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32001D0744 | 2001/744/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 2001 amending Annex V to Council Directive 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3091)
| Commission Decision
of 17 October 2001
amending Annex V to Council Directive 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air
(notified under document number C(2001) 3091)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/744/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 June 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air(1), and in particular Article 7(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air are laid down in Directive 1999/30/EC.
(2) The method of determining the upper and lower assessment thresholds of those pollutants laid down in that Directive should be amended in order to clarify the calculation procedure.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee instituted by Article 12(2) of Council Directive 96/62/EC(2),
Section II of Annex V to Directive 1999/30/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
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32010D0177 | 2010/177/: Commission Decision of 23 March 2010 amending Decision 2006/109/EC by accepting three offers to join the joint price undertaking accepted in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain castings originating in the People’s Republic of China
| 24.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 77/55
COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 March 2010
amending Decision 2006/109/EC by accepting three offers to join the joint price undertaking accepted in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain castings originating in the People’s Republic of China
(2010/177/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the ‘basic Regulation’), and in particular Articles 8 and 11(3) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1212/2005 (2) (the definitive Regulation), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain castings originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This Regulation was last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 500/2009 (3).
(2) The Commission, by Decision 2006/109/EC (4) accepted a joint price undertaking from the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronics Products (CCCME) together with 20 cooperating Chinese companies or cooperating groups of companies. This Decision was amended by Commission Decision 2008/437/EC (5).
(3) The definitive Regulation gives the possibility to new Chinese exporting producers to be granted the same treatment as the cooperating companies in the original investigation, on the condition that these producers have been granted the new exporting producer treatment (NEPT) in accordance with Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1212/2005.
(4) Following three requests for NEPT based on Article 1(4) of the definitive Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 426/2008 (6) amended the definitive Regulation and assigned an individual duty rate of 28,6 % to the exporting producers HanDan County Yan Yuan Smelting and Casting Co., Ltd (HanDan), XianXian Guozhuang Precision Casting Co., Ltd (XianXian) and Wuxi Norlong Foundry Co., Ltd (Norlong).
(5) Following a request for NEPT based on Article 1(4) of the definitive Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 282/2009 (7) amended the definitive Regulation and assigned and individual duty rate of 28,6 % to the exporting producer Weifang Stable Casting Co., Ltd (Weifang).
(6) It is recalled that all four exporting producers received individual treatment (IT) during the NEPT investigation.
(7) Two of the four above-mentioned exporting producers granted NEPT (XianXian and Weifang) submitted together with the CCCME formal offers to join the joint liability undertaking accepted by the Commission.
(8) On 10 June 2009, the Commission, by a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union
(8), initiated a partial interim review of the definitive measures. The review is limited in scope to the examination of the form of the measures and in particular to the examination of the acceptability and workability of undertakings offered by exporting producers in the PRC.
(9) After the initiation of the partial interim review of the measures, yet another exporting producer granted NEPT, HanDan, submitted within the deadline, together with the CCCME a formal offer to join the joint liability undertaking accepted by the Commission.
(10) Another exporting producer granted NEPT, Norlong, submitted that it does not wish to adhere to the joint undertaking accepted by the Commission, but offered, within the deadline, a separate undertaking.
(11) On 15 December 2009, the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to accept the offers to join the joint price undertaking submitted by CCCME and HanDan, by CCCME and XianXian and by CCCME and Weifang and to reject the undertaking offered by Norlong were disclosed to interested parties. They were given the opportunity to comment. Their comments have been assessed before taking a final decision.
B. UNDERTAKING OFFERS
(12) With regard to the undertaking offer submitted by CCCME together with Handan, XianXian and Weifang, it is noted that they are identical to the collective undertaking offer accepted by Decision 2006/109/EC and thus the CCCME and the three exporting producers undertake to ensure that the product concerned is exported at or above a minimum import price (MIP) set at a level that eliminates the injurious effect of dumping. It is recalled that the undertaking includes the indexation of the minimum import price of the product concerned in accordance with public international quotations for its main raw material, i.e. pig iron, given that casting prices vary significantly depending on the prices of pig iron.
(13) In addition, a further investigation showed that there are no company specific reasons that would call for a refusal of the offer submitted by CCCME together with HanDan, XianXian and Weifang. In view of the foregoing, and as the companies received an individual duty rate, the Commission considers that it can accept the undertaking offer made by CCCME and the exporting producers.
(14) Moreover, the regular and detailed reports which the CCCME and the companies undertake to provide to the Commission will allow effective monitoring. It is, therefore, considered that the risk of circumventing the undertaking is limited.
(15) With regard to the separate undertaking offered by Norlong, it should be recalled that the original undertaking accepted by Decision 2006/109/EC was a joint liability undertaking of 20 companies together with the CCCME. The fact that it was offered as a joint undertaking contributed in a decisive manner to its acceptability by the Commission given that it increased the practicability and improved the control of the respect of the obligations deriving from the undertaking, all of this being necessary in view of the great number of exporting producers involved.
(16) Norlong argued that the Commission had already accepted in the past at least one individual undertaking from a company which had not been granted market economy treatment (MET) but only individual treatment (9), as is the case of Norlong. However, it should be emphasized that the situation in the case referred to by Norlong is different from the situation in the original undertaking accepted by Decision 2006/109/EC: in the case referred to by Norlong, only one undertaking offer of one exporting producer was finally accepted. It should also be recalled that that undertaking was subsequently withdrawn by the Commission because of numerous breaches found, including cross-compensation schemes (10).
(17) In the case of the undertaking accepted by Decision 2006/109/EC, the specificity of the situation, i.e. the great number of companies which exceeds 20, requires a particular set-up for a special control and monitoring. Norlong did not bring forward any relevant argument suggesting that it was in a different situation as the other companies part of the joint undertaking or justifying that the Commission should treat Norlong in a different way than the other companies that are part to the joint undertaking. Moreover, Norlong’s offer would imply a duplication of efforts of the Commission’s control and monitoring system. Since it would not be practicable and cost-effective for the Commission to control the respect of the obligations deriving from Norlong’s individual undertaking offer, the Commission considers that it cannot accept the separate undertaking offer made by Norlong.
(18) The Union industry objected to the undertaking offer submitted by CCCME together with HanDan, XianXian and Weifang, arguing that the MIP would be too low to protect the European industry from the effect of dumped imports and that the Union industry is suffering further injury. As regards the level of the MIP, it should be noted that anti-dumping duties were imposed at the level of the dumping margins found which were lower than the injury margins. Therefore, the MIP was also set on the normal value and thus eliminates merely the dumping established, in conformity with the principle of the lesser duty rule set out in Article 8(1) of the basic Regulation.
(19) The Union industry further argued that, despite the imposition of anti-dumping measures, the market share of Chinese exporters increased since the original investigation period (11). The Union industry claimed that this was due to an increase in exports from China combined with a sharp drop in Union consumption. However, no conclusive evidence with regard to the alleged sharp drop in consumption was submitted. Moreover, from the statistics available (12), it appears that dumped imports have decreased by 14 % since the original investigation period.
(20) In view of the above, none of the reasons put forward by the Union industry could alter the conclusion that the undertaking offer submitted by CCCME together with HanDan, Weifang and XianXian should be accepted.
(21) In order to enable the Commission to monitor effectively the companies’ compliance with the undertaking, when the request for release into free circulation is presented to the relevant customs authority, exemption from the anti-dumping duty will be conditional upon (i) the presentation of an undertaking invoice containing at least the elements listed in the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 268/2006 (13); (ii) the fact that imported goods are manufactured, shipped and invoiced directly by the said company to the first independent customer in the Union; and (iii) the fact that the goods declared and presented to customs correspond precisely to the description on the undertaking invoice. Where no such invoice is presented, or when it does not correspond to the product presented to customs, the appropriate rate of anti-dumping duty shall instead be payable.
(22) To further ensure the respect of the undertaking, importers have been made aware by Regulation (EC) No 268/2006 that the non-fulfilment of the conditions provided for by that Regulation, or the withdrawal by the Commission of the acceptance of the undertaking, may lead to a customs debt being incurred for the relevant transactions.
(23) In the event of a breach or withdrawal of the undertaking or in case of withdrawal of acceptance of the undertaking by the Commission, the anti-dumping duty imposed in accordance with Article 9(4) of the basic Regulation shall automatically apply pursuant to Article 8(9) of the basic Regulation.
(24) In view of the above, the undertaking offered by Norlong should be rejected. The offer submitted by CCCME and HanDan, by CCCME and XianXian and by CCCME and Weifang to join the joint price undertaking as accepted by Decision 2006/109/EC should be accepted, and Article 1 of Decision 2006/109/EC should be amended accordingly,
The undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain castings originating in the People’s Republic of China by: (i) the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronics Products (CCCME) and HanDan County Yan Yuan Smelting and Casting Co., Ltd; (ii) CCCME and XianXian Guozhuang Precision Casting Co. Ltd; and (iii) CCCME and Weifang Stable Casting Co., Ltd is hereby accepted.
The table of Article 1 in Decision 2006/109/EC as amended by Decision 2008/437/EC is replaced by the following table:
Company Taric Additional Code
Beijing Tongzhou Dadusche Foundry Factory, East of Dongtianyang Village, Dadushe, Tongzhou Beijing A708
Botou City Simencun Town Bai Fo Tang Casting Factory, Bai Fo Tang Village, Si Men Cun Town, Bo Tou City, 062159, Hebei Province A681
Botou City Wangwu Town Tianlong Casting Factory, Changle Village, Wangwu Town, Botou City, Hebei Province A709
Changan Cast Limited Company of Yixian Hebei, Taiyuan main street, Yi County, Hebei Province, 074200 A683
Changsha Jinlong Foundry Industry Co., Ltd, 260, Jinchang Road, JinJing Town, Changsha, Hunan A710
Changsha Lianhu Foundry, Lianhu Village, Yuhuating Town, Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan A711
Manufactured and sold by GB Metal Products Co., Ltd, Zhuanlu Town, Dingzhou, Hebei or manufactured by GB Metal Products Co., Ltd, Zhuanlu Town, Dingzhou, Hebei and sold by its related sales company GB International Trading Shanghai Co Ltd, B301-310 Yinhai Building., 250 Cao Xi Road., Shanghai A712
Guiyang Bada Foundry Co., Ltd, Mengguan Huaxi Guiyang, Guizhou A713
Hebei Jize Xian Ma Gang Cast Factory, Nankai District. Xiao Zhai Town, Jize County, Handan City, Hebei A714
Manufactured and sold by Hebei Shunda Foundry Co., Ltd, Qufu Road, Quyang, 073100, PRC or manufactured by Hebei Shunda Foundry Co., Ltd, Qufu Road, Quyang, 073100, PRC and sold by its related sales company Success Cast Tech-Ltd, 603A Huimei Business Centre 83 Guangzhou Dadao(s), Guangzhou 510300 A715
Hong Guang Handan Cast Foundry Co., Ltd, Nankai District, Xiao Zhai Town, Handou City, Jize County, Hebei A716
Qingdao Qitao Casting Co., Ltd, Nan Wang Jia Zhuang Village, Da Xin Town, Jimo City, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266200 A718
Shandong Huijin Stock Co., Ltd, North of Kouzhen Town, Laiwu City, Shandong Province, 271114 A684
Shahe City Fangyuan Casting Co., Ltd, West of Nango Village, Shiliting Town, Shahe City, Hebei Province A719
Shanxi Yuansheng Casting and Forging Industrial Co. Ltd, No 8 DiZangAn, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030002 A680
Tianjin Fu Xing Da Casting Co., Ltd, West of Nan Yang Cun Village, Jin Nan District, 300350, Tianjin A720
Weifang Jianhua Casting Co., Ltd, Kai Yuan Jie Dao Office, Hanting District, Weifang City, Shandong Province A721
Zibo City Boshan Guangyuan Casting Machinery Factory, Xiangyang Village, Badou Town, Boshan District, Zibo City Shandong Province A722
Zibo Dehua Machinery Co., Ltd, North of Lanyan Street, Zibo High-tech Developing Zone A723
HanDan County Yan Yuan Smelting and Casting Co., Ltd, South of Hu Cun Village, Hu Cun Town, Han Dan County, Hebei, 056105 A871
XianXian Guozhuang Precision Casting Co., Ltd, Guli Village, Xian County, Gouzhuang, Hebei, Cangzhou 062250 A869
Weifang Stable Casting Co., Ltd, Fangzi District, Weifang City, Shandong Province, 261202 A931
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31997D0763 | 97/763/EC: Council Decision of 10 November 1997 concluding the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa
| 15.11.1997 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 313/25
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 November 1997
concluding the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa
(97/763/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130m, in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence, and the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the European Community and South Africa are pursuing specific RTD programmes in areas of common interest;
Whereas on the basis of past experience, both sides have expressed a desire to establish a deeper and broader framework for the conduct of collaboration in science and technology;
Whereas this agreement to cooperate in the field of science and technology forms part of the global cooperation between the Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and South Africa, on the other hand;
Whereas by its Decision of 22 January 1996, the Council authorized the Commission to negotiate an agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the Community and the Republic of South Africa;
Whereas by its Decision of 5 December 1996, the Council decided that the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation be signed on behalf of the Community;
Whereas the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa was signed on 5 December 1996;
Whereas the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa should be approved,
The Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
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32013D0029(01) | 2014/31/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 29 August 2013 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank’s capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (ECB/2013/29)
| 21.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 16/55
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 29 August 2013
laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank’s capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital
(ECB/2013/29)
(2014/31/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 28.5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision ECB/2013/28 of 29 August 2013 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (1) provides for the adjustment of the weightings assigned to the national central banks (NCBs) in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) capital (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’ and the ‘capital key’ respectively). This adjustment requires the Governing Council to determine the terms and conditions for transfers of capital shares between the NCBs that are members of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on 31 December 2013 in order to ensure that the distribution of these shares corresponds to the adjustments made. Accordingly, the adoption of a new decision is required that repeals Decision ECB/2013/18 of 21 June 2013 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank’s capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (2) with effect from 1 January 2014.
(2) Decision ECB/2013/30 of 29 August 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (3) determines how and to what extent the NCBs of the Member States whose currency is the euro (hereinafter ‘euro area NCBs’) are under an obligation to pay up the ECB’s capital in view of the adjusted capital key. Decision ECB/2013/31 of 30 August 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the non-euro area national central banks (4) determines the percentage that the NCBs of the Member States whose currency is not the euro (hereinafter ‘non-euro area NCBs’) are under an obligation to pay up with effect from 1 January 2014 in view of the adjusted capital key.
(3) The euro area NCBs, with the exception of Latvijas Banka, have already paid up their shares in the ECB’s subscribed capital as required under Decision ECB/2013/19 of 21 June 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (5). In view of this, Article 2(1) of Decision ECB/2013/30 states that euro area NCBs should either transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2013/30.
(4) Furthermore, a separate decision of the Governing Council on the paying-up of capital, transfer of foreign reserve assets and contributions by Latvijas Banka to the European Central Bank’s reserves and provisions will lay down that Latvijas Banka, which will be a euro-area NCB from 1 January 2014, is under an obligation to pay up the remaining share of its subscription to the ECB’s capital in order to arrive at the amount shown next to its name in the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2013/30, taking into account the adjusted capital key.
(5) Likewise, the non-euro area NCBs have already paid up a percentage of their shares in the ECB’s subscribed capital as required under Decision ECB/2013/20 of 21 June 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the non-euro area national central banks (6). In view of this, Article 2(1) of Decision ECB/2013/31 states that each of them should either transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the third column of the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2013/31,
Transfer of capital shares
Given the share in the ECB’s capital that each NCB will have subscribed on 31 December 2013, and the share in the ECB’s capital that each NCB will subscribe with effect from 1 January 2014 as a consequence of the adjustment of the capital key weightings laid down in Article 2 of Decision ECB/2013/28, the NCBs shall transfer capital shares among themselves via transfers to and from the ECB to ensure that the distribution of capital shares with effect from 1 January 2014 corresponds to the adjusted weightings. To this effect, each NCB shall, by virtue of this Article and without the need for any further formality or act, be deemed to have either transferred or received with effect from 1 January 2014 the share in the ECB’s subscribed capital shown next to its name in the fourth column of the table in Annex I to this Decision, whereby ‘+’ shall refer to a capital share that the ECB shall transfer to the NCB and ‘–’ to a capital share that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB.
Adjustment of the paid-up capital
1. Given the amount of the ECB’s capital that each NCB has paid up and the amount of the ECB’s capital that each NCB shall pay up with effect from 1 January 2014 pursuant to Article 1 of Decision ECB/2013/30 for the euro area NCBs and Article 1 of Decision ECB/2013/31 for the non-euro area NCBs respectively, on the first operating day of the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) following 1 January 2014 each NCB shall either transfer or receive the net amount shown next to its name in the fourth column of the table in Annex II to this Decision, whereby ‘+’ shall refer to an amount that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB and ‘–’ to an amount that the ECB shall transfer to that NCB.
2. On the first TARGET2 operating day following 1 January 2014, the ECB and the NCBs that are under an obligation to transfer an amount under paragraph 1 shall each separately transfer any interest on the respective amounts due accruing over the period from 1 January 2014 until the date of the transfer. The transferors and recipients of this interest shall be the same as the transferors and recipients of the amounts on which the interest accrues.
General provisions
1. The transfers described in Article 2 shall take place through TARGET2.
2. Where an NCB does not have access to TARGET2, the amounts described in Article 2 shall be transferred by crediting an account that the ECB or NCB shall nominate in due time.
3. Any interest accruing under Article 2(2) shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual over-360-day method of calculation, at a rate equal to the latest available marginal interest rate used by the Eurosystem in its tenders for main refinancing operations.
4. The ECB and the NCBs that are under an obligation to make a transfer under Article 2 shall, in due course, give the necessary instructions for duly executing such transfer on time.
Entry into force and repeal
1. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.
2. Decision ECB/2013/18 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2014.
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31985R2429 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2429/85 of 28 August 1985 determining the actual production of unginned cotton for the 1984/85 marketing year and fixing the percentage of the aid to be paid by Member States for the 1985/86 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2429/85
of 28 August 1985
determining the actual production of unginned cotton for the 1984/85 marketing year and fixing the percentage of the aid to be paid by Member States for the 1985/86 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid of cotton (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1976/85 (2), and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof,
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 states that actual production for each marketing year shall be determined every year, account being taken in particular of the quantities for which aid has been requested; whereas application of this criterion gives the figure for actual production in the 1984/85 marketing year indicated below;
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 provides that the percentage of the aid to be paid by Member States after ginning of the cotton, pending determination of the quantity actually produced, shall be laid down for each marketing year taking into account crop estimates; whereas those estimates for the marketing year concerned indicate that the percentage should be fixed at the level shown below;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,
Actual Community production of unginned cotton is hereby determined at 480 927 tonnes for the 1984/85 marketing year.
The percentage of the aid for the 1985/86 marketing year to be paid by the Member States after ginning of the cotton has been carried out and pending determination of the actual quantity produced is hereby fixed at 100.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32013D0122 | 2013/122/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 7 March 2013 determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in a fourth and a fifth region
| 8.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 65/35
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 7 March 2013
determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in a fourth and a fifth region
(2013/122/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 48(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Commission Implementing Decision 2012/274/EU of 24 April 2012 determining the second set of regions for the start of operations of the Visa Information System (VIS) (2), the fourth region where the collection and transmission of data to the VIS for all applications should start comprises Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo; and the fifth region comprises Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda and São Tomé and Principe.
(2) The Member States have notified the Commission that they have made the necessary technical and legal arrangements to collect and transmit the data referred to in Article 5(1) of the VIS Regulation to the VIS for all applications in those two regions, including arrangements for the collection and/or transmission of the data on behalf of another Member State.
(3) The condition laid down by the first sentence of Article 48(3) of the VIS Regulation thus being fulfilled, it is therefore necessary to determine the date from which the VIS is to start operations in a fourth and a fifth region.
(4) In view of the need to set the date for the start of the VIS in the very near future this Decision should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(5) Given that the VIS Regulation builds upon the Schengen acquis, Denmark notified the implementation of the VIS Regulation in its national law in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community. Denmark is therefore bound under international law to implement this Decision.
(6) This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(3). The United Kingdom is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application.
(7) This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(4). Ireland is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application.
(8) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters’ association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
(5), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Council Decision 1999/437/EC (6) on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement.
(9) As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
(7), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/146/EC (8).
(10) As regards Liechtenstein, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
(9), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2011/350/EU (10).
(11) As regards Cyprus, this Decision constitutes an act building upon, or otherwise related to, the Schengen acquis within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.
(12) As regards Bulgaria and Romania, this Decision constitutes an act building upon, or otherwise related to, the Schengen acquis within the meaning of Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession,
The Visa Information System shall start operations in the fourth and in the fifth region determined by Implementing Decision 2012/274/EU on 14 March 2013.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32002R0200 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 200/2002 of 31 January 2002 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 200/2002
of 31 January 2002
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) 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 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid(5) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2002.
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31985R0414 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 414/85 of 18 February 1985 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels, falling within heading No 70.12 and originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 414/85
of 18 February 1985
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels, falling within heading No 70.12 and originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 of 16 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels, falling within heading No 70.12, the individual ceiling was fixed at 289 300 ECU; whereas, on 18 February 1985, imports of these products into the Community originating in India reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,
As from 23 February 1985, the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:
1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 70.12 (NIMEXE code 70.12-10, 20) // Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels // //
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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32003R0498 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 498/2003 of 19 March 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 498/2003
of 19 March 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for 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 organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(11) 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 9(2) and Article 13(15) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Negotiations with a view to adapting the trade agreement between the Community and Poland establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and the total liberalisation of trade in other agricultural products have recently been concluded. In the cereals sector, one of the new concessions provided for is the abolition of export refunds for malt.
(2) With a view to adopting this agreement, and in order to clarify the export terms at the beginning of April 2003 for all exporters in the cereals sector, in particular in view of the period of validity of export licences, those export refunds should be abolished from 1 April 2003.
(3) The authorities of Poland have undertaken to ensure that only consignments of Community products covered by the trade agreement on which no refund has been granted are allowed for import into that country. To that end, Article 7a of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2002(6), should apply to malt exports to Poland.
(4) It has been found that, in periods of increase in refund rates, the security of EUR 15 per tonne laid down in Article 10(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 is not sufficient to prevent large numbers of export licences in force for cereals and cereal products being returned to the issuing authorities. As such returns may generate problems in the administration of the exports, they should be discouraged by raising that security.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 10(d), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:"EUR 20 per tonne for the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in the case of export licences."
2. Annex IV is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Point 2 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 April 2003.
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32006R2003 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2003/2006 of 21 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) of expenditure relating to the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products
| 28.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 379/49
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2003/2006
of 21 December 2006
laying down detailed rules for the financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) of expenditure relating to the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 35(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(2)(f) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2) provides that European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) expenditure relating to fisheries markets is to be managed in a centralised manner.
(2) Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 specifies the types of expenditure that are incurred by the Member States.
(3) The financing of this expenditure follows the rules of centralised direct management between the Commission and the Member States.
(4) In order to ensure that Community funds are soundly managed and to protect the financial interests of the Community, Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 contains certain obligations for Member States concerning the management and control of these funds, as well as providing information regarding their legal and administrative framework for fulfilment of these obligations and to recover undue amounts if irregularities are detected in the management of these funds. Furthermore, the Communities' financial interests in relation to the expenditure financed under Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 are protected by the relevant rules pertaining to the protection of those interests in Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3), Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (4), Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (5) and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (6).
(5) To ensure sound management of financial flows, in particular because the Member States themselves mobilise, in a first step, the funds to cover the expenditure referred to in Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 before the Commission reimburses their expenditure on a biannual basis, the Member States should collect the relevant information concerning the expenditure and transmit it to the Commission together with the declaration of expenditure.
(6) The Commission should reimburse Member States biannually on the basis of those declarations of expenditure and the supporting documents to that declaration.
(7) To enable the Commission to make efficient use of information from the Member States, that information should be sent electronically.
(8) To avoid the application of different exchange rates for aid paid to producer organisations in currencies other than the euro, on the one hand, and in the declaration of expenditure, on the other, Member States concerned should apply the same exchange rate in their declarations of expenditure as that used when making those payments to the beneficiaries. The exchange rates applicable must be laid down according to operative events as defined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1925/2000 establishing the operative events for the exchange rates to be applied when calculating certain amounts provided for by the mechanisms of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (7).
(9) In order to provide a legal basis for the payments made in the first reference period, it is appropriate to apply this Regulation with retroactive effect as from 16 October 2006,
Subject matter
This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) of expenditure incurred by Member States under the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definition shall apply:
‘Expenditure’ means expenditure incurred by the Member States as referred to in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.
Competent authority
Each Member State shall designate its competent authority for the implementation of this Regulation and notify it to the Commission.
Declarations of expenditure
1. Each Member State shall draw up a declaration of expenditure in accordance with the model in the Annex. The declaration of expenditure shall consist of a statement, broken down according to the nomenclature of the budget of the European Communities and by type of expenditure on the basis of a detailed nomenclature made available to the Member States. It shall cover:
(a) the expenditure incurred during the previous six-month reference period;
(b) total expenditure incurred from the beginning of the financial year until the end of the previous six-month reference period.
2. Each Member State shall collect all the information relevant to the declaration of expenditure.
3. The reference periods shall be the six-month periods from 16 October until 15 April and from 16 April until 15 October.
4. The declaration of expenditure may incorporate corrections to the amounts declared for previous reference periods.
5. The competent authorities of the Member States shall submit their declaration of expenditure together with the information, referred to in paragraph 2, to the Commission electronically, respectively on 10 May and 10 November at the latest.
Biannual payments
1. The appropriations necessary to finance the expenditure shall be made available to Member States by the Commission in the form of biannual reimbursements, (hereinafter referred to as ‘biannual payments’).
The amounts of the biannual payments shall be fixed in the basis of the declaration of expenditure submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 4.
2. Biannual payments shall be made to each Member State within 60 days after the complete declaration of expenditure by the Member State has been received by the Commission. The declaration shall be deemed complete if the Commission does not request further information within 30 days from receipt of declaration.
3. Until they receive transfer of the biannual payments from the Commission, the Member States shall mobilise the resources required to undertake expenditure.
Exchange rates to be applied
The exchange rate to be used by Member States for their declaration of expenditure shall be the rate most recently fixed by the European Central Bank (ECB) prior to the corresponding operative events as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1925/2000.
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 16 October 2006.
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32008R0821 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 821/2008 of 18 August 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 as regards the opening of a Community tariff quota for bananas originating in Mexico
| 19.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 221/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 821/2008
of 18 August 2008
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 as regards the opening of a Community tariff quota for bananas originating in Mexico
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 of 29 June 2000 implementing for the Community the tariff provisions of Decision No 2/2000 of the Joint Council under the Interim Agreement on Trade and Trade-related matters between the European Community and the United Mexican States (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) To take account of the accession to the European Union of Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2007, a Second Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, was signed on 29 November 2006, which entered into force on 1 March 2007.
(2) Accordingly, certain provisions of Decision No 2/2000 of the EC-Mexico Joint Council of 23 March 2000 (2) have been adjusted by Decision No 2/2008 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council (3) amending Joint Council Decision No 2/2000, relating to trade in goods, certification of origin and government procurement. This Decision provides for the opening of a new annual tariff quota for bananas originating in Mexico.
(3) In order to implement this tariff quota Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 should be adjusted. For that purpose it is necessary to open a new tariff quota for bananas originating in Mexico and to close the tariff quota for bananas opened in 2004 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1553/2004 (4) which ceased to apply from 1 January 2006 in consequence of the introduction of the tariff-only regime by Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 of 29 November 2005 on the tariff rates for bananas (5).
(4) In accordance with Decision No 2/2008 the new tariff quota should be open from 1 January to 31 December of each calendar year. This quota should apply for the first time from the third day after the publication of Decision No 2/2008 in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation should therefore apply from the same date and enter into force immediately.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 is amended as follows:
1. Article 2 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 5b. is replaced by the following:
(b) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:
2. The Annex is amended as set out 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 29 July 2008.
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32013R0433 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2013 of 7 May 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Κοπανιστή (Kopanisti) (PDO))
| 14.5.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 433/2013
of 7 May 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Κοπανιστή (Kopanisti) (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).
(2) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Greece’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Κοπανιστή’ (Kopanisti) registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (3).
(3) Since the amendments in question are not minor, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
(4), as required by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of that Regulation has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002D0711 | 2002/711/EC: Commission Decision of 23 March 2001 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in urban areas in the Netherlands (notified under document number C(2001) 650)
| Commission Decision
of 23 March 2001
approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in urban areas in the Netherlands
(notified under document number C(2001) 650)
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(2002/711/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing single programming documents.
(2) Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State may submit to the Commission a development plan which is treated as a draft single programming document, and which contains the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation.
(3) Under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership established in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on the single programming document, in agreement with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 48 to 51.
(4) The Dutch Government submitted to the Commission on 19 April 2000 an acceptable draft single programming document for the regions fulfilling the conditions for Objective 2 pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 The draft contains the information listed in Article 16 of the Regulation, and in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
(5) The date of submission of the draft which was considered acceptable by the Commission constitutes the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible. Under Article 52(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, as an acceptable plan was submitted between 1 January and 30 April 2000, the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible shall be 1 January 2000. Under Article 30 of the Regulation, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure.
(6) The single programming document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership.
(7) The Commission has satisfied itself that the single programming document is in accordance with the principle of additionality.
(8) Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing Financial Instruments.
(9) The financial contribution from the Community available over the entire period and its year-by-year breakdown are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown should be consistent with the relevant financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the Community contribution may be reviewed at mid-term, and not later than 31 March 2004, to take account of the effective level of inflation and the allocation of the performance reserve.
(10) Provision should be made for adapting the financial allocations of the priorities of this single programming document within certain limits to actual requirements reflected by the pattern of implementation on the ground, in agreement with the Member State concerned,
The single programming document for Community structural assistance in urban areas in the Netherlands under Objective 2 for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby approved.
1. In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the single programming document includes the following elements:
(a) the strategy and priorities for the joint action of the Structural Funds and the Member State; their specific quantified targets; the ex ante evaluation of the expected impact, including on the environmental situation, and the consistency of the priorities with the economic, social and regional policies and the employment strategy of the Netherlands.
The priorities are as follows:
1. improving the urban economic environment;
2. stimulating economic activity;
3. reinforcing socioeconomic potential;
4. technical assistance;
(b) a summary description of the measures planned to implement the priorities, including the information needed to check compliance with the state aid rules under Article 87 of the Treaty;
(c) the indicative financing plan specifying for each priority and each year the financial allocation envisaged for the contribution from each Fund and the total amounts of eligible public or equivalent expenditure and estimated private funding in the Member State. The total contribution from the Funds planned for each year for the single programming document is consistent with the relevant financial perspective;
(d) the provisions for implementing the single programming document, including designation of the managing authority, a description of the arrangements for managing the single programming document and the use to be made of global grants, a description of the systems for monitoring and evaluation, including the role of the Monitoring Committee and the arrangements for the participation of the partners in that Committee;
(e) the ex ante verification and information on the transparency of financial flows;
(f) information on the resources required for preparing, monitoring and evaluating the assistance.
2. The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and the Member State at EUR 587956395 for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 199670000.
The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 347582831 from the public sector and EUR 40703564 from the private sector can be partly met by Community loans from the EIB and other lending instruments.
1. The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted under the single programming document amounts to EUR 199670000.
The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds for the various priorities included in the single programming document, is set out in the financing plan annexed to this Decision.
2. All Community assistance available - EUR 199670000 - will be provided by the ERDF.
3. During implementation of the financing plan, the total cost or Community financing of a given priority may be adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to 25 % of the total Community contribution to the single programming document throughout the programme period, or by a larger percentage, provided that the total amount does not exceed EUR 30 million, without altering the total Community contribution referred to in paragraph 1.
This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on aid schemes falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty that are included in this assistance and which it has not yet approved. Submission of the application for assistance, the programme complement or a request for payment by the Member State does not replace the notification required by Article 88(3) of the Treaty.
Community financing of State aid falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, requires prior approval by the Commission under Article 88 of the Treaty, except where the aid falls under the de minimis rule or is exempted under an exemption regulation adopted by the Commission under Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 [now Articles 87 and 88] of the Treaty establishing the European Community to certain categories of horizontal State aid(2). In the absence of such exemption or approval, aid is illegal and subject to the consequences set out in the procedural regulation for State aid, and its part-financing would be treated as an irregularity within the meaning of Articles 38(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.
Consequently, the Commission will not accept requests for interim and final payments under Article 32 of the Regulation for measures being part-financed with new or altered aid, as defined in the procedural regulation for State aid, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, until such aid has been notified to and formally approved by the Commission.
The date from which expenditure shall be eligible is 1 January 2000. The closing date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be 31 December 2008. This date is extended to 30 April 2009 for expenditure incurred by bodies granting assistance under Article 9(l) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.
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32003R0532 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 532/2003 of 25 March 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 501/2003 providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002 for young male bovine animals for fattening
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 532/2003
of 25 March 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 501/2003 providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002 for young male bovine animals for fattening
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002 of 27 June 2002 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003)(1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
As a result of an administrative error made by a competent national body when notifying the quantity referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No 501/2003(2) should be amended accordingly,
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 501/2003 is replaced by the following:
"The number of animals referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002 is 4595."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 March 2003.
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32009R1001 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1001/2009 of 22 October 2009 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 23.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1001/2009
of 22 October 2009
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE 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 market and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1) b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1) (s) and listed in Part XIX of Annex 1 to of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed Part V of the Annex XX to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) In accordance with paragraph 2 (b) of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(4) Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1(1)(s) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 October 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 |
32013D0088 | Council Decision 2013/88/CFSP of 18 February 2013 amending Decision 2010/800/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
| 19.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/28
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/88/CFSP
of 18 February 2013
amending Decision 2010/800/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/800/CFSP of 22 December 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1), and in particular Articles 10(1) and 12(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/800/CFSP.
(2) On 10 December 2012, the Council expressed its deep concern about the intent of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the "DPRK") to launch a "working satellite", as such a launch makes use of ballistic missile technology, representing another clear violation of the DPRK's international obligations as set out in particular under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution (UNSCR) 1695 (2006), UNSCR 1718 (2006) and UNSCR 1874 (2009), and directly contravening the international community's unified call not to conduct such launches.
(3) On 22 January 2013, the UNSC adopted UNSCR 2087 (2013), condemning the DPRK's launch of 12 December 2012, which used ballistic missile technology and was in violation of UNSCR 1718 (2006) and UNSCR 1874 (2009).
(4) On 12 February 2013, the DPRK carried out a nuclear test, in violation of its international obligations under UNSCR 1718 (2006), UNSCR 1874 (2009) and UNSCR 2087 (2013) and representing a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.
(5) Paragraph 5(a) of UNSCR 2087 (2013) provides that additional persons and entities are to be subject to restrictive measures.
(6) In addition, paragraph 5(b) of UNSCR 2087 (2013) establishes that the prohibition to supply, sell or transfer certain items, materials, equipment, goods and technology in accordance with paragraph 8(a)(ii) of UNSCR 1718 (2006) is also to apply to the items specified in paragraph 5(b) of UNSCR 2087 (2013).
(7) Paragraph 8 of UNSCR 2087 (2013) clarifies certain methods for States to dispose of items seized consistent with provisions of UNSCR 1718 (2006) and UNSCR 1874 (2009) and in accordance with paragraph 14 of UNSCR 1874 (2009).
(8) Paragraph 12 of UNSCR 2087 (2013) also calls on States to exercise vigilance and restraint regarding the entry into or transit through their territories of individuals working on behalf or at the direction of designated individuals or entities.
(9) In line with paragraph 13 of UNSCR 2087 (2013), it is necessary to establish that no claims in connection with the performance of any contract or transaction affected by measures decided on pursuant to relevant UNSC resolutions or measures of the Union or any Member State in accordance with relevant decision of the UNSC or covered by this Decision, may be granted to designated persons or entities or any other person or entity in the DPRK.
(10) In accordance with the Council's conclusions on the DPRK of 10 December 2012, it is appropriate to adopt additional restrictive measures.
(11) An additional criterion for autonomous designation by the Union of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures should be included in Decision 2010/800/CFSP.
(12) The sale, supply or transfer to the DPRK of certain other goods relevant to the DPRK's weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, in particular its ballistic-missile sector, should be prohibited, especially certain types of aluminium.
(13) Furthermore, it should be clarified that where this decision provides for a prohibition on financial services, this includes the provision of insurance and re-insurance services.
(14) Moreover, the sale, purchase, transportation or brokering of gold, precious metals and diamonds to, from or for the Government of the DPRK should be prohibited.
(15) In addition, the delivery of newly printed or minted or unissued DPRK denominated banknotes and coinage to or for the benefit of the Central Bank of the DPRK should be prohibited.
(16) The sale or purchase of DPRK public or public-guaranteed bonds should be prohibited.
(17) Moreover, the opening of new branches, subsidiaries, or representative offices of DPRK banks in the territories of Member States, and the establishment of new joint ventures, or the taking of an ownership interest by the DPRK banks, including the Central Bank of DPRK, with banks within the jurisdiction of Member States, should be prohibited. Furthermore, Member States should take the appropriate measures to prohibit financial institutions within their territories or under their jurisdiction from opening representatives offices or subsidiaries in the DPRK.
(18) Following a decision by the UNSC Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1718 (2006), six entities should be removed from the lists set out in Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/800/CFSP and should be added to the list set out in Annex I to that Decision. It is also necessary to amend the entries for those entities.
(19) Furthermore, in accordance with Article 12(3) of Decision 2010/800/CFSP, the Council has carried out a complete review of the list of other persons and entities set out in Annexes II and III to that Decision and has concluded that those persons and entities should continue to be subject to the appropriate restrictive measures provided for in that Decision.
(20) Decision 2010/800/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
Decision 2010/800/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) Article 1 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, point (b) is replaced by the following:
"(b) all items, materials, equipment, goods and technology as determined by the Security Council or the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 12 of UNSCR 1718 (2006) (the ‧Sanctions Committee‧) in accordance with paragraph 8(a)(ii) of UNSCR 1718 (2006) and paragraph 5(b) of UNSCR 2087 (2013), which could contribute to the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes;";
(b) in paragraph 1, the following point is added:
"(d) certain key components for the ballistic-missile sector, such as certain types of aluminum used in ballistic-missile related systems. The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this provision.";
(c) in paragraph 2, point (b) is replaced by the following:
"(b) provide financing or financial assistance related to items and technology referred to in paragraph 1, including, in particular, grants, loans and export credit insurance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of these items and technology, or for the provision of related technical training, advice, services, assistance, or brokering services, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in, the DPRK;".
(2) The following articles are inserted:
(3) Article 4 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, the following point is added:
"(d) the persons not covered by Annex I, II or III who are involved in, including through the provision of financial services, the supply to or from the DPRK of arms and related material of all types, or of items, materials, equipment, goods and technology which could contribute to the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, to the DPRK, as listed in Annex IIIA.";
(b) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:
(c) paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:
(d) the following paragraph is added:
(4) In Article 5(1), the following point is added:
"(d) the persons and entities not covered by Annex I, II or III that are involved in, including through the provision of financial services, the supply to or from the DPRK of arms and related material of all types, or of items, materials, equipment, goods and technology which could contribute to the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, to the DPRK, as listed in Annex IIIA.".
(5) The following article is inserted:
(6) Article 7(5) is replaced by the following:
(7) The following article is inserted:
(8) Article 9(2) is replaced by the following:
(9) Article 10(2) is replaced by the following:
(10) Article 11 is replaced by the following:
(11) Article 12(3) is replaced by the following:
The persons and entities listed in Annex I to this Decision shall be added to the lists set out in Annex I to Decision 2010/800/CFSP.
The entities listed in Annex II to this Decision shall be deleted from the lists set out in Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/800/CFSP.
Annex III to this Decision is added as Annex IIIA to Decision 2010/800/CFSP.
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31995R2528 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2528/95 of 27 October 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2528/95 of 27 October 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses
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 Regulation (EC) No 1101/95 (2), and in particular Articles 14 (2) and 15 (4) thereof,
Whereas 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 (3) lays down in particular the method to be used to determine the sucrose content and the dry matter content used for the application of import duties; whereas, in order to clarify the wording of the provisions in question, mention should be made of the products to which the method applies; whereas provision should also be made to specify that conversion into sucrose equivalent of the duties applicable to inulin syrups should be by application of the coefficient 1,9 used both to fix the production levies and export refunds and to fix, before 1 July 1995, the import levies;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 5 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. For the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, the sucrose content, including other sugars expressed as sucrose, shall be determined by the application of the Lane and Eynon method (copper reduction method) to the solution inverted according to Clerget-Herzfeld. The total sugar content thus determined shall be expressed as sucrose by multiplying by 0,95.
Notwithstanding the preceding subparagraph, the sucrose content, including other sugars expressed as sucrose, of products containing less than 85 % sucrose or other sugars expressed as sucrose, and invert sugar expressed as sucrose shall be determined by ascertaining the dry matter content. The dry matter content shall be determined according to the specific gravity of the solution diluted in a proportion of 1 to 1 by weight and, for solid products, by drying. The dry matter content shall be expressed as sucrose by multiplying by the coefficient 1.` 2. In Article 5, the following paragraphs 3 and 4 are added:
'3. For the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (f) and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, the dry matter content shall be determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of paragraph 2.
4. For the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (h) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, conversion into sucrose equivalent shall be by multiplying the dry matter determined in accordance with the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 by the coefficient 1,9.`
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0599 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 599/2013 of 24 June 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 as regards the amounts of refunds for exports, not covered by certificates, of certain agricultural products in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty and the notification, by Member States, of certain related data
| 25.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 172/11
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 599/2013
of 24 June 2013
amending Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 as regards the amounts of refunds for exports, not covered by certificates, of certain agricultural products in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty and the notification, by Member States, of certain related data
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 of 30 November 2009 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2) provides that small exporters are exempted from presenting a refund certificate up to total amounts fixed at individual and global level. It also provides that refund certificates applied for and, in some cases, refund certificates issued, are to be communicated to the Commission.
(2) Recent reductions in export refund rates, due to the combined effects of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and of the movements in agricultural commodity prices on the world market, have led to a situation in which less or no applications for refund certificates have been submitted, consequently easing the pressure on the Union budget for export refunds on goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. In those circumstances where the Union is not in danger of breaching its international commitments, it is appropriate to simplify the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, therefore reducing the administrative burden.
(3) It is therefore appropriate to increase the payment threshold beneath which small exporters are exempted from submitting a refund certificate at individual and at global level. It is also appropriate to suspend the obligations for the competent authorities of the Member States to notify the amounts of refund certificates applied for where the refunds applicable to all the basic products are either suspended, not fixed or equal to zero, to notify certain refund certificates issued where no refund certificates were issued and, where no amounts are involved, the obligation to notify certain information for guaranteeing the functioning and the management of the refund certificate system and to inform the Commission that no amounts have been granted.
(4) Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty,
Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 is amended as follows:
(1) Article 42(1) is replaced by the following:
(2) Article 43(1) is replaced by the following:
(3) The following Article 53a is inserted:
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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0194 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 194/2006 of 3 February 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 4.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 194/2006
of 3 February 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 2006.
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 |
32003D0023 | 2003/23/EC: Commission Decision of 30 December 2002 concerning a financial contribution for the compulsory slaughter between 1 July and 31 October 2001 of animals due to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2002) 5491)
| Commission Decision
of 30 December 2002
concerning a financial contribution for the compulsory slaughter between 1 July and 31 October 2001 of animals due to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom
(notified under document number C(2002) 5491)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2003/23/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Council Decision 2001/572/EC(2), and in particular Article 11(2) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease occurred in the United Kingdom in 2001. The onset of the disease represents a serious danger to Community stocks. With a view to prevent the spreading of the disease and contribute to its eradication the Community may contribute to eligible expenditures incurred by the Member State.
(2) As soon as the presence of foot-and-mouth disease was officially confirmed, the British authorities reported that they had taken measures listed in Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC and implemented immediately the relevant provisions of Directive 85/511/EEC(3).
(3) Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(4), veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in accordance with Community rules shall be financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund; for financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.
(4) The financial contribution from the Community shall be granted provided that the actions planned are efficiently carried out and that the authorities supply all the necessary information within the time limits laid down.
(5) The financial contribution towards the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in 2001 relating to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease which occurred until 30 June 2001 has been fixed by Commission Decision 2001/654/EC(5).
(6) Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth occurred in the United Kingdom also after 30 June 2001. A supplementary financial contribution towards the eradication of these outbreaks has to be fixed.
(7) As the amount of the eligible costs shall be paid in euro, an exchange rate has to be fixed.
(8) 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 United Kingdom may obtain a financial contribution from the Community for the adequate compensation of owners for the compulsory slaughter of their animals under eradication measures relating to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease which occurred between 1 July 2001 and the end of October 2001, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of Decision 90/424/EEC.
1. The Community financial contribution shall be paid on the basis of:
(a) the supporting documents relating to the measures taken in the period referred to in Article 1 which shall be forwarded no later than 60 days after the date on which the Member State is notified of this Decision;
(b) the results of the Commission checks referred to in Article 4.
2. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall include a financial report. This financial report shall take account of the categories of animals destroyed, or slaughtered and destroyed in each farm due to foot-and-mouth disease. This report shall be provided in computerised form in accordance with the annex.
3. For the purposes of this Decision, "adequate compensation" means animals compensated at the value the animals had immediately before they became affected.
The amount of the eligible costs shall be fixed in euro at the rate published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on the first working day of the month in which the application for payment was received.
The Commission may make on-the-spot checks, with the cooperation of the competent national authorities, on the application of the above measures and the related expenditures incurred.
The Commission shall inform the Member States of the results of the checks carried out.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31995R0515 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 515/95 of 7 March 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 515/95 of 7 March 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
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 3362/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2), provides for mackerel quotas for 1995;
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 mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a; III b, c and d (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 27 January 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a; III b, c and d (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1995.
Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a; III b, c and d (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom 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 27 January 1995.
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 |
31989R3443 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3443/89 of 14 November 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2347/87 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on mechanical wrist-watches originating in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3443/89
of 14 November 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2347/87 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on mechanical wrist-watches originating in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
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 (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal presented by the Commission after consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation,
Whereas Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2347/87 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 486/88 (3), mistakenly provides that the free-at-Community-frontier price, not cleared through customs, shall be lowered by 1 % for each month by which payment is actually deferred; whereas, in a formula used regularly in other such Regulations imposing anti-dumping duties, the abovementioned price is increased or reduced by 1 % for each month by which the payment period is lengthened or shortened; whereas that Regulation should be amended so that its wording corresponds to that of other such Regulations;
Whereas this amendment is not such that it will affect the five-year period of application of the measure adopted under Regulation (EEC) No 2347/87,
Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2347/87 is hereby replaced by the following:
'3. The free-at-Community-frontier price, not cleared through customs, shall be deemed net if the terms and conditions of sale provide that payment shall be made within 30 days of the date of dispatch; it shall be increased or decreased by 1 % for each month by which this period is lengthened or shortened.'
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 |
32000D0076 | 2000/76/EC: Commission Decision of 17 December 1999 amending Decision 97/468/EC on drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of wild game meat (notified under document number C(1999) 4675) (Text with EEA relevance.)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 December 1999
amending Decision 97/468/EC on drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of wild game meat
(notified under document number C(1999) 4675)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/76/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Decision 98/603/EC(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) provisional lists of establishments producing wild game meat have been drawn up by Commission Decision 97/468/EC(3);
(2) Latvia has sent a list of establishments producing wild game meat and for which the responsible authorities certify that the establishment is in accordance with the Community rules;
(3) a provisional list of establishments producing wild game meat can thus be drawn up for Latvia;
(4) the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The text of the Annex to this Decision is added to the Annex to Decision 97/468/EC.
This decision shall apply from 15 December 1999.
This decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011R0354 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 354/2011 of 12 April 2011 opening and providing for the management of tariff quotas of the Union for certain fish and fishery products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 13.4.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 98/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 354/2011
of 12 April 2011
opening and providing for the management of tariff quotas of the Union for certain fish and fishery products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 594/2008 of 16 June 2008 on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (‘the Stabilisation and Association Agreement’), was signed in Luxembourg on 16 June 2008. The Stabilisation and Association Agreement is in the process of ratification.
(2) On 16 June 2008 an Interim Agreement was concluded on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (2) (‘the Interim Agreement’), which was approved by Council Decision 2008/474/EC (3). The Interim Agreement provides for the early entry into force of the trade and trade-related provisions of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement. It entered into force on 1 July 2008.
(3) The Interim Agreement and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement provide that certain fish and fishery products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina may be imported into the European Union, within the limits of tariff quotas of the Union (‘quotas’), at a reduced or a zero rate of customs duty.
(4) The tariff quotas provided for in the Interim Agreement and in the Stabilisation and Association Agreement are annual and have been adopted for an indefinite period. It is necessary to open the tariff quotas for 2008 and following years and to provide for a common system for their management.
(5) This common management should ensure that all importers in the European Union have equal and continuous access to the tariff quotas and that the rates laid down for the quotas are applied uninterruptedly to all imports of the products in question into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted. In order to ensure the efficiency of the system, Member States should be authorised to draw from the quota volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports. Close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission is required and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly. For reasons of speed and efficiency, communication between the Member States and the Commission should, as far as possible, take place by electronic transmission.
(6) The quotas opened by this Regulation should therefore be managed in accordance with the system for management of tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of acceptance of customs declarations which is provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4).
(7) As the Interim Agreement entered into force on 1 July 2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date and should remain in force after the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Fish and fishery products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina and listed in the Annex that are put into free circulation in the European Union shall benefit from a reduced or a zero rate of customs duty, at the levels and within the limits of the annual tariff quotas of the Union set out in the Annex.
In order to benefit from these preferential rates, the products in question shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as provided for in Protocol 2 to the Interim Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina or in Protocol 2 to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1. The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
2. Communications referring to the management of tariff quotas between the Member States and the Commission shall be effected, as far as possible, by electronic transmission.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with 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 1 July 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31996R0540 | Council Regulation (EC) No 540/96 of 25 March 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 totally or partially suspending the customs duties applicable to certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 and Chapter 27 of the Combined Nomenclature originating in Malta and Turkey (1995)
| 29.3.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 79/8
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 540/96
of 25 March 1996
amending Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 totally or partially suspending the customs duties applicable to certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 and Chapter 27 of the Combined Nomenclature originating in Malta and Turkey (1995)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 (1) totally or partially suspended the customs duties applicable to certain agricultural goods and to certain petroleum products originating in Turkey and Malta; whereas the validity of that Regulation ended on 31 December 1995;
Whereas existing trade relations should not be interrupted; whereas accordingly it appears appropriate to continue applying the said Regulation;
Whereas the tariff advantages granted in this context should at least be equivalent to those accorded by the Community to developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences;
Whereas the Customs Union between the European Community and Turkey took effect as from 31 December 1995; whereas, as a result, it is appropriate to amend the Annexes to the aforementioned Regulation,
Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 shall be amended as follows:
1. in the title, ‘(1995)’ shall be deleted.
2. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:
— starting from 1 January 1995, the products of Chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomenclature, originating in Malta and Turkey, as listed in Annexes I and II,
— from 1 January 1995 to 30 December 1995, the petroleum products of Chapter 27 of the Combined Nomenclature, refined in Turkey, as listed in Annex III.’
3. the Annexes shall be amended as follows:
(a) in the heading in the last column of Annex I, ‘Period 1. 7 to 31. 12. 1995’ shall be replaced by ‘Starting from 1. 7. 1995’;
(b) in Annex I, as regards order numbers 16.0500, 15.0510, 16.0520, 16.1070 and 16.2900, the table shall be replaced by the table in Annex I to this Regulation;
(c) Annex II shall be replaced by the Annex in Annex II to this Regulation;
(d) Annex III shall be deleted with effect from 31 December 1995.
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 1995, except for Annex II, which shall apply from 31 December 1995.
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 |
32004R0759 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 759/2004 of 22 April 2004 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 759/2004
of 22 April 2004
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of 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), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 of 15 October 2003 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the marketing year 2003/04(3), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland and Sweden to all third countries, with the exception of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003.
(2) According to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 16 to 22 April 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 April 2004.
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31996D0051 | 96/51/EC: Commission Decision of 12 December 1995 approving the programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's Disease for 1996 presented by Portugal and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 1995 approving the programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's Disease for 1996 presented by Portugal and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (96/51/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 (6) thereof,
Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication of Aujeszky's Disease;
Whereas by letter, Portugal has submitted a programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's Disease;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from a financial participation from the Community and which was established by Decision 95/434/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Portugal up to a maximum of ECU 150 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's Disease presented by Portugal is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996.
Portugal shall bring into force by 1 January 1996 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing incurred in Portugal up to a maximum of ECU 150 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1997 at the latest.
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32004D0248 | 2004/248/EC: Commission Decision of 10 March 2004 concerning the non-inclusion of atrazine in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing this active substance (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 731)
| Commission Decision
of 10 March 2004
concerning the non-inclusion of atrazine in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing this active substance
(notified under document number C(2004) 731)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/248/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/119/EC(2), and in particular the third and the fourth subparagraphs of Article 8(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2266/2000(4), and in particular Article 7(3A)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provided for the Commission to carry out a programme of work for the examination of the active substances used in plant protection products which were already on the market on 25 July 1993. Detailed rules for the carrying out of this programme were established in Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/94 of 27 April 1994 laying down the active substances of plant protection products and designating the rapporteur Member States for the implementation of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2230/95(6), designated the active substances which should be assessed in the framework of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92, designated a Member State to act as rapporteur in respect of the assessment of each substance and identified the producers of each active substance who submitted a notification in due time.
(3) Atrazine is one of the 89 active substances designated in Regulation (EC) No 933/94.
(4) In accordance with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92, the United Kingdom, being the designated rapporteur Member State, submitted on 11 November 1996 to the Commission the report of its assessment of the information submitted by the notifiers in accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation.
(5) On receipt of the report of the rapporteur Member State, the Commission undertook consultations with experts of the Member States as well as with the main notifier Syngenta as provided for in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92.
(6) The Commission organised a tripartite meeting with the main data submitter and the rapporteur Member State for this active substance on 6 June 2003.
(7) The assessment report prepared by the United Kingdom has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. This review was finalised on 3 October 2003 in the format of the Commission review report for atrazine.
(8) The dossier and the information from the review were also submitted to the Scientific Committee for Plants. The Committee was asked to comment on the aspects of possible contamination of groundwater by atrazine. In its opinion(7), the Scientific Committee on Plants did not accept the reported calculations of the environmental concentrations in groundwater. The Committee is also of the opinion that available monitoring data does not demonstrate that concentrations of atrazine or its breakdown products will not exceed 0,1 μg/l in groundwater and it expects that for soils with pH above six concentrations of atrazine and its breakdown products will not exceed 0,1 μg/l.
(9) Assessments made on the basis of the information submitted have not demonstrated that it may be expected that, under the proposed conditions of use, plant protection products containing atrazine satisfy in general the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC. In particular available monitoring data were insufficient to demonstrate that in large areas concentrations of the active substance and its breakdown products will not exceed 0,1 μg/l in groundwater. Moreover it cannot be assured that continued use in other areas will permit a satisfactory recovery of groundwater quality where concentrations already exceed 0,1 μg/l in groundwater. These levels of the active substance exceed the limits in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC and would have an unacceptable effect on groundwater.
(10) Atrazine should therefore not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(11) Measures should be taken to ensure that existing authorisations for plant protection products containing atrazine are withdrawn within a prescribed period and are not renewed and that no new authorisations for such products are granted.
(12) In the light of the information submitted to the Commission it appears that, in the absence of efficient alternatives for certain limited uses in certain Member States, there is a need for further use of the active substance so as to enable the development of alternatives. It is therefore justified in the present circumstances to prescribe, under strict conditions aimed at minimising risk, a longer period for the withdrawal of existing authorisations for the limited uses considered as essential for which no efficient alternatives appear currently to be available for the control of harmful organisms.
(13) Any period of grace for disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing atrazine allowed by Member States, should be limited to a period no longer than 12 months to allow existing stocks to be used in no more than one further growing season.
(14) This Decision does not prejudice any action the Commission may undertake at a later stage for this active substance within the framework of Council Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978 prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003(9).
(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Atrazine shall not be included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
Member States shall ensure that:
1. authorisations for plant protection products containing atrazine are withdrawn by 10 September 2004;
2. from 16 March 2004 no authorisations for plant protection products containing atrazine are granted or renewed under the derogation provided for in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC;
3. in relation to the uses listed in column B of the Annex, a Member State specified in column A may maintain in force authorisations for plant protection products containing atrazine until 30 June 2007 provided that it:
(a) ensures that such plant protection products remaining on the market are relabelled in order to match the restricted use conditions;
(b) imposes all appropriate risk mitigation measures to reduce any possible risks in order to ensure the protection of human and animal health and the environment; and
(c) ensures that alternative products or methods for such uses are being seriously sought, in particular, by means of action plans.
The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission on 31 December 2004, at the latest, on the application of this paragraph and in particular on the actions taken pursuant to points (a) to (c) and provide, on a yearly basis, estimates of the amounts of atrazine used for essential uses pursuant to this Article.
Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, shall be as short as possible and:
(a) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn on 10 September 2004, shall expire not later than 10 September 2005;
(b) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn by 30 June 2007, shall expire not later than 31 December 2007.
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32000R0567 | Council Regulation (EC) No 567/2000 of 14 February 2000 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000 (extension of the double-checking system)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 567/2000
of 14 February 2000
concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000 (extension of the double-checking system)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part(1), entered into force on 1 February 1995.
(2) The Parties decided by Decision No 1/2000 of the Association Council(2) to extend the double-checking system introduced by Decision No 3/97 of the Association Council(3), for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000.
(3) It is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 87/98 of 19 December 1997 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 (extension of the double-checking system)(4),
Regulation (EC) No 87/98 shall continue to apply for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000, in accordance with the provisions of Decision No 1/2000 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part.
Regulation (EC) No 87/98 shall in consequence be amended as follows:
In the title, preamble and Article 1(1) and (4), references to the period "1 January to 31 December 1999" shall be replaced by references to "1 January to 31 December 2000".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2000.
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31986R0011 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 11/86 of 3 January 1986 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to linear polyethylene, falling within subheading 39.02 C I ex a), originating in Saudi Arabia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 11/86
of 3 January 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to linear polyethylene, falling within subheading 39.02 C I ex a), originating in Saudi Arabia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
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 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of linear polyethylene, falling within subheading 39.02 C I ex a), originating in Saudi Arabia, the individual ceiling was fixed at 6 600 000 ECU; whereas, on 3 January 1986, imports of these products into the Community originating in Saudi Arabia reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties inrespect of the products in question against Saudi Arabia,
As from 6 January 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85, shall be re-established imports into the Community of the following products originating in Saudi Arabia:
1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 39.02 C I ex a) (NIMEXE code 39.02-03) // Linear polyethylene // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the second 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 |
31997D0333 | 97/333/EC: Commission Decision of 23 April 1997 on the clearance of the accounts presented by the Member States in respect of the expenditure for 1993 on the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (Only the Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 23 April 1997 on the clearance of the accounts presented by the Member States in respect of the expenditure for 1993 on the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (Only the Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese texts are authentic) (97/333/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
After consulting the Fund Committee,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 729/70, the Commission, on the basis of the annual accounts presented by the Member States, clears the accounts relating to the expenditure of the paying agencies referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation;
Whereas the Member States have transmitted to the Commission the documents required to clear the accounts for 1993; whereas having regard to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the 1993 financial year, having begun on 16 October 1992, ended on 15 October 1993;
Whereas the Commission has carried out the verifications provided for in Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70;
Whereas Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1723/72 of 26 July 1972 on making up accounts for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 295/88 (4), provides that the decision to clear the accounts must include the determination of the amount of expenditure incurred in each Member State during the financial year in question recognized as chargeable to the Guarantee Section of the Fund; whereas Article 102 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (6), provides that the outcome of the clearance decision, that is to say, any discrepancy which may exist between the total expenditure booked to the accounts for a financial year pursuant to Articles 100 and 101 and the total expenditure recognized by the Commission when clearing the accounts is to be booked, under a single article, as additional expenditure or a reduction in expenditure;
Whereas, under Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, only refunds on exports to third countries and intervention to stabilize agricultural markets, respectively granted and undertaken according to Community rules within the framework of the common organization of the agricultural markets, may be financed; whereas the inspections carried out show that a part of the expenditure declared by the Member States does not meet these conditions and therefore must be disallowed; whereas the amounts declared by each of the Member States concerned, those recognized as chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section and the difference between the two amounts and the difference between the expenditure recognized as chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section and that charged in respect of the year are shown in the Annex to this Decision;
Whereas certain expenditure declared in the financial year 1993 by Italy in respect of export refunds for durum wheat and by France for consumption aid subsidy for olive oil is not covered by this Decision, since it was covered by Commission Decision 96/311/EC (7), as amended by Decision 96/701/EC (8); whereas the amounts involved have, therefore, been deducted from the expenditure declared by those Member States for 1993;
Whereas the expenditure declared by Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom as support for producers of certain arable crops, amounting respectively to Bfrs 37 610 355, Dkr 261 991 880,28, DM 600 977 770,84, Pta 72 776 981 668, FF 2 572 344 612,45, ÂŁ Irl 458 554,44, Lit 110 362 227 405, Lfrs 14 188 574, Fl 1 178 066,51, Esc 3 562 835 605 and ÂŁ 85 024 800,11 is not covered by this Decision because final payments for oilseeds were not made until 1994 and the results of EAGGF inquiries cover all spending in respect of the 1993 harvest and not only the advances paid during 1993; whereas, therefore, these amounts have been deducted from the expenditure declared by those Member States for 1993 and will be cleared later;
Whereas the expenditure declared by Spain in respect of the olive-oil register, amounting to Pta 600 038 445, by France in respect of the cessation and reduction of milk production, amounting to FF 531 272 940,06, and by Italy for public storage of olive oil, amounting to Lit 142 558 268 250, is not covered by this Decision since further investigations are necessary; whereas, therefore, these amounts have been deducted from the expenditure declared by those Member States for 1993 and will be cleared later;
Whereas, before a financial correction that is eligible for the conciliation procedure set up by Commission Decision 94/442/EC (9) is fixed by the Commission, it is necessary that the Member State be given an opportunity, if it so wishes, of availing itself of that procedure, and should this occur, it is essential that the Commission study the report drawn up by the conciliation body; whereas the period set for the procedure will not have expired, in respect of all the eligible corrections, by the date of adoption of this Decision; whereas the clearance decision should not, however, be delayed further; whereas the corresponding amounts have therefore been deducted from the expenditure declared by the Member States concerned in respect of 1993 and will be cleared later;
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 provides that the financial consequences arising from irregularities or negligence are not to be borne by the Community if they are the result of irregularities or negligence attributable to administrative authorities or other bodies of the Member States; whereas some of those financial consequences which cannot be borne by the Community budget should be included within the scope of this Decision;
Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to any financial consequences which may be determined in any subsequent clearance of accounts in respect of State aid or infringements for which the procedures initiated pursuant to Articles 93 and 169 of the Treaty are now being implemented or were terminated after 31 December 1996;
Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to any financial consequences drawn by the Commission, during a subsequent accounts clearance procedure, from investigations under way at the time of this Decision, from irregularities referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 or from judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in cases now pending and relating to matters covered by this Decision;
Whereas, since the amounts chargeable to Spain and Italy under this Decision are large in comparison with monthly expenditure, they should be taken into account in three equal parts in the expenditure of three successive months,
The accounts of the Member States concerning expenditure financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section in respect of 1993 are hereby cleared as shown in the Annex.
The amounts set out in point 3 of the Annex concerning Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom are to be booked as part of the expenditure referred to in Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (10) in respect of the second month after the date of notification of this Decision.
The amounts set out in point 3 of the Annex concerning Spain and Italy are to be booked in three equal amounts to be booked under the expenditure referred to in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96 in respect of the second, third and fourth months respectively after the date of notification of this Decision.
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32015R0490 | Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/490 of 23 March 2015 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95 as regards the adjustment of the fees of the European Medicines Agency to the inflation rate Text with EEA relevance
| 24.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/490
of 23 March 2015
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95 as regards the adjustment of the fees of the European Medicines Agency to the inflation rate
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95 of 10 February 1995 on fees payable to the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (1), and in particular the fifth paragraph of Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 67(3) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), the revenue of the European Medicines Agency (hereinafter ‘the Agency’) consists of a contribution from the Union and fees paid by undertakings to the Agency. Regulation (EC) No 297/95 lays down the categories and levels of such fees.
(2) Those fees should be updated by reference to the inflation rate of 2014. The inflation rate in the Union, as published by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), was — 0,1 % in 2014.
(3) For the sake of simplicity, the adjusted levels of the fees should be rounded to the nearest EUR 100.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 297/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) For reasons of legal certainty, this Regulation should not apply to valid applications which are pending on 1 April 2015.
(6) In accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 297/95, the update is to be made with effect from 1 April 2015. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation enters into force as a matter of urgency and applies from that date,
Regulation (EC) No 297/95 is amended as follows:
(1) Article 3 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is amended as follows:
(i) in point (a) in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 278 500’ is replaced by ‘EUR 278 200’;
(ii) point (b) is amended as follows:
— in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 108 100’ is replaced by ‘EUR 108 000’,
— in the second subparagraph, ‘EUR 180 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 179 800’;
(iii) point (c) is amended as follows:
— in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 83 600’ is replaced by ‘EUR 83 500’,
— in the second subparagraph, ‘EUR 20 900 to EUR 62 700’ is replaced by ‘EUR 20 900 to EUR 62 600’;
(b) in paragraph 2, point (b) is amended as follows:
(i) in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 83 600’ is replaced by ‘EUR 83 500’;
(ii) in the second subparagraph, ‘EUR 20 900 to EUR 62 700’ is replaced by ‘EUR 20 900 to EUR 62 600’;
(c) paragraph 6 is amended as follows:
(i) in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 99 900’ is replaced by ‘EUR 99 800’;
(ii) in the second subparagraph, ‘EUR 24 900 to EUR 74 900’ is replaced by ‘EUR 24 900 to EUR 74 800’;
(2) in Article 4, ‘EUR 69 400’ is replaced by ‘EUR 69 300’;
(3) in Article 5, paragraph 1 is amended as follows:
(a) point (a) is amended as follows:
(i) in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 139 400’ is replaced by ‘EUR 139 300’;
(ii) in the fourth subparagraph, ‘EUR 69 400’ is replaced by ‘EUR 69 300’;
(b) point (b) is amended as follows:
(i) in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 69 400’ is replaced by ‘EUR 69 300’;
(ii) in the second subparagraph, ‘EUR 117 700’ is replaced by ‘EUR 117 600’;
(4) in Article 7, in the first paragraph, ‘EUR 69 400’ is replaced by ‘EUR 69 300’;
(5) Article 8 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is amended as follows:
(i) in the second subparagraph, ‘EUR 83 600’ is replaced by ‘EUR 83 500’;
(ii) in the fourth subparagraph, ‘EUR 20 900 to EUR 62 700’ is replaced by ‘EUR 20 900 to EUR 62 600’;
(b) paragraph 2 is amended as follows:
(i) in the second subparagraph, ‘EUR 278 500’ is replaced by ‘EUR 278 200’;
(ii) in the third subparagraph, ‘EUR 139 400’ is replaced by ‘EUR 139 300’;
(iii) in the fifth subparagraph, ‘EUR 3 000 to EUR 240 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 3 000 to EUR 239 800’;
(iv) in the sixth subparagraph, ‘EUR 3 000 to EUR 120 200’ is replaced by ‘EUR 3 000 to EUR 120 100’.
This Regulation shall not apply to valid applications pending on 1 April 2015.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 April 2015.
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31992R0284 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 284/92 of 3 February 1992 amending, as regards the common agricultural policy, Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 on the application of the provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 284/92 of 3 February 1992 amending, as regards the common agricultural policy, Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 on the application of the provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands
THE COUNCIL 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 the first subparagraph of Article 25 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 (2), decided that the Canary Islands should progressively become part of the Community's customs territory and that, again progressively, all common policies should be applied to them; whereas it was decided that this should be without prejudice to special measures designed to take account of the specific constraints arising from their remoteness, insular nature and previous economic and tax arrangements;
Whereas, under Articles 2 and 10 of the abovementioned Regulation, application of the common agricultural policy is conditional on entry into force of specific supply arrangements; whereas application must moreover be accompanied by special measures for the agricultural production of the Canary Islands;
Whereas the Council Decision 91/314/EEC of 26 June 1991 setting up a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of the Canary Islands (Poseican) (3) set out the general lines of the options to be exercised to take account of the specific features and constraints encountered in the islands;
Whereas for the preparation and implementation of policy instruments a fuller picture is needed of the islands' market requirements, with due attention paid to local production and traditional trade flows, so that the most suitable measures can be framed for supporting and improving agriculture in the islands, and in particular developing tropical products;
Whereas the measures must be drawn up within the framework of a partnership between the Commission and the national and regional authorities in order to secure complementarity with measures implemented at national and regional level;
Whereas owing to the complexity of the preparatory work needed in order to take due account of the specific features and constraints as mentioned above and to the requirements involved in the partnership it will not be possible to apply from 1 January 1992 the measures that are to accompany introduction of the common agricultural policy to the islands; whereas application should be deferred to at the latest 1 July 1992;
Whereas it should be recalled that until entry into force of the specific supply arrangements the provisions of the Act of Accession on application of the common agricultural policy to the Canary Islands shall apply, except for those governing access of products originating in the islands to other parts of the Community,
In the second sentence of Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 the date of '1 January 1992' shall be replaced by that of '1 July 1992'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992. 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 |
32001R1917 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1917/2001 of 28 September 2001 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 36th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1917/2001
of 28 September 2001
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 36th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender.
(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 36th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 25 September 2001, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 September 2001.
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 |
32001D0314 | 2001/314/EC: Commission Decision of 10 April 2001 on the inventory of wine production potential presented by Luxembourg pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (notified under document number C(2001) 1045)
| Commission Decision
of 10 April 2001
on the inventory of wine production potential presented by Luxembourg pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
(notified under document number C(2001) 1045)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(2001/314/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, of 17 May 1999, on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides for the presentation of an inventory of wine production potential. Access to the regularisation of unlawfully planted areas, the increase in planting rights and support for restructuring and conversion is subject to prior presentation of this inventory.
(2) Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 of 31 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential(3) sets out details of the information to be included in the inventory.
(3) By letters of 12 December 2000 and 4 January 2001 Luxembourg sent the Commission the information referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. Examination of this information shows that Luxembourg has compiled the inventory.
(4) This Decision does not entail recognition by the Commission of the accuracy of the information contained in the inventory or of the compatibility of the legislation referred to in the inventory with Community law. It is without prejudice to any future Commission decision on these points.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The Commission notes that Luxembourg has compiled the inventory referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.
This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014D0719 | 2014/719/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUTM MALI/3/2014 оf 9 October 2014 on the appointment of the EU Mission Commander for the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) and repealing Decision EUTM MALI/1/2014
| 18.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 300/49
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUTM MALI/3/2014
оf 9 October 2014
on the appointment of the EU Mission Commander for the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) and repealing Decision EUTM MALI/1/2014
(2014/719/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP of 17 January 2013 on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Decision 2013/34/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC), in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union, to take the relevant decisions concerning the political control and strategic direction of EUTM Mali, including the decisions to appoint the subsequent EU Mission Commanders.
(2) On 18 March 2014, the PSC adopted Decision EUTM MALI/1/2014 (2) appointing Brigadier General Marc RUDKIEWICZ as EU Mission Commander for EUTM Mali.
(3) On 26 September 2014, Spain proposed the appointment of Brigadier General Alfonso GARCÍA-VAQUERO PRADAL as the new EU Mission Commander for EUTM Mali to succeed Brigadier General Marc RUDKIEWICZ.
(4) On 30 September 2014, the EU Military Committee recommended that the PSC appoint Brigadier General Alfonso GARCÍA-VAQUERO PRADAL as EU Mission Commander for EUTM Mali to succeed Brigadier General Marc RUDKIEWICZ.
(5) Decision EUTM MALI/1/2014 should be repealed.
(6) In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,
Brigadier General Alfonso GARCÍA-VAQUERO PRADAL is hereby appointed EU Mission Commander for the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) as from 24 October 2014.
Decision EUTM MALI/1/2014 is hereby repealed.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R1942 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1942/2002 of 31 October 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 13th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1942/2002
of 31 October 2002
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 13th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 13th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 13th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 47,240 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990D0158 | 90/158/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 March 1990 approving an amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the French Republic pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 March 1990
approving an amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the French Republic pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87
(Only the French text is authentic)
(90/158/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 of 22 September 1987 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1986 harvest and providing for special measures for certain regions of production (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/89 (2) and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (5) of the abovementioned Regulation, on 30 March 1988 the French Republic forwarded to the Commission a varietal conversion programme for hops; whereas that programme, as last amended on 26 July 1988, was approved by Commission Decision 89/71/EEC (3);
Whereas on 27 November 1989 the French Republic forwarded to the Commission amendments to that programme;
Whereas the programme as amended satisfies the objectives of the Regulation in question and contains the information required under Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87 of 22 December 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for certain regions of hops production (4) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2174/89 (5);
Whereas any financial contribution to be borne by the national budget must be notified to the Commission and must comply with the ceiling indicated in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87; whereas the actual costs referred to in that Article may cover factors for assessing the net loss of income following the implementation of the conversion plan; whereas, however, only factors relating to the net loss of income incurred from the date of adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may enter into the calculation of the actual costs; whereas the fixed and variable expenditure for the cultivation of converted hop fields may not enter into the calculation of the actual costs; whereas any financial contribution from the Member State to the varietal conversion programme will have to be adjusted accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
The amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 by the French Republic on 27 November 1989, is hereby approved. The main aspects of the programme are given in the Annex hereto.
The French Republic shall inform the Commission every six months of progress in the programme and shall notify the Commission, where applicable, of any financial contribution it may make to the programme.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0063 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 63/2013 of 23 January 2013 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 for the 2012/13 marketing year
| 24.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 21/28
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 63/2013
of 23 January 2013
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 for the 2012/13 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2012/13 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 48/2013 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(3) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 for the 2012/13 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002D0341 | 2002/341/EC: Commission Decision of 3 May 2002 amending Decision 2001/296/EC as regards the list of approved laboratories for checking the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1584)
| Commission Decision
of 3 May 2002
amending Decision 2001/296/EC as regards the list of approved laboratories for checking the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores
(notified under document number C(2002) 1584)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/341/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines(1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC(2), as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/298/EC(3), provides for an alternative system to quarantine for the entry of certain domestic carnivores into the territory of certain Member States free from rabies. That system requires checks performed by officially approved laboratories on the effectiveness of the vaccination by titration of antibodies.
(2) Pursuant to Decision 2000/258/EC the AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy, France, was designated as the institute responsible for the proficiency tests necessary to the approval of the laboratories willing to perform these checks.
(3) Commission Decision 2001/296/EC of 29 March 2001 authorising laboratories to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores(4), as amended by Decision 2001/808/EC(5), established a list of approved laboratories in the Member States.
(4) Following the request of Germany, France and Italy, and on the basis of the favourable result of the proficiency test performed by the AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy, it is appropriate to add new laboratories to the list for those three Member States.
(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,
The Annex to Decision 2001/296/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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 |
31994R1965 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/94 of 28 July 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1965/94 of 28 July 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
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 3692/93 of 21 December 1993 allocating, for 1994, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (2), provides for haddock 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 deerned to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a and b (Norwegian waters North of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated of 1994; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 15 July 1994; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of haddock in the waters of ICES division I, II a and b (Norwegian waters North of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1994.
Fishing for haddock in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a and b (Norwegian waters North of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom 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 15 July 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0650 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 650/2002 of 16 April 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 650/2002
of 16 April 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000D0099 | 2000/99/ECSC: Council Decision of 24 January 2000 amending Decision 76/228/ECSC on the granting of daily subsistence allowances and refunds of travel expenses to members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 January 2000
amending Decision 76/228/ECSC on the granting of daily subsistence allowances and refunds of travel expenses to members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community
(2000/99/ECSC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 18 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission have just been adjusted under Council Regulation (EC/ECSC/Euratom) No 620/1999(1);
(2) the daily subsistence allowances granted to members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community should be adjusted pro rata to take account of the increase in travel and subsistence expenditure incurred by members of the Committee;
(3) Decision 76/228/ECSC(2) should therefore be amended,
Article 2(1) of Decision 76/228/ECSC is hereby replaced by the following:
"1. The daily subsistence allowance shall be:
- EUR 184,40 for each day of attendance at meetings,
- EUR 143,95 for each day of travel."
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992D0280 | 92/280/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 May 1992 concerning the importation by Member States of fresh meat from Nicaragua
| COMMISSION DECISION of 8 May 1992 concerning the importation by Member States of fresh meat from Nicaragua (92/280/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 16 thereof,
Whereas Nicaragua appears on the list of third countries from which the Member States authorize the importation of bovine animals, swine and equidae, fresh meat and meat products laid down by Council Decision 79/542/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 92/245/EEC (4);
Whereas it is the Commission's responsibility to adopt decisions in respect of third countries for animal health conditions and public health;
Whereas no exports of fresh meat from Nicaragua are currently envisaged;
Whereas it is for the Commission to adopt a Decision appropriate to these circumstances;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Member States shall not authorize the importation of fresh meat from Nicaragua.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001D0601 | 2001/601/EC: Commission Decision of 18 July 2001 amending Decision 1999/283/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries to take account of the animal health situation in South Africa (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1977)
| Commission Decision
of 18 July 2001
amending Decision 1999/283/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries to take account of the animal health situation in South Africa
(notified under document number C(2001) 1977)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/601/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC, of 12 December 1972, on health and veterinary inspection problems on importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), in particular Article 14(3) and Article 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries are laid down by Commission Decision 1999/283/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/297/EC(4).
(2) Imports of fresh meat from South Africa have been possible since this country has been regionalised and a free region without vaccination was recognised by the European Community as officially free of foot-and-mouth disease.
(3) The responsible veterinary authorities of the concerned countries must confirm that their country or regions have been free from rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease for at least 12 months; furthermore, the responsible authorities of the concerned countries must undertake to notify the Commission and the Member States within 24 hours, by fax, telex or telegram of the confirmation of any occurrence of the abovementioned diseases, or of an alteration in the vaccination policy against them.
(4) Following outbreaks of foot-and-mouse disease in parts of the free territory the Commission adopted Decision 2001/164/EC(5), further regionalising the country.
(5) The competent authorities of South Africa have requested that the current regionalisation is amended to reflect changes in the administrative names of these regions.
(6) Decision 1999/283/EC must be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Annex I to Decision 1999/283/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
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31993D0418 | Commission Decision of 28 July 1993 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and- mouth disesase in Russia
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 July 1993 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and-mouth disesase in Russia
(93/418/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1). as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 93/242/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 93/397/EEC (4), concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating from certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease provides for a prohibition on the imports of live animals, fresh meat and certain meat products of susceptible species from countries which have not given certain additional guarantees;
Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in Russia;
Whereas the occurence of foot-and-mouth disease in Russia presents a serious threat to the herds of Member States, in view of the trade in certain animal products;
Whereas it is necesarry therefore to implement a prohibition on imports of products of susceptible species from Russia, except treated hides and skins;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Member States shall not authorize the importation of products of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and other biungulate species not mentioned in Articles 3 and 4 of Decision 93/242/EEC originating in the territory of Russia.
2. The prohibition mentioned in paragraph 1 shall not apply to hides and skins subjected to either of the following treatments:
- salted for seven days with sea salt to which has been added 2 % sodium carbonate, or
- initial processing of the hides with lime at pH 12 to 13 for one day (eight to 10 hours), followed by proper neutralization of the lime and subsequent treatment with acid at pH 1 to 3 for one day (eight to 10 hours).
Care must be taken to effectively separate treated hides from untreated hides, to prevent recontamination.
3. Member States shall ensure that the certificates accompanying hides and skins to be sent from Russia shall bear the following words:
'Hides and skins conforming to Commission Decision 93/418/EEC of 28 July 1993 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and-mounth disease in Russia.'
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32010R0523 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 523/2010 of 17 June 2010 granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
| 18.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 152/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 523/2010
of 17 June 2010
granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
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), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 15 June 2010.
(3) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 15 June 2010, no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1 and in Article 2 of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 June 2010.
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31986R0504 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 504/86 of 25 February 1986 on transitional arrangements for trade between Spain and the other Member States and between Spain and third countries in glucose and lactose covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 and in ovalbumin and lactalbumin covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75
| COUNCIL REGULATION No 504/86 of 25 February 1986 on transitional arrangements for trade between Spain and the other Member States and between Spain and third countries in glucose and lactose covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 and in ovalbumin and lactalbumin covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and of Portugal and in particular Article 89 (1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas in regard to trade in agricultural products between the Community of Ten and Spain and between that country and third countries, the Act of Accession provides for transitional arrangements involving essentially the introduction of a mechanism to offset price differences; whereas the arrangements applicable to trade in agricultural products between Spain and Portugal are those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3792/85 (1), adopted pursuant to Articles 88 and 259 of the Act of Accession; Whereas in contrast to the situation for other products resulting from the processing of agricultural products but not listed in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, the Act of Accession made no transitional arrangements for trade between Spain and the Community of Ten, Portugal and third countries in glucose and lactose covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 (2) and ovalbumin and lactalbumin covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 (3); whereas in the case of Portugal such arrangements were however provided for by Article 259 (2) of the Act of Accession; Whereas the market in certain products listed in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (glucose falling within subheading 17.02 B II and lactose falling within subheading 17.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, and eggs in shell) is largely dependent on the market in the abovementioned products; whereas therefore the risks of an imbalance detrimental to trade in the said products of Annex II between Spain and the Community of Ten and Portugal, and serious risks of deflection of traffic in trade in these products with third countries cannot be prevented; whereas during the transitional period, arrangements involving a mechanism to offset price differences will be applicable both to glucose and lactose covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 and to albumin and lactalbumin covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75; Whereas arrangements corresponding to those provided for in Article 259 (2) of the Act of Accession should be applied with regard to the products in question,
1. The compensatory amounts applicable to the corresponding agricultural products shall be applicable, in accordance with the same rules as for these products, to trade in glucose and lactose covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 and in ovalbumin and lactalbumin covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2783/85 between the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and Spain and between Spain and third countries. 2. As far as ovalbumin and lactalbumin are concerned: (a) for the purposes of paragraph 1 'corresponding agricultural products' shall mean eggs in shell falling within subheading 04.05 A I b) of the Common Customs Tariff; (b)the compensatory amounts applicable to these latter products shall be multiplied by the coefficient laid down in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75. 3. Article 78 of the Act of Accession shall be applicable to glucose covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75. 4. Regulation (EEC) No 3792/85 shall be applicable to trade in the products referred to in paragraph 1 between Spain and Portugal.
The detailed rules of application of Article 1 or any provisions necessary to prevent, in the application of this Regulation, deflection of traffic in trade between Spain and the other Member States, shall be adopted, as the need arises, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), or, as appropriate, the corresponding articles of the Regulations on the common organization of the markets in eggs and in milk and milk products.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
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32010D0032 | Council Decision of 30 November 2009 amending the Decision of the Executive Committee set up by the 1990 Schengen Convention, amending the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the technical support function for the Schengen Information System (C.SIS)
| 20.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/9
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 November 2009
amending the Decision of the Executive Committee set up by the 1990 Schengen Convention, amending the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the technical support function for the Schengen Information System (C.SIS)
(2010/32/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the provisions of Articles 92, 92A and 119 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (the 1990 Schengen Convention) (1),
Whereas:
(1) The 1990 Schengen Convention provides that the costs arising from the installation and operation of C.SIS, including the cost of the wide-area network, and its encryption, connecting the national sections of the Schengen Information System (SIS) to the C.SIS shall be borne jointly by the Contracting Parties.
(2) The financial obligations arising from the installation and operation of the C.SIS are regulated by a specific Financial Regulation, as amended by the Decision of the Schengen Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS (2) (hereinafter the ‘C.SIS Financial Regulation’).
(3) As regards the communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council was authorised by Decision 1999/870/EC (3) and Decision 2007/149/EC (4) to act, in the context of the integration of the Schengen acquis within the European Union, as the representative of certain Member States for the purposes of concluding and managing contracts relating to the installation and the functioning of the communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment, ‘SISNET’ pending its migration to a communication infrastructure under the responsibility of the European Union.
(4) The financial obligations arising from the installation and the functioning of the communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment under those contracts are regulated by a specific Financial Regulation established by Council Decision 2000/265/EC (5).
(5) The C.SIS Financial Regulation and the SISNET Financial Regulation apply to Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and to Iceland and Norway by virtue of Council Decision 2000/777/EC (6), to the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and the Slovak Republic by virtue of Council Decision 2007/471/EC (7), and to Switzerland by virtue of Council Decision 2008/421/EC (8). Bulgaria, Romania and Liechtenstein are also to participate in the provisions of these Financial Regulations from the dates to be set by the Council in accordance with Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession and in accordance with Article 10 of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, respectively.
(6) The management by the same entity of the technical support function and of the wide-area network, including encryption, connecting it to the national sections of the SIS, including all the financial obligations stemming from their installation and operation, should make proceedings smooth, ensuring synergies and saving efforts.
(7) The technical support function is currently managing the encryption of the network connecting the national sections to the technical support function.
(8) The budget for the technical support function of the SIS in Strasbourg should therefore include the budget for the wide-area network, including encryption, connecting the national sections of the SIS to the technical support function, from a date to be determined by a unanimous decision of the representatives of the Member States concerned.
(9) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters’ association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
(9) which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement (10).
(10) As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
(11), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/146/EC (12) and Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/149/JHA (13).
(11) As regards Liechtenstein, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Protocol signed between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/261/EC (14) and Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/262/JHA (15).
(12) The United Kingdom is taking part in this Decision, in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, and Article 8(2) of Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(16).
(13) Ireland is taking part in this Decision, in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, and Article 6(2) of Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(17).
(14) As regards the Republic of Cyprus, this Decision constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.
(15) This Decision constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession,
The Decision of the Executive Committee set up by the 1990 Schengen Convention, amending the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the technical support function for the Schengen Information System (C.SIS) is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The title of the C.SIS Financial Regulation shall be:
(b) The first paragraph of Title I shall be:
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall become applicable with effect from a date to be determined by a unanimous decision of the representatives of the Member States concerned.
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32015R0185 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/185 of 2 February 2015 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 7.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 31/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/185
of 2 February 2015
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.
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32000R0588 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 588/2000 of 17 March 2000 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 5th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 588/2000
of 17 March 2000
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 5th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
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) Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder [2], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 438/2000 [3], intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.
(2) According to Article 30 of the said Regulation, in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award; whereas the amount of the processing security shall also be fixed taking account of the difference between the market price of skimmed-milk powder and the minimum selling price.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, the minimum selling price should be fixed at the level specified below and the processing security determined accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 5th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 14 march 2000, the minimum selling price and the processing security are fixed as follows:
—minimum selling price:
Germany: | EUR 207,52/100 kg, |
other Member States: | EUR 203,52/100 kg, |
— processing security: | EUR 40,00/100 kg. |
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 2000.
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31986R2539 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/86 of 11 August 1986 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of aid for the use of concentrated grape must for the manufacture in the United Kingdom and Ireland of certain products and fixing the aid for the 1986/87 wine year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2539/86
of 11 August 1986
laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of aid for the use of concentrated grape must for the manufacture in the United Kingdom and Ireland of certain products and fixing the aid for the 1986/87 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/85 (2), and in particular Articles 14a (4) and 65 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3),
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 of 11 June 1985 fixing the conversion rates to be applied in agriculture (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2332/86 (5),
Whereas, under the second and third indents of the first subparagraph of Article 14a (1) fo Regulation (EEC) No 337/79, an aid system was introduced for the use of grape musts and concentrated grape musts produced in wine-growing zones C III (a) and C III (b) for the preparation in the United Kingdom and Ireland of certain products, falling within heading No 22.07 of the Common Customs Tariff and for the use of concentrated grape musts produced in the Community for the manufacture of certain products marketed in the United Kingdom and in Ireland with instructions for obtaining from them a beverage in imitation of wine;
Whereas the products falling within heading No 22.07 of the Common Customs Tariff referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 14a (1) of the abovementioned Regulation are at the moment produced exclusively from concentrated grape must; whereas, at present, aid should therefore be fixed for the use of concentrated grape must alone;
Whereas implementation of the aid system requires administrative arrangements for checking both the origin of the products for which aid is given and the use to which they are put;
Whereas, to ensure that the aid system and the controls operate properly, operators concerned must be required to submit written applications giving the information necessary to identify the product and enable the operations to be checked;
Whereas, so that the aid system can have an appreciable effect on the quantity of Community products used, a minimum quantity for which applications may be submitted should be fixed;
Whereas it should also be stated that aid will be granted only for products having the minimum quality characteristics required for use for the purposes indicated in the second and third indents of the first subparagraph of Article 14a (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79;
Whereas Article 14a (3) of that Regulation sets criteria for fixing the aid; whereas application of those criteria gives the aid amounts fixed below;
Whereas, to enable the competent authorities of the Member States to make the necessary checks, obligations on operators in regard to the keeping of stock records should be laid down in addition to the provisions of Title II of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3203/80 (7);
Whereas it should be laid down that entitlement to aid is established at the moment when the processing operations are completed; whereas, to allow for technical losses, the quantity actually used should be allowed to be up to 10 % less than that shown in the application;
Whereas for technical reasons operators lay in their stocks a long time before manufacturing the marketed products; whereas arrangements should accordingly be made to enable advance payment of the aid to be made to operators, the competent authorities being guaranteed by an appropriate security against the risk of incorrect payment; whereas the period within which advance payment is to be made and the procedure for release of the security should be specified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Aid shall be granted for the 1986/87 wine year in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation:
- to manufacturers, hereinafter referred to as 'manufacturers', who use concentrated grape must made entirely from grapes produced within wine-growing zones C III (a) and C III (b) for the manufacture in the United Kingdom and Ireland, of products falling within heading No 22.07 of the Common Customs Tariff for which, by virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 54 (1) of Regualtion (EEC) No 337/79, the use of composite names including the word 'wine' may be permitted by those Member States,
- to processors, hereinafter referred to as 'processors' who use concentrated grape must made entirely from grapes produced within the Community as the main component in a range of products marketed in the United Kingdom and Ireland by the said processors, with clear instructions enabling the consumer to obtain therefrom a beverage in imitation wine.
1. Manufacturers or processors who wish to qualify for the aid provided for in Article 1 shall submit a written appication, between 1 September 1986 and 31 August 1987, to the competent authority of the Member State in which the concentrated grape must is employed.
2. The application for aid shall show:
(a) the name or business name and the address of the manufacturer or processor;
(b) the wine-growing zone from which the concentrated grape must comes, as defined in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 337/79;
(c) the following technical particulars:
- the place of storage,
- the place where the operations referred to in Article 1 are carried out,
- the quantity (in kilograms and, if the concentrated grape must referred to in the second indent of Article 1 is packed in containers with contents not exceeding 5 kilograms, the number of containers),
- the density,
- the prices paid.
The Member States may require further particulars for the purposes of identifying the concentrated grape must.
3. A copy of the accompanying document(s) covering transport of the concentrated grape must from the producer's plant to the manufacturer's or processor's plant, drawn up by the competent agency of the Member State, shall be attached to the application for aid. The Member States may not make use of the provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75.
The wine-growing zone where the fresh grapes employed were harvested shall be entered in column 15 of the document.
1. Applications for aid shall cover a minimum quantity of 50 kilograms of concentrated grape must.
2. The concentrated grape must in respect of which aid is applied for must be of sound, fair and merchantable quality and suitable for use for the purposes listed in Article 1.
The aid shall be at a fixed rate of:
- 0,15 ECU per kilogram of concentrated grape must used for the purposes referred to in the first indent of Article 1,
- 0,26 ECU per kilogram of concentrated grape must used for the purposes referred to in the second indent of Article 1.
The manufacturer or processor shall be bound to use, for the purposes referred to in Article 1, the total quantity of the concentrated grape must in respect of which an aid application has been made. A shortfall of 10 % of the quantity of concentrated grape must stated in the application shall be tolerated.
The manufacturer or processor shall keep stock records in accordance with the provisions of Title II of Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75, showing in particular:
- the consignment of concentrated grape must purchased and brought each day into his plant, together with the particulars indicated in Article 2 (2) (b) and (c) and the name and address of the seller(s),
- the quantities of concentrated grape must used each day for the purposes listed in Article 1,
- the consignments of finished products listed in Article 1 obtained and dispatched each day from his plant, together with the name and address of the consignee(s).
The manufacturer or processor shall inform the competent authority in writing, within one month, of the date when all the concentrated grape must covered by an application for aid has been used for the purposes listed in Article 1 allowing for the shortfall provided for in Article 5. Article 8
1. Entitlement to the aid shall be acquired at the moment when the concentrated grape must has been used for the purposes indicated in Article 1.
2. The amount of aid shall be that applicable for the wine year during which it was applied for.
3. The amounts set out in Article 4 shall be converted into national currencies using the agricultural conversion rate applying on 1 September 1986.
1. The competent authority shall pay the aid for the quantity of concentrated grape must actually used not later than three months after receipt of the information indicated in Article 7.
2. Manufacturers and processors as referred to in Article 1 may apply for advance payment of an amount equal to the aid specified in Article 4 provided they have lodged a security for 110 % of the said amount in favour of the competent authority.
Such securities shall be lodged in the form of a guarantee by an establishment satisfying criteria set by the Member State to which the competent authority belongs.
3. The advance payment referred to in paragraph 2 shall be paid within three months of the security being lodged provided that evidence that the concentrated grape must has been paid for is provided.
4. When the information referred to in Article 7 has been received by the competent authority, the security mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be released in whole or in part depending on the amount of aid to be paid pursuant to the provisions of Article 10.
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1. Except in case of force majeure, the aid shall not be payable if the manufacturer or processor does not fulfil the requirement set out in Article 5.
2. Except in case of force majeure, if the manufacturer or processor does not comply with any of the requirements of this Regulation other than those referred to in Article 5, the aid payable shall be reduced by an amount to be fixed by the competent authority depending on the seriousness of the infringement.
3. In cases of force majeure, the competent authority shall determine the measures which it deems necessary having regard to the circumstances invoked.
4. The Member States shall inform the Commission of cases in which paragraph 2 has been applied, and of how requests for recourse to the force majeure clause have been dealt with.
1
1. The Member States concerned shall take all measures necessary for the application of this Regulation and, in particular, measures to ascertain the identity of the concentrated grape must in respect of which an application for aid is made and measures to prevent its being put to improper use.
2. To that end the competent authority shall:
- carry out a verification in the manufacturer's or processor's plant which shall consist of at least a spot check,
- inspect each manufacturer's of processor's stock records as referred to in Article 6.
2
The Member States concerned shall notify to the Commission, before the 20th of each month, in respect of the preceding month, and for each intended use referred to in Article 1, of:
(a) the quantities of concentrated grape must in respect of which an application for aid has been made, with a breakdown to show the wine-growing zone from which they have come;
(b) the quantities of concentrated grape must in respect of which aid has been granted with a breakdown to show the wine-growing zone from which they have come;
(c) the prices to be paid by manufacturers and processors for the concentrated grape must.
3
The Member States concerned shall designate a competent authority to be responsible for applying this Regulation, and shall notify the Commission without delay of their names and addresses.
4
The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to Portugal.
5
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 September 1986.
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31994D0673 | 94/673/CFSP: Council Decision of 10 October 1994 concerning the Common Position defined on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union and regarding the suspension of certain restrictions on trade with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
| COUNCIL DECISION of 10 October 1994 concerning the common position defined on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union and regarding the suspension of certain restrictions on trade with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (94/673/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.2 thereof,
Having regard to Resolution 943 (1994) adopted on 23 September 1994 by the United Nations Security Council,
In accordance with Resolution 943 (1994) adopted on 23 September 1994 by the United Nations Security Council, certain restrictions on trade with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) will be suspended.
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31985R0551 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 551/85 of 1 March 1985 laying down detailed implementing rules for imports of rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the overseas countries and territories
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 551/85
of 1 March 1985
laying down detailed implementing rules for imports of rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the overseas countries and territories
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories (1), and in particular Article 22 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 129 on the value of the unit of account and exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 provides that the levy calculated in accordance with Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1025/84 (5), shall be reduced by an amount of 50 % of the said levy and by a flat-rate component, which differs according to the extent to which the rice has been milled, provided that a corresponding charge has been collected on export from the non-member country concerned;
Whereas this export charge cannot be collected in a precise manner unless the levy that will be applied on import into the Community is known; whereas, for this purpose, the import levy must be fixed in advance, thereby enabling the trade to know the amount that will be deducted from the levy and, consequently, the amount that must be collected on export;
Whereas it is necessary to ascertain that the exporting country has actually collected the export charge corresponding to the amount of the reduction of the levy applied;
Whereas suitable administrative measures should be laid down in order to ensure that the volume of the quota fixed is not exceeded;
Whereas, in order to enable the Commission, should the need arise, to implement Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85, it should be laid down that the Member States should notify the Commission daily of the quantities in respect of which applications for import licences in respect of rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories have been made;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 20 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85, the levies are not to be applied to the French overseas departments until 30 June 1985; whereas the Commission should be notified of the quantities of rice imported into those departments;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The amounts of the levies referred to in Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 shall be calculated each week by the Commission on the basis of the levies fixed according to the criteria set out in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.
1. Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 shall apply only to imports of rice in respect of which an import charge corresponding to the difference between the levy applicable to imports of rice from non-member countries and the amounts referred to in Article 1 has been collected by the country of exportation.
2. One of the following indications shall be placed in the 'Remarks' box of the EUR 1 movement certificate by the customs authorities of the country of exportation as proof that the amount has been collected:
1.2 // 'Saerafgift, der opkraeves ved eksport af ris': // // 'Bei der Ausfuhr von Reis erhobene Sonderabgabe': // // ' Eidikós fóros poy eispráttetai
katá tin exagogí orýzis': // // 'Special charge collected on export of rice': // (Amount in national currency) // 'Taxe spéciale perçue à l'exportation du riz': // // 'Tassa speciale riscossa all'esportazione del riso': // // 'Bij uitvoer van de rijst opgelegde bijzondere heffing': //
(signature and stamp of office)
3. Where the charge collected by the country of exportation is less than the reduction referred to in Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85, the reduction shall not exceed the amount collected.
4. Where the amount of the export charge collected is expressed in a currency other than that of the Member State of importation, the exchange rate to be used to determine the amount of the charge actually collected shall be the rate recorded on the most representative foreign exchange market or markets in that Member State on the day of the advance fixing of the levy.
1. In addition to the other conditions laid down by Community rules, in order to qualify for the reduced levy referred to in Article 10 of Regulaton (EEC) No 486/85, the application for a licence and the import licence itself shall include:
(a) in box 12, one of the following indications:
'Reduceret afgift AVS/OLT',
'Verringerte Abschoepfung AKP/UELG',
'Meioméni eisforá AKE/YCHE',
'Reduced levy ACP/OCT',
'Prélèvement réduit ACP/PTOM',
'Prelievi ridotti ACP/PTOM',
'Verminderde heffing ACS-staten/LGO';
(b) in box 14, the name of the State, country or territory in which the product originates.
The licence shall require importation to be made from the country of origin stated. In addition, the import levy must be fixed in advance.
2. The import licence referred to in paragraph 1 shall be issued on the third working day following the date on which the application was submitted, provided that no measure suspending the advance-fixing of the levy has been taken during that period and that the quantity qualifying for the reduced levy has not already been reached.
On the day when the quantities applied for exceed the quantities for which a reduced levy is granted, the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduction in respect of the quantities applied for.
The Member States shall communicate to the Commission each day by telex the following information:
(a) the quantities of each type of rice that have been the subject of an application for a licence for importation from ACP States and overseas countries and territories, stating in each case the country of exportation;
(b) the quantities of each type of rice in respect of which an import licence has actually been issued, stating the date and the country of exportation;
(c) the quantities of each type of rice and for each department that have been imported without levy into the French overseas departments;
(d) the quantities of each type of rice for which import licences have been cancelled.
This information must be communicated separately from the information relating to other applications for import licences for rice.
1. The quantities that may be imported into the Community from ACP States and overseas countries and territories in the period from 1 March to 31 December 1985 shall be 101 666 tonnes of husked rice falling within subheading 10.06 B I b) and 14 166 tonnes of broken rice falling within subheading 10.06 B III of the Common Customs Tariff.
2. Quantities of rice imported in a form other than husked shall be entered into the accounts as husked rice on the basis of the conversion rates referred to in Article 1 of Regulation No 467/67/EEC (1).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 March 1985.
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31979D1057 | 79/1057/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 November 1979 approving the programme for the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in the Mezzogiorno (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 29 November 1979 approving the programme for the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in the Mezzogiorno (Only the Italian text is authentic) (79/1057/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1362/78 of 19 June 1978 on the programme for the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in the Mezzogiorno (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 28 August 1979 the Italian Government submitted, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1362/78, the framework programme for the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in the Mezzogiorno, which was amended by declaration of 8 November 1979;
Whereas the said programme covers the measures referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1362/78;
Whereas the said programme indicates to a sufficient extent all the information and measures referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1362/78, which show that the objectives laid down in Article 1 (1) of that Regulation can be achieved and that the conditions of Article 3 of that Regulation are satisfied;
Whereas approval of the framework programme covers neither the amount of the financial contribution from the EAGGF for carrying it out, nor, consequently, the estimates contained in the programme in this regard;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The framework programme for the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in the Mezzogiorno submitted by the Italian Government on 28 August 1979 pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1362/78 is hereby approved in the form as amended on 8 November 1979.
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32002R2378 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2378/2002 of 27 December 2002 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2378/2002
of 27 December 2002
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
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 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By its decision of 19 December 2002(3) and its decision of 19 December 2002(4), the Council approved the conclusion of Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America, and the European Community and Canada, respectively relating to the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in schedule CXL annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The Agreements amend the conditions for importing barley and medium and low quality common wheat by fixing import quotas for these products from 1 January 2003.
(2) By the above decisions the Council authorised the Commission to derogate temporarily for these products from the system of import duties provided for in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 pending approval of a formal amendment of that Regulation. To allow the Agreements approved by the Council to be implemented in full, the rules of application should also be adapted temporarily as regards the import duties in the cereals sector laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1900/2002(6).
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. Article 2, Article 4(1) and Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 shall not apply to the following products:
(a) common wheat falling within CN code ex 1001 90 99 of a quality other than the standard high quality as defined in Annex I to that Regulation;
(b) barley falling within CN codes 1003 00 10 and 1003 00 90.
2. Article 4(2) and (3) and Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 and Annexes I and II thereto shall not apply to the product referred to in paragraph 1(a) of this Article.
Qualifying for the flat-rate reduction on import duties of EUR 14 per tonne for standard high-quality common wheat referred to in the first indent of the first subparagraph of Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 shall no longer depend on fulfilling the conditions set out in the second subparagraph of Article 2(5) of that Regulation.
In addition to what is set out in Article 4(1), second subparagraph, second indent, of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, a negative premium ("discount") of an amount of EUR 30 per tonne is retained with regard to the durum wheat of low quality under the commercial premiums referred to in Article 4(1)(b) of the aforementioned Regulation.
The imposition of the import duty of the common wheat of low quality for the durum wheat of low quality provided for in Article 6(1), fifth subparagraph, second sentence, of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 is no longer applicable.
1. Notwithstanding the second indent of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, import licence applications for high-quality common wheat shall be valid only if the applicant gives a written commitment to lodge with the relevant competent body on the date of acceptance of the declaration of release for free circulation a specific security additional to those required under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95(7). This additional security shall be EUR 95 per tonne. However, in case import licence applications are accompanied by certificates of conformity issued by Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) and by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) as referred to in Article 6, the additional security required is EUR 5 per tonne.
2. The second indent of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 does not apply to import license applications for durum wheat, if these applications are accompanied by certificates of conformity issued by Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) and the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) as referred to in Article 6. In this case, the additional security required is EUR 5 per tonne.
In addition to what is set out in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, certificates of conformity issued by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) and by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) for common wheat and durum wheat shall be officially recognised by the Commission under the administrative cooperation procedure as specified in Articles 63 to 65 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(8). When the analytical parameters entered in the certificates of conformity issued by Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) and the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) show conformity with the common wheat and durum wheat quality standards given in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, samples shall be taken of at least 3 % of the cargoes arriving at each entry port during the marketing year.
Blank specimens of the recognised certificates of conformity for common wheat and durum wheat are given in Annexes I, II and III. Reproduction of the stamp and signatures authorised by the Governments of United States of America and Canada shall be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Notwithstanding Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, if the analysis results for high-quality common wheat show that the criteria referred to in Annex I are not met, the security for the import licence referred to in Article 10(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 and the additional security referred to in Article 3 to this Regulation shall be forfeited unless the importer is able to submit a new import licence under the quota managed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002(9). In this case, only EUR 22 of the EUR 30 security for this licence shall be released.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2003 until 30 June 2003 at the latest.
The provisions of this Regulation shall apply to import licences issued before 1 January 2003 that are used after that date. However, where operators do not intend to use these licences after 1 January 2003, these licences may be cancelled at the request of the interested party submitted before 15 January 2003. In such cases, the securities shall be released in proportion to the quantities not used.
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32008R0964 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 964/2008 of 29 September 2008 prohibiting fishing for forkbeards in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII and IX by vessels flying the flag of France
| 1.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 262/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 964/2008
of 29 September 2008
prohibiting fishing for forkbeards in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII and IX by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December 2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (3) lays down quotas for 2007 and 2008.
(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 2008.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated for 2008 to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date stated in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing 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 stated in that Annex. After that date it shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels.
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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32006R0481 | Commission Regulation (EC) Νo 481/2006 of 23 March 2006 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
| 24.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 86/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) Νo 481/2006
of 23 March 2006
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 (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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 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 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 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 (3) 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 pregelatinised 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 of Regulation (EC) No 1518/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 March 2006.
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32012R0614 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 614/2012 of 9 July 2012 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Falukorv (TSG))
| 10.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 178/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 614/2012
of 9 July 2012
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Falukorv (TSG))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, the Commission has examined Sweden’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the traditional speciality guaranteed ‘Falukorv’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2430/2001 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union, as required by the first subparagraph of Article 8(2) of that Regulation (3). As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
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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32003D0536 | 2003/536/EC: Commission Decision of 22 July 2003 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (notified under document number C(2003) 2587)
| Commission Decision
of 22 July 2003
excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
(notified under document number C(2003) 2587)
(Only the French, Greek and Italian texts are authentic)
(2003/536/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(c) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(3), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,
After consulting the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5(2)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 stipulate that the Commission is to exclude expenditure from Community financing where it finds that it has not been incurred in accordance with Community rules.
(2) The above Articles of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 as well as Article 8(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 of 7 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 regarding the procedure for the clearance of the accounts of the EAGGF Guarantee Section(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2025/2001(5), provide that the Commission is to carry out the necessary checks, forward its findings to the Member States, consider any comments from the latter, enter into bilateral discussions to reach an agreement with the Member States concerned and formally communicate its conclusions to them, referring to Commission Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section(6), as last amended by Decision 2001/535/EC(7).
(3) The Member States have had the opportunity to request that a conciliation procedure be initiated. That procedure has been applied in some cases and the reports issued on the outcome have been considered by the Commission.
(4) Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 provide that refunds on exports to third countries and intervention intended to stabilise agricultural markets may be financed only where they are either granted or undertaken in accordance with the Community rules governing the common organisations of agricultural markets.
(5) The findings of checks performed, the results of bilateral discussions and the outcome of the conciliation procedures have shown that some expenditure declared by the Member States does not meet those conditions and cannot therefore be financed under the EAGGF Guarantee Section.
(6) The Annex to this Decision sets out the amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than 24 months before the Commission's written notification of the results of the checks to the Member States.
(7) As regards the cases covered by this Decision, the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with Community rules was notified by the Commission to the Member States and is set out in a summary report on the subject.
(8) This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice in cases pending on 30 April 2003 and relating to its content,
The expenditure itemised in the Annex hereto that has been incurred by the Member States' accredited paying agencies and declared under the EAGGF Guarantee Section is hereby excluded from Community financing because it does not comply with Community rules.
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32009D1005 | Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2009 amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework — Financing projects in the field of energy in the context of the European Economic Recovery Plan
| 24.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 347/26
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 17 December 2009
amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework — Financing projects in the field of energy in the context of the European Economic Recovery Plan
(2009/1005/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular to points 21, 22, first and second paragraphs, and 23 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) At the budgetary conciliation meeting of 18 November 2009 the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed on the modalities for providing additional financing, in the framework of the European Economic Recovery Plan, to projects in the field of energy and broadband Internet as well as investments for strengthening operations related to the ‘new challenges’ defined in the context of the assessment of the 2003 mid-term reform of the common agricultural policy (‘Health Check’) (2). The financing requires a revision of the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013 in accordance with points 21, 22, and 23 of the Interinstitutional Agreement, so as to raise the ceiling for the year 2010 for commitment appropriations under subheading 1a by an amount of EUR 1 779 million in current prices.
(2) The increase of the ceiling for subheading 1a for the year 2010 will be fully offset by decreasing the ceilings for commitment appropriations under headings 1a, 1b, 2, 3a and 5 for the year 2009 as well as the ceilings for commitment appropriations under headings 1a, 2 and 5 for 2010.
(3) In order to keep an appropriate relationship between commitments and payments, the annual ceilings for payment appropriations will be adjusted. The adjustment will be neutral.
(4) Annex I of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management should therefore be amended accordingly (3),
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32012D0305 | 2012/305/EU: Council Decision of 7 June 2012 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the application of certain provisions of the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union and the 2001 Protocol thereto
| 14.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 153/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 June 2012
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the application of certain provisions of the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union and the 2001 Protocol thereto
(2012/305/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular point (d) of Article 82(1), read in conjunction with point (a) of Article 218(6) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) On 19 December 2002 the Council authorised the Presidency, assisted by the Commission, to open negotiations with Iceland and Norway a view to the application of certain provisions of the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union and the 2001 Protocol thereto (hereinafter ‘the Convention’).
(2) In accordance with Decision 2004/79/EC (1) the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the application of certain provisions of the Convention (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’) was signed on 19 December 2003, subject to its conclusion.
(3) The Agreement has not yet been concluded. With the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009, the procedures to be followed by the Union in order to conclude the Agreement are governed by Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(4) The Agreement should be approved.
(5) In accordance with Article 3 of Protocol on the Position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, these Member States have notified their wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Decision.
(6) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol on the Position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,
The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the application of certain provisions of the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union and the 2001 Protocol thereto (2) (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to give, on behalf of the Union, the notification provided for in Article 6(1) of the Agreement in order to bind the Union (3).
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
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 |
32003R0027 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 27/2003 of 7 January 2003 concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 27/2003
of 7 January 2003
concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 of 6 September 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1286/2002(2), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 lays down that where the quantities applied for exceed the quantity available, the Commission must set a flat-rate percentage reduction and suspend the issue of licences in respect of subsequent applications.
(2) The quantities applied for on 2 January 2003 pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 exceed the quantity available. As a result, the extent to which licences may be issued and the issue of licences for all subsequent applications should be suspended,
Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 on 2 January 2003 and submitted to the Commission on 3 January 2003 shall be issued, bearing the wording laid down in Article 11(1) of that Regulation, for 17,41 % of the quantity applied for.
The issue of import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 shall be suspended for applications submitted from 3 January until 14 October 2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32006D0190 | 2006/190/EC: Commission Decision of 1 March 2006 amending Decision 97/808/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards floorings (notified under document number C(2006) 553) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 8.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 66/47
COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 March 2006
amending Decision 97/808/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards floorings
(notified under document number C(2006) 553)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/190/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (1), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The table for product family ‘FLOORINGS (2/2)’ in Annex III of Commission Decision 97/808/EC of 20 November 1997 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards floorings (2) wrongly attributes attestation of conformity system 3 to class FFL.
(2) Decision 97/808/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,
Annex III to Decision 97/808/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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 |
32011R0641 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 641/2011 of 30 June 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 1.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 173/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 641/2011
of 30 June 2011
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:
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,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2011.
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 |
31987R3949 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3949/87 of 21 December 1987 again amending Articles 6 and 17 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3949/87
of 21 December 1987
again amending Articles 6 and 17 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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 Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1) was signed on 2 April 1980 and entered into force on 1 April 1983;
Whereas Article 6 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the said Agreement (hereinafter referred to as 'the Protocol'), as amended by Decision No 2/83 (2), of the Cooperation Council, provides that, in the case of an automatic change in the base date applicable to the amounts expressed in ECU, the Community may introduce revised amounts when necessary;
Whereas the equivalent value of the ECU in certain national currencies on 1 October 1986 was less than the corresponding value on 1 October 1984; whereas the automatic change in the base date would, in the case of conversion into the national currencies concerned, have the effect of reducing the limits which permit the presentation of simplified documentary evidence; whereas, in order to avoid this effect, it is necessary to increase such limits expressed in ECU,
The Protocol is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1), '2 355 ECU' is replaced by '2 590 ECU'.
2. In Article 17 (2), '165 ECU' is replaced by '180 ECU' and '470 ECU' by '515 ECU'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
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 |
31996R2068 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2068/96 of 29 October 1996 amending Regulations (EC) No 1432/94 and (EC) No 1486/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of certain tariff quotas for pigmeat
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2068/96 of 29 October 1996 amending Regulations (EC) No 1432/94 and (EC) No 1486/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of certain tariff quotas for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof,
Whereas tariff quotas were granted for certain pigmeat products pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 of 22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1593/95 (4) and pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 of 28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota in the pigmeat sector (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/96 (6); whereas, in order to facilitate trade between the European Community and third countries, it must be possible to import pigmeat products without an obligation to import from the country of origin, which must nevertheless be mentioned for statistical reasons in section 8 of the import licence;
Whereas these provisions should apply to import licences whose term of validity has not yet expired and which have not been used or have only been used in part;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Article 3 c) of Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 is hereby replaced by the following;
'(c) Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin.`
Article 4 c) of Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(c) Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall apply to licences whose term of validity has not yet expired and which have not been used or have been used only in part.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31987R1974 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1974/87 of 2 July 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1974/87 of 2 July 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (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 Commission sent the Council on 20 March 1984 a proposal for fixing the export refunds for a number of agricultural products by tender; whereas this proposal has not yet been adopted by the Council; whereas the present situation of the world tobacco market is such that the possibility of fixing the export refund on tobacco by this method should be opened immediately; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 (4), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1576/86 (5) should therefore be amended accordingly,
1. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70:
'The refund may be fixed by tender.'
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010D0462 | 2010/462/EU: Commission Decision of 18 August 2010 concerning the adoption of a financing decision on a pilot project to promote consumer empowerment, efficiency and stability of European financial markets through training of consumer associations and similar organisations
| 20.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 219/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 August 2010
concerning the adoption of a financing decision on a pilot project to promote consumer empowerment, efficiency and stability of European financial markets through training of consumer associations and similar organisations
(2010/462/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Financial Regulation’), and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Implementing Rules’), and in particular Article 90 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 75 of the Financial Regulation and Article 90(1) of the Implementing Rules, the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution.
(2) In accordance with Article 49(6)(a) of the Financial Regulation the current pilot project is a pilot scheme of an experimental nature designed to test the feasibility of an action and its usefulness.
(3) The Budgetary Authority allocated in the Union budget for 2010 EUR 1 million for a pilot project concerning consumer empowerment, efficiency and stability of European financial markets through training.
(4) Three actions are foreseen for implementation for this pilot project, and the financing of these actions should be subject to a single decision.
(5) As financial services are becoming more complex, consumers are more in need of financial advice. A service of general financial advice can empower consumers, and provide information on how to buy financial services smartly. The training of non-profit entities, such as consumer associations and other non-governmental organisations as well as governmental organisations, will enable them to provide better advice to consumers on a wider range of important issues in financial services.
(6) The present financing decision may also cover the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Article 83 of the Financial Regulation and Article 106(5) of the Implementing Rules.
(7) It is appropriate to define the terms ‘substantial change’ within the meaning of Article 90(4) of the Implementing Rules for the application of this decision,
The actions referred to in the Annex are hereby approved. They shall be financed through the budget line 17 02 04 of the budget of the European Union for 2010 up to a maximum of EUR 1 000 000. These appropriations may also cover interest due for late payment.
The amounts indicated in the following descriptions are indicative. Within the maximum indicative budget of all the specific actions, cumulated changes not exceeding 20 % are not considered to be substantial provided that they do not significantly affect the nature and objectives of the pilot project.
The authorising officer may adopt such changes in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and proportionality. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997D0276 | 97/276/EC: Commission Decision of 11 April 1997 amending Decision 93/437/EEC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Argentina (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 11 April 1997 amending Decision 93/437/EEC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Argentina (Text with EEA relevance) (97/276/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), as last amended by Directive 96/23/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 (4) (a) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 93/437/EEC of 30 June 1993 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Argentina (3), as last amended by Decision 96/262/EC (4), lays down the model health certificate to accompany fishery products originating in Argentina with the exception of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in any form;
Whereas Article 3 of Commission Decision 97/20/EC of 17 December 1996 establishing the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods (5) provides that adductor muscles of pectinidae other than aquaculture animals, completely separated from the viscera and gonads, may be imported from third countries not appearing on the list in the Annex thereto;
Whereas Argentina has officially requested authorization from the Commission to export adductor muscles of pectinidae other than aquaculture animals, completely separated from the viscera and gonads, to the territory of the European Community;
Whereas for Argentina to enjoy the possibility provided for in Article 3 of Decision 97/20/EC, Article 2 of Decision 93/437/EEC and the model health certificate in Annex A thereto must be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The introductory part of Article 2 of Decision 93/437/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'Fishery products originating in Argentina must meet the following conditions:`.
Annex A to Decision 93/437/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision shall apply from 1 May 1997.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R2564 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2564/93 of 17 September 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2564/93 of 17 September 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2046/92 (2), and in particular Article 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 12b (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 of 31 October 1984 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1814/93 (4), lays down the time limit for the payment of the balance of aid to producers whose average production is at least 500 kg of oil;
Whereas, because of the additional checks resulting from the establishment of the register of olive cultivation in Italy, the time limit should be extended as a special measure for the period strictly necessary for payment in Italy of the outstanding amounts;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The second subparagraph of Article 12b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Italy shall be authorized to pay the balance of the aid for the 1991/92 marketing year by 15 October 1993 at the latest.'
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 |
31997R1875 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/97 of 26 September 1997 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications' provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1875/97 of 26 September 1997 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 6 (3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Member States have sent the Commission applications for registration of certain names as geographical indications or designations of origin;
Whereas it has been found, pursuant to Article 6 (1) of that Regulation, that these applications meet all its requirements, in particular that all the information required pursuant to Article 4 has been given;
Whereas following publication of the names in question in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3) no statement of objection has been made to the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of that Regulation;
Whereas the names should therefore be entered in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` and hence be protected throughout the Community as geographical indications or designations of origin,
The names in the Annex hereto are hereby added to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4) and pursuant to Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 entered in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` as protected geographical indications (PGI) or protected designations of origin (PDO).
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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997R0767 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 767/97 of 28 April 1997 fixing the minimum import prices for certain soft fruits originating in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria for the 1997/98 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 767/97 of 28 April 1997 fixing the minimum import prices for certain soft fruits originating in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria for the 1997/98 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1988/93 of 19 July 1993 on the system of minimum import prices for certain soft fruits originating in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2140/93 of 28 July 1993, laying down detailed rules for the application of the minimum import price system for certain soft fruits originating in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria and fixing the minimum import prices applicable until 30 April 1994 (2) lays down the criteria for fixing minimum prices; whereas the minimum import prices should be fixed for the 1997/98 marketing year with reference to those criteria;
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 1997/98 marketing year, the minimum import prices for the products listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1988/93 originating in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1997.
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 |
31986D0445 | 86/445/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1986 on the clearance of the accounts presented by Ireland in respect of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section, expenditure for 1982 (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 July 1986
on the clearance of the accounts presented by Ireland in respect of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section, expenditure for 1982
(Only the English text is authentic)
(86/445/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3769/85 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
After consulting the Fund Committee,
Whereas, under Article 5 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the Commission, on the basis of the annual accounts presented by the Member States, clears the accounts of the authorities and bodies referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation;
Whereas Ireland has transmitted to the Commission the documents required to clear the accounts for 1982; whereas the latter has carried out on-the-spot inspection as provided for in Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70;
Whereas Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1723/72 of 26 July 1972 on the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (3), provides that the Decision to clear the accounts must include the determination of the amount of expenditure incurred in each Member State during the financial year in question recognized as chargeable to the Fund, Guarantee Section, and also the determination of the amount of the Community's financial resources still available in each Member State;
Whereas under Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, only refunds on exports to non-member countries and intervention intended to stabilize agricultural markets, respectively granted and undertaken according to Community rules within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets, may be financed; whereas the inspections carried out show that a part of the expenditure declared amounting to £ Irl 884 304,13 does not satisfy the requirements of these provisions and therefore must be disallowed; whereas the Member State has been fully informed of this deduction and has been able to give its views thereon;
Whereas under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1078/77 of 17 May 1977 introducing a system of premiums for the non-marketing of milk and milk products and for the conversion of dairy herds (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1300/84 (5), 60 % of expenditure on those measures is borne by the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF and 40 % by the Guidance Section; whereas the said measures count as intervention within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and constitute a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 (1) of that Regulation; whereas it is therefore necessary to include Guidance Section expenditure when clearing the accounts in respect of expenditure financed by the EAGGF;
Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to any financial consequences which may be drawn in any subsequent clearance of accounts for national aids in accordance with Article 93 of the Treaty or infringement procedures under Article 169 of the Treaty currently in progress or concluded after the date of 1 October 1985 or as a result of infringements in 1982 or national aids incompatible with the Treaty paid in 1982 having affected the expenditure charged to the EAGGF in any financial year subsequent to that of 1982;
Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to any financial consequences which may be determined by the Commission in the course of a subsequent clearance of accounts relating to current investigations, financial losses resulting from irregularities in the meaning of Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 or judgments by the Court of Justice on cases currently under consideration and concerning matters which are also the subject of this Decision,
1. The expenditure by Ireland recognized as chargeable to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section, in respect of the 1982 financial year amounts, in accordance with Annex I, to £ Irl 342 190 387,50.
2. The expenditure recognized as chargeable to the EAGGF pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1078/77 amounts, in accordance with Annex II, to £ Irl 3 851 982,83.
The financial resources available at the end of 1982 amount, in accordance with Annex I, to £ Irl 30 631,50 and, in accordance with Annex II, to £ Irl 335 003,68.
This Decision is addressed to the Irish Republic. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993D0048 | 93/48/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1992 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/33.031 - Fiat/Hitachi) (Only the English and Italian texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1992 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/33.031 - Fiat/Hitachi) (Only the English and Italian texts are authentic)
(93/48/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 6 and 8 thereof,
Having regard to the notification and application for negative clearance submitted on 23 December 1988 by Fiat Geotech Technolgie per la Terra SpA and Hitachi Construction Machinery Ltd concerning a joint venture, as well as the amendment thereto submitted on 12 June 1992,
Having regard to the summary of the notification published (2) pursuant to Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17,
After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,
Whereas:
I. THE FACTS
(1) On 23 December 1988 the Commission was requested to give negative clearance for, or, alternatively, to exempt pursuant to Article 85 (3), a joint venture for the manufacture, distribution and sale of hydraulic excavators and related products.
The parties
(2) The notifying parties are Fiat Geotech Tecnologie per la Terra SpA (Fiat) and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd (Hitachi). Fiat is a subsidiary of Fiat SpA of Turin. Hitachi is a subsidiary of Hitachi Limited of Japan.
The product and market
(3) The principal product involved is hydraulic excavators of between 10,5 and 45 tonnes. These are medium to large excavators used mainly in road construction, large public works contracts and in mines and quarries.
(4) Such excavators form part of the wider earthmoving machinery market which includes six other types of equipment (wheel loaders, crawler loaders, backhoe loaders, dozers, graders and scrapers). They are sold throughout the world, and although there are local markets, the more important customers which, however, represent only 10 % of the market, are international contracting firms that may buy anywhere in the world for use anywhere in the world.
(5) After the worldwide recession in the early 1980s, when there was a drop in demand of about 35 %, the earthmoving machinery market seems to be on a slight rise or, at least, to have stabilized. Market changes have, however, influenced the structure of producers operating throughout the sector, which means that some companies have left the sector, joint ventures and mergers have been entered into to cope with new market conditions, certain plants of companies still in business following the setting up of joint ventures have been closed down and some producers have acquired plants abroad in order to be present directly in strategic markets. Within the Community the 8 largest manufacturers have 72 % of the market; the market leader has about 18 %. Fiat is in fifth place while Hitachi is not a full-line producer present in all product lines.
(6) Analysis of the earthmoving machinery market structure shows up separate subsectors which have, to some extent, developed differently over recent years. As regards the hydraulic excavator subsector in particular, it has grown as a percentage of machines produced in the entire sector. Although the number of units sold show a decline, the sales of such excavators have held up relatively well compared with the sales of other types of earthmoving machinery.
(7) The Community market is second in the world for excavators (with approximately 20 % of world sales) after the Japanese market; about 15 % of the excavators sold in the Community are produced outside.
(8) There are many producers of hydraulic excavators. Within the Community the 8 largest manufacturers have 75 % of the market. The market leader has nearly 15 %. Fiat, having sixth place within the Community, has a very uneven penetration with a large share above all in Italy, followed by Spain and France, and little elsewhere. Hitachi is in eighth place, and has a substantial presence only in the United Kingdom, Ireland and The Netherlands. Fiat and Hitachi combined had fourth place with about 12 % of the market, which tey expect to rise to some [. . .] % (3) following the creation of the joint venture. There are many smaller producers, most of them operating on a local basis, with about 15 % of the market. At present European manufacturers produce small quantities using components bought in from other suppliers. Even leading European manufacturers rely primarily on external suppliers for components. This is due to low output, as well as to the characteristics of the product and the manufacturers is based not su much on product innovation and price as on product diversification between manufacturers, who cater for the specific market requirements in their own main countries or areas of operation.
(9) The joint venture also makes hydraulic calinders, which are used as components of hydraulic excavators, but also of other earthmoving machinery, either for incorporation in the joint venture's principal products or for sale. In addition, the arrangements concern the purchase of parts for incorporation in and the sale of spare parts for the principal product, and may involve the manufacture and/or distribution of other earthmoving or construction machinery. Many of the parts or components used in excavators, for example the motors, are also used in a wide variety of other products.
The arrangements
(10) The notified agreements provide for the formation of a joint venture company called Fiat-Hitachi Excavators SpA (Fiat-Hitachi), based in Italy. It began trading by taking over the existing Fiat range of excavators and cylinders, but developed a new Fiat-Hitachi range using Hitachi technology. The joint venture also organized the integration of the marketing structures and networks of Fiat and Hitachi in the countries indicated as exclusive joint-venture countries.
(11) The joint venture has an exclusive market covering Western Europe (including the whole of the Community), the Mediterranean basin and Africa. It has non-exclusive access to the USA (where Hitachi has a joint venture with Deere) and the former Comecon countries. It has no access to the rest of the world which is the exclusive territory of Hitachi (other than for the right of Fiat to continue to produce and sell its non-Hitachi design excavators through Fiatallis Latino-Americana).
(12) Both Fiat and Hitachi license their relevant technology to the joint venture. The Fiat licence makes Fiat Hitachi joint owners of the technology with Fiat. The Hitachi licence is exclusive for the joint venture's exclusive market, and non-exclusive elsewhere. These licences are perpetual and irrevocable.
(13) After discussion with the services of the Commission, the parties have undertaken that, in so far as the Community is concerned, the agreements allow passive sales into the other's exclusive territory. This undertaking has been incorporated into the agreements. This means, in so far as the Community is concerned, that although Hitachi will not seek to sell to Community-based contractors or other undertakings, it will accept orders coming from such purchasers.
(14) The arrangements provide for the joint venture to buy all its motors from Iveco (which is part of the Fiat group) and all hydraulics which it does not manufacture itself from Hitachi.
(15) The two parent companies undertake that should they decide to manufacture and/or sell, on the joint venture's exclusive market any type of earthmoving machinery not then manufactured or marketed, each of them grant to the other first refusal right to realize such initiative together for the manufacture of such products through Fiat-Hitachi or by some other form of cooperation.
(16) The arrangements include a minority participation by the Sumitomo Corporation in the joint venture. They also include provisions for the joint venture to buy plant, materials and components through Sumitomo, but at the joint venture's option rather than exclusively.
(17) The term of the joint venture runs until 2001, and is renewable. The various exclusivities remain in force until the end of that year.
The parties' submissions
(18) The parties ask for negative clearance claiming that, as Fiat is withdrawing from the market, Fiat and Hitachi are no longer competitors.
(19) Alternatively, the parties ask for an exemption under Article 85 (3). They argue that:
- the agreements will lead to technologically-advanced products,
- distribution and after-sales service will be improved,
- the market share of the joint venture for 1988 is estimated at only some [. . .] % in the Community as a whole,
- the agreements will, therefore, result in benefits for the consumer in terms of price, quality and reliability,
- all the potentially restrictive provisions of the agreements are indispensable to achieving the objectives; in particular, the joint venture will be free to use all technology after the expiry of the relevant licences.
II. LEGAL ASSESSMENT
Article 85
(1)
(20) The creation of the joint venture Fiat-Hitachi does not constitute a concentration within the meaning of Article 3 (2), second subparagraph of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (4). Fiat and Hitachi were actual competitors in Europe and worldwide before they entered into the agreement to create their joint venture. They have remained at least potential competitors thereafter. Hitachi operates on the same product markets as Fiat-Hitachi in Japan and in the Far East and indirectly, through its joint venture with Deere, also in the USA. Fiat continues to develop, manufacture and sell its product range based on its own technology through Fiatallis Latino-Americana and to operate in the other subsectors of the earthmoving machinery market. Both parent companies have retained their technolgies for the production of hydraulic excavators and components and merely granted a licence to their joint venture and the relevant agreements are to terminate in the event of liquidation of the joint venture. As exclusive suppliers of motors and hydraulics, they are furthermore actively interested in the production and marketing acitivities of Fiat-Hitachi. Under these circumstances, the joint venture has to be qualified as cooperative in nature. Its creation would have led to coordination of competitive behaviour between the parent companies, on the one hand, and between the parent companies and the joint venture on the other hand, even if the parties had not included restrictive clauses in their contractual arrangements.
(21) The parties have put together their European hydraulic excavator manufacturing and distribution activities. By agreeing not to compete with their joint venture, they have furthermore excluded any competition with each other and with the joint venture in the latter's contractual territory.
(22) The agreement gives Fiat-Hitachi an exclusive territory covering the whole of the Community, while excluding it from Hitachi'y home market, Japan, and from the Far East. This constitutes a ban on active imports by Hitachi into the Community.
(23) The creation of the joint venture is expected to give Fiat and Hitachi a captive market for components for 16 % of the excavators sold within the Community.
(24) These provisions in the agreements will have as their object or effect to appreciably restrict competition within the meaning of Article 85 (1) of the Treaty.
Article 85
(3)
(25) The joint venture will develop better excavators than were currently being produced by Fiat and Hitachi separately, as each party will incorporate technically better components at its disposal. In addition, the merging of the separate and largely complementary distribution systems of Fiat and Hitachi improves the distribution of the resulting product.
(26) The joint venture is expected to have 16 % of the Community market for excavators. This will not give it a dominant position in this market. Moreover, it should be more effective than either Fiat and Hitachi separately, and, therefore, the creation of the joint venture will bring about a more balanced market structure and the joint venture will in future operate throughout the Community. In consequence, the pruchasers of tractors should also benefit from the improvements in the products and of their distribution.
(27) Although the exclusive purchasing provisions, described in recital 14, foreclose sales opportunities for third party manufacturers of motors and hydraulics, this restriction results from the setting up of the joint venture and appears to be reasonably necessary to its operation. In addition to that, the restriction will not have the effect of eliminating competition in respect of a substantial part of the products in question. In effect, even if third party manufacturers were to offer terms such that, in the absence of such provisions, the joint venture might be led to purchase from them rather than from its parent companies, these manufacturers will still have access to a large market comprising not only other manufacturers of hydraulic excavators but also manufacturers of the wide variety of products in which such motors and hydraulics are incorporated.
(28) With the undertaking referred to in recital 13, the provisions on distribution as described above also appear to be no more than is necessary to allow the joint venture to function.
(29) The notified agreements therefore meet the requirements for exemption pursuant to Article 85 (3).
(30) The agreements will continue in force in their present form until the end of 2001. They were notified to the Commission on 23 December 1988. It appears appropriate therefore, pursuant to Articles 6 (1) and 8 (1) of Regulation No 17, to grant such an exemption for a period of 13 years with effect from that date,
Article 1
Pursuant to Article 85 (3) of the EEC Treaty, the provisions of Article 85 (1) are hereby declared inapplicable for the period from 23 December 1988 to 31 December 2001 to the joint venture agreement creating Fiat-Hitachi Excavators SpA and the related agreements notified to the Commission on 23 December 1988. Article 2
This Decision is addressed to:
Fiat Geotech Technologie per la Terra SpA,
Viale delle Nazioni, 55,
I-41 100 Modena;
Hitachi Construction Machinery Ltd,
62 Ohtemachi 2 Chome,
Chiyoda-Ku,
Tokyo, Japan. | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
32001R1852 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 of 20 September 2001 laying down detailed rules for making certain information available to the public and for the protection of information submitted pursuant to European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 258/97
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001
of 20 September 2001
laying down detailed rules for making certain information available to the public and for the protection of information submitted pursuant to European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 258/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients(1), and in particular Article 4(5) and Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Experience has shown the need for detailed rules for the protection of the information provided by applicants to ensure the smooth functioning of the assessment of applications under Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
(2) These rules should ensure the confidentiality of information relating to the manufacturing process where the disclosure of such information might harm the competitive position of the applicant in a disproportionate manner.
(3) In order to improve transparency in the operation of the procedures established by Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, certain information about products being assessed under that Article, and about the outcome of the assessment should be made available to the public. That information should be made available by the Commission on the Internet.
(4) Such rules should be consistent with the new legislative framework laid down in Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC(2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs,
1. The Commission, the national authorities of the Member States and the food assessment bodies referred to in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 shall not divulge information identified as confidential pursuant to paragraph 3, except for information that must be made public if circumstances so require in order to protect human health.
2. The applicant may indicate the information submitted by him pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 relating to the manufacturing process that should be kept confidential because its disclosure might harm his competitive position. Verifiable justification must be given in such cases.
3. The competent authority of the Member, which has received the application, shall determine, after consultation with the applicant, which information relating to the manufacturing process shall be kept confidential and shall inform the applicant, the competent food assessment body and the Commission of its decision.
4. The Commission shall ensure that the Member States are informed of any decision communicated to it pursuant to paragraph 3.
1. When the initial assessment of the request is carried out pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, the Commission shall make the following information available to the public:
(a) name and address of the applicant;
(b) description allowing the identification of the food or food ingredient;
(c) intended use of the food or food ingredient;
(d) summary of the dossier, except for those parts for which the confidential character has been determined in accordance with Article 1(3);
(e) date of receipt of a complete request.
2. The Commission shall make the initial assessment report available to the public, except for any information identified as confidential pursuant to Article 1(3), in the following way:
(a) when there are no objections pursuant to Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97. the initial assessment report shall he made available to the public after the expiry of the period of 60 days referred to in that Article and after the time necessary for the information of the applicant;
(b) when, pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, an authorisation decision is required, the initial assessment report shall wherever possible be made available to the public at the same time the opinion of the Scientific Committee for Food is given or, if no such opinion is required, at the time that the decision is published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31984D0288 | 84/288/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 May 1984 approving an amendment to the programme for cereals and drying facilities in Greece pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the Greek text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 May 1984
approving an amendment to the programme for cereals and drying facilities in Greece pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(84/288/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 products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3164/82 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 6 December 1983 the Government of Greece forwarded an amendment to its programme for cereals and drying facilities, approved by the Commission Decision of 12 June 1981;
Whereas this amendment involves an updating of this programme more particularly as regards capacities and their intended geographical distribution and its extension until 1988; whereas it is consistent with the requirements and objectives of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas this amended programme can be approved only for applications within the meaning of Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
1. The amendment to the programme for cereals and drying facilities pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 communicated by the Government of Greece on 6 December 1983 is hereby approved.
2. The approval of the amended programme shall apply only to projects submitted before 1 May 1984.
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32013R0126 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 126/2013 of 13 February 2013 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Text with EEA relevance
| 14.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 43/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 126/2013
of 13 February 2013
amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
(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 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (1), and in particular Article 131 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 has taken over the restrictions previously laid down in Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (2). In entry 6, paragraph 1, of Annex XVII to that Regulation, the term ‘product’, used in the original restriction on asbestos in Directive 76/769/EEC, was replaced by ‘article’ which does not cover mixtures. In order for entry 6, paragraph 1, to cover the same items as that Directive, the term ‘mixtures’ should be added.
(2) The derogations in entries 16 and 17 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 as regards the use of lead carbonates and lead sulphates in paints for the restoration and maintenance of works of art and historic buildings and their interiors should apply not only to the use but also to the placing on the market in order to allow those paints to be available for restoration and maintenance works as well.
(3) The restriction in entries 28, 29 and 30 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 makes reference to a specific concentration limit laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (3) and to a concentration limit specified in Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (4) that are applied in order to determine whether a substance or mixture is covered by that restriction. It should be clarified that the concentration limit specified in Directive 1999/45/EC applies only where a specific concentration limit is not set out in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.
(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2012 of 19 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annex I (5) added short-chain chlorinated paraffins (hereinafter ‘SCCPs’) to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (6). Production, placing on the market and use of SCCPs is therefore prohibited, subject to certain specific exemptions. Entry 42 in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, which restricts two uses of SCCPs that are now banned under Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 has become superfluous and should therefore be deleted.
(5) A harmonised testing method adopted by the European Committee for Standardization for determining the water soluble chromium VI content of cement in accordance with Directive 2003/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2003 amending for the 26th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (nonylphenol, nonylphenol ethoxylate and cement) (7) should be used. For the purpose of clarity, entry 47 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 should contain a reference to that testing method.
(6) The substance methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) in entry 56 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, identified by CAS number 26447-40-5 and EC number 247-714-0, encompasses all isomeric mixtures and all specific isomers. However, certain specific isomers have specific CAS or EC numbers. In order to clarify that all isomers are covered, three specific CAS and EC numbers should be added.
(7) Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2009 of 22 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annex XVII (8) deleted notes E, H and S from the foreword to Appendices 1 to 6 to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, as well as from the Appendices 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. For reasons of coherence, the notes E, H and S should be deleted also from Appendix 4.
(8) The entry on diisopentylphthalate in Appendix 6 to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 indicates incorrect EC and CAS numbers, which should be corrected.
(9) New standards concerning the testing methods for azocolourants and azodyes have been adopted by the European Committee for Standardization. It is therefore necessary to update Appendix 10 to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 to take account of those standards.
(10) Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established by Article 133 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006,
Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to 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.
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32002R1807 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1807/2002 of 10 October 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1807/2002
of 10 October 2002
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
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 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye to all third countries excluding Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1632/2002(7).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 4 to 10 October 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 October 2002.
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31995R2197 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2197/95 of 18 September 1995 amending the Annexes to Council Regulations (EEC) No 837/90 concerning statistical information to be supplied by the Member States on cereal production and (EEC) No 959/93 concerning statistical information to be supplied by the Member States on crop products other than cereals
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2197/95 of 18 September 1995 amending the Annexes to Council Regulations (EEC) No 837/90 concerning statistical information to be supplied by the Member States on cereal production and (EEC) No 959/93 concerning statistical information to be supplied by the Member States on crop products other than cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 837/90 of 26 March 1990 concerning statistical information to be supplied by the Member States on cereal production (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3570/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 959/93 of 5 April 1993 concerning statistical information to be supplied by the Member States on crop products other than cereals (3), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas by reason of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden it is necessary to make certain technical adaptations to the abovementioned annexes and to extend certain derogations to the new Member States;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (4),
Annex III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 837/90 shall be supplemented as follows:
>TABLE>
Footnote (5) of Annex II in Council Regulation (EEC) No 959/93, shall read as follows:
'(5) Delivery of data on areas occupied by kitchen gardens is not obligatory for Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.`
Annex III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 959/93 shall be supplemented as follows:
>TABLE>
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0715 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 715/2002 of 25 April 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1005/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 715/2002
of 25 April 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1005/2001
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 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye to all third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1005/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 19 to 25 April 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1005/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shall be EUR 39,95/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008R1226 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1226/2008 of 8 December 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
| 10.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 331/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1226/2008
of 8 December 2008
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) Council Decision 2008/922/CFSP (2) amends the Annex to Common Position 2004/161/CFSP (3) by adding 11 individuals and removing one individual. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is hereby amended as set out 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008L0070 | Commission Directive 2008/70/EC of 11 July 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include tritosulfuron as an active substance (Text with EEA relevance)
| 12.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 185/40
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/70/EC
of 11 July 2008
amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include tritosulfuron as an active substance
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 6 (2) of Directive 91/414/EEC Germany received on 8 June 2001 an application from BASF AG for the inclusion of the active substance tritosulfuron in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2002/268/EC (2) confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(2) For this active substance, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The designated rapporteur Member State submitted a draft assessment report on 5 September 2002.
(3) For tritosulfuron the draft assessment reports were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. The review was finalised on 20 May 2008 in the format of the Commission review report for tritosulfuron.
(4) The documents and information on tritosulfuron were also submitted to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for separate consultation. The EFSA was invited to prepare a scientific opinion on the toxicological relevance of the soil and groundwater metabolite TBSA of tritosulfuron in the context of the human risk assessment. The EFSA was asked whether, on the basis of the data available, the metabolite TBSA shows a genotoxic potential or an indication of impaired fertility and what are the implications for toxicological reference values for humans.
(5) In its opinion of 11 December 2007 (3), the EFSA concluded that TBSA did not show any clastogenic or other genotoxic potential and has no direct effect on fertility and that therefore there is no requirement for any adjustment of the default safety factor for potential effect on fertility. That opinion was taken into account.
(6) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing the active substance concerned may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) and Article 5(3) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to include tritosulfuron in Annex I to that Directive, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing these active substances may be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive.
(7) Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of including an active substance in Annex I, Member States should be allowed a period of six months after inclusion to review existing provisional authorisations of plant protection products containing tritosulfuron to ensure that the requirements laid down by Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13 and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I, are satisfied. Member States should transform existing provisional authorisations into full authorisations, amend them or withdraw them in accordance with the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC. By derogation from the above deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC.
(8) It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
1. Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 May 2009 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 June 2009.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
1. Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing tritosulfuron as active substance by 31 May 2009. By that date, they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to tritosulfuron, are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning the active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13(2) of that Directive.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing tritosulfuron as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 30 November 2008 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning tritosulfuron. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
Following that determination Member States shall:
(a) in the case of a product containing tritosulfuron as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 May 2010 at the latest; or
(b) in the case of a product containing tritosulfuron as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 May 2010 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest.
This Directive shall enter into force on 1 December 2008.
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32003R0477 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 477/2003 of 14 March 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 477/2003
of 14 March 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 10 to 13 March 2003 at 165,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2003.
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32007D0358 | Political and Security Committee Decision EUPT/1/2007 of 15 May 2007 extending the mandate of the Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo
| 25.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 133/49
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUPT/1/2007
of 15 May 2007
extending the mandate of the Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo
(2007/358/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP of 10 April 2006 on the establishment of an EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 6 of Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP provides for the Council to authorise the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take the relevant decisions in accordance with Article 25 of the Treaty, including the decision to appoint, upon a proposal by the Secretary-General/High Representative (SG/HR), a Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo).
(2) On 2 May 2006, the PSC adopted Decision EUPT/1/2006 (2) appointing Mr Casper Klynge as Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo).
(3) On 11 December 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/918/CFSP (3) amending and extending Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP until 31 May 2007.
(4) On 12 December 2006, the PSC adopted Decision EUPT/2/2006 (4) extending the mandate of Mr Casper Klynge as Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) until 31 May 2007.
(5) On 14 May 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/334/CFSP amending and extending Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP until 1 September 2007.
(6) The SG/HR has proposed the extension of the mandate of Mr Casper Klynge as Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) until the end of the mandate of EUPT Kosovo.
(7) The mandate of the Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) should therefore be extended until the end of the mandate of EUPT Kosovo,
The mandate of Mr Casper Klynge as Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo is hereby extended until the end of the mandate of EUPT Kosovo.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
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31995D0141 | 95/141/EC: Commission Decision of 10 April 1995 approving the plan for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs submitted by Sweden (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 10 April 1995 approving the plan for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs submitted by Sweden (Only the Swedish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (95/141/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990, on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,
Whereas by letter dated 23 February 1995 Sweden transmitted a plan to the Commission;
Whereas the plan has been examined and found to meet the requirements of Directive 90/539/EEC, and in particular Annex II thereof;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The plan submitted by Sweden for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs is hereby approved.
Sweden shall bring into force by 1 April 1995 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementation of the plan referred to in Article 1.
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32007R0649 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 649/2007 of 12 June 2007 establishing a prohibition of fishing for greenland halibut in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV, EC and international waters of ICES zone VI by vessels flying the flag of Spain
| 13.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 151/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 649/2007
of 12 June 2007
establishing a prohibition of fishing for greenland halibut in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV, EC and international waters of ICES zone VI by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2007.
(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 2007.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
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 2007 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing 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. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32005R0084 | Council Regulation (EC) No 84/2005 of 18 January 2005 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan
| 21.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/9
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 84/2005
of 18 January 2005
amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan
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) (the ‘basic Regulation’),
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURES
(1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 (2), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems (‘TCS’) originating in Japan.
(2) In Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation No 1015/94, the Council specifically excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping duty camera systems listed in the Annex to that Regulation (‘the Annex’), representing high-end professional camera systems technically falling within the product definition under Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, but which cannot be regarded as television camera systems.
(3) In October 1995, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2474/95 (3), amended Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, in particular as regards the definition of the like product and certain models of professional camera systems which were explicitly exempted from the definitive anti-dumping duty.
(4) In October 1997, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1952/97 (4), amended the rates of the definitive anti-dumping duty for two companies concerned, namely for Sony Corporation and Ikegami Tsushinki Co. Ltd pursuant to Article 12 of the basic Regulation. Furthermore, the Council specifically excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping duty certain new models of professional camera systems by adding them to the Annex.
(5) In January 1999 and January 2000, the Council, by Regulations (EC) No 193/1999 (5) and (EC) No 176/2000 (6), amended Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 by adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex and thus excluding those from the application of the definitive anti-dumping duty. In October 2004, the Council, by Regulation (EC) 1754/2004 (7), amended Regulation (EC) No 176/2000.
(6) In September 2000, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 (8), confirmed the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.
(7) In January 2001 and in May 2001, the Council, by Regulations (EC) No 198/2001 (9) and (EC) No 951/2001 (10), amended Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 by adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 and thus excluding them from the application of the definitive anti-dumping duty.
(8) In September 2001, further to an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1900/2001 (11) confirmed the level of the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 on imports of TCS from the exporting producer Hitachi Denshi Ltd.
(9) In September 2002, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1696/2002 (12), amended Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 by adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 and thus excluding them from the application of the definitive anti-dumping duty.
(10) In April 2004, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 825/2004, amended Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 by adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 and thus excluding them from the application of the definitive anti-dumping duty.
B. INVESTIGATION CONCERNING NEW MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SYSTEMS
1. Procedure
(11) Two Japanese exporting producers, namely Sony Corporation (‘Sony’) and Victor Company of Japan Limited (‘JVC’) informed the Commission that they intended to introduce new models of professional camera systems into the Community market and requested the Commission to add these new models of professional camera systems, including their accessories, to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 and thus exempt them from the scope of the anti-dumping duties.
(12) The Commission informed the Community industry accordingly and commenced an investigation limited to the determination of whether the products under consideration fall within the scope of the anti-dumping duties and whether the operational part of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 should be amended accordingly.
2. Models under investigation
(13) The requests for exemption were received for the following models of camera systems, supplied with the relevant technical information:
(i) Sony:
— viewfinder HDVF-C30W
(ii) JVC:
— Camera head KY-F560E
3. Findings
(i) Viewfinder HDVF-C30W
(14) It was found that viewfinder HDVF-C30W falls under the product description of Article 1(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. However, it can only be used with camera heads that do not fall under the product description of Article 1(2)(a) of that Regulation. In particular, the signal-to-noise ratio of these camera heads is 54 dB, whereas the description in Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 for the camera heads requires ‘55 dB or more at normal gain’. Therefore, it was concluded that this viewfinder should be regarded as a professional camera system falling within the definition of Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. As a result, this viewfinder should be excluded from the scope of the existing anti-dumping measures and added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000.
(15) In accordance with the established Community Institutions' practice, this model should be exempted from the duty from the date of receipt by the Commission services of the relevant request for exemption. Therefore, all imports of Sony-Viewfinder HDVF-C30W imported on or after 1 April 2003 should be exempted from the duty from this date.
(ii) Camera head KY-F560E
(16) It was found that camera head KY-F560E, although falling within the product description of Article 1(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000, is mainly used in technical and medical applications. It was therefore concluded that this model was to be regarded as a professional camera system falling within the definition of Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. It should therefore be excluded from the scope of the existing anti-dumping measures and added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000.
(17) In accordance with the established Community Institutions’ practice, this model should be exempted from the duty from the date of receipt by the Commission services of the relevant request for exemption. Therefore, all imports of JVC-Camera head KY-F560E imported on or after 15 April 2004 should be exempted from the duty from this date.
4. Information of the interested parties and conclusions
(18) The Commission informed the Community industry and the exporters of the TCS of its findings and provided them with an opportunity to present their views. None of the parties objected to the Commission's findings.
(19) On the basis of the foregoing, Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 should be amended accordingly,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 shall be replaced by the text in the Annex hereto.
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. This Regulation shall apply to imports of the following models produced and exported to the Community by the following exporting producers:
(a) Sony from 1 April 2003:
— Viewfinder HDVF-C30W;
(b) JVC from 15 April 2004:
— Camera head KY-F560E.
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32010R0489 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 489/2010 of 3 June 2010 fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the first individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 446/2010
| 4.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 489/2010
of 3 June 2010
fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the first individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 446/2010
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), and in particular Article 43(j), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 446/2010 (2) has opened the sales of butter by a tendering procedure, in accordance with the common conditions provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (3).
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, the Commission should fix a minimum selling price or should decide not to fix a minimum selling price, in accordance with Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009.
(3) In the light of the tenders received for the first individual invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For the first individual invitation to tender for selling of butter within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 446/2010, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 1 June 2010, the minimum selling price for butter shall be EUR 345/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 June 2010.
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32000D0133 | 2000/133/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1999 on certain protection measures with regard to imports from Israel of live equidae, live birds and hatching eggs thereof (notified under document number C(1999) 4978) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 December 1999
on certain protection measures with regard to imports from Israel of live equidae, live birds and hatching eggs thereof
(notified under document number C(1999) 4978)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/133/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) in accordance with Council Directive 90/426/EEC(3), Israel is included in the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of equidae, established by Council Decision 79/542/EEC(4), as last amended by Commission Decision 1999/759/EC(5);
(2) in accordance with Council Directive 90/539/EEC(6), Israel is included in the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of live poultry and hatching eggs, established by Commission Decision 95/233/EC(7), as last amended by Decision 96/619/EC(8);
(3) birds other than those referred to in Directive 90/539/EEC may be imported in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 92/65/EEC, laying down animal health requirements governing trade and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to the animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC(9);
(4) cases of West Nile Fever have been reported in poultry, in particular geese, in Israel;
(5) the presence of this disease is liable to constitute a danger for humans and Community equidae and poultry;
(6) although the virus usually circulates in a bird-mosquito-cycle, it is occasionally transmitted by vector insects to humans or equidae, in which cases of fatality have been described;
(7) it is necessary to adopt rapidly protection measures at Community level with regard to importation from Israel of live equidae, live poultry, other birds and hatching eggs thereof;
(8) therefore, the temporary admission of registered horses, the re-entry after temporary export of registered horses, the permanent imports and transit of equidae from Israel should be prohibited;
(9) moreover, imports of live poultry, including ratites, live game birds and other live birds and hatching eggs thereof should be prohibited;
(10) the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The temporary admission of registered horses, the re-admission after temporary export of registered horses, and the imports and transit of equidae originating in, coming from or transiting through Israel are prohibited.
1. Imports into the Community of live poultry, including ratites, and other live birds originating in, coming from or transiting through Israel are prohibited.
2. Imports into the Community of hatching eggs of poultry, including ratites and other birds originating in Israel are prohibited.
Member States shall amend the measures they apply with regard to Israel to bring them into line with this Decision.
They shall inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision shall be reviewed in January 2000 and shall apply until 31 March 2000.
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31992R1929 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1929/92 of 10 July 1992 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rum, tafia and arrack originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (1992 to 1993)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1929/92 of 10 July 1992 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rum, tafia and arrack originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (1992 to 1993)
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 Fourth ACP-EEC Convention entered into force on 1 September 1991 (1);
Whereas Protocol 6 to that Convention provides that products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States which fall within CN codes 2208 40 10, 2208 40 90, 2208 90 11 and 2208 90 19 shall, until the entry into force of a common organization of the market in spirits, be allowed into the Community free of customs duties under conditions such as to permit the development of traditional trade flows between the ACP States and the Community and between the Member States; whereas the Community shall until 31 December 1993 fix each year the quantities which may be imported free of customs duties on the basis of the largest quantities imported annually from the ACP States into the Community in the past three years for which statistics are available, increased, until 31 December 1992, by an annual growth rate of 37 % on the market of the United Kingdom and 27 % on the other markets of the Community;
Whereas, by virtue of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1820/87 of 25 June 1987 concerning the application of Decision No 2/87 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers on the advance implementation of the Protocol to the Third ACP-EEC Convention consequent on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Communities (2), provision is made for special arrangements for the quota duties to be applied by those two Member States until 31 December 1992;
Whereas those two Member States will apply the quota duty indicated in Article 1 as from 1 January 1993; whereas, by reason of the characteristics peculiar to the market in rum, the quota period ranges from 1 July to 30 June;
Whereas, having regard to the levels reached by imports of the products concerned into the Community during the past three years for which statistics are available, the annual quota volume for the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993 must be fixed at 214 268 hectolitres of pure alcohol;
Whereas although this volume is calculated on the basis of the reference year 1991, that is, for an amount of 184 402 hectolitres of pure alcohol, it is appropriate for reasons inherent in the rum market to take only the second six months of 1991 as a basis for calculating the specific growth rates applicable until 31 December 1992, namely, 104 111 hectolitres of pure alcohol, 17 562 hectolitres of which were imported by the United Kingdom and 86 549 hectolitres by the other Member States; whereas the quota volume for the second six months of 1992 must accordingly be fixed at 133 977 hectolitres of pure alcohol;
Whereas the quota volume calculated for the first six months of 1993 should not be increased but should be fixed at the same amount as applied in the last corresponding quota period for which statistics are available, that is the first six months of 1991, for which the amount is 80 291 hectolitres of pure alcohol;
Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure to all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the abovementioned quota and uninterrupted application of the rate laid down for that quota to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quota has been used up;
Whereas, following the case-law of the Court of Justice, it is unlawful to allocate the Community quotas between the Member States, unless overriding circumstances of an administrative, technical or economic nature prevent acting otherwise; whereas, in addition, in cases where it is decided to allocate quotas, a mechanism should be set up whereby the integrity of the Common Customs Tariff may be protected;
Whereas the economic difficulties which could result for the French overseas departments (FOD) from the sudden change in the arrangements for importing rum from the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States constitute circumstances having a binding effect which justify the temporary and partial maintenance of these arrangements; whereas, however, the arrangements for allocation of the quota into national shares should be phased out, being justified only on a transitional basis, and whereas they should in any event definitively disappear as from 1 January 1993;
Whereas, in these circumstances, it is advisable to increase to 80 % the volume of the Community reserve by means of a system for the automatic transfer of Member State share to the reserve as soon as 80 % of the latter has been used up; whereas any quantities allocated to Member States from the quota volume which have not been used up by 1 January 1993 should also be returned to the reserve;
Whereas, during the past three years for which statistical data are available, imports from Member States have been as follows:
(in hectolitres of pure alcohol)
Member State 1989 1990 1991 Benelux 7 621 9 339 13 229 Denmark 1 748 2 404 1 602 Germany 48 591 50 451 62 242 Greece 586 5 699 6 014 Spain 156 9 514 22 916 France 19 - - Ireland 2 973 2 282 2 783 Italy 431 54 9 947 Portugal - - 124 United Kingdom 83 773 70 436 65 545 Total 145 898 150 179 184 402
Whereas, in view of these factors, of market forecasts for the products in question and of the estimates submitted by certain Member States, quota shares may be fixed approximately at the following percentages:
Benelux 6,30
Denmark 1,20
Germany 33,56
Greece 2,55
Spain 6,80
France -
Ireland 1,68
Italy 2,18
Portugal -
United Kingdom 45,73;
Whereas provision should be made for a mechanism to prevent, when the Community quota is not exhausted, goods from being imported into a Member State which has exhausted its share only after the full application of customs duties, or after having been diverted to another Member State which has not yet exhausted its share; whereas, in these circumstances, if, during the period from 1 July to 31 December 1992, the Community reserve were to be almost entirely used up, Member States should return to the said reserve all of the unused portion of their initial shares so as to avoid part of the Community tariff quota from remaining unused in one Member State, when it could be used in others;
Whereas measures should be laid down to ensure that Protocol 6 is implemented under conditions such as to permit the development of traditional trade flows between the ACP States and the Community, on the one hand, and between the Member States on the other;
Whereas this form of administration requires close collaboration between the Member States and the Commission, and the Commission must be able to keep account of quota utilization rates and inform the Member States accordingly;
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, any operation concerning the administration of the quotas may be carried out by any one of its members,
1. From 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993 the following products originating in the ACP States shall be imported duty-free into the Community within the limits of the relevant Community tariff quota mentioned:
Order No CN code Description Quota Volume
(in hl of pure
alcohol) Quota duty 09 1605 2208 40 10
2208 40 90
2208 90 11
2208 90 19 Rum, tafia and arrack 214 268 Free
2. Within the limit of this quota and until 31 December 1992, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the 1985 Act of Accession and Regulation (EEC) No 1820/87. The customs duty indicated in paragraph 1 shall be applied by these two Member States with effect from 1 January 1993.
1. From 1 July until 31 December 1992, the tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be divided into two instalments.
2. A first instalment of 42 853 hectolitres of pue alcohol shall be allocated amongst certain Member States; the shares which, subject to Article 4, shall apply until 31 December 1992, amount to the following quantities:
(hectolitres of
pure alcohol) Benelux 2 699 Denmark 514 Germany 14 382 Greece 1 092 Spain 2 914 France - Ireland 720 Italy 935 Portugal - United Kingdom 19 593.
3. A second instalment of 171 415 hectolitres of pure alcohol shall constitute the Community reserve.
4. If the products concerned are presented in the other Member States along with a declaration of entry into free circulation accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission and draw a corresponding amount pursuant to Article 3.
5. Without prejudice to Article 4, the Member States referred to in paragraph 2 shall return immediately to the reserve any quantity of the quota shares allocated to them when the quota volume was divided up which, on 1 January 1993, are unused.
If a Member State's initial share as specified in Article 2 (2) has been used up entirely, the following provisions shall apply.
If an importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration as to entry into free circulation comprising a request for preferential treatment for a product covered by this Regulation, and this declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the reserve referred to in Article 2 (3).
Requests to draw on the reserve together with the date of acceptance of the said declaration must be forwarded to the Commission without delay.
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of acceptance of goods for entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, provided a sufficient amount remains in the reserve.
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return them to the reserve as soon as possible.
If requests for drawings exceed the amount remaining in the reserve, an allocation shall be made pro rata. The Member States shall be so informed by the Commission.
Once at least 80 % of the reserve as defined in Article 2 (3) has been used up the Commission shall inform the Member States thereof.
It shall also notify Member States in this case of the date from which drawings on the Community reserve must be made according to the provisions laid down in Article 3, if these provisions are not already in effect.
Within a time limit fixed by the Commission as from the date referred to in the second subparagraph, Member States shall be required to return to the reserve all their initial shares which have not been used on that date.
The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened to the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 and shall, as soon as it has been notified, inform each State of the extent to which the reserves have been used up.
It shall inform the Member States of the volume of the reserve following any return of quota shares pursuant to Article 4.
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have free access to the quota for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permit.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3705/90 of 18 December 1990 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3) shall apply to the products referred to in this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31989R3506 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3506/89 of 23 November 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3703/85 laying down detailed rules for applying the common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3506/89
of 23 November 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3703/85 laying down detailed rules for applying the common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1495/89 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 of 19 January 1976 laying down common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 33/89 (4), and in particular Articles 6 (7), 8 (5), and 9 thereof,
Whereas it is available to facilitate the implementation of the control arrangements; whereas sufficient time should be allowed for grading and labelling of certain fresh or chilled fish;
Whereas experience has shown that the sampling system should be extended to include pelagic fish species other than herring and mackerel; whereas detailed implementing rules should therefore be laid down for the species to be covered by that system;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3703/85 (5) should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
Regulation (EEC) No 3703/85 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Articles 7, 8 and 9 become Articles 10, 11 and 12. In the third indent of Article 11, 'Article 7' is replaced by 'Article 10'.
2. Article 6 is replaced by the following Articles 6 to 9:
'Article 6
Grading and the indication of the size category and degree of freshness, as referred to in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 103/76, shall take place allowing a reasonable period before the product is first offered for sale, so as to facilitate the inspection provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81.
1. Grading of the species listed in Annex II into the various freshness and size categories on the basis of a sampling system, as provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 103/76, shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure laid down in the following paragraphs and in Article 8.
2. Samples shall be taken in such a way as to be representative of the given lot, account being taken of commercial practices applied in this matter in the Member States. Samples shall be taken in a regular manner depending on the weight of the samples to be taken and the total quantity to be offered for sale.
3. The samples shall be taken from the quantity to be offered for sale, as follows, provided they weigh not less than 0,08 % of any quantity over 100 tonnes:
1.2 // // // Quantity offered for sale (tonnes) // Minimum weight to be sampled (kg) // // // Less than 5 // 8 // 5 or more but less than 15 // 20 // 15 or more but less than 40 // 40 // 40 or more but less than 60 // 60 // 60 or more but less than 80 // 80 // 80 or more but less than 100 // 100 // 100 or more // 120 // //
4. In cases where landings are made by a vessel equipped with fish tanks, samples shall be taken from the contents of each tank, account being taken of the above provisions.
1. All fish in each sample shall be graded in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 103/76. The freshness shall be determined in accordance with the criteria set out in point I of Annex A to that Regulation.
The quantities intended for sale shall then be graded in the same categories as those resulting from the grading of the sample fish provided that visual inspection of the quantities in question raises no doubts as to whether the sample is representative.
Variations in size and freshness as provided for in Article 2 shall be allowed.
2. If a sample indicates that:
(a) a proportion of the fish examined, representing more than 10 % of the quantity in the sample, falls within category B, the minimum weight to be sampled must be at least double that specified in Article 7 (3). A suitable number of fish shall also be examined in accordance with the freshness criteria specified in point II of Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 103/76. The quantities concerned may be graded in a higher category than B if the quality of all the fish of the second sample is higher than B;
(b) a proportion of the fish examined does not meet the requirements laid down for marketing for human consumption, the quantities concerned may not be used for that purpose, unless grading in accordance with Articles 6, 7 and 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 shows that a proportion thereof may be marketed for human consumption;
(c) some quantities may not be homogeneous in terms of freshness and size, the weight of the additional samples to be taken shall be decided by the experts referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 103/76.
3. If a visual inspection of the fish indicates that they have not been preserved on board the vessels as laid down in Article 6 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 the method of assessment laid down in paragraph 2 (a) of this Article shall apply.
Member States shall ensure by means of regular checks that Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 is complied with as regards products graded in accordance with the sampling procedure.'
3. The Annex becomes Annex I and the following Annex II is added:
'ANNEX II
1. Herring of the species Clupea harengus.
2. Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus.
3. Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus.
4. Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus.
5. Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)
6. Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)
7. Picarels of the species Maena smaris.'
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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32011D0700 | Commission Implementing Decision of 20 October 2011 amending Implementing Decision 2011/303/EU as regards the date of application (notified under document C(2011) 7373)
| 21.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/62
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 20 October 2011
amending Implementing Decision 2011/303/EU as regards the date of application
(notified under document C(2011) 7373)
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(2011/700/EU)
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), and in particular Article 43(m), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Commission Implementing Decision 2011/303/EU (2) the use of new methods for grading pig carcasses in the Netherlands was authorised. That Decision is to apply from 3 October 2011. On 9 September 2011 the competent authorities of the Netherlands informed the Commission about practical problems in several slaughterhouses with the timely implementation of the new methods and asked to postpone the application until 2 January 2012.
(2) Implementing Decision 2011/303/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
In Article 4 of Implementing Decision 2011/303/EU, ‘3 October 2011’ is replaced by ‘2 January 2012’.
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31999R1590 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1590/1999 of 20 July 1999 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the second invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1222/1999
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1590/1999
of 20 July 1999
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the second invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1222/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/1999(3);
(2) Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1222/1999 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 12 July 1999 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 July 1999.
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32001R2287 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2287/2001 of 23 November 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2287/2001
of 23 November 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender
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 (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2053/2001(4), opened buying-in by invitation to tender in certain Member States or regions of a Member State for certain quality groups.
(2) The application of Article 47(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 and the need to limit intervention to buying-in the quantities necessary to ensure reasonable support for the market result, on the basis of the prices of which the Commission is aware, in an amendment, in accordance with the Annex hereto, to the list of Member States or regions of a Member State where buying-in is open by invitation to tender, and the list of the quality groups which may be bought in,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2001.
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31997R1526 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1526/97 of 26 June 1997 on administering the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from Ukraine to the European Community
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1526/97 of 26 June 1997 on administering the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from Ukraine to the European Community
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 an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (1) of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, entered into force on 1 February 1996; and whereas the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 14 June 1994 will, on its entry into force, replace the Interim Agreement;
Whereas the situation relating to imports of certain steel products from Ukraine into the Community has been the subject of thorough examination and whereas on the basis of relevant information supplied to them, the Parties have concluded an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters (2) which establishes a double-checking system without quantitative limits for the period between the date of entry into force of this Regulation in 1997 and 31 December 1999, unless both Parties agree to terminate the system earlier,
1. For the period running from the date on which this Regulation enters into force to 31 December 1999, in accordance with the provisions of the said Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, imports into the Community of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties originating in Ukraine, as listed in Appendix I, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document conforming to the model shown at Appendix II issued by the authorities in the Community.
2. For the period running from the date on which this Regulation enters into force to 31 December 1999, imports into the Community of the steel products originating in Ukraine and listed in Appendix I shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document issued by the competent Ukrainian authorities. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Appendix III. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. Presentation by the importer of the original of the export document must be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped.
3. An export document will not be required for goods originating in Ukraine already shipped before the date on which this Regulation enters into force, provided that the destination of such products is not changed from a non-Community destination and that those products which, under the prior surveillance regime applicable in 1997, could be imported only on presentation of a surveillance document are in fact accompanied by such a document.
4. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport.
5. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the 'combined nomenclature`, or in abbreviated from 'CN`). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.
6. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform Ukraine of any changes in the Combined Nomenclature (CN) in respect of products covered by this Agreement before their date of entry into force in the Community.
1. The surveillance document referred to in Article 1 shall be issued automatically by the competent authority in the Member States, without charge for any quantities requested, within five working days of presentation of an application by any Community importer, wherever established in the Community. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority no later than three working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise.
2. A surveillance document issued by one of the competent national authorities listed in Appendix IV shall be valid throughout the Community.
3. The importer's application for a surveillance document shall include the following elements:
(a) the name and full address of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers, and possible identification number used by the competent national authorities) and VAT registration number, if subject to VAT;
(b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declarant or representative of the applicant (including telephone and fax numbers);
(c) the full name and address of the exporter;
(d) the exact description of the goods, including:
- their trade name,
- the combined nomenclature (CN) code(s),
- the country of origin,
- the country of consignment;
(e) the net weight, expressed in kg and also quantity in the unit prescribed where other than net weight, by combined nomenclature heading;
(f) the c.i.f. value of the goods in ECU at the Community frontier by combined nomenclature heading;
(g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality (3);
(h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance;
(i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous application concerning the same contract;
(j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant with the transcription of his name in capital letters:
'I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in this application is true and given in good faith, and that I am established in the Community.`
The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or purchase, the pro forma invoice and/or, in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country of production, a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill.
4. Surveillance documents may be used only for such time as arrangements for liberalization of imports remain in force in respect of the transactions concerned. Without prejudice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or decisions taken in the framework of an agreement or the management of a quota:
- the period of validity of the surveillance document is hereby fixed at four months,
- unused or partly used surveillance documents may be renewed for an equal period.
5. The importer shall return surveillance documents to the issuing authority at the end of their period of validity.
1. A finding that the unit price at which the transaction is effected exceeds that indicated in the import document by less than 5 % or that the total value or quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the import document by less than 5 % shall not preclude the release for free circulation of the products in question.
2. Applications for import documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant.
1. Within the first 10 days of each month, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission:
(a) details of the quantities and values (calculated in ECU) for which import documents were issued during the preceding month;
(b) details of imports during the month preceding the month referred to in subparagraph (a).
The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, CN code and by country.
2. The Member States shall give notification of any anomalies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant an import document.
Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given to the Commission of the European Communities and shall be communicated electronically within the integrated network set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other means of communication temporarily.
Committee
1. In the implementation of this Regulation, the Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a 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 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 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 forthwith. 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 qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the first indent.
Final provisions
Amendments to the Appendices to this Regulation which may be necessary to take into account modifications to the Annex or appendices attached to the said Agreement, or amendments made to Community rules on statistics, customs arrangements, common rules for imports or imports surveillance, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 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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31993R2837 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2837/93 of 18 October 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 with regard to the maintenance of olive groves in traditional olive-growing areas
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2837/93 of 18 October 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 with regard to the maintenance of olive groves in traditional olive-growing areas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean Islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 11 (2) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 provides for the grant of a flat-rate annual aid per hectare to maintain olive groves in traditional olive growing areas, provided that the olive groves are kept and maintained in good production conditions; whereas, therefore, the detailed rules for applying the aid scheme in question, including the conditions governing the grant of aid and the provisions relating to inspection, should be laid down;
Whereas, given the variations in growing conditions and traditional practices in the regions concerned, the conditions for the proper maintenance of olive groves must be based on the maintenance work recognized as necessary according to local practices and traditions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The flat-rate aid per hectare to maintain olive groves, provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, shall be granted for areas:
(a) with a minimum density of 50 trees per hectare;
(b) in which the work recognized as necessary, in accordanc with local practices and traditions, for the maintenance of the olive groves in good condition is carried out in an appropriate manner;
(c) which, in the case of olive groves for the production of olive oil, have been the subject of a crop declaration pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 (2);
(d) which have been the subject of an aid application, in accordance with Article 2.
1. The producers concerned shall lodge an aid application with the competent body by 15 June of each year at the latest. However, for 1993 the said application shall be lodged by 30 November 1993 at the latest.
Except in the case of force majeure, where an application is lodged after the due date the amount of aid to which the producer would have been entitled had the application been lodged in due time shall be reduced by 1 % per working day. If the delay exceeds 20 days the application shall be inadmissible.
The aid shall be paid out during the period 16 October to 30 November of each year. However, for 1993 payment shall be made by 31 December 1993 at the latest.
2. The aid application shall include at least the following:
- the surname, forenames and address of the applicant,
- the surfaces areas under cultivation, in hectares,
- the number of olive trees involved,
- in the case of olive groves for the production of olive oil, the reference for the last crop declaration submitted,
- the land register reference of the surface areas or an equivalent reference recognized by the body responsible for checking the areas.
Greece shall carry out administrative and on-the-spot checks in order to verify that the conditions for the granting of the aid have been complied with.
The on-the-spot checks shall include, for each Nomos, at least 10 % of the aid applications submitted. However, this percentage shall be limited to 5 % in the first year of application. If a significant number of irregularities is detected in a given Nomos, the competent authorities shall carry out further checks in the year in question and shall increase the percentage of applications to be checked in the following year for that Nomos.
The applications selected for on-the-spot checks shall be determined by the competent authority, notably on the basis of a risk analysis, subject to efforts to ensure the selection of a representative sample.
The on-the-spot checks shall involve:
- measurement of all the areas covered by the application,
- verification of the upkeep of the olive groves in good production conditions,
- verification of compliance with the minimum density requirement.
1. If it is found that the actual area exceeds the area declared in the aid application, the aid shall be calculated on the basis of the area declared.
2. If the checks shows that the area declared exceeds that actually observed by a maximum of 20 %, the aid shall be calculated on the basis of the area actually observed, less the excess which has been identified.
3. If the excess is greater than the limit laid down in paragraph 2, the application for the year in question shall be rejected. Furthermore, if the application has been deliberately falsified or the applicant has been guilty of serious negligence in completing it, he shall not be eligible for aid the following year.
4. The aid shall not be granted if the conditions relating to the proper upkeep of the olive groves or to the minimum density are not complied with.
5. If the check cannot be undertaken by virtue of some act of the applicant, the aid shall not be granted for the year in question, except in cases of force majeure. The interested party must supply the competent authorities with written evidence of the factors constituting force majeure within 10 days of the date laid down for the inspection.
By 31 December of each year Greece shall notify the Commission of:
1. the number of aid applications and areas in receipt of aid, in hectares and by Nomos;
2. the percentage of applications and areas checked;
3. the number of applications and irregularities and the areas involved.
However, the information must be supplied for 1993 by 28 February 1994 at the lastest.
1. In cases where aid has been paid unduly, the competent departments shall recover the amounts paid, plus interest running from the date of payment until that of actual recovery. The interest rate shall be that in force for similar recovery operations under national law.
2. The aid recovered and any interest shall be made over to the paying department or agencies, which shall make a deduction proportionate to the Community financing rate from the volume of expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.
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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31993R1718 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1718/93 of 30 June 1993 regarding the operative event for the agricultural conversion rates used in the seeds sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1718/93 of 30 June 1993 regarding the operative event for the agricultural conversion rates used in the seeds sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas the aid introduced by Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organization of the market in seeds (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3695/92 (3), may be granted in respect of the products referred to in the Annex to the said Regulation;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1546/75 of 18 June 1975 defining the event in which the aid in respect of seeds becomes due and payable (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2811/86 (5), defines the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate on the basis of legal criteria and provisions which have been fundamentally modified by the new agrimonetary arrangements introduced in Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92; whereas, in accordance with the new provisions, the event by means of which the economic objective is attained occurs during harvest and may therefore be considered to be 1 August of each marketing year; whereas, therefore, that date is the date of the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate applicable to aid to seed producers;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The rate to be applied for the purposes of the aid provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 shall be the agricultural conversin rate in force on 1 August of the marketing year in respect of which the aid is due.
Regulation (EEC) No 1546/75 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
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31992R1180 | Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 1180/92 of 30 April 1992 fixing a weighting applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants of the European Communities serving in Munich
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) No 1180/92 of 30 April 1992 fixing a weighting applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants of the European Communities serving in Munich
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 571/92 (2), and in particular Article 64 of the Staff Regulations and Article 9 of Annex XI thereto and the first paragraph of Article 20 and Article 64 of the Conditions of Employment,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Statistical Office of the European Communities has conducted surveys to measure the level of the cost of living in certain places of employment in Germany;
Whereas in its Judgment of 23 January 1992 in Case C-301/90, Commission v. Council, the Court of Justice held that:
'. . .
At the end of 1987 the cost of living in Munich was 8,3 % higher than in Bonn - the capital at that time - and that, in the absence of a specific weighting, such a significant difference reduced the purchasing power of officials serving in Munich in comparison with that of their colleagues serving in Bonn.
In particular, in view of the wide discrepancy found in this case, the obligation to establish a specific weighting could not depend on the number of officials and other servants of the Communities concerned.
Whereas as a result of these considerations the Regulation in question must be declared void insofar as it omits to fix a specific weighting for Munich with effect from 1 January 1988.';
Whereas the above Judgment should be acted on by fixing a specific weighting for Munich with effect from 1 January 1988 and updated from that date to 1 July 1991,
With effect from 1 January 1988, the weighting applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants serving in Munich shall be 107,8 %.
With effect from 1 July 1988, the weighting applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants serving in Munich shall be 108,3 %.
With effect from 1 July 1989, the weighting applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants serving in Munich shall be 107,3 %.
With effect from 1 July 1990, the weighting applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants serving in Munich shall be 103,3 %.
With effect from 1 July 1991, the weighting applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants serving in Munich shall be 102,8 %.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 |
31968R0564 | Regulation (EEC) No 564/68 of the Commission of 24 April 1968 on the non-fixing of an additional amount for imports of live swine and pig carcases from Poland
| REGULATION (EEC) No 564/68 OF THE COMMISSION of 24 April 1968 on the non-fixing of an additional amount for imports of live swine and pig carcases from Poland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 121/67/EEC 1 of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat, and in particular Article 13 (2) thereof;
Having regard to Commission Regulation No 202/67/EEC 2 of 28 June 1967 on fixing the additional amount for imports of pigmeat products from third countries, and in particular Article 6 thereof;
Whereas, where the free-at-frontier offer price for a product falls below the sluice-gate price, the levy on that product must be increased by an additional amount equal to the difference between the sluice-gate price and that offer price;
Whereas the levy is not, however, increased by this additional amount as regards third countries which are prepared and in a position to guarantee that the price for imports into the Community of products originating in and coming from their territory will not be lower than the sluice-gate price and that any deflection of trade will be avoided;
Whereas, by letter dated 24 April 1968, the Government of the Polish People's Republic stated that it was prepared to give such guarantee for exports to the Community of live swine and pig carcases ; whereas it will ensure that such exports are made only by the State foreign trade agency Animex ; whereas it will ensure also that deliveries of the above-mentioned products are not made at free-at-Community-frontier prices lower than the sluice-gate prices valid on the day of customs clearance ; whereas, to that end, it will see to it in particular that the State foreign trade agency Animex does not take any action which might indirectly bring about prices lower than the sluice-gate prices, such as taking over marketing or transport costs, granting rebates, resorting to linked transactions or any other action having similar effect;
Whereas the Government of the Polish People's Republic has, furthermore, stated that it is prepared to communicate regularly to the Commission, through the State foreign trade agency Animex, details of exports of live swine and pig carcases to the Community and to enable the Commission to exercise continuous supervision of the effectiveness of the measures it has taken;
Whereas questions affecting observance of the guarantee given have been discussed in detail with representives of the Polish People's Republic ; whereas following these discussions, it may be assumed that the Polish People's Republic is in a position to abide by its guarantee ; whereas, consequently, there is no need to levy an additional amount on imports of the above-mentioned products originating in and coming from the Polish People's Republic;
Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has not delivered an Opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman;
The levies fixed in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation No 121/67/EEC shall not be increased by an additional amount in respect of imports of live swine 1OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2283/67. 2OJ No 134, 30.6.1967, p. 2837/67.
(sub-heading No ex 01.03 A II (b) of the Common Customs Tariff) and pig carcases (sub-heading No ex 02.01 A III (a) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff) originating in and coming from the Polish People's Republic.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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