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32006R1044 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1044/2006 of 7 July 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002 on marketing standards for olive oil
| 8.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 187/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1044/2006
of 7 July 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002 on marketing standards for olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 865/2004 of 29 April 2004 on the common organisation of the market in olive oil and table olives and amending Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002 (2) provides for a system designating certain optional references for olive oils. Under Article 5(c) of that Regulation, indications of the organoleptic properties of virgin olive oils may appear on the labelling only if they are based on the results of a method of analysis provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis (3).
(2) Under the tenth indent of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91, organoleptic characteristics are to be evaluated in accordance with the method set out in Annex XII to that Regulation. Only the positive attributes listed in that Annex may be used. However, because of the very small number of organoleptic attributes listed in that Annex, traders are experiencing difficulties in describing the organoleptic characteristics of their virgin olive oils on labels.
(3) The International Olive Oil Council’s work to find new organoleptic evaluation methods that expand the range of positive attributes of virgin olive oils has now been concluded for extra virgin olive oils enjoying protected designation of origin status. Work is still continuing for virgin olive oils without protected designation of origin status.
(4) In order to allow the more exhaustive vocabulary necessary for better describing the wide range of varieties and tastes of virgin olive oils without protected designation of origin status, a new deadline should be laid down that is sufficient to permit the implementation of an organoleptic evaluation method that expands the range of positive attributes of virgin olive oils, with the exception of those with protected designation of origin status.
(5) The date of application of Article 5(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002 should therefore be postponed to the date on which the 2008/09 marketing year commences.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002 should therefore be amended.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Olive Oil and Table Olives,
The third subparagraph of Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002 is replaced by:
‘Article 5(c) shall apply from 1 July 2008.’
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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32008R0749 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 749/2008 of 30 July 2008 amending several regulations concerning import tariff quotas in the beef and veal sector
| 31.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 749/2008
of 30 July 2008
amending several regulations concerning import tariff quotas in the beef and veal sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMMUNITIES
,
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), and in particular Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11(1) of 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) provides certain rules as regards notifications of the Member States to the Commission. Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 applies without prejudice to additional conditions or derogations which might be laid down by the sectoral regulations. It is appropriate to provide, in Commission Regulations specific to certain quotas in the beef and veal sector, for more detailed rules on notifications concerning import licences in that sector. In particular, in order to clarify the obligations related to the closing date for notifications relating to quantities covered by import licences, such obligations should be laid down for each import tariff quota concerned and it is therefore necessary to derogate from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 on that point. The following Regulations should be amended accordingly:
— Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 of 17 February 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile (3),
— Commission Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 of 8 December 2004 laying down detailed rules of application for an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef originating in Switzerland (4),
— Commission Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 of 23 December 2005 laying down detailed rules for the application of an import tariff quota for live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (5),
— Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/2007 of 11 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008) (6),
— Commission Regulation (EC) No 545/2007 of 16 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008) (7),
— Commission Regulation (EC) No 558/2007 of 23 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (8), and
— Commission Regulation (EC) No 659/2007 of 14 June 2007 opening and providing for the administration of import tariff quotas for bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds (9).
(2) The import tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 is managed on the basis of documents issued by the third country concerned. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify that the provisions of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 should apply to import licences issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004, without prejudice to additional conditions laid down in that Regulation.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 is amended as follows:
1. the following Article 9a is inserted:
(a) no later than 31 August following the end of each import tariff quota period the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued in the previous import tariff quota period;
(b) no later than 31 October following the end of each import tariff quota period the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.
2. new Annexes IV, V and VI, the text of which is set out text in Annex I to this Regulation, are added.
Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 is amended as follows:
1. Article 6 is replaced by the following:
2. the following Article 7a is inserted:
(a) no later than 28 February following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued in the previous import tariff quota period;
(b) no later than 30 April following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.
3. New Annexes IV, V and VI, the text of which is set out text in Annex II to this Regulation, are added.
In Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, the following Article 8a is inserted:
‘Article 8a
1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify to the Commission:
(a) no later than 28 February following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued in the previous import tariff quota period;
(b) no later than 30 April following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.
2. No later than 30 April following the end of each import tariff quota period, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of products, which were actually released for free circulation during the preceding import tariff quota period.
However, as of the import tariff quota period starting on 1 January 2009, Member States shall forward to the Commission details of the quantities of products put into free circulation as of 1 January 2009 in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
3. For the notifications referred to in paragraph 1 and the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 of this Article, the quantities shall be expressed in heads and per product category as indicated in Annex V to Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 (14).
In Regulation (EC) No 529/2007, the following Article 8a is inserted:
‘Article 8a
1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify to the Commission:
(a) no later than the 10th day of each month, the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued in the previous month;
(b) no later than 31 October 2008, the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.
2. No later than 31 October 2008, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of products, which were actually released for free circulation during the preceding import tariff quota period.
3. For the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the quantities shall be expressed in kilograms product weight and per product category as indicated in Annex V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 (15).
In Regulation (EC) No 545/2007, the following Article 11a is inserted:
‘Article 11a
1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify to the Commission:
(a) no later than the 10th day of each month, the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued in the previous month;
(b) no later than 31 October 2008, the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.
2. No later than 31 October 2008, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of products, which were actually released for free circulation during the preceding import tariff quota period.
3. For the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the quantities shall be expressed in kilograms product weight, per order number and per product category as indicated in Annex V to Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 (16).
In Regulation (EC) No 558/2007, the following Article 9a is inserted:
‘Article 9a
1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify to the Commission:
(a) no later than 31 August following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued in the previous import tariff quota period;
(b) no later than 31 October following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.
2. No later than 31 October following the end of each import tariff quota period, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of products, which were actually released for free circulation during the preceding import tariff quota period.
However, as of the import tariff quota period starting on 1 July 2009, Member States shall forward to the Commission details of the quantities of products put into free circulation as of 1 July 2009 in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
3. For the notifications referred to in paragraph 1 and the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 of this Article, the quantities shall be expressed in heads and per product category as indicated in Annex V to Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 (17).
In Regulation (EC) No 659/2007, the following Article 10a is inserted:
‘Article 10a
1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify to the Commission:
(a) no later than 31 August following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued in the previous import tariff quota period;
(b) no later than 31 October following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.
2. No later than 31 October following the end of each import tariff quota period, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of products, which were actually released for free circulation during the preceding import tariff quota period.
However, as of the import tariff quota period starting on 1 July 2009, Member States shall forward to the Commission details of the quantities of products put into free circulation as of 1 July 2009 in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
3. For the notifications referred to in paragraph 1 and the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 of this Article, the quantities shall be expressed in heads and per product category as indicated in Annex V to Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 (18).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32002D0879 | 2002/879/EC: Commission Decision of 4 November 2002 amending Decision 2002/304/EC as regards programmes applied in Finland with a view to obtaining the status of approved zones with regard to the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 4290)
| Commission Decision
of 4 November 2002
amending Decision 2002/304/EC as regards programmes applied in Finland with a view to obtaining the status of approved zones with regard to the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)
(notified under document number C(2002) 4290)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/879/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By means of Decision 2002/304/EC(3), the Commission approved the programmes with a view to obtaining the status of approved zones and of approved farms in non-approved zones with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), including a programme for all continental and coastal areas of Finland.
(2) Due to outbreaks of VHS in certain coastal areas, Finland has submitted amendments to its programme. The programme hereby provides for specific eradication measures for VHS in the affected coastal areas, with the final view to obtaining approved zone status as regards VHS and IHN for all continental and coastal areas of Finland. The programme includes non-discriminatory restrictions on movements of fish in order to prevent re-introduction of the diseases in question.
(3) The amended programme submitted complies with the appropriate requirements of Directive 91/67/EEC.
(4) The amended programme submitted by Finland should therefore be approved and Decision 2002/304/EC amended accordingly.
(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,
Annex I to Decision 2002/304/EC is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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31986R3406 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3406/86 of 6 November 1986 concerning the stopping of fishing for plaice by Community vessels
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3406/86
of 6 November 1986
concerning the stopping of fishing for plaice by Community vessels
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3723/85 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3721/85 of 20 December 1985, fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, provisional total allowable catches for 1986 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3221/86 (4), fixes the Community share of the total allowable catch for plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak for 1986 in conformity with the conclusions of the trilateral consultations with Norway and Sweden;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas and with the conclusions of the abovementioned consultations, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State, have reached the quota allocated for 1986;
Catches of plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 1986.
Fishing for plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32011R1284 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1284/2011 of 5 December 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for other species in Norwegian waters of IV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
| 10.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 328/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1284/2011
of 5 December 2011
establishing a prohibition of fishing for other species in Norwegian waters of IV 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 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.
(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 2011.
(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 2011 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 its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32004R1689 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1689/2004 of 29 September 2004 establishing the estimated production of unginned cotton for the 2004/05 marketing year and the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price
| 30.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 303/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1689/2004
of 29 September 2004
establishing the estimated production of unginned cotton for the 2004/05 marketing year and the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular the first indent of Article 19(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 16(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme (3), the estimated production of unginned cotton referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 and the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price must be established before 10 September of the marketing year concerned.
(2) Under Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 account must be taken of crop forecasts when establishing the estimated production.
(3) The provisional reduction of the guide price is to be calculated in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, but replacing actual production with estimated production plus 15 %.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Natural Fibres,
1. For the 2004/05 marketing year, estimated production of unginned cotton is hereby fixed at:
— 1 055 000 tonnes for Greece,
— 324 518 tonnes for Spain,
— 951 tonnes for Portugal.
2. For the 2004/05 marketing year, the provisional reduction of the guide price is hereby fixed at:
— 35,185 EUR/100 kg for Greece,
— 29,658 EUR/100 kg for Spain,
— 0 EUR/100 kg for Portugal.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31996R1490 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1490/96 of 23 July 1996 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyester staple fibre originating in Belarus and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1490/96 of 23 July 1996 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyester staple fibre originating in Belarus and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES
(1) By Regulation (EC) No 394/96 (3) (hereinafter 'the provisional duty Regulation`), the Commission imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of polyester staple fibre (hereinafter 'PSF` or 'product concerned`) originating in Belarus, falling within CN code 5503 2000.
(2) By Regulation (EC) No 1050/96 (4) the Council extended the validity of this duty for a period of two months.
B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE
(3) The provisional duty Regulation set up a time limit within which the parties concerned could make known their views in writing and apply to be heard orally by the Commission.
(4) Only the sole Belarussian exporter concerned requested, within that time limit, and was granted a hearing.
(5) 'Eurofibrefill`, an association formed by a group of users of PSF, made known its views in writing nearly three months following the entry into force of the provisional duty Regulation, and hence after the abovementioned time limit. In any event, no arguments different from those previously made by Eurofibrefill in the course of the investigation, and covered by the provisional duty Regulation, were contained in the new submission.
C. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION AND LIKE PRODUCT, DUMPING, COMMUNITY INDUSTRY, INJURY, CAUSATION OF INJURY AND COMMUNITY INTEREST
(6) No further substantiated arguments have been made by any of the parties concerned regarding the Commission's provisional findings on the product concerned, on the like product, on dumping, Community industry, injury, causation of injury and Community interest. Consequently, these findings, as set out in recitals 10 to 78 of the provisional duty Regulation, are confirmed by the Council.
D. FORM OF A DEFINITIVE MEASURE TO BE IMPOSED
(7) During the hearing granted to the Belarussian exporter (see recital 4), the latter enquired about the possibility of offering a price-undertaking, so that the investigation could be terminated without the imposition of definitive duties. However, no such offer has subsequently been made.
(8) For the following reasons, a price-undertaking does not appear to be an appropriate solution in the present case:
(a) minimum prices of PSF would have to be linked to the considerable price fluctuations of its main raw materials on the international markets, which would make an undertaking unworkable;
(b) the product concerned is extremely hetero-geneous. An efficient monitoring of an undertaking, which should comprise all different types and combinations of PSF (factors like size, colour, cutlength, shading, etc. are all decisive for setting a selling price), would be extremely difficult. The risk of circumvention would be considerable;
(c) the low level of cooperation found during the investigation, as demonstrated by the fact that the exporter concerned submitted evidence for only 2 % of the total quantity of PSF imported into the Community from Belarus, would increase this risk even more.
(9) In these circumstances it is considered that the most suitable form of any definitive measure to be imposed in the present proceeding would therefore be an ad valorem duty. The Council confirms this approach.
E. DEFINITIVE DUTY
(10) In order to establish the level of the definitive duty, the Commission took account of the dumping margin found and of the amount of duty necessary to eliminate the injury sustained by the Community industry, in accordance with the methodology described in recitals 79 to 81 of the provisional duty Regulation.
(11) Since the increase in export prices necessary to remove the injury suffered by the Community industry is greater than the dumping margin found, the definitive duty to be imposed should correspond to the dumping margin established, i.e. 43,5 %. The Council confirms this level of the definitive duty.
F. COLLECTION OF THE PROVISIONAL DUTY
(12) In view of the dumping margin established and the substantial injury caused to the Community industry, it is considered that the amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty should be definitively collected,
1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of synthetic staple fibre of polyester, falling within CN code 5503 20 00, and originating in Belarus.
2. The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable shall be 43,5 % of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty.
3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
1. The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of polyester staple fibre originating in Belarus pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 394/96 shall be definitively collected.
2. Article 1 (3) shall also apply to the definitive collection of the amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31997R1208 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1208/97 of 27 June 1997 fixing for the 1997/1998 marketing year the amount of the levy in connection with the offsetting of storage costs for sugar
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1208/97 of 27 June 1997 fixing for the 1997/1998 marketing year the amount of the levy in connection with the offsetting of storage costs for sugar
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular Article 8 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the storage costs for sugar and syrups shall be reimbursed at a flat rate by the Member States;
Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1358/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3042/78 (4), provides that the amount of the levy for Community sugar shall be calculated by dividing the total estimated reimbursement by the estimated quantity of sugar which will be marketed during the sugar marketing year in question; whereas the total estimated reimbursement is to be increased or decreased, as the case may be, by the amounts carried forward from previous marketing years;
Whereas Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the monthly reimbursement amount shall be fixed by the Council simultaneously with the derived intervention prices; whereas that amount of reimbursement envisaged for 1997/1998 should be used for the purpose of calculating the amounts of the levy;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1358/77, the quantity in store to be taken into account for the reimbursement of any one month's storage costs is equal to the arithmetic mean of the quantities held in store in the beginning and at the end of the month in question; whereas, for the 1997/1998 marketing year, the quantities of Community sugar in store each month may be estimated by reference to estimated stocks at the beginning of the marketing year, estimated monthly production and the quantities likely to be marketed for domestic consumption or exported during the same month; whereas total average monthly stocks during the 1997/1998 marketing year can be estimated at approximately 104 million tonnes of sugar expressed as white sugar; whereas the total reimbursement for Community sugar can thus be estimated at approximately ECU 395 million for the 1997/1998 marketing year; whereas the balance of previous sugar marketing years can be estimated at a positive amount of ECU 117 million; whereas the detailed rules for the application of the system of offsetting storage costs for sugar provide that the levy is to be fixed per 100 kilograms of white sugar; whereas the quantity of Community sugar which will be marketed during the 1997/1998 marketing year for home consumption or for export may be estimated at approximately 14 million tonnes of sugar expressed as white sugar; whereas the amount of the levy for Community sugar should therefore be ECU 2,00 per 100 kilograms of white sugar;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 1997/1998 marketing year, the amount of the levy referred to under the second subparagraph of Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 is hereby fixed at ECU 2,00 per 100 kilograms of white sugar.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.
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 |
32014R0930 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 930/2014 of 28 August 2014 amending for the 218 th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
| 29.8.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/4
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 930/2014
of 28 August 2014
amending for the 218th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 20 August 2014 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to add one natural person to its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.
(4) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force immediately,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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 |
32011D0887 | 2011/887/EU: Council Decision of 13 December 2011 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Lithuania
| 28.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 344/36
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 December 2011
on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Lithuania
(2011/887/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 2(3) and Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA (2), in particular Article 20 and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereto,
Whereas:
(1) According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.
(2) Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.
(3) Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.
(4) Lithuania has informed the General Secretariat of the Council of the national DNA analysis files to which Articles 2 to 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA apply and the conditions for automated searching as referred to in Article 3(1) of that Decision in accordance with Article 36(2) of that Decision.
(5) According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.
(6) Lithuania has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on DNA data exchange.
(7) A successful pilot run has been carried out by Lithuania with Austria.
(8) An evaluation visit has taken place in Lithuania and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the Austrian evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group.
(9) An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning DNA data exchange has been presented to the Council,
For the purposes of automated searching and comparison of DNA data, Lithuania has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of that Decision as from the day of the entry into force of this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992R2128 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2128/92 of 28 July 1992 reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to a number of products originating in Hungary, to which the tariff ceilings of Council Regulation (EEC) No 521/92 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2128/92 of 28 July 1992 reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to a number of products originating in Hungary, to which the tariff ceilings of Council Regulation (EEC) No 521/92 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 521/92 of 27 February 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and ceilings for certain agricultural and industrial products originating in Hungary, Poland and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR) (1), and in particular Articles 1 and 3 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, Hungary, Poland and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR) shall benefit from preferential tariff arrangements, in particular the preferential tariff ceilings laid down in column 5 of Annex I of that Regulation; whereas, under Article 3 of that Regulation, as soon as the ceilings have been reached, the Commission may adopt a Regulation reintroducing the customs duties applicable to the third countries in question until the end of the calendar year;
Whereas, imports into the Community of those products, originating in Hungary, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-imposed,
From 24 July to 31 December 1992, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-imposed on imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex, originating in Hungary.
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 |
31992R0115 | Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 115/92 of 17 January 1992 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1481/86 on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled sheep carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 115/92 of 17 January 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled sheep carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1741/91 (2), and in particular Article 4 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3574/91 (4), lays down the rules for the determination of prices of fresh or chilled sheep carcases on representative Community markets as well as the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community;
Whereas in Norther Ireland the representative abbatoir market at Belfast has closed; whereas many of the lambs which would normally have come onto the Belfast market are now sent to Lurgan; whereas in the light of the volume of transactions recorded there, Lurgan should be recognized as a representative market; whereas the representative live market at Donemana is no longer suitable for pice reporting purposes; whereas in the light of the volume of transactions recorded there, Allams, Belfast should be recognized as a representative market; whereas the weigting coefficients reflecting the relative importance of each representative market in Northern Ireland should accordingly be changed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
In Annex II of Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86, point L.1. is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. Representative markets Weigthing coefficients (a) Abattoirs Lurgan 29 % Foyle 21 % (b) Live markets Ballymoney 9 % Allams, Belfast 14% Markethill 12 % Omagh 15 %'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 20 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998R1426 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1426/98 of 3 July 1998 fixing the maximum amount of compensatory aid for the appreciable revaluation of the pound sterling on 3 May 1998
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1426/98 of 3 July 1998 fixing the maximum amount of compensatory aid for the appreciable revaluation of the pound sterling on 3 May 1998
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 724/97 of 22 April 1997 determining measures and compensation relating to appreciable revaluations that affect farm incomes (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 942/98 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 724/97 lays down that the Member States may grant aid to farmers to compensate for an appreciable revaluation; whereas such compensatory aid is to be granted under the conditions indicated in that Regulation and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 805/97 of 2 May 1997 laying down detailed rules for compensation relating to appreciable revaluations (3);
Whereas the amount of compensatory aid is calculated in accordance with Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 724/97 and includes a principal amount and, where appropriate, supplementary amounts under the second subparagraph of Article 3(2) of that Regulation;
Whereas, to facilitate the preparations for granting this compensatory aid, the maximum principal amount of the first instalment thereof should be fixed on the basis of the latest data available on the sterling pound revaluation that occurred on 3 May 1998; whereas this maximum amount is established without prejudice to a reduction or cancellation in case of an increase in the agricultural conversion rate in the observation period referred to in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 724/97, without prejudice to account being taken of the situation on the market in the same observation period and without prejudice to the possibility of granting supplementary amounts under the second subparagraph of Article 3(2) of that Regulation;
Whereas, to apply Regulation (EC) No 805/97, the period referred to in Article 3(1) of that Regulation must be specified so that the aid is linked to previous production;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
For the United Kingdom, the principal amount of the first instalment of compensatory aid within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 805/97 shall be a maximum of ECU 2,1 million in the case of the appreciable revaluation that occurred on 3 May 1998.
1. The amount fixed by this Regulation is established without prejudice to the effects of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 724/97.
2. To grant the compensatory aid the maximum amount of which is fixed by this Regulation, the period referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 805/97 shall end on 30 April 1998 at the latest.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 |
32014R0199 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 199/2014 of 28 February 2014 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 4.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 62/6
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 199/2014
of 28 February 2014
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also 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 provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32001R0594 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 594/2001 of 27 March 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 594/2001
of 27 March 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products
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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 26(3) and Article 29(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 of 29 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1998/2000(4), lays down that the classification of certain cheeses is subject to the presentation of a licence issued in accordance with Article 23. Article 23(3) and (4) clearly state that the headings concerned are reserved exclusively for preferential imports from Switzerland under the special arrangements that the Community has concluded with that country. Given that IMA 1 certificates are no longer used when those products are imported, Article 3(b) no longer makes any sense. In the interests of clarity, Article 3 should therefore be updated.
(2) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 permits operators to submit a licence application for each CN code under the "minimum access" quotas referred to in Annex II. This has resulted in excessive numbers of applications, leading to a heavy workload for the competent departments of the Member States and the Commission and financial costs to operators. The provisions concerned should be amended to restrict operators to just one application per serial number.
(3) Article 21 of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1374/98, which lays down the detailed rules for the application of the non-quota preferential import arrangements, lists the products covered by those arrangements. CN codes 0406 90 02 to 0406 90 06, which are covered, inter alia, by Council Decision 69/352/EEC of 6 October 1969 concluding a tariff agreement with Switzerland concerning certain cheeses listed in position ex 4.04 of the Common Customs Tariff(5) and listed in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1374/98, are not listed in Article 21. An addition should therefore be made to Article 21 and it should be stipulated that "Bergkäse" cheese falling within CN codes 0406 90 02 to 0406 90 06 is not covered by the said tariff agreement.
(4) Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2563/2000(7), provides for the import of milk and milk products into the Community without quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect and with exemption from customs duties and charges having equivalent effect. Those exceptional measures go beyond the concessions granted to those countries in the form of reduced duties laid down in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1374/98. Those countries should be deleted from that Annex and consequently from Annex VII.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 is amended as follows:
1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:
"Article 3
CN code 0406 90 01, covering cheeses for processing, shall apply only to imports.
CN codes 0406 90 02 to 0406 90 06, 0406 20 10 and 0406 90 19 shall apply only to imported products originating in and coming from Switzerland in accordance with Article 23.";
2. Article 13(2) is replaced by the following:
"2. Licence applications may show one or more of the CN codes set out in Annex II for the same serial number and must indicate the quantity requested for each code. However, a licence shall be issued for each separate product code.
The licence application must be for a minimum of 10 tonnes and a maximum of 25 % of the quantity available for each serial number and for each period as referred to in Article 12(2) for which the licence application is submitted.";
3. Article 14(2) is replaced by the following:
"2. Licence applications shall be admissible only where applicants declare in writing that they have not submitted, and undertake not to submit, any other applications under the import arrangements referred to in this section for the same period and for the same serial number in the Member State in which the application is being submitted or in any other Member State; in the event that an applicant submits more than one application for the same serial number, all applications from that applicant shall be invalid.";
4. Article 21 is replaced by the following:
"Article 21
The milk products referred to in Article 20 and the duties applicable shall be as set out in:
(a) Annex IV.
(b) Under headings CN 0406 90 02 to 0406 90 06 of the Combined Nomenclature, with the exception of 'Bergkäse'.
Where appropriate, Article 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the products referred to in point (a).";
5. Annex IV is amended as follows:
(a) the information on serial numbers 8 and 9 is replaced by that in the Annex hereto;
(b) the fourth indent of footnote (2)(a) is deleted;
6. in Annex VII, the information under the heading "Yugoslavia" is deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 |
31989R3228 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3228/89 of 23 October 1989 on the application of Decision No 2/89 of the EEC- Iceland Joint Committee altering the limits expressed in ecus in article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3228/89 of 23 October 1989 on the application of Decision No 2/89 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee altering the limits expressed in ecus in Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation
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 Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (1), signed on
22 July 1972 entered into force on 1 April 1973;
Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning
the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the said Agreement, the Joint Committee adopted Decision No 2/89 further amending Article 8 of that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,
Decision No 2/89 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
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 |
32001D0085 | 2001/85/ECSC: Commission Decision of 20 September 2000 authorising France to grant aid to the coal industry for 1997, 1998 and 1999 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2000) 2957)
| Commission Decision
of 20 September 2000
authorising France to grant aid to the coal industry for 1997, 1998 and 1999
(notified under document number C(2000) 2957)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/85/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
Having regard to Commission Decision No 3632/93/ECSC of 28 December 1993 establishing Community rules for State aid to the coal industry(1), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 95/465/ECSC of 19 July 1995 approving the French coal industry's plan for the reduction of activity(2),
Whereas:
I
(1) By letters of 31 July 1997, 13 August 1998 and 10 May 1999, France notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 9(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, of the financial aid which it proposed to grant to the coal industry for 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively.
(2) The Commission noted that the aid as notified by France, which consisted of direct subsidies under the general State budget and capital injections from a special Treasury account, did not enable the operating losses for the current production to be covered. The outstanding amount of the losses for the three years has been covered, according to a memorandum from the French authorities of 25 March 1998, by loan issues floated by Charbonnages de France on the financial market.
(3) In its letter of formal notice to France of 26 July 1999(3), the Commision considered that the conditions under which these loan issues were floated and the close links which exist between Charbonnages de France and the French authorities suggested that the loan issues floated by the company were tacitly guaranteed by the French State. The letter of formal notice in particular stated that the financial position of Charbonnages de France does not allow it to borrow on the financial market on the basis of ordinary law without at least a tacit guarantee from the State. Charbonnages de France has planned to cease all mining activity in 2005. By that date, it is not merely unlikely that it will have repaid the loans currently outstanding, but it may have issued others, both because the mining operations are structurally loss-making and to repay previous loans. The Commission therefore considered that these loans constituted aid within the meaning of Article 1 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC.
(4) France confirmed the Commission's position in a letter of 26 October 1999 in reply to the letter of formal notice of 26 July 1999 and expressly stated that the loan issues floated by Charbonnages de France could be regarded as issued on behalf of the French State. Several convergent factors also suggest the existence of an implicit guarantee by the French State for the loan issues floated by Charbonnages de France, in particular the fact that, as indicated by the French authorities in their letter of 26 October 1999, the status of CDF (Charbonnages de France) as a public undertaking means its rights and obligations are transferred to the State once it has been wound up and will entail the French State taking over the undertaking's debt when it is wound up after mining activities cease in 2005.
(5) The Commission therefore concludes that the part of the loan issues floated by Charbonnages de France to cover the balance of the operating losses for 1997, 1998 and 1999 which are not covered by direct subsidies and capital injections constitutes aid within the meaning of Article 1 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC.
(6) In the light of the above and the information communicated by France, the Commission is required to take a decision, pursuant to Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, on the following financial measures:
(a) for 1997:
- aid amounting to FRF 2489 million for the reduction of activity to cover operating losses,
- aid amounting to FRF 3869 million to cover exceptional costs;
(b) for 1998:
- aid amounting to FRF 2578 million for the reduction of activity to cover operating losses,
- aid amounting to FRF 4059 million to cover exceptional costs;
(c) for 1999:
- aid amounting to FRF 2369 million for the reduction of activity to cover operating losses,
- aid amounting to FRF 4135 million to cover exceptional costs.
(7) The financial measures envisaged by France for its coal industry are covered by Article 1 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and must therefore be approved by the Commission in accordance with Article 9, which refers in particular to the general objectives and criteria laid down in Article 2 and the specific criteria set out in Articles 4 and 5 of the above Decision. In its assessment, the Commission checks, in accordance with Article 9(6) of the Decision, whether the measures are in conformity with the plans for the reduction of activity which have been approved by the Commission.
II
(8) The sums of FRF 2489 million, FRF 2578 million and FRF 2369 million which France is proposing to grant to the coal industry under Article 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC for the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively are intended to cover the difference between the production cost and the selling price of coal freely agreed between the contracting parties in the light of the prevailing conditions on the world market for coal of similar quality from third countries. This aid forms part of the plan for the reduction of activitiy by the company, which plans to cease all mining activities in 2005. In view of the exceptional social and regional consequences of the reduction of activity by the company, the French Government, in agreement with the two sides of industry, has decided to stagger the closures up to 2005.
(9) Although coal production has been reduced from 5,361 million tce(4) in 1997 to 3,673 million tce in 1999, a reduction of 30 %, the Commission notes that the amount af aid has remained relatively stable over this period. The fall in coal prices on the international markets and the rise in the production costs - from FRF 825 per tce in 1997 to FRF 975 per tce in 1999 - have neutralised the effect of reducing the volume of production to the overall amount of aid. This trend in the cost of mining coal merely serves to confirm France's decision to cease all mining by 2005.
(10) In accordance with Article 3(1) of the above Decision, the Commission has checked that, for the coal mining years 1997 and 1998, the aid notified per tonne does not exceed for each production unit the difference between production costs and actual revenue. The Commission has checked for the coal mining year 1999 that the aid notified by tonne does not exceed for each production unit the difference between production costs and foreseeable revenue.
(11) The Commission has furthermore checked whether, in accordance with Article 2(2) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the aid proposed by France has been entered in the Member State's national, regional or local public budgets or channelled through strictly equivalent mechanisms. As the direct subsidies from the general State budget and the capital injections have been entered in the Treasury's special allocation account, these two categories of aid do comply with the requirements of Article 2(2) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. For the loan issues floated by Charbonnages de France, France has informed the Commission, in its letter of 26 October 1999, that the French State will accept responsibility for the interest on these loans from 2000 onwards. The interest on these loans due for 1998 and 1999 has been covered by loan issues floated for those years. As the French authorities have provided the Commission with proof, by letter of 3 July 2000, that the interest due for the year 2000 is entered in the State budget for 1999, the Commission considers that the loans meet the requirement of Article 2(2) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. In accordance with the seventh recital of point III of the above Decision, the requirement in Article 2(2) is intended to provide the best guarantees of transparency in the aid systems. As the interest due for the year 2000 has been budgeted for, that objective may be regarded as fulfilled in as much as the interest is accessory to the sum of the loans. As the loan interest is budgeted for, the sum itself of the loans complies ipso facto with the objective of the transparency of aid in Article 2(2) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC.
(12) In accordance with Article 2(1), second indent, the aid helps to solve the social and regional problems created by total or partial reductions in the activity of production units.
(13) Except for the sum of FRF 35 million for the year 1997, and the sum of FRF 45 million for each of the years 1998 and 1999, on the basis of the information provided by France, the aid proposed for these three years is compatible with the objectives of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and with the proper functioning of the common market. The Commission will subsequently take a decision on the balances of FRF 35 million for 1997 and FRF 45 million for the years 1998 and 1999, in particular in the light of France's replies to the questions in the Commission's letter of formal notice of 9 February 1999 in the context of complaint No 97/4717 of 26 August 1997 against Charbonnages de France, which has been lodged by five French undertakings, including the company Thion et Cie.
(14) This Decision is also without prejudice to the decision which the Commission will be required to take after consideration of the complaints submitted against Charbonnages de France, in particular Cokes de Drocourt SA, in the context of the coke market.
III
(15) The sums of FRF 3869 million, FRF 4059 million and FRF 4135 million which France proposes to grant to its coal industry for 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively are intended to cover exceptional costs due to modernisation, rationalisation and the restructuring of the coal industry which are not related to current production (inherited liabilities).
(16) In accordance with Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, this aid covers costs which are expressly referred to in the Annex to the Decision, namely:
- FRF 631 million, FRF 731 million and FRF 837 million towards the cost of paying social-welfare benefits for 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively resulting from the pensioning-off of workers before they reach statutory retirement age;
- FRF 154 million, FRF 244 million and FRF 157 million as other exceptional expenditure in 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively on workers losing their jobs as a result of restructuring and rationalisation;
- FRF 47 million, FRF 67 million and FRF 86 million towards residual costs for 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively resulting from administrative, legal or tax provisions;
- FRF 143 million, FRF 198 million and FRF 246 million towards additional work in 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively resulting from restructuring;
- FRF 10 million, FRF 7 million and FRF 12 million towards mining damage in 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively attributable to pits previously in service;
- FRF 73 million, FRF 45 million and FRF 45 million towards exceptional intrinsic depreciation in 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively resulting from the restructuring of the industry;
- FRF 2811 million, FRF 2767 million and FRF 2752 million towards the increase in the contributions, outside the statutory system in 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively to cover social security costs as a result of the drop, following restructuring, in the number of contributors.
(17) In accordance with Article 5(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, this aid may be regarded as compatible with the common market if it does not exceed the costs arising from or having arisen from the modernisation, rationalisation or restructuring of the coal industry which are not related to current production. Having checked the data communicated, the Commission concludes that this requirement has been fulfilled. In the light of the above and on the basis of the information provided by France, the aid planned for 1997, 1998 and 1999 is compatible with the objectives of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and with the proper functioning of the common market.
IV
(18) In accordance with the second indent of Article 3(1) and Article 9(2) and (3) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the Commission has to check that the aid authorised for current production is only for the purposes stipulated in Article 4 of the Decision. To this end, it must be informed of the amounts of such payments and the way they are broken down for 1999,
France is authorised to apply the following measures in favour of its coal industry for 1997:
(a) aid for the reduction of activity, amounting to FRF 2454 million, intended to cover operating losses. The Commission will take a decision on a balance of FRF 35 million at a later date;
(b) aid to cover exceptional costs amounting to FRF 3869 million.
France is authorised to apply the following measures in favour of its coal industry for 1998:
(a) aid for the reduction of activity, amounting to FRF 2533 million, intended to cover operating losses. The Commission will take a decision on a balance of FRF 45 million at a later date;
(b) aid to cover exceptional costs amounting to FRF 4059 million.
France is authorised to apply the following measures in favour of its coal industry for 1999:
(a) aid for the reduction of activity, amounting to FRF 2324 million, intended to cover operating losses. The Commission will take a decision on a balance of FRF 45 million at a later date;
(b) aid to cover exceptional costs amounting to FRF 4135 million.
France shall communicate the amounts of aid actually paid under this Decision for 1999 no later than 30 September 2000.
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32014D0488 | Council Implementing Decision 2014/488/CFSP of 22 July 2014 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
| 23.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 217/49
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2014/488/CFSP
of 22 July 2014
implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof.
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (1), and in particular Article 30(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
(2) In view of the gravity of the situation, three persons and nine entities should be added to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
(3) Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31987D0009 | 87/9/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 December 1986 approving an addendum to the programme relating to the cereals sector in Ireland pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 December 1986
approving an addendum to the programme relating to the cereals sector in Ireland pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the English text is authentic)
(87/9/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2224/86 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 19 August 1986 the Irish Government forwarded an addendum to the programme approved by Commission Decision 80/655/EEC (3) relating to the cereals sector in Ireland;
Whereas the addendum to the programme relates to the modernization and expansion of capacity for the treatment and conditioning of cereal seed, the modernization and expansion of capacity for the storage and treatment of compound feedingstuffs, in order to improve the competitive position of the sector and enhance the value of its products; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas approval of the programme cannot extend to any expansion of production capacity for feedingstuffs;
Whereas the addendum contains sufficient information, as required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in respect of the cereals sector in Ireland; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the addendum does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The addendum to the programme relating to the cereals sector in Ireland, forwarded by the Irish Government on 19 August 1986 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, is hereby approved, with the exception of any increase in capacity in the feedingstuffs sector.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0978 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 978/2009 of 20 October 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 21.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 275/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 978/2009
of 20 October 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 October 2009.
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31991D0451 | 91/451/ECSC: Commission Decision of 29 July 1991 derogating from High Authority recommendation No 1/64 concerning an increase in the protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community (150th derogation)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 29 July 1991 derogating from High Authority recommendation No 1/64 concerning an increase in the protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community (150th derogation) (91/451/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 71 thereof,
Having regard to High Authority recommendation No 1/64 of 15 January 1964 to the Governments of the Member States concerning an increase in the protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community (1), as last amended by recommendation 88/27/ECSC (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas certain iron and steel products indispensable to the manufacture of certain goods and having very special physical and chemical characteristics are not produced in the Community, or produced in insufficient quantities; whereas for a number of years insufficiency has been overcome by duty-free tariff quotas; whereas Community producers are still not in a position to comply with the present quality requirements put forward by the users; whereas duty-free quotas at a level securing the supply of users is consequently required;
Whereas import of these products on preferential terms is not injurious to iron and steel undertakings in the Community which produce directly competing products;
Whereas neither this suspension of duties nor these tariff quotas are likely to jeopardize the objectives of recommendation No 1/64, but will help to maintain existing trade flows between Member States and non-member countries;
Whereas these are special cases in the commercial policy field justifying the authorization of derogations pursuant to Article 3 of recommendation No 1/64;
Whereas provision should be made pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 71 of the ECSC Treaty, to ensure that the quotas granted will be used solely to supply the needs of industries in the importing countries and that re-export in the unaltered state to other Member States of the imported iron and steel products will be prevented;
Whereas the Governments of the Member States have been consulted on the tariff quotas set out below,
1. Member States are hereby authorized to derogate from the obligations arising pursuant to Article 1 of High Authority recommendation No 1/64 to the extent necessary to suspend at the levels indicated the customs duties on the products set out below, within tariff quotas of the amounts indicated for the Member States concerned:
CN code Description Member State Quota (tonnes) Duty (%) Special wire rod for the manufacture of valve springs with a diameter of 5,5 mm or more but not exceeding 13 mm: Germany
Benelux
France 1,200
1,380
1,430 0
0
0 (a) ex 7213 50 10 Of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight: - 0,6 % or more but not more than 0,7 % of carbon - 0,25 % or less of silicon - 0,5 % or more but not more than 0,9 % of manganese - 0,02 % or less of sulphur - 0,03 % or less of phosphorus - 0,06 % or less of copper (b) ex 7227 90 80 Of other alloy steel containing by weight: - 0,6 % or more but not more than 0,7 % of carbon - 0,15 % or more but not more than 0,3 % of silicon - 0,6 % or more but not more than 0,9 % of manganese - 0,025 % or less of sulphur - 0,025 % or less of phosphorus - 0,4 % or more but not more than 0,6 % of chrome - 0,1 % or more but not more than 0,25 % of vanadium (c) ex 7227 90 80 Of other alloy steel containing by weight: - 0,5 % or more but not more than 0,6 % of carbon - 1,2 % or more but not more than 1,7 % of silicon - 0,4 % or more but not more than 0,8 % of manganese - 0,025 % or less of sulphur - 0,025 % or less of phosphorus - 0,4 % or more but not more than 0,6 % of chrome
2. Unused amounts of tariff quotas authorized for the abovenmentioned products for the first half-year 1991 may be imported under suspension of customs duties during the second half-year 1991.
3. The abovementioned products must, in addition, comply with the following physical specifications:
(a) decarburization;
depth of decarburization measured without defects:
- wire rod as under (a) and (b): 0,05 mm maximum
- wire rod as under (c): 0,07 mm maximum;
(b) surface condition:
maximum depth of defects (tears, fissures or folds) measured perpendicular to the surface: 0,05 mm.
(c) non-metallic inclusions:
examination to be carried out in accordance with the AFNOR standard (ref. A 04/106) of July 1972 and with Stahl-Eisen-Blatt 1570/71;
typical maximum value figure 1 from the surface to two-thirds of the radius;
typical maximum value figure 2 beyond two-thirds of the radius to the core;
the values indicated are valid for any type of inclusion.
1. Member States accorded quotas pursuant to Article 1 shall ensure, in liaison with the Commission, that such quotas are apportioned among third countries on a non-discriminatory basis.
2. They shall take all necessary steps to preclude the possibility of iron and steel products imported under the said tariff quotas being re-consigned to other Member States in the unaltered state.
3. Community provisions on the matter shall apply for the purpose of verifying that the products in question are used for the particular purpose prescribed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32007R0167 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 167/2007 of 20 February 2007 on import licence applications for rice originating in and coming from Egypt under the tariff quota provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97
| 21.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 52/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 167/2007
of 20 February 2007
on import licence applications for rice originating in and coming from Egypt under the tariff quota provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97
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),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 of 28 October 1996 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 of 31 January 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt (3), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 stipulates that the Commission must set a single reduction percentage for quantities applied for if import licence applications exceed quantities available. That Article also provides that the Commission must notify the Member States of its decision within 10 working days of the day on which the licence applications are lodged.
(2) Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 lodged from 1 September 2006 to 8 February 2007 cover a quantity of 32 994 tonnes while the maximum quantity to be made available is 32 000 tonnes of rice falling within the above code.
(3) A single reduction percentage, as provided for in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 196/97, should therefore be set for the import licence applications lodged on 8 February 2007 and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2184/96.
(4) No more import licences allowing a reduced customs duties should be issued for the current marketing year.
(5) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2148/96, lodged on 8 February 2007 and notified to the Commission, shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for multiplied by a reduction percentage of 80,123148 %.
Import licences under Regulation (EC) No 2148/96 shall no longer be issued in respect of licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 submitted on or after 9 February 2007.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31984R2570 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2570/84 of 10 September 1984 on refunds for exports made to armed forces, international organizations and diplomatic bodies in non-member countries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2570/84
of 10 September 1984
on refunds for exports made to armed forces, international organizations and diplomatic bodies in non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular Article 16 (6) thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations establishing common organizations of the markets in agricultural products,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), and in particular Article 8 (2) second indent and (3) thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations laying down general rules for granting export refunds on agricultural products,
Whereas Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 of 29 November 1979 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 519/83 (5), specifies the documents which must be furnished to obtain payment of refunds according to destination;
Whereas, generally, armed forces stationed in a non-member country which do not come under the command of that country, international organizations and diplomatic bodies established in a non-member country obtain their supplies free of import duty; whereas experience has shown that in some cases Community exporters are unable to obtain the specific customs documents which are or should be made out in respect of imports of products having such a destination and which have been made available for consumption in the non-member country, where appropriate, free of customs duty;
Whereas it appears possible to take specific measures in respect of the armed forces which are under the command either of a Member State or of an international organization of which at least one of the Member States is a member, in respect of international organizations of which at least one Member State is a member and in respect of diplomatic bodies;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant management committees,
In the case of exports intended for:
- armed forces stationed in a non-member country, under the command either of a Member State or of an international organization of which at least one of the Member States is a member,
- international organizations established in a non-member country, of which at least one of the Member States is a member,
- diplomatic bodies established in a non-member country,
in respect of which the exporter cannot furnish the proof referred to in Article 20 (3) or (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, the product shall be considered as having been imported into the non-member country where such armed forces are stationed or such international organization or diplomatic bodies are established, upon presentation:
(a) of proof of payment for the products; and
(b) an acknowledgement of delivery issued by the armed forces, international organization or diplomatic body to which the products have been consigned in the non-member country in question.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007D0476 | 2007/476/EC: Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by Germany pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
| 10.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/8
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 June 2007
on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by Germany pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
(2007/476/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (1) and in particular Article 3a(2) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 23a of Directive 89/552/EEC,
Whereas:
(1) By letter of 28 April 1999, Germany notified to the Commission measures to be taken pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Directive 89/552/EEC.
(2) The Commission verified, within three months from this notification, that such measures are compatible with Community law, in particular as regards the proportionality of the measures and the transparency of the national consultation procedure.
(3) In its examination, the Commission took into consideration the available data on the German media landscape.
(4) The list of events of major importance for society included in the German measures was drawn up in a clear and transparent manner.
(5) The Commission was satisfied that the events listed in the German measures met at least two of the following criteria considered to be reliable indicators of the importance of events for society: (i) a special general resonance within the Member State, and not simply a significance to those who ordinarily follow the sport or activity concerned; (ii) a generally recognised, distinct cultural importance for the population in the Member State, in particular as a catalyst of cultural identity; (iii) involvement of the national team in the event concerned in the context of a competition or tournament of international importance; and (iv) the fact that the event has traditionally been broadcast on free television and has commanded large television audiences.
(6) A significant number of the events listed in the German measures, including the summer and winter Olympic games, all European Championship and World Cup football matches involving the German national team, as well as the opening match, the semi-finals and the finals of these tournaments, fall within the category of events traditionally considered to be of major importance for society, as referred to explicitly in recital 18 of Directive 97/36/EC. These events have a special general resonance in Germany, as they are particularly popular with the general public, not just with those who usually follow sport events.
(7) The particular attention given, even in the non-specialised press, to the remaining events listed, including the semi-finals and final of the German FA Cup, the German national football team’s home and away matches, and the final of any European football club competition (Champions League, UEFA Cup) involving a German club, testifies to their special general resonance in Germany.
(8) The events listed have a generally recognised, distinct cultural importance for the German population, given their important contribution to understanding between peoples, as well as the importance of sport for the German society as a whole and for the national pride, as they provide the occasion for top German sportsmen to succeed in these most important international competitions.
(9) The German measures appear proportionate so as to justify a derogation from the fundamental EC Treaty freedom to provide services on the basis of an overriding reason of public interest, which is to ensure wide public access to broadcasts of events of major importance for society.
(10) The German measures are compatible with EC competition rules in that the definition of qualified broadcasters for the broadcasting of listed events is based on objective criteria that allow actual and potential competition for the acquisition of the rights to broadcast these events. In addition, the number of listed events is not disproportionate so as to distort competition on the downstream free television and pay television markets.
(11) After communication by the Commission to the other Member States of the German measures and consultation of the Committee established pursuant to Article 23a of Directive 89/552/EEC, the Director-General for Education and Culture informed Germany, by letter of 2 July 1999, that the European Commission did not intend to object to the measures notified.
(12) The German measures entered into force on 1 April 2000. These final measures differed from the measures notified in 1999 insofar as one event no longer appeared among the listed events, namely the ‘Cup Winner’s Cup’, which was because the tournament had been discontinued after being held for the last time in 1998/1999.
(13) Those measures were published in the C Series of the Official Journal of the European Communities
(2) in accordance with Article 3a(2) of Directive 89/552/EEC.
(14) It follows from the judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-33/01, Infront WM v Commission, that the declaration that measures taken pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Directive 89/552/EEC are compatible with Community law constitutes a decision within the meaning of Article 249 of the EC Treaty, which must therefore be adopted by the Commission. Accordingly, it is necessary to declare by this Decision that the measures notified by Germany are compatible with Community law. The measures, as finally taken by Germany and set out in the Annex to this Decision, should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Article 3a(2) of Directive 89/552/EEC,
The measures pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Directive 89/552/EEC notified by Germany to the Commission on 28 April 1999, as published in the
Official Journal of the European Communities C 277 of 29 September 2000, are compatible with Community law.
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31991R0140 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 140/91 of 21 January 1991 on the sale for delivery in Madeira and the Azores of cereals held by the French intervention agency
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 140/91 of 21 January 1991 on the sale for delivery in Madeira and the Azores of cereals held by the French intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (6) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1581/86 of 23 May 1986 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in cereals (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2203/90 (4), provides that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tender;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2619/90 (6), lays down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies; whereas Article 4 thereof allows for the possibility of resale on the Community market for specific destinations;
Whereas from 1 January 1991 onwards Portugal and its dependent territories will apply the common levies on cereals imported from third countries; whereas the Azores and Madeira are consequently liable to disturbances of their cereals supplies because of their geographic situation on the outer periphery of the Community; that the appropriate measures to put this right are under discussion in the context of the Poseima programme; that the Portuguese authorities have requested that a solution be found urgently for these territories of the Azores and Madeira; that to comply with this request intervention stocks could be sold; that it is therefore right to set favourable conditions for such sales, without, however, causing disturbances on the market; whereas to make allowance for the cost of transport between the European territory of the Community and the specified destinations, a derogation from Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 dealing with the internal market resale price of intervention cereals should be permitted; whereas provision should also be made for the lodging of security such as to guarantee that the cereals reach the specified destinations within the specified time limits and that the successful tenderer fulfils his obligation to pass on to the new buyer of the cereals the purchase price concession he received;
Whereas Member States shall take all further action compatible with the provisions in force that is required to ensure satisfactory operation of the present arrangement and shall inform the Commission thereof;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Article 1
The French intervention agency is authorized to sell by tender on the Community market 150 000 tonnes of cereals to be delivered to the destinations and within the time limits specified in the Annex. Article 2
1. The invitation to tender shall be open from 1 January to 31 December 1991.
2. The cereals sold must be delivered to the destination provided for in the Annex.
3. Tenders shall not be valid unless accompanied by a written commitment:
- to pass on, when the cereals are resold after arrival at destination, the price advantage granted in application of the tender rules set out in Article 3; should the cereals not be sold for direct consumption the terms of sale must include an obligation on the purchaser to pass on in turn the price reduction granted pursuant to Article 3,
- to lodge, at the latest on payment for the cereals, a security covering the difference between the price as provided for in Article 5 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 and that tendered. Article 3
The minimum price to be observed shall be fixed in accordance with the procedure indicated in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 by way of derogation from Article 5 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, account being taken in particular of the cost of transport between the storage locations and the destinations specified. A minimum price shall be set for each destination. Article 4
The security mentioned in the second indent of Article 2 (3) shall be released for quantities for which evidence of resale in the Azores and Madeira at a price reflecting the price reduction granted pursuant to Article 3 is provided within the specified time limit. Such evidence shall be constituted by certificate issued by the Portuguese authorities following verification that the tenderer has met his obligations. Article 5
The French intervention agency shall take all action necessary to ensure that the provisions of this Regulation are complied with. It shall inform the Commission each week, through the Management Committee for Cereals, of the progress of the tender procedure and of the supply operation. Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32003R0359 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 359/2003 of 27 February 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 359/2003
of 27 February 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream
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) The third subparagraph of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that private storage aid for butter may be increased in cases where, at the time of removal from storage, an adverse change unforeseeable at the time of entry into storage has occurred on the market.
(2) To implement that provision, Article 38 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), provides that, subject to certain conditions, the aid is to be increased or reduced if the maximum buying-in price fixed by invitation to tender expressed in euro or, for the countries not participating in the single currency, in national currency is not the same on the last day of the contract period as on the first.
(3) Since reductions in the intervention price have already been fixed until 2007 by Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, reductions in the maximum buying-in price and the market price are foreseeable.
(4) Without prejudice to the Commission's power, under the procedure referred to in Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, to increase the private storage aid for butter when the conditions laid down in the third subparagraph of Article 6(3) are met, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 should be deleted.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 should be amended accordingly.
(6) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Article 38(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 are hereby deleted.
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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32009D0993 | Commission Decision of 17 December 2009 amending Decision 2006/133/EC requiring Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode) as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur (notified under document C(2009) 10046)
| 22.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 339/40
COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 December 2009
amending Decision 2006/133/EC requiring Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode) as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur
(notified under document C(2009) 10046)
(2009/993/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular the fourth sentence of Article 16(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Decision 2006/133/EC (2), Portugal is implementing an eradication plan against the dissemination of the pine wood nematode (PWN). That Decision provides that susceptible wood packaging material including material in the form of boxes, composed of wood more than 6 mm of thickness, shall not be allowed to leave the demarcated area.
(2) An exception from that prohibition may, however, be granted provided that the wood is treated and marked by an authorised processing plant in accordance with the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary measures No 15 on Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade.
(3) In Portugal, certain companies produce wine boxes from wood treated in accordance with those provisions and accompanied by a plant passport. After the production process, however, no mark attesting that this treatment has been carried out is present. Such wine boxes therefore do not fall within the scope of that exception.
(4) To allow such wine boxes to come under the exception it is necessary to provide that the companies producing those boxes may be authorised to mark them, provided that they are supervised to ensure that the applicable provisions are complied with. Portugal has informed the Commission that it is willing to authorise and supervise these companies.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
In point 1 of the Annex to Decision 2006/133/EC, the following paragraph is inserted after the second paragraph:
‘The responsible official body may authorise producers to mark, in accordance with Annex II to the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15, wine boxes they produce from wood treated by an authorised processing plant in accordance with that Standard and accompanied by the plant passport referred to in point (a). Official inspections of the authorised producers of wine boxes shall be carried out on a continuous basis to ensure that only such treated wood accompanied by the plant passport referred to in point (a) is used for the production of the wine boxes and that that wood can be traced back to an authorised processing plant.’
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010.
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32002R2006 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2006/2002 of 11 November 2002 fixing certain indicative quantities and individual ceilings for the issuing of licences for importing bananas into the Community under the tariff quotas for the first quarter of 2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2006/2002
of 11 November 2002
fixing certain indicative quantities and individual ceilings for the issuing of licences for importing bananas into the Community under the tariff quotas for the first quarter of 2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2587/2001(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 14(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 of 7 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 349/2002(4), provides for the possibility of fixing an indicative quantity, expressed as the same percentage of quantities available under each of the tariff quotas, for the purposes of issuing import licences for the first three quarters of the year.
(2) The data relating, on the one hand, to the quantities of bananas marketed in the Community in 2002, and in particular actual imports, especially during the first quarter, and, on the other hand, to the outlook for supply and consumption on the Community market in the same quarter of 2003 call for the fixing of indicative quantities for quotas A, B and C that ensure satisfactory supply to the Community as a whole and continuity of trade flows between the production and marketing sectors.
(3) On the basis of the same data, the ceiling on the quantities for which individual operators can submit licence applications in respect of the first quarter of 2003 should be fixed for the purposes of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001.
(4) Since this Regulation must apply before the beginning of the period for the submission of licence applications in respect of the first quarter of 2003, it should enter into force immediately.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
The indicative quantity provided for in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 for banana imports under the tariff quotas provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be equal to 27 % of the quantities available for traditional and non-traditional operators under tariff quotas A/B and C for the first quarter of 2003.
The quantity referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 that may be authorised for banana imports under the tariff quotas provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be equal to 27 % of the reference quantity established pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 for traditional operators under tariff quotas A/B and C and 27 % of the quantity determined and notified pursuant to Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 for non-traditional operators under tariff quotas A/B and C for the first quarter of 2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32006D0714 | 2006/714/EC: Commission Decision of 23 October 2006 suspending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 215/2002 on imports of ferro molybdenum originating in the People’s Republic of China
| 24.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 293/15
COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 October 2006
suspending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 215/2002 on imports of ferro molybdenum originating in the People’s Republic of China
(2006/714/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 14(4) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 215/2002 of 28 January 2002 (2), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ferro molybdenum originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), falling under CN code 7202 70 00 (the product concerned). The rate of the anti-dumping duty is 22,5 %.
(2) Information on a change of market conditions which occurred after the original investigation period (i.e. from 1 October 1999 to 30 September 2000), and which might justify the suspension of the measures currently in force, in accordance with Article 14(4) of the basic Regulation, was provided to the Commission. Consequently, the Commission examined whether such suspension was warranted.
B. GROUNDS
(3) Article 14(4) of the basic Regulation provides that, in the Community interest, anti-dumping measures may be suspended on the grounds that market conditions have temporarily changed to an extent that injury would be unlikely to resume as a result of such suspension, provided that the Community industry has been given an opportunity to comment and these comments have been taken into account. Article 14(4) further specifies that the anti-dumping measures concerned may be reinstated at any time if the reason for suspension is no longer applicable.
(4) Eurofer, on behalf of a number of users of the product concerned, has alleged that in the time since the investigation period, the market situation has changed. The complainants in the original investigation and other Community producers of the product concerned, represented by Euroalliages, commented on these allegations, and an adversarial exchange of views took place.
(5) Since the definitive imposition of the measures in February 2002, Chinese imports have decreased substantially. Eurostat statistics point to a drop from ca. 12 KT in 2001 to virtually no imports in the period 1 April 2005-31 March 2006. Euroalliages calculated a higher degree of penetration with imports reaching over 1 KT based on the allegation that certain imports declared as having a Dutch origin were in reality Chinese. In any event, even under this assumption, the very significant drop in import penetration is clear.
(6) Regarding imports from other third countries, these have increased from ca. 2,7 KT to 10,7 KT, thus compensating partially the drop in Chinese imports. Consumption has increased by 14 %.
(7) Market prices in the Community have increased from ca. EUR 8/kg in the original IP to ca. EUR 80/kg in 2005 and are in the range of ca. EUR 60/kg in 2006. These trends can also be found in other major markets across the world.
(8) Out of the factors claimed by the parties the main explanation for this price increase seems to be a shortage in roasting capacities, i.e., the capacities to transform molybdenum concentrate into molybdenum oxide (which is then converted into ferro molybdenum). This driving factor explains to a large extent the price increases and the demand-supply imbalance that this has generated in the Community market. On the basis of the information presented, it appears that the roasting capacity shortfall will disappear in all likelihood in the course of 2007 as a result of new roasting capacity coming on stream.
(9) With regard to the Community industry, it is to be noted that since the imposition of the measures, the situation of the Community industry has improved. The sales and production volumes have increased by 25 % and 5 % respectively, reaching a market share of ca. 26 %. The profit situation also improved. Although the Community industry has not consistently achieved the normal 5 % profit level established by the original investigation, the Community industry has, however, gained up to 5 percentage points and become profitable.
(10) Chinese export prices to third countries have followed the same upward trend described above indicating that should measures be suspended it is unlikely that they would decrease in the very short term to such an extent that injury would resume.
(11) No indications have been found as to why the suspension would not be in the Community interest.
C. CONCLUSION
(12) In conclusion, given the temporary change in market conditions, and in particular the high level of prices of the product concerned practised on the Community market, which is far above the injurious level found in the original investigation, together with the alleged demand-supply imbalance of the product concerned, it is considered that the injury linked to the imports of the product concerned originating in the PRC is unlikely to resume as a result of the suspension. It is therefore proposed to suspend for nine months the measures in force in accordance with Article 14(4) of the basic Regulation.
(13) Pursuant to Article 14(4) of the basic Regulation, the Commission has informed the Community industry of its intention to suspend the anti-dumping measures in force. The Community industry has been given an opportunity to comment. The Community industry did not oppose the suspension of the anti-dumping measures in force.
(14) The Commission therefore considers that all requirements for suspending the anti-dumping duty imposed on the product concerned are met, in accordance with Article 14(4) of the basic Regulation. Consequently, the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 215/2002 should be suspended for a period of nine months.
(15) The Commission will monitor the development of imports and the prices of the product concerned. Should a situation arise at any time in which increased volumes at dumped prices of the product concerned from the PRC resume and consequently cause injury to the Community industry, the Commission will reinstate the anti-dumping duty by repealing the present suspension,
The definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 215/2002 on imports of ferro molybdenum, falling within CN code 7202 70 00, and originating in the People's Republic of China is hereby suspended for a period of nine months.
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32013D0319 | 2013/319/EU: Council Decision of 21 June 2013 on the existence of an excessive deficit in Malta
| 26.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 173/52
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 June 2013
on the existence of an excessive deficit in Malta
(2013/319/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 126(6) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the observations made by Malta,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) Member States are to avoid excessive government deficits.
(2) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation.
(3) The excessive deficit procedure (EDP) under Article 126 TFEU, as clarified by Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (1) (which is part of the Stability and Growth Pact), provides for a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit. The Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaties sets out further provisions relating to the implementation of the EDP. Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2009 (2) lays down detailed rules and definitions for the application of the provisions of the said Protocol.
(4) According to Article 126(5) TFEU, if the Commission considers that an excessive deficit in a Member State exists or may occur, it is to address an opinion to the Member State concerned and inform the Council accordingly. Having taken into account its report in accordance with Article 126(3) TFEU and having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee in accordance with Article 126(4) TFEU, the Commission concluded that an excessive deficit exists in Malta. The Commission therefore addressed such an opinion to Malta and informed the Council thereof on 29 May 2013 (3).
(5) Article 126(6) TFEU states that the Council is to consider any observations which the Member State concerned may wish to make before deciding, after an overall assessment, whether an excessive deficit exists. In the case of Malta, this overall assessment leads to the following conclusions.
(6) According to data notified by the Maltese authorities in April 2013, the general government deficit in Malta reached 3,3 % of GDP in 2012, thus exceeding the 3 %-of-GDP reference value. The Commission report under Article 126(3) TFEU considers that the deficit was close to the 3 %-of-GDP reference value, but the excess over the reference value could not be qualified as exceptional within the meaning of the TFEU and the Stability and Growth Pact. In particular, it does not result from a severe economic downturn in the sense of the Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact. In 2010 and 2011, real GDP growth was, on average, above 2 % annually, higher than potential growth. Preliminary GDP data published by the national statistics office on 11 March 2013 show that economic growth slowed down in 2012, but remained positive at 0,8 %. The positive output gap in 2011 is estimated to have turned slightly negative in 2012. The planned excess over the reference value cannot be considered temporary. According to the Commission services 2013 spring forecast, the deficit would increase to 3,7 % of GDP in 2013 and reach 3,6 % of GDP in 2014. The deficit criterion in the Treaty is not fulfilled.
(7) Notified data also show that the general government gross debt stood at 72,1 % of GDP in 2012, above the 60 %-of-GDP reference value. The Commission services 2013 spring forecast projects the debt ratio to increase to 74,9 % of GDP in 2014. Following the abrogation of the EDP in December 2012 (4), Malta benefitted from a three-year transition period to comply with the debt reduction benchmark, starting in 2012. In 2012, Malta did not make sufficient progress towards compliance with the debt reduction benchmark, as its structural deficit worsened whereas it was required to improve it. It can therefore be concluded that the debt criterion of the TFEU is not fulfilled.
(8) In line with the provisions in the TFEU and in the Stability and Growth Pact, the Commission also analysed in its report relevant factors. As specified in the Stability and Growth Pact, for countries with a debt ratio above 60 % of GDP (such as Malta), these factors can only be taken into account in the steps leading to the decision on the existence of an excessive deficit, when assessing compliance on the basis of the deficit criterion, if the general government deficit remains close to the reference value and its excess over the reference value is temporary, which is not the case for Malta (5). At the same time, such factors have been taken into account when assessing the breach of the debt criterion, but they do not seem to question the decision on the existence of an excessive deficit either. In particular, progress towards compliance with the debt reduction benchmark has been assessed in light of the debt- and deficit-increasing impact of financial assistance to euro area Member States. For Malta, the cumulative impact of the Greek loan facility, European Financial Stability Facility disbursements, capital contributions to the European Stability Mechanism, and operations under the Greek programme over the period 2011-2014 would be 3,9 % of GDP on debt, and 0,1 % of GDP on deficit. When taking into account the impact of these operations, the structural effort for 2012 required for Malta to comply with the debt criterion would have been lower, but still well above the structural effort actually implemented by Malta in 2012,
From an overall assessment it follows that an excessive deficit exists in Malta.
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31994R2021 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2021/94 of 5 August 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 1270/94 concerning the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2021/94 of 5 August 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 1270/94 concerning the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular Article 29 (2) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2707/72 of 19 December 1972 (3) lays down the conditions for applying protective measures for fruit and vegetables;
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 of July 1993 on the application of the system of import licences for garlic imported from third countries (4), garlic imported from third countries and released for free circulation in the Community is subject to the presentation of import licences;
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1213/94 of 27 May 1994 concerning a protective measure applicable to imports of garlic from China (5) limits the quantity in respect of which import licences may be issued up to 31 August 1994 to 5 000 tonnes of overall total of 10 000 tonnes fixed for the period 31 May 1994 to 31 May 1995;
Whereas, an overrun having been noted in that limit, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1270/94 of 1 June 1994 (6) suspends the issue of import licences until 31 August 1994 in respect of applications submitted as from 1 June 1994;
Whereas 96 tonnes of garlic covered by licences issued in respect of applications submitted up to 31 May 1994 has not been imported; whereas, in view of the small quantity involved and since the unused quantities are added to the quantity available for the next period, the suspension of granting of import licences applying until 30 August 1994 should not be lifted; whereas, in order to prevent any uncertainty regarding the submission of import licence applications for the next period, provision should explicitly be made for applications submitted before 25 August 1994 to be rejected,
The following paragraph is hereby added to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1270/94:
'Applications for import licences submitted after 31 May 1994 and before 25 August 1994 shall be rejected.'
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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32006R0205 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 205/2006 of 6 February 2006 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards toltrazuril, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (Text with EEA relevance)
| 7.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 34/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 205/2006
of 6 February 2006
amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards toltrazuril, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), and in particular Articles 2 and 3 thereof,
Having regard to the opinions of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,
Whereas:
(1) All pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals should be evaluated in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.
(2) The substance toltrazuril is included in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for chicken and turkey for muscle, skin and fat, liver and kidney, excluding animals from which eggs are produced for human consumption, and for porcine, for muscle, skin and fat, liver and kidney. Toltrazuril is also included in Annex III to that Regulation for bovine species for muscle, fat, liver and kidney, excluding animals from which milk is produced for human consumption, awaiting completion of scientific studies. Those studies have now been completed and toltrazuril should therefore be extended in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 to include bovines. The entry should also be extended to all mammalian food-producing species for muscle, fat, liver and kidney, excluding animals from which milk is produced for human consumption and to poultry for muscle, skin and fat, liver and kidney excluding animals from which eggs are produced for human consumption.
(3) The substance diethylene glycol monoethyl ether is included in Annex II for bovine and porcine species. The entry for diethylene glycol monoethyl ether should be extended to include all ruminants.
(4) The substance polysorbate 80 is included in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for all food-producing species. That entry should be replaced by the general name polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, covering both polysorbate 80 and polysorbate 81 for all food-producing species.
(5) Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) An adequate period should be allowed before the applicability of this Regulation in order to enable Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary in the light of this Regulation to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (2) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 8 April 2006.
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31999R0856 | Council Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 of 22 April 1999 establishing a special framework of assistance for traditional ACP suppliers of bananas
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 856/1999
of 22 April 1999
establishing a special framework of assistance for traditional ACP suppliers of bananas
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130w thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of the Treaty(2),
(1) Whereas the European Union is bound by the undertakings it made to the ACP countries under the Lomé Convention, and more particularly Protocol 5 thereof, which seeks to guarantee maintenance for the ACP States of their advantages on the European market, access to that market in conditions that may not be less favourable than those that they have previously enjoyed and improvement of production and marketing conditions for ACP bananas;
(2) Whereas the common organisation of the market in bananas established by Regulation (EEC) No 404/93(3) set the framework for continuing, on the Community market, the advantages enjoyed in the past by traditional ACP suppliers;
(3) Whereas, in particular, the trade arrangements with third countries established by Title IV of the said Regulation were designed to allow bananas produced by the ACP States, which are traditional suppliers to the Community, to be disposed of on the Community market providing an adequate income for the producers, in accordance with the Community's commitment set out above;
(4) Whereas these trade arrangements have been amended by Regulation (EC) No 1637/98;
(5) Whereas these trade modifications have substantially altered the market conditions for traditional ACP suppliers and might, in particular, harm the most disadvantaged suppliers;
(6) Whereas particular efforts will thus be needed by traditional ACP suppliers to adapt to these new market conditions in order to maintain a presence on the Community market and to allow for the continuing viability of traditional ACP supplies;
(7) Whereas technical and financial assistance, additional to that provided for in the fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé, should therefore be granted to traditional ACP suppliers to enable them to adapt to new market conditions and in particular to improve competitiveness; whereas at the same time environment-friendly production and marketing methods which also respect social standards should be encouraged;
(8) Whereas, as this assistance should relate to the special efforts required as a consequence of the new market conditions, objective criteria should be fixed to determine the extent of such assistance;
(9) Whereas, in order to ensure the appropriateness of such assistance with regard to the objectives pursued, this assistance should be temporary and should be gradually and smoothly phased out;
(10) Whereas, to facilitate implementation of these provisions, a procedure involving close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission should be established,
1. A special framework for technical and financial assistance is hereby established to assist traditional ACP suppliers of bananas to adapt to the new market conditions following the amendments made to the common organisation of the market in bananas by Regulation (EC) No 1637/98.
2. This special framework shall be implemented for a period not exceeding ten years starting on 1 January 1999.
For the purposes of this Regulation:
- "traditional ACP suppliers" means the ACP countries listed in the Annex,
- "bananas" means fresh or dried bananas covered by CN code 0803, except for plantains.
1. Traditional ACP suppliers shall be eligible for technical and financial assistance.
2. Technical and financial assistance shall be granted at the request of the ACP to contribute to the implementation of programmes aiming:
(a) to improve competitiveness in the banana sector, in particular through:
- increasing productivity, without causing damage to the environment,
- improving quality, including phytosanitary measures,
- adapting production, distribution or marketing methods to meet the quality standards provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93,
- establishing producers' organisations which have as their objective the improvement of the marketing and competitiveness of their products and the development of systems of certifying environment-friendly production methods, including fair-trade bananas,
- developing a production and/or marketing strategy to meet the requirements of the market in the light of the Community's common organisation of the market in bananas,
- assisting with training, market intelligence, the development of environment-friendly production methods including fair-trade bananas, improving the distribution infrastructure and improving commercial and financial services to banana producers;
(b) to support diversification where improvement in the competitiveness of the banana sector is not sustainable.
The Commission shall decide on the eligibility of the programmes referred to in Article 3 after consultation with the traditional ACP suppliers concerned in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 6. Special account will be taken of the individual circumstances of each ACP supplier, with particular regard to the need for specific solutions for Somalia. It shall also take into account the consistency of the envisaged programme with the general development objectives of the ACP State concerned and its coherence with regional cooperation with other banana producers, in particular the Community producers.
1. The Commission shall be responsible for appraising, taking decisions on and managing operations conducted under this Regulation, in accordance with the budgetary and other procedures in force, notably those laid down in the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
2. Decisions concerning any operation financed under this Regulation at a cost of over EUR 2 million, or any adjustment of such an operation involving an increase of more than 20 % in the amount initially agreed, and proposals for fundamental amendments to be made as a result of difficulties which emerged in implementing projects which have already started, shall be adopted by means of the procedure laid down in Article 6.
Where the overrun referred to in the first paragraph is more than EUR 4 million but less than 20 % of the original commitment, the opinion of the Committee, as defined in Article 6, shall be sought by simplified and accelerated procedures.
The Commission shall inform the Committee succinctly of financing decisions it intends to take concerning projects and programmes of a value of under EUR 2 million. Such information shall be given at least one week before the decision is taken.
3. All financing agreements or contracts concluded under this Regulation shall provide for on-the-spot checks by the Commission and the Court of Auditors in accordance with the usual arrangements established by the Commission pursuant to the rules in force, in particular those laid down in the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
4. Where operations given rise to financing agreements between the Community and the recipient country, such agreements shall stipulate that taxes, duties and charges shall not be borne by the Community.
5. Participation in invitations to tender and contracts shall be open on equal terms to all natural and legal persons in the Member States, the recipient country and the ACP States. Participation may be extended to include other developing countries in duly substantiated cases and in order to ensure the best cost-effectiveness ratio.
6. Supplies shall originate in the Member States or the ACP States. In duly substantiated exceptional cases, they may originate in other developing countries.
7. Particular attention will be given to:
- the pursuit of cost effectiveness and sustainable impact in project design,
- the clear definition and monitoring of objectives and indicators of achievement for all projects.
8. The assistance provided for under this Regulation shall complement and reinforce assistance provided under other instruments of development cooperation.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the geographically determined committee competent for development, consisting of representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
3. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee.
If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
If, on the expiry of a period of one month from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.
1. Within the global amount available for a given year, the Commission shall fix the maximum amount available to each traditional ACP supplier for the financing of the programmes referred to in Article 3(2), on the basis of the competitivity gap observed and taking into account the importance of banana production of the country concerned. Where only programmes as defined in Article 3(2)(b) are implemented, the Commission will allocate an amount comparable to that given to the other traditional suppliers.
2. From the year 2004 and for each subsequent year thereafter, a maximum reduction coefficient of 15 % shall be applied to the level of assistance made available to individual traditional ACP suppliers. Where programmes defined under Article 3(2)(a) are implemented, this reduction coefficient shall be reduced to the same extent that an increase in competitiveness has been observed compared to the previous year.
3. Detailed rules will be established by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8.
1. Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be laid down by the Commission.
2. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission.
3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
4. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee.
If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
If, on the expiry of a period of three months from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.
By 31 December 2000, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall present a report, accompanied if appropriate by proposals, on the operation of this Regulation to the European Parliament and the Council.
0
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31986R1968 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1968/86 of 26 June 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83 in respect of the equivalent value of the ECU in national currencies
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1968/86
of 26 June 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83 in respect of the equivalent value of the ECU in national currencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3600/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3601/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain agricultural products originating in developing countries (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Decision 85/553/ECSC of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council, of 17 December 1985 applying for 1986 the generalized tariff preferences for certain steel products originating in developing countries (4) provides that the concept of originating products is to be defined under the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 of 27 June 1968 concerning the common definition of the concept of the origin of goods (5); whereas the rules to be applied for this purpose should be the same as those laid down for other products;
Whereas it is necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83 of 23 December 1983 on the definition of the concept of originating products for purposes of the application of tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community in respect of certain products from developing countries (6) to take account of the accession of Spain and Portugal by inserting in the footnote to Article 7 (2) the equivalent to the ECU in Spanish pesetas and Portugese escudos;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Origin,
The following equivalents are added to the equivalents in national currencies to the ECU listed in the footnote to Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83:
1.2 // '126,007 // Spanish pesetas // 117,122 // Portuguese escudos'
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 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31988L0321 | Commission Directive 88/321/EEC of 16 May 1988 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 71/127/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the rear-view mirrors of motor vehicles
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 16 May 1988
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 71/127/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the rear-view mirrors of motor vehicles
(88/321/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 71/127/EEC of 1 March 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the rear-view mirrors of motor vehicles(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 86/562/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, in view of the experience gained, and account being taken of the current state of the art, it is now possible to make certain requirements of Directive 71/127/EEC more stringent in order to improve road safety;
Whereas the current requirements in respect of category N2 vehicles having a mass of more than 7,5 tonnes and category N3 vehicles other than tractive units for semi-trailers have proved to be inadequate in respect of the outside field of vision to the side and to the rear of the vehicle; whereas, in order to deal with this shortcoming, it is necessary to provide for the fitting of an additional rear-view mirror of the so-called 'wide-angle' type;
Whereas the current requirements in respect of category N2 vehicles having a mass of more than 7,5 tonnes have proved to be inadequate too with regard to the field of vision in the zone adjacent to the side of the cab structure opposite the driver; whereas, in order to deal with this shortcoming, it is necessary to provide for the fitting of a rear-view mirror of the 'close-proximity' type;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the adaptation to technical progress of the Directives aimed at the removal of technical barriers to trade in the motor-vehicle sector,
Annexes II and III to Directive 71/127/EEC are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
1. From 1 January 1989 Member States may not, for reasons concerning rear-view mirrors:
- either refuse EEC type approval or the issue of the document provided for in the third indent of Article 10 (1) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC (3), or national type approval, for a type of vehicle,
- or prohibit the entry into service of vehicles,
if the rear-view mirrors of that type of vehicle or vehicles comply with the provisions of this Directive.
2. From 1 October 1990, Member States:
- may not longer issue the document provided for in the third indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC for a type of vehicle, the rear-view mirrors of which do not comply with the provisions of this Directive,
- may refuse national type approval in respect of a type of vehicle, the rear-view mirrors of which do not comply with the provisions of this Directive,
- may prohibit the entry into service of vehicles, the rear-view mirrors of which do not comply with the provisions of this Directive.
Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 1989 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014D0172 | 2014/172/EU: Council Decision of 22 October 2013 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
| 28.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 93/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 October 2013
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
(2014/172/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union and its Member States and the Republic of Croatia, with Montenegro in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (‘the Protocol’).
(2) Those negotiations were successfully completed by initialling the Protocol on 16 May 2013.
(3) The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
(4) The conclusion of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community.
(5) In view of Croatia’s accession to the Union on 1 July 2013, the Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis from that date,
The signing of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union and its Member States.
The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis, in accordance with Article 12 thereof, as from 1 July 2013, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R0250 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 250/2005 of 11 February 2005 amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year
| 12.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 42/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 250/2005
of 11 February 2005
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2004/2005 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 (3). These prices and duties have last been amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 132/2005 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 February 2005.
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 |
31997D0558 | 97/558/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 17 July 1997 amending Decision 96/501/Euratom, EC, authorizing Portugal to use statistics for years earlier than the last year but one for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 17 July 1997 amending Decision 96/501/Euratom, EC, authorizing Portugal to use statistics for years earlier than the last year but one for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (97/558/EC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, in the case of Portugal, the Commission on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 adopted Decision 96/501/Euratom, EC (2) authorizing Portugal to use statistics for years earlier than the last year but one for the 1994, 1995 and 1996 financial years;
Whereas, for the purposes of the breakdown by rate provided for in Article 4 (4) of Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1553/89 is still unable to use national accounts relating to the last year but one before the financial year for which VAT own resources base is to be calculated since only the national accounts for 1994 are sufficiently detailed to enable the weighted average rate to be calculated for the financial year 1997;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,
For the purposes of the breakdown by rate referred to in Article 4 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, Portugal is hereby authorized to use figures obtained from the national accounts relating to 1994 for the 1997 financial year for which the VAT own resources base has to be calculated.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999D1223(01) | Council Decision of 13 December 1999 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Training
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 December 1999
appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Training
(1999/C 373/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 77/454/EEC of 27 June 1977 setting up an Advisory Committee on Nursing Training(1) and particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas, in its Decision of 6 July 1998(2), the Council appointed Mr Honorio-Carlos BANDO CASADO member for the period ending 5 July 2001;
Whereas the Spanish Government has nominated Ms Matilde LEDESMA VICENTE to replace Mr Honorio-Carlos BANDO CASADO,
Ms Matilde LEDESMA VICENTE is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Training in place of Mr Honorio-Carlos BANDO CASADO for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 5 July 2001. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R0562 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2004 of 25 March 2004 on the issue of import licences for olive oil under the Tunisian tariff quota
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2004
of 25 March 2004
on the issue of import licences for olive oil under the Tunisian tariff quota
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/822/EC of 22 December 2000 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and amendment of the Agricultural Protocols to the EC/Tunisia Association Agreement(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 of 15 February 2001 laying down detailed rules of application for the importation of olive oil originating in Tunisia and derogating from certain provisions of Regulations (EC) No 1476/95 and (EC) No 1291/2000(3), and in particular Article 2(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(1) and (2) of Protocol No 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part(4) opens a tariff quota, at a zero rate of duty, for imports of untreated olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90 wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported directly from Tunisia to the Community, up to the limit laid down for each year.
(2) Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 also lays down the maximum monthly quantities covered by the licences to be issued.
(3) Applications were submitted to the competent authorities in accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 for import licences covering a total quantity exceeding the limit of 4000 tonnes laid down for March.
(4) Under these circumstances, the Commission must set a reduction coefficient to allow the issue of licences in proportion to the quantity available,
Applications for import licences submitted on 22 and 23 March 2004 under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 shall be accepted for 20,50 % of the quantity applied for. The limit of 4000 tonnes laid down for March has been reached.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 March 2004.
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 | 1 | 0 |
31992D0054 | 92/54/ECSC: Commission Decision of 11 December 1991 approving the grant of aid by Portugal to the coal industry in 1991 (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 11 December 1991 approving the grant of aid by Portugal to the coal industry in 1991 (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (92/54/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
Having regard to Commission Decision No 2064/86/ECSC of 30 June 1986 establishing Community rules for State aid to the coal industry (1),
Whereas:
I
By letter of 10 September 1991 the Portuguese Government informed the Commission, in accordance with Article 9 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, of the financial measure it intends to take to support the coal industry in 1991.
Aid to cover operating losses in 1991 of the undertaking Carbonifera do Douro totalling Esc 803 777 000 for the production of about 0,221 million tonnes has been submitted by the Portuguese Government for approval by the Commission.
II
The decrease in aid compared with 1990 must be viewed in the light of the objectives of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, in particular those of Article 2 (1) thereof, and of the implementation of the business strategy of the undertaking Carbonifera do Douro, submitted to the Commission by the Portuguese Government by letter of 16 April 1991.
The aim of the abovementioned business strategy is progressively to reduce the production and workforce of the undertaking Carbonifera do Douro between 1990 and 1994, when total closure of the undertaking is planned.
The trend recorded in 1991 is consistent with the aim of the business strategy. Although the cost of each tonne produced increased owing to the substantial impact of labour costs on the total costs, the combined effect of the reduction in output and the increase in coal prices resulted in a reduction in the overall amount of aid for 1991 as compared to 1990.
The aid proposed will cover the difference between the projected average costs and the projected average revenue for each tonne produced. The aid will not exceed expected operating losses and hence complies with the conditions laid down in Article 3 (1) of the Decision.
The gradual closure that this measure allows will facilitate the execution of regional development programmes and hence contribute to solving the social and regional problems related to developments in the coal industry, in accordance with the third indent of Article 2 (1).
In view of the foregoing and of the information supplied by the Portuguese authorities, the aid to be granted to the current production of the Portuguese coal industry in 1991 is compatible with the objectives of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC and with the proper functioning of the common market.
III
Pursuant to Article 11 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, the Commission must ensure that the direct aid to current production which it authorizes is used exclusively for the purposes set out in Article 3 and 6 thereof. It must therefore be informed of the amounts of the payments and the manner in which they are apportioned,
Portugal is hereby authorized to grant aid totalling Esc 803 777 000 to the coal industry to cover operating losses for the 1991 calendar year.
The Portuguese Government shall inform the Commission at the latest by 30 June 1992 of the actual amount of aid paid in 1991.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31989R1645 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1645/89 of 12 June 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3653/85 laying down detailed rules for implementing the import system applicable to certain third countries for sheepmeat and goatmeat as from 1986
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1645/89
of 12 June 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3653/85 laying down detailed rules for implementing the import system applicable to certain third countries for sheepmeat and goatmeat as from 1986
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3643/85 of 19 December 1985 concerning the import system applicable to certain third countries in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector as from 1986 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3939/87 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3653/85 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 948/88 (4), lays down detailed rules for implementing the import system introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 3643/85; whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3653/85, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 20/82 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3939/87, is applicable to subject to certain derogations provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3653/85;
Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 20/82, for the determination of their term of validity licences are deemed to be issued on the day of submission of the application; whereas between the date of submission of licence applications and that of actual issue, a period of three to four weeks may elapse, which brings about an equivalent reduction in the period during which imports may take place; whereas the validity of licences should therefore be determined from the dat of their actual issue; whereas the provisions laid down in that Regulation should accordingly be walved on this point;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordinace with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
The following paragraph is hereby added to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3653/85:
'7. Import licences shall be valid three months from the date of their actual issue.'
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 |
31998R1076 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1076/98 of 27 May 1998 amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance)
| 28.5.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 154/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1076/98
of 27 May 1998
amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1000/98 (2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;
Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;
Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);
Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney, whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;
Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;
Whereas praziquantel, procaine, butorphanol tartrate and 2-aminoethanol should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th 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 |
32015R0351 | Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/351 of 2 March 2015 establishing a temporary prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
| 5.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 61/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/351
of 2 March 2015
establishing a temporary prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
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) 2015/104 (2) lays down quotas for 2015.
(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 European Union have exhausted the mid-term quota allocated for the period before 1 July 2015.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit directed fishing activities for that stock until 30 June 2015,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member States referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for the period from 1 January 2015 until 30 June 2015 included shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Directed fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member States referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex until 30 June 2015 included.
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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32007D0026 | Commission Decision of 22 December 2006 amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2006) 6960) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 13.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 8/35
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 December 2006
amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria
(notified under document number C(2006) 6960)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/26/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular the first subparagraph of paragraph (f) of Chapter 4 of Section B of Annex VI thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Bulgaria has been granted transitional periods by the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania for compliance by certain milk processing establishments with the requirements of 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 (1). Certain establishments which are authorised to process non-compliant milk are listed in Chapter I, and certain establishments which are authorised to process both compliant and non-compliant milk, provided that such processing is carried out on separate production lines are listed in Chapter II, of the Appendix to Annex VI to that Act.
(2) A number of the establishments currently listed in Chapter I of that Appendix have ceased the activities covered by the transitional periods. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from that list.
(3) In view of the evolution of the quality of the raw milk and the present proportion of production of raw milk in Bulgaria that does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, certain establishments should be included in the list set out in Chapter I of that Appendix to Annex VI of the Act of Accession.
(4) Furthermore, certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria have the capacity and equipment to process compliant and non-compliant milk on separate production lines. Those establishments should be included on the list set out in Chapter II of that Appendix.
(5) Therefore, the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession should be amended. For the sake of clarity, that Appendix should be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania is replaced by text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
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31990R0388 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/90 of 12 February 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 388/90
of 12 February 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1236/89 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 39 (10) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas continuing difficulties in Greece over application of Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 justify extension for a further wine year of the derogation whereby compulsory distillation may be implemented in that country under special provisions,
Article 39 (10) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 is hereby replaced by the following:
'10. Notwithstanding this Article, for the 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89 and 1989/90 wine years, compulsory distillation in Greece may be implemented in accordance with special provisions taking account of the difficulties encountered in that country in particular as regards knowledge of yields per hectare. These provisions shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83.'
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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32002R0191 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 191/2002 of 31 January 2002 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 191/2002
of 31 January 2002
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-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 (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 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that the difference between quotations of prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for 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(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1563/2001(6), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate.
(3) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.
(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. Whereas it is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. Whereas the fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(5) Now that a settlement has been reached between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States and has been approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC(7), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.
(6) Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 provides that a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93(8), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1786/2001(9), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.
(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 of the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark stipulates that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.
(8) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and listed either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to amended Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 respectively, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2002.
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32007R0537 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2007 of 15 May 2007 concerning the authorisation of the fermentation product of Aspergillus oryzae (NRRL 458) (Amaferm) as a feed additive (Text with EEA relevance)
| 16.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 128/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 537/2007
of 15 May 2007
concerning the authorisation of the fermentation product of Aspergillus oryzae (NRRL 458) (Amaferm) as a feed additive
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 authorisation of the fermentation product of Aspergillus oryzae NRRL 458 (Amaferm), as a feed additive for dairy cows, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
(4) The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 8 March 2006 that the fermentation product of Aspergillus oryzae NRRL 458 (Amaferm) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment (2). It further concluded that that fermentation product does not present any other risk which would, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, exclude authorisation. Amaferm has shown to produce positive effects on milk yield of dairy cows. The opinion of the Authority recommends appropriate measures for user safety. It does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post market monitoring. This opinion also verifies 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.
(5) The assessment of that preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, 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.
(6) 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 ‘digestibility enhancers’, 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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32003D0218 | 2003/218/EC: Commission Decision of 27 March 2003 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue, and on rules applicable to movements of animals in and from those zones and repealing Decision 2001/783/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 864)
| Commission Decision
of 27 March 2003
on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue, and on rules applicable to movements of animals in and from those zones and repealing Decision 2001/783/EC
(notified under document number C(2003) 864)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/218/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000(1) laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue and in particular Article 8(2)(d) and (3), Article 9(1)(c) and Article 12, first paragraph, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In the light of the evolution of the bluetongue situation in four Member States in 2001, Commission Decision 2001/783/EC of 9 November 2001 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and on rules applicable to movements of animals in and from those zones(2), as last amended by Decision 2003/14/EC(3), was adopted, establishing three geographical zones corresponding to specific epidemiological situations. This Decision also provides for the conditions under which exemptions to the restrictions applicable to animal movements laid down by the Directive can be implemented.
(2) As regards Greece, the surveillance programme carried on by Greek authorities has demonstrated no seroconversion on sentinel animals during the year 2002.
(3) Therefore provisions can be made to relax, under certain conditions, the restrictions on movements of live animals of susceptible species from the Greek territory, with the exception of areas which are under threat of direct reinfestation from third countries.
(4) As regards Italy and France, the surveillance programmes carried out in Italy and France have demonstrated that in areas where the vaccination has been correctly implemented, virus circulation has been reduced to a negligible level before the winter season.
(5) Therefore provisions can be made to relax, under certain conditions, restrictions on movements of vaccinated live animals from those areas.
(6) However, the main condition for implementing these relaxation measures should be that the surveillance programme in place does not show that bluetongue virus activity has recommenced in that area, and it is further appropriate to distinguish areas of higher and lower epidemiological risks respectively.
(7) Technical amendments should also be introduced to facilitate movements of live animals inside the territory of the same Member State, in particular for immediate slaughter.
(8) For the sake of clarity it is appropriate to repeal Decision 2001/783/EC and to replace it by the present Decision.
(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,
The purpose of this Decision is to establish restricted zones to prevent the extension of bluetongue (BT), comprising protection and surveillance zones in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2000/75/EC, and to lay down rules on movements in and from those zones of animals of species susceptible to bluetongue.
Movement restrictions
The dispatch and transit of live animals of species susceptible to bluetongue and their sperm, ova and embryos, are prohibited:
- from or through the territory corresponding to the administrative units listed in Annex IA,
- from or through the territory corresponding to the administrative units listed in Annex IB,
- from or through the territory corresponding to the administrative units listed in Annex IC section 1,
- from or through the territory corresponding to the administrative units listed in Annex IC section 2.
Exemptions for trade
1. By way of derogation from Article 2:
(a) dispatches of animals susceptible to bluetongue, their sperm, ova and embryos shall be authorised from the restricted zones set out in Annex I, provided that they comply with the conditions laid down in Annex II;
(b) dispatches of animals susceptible to bluetongue may be authorised from the lower risk areas set out in section 1 of Annex IA, IB, and IC respectively, subject to the approval of the Member State of destination in case of Intra-Community trade, provided that the surveillance programme in place does not show that bluetongue virus activity has recommenced in an epidemiological relevant area of origin and,
(i) as regards Italy and France, provided that the animals have been vaccinated for more than 30 days and less than six months;
or
(ii) as regards Greece, provided that the animals have been serologically tested (BT ELISA or AGID) with negative result within 72 hours prior to departure and sprayed at the time the sampling for the test is done with insect repellent with a remanent effect of more than four days.
2. In intra-Community trade, the Member State of origin availing itself of the derogations provided for in paragraph 1 shall ensure that the following additional wording is added to the corresponding certificates laid down in Council Directives 64/432/EEC(4), 88/407/EEC(5), 89/556/EEC(6), 91/68/EEC(7) and 92/65/EEC(8):
"animals/semen/ova/embryos in compliance with Decision 2003/218/EC(9)"
Exemptions for domestic movements
By way of derogation from Article 2, movements within the territory of the same Member State of live animals susceptible to bluetongue may be authorised by the national competent authorities from the higher risk areas set out in section 2 of Annex IA, IB, and IC respectively:
(a) as regards Italy and France, provided that:
- the surveillance and monitoring programme in an epidemiological relevant area of origin has proved the cessation of bluetongue virus (BTV) transmission for more than 100 days and/or,
- the vector surveillance programme in an epidemiological relevant area of destination has proved the cessation of adult Culicoïdes activity;
(b) as regards Greece, provided that:
- the animals have been serologically tested (BT ELISA or AGID) with negative result within 72 hours before departure and sprayed at the time the sampling for the test is done with insect repellent with a remanant effect of more than four days, provided that the surveillance programme in place does not show that bluetongue virus activity has recommenced in an epidemiological relevant area of origin.
When they use this derogation, Member States shall set up a channelling procedure, under the control of competent authorities of origin and destination, in order to prevent any further movement to another Member State of animals moved under the conditions provided in this Article.
Exemptions for slaughtering
By way of derogation from Article 2, movements of animals susceptible to bluetongue for immediate slaughter within the territory of the same Member State may be authorised by the national competent authorities from the lower risk areas set out in section 1 of Annexes IA and IB respectively, provided that:
(a) a case-by-case risk assessment on the possible contact between animals and the vectors during transport to the slaughterhouse is made, taking into consideration:
(i) the data available through the surveillance programme on the vector's activity;
(ii) the distance from the point of entry in the non-restricted zone to the slaughterhouse, and the entomological data on this route;
(iii) the period of the day during which the transport takes place in relation with the hours of activity of the vectors;
(iv) the possible use of insecticides in compliance with Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and which repeal Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC(10).
(b) the animals to be moved do not show any sign of bluetongue on the day of transport;
(c) the animals are transported in vehicles sealed by the competent authority without delay and directly to the slaughterhouse, under official supervision;
(d) the competent authority responsible for the slaughterhouse is informed of the intention to send animals to it and notifies the dispatching competent authority of their arrival.
The transit of animals dispatched from an area of the Community outside the restricted zones set out in Annex I through a restricted zone set out in Annex I, shall be authorised provided that:
(a) an insecticide treatment of the animals and the means of transport shall be carried out at the place of loading or in any case prior to entering the restricted zone. When during transit through a restricted zone, a rest period is foreseen in a staging post, insecticide treatment shall be carried out in order to protect animals from any attack by vectors;
(b) in case of intra Community trade, the transit shall be subject to the authorisation of the competent authorities of the Member States of transit and destination, and the following additional wording shall be added to the corresponding certificates laid down in Directives 64/432/EEC, 91/68/EEC and 92/65/EEC:"Insecticide treatment with (name of the product) on (date) at (time) in conformity with Decision 2003/218/EC."
The Member States shall ensure that the measures they apply to trade are in compliance with this Decision and shall inform the Commission thereof.
Decision 2001/783/EC is repealed. References made to the repealed Decision shall be construed to be made to the present Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 18 April 2003.
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31990D0363 | 90/363/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 June 1990 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 86 of the EEC-Treaty (IV/32.846 - Metaleurop SA) (Only the German and French texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 June 1990
relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 86 of the EEC Treaty (IV/32.846 - Metaleurop SA)
(Only the French and German texts are authentic)
(90/363/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962, first Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the application for negative clearance or, failing that, exemption submitted on 29 August 1988 by Société Minière et Métallurgique de Peñarroya SA, France, and Preussag Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, concerning a transaction decided by the two companies with a view to merging their 'non-ferrous metals' activities,
Having regard to the summary of the notification (2) published pursuant to Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17,
Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,
Whereas:
I. THE FACTS
A. The undertakings
The undertakings concerned are:
(a) Société Minière et Métallurgique de Peñarroya SA, (hereinafter referred to as 'Peñarroya', a French company operating principally in France and Spain. Its worldwide turnover in 1987 was about ECU 567 million, of which ECU 545 million in the common market.
(b) Preussag Aktiengesellschaft (hereinafter referred to as 'Preussag'), a German company having European and worldwide operations. Its worldwide turnover in 1987 was ECU 5 100 million, of which ECU 4 500 million in the common market.
B. The subject of the transaction
(1) On 22 April 1988, Preussag and Peñarroya, decided on the one hand to merge of their 'non-ferrous metals' activities with a view to strengthening the industrial position of their undertakings, and on the other to create a new entity, known as Metaleurop SA.
(a) Merger of the metals activities
(2) Preussag AG first set up a holding company, Metaleurop GmbH, for all its metals subsidiaries, such as the electrolytic zinc smelter, lead smelter, secondary lead processing and activities in the galvanizing and special metals sectors.
(3) On 27 June 1988, Peñarroya proceeded with a first capital increase of FF 441 million by the issue of 6 300 000 shares fully subscribed by Preussag. The funds received enabled Peñarroya to acquire shares in the abovementioned holding company, Metaleurop GmbH.
(b) The new entity Metaleurop SA
(4) The other principal shareholder in the new entity is the French holding company Imetal.
Imetal had for a long time had a large holding in Peñarroya which it reduced at the end of March 1988 to 15,9 % through a public purchase offer. A second increase of FF 170 million in Peñarroya's capital was presented to the ordinary and extraordinary general meetings held on 7 November 1988. The purpose was to bring Imetal's holding up to approximately 20 % of Peñarroya by the issue of subscription rights and the capitalization of sums owed by Peñarroya to Imetal.
As a result of these operations, the main shareholders in Peñarroya, now known as Metaleurop SA, are Preussag and Imetal with 45 % and 20 % respectively of the capital. The remaining 35 % is held by the public.
(5) The commercial side of Metaleurop's operations is separate from the parent companies, as are its management bodies.
It has a Supervisory Board composed of nine members, i. e. two members from Preussag, two from Imetal and five independent members, and a Board of Directors with two members from Preussag and two from Imetal/Peñarroya.
B. The markets affected by the transaction
(6) The merger between Preussag and Peñarroya concerns the zinc and lead markets, both being economic sectors with particular features.
(a) The zinc and lead markets
(7) Zinc production in 1987 in the Community was 1 966 000 tonnes, whereas consumption totalled only 1 720 000 tonnes. In spite of the over-production large quantities were imported into the Community and exports were high.
As regards lead, production and consumption in the Community were roughly in balance, each totalling some 1 600 000 tonnes. Despite this, imports were high.
(8) Preussag and Peñarroya each held important positions on the two markets in question.
(9) In the zinc market, Preussag and Peñarroya held approximately 11 % and 12 % respectively of the market.
Preussag, however, closed down most of its recycled zinc processing plant at Harlingerode, keeping two furnaces in operation for one year for tests, thus reducing its market share to about 8 %.
Metaleurop holds 20 % of the market. It competes with other European producers on the Community market, e. g. Union Minière (approximately 25 %), Budelco (about 11 %), Asturiana del Zinc (about 11 %), Nuova Samin (about 7 %), AMS (about 6 %), and also with producers outside the Community.
(10) As regards lead, Preussag and Peñarroya held approximately 11 % and 18 % respectively of the market.
As a result of the merger, the new company Metaleurop SA has become the leading manufacturer in Europe, and holds some 29 % of the market, although here too it competes with other Community manufacturers such as Britannia Refined Metals (about 10 %), Nuova Samin (about 9 %), Metallgesellschaft (about 7 %) and some 20 smaller secondary lead producers (about 8 %) and producers outside the Community.
Thus, although Metaleurop holds a large share of the market, there will be sufficient competition in the market for lead owing to the presence of a large number of other producers and the fact that consumers are able to obtain supplies outside the Community because of the low rate of customs duties on this product.
(b) Price formation
(11) Lead and zinc prices are formed on the basis of the prices quoted by the London Metal Exchange (LME), which operates as an exchange and also has warehouses where products can be delivered or collected.
(12) On the lead market, selling prices are based exclusively on prices quoted by the LME. LME prices also appear to have a definited influence on zinc prices. In its Decision 84/405/EEC (1), the Commission had prohibited both the joint fixing of a 'zinc producer price' applied from July 1964 to October 1977 and joint action by the six European producers to influence the price of zinc on the London Metal Exchange.
The Decision noted, however, that in 1977 the producer price which, according to the undertakings, had been introduced to prevent violent fluctuations and speculative increases in the LME prices, was no longer being applied in Europe.
The Metal Bulletin had also regularly published, up to December 1988, a 'European Producer Price' based on selling price quotations obtained from various smelters and mines supplying zinc or zinc concentrates processed in Europe.
The Bulletin has, however, ceased publishing this information (2).
(13) No comments were received by the Commission following publication of its notice pursuant to Article 19 (3) of Council Regulation No 17 inviting interested parties to submit their observations concerning the operation in question.
II. LEGAL ASSESSMENT
Article 86
(14) Article 86 prohibits as incompatible with the common market any abuse by an undertaking of a dominant position within the common market or a substantial part thereof in so far as it may affect trade between Member States.
(15) Preussag had acquired a holding in Peñarroya by subscribing only to an increase in the capital of that company. The transaction was achieved by transferring to Peñarroya al Preussag's metals activities previously grouped together in a holding company.
Following a second capital increase reserved for Imetal, which is the other major shareholder in Peñarroya, the latter changed its name to Metaleurop SA.
(16) Metaleurop has thus taken the place of Peñarroya and comprises all the metals activities formerly owned by Preussag and Peñarroya.
(17) Prior to the concentration of their metals activities, the undertakings in question held relatively large shares of both the Community zinc and lead markets. Peñarroya's market share in zinc was approximately 12 % and Preussag's in the region of 8 %.
In the market for lead, Peñarroya held approximately 18 %, whilst Preussag's was approximately 11 %.
As a result, neither party held a dominant position in the market for the products forming the subject of the merger in question, thus excluding the application of the case law of the Court of Justice in Continental Can (1) in this case.
(18) Despite the size of the merger between Peñarroya and Preussag which gives the new economic entity, Metaleurop, approximately 20 % of the zinc market and some 30 % of the lead market, it seems unlikely to prevent the maintenance of effective competition on the Community market, chiefly because of the presence of other major producers and the continued flow of a large number of imports into the Community from non-member countries.
Similarly, the characteristics of price formation in the lead and zinc sectors and the essentially speculative nature of transactions within the LME make it highly unlikely that Metaleurop will have a decisive influence on the formation of prices.
(19) There are therefore no grounds for concern that the operation in question will have the effect of impeding effective competition contrary to the provisions of Article 86. Consequently, a negative clearance may be issued in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation No 17,
On the basis of the facts in its possession, the Commission has no grounds for action pursuant to Article 86 of the EEC Treaty in respect of the transaction decided on 22 April 1988 between Preussag and Peñarroya.
This Decision is addressed to Preussag Aktiengesellschaft, Leibnitzufer 9, 3 000 Hannover 1, Federal Republic of Germany and Metaleurop SA, 118 Péripole, 44 rue Roger Salengro, 94126 Fontenay-sous-Bois, Cedex, France. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R1947 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1947/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
| 22.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 367/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1947/2006
of 21 December 2006
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar 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)(b) 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 Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5) The negotiations within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and Romania and Bulgaria aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market concerned. For those two countries export refunds should therefore be abolished.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
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.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2006.
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 |
32008R1158 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1158/2008 of 20 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 November 2008
| 21.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 310/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1158/2008
of 20 November 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 November 2008
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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 November 2008 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008 (3).
(2) As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1134/2008 are hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 21 November 2008.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31981D0550 | 81/550/EEC: Commission Decision of 6 July 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Finnigan- Incos 2000 data system' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| Commission decision
of 6 July 1981
establishing that the apparatus described as "Finnigan-Incos 2000 data system" may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(81/550/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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 [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 December 1980, Belgium 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 "Finnigan-Incos 2000 data system", to be used in the framework of a pharmacological study of the role and formation of prostaglandins and other metabolites of arachidonic acid in parts of the body and their involvement in pathological processes, 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 28 April 1981 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 computer;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
The apparatus described as "Finnigan-Incos 2000 data system", which is the subject of an application by Belgium of 19 December 1980, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32013D0749 | 2013/749/EU, Euratom: Commission Implementing Decision of 10 December 2013 authorising Portugal to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (notified under document C(2013) 8689)
| 12.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/81
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 10 December 2013
authorising Portugal to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base
(notified under document C(2013) 8689)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(2013/749/EU, Euratom)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 377 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (2), Portugal may continue to exempt the transactions listed in points (2), (4), (7), (9), (10) and (13) of Annex X, Part B, in accordance with the conditions applying in that Member State on 1 January 1989; these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base.
(2) Portugal has requested authorisation from the Commission to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base since it is unable to make the precise calculation of the VAT own resources base for transactions referred to in point (10) of Annex X, Part B to Directive 2006/112/EC. Such calculation is likely to involve an unjustified administrative burden in relation to the effect of these transactions on Portugal’s total VAT own resources base. Portugal is able to make a calculation using approximate estimates for this category of transactions. Portugal should therefore be authorised to calculate the VAT own resources base using approximate estimates in accordance with the second indent of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89.
(3) For reasons of transparency and legal certainty it is appropriate to limit the applicability of the authorisation in time.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Own Resources,
For the purpose of calculating the VAT own resources base from 1 January 2013, Portugal is authorised to use approximate estimates in respect of the following categories of transactions referred to in Annex X, Part B to Directive 2006/112/EC:
Transport of passengers (point (10)).
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R2403 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2403/2001 of 10 December 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2403/2001
of 10 December 2001
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 11 December 2001.
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 |
31982D0505 | 82/505/EEC: Council Decision of 12 July 1982 concluding the Agreement on the International Carriage of Passengers by Road by means of Occasional Coach and Bus Services (ASOR)
| 5.8.1982 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 230/38
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 July 1982
concluding the Agreement on the International Carriage of Passengers by Road by means of Occasional Coach and Bus Services (ASOR)
(82/505/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 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 the Agreement on the International Carriage of Passengers by Road by means of Occasional Coach and Bus Services (ASOR) was negotiated between the Commission on behalf of the European Economic Community and Austria, Spain, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey in accordance with the negotiating directives adopted by the Council;
Whereas the ASOR will help to facilitate the operation of occasional services and will promote tourism in Western Europe,
The Agreement on the International Carriage of Passengers by Road by means of Occasional Coach and Bus Services (ASOR) together with the declarations annexed to the Final Act are hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
The texts referred to in the first paragraph are attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall deposit the acts provided for in Article 18 of the Agreement (4). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0033 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 33/2014 of 14 January 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 15.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 10/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 33/2014
of 14 January 2014
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
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 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997D0108 | Commission Decision of 17 January 1997 deferring, as regards the importation of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants from third countries, the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of Council Directive 91/682/EEC
| COMMISSION DECISION of 17 January 1997 deferring, as regards the importation of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants from third countries, the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of Council Directive 91/682/EEC (97/108/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/682/EEC of 19 December 1991 on the marketing of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 95/19/EC (2), an in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,
Whereas, by virtue of Decision 95/19/EC the date in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive was deferred until 31 December 1996;
Whereas the Commission is required pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Directive 91/682/EEC to decide whether propagating material and ornamental plants produced in a third country and affording the same guarantees as regards obligations on the supplier, identity, characteristics, plant health, growing medium, packaging, inspection arrangements, marking and sealing, are equivalent in all these respects to propagating material and ornamental plants produced in the Community and complying with the requirements and conditions of the Directive;
Whereas, however, the information presently available on the conditions applying in third countries is still not sufficient to enable the Community to make any such decision in respect of any third country at this stage;
Whereas it is known that Member States have imported propagating material and ornamental plants produced in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent trade patterns from being disrupted Member States should be allowed to continue to apply to the import of propagating material and ornamental plants from third countries conditions equivalent to those applicable to the production and marketing of products obtained in the Community, in accordance with Article 16 (2) of the said Directive;
Whereas propagating material and ornamental plants imported by a Member State in accordance with a decision taken by that Member State pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 16 (2) of the said Directive should be subject to no marketing restrictions as regards the matters referred to in Article 16 (1) of the said Directive in other Member States;
Whereas accordingly the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive should be further deferred;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Propagating Materials and Ornamental Plants,
The date referred to in Article 16 (2), first subparagraph of Directive 91/682/EEC is hereby deferred until 31 December 1998.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005D0311 | 2005/311/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2005 on the extension of the limited recognition of ‘RINAVE — Registro Internacional Naval, SA’(notified under document number C(2005) 1156) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 19.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 99/15
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 April 2005
on the extension of the limited recognition of ‘RINAVE — Registro Internacional Naval, SA’
(notified under document number C(2005) 1156)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/311/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the letters dated 25 March 2003 and 8 May 2003 from the Portuguese Authorities, requesting the extension of the limited recognition of ‘RINAVE — Registro Internacional Naval, SA’ (hereafter RINAVE) as per Article 4(2) and (3) of the abovementioned Directive, for unlimited time,
Whereas:
(1) The limited recognition under Article 4(3) of Directive 94/57/EC is a recognition granted to organisations (classification societies) which fulfil all criteria other than those set out under paragraphs 2 and 3 of the section ‘General’ of the Annex, but which is limited in time and scope in order for the organisation concerned to further gain experience.
(2) Commission Decision 2000/481/EC (2) recognised RINAVE on the basis of Article 4(3) for Portugal, for a period of three years.
(3) The Commission has verified that RINAVE meets all criteria of the Annex of the abovementioned Directive other than those set out under paragraphs 2 and 3 of the section ‘General’ of the Annex, including the new provisions referred to in Article 4(5).
(4) The assessment carried out by the Commission has furthermore revealed the organisation’s dependence on the technical rules of another recognised organisation.
(5) During the period 2000 to 2003, the safety and pollution prevention performance records of RINAVE as published by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding have consistently been of the highest level.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set out in Article 7 of Directive 94/57/EC,
The limited recognition of ‘RINAVE — Registro Internacional Naval, SA’ is extended pursuant to Article 4(3) of Directive 94/57/EC for a period of three years as from the date of adoption of this Decision.
The effects of the extended recognition are limited to Portugal.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004D0589 | 2004/589/EC: Council Decision of 19 July 2004 concerning the notification to the Republic of Korea of the withdrawal of the European Community from the Agreement on telecommunications procurement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea
| 6.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 260/8
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 July 2004
concerning the notification to the Republic of Korea of the withdrawal of the European Community from the Agreement on telecommunications procurement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea
(2004/589/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300, thereof,
Having regard to Article 8(5) of the Agreement on telecommunications procurement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea (1) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’) as adopted by Decision 97/784/EC (2),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 8(5) of the Agreement either Party may withdraw from the Agreement by notifying the other party.
(2) The Agreement has, with the withdrawal of the Community telecommunications operators, the liberalisation of the Korean telecommunications market and the privatisation of Korea Telecom, become devoid of purpose.
(3) Korea also considers that the Agreement has become devoid of purpose.
(4) It is appropriate that the Community should withdraw from the Agreement.
(5) The Council should authorise the Commission to notify the withdrawal from the Agreement.
(6) The Memorandum concerning the procurement of private telecommunications operators between the European Community and the Republic of Korea (3) should be maintained,
The Community hereby withdraws from the Agreement on telecommunications procurement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to notify the Republic of Korea of the withdrawal. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R1935 | COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1935/93 of 12 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 laying down common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1935/93 of 12 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 laying down common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish
THE COUNCIL 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), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, in revising certain mechanisms of the common organization of the market in fishery products, introduces new products which are eligible for the assistance provided for under those mechanisms; whereas application of the mechanisms requires the setting of common marketing standards for the new products in question;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 (2) lays down common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish and should therefore be amended accordingly to include the new products eligible for assistance;
Whereas the size standards for certain fishery products provide for minimum market sizes expressed by weight; whereas these standards must be fully consistent with the minimum biological sizes for the species concerned, expressed by length, applicable under Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (3); whereas, in order to guarantee the necessary consistency, adjustments should be made to the minimum market size of certain products,
Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the title the word 'fish' shall be replaced by 'fishery products'.
2. In Article 3:
(a) the first sentence shall be replaced by the following:
'Marketing standards are hereby laid down for the following species of sea fish and cephalopods falling within CN codes 0302 and 0307, with the exception of fish meat:';
(b) the following shall be added to the twenty-seventh indent:
'and Mediterranean cod (Trisopterus minutus),';
(c) the following indents shall be added to the list:
'- Flounder (Platichthys flesus)
- Sole (Solea spp.)
- Scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus and Aphanopus carbo)
- Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma),'.
3. Annex B shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R0281 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 281/96 of 14 February 1996 amending Annexes I and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance)
| 15.2.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 37/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 281/96
of 14 February 1996
amending Annexes I and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2804/95 (2), and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;
Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;
Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the level which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);
Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcases moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;
Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;
Whereas tetracycline, oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline and all substances belonging to the sulfonamide group should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies in progress, the duration of the validity of the provisional maximum residue limits previously defined in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should be extended for trimethoprim;
Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorizations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
Annexes I and III of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th 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 |
32004R0098 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 98/2004 of 21 January 2004 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 98/2004
of 21 January 2004
fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, where prices within the Community are higher than world market prices, the difference between these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to third countries.
(2) The detailed rules for fixing and granting export refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/72(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2962/77(4).
(3) Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund must be the same for the whole Community.
(4) In accordance with Article 3(4) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in the light of the existing situation and outlook in relation to olive oil prices and availability on the Community market and olive oil prices on the world market. However, where the world market situation is such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined, account may be taken of the price of the main competing vegetable oils on the world market and the difference recorded between that price and the price of olive oil during a representative period. The amount of the refund may not exceed the difference between the price of olive oil in the Community and that on the world market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of export costs for the products on the world market.
(5) In accordance with Article 3(3) third indent, point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender. The tendering procedure should cover the amount of the refund and may be limited to certain countries of destination, quantities, qualities and presentations.
(6) The second indent of Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may be varied according to destination where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
(7) The refund must be fixed at least once every month. It may, if necessary, be altered in the intervening period.
(8) It follows from applying these detailed rules to the present situation on the market in olive oil and in particular to olive oil prices within the Community and on the markets of third countries that the refund should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(9) The Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(2)(c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January 2004.
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 |
32011R0495 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 495/2011 of 20 May 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 as regards the composition of the feed additive monensin sodium Text with EEA relevance
| 21.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 134/6
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 495/2011
of 20 May 2011
amending Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 as regards the composition of the feed additive monensin sodium
(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 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the possibility to modify the authorisation of a feed additive further to a request from the holder of the authorisation and an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority).
(2) The use of monensin sodium, belonging to the group of coccidiostats and histomonostats, was authorised for 10 years as a feed additive for use on chickens for fattening and turkeys by Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 (2).
(3) The holder of the authorisation submitted an application for a modification of the authorisation of monensin sodium as regards an additional composition of that feed additive. Relevant data were submitted to support this request.
(4) The Authority concluded in its opinion of 1 February 2011 (3) that the use of this new formulation of the additive on chickens for fattening and turkeys does not raise any additional concerns for animal health, human health or the environment and that it is effective in controlling coccidiosis. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(5) The conditions provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 are satisfied.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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 Annex to Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
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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32005R0600 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 of 18 April 2005 concerning a new authorisation for 10 years of a coccidiostat as an additive in feedingstuffs, the provisional authorisation of an additive and the permanent authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
| 19.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 99/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 600/2005
of 18 April 2005
concerning a new authorisation for 10 years of a coccidiostat as an additive in feedingstuffs, the provisional authorisation of an additive and the permanent authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), and in particular Articles 3, 9d(1) and 9e(1) thereof,
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 (2) and in particular Article 25 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition.
(2) Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 lays down transitional measures for applications for the authorisation of feed additives submitted in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC before the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) The applications for authorisation of the additives listed in the Annexes to this Regulation were submitted before the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(4) Initial comments on those applications, as provided for in Article 4(4) of Directive 70/524/EEC, were forwarded to the Commission before the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Those applications are therefore to continue to be treated in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 70/524/EEC.
(5) The person responsible for putting into circulation Salinomax 120G submitted an application for authorisation for 10 years, as a coccidiostat for chickens for fattening, according to Article 4 of that Directive. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has delivered an opinion on the safety of the use of this preparation for humans, animals and the environment, under the conditions set out in Annex I to this Regulation. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Article 3a of Directive 70/524/EEC for such authorisation are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation, as specified in Annex I, should be authorised for 10 years.
(6) Data were submitted in support of an application of the new additive Lactobacillus acidophilus DSM 13241 for dogs and cats. The EFSA delivered favourable opinions on 15 April 2004 and 27 October 2004 on the safety for the target animals, the user and the environment. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Article 9e(1) of Directive 70/524/EEC for such authorisation are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that micro-organism preparation, as specified in Annex II, should be provisionally authorised.
(7) The use of the micro-organism preparation Enterococcus faecium ATCC 53519 and Enterococcus faecium ATCC 55593 was provisionally authorised, for the first time, for chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1436/98 (3). New data were submitted in support of an application for authorisation without time limit of that micro-organism preparation. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Article 3a of Directive 70/524/EEC for such authorisation are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that micro-organism preparation, as specified in Annex III, should be authorised without a time limit.
(8) The use of the micro-organism preparation Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750 was provisionally authorised, for the first time, for turkeys for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2437/2000 (4) and for calves by Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/2001 (5). New data were submitted in support of an application for authorisation without time limit of that micro-organism preparation. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Article 3a of Directive 70/524/EEC for such authorisation are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that micro-organism preparation, as specified in Annex III, should be authorised without a time limit.
(9) The use of the micro-organism preparation Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC Sc 47 was provisionally authorised, for the first time, for rabbits by the Regulation (EC) No 1436/98. New data were submitted in support of an application for authorisation without time limit of that micro-organism preparation. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Article 3a of Directive 70/524/EEC for such authorisation are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that micro-organism preparation, as specified in Annex III, should be authorised without a time limit.
(10) The assessment of this application shows that certain procedures should be required to protect workers from exposure to the additive set out in the Annex. Such protection should be assured by the application of Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (6).
(11) 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 belonging to the group ‘Coccidiostats and other medicinal substances’, as specified in Annex I, is authorised for use for 10 years as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
The preparation belonging to the group ‘Micro-organisms’, as specified in Annex II, is authorised provisionally for four years as an additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
The preparations belonging to the group ‘Micro-organisms’, as specified in Annex III, are authorised for use without a time limit as additives in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31993D0336 | 93/336/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 May 1993 amending for the second time Decision 93/180/EEC of 26 March 1993 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Italy and repealing Decision 93/168/EEC
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 May 1993 amending for the second time Decision 93/180/EEC of 26 March 1993 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Italy and repealing Decision 93/168/EEC
(93/336/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, since 28 February 1993, several outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have been declared in several regions in Italy;
Whereas the Commission has sent missions to Italy to examine the foot-and-mouth disease situation;
Whereas the foot-and-mouth disease situation in Italy is liable to endanger the herds of other Member States in view of the trade in live biungulate animals and certain of their products;
Whereas following the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease the Commission adopted several Decisions, particularly 93/180/EEC of 26 March 1993 concerning certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Italy and repealing Decision 93/168/EEC (4), as amended by Decision 93/241/EEC (5);
Whereas the outbreaks have, as a result of the measures introduced and the action taken by the Italian authorities, been confined to certain parts of Italy's territory;
Whereas Decision 93/241/EEC removed the protective measures in some parts of Italy's territory; whereas it is appropriate to continue the restrictions in some areas for a further limited period, pending the results of epidemiological investigations to be carried out; whereas investigations involve clinical examination and serological testing of susceptible animals close to the outbreaks;
Whereas there is a possibility that illegal vaccination has been carried out in the province of Caserta, and furthermore the origin of some of the outbreaks in Campania is unknown; whereas it is necessary to retain restrictions in Campania pending results of inquiries;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 93/180/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1 (2) and (3), '93/241/EEC of 30 April 1993' is replaced by '93/336/EEC of 28 May 1993';
2. in Article 2 (3), '93/241/EEC of 30 April 1993' is replaced by '93/336/EEC of 28 May 1993';
3. in Article 3 (4), '93/241/EEC of 30 April 1993' is replaced by '93/336/EEC of 28 May 1993';
4. in Article 4 (4), '93/241/EEC of 30 April 1993' is replaced by '93/336/EEC of 28 May 1993';
5. in Article 5 (4), '93/241/EEC of 30 April 1993' is replaced by '93/336/EEC of 28 May 1993';
6. in Article 6 (3) and (4), '93/241/EEC of 30 April 1993' is replaced by '93/336/EEC of 28 May 1993';
7. in Article 7 (3), '93/241/EEC of 30 April 1993' is replaced by '93/336/EEC of 28 May 1993';
8. in Article 9 (3), '93/241/EEC of 30 April 1993' is replaced by '93/336/EEC of 28 May 1993';
9. Article 13 is replaced by the following:
'1. Italy shall carry out epidemiological investigations in the provinces of Avellino, Catanzaro, Cosenza, Potenza, Matera, Caserta and Salerno. The investigations shall consist of:
- a clinical examination of all foot-and-mouth disease-susceptible animals within the three-kilometre protection zones for evidence of foot-and-mouth disease, not less than 21 days after the last outbreak in the province,
- where restocking has occurred, a clinical examination of all susceptible animals over a three-week period after moving into a previously infected premises, for evidence of foot-and-mouth disease,
- blood sampling and testing for foot-and-mouth disease antibodies, 20 sheep between 9 and 24 months old, in each of five flocks closes to each outbreak and within the protection zone.
2. The Commission will analyse the results obtained from the investigations referred to in paragraph 1. The Decision may be reviewed in the light of developments.';
10. the Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
The Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
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32006D0651 | 2006/651/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 15 September 2006 appointing Belgian, Greek, Irish, Cypriot, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and British members and two Italian members of the European Economic and Social Committee
| 28.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 269/13
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 September 2006
appointing Belgian, Greek, Irish, Cypriot, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and British members and two Italian members of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2006/651/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The terms of office of the present members of the European Economic and Social Committee expire on 20 September 2006 (1). The members of that Committee should therefore be appointed for a further period of four years as from 21 September 2006.
(2) The Belgian, Greek, Irish, Cypriot, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and British Governments have submitted lists containing a number of candidates equal to the number of seats allocated to them by the Treaties.
(3) The Italian Government has submitted a list containing two candidates to complete the list of 22 candidates already submitted and arrive at a number of candidates equal to the number of seats allocated to it by the Treaties.
(4) On 11 July 2006 the Council adopted the lists submitted by the Czech, German, Estonian, Spanish, French, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Austrian, Slovenian and Slovak Governments and the list containing 22 candidates submitted by the Italian Government (2),
The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision are hereby appointed members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2006 to 20 September 2010.
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32002R2143 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2143/2002 of 29 November 2002 providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in relation to certain processed products and cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2143/2002
of 29 November 2002
providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in relation to certain processed products and cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1322/2002(4), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas:
The quantity covered by applications for advance fixing of refunds on potato starch and maize-based products is of great importance and could give rise to speculation. It has therefore been decided to reject all applications for export licences of such products made on 28 November 2002,
In accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, applications for export licences with advance fixing of refunds for products falling within CN codes 1102 20 10, 1102 20 90, 1103 13 10, 1103 13 90, 1104 23 10, 1108 12 00, 1108 13 00, 1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 75, 1702 90 79, 2309 10 11, 2309 10 13, 2309 10 31, 2309 10 33, 2309 10 51, 2309 10 53, 2309 90 31, 2309 90 33, 2309 90 41, 2309 90 43, 2309 90 51 and 2309 90 53 made on 28 November 2002 shall be rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 November 2002.
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32006R0340 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/2006 of 24 February 2006 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
| 25.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 55/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 340/2006
of 24 February 2006
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
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) Article 34(2) 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 (2), stipulates that the amount of aid for private storage referred to in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is to be fixed each year.
(2) The third subparagraph of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 specifies that the aid shall be fixed in the light of storage costs and the likely trend in prices for fresh butter and butter from stocks.
(3) Regarding storage costs, notably the costs for entry and exit of the products concerned, the daily costs for cold storage and the financial costs of storage should be taken into account.
(4) Regarding the likely trend in prices, consideration should be given to the reductions of the butter intervention prices envisaged in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 and the resulting decreases expected for market prices for fresh butter and butter from stocks and higher aid should be awarded for applications for contracts received before 1 July 2006.
(5) To avoid excessive applications for private storage before that date, an indicative quantity and a communication mechanism, enabling the Commission to establish when this quantity is reached, need to be introduced for the period ending on 1 July 2006. This indicative quantity should be fixed taking into consideration the quantities covered by storage contracts in past years.
(6) Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 stipulates that the entry into storage must take place between 15 March and 15 August. The current situation on the butter market justifies bringing the entry date for butter and cream storage operations in 2006 forward to 1 March. Consequently a derogation from that Article should be introduced.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
1. The aid referred to in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall be calculated per tonne of butter or butter equivalent for contracts concluded in 2006 on the basis of the following elements:
(a) for all contracts:
— EUR 17,64 for fixed storage costs,
— EUR 0,31 for the costs of cold storage for each day of contractual storage,
— an amount per day of contractual storage, calculated on the basis of 90 % of the intervention price for butter in force on the day the contractual storage begins and on the basis of an annual interest rate of 2,50 %;
(b) EUR 103,20 for contracts which have been concluded on the basis of applications received by the intervention agency before 1 July 2006.
2. The intervention agency shall register the date of receipt of the applications to conclude a contract as referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 as well as the corresponding quantities and dates of manufacture and the place at which the butter is stored.
3. The Member States shall inform the Commission no later than 12 noon (Brussels time) of each Tuesday of the quantities covered during the preceding week by such applications.
4. Once it is communicated by the Commission to the Member States that the applications have reached 80 000 tonnes Member States shall inform the Commission, each day before 12 noon (Brussels time), of the quantities covered by applications of the preceding day.
5. The Commission will suspend the application of paragraphs 1(b) and 4 once it has observed that the applications referred to in paragraph 1(b) have reached 110 000 tonnes.
By way of derogation from Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, entry into storage in 2006 may take place from 1 March.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31986R3810 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3810/86 of 11 December 1986 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, intended for any form of processing except for the manufacture of jam entirely from boysenberries, falling within subheading ex 08.10 D of the Common Customs Tariff
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3810/86
of 11 December 1986
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, intended for any form of processing except for the manufacture of jam entirely from boysenberries, falling within subheading ex 08.10 D of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas the Community currently depends on imports from third countries for its supplies of boysenberries; whereas it is in the Community's interest to partially suspend the Common Customs Tariff duty for the product in question, within a Community tariff quota of an appropriate volume; whereas in order not to interfere with the prospects for developing fruit production in the Community and at the same time ensure an adequate supply to satisfy user industries, it is advisable to limit the benefit of the tariff quota to a quantitiy of 1 500 tonnes, to open the quota for the period 1 January to 31 December 1987 and to fix the quota duty at 15 %;
Whereas it is in particular necessary to allow all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the quota and to ensure uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for that quota to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quota has been used up; whereas, in the present case, it seems advisable not to allocate this quota among the Member States but to allow them to draw against the quota volume such quantities as they may need, under the conditions and according to the procedure specified in Article 1 (2); whereas this method of management 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 quota is being used up and inform the Member States thereof;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within, and jointly represented by, the Benelux Economic Union, all transactions concerning the administration of shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any of its members,
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1987, the Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to imports of the products listed below shall be suspended at the level shown and within the limit of the Community tariff quota shown:
1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Serial No // Common Customs Tariff No // Description // Volume of quota // Quota duty // // // // // // 09.1929 // ex 08.10 D // Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, intended for any form of processing except for the manufacture of jam entirely from boysenberries // 1 500 tonnes // 15 % // // // // //
Within the limits of this tariff quota, Spain and Portugal shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions in the Act of Accession.
2. If an importer indicates that he is about to import the product in question into a Member State and requests the benefit of the quota, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to these requirements to the extent that the available balance of the reserve so permits.
3. The shares drawn pursuant to paragraph 2 shall be valid until the end of the quota period.
1. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that they draw from the quota in accordance with Article 1 (2) in such a way that imports may be charged without interruption against their aggregate shares of the Community quota.
2. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the said goods have access to the quota so long as the residual balance of the quota volume so permits.
3. Member States shall charge imports of the said goods against their drawings as and when the goods are entered for free circulation. 4. The extent to which the quota has been used up shall be determined on the basis of the imports charged in accordance with paragraph 3.
At the request of the Commission, Member States shall inform it of imports actually charged against the quota.
The Member States and the Commission shall collaborate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987.
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32005R0315 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2005 of 24 February 2005 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
| 25.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 52/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 315/2005
of 24 February 2005
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 (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 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 (2).
(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 (EC) No 1784/2003, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2005.
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32014D0037 | 2014/37/EU: European Council Decision of 21 January 2014 appointing a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
| 25.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 22/41
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 January 2014
appointing a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
(2014/37/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 283(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.2 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation of the Council of the European Union (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (3),
Whereas:
(1) By letter dated 17 December 2013, the President of the European Central Bank, Mr Mario DRAGHI, announced the decision of Mr Jörg ASMUSSEN to resign from his position on the Executive Board prior to the end of his term of office on 31 December 2019. His resignation took effect on 7 January 2014. It is therefore necessary to appoint a new member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.
(2) The European Council wishes to appoint Ms Sabine LAUTENSCHLÄGER who, in its view, fulfils all the requirements set out in Article 283(2) of the Treaty,
Ms Sabine LAUTENSCHLÄGER is hereby appointed a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years as from 27 January 2014.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31993D0623 | 93/623/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 October 1993 establishing the identification document (passport) accompanying registered equidae
| COMMISSION DECISION of 20 October 1993 establishing the identification document (passport) accompanying registered equidae (93/623/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equidae (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8 (1) thereof,
Whereas an identification document accompanying registered equidae must permit the origin of the animals to be traced and must contain all details of the pedigrees of equidae;
Whereas on 26 June 1990 the Council adopted Directive 90/426/EEC on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae (2), as last amended by Directive 92/36/EEC (3), whereas, in accordance with that Directive, special health certificates have been drawn up for imports of registered horses; whereas such certificates refer to the identification document (passport);
Whereas, pursuant to Directive 90/426/EEC, the identification document is to be issued by the breeding authority or any other competent authority of the country of origin of the animal which manages the studbook or register for that breed of animal or any international association or organization which manages horses for competition or racing; whereas the identification document must contain certain information on health affording a guarantee of the health status of equidae;
Whereas, with a view to ensuring that registered equidae are identified and that all health information necessary is available, in particular as regards vaccinations and laboratory examinations, an identification document should be established;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Zootechnics,
Identifications documents accompanying registered equidae must be in conformity with the provisions of the Annex.
Identification documents as referred to in Article 1:
- may accompany registered equidae born before 1 January 1998,
- must accompany registered equidae born on or after 1 January 1998.
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32010R0718 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 718/2010 of 10 August 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 11.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 210/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 718/2010
of 10 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 11 August 2010.
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32005D0604 | 2005/604/EC: Commission Decision of 4 August 2005 amending Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the declaration that certain regions of Italy are free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) and Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain provinces of Italy are free of bovine brucellosis and that the region of Piemonte is free of enzootic bovine leucosis (notified under document number C(2005) 2932) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 9.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 206/12
COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 August 2005
amending Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the declaration that certain regions of Italy are free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) and Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain provinces of Italy are free of bovine brucellosis and that the region of Piemonte is free of enzootic bovine leucosis
(notified under document number C(2005) 2932)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/604/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 health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Annex A (II) (7) and Annex D (I) (E) thereto,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (2), and in particular Annex A, Chapter 1, point II thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 93/52/EEC of 21 December 1992 recording the compliance by certain Member States or regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease (3) lists the regions of Member States which are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC.
(2) In the Regions of Marche and Piemonte, at least 99,8 % of the ovine or caprine holdings are officially brucellosis-free holdings. In addition, those Regions have undertaken to comply with certain other conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC concerning random checks to be carried out following recognition of the concerned provinces as brucellosis-free.
(3) The Regions of Marche and Piemonte should therefore be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as regards ovine or caprine holdings.
(4) The lists of regions of Member States declared free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis are set out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (4).
(5) Italy submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Novara, Verbania and Vercelli in the Region of Piemonte in order that those provinces may be declared officially free of brucellosis as regards bovine herds.
(6) Italy also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the Region of Piemonte in order that this Region may be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds.
(7) Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Italy, the provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Novara, Verbania and Vercelli in the Region of Piemonte should be declared officially free of bovine brucellosis and the Region of Piemonte should be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis.
(8) Decisions 93/52/EEC and 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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.
Annex II to Decision 93/52/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.
Annexes II and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision.
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32014R0526 | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 526/2014 of 12 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for determining proxy spread and limited smaller portfolios for credit valuation adjustment risk Text with EEA relevance
| 20.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/17
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 526/2014
of 12 March 2014
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for determining proxy spread and limited smaller portfolios for credit valuation adjustment risk
(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 575/2013 of 26 June 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 383(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The application of the advanced method to the determination of own funds requirements for Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) risk may involve counterparties for which no Credit Default Swap (CDS) spread is available. Where this is the case, institutions should use a spread that is appropriate having regard to the rating, industry and region of the counterparty (proxy spread) in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 383(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.
(2) Rules on the determination of proxy spread for CVA risk should provide for the use of broad categories of rating, industry and region, and they should allow institutions the necessary flexibility to determine the most appropriate proxy spread based on their expert judgment.
(3) When specifying in more detail how the attributes of rating, industry and region of the single issuers should be considered by institutions when estimating an appropriate proxy spread for the determination of the own funds requirements, as required by Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, rules should be established for the consideration of those attributes by reference to minimum categories for each attribute, in order to ensure a harmonised application of those conditions.
(4) Furthermore, in the case of single issuers, where a link, such as between a regional government or local authority and the sovereign, exists, it should be possible to allow for the estimation of an appropriate proxy spread on the basis of the credit spread of a single issuer, where this leads to a more appropriate estimation.
(5) In order to lead to an appropriate computation of the CVA risk charge, a proxy spread should be determined using data that has been observed in a liquid market, and assumptions regarding data, such as interpolation and extrapolation of data relating to different tenors, should be conceptually sound.
(6) In order to ensure convergence of practices among institutions and to avoid inconsistencies, considering that implied probabilities of default (PDs), Credit Default Swaps (CDS) spreads and loss given default (LGD) constitute one equation with two unknown variables and that the market convention is to use a fixed value for LGD in order to derive implied PDs from market spreads, institutions should use a value for LGDMKT that is consistent with the fixed LGD commonly used by market participants for determining implied PDs from those liquid traded credit spreads that have been used to determine the proxy credit spread for the counterparty in question.
(7) For the purposes of permission to use the advanced CVA method for a limited number of smaller portfolios, it is appropriate to consider a portfolio as a netting set as defined in Article 272(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 the number of non-internal model method (‘IMM’) transactions subject to the CVA risk charge and the size of non-IMM netting sets subject to the CVA risk charge, and to limit them in terms of a percentage of the total number of all transactions subject to the CVA risk charge and a percentage of the total size of all netting sets subject to the calculation of CVA risk charge, in order to take account of the different dimensions of institutions.
(8) In order to mitigate possible discontinuities in the use of the advanced CVA method for a limited number of smaller portfolios, the use of the advanced CVA method should cease only when quantitative limits are breached for two consecutive quarters.
(9) Further, in order to render it possible for competent authorities to perform their supervisory duties in an efficient manner, they should be able to know when the requirement of a limited number of smaller portfolios is no longer met; hence institutions should notify competent authorities in those cases.
(10) This Regulation is based on the draft regulatory technical standards submitted by the European Banking Authority to the Commission.
(11) The European Banking Authority has conducted open public consultations on the draft regulatory technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Banking Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1),
Determining an appropriate proxy spread
1. The proxy spread for a given counterparty shall be deemed appropriate having regard to the rating, industry and region of the counterparty according to the fourth subparagraph of Article 383(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, where the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) the proxy spread has been determined by considering all of the attributes of rating, industry and region of the counterparty as specified in points (b), (c) and (d);
(b) the attribute of rating has been determined by considering the use of a predetermined hierarchy of sources of internal and external ratings. Ratings shall be mapped to credit quality steps, as referred to in Article 384(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. In cases where multiple external ratings are available their mapping to credit quality steps shall follow the approach for multiple credit assessments set out in Article 138 of that Regulation;
(c) the attribute of industry has been determined by considering at least the following categories:
(i) public sector;
(ii) financial sector;
(iii) others;
(d) the attribute of region has been determined by considering at least the following categories:
(i) Europe;
(ii) North America;
(iii) Asia;
(iv) rest of the world;
(e) the proxy spread reflects in a representative way available credit default swap spreads and spreads of other liquid traded credit risk instruments, corresponding to the relevant combination of applicable categories and satisfying the data quality criteria referred to in paragraph 3;
(f) the appropriateness of the proxy spread is determined with reference to the volatility rather than to the level of the spread.
2. In the process of considering the attributes of rating, industry and region of the counterparty in accordance with paragraph 1, the estimation of the proxy spread shall be deemed appropriate for a regional government or local authority based on the credit spread of the relevant sovereign issuer where either of the following conditions are met:
(a) the regional government or local authority and the sovereign have the same ratings;
(b) there is no rating for the regional government or local authority.
3. All inputs used in the determination of a proxy spread shall be based on reliable data observed on a liquid two-way market as defined in second subparagraph of Article 338(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. Sufficient data shall be available to generate proxy spreads for all relevant tenors and for the historical periods referred to in Article 383(5) of that Regulation.
Identification of LGDMKT
In order to identify the loss given default of the counterparty (LGDMKT) for the purposes of calculating the own funds requirements for CVA risk according to the advanced method for a counterparty requiring the use of a proxy spread, institutions shall use a value for LGDMKT that is consistent with the fixed LGDs commonly used by market participants for determining implied PDs from those market spreads that have been used to determine the proxy spread for the counterparty in question in accordance with Article 1.
Quantitative limits on the number and size of qualifying portfolios
1. To fulfil the criterion of a limited number of smaller portfolios referred to in Article 383(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, all of the following conditions shall be satisfied:
(a) the number of all non-IMM transactions subject to the CVA risk charge shall not exceed 15 % of the total number of transactions subject to the CVA risk charge;
(b) the size of each individual non-IMM netting set subject to the CVA risk charge shall not exceed 1 % of the total size of all netting sets subject to the CVA risk charge;
(c) the total size of all non-IMM netting sets subject to the CVA risk charge shall not exceed 10 % of the total size of all netting sets subject to the CVA risk charge.
2. For the purpose of points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1, the size of a netting set shall be the exposure at default of the netting set calculated using the mark-to-market method referred to in Article 274 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 by taking account of the effects of netting, in accordance with Article 298 of that Regulation, but not the effects of collateral.
3. For the purpose of paragraph 1, an institution shall calculate, for each quarter, the arithmetical average of at least monthly observations of the ratios of the following:
(a) the number of non-IMM transactions to the total number of transactions;
(b) the individual size of the largest non-IMM netting set to the total size of all netting sets; and
(c) the total size of all non-IMM netting sets to the total size of all netting sets.
4. Where the criterion specified in paragraph 1 is not fulfilled for two consecutive calculations referred to in paragraph 3, an institution shall use the standardised method set out in Article 384 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 to calculate the own funds requirements for CVA risk for all of the non-IMM netting sets and notify the competent authorities.
5. The conditions set out in paragraph 1 shall be applied on an individual, a sub-consolidated or a consolidated basis, depending on the scope of the permission to use the internal model method referred to in Article 283 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.
Entry into force
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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31998R1099 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/98 of 25 May 1998 opening a Community tariff quota for barley for malting falling within CN code 1003 00
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1099/98 of 25 May 1998 opening a Community tariff quota for barley for malting falling within CN code 1003 00
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 the Community has undertaken, in the conclusion of the GATT Article XXIV,6 negotiations, to examine problems identified if the functioning of the 'representative price` system for cereals appears to be impeding trade; whereas certain consignments of barley for malting have been subject to impediment;
Whereas in order to remedy such impediment an annual Community tariff quota for barley for malting falling within CN code 1003 00 should be opened for 1997 and 1998;
Whereas detailed rules for the application of this Regulation should be adopted pursuant to Article 23 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
1. An annual Community tariff quota of 50 000 tonnes is hereby opened for 1997 and 1998 for high graded barley falling within CN code 1003 00 and intended for the production of malt to be used for the manufacture of certain beer aged in tanks containing beechwood.
2. The common customs tariff duty applicably to the quota shall be 50 % of the full rate of duty in force, without the abatement applied on imports of barley for malting, on the day of import.
The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for the application of this Regulation in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92, and in particular:
(i) provisions to guarantee the quality of the barley and, if necessary, provisions concerning recognition of documents enabling this guarantee to be verified;
(ii) provisions to verify that the barley is used for the production of malt for the manufacture of beer in tanks containing beechwood.
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 January 1997.
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31996D0285 | 96/285/EC: Commission Decision of 12 April 1996 amending Decision 94/278/EC, drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorize the imports of certain products subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 12 April 1996 amending Decision 94/278/EC, drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorize the imports of certain products subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/285/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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 (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/103/EC (2), and in particular Article 10 (2) (a) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 94/278/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/166/EC (4), establishes a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of certain products subject to Directive 92/118/EEC;
Whereas Commission Decision 95/338/EC (5) amended Chapter 1 of Annex II to Directive 92/118/EEC so as to provide for a distinction between the list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of fresh poultrymeat and certain poultrymeat products respectively;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate to amend the existing list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of eggs and egg products as laid down in Part VIII of the Annex to Decision 94/278/EC, in order to align the list for egg products to that of heat-treated poultrymeat products;
Whereas, the list of third countries laid down in Decision 94/278/EC furthermore includes the list of countries from which Member States authorize the imports of pet food containing low-risk materials within the meaning of Council Directive 90/667/EEC (6);
Whereas, following a request made by the Sri Lankan authorities, the Commission has carried out an animal health mission to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; whereas this mission has demonstrated that Sri Lanka can fulfil the health requirements for certain types of pet foods; whereas, it is therefore appropriate to include Sri Lanka in the list of countries authorized for the importation of certain pet foods into the European Community;
Whereas, following the receipt of a request from the Indian authorities, it is appropriate to add India to the list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of snails;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 94/278/EC is amended as follows:
1. Part VIII is replaced by the following:
'PART VIII
List of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of eggs and egg products intended for human consumption
A. Eggs:
All third countries listed in Decision 94/85/EC.
B. Egg products:
All third countries listed in Part 1 of the Annex to Council Decision 72/542/EEC.`;
2. to the text in Part X the following words are added:
', and the following countries:
(LK) Sri Lanka(*).
(*) Untanned edible products for pets made from skins of ungulates (dogchews) only.`;
3. in Part XI, the following line is inserted in accordance with the alphabetical order of the ISO code:
'(IN) India`.
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31989R2985 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2985/89 of 2 October 1989 introducing retrospective Community surveillance of imports of certain textile products originating in Tunisia or Morocco
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2985/89
of 2 October 1989
introducing retrospective Community surveillance of imports of certain textile products originating in Tunisia or Morocco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 of 5 February 1982 on common rules for imports (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/89 (2), and in particular Articles 10 and 14 thereof,
After consulting the Committee set up by Article 5 of that Regulation,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2417/82 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1568/87 (4), subjecting imports of certain textile products originating in Tunisia or Morocco to retrospective Community surveillance has expired;
Whereas the situation which led to the introduction of the said surveillance system still exists; whereas that system should therefore be renewed;
Whereas it is not necessary to extend surveillance to products being re-imported into the Community after outward processing provided they are accompanied by a form of prior authorization issued pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 636/82 of 16 March 1982 establishing outward processing arrangements applicable to certain textile and clothing products re-imported into the Community after working or processing in certain third countries (5);
Whereas this surveillance system shall be without prejudice to the transitional measures adopted by virtue of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal with regard to certain third countries,
The importation into the Community of the products listed in the Annex hereto originating in Morocco or in Tunisia shall be subject to retrospective Community surveillance.
Member States must notify the Commission of monthly import figures, expressed in units and broken down by category, combined nomenclature (CN) code and country of origin, within the first 10 days of the second month following that to which the figures relate.
The combined nomenclature (CN) code of the products referred to in Article 1 shall be added to Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 288/82, the symbol '+' being entered in the EUR column.
Surveillance shall not be extended to such products where they are re-imported into the Community after outward processing, provided they are accompanied by a prior authorization issued pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 636/82.
The provisions of this Regulation shall be without prejudice to the transitional measures adopted by virtue of the Act of Accession of Portugal and Spain with regard to certain third countries.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32001R2116 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2116/2001 of 26 October 2001 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 277th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2116/2001
of 26 October 2001
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 277th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/2001(2), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1564/2001(4), lays down buying standards. Pursuant to the above Regulation, an invitation to tender was opened under Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2053/2001(6).
(2) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 lays down that a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial invitation to tender in the light of tenders received while Article 13(2) of that Regulation states that a decision may be taken to make no award. In accordance with Article 36 of that Regulation, only tenders quoting prices not exceeding the maximum buying-in price and not exceeding the average national or regional market price, plus the amount referred to in Article 1(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001 of 20 June 2001 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1922/2001(8), are to be accepted.
(3) Once tenders submitted in respect of the 277th partial invitation to tender have been considered pursuant to Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, and taking account of the requirements for reasonable support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughterings and prices, the maximum buying-in price and the quantities which may be bought in should be fixed.
(4) Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001 also opens buying-in of carcasses and half-carcasses of store cattle and lays down special rules in addition to those laid down for the buying-in of other products.
(5) In the light of developments, this Regulation should enter into force immediately.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Under the 277th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A:
- the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 216,80/100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,
- the maximum quantity of carcasses, half-carcasses and forequarters accepted shall be 2505 t;
(b) for category C:
- the maximum buying-in price is fixed at EUR 220,00/100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,
- the maximum quantity of carcasses, half-carcasses and forequarters shall be 2598 t.
(c) for carcasses and half-carcasses of store cattle as referred to in Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001:
- the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 360,00/100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses,
- the maximum quantity of carcasses and half-carcasses shall be 117 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 October 2001.
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32000R0249 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 249/2000 of 1 February 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products concerning the tariff quota for butter of New Zealand origin
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 249/2000
of 1 February 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products concerning the tariff quota for butter of New Zealand origin
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 Articles 26(3) and 29(1) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2250/1999 of 22 October 1999 concerning the tariff quota for butter of New Zealand origin(2), specifies that for the purpose of the implementation of that quota the phrase "manufactured directly from milk or cream" does not exclude from eligibility under the quota, butter manufactured from milk or cream without the use of stored materials, in a single, self-contained and uninterrupted process which may involve the cream passing through a stage of concentrated milkfat and/or the fractionation of such milkfat. As butter of these types is classified by the Community as recombined butter falling under Combined Nomenclature code 0405 10 30, this code must be added to those indicated under order number 38 in Annex I and to those indicated under New Zealand in Annex VII to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 of 29 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2809/1999(4).
(2) The corresponding amendment should enter into force as soon as possible to ensure that the appropriate customs classification is used.
(3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Annex I, the text corresponding to order number 38 is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. In Annex VII, the information relating to New Zealand is replaced by the information in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31987R2460 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2460/87 of 4 August 1987 on the application of Decision No 1/87 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee modifying the limits expressed in ECU in Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 2460/87
of 4 August 1987
on the application of Decision N° 1/87 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee modifying the limits expressed in ECU in Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation
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 Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland (1), signed on
5 October 1973, entered into force on 1 January 1974;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the said Agreement, the Joint Committee adopted Decision N° 1/87 further amending Article 8 of that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,
Decision N° 1/87 of the EEC-Finland Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
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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32004R0077 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2004 of 16 January 2004 fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 133rd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2004
of 16 January 2004
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 133rd 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003(2), 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of 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 maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 133rd 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 17 January 2004.
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32000D0758 | 2000/758/EC: Commission Decision of 1 December 2000 repealing Decision 2000/486/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece (notified under document number C(2000) 3626) (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Decision
of 1 December 2000
repealing Decision 2000/486/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece
(notified under document number C(2000) 3626)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/758/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,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Due to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Greece, Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 concerning protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece(4), as last amended by Decision 2000/643/EC(5), was adopted to reinforce the control measures taken by Greece.
(2) The Greek veterinary services informed the Commission that no new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was reported in Greece since 13 September 2000 and that the results of a serological survey carried out so far demonstrate that foot-and-mouth disease has been eradicated from Xanthi and Evros, and had never spread into Rodopi.
(3) In the light of the disease evolution it appears appropriate to repeal Decision 2000/486/EC.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 2000/486/EC is hereby repealed.
Member States shall amend the measures, which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
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31991D0514 | 91/514/EEC: Commission Decision of 6 September 1991 amending the Seventh Council Decision 85/355/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and the Seventh Council Decision 85/356/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries
| COMMISSION DECISION of 6 September 1991 amending the Seventh Council Decision 85/355/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and the Seventh Council Decision 85/356/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (91/514/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 (1) (b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (3), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC, and in particular Article 16 (1) (b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (4), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC, and in particular Article 15 (1) (b) thereof,
Having regard to the Seventh Council Decision 85/355/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops (5), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC, and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the Seventh Council Decision 85/356/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (6), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC, and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, in its Decision 85/355/EEC, the Council determined that field inspections carried out in certain third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species satisfied the conditions laid down in Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC;
Whereas, in its Decision 85/356/EEC, the council determined that seed of certain species produced in certain third countries was equivalent to corresponding seed produced in the Community;
Whereas for certain species those determinations include Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Chile, the United States of America, Uruguay and Yugoslavia;
Whereas the name 'Czechoslovakia' has now been changed to the 'Czech and Slovak Federal Republic' and the appropriate amendments should accordingly be made to the Annexes to Decisions 85/355/EEC and 85/356/EEC;
Whereas the names of the services which carry out field inspections and officially control seed in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, the United States of America and Yugoslavia have changed and appropriate administrative amendments should accordingly be made to the Annexes to Decisions 85/355/EEC and 85/356/EEC;
Whereas an examination of the rules of Hungary, Poland, Romania, Chile and Uruguay and the manner in which they are applied has shown that:
- in Hungary, in respect of red top, creeping bent grass and canary grass,
- in Poland, in respect of velvet bent, Alsike clover, Persian clover, California bluebell and hemp,
- in Romania, in respect of wheat,
- in Chile, in respect of Persian clover, white lupin, durum wheat, wheat, oats, barley and colza,
- in Uruguay, in respect of flax/linseed,
the prescribed field inspections satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I to Directive 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC or 69/208/EEC, as the case may be, and the conditions governing seed harvested and controlled there afford the same assurances, as regards the seed's characteristics, identity, examination, marking and control, as do the conditions applicable to such seed harvested and controlled within the Community;
Whereas the existing equivalence for those five countries should therefore be extended accordingly;
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,
The word 'Czechoslovakia' in point 1.1 of heading 1 ('Legend') of Part 1 of the Annexes to Decisions 85/355/EEC and 85/356/EEC is hereby replaced by 'the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic'.
The table in heading 2 ('Table') of Part 1 of the Annex to Decision 85/355/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I.
The table in heading 2 ('Table') of Part 1 of the Annex to Decision 85/356/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with Annex II.
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31980D0327 | 80/327/EEC: Commission Decision of 3 March 1980 refusing to accept the scientific character of the apparatus described as 'Benthos boomerang corer, model 1890'
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 March 1980 refusing to accept the scientific character of the apparatus described as "Benthos boomerang corer, model 1890" (80/327/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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (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 28 September 1979, the United Kingdom Government requested the Commission to invoke the procedure at present laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Benthos boomerang corer, model 1890", to be used for the study of Atlantic Ocean circulation, should be considered as 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 5 February 1980 within the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine this particular case;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question serves for taking sediment samples of the bottom of the sea ; whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas apparatus of the same kind is principally used for the realization of non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus,
The apparatus described as "Benthos boomerang corer, model 1890" is not considered to be a scientific apparatus.
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31976R0312 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 312/76 of 9 February 1976 amending the provisions relating to the trade union rights of workers contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 312/76 of 9 February 1976 amending the provisions relating to the trade union rights of workers contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 49 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal 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 it should be specified in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (3), that workers who are nationals of one Member State and who are employed in the territory of another Member State shall also enjoy equality of treatment as regards the exercise of trade union rights with respect to eligibility for the administration or management posts of a trade union,
Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 shall be amended as follows: 1. The following shall be added to the first sentence of paragraph 1 after "including the right to vote":
"and to be eligible for the administration or management posts of a trade union."
2. Paragraph 2 is hereby deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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 |
31991R2038 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2038/91 of 11 July 1991 fixing for the 1991/92 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the amount of production aid for prunes
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2038/91 of 11 July 1991 fixing for the 1991/92 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the amount of production aid for prunes
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,
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), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1943/91 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2202/90 (4), lays down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables;
Whereas, under Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of, firstly, the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year, secondly, the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetable sector, and thirdly, the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses, including supply of the processing industry;
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to products and the difference between the cost of the raw material in the Community and in the major competing third countries;
Whereas the minimum price to be paid to producers in Spain and the production aid for the products obtained are to be determined as provided for in Article 118 of the Act of Accession; whereas the representative period for determining the minimum price is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 461/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, rules on the production aid system in respect of processed fruit and vegetables (5); whereas as a consequence of
Article 1
(2) of that Regulation no production aid is to be paid during the transitional period for prunes obtained from dried plums from Portugal;
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,
For the marketing year 1991/92:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 to be paid to producers for dried plums derived from prunes d'Ente;
and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the same Regulation for prunes ready to be offered for human consumption;
Shall be as set out in the Annex.
Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid.
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32003R2221 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2221/2003 of 18 December 2003 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2221/2003
of 18 December 2003
fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
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 organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regulations and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice on the Community market on the one hand and prices for cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products on the world market on the other. The same Articles provide that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on the markets in cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market.
(3) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/95(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2993/95(6), on the import and export system for products processed from cereals and from rice defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the refund on these products is being calculated.
(4) The refund to be granted in respect of certain processed products should be graduated on the basis of the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch content of the individual product concerned, this content being a particularly good indicator of the quantity of basic product actually incorporated in the processed product.
(5) There is no need at present to fix an export refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of potential exports and in particular the nature and origin of these products. For certain products processed from cereals, the insignificance of Community participation in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export refund at the present time.
(6) 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.
(7) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(8) Certain processed maize products may undergo a heat treatment following which a refund might be granted that does not correspond to the quality of the product; whereas it should therefore be specified that on these products, containing pregelatinized starch, no export refund is to be granted.
(9) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1518/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December 2003.
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31995D2717 | 95/489/EC: Decision No 2717/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 November 1995 on a set of guidelines for the development of the EURO-ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) as a trans- European network
| DECISION No 2717/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 9 November 1995 on a set of guidelines for the development of the EURO-ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) as a trans-European network
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 129d thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (3),
Acting in accordance with procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty (4),
Whereas the aim of establishing trans-European telecommunication networks is to allow the circulation of information with a view to enabling the internal market to function properly for all participants, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises in the Community, and strengthening its economic and social cohesion;
Whereas the internal market establishes an area without internal frontiers within which the free movement of goods, services and capital must be guaranteed; whereas in order to ensure each of these freedoms, the Community acts adopted or being adopted provide for measures involving a substantial interchange of data between individuals, economic operators and the competent administrations; whereas such interchange can be ensured using trans-European networks;
Whereas action by the Community in this field has to take account in particular of the need to link island, land-locked and peripheral regions with the central regions of the Community;
Whereas Council Recommendation 86/659/EEC (5) provides for a set of ISDN services compatible at European level to be made available, which is also the subject of a Memorandum of Understanding between the public telecommunications network operators;
Whereas the Council Resolution of 18 July 1989 (6) called for a strengthening of coordination on the introduction of ISDN in the European Community before the end of 1992;
Whereas Council Recommendation 92/383/EEC (7) calls for the application to ISDN of the principles of open network provision;
Whereas, in this Resolution of 5 June 1992 (8), the Council recognized the importance of developing ISDN in the context of trans-European networks;
Considering the conclusions of the European Council meeting in Corfu on 24 and 25 June 1994 and in particular those relating to the information society;
Whereas for the further development of the regulatory framework, account should be taken of the objectives defined in this Decision;
Whereas it is important, for the smooth operation of the internal market, to facilitate the movement of goods, services, persons and capital between the Community and third countries, and more specially the member countries of the European Free Trade Association; whereas such movements will strengthen trade relations between the economic operators of the countries concerned; whereas cooperation must therefore be established with those countries in order to promote Europe-wide interconnection and interoperability of ISDN;
Whereas adequate Community action is needed to establish smooth coordination between the Member States and the economic operators responsible for creating the basic infrastructure, in order to ensure the harmonized introduction of ISDN services; whereas failure to adopt a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the development of ISDN as a trans-European network would be liable to result in a lack of interconnection and interoperability between national networks and a smaller supply of compatible basic services,
This Decision establishes the guidelines identifying the objectives, priorities, broad categories of measures and a number of projects of common interest concerning the development of EURO-ISDN as a trans-European network.
for the purposes of this Decision:
- 'Euro-ISDN` shall mean a set if ISDN facilities and services implemented on the basis of the harmonized European standards as set out in Annex I, point 1,
- 'basic services ` shall mean the services set out in Annex I, point 2,
- 'telematic services` shall mean the services set out in Annex I, point 3.
The objectives as regards the development of the ISDN as a trans-European network and into an element of the infrastructure for the 'universal service` shall be as follows:
- the development of a range of services based on the EURO-ISDN, with account also being taken of the future introduction of a European broadband communications network,
- availability of a full geographical coverage by EURO-ISDN in all Member States having regard to market needs, in particular to facilitate access of the island, land-locked and peripheral regions by means of EURO-ISDN.
The priorities for achieving the objectives referred to in Article 3 shall be as follows:
- to promote the use of EURO-ISDN, in particular by small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as public organizations,
- to contribute to the rapid availability of affordable testing equipment,
- to promote access to less expensive terminal equipment and application software.
The broad categories of measures necessary to attain the objectives referred to in Article 3 and to comply with the priorities laid down in Article 4 shall be as follows:
- analysis of obstacles to the deployment of EURO-ISDN and the means to be used to overcome them,
- promotion of end-to-end interoperability of telematic services,
- analysis and promotion of migration of public and private sector applications to EURO-ISDN,
- promotion of the availability of EURO-ISDN terminals and application software.
The development of EURO-ISDN as a trans-European network shall be carried out pursuant to this Decision in the form of projects of common interest. Those projects shall be as listed in Annex II.
This Decision shall not prejudice any financial commitment by a Member State or the Community.
Member States shall encourage public network operators to put in place the infrastructure required for the development of EURO-ISDN in accordance with market demand and in compliance with Community rules.
Participation by third countries which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or which have Association Agreements with the Community is highly desirable, subject to the procedure in Article 228 of the Treaty, to enable them to assist in carrying out projects of common interest and to promote the interconnection and interoperability of their ISDNs.
0
In 1997 the Commission shall carry out an overall evaluation of the guidelines defined in this Decision in the light of any change in the rules applicable to EURO-ISDN.
1
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
2
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32007R0188 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 188/2007 of 23 February 2007 concerning the authorisation of a new use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Biosaf SC 47) as a feed additive (Text with EEA relevance )
| 24.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 57/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 188/2007
of 23 February 2007
concerning the authorisation of a new use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Biosaf SC 47) as a feed additive
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of that Regulation.
(3) The application concerns authorisation of a new use of the preparation Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCYC Sc 47) (Biosaf SC 47) as a feed additive for dairy goats and dairy sheep to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
(4) The method of analysis included in the application for authorisation in accordance with Article 7(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 concerns the determination of the active substance of the feed additive in feed. The method of analysis referred to in the Annex to this Regulation is therefore not to be understood as a Community method of analysis within the meaning of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (2).
(5) The use of the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCYC Sc 47) was authorised for cattle for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 316/2003 of 19 February 2003 concerning the permanent authorisation of an additive in feedingstuffs and the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs (3), for piglets (weaned) by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2148/2004 of 16 December 2004 concerning the permanent and provisional authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs and the authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs (4), for sows by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1288/2004 of 20 December 2004 concerning the permanent authorisation of certain additives and the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs (5), for rabbits for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 of 18 April 2005 concerning a new authorisation for 10 years of a coccidiostat as an additive in feedingstuffs, the provisional authorisation of an additive and the permanent authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs (6), for dairy cows by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1811/2005 of 4 November 2005 concerning the provisional and permanent authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs and the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs (7) and for lambs for fattening by Commission Regulation No 1447/2006 of 29 September 2006 concerning the authorisation of a new use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Biosaf SC 47) as a feed additive (8).
(6) New data were submitted in support of the application for authorisation for dairy goats and dairy sheep. The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 12 July 2006 that the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCYC Sc 47) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment (9). It further concluded that the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCYC Sc 47) does not present any other risk for this additional animal category which would, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, exclude authorisation. According to that opinion, the use of that preparation can improve significantly milk yield in dairy goats and dairy sheep. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post market monitoring. This opinion also verifies 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. The assessment of that preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, 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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31990D0226 | 90/226/EEC: Council Decision of 25 April 1990 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the protocol defining for the period 18 January 1990 to 17 January 1993 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off the coast of Seychelles
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 April 1990
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining for the period 18 January 1990 to 17 January 1993 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off the coast of Seychelles
(90/226/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles (1), signed in Brussels on 28 October 1987,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and the Republic of Seychelles have held negotiations with a view to determining amendments to be made to the abovementioned Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol in force which is annexed to the said Agreement;
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 17 January 1990, by virtue of which Community fishermen are to enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of Seychelles for the period 18 January 1990 to 17 January 1993;
Whereas, in order to avoid interruption of fishing activities by Community vessels, both parties have initialled an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the provisional application of the said Protocol from the day following the date of expiry of the Protocol previously in force; whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters should be approved subject to a definitive decision pursuant to Article 43 of the Treaty,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 18 January 1990 to 17 January 1993, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters and the Protocol are attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0710 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2006 of 8 May 2006 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes)
| 9.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 122/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 710/2006
of 8 May 2006
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes)
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 230/2006 (3) fixes the indicative quantities for which system B export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for tomatoes will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for tomatoes after 8 May 2006 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for tomatoes submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 230/2006, export declarations for which are accepted after 8 May and before 16 May 2006, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 2006.
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 | 1 |
31990R3818 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3818/90 of 19 December 1990 laying down certain INDICATIVE ceilings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3818/90
of 19 December 1990
laying down certain indicative cellings and certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism in fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States
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 251 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism for trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas, in compliance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90 of 11 December 1990 on products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism during the second stage of Portuguese accession (2), amongst other products, oranges and apples other than cider apples are subject to the STM from 1 January 1991;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/90 (3) lays down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90, the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession should be laid down, for the products in question, for the periods during which the Portuguese market is to be considered sensitive within the meaning of Article 2 of that Regulation; whereas, moreover, these ceilings must reflect a gradual increase in trade flows between the Community
as constituted at 31 December 1985 and Spain on the one hand, and Portugal on the other;
Whereas the amount of the security relating to STM licences referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 should be fixed so as to ensure the proper functioning of these arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
For oranges falling within CN codes 0805 10 11, 0805 10 15, 0805 10 19, 0805 10 21, 0805 10 25, 0805 10 29, 0805 10 31, 0805 10 35, 0805 10 39, 0805 10 41, 0805 10 45 and 0805 10 49 and apples other than cider apples falling within CN code 0808 10 93 and 0808 10 99:
(a) the indicative ceilings provided for in Article 251 (1) of the Act of Accession, and
(b)the sensitive periods of the Portuguese market, within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90,
shall be as fixed in the Annex hereto.
The amount of the security for STM licences referred to in Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 is hereby fixed at ECU 8 per 100 kg net of products referred to in Article 1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991.
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 |
31994R2534 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2534/94 of 18 October 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2534/94 of 18 October 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
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), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3676/93 of 21 December 1993 fixing, for certain fish stock and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1994 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2) provides for common sole quotas for 1994;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1994; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 14 October 1994; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1994.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned 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 Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 14 October 1994.
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 |
32009R0997 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/2009 of 22 October 2009 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
| 23.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 997/2009
of 22 October 2009
fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
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), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Part XVI of Annex I to 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 market in milk and milk products, export refunds should be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 162, 163, 164, 167, 169 and 170 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that export refunds may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.
(4) Export refunds for the Dominican Republic have been differentiated to take into account the reduced custom duties applied on imports under the import tariff quota under the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic on import protection for milk powder in the Dominican Republic (2), approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC (3). Due to a changed market situation in the Dominican Republic, characterised by increased competition for milk powder, the quota is no longer fully used. In order to maximise the use of the quota, the differentiation of export refunds for the Dominican Republic should be abolished.
(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 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 Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 (4).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 October 2009.
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32006D0201 | Council Decision 2006/201/CFSP of 27 February 2006 concerning the extension of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel
| 10.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 71/53
COUNCIL DECISION 2006/201/CFSP
of 27 February 2006
concerning the extension of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,
Whereas:
(1) On 9 September 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/643/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh, Indonesia (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) (1).
(2) Article 7 of the Joint Action 2005/643/CFSP provides that the status of the Aceh Monitoring Mission staff in Indonesia, including where appropriate the privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the Aceh Monitoring Mission, shall be agreed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of the Treaty.
(3) Following negotiations with the Government of Indonesia, on 3 October 2005 the Council adopted Decision 2005/765/CFSP concerning the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel (2) authorising the signature of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.
(4) As stated in the letter of 14 September 2005 and its annexes from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Indonesia regarding the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) and its personnel and the reply from the Secretary-General/High Representative of 3 October 2005, this agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters may be extended for another period of up to six months by mutual consent (3).
(5) On 13 February 2006 the Government of Indonesia invited the European Union to extend the mandate of the Aceh Monitoring Mission for a period of three months.
(6) The Council, on 27 February 2006, adopted Joint Action 2006/202/CFSP amending and extending Joint Action 2005/643/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) (4), extending the AMM for a period of three months.
(7) The extension of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters for a period of three months should be approved on behalf of the European Union,
The extension of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
The text of the Exchange of Letters agreeing to this extension is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters in order to bind the European Union (5).
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31990R0737 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 of 22 March 1990 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power-station
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 737/90
of 22 March 1990
on the conditions governing impots of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power-station
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, following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power-station on 26 April 1986, considerable quantities of radioactive elements were released into the atmosphere;
Whereas 3955/87 (1), as amended by 4003/89 (2), fixed maximum permitted levels of radioactivity for agricultural products originating in third countries and intended for human consumption with which imports of the products concerned must comply and in connection with which checks are carried out by the Member States; whereas that Regulation applies only until 31 March 1990;
Whereas, without prejudice to the possibility of resorting, where necessary, in the future to the provisions of Council Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 of 22 December 1987 laying down maximum permitted radioactivity levels for foodstuffs and feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency (3), as amended by Regulation (Euratom) No 2218/89 (4), the Community must continue to ensure, with regard to the specific effects of the accident at Chernobyl, that agricultural products and processed agricultural products intended for human consumption and likely to be contaminated are introduced into the Community only according to common arrangements;
Whereas these common arrangements should safeguard the health of consumers, maintain, without having unduly adverse effects on trade between the Community and third countries, the unified nature of the market and prevent deflections of trade;
Whereas the reasons prevailing when Regulation (EEC) No 3955/87 was adopted are still valid, particularly on account of the fact that radioactive contamination in certain agricultural products originating in the third countries affected by the accident still exceed the maximum permitted levels of radioactivity laid down in that Regulation;
Whereas compliance with the maximum permitted levels must be the subject of appropriate checks, which may lead to prohibiting imports in cases of non-compliance;
Whereas radioactive contamination in many agricultural products has decreased and will continue to decrease to the levels existing before the Chernobyl accident; whereas a procedure should therefore be established enabling such products to be excluded from the scope of the abovementioned Regulation;
Whereas, since this Regulation covers all agricultural products and processed agricultural products intended for human consumption, there is no need, in the present case, to apply the procedure provided for in Article 29 of Directive 72/462/EEC (5);
Whereas, in order to clarify or adjust, as necessary, the measures provided for by this Regulation, a simplified procedure should be established,
With the exception of the products unfit for human consumption listed in Annex I and those products which may come to be excluded from the scope of this Regulation pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 7, this Regulation shall apply to the products originating in third countries covered by:
- Annex II to the Treaty,
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (6), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (7),
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 Octrober 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4001/87 (2),
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 of 11 November 1980 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3743/87 (4),
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80 of 11 November 1980 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on certain on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Teaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3209/88 (6).
Without prejudice to other provisions in force, the release for free circulation of the products referred to in 'Article 1 shall be subject to compliance with the maximum permitted levels laid down in Article 3.
The maximum permitted levels referred to in Article 2 shall be as follows:
the accumulated maximum radioactive level in terms of caesium-134 and -137 shall be:
- 370 Bq/kg for milk and milk products listed in Annex II and for foodstuffs intended for the special feeding of infants during the first four to six months of life, which meet, in themselves, the nutritional requirements of this category of person and are put up for retail sale in packages which are clearly indentified and labelled 'food preparation for infants' (7),
- 600Bq/kg for all other products concerned.
1. Member States shall check compliance with the maximum permitted levels set in Article 3 in respect of the products referred to in Article 1, taking into account contamination levels in the country of origin. Checking may also include the presentation of export certificates. Depending on the results of the checks carried out, Member States shall take the measures required for Article 2 to apply, including the prohibition of release for free circulation, taking each case individually or generally for a given product.
2. Each Member State shall provide the Commission with all information concerning the application of this Regulation, notably cases of non-compliance with the maximum permitted levels. The Commission shall circulate such information to the other Member States.
Where cases of repeated non-compliance with the macimum permitted levels have been recorded, the necessary measures may be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. Such measures may even include the prohibition of the import of products originating in the third country concerned.
The arrangements for applying this Regulation, any amendments to be made to the products in Annex I, and the list of products excluded from this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by an ad hoc committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committe shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
3. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately.
However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council fortwith. In that event:
- the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication,
- the Council, acting by a qulified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the first indent.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1990.
It shall expire on 31 March 1995, unless the Council decides otherwise at an earlier date, particularly should the list of excluded products referred to in Article 6 cover all the products fit for human consumption to which this Regulation applies.
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31981D0415 | 81/415/EEC: Commission Decision of 25 May 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as 'JEOL- electron microscope, model JEM-200CX', may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| Commission Decision
of 25 May 1981
establishing that the apparatus described as "JEOL-electron microscope, model JEM-200CX", may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(81/415/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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 [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 17 November 1980, Belgium 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 "JEOL-electron microscope, model JEM-200CX", to be used for microstructural research of the transformation and deformation of metallic materials and in particular for the determination of the cell structure after deformation, onset of metal fatigue, phase-boundary displacements, intense shear bands, stress-relieved structure of steel and adhesion of dispersoids after deformation, 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 28 April 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter ;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an electron microscope ;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the very high resolution power in the field of the microanalysis 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, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community ; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus "EM 400" manufactured by Philips Nederland BV, NL-Boschdijk, 525, Eindhoven,
The apparatus described as "JEOL-electron microscope, model JEM-200CX", which is the subject of an application by Belgium of 17 November 1980, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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32010D0659 | 2010/659/EU: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2009/015 DK/Danfoss Group from Denmark)
| 4.11.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 286/15
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 20 October 2010
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2009/015 DK/Danfoss Group from Denmark)
(2010/659/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.
(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.
(4) Denmark submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in the Danfoss Group. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 8 893 336.
(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Denmark,
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 8 893 336 in commitment and payment appropriations.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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