 1056', ordered on 27 July 1981 and to be used for recording and rating current pulses provided by alpha and X-ray detectors,
3. 'Davidson - Multichannel Analyzer, model 1056', ordered on 28 October 1980 and to be used for the measurement of gaseous and aerosol-bound radioactivities in the atmosphere and in particular for the examination of the radioactivity in living rooms using surface depletion layer counters,
4. 'Davidson - Multichannel Analyzer, model 1056', ordered on 29 October 1979 and to be used for the identification of sound signals in centrifugal pumps in two-phase flow-through,
5. 'Davidson - Multichannel Analyzer, model 1056', ordered on 10 November 1980 and to be used for the detection of radioactivity in living-rooms and in particular for the determination of the inhalable radioactive decay products of radon and thoron by means of gamma-activity measurements,
should be considered to be scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value are currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 17 February 1984 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question are analyzers; whereas their objective technical characteristics such as the great sensibility and the use to which they are put make them specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas they must therefore be considered to be scientific apparatus;
Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose are not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of these apparatus is justified,
The apparatus described as 'Davidson - Multichannel Analyzer, model 1056', ordered on
1. 11 July 1979
2. 27 July 1981
3. 28 October 1980
4. 29 October 1979
5. 10 November 1980
and which are the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 29 August 1983, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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32007R0059 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 59/2007 of 25 January 2007 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
| 26.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 59/2007
of 25 January 2007
fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c), (d) and (g) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2).
(5) Export refunds may be set to cover the competitive gap between Community and third country's exports. Community exports to certain close destinations and to third countries granting Community products a preferential import treatment are currently in a particular favourable competitive position. Therefore, refunds for exports to those destinations should be abolished.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. To be eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 products must meet the relevant requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2007.
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31976R0369 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 of 16 February 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the reference period for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 369/76 of 16 February 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the reference period for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (2) includes a system of import levies and sluice-gate prices, one of the reference components of which is that of the prices of certain types of feed grain on the world market;
Whereas fluctuations in world market prices for cereals have become more marked in the past few years ; whereas it appears that the use of the world market prices for cereals applicable during the six months preceding the quarter during which the levy and the sluice-gate price are to be calculated can produce figures that no longer reflect price trends in non-member countries ; whereas it is therefore appropriate to up-date the basis of calculation by adopting a reference period of five months preceding the month in which the levy and the sluice-gate price are fixed,
The third subparagraph of Article 4 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 shall be replaced by the following:
"The prices for feed grain on the world market shall be determined quarterly on the basis of the price for such grain recorded for the five months ending one month before the quarter in respect of which the said component is calculated."
The second subparagraph of Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 shall be replaced by the following:
"The price for the quantity of feed grain shall be determined quarterly on the basis of the world market prices for such grain recorded for the five months ending one month before the quarter in respect of which the sluice-gate price is fixed."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1976.
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32007D0548 | 2007/548/EC: Council Decision of 5 June 2007 on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
| 3.8.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/30
COUNCIL DECISION
of 5 June 2007
on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
(2007/548/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the third sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 23 October 2006, the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to negotiate with Georgia a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
(2) Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Protocol should be signed on behalf of the European Communities and their Member States.
(3) The Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2007, pending completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion,
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Communities and their Member States, the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, subject to possible conclusion at a later stage.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (1).
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32003R0267 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 267/2003 of 13 February 2003 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 267/2003
of 13 February 2003
amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the milk and milk products sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 February 2003 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 185/2003(3).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 185/2003 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 185/2003 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February 2003.
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32012D0145 | 2012/145/EU: Council Decision of 28 February 2012 on the conclusion of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force
| 10.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 72/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 February 2012
on the conclusion of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force
(2012/145/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) On 17 March 2008, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 241/2008 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (1).
(2) The Union has negotiated with the Republic of Guinea-Bissau a new protocol granting EU vessels fishing opportunities in waters in which Guinea-Bissau exercises its sovereignty or jurisdiction as regards fishing (hereinafter ‧the Protocol‧).
(3) At the end of those negotiations, the Protocol was initialled on 15 June 2011.
(4) The Protocol was signed in accordance with Council Decision 2011/885/EU (2) and has been applied on a provisional basis since 16 June 2011.
(5) The Protocol should be concluded,
The Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement concluded between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau in force between the two parties (hereinafter ‧the Protocol‧) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union (3).
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 14 of the Protocol with a view to expressing the Union’s consent to be bound by the Protocol (4).
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32001R2497 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/2001 of 19 December 2001 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in the Republic of Croatia
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/2001
of 19 December 2001
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in the Republic of Croatia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001 of 19 November 2001 on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia(1), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Council is in the process of concluding a Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as "the Stabilisation and Association Agreement".
(2) Pending the completion of the procedure necessary for the ratification and entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, the Council is also in the process of concluding an Interim Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, covering trade and trade-related matters, hereinafter referred to as "the Interim Agreement", which will be applied as of 1 January 2002.
(3) The Interim Agreement and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement stipulate that certain fish and fishery products originating in Croatia may be imported into the Community, within the limits of Community tariff quotas, at a reduced or a zero-rate of customs duty.
(4) The tariff quotas provided for in the Interim Agreement and in the Stabilisation and Association Agreement are annual and are repeated for an indeterminate period. The Commission should adopt the implementing measures for the opening and the administration of the Community tariff quotas.
(5) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2001(3), has codified the management rules for tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of customs declarations.
(6) Particular care should be taken to ensure that all Community importers have equal and continuous access to the tariff quotas and that the rates laid down for the quotas are applied uninterruptedly to all imports of the products in question into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted. In order to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no obstacle to authorising the Member States to draw from the quota volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports. However, this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly. For reasons of speed and efficiency, communication between the Member States and the Commission should, as far as possible, take place by telematic link.
(7) This Regulation should be applied upon the entry into force or the date of provisional application of the Interim Agreement and should remain in application upon the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
1. When products originating in Croatia and listed in the Annex are put into free circulation in the Community, accompanied by a proof of origin as provided for in the Origin Protocol to the Interim Agreement and to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, they shall benefit from a reduced or a zero-rate of customs duty, at the levels and within the limits of the annual Community tariff quotas specified in that Annex.
2. The tariff quotas referred to in this Article shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
3. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits.
4. Communications referring to the management of tariff quotas between the Member States and the Commission shall be effected, as far as possible, by telematic link.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2002, and it shall remain in application upon the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
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31998R1518 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/98 of 15 July 1998 setting for the 1998/99 marketing year the minimum price and the amount of production aid for processed tomato products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1518/98 of 15 July 1998 setting for the 1998/99 marketing year the minimum price and the amount of production aid for processed tomato products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 (2), and in particular Article 3(3) and Article 4(9) thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year, changes in prices in the fruit and vegetable sector and the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses, including supply to the processing industry;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2022/92 (3), which lays down detailed rules of application for the minimum price to be paid to producers for certain tomatoes used in the production of tomato concentrate, juice and flakes on the basis of the soluble dry weight content, should continue to apply;
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed or calculated before the reduction provided for in paragraph 10 of that Article for the previous marketing year, adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers and the difference between the cost of the raw material in the Community and in the major competing third countries; whereas, in respect of tomato concentrates, preserved whole peeled and unpeeled tomatoes and tomato juices, changes in the volume and prices of imports must be taken into consideration;
Whereas Article 4(10) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 stipulates that the aid set for tomato concentrates and their derivatives is to be reduced by 5,37 %; whereas a supplement to the reduced aid is to be paid on the basis of the quantities of tomato concentrate produced for France and Portugal;
Whereas the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the 1998/99 marketing year the minimum price referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 to be paid to producers shall be as set out in Annex I.
1. For the 1998/99 marketing year the level of production aid referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation shall be as set out in Annex II.
2. The additional aid for tomato concentrate, juice and flakes as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(10) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be set by the Commission if the condition provided for in that subparagraph is met.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32005D0385 | 2005/385/EC: Commission Decision of 13 May 2005 on the clearance of the accounts of Member States' expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, for the 2004 financial year (notified under document number C(2005) 1443)
| 20.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 127/22
COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 May 2005
on the clearance of the accounts of Member States' expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, for the 2004 financial year
(notified under document number C(2005) 1443)
(2005/385/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
After consulting the Fund Committee,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999, the Commission, on the basis of the annual accounts submitted by the Member States, accompanied by the information required for clearance and a certificate regarding the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts transmitted and the reports established by the certification bodies, clears the accounts of the paying agencies referred to in Article 4(1) of that Regulation.
(2) Pursuant to Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 of 16 February 1996 on data to be transmitted by the Member States and the monthly booking of expenditure financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (2), account is taken for the 2004 financial year of expenditure incurred by the Member States between 16 October 2003 and 15 October 2004.
(3) The time limits granted to the Member States for the submission to the Commission of the documents referred to in Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) 1258/1999 and in Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 of 7 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 regarding the procedure for the clearance of accounts of the EAGGF Guarantee Section (3), have expired.
(4) The Commission has checked the information submitted and communicated to the Member States before 31 March 2005 the results of its verifications, along with the necessary amendments.
(5) Under the first subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95, the accounts clearance decision referred to in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 must determine, without prejudice to decisions taken subsequently in accordance with Article 7(4) of the Regulation, the amount of expenditure effected in each Member State during the financial year in question recognised as being chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section, on the basis of the accounts referred to in Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 and the reductions and suspensions of advances for the financial year concerned, including the reductions referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96. Under Article 154 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4), the outcome of the clearance decision, that is to say any discrepancy which may occur between the total expenditure booked to the accounts for a financial year pursuant to Article 151(1) and Article 152 and the total expenditure taken into consideration by the Commission in this Decision, is to be booked, under a single article, as additional expenditure or a reduction in expenditure.
(6) For certain paying agencies, in the light of the verifications made, the annual accounts and the accompanying documents permit the Commission to take a decision on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted. Annex I lists the amounts cleared by Member State. The details of these amounts were described in the Summary Report that was presented to the Fund Committee at the same time as this Decision.
(7) In the light of the verifications made, the information submitted by certain paying agencies requires additional inquiries and their accounts cannot be cleared in this Decision. Annex II lists the paying agencies concerned.
(8) Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, in liaison with Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2040/2000 of 26 September 2000 on budgetary discipline (5) lays down that advances against booking are to be reduced for expenditure effected by the Member States after the limits or deadlines laid down. However, under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, any overrun of deadlines during August, September and October is to be taken into account in the accounts clearance decision except where noted before the last decision of the financial year relating to advances. Some of the expenditure declared by certain Member States during the abovementioned period and for the measures for which the Commission did not accept any extenuating circumstances was effected after the statutory limits or deadlines laid down. This Decision should therefore lay down the relevant reductions. A decision will be taken at a later date, in accordance with Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999, definitively fixing the expenditure for which Community financing will not be granted regarding those reductions and any other expenditure which may be found to have been effected after the limits or deadlines laid down.
(9) The Commission, in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2040/2000 and Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, has already reduced or suspended a number of monthly advances on entry into the accounts of expenditure for the 2004 financial year and makes in this Decision the reductions laid down in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96. In the light of the above, to avoid any premature or merely a temporary reimbursement of the amounts in question, they should not be recognised in this Decision, without prejudice to further examination under Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999.
(10) The second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 lays down that the amounts that are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State, in accordance with the accounts clearance decision referred to in the first subparagraph, shall be determined by deducting advances paid during the financial year in question, i.e. 2004, from expenditure recognised for that year in accordance with the first subparagraph. Such amounts are to be deducted from, or added to, advances against expenditure from the second month following that in which the accounts clearance decision is taken.
(11) In accordance with the final subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95, this Decision, adopted on the basis of accounting information, does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,
With the exception of the paying agencies referred to in Article 2, the accounts of the paying agencies of the Member States concerning expenditure financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section in respect of the 2004 financial year are hereby cleared. The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State under this Decision are set out in Annex I.
For the 2004 financial year, the accounts of the Member States' paying agencies in respect of expenditure financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section, shown in Annex II, are disjoined from this Decision and shall be the subject of a future clearance Decision.
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32004R2031 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004 of 26 November 2004 opening a tendering procedure for the refund on export of wholly milled round-grain, medium-grain and long-grain A rice to certain third countries
| 27.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 353/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2031/2004
of 26 November 2004
opening a tendering procedure for the refund on export of wholly milled round-grain, medium-grain and long-grain A rice to certain third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Examination of the supply balance shows that exportable amounts of rice are currently held by producers. This situation could affect the normal development of producer prices during the 2004/2005 marketing year.
(2) In order to rectify this situation, it is appropriate to make use of export refunds in respect of zones which may be supplied by the Community. The special situation of the rice market makes it necessary to limit the quantities of rice benefiting from refunds, and therefore to fix the amount of the export refund by tendering procedure.
(3) It should be stated that Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 of 6 March 1975 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of tendering for export refunds on rice (2) applies to this tendering procedure.
(4) For the sake of sound management of the markets, the tendering procedure should be limited to certain zones listed in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92 (3).
(5) Under Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture (4), amounts quoted in tenders submitted in response to invitations to tender organised under an instrument forming part of the common agricultural policy must be expressed in euro. Article 5(1) of that Regulation provides that in such cases the operative event for the agricultural exchange rate is the final day for the submission of tenders. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article specify the operative events applicable to advances and securities.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. A tendering procedure is hereby opened for the refund on export as referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 for wholly milled round-grain, medium-grain and long-grain A rice falling within CN codes 1006 30 61, 1006 30 63, 1006 30 65, 1006 30 92, 1006 30 94 and 1006 30 96.
The tendering procedure shall be restricted to the following destinations:
(a) zones I to VI in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2145/ 92, except for Malta, Cyprus, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Romania and Turkey;
(b) zone VIII in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92, except for Guyana, Madagascar, Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
2. The tendering procedure shall be open until 23 June 2005. During that period regular invitations to tender shall be issued and the date for submission of tenders shall be set down in the notice of invitation to tender.
3. The tendering procedure shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 and this Regulation.
Tenders shall be admissible only if they cover a quantity for export of at least 50 tonnes but not more than 3 000 tonnes.
The security referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 shall be EUR 30 per tonne.
1. As an exception to Article 23(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (5), export licences issued under this tendering procedure shall, for the purposes of determining their period of validity, be considered as having been issued on the day the tender was submitted.
2. The licences shall be valid from their date of issue, within the meaning of paragraph 1, until the end of the fourth month following.
Tenders submitted must reach the Commission through the Member States not later than one and a half hours after expiry of the time limit for submission of tenders as laid down in the notice of invitation to tender. They must be transmitted in accordance with the table given in the Annex.
If no tenders are lodged, Member States shall inform the Commission within the time limit referred to in the first paragraph.
1. On the basis of tenders submitted, the Commission shall decide in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003:
— either to fix a maximum export refund, taking account in particular of the criteria laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003,
— or to make no award.
2. Where a maximum export refund is fixed, a contract shall be awarded to any tenderer whose tender specifies a rate of refund not exceeding such maximum export refund.
The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first regular invitation to tender shall be 16 December 2004 at 10.00 (Brussels time).
The final date for submission of tenders shall be 23 June 2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32005R0694 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 694/2005 of 2 May 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries
| 3.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 112/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 694/2005
of 2 May 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables (2) provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2002, 2003 and 2004, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries other than sour cherries should be amended.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2005.
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32011R0401 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 401/2011 of 20 April 2011 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 21.4.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 105/14
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 401/2011
of 20 April 2011
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural market and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(s) and listed in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Union may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 578/2010, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(4) Article 162(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 51/2011 (3). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 and in Part XIX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Regulation (EU) No 51/2011 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 April 2011.
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31996R0215 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 215/96 of 2 February 1996 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 215/96 of 2 February 1996 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3009/95 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is accepted that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (4), for a period of three months by the holder;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32010D0622 | 2010/622/EU: Council Decision of 7 October 2010 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports
| 20.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 275/3
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 October 2010
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports
(2010/622/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 77(2)(a), in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In order to harmonise their visa policy with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (1), some Member States granted visa waiver to the nationals of the Federative Republic of Brazil (‘Brazil’) prior to their accession to the Union, as Brazil figures on the list of third countries whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement.
(2) For constitutional reasons, Brazil cannot grant visa waiver to the Member States unilaterally; it is necessary to conclude a visa waiver agreement to be ratified by the Brazilian Parliament.
(3) Brazil has bilateral visa waiver agreements with most of the Member States, concluded either prior to their accession to the Union or prior to the establishment of the common visa policy. However, there are still four Member States with whom no bilateral visa waiver agreement was concluded in the past; therefore Brazil still requires a visa from the nationals of these Member States for short stays.
(4) It stems from the nature of the common visa policy and the exclusive external competence of the Union in this area that only the Union can negotiate and conclude a visa waiver agreement, and not the individual Member States.
(5) In view of the non-reciprocal treatment of Brazil towards certain Member States, the Council, by its Decision of 18 April 2008, authorised the Commission to negotiate an agreement between the Union and Brazil on short-stay visa waiver in order to ensure a full reciprocal visa waiver.
(6) Negotiations on the agreement were opened on 2 July 2008 and concluded on 1 October 2009.
(7) Subject to its conclusion at a later date, the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports, initialled in Brussels on 28 April 2010, should be signed.
(8) This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(2); the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(9) This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(3); Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application,
The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports (‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion (4).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion.
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31993R0719 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 719/93 of 25 March 1993 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 719/93 of 25 March 1993 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature, and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked under the provisions in Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2674/92 (4), for a period of three months by the holder if a binding contract has been concluded such as is envisaged in Article 14 (3) (a) or (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90 (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Artice 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 for a period of three months by the holder if a binding contract has been concuded as envisaged in Article 14 (3) (a) or (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32001R0500 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001
of 14 March 2001
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 18(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Member States are required, under Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, to notify the Commission by computer transmission of the quantities of each stock taken by vessels flying their flag operating in waters subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries and on the high seas and of all the information received pursuant to Article 17(2) thereof.
(2) Details of the information to be submitted, the intervals at which it is to be forwarded and the format to be used for submitting the reports in question should be specified.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
1. Each Member State shall notify the Commission by computer transmission, before the end of the first month of each quarter, of the quantities of each stock not subject to TACs or quotas taken by fishing vessels flying its flag operating in waters subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries and on the high seas and:
- landed directly in its territory during the previous quarter,
- landed directly in third countries during the previous quarter,
- transhipped to third country vessels during the previous quarter.
2. Each Member State shall notify the Commission by computer transmission, before the end of the first month of each quarter, of the quantities taken by fishing vessels flying the flag of another Member State in waters subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries and on the high seas and landed in its territory during the previous quarter.
3. Where a Member State submits the catch reports referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, it shall do so in the format shown in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31997D0036 | 97/36/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 1996 amending Decision 93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC on imports of Equidae from Iceland (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1996 amending Decision 93/196/EEC and 93/197/EEC on imports of Equidae from Iceland (Text with EEA relevance) (97/36/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of Equidae (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 15 (a) and 16 thereof,
Whereas the veterinary authorities in Iceland have provided the Commission with assurances as to the absence of equine infectious anaemia from their territory;
Whereas the serological test for this disease ('Coggins test`) should therefore be discontinued on the importation of Equidae from Iceland; whereas the veterinary authorities in Iceland should nevertheless certify that Iceland is officially free of the disease;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/196/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of Equidae for slaughter (2), as last amended by Decision 96/279/EC (3), and Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered Equidae and Equidae for breeding and production (4), as last amended by Decision 96/279/EC, should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Decision 93/196/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in Annex I (III) (j), the first indent is replaced by:
'- (i) a Coggins test for equine infectious anaemia (3), or
(ii) in the case of Equidae which have resided in Iceland from birth, it is certified that Iceland is officially free of equine infectious anaemia (3)`.
(b) in Annex II (III) (j), the first indent is replaced by:
'- (i) a Coggins test for equine infectious anaemia (4), or
(ii) in the case of Equidae which have resided in Iceland from birth, it is certified that Iceland is officially free of equine infectious anaemia (4)`.
2. In Decision 93/197/EEC, Annex II (Health Certificate A) (III) (j), the first indent is replaced by:
'- (i) a Coggins test for equine infectious anaemia (2), or
(ii) in the case of Equidae which have resided in Iceland from birth, it is certified that Iceland is officially free of equine infectious anaemia (2)`.
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31996R2382 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2382/96 of 9 December 1996 repealing Regulations (EEC) No 990/93 and (EC) No 2471/94 and concerning the termination of restrictions on economic and financial relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the United Nations Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia and those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces
| 18.12.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 328/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2382/96
of 9 December 1996
repealing Regulations (EEC) No 990/93 and (EC) No 2471/94 and concerning the termination of restrictions on economic and financial relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the United Nations Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia and those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 73g and 228a thereof,
Having regard to Common Position No 96/708/CFSP of 9 December 1996 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union concerning the termination of restrictions on economic and financial relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the United Nations Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia and those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces (1) decided on by the United Nations Security Council in its Resolution 1074 (1996),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Security Council of the United Nations has decided in its Resolution 1074 (1996) to terminate the measures imposed by its Resolutions 757 (1992), 787 (1992), 820 (1993), 942 (1994), 943 (1994), 988 (1995), 992 (1995), 1003 (1995) and 1015 (1995) in accordance with paragraph 4 of Resolution 1022 (1995);
Whereas, in the circumstances, Regulations (EEC) No 990/93 (2) and (EC) No 2471/94 (3) should be repealed,
Regulations (EEC) No 990/93 and (EC) No 2471/94 are hereby repealed.
All assets and funds previously impounded or frozen pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 990/93 and (EC) No 2471/94 may be released by Member States in accordance with the law, provided that any such assets that are subject to any claims, liens, judgments or incumbrances, or which are the assets of any person, partnership, corporation or other entity found or deemed to be insolvent under the law or the accounting principles prevailing in the relevant Member State, shall remain frozen or impounded until released in accordance with the applicable law.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 2 October 1996.
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32015D0284 | Council Decision (EU) 2015/284 of 17 February 2015 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 4 of the EEA Agreement on rules of origin (Croatia Enlargement)
| 21.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 50/10
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/284
of 17 February 2015
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 4 of the EEA Agreement on rules of origin (Croatia Enlargement)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement (‘Protocol 4’).
(3) Protocol 4 contains provisions and arrangements concerning rules of origin.
(4) Certain transitional arrangements concerning the application of the rules of origin after the provisional application of the Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the European Economic Area and three related agreements (3) need to be reflected in the EEA Agreement.
(5) Protocol 4 should therefore be amended.
(6) The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement, on rules of origin, shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
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32000D0689 | 2000/689/EC: Commission Decision of 6 November 2000 amending Commission Decision 2000/552/EC on certain protection measures with regard to movement of equidae within and dispatch from certain parts of France affected by West Nile fever (notified under document number C(2000) 3173) (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Decision
of 6 November 2000
amending Commission Decision 2000/552/EC on certain protection measures with regard to movement of equidae within and dispatch from certain parts of France affected by West Nile fever
(notified under document number C(2000) 3173)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/689/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 Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In certain departments of France cases of West Nile fever, a non-contagious vector-transmitted viral disease accompanied by clinical signs of encephalitis, have been reported in horses.
(2) The presence of this disease is liable to constitute a danger for humans and equidae.
(3) The Commission therefore adopted Decision 2000/552/EC of 15 September 2000 on certain protection measures with regard to movement of equidae within and dispatch from certain parts of France affected by West Nile fever(3).
(4) In order to adapt the measures to the current epidemiological situation, it is necessary to amend Decision 2000/552/EC with regard to equidae dispatch from the affected parts of the territory of France.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Annexes I and II to Decision 2000/552/EC are replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Member States shall amend the measures they apply with regard to France to bring them into line with this Decision.
They shall inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision shall apply until 30 November 2000.
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32010R0333 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 333/2010 of 22 April 2010 concerning the authorisation of a new use of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 (DSM 15544) as a feed additive for weaned piglets (holder of authorisation Calpis Co. Ltd. Japan, represented in the European Union by Calpis Co. Ltd. Europe Representative Office) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 23.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 333/2010
of 22 April 2010
concerning the authorisation of a new use of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 (DSM 15544) as a feed additive for weaned piglets (holder of authorisation Calpis Co. Ltd. Japan, represented in the European Union by Calpis Co. Ltd. Europe Representative Office)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex to this Regulation. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) The application concerns the authorisation of a new use of the preparation of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 (DSM 15544) as a feed additive for weaned piglets, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
(4) The use of that micro-organism preparation has been authorised for chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1444/2006 (2).
(5) New data were submitted in support of the application for authorisation for weaned piglets. The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 9 December 2009 (3) that Bacillus subtilis C-3102 (DSM 15544) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment and that the use of that preparation can improve the performance of the animals. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(6) The assessment of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 (DSM 15544) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31993D0208 | 93/208/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 March 1993 releasing the Kingdom of Denmark from the requirements to indicate on the official label the botanical name in respect of cereal seed, under Council Directive 66/402/EEC (Only the Danish text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 17 March 1993 releasing the Kingdom of Denmark from the requirements to indicate on the official label the botanical name in respect of cereal seed, under Council Directive 66/402/EEC (Only the Danish text is authentic)
(93/208/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/2/EEC (2), and in particular Article 14 (3) thereof,
Whereas in accordance with the abovementioned Directive, the botanical name of the species should be given according to the provisions of point 4 of Annex IV (A) (a) to the same Directive applicable to the marking of seed packages;
Whereas, however, Member States may be released from such a requirement, where appropriate, for limited periods, where it has been established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed;
Whereas in Denmark, by virtue of Commission Decision 80/755/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 81/109/EEC (4) the required information to be printed on the label is printed indelibly by electronic printers on the package itself; whereas, until 1 June 1993, it is difficult to change the said printing system in Denmark in order to be able to print both the botanical and the common Danish name on the said package;
Whereas, therefore, Denmark wishes for the time being to be released from the requirement to indicate the botanical name on the package;
Whereas Denmark should consequently be released until 1 June 1993 from the requirements to indicate the botanical name in respect of cereal seed, in so far this applies to packages subject to indelible printing of prescribed information under Decision 80/755/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
1. The Kingdom of Denmark is hereby released from the labelling requirement in respect of the indication of the botanical name of the species, laid down in point 4 of Annex IV (A) (a) to Directive 66/402/EEC.
2. This authorization is applicable only in the case of packages of this covered by Decision 80/755/EEC.
This authorization expires on 1 June 1993.
The Kingdom of Denmark shall notify the Commission of the conditions under which it makes use of the authorization granted pursuant to Article 1.
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32001D0011 | 2001/912/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 8 November 2001 on certain conditions regarding access to the Counterfeit Monitoring System (CMS) (ECB/2001/11)
| Decision of the European Central Bank
of 8 November 2001
on certain conditions regarding access to the Counterfeit Monitoring System (CMS)
(ECB/2001/11)
(2001/912/EC)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular to Article 106(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular to Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting(1) establishes certain measures in connection with the collection and storage of data related to counterfeit banknotes and coins and with access to these data.
(2) The fight against counterfeiting cannot be dealt with only at a euro area level; to this effect, the Council of the European Union has taken measures in relation to the euro under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union (i.e. the third pillar); also, Council Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 extends the effects of Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 to those Member States which have not adopted the euro as their single currency(2).
(3) The processes and systems already in place for the analysis of counterfeits and for the collection of information relating to counterfeiting need to be built on; the ECB had established the Counterfeit Analysis Centre and the Counterfeit Currency Database; it has become appropriate to reorganise and rename the latter as the "Counterfeit Monitoring System" (CMS) and define its characteristics.
(4) The ECB provides for the conditions that ensure the appropriate procedures for access to the relevant data of the CMS in compliance with Regulations (EC) No 1338/2001 and (EC) No 1339/2001. For this purpose, all national central banks (NCBs) of the European System of Central Banks need to establish their respective National Counterfeit Centres (NCCs) within each NCB and create the role of security administrator of the NCC. The ECB also reaches the necessary arrangements and agreements with the Commission and Europol in order to provide for their appropriate access to the data of the CMS and for the access of the European Technical and Scientific Centre also in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001. Any access should respect the relevant minimum security standards. This respect is essential because of the confidential nature of the data of the CMS. The confidential nature of the data means that the information that each of the users of the CMS obtains from the CMS should be used exclusively for the purpose of fulfilling their responsibilities in the fight against counterfeiting of the euro. Limiting access to the data of the CMS helps to ensure confidentiality.
(5) A manual of procedures and the minimum security standards in connection with the CMS are in the process of being approved by the Governing Council of the ECB. They will not be published due to the confidential nature of the data to be introduced and to be accessible in the CMS and to the importance of maintaining a confidential environment for the use of the CMS,
Definitions
The definitions contained in Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 shall apply in this Decision.
Counterfeit Monitoring System
1. The Counterfeit Currency Database (CCD) is renamed as the Counterfeit Monitoring System (CMS). All references to the CCD contained in any previous legal acts are now deemed to be made to the CMS.
2. The CMS consists of a central database containing all technical and statistical information on counterfeiting, both on euro banknotes and coins, whether originated in the Member States or in third countries. The CMS includes, inter alia, browsing and editing applications and facilities for the downloading and uploading of data and networks linking the different users of the CMS to the CMS.
3. The organisation and management of the CMS are the competence of the Executive Board of the ECB, which takes account for these purposes of the views of the Banknote Committee.
Access to the data of the Counterfeit Monitoring System
1. Apart from the access of the NCBs to the CMS, access to the relevant data of the CMS is granted to the other competent national authorities, including the National Analysis Centres (NACs) and the Coin National Analysis Centres (CNACs), as regards data related to coins, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001. For this purpose, the conditions established in Articles 5 to 9 of this Decision apply.
2. Access by the European Commission, the European Technical and Scientific Centre (ETSC) and Europol to the relevant data of the CMS is granted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001. The procedures for this access are specified in bilateral arrangements and agreements with the ECB, as appropriate.
3. Subject to any agreements concerning monetary relations between the Community and third parties, the ECB may grant access to the relevant data of the CMS to the designated authorities or centres of these third parties.
4. In addition to paragraph 3 above and on the basis of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001, the ECB may grant access to the relevant data of the CMS to the designated authorities or centres of third countries. They may also be provided with ad hoc data of the CMS when this is deemed necessary by the Counterfeit Analysis Centre (CAC) of the ECB.
Introduction of data into the Counterfeit Monitoring System by National Analysis Centres and Coin National Analysis Centres
The introduction by any and all NACs into the CMS of data relating to counterfeit euro banknotes which are discovered and the sending of every new type of suspected counterfeit euro banknotes to the CAC of the ECB takes place in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 and with the relevant manual of procedures approved by the Governing Council of the ECB with the contribution of the General Council of the ECB. Those NACs that are not an NCB or which have not been established within an NCB are consulted on the manual of procedures. The necessary adaptations of the manual of procedures regarding the introduction of data related to coins by the ETSC and the CNACs into the CMS will also take place.
National Counterfeit Centres
1. The task of administering access to the CMS referred to in Article 3 in the Member States is performed by an NCC established in each NCB. This NCC also facilitates communication regarding all CMS-related matters in the Member States. The role of security administrator is created within each NCC in connection with these tasks.
2. Upon agreement of the ECB, the NCC authorises the different levels of access to the CMS referred to in Article 3, in accordance with paragraph one above. For this purpose, the necessary users names and the different categories of users and different levels of access among these users are created and established by the security administrator of the NCC referred to above.
Compliance with the security standards of the Counterfeit Monitoring System
The minimum security standards to be followed by all authorities or centres (NAC and/or CNAC) where there are users of the CMS and by such users, in connection with access to the CMS, are adopted by the Governing Council of the ECB with the contribution of the General Council of the ECB. They are notified to the NCCs.
Confidentiality
1. Each authority or centre in which there are users of the CMS informs them of the confidential nature of the data of the CMS and of any limitations on access applicable to each of the users of that authority or centre and of the other authorities or centres, as these limitations are communicated to the latter by the security administrator of the relevant NCC from time to time. The relevant NCC may request that each authority or centre signs a confidentiality declaration in which it states that it has taken due notice of the content of this Decision. Each authority or centre consults with the relevant NCC on any relevant matter in connection with the confidentiality of the data of the CMS. The NCCs consult with the CAC of the ECB about the outcome of any such request or consultation.
2. The relevant NCC is consulted on communications containing CMS data addressed to the public, to credit institutions and to the manufacturers of relevant equipment. It also consults with the CAC of the ECB.
3. The ECB consults with the relevant NCC in connection with any suspension of access. Both the ECB and the relevant NCC may suspend access to the CMS of any users of the CMS when this is necessary to preserve the confidential nature of the data of the CMS. The relevant NCC consults with the authority or centre to which such users belong in order for the appropriate conditions for the utilisation of the CMS to be restored.
4. The minimum security standards mentioned in Article 6, as well as the manual of procedures mentioned in Article 4, once approved by the Governing Council, shall not be published due to their confidential nature.
Monitoring
NCCs establish, in consultation with the relevant authorities or centres, procedures allowing the monitoring of their compliance with Articles 6 and Article 7 and the adoption of appropriate measures in connection therewith. These procedures also allow for the participation of the ECB in such monitoring. In consultation with the NCBs, the ECB also establishes procedures to monitor compliance by the NCCs with this Decision.
Implementation
The Executive Board of the ECB shall take any measures to implement this Decision which are necessary for the efficiency and the security of the CMS, including any measures relating to the manual of procedures or the minimum security standards respectively mentioned in Articles 4 and 6. For these purposes, it shall take account of the views of the Banknote Committee. The Executive Board shall inform the Governing Council of any measures that it takes in application of this Article. In addition, the ECB may generally provide technical clarifications and specifications concerning the utilisation or the security of the CMS.
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32013R0366 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 366/2013 of 22 April 2013 approving the active substance Bacillus firmus I-1582, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 Text with EEA relevance
| 23.4.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 111/30
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 366/2013
of 22 April 2013
approving the active substance Bacillus firmus I-1582, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2) and Article 78(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) is to apply, with respect to the procedure and the conditions for approval, to active substances for which a decision has been adopted in accordance with Article 6(3) of that Directive before 14 June 2011. For Bacillus firmus I-1582 the conditions of Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are fulfilled by Commission Decision 2011/123/EU (3).
(2) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC France received on 4 August 2010 an application from Bayer CropScience AG for the inclusion of the active substance Bacillus firmus I-1582 in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Decision 2011/123/EU confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(3) For that active substance, the effects on human and animal health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The designated rapporteur Member State submitted a draft assessment report on 12 July 2011.
(4) The draft assessment report was reviewed by the Member States and the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’). The Authority presented to the Commission its conclusion on the review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Bacillus firmus I-1582 (4) on 20 August 2012. The draft assessment report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and the draft assessment report was finalised on 15 March 2013 in the format of the Commission review report for Bacillus firmus I-1582.
(5) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing Bacillus firmus I-1582 may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) and Article 5(3) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to approve Bacillus firmus I-1582.
(6) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before approval in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the approval.
(7) Without prejudice to the obligations provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 as a consequence of approval, taking into account the specific situation created by the transition from Directive 91/414/EEC to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the following should, however, apply. Member States should be allowed a period of six months after approval to review authorisations of plant protection products containing Bacillus firmus I-1582. Member States should, as appropriate, vary, replace or withdraw authorisations. By way of derogation from that deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the update of the complete Annex III dossier, as set out in Directive 91/414/EEC, of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles.
(8) The experience gained from inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (5) has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the Directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I to that Directive or the Regulations approving active substances.
(9) In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (6) should be amended accordingly.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Approval of active substance
The active substance Bacillus firmus I-1582, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Re-evaluation of plant protection products
1. Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing Bacillus firmus I-1582 as an active substance by 31 March 2014.
By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to this Regulation are met, with the exception of those identified in the column on specific provisions of that Annex, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC in accordance with the conditions of Article 13(1) to (4) of that Directive and Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing Bacillus firmus I-1582 as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 by 30 September 2013 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC and taking into account the column on specific provisions of Annex I to this Regulation. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
Following that determination Member States shall:
(a) in the case of a product containing Bacillus firmus I-1582 as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 March 2015 at the latest; or
(b) in the case of a product containing Bacillus firmus I-1582 as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 March 2015 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective act or acts which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC or approved that substance or those substances, whichever is the latest.
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Entry into force and date of application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2013.
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32002D0044 | 2002/44/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 2001 amending Part VII and Annex 12 to the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 14a to the Common Manual
| Council Decision
of 20 December 2001
amending Part VII and Annex 12 to the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 14a to the Common Manual
(2002/44/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2001 of 24 April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers with regard to certain detailed provisions and practical procedures for examining visa applications(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 790/2001 of 24 April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers with regard to certain detailed provisions and practical procedures for carrying out border checks and surveillance(2),
Having regard to the initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium,
Whereas:
(1) The fees to be levied in connection with an application for a visa correspond to the administrative costs incurred. The Common Consular Instructions and the Common Manual should therefore be amended accordingly.
(2) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Decision, and is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Decision aims to build upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of the third part of Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark will, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has adopted this Decision whether it will transpose it into its national law.
(3) As regards the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis falling within the area referred to in Article 1, point B, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(3).
(4) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Ireland and the United Kingdom are not participating in the adoption of this Decision and are not therefore bound by it or subject to its application,
Section 4 of Part VII of the Common Consular Instructions shall be replaced by the following: "4. Fees to be charged corresponding to the administrative costs of processing visa applications
The fees to be levied corresponding to the administrative costs of processing the visa application are listed in Annex 12.
However, no fees are to be levied for administrative costs for visa applications by nationals of third countries who are members of the family of a Union citizen or of a national of a State party to the EEA Agreement, exercising their right to free movement."
In Annex 12 of the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 14a of the Common Manual:
- the title and the sentence "Fees, in euro, to be charged when issuing uniform visas" shall be replaced by "Fees to be charged, in euro, corresponding to the administrative costs of processing the visa application";
- the following sentence shall be added after the table: "These fees are to be charged in euro, in US dollars or in the national currency of the third country where the application is made."
1. This Decision shall apply as from 1 July 2004 at the latest.
2. Member States may apply this Decision before 1 July 2004, provided that they notify the General Secretariat of the Council of the date from which they are in a position to do so.
3. If all the Member States apply this Decision before 1 July 2004, the General Secretariat of the Council shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities the date from which the last Member State applied the Decision.
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32006R1879 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1879/2006 of 19 December 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 20.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 364/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1879/2006
of 19 December 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December 2006.
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31990R2771 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2771/90 of 27 September 1990 laying down interim measures applicable in the pigmeat sector after the unification of Germany
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2771/90
of 27 September 1990
laying down interim measures applicable in the pigmeat sector after the unification of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2684/90 of 17 September 1990 on interim measures applicable after the unification of Germany in anticipation of the adoption of transitional measures by the Council either in copperation with, or after consultation of, the European Parliament (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2684/90 provides, inter alia, that a decision may be taken on a provisional basis and for a limited period to supplement or adapt Community rules in agricultural and fisheries policy to the extent strictly necessary to resolve problems resulting from the unification of Germany before the Council has been able to pronounce on the Commission's proposals on transitional measures and adjustments required as a result of the integration of the former German Democratic Republic into the Community; whereas such supplements and adaptations should be consistent with the economy of measures and with the principles of the common agricultural policy;
Whereas, in the absence of sufficiently comprehensive and reliable information, it is at present not possible to take account of prices of slaughtered pigs and market prices in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic;
Whereas, to preserve the stability of the Community market for pigmeat, the execution of agreements concluded by the former German Democratic Republic with third countries up to the time of unification should be ensured; whereas Germany has accordingly to be given authorization to pay from national funds a supplement in addition to the refund laid down by Community rules for exports of products in the pigmeat sector made under the terms of commercial agreements entered into by the former German Democratic Republic;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are to apply subject to any changes resulting from the decisions taken by the Council on the proposals presented to it by the Commission on 21 August 1990;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
No account shall be taken of prices recorded on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic for the purpose of:
- the determination of prices of pig carcases on representative Community markets,
- Community recording of market prices on the basis of the Community grading scale for pig carcases.
Germany is hereby authorized to continue to pay from national funds the additional refund added to the amount fixed by Community rules on exportation of products in the pigmeat sector which are the subject of agreements concluded by the former German Democratic Republic with third countries before 3 October 1990. Agreements not containing precise undertakings regarding prices and quantities shall not be taken into consideration.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the date of the unification of Germany until the entry into force of the Council Regulation on the transitional measures and adjustments required in the agricultural sector as a result of the integration of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic into the Community, the proposal for which was presented on 21 August 1990. However, it shall apply until 31 December 1990 at the latest.
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32013D0677 | 2013/677/EU: Council Implementing Decision of 15 November 2013 authorising Luxembourg to introduce a special measure derogating from Article 285 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
| 27.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 316/33
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 15 November 2013
authorising Luxembourg to introduce a special measure derogating from Article 285 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
(2013/677/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 395(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By letter registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 24 October 2012, Luxembourg requested authorisation to apply a measure derogating from Article 285 of Directive 2006/112/EC, allowing Luxembourg to exempt from value added tax (VAT) taxable persons whose annual turnover is no higher than EUR 25 000. Through that measure, those taxable persons would be exempted from all or some of the obligations in relation to VAT referred to in Chapters 2 to 6 of Title XI of Directive 2006/112/EC.
(2) In accordance with Article 395(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Commission informed the other Member States of the request made by Luxembourg by letter dated 9 November 2012. By letter dated 12 November 2012, the Commission notified Luxembourg that it had all the information necessary to consider the request.
(3) According to Article 285 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Member States, which have not exercised the option under Article 14 of Second Council Directive 67/228/EEC (2), may exempt from VAT taxable persons whose annual turnover is no higher than EUR 5 000 or the equivalent in national currency and may also grant graduated tax relief to taxable persons whose annual turnover exceeds the ceiling fixed by them for its application.
(4) Luxembourg has informed the Commission that it currently exempts from VAT taxable persons whose annual turnover is no higher than EUR 10 000 and that it makes use of the option of granting graduated tax relief with respect to taxable persons whose annual turnover is between EUR 10 000 and EUR 25 000. Luxembourg has requested the authorisation to exempt from VAT, as a derogating measure, taxable persons whose annual turnover is no higher than EUR 25 000.
(5) A higher threshold for the special scheme is a simplification measure, in so far as it may significantly reduce the VAT obligations of small businesses and would enable Luxembourg to cease applying the graduated tax relief scheme that is burdensome for businesses. Taxable persons should be still able to opt for the normal VAT arrangements.
(6) On 29 October 2004, the Commission has adopted a proposal for a Council Directive amending Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC (3) with a view to simplifying valued added tax obligations, which included provisions aimed at allowing Member States to set the annual turnover ceiling for the VAT exemption scheme at up to EUR 100 000 or the equivalent in national currency, with the possibility of updating that amount each year. This Decision is in line with that proposal.
(7) The derogating measure has only a negligible effect on the overall amount of tax collected at the stage of final consumption and will not adversely affect the Union’s own resources accruing from VAT,
By way of derogation from Article 285 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Luxembourg is authorised to exempt from VAT taxable persons whose annual turnover is no higher than EUR 25 000.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
This Decision shall apply until the date of entry into force of Union rules amending the amounts of the annual turnover ceilings below which taxable persons may qualify for VAT exemption or until 31 December 2016, whichever date is earlier.
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32002R0555 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2002 of 27 March 2002 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 47th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2002
of 27 March 2002
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 47th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender.
(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 47th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 26 March 2002, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 March 2002.
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32008R1066 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/2008 of 30 October 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 31.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1066/2008
of 30 October 2008
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October 2008.
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31994D0063 | 94/63/EC: Commission Decision of 31 January 1994 drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of semen, ova and embryos of the ovine, caprine and equine species, ova and embryos of the porcine species
| COMMISSION DECISION of 31 January 1994 drawing up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of semen, ova and embryos of the ovine, caprine and equine species, ova and embryos of the porcine species (94/63/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Article A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas imports in the Community of semen, ova and embryos subject to Directive 92/65/EEC must be from third countries which are able to offer equivalent guarantees to conditions laid down for the placing on the market before the 31 December 1993;
Whereas in the absence of these guarantees for the abovementioned date and in view of facilitating to the new system of veterinary controls at the external borders of the Community, it is necessary to draw up provisional Community lists of third countries or parts of third countries from which imports of semen, ova and embryos of the ovine, caprine and equine species, ova and embryos of the porcine species are authorized, which could be based, in particular, on Council Decision 79/542/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 93/507/EEC (3);
Whereas, considering the adaptation to the new regime which will follow the adoption of these lists, it is justified to foresee a period of time for their application;
Whereas, the measures provided for in this Decision are in conformity with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Member States shall authorize imports of semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species from third countries appearing in the list in Part I of the Annex.
Member States shall authorize imports of semen, ova and embryos of the equine species from third countries appearing in the list in Part II of the Annex.
Member States shall authorize imports of ova and embryos of the porcine species from third countries appearing in the list in Part III of the Annex.
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1994.
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32009D0907 | Council Decision 2009/907/CFSP of 8 December 2009 amending Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast
| 9.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 322/27
COUNCIL DECISION 2009/907/CFSP
of 8 December 2009
amending Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28 and 43(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 10 November 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1).
(2) In light of experience from the first year of the operation, amendments to Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP are required in order to allow for the European Union naval force to contribute to the monitoring of fishing activities off the coast of Somalia.
(3) Acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast continue to threaten shipping in the area and especially the delivery of food aid to the Somali population by the World Food Programme.
(4) Therefore, it is necessary to extend the operation for another year.
(5) On 30 November 2009 United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1897 (2009).
(6) Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in Article 1, the following paragraph shall be added:
(b) in Article 2, point (f) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(f) liaise and cooperate with organisations and entities, as well as States, working in the region to combat acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast, in particular the “Combined Task Force 150” maritime force which operates within the framework of “Operation Enduring Freedom”;
(g) once sufficient progress has been made ashore in the area of maritime capacity-building, including security measures for the exchange of information, assist Somali authorities by making available data relating to fishing activities compiled in the course of the operation.’;
(c) in Article 16, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
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32003R0637 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2003 of 9 April 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2003
of 9 April 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 April 2003.
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32012D0515 | Council Decision 2012/515/CFSP of 24 September 2012 amending and extending Decision 2010/565/CFSP on the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo)
| 25.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 257/18
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/515/CFSP
of 24 September 2012
amending and extending Decision 2010/565/CFSP on the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 21 September 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/565/CFSP on the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo) (1), last modified by Decision 2011/538/CFSP (2). EUSEC RD Congo expires on 30 September 2012.
(2) On 13 July 2012, the Political and Security Committee endorsed the recommendation that EUSEC RD Congo should be extended for one year, followed by a twelve-month final transition phase with the aim of handing over its tasks.
(3) EUSEC RD Congo should therefore be extended until 30 September 2013.
(4) It is necessary to lay down the financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUSEC RD Congo for the period from 1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013.
(5) It is also necessary to adapt certain provisions regarding to EU classified information.
(6) EUSEC RD Congo will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
Decision 2010/565/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) The following subparagraph is added to Article 9(1):
(2) Article 13 is replaced by the following:
(3) In Article 15, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
(4) In Article 17, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
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31995D0301 | 95/301/EC: Commission Decision of 26 July 1995 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and- mouth disease in Russia
| COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1995 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and-mouth disease in Russia (Text with EEA relevance) (95/301/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 19 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 93/242/EEC of 30 April 1993 concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating from certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease (2), as last amended by Decision 95/147/EC (3), provides for the prohibition of the importation of live animals, fresh meat and certain meat products of susceptible species from certain countries including Russia;
Whereas Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (1) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, lays down the conditions for the importation of animal casings, hides and skins, bones and bone products, horn and horn products, hooves and hoof products, game trophies and unprocessed wool and hair;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/70//EC (5), as last amended by Decision 94/506/EC (6), draws up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products; whereas Russia is included in this list;
Whereas Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (7), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, permits Member States to import glands and organs for the pharmaceutical processing industry and fresh meat not intended for human consumption, under special conditions; whereas these conditions have been laid down by Commission Decision 92/183/EEC laying down the general conditions to be complied with for the import of certain raw materials for the pharmaceutical processing industry, coming from third countries which appear on the list established by Council Decision 79/542/EEC (8), and Commission Decision 89/18/EEC concerning the conditions of importation from third countries of fresh meat for purposes other than human consumption (9) respectively; whereas this material constitutes a risk;
Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in Russia;
Whereas the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease in Russia presents a serious threat to the herds of Member States in view of the trade in milk, milk-based products, and certain other animal products;
Whereas, although the origin of the virus has not been established, it is possible to identify regions of the territory of Russia which could be considered to be free from the virus; whereas therefore it is necessary to apply protection measures only to the region of Moscow;
Whereas it is necessary therefore to prohibit the importation of certain animal products including milk and milk-based products from the region of Moscow, except if they have undergone specific treatments;
Whereas the types of treatment to be prescribed must have a scientific basis fo the sort recommended by the Scientific Veterinary Committee and must take into account public and animal health protection requirements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Member States shall not authorize the importation of the following products of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and other biungulate species originating in the territory of the region of Moscow, Russia - milk and milk-based products,
- blood products not intended for human consumption,
- glands and organs as mentioned in Directive 72/462/EEC intended for the pharmaceutical industry under the provisions of Commission Decision 92/183/EEC,
- fresh meat not intended for human consumption as mentioned in Directive 72/462/EEC under the provisions of Commission Decision 89/18/EEC.
2. These prohibition provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk or milk-based products which have undergone:
either 1. a sterilization process, whereby an F° value equal to or greater than three was achieved; or 2. an initial heat treatment having a heating effect at least equal to that achieved by a pasteurization process of at least 72 °C for at least 15 seconds and sufficient to produce a negative reaction to a phosphatase test, following by:
either (a) (i) in the case of milk or milk-based products intended for human consumption:
- a second heat treatment involving high temperature pasteurization, utlra high temperature (UHT) treatment or sterilization, being in any case sufficient to produce a negative reaction to a peroxidase test, or - for dried milk or dried milk-based products, a second heat treatment with a heating effect at least equal to that achieved by the initial heat treatment and which would be sufficient to produce a negative reaction to a phosphatase test, followed by a drying process; or (ii) in the case of milk or milk-based products not intended for human consumption:
- a second heat treatment with a heating effect at least equal to that achieved by the initial heat treatment and which would be sufficient to produce a negative reaction to a phosphatase test, followed in the case of dried milk or dried milk-based products, by a drying process;
or,
(b) an acidification process such that the pH has been maintained at less than six for at least one hour.
3. Member States shall ensure that the certificates accompanying milk and milk-products to be sent from Russia shall bear the following words:
'Milk and milk-based products conforming to Commission Decision 95/301/EC of 26 July 1995 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and-mouth disease in Russia`.
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32007D0118 | 2007/118/EC: Commission Decision of 16 February 2007 laying down detailed rules in relation to an alternative identification mark pursuant to Council Directive 2002/99/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 422) (Text with EEA relevance )
| 20.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 51/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 February 2007
laying down detailed rules in relation to an alternative identification mark pursuant to Council Directive 2002/99/EC
(notified under document number C(2007) 422)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/118/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treay establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (2), and in particular Article 23(1)(g) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2002/99/EC lays down conditions to ensure that at all stages of the production, processing and distribution of products of animal origin within the Community do not cause any spread of diseases transmissible to animals. To this end it does not only list various disease-related treatments to inactivate the causative pathogen but first of all provides for the specific marking of such restricted products.
(2) The Directive, however, also provides for the possibility to lay down specific rules for its application, including the establishment of a special identification mark required for meat not authorised for placing on the market for animal health reasons.
(3) Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC, and in particular Article 23(1)(g) thereof, provides that poultry meat originating from holdings located in protection zones must not enter into intra-Community or international trade. For that reason such meat must, unless decided otherwise, bear the mark provided for in Annex II of Directive 2002/99/EC.
(4) Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (3) and in particular Article 9(2)(f)(i) and paragraph 4(c) requires that meat derived from poultry originating from protection or surveillance zones does not enter intra-Community and that it bears a mark which corresponds to the special identification mark provided for in Annex II of Directive 2002/99/EC.
(5) Certain Member States have informed the Commission that that identification mark has been poorly accepted by operators and customers in the industry. Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide for an alternative identification mark that Member States may decide to apply, instead of the mark provided for in Annex II to Directive 2002/99/EC. However, in the interests of controls, it is important that Member States inform the Commission beforehand, if they decide to apply the alternative identification mark in case of an outbreak of avian influenza or Newcastle disease.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (4), provides for an identification mark to be applied to certain meat of animal origin intended for placing on the market.
(7) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (5), provides for the temporary use of national identification marks for products of animal origin intended for human consumption which may only be marketed in the territory of the Member State where they are produced.
(8) The alternative identification mark provided for in this Decision should be clearly distinguishable from other identification marks to be applied to poultry meat in accordance with Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 or (EC) No 2076/2005.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Alternative identification mark
1. For the purpose of Article 2 of this Decision, Member States may decide to use the identification mark set out in the Annex to this Decision (‘the alternative identification mark’) instead of the special identification mark set out in Annex II to Directive 2002/99/EC.
2. Member States that decide to use the alternative identification mark shall inform the Commission thereof in the framework of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
Marking of meat of poultry and farmed feathered game restricted to the national market
Meat from poultry or farmed feathered game, including minced meat, mechanically separated meat and meat preparations and or meat products, which do not satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 3 of Directive 2002/99/EC and are therefore restricted to the national market of the affected Member State in accordance with paragraph (1)(g) of Article 23 of Directive 2005/94/EC or paragraphs 2(f)(i) and (4)(c) of Article 9 of Directive 92/66/EEC, may be marked with:
(a) the alternative identification mark, or
(b) the national mark, if such those products have been produced in establishments in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005.
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32006D0780 | 2006/780/EC: Commission Decision of 13 November 2006 on avoiding double counting of greenhouse gas emission reductions under the Community emissions trading scheme for project activities under the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 5362) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 16.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 316/12
COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 November 2006
on avoiding double counting of greenhouse gas emission reductions under the Community emissions trading scheme for project activities under the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2006) 5362)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/780/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Article 11b(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure the environmental integrity of the Community emissions trading scheme, Directive 2003/87/EC requires the Member States to ensure that when hosting project activities as established under the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), no emission reduction units (ERUs) or certified emission reductions (CERs) are issued for reductions or limitations of greenhouse gas emissions that take place in installations that participate in the Community emissions trading scheme, as this would result in a double counting of emission reductions or limitations.
(2) Such reductions or limitations could in particular occur if: a project activity for fuel switching occurs in an installation falling under the Community emissions trading scheme, if a project activity in the municipal heat generation sector results in a lower production in another installation under the Community emissions trading scheme; or, if a project activity for a wind- or hydropower plant feeds electricity into the electricity grid, thereby replacing fossil fuel-based electricity generation.
(3) Recognising that Member States might have committed themselves before the adoption of Article 11b(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC to issuing ERUs or CERs that result in double counting, Article 11b(3) and (4) allow ERUs and CERs to be issued until 31 December 2012, even if the reductions or limitations of the project activities indirectly or directly reduce or limit the emissions of installations that fall under the Community emissions trading scheme, provided that an equal number of allowances is cancelled.
(4) Article 11b(3) and (4) of Directive 2003/87/EC differentiates between instances where it is possible to determine the extent of reductions or limitations in each installation under the Community emissions trading scheme that is affected by the project activity (direct reductions or limitations) and instances where the extent of reductions or limitations can only be determined for a group of installations under the scope of the Community emissions trading scheme (indirect reductions or limitations).
(5) For direct reductions or limitations, the operator of the installation where the reduction or limitation occurs is responsible for the cancellation of allowances corresponding to the quantity of ERUs and CERs issued for such reductions or limitations For indirect reductions or limitations, the national authorities are responsible for cancelling these allowances in the national registry of the Member State that issues the ERUs and CERs.
(6) The most appropriate way to account for reductions or limitations in an installation falling under the Community emissions trading scheme that result from a particular project activity is to calculate the share of such reductions or limitations within the total planned emission reductions or limitations of this project activity, as established by its approved baseline. If, in the case of indirect reductions or limitations, the quantity of reductions in individual installations falling under the Community emissions trading scheme cannot be identified exactly, the quantity of reductions or limitations within the total reductions or limitations of the project activity that would cause double counting should be estimated.
(7) The Community emissions trading scheme requires Member States to notify to the Commission the total quantity of allowances intended to be allocated for the 2008-2012 period in their national allocation plans 18 months in advance of the start of the period. The precise amount of emission reductions or limitations generated by a particular project activity is, however, established annually after these have taken place.
(8) A set-aside should be established in the national allocation plan for the period 2008 to 2012 of each Member State hosting activities under the project-based mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol which could cause double-counting, listing each approved project activity and its anticipated reductions or limitations of emissions that take place in installations that participate in the Community emissions trading scheme and for which ERUs or CERs should be issued by the Member State (‘trading sector project-reductions’). In addition, the set-aside table should contain all explanatory information needed to establish the extent of ‘trading sector project-reductions’ anticipated for each project activity being hosted by the Member State.
(9) Another set-aside should be established in the national allocation plan for the period 2008 to 2012 of each Member State intending to host activities under the project-based mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol which could cause double-counting, listing planned project activities and its anticipated reductions or limitations of emissions that take place in installations that participate in the Community emissions trading scheme and for which ERUs or CERs should be issued by the Member State (‘trading sector project-reductions’). In addition, the set-aside table should contain all explanatory information needed to establish the extent of ‘trading sector project-reductions’ anticipated for planned project activities to be hosted by the Member State.
(10) ERUs or CERs that represent ‘trading sector project-reductions’ may be issued up until 31 December 2012. Each such issuance should be notified to the Commission.
(11) In their national allocation plans, Member States hosting, or intending to host, activities under the project-based mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol which could cause double-counting should indicate the projected emissions for activities falling under the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC both with and without the effects of the anticipated trading sector project-reductions.
(12) Member States should take into consideration any anticipated reductions or limitations caused by project activities that affect an installation or activity and would cause double counting when establishing their national allocation plan methodology for determining the allocation of individual installations.
(13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,
This Decision lays down provisions for the implementation of Article 11b(3) and (4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
For the purposes of this Decision, and in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 (2), the following definitions shall apply:
1. ‘direct emission reduction or limitation’ means a reduction or limitation of emissions occurring due to a project activity which causes reductions or limitations of emissions in installations that are individually identified in the project activity’s baseline established pursuant to Article 1 of Appendix B to Decision 16/CP.7 of the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or pursuant to Article 44 of the Annex to Decision 17/CP.7 of the UNFCCC;
2. ‘indirect emission reduction or limitation’ means any reductions or limitations of emissions in installations falling under the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC that is not a direct emission reduction or limitation;
3. ‘trading sector project-reduction’ means a reduction or limitation in emissions of installations falling under the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC due to project activities for which a Member State hosting the project activity issues emission reduction units (ERUs) or certified emission reductions CERs;
4. ‘letter of approval’ means, in the case of project activities that generate ERUs, a binding obligation undertaken in a written form by the Member State hosting the project activity to issue ERUs in accordance with the Member State’s national guidelines and procedures for approving project activities as referred to in Article 20 (a) of the Annex to Decision 16/CP.7 of the UNFCCC; and in the case of project activities that generate CERs, a written approval of voluntary participation from the designated national authority of the Member State hosting the project activity as referred to in Article 40(a) of the Annex to Decision 17/CP.7 of the UNFCCC;
5. ‘letter of endorsement’ means an official communication in a written form by the Member State to host the project activity that it considers the project as one with a potential to gain eventual approval as a project activity.
1. In its national allocation plan for the period 2008 to 2012, a Member State shall include in the total quantity of allowances a set-aside of allowances drawn up for each project activity in the format set out in the table in Annex I to this Decision if, prior to the deadline for the notification of its national allocation plan set out in Article 9(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Member State has issued letters of approval as a host country, pledging to issue ERUs or CERs for project activities which result in emission reductions or limitations in installations falling under the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC.
2. In its national allocation plan for the period 2008 to 2012, a Member State may also include in the total quantity of allowances an additional set-aside of allowances drawn up in the format set out in the Annex II to this Decision if after the decision pursuant to Article 11(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC it intends to issue letters of approval as a host country that pledge to issue ERUs or CERs before 31 December 2012 for project activities which result in emission reductions or limitations in installations falling under the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC. Planned project activities using the same methodology to reduce emissions for which no letter of endorsement has been issued yet may be grouped together under one column in the set-aside table drawn up according to Annex II.
3. Until a decision pursuant to Article 11(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC has been taken by the Member State, but at the latest until the deadline for that decision in Article 11(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC, further allowances may be transferred from the set-aside established pursuant to Article 3(2) to the set-aside established pursuant to Article 3(1) that cover the trading sector project-reductions of projects for which the letter of approval has been issued after the deadline for the notification of its national allocation plan set out in Article 9(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
The set-aside table shall be made available on the publicly accessible website of a Member State's registry.
1. ERUs and CERs that represent trading sector project-reductions may be issued up until 31 December 2012, provided that each such issuance is preceded by the conversion of an equivalent amount of allowances from one of the set-asides into assigned amount units and the Commission is informed thereof.
2. The quantity of allowances in the set-aside established pursuant to Article 3(1) that that is not converted into assigned amount units in accordance with Article 5(1) until 31 December 2012 may be sold as 2008-2012 period allowances. If the project activity causes direct emission reductions and limitations, this quantity may be issued as 2008-2012 period allowances to the installations identified in rows VII/a-VII/b of the table in Annex I.
3. Any allowances in the set-aside established pursuant to Article 3(2) that that are not converted into assigned amount units in accordance with Article 5(1) until 31 December 2012 shall be cancelled.
1. A Member State wishing to approve project activities as a host country after the deadline for the submission of the national allocation plan shall inform the Commission thereof, prior to the issuance of the letter of approval. This information shall be accompanied by a report of an independent verifier which verifies that any ERUs or CERs to be issued do not result in double counting, in doing so providing all necessary information ensuring that the project activities submitted for approval are in compliance with Article 11b of Directive 2003/87/EC.
2. Letters of approval issued in accordance with Article 3(2) and letters of endorsement issued after the deadline for the notification of the national allocation plan set out in Article 9(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC for project activities that will result in trading sector project-reductions shall assign the allowances that are to be converted into assigned amount units from the set-aside established pursuant to Article 3(2) in the event of the issuance of ERUs or CERs. If an allowance was already assigned by a letter of approval to a particular project activity for future conversion, it cannot be reassigned to another project afterwards.
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32003R1925 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1925/2003 of 31 October 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1925/2003
of 31 October 2003
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1431/2003(4).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2003.
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32006R0291 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 291/2006 of 17 February 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 18.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 291/2006
of 17 February 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2006.
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32007R0409 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 409/2007 of 16 April 2007 replacing Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
| 17.4.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 100/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 409/2007
of 16 April 2007
replacing Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 of 25 April 2005 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) As a result of the United States’ failure to bring the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) in compliance with its obligations under the WTO agreements, Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 imposed a 15 % ad valorem additional customs duty on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America as from 1 May 2005. In conformity with the WTO authorisation to suspend the application of concessions to the United States, the Commission shall adjust the level of suspension annually to the level of nullification or impairment caused by the CDSOA to the Community at that time.
(2) The CDSOA disbursements for the most recent year for which data are available relate to the distribution of anti-dumping and countervailing duties collected during the Fiscal Year 2006 (1 October 2005-30 September 2006). On the basis of the data published by the United States’ Customs and Border Protection, the level of nullification or impairment caused to the Community is calculated at USD 81.19 million.
(3) Since the level of nullification or impairment and consequently of suspension has increased, the first 32 products of the list in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 632/2006 should be added to the list in Annex I to that Regulation.
(4) The effect of a 15 % ad valorem additional import duty on imports from the United States of the products in the amended Annex I represents, over one year, a value of trade that does not exceed USD 81.19 million.
(5) Articles 6(1) and 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 contain specific exemptions from the additional import duty. Since the applicability of those exemptions is dependent on certain conditions being met before the entry into force or on the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 673/2005, the exemptions cannot in practice apply for imports of the 32 products now added to the list in Annex I. Specific provisions should therefore be adopted to make these exemptions effective for imports of those products.
(6) To avoid circumvention of the additional duty, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on trade retaliation,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
1. Products for which an import licence with an exemption from, or a reduction of duty, was issued before the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall not be subject to the additional duty provided they are classified under one of the following CN codes (2): 4803 00 31, 4818 30 00, 4818 20 10, 9403 70 90, 6110 90 10, 6110 19 10, 6110 19 90, 6110 12 10, 6110 11 10, 6110 30 10, 6110 12 90, 6110 20 10, 6110 11 30, 6110 11 90, 6110 90 90, 6110 30 91, 6110 30 99, 6110 20 99, 6110 20 91, 9608 10 10, 6402 19 00, 6404 11 00, 6403 19 00, 6105 20 90, 6105 20 10, 6106 10 00, 6206 40 00, 6205 30 00, 6206 30 00, 6105 10 00, 6205 20 00 and 9406 00 11.
2. Products for which it can be demonstrated that they are already en route to the Community on the date of application of this Regulation, and whose destination cannot be changed, shall not be subject to the additional duty provided they are classified under one of the following CN codes (3): 4803 00 31, 4818 30 00, 4818 20 10, 9403 70 90, 6110 90 10, 6110 19 10, 6110 19 90, 6110 12 10, 6110 11 10, 6110 30 10, 6110 12 90, 6110 20 10, 6110 11 30, 6110 11 90, 6110 90 90, 6110 30 91, 6110 30 99, 6110 20 99, 6110 20 91, 9608 10 10, 6402 19 00, 6404 11 00, 6403 19 00, 6105 20 90, 6105 20 10, 6106 10 00, 6206 40 00, 6205 30 00, 6206 30 00, 6105 10 00, 6205 20 00 and 9406 00 11.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2007.
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32003D0326 | 2003/326/EC: Commission Decision of 12 May 2003 on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the separation of category 2 and category 3 oleochemical plants (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1500)
| Commission Decision
of 12 May 2003
on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the separation of category 2 and category 3 oleochemical plants
(notified under document number C(2003) 1500)
(Only the Spanish, German, English, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish texts are authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/326/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption(1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides for a complete revision of Community rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption, including the introduction of a number of strict requirements. In addition, it provides that appropriate transitional measures may be adopted.
(2) In view of the strict nature of those requirements, it is necessary to provide for non-renewable transitional measures for Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom in order to allow industry sufficient time to adjust. In addition, alternative collection, transport, storage, handling, processing and uses for animal by-products need to be further developed, as well as disposal methods for those by-products.
(3) Accordingly, as a temporary measure a derogation should be granted to Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom to enable them to authorise operators to continue to apply national rules to the separation of category 2 and 3 oleochemical plants.
(4) In order to prevent a risk to animal and public health, appropriate control systems should be maintained in Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom for the period of the transitional measures.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Derogation regarding the separation of category 2 and 3 oleochemical plants
1. Pursuant to Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 and by way of derogation from Article 14(2) of that Regulation, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom may continue to grant individual approvals in accordance with national rules until 31 October 2005 at the latest to operators of premises and facilities not complying with point (b) of Article 14(2) and with the separation requirements for category 2 and category 3 oleochemical plants, provided that the national rules:
(a) comply with all other applicable Community legislation;
(b) are only applied in premises and facilities that applied those rules on 1 November 2002; and
(c) comply with the requirements in points (c) and (d) of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.
2. Only rendered fats derived from category 2 and 3 materials shall be used. Rendered fats derived from category 2 material shall be processed in accordance with the standards provided for in Chapter III of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. Additional processes such as distillation, filtration and processing with absorbents shall be used to further improve the safety of the tallow derivatives.
Control measures
The competent authority shall take the necessary measures to control compliance by authorised operators of premises and facilities with the conditions set out in Article 1.
Withdrawal of approvals and disposal of material not complying with this Decision
1. Individual approvals by the competent authority for the separation of category 2 and category 3 oleochemical plants shall be immediately and permanently withdrawn in respect of any operator, premises or facilities if the conditions set out in this Decision are no longer fulfilled.
2. The competent authority shall withdraw any approvals granted under Article 1 at the latest by 31 October 2005.
The competent authority shall not grant a final approval under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 unless on the basis of its inspections it is satisfied that the premises and facilities referred to in Article 1 meet all the requirements of that Regulation.
3. Any material that does not comply with the requirements of this Decision shall be disposed of in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.
Compliance with this Decision by the concerned Member States
Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and shall publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Applicability
This Decision shall apply from 1 May 2003 to 31 October 2005.
Addressees
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32012R0004 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 4/2012 of 4 January 2012 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
| 5.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 2/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 4/2012
of 4 January 2012
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1290/2011 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(3) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31992R2446 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2446/92 of 24 August 1992 on the supply of tomato concentrate as food aid
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2446/92
of 24 August 1992
on the supply of tomato concentrate as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 403 tonnes of tomato concentrate;
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (5); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs;
Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders; whereas, in order to avoid republication of the notice of invitation to tender, a third deadline for submission of tenders should be opened,
Tomato concentrate shall be mobilized in the Community as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31998R1148 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/98 of 2 June 1998 including in the sugar sector regulations the amendments introduced by Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1148/98 of 2 June 1998 including in the sugar sector regulations the amendments introduced by Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5 February 1979 on the procedure for adjusting the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) provides for amendments to the combined nomenclature especially for certain products falling within the common organisation of the market in sugar;
Whereas certain codes in Council Regulations (EEC) No 1785/81 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 (5), and (EEC) No 1010/86 (6), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/96 (7), and in Commission Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2136/95 (9), (EC) No 1729/97 (10), (EEC) No 2670/81 (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 158/96 (12), (EEC) No 825/75 (13), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1714/88 (14), and (EEC) No 1729/78 (15), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1730/97 (16) no longer correspond to those in the Combined Nomenclature; whereas these Regulations should be adjusted as a result;
Whereas the date of entry into force of this Regulation should coincide with the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2086/97;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 hereby is amended as follows:
- in Article 1:
(a) in point (d):
- code '1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 95`, and
- code '1702 90 90` is replaced by '1702 90 99`;
(b) in point (h) code 'ex 1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 80`.
2. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 is hereby amended as follows:
- in Article 1:
- code 'ex 1702 60 90` is replaced by 'ex 1702 60 95`, and
- code 'ex 1702 90 90` is replaced by 'ex 1702 90 99`.
1. Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in Article 2, code '1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 95`;
(b) - in Article 8(a), third indent, code 'ex 1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 80`,
- in Article 8(c), third indent, code '1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 95`,
- in Article 8(c), fifth indent, code 'ex 1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 80`.
2. Regulation (EC) No 1729/97 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in Article 3(a), code '1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 95`;
(b) in Annex I:
- code '1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 95`, and
- code '1702 90 90` is replaced by '1702 90 99`.
3. Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 is hereby amended as follows:
In Article 1(d) code '1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 95`.
4. Regulation (EEC) No 825/75 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in Annex II code 'ex 1702 90 90` is replaced by '1702 90 99`;
(b) in Annex III:
- code 'ex 1702 60 90` is replaced by 'ex 1702 60 95`, and
- code 'ex 1702 90 90` is replaced by 'ex 1702 90 99`.
5. Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in Article 2(2), second subparagraph, (a)(i):
- code '1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 95`, and
- code '1702 90 90` is replaced by '1702 90 99`;
(b) in Article 3(3), second subparagraph, (a)(i):
- code '1702 60 90` is replaced by '1702 60 95`, and
- code '1702 90 90` is replaced by '1702 90 99`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998.
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31996D0354 | 96/354/EC: Council Decision of 20 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Nepal
| 8.6.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 137/14
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 May 1996
concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Nepal
(96/354/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 130y, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas, under Article 130u of the Treaty, Community policy in the sphere of development cooperation shall foster the sustainable economic and social development of the developing countries, their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy and the campaign against poverty in those countries;
Whereas the Community should approve, for the attainment of its aims in the sphere of external relations, the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Nepal,
The Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Nepal is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 22 of the Agreement.
The Commission, assisted by representatives of the Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Commission provided for in Article 15 of the Agreement.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989R2854 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2854/89 of 22 September 1989 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on aluminium chloride falling within CN code 2827 32 00 originating in India to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2854/89
of 22 September 1989
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on aluminium chloride falling within CN code 2827 32 00 originating in India to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III thereto shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 14;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 14 of that Regulation where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, equal to 6 % of the total importations into the Community, originating from third countries in 1987;
Whereas, in the case of aluminium chloride falling within CN code 2827 32 00, originating in India, the reference base was fixed at ECU 182 000; whereas, on 12 May 1989, imports of these products into the Community originating in India reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas it is therefore appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,
As from 26 September 1989, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:
1.2 // // // CN code // Description // // // 2827 32 00 // Aluminium chloride // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32001R0853 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 853/2001 of 30 April 2001 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Canary Islands
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 853/2001
of 30 April 2001
setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Canary Islands(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the requirements of the Canary Islands for rice are to be covered in terms of quantity, price and quality by the mobilisation, on disposal terms equivalent to exemption from the levy, of Community rice, which involves the grant of an aid for supplies of Community origin. This aid is to be fixed with particular reference to the costs of the various sources of supply and in particular is to be based on the prices applied to exports to third countries.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1620/1999(4), lays down common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products, including rice, to the Canary Islands.
(3) As a result of the application of these detailed rules to the current market situation in the rice sector, and in particular to the rates of prices for these products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Canary Islands should be set at the amounts given in the Annex.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the amount of aid for the supply of rice of Community origin under the specific arrangements for the supply of the Canary Islands shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31982D0968 | 82/968/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 December 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Dionex - Ion Chromatograph, model 12' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION of 30 December 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as "Dionex - Ion Chromatograph, model 12" may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (82/968/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 19 May 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Dionex - Ion Chromatograph, model 12", ordered on 5 February 1979 and to be used for the matrix insulation of HO2, C1, NO2 and other free radicals in connection with ESR spectroscopy, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met, on 15 November 1982, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a chromatograph ; whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the sensibility of the analysis and the use to which it is put, make it specially suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities ; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community ; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,
The apparatus described as "Dionex - Ion Chromatograph, model 12", which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 19 May 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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31970R1471 | Regulation (EEC) No 1471/70 of the Council of 20 July 1970 establishing a common procedure for the autonomous increase of imports into the Community or products subject to measures of voluntary restraint by exporting countries
| 27.7.1970 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 164/41
REGULATION (EEC) NO 1471/70 OF THE COUNCIL
of 20 July 1970
establishing a common procedure for the autonomous increase of imports into the Community of products subject to measures of voluntary restraint by exporting countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas certain third countries give the Community undertakings to apply voluntary restraint to the export of certain products;
Whereas it may however prove necessary to effect an autonomous increase of imports into the Community of such products;
Whereas a common procedure should be established for this purpose;
1. Where an agreement concluded between the Community and a third country provides for the application of voluntary restraint to exports from that country to the Community, and where the Community decides to propose or to accept that the third country concerned should increase its exports to the Community of the product in question, the decision by the Community shall be taken under the procedure laid down in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 (1) of 25 May 1970 establishing a common procedure for administering quantitative quotas, due regard being had for:
(a) the requirements of economic and commercial policy, whether autonomous or conventional;
(b) the market situation in the Community for the product in question;
(c) the fact that it is desirable to avoid jeopardising achievement of the aim pursued in concluding the agreement with the third country.
2. The Commission shall be responsible for notifying the third country concerned of the action taken.
3. Without prejudice to any special provisions of certain voluntary restraint agreements, Articles 2 (2) and 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 shall apply correspondingly.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31993R1558 | COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1558/93 of 14 June 1993 fixing the amounts of aid for flax fibre and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1993/94 marketing year
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1558/93 of 14 June 1993 fixing the amounts of aid for flax fibre and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1993/94 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in flax and hemp (1), and in particular Articles 2 (3) and 4 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 provides that the amounts of aid for flax grown mainly for fibre and for hemp grown in the Community are to be fixed each year;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (2) of that Regulation, this amount shall be fixed per hectare of area sown and harvested so as to ensure an even balance between the volume of production required in the Community and the amount that can be marketed; whereas it must be fixed, taking into account the price for fibres and flax and hemp seed on the world market;
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 provides that the portion of aid for financing Community measures to encourage the use of flax fibre is to be fixed when aid is fixed for the marketing year in question in accordance with the criteria referred to in Article 2 (3); whereas it is to be fixed in the light of trends on the market in flax, the amount of the aid for flax and the cost of the measures to be introduced;
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the amounts of aid and the portions of the aid to be used for financing measures to promote the use of flax fibre at the level set out below,
For the 1993/94 marketing year, the amounts of aid provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be:
(a) ECU 785 per hectare as regards flax;
(b) ECU 650 per hectare as regards hemp.
For the 1993/94 marketing year, the amount of the aid for flax to be used to finance the measures to promote the use of flax fibre referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be ECU 45 per hectare.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 August 1993.
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31986R1155 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1155/86 of 21 April 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1155/86
of 21 April 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Articles 3 (4) and 6 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 7 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1455/85 (3), lays down the date before which processing contracts shall be concluded; whereas these dates vary according to the region of production; whereas Spain and Portugal should be included in the system; whereas the date applicable for cherries has created practical problems for certain regions; whereas that date should accordingly be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for products processed from fruit and vegetables,
Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. Processing contracts shall be concluded:
- before 5 June in respect of tomatoes to be delivered to the industry during the period 1 July to 15 November,
- before 15 June in France, Italy, Greece Spain and Portugal and before 11 July in the other Member States for peaches to be delivered to the industry during the period 1 July to 15 October,
- before 25 August in respect of Williams pears to be delivered to the industry during the period 15 July to 15 December,
- before 25 August in respect of dried plums derived from 'prunes d'Ente' to be delivered to the industry during the period 5 September to 31 December,
- before 31 May in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal and before 21 July in the other Member States for Bigarreau cherries and other sweet cherries to be delivered to the industry during the period 10 May to 15 September,
- before 21 July in respect of Morello cherries to be delivered to the industry during the period 10 May to 15 September.
Member States may, however, advance the time limit for concluding contracts for tomatoes.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32002R1714 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1714/2002 of 27 September 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1500/2001 increasing to 171590 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the Finnish intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1714/2002
of 27 September 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 1500/2001 increasing to 171590 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the Finnish intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1500/2001(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 884/2002(6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 129995 tonnes of barley held by the Finnish intervention agency. Finland informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 41595 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened. The total quantity of barley held by the Finnish intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 171590 tonnes.
(3) This increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quantities in store. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1500/2001 must therefore be amended.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EC) No 1500/2001 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
"Article 2
1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 171590 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third countries with the exception of the United States, Canada and Mexico.
2. The regions in which the 171590 tonnes of barley are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation."
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008R0227 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 227/2008 of 13 March 2008 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007
| 14.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 70/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 227/2008
of 13 March 2008
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 12 March 2008, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 12 March 2008, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 shall be 410,73 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0806 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2002 of 16 May 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2002
of 16 May 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012R1245 | Council Regulation (EU) No 1245/2012 of 20 December 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran
| 21.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 352/15
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1245/2012
of 20 December 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP of 12 April 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In response to the deterioration of the human rights situation in Iran, on 12 April 2011, the Council by Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 (2) imposed certain restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies, in accordance with Decision 2011/235/CFSP.
(2) On 20 December 2012 the Council adopted Decision 2012/810/CFSP (3) amending Decision 2011/235/CFSP as regards the scope of the measures related to equipment which might be used for internal repression.
(3) Those measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.
(4) Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) This Regulation should enter into force immediately,
Article 1a of Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 is hereby amended as follows:
(1) the existing paragraph is numbered paragraph 1;
(2) the following paragraph is added:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009D0454 | 2009/454/EC: Commission Decision of 11 June 2009 amending Decision 2008/938/EC on the list of the beneficiary countries which qualify for the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 (notified under document number C(2009) 4383)
| 12.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 149/78
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 June 2009
amending Decision 2008/938/EC on the list of the beneficiary countries which qualify for the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011
(notified under document number C(2009) 4383)
(2009/454/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 of 22 July 2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 and amending Regulations (EC) No 552/97, (EC) No 1933/2006 and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1100/2006 and (EC) No 964/2007 (1), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 provides for the granting of a special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance to developing countries which satisfy requirements established under its Articles 8 and 9.
(2) In accordance with Article 10(2) of that Regulation the Commission adopted Decision 2008/938/EC of 9 December 2008 on the list of the beneficiary countries which qualify for the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 (2).
(3) In accordance with that Decision, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter Venezuela) was granted the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance.
(4) However, it has now come to light that Venezuela did not ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption, listed under point 27, in Part B of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008. Therefore, Venezuela did not fulfil all the necessary requirements under Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 to be granted the special incentive arrangement. Decision 2008/938/EC should be amended accordingly, while providing for an appropriate transitional period for its application. In accordance with Article 214 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), any customs debt incurred with the benefit of Decision 2008/938/EC until the date of application of this Decision will therefore not be affected.
(5) The Generalised Preferences Committee has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman; the Commission has therefore submitted a proposal to the Council on 2 April 2009 in accordance with Article 5(4) of the Council Decision 1999/468/EC (4), the Council being required to act within three months.
(6) However, the Council has confirmed on 18 May 2009 that there is no qualified majority in favour of or against the proposal, and that the Commission may proceed in accordance with Article 5(6), last subparagraph of Decision 1999/468/EC, therefore a Decision should now be adopted by the Commission.
(7) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008, this Decision is to be notified to Venezuela,
In Article 1 of Decision 2008/938/EC, the words ‘(VE) Venezuela’ are deleted.
This decision shall apply from the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32003R1476 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/2003 of 20 August 2003 prohibiting fishing for blue ling by vessels flying the flag of Spain
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/2003
of 20 August 2003
prohibiting fishing for blue ling by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2003(4), lays down quotas for blue ling for 2003.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of blue ling in the waters of ICES divisions VI and VII (EC waters and waters not falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of third countries), by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Spain has prohibited fishing for this stock from 11 August 2003. This date should consequently be adopted in this Regulation,
Catches of blue ling in the waters of ICES divisions VI and VII (EC waters and waters not falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of third countries), by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 2003.
Fishing for blue ling in the waters of ICES divisions VI and VII (EC waters and waters not falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of third countries), by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 11 August 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0145 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 145/2009 of 20 February 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 21.2.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 50/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 145/2009
of 20 February 2009
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31984R1262 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1262/84 of 10 April 1984 concerning the conclusion of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
| 12.5.1984 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 126/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1262/84
of 10 April 1984
concerning the conclusion of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods, concluded at Geneva on 21 October 1982, introduces provisions intended to facilitate the international movement of goods, to contribute to the progressive abolition of barriers to trade and to promote the development of world trade, thus attaining objectives consistent with those of the commercial policy of the European Economic Community;
Whereas the Convention allows inter alia the Community on the one hand to apply its own legislation to checks carried out at its own internal frontiers and, on the other hand, as regards questions within its competence, to exercise on its own behalf the rights and to fulfil the responsibilities which the said Convention confers on its Member States which are Contracting Parties thereto;
Whereas the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods should therefore be approved on behalf of the Community,
The International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
The Community shall apply the Convention to the controls carried out at its external frontiers in accordance with Article 15 of the Convention.
The text of the Convention is attached to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to deposit, on behalf of the Community, the instrument of ratification in accordance with Article 16 (3) (a) of the Convention (3).
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991R3652 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3652/91 of 13 December 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN codes 4011 and 4013, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3652/91 of 13 December 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN codes 4011 and 4013, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes 4011 and 4013, originating in Brazil, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 4 079 000; whereas, on 25 September 1991, imports of these products into the Community originating in Brazil reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Brazil,
As from 20 December 1991, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Brazil:
Order No CN code Description 10.0500 4011 40 00
4011 50 10
4011 50 90
4013 20 00
4013 90 10 New pneumatic tyres and inner tubes of rubber of a kind used on bicycles and motorcycles
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31971R0801 | Regulation (EEC) No 801/71 of the Commission of 19 April 1971 authorising Member States to take measures derogating, in respect of exports of fresh cut flowers to third countries, from certain requirements of the quality standards
| REGULATION (EEC) No 801/71 OF THE COMMISSION of 19 April 1971 authorising Member States to take measures derogating, in respect of exports of fresh cut flowers to third countries, from certain requirements of the quality standards
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 1 of 27 February 1968, on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 316/68 2 of 12 March 1968 fixing quality standards for fresh cut flowers and ornamental foliage, and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof;
Whereas under Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 316/68 Member States may be authorised to take measures derogating from certain requirements of the quality standards in order to allow exporters to meet the trade requirements of certain third countries;
Whereas the provisions of the quality standards relating to the packaging and presentation of cut flowers do not permit the trade requirements of certain third countries to be met in all cases ; whereas these trade requirements are of a stable and permanent nature ; whereas, therefore, Member States should be authorised to meet them sine die;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants;
Member States are authorised, in respect of exports of cut flowers to the United States of America and Canada, to take measures derogating from the provisions of Section VI (A) of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 316/68.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998R2334 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2334/98 of 29 October 1998 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1372/95 as regards poultrymeat
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2334/98 of 29 October 1998 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1372/95 as regards poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (2), and in particular Articles 8(12) and 15 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 (4), lays down general rules on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 604/98 (6), lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/98 (8), lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1009/98 (10), lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the poultry sector;
Whereas the problems prevailing on the market in Russia since the second half of August 1998 have seriously damaged the economic interests of exporters and whereas the situation thus created has adversely affected export possibilities provided for in Regulations (EEC) No 565/80, (EEC) No 3665/87 and (EEC) No 3719/88;
Whereas it is accordingly necessary to limit such damaging consequences by adopting special measures and extending certain time limits laid down in the Regulations applicable to refunds so that export operations which have not been completed on account of the abovementioned circumstances can be regularised;
Whereas only those operators who can prove, in particular on the basis of the documents referred to in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4045/89 (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3235/94 (12), that the licences were requested with a view to exports to Russia should benefit from the derogations;
Whereas, in the light of developments, this Regulation should enter into force immediately and should be applicable from 1 August 1998;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,
1. This Regulation shall apply to the products listed in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 for which export licences have been issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 containing in box 7 the indication 'Russia` or another country in the same refund zone as Russia as defined in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/98 (13).
2. In the latter case this Regulation shall apply only where the operator can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the issuing body that the licences were requested with a view to exports to Russia.
The issuing body's appraisal shall be based in particular on the commercial documents referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4045/89.
On application by the holder, the validity of the export licences issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 and applied for before 29 August 1998, excluding those whose validity lapsed before 1 August 1998, shall be extended by 60 days.
The 15 and 20 % increases referred to in Article 23(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 33(1) respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall not apply to exports carried out under cover of licences applied for before 29 August 1998, provided that customs formalities for release for consumption in the third country are completed after that date.
On application by the exporter and in respect of products for which customs export formalities were completed before 29 August 1998 or which were placed under any of the arrangements referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 before that date, the 60-day time limit referred to in Article 30(1)(b)(i) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 and in Article 4(1) and Article 32(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall be increased to 150 days.
Each Thursday Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products covered during the preceding week by each of the measures referred to above.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It is applicable from 1 August 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R1085 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1085/2005 of 8 July 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers
| 9.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 177/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1085/2005
of 8 July 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular Article 60(2) and Article 145(c),
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 (2) introduces the implementing rules for the single payment scheme as from 2005. Experience of the administrative and operational implementation of that scheme at national level has shown that in certain respects further detailed rules are needed and in other respects the existing rules need to be clarified and adapted.
(2) In order to facilitate the task of the national administrations in the framework of the implementation of Articles 54(2) and 61 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, Member States should determine which areas are to be considered as permanent pasture for those areas in reparcelling schemes between the date for the aid application for 2003 and the date of application for the single payment scheme in the first year of implementation.
(3) According to Article 50(2) of Regulation (EC) No 795/2004, in case of regional implementation of the single payment scheme as provided for in Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, Member States shall communicate the information referred to in Article 50(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 for each of the regions concerned, and, by 1 August of the first year of application of the single payment scheme at the latest, the corresponding part of the ceiling established in accordance with Article 58(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. For reasons of simplification, it is appropriate to replace the date of 1 August by the same date as that provided for the communication referred to in Article 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 795/2004.
(4) Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 864/2004 and made applicable as from 1 January 2005 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 394/2005, authorises Member States to allow secondary crops to be cultivated on the eligible hectares during a period of maximum three months starting each year on 15 August. It is appropriate to bring forward that date to allow the growing of temporary vegetable crops in regions where cereals are usually harvested sooner for climatic reasons as communicated by the Member States concerned to the Commission.
(5) According to Article 60(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 Member States implementing the regional option provided for in Article 59 of that Regulation may also use the parcels declared according to Article 44(3) of that Regulation for the production of products referred to in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (3) or in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (4) and of potatoes other than those intended for the manufacture of potato starch.
(6) Article 60(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 provides that Member States shall establish the number of hectares that may be used according to paragraph 1 of that Article by subdividing, according to objective criteria, the average of the number of hectares that were used for the production of the products referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article at national level during the three-year period 2000 to 2002 amongst the regions defined pursuant to Article 58(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. It is appropriate to fix the average number of hectares at national and regional level on the basis of the data communicated to the Commission by the Member States concerned.
(7) Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) Due to the fact that Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 applies as from 1 January 2005, it is appropriate to provide that this Regulation applies retroactively from that date.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 28a, the terms ‘the Annex’ are replaced by ‘Annex I’.
2. In Article 32(4) the following third subparagraph is added:
3. In Article 41 the following paragraph 5 is added:
4. In the first subparagraph of Article 50(2), the date of 1 August is replaced by the date of 15 September.
5. The Annex is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
6. The text in Annex II to this Regulation is added as Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2005.
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31999D0080 | 1999/80/EC: Council Decision of 18 January 1999 authorising the Italian Republic to apply a measure derogating from Articles 2 and 10 of the Sixth Directive (77/388/EEC) on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
| COUNCIL DECISION of 18 January 1999 authorising the Italian Republic to apply a measure derogating from Articles 2 and 10 of the Sixth Directive (77/388/EEC) on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes (1999/80/EC)
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 the Member States relating to turnover taxes - common system of value-added tax: uniform basis for assessment (1), and in particular Article 27(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 27(1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to introduce special measures for derogation from that Directive in order to simplify the procedure for charging the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion and avoidance;
Whereas, by letter to the Commission registered on 19 March 1998, the Italian Republic requested authorisation to introduce a measure derogating from Articles 2 and 10 of Directive 77/388/EEC;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 27(3) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the other Member States were informed on 17 April 1998 of the request submitted by the Italian Republic;
Whereas the first purpose of the special measure is to exempt, without granting the right to deduct input tax, supplies of scrap metal and other recyclable materials made either by firms which have a fixed establishment and generated a turnover excluding tax of not more than ITL 2 billion during the previous year or by firms which do not have a fixed establishment;
Whereas the second purpose of the measure is to grant firms which have a fixed establishment and generated a turnover excluding tax of between ITL 150 million and ITL 2 billion during the previous year the right to opt for the normal taxation arrangements;
Whereas the third purpose of the measure is to apply VAT suspension arrangements, with the right to deduct input tax, to supplies of non-ferrous scrap, irrespective of the turnover excluding tax of the firm making them;
Whereas this measure is likely to prove an effective means of combating fraud which is becoming increasingly prevalent in this area;
Whereas, consequently, the special measure satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 27 of Directive 77/388/EEC;
Whereas the Commission adopted on 10 July 1996 a work programme and a timetable of proposals providing for gradual, step-by-step progress towards a common VAT system for the single market;
Whereas authorisation should be granted until 31 December 2000 so that an assessment can then be made of the compatibility of the measure with the overall approach adopted for the new common system of VAT;
Whereas this derogation will have no impact on the European Communities' own resources accruing from VAT,
The Italian Republic is hereby authorised from 1 January 1999 until 31 December 2000 to apply a special measure for the taxation of used and waste materials that contains provisions derogating from Directive 77/388/EEC.
The provisions in question are laid down in Articles 2 and 3 below.
By way of derogation from Article 2(1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, and without prejudice to Article 3 of this Decision, supplies of used and waste materials consisting inter alia of paper, board, rags or glass shall be exempt from VAT where they are made by firms which either:
- have a fixed establishment and generated a turnover excluding tax of less than ITL 2 billion during the previous year, or
- do not have a fixed establishment.
The firms referred to in the first indent which generated a turnover excluding tax of more than ITL 150 million during the previous year may be allowed not to apply the special measure provided for in the preceding paragraph in respect of the supplies concerned.
By way of derogation from Article 10(2) of Directive 77/388/EEC, supplies of non-ferrous scrap, including scrap which has undergone rudimentary initial processing reducing it to the primary state with the aid of minimal, elementary technical facilities, shall be subject to VAT suspension arrangements.
These suspension arrangements shall also apply to supplies of used and waste materials other than non-ferrous metals made by taxable persons who deal in both non-ferrous scrap and other recyclable materials, provided that the transactions involving non-ferrous metals are not of an incidental nature.
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32011L0046 | Commission Implementing Directive 2011/46/EU of 14 April 2011 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include hexythiazox as active substance and amending Commission Decision 2008/934/EC Text with EEA relevance
| 15.4.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 101/20
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE 2011/46/EU
of 14 April 2011
amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include hexythiazox as active substance and amending Commission Decision 2008/934/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and (EC) No 1490/2002 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list included hexythiazox.
(2) In accordance with Article 11e of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 the notifier withdrew its support of the inclusion of that active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC within 2 months from receipt of the draft assessment report. Consequently, Commission Decision 2008/934/EC of 5 December 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (4) was adopted on the non-inclusion of hexythiazox.
(3) Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC the original notifier (hereinafter ‘the applicant’) submitted a new application requesting the accelerated procedure to be applied, as provided for in Articles 14 to 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 of 17 January 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into its Annex I (5).
(4) The application was submitted to Finland, which had been designated rapporteur Member State by Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002. The time period for the accelerated procedure was respected. The specification of the active substance and the supported uses are the same as were the subject of Decision 2008/934/EC. That application also complies with the remaining substantive and procedural requirements of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008.
(5) Finland evaluated the additional data submitted by the applicant and prepared an additional report. It communicated that report to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and to the Commission on 20 October 2009. The Authority communicated the additional report to the other Member States and the applicant for comments and forwarded the comments it had received to the Commission. In accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 and at the request of the Commission, the Authority presented its conclusion on hexythiazox to the Commission on 7 September 2010 (6). The draft assessment report, the additional report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 11 March 2011 in the format of the Commission review report for hexythiazox.
(6) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing hexythiazox may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which have been examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to include hexythiazox in Annex I, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing this active substance can be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive.
(7) Without prejudice to that conclusion, it is appropriate to obtain further information on certain specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EC provides that inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore, it is appropriate to require that the applicant submit information confirming the risk assessment for the toxicological relevance and the potential occurrence of the metabolite PT-1-3 (7) in processed commodities, the potential adverse effects of hexythiazox on bee brood and the possible impact of the preferential degradation and/or conversion of the mixture of isomers on the worker risk assessment, the consumer risk assessment and the environment.
(8) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements which will result from the inclusion.
(9) Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of including an active substance in Annex I, Member States should be allowed a period of 6 months after inclusion to review existing authorisations of plant protection products containing hexythiazox to ensure that the requirements laid down by Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13 and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I, are satisfied. Member States should vary, replace or withdraw, as appropriate, existing authorisations, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC. By derogation from the above deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC.
(10) The experience gained from previous inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (8) has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the Directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I.
(11) It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.
(12) Decision 2008/934/EC provides for the non-inclusion of hexythiazox and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance by 31 December 2011. It is necessary to delete the line concerning hexythiazox in the Annex to that Decision.
(13) It is therefore appropriate to amend Decision 2008/934/EC accordingly.
(14) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
The line concerning hexythiazox in the Annex to Decision 2008/934/EC is deleted.
Member States shall adopt and publish by 30 November 2011 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 December 2011.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
1. Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing hexythiazox as an active substance by 30 November 2011.
By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to hexythiazox are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning that active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13 of that Directive.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing hexythiazox as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 May 2011 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning hexythiazox. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
Following that determination Member States shall:
(a) in the case of a product containing hexythiazox as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 May 2015 at the latest; or
(b) in the case of a product containing hexythiazox as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 May 2015 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest.
This Directive shall enter into force on 1 June 2011.
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31998D0618 | 98/618/EC: Commission Decision of 23 October 1998 under the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 concerning measures maintained by the Republic of Argentina on the export of bovine hides and the import of finished leather (notified under document number C(1998) 3206)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 23 October 1998 under the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 concerning measures maintained by the Republic of Argentina on the export of bovine hides and the import of finished leather (notified under document number C(1998) 3206) (98/618/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down Community procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Community's rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 356/95 (2), and in particular Articles 13 and 14 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) On 8 January 1997 the Commission received a complaint pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 (hereafter the 'Regulation`). The complaint was lodged by Cotance, the Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community, on behalf of those of its members that are engaged in production and/or finishing of bovine leather.
(2) The complainant alleged that a number of Argentinian measures on the export of raw and semi-tanned bovine hides and the import of finished leather are inconsistent with several provisions of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (hereafter 'WTO Agreement`) and its Annexes and that these measures are causing adverse trade effects to its member companies. On that basis the complainant asked the Commission to take the necessary actions to convince Argentina to repeal these practices consisting of: (a) a de facto export ban on raw hides; (b) a customs control procedure for raw hides in which experts of the Argentinian tanning industry participate; (c) the payment of additional value added tax and a statistic duty on finished leather imports; and (d) the advance payment of turnover tax when importing finished leather.
(3) The complaint contained sufficient prima facie evidence to justify the initiation of a Community examination procedure pursuant to Article 8 of the Regulation. Consequently, an examination procedure was initiated on 26 February 1997 (3).
(4) Following the initiation of the Community examination procedure the Commission conducted an in-depth legal and factual investigation. Based on the findings of this investigation the Commission reached the conclusions which are indicated below.
B. FINDINGS REGARDING THE EXISTENCE OF AN OBSTACLE TO TRADE
(5) The investigation revealed that the Argentinian export regime for raw and semi-tanned bovine hides operate as a de facto export prohibition. It appears that, since 1972, the Argentinian authorities have shown a constant will to prohibit the export of raw and semi-tanned bovine hides by means of various measures, which all have succeeded in considerably restricting and finally making impossible the export of raw and semi-tanned bovine hides. Before 1972 there were regular and important trade flows in hides between Argentina and the Community.
The fact that this export regime succeeded in reaching its objective is demonstrated by the following elements: (a) the Argentinian authorities admit that there have been no (legal) exports of raw and semi-tanned bovine hides since 1987; (b) hide traders state that it is impossible to buy hides in Argentina for export purposes; and (c) the Argentinian tanning industry admits that the Argentinian hide market is not a free market. Furthermore, by availing themselves of Article XI:2(a) of GATT 1994, which is an exemption to the obligation not to maintain prohibitions or restrictions on exports, the Argentinian authorities appear to suggest that the country is maintaining an export prohibition, or at least export restrictions, in the sense of Article XI:1. Finally, an analysis based on Argentinian and US prices shows that, even after allowing for the export duty on bovine hides which exists in Argentina, the price of Argentinian hides should normally have reached a level at which it would have been possible to export.
This factual evidence indicates that Argentina maintains a de facto ban on the export of raw and semi-tanned bovine hides. Moreover, the investigation uncovered at least one government measure (namely the authorisation granted to the tanning industry to participate in customs control procedures of hides before export) designed to enforce this ban. Export prohibitions or restrictions are expressly ruled out by Article XI of GATT 1994. This provision thus provides the Community a right of action within the meaning of Article 2(1) of the Regulation against Argentina.
(6) Personnel appointed by the Argentinian chamber for the tanning industry are authorised to assist the Argentinian customs authorities in carrying out customs controls of raw and semi-tanned bovine hides before exports. Apart from being part of the export regime designed to make exports of hides impossible, this practice is in itself challengable under the provisions of GATT 1994. The participation of representatives of an industry which has an obvious interest in impeding the export of its raw material does not guarantee the impartial management of such procedure in the sense of Article X:3(a) of GATT 1994.
Therefore, with regard to this practice Article X:3(a) of GATT 1994 read in conjunction with Article XI:1 constitute international trade rules conferring on the Community a right of action within the meaning of Article 2(1) of the Regulation.
(7) Argentina applies an 'additional VAT` of 9 % on imported products. In practice this means that the VAT rate for imported goods is 30 % instead of 21 % for goods purchased on the domestic market. The VAT rate for imported goods is thus discriminatory when compared to the rate applied on domestic sales. The fact that the 'additional` VAT is only an instalment that can be deducted from the final settlement of VAT does not affect this analysis. Therefore the additional VAT is to be considered as a breach of the national treatment principle enshrined in Article III:2 of GATT 1994 which constitutes an international trade rule conferring the Community a right of action within the meaning of Article 2(1) of the Regulation.
(8) Operators who import foreign goods into Argentina must pay an 'advance turnover tax` of 3 % of the price of the goods. Although it is treated as a credit for the taxpayer when he presents his tax declaration it clearly implies a discrimination in favour of Argentinian input material for the manufacture and finished consumer goods. Therefore, also with regard to this 'advance turnover tax`, Article III:2 of GATT 1994 constitutes an international trade rule conferring the Community a right of action within the meaning of Article 2(1) of the Regulation.
(9) Under these circumstances the Commission considers that the complainant's allegations are well-founded.
(10) The Commission nonetheless considers that reference to the above legal bases does not rule out recourse to any other pertinent provision of the WTO Agreement and of the Agreements annexed to it, which could be of use in procedures before the WTO.
C. FINDINGS REGARDING ADVERSE TRADE EFFECTS
(11) At present, the export prohibition makes it totally impossible for Community tanners to purchase raw bovine hides in Argentina, although this investigation has shown that, for various reasons, Community tanneries are very interested in sourcing bovine hides from Argentina.
(12) Despite Argentina's important hide production, its contribution to international trade in bovine hides is negligible. Argentina's absence from international trade in this commodity reduces the international availability of this product and consequently affects the Community tanning sector's security of supply.
(13) The Argentinian measures on the export of bovine hides entail a further risk of further proliferation of export restrictions. In this regard, Argentina's Mercosur partners may be a matter for concern.
(14) The Community tanning sector depends heavily on imported hides. As a result of export restrictions maintained by Argentina and subsequently by other countries, tanneries need more supplying countries for an ever growing part of their supplies, which implies increasing uncertainty and additional costs.
(15) As a result of the export measures, the Argentinian market is insulated from the casual movements of world market prices, which leads to an artificial reduction of the local price for Argentinian hides.
(16) Because raw material prices are artificially low, Argentinian tanners have a cost advantage over foreign manufacturers that have to pay prices influenced by the world markets. Given the high share of raw material in leather production costs, the cost advantage of Argentinian tanners is therefore considerable. It is therefore established that, with an artificially cheap raw material, Argentinian bovine leather tanners can undercut their EC competitors substantially.
(17) Argentina has significantly increased its exports of finished leather since the implementation of export restrictions as from 1972. Since the Argentinian leather producers benefit from a considerable unfair competitive advantage, it is clear that an important part of their export successes stem from this advantage. Under normal and fair circumstances of competition, Community tanners could at least have held part of the market shares that are now held by Argentinian leather throughout the world.
(18) Most EC bovine leather tanners have lost market shares in the Community since the beginning of the decade, while Argentina increased its market share in a number of Community Member States. Here again parts of these market share gains are due to the Argentinian tanners' unfair competitive advantage.
(19) The Argentinian measures on exports of raw and semi-tanned bovine hides seriously impede trade flows in these products and endanger the Community tanning industry's security of supply in raw materials. They also result in an unfair competitive advantage for Argentinian leather producers, which allows them to undercut prices of their EC competitors. Therefore, the Commission concluded that abovementioned effects do constitute adverse trade effects within the meaning of Article 2(4) of the Regulation. Moreover, the Commission found that, as in the event of an Argentinian upswing in the demand of Community leather they may discourage processors from buying Community leather, the additional VAT on imports and the advance payment of income tax raised on imports result in potentially adverse trade effects that are likely to develop into actual trade effects within the meaning of Article 2(4) of the Regulation.
D. COMMUNITY INTEREST
(20) Ensuring that WTO partners fully comply with their obligations is of the utmost importance for the Community which has committed itself to the same obligations.
(21) If the Community does not react against the present barriers to trade, the number of countries maintaining export restrictions or prohibitions may increase further in the coming years, adding new and severe distortions to trade, which will further affect Community producers of leather.
(22) The Argentinian practices affect a Community tanning industry which is faced with increasing low-cost competition from Asian and Latin American tanners. In a world leather market where the number of participants is growing, the market share available to each is getting smaller and smaller. In such a context any unfair competitive advantage leads to severe market distortions, and should therefore effectively be challenged.
E. CONCLUSIONS AND MEASURES TO BE TAKEN
(23) The investigation has established that it will take no remedy other than a radical change in the regime applicable in Argentina to exports of bovine hides and imports of finished leather to eliminate the actual and potential adverse trade effects of abovementioned obstacles to trade.
(24) Intensive discussions have been held with the relevant Argentinian authorities to discuss this matter further aimed at finding an amicable solution to the problems concerning hide and leather trade. More particularly, the Commission services met the Argentinian authorities on 30 and 31 March 1998 in Buenos Aires. On this occasion, the Argentinian authorities agreed to the objective of fully liberalising their hide exports by January 2000 and accepted to notify the phasing out scheme of the export tax on bovine hides to the WTO. The Argentinian authorities also showed a certain flexibility and agreed to explore the possible means to amend the customs regulation authorising the Argentinian leather industry to participate in customs control of hides before export.
However, despite their expressed willingness to find a mutually satisfactory solution and after five months of discussing the modalities of such a solution with the Commission, the Argentinian authorities have so far failed to notify their objective of fully liberalising trade in hides and the phasing out scheme of the export tax on bovine hides to the WTO, and have not yet amended the Regulation on customs control of hides before export.
(25) In these circumstances, it appears that the interests of the Community call for initiation of WTO dispute settlement proceedings,
Article 1
1. The tacit export prohibition on bovine hides, the participation of representatives of the tanning industry in customs control procedures of hides before export, the additional value added tax on imported products and the advance payment of turnover tax maintained by the Republic of Argentina constitute an 'obstacle to trade` within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94.
2. The Community will commence action against the Republic of Argentina under the Understanding on the Rules and Procedures for the Settlement of Disputes and other relevant WTO provisions with a view to securing removal of the obstacle to trade.
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31992R0928 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 928/92 of 9 April 1992 on the supply of various consignments of cereals as food aid
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 928/92 of 9 April 1992 on the supply of various consignments of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 5 044 tonnes of cereals;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (5); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs;
Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders; whereas, in order to avoid republication of the notice of invitation to tender, a third deadline for submission of tenders should be opened,
Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annexes in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annexes. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
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32011D0813 | 2011/813/EU: Council Decision of 1 December 2011 appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
| 7.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 324/33
COUNCIL DECISION
of 1 December 2011
appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2011/813/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Miguel LUCENA BARRANQUERO,
The following is hereby appointed as alternate member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
— Ms Elvira SAINT-GERONS HERRERA, Secretaria General de Acción Exterior de la Junta de Andalucía.
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31993R1108 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/93 of 4 May 1993 laying down certain provisions for the application of the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture between the Community, of the one part, and Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, of the other part
| 7.5.1993 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 113/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1108/93
of 4 May 1993
laying down certain provisions for the application of the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture between the Community, of the one part, and Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, of the other part
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community signed Bilateral Agreements concerning certain agricultural arrangements in the form of exchanges of letters with Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland in Oporto on 2 May 1992;
Whereas those Agreements were signed at the same time as the Agreement on the European Economic Area between the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the Member States thereof, of the one part, and the Member States of the European Free Trade Association, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as the ‘EEA Agreement’; whereas the objective of all parties was to ensure that the EEA Agreement and the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture entered into force at the same time;
Whereas, as a result of the decision of the Swiss Confederation not to ratify the EEA Agreement, agreements in the form of exchanges of letters were signed on 17 March 1993 between the Community, of the one part, and Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, of the other part, with a view to applying the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture signed on 2 May 1992 with those countries as from 15 April 1993 and until such time as the EEA Agreement enters into force; whereas the agreements of 17 March 1993 also provide that, except where the Contracting Parties decide otherwise, those provisional agreements are to expire on 1 January 1994 if the EEA Agreement does not enter into force on that date;
Whereas, by Decision of 15 March 1993 (1), the Council approved the said agreements;
Whereas the implementing provisions for the application of various provisions of those agreements must be laid down,
As regards agricultural products listed in Annex II to the Treaty and covered by the rules of a common organization of the market, the implementing provisions for the. Bilateral Agreements on agriculture signed on 2 May 1992 in Oporto between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, of the other part, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (2) in the corresponding Articles of the other regulations on the common organization of the markets. Where the application of the agreements calls for close cooperation with the signatory States, the Commission may take any measures necessary to ensure such cooperation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be applicable from 15 April 1993.
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31988R2235 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2235/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the threshold prices for certain milk products for the 1988/89 milk year
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2235/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the threshold prices for certain milk products for the 1988/89 milk year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1109/88 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Whereas threshold prices should be fixed so that, taking account of the protection required for the Community processing industry, the prices of imported milk products correspond to the level of the target price for milk; whereas, consequently, the threshold price should be fixed on the basis of the target price for milk, taking into account the relationship which should be established between the value of milk fat and that of skimmed milk, as well as the standardized costs and yields for each of the milk products in question; whereas a fixed amount should be included to ensure adequate protection of the Community processing industry,
(1) The threshold prices for the 1988/89 milk year shall be as follows:
Pilot product of the group of products ECU/100 kg 1 57,08 2 195,57 3 277,27 4 102,63 5 136,02 6 351,01 7 396,13 8 327,44 9 608,17 10 355,41 11 326,74 12 94,56 (2) The pilot products referred to in paragraph 1 are those specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979 determining the groups of products and the special provisions for calculating levies on milk and milk products and amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2346/87 (5).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1988/89 milk year.
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32009D0006(01) | 2009/338/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 19 March 2009 on the establishment of the TARGET2-Securities Programme Board (ECB/2009/6)
| 22.4.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/12
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 19 March 2009
on the establishment of the TARGET2-Securities Programme Board
(ECB/2009/6)
(2009/338/EC)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter the ‘Statute of the ESCB’), and in particular Articles 3.1, 12.1 and 12.3 and Articles 17, 18 and 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) At its meeting of 6 July 2006, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to explore, in cooperation with central securities depositories (CSDs) and other market participants, the possibility of setting up a new Eurosystem service for securities settlement, to be called TARGET2-Securities (T2S). As part of its tasks in accordance with Articles 17, 18 and 22 of the Statute of the ESCB, the Eurosystem envisages that T2S will be a service based on a single platform allowing for core, neutral and borderless pan-European cash and securities settlement, which will be offered to CSDs to enable them to provide their customers with harmonised and commoditised delivery-versus-payment settlement services in central bank money in an integrated technical environment.
(2) On 17 July 2008, the Governing Council decided to launch T2S and to provide the resources required until its completion. On the basis of an offer made by the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Banco de España, the Banque de France and the Banca d’Italia, the Governing Council also decided that T2S would be developed and operated by these four national central banks (NCBs).
(3) The effective and efficient organisation of T2S involving both internal and external stakeholders requires the establishment of a streamlined management body that will develop proposals for the Governing Council on key strategic issues and execute tasks of a purely technical nature (hereinafter the ‘T2S Programme Board’).
(4) Under the principle of decentralisation laid down in Article 12.1 of the Statute of the ESCB, to the extent deemed possible and appropriate, NCBs carry out operations which form part of the tasks of the Eurosystem. The Eurosystem central banks will therefore entrust the T2S Programme Board with certain implementing tasks so that it can be fully operational and act on behalf of the whole Eurosystem. The Payment and Settlement Systems Committee (PSSC) will maintain its advisory role to the ECB’s decision-making bodies,
T2S Programme Board
1. The T2S Programme Board shall be established as a streamlined management body of the Eurosystem with the task of developing proposals for the Governing Council on key strategic issues and executing tasks of a purely technical nature in relation to T2S.
2. The mandate of the T2S Programme Board, including its objectives, responsibilities, tasks, composition, working procedures, and budget, shall be as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
3. The names and resumés of candidates to be considered for appointment to the T2S Programme Board members shall be sent by members of the Governing Council to the Executive Board so that they are received no later than 8 April 2009. On the basis of such proposals, the Governing Council shall appoint members of the T2S Programme Board on 23 April 2009.
4. The T2S Programme Board shall commence work from mid-May 2009.
5. The T2S Programme Board shall communicate its agenda, a summary of its meetings and relevant documentation in relation to its meetings to the members of the PSSC to allow the latter to provide input to the T2S Programme Board.
Final provision
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31994D0960 | 94/960/EC: Commission Decision of 28 December 1994 laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds in Finland
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 December 1994 laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds in Finland (94/960/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Council Directive 94/42/EC (2), and in particular Article 3 (13) thereof,
Whereas more than 99,8 % of bovine herds in Finland have been declared officially brucellosis free within the meaning of Article 2 (e) of Directive 64/432/EEC and as having fulfilled the conditions for this qualification for at least 10 years; whereas no case of abortion due to a brucella infection has been recorded for at least three years;
Whereas in order to maintain this qualification, it is necessary to lay down control measures ensuring its efficacy and which are adapted to the special health situation of bovine herds in Finland;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In order to maintain the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds in Finland, the following conditions must be met:
- every bovine animal suspected of being infected with brucellosis must be notified to the competent authorities and must undergo official investigations for bucellosis including at least two serological blood tests including competent fixation as well as a microbiological examination of appropriate samples taken in the case of an abortion,
- during the period of suspicion, which will continue until negative results have been obtained from the tests provided for in the first indent, the officially brucellosis-free status shall be suspended in the case of the herd of the suspected bovine animal or animals.
Details of any positive herds, as well as an epidemiological report, shall be communicated to the Commission without delay.
This Decision shall take effect subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden.
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31985R1550 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1550/85 of 6 June 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 467/77 on the method and the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying in, storage and disposal
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1550/85
of 6 June 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 467/77 on the method and the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying in, storage and disposal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1716/84 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 467/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 400/85 (4), states that where payment for a product bought in by an intervention agency is effected after a certain period, the quantities to be used for the calculation of interest charges are to be reduced;
Whereas it transpires that, as a consequence of the extension of periods for payment and of major buying in in certain sectors at the end of the financial year, this reduction may produce a negative result; whereas the method should be adjusted to take account of this effect;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee,
The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 467/77:
'Where the calculation of average stock at the end of the year gives a negative result once the reduction referred to in the first subparagraph has been effected, that amount shall be deducted from the average stock calculated for the following financial year.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 30 November 1984.
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32008R0677 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 677/2008 of 16 July 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of July 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultry meat
| 17.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 677/2008
of 16 July 2008
on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of July 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultry meat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 of 4 June 2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for poultry meat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries (3), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultry meat sector.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of July 2008 for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2008 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.
(3) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of July 2008 for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2008 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,
1. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2008 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007, to be added to the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2009, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 2008.
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32002D0947 | 2002/947/EC: Commission Decision of 2 December 2002 amending Decision 93/467/EEC authorising Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC, in respect of oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in Canada or the United States of America (notified under document number C(2002) 4761)
| Commission Decision
of 2 December 2002
amending Decision 93/467/EEC authorising Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC, in respect of oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in Canada or the United States of America
(notified under document number C(2002) 4761)
(2002/947/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2002/36/EC(2), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Having regard to the request made by Germany,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the provisions of Directive 2000/29/EC, oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached, originating in North American countries, may not, in principle, be introduced into the Community because of the risk of introducing Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt., the cause of oak wilt.
(2) Commission Decision 93/467/EEC(3), as last amended by Decision 2000/780/EC(4), authorises derogations for oak (Quercus L.) logs with bark attached originating in Canada and the United States of America provided that special conditions are satisfied.
(3) The authorisation provided for in the Decision expires on 31 December 2002.
(4) The circumstances justifying the authorisation still obtain.
(5) The authorisation should therefore be extended for a further limited period, without prejudice to Commission Decision 2002/757/EC of 19 September 2002 on provisional emergency phytosanitary measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock & Man in 't Veld sp. nov.(5).
(6) Decision 93/467/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The Commission will request Canada and the United States of America to supply the technical information necessary to continue monitoring the functioning of the protective measures required under the technical conditions.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 93/467/EEC is amended as follows:
1. in Article 3, "31 December 2002" is replaced by "31 December 2004";
2. in Annex I, part 7, "2000/780/EC" is replaced by "93/467/EEC, as amended by Decision 2002/947/EC".
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