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32003R1270 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1270/2003 of 17 July 2003 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1270/2003
of 17 July 2003
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
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 market in sugar(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 79/2003(4), and in particular Article 1(2) and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 stipulates that the cif import price for molasses, hereinafter referred to as the "representative price", should be set in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(5). That price should be fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of the above Regulation.
(2) The representative price for molasses is calculated at the frontier crossing point into the Community, in this case Amsterdam; that price must be based on the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market established on the basis of the quotations or prices on that market adjusted for any deviations from the standard quality. The standard quality for molasses is defined in Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(3) When the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market are being established, account must be taken of all available information on offers on the world market, on the prices recorded on important third-country markets and on sales concluded in international trade of which the Commission is aware, either directly or through the Member States. Under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, the Commission may for this purpose take an average of several prices as a basis, provided that this average is representative of actual market trends.
(4) The information must be disregarded if the goods concerned are not of sound and fair marketable quality or if the price quoted in the offer relates only to a small quantity that is not representative of the market. Offer prices which can be regarded as not representative of actual market trends must also be disregarded.
(5) If information on molasses of the standard quality is to be comparable, prices must, depending on the quality of the molasses offered, be increased or reduced in the light of the results achieved by applying Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(6) A representative price may be left unchanged by way of exception for a limited period if the offer price which served as a basis for the previous calculation of the representative price is not available to the Commission and if the offer prices which are available and which appear not to be sufficiently representative of actual market trends would entail sudden and considerable changes in the representative price.
(7) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product in question and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the conditions set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(8) Application of these provisions will have the effect of fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for the products in question as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 July 2003.
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32009R0743 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 743/2009 of 14 August 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 15.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 212/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 743/2009
of 14 August 2009
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 August 2009.
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32003L0026 | Commission Directive 2003/26/EC of 3 April 2003 adapting to technical progress Directive 2000/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards speed limiters and exhaust emissions of commercial vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Directive 2003/26/EC
of 3 April 2003
adapting to technical progress Directive 2000/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards speed limiters and exhaust emissions of commercial vehicles
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2000/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 June 2000 on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Community(1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2000/30/EC concerns a legal framework for the roadside inspection of commercial vehicles, whether carrying passengers or freight. It requires Member States to supplement the annual roadworthiness test with unexpected inspections of a representative proportion of the commercial vehicle fleet on their roads each year.
(2) The field of roadworthiness testing is embraced by Council Directive 96/96/EC of 20 December 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers(2), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/11/EC(3), which covers regular roadworthiness testing, and by Directive 2000/30/EC, which applies to the roadside inspections of heavy commercial vehicles for their roadworthiness. Both Directives use the same Committee and the same procedure for technical adaptations.
(3) Directive 96/96/EC has been amended by the prescription of stricter emission limits for certain categories of motor vehicle and the functional testing of speed limitation devices on heavy commercial vehicles. In order to be consistent with that Directive, Directive 2000/30/EC also needs to be adapted so as to include the new technical provisions, namely by bringing on-board diagnostic (OBD) monitoring systems and speed limiters within the scope of roadside inspections. Directive 2000/30/EC also needs updating (together with Directive 96/96/EC) to incorporate revised emission testing limit values for certain categories of motor vehicles.
(4) The provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the adaptation to Technical Progress set up pursuant to Article 8 of Directive 96/96/EC,
Annexes I and II to Directive 2000/30/EC are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 2004 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law that they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32013R0833 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 833/2013 of 30 August 2013 approving the active substance pyriofenone, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 Text with EEA relevance
| 31.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 233/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 833/2013
of 30 August 2013
approving the active substance pyriofenone, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2) and Article 78(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Directive 91/414/EEC (2) is to apply, with respect to the procedure and the conditions for approval, to active substances for which a decision has been adopted in accordance with Article 6(3) of that Directive before 14 June 2011. For pyriofenone the conditions of Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are fulfilled by Commission Decision 2010/785/EU (3).
(2) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC the United Kingdom received on 31 March 2010 an application from ISK BioSciences Europe N.V. for the inclusion of the active substance pyriofenone in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Decision 2010/785/EU confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(3) For that active substance, the effects on human and animal health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The designated rapporteur Member State submitted a draft assessment report on 30 January 2012.
(4) The draft assessment report was reviewed by the Member States and the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter 'the Authority'). The Authority presented to the Commission its conclusion on the review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance pyriofenone (4) on 18 March 2013. The draft assessment report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and the draft assessment report was finalised on 16 July 2013 in the format of the Commission review report for pyriofenone.
(5) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing pyriofenone may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) and Article 5(3) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to approve pyriofenone.
(6) In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is, however, necessary to include certain conditions and restrictions. It is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information.
(7) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before approval in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the approval.
(8) Without prejudice to the obligations provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 as a consequence of approval, taking into account the specific situation created by the transition from Directive 91/414/EEC to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the following should, however, apply. Member States should be allowed a period of six months after approval to review authorisations of plant protection products containing pyriofenone. Member States should, as appropriate, vary, replace or withdraw authorisations. By way of derogation from that deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the update of the complete Annex III dossier, as set out in Directive 91/414/EEC, of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles.
(9) The experience gained from inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (5) has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the Directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I to that Directive or the Regulations approving active substances.
(10) In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (6) should be amended accordingly.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Approval of active substance
The active substance pyriofenone, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Re-evaluation of plant protection products
1. Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing pyriofenone as an active substance by 31 July 2014.
By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to this Regulation are met, with the exception of those identified in the column on specific provisions of that Annex, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC in accordance with the conditions of Article 13(1) to (4) of that Directive and Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing pyriofenone as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 by 31 January 2014 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC and taking into account the column on specific provisions of Annex I to this Regulation. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
Following that determination Member States shall:
(a) in the case of a product containing pyriofenone as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015 at the latest; or
(b) in the case of a product containing pyriofenone as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective act or acts which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC or approved that substance or those substances, whichever is the latest.
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Entry into force and date of application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 February 2014.
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31985R1706 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1706/85 of 21 June 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1477/85 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1706/85
of 21 June 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1477/85 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulaion (EEC) No 2966/80(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the present health situation in the livestock sector in Belgium, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat have been introduced in that Member State by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 686/85 (3), (EEC) No 772/85 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 890/85 (5), (EEC) No 978/85 (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1086/85 (7), and (EEC) No 1477/85 (8);
Whereas the outbreak of African swine fever in the infection zone has not yet been entirely contained; whereas, therefore, the deadline for applications for aid under Regulation (EEC) No 1477/85 should be extended;
Whereas the boundary of the infection zone has been modified by the competent veterinary authorities to exclude parts of the communes of Torhout and Kortemark from the area where restrictions apply;
Whereas it has become evident that the pigmeat stored in the infected zone is to be bought in in view of its heat treatment before being brought into consumption; whereas it is therefore no longer necessary to grant a considerably higher rate of aid than is generally given in this sector; whereas provision should therefore be made, in cases where meat is bought in, to reduce the amount of aid ultimately granted near to the normal rate;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EEC) No 1477/85 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (1), '21 June 1985' is replaced by '19 July 1985'.
2. The rate of '30 %' for the reduction in aid referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7 (1) is replaced by '40 %'.
3. The second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following:
'Only products from pigs kept and slaughtered in the zones detailed below shall be eligible for aid:
- communes of Tielt
Pittem
Meulebeke
Ardooie
Ingelmunster
Lendelede
Izegem
Ledegem
Moorslede
Staden
Hooglede
Zonnebeke
Poelkapelle
Lichtervelde
Zwevezele
Roeselare;
- an area with a radius of three kilometres around the outbreak centres in the communes of Reninge and Ichtegem;
- the commune of Kortemark but excluding the former commune of Zarren-Werken;
- within the commune of Torhout, an area with a radius of three kilometres around the six holdings where the Belgian authorities have ordered preventive slaughtering.
The list of products qualifying for aid and the relevant amounts of aid are 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 Communities.
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32008R0421 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 421/2008 of 14 May 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 15.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 127/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 421/2008
of 14 May 2008
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 May 2008.
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31994R3108 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 3108/94 of 19 December 1994 on transitional measures to be adopted on account of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden in respect of trade in agricultural products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3108/94 of 19 December 1994 on transitional measures to adopted on account of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden in respect of trade in agricultural products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden (1), and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,
Whereas, in order to avoid the risk of deflection of trade, in relation to the common organization of agricultural markets, due to the accession of the three new States to the European Union, transitional measures must be adopted;
Whereas, in the interest of simplification, a system should be applied on the basis of the principle that intra-Community transactions begun before 1 January 1995 should remain subject to the provisions applicable before that date;
Whereas, since the completion of the single market, the movement of agricultural products has not been subject to any control at the internal borders; whereas, therefore, systematic taxation of products which are the subject to deflection of trade, either on their consignment from one Member State to another or on their entry into a Member State from another, does not appear to be sufficiently effective; whereas trade deflections liable to disrupt the market organizations often involve products moved artificially with a view to enlargement and do not form part of the normal stocks of the State concerned; whereas, therefore, provisions should be made for the taxation of surplus stocks in the new Member States;
Whereas it is necessary to prevent goods in respect of which export refunds were paid before 1 January 1995 from benefiting from a second refund when exported to third countries after 31 December 1994;
Whereas this Regulation is without prejudice to any specific transitional measures which might subsequently be adopted for certain product sectors;
Whereas these measures are necessary and appropriate and must be applied in a uniform fashion;
Whereas the relevant management committees have not delivered an opinion within the time limits laid down by their chairmen,
For the purposes of this Regulation, the Community as constituted on 31 December 1994 is hereinafter called the 'Community of Twelve' and Austria, Finland and Sweden are hereinafter called the 'new Member States'.
Agricultural products or non-Annex II goods for which the declaration of export or of placing under one of the procedures referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (2), has been accepted in the Community of Twelve by 31 December 1994 and which are placed on the market in the new Member States after that date shall be subject:
(a) in the Community of Twelve, to the provisions applicable until 31 December 1994 for the system of export refunds and, where appropriate, export licences or advance fixing certificates, including those on the use of the T5 control copy referred to in
72 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (3);
(b) in the new Member States;
- to the arrangements applicable to trade between the Community of Twelve and the new Member States as at 31 December 1994 if the products in question are accompanied by proof of origin,
- to the arrangements applicable to trade with third countries as at 31 December 1994 in all other cases.
Agricultural products or non-Annex II goods for which the declaration of export has been accepted in the new Member States by 31 December 1994 and:
- which are put on the market in the Community of Twelve after that date shall be subject, in the Community of Twelve:
- to the arrangements applicable to trade between the Community of Twelve and the new Member States on 31 December 1994 if the products in question are accompanied by proof of origin,
- to the arrangements applicable to trade with third countries on 31 December 1994 in all other cases,
- which are put on the market in another new Member State after that date shall be subject in that other new Member State to the arrangements applicable on 31 December 1994 to trade between these two new Member States.
Customs authorities which have accepted the export declaration shall take the necessary measures to ensure that customs authorities either in the Community of Twelve, or in another new Member Sate are informed, in cases where no Community transit procedure exists, of the arrival after 31 December 1994 on their territory of goods referred to under the preceding subparagraph.
1. Without prejudice to Article 145 (2) of the Act of Accession, and where stricter legislation does not apply at national level, the new Member States shall tax the holders of surplus stocks at 1 January 1995.
Possible quantities of agricultural products for which an export refund has been requested in the Community of Twelve in the sense of Article 3 or 25 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (4) and which are put on the market of the new Member States as from 1 January 1995, are to be taken into account for the determination of surplus stocks.
2. In order to determine the surplus stock of each holder, the new Member States shall take into account, in particular:
- averages of stocks available in the years preceding accession,
- the pattern of trade in the years preceding accession,
- the circumstances in which such stocks were built up.
The notion surplus stocks applies also to agricultural products intended for the market of the new Member States.
3. The amount of the tax referred to in paragraph 1 shall:
- in the case of a product from a third country, be the difference between the import charge applicable in the Community of Twelve as at 31 December 1994 and the import charge applicable in the new Member State as at that same date, where the former is greater than the latter,
- in the case of a product from the Community of Twelve, be the difference between the export refund applicable in the Community of Twelve as at 31 December 1994 and the import charge applicable in the new Member State as at that same date, where the former is greater than the latter.
Non-Community goods which are under the arrangements for customs warehouses, inward processing or temporary admission in the new Member States on 1 January 1995, are subject to the differential taxation referred to in the first indent, where appropriate, over and above the taxation of the new Member State, where the goods as from that date are released for free circulation.
4. In order to ensure that the tax referred to in paragraph 1 is correctly applied, the new Member States shall without delay carry out a census of stocks available as at 1 January 1995.
5. This Article shall apply to products covered by the following CN codes:
- in the case of Austria: 1006, 0806 20, 1702 10, 1509, 1510,
- in the case of Finland: 1006, 2009 11, 2009 19, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0807, 0809,
- in the case of Sweden: 1006.
6. The Commission may add products to the list set out in paragraph 5.
In the case where a Member State of the Community of Twelve suspects that a product has escaped taxation as provided for in Article 4, this Member State will inform the new Member State of origin which takes appropriate measures.
Agricultural products or non-Annex II goods for which the declaration of export from the new Member States to third countries is accepted during the period 1 January to 31 December 1995 may qualify for an export refund or for one of the procedures referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 provided it is proven that those products or the constituents of the products or the non-Annex II goods have not already attracted an export refund.
In no case may an agricultural product, whether unprocessed or in the form of a non-Annex II product, receive an export refund twice.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities and be subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden.
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32003R0898 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 898/2003 of 22 May 2003 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 898/2003
of 22 May 2003
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that the difference between quotations of prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 740/2003(6), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate.
(3) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.
(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(5) Now that a settlement has been reached between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States and has been approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC(7), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.
(6) Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 provides that a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93(8), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1786/2001(9), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.
(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 of the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark stipulates that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.
(8) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.
(9) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and listed either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to amended Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 respectively, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 May 2003.
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31994R1135 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1135/94 of 18 May 1994 establishing a provisional quantitative limit on imports into the Community of certain textile products (category 28) originating in the people's Republic of China
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1135/94 of 18 May 1994 establishing a provisional quantitative limit on imports into the Community of certain textile products (category 28) originating in the People's Republic of China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 195/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 lays down the conditions under which quantitative limits may be established;
Whereas imports into the Community of certain textile products (category 28) specified in the Annex hereto and originating in the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as 'China') have exceeded the level referred to in Article 10 (1) in conjunction with Annex IX of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, on 25 March 1994 China was notified of a request for consultations;
Whereas, pending a mutually satisfactory solution, the Commission has requested China for a provisional period of three months to limit its exports to the Community of products falling within category 28 to the provisional quantitative limit set out in the Annex with effect from the date of the request for consultations;
Whereas pending the outcome of the requested consultations a quantitative limit identical to the one requested of the supplier country should be applied provisionally to imports of the category of products in question;
Whereas it is appropriate to apply to imports into Community of products for which the quantitative limit is introduced the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 which are applicable to imports of products subject to the quantitative limits set out in Annex V of the said Regulation;
Whereas the products in question exported from China between 25 March 1994 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation must be set off against the quantitative limit which has been introduced;
Whereas this quantitative limit should not prevent the importation of products covered by it shipped from China before the date of entry into force of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2, imports into the Community of the category of products originating in China and specified in the Annex hereto shall be subject to the provisional quantitative limit set out in that Annex.
1. Products referred to in Article 1 shipped from China to the Community before the date of entry into force of this Regulation and not yet released for free circulation, shall be so released subject to the presentation of a bill of lading or other transport document proving that shipment actually took place during that period.
2. Imports of products shipped from China to the Community after the entry into force of this Regulation shall be subject to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 which apply to imports into the Community of products subject to the quantitative limits set out in Annex V of the said Regulation.
3. All quantities of products shipped from China to the Community on or after 25 March 1994 and released for free circulation shall be deducted from the quantitative limit laid down. This provisional limit shall not, however, prevent the importation of products covered by them but shipped from China before the date of entry into force 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 until 24 June 1994.
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31986R0841 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 841/86 of 21 March 1986 fixing the initial quotas for 1986 to be opened by Portugal in respect of certain products of the wine sector from third countries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 841/86
of 21 March 1986
fixing the initial quotas for 1986 to be opened by Portugal in respect of certain products of the wine sector from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3797/85 of 20 December 1985 laying down detailed rules concerning quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal from third countries of certain agricultural products subject to transition by stages (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3797/85, Portugal may apply quantitative restrictions in the form of annual quotas in respect of certain products of the wine sector; whereas the initial quota for 1986 must be fixed at either 0,1 % of average annual production in Portugal during the three years prior to accession for which statistics are available, or the average level of Portuguese imports during the three years prior to accession for which statistics are available, where this quantity is greater;
Whereas, in the light of the statistics at present available, the initial quota should be based on the first of the two criteria described above;
Whereas the quota for the period from 1 March to 31 December 1986 must be equal to the initial quota less one-sixth;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The initial quotas to be opened by Portugal in respect of certain products of the wine sector from third countries for the period from 1 March to 31 December 1986 shall be as follows:
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Initial quota for 1986 (hl) // // // // 22.05 // Wine of fresh grapes; grape must with fermentation arrested by the addition of alcohol: // // // ex B. Wine other than that referred to in A in bottles with 'mushroom' stoppers held in place by ties or fastenings; wine otherwise put up with an excess pressure due to carbon dioxide in solution of not less than 1 bar but less than 3 bar, measured at a temperature of 20 °C: // // // - Wine put up other than in bottles with 'mushroom' stoppers held in place ties or fastenings, with an excess pressure due to carbon dioxide in solution of not less than 1 bar but less than 3 bar, measured at a temperature of 20 °C: // 7 100 // // C. Other: // // // I. Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 13 % vol // // // II. Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 13 % vol but not exceeding 15 % vol // // //
(1) OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 7.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 March 1986.
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32005R1379 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1379/2005 of 24 August 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 25.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 220/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1379/2005
of 24 August 2005
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 25 August 2005.
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 |
32010R0866 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 866/2010 of 30 September 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 1.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 259/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 866/2010
of 30 September 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2010.
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32001R1147 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1147/2001 of 12 June 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1147/2001
of 12 June 2001
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993L0108 | Commission Directive 93/108/EEC of 3 December 1993 amending Council Directive 66/403/EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/108/EC of 3 December 1993 amending Council Directive 66/403/EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/3/EEC (2), and in particular Article 15 (2a) thereof,
Whereas in principle, with effect from certain dates, Member States may no longer determine for themselves the equivalence of seed potatoes harvested in third countries with seed potatoes harvested within the Community and complying with that Directive;
Whereas, however, since work to establish Community equivalence for all the third countries concerned had not been completed, Article 15 (2a) of that Directive permitted Member States to extend to 31 March 1993 the period of validity of equivalence which they had already of certain countries not covered by the Community equivalences;
Whereas the said work is still incomplete;
Whereas the authorization may only be extended in accordance with Member States' obligations under the common rules on plant health, laid down by Council Directive 77/93/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/19/EEC (4);
Whereas by Commission Decisions 92/467/EEC (5) and 93/33/EEC (6) derogations provided for by certain Member States from certain provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of seed potatoes originating in Poland and Canada respectively have been approved until 31 December 1992 and 31 March 1993 respectively;
Whereas Commission Decisions 93/680/EC (7) and 93/681/EC (8) extend those periods further from 1 December 1993 to 31 March 1994;
Whereas the authorization granted to Member States by Article 15 (2a) should accordingly be extended;
Whereas the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
In Article 15 (2a) of Directive 66/403/EEC, '31 March 1993' is replaced by '31 March 1994'.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 December 1993 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
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31989R2751 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2751/89 of 12 September 1989 correcting for Dutch version of Regulation (EEC) No 3368/88 as regards certain provisions relating to the granting of aid for skimmed-milk powder intended for use as feed
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2751/89
of 12 September 1989
correcting for Dutch version of Regulation (EEC) No 3368/88 as regards certain provisions relating to the granting of aid for skimmed-milk powder intended for use as feed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of the Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 763/89 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3368/88 (3) amends certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 (4); whereas in the Dutch version the provision regarding in particular the marking of packages is not in line with the wording in the other language versions; whereas that error should accordingly be corrected;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committe for Milk and Milk Products,
The second indent of Article 1 (1) (b) of the Dutch version of Regulation (EEC) No 3368/88 is hereby replaced by the following:
'- hetzij door opdruk op de verpakking zelf.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011R1046 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1046/2011 of 19 October 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 20.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 275/25
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1046/2011
of 19 October 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 20 October 2011.
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31998R2162 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2162/98 of 7 October 1998 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1119/98 relating to the invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the Finnish intervention agency
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2162/98 of 7 October 1998 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1119/98 relating to the invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the Finnish intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2193/96 (4), lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies;
Whereas for economical reasons, it is appropriate to repeal the invitation to tender under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1119/98 (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1119/98 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986R4101 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4101/86 of 23 December 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3321/82 as regards the sizes of sardine and anchovy eligible for the carry-over premium
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4101/86
of 23 December 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3321/82 as regards the sizes of sardine and anchovy eligible for the carry-over premium
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 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2315/86 (2), and in particular Article 14 (7) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2203/82 of 28 July 1982 laying down general rules for the granting of a carry-over premium for certain fishery products (3), as amended by the Act of Accession, provides that once the special arrangements provided for in Article 14 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 have expired, Mediterranean sardines and anchovies may qualify for the carry-over premium;
Whereas, with the accession of Spain and Portugal, Atlantic sardines and anchovies became eligible for the carry-over premium;
Whereas, therefore, sizes should be fixed for these products by amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3321/82 of 9 December 1982 laying down detailed rules for the granting of a carry-over premium for certain fishery products (4), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3587/85 (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3321/82 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987.
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 |
32013R0999 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 999/2013 of 17 October 2013 on the issue of import licences and the allocation of import rights for applications lodged during the first seven days of October 2013 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultrymeat
| 18.10.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 999/2013
of 17 October 2013
on the issue of import licences and the allocation of import rights for applications lodged during the first seven days of October 2013 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultrymeat
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 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (3) opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of October 2013 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2014 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested.
(3) The applications for import rights lodged during the first seven days of October 2013 in respect of Group No 5A for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2014 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,
1. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2014 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8, shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The quantities for which import rights applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2014 in respect of Group No 5A, shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 October 2013.
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31995R0915 | Council Regulation (EC) No 915/95 of 21 April 1995 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products (1995)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 915/95 of 21 April 1995 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products (1995)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Community supplies of certain species of fish or fish fillets currently depend on imports from third countries; whereas it is in the Community's interests to suspend in part or in whole the customs duties for the products in question, within Community tariff quotas of an appropriate volume; whereas, in order not to jeopardize the development prospects of this production in the Community and to ensure an adequate supply to satisfy user industries, it is advisable to open those quotas for the period from 1 April to 30 June 1995, applying customs duties varied accordingly to sensitivity of the different products on the Community market;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up;
Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous tariff quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas, however, this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly,
1. From 1 April to 30 June 1995, the customs duties applicable on importation to products listed in the Annex shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quota indicated for each product.
2. Imports of the products in question shall not be covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 unless the free-at-frontier price, which is determined by the Member States in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), is at least equal to the reference price fixed, or to be fixed, by the Community for the products under consideration of the categories of the products concerned.
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure effective administration thereof.
If an importer presents in a Member State an entry for release for free circulation, including a request for preferential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation and if this entry for release is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member States concerned shall inform the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the corresponding quota amount.
The drawing requests, with indication of the date of acceptance of the said entries, must be transmitted to the Commission without delay.
The drawings are granted by the Commission by reference to the date of acceptance of the entries for release for free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member States concerned to the extent that the available balance so permits.
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn it shall return them as soon as possible to the corresponding quota amount.
If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota amount, allocation shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member States shall be informed by the Commission of the drawings made.
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have equal and uninterrupted access to the quotas for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permits.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
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 April 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 |
31995R2928 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2928/95 of 18 December 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 on the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 as regards import duties on rice
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2928/95 of 18 December 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 on the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 as regards import duties on rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1530/95 (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Whereas the forth paragraph of Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1818/95 (4), provides for an adjustment in the import duty, between two days on which the duties are regularly fixed, by the difference between the intervention buying-in price valid for the month in which the duties are fixed and that of the month of import, both of these to be increased by:
- 80 % in the case of husked indica rice,
- 163 % in the case of milled indica rice,
- 88 % in the case of husked japonica rice,
- 167 % in the case of milled japonica rice;
Whereas application of this adjustment poses practical problems for the customs services of the Member States; whereas with a view to simplification, this adjustment can be made by the Commission by fixing the import duties at the beginning of each month;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. The import duties for the products referred to in Article 3 shall be calculated every week but shall be fixed by the Commission every two weeks on a Wednesday and on the last working day of each moth, and for the period up to the first Thursday of July 1995 from 1 July of that year, in accordance with the method provided for in Article 5 and shall apply from the first working day following their fixing and the first day of the following month, respectively.
However, if the calculation of the week following this fixing shows that the import duty is higher or lower by ECU 10 per tonne than the duty in force, a corresponding adjustment shall be made by the Commission.
The fixing made on the last working day of each month shall be based on the intervention price for the following month.
Where the Wednesday on which import duties would be fixed is not a working day for the Commission, the duties shall be fixed on the first working day following that Wednesday.`
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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32009R0313 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 313/2009 of 16 April 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries
| 17.4.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 98/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 313/2009
of 16 April 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 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 143(b) thereof, in conjunction with Article 4,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2) provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in Annex XVII thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2006, 2007 and 2008, the trigger levels for additional duties of cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries should be adjusted.
(3) As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2009.
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 |
32003R0932 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 932/2003 of 28 May 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 932/2003
of 28 May 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 May 2003.
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 |
32006D0885 | 2006/885/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 2006 on a Community financial contribution for 2006 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium and Germany for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2006) 5894)
| 7.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/43
COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 December 2006
on a Community financial contribution for 2006 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium and Germany for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products
(notified under document number C(2006) 5894)
(Only the French, Dutch and German texts are authentic)
(2006/885/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, a financial contribution from the Community may be granted to Member States to cover expenditure relating directly to the necessary measures which have been taken or are planned to be taken for the purpose of combating harmful organisms introduced from third countries or from other areas in the Community, in order to eradicate or, if that is not possible, to contain them.
(2) Belgium and Germany have each established a programme of actions to eradicate organisms harmful to plants introduced in their territories. These programmes specify the objectives to be achieved, the measures carried out, their duration and their cost. Belgium and Germany have applied for the allocation of a Community financial contribution to these programmes within the time limit set out in Directive 2000/29/EC and in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002 of 14 June 2002 establishing detailed rules for the implementation of the provisions relating to the allocation of a financial contribution from the Community for plant-health control and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2051/97 (2).
(3) The technical information provided for by Belgium and Germany has enabled the Commission to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively and to conclude that the conditions for the granting of a Community financial contribution, as laid down in particular in Article 23 of Directive 2000/29/EC, have been met. Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide a Community financial contribution to cover the expenditure on these programmes.
(4) The Community financial contribution may cover up to 50 % of eligible expenditure. However, in accordance with Article 23(5) third paragraph of the Directive, the rate of the Community financial contribution for the programme presented by Belgium should be reduced as the programme notified by this Member State has already been the subject of Community funding under Commission Decision 2004/772/EC (3) and 2005/789/EC (4).
(5) In accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC the Commission shall ascertain whether the introduction of the relevant harmful organism has been caused by inadequate examinations or inspections and adopt the measures required by the findings from its verification.
(6) In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (5), plant-health measures are to be financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. For the purpose of financial control of these measures Articles 9, 36 and 37 of the above Regulation shall apply.
(7) The measures provided in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2006 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium and Germany relating to necessary measures as specified in Article 23(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC and taken for the purpose of combating the organisms concerned by the eradication programmes listed in the Annex is hereby approved.
1. The total amount of the financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 101 423.
2. The maximum amounts of the Community financial contribution for each of the programmes shall be as indicated in the Annex.
The Community financial contribution as set out in the Annex shall be paid on the following conditions:
(a) evidence of the measures taken has been given in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002.
(b) a request for payment has been submitted by the Member State concerned to the Commission, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002.
The payment of the financial contribution is without prejudice of the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Federal Republic of Germany. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R1286 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1286/2006 of 29 August 2006 amending for the 70th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
| 30.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 235/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1286/2006
of 29 August 2006
amending for the 70th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 18 and 23 August 2006, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. On 25 July, the Sanctions Committee decided a number of amendments of existing entries and one of them should still be included in Annex I. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31981R1492 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1492/81 of 19 May 1981 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the text in the Greek language of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on the extension of the application of the rules on Community transit
| 4.6.1981 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 147/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1492/81
of 19 May 1981
on the conclusion of the Agreement on the text in the Greek language of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on the extension of the application of the rules on Community transit
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 recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas, consequent upon its accession to the Community, the Hellenic Republic is bound by the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on the extension of the application of the rules on Community transit (1), signed on 12 July 1977;
Whereas that Agreement is drawn up in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German and Italian languages, all six texts being equally authentic;
Whereas it is now necessary to give to the text in the Greek language a value equal to that of the other texts referred to above;
Whereas the Agreement on the text in the Greek language of the Agreement of 12 July 1977 should be approved,
The Agreement on the text in the Greek language of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on the extension of the application of the rules on Community transit is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 2 of the Agreement (2).
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 |
31995R1607 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1607/95 of 3 July 1995 adopting the balance and fixing the aid for the supply of breeding rabbits to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1607/95 of 3 July 1995 adopting the balance and fixing the aid for the supply of breeding rabbits to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas in application of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 it is necessary to determine, for the 1995/96 marketing year, the quantities of breeding rabbits originating in the Community which may receive aid with a view to developing the production potential of the Canary Islands;
Whereas the amount of aid referred to above for the supply to the Canaries of breeding rabbits originating in the rest of the Community must also be fixed; whereas this aid must reflect, in particular, the costs of supply from the world market, conditions due to the geographical situation of the Canaries and current prices for exports of the animals in question to third countries;
Whereas the common detailed rules for implementation of the arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands are laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 (4); whereas, in the interests of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 2931/94 (5) of 1 December 1994, fixing the aid for the supply of breeding rabbits to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 should be repealed;
Whereas under Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the supply arrangements are applicable from 1 July; whereas the provisions of this Regulation should enter into force immediately;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in conformity with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,
The aid provided for in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 for the supply to the Canary Islands of breeding rabbits originating in the Community and the number of rabbits for which it may be given are determined in the Annex.
Regulation (EC) No 2931/94 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.
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 |
32009D0602 | 2009/602/EC: Commission Decision of 10 March 2009 on the signature and conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on certain technical amendments to Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments by reason of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
| 7.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 205/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 March 2009
on the signature and conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on certain technical amendments to Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments by reason of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
(2009/602/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 94 in conjunction with Article 300,
Having regard to Council Decision 2004/911/EC of 2 June 2004 on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments and the accompanying Memorandum of Understanding (1) and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Due to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, both Annex I (List of competent authorities) and Annex II (List of related entities) to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments require technical amendments.
(2) Bulgaria and Romania have designated their respective competent authorities through the formal notification of the Secretariat General of the Commission on 28 January 2008 and on 17 July 2007, respectively. These data are to be communicated by the Commission to the Swiss authorities by simple notification.
(3) The list of related entities of the Annex to Council Directive 2003/48/EC (2) was amended by Council Directive 2006/98/EC (3) which adapted certain Directives in the field of taxation, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania. In order to ensure that these changes are reflected in the Agreement with Switzerland, the Commission has to exercise the plenipotentiary powers conferred by the Council and make the corresponding amendments to Annex II to the Agreement by mutual agreement with Switzerland,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the certain technical amendments to Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments by reason of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Commission is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012R1013 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1013/2012 of 5 November 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 6.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 306/19
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1013/2012
of 5 November 2012
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31979D0650 | 79/650/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 July 1979 approving an outline programme under Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 relating to the southern regions of France (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 13 July 1979 approving an outline programme under Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 relating to the southern regions of France (Only the French text is authentic) (79/650/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 of 25 July 1978 on a common measure to improve public amenities in certain rural areas (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 on 29 May 1979 the French Government communicated the outline programme relating to the southern regions of France;
Whereas the said outline programme covers the improvement of public services pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 in the less-favoured areas of France listed in the first indent of Article 1 (2);
Whereas the said programme contains adequate details and measures in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 showing that the objectives referred to in Article 1 (1) of that Regulation can be achieved and that the conditions laid down in Article 2 thereof are satisfied ; whereas the scheduled time for implementation of the programme does not exceed the limit referred to in Article 3 (c);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The outline programme relating to the southern regions of France, communicated by the French Government on 29 May 1979 pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78, is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R1542 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1542/2002 of 29 August 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the fourth 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 1542/2002
of 29 August 2002
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the fourth 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 fourth 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 fourth 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 49,630 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 August 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 |
31999R2200 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2200/1999 of 15 October 1999 fixing the maximum compensatory aid resulting from the rates for the conversion of the euro into national currency units and the exchange rates applicable on 1 August 1999
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2200/1999
of 15 October 1999
fixing the maximum compensatory aid resulting from the rates for the conversion of the euro into national currency units and the exchange rates applicable on 1 August 1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2800/98 of 15 December 1998 on transitional measures to be applied under the common agricultural policy with a view to the introduction of the euro(2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2800/98 provides that compensatory aid is to be paid where the conversion rate for the euro into national currency units or the exchange rate applicable on the date of the operative event is below the rate previously applicable; whereas, however, that provision does not apply to amounts to which a rate lower than the new rate applied in the 24 months preceding the new rate's entry into force;
(2) Whereas the conversion rate for the euro into national currency units applicable from 1 January 1999 is below the rate previously applicable for Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Finland; whereas the exchange rates for the Danish krone, the Swedish krona and the pound sterling applicable on 1 August 1999, the date of the operative event, are below the rates previously applicable;
(3) Whereas the compensatory aid is to be granted on the terms set out in Regulation (EC) No 2799/98, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999(4), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2813/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the transitional measures for the introduction of the euro to the common agricultural policy(5);
(4) Whereas the amounts of compensatory aid are established in accordance with Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98, Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 and Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2813/98;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,
The maximum amounts of the first tranche of compensatory aid to be granted as a result of the reduction recorded on the date of the operative event, 1 August 1999, in the conversion rates for the euro in force from 1 January 1999 in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Finland and in the exchange rates applicable on 1 August 1999 for the Danish krone, the Swedish krona and the pound sterling as against the agricultural conversion rates previously applicable shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1517 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/2001 of 25 July 2001 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 49th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/2001
of 25 July 2001
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 49th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000
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), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 of 13 July 2000 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1264/2001(3), requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 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 49th 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 49th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 38,625 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989R0296 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 296/89 of 3 February 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 4197/88 laying down for 1989 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Sweden
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 296/89
of 3 February 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 4197/88 laying down for 1989 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Sweden
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4197/88 (2) lays down, for 1989, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Sweden;
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 2 of the Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Sweden (3) the parties have further consulted on the consequences of the extension of the Swedish fishing jurisdiction in the Baltic Sea;
Whereas these consultations have been successfully concluded and, as a result, it is possible to fix the additional quantities allocated to Sweden;
Whereas, pursuant to the terms of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it is for the Council to fix the total catches allocated to third countries and to lay down the specific conditions under which such catches must be taken,
In Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4197/88, the following indent is added:
'- five for the fishing of salmon in ICES division III c and d.'
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 4197/88 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32005R1729 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1729/2005 of 20 October 2005 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
| 21.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1729/2005
of 20 October 2005
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).
(2) Article 7 of 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), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
(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 14 to 20 October 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 October 2005.
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31996D0102 | 96/102/EC: Commission Decision of 12 January 1996 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of the Community Reference Laboratory for Newcastle disease (Central Veterinary Laboratory, Addlestone, United Kingdom) (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 12 January 1996 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of the Community Reference Laboratory for Newcastle disease (Central Veterinary Laboratory, Addlestone, United Kingdom) (Only the English text is authentic) (96/102/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 Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 28 (2) thereof,
Whereas Annex V to Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 June 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, designates the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Addlestone, United Kingdom as the Community Reference Laboratory for Newcastle disease;
Whereas all the functions and duties which the laboratory has to perform are specified in Annex V to Council Directive 92/66/EEC; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on the accomplishment of those functions and duties by the laboratory;
Whereas Community financial aid should be granted to the Community Reference Laboratory to assist it in carrying out the said functions and duties;
Whereas, for budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year;
Whereas, for supervisory purposes, Article 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (5), should apply;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Community hereby grants financial assistance to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Community Reference Laboratory for Newcastle disease referred to in Annex V to Directive 92/66/EEC.
The Central Veterinary Laboratory, Addlestone, United Kingdom shall perform the functions and duties referred to in Article 1.
The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of ECU 100 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996.
The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:
- 70 % by way of an advance at the United Kingdom's request,
- the balance following presentation of supporting documents by the United Kingdom. Those documents must be presented before 1 March 1997.
Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
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32015R0039 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/39 of 13 January 2015 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Focaccia di Recco col formaggio (PGI))
| 14.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 8/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/39
of 13 January 2015
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Focaccia di Recco col formaggio (PGI))
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(3)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) Portugal, the United Kingdom and Fresh Gourmet Catering LLC — a company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates — lodged a notice of opposition to the registration pursuant to Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. The Commission examined the notices of opposition from Portugal and the United Kingdom and found them to be admissible within the meaning of Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. As Fresh Gourmet Catering LLC was found to lack a legitimate interest, its opposition was considered inadmissible within the meaning of Article 51(1) of the aforementioned Regulation.
(3) The notices of opposition on behalf of two clients (the first based in Portugal and the second in the United Kingdom) of an Italian company located in the geographical area which markets a deep-frozen product, primarily relate to the name and the fact that pre-cooking, deep-freezing and other preservation techniques are prohibited.
(4) By letters of 20 December 2013, the Commission invited Italy and Portugal on the one hand, and Italy and the United Kingdom on the other, to reach an agreement pursuant to Article 51(3) of the aforementioned Regulation. In accordance with that Article, Italy submitted its report concerning the end of the consultation period, by letters dated 15 April 2014. As these Member States were unable to reach an agreement within three months, the Commission was required to settle the matter pursuant to Article 52(3)(b) of the aforementioned Regulation.
(5) The opposing parties cited the legal uncertainty regarding the registration of ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, given that Italy, by Ministerial Decree of 18 July 2000, last amended on 5 June 2014, registered Focaccia al formaggio di Recco (a different name from that put forward for registration, although it refers to the same product) on its national list of traditional agri-food products. In addition to also existing under the name Focaccia al formaggio di Recco, the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ was not considered traditional given that it first appeared after the year 2000.
(6) Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 does not state that the name of a PGI must be traditional. A name may be registered as a PGI if it is used in trade or in common language, and only in the languages which are or were historically used to describe the specific product in the defined geographical area. Consequently, as it was demonstrated that the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ is used in trade and in common language, in the language of the defined geographical area, its registration as a PGI complies with Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.
(7) The name Focaccia al formaggio di Recco may not be used for products which do not comply with the specification for the product registered under the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’.
(8) Furthermore, the opposing parties also cited Article 10(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 as grounds for opposition, i.e. registration of the name proposed would jeopardise the existence of products legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of publication provided for in Article 50(2)(a) of the aforementioned Regulation. The opposing parties would be prevented from importing and marketing deep-frozen ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ given that pre-cooking, deep-freezing and other preservation techniques are prohibited according to the specification, as stated in point 3.6 of the Single Document.
(9) Nevertheless, the existence of the deep-frozen product bearing the name Focaccia al formaggio di Recco would be jeopardised solely on account of the specification for the proposed ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’, which prohibits pre-cooking, deep-freezing and other preservation techniques. As the processes prohibited under the specification for the proposed name fall within the prerogatives of the applicant group and the content of the specification complies with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the fact that existing products would allegedly be jeopardised cannot per se prevent the name from being registered.
(10) Furthermore, the Italian Government gave transitional national protection to the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ by Decree of 13 February 2012 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies. In Italy, this name may only be used for a product made according to the specification included in the application to register the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ sent to the Commission. It would be nonsensical to attribute a transitional period to the opposing parties who import the product and who are established in Portugal and the United Kingdom. In any case, trademarks which were registered or acquired through use in good faith anywhere in the Union prior to the date the application for protection of the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ was submitted to the Commission, may continue to be used and renewed irrespective of the name being registered.
(11) The opposing parties also argued that the specification is in breach of food health standards as regards food preservation. They argue that by prohibiting pre-cooking, deep-freezing, freezing and other preservation techniques, the preservation of the product, and consequently food safety could be compromised. Furthermore, the specification is alleged to contain disproportionate and unlawful standards aiming to regulate the stages following production of the product, even to the extent of dictating how the product should be consumed after sale. In reality, the specification does not contain rules that are in breach of health standards. It is simply the case that if the prohibited preservation processes do have to be used, the product may no longer be sold under the registered name. The specification is in any case subordinate to general EU legislation. As regards the nature and objectives of the rules contained in the specification, they merely set out the characteristics that products under the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ must have when offered for consumption, which relate specifically to how the product bearing the name is produced and in no way affect how the product is consumed once it has been sold.
(12) The opposing parties also claim that prohibiting all forms of preservation unjustifiably restricts the free circulation of a legally-produced product through a rule that is in no way connected to the protection of that product. The product can in fact circulate, albeit not using the name if the product does not comply with the specification. This consequence is justified by the objective of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, namely to protect the names of registered geographical indications.
(13) In the light of the above, the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ should be entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
(14) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Agricultural Product Quality Policy Committee,
The name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name referred to in the first paragraph identifies a product in Class 2.3. Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares in accordance with Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).
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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31999R1586 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1586/1999 of 20 July 1999 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2632/98 laying down for 1999 the single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operator's provisional reference quantity under the tariff quotas for traditional ACP bananas
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1586/1999
of 20 July 1999
amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2632/98 laying down for 1999 the single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operator's provisional reference quantity under the tariff quotas for traditional ACP bananas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 of 28 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the Community(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 756/1999(4), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas Articles 6(3) and 28(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 stipulate that, in the light of the total volume of tariff quotas and traditional ACP bananas and the traditional operators' total provisional reference quantities established pursuant to Article 4 et seq. of that Regulation, the Commission must set, where appropriate, a single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each operator's provisional reference quantity;
(2) Whereas, on the basis of the notifications made by the Member States in accordance with Article 28(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 regarding the traditional operators' total provisional reference quantities, the Commission set a single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operator's provisional reference quantity for 1999 in Regulation (EC) No 2632/98(5);
(3) Whereas the results of the additional verifications and checks carried out by the competent national authorities in cooperation with the Commission necessitate a correction of the single adjustment coefficient to be applied to each traditional operators' provisional reference quantity; whereas, to that end, Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2632/98 should be amended;
(4) Whereas this Regulation is without prejudice to any measures to be adopted at a later date in particular to meet the Community's international commitments under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and cannot be invoked by operators as grounds for legitimate expectations with a view to prolonging the import arrangements;
(5) Whereas this Regulation must enter into force immediately to enable the Member States to make the necessary corrections to operators' reference quantities,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2632/98, the coefficient "0,939837" is replaced by "0,947938".
The competent authorities in the Member States shall notify the operators concerned of the quantity allocated for 1999 adjusted in application of Article 1 no later than 1 September 1999.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32005R0092 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 of 19 January 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards means of disposal or uses of animal by-products and amending its Annex VI as regards biogas transformation and processing of rendered fatsText with EEA relevance
| 21.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 92/2005
of 19 January 2005
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards means of disposal or uses of animal by-products and amending its Annex VI as regards biogas transformation and processing of rendered fats
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal-by-products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 4(2)(e), Article 5(2)(g), Article 6(2)(i) and Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides for rules concerning the means of disposal and uses of animal by-products. It also provides for the possibility for additional means of disposal and uses of animal by-products to be approved following consultation of the appropriate scientific committee.
(2) The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) issued an opinion on 10 and 11 April 2003 on six alternative processing methods for safe treatment and disposal of animal by-products. According to that opinion five processes are considered as safe for the disposal of and/or uses of Categories 2 and 3 material under certain conditions.
(3) The SSC issued a final opinion and report on 10 and 11 April 2003 on a treatment of animal waste by means of high temperature and high pressure alkaline hydrolysis, providing guidance on the possibilities to use alkaline hydrolysis and on its risks for the disposal of Categories 1, 2 and 3 material.
(4) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued an opinion on 26 and 27 November 2003 on the process of High Pressure Hydrolysis Biogas (HPHB) providing guidance on the possibilities to use this process and on its risks for the disposal of Category 1 material.
(5) Five processes may, therefore, be approved as alternative means for the disposal and/or uses of animal by-products in line with the SSC opinions, in addition to those processing methods already provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. It is also appropriate to lay down the conditions for the use of those processes.
(6) The Commission has asked some of the applicants for approval of the processes to submit further information regarding the safety of their processes for the treatment and disposal of Category 1 material. That information is to be forwarded to the European Food Safety Authority for evaluation in due course.
(7) Pending that evaluation, and considering current SSC opinions that tallow is safe as regards TSE, especially if it is pressure-cooked and filtered to remove insoluble impurities, it is appropriate to approve one of the processes, which processes animal fat into biodiesel, also for treatment and disposal, under strict conditions, of most Category 1 material, except for the most risky. In that case, it should be made clear that the treatment and disposal may include the recovery of bioenergy.
(8) The approval and the operation of such alternative means should be without prejudice to other applicable EU legislation, in particular environmental legislation, and therefore the operating conditions established in this Regulation should, where applicable, be implemented according to Article 6 paragraph 4 of Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 (2) on the incineration of waste.
(9) For processes approved for the treatment of Category 1 animal by-products, and as a surveillance measure complementary to the regular monitoring of processing parameters, the efficacy of the process, together with its safety with regard to animal and public health, should be demonstrated to the competent authorities by testing in a pilot plant during the first two years following the implementation of the process within each Member State concerned.
(10) It is appropriate to amend Annex VI, Chapters II and III of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 as a consequence of approving the transformation of Category 1 animal by-products.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Treatment and disposal of Category 1 material
1. The processes of alkaline hydrolysis as defined in Annex I and of high pressure hydrolysis biogas as defined in Annex III are approved and may be authorised by the competent authority for the treatment and disposal of Category 1 material.
2. The process of biodiesel production as defined in Annex IV is approved and may be authorised by the competent authority for the treatment and disposal of Category 1 material, except for material referred to in Article 4(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.
However, material derived from animals referred to in Article 4(1)(a)(ii) may be used for this process provided that:
(a) the animals were below 24 months of age at the time they were killed; or
(b) the animals were subjected to laboratory testing for the presence of a TSE pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and the result of the testing was negative.
The competent authority may also authorise this process for the treatment and disposal of any Category 1 processed animal fat.
Treatment and use or disposal of Categories 2 or 3 material
The processes of alkaline hydrolysis, high pressure high temperature hydrolysis, high pressure hydrolysis biogas, biodiesel production and Brookes gasification as defined in Annexes I to V respectively are approved and may be authorised by the competent authority for the treatment and use or disposal of Categories 2 or 3 material.
Conditions for implementing the processes defined in Annexes I to V
The competent authority shall approve the plants which use one of the processes described in Annexes I to V once it has authorised the process, if the plant complies with the technical specifications and parameters in the relevant Annex, and with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, except for the technical specifications and parameters laid down in that Regulation for other processes. For this purpose the person responsible for the plant shall demonstrate to the competent authority that all technical specifications and parameters established in the relevant Annex are met.
Marking and further disposal or use of resulting materials
1. Resulting materials shall be permanently marked, where technically possible with smell in accordance with Annex VI, Chapter I, point 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.
However, in the case where the by-products being processed are exclusively Category 3 material, and where the resulting materials are not intended for disposal as waste, no such marking shall be required.
2. Materials resulting from the treatment of Category 1 material shall be disposed of as waste by:
(a) incineration or co-incineration in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2000/76/EC on the incineration of waste;
(b) burial in a landfill approved under Council Directive 1999/31/EC (4) on the landfill of waste; or
(c) further transformation in a biogas plant and disposal of the digestion residues as provided for in points (a) or (b).
3. Materials resulting from the treatment of Category 2 or 3 materials shall be:
(a) disposed of as waste as provided for in paragraph 2;
(b) further processed into fat derivatives for the uses mentioned in Article 5(2)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, without the prior use of processing methods 1 to 5; or
(c) used, transformed or disposed of directly as provided for in Article 5(2)(c)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, without the prior use of processing method 1.
4. Any resulting waste, such as sludge, filter contents, ash and digestion residues, derived from the production process, shall be disposed of as provided for in paragraph 2, points (a) or (b).
Additional surveillance on initial implementation
1. The following provisions shall apply for the first two years of implementation of the following processes in each Member State, for the treatment of animal by-products referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002:
(a) alkaline hydrolysis as defined in Annex I;
(b) high pressure hydrolysis biogas as defined in Annex III; and
(c) biodiesel production as defined in Annex IV.
2. The operator or supplier of the process shall designate a pilot plant in each Member State where, at least annually, tests shall be undertaken to reconfirm the efficacy of the process with regard to animal and public health.
3. The competent authority shall ensure that:
(a) suitable tests are applied in the pilot plant to the materials derived from the treatment steps, such as the liquid and solid residues, and any gas generated during the process; and
(b) the official control of the pilot plant include a monthly inspection of the plant and a verification of the processing parameters and conditions applied.
At the end of each of the two years the competent authority shall report to the Commission the results of the surveillance, and any practical operating difficulties encountered.
Amendment of Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002
Chapters II and III of Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 shall be amended as follows:
1. In Chapter II, point B, at the end of number 4, the following sentence is added:
2. At the end of Chapter III, the following sentence is added:
Entry into force and applicability
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply no later than 1 January 2005.
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31992R3902 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3902/92 of 23 December 1992 setting detailed rules for granting financial compensation on certain fishery products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3902/92
of 23 December 1992
setting detailed rules for granting financial compensation on certain fishery products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 12 (6) thereof,
Whereas under Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 Member States are to grant financial compensation to producers' organizations which, observing certain requirements, withdraw from the market products listed in Annex I (A) and (D) of that Regulation;
Whereas, in order to give maximum encouragement to action to stabilize the market, producers' organizations not observing the Community withdrawal price throughout the fishing year should be debarred from receiving financial compensation;
Whereas in order to guarantee normal conditions of competition between producers' organizations making use of the margin of tolerance provided for at (a) in Article 12 (1) of the abovementioned Regulation it is necessary to specify requirements pertaining to its application; whereas in order to ensure transparency of the market recourse to the margin of tolerance must be adequately publicized;
Whereas the purpose of the activities of producers' organizations is to ensure rationality of fishing operations and improve selling conditions for their members' catches; whereas it is accordingly necessary to restrict financial compensation to fish caught by members of such organizations;
Whereas since demand may fluctuate within the duration of any selling operation products should not be withdrawn from the market before being put up for sale; whereas compensation should accordingly be granted only on products that, having been put up for sale in the normal way, have not found a buyer at the Community withdrawal price;
Whereas compensation must be clearly disallowed on fish on which the carryover aid provided for in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 has been granted;
Whereas systematic compliance with common marketing standards as indicated in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 is, irrespective of their obligatory character, a determining factor in price formation and a contributory element to stabilization of the market; whereas the granting of compensation on eligible quantities should therefore be made conditional on compliance with the standards for all quantities of the product in question put up for sale by the producers' organization or its members throughout the fishing year;
Whereas financial compensation cannot be paid until the end of the fishing year; whereas to facilitate the operation of producers' organizations it should be made possible for advances to be granted against lodging of security;
Whereas rules for calculating advances on financial compensation and fixing the security amount required should be set; whereas the conversion rate for the compensation and for advances must also be set;
Whereas the granting of compensation should extend to fish put up for sale and withdrawn by producers' organizations or their members in other Member States; whereas the authorities of the other Member State in which the fish was put up for sale and withdrawn or carried over should issue a certifying document and transmit a copy;
Whereas each Member State should introduce a control system for verifying that the figures given in applications for financial compensation correspond to the quantities actually put up for sale and withdrawn;
Whereas in cases of infringement of limited consequence of the financial compensation scheme the producers' organization should not, for the restricted financial advantage arising from the infringement, be penalized by complete withdrawal of entitlement to financial compensation but merely by a flat rate reduction therein;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
This Regulation lays down detailed rules for granting the financial compensation referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, hereinafter referred to as the 'basic Regulation`.
1. Financial compensation shall be granted to producers' organizations only if they apply, and ensure that their members comply with, the Community withdrawal price throughout the fishing year, when the products are first put up for sale, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 12 (1) (a) and (d) of the basic Regulation.
2. Should the use of the margin of tolerance provided for in Article 12 (1) (a) of the basic Regulation lead to the fixing of different withdrawal price levels for the same product category by producers' organizations established in a given area, each of these organizations may adopt the price level fixed by another producers' organization in the same area with effect from the date it becomes applicable and for the relevant period.
3. The withdrawal price level fixed by a producers' organization using the margin of tolerance shall apply to all the quantities offered for sale by that organization or its members, including those offered for sale outside its area of activity.
However, any producers' organization or one of its members, selling its products in an area other than its own area of activity, may apply either its own withdrawal price level which must not be lower than the price level in the zone concerned or one of those adopted, after eventual application of the margin of tolerance, by the producers' organizations established in that area.
4. The withdrawal price shall not include expenses incurred after landing of the products with the exception of those, including transport costs, made necessary by auction or quayside sales.
1. Any producers' organization applying the margin of tolerance to the Community withdrawl price shall communicate to the competent authorities of the Member State in which it is recognized the level of the withdrawal price adopted for each category of products in all parts of its area of activity, at least two working days before it is to become applicable.
If a producers' organization intends to change the period of application of the margin of tolerance or the level of the withdrawal price, or make use of the option provided for in Article 2 (2), it shall inform the competent authorities thereof at least two working days before the date of application of its decision.
All decisions referred to in this Article shall apply for five working days at least.
2. The competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall ensure that all the information communicated pursuant to paragraph 1 is publicized without delay in accordance with regional ways and customs.
3. For the purposes of this Article, the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 (1) shall apply. However, for the purposes of this Regulation, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays shall be treated as working days provided putting up for sale is done in accordance with Article 4 (1) (c).
1. Quantities withdrawn from the market shall be considered to be quantities eligible for financial compensation only if:
(a) they were caught by a member of a producers' organization;
(b) they were put up for sale:
- through the producers' organization,
or
- by a member in accordance with common rules established by the producers' organization, as referred to in the first indent of Article 4 (1) of the basic Regulation;
(c) prior to withdrawal they were put up for a sale accessible to all interested parties in accordance with regional and local ways and customs, during which it was established that they did not find a buyer at the price fixed in accordance with Article 12 (1) (a) of the basic Regulation;
(d) for which no request has been made and which have not benefited from the carryover aid referred to in Article 14 of the basic Regulation.
2. The grant of financial compensation for quantities eligible pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be subject to the condition that, for the product or group of products concerned, all the quantities put up for sale by the producers' organization or its members during the fishing year must have been classified previously in accordance with the marketing standards referred to in Article 2 of the basic Regulation.
1. The financial compensation shall be paid to producers' organizations, on application, after the end of each fishing year.
2. Applications for payment of the financial compensation shall be submitted by producers' organizations to the competent authorities of the Member State four months after termination of the fishing year concerned at the latest.
3. The conversion rate applying to financial compensation shall be the agricultural conversion rate in effect on 31 December of the year in question, even where the fishing year is extended beyond that date.
4. The national authorities shall pay the financial compensation within eight months at the latest of the end of the fishing year.
Each Member State shall communicate to the other Member States and the Commission the name and address of the body responsible for granting the financial compensation.
1. On application by the producers' organization concerned, Member States shall grant each month an advance on the financial compensation on condition that the applicant has lodged a security equal to 105 % of the amount of the advance.
Advances shall be calculated in accordance with the method specified in Annex I.
2. The conversion rate to be applied to the advance shall be the agricultural conversion rate applicable on the last day of the month for which the advance is applied for. If the fishing year is extended beyond 31 December of the calendar year concerned, the agricultural conversion rate to be applied to the advance for the month or months concerned by this extension shall be that applicable on 31 December.
The conversion rate to be applied to the balance of the financial compensation shall be the agricultural conversion rate applicable on 31 December of the fishing year in question, even if the fishing year is extended beyond that date.
If a producers' organization or one of its members puts up for sale its products in a Member State other than that in which it is recognized, the competent authority of the first Member State shall issue, on application and without delay, to the organization in question or its member, a certificate the contents of which shall be in accordance with the specimen given in Annex II, and shall transmit at the same time, through official channels, a copy of this certificate to the body responsible for granting the financial compensation in the other Member State.
Applications for the issue of the certificate shall be submitted to the competent authority concerned immediately after the products are put up for sale.
Member States shall introduce a control system to verify that the information given in applications for payment corresponds to the quantities actually put up for sale and withdrawn from the market by the producers' organization concerned.
Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures taken pursuant to the preceding paragraph as soon as they are adopted, and in any case by 31 January 1993.
1. If an infringement of the financial compensation scheme, of limited consequence, is committed by a producers' organization or one of its members, and the organization shows to the satisfaction of the Member State concerned that the infringement was committed without fraudulent intent or serious negligence, the Member State shall retain an amount equal to 10 % of the Community withdrawal price applicable to the quantities concerned which were withdrawn and not intended for carryover.
The amount retained shall be credited to the EAGGF.
2. Where an infringement of the financial compensation scheme is committed as a consequence of gross negligence or with intent to defraud by a producers' organization or one of its members, aid will be witheld from the producers' organization in question for the fishing year concerned and for the following year. Any advances paid for that fishing year shall be refunded.
3. Member States shall inform the Commission each month of the cases in which they have applied the provisions of paragraph 1.
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3137/82 of 19 November 1982 laying down detailed rules for the granting of financial compensation in respect of certain fishery products (1) is hereby repealed.
1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32011R0207 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 207/2011 of 2 March 2011 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 (Diphenylether, pentabromo derivative and PFOS)
| 3.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 58/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 207/2011
of 2 March 2011
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 (Diphenylether, pentabromo derivative and PFOS)
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 introduces restrictions to the placing on the market and use of Diphenylether, pentabromo derivative and perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS) under entries 44 and 53.
(2) 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 (2) implements in Union law the commitments set out in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, hereinafter ‘the Convention’, approved by Council Decision 2006/507/EC (3) and in the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants, hereinafter ‘the Protocol’, approved by Council Decision 2004/259/EC (4).
(3) Following nominations of substances received from the European Union and its Member States, Norway and Mexico, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee established under the Convention has concluded its work on a group of substances that have been found to meet the criteria of the Convention. At the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on 4-8 May 2009, (hereinafter ‘the COP 4’), it was agreed to add nine substances to the Annexes to the Convention including Pentabromodiphenyl ether and PFOS.
(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 757/2010 of 24 August 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annexes I and III (5) implements the Decisions of the COP 4, by including the substances listed in the Convention or the Protocol or in both in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004. Those substances include Pentabromodiphenyl ether and PFOS. Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 prohibits the production and placing on the market of the substances listed in Annex I and regulates the management of waste containing these substances. In the case of PFOS, derogations applicable under REACH in Annex XVII are carried over and listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 with some amendments to reflect the COP 4 Decision.
(5) As a consequence, restrictions on Diphenylether, pentabromo derivative and PFOS in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 are superfluous and entries 44 and 53 should be deleted.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 133 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006,
In Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 entries 44 and 53 are deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000D0125 | 2000/125/EC: Council Decision of 31 January 2000 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles ('Parallel Agreement')
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 31 January 2000
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles ("Parallel Agreement")
(2000/125/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Articles 95 and 133 thereof, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence, and Article 300(3) second subparagraph thereof;
Having regard to the proposal by the Commission(1);
Having received the assent of the European Parliament(2);
Whereas:
(1) In its Decision of 3 November 1997, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate in the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) an Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles ("Parallel Agreement").
(2) As a result of those negotiations, on 25 June 1998 the Parallel Agreement was opened for signature; the Community signed that Agreement on 18 October 1999.
(3) International harmonisation in the automotive sector is already taking place in the framework of the 1958 UN/ECE Revised Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (the 1958 Agreement), to which the Community became a Contracting Party on 24 March 1998.
(4) Conclusion of the Parallel Agreement constitutes an aim of common trade policy in accordance with Article 133 of the Treaty to remove existing and avoid the creation of new technical barriers to trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties; involvement by the Community will ensure consistency between the harmonisation activites conducted under both the 1958 Agreement and the Parallel Agreement and will thus permit easier access to third-country markets.
(5) Conclusion of the Parallel Agreement by the Community establishes a specific institutinal framework by organising cooperation procedures between Contracting Parties; the assent of the European Parliament is therefore required.
(6) It is necessary to establish practical arrangements with regard to the involvement of the Community in the Parallel Agreement.
(7) The Commission should be responsible for meeting all the notification requirements laid down in the Parallel Agreement; the Parallel Agreement is to operate in parallel with the 1958 Agreement; both Agreements will operate in the framework of the UN/ECE and use the same Working Parties and facilities installed in that framework.
(8) The Parallel Agreement creates a framework to establish global technical regulations in the global registry by consensus vote; due to the operating in parallel of the two Agreements, draft technical regulations emerging from the Working Groups will in principle be voted in the bodies under both Agreements; for the 1958 Agreement a decision-making procedure has been established; the Community vote concerning the Parallel Agreement can therefore be decided upon under the same procedure on the same occasion as for the 1958 Agreement.
(9) In cases where a regulation is only voted under the Parallel Agreement, it is possible to delegate the decision determining the Community vote to the Commission assisted by the regulatory committee, because the established global technical regulation has at a later stage to be submitted for adoption to the procedure laid down in Articles 95 and 251 of the Treaty.
(10) The Community vote regarding a proposed amendment to the Parallel Agreement should be determined in accordance with the procedure followed in order to approve that Agreement; with regard to the expression of an objection to an amendment to the Parallel Agreement after a consensus vote in favour of the amendment, taking account of the time constrains laid down in that Agreement, the Community position may be decided upon by the Commission in a less complex procedure.
(11) The Parallel Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles, hereinafter referred to as the "Parallel Agreement", is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, within the limits of its competences.
The text of the Parallel Agreement is set out as Annex I.
The President of the Council shall be authorised to designate the person empowered to lodge the instrument of approval as required by Article 9.2 of the Parallel Agreement and to make the declaration contained in Annex II.
The Commission shall carry out on behalf of the Community all the notifications laid down in the Parallel Agreement, in particular those provided for under its Articles 7,9,12 and 15.
The principal arrangements with regard to the participation of the Community and the Member States in the Parallel Agreement are established in Annex III.
1. The Community shall vote in favour of establishing any draft global technical regulation or a draft amendment to such a regulation
- if the Community's vote in favour of the parallel draft technical regulation has been decided upon under either of the procedures laid down in Article 4(2) of Council Decision 97/836/EC(3),
- if a global technical regulation or an amendment to such a regulation is not established in parallel with a regulation or an amendment to such a regulation under the 1958 Agreement, where the draft has been approved in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC(4).
2. Where an approval in accordance with paragraph 1 is not given, the Community shall vote against the establishment of a global technical regulation in the global registry.
3. The Community position with regard to the listing and reaffirmation of listing in the compendium of candidate technical regulations as well as with regard to issue resolution between Contracting Parties shall be established as appropriate in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC.
1. The Community shall vote in favour of a proposed amendment to the Parallel Agreement where the proposed amendment has been approved in accordance with the procedure followed in order to approve that Agreement. Where that procedure has not been completed in time before the vote takes place the Commission will vote against the amendment on behalf of the Community.
2. The Decision to express an objection to an amendment to the Parallel Agreement shall be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in the second indent of Article 5(1). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
31991D0369 | 91/369/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 July 1991 on the suspension of the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (Only the English, French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 17 July 1991 on the suspension of the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (Only the English, French and Dutch texts are authentic) (91/369/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1630/91 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7a (1) and Article 7a (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1634/91 (4), sets out the circumstances in which the buying-in of butter and skimmed-milk powder can be suspended and subsequently resumed and, where suspension takes place, the alternative measures that may be taken;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1547/87 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2011/91 (6), lays down the criteria on the basis of which the buying-in by tender of butter is opened and suspended in a Member State or, as regards the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany, in a region;
Whereas the requirement laid down in Article 1 (3) of that Regulation is fulfilled in Belgium, France and Northern Ireland;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The buying-in of butter by tender provided for in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 is hereby suspended in Belgium, France and Northern Ireland.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, The French Republic and the United Kingdom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003D0170 | 2003/170/JHA: Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States
| Council Decision 2003/170/JHA
of 27 February 2003
on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 30(1)(a), (b) and (c), Article 30(2)(c) and Article 34(2)(c) thereof,
Having regard to the initiative of the Kingdom of Denmark(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) At its meeting of 3 December 1998 the Council of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers adopted the Action Plan of the Council and the Commission on how best to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam on an area of freedom, security and justice(3), measure 48 of which states that, within five years of the Treaty's entering into force, action should be taken to promote cooperation and joint initiatives in training, the exchange of liaison officers, secondment, the use of equipment and forensic research.
(2) At its meeting in Vienna on 11 and 12 December 1998 the European Council endorsed, in its conclusion 83, the Council and Commission Action Plan on how best to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam on an area of freedom, security and justice, and in its conclusion 89 it called for a strengthening of action against organised crime in the light of the new possibilities opened up by the Treaty.
(3) At its meeting in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999 the European Council invited the Council and the Commission, in close cooperation with the European Parliament, to promote the full and immediate implementation of the Treaty of Amsterdam, on the basis of the Action Plan adopted on 3 December 1998 by the Council of Home Affairs Ministers and endorsed at the meeting of the European Council in Vienna on 11 and 12 December 1998 and of the political guidelines and concrete objectives involving a deepening of police cooperation for the purpose of combating cross-border crime which were agreed in Tampere.
(4) At its meeting in Helsinki on 10 and 11 December 1999, the European Council urged the European Union to intensify its efforts at the international level by stepping up cooperation with third countries in reducing the demand for and supply of drugs, and on justice and home affairs. The European Council also noted that there would be a need for combined efforts by all the relevant authorities, with a particular role for Europol.
(5) At its meeting in Laeken on 14 and 15 December 2001 the European Council confirmed, in its conclusion 37, the guidelines and objectives defined at Tampere and also noted that there was a need for new impetus and guidelines to make good delays in some areas.
(6) On 14 October 1996 the Council adopted Joint Action 96/602/JHA providing for a common framework for the initiatives of the Member States concerning liaison officers(4).
(7) In the light of experience in applying the Joint Action and in the light of the provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam on combating cross-border crime, cooperation amongst Member States on the tasks assigned to, and the posting of liaison officers to third countries and international organisations needs to be strengthened and developed.
(8) Insofar as is relevant for performing the tasks defined in the Europol Convention(5), Europol will establish and maintain cooperative relations with third countries and international organisations.
(9) Europol has established and will continue to establish and maintain cooperative relations with a wide range of third countries and international organisations.
(10) Europol needs to be given the necessary support and means to function effectively as the focal point of European police cooperation. The European Council has stressed that Europol plays a central role in cooperation between the authorities of the Member States in investigating cross-border crime by supporting the prevention, analysis and investigation of crime at Union level.
(11) Europol needs to be given the opportunity to make use to some extent of Member States' liaison officers in third countries, so as to strengthen Europol's operative support function in relation to national police authorities.
(12) Member States recognise that extensive cooperation is already taking place between liaison officers posted by Member States in view of their national needs to third countries and international organisations. However, there is a need to strengthen some aspects of cooperation between those liaison officers, to make the best possible use of Member States' resources.
(13) Cooperation between Member States in this area needs to be strengthened so as to facilitate the exchange of information with a view to combating serious cross-border crime.
(14) Member States attach particular weight to cooperation in combating cross-border crime, as they believe that strengthening cooperation regarding the exchange of information will enhance the national authorities' capabilities to combat crime effectively. Member States believe that Europol should play a central role in this.
(15) The aim of this Decision is to regulate questions relating to the fight against serious cross-border crime.
(16) The provisions in 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(6) (hereinafter "Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement") which relates to the common use of liaison officers should be developed further, with a view to strengthening cooperation between Member States in the fight against cross-border crime.
(17) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes, with the exception of Article 8, 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(7), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1(H) of Council Decision 1999/437/EC(8) on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement.
(18) The United Kingdom is taking part in this Decision in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to 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(9).
(19) Ireland is taking part in this Decision in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to 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(10).
(20) Council Joint Action 96/602/JHA and the provision of Article 47(4) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement should accordingly be repealed,
Definition
1. In this Decision, "liaison officer" means a representative of one of the Member States, posted abroad by a law enforcement agency to one or more third countries or to international organisations to establish and maintain contacts with the authorities in those countries or organisations with a view to contributing to preventing or investigating criminal offences.
2. This Decision is without prejudice to Member States' liaison officers' tasks within the framework of their responsibilities and in compliance with national law, national needs, and any more favourable agreements concluded with the host State or the international organisation.
Tasks of liaison officers
1. Each Member State shall ensure that its liaison officers establish and maintain direct contacts with competent authorities in the host State or the international organisation, with a view to facilitating and expediting the collection and exchange of information.
2. Each Member State's liaison officer shall also contribute to the collection and exchange of information which may be used to combat serious cross-border crime, including information providing a readier knowledge of the legal systems and operational methods available in the States or international organisations concerned.
3. Liaison officers shall carry out their tasks within the framework of their responsibilities and in compliance with the provisions, including those on the protection of personal data, laid down in their national laws and in any agreements concluded with host States or international organisations.
Notification of the posting of liaison officers
1. Member States shall inform one another of their intentions as regards the secondment of liaison officers to third States and international organisations and the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union (the General Secretariat) each year of the posting of liaison officers, including their duties and any cooperative agreements between the Member States on the posting of liaison officers.
2. The General Secretariat shall draw up an annual summary to be sent to Member States and to Europol concerning Member States' postings of liaison officers, including their duties and any cooperative agreements between the Member States on the posting of liaison officers.
Liaison officer networks in third countries
1. Member States shall ensure that Member States' liaison officers posted to the same third country or international organisation meet regularly or when necessary to exchange relevant information. The Member State holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union shall ensure that its liaison officers take the initiative to hold such meetings. If the Member State holding the Presidency is not represented in the third country or international organisation concerned, then the representative of the incoming or next incoming Presidency shall take the initiative to hold the meeting. The Commission and Europol shall, where appropriate, be invited to such meetings.
2. Member States shall ensure that its liaison officers posted to the same third country or international organisation provide one another with assistance in contacts with the authorities of the host State. Where relevant, Member States may agree that their liaison officers shall share tasks among themselves.
3. Member States may bilaterally or multilaterally agree that liaison officers who are posted to a third country or international organisation by a Member State shall also look after the interests of one or more other Member States.
Cooperation between Member States regarding the exchange of information via liaison officers in third countries
1. Member States shall ensure that their liaison officers in third countries and international organisations shall, in accordance with national law and relevant international instruments and subject to compliance with applicable provisions governing the protection of personal data, provide its respective national authorities with information relating to serious criminal threats to other Member States not represented by their own liaison officers in the third country or international organisation concerned. National authorities shall assess, in accordance with national law and according to the seriousness of the threat, whether the Member States concerned should be informed.
2. Member States' liaison officers in third countries or international organisations may, in accordance with national law and relevant international instruments and subject to compliance with applicable provisions governing the protection of personal data, provide information relating to serious criminal threats to other Member States directly to the liaison officers of the Member State in question, if that Member State is represented in the third country or international organisation concerned.
3. In accordance with national law and relevant international instruments, Member States which do not have liaison officers in a third country or international organisation may make a request to another Member State which does have liaison officers in the third country or international organisation concerned, with a view to the exchange of relevant information.
4. Member States shall deal with any request as described in paragraph 3 in accordance with their respective national law and relevant international instruments, and shall state as speedily as possible whether such a request may be met.
5. Member States may consent to information being exchanged directly between liaison officers in third countries and international organisations and the authorities of other Member States, subject to compliance with applicable provisions governing the protection of personal data.
6. The performance of the tasks described in paragraph 1 and 2 must not hinder liaison officers in the performance of their original duties.
Joint seminars for liaison officers
1. To enhance cooperation between liaison officers in one or more third countries and international organisations, where there are specific needs for knowledge of and intervention in the third countries and international organisations concerned, Member States may hold joint seminars on crime trends and on the most effective methods of combating cross-border crime taking due account of the EU acquis. The Commission and Europol shall be invited to such seminars.
2. Participation in the seminars described in paragraph 1 must not hinder liaison officers in the performance of their original duties.
Competent national authorities
1. Member States shall designate contact points within their competent authorities to facilitate the tasks referred to in this Decision and ensure that the national contact points are able to carry out their duties efficiently and speedily.
2. Member States shall inform the General Secretariat in writing of its contact points within their competent authorities and of any subsequent changes pursuant to this Decision. The General Secretariat shall publish the information in the Official Journal of the European Union.
3. This Decision applies without prejudice to existing national provisions, particularly as regards the division of competence between the various authorities and services in the Member States concerned.
Europol
1. Member States shall facilitate, in accordance with national law and the Europol Convention, the processing of requests made by Europol to obtain information from Member States' liaison officers in third countries or international organisations where Europol is not represented. Europol's requests shall be addressed to the Member States' National Units, which, in accordance with national law and the Europol Convention, shall take a decision on the request. Information from Member States' liaison officers in third countries or international organisations shall be transmitted to Europol in accordance with national law and the Europol Convention.
2. When establishing the duties of their liaison officers, Member States shall where appropriate pay attention to the tasks, which under the Europol Convention are to be carried out by Europol.
Application to Gibraltar
This Decision shall apply to Gibraltar.
0
Evaluation
The Council shall evaluate the implementation of this Decision within two years of its adoption.
1
Repeal
1. Joint Action 96/602/JHA is hereby repealed.
2. The provision of Article 47(4) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement is hereby repealed.
2
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force 14 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 |
32012D0743 | 2012/743/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/3/2012 of 27 November 2012 on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)
| 4.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/20
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION ATALANTA/3/2012
of 27 November 2012
on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)
(2012/743/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Force Commander.
(2) On 3 July 2012, the PSC adopted Decision Atalanta/2/2012 (2) appointing Rear Admiral Enrico CREDENDINO as EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta).
(3) The EU Operation Commander has recommended the appointment of Rear Admiral Pedro Ángel GARCĺA DE PAREDES PÉREZ DE SEVILLA as the new EU Force Commander for Atalanta to succeed Rear Admiral Enrico CREDENDINO.
(4) The EU Military Committee supports that recommendation.
(5) In accordance with Article 5 of the 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,
Rear Admiral Pedro Ángel GARCĺA DE PAREDES PÉREZ DE SEVILLA is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast from 6 December 2012.
Decision Atalanta/2/2012 is hereby repealed.
This Decision shall enter into force on 6 December 2012. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R0461 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 461/2003 of 13 March 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 25th 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 461/2003
of 13 March 2003
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 25th 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), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 432/2003(4), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.
(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 25th 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 25th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed at 47,670 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March 2003.
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 |
31984R0275 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 275/84 of 31 January 1984 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1313/80 and (EEC) No 1402/81 on the supply of milk fats to certain developing countries and specialized bodies under food-aid programmes
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 275/84
of 31 January 1984
amending Regulations (EEC) No 1313/80 and (EEC) No 1402/81 on the supply of milk fats to certain developing countries and specialized bodies under food-aid programmes
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1312/80 of 28 May 1980 laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats to certain developing countries and specialized bodies under the 1980 food-aid programme (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 8 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1401/81 of 19 May 1981 laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats to certain developing countries and specialized bodies under the 1981 food-aid programme (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 8 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas under Regulation (EEC) No 1313/80 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1652/81 (4), 100 tonnes of milk fats are allocated to Equatorial Guinea and 150 tonnes to Togo; whereas under Regulation (EEC) No 1402/81 (5) 100 tonnes of milk fats are allocated to Togo; whereas, since it has proved impossible to deliver some or all of the above allocations, they should be returned to the reserves of the appropriate programmes;
Whereas Ghana has applied for food aid in the form of butteroil; whereas that country's needs warrant an increase in food aid from the Community in the form of 250 tonnes of butteroil, to be taken from the reserves of the abovementioned programmes;
Whereas the Annexes to Regulations (EEC) No 1313/80 and (EEC) No 1402/81 should be amended accordingly,
The Annexes to Regulations (EEC) No 1313/80 and (EEC) No 1402/81 are hereby amended as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31995D0157 | 95/157/EC: Commission Decision of 21 April 1995 laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Sweden with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Sweden from third countries
| COMMISSION DECISION of 21 April 1995 laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Sweden with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Sweden from third countries (95/157/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 30 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas the Member States need to implement transitional measures concerning border inspection posts for both livestock products and live animals; whereas, in this respect, Commission Decision 94/24/EC (3) establishes a list of preselected border inspection posts;
Whereas Sweden must also be able to implement such transitional measures; whereas a list of preselected border inspection posts for Sweden must therefore be established;
Whereas Sweden does not yet have enough suitable infrastructure for checking live animals and livestock products along its land border with Norway; whereas provision should therefore be made for specific transitional measures for that border;
Whereas, in the context of these measures, it is necessary to define the inspection sites linked to crossing points on the external border; whereas, therefore, the relevant provisions of Chapter I of Directive 91/496/EEC and Chapter I of Directive 90/675/EEC must be adjusted;
Whereas the purpose of the measures laid down in this Decision is to ensure that all the checks provided for are carried out by the Swedish authorities;
Whereas this Decision should be adopted without prejudice to the implementation, where necessary, of the relevant provisions of Article 9 of Directive 90/675/EEC and Article 6 of Directive 91/496/EEC;
Whereas, in the interests of clarity, all the transitional measures to be implemented by Sweden should be adopted in a single decision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Sweden shall apply the measures provided for in this Decision with regard to veterinary checks on live animals and livestock products coming from third countries until 1 July 1995.
CHAPTER I
LIVE ANIMALS
1. Live animals from third countries must enter the territory of Sweden through one of the preselected border inspection posts in accordance with Article 3 or one of the crossing points in accordance with Article 4.
2. The Swedish authorities shall take the necessary measures to penalize all infringements of paragraph 1 committed by natural or legal persons. In the most serious cases, such measures may include the destruction of the animals.
Directive 91/496/EEC shall apply where live animals enter through one of the preselected border inspection posts listed in Annex I to this Decision.
Where live animals enter through one of the crossing points listed in Annex II, the following rules shall apply:
1. each crossing point shall be linked to a corresponding inspection site in accordance with Annex II. Each crossing point and corresponding inspection site shall be placed under the responsibility of the veterinary service responsible for border checks;
2. live animals shall be moved from the crossing point to the corresponding inspection site immediately under customs supervision. In addition, the authority responsible for the crossing point shall inform the official veterinarian responsible for the inspection site, by fax, of the departure of each consignment. The official veterinarian shall inform the authority responsible for the crossing point, by the same means, of the arrival of each consignment;
3. Article 2 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis;
4. Article 3 of Directive 91/496/EEC and its detailed rules of application shall apply.
However,
- in Article 3 (1) (a), 'crossing point` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`,
- in Article 3 (1) (b) and (c), 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`;
5. Article 4 of Directive 91/496/EEC and its detailed rules of application shall apply.
However,
- in Article 4 (1), 'crossing point` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`,
- in Article 4 (2) and (3), 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`;
6. Article 5 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply;
7. Article 7 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply. However, 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`;
8. Article 8 of Directive 91/496/EEC and the detailed rules of application adopted pursuant thereto shall apply.
However,
- in Article 8 (A) (1) (a), 'crossing point` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`,
- in Article 8 (A) (1) (b), 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`,
- in Article 8 (A) (2), 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`;
9. Article 9 of Directive 91/496/EEC and its detailed rules of application shall apply. However, 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`;
10. Article 10 of Directive 91/496/EEC and its detailed rules of application shall apply. However, 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`;
11. Article 11 of Directive 91/496/EEC shall apply;
12. Article 12 of Directive 91/496/EEC and its detailed rules of application shall apply. However, in the introductory phrase of the second subparagraph of Article 12 (1) (c), 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`;
13. Articles 13 to 17 of Directive 91/496/EEC and their detailed rules of application shall apply.
CHAPTER II
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
1. Livestock products from third countries must enter the territory of Sweden through one of the preselected border inspection posts in accordance with Article 6 or one of the crossing points in accordance with Article 7.
2. The Swedish authorities shall take the necessary measures to penalize all infringements of paragraph 1 committed by natural or legal persons. In the most serious cases, such measures may include the destruction of the animals.
Directive 90/675/EEC shall apply where livestock products enter through one of the preselected border inspection posts listed in Annex III to this Decision.
Where livestock products enter through one of the crossing points listed in Annex IV, the following rules shall apply:
1. each crossing point shall be linked to a corresponding inspection site in accordance with Annex IV. Each crossing point and corresponding inspection site shall be placed under the responsibility of the veterinary service responsible for border checks;
2. livestock products shall be moved from the crossing point to the corresponding inspection site immediately, under customs supervision. In addition, the authority responsible for the crossing point shall inform the official veterinarian responsible for the inspection site, by fax, of the departure of each consignment. The official veterinarian shall inform the authority responsible for the crossing point, by the same means, of the arrival of each consignment;
3. Article 5 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis;
4. Article 3 of Directive 90/675/EEC and its detailed rules of application shall apply;
5. Article 4 of Directive 90/675/EEC and its detailed rules of application shall apply;
However,
- in Article 4 (2), 'crossing point` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`,
- in Article 4 (4), 'authority responsible for the crossing point` shall be substituted for 'veterinary staff of the border inspection post`;
6. Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Directive 90/675/EEC and their detailed rules of application shall apply;
7. Articles 8 and 10 of Directive 90/675/EEC and their detailed rules of application shall apply. However, 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`;
8. Article 11 of Directive 90/675/EEC and its detailed rules of application shall apply. However, 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`;
9. Articles 12 to 18 of Directive 90/675/EEC and their detailed rules of application shall apply. However, 'inspection site` shall be substituted for 'border inspection post`.
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32002R0703 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 703/2002 of 24 April 2002 amending the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 703/2002
of 24 April 2002
amending the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
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(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals was fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/2002(3).
(2) On the basis of today's cif prices and cif forward delivery prices, taking foreseeable developments on the market into account, the corrective amount at present applicable to the refund on cereals should be altered.
(3) The corrective amount must be fixed according to the same procedure as the refund. It may be altered in the period between fixings,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 1(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to the export refunds fixed in advance in respect of the products referred to, except for malt, is hereby altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2002.
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32008L0066 | Commission Directive 2008/66/EC of 30 June 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine as active substances (Text with EEA relevance)
| 1.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 171/9
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/66/EC
of 30 June 2008
amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine as active substances
(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) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and (EC) No 1490/2002 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list includes bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine.
(2) For those active substances the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 and (EC) No 1490/2002 for a range of uses proposed by the notifiers. Moreover, those Regulations designate the rapporteur Member States which have to submit the relevant assessment reports and recommendations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002. For bifenox the rapporteur Member State was Belgium and all relevant information was submitted on 4 July 2005. For diflufenican the rapporteur Member State was the United Kingdom and all relevant information was submitted on 1 August 2005. For fenoxaprop-P the rapporteur Member State was Austria and all relevant information was submitted on 2 May 2005. For fenpropidin and quinoclamine the rapporteur Member State was Sweden and all relevant information was submitted on 24 June 2005 and 15 June 2005 respectively.
(3) The assessment reports have been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA and presented to the Commission on 14 November 2007 for quinoclamine, on 29 November 2007 for bifenox and fenoxaprop-P and on 17 December 2007 for diflufenican and fenpropidin in the format of the EFSA Scientific Reports (4). These reports have been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 14 March 2008 in the format of the Commission review reports for bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine.
(4) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review reports. It is therefore appropriate to include these active substances in Annex I, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing these active substances can be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive.
(5) Without prejudice to that conclusion, it is appropriate to obtain further information on certain specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EC provides that inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore it is appropriate to require that bifenox should be subjected to further testing for confirmation of the risk assessment for consumers and the long-term risk to herbivorous mammals and that fenpropidin should be subjected to further testing for confirmation of the risk assessment for the long-term risk to herbivorous and insectivorous birds and such studies should be presented by the notifiers.
(6) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements which will result from the inclusion.
(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 authorisations of plant protection products containing bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine to ensure that the requirements laid down by Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13 and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I, are satisfied. Member States should vary, replace or withdraw, as appropriate, existing authorisations, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC. By way of 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) The experience gained from previous inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 (5) has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I.
(9) It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.
(10) 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.
Member States shall adopt and publish by 30 June 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 July 2009.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
1. Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine as active substances by 30 June 2009.
By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning that active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13 of that Directive.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 December 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 bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine respectively. 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 bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 December 2012 at the latest; or
(b) in the case of a product containing bifenox, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin and quinoclamine as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 December 2012 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 January 2009.
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31973D0122 | 73/122/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1973 exempting the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 29 September 1970 concerning the marketing of vegetable seed (Only the German and French texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 7 May 1973 exempting the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 29 September 1970 concerning the marketing of vegetable seed (Only the German and French texts are authentic) (73/122/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 29 September 1970 (1) concerning the marketing of vegetable seed, last modified by the Council Directive of 6 December 1972 (2) and particularly Article 42 thereof;
Having regard to the requests made by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;
Whereas the Directive makes it possible to grant exemption for the species concerned, and at the same time does not lay down any particular requirements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Agricultural, Horticultural and Forestry Seeds and Plants;
1. The Federal Republic of Germany is exempted from applying the Council Directive of 29 September 1970 concerning the marketing of vegetable seed, with the exception of the provisions of Article 16 (1) and of Article 30 (1), to the species listed below: >PIC FILE= "T0012209">
2. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is exempted from applying the Council Directive of 29 September 1970 concerning the marketing of vegetable seed, with the exception of the provisions of Article 16 (1) and of Article 30 (1), to the species listed below: >PIC FILE= "T0012210"> (1)OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 7. (2)OJ No L 287, 26.12.1972, p. 22.
>PIC FILE= "T0012211">
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31968R0821 | Regulation (EEC) No 821/68 of the Commission of 28 June 1968 on the definition, applicable to the granting of export refunds, of hulled grains and pearled grains of cereals
| REGULATION (EEC) No 821/68 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 June 1968 on the definition, applicable to the granting of export refunds, of hulled grains and pearled grains of cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/EEC 1 of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation of the market in cereals, and in particular Article 16 (4) thereof;
Whereas the export refund should take into account the quality of the product processed from cereals which qualifies for it lest public funds contribute to the export of goods of inferior quality ; whereas it is therefore necessary to establish a precise definition, applicable in each Member State, of cereal grains qualifying for the refund on "hulled grains" and "pearled grains";
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals;
For the granting of export refunds pearled grains and hulled grains of cereals shall be those which possess the characteristics listed in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1968
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32002D0212 | 2002/212/CFSP: Council Decision of 11 March 2002 concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission/Police Commissioner of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM)
| Council Decision
of 11 March 2002
concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission/Police Commissioner of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM)
(2002/212/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,
Having regard to Joint Action 2002/210/CFSP of 11 March 2002 on the European Union Police Mission(1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Joint Action 2002/210/CFSP provides that the Council, upon a proposal by the Secretary-General/High Representative, should appoint a Head of Mission/Police Commissioner.
(2) The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed the appointment of Police Commander Sven Christian FREDERIKSEN,
Mr Sven Christian FREDERIKSEN is hereby appointed Head of Mission/Police Commissioner of the EUPM as from 1 January 2003. Until that date, he shall act as the Police Head of Mission/Head of the Planning Team.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply until 31 December 2005.
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32013R0130 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 130/2013 of 14 February 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 15.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 44/4
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 130/2013
of 14 February 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32002R1811 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1811/2002 of 24 September 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 fixing for 2002 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 limitations in catch are required
| Council Regulation (EC) No 1811/2002
of 24 September 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 fixing for 2002 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 limitations in catch are required
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In February 2002 the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted various amendments to its conservation and enforcement measures regarding mesh size for fishing for skate, catch reporting requirements for the shrimp fishery in Division 3L, the extension of the closed period for the fishing for shrimp in certain defined areas in Division 3M, a change of the maximum number of fishing days for shrimp in Division 3M and the total allowable catches (TAC) for Greenland halibut.
(2) In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 3 of the Agreement on fisheries of 11 December 1992 concluded between the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Government of the Russian Federation, the Community, on behalf of the Kingdom of Sweden, held consultations with the Russian Federation concerning their respective fishing rights for 2002.
(3) In accordance with the most recent scientific evidence and in agreement with Norway, the TAC for plaice in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Sub-division IIIa (Kattegat and Skagerrak) for 2002 can be increased.
(4) An agreement has been reached between the European Community and Norway whereby 15000 tonnes of sand eel in Community waters of ICES Sub-division IIa and the North Sea has been transferred to Norway and 1500 tonnes of plaice in the same area has been transferred from Norway to the Community.
(5) The TAC for herring in ICES Sub-divisions VIIg,h,j,k should be set for the whole year 2002 taking into account new scientific advice from ICES.
(6) Following the judgment of the Court of Justice of 18 April 2002 in case C-61/96 footnote 2 on the entry concerning anchovy in Zone IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 should be deleted.
(7) During the Annual Meeting of the International Committee for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) from 12 to 19 November 2001, tables were adopted for the first time showing the under-utilisation and over-utilisation by the ICCAT Contracting Parties of their fishing possibilities agreed in ICCAT. In this context, ICCAT adopted a decision showing that during 2000, the European Community under-exploited its quota by 1696 tonnes for South Atlantic blue-fin tuna and by two tonnes for South Atlantic swordfish as well as over-exploited its quota of North Atlantic swordfish by 147,5 tonnes.
(8) In order to respect the adjustments to the Community quotas established by ICCAT, and taking into account the under-utilisation and the over-utilisation attributed to the European Community resulting from the under-exploitation of South Atlantic blue-fin tuna and swordfish and the over-exploitation by certain Member States of the 2000 fishing possibilities of North Atlantic swordfish established by ICCAT, it is necessary that the distribution of under-utilisation and over-utilisation is carried out on the basis of the respective contribution of each Member State towards the under-utilisation and over-utilisation without modifying the distribution key established under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001(2) concerning the annual allocation of TACs.
(9) In accordance with Article 10 (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species(3) the number of Community fishing vessels that are fishing for northern albacore as a target species should be determined, based on the average number of fishing vessels fishing for this species during the period 1993 and 1995. That number of vessels should be distributed among the Member States.
(10) At its extraordinary meeting in November 2000, ICCAT recommended that quotas should be introduced for white marlin and blue marlin in the Atlantic Ocean.
(11) The International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission (IBSFC), recommended technical conservation measures in March 2001 for the cod trawl fishery. Therefore, point 3 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 should be changed.
(12) Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 is amended as follows:
1. The first paragraph of Article 17(1) shall be replaced by the following: "The use of trawl net having in any section thereof net meshes of dimensions less than 130 mm shall be prohibited for direct fishing of the species referred to in Annex IX. This mesh size may be reduced to a minimum of 60 mm for direct fishing of short-finned squid (Illex illecebrosus). For direct fishing of skate (Rajidae) this mesh size shall be increased to a minimum of 280 mm in the cod-end from 1 July 2002."
2. In Article 18, the following paragraph 5 shall be added: "5. Member States shall report to the Commission daily the quantities of Northern prawns (Pandalus borealis) caught in Division 3L of the NAFO Regulatory Area by vessels flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Community."
3. Annex IA shall be amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
4. Annex IB shall be amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
5. Annex ID shall be amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
6. Annex IE shall be amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation.
7. Annex IF shall be amended in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation.
8. In Annex V, point 3 shall be replaced by the following: "3. Mesh size for fishing for cod with towed nets
Notwithstanding the provisions of Annex IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 88/98, the minimum mesh size for fishing for cod with trawls, Danish seines and similar nets shall be 130 mm. The maximum twine thickness shall be 6 mm if single twine is used and 4 mm if double twine is used. The said mesh size and twine thickness shall apply to any cod-end or extension piece found on board a fishing vessel and attached to or suitable for attachment to any towed net."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31997R0771 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 771/97 of 28 April 1997 amending for the third time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 771/97 of 28 April 1997 amending for the third time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
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 organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas exceptional measures to support the market in pigmeat were adopted for the Netherlands by Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 670/97 (4), in response to the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in that country;
Whereas the swift and effective implementation of the exceptional support measures has come up against problems of capacity in the rendering plants which are to process the piglets; whereas it is therefore appropriate to increase temporarily the average weight of the eligible piglets and to allow their slaughtering and their storage in cold stores;
Whereas it is necessary to adjust the aid granted for the delivery of young piglets to the present market situation taking into account the increase in market prices;
Whereas because of the duration of the veterinary and commercial restrictions imposed by the Dutch veterinary authorities and the enlargement of these restrictions to new zones it is necessary to increase the number of fattened pigs, piglets and young piglets which may be delivered to the competent authorities in order to allow the continuation of the exceptional support measures in the coming weeks;
Whereas it is necessary to include the protection and surveillance zones around Ammerzoden and Nederweert in the exceptional measures by replacing Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 413/97 by a new Annex;
Whereas it is appropriate, on the basis of the gained experience, to allow more flexibility in the conditions regarding the storage of the slaughtered animals laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 413/97;
Whereas the fast and efficient application of exceptional market support measures is one of the best instruments to combat the spread of classical swine fever; whereas it is justified from then on to apply the provisions laid down in Article 1 point 6 of this Regulation with effect from 27 March 1997 and the other provisions with effect from 16 April 1997;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 413/97 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (2), the following subparagraph is added:
'By derogation to the provisions of the combined nomenclature, the weight of the piglets may for the period from 10 April to 22 May 1997, be higher than 50 kilograms, but not more than 60 kilograms on average per batch`.
2. In Article 1 (3), the following subparagraph is added:
'When the total maximum number of animals as laid down in Annex I is totally used, the number of fattened pigs is increased by 600 000 head and the number of piglets and young piglets by 780 000 head`.
3. In Article 3, third subparagraph and in Annex III, point 2 'pigs for fattening` is replaced by 'the animals`.
4. In Article 4 (4), 'ECU 32` and 'ECU 27` are replaced by 'ECU 35` and 'ECU 30`.
5. Annex II is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
6. In Annex III, point 3, the first phrase is replaced by 'Carcases and half-carcases may be cut into several parts in order to allow an orderly storage`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 16 April 1997. However, Article 1 point 6 shall apply from 27 March 1997.
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32005R0568 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 568/2005 of 14 April 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96
| 15.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 97/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 568/2005
of 14 April 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96
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), and in particular Articles 22(2) and 39(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Experience gained during the 2003/04 marketing year, which was the first period of application of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 (3), has shown that the common detailed rules of application laid down by that Regulation need to be improved, in particular as regards the method of determining the quantities of the delivery obligations for ACP-India preferential sugar.
(2) To guarantee the predictability required for the smooth running of commercial transactions the Commission, before the start of the delivery period concerned, should provisionally determine the quantities of the delivery obligations in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.
(3) During the delivery period, once more details are known about the quantities actually delivered in the previous years, these quantities should be fixed subject to possible amendment when the exact figures are available. Without prejudice to investigations to be carried out, a method should also be adopted to process, when determining the quantities of the delivery obligations, the nominal quantities of import licences for which it has not been possible to establish the actual import into the Community.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 is hereby replaced by the following:
‘Article 9
1. The Commission shall determine, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, the quantities of the delivery obligations for each exporting country concerned, in accordance with Articles 3 and 7 of the ACP Protocol, Articles 3 and 7 of the Agreement with India, and Articles 11 and 12 of this Regulation.
2. The quantities of the delivery obligations for a delivery period:
(a) shall be determined provisionally before 1 May preceding the period in question;
(b) shall be adopted before 1 February of the period in question;
(c) shall occasionally be adjusted during the period in question if necessary as a result of new information, in particular to resolve duly justified specific cases.
The delivery obligations taken into account for the issue of licences as referred to in Article 4 shall be equal to the quantities determined under the first paragraph hereto, adjusted, if necessary, in line with the decisions taken under Articles 3 and 7 of the ACP Protocol and of the Agreement with India.
3. The quantities of delivery obligations shall be determined in accordance with Articles 3 and 7 of the ACP Protocol, Articles 3 and 7 of the Agreement with India, and Articles 11 and 12 of this Regulation, taking into account in particular:
(a) the deliveries actually recorded over the preceding delivery periods;
(b) the quantities declared as quantities which could not be delivered, in accordance with Article 7 of the ACP Protocol and of the Agreement with India.
Where the nominal quantities for which import licences have been issued exceed the quantities of deliveries actually recorded in the previous delivery periods, without prejudice to the results of the investigations to be carried out by the competent authorities, the nominal quantities of the licences for which it has not been possible to establish the actual import into the Community shall be added to the quantities referred to in point (a) of the first paragraph.
4. The adjustments referred to in paragraph 2(c) may comprise transfers of quantities between two consecutive delivery periods provided that this does not disrupt the supply arrangements referred to in Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.
5. The total for each delivery period of the quantities of the delivery obligations for the different exporting countries concerned shall be imported as preferential ACP-India sugar under the delivery obligations at zero duty.
The delivery obligation for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years shall bear the following serial number: “ACP-India preferential sugar”: No 09.4321.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32010R0165 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2010 of 26 February 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards aflatoxins (Text with EEA relevance)
| 27.2.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 50/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 165/2010
of 26 February 2010
amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards aflatoxins
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (2) sets maximum levels for aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin total (aflatoxin B1 + G1 + B2 + G2) in a range of foodstuffs.
(2) It is necessary to amend certain maximum levels for aflatoxins in certain foodstuffs to take into account developments in Codex Alimentarius and new information contained in recent scientific advice.
(3) Codex Alimentarius established a level of 15 μg/kg aflatoxin total in almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios intended for further processing and a level of 10 μg/kg aflatoxin total in almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios ‘ready-to-eat’ (3).
(4) The Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (Contam Panel) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) adopted on 25 January 2007 an opinion on the potential increase of consumer health risk by a possible increase of the existing maximum levels for aflatoxins in almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios and derived products (4). The Contam Panel concluded that changing the maximum levels for total aflatoxins from 4 to 8 or 10 μg/kg in almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios would have minor effects on the estimates of dietary exposure, cancer risk and the calculated margins of exposure (MOEs). The Panel furthermore concluded that exposure to aflatoxins from all sources should be as low as reasonably achievable, because aflatoxins are genotoxic and carcinogenic. The data indicate that reduction of total dietary exposure to aflatoxins could be achieved by reducing the number of highly contaminated foods reaching the market through more effective enforcement and reducing exposure from food sources other than almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios.
(5) The Contam Panel adopted on 16 June 2009 a statement on the effects on public health of an increase of the levels for aflatoxin total from 4 μg/kg to 10 μg/kg for tree nuts other than almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios (5). The Panel concluded that based on the information which was available in 2007 public health would not be adversely affected by increasing the levels for total aflatoxins from 4 μg/kg to 10 μg/kg for other tree nuts, including Brazil nuts. Given the current discussions in Codex Alimentarius on the maximum levels for aflatoxins in Brazil nuts, it is appropriate to align the level for aflatoxins in Brazil nuts with the Codex level for almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios.
(6) Codex Alimentarius established only a maximum level for aflatoxin total. The corresponding aflatoxin B1 level was determined by making use of the database on occurrence of aflatoxins in food used by EFSA for the exposure assessment.
(7) In the EFSA opinion on aflatoxins it is observed that oilseeds and derived products are an important contributor to the human aflatoxin exposure. EFSA concluded that exposure to aflatoxins from all sources should be as low as reasonably achievable. Furthermore, notifications in the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) indicate high levels of aflatoxins in oilseeds such as sunflower seeds, melon seeds etc. It is therefore proposed to also set a maximum level for oilseeds other than groundnuts (peanuts), in line with the existing maximum levels for groundnuts (peanuts). However, as aflatoxins are nearly completely removed by the process for producing refined vegetable oils, it is appropriate to exclude oilseeds, including groundnuts (peanuts), intended for crushing for refined vegetable oil and refined vegetable oil.
(8) A maximum level of 2 μg/kg for aflatoxin B1 and 4 μg/kg aflatoxin total has been established in all cereals and all products derived from cereals with the exception of maize to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before human consumption for which a maximum level of 5 μg/kg for aflatoxin B1 and 10 μg/kg for aflatoxin total has been established. Rice in husk regularly contains levels of aflatoxins slightly above the maximum levels. After milling, a process which removes the husk, the levels of aflatoxins in the white milled rice are below the maximum levels. It is therefore appropriate to apply the same approach for rice as the existing approach for maize, and to set a higher maximum level of aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin total for rice to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs.
(9) The maximum levels refer to the edible part of the tree nuts. However, recent scientific evidence has demonstrated that a part of the aflatoxin contamination can be found on the shell of Brazil nuts. Therefore, it is appropriate to modify the footnote in the Annex, indicating the procedure to be followed in case tree nuts ‘in shell’ are analysed, to take into account this recent scientific information.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 is amended as follows:
1. Article 4 is replaced by the following:
(a) are not intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs;
(b) comply with the appropriate maximum levels laid down in points 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.9 and 2.1.12 of the Annex;
(c) are subjected to a treatment involving sorting or other physical treatment and that after this treatment the maximum levels laid down in points 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.1.10 and 2.1.11 of the Annex are not exceeded, and this treatment does not result in other harmful residues;
(d) are labelled clearly showing their use, and bearing the indication “product shall be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment to reduce aflatoxin contamination before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs”. The indication shall be included on the label of each individual bag, box etc. and on the original accompanying document. The consignment/batch identification code shall be indelibly marked on each individual bag, box etc. of the consignment and on the original accompanying document.’;
2. Article 5 is replaced by the following:
3. the Annex is amended as follows:
(a) subsection 2.1 (Aflatoxins) is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation;
(b) footnote 5 is replaced by the following:
‘(5) The maximum levels refer to the edible part of groundnuts (peanuts) and tree nuts. If groundnuts (peanuts) and tree nuts “in shell” are analysed, it is assumed when calculating the aflatoxin content all the contamination is on the edible part, except in the case of Brazil nuts.’;
(c) the following footnotes are added:
‘(40) Oilseeds falling under codes CN 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207 and derived products CN 1208; melon seeds fall under code ex 1207 99.
(41) In case derived/processed products thereof are derived/processed solely or almost solely from the tree nuts concerned, the maximum levels as established for the corresponding tree nuts apply also to the derived/processed products. In other cases, Article 2(1) and 2(2) apply for the derived/processed products.’
This Regulation shall not apply to apricot kernels, oilseeds, other than groundnuts (peanuts) and processed products thereof, which were placed on the market at a date prior to the date of application in conformity with the provisions applicable at such date.
The burden of proving when the products were placed on the market shall be borne by the food business operator.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 10th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the date of entry into force.
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32001R1844 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1844/2001 of 20 September 2001 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the eighth partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1844/2001
of 20 September 2001
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the eighth partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
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), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 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 eighth 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 eighth partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 45,090 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2001.
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31997D0260 | 97/260/EC: Commission Decision of 2 April 1997 on financial assistance for the Community reference laboratory for bivalve mollusc diseases (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 2 April 1997 on financial assistance for the Community reference laboratory for bivalve mollusc diseases (Only the French text is authentic) (97/260/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 Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 28 (2) thereof,
Whereas in Annex A to Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995 introducing minimum Community measures for control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs (3), Ifremer at La Tremblade in France is designated Community reference laboratory for bivalve mollusc diseases;
Whereas its functions and duties are set out in Annex B to Directive 95/70/EC; whereas Community aid must be conditional on accomplishment of these;
Whereas financial aid should be given to this Community reference laboratory to assist it in the execution of these functions and duties;
Whereas for budget reasons Community financial aid is granted for a period of one year;
Whereas for supervisory purposes Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1287/95 (5), should apply;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Community shall grant financial aid to France for discharge of the functions and duties, as set out in Annex B to Directive 95/70/EC, of the Community reference laboratory for bivalve mollusc diseases.
The Ifremer laboratory at La Tremblade in France shall discharge the functions and duties referred to in Article 1.
The aid is set at a maximum of ECU 90 000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1997.
The aid shall be paid as follows:
- 70 % in advance on request from France,
- the balance following presentation of supporting technical (report) and financial documents by France. These documents must be presented before 1 March 1998.
Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
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32011R0657 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 657/2011 of 7 July 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 297/2011 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station Text with EEA relevance
| 8.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/39
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 657/2011
of 7 July 2011
amending Regulation (EU) No 297/2011 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station
(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 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53 (1) (b)(ii) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 provides for the possibility to adopt appropriate Union emergency measures for food and feed imported from a third country in order to protect public health, animal health or the environment, where the risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by means of measures taken by the Member States individually.
(2) Following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station on 11 March 2011, the Commission was informed that radionuclide levels in certain food products originating in Japan such as milk and spinach exceeded the action levels in food applicable in Japan. Such contamination may constitute a threat to public and animal health in the Union and therefore Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 297/2011 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station (2) was adopted.
(3) On 14 June 2011, the Commission was informed of the finding of a high level of radioactive caesium in green tea leaves, originating in the Shizuoka prefecture. That was confirmed on 15 June 2011 by five other findings of high level of radioactive caesium in green tea leaves from Shizuoka prefecture. That prefecture is not among the prefectures of the affected zone, where a testing of all feed and food originating from those prefectures is required before export to the Union. Given these recent findings it is appropriate to add Shizuoka prefecture to the affected zone.
(4) A significant number of samples taken by the Japanese authorities from food produced in Niigata and Yamagata prefectures show that the production of feed and food in those prefectures is only to a very limited extent affected by the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station as none of the samples had non-compliant levels of radioactivity, nearly all samples had non-detectable levels of radioactivity and only in few samples low levels of radioactivity were detected. Therefore, it is appropriate to remove those prefectures from the zone, where a testing of all feed and food originating from those prefectures is required before export to the Union.
(5) It is therefore appropriate to amend Regulation (EU) No 297/2011 accordingly, whilst keeping the date of applicability of the Regulation unchanged.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Regulation (EU) No 297/2011 is amended as follows:
(1) In Article 2, paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:
(a) the product has been harvested and/or processed before 11 March 2011, or
(b) the product originates in and is consigned from a prefecture other than Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Nagano, Yamanashi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Shizuoka, or
(c) the product is consigned from Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Nagano, Yamanashi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectures, but does not originate in one of those prefectures and has not been exposed to radioactivity during transiting, or
(d) where a product originates in Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Nagano, Yamanashi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Shizoka prefectures, the product does not contain levels of radionuclides iodine-131, caesium-134 and caesium-137 above the maximum levels provided for in Annex II to this Regulation. That provision applies also to products caught or harvested in the coastal waters of those prefectures, irrespective of where such products are landed.
(2) Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31987D0361 | 87/361/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 June 1987 recognizing certain parts of the territory of the French Republic as being officially swine-fever free (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 June 1987
recognizing certain parts of the territory of the French Republic as being officially swine-fever free
(Only the French text is authentic)
(87/361/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), as last amended by Decision 87/230/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 82/352/EEC of 10 May 1982 approving the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever presented by the French Republic (3),
Whereas the development of the disease situation has led the French authorities, in conformity with their plan, to instigate measures which guarantee the protection and maintenance of the status of certain regions;
Whereas no swine fever has been detected, and vaccination against swine fever has been stopped for more than 15 months within the regions to be recognized as officially swine-fever free;
Whereas the status of the designated officially swine-fever free regions will be maintained by the application of the measures foreseen in Article 7 (2) of Directive 80/1095/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The parts of the territory of the French Republic constituted by the regions described in the Annex are recognized as officially swine-fever free in the sense of Article 7 (2) of Directive 80/1095/EEC.
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31987R1962 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1962/87 of 2 July 1987 fixing the amounts of aid granted for seeds for the 1988/89 and 1989/90 marketing years
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1962/87 of 2 July 1987 fixing the amounts of aid granted for seeds for the 1988/89 and 1989/90 marketing years
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 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (1), and in particular Articles 89 (1) and 234 (2) thereof,
Having regard to 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 1355/86 (3), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (4),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (5),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (6),
Whereas the present situation on the Community market for seeds listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 and which will be marketed during the 1988/89 and 1989/90 marketing years and its foreseeable development do not ensure a fair income for producers; whereas part of the production costs should therefore be offset by the granting of aid;
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 provides that the aid shall be fixed, taking into account, on the one hand, the need to ensure a balance between the volume of production required in the Community and the possible outlets for that production and, on the other hand, the prices of the products on external markets;
Whereas Articles 106 and 300 of the Act of Accession stipulate that the aid for seeds is to be granted in Spain and Portugal in accordance with Articles 79 and 246 of the said Act;
Whereas the application of these criteria results in the fixing of the amount of the aids applicable for the 1988/89 and 1989/90 marketing years at the levels set out in the Annexes hereto,
Fot the 1988/89 and 1989/90 marketing years the amounts of the aid granted for seeds referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 shall be as set out in the Annexes hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996D0552 | 96/552/EC: Commission Decision of 6 September 1996 approving the plan presented by Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and repealing Decision 93/617/EC (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 6 September 1996 approving the plan presented by Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and repealing Decision 93/617/EC (Only the German text is authentic) (96/552/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the eradication of classical swine fever (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 6a (3) thereof,
Whereas, by Decision 93/617/EC (2), the Commission approved the plan submitted by Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and the Rhineland Palatinate, whereas the said plan was amended by Commission Decision 95/297/EC (3);
Whereas the German authorities in the light of the evolution of classical swine fever in feral pigs have presented a new disease eradication plan;
Whereas this plan takes into account that classical swine fever virus has not been detected for more than 12 months in the feral pig population in Lower Saxony and Rhineland Palatinate, and that the virus is present in the feral pig population in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania;
Whereas the newly submitted plan covering certain areas of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has been examined and found to comply with the provisions of Directive 80/217/EEC;
Whereas the newly submitted plan contains measures to ensure that from an area defined as infected in accordance with the provisions of Article 6a (3) of Council Directive 80/217/EEC Germany will not send to other Member States:
- live pigs before a period of 12 months have elapsed after the last isolation of classical swine fever virus in feral pigs,
- meat originating from feral pigs before a period of 24 months have elapsed after the last isolation of classical swine fever virus in feral pigs;
Whereas Decision 93/617/EC in the interest of clarity must be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The plan submitted by Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Brandenburg and in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, is hereby approved.
Germany shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the amendment of the plan referred to in Article 1.
The present Decision shall repeal Decision 93/617/EC.
This Decision is addressed to Germany. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31995D0507 | 95/507/EC: Commission Decision of 27 November 1995 laying down the details of the Community's financial contribution to the setting up of the Animo computerized network in Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 27 November 1995 laying down the details of the Community's financial contribution to the setting up of the Animo computerized network in Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic) (95/507/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 20 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/370/EC (4), and in particular Article 37 (1) thereof,
Whereas Italy was unable to avail itself of the Community financial contribution provided for in Commission Decision 91/426/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the details of the Community's financial contribution to the setting up of a computerized network linking veterinary authorities (Animo) (5);
Whereas the Italian authorities have since signed a contract guaranteeing the required collaboration with the Animo server centre;
Whereas the Italian authorities have undertaken to adopt all the measures needed to implement this Decision;
Whereas, in view of the progress achieved and the undertaking given by the Italian authorities, provisions should be made for a financial contribution from the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. The Community's financial contribution to the setting up of the Animo computerized network in Italy is hereby fixed at 50 % of expenditure on the equipment referred to in the first, second and third indents of Article 2 (2) of Commission Decision 91/398/EEC (6) with a maximum of ECU 2 000 per unit equipped.
2. The Community's financial contribution is limited to a maximum of 200 units.
1. The expenditure referred to in Article 1 shall be reimbursed to Italy by the Commission on presentation of the following supporting documents:
- the purchase invoices or certified copies thereof,
- a declaration from the Italian authorities to the effect that they have complied with Community provisions relating to the award of public contracts,
- the identity of the service responsible for the purchase and the inventory numbers assigned to the equipment,
- confirmation that the transmission links are operational.
2. The supporting documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be forwarded by the Italian authorities by 1 July 1996 at the latest.
3. The reimbursements referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover expenditure exclusive of VAT.
The Commission may carry out checks to ensure that the equipment is in place and is functioning properly.
The absence of equipment and any anomalies found will be reported to the competent authority. This may lead to repayment of all or part of the Community financial contribution, in proportion to the number of items of equipment eligible within the meaning of Article 2 of Decision 91/398/EEC and the consequences for the functioning of the network.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R0031 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 31/2003 of 8 January 2003 fixing the import duties in the rice sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 31/2003
of 8 January 2003
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 January 2003.
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 |
31984R2618 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2618/84 of 14 September 1984 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2268/84 and (EEC) No 2278/84 as regards the quantities of butter produced before 2 April 1984 for which the refund has been fixed in advance
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2618/84
of 14 September 1984
amending Regulations (EEC) No 2268/84 and (EEC) No 2278/84 as regards the quantities of butter produced before 2 April 1984 for which the refund has been fixed in advance
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1557/84 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2268/84 of 31 July 1984 on special sales of intervention butter for export to various destinations and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 (3) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2278/84 of 31 July 1984 on the sale at a fixed price of butter to be exported to certain destinations in the form of ghee and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 (4) provide for the sale for export of intervention butter of a certain age at a reduced price; whereas refunds are applicable in the case of these exports;
Whereas, however, it is necessary to prevent operators who applied for export licences entailing the advance-fixing of refunds before 6 April 1984 from claiming the refund applicable to butter produced during the 1983/84 marketing year when the buying-in price was fixed at a higher level; whereas Regulations (EEC) No 2268/84 and (EEC) No 2278/84 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
1. The following Article 7a is hereby added to Regulation (EEC) No 2268/84:
'Article 7a
Export licences entailing the advance-fixing of refunds applied for before 6 April 1984 may not be used for the purposes of the customs formalities relating to exports of the butter referred to in this Regulation.'
2. The following Article 13a is hereby added to Regulation (EEC) No 2278/84:
'Article 13a
Export licences entailing the advance-fixing of refunds applied for before 6 April 1984 may not be used for the purposes of the customs formalities relating to exports of the ghee referred to in this Regulation.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991R2215 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2215/91 of 24 July 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories 10, 18, 39, 40 and 74 (order Nos 40.0100, 40.0180, 40.0390, 40.0400 and 40.0740), originating in Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2215/91 of 24 July 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories 10, 18, 39, 40 and 74 (order Nos 40.0100, 40.0180, 40.0390, 40.0400 and 40.0740, originating in Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3835/90 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level:
Whereas, in respect of products of categories 10, 18, 39, 40 and 74 (order Nos 40.0100, 40.0180, 40.0390, 40.0400 and 40.0740), originating in Pakistan, the relevant ceilings respectively amount to 1 537 000 pairs, 101, 112 and 37 tonnes and 67 000 pieces;
Whereas on 2 February 1991 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Pakistan, a country covered be preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against those ceilings;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Pakistan;
As from 29 July 1991 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Pakistan:
Order No Category
(unit) CN code Description 40.0100 10 (1 000 pairs) 6111 10 10
6111 20 10
6111 30 10
ex 6111 90 00
6116 10 10
6116 10 90
6116 90 00
6116 92 00
6116 93 00
6116 99 00 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted 40.0180 18 (tonnes) 6207 11 00
6207 19 00
6207 21 00
6207 22 00
6207 29 00
6207 91 00
6207 92 00
6207 99 00 Men's or boys singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 40.0180 (cont'd) 6208 11 00
6208 19 10
6208 19 90
6208 21 00
6208 22 00
6208 29 00
6208 91 10
6208 91 90
6208 92 10
6208 92 90
6208 99 00 Women's and girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, nĂŠgligĂŠs, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 40.0390 39 (tonnes) 6302 51 10
6302 51 90
6302 53 90
ex 6302 59 00
6202 91 10
6202 91 90
6202 93 90
ex 6202 99 00 Tagble linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, other than of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton 40.0400 40 (tonnes) ex 6303 91 10
ex 6303 92 90
ex 6303 99 90
6304 19 10
ex 6304 19 90
6304 92 00
ex 6304 93 00
ex 6304 99 00 Woven curtains (including drapes) interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other furnished articles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 40.0740 74 (1 000 pieces) 6104 11 00
6104 12 00
6104 13 00
ex 6104 19 00
6104 21 00
6104 22 00
6104 23 00
ex 6104 29 00 Women's or girls knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres, excluding ski suits
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32006R0497 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 497/2006 of 27 March 2006 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2006 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 can be accepted
| 28.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 497/2006
of 27 March 2006
determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2006 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 of 18 December 1996 laying down rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the system provided for by the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel (1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 April to 30 June 2006 are greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.
2. Application for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003D0520 | 2003/520/EC: Council Decision of 16 June 2003 concluding the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Japan concerning cooperation on anti-competitive activities
| Council Decision
of 16 June 2003
concluding the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Japan concerning cooperation on anti-competitive activities
(2003/520/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 83 and 308, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) Given the increasingly pronounced international dimension to competition problems, international cooperation in this field should be strengthened.
(2) The sound and effective enforcement of competition laws is a matter of importance to the efficient operation of the markets and to international trade.
(3) Elaboration of the principles of positive comity in international law and implementation of those principles in the enforcement of the competition laws of the European Community and Japan are likely to increase the effectiveness in their application.
(4) To this end, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with Japan regarding the application of the competition rules of the European Community and Japan.
(5) Article 308 of the Treaty must be invoked owing to the inclusion in the text of the Agreement of mergers and acquisitions which are covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings(3), which in turn is essentially based on Article 308.
(6) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Japan concerning cooperation on anti-competitive activities is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the European Community(4). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009D1013 | Council Implementing Decision of 22 December 2009 authorising the Republic of Austria to continue to apply a measure derogating from Article 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
| 29.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/21
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 22 December 2009
authorising the Republic of Austria to continue to apply a measure derogating from Article 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
(2009/1013/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2006/112/EC (1), and in particular Article 395(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By letter registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 2 June 2009, the Republic of Austria (hereinafter Austria) requested an authorisation to continue to apply a measure derogating from the provisions of Directive 2006/112/EC governing the right of deduction and previously granted by Decision 2004/866/EC (2) under the then applicable Sixth Directive 77/388/EC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (3).
(2) In accordance with Article 395(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Commission informed the other Member States of the request made by Austria in a letter dated 10 September 2009. By a letter dated 21 September 2009, the Commission notified Austria that it had all the information that it deemed necessary to consider the request.
(3) With a view to simplifying the levying of value added tax (VAT), the derogating measure is intended to exclude completely from the right of deduction VAT borne on goods and services when those goods and services are used for more than 90 % for the private purposes of the taxable person or of his employees, or for non-business purposes in general.
(4) The measure derogates from Article 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC establishing the general principle of the right of deduction and is intended to simplify the procedure for charging VAT. The amount of tax due at the final consumption is only affected to a negligible extent.
(5) The legal and factual situation which justified the current application of the simplification measure in question has not changed, and continues to exist. Austria should therefore be authorised to apply the simplification measure during a further period, but limited in time in order to allow an evaluation of the measure.
(6) The derogation will not adversely affect the Union's own resources accruing from VAT,
By way of derogation from Article 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Austria is authorised to exclude VAT borne on goods and services from the right to deduct when the goods and services in question are used more than 90 % for the private purposes of a taxable person or of his employees, or, more generally, for non-business purposes.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010 until 31 December 2012.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31984D0334 | 84/334/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 June 1984 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain ceramic tiles originating in Spain
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 June 1984
terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain ceramic tiles originating in Spain
(84/334/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79 of 20 December 1979 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1580/82 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation,
Whereas:
A. Procedure
(1) In August 1983 the Commission received a complaint lodged by the Groupement des Producteurs de Carreaux CĂŠramiques du MarchĂŠ Commun on behalf of producers of glazed ceramic wall tiles whose collective output constitutes substantially all Community production of the product in question. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding.
The Commission accordingly announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of glazed ceramic wall tiles into the Community falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading ex 69.08 B II and corresponding to NIMEXE codes 69.08-85 and 69.08-99 originating in Spain and commenced an investigation.
(2) The Commission officially so advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country and the complainants and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing.
The majority of the known exporters, some importers and some producers made their views known in writing.
(3) The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a determination regarding dumping and injury and carried out investigations at the premises of the following:
(a) EEC producers
Mosa BV, Maastricht, Netherlands,
NV Koninklijke Sphinx, Maastricht, Netherlands,
Marazzi Ceramiche SPA, Sassuolo, Italy,
Pilkington's Tiles Ltd, Manchester, United Kingdom,
H & R Johnson Tiles Ltd, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom,
Eliki Ceramic Tiles SA, Athens, Greece,
Philkerham Johnson SA, Thessaloniki, Greece,
Villeroy & Boch, Mettlach, Federal Republic of Germany,
Agrob Wessel Servais, Alfter Witterschlik, Federal Republic of Germany.
(b) Exporters
Fabresa, Lucena Del Cid, Castellon,
Symfa SA, Onda, Castellon,
Azulejera la Plana SA, Villarreal, Castellon,
Ceramica Azuleu, Juan Domingo SA, Onda, Castellon.
The Commission requested and received detailed written submissions from the majority of exporters, some importers and some complainant Community producers and verified the information therein to the extent considered necessary. The investigation relating to Spanish exporters covered approximately 65 % of exports of the product concerned to the Community during the reference period. The investigation of dumping covered 1983.
B. Normal value
(4) The complaint alleged dumping on the basis of a comparison of export prices of the Spanish producers and a constructed normal value. This normal value was based on Italian producers' costs, which were considered, particularly as regards raw material and labour costs, to be similar to those in Spain.
The investigation revealed, however, that all the Spanish producers concerned had significant sales of the product on the domestic market. These sales were considered in every case to be representative enough to be the basis for establishing normal value.
(5) Normal value was accordingly determined for all but two of the exporting companies concerned on the basis of domestic prices of these companies. For the remaining exporting companies, both of which had been selling the products concerned throughout the reference period at a loss on the domestic market, normal value was determined by computing a constructed value on the basis of the companies' total cost of materials and manufacture, including overheads, and adding a profit margin of 5 % considered to be reasonable in the light of the information available on the Spanish industry's performance.
C. Export price
(6) Export prices were determined on the basis of the prices actually paid for the products sold for export to the Community.
D. Comparison
(7) In comparing normal values with export prices the Commission took account, where appropriate, of differences affecting price comparability. In the two cases where domestic sales were made at a loss the comparison was made between the constructed normal value and their export prices. Where a difference in the physical characteristics of the product was established due account was taken. These differences were in size, colour or pattern. Allowance was also made, where appropriate, for differences in conditions and terms of sale and for the incidence of cumulative indirect taxes.
All comparisons were made at ex-works level.
E. Margins
(8) The above examination of the facts shows the existence of dumping in respect of four Spanish exporters, the margin of dumping being equal to the amount by which the normal value as established exceeds the price for export to the Community.
These margins vary according to the exporter, the importing market and the type of product concerned. The weighted average margin for each of these exporters is, however, less than 0,5 % and is accordingly considered to be de minimis.
For the remaining Spanish exporters the investigation established that the prices for export to the Community were not less than the normal values.
F. Termination
(9) In these circumstances the procedure concerning imports of glazed ceramic wall tiles originating in Spain should be terminated,
The anti-dumping procedure in respect of glazed ceramic wall tiles originating in Spain is hereby terminated. | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32013R0560 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 560/2013 of 14 June 2013 approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish (PGI))
| 19.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 560/2013
of 14 June 2013
approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish (PGI))
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 the second sentence of Article 53(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined the United Kingdom’s application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 986/2009 (2).
(2) The application concerns an amendment to the method of production in order to provide flexibility in the sourcing of the raw materials to now include fillets as well as fresh whole fish.
(3) The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since this concerns a minor amendment, in accordance with Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission may adopt it without using the procedure set out in Articles 50 and 52 of that Regulation,
The amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish’ in Annex I to this Regulation is approved.
The consolidated single document setting out the main points of the specification is set out in Annex II 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.
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 |
31994R0374 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 374/94 of 18 February 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements provided for the Interim Agreements between the Community, of the one part and Bulgaria and Romania, of the other part
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 374/94 of 18 February 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements provided for the Interim Agreements between the Community, of the one part and Bulgaria and Romania, of the other part
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3642/93 of 20 December 1993 on certain rules for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3642/93 of 20 December 1993 on certain rules for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part, and Romania, of the other part (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1574/93 (4), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1574/93, and in particulart Article 15 thereof,
Whereas the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the Community and the Republic of Bulgaria (6), signed in Brussels on 8 March 1993, entered into force on 31 December 1993; whereas the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the Community and Romania (7), signed in Brussels on 1 February 1993, entered into force on 1 May 1993; whereas the said Agreements provide for a reduction in the import levy for some products of the poultrymeat and egg sectors within certain quantity limits; whereas it is necessary therefore to lay down certain detailed rules of application in this respect;
Whereas the measures to be adopted for applying the Interim Agreements laid down in this Regulation should take effect on 1 January 1994; whereas they should however, be limited initially to the first two quarters of 1994 in order to take account of the Additional Protocols to the Interim Agreements which have been signed between the Community and the two abovementioned countries and pending clarification of certain other factors relating to the exact timing of the introduction of the Community concessions;
Whereas, while bearing in mind the provisions of the Interim Agreements intended to guarantee the origin of the product, provision should be made for the administration of the said arrangements to be guaranteed by import licences for the majority of the products; whereas, to that end, the detailed rules for submission of the applications and the information which must appear on the applications and licences, by derogation from Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agriculture products (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3519/93 (9), should be laid down; whereas, in addition, provision should be made for the certificates and licences to be issued after a period of consideration, applying, where necessary, a single percentage reduction;
Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the system, the guarantee for import licences under the said system should be fixed at ECU 90 per 100 kg; whereas, in view of the likelihood of speculation inherent in the system in the egg and poultrymeat sectors, precise conditions governing access by operators to the said system should be laid down;
Whereas, for live geese, whole geese or geese cut in pieces, it is possible to replace the system of import licences with a system for monitoring quantities actually imported which is less restrictive for importers;
Whereas, in the case of those products, equal and continuous access to the quantities subject to a reduced levy should be ensured for all Community importers, and the levy should be applied consistently until the quantities are exhausted; whereas the necessary measures should be taken to ensure efficient Community administration of those quantities by providing the opportunity to draw from the volume of those quantities on the basis of actual imports; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
All imports into the Community under the arrangements provided for in Article 15 (2) and (4) of the Interim Agreements of products in groups 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43 and 44 referred to in Annex I to this Regulation, shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.
The quantities of products to which those arrangements apply and the rates of reduction in the levies on the rate of customs duty shall be those listed by group in Annex I.
Subject to the provisions of Article 2, the rate of reduction in the levy, or the rate of customs duty shall be that in force during the period in which applications for import licences are submitted.
For the period from 1 January to 30 June 1994, the quantities fixed for the groups referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated in two equal tranches of 50 % during the two quarters commencing on 1 January and 1 April respectively.
The import licences referred to in Article 1 shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, at the time at which applications are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities in the Member States that they have imported or exported not less than 25 tonnes (product weight) in the case of products falling within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 and five tonnes (egg in shell equivalent) in the case of products falling within the scope of Council Regulations (EEC) No 2771/75 and (EEC) No 2783/75 (10) in 1992 and between 1 January and 30 November 1993; however, retail establishments and restaurants selling these products to final consumers shall not be eligible for this scheme;
(b) the licence application may involve only one of groups 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43 and 44 referred to in Annex I to this Regulation. The application may involve several products covered by different CN codes and originating in one of the countries covered by this Regulation. In such cases, all the CN codes shall be indicated in section 16 and their designation in section 15;
A licence application must relate to at least one tonne and to a maximum of 25 % of the quantity available for the group concerned and the quarter specified in Article 2;
(c) section 8 of licence applications and licences shall state the country of origin; licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country indicated;
(d) section 20 of licence applications and licences shall show one of the following:
Reglamento (CE) no 374/94,
Forordning (EF) nr. 374/94,
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 374/94,
Kanonismos (EK) arith. 374/94,
Regulation (EC) No 374/94,
Règlement (CE) no 374/94,
Regolamento (CE) n. 374/94,
Verordening (EG) nr. 374/94,
Regulamento (CE) nº 374/94;
(e) section 24 of licences shall contain one of the following:
Levy reduced in accordance with:
Reglamento (CE) no 374/94,
Forordning (EF) nr. 374/94,
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 374/94,
Kanonismos (EK) arith. 374/94,
Regulation (EC) No 374/94,
Règlement (CE) no 374/94,
Regolamento (CE) n. 374/94,
Verordening (EG) nr. 374/94,
Regulamento (CE) nº 374/94.
1. Licence applications may only be lodged during the first 10 days only of each quarter as specified in Article 2.
For the period from 1 January to 31 March 1994, licence applications shall be lodged during the period from 21 February to 2 March 1994.
2. Licence applications shall only be admissible where the applicant declares in writing that he has not submitted and undertakes not to submit any applications, in respect of the current quarter, concerning products in the same group in the Member State in which his application is lodged or in other Member States; where an applicant submits more than one application relating to products in the same group, all applications from that person shall be inadmissible.
3. The Member State shall notify the Commission, on the fifth working day following the end of the application submission period, of applications lodged for each of the products in the groups. Such notification shall include a list of applicants and a statement of a quantities applied for in each group.
All notifications, including notifications that there have been no applications, shall be made by telex or fax on the working day stipulated, drawn up on the model shown in Annex II to this Regulation in cases where no application is made and on the models shown in Annexes II and III in cases where applications have been made.
4. The Commission shall decide as quickly as possible to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of applications as referred to in Article 3.
If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduction in quantities applied for.
If the overall quantity for which applications have been submitted is less than the quantity available, the Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining, which shall be added to the quantity available in respect of the following quarter.
5. Licences shall be issued as quickly as possible after the Commission has taken its decision.
6. Licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.
For the purposes of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the date of actual issue.
Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferable.
A security of ECU 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1.
Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.
However, Article 8 (4) of that Regulation notwithstanding, the quantity imported under this Regulation may not exceed that shown in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure '0' shall accordingly be entered in section 19 of licences.
The imported products shall be placed in free circulation on presentation of a movement certificate EUR 1 issued by the exporting country in accordance with Protocol 4 annexed to the Interim Agreement.
The quantities for the products in group 42 referred to in Annex I shall be administered by the Commission, which may take any appropriate measure with a view to ensuring the efficient administration thereof.
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1. In order to qualify under the import arrangements provided for in Article 14 (2) and (4) of the Interim Agreement for products in group 42 referred to in Annex I, the importer must present the competent authorities of the importing Member State with a declaration of entry into free circulation comprising an application to this effect for the products in question accompanied by the certificate referred to in Article 8. If this declaration is accepted by the competent authorities of the Member State, those authorities shall communicate to the Commission the requests for drawing from the quantities set out in Annex I.
2. The requests for drawing, bearing the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into free circulation, shall be communicated to the Commission without delay. The requests for drawing shall bear the following particulars: Order No 09 5301.
3. The drawings shall be granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of acceptance of the declarations of entry into free circulation by the competent authorities of the importing Member State, to the extent that the available balance so permits.
Any drawing not used shall be returned as soon as possible to the quantity corresponding to the period referred to in Annex I for which it was allocated.
When the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quantities set out in Annex I, allocation shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. The Commission shall inform Member States of the drawings made as quickly as possible.
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Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in group 42 referred to in Annex I have equal and continuous access to the quantities set out in Annex I for such time as the residual balance of the quantity volume so permits.
2
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 1994.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1994.
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31985D0056 | 85/56/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 December 1984 approving an amendment to the programme relating to establishments for the processing and marketing of livestock products in Greece, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the Greek text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 December 1984
approving an amendment to the programme relating to establishments for the processing and marketing of livestock products in Greece, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(85/56/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fish products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1932/84 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 3 May 1984 the Government of Greece forwarded an amendment on the programme relating to establishments for the processing and marketing of livestock products, which has been approved by the Commission Decision of 22 June 1982 (3);
Whereas the said amendment relates to the up-dating of this programme, particularly as regards the capacity of the facilities in question and their planned geographic distribution, as well as its extension up to 1987;
Whereas the amended programme contains the details referred to in Article 3 (1) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the approval of the amendment to the programme does not affect the decisions to be given under Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 concerning Community financing of projects in the sector in question, in particular as regards an examination as to whether the establishment locally of new capacity is justified and whether an economic return can be ensured on this capacity;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The amendment to the programme relating to establishments for the processing and marketing of livestock products pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 communicated by the Government of Greece on 3 May 1984 is hereby approved.
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32008R0972 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2008 of 3 October 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas and introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and certain other agricultural products imported from third countries
| 4.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 265/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 972/2008
of 3 October 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas and introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and certain other agricultural products imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Articles 134 and 148 thereof in conjunction with Article 4,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Chapter II of Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (2), applications for ‘A’ licence have to be submitted in April, July, October and January of each year, and ‘A’ licences are only valid for the subperiod for which they have been issued.
(2) According to an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to garlic provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT (3), approved by Council Decision 2001/404/EC (4), the import tariff quota period for garlic should be divided into four subperiods.
(3) In order to provide importers with more flexibility, the period in which they may lodge applications for ‘A’ licences should begin six weeks earlier.
(4) In order to ensure that as much unused or partly used import licences as possible may be reallocated, the quantities, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued should be notified by the end of November for the information available at that time. Later notifications only serve statistical purposes, so a single notification at the end of July would be sufficient for such quantities.
(5) Under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1084/95 of 15 May 1995 abolishing the protective measure applicable to imports of garlic originating in Taiwan and replacing it with a certificate of origin (5) a certificate of origin is required for the import of garlic from Taiwan. It provides for a regime similar to that laid down in Chapter IV of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 for garlic of certain other origins. In the interests of legislative simplification and readability, it is appropriate to list all countries to which an origin certificate for garlic is needed in one place. Taiwan should therefore be added to the list of countries in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 to which Chapter IV of that Regulation is applied. Regulation (EC) No 1084/95 should therefore be repealed.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 is amended as follows:
1. paragraph 1 of Article 10 is replaced by the following:
2. in Article 12(1), the first and the second subparagraphs are replaced by the following:
(a) the end of November for the quantities on which information is available by that date, and
(b) the end of July for the remainder of the quantities for the import tariff quota period in question.’;
3. Annex IV is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Regulation (EC) No 1084/95 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 15 November 2008.
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31994D0665 | 94/665/EC: Commission Decision of 27 September 1994 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3438/93 establishing, for 1994, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall and permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres
| COMMISSION DECISION of 27 September 1994 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3438/93 establishing, for 1994, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall and permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres (94/665/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90 of 10 December 1990 adopting provisions for the establishment of the list of vessels exceeding eight metres overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls of an aggregate length exceeding nine metres (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3407/93 (4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3438/93 (5) establishes, for 1994, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls of an aggregate length exceeding nine metres as provided in Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86;
Whereas the authorities of the Member States concerned have applied for the information in the list provided for in Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 to be amended; whereas the said authorities have provided all the information supporting their applications pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90; whereas it has been found that the information complies with the requirements; whereas, therefore, the information in the list annexed to the Regulation should be amended,
The information in the list annexed to Regulation (EC) No 3438/93 is amended as shown in the Annex hereto.
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 |
32002R0353 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 353/2002 of 25 February 2002 fixing certain indicative quantities and individual ceilings for the issuing of licences for importing bananas into the Community under the tariff quotas for the second quarter of 2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 353/2002
of 25 February 2002
fixing certain indicative quantities and individual ceilings for the issuing of licences for importing bananas into the Community under the tariff quotas for the second quarter of 2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2587/2001(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 14(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 of 7 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 349/2002(4), provides for the possibility of fixing an indicative quantity, expressed as the same percentage of quantities available under each of the tariff quotas, for the purposes of issuing import licences for the first three quarters of the year.
(2) The data relating, on the one hand, to the quantities of bananas marketed in the Community in 2001, and in particular actual imports, especially during the second quarter, and, on the other hand, to the outlook for supply and consumption on the Community market in the same quarter of 2002 call for the fixing of indicative quantities for quotas A, B and C that ensure satisfactory supply to the Community as a whole and continuity of trade flows between the production and marketing sectors.
(3) On the basis of the same data, the ceiling on the quantities for which individual operators can submit licence applications in respect of the second quarter of 2002 should be fixed for the purposes of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001.
(4) The quantities fixed must also take account of the tariff quota quantities provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2587/2001, and of the allocation of tariff quota C between traditional and non-traditional operators as determined by Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 349/2002.
(5) Within tariff quota C, the indicative quantity and the maximum per operator should be fixed at a satisfactory level that enables operators to adapt to the reduced quantity of the tariff quota and to the new allocation among the categories of operators and to take account of the amounts fixed as a precaution for the first quarter in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2294/2001(5). In order to prevent disturbance of import flows, provision should be made, at the specific request of the operator, for licences to be issued forthwith on submission of the application.
(6) Since this Regulation must apply before the beginning of the period for the submission of licence applications in respect of the second quarter of 2002, it should enter into force immediately.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
The indicative quantity provided for in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 for banana imports under the tariff quotas provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be equal to the following for the second quarter of 2002:
- 29 % of the quantities available for traditional and non-traditional operators under tariff quotas A and B,
- 28 % of the quantities available for traditional operators under tariff quota C,
- 41 % of the quantities available for non-traditional operators under tariff quota C.
The quantity referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 that may be authorised for banana imports under the tariff quotas provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be equal to the following for the second quarter of 2002:
- 29 % of the reference quantity established pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 for traditional operators under tariff quotas A and B,
- 29 % of the quantity determined and notified pursuant to Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 for non-traditional operators under tariff quotas A and B,
- 28 % of the reference quantity established pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 for traditional operators under tariff quota C,
- 41 % of the quantity determined and notified pursuant to Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 for non-traditional operators under tariff quota C.
On presentation of a request to the competent national authorities bearing a specific reference to this Article and notwithstanding Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, non-traditional operators C shall be issued forthwith with import licences for quantities not exceeding the limits fixed in Article 2 of this Regulation.
The term of validity of such licences shall be determined in accordance with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001.
The licences issued accordingly and used in March shall be attributed to the second quarter of 2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February 2002.
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 |
32013D0071 | Council Decision 2013/71/CFSP of 31 January 2013 concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians
| 1.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/19
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/71/CFSP
of 31 January 2013
concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 and Article 31(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 16 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/845/CFSP concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians (1), which provided for an extension of the validity of their national permits for entry into, and stay in, the territory of the Member States referred to in Common Position 2002/400/CFSP of 21 May 2002 concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians (2) for a further period of 12 months.
(2) On the basis of an evaluation of the application of Common Position 2002/400/CFSP, the Council considers it appropriate that the validity of those permits be extended for a further period of 12 months,
The Member States referred to in Article 2 of Common Position 2002/400/CFSP shall extend the validity of national permits for entry and stay granted pursuant to Article 3 of that Common Position for a further period of 12 months.
The Council shall evaluate the application of Common Position 2002/400/CFSP within six months of the adoption of this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005D0429 | 2005/429/EC: Commission Decision of 2 June 2005 establishing a specific monitoring programme related to the recovery of cod stocks (notified under document number C(2005) 1538)
| 11.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/36
COMMISSION DECISION
of 2 June 2005
establishing a specific monitoring programme related to the recovery of cod stocks
(notified under document number C(2005) 1538)
(only the Danish, German, English, French, Dutch and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2005/429/EC)
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 34c(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 (2) establishes measures for the recovery of cod stocks in the Kattegatt, the North Sea, the Skagerrak and the Eastern Channel, the West of Scotland and the Irish Sea.
(2) Annex IVa to Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005, of 22 December 2004, fixing for 2005 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 interim fishing effort limitations and additional conditions for monitoring, inspection and surveillance in the context of certain stocks recovery measures applicable to all fisheries likely to catch cod in the Kattegatt, the North Sea, the Skagerrak and the Eastern Channel, the West of Scotland and the Irish Sea.
(3) To ensure the success of those measures, it is necessary to establish a specific monitoring programme involving Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom, with the objective of guaranteeing an appropriate level of implementation of the conservation and control measures applicable to fishing activities in relation to the recovery of cod stocks.
(4) That specific monitoring programme should be defined for a period of two years and may be revised in the light of the adoption of new conservation measures or at the request of a Member State. The results obtained by the application of the specific monitoring programme should be periodically evaluated in cooperation with the Member States concerned. Where appropriate, that programme may be amended.
(5) In order to harmonise the inspection and surveillance of the relevant fisheries at Community level, it is appropriate to draw up common rules for the inspection and surveillance activities to be carried out by the competent authorities of the Member States concerned, and that Member States adopt national control programmes in order to match such common rules. To that end, benchmarks for the intensity of inspection and surveillance activities should be fixed, as well as inspection priorities and inspection procedures.
(6) Exchanges of national inspectors between the Member States concerned should be encouraged so as to enhance uniformity of inspection and surveillance practices and help develop the coordination of the control activities between the competent authorities of those Member States.
(7) To ensure the follow-up of infringements in accordance with Article 25 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (4), a framework should be set up under which all the authorities concerned may request mutual assistance and exchange relevant information in accordance with Articles 34a and 34b of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Subject-matter
This Decision establishes a specific monitoring programme (the specific monitoring programme), for a period of two years, in order to ensure the harmonised control of compliance with the rules for promoting the recovery of cod stocks in the following areas, as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 423/2004:
(a) Kattegatt;
(b) North Sea;
(c) Skagerrak;
(d) Eastern Channel;
(e) Irish Sea;
(f) West of Scotland.
Scope
The specific monitoring programme shall cover the inspection and surveillance of:
(a) fishing activities by vessels using fishing gear types identified in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 as likely to catch cod in the areas referred to in Article 1 of this Decision;
(b) all related activities including the transhipment, landing, marketing, transport and storage of fishery products and the recording of landing and sales.
National control programmes
1. Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom shall establish national control programmes in conformity with the common rules set out in Annex I.
2. National control programmes shall contain all the data listed in Annex II.
3. The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall submit to the Commission, three months after the communication of this decision at the latest, their national control programme and an implementation schedule for the first six months of their programme. The schedule shall include details as regards the human and material resources allocated and the periods and zones where they are to be deployed.
4. Thereafter, the Member States concerned shall notify an updated implementation schedule to the Commission every six months and no later than 15 days before the date of commencement of its implementation.
Commission inspections
1. Inspections may be carried out by Commission inspectors without the assistance of inspectors of the Member States concerned, in accordance with Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
2. The competent authority of the Member State concerned shall provide the Commission inspectors with the assistance necessary to conduct the inspections provided for in paragraph 1.
3. The Commission inspectors shall verify their findings with the inspectors of the Member State concerned. To that end, they shall meet after each of their inspection visits with officials of the competent authority of the Member State concerned in order to brief them on their findings.
Joint inspection and surveillance activities
1. The Member States referred to in Article 3(1) may undertake joint inspection and surveillance activities.
2. For that purpose, the Member States concerned shall:
(a) ensure that inspectors from other Member States concerned are invited to participate in their joint inspection activities;
(b) establish joint operational procedures applicable to their surveillance crafts.
3. Commission inspectors may participate in those joint inspections.
Infringements
1. In waters subject to their jurisdiction, Member States whose inspectors discover any infringement while carrying out an inspection of a vessel flying the flag of another Member State shall inform the flag Member State of the date of inspection and the details of the infringement.
2. Where the Member State whose inspectors discovered the infringement does not take further action, the flag Member State shall take prompt action as appropriate to receive and consider the evidence of the infringement. It shall conduct any further investigation as necessary for the follow-up of the infringement. Whenever possible, it shall inspect the fishing vessel concerned.
3. Member States shall cooperate to ensure that, if prosecution of an infringement is transferred in accordance with Article 31(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the security and continuity of any evidence of the infringement cited by its inspectors is guaranteed in each case.
Information
1. The Member States referred to in Article 3(1) shall communicate to the Commission, no later than one month from the date of the end of each six months period as referred to in Article 3(3), the following information concerning that period:
(a) the number of vessels by gear category authorised to fish cod subject to the conditions of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 and the best estimation of the allocation of fishing possibilities among them;
(b) the inspection and surveillance activities carried out;
(c) all infringements, as defined in Annex III, detected during the six months period, including for each infringement the flag of the vessel, the identification code, the date, time and location of the inspection and the nature of the infringement; Member States shall indicate the nature of the infringement by references to the letter under which there are listed in Annex III;
(d) infringements not listed in Annex III detected during the six months period;
(e) the current state of play concerning the follow-up of infringements detected;
(f) any relevant coordination and cooperation actions between Member States.
2. At the request of the Commission, more detailed information collected by inspectors, and in particular inspector copies of the inspection forms containing information on the matters set out in Annex IV, shall be provided by the Member States concerned.
Evaluation
The Commission shall convene at least once a year a meeting of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture to evaluate the compliance with and results of the specific monitoring programme.
Addresses
This decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, Ireland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R0306 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2001 of 12 February 2001 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2001
of 12 February 2001
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987, on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2559/2000(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000(4), for a period of three months by the holder.
(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 annexed table are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32010D0024 | 2011/10/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 25 November 2010 on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central Bank on euro banknotes in circulation and arising from securities purchased under the securities markets programme (ECB/2010/24)
| 11.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 6/35
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 25 November 2010
on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central Bank on euro banknotes in circulation and arising from securities purchased under the securities markets programme
(recast)
(ECB/2010/24)
(2011/10/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 (hereinafter the ‘Statute of the ESCB’), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision ECB/2005/11 of 17 November 2005 on the distribution of the income of the European Central Bank on euro banknotes in circulation to the national central banks of the participating Member States (1) needs to be substantially amended to take account of the distribution of the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) income arising from securities purchased in accordance with Decision ECB/2010/5 of 14 May 2010 establishing a securities markets programme (2). It should be recast in the interests of clarity.
(2) Decision ECB/2010/29 of 13 December 2010 on the issue of euro banknotes (3) establishes the allocation of euro banknotes in circulation to the NCBs in proportion to their paid-up shares in the ECB’s capital. Article 4 of Decision ECB/2010/29 and the Annex to that Decision allocates to the ECB 8 % of the total value of euro banknotes in circulation. The ECB holds intra-Eurosystem claims on NCBs in proportion to their shares in the subscribed capital key, for a value equivalent to the value of euro banknotes that it issues.
(3) Under Article 2(2) of Decision ECB/2010/23 of 25 November 2010 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (4), the intra-Eurosystem balances on euro banknotes in circulation are remunerated at the reference rate. Under Article 2(3) of Decision ECB/2010/23, this remuneration is settled by TARGET2 payments.
(4) Recital 7 to Decision ECB/2010/23 states that the income accruing to the ECB on the remuneration of its intra-Eurosystem claims on NCBs related to its share of euro banknotes in circulation should in principle be distributed to the NCBs in accordance with the decisions of the Governing Council, in proportion to their shares in the subscribed capital key in the same financial year it accrues.
(5) In the same manner the ECB’s income arising from securities purchased under the securities markets programme (SMP) should in principle be distributed to the NCBs in proportion to their shares in the subscribed capital key in the same financial year it accrues.
(6) In distributing the ECB’s income on euro banknotes in circulation and the ECB’s income arising from SMP securities, the ECB should take into account an estimate of its financial result for the year that makes due allowance for the need to allocate funds to a provision for foreign exchange rate, interest rate, credit and gold price risks, and for the availability of provisions that may be released to offset anticipated expenses.
(7) In determining the amount of the ECB’s net profit to be transferred to the general reserve fund pursuant to Article 33.1 of the Statute of the ESCB, the Governing Council should consider that any part of that profit which corresponds to income on euro banknotes in circulation and income arising from SMP securities should be distributed to the NCBs in full,
Definitions
For the purposes of this Decision:
(a) ‘NCB’ means the national central bank of a Member State whose currency is the euro;
(b) ‘intra-Eurosystem balances on euro banknotes in circulation’ means the claims and liabilities arising between an NCB and the ECB and between an NCB and the other NCBs as a result of the application of Article 4 of Decision ECB/2010/29;
(c) ‘ECB’s income on euro banknotes in circulation’ means the income accruing to the ECB on the remuneration of its intra-Eurosystem claims on NCBs related to its share of euro banknotes in circulation as a result of the application of Article 2 of Decision ECB/2010/23;
(d) ‘ECB’s income arising from SMP securities’ means the net income arising from securities purchased by the ECB under the SMP in accordance with Decision ECB/2010/5.
Interim distribution of the ECB’s income on euro banknotes in circulation and the ECB’s income arising from SMP securities
1. The ECB’s income on euro banknotes in circulation and the ECB’s income arising from SMP securities shall be due in full to the NCBs in the same financial year it accrues and shall be distributed to the NCBs in proportion to their paid-up shares in the subscribed capital of the ECB.
2. The ECB shall distribute to the NCBs its income on euro banknotes in circulation accrued each financial year on the second working day of the following year.
3. The ECB shall distribute to the NCBs its income arising from SMP securities earned in each financial year on the last working day in January of the following year.
4. The amount of the ECB’s income on euro banknotes in circulation may be reduced in accordance with any decision by the Governing Council on the basis of the Statute of the ESCB in respect of expenses incurred by the ECB in connection with the issue and handling of euro banknotes.
Derogation from Article 2
In derogation from Article 2:
1. The Governing Council shall decide before the end of the financial year whether all or part of the ECB’s income arising from SMP securities and, if necessary, all or part of the ECB’s income on euro banknotes in circulation should be retained to the extent necessary to ensure that the amount of the distributed income does not exceed the ECB’s net profit for that year. Any such decision shall be taken where, on the basis of a reasoned estimate prepared by the Executive Board, the Governing Council expects that the ECB will have an overall annual loss or will make an annual net profit that is less than the estimated amount of its income on euro banknotes in circulation and the estimated amount of its income arising from SMP securities.
2. The Governing Council may decide before the end of the financial year to transfer all or part of the ECB’s income arising from SMP securities and, if necessary, all or part of the ECB’s income on euro banknotes in circulation to a provision for foreign exchange rate, interest rate, credit and gold price risks.
Repeal
Decision ECB/2005/11 is hereby repealed. References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
Entry into force
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32015R0193 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/193 of 5 February 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Schwäbische Maultaschen/Schwäbische Suppenmaultaschen (PGI))
| 10.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 33/4
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/193
of 5 February 2015
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Schwäbische Maultaschen/Schwäbische Suppenmaultaschen (PGI))
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) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Germany's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Schwäbische Maultaschen’/‘Schwäbische Suppenmaultaschen’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 991/2009 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation (3).
(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Schwäbische Maultaschen’/‘Schwäbische Suppenmaultaschen’ (PGI) 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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32001D0617 | 2001/617/EC: Commission Decision of 20 July 2001 concerning a financial contribution towards the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in Greece in 2000 (notified under document number C(2001) 2224)
| Commission Decision
of 20 July 2001
concerning a financial contribution towards the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in Greece in 2000
(notified under document number C(2001) 2224)
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(2001/617/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 Decision (EC) No 2001/12/EC(2), and in particular Article 11(2) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth occurred in Greece in 2000. The onset of the disease represents a serious danger to Community stocks. With a view to preventing the spread of the disease and contributing to its eradication the Community may contribute to eligible expenditure incurred by the Member State.
(2) As soon as the presence of foot-and-mouth disease was officially confirmed the Greek authorities reported that they had taken measures listed in Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, and immediately implemented the relevant provisions of Council Directive 85/511/EC(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) It is appropriate to precise the term "adequate compensation of farmers" used in Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Greece may obtain financial assistance from the Community for eligible expenditure incurred under eradication measures relating to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease which occurred in 2000, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3(2) and Article 11 of Decision 90/424/EEC.
1. The Community financial contribution shall be paid on the basis of:
(a) the supporting documents submitted by Greece on the swift and adequate compensation of owners for:
- the slaughter and/or destruction of animals and, where appropriate, of their milk,
- the cleaning and disinfecting of holdings and equipment, and
- the destruction of the contaminated feedingstuffs and, where appropriate, contaminated equipment.
(b) the results of the Commission checks referred to in Article 3.
2. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall include an epidemiological report covering each holding on which animals have been slaughtered and destroyed, and a financial report.
The financial report shall take account of the categories of the animals destroyed, or slaughtered and destroyed in each farm due to foot-and-mouth. These reports shall be provided in computerised form in accordance with the model and format requested by the Commission.
3. The supporting documents relating to the measures taken in the period referred to in Article 1 shall be forwarded no later than 15 July 2001.
4. For the purposes of this Decision, "adequate compensation" means animals compensated at the value the animals had immediately before they became affected.
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 expenditure incurred.
The Commission shall inform the Member States of the results of the checks carried out.
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32005R0138 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 138/2005 of 27 January 2005 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004
| 28.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 25/59
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 138/2005
of 27 January 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004 (2).
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of 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), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, 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.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified on 21 to 27 January 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be 17,74 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2005.
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31988R3222 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3222/88 of 17 October 1988 introducing a common measure for the re-establishment of olive groves damaged by frost in certain regions of Greece in 1987
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3222/88
of 17 October 1988
introducing a common measure for the re-establishment of olive groves damaged by frost in certain regions of Greece in 1987
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),
Whereas, in order to attain the objectives of the common agricultural policy set out in Article 39 (1) (a) and (b) of the Treaty, assistance must be provided for the structural improvement of agriculture in regions which are facing serious problems;
Whereas, in certain regions of Greece, olive trees have been destroyed or seriously damaged by exceptionnaly severe and protracted frost and whereas such damage has been even greater in certain areas;
Whereas, in those areas in particular, olive-growing represents the only economic way of using the soil and accordingly steps should be taken to encourage the re-establishment of olive groves under certain conditions, in order to ensure the survival of farming while preventing any threat of soil erosion or disturbance of the water balance, to protect the environment and to preserve the landscape;
Whereas such encouragement should take the form of a system of investment aids together with additional aid to compensate olive growers for their loss of income, taking into consideration special conditions which must be met by beneficiaries;
Whereas, at the same time, the re-establishment of olive groves should help improve competitiveness by reducing production costs; whereas, therefore, with due regard for the existing structures in Greece, more advantageous conditions should be laid down where the re-establishment is carried out under a collective scheme involving several holdings;
Whereas the re-establishment of olive groves must guarantee the maintenance of a high level of quality or, where the level reached is not yet satisfactory, an improvement in quality by the use of better varieties;
Whereas, in order to ensure that these measures achieve maximum effectiveness, it is essential that they form part of a programme for the re-establishment of olive groves drawn up by the Hellenic Republic;
Whereas it should be laid down that this package of measures constitutes a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (4); whereas the expenditure incurred by the Hellenic Republic should be financed by the Community at the rate of 40 % in view of the limited financial resources of that Member State,
1. In order to make good the damage caused by frost during the winter of 1986/87, an exceptional measure is hereby introduced to aid olive growing in Greece. This measure shall constitute a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
2. The common measure shall be implemented in areas where:
- olive-growing accounts for a major share of agricultural production, and
- at least 50 % of the olive trees were seriously damaged by frost during the winter of 1986/87. However, to qualify for the measures for the re-establishment of olive groves, holdings must have suffered considerable damage corresponding to at least 20 % of the number of their olive trees.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 2 (5), the Commission may decide, in exceptional cases, not to apply the level of 50 % referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph of this paragraph where the need for such an exception is clearly shown by the great diversity of the landscape, making it difficult to demarcate the areas.
3. In accordance with Article 4 the Community shall make a contribution towards the common measure by financing out of the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, hereinafter called 'the Fund', measures involving:
(a) collective or individual schemes for re-establishing olive groves affected by frost;
(b) aid granted to farmers whose income, including any earned away from the holding, does not exceed a certain threshold which shall be defined in the programme referred to in Article 2, for attaining the objectives which are linked to the schemes referred to in point (a), in compliance with the conditions laid down in Articles 3 and 4 (2).
1. The Greek Government shall draw up before 1 December 1988, a specific action programme containing the most appropriate ways of carrying out the measures referred to in Article 1.
The programme shall provide in particular the following information:
(a) the list of regions whose areas satisfy the criteria set out in the first subparagraph of Article 1 (2);
(b) a description of the existing situation, the regional importance of olive-growing in terms of gross agricultural product, the nature of the damage caused by the frost and particularly of its regional distribution;
(c) a definition of the supervisory measures to ensure that the grant of aid for the re-establishment of olive groves to olive growers who have suffered the damage referred to in Article 1 (1) meets the requirements laid down in paragraph 2 of that Article;
(d) in the case of collective re-establishment schemes, the area to be re-established and the varieties recommended for each region, the mandatory overall plan to be followed by all olive growers involved and back-up measures concerned in particular with soil improvement and drainage work connected with the collective scheme;
(e) in the case of individual re-establishment schemes, the priority areas for re-establishment and the varieties recommended for each region, and the minimum rules to be applied in order to ensure an improvement in olive-growing conditions;
(f) the amount of aid to be granted to the olive grower depending on the method of re-establishment, whether collective or individual, and the production aptitude of the olive trees to be re-established, and on the basis of the economic situation of the olive grower in the case of the aid referred to in Article 1 (3) (b);
(g) the estimated cost broken down by type of measure, the economic reasons justifying the schemes and the financial resources required, with details of the proposed schedule of payments;
(h) the measures taken to ensure that the programme is financed and that the aid is granted to olive growers within an appropriate period.
2. The programme and any updating amendments shall be forwarded to the Commission by the Greek Government.
3. At the request of the Commission, the Hellenic Republic shall provide additional information concerning the particulars required under paragraph 1.
4. The duration of the programme shall be at least the same as that of the common measure.
5. The Commission shall approve the programme and any updating amendments to it in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (1) after consulting the Fund Committee on the financial aspects.
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'collective schemes for the re-establishment of olive groves' means any re-establishment operation carried out by farmers under a binding agreement between the farmers participating in the operation and the authority responsible for implementing it.
Collective re-establishment schemes shall concern at least 5 000 olive trees and 25 farmers who are members of an olive-growers' cooperative or producer group or other recognized associations with a similar purpose, which shall specify the measures necessary for re-establishment. These bodies shall be authorized to lay down additional rules in order to achieve more readily the objectives set out in paragraph 3.
In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 2 (5) the Commission may, in exceptional circumstances, determine a smaller minimum number of trees to be replanted or a smaller minimum number of participants in a collective scheme than those provided for in the second subparagraph of this paragraph, where the need for such a reduction is duly substantiated on the basis of the programme.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'schemes for the individual re-establishment of olive groves' means any re-establishment operation carried out by farmers in respect of not less than 50 olive trees or 0,3 hectare per holding.
The Hellenic Republic shall lay down rules with a view to achieving the objectives set out in paragraph 3.
3. Schemes for the re-establishment of olive groves shall be eligible only if:
(a) they help restore the landscape in typical olive-growing areas, safeguard the environment, consolidate the soil and regulate the water regime;
(b) they contribute to a lasting improvement of working conditions on the holdings concerned and thus allow earned incomes to increase;
(c) they provide every guarantee as to their economic effectiveness;
(d) they permit the maintenance of a high level of quality or, where the level reached is not yet satisfactory, an improvement in the quality of olive products;
(e) they provide assurances that the average volume of olive oil produced will not exceed that produced prior to the period in which the frost damage occurred.
1. Expenditure incurred in respect of the measures provided for in Article 1 (3) (a) shall be eligible for aid from the Fund up to a maximum of:
- 4 300 ECU per hectare in the case of total re-establishment, or
- 13 ECU per tree where re-establishment is carried out on a major part only of the area in question, as determined by taking into consideration the conditions laid down in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 1 (2) together with those in Article 3 (1) and (2),
and
- 11 ECU per tree where the re-establishment scheme involves sawing the tree off at the base of the trunk, or
- 8 ECU per tree where the re-establishment scheme involves sawing off the main and secondary branches.
The aid for re-establishment referred to in the first subparagraph may not, however, exceed the costs actually incurred.
2. Expenditure incurred in respect of the aid referred to in Article 1 (3) (b) shall be eligible under the Fund for an amount of 3 ECU on average per year and per tree within a limit of five hectares or 1 500 trees per individual holding, such aid being granted for a maximum period of:
- five years in the case of replanting or sawing off at the base of the trunk,
- three years in the case of the sawing-off of the main branches.
The aid may be granted in degressive instalments.
In the case of re-establishment by sawing off the secondary branches only, expenditure incurred in respect of the aid referred to in Article 1 (3) (b) shall be eligible under the Fund for a maximum total amount of 5 ECU per tree within a limit of five hectares or 1 500 trees per individual holding.
However, in the case of collective schemes for the re-establishment of olive groves, the amount referred to in the first and third subparagraphs may be increased by 20 %.
3. The Fund shall re-imburse the Hellenic Republic 40 % of the eligible expenditure referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 incurred under the period referred to in paragraph 5. However, the eligibility of the re-establishment schemes referred to in paragraph 1 implies a minimum contribution of 20 % by the beneficiary towards the total cost.
4. The total estimated cost to the Fund of the common measure is 73 million ECU for the period laid down in paragraph 5.
5. The duration of the common measure shall be three years with effect from 1 January 1988.
When approving the programme referred to in Article 2, the Commission shall, in agreement with the Hellenic Republic, determine the procedure by which it is to be informed at regular intervals of the implementation of the programme.
1. Applications for reimbursement shall concern expenditure incurred by the Hellenic Republic during a calendar year and shall be submitted to the Commission before 1 May of the following year.
2. Decisions on the grant of aid from the Fund shall be taken in accordance with Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
3. Advances in respect of work done referred to in Article 1 (3) (a) may be made in accordance with the financing procedure adopted by the Hellenic Republic and by reference to the state of progress of such work.
4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
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32005R2105 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2105/2005 of 21 December 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 22.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2105/2005
of 21 December 2005
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2005.
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32007R0825 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 825/2007 of 13 July 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 14.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 825/2007
of 13 July 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 July 2007.
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32003R1509 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003 of 27 August 2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 82500 tonnes of barley held by the German intervention agency
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003
of 27 August 2003
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 82500 tonnes of barley held by the German intervention agency
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 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 5(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2003(4), provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.
(2) Germany still has intervention stocks of barley.
(3) Because of the difficult weather conditions in much of the Community, cereals production has been significantly reduced in the 2003/2004 marketing year. This situation has resulted in high prices locally, causing particular difficulties for livestock holdings and the feedingstuffs industry, which are finding it hard to obtain supplies at competitive prices.
(4) It is therefore appropriate to make stocks of barley held by the German intervention agency available on the internal market, which had earlier been destined for export under Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2001(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1093/2003(6), and to repeal that Regulation.
(5) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender; in addition, provision must be made for an award coefficient for tenders offering the minimum selling price.
(6) When the German intervention agency notifies the Commission, the tenderers should remain anonymous.
(7) With a view to modernising management, the information required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail.
(8) The Management Committee for Cereals has not issued an opinion by the time limit laid down by its Chairman,
1. The German intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 82500 tonnes of barley held by it.
2. The regions in which the barley is stored are listed in Annex I hereto.
The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.
However, notwithstanding the above Regulation:
(a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply;
(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market.
Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security shall be set at EUR 10 per tonne.
1. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial tendering procedure shall be 18 September 2003 at 09.00 (Brussels time).
2. The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial tendering procedures shall be each Thursday at 09.00 (Brussels time).
3. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 18 December 2003 at 09.00 (Brussels time).
Tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency: Bundesanstalt fßr Landwirtschaft und Ernährung
(BLE)
Adickesallee 40 D - 60322 Frankfurt am Main ( Telex: 4-11475, 4-16044 ).
The German intervention agency shall send the Commission the proposals received, no later than two hours after the expiry of the time limit for submitting tenders. They must be sent in accordance with the model and to the electronic address contained in Annex II hereto.
The Commission shall set the minimum selling price or decide not to award any quantities. In the event that tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a quantity larger than that available, the Commission may fix this price separately for each lot.
Where tenders are made at the minimum selling price, the Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at the same time as it fixes the minimum selling price.
The Commission shall decide in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92.
Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31990R1188 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1188/90 of 7 May 1990 fixing the guide price and the intervention price for adult bovine animals for the 1990/91 marketing year
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1188/90
of 7 May 1990
fixing the guide price and the intervention price for adult bovine animals for the 1990/91 marketing year
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 Council Regulation (EEC) N° 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 571/89 (2), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5),
Whereas, when the guide price for adult bovine animals is fixed, account should be taken both of the objectives of the common agricultural policy and of the contribution which the Community wishes to make to the harmonious development of world trade; whereas the common agricultural policy aims inter alia at ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, at guaranteeing the availability of supplies and at ensuring that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices;
Whereas the guide price must be fixed in accordance with
the criteria laid down in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
N° 805/68;
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) N° 805/68, the Community scale for the classification of carcases of
adult bovine animals, established under Regulation (EEC)
N° 1208/81 (6), is applicable for buying in; whereas it is therefore appropriate to fix the intervention price per 100 kilograms carcase weight for the categories of animal eligible for intervention by referring to a reference quality defined in accordance with the said scale; whereas, in addition, since these are increasingly comparable in terms of their trade value, a single intervention price should be fixed for the said categories of animal and it should be maintained at the level laid down for the previous marketing year,
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the guide price for adult bovine animals shall be ECU 200 per 100 kilograms liveweight.
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the intervention price shall be ECU 344 per 100 kilograms carcase weight for the carcases of male animals of Class R3 of the Community scale for the classification of adult bovine animals laid down by Regulation (EEC) N° 1208/81.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1990/91 marketing year.
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32002R1391 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1391/2002 of 30 July 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1391/2002
of 30 July 2002
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 24,077/kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 2002.
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32004R1762 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1762/2004 of 24 September 2004 on administering of the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community
| 14.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 315/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1762/2004
of 24 September 2004
on administering of the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community
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 Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (1), entered into force on 1 July 1998.
(2) The situation relating to imports of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community has been the subject of thorough examination and, 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 and 31 December 2006, unless both Parties agree to terminate the system earlier.
(3) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (3),
1. For the period 29 October 2004 to 31 December 2006, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community, imports into the Community of certain steel products originating in the Republic of Moldova, as listed in Annex I, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document conforming to the model shown in Annex II issued by the authorities in the Community.
2. For the period referred to in paragraph 1, imports into the Community of the steel products originating in the Republic of Moldova and listed in Annex I shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document issued by the competent Moldovan authorities. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex III. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. In order to obtain the surveillance document referred to in paragraph 1, the importer must present the original of the export document fully completed. In any case, the importer must present the original of the export document not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped.
3. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter referred to as the CN). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.
4. The competent authorities of the Community shall inform the Republic of Moldova of any amendments in the CN in respect of products covered by this Regulation before the date of entry into force of such amendments in the Community.
5. Goods shipped before the 29 October 2004 shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport.
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 Annex 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 declaring person 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 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 CN heading;
(f) the cif value of the goods in euro at the Community frontier by Combined Nomenclature heading;
(g) whether the products concerned are downgraded or of non-standard quality (4);
(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:
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 the liberalisation 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 euro) for which import documents were issued during the preceding month;
(b) details of imports during the month preceding the month referred to in (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 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.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Amendments to the Annexes which may be necessary to take into account modifications to the Annex or Appendices attached to the Agreement in the Form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova, or amendments made to Community rules on statistics, customs arrangements, common rules for imports or import surveillance, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 15th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31992R1745 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1745/92 of 30 June 1992 fixing the minimum price for potatoes to be paid by the starch manufacturer to the potato producer for the 1992/93 cereals marketing year
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1745/92 of 30 June 1992 fixing the minimum price for potatoes to be paid by the starch manufacturer to the potato producer for the 1992/93 cereals marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1008/86 of 25 March 1986 laying down detailed rules for production refunds applicable to potato starch (1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1008/86, the Council is to fix a minimum factory-gate price to be paid by the starch manufacturer to the potato producer for potatoes used to manufacture potato starch; whereas the premium is to be granted to the starch manufacturer subject to the payment of that minimum price;
Whereas the link between the supply prices of raw materials for the manufacture of cereals starch and potato starch should be maintained, in order to ensure equality in the conditions for competition between the potato and cereals starch industries,
The minimum factory-gate price for potatoes to be paid by the starch manufacturer to the potato producer for the quantity of potatoes required to manufacture one tonne of potato starch shall be ECU 241,21 for the 1992/93 cereal marketing year.
This price shall be adjusted on the basis of the potato starch content.
The detailed rules for implementing this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (3).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1992.
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32011R0987 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 987/2011 of 30 September 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Nanoški sir (PDO)]
| 5.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 260/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 987/2011
of 30 September 2011
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Nanoški sir (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Slovenia’s application to register the name ‘Nanoški sir’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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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32014D0830 | 2014/830/EU: Commission Decision of 11 June 2014 on the State aid SA.18832 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN) (ex 2011/MX) (ex N 44/2005) implemented by Lithuania for excise tax reductions on biofuels (notified under document C(2014) 3600) Text with EEA relevance
| 26.11.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 339/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 June 2014
on the State aid SA.18832 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN) (ex 2011/MX) (ex N 44/2005) implemented by Lithuania for excise tax reductions on biofuels
(notified under document C(2014) 3600)
(Only the Lithuanian text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/830/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 108(2) thereof,
Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provision(s) cited above (1)
Whereas:
I. PROCEDURE
(1) Since 2006, the Directorate-General for Competition carries out each year an ex-post monitoring exercise of a sample of aid measures implemented by Member States. The Lithuanian excise tax reduction on biofuels scheme was included in the 2011 monitoring exercise, in the context of which the Commission examined how Member States applied a sample of existing schemes for the period 2009-2010. This scheme was approved by the Commission under the case number N44/2005 by its decision K (2005) 2957C of 27 July 2005 (hereinafter referred to as the Commission decision).
(2) The Commission has requested Lithuania to provide the necessary information in view of assessing the way the aid scheme has been implemented in 2009 and 2010, by letters dated 7 October 2011, 27 January 2012 and 26 June 2012. Lithuania provided the requested information by letters dated 10 November 2011, 24 February 2012 and 18 July 2012.
(3) By letter dated 17 July 2013, the Commission informed Lithuania that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in respect of the aid scheme, as it was concerned about a possible misuse of the aid. The Lithuanian authorities provided their observations on 13 August 2013.
(4) The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 8 November 2013. The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments.
(5) The Commission received no comments from interested parties.
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE AID SCHEME
(6) The scheme N 44/2005 consisted of a reduction in the excise tax on biofuels blended with fossil fuels. This reduction applied only to the biofuel component of the mixture. Consequently, the tax rate of the excise duty to be applied to the blended biofuel products was reduced according to the proportion of biofuel in the final blend.
(7) The objective of the scheme was to promote the production and use of biofuels. It was also meant to assist Lithuania in meeting the targets set out in Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport (2).
(8) The tax excise reduction was open to any biofuel producer in Lithuania as well as to any importer of biofuels from another Member State or third countries to Lithuania.
(9) The scheme was approved by the Commission on 27 July 2005 and expired on 31 December 2010.
(10) During the monitoring exercise, the Commission noticed that Lithuania implemented the scheme in a way that apparently was not totally in compliance with the Commission decision.
(11) First of all, as indicated in the Commission decision, Lithuania undertook to annually review the production costs of biofuels eligible for the excise tax reduction as well as the price movement of biomass relative to fossil fuel prices and to adjust the aid amount if necessary in order to avoid any overcompensation and to keep the price of biofuel at the same level of that of conventional fuels. Lithuania also undertook to provide annual monitoring reports to the Commission containing all relevant information on the production costs of the biofuels and the market price of fuels to show that there is no overcompensation. All these elements have been taken into account by the Commission, when assessing the aid scheme and concluding it was compatible with the internal market.
(12) Since 2005 when the Commission decision was adopted, the Commission's relevant services (DG Competition) did not receive any annual report containing relevant information on the production costs of the biofuels and the market price of fuels to demonstrate that the absence of overcompensation was monitored and ensured. Such information was provided by Lithuania at the explicit request of the Commission during the monitoring procedure, but only for the years covered by the respective monitoring exercises.
(13) In the notification of the scheme, Lithuania provided data on the production costs of bioethanol and biodiesel and such data were assessed by the Commission. Lithuania mentioned that apart from bioethanol and biodiesel aid could be granted also to pure vegetable oil and undertook to carry out an analysis as soon as a biofuel product would benefit from the tax reduction to ensure that the reduction would not lead to overcompensation. This information should have been submitted to the Commission in the annual monitoring reports. The Commission's relevant services (DG Competition) did not receive any information that such analysis was carried out by Lithuania.
(14) Secondly, during the monitoring exercise, Lithuania submitted documents proving that the Ministry of Economy had already in 2009 requested that the beneficiaries should provide information on the average costs and sale prices of fuel for 2008. The Ministry of Economy received such data in 2009 and provided them for the selected beneficiaries to the Commission during the 2011 monitoring exercise. Nevertheless, Lithuania did not submit aggregate data on production costs of biofuels. Therefore the Commission was not able to properly verify the absence of overcompensation.
III. COMMENTS FROM LITHUANIA
(15) Following the opening of the formal investigation, Lithuania submitted additional information to the Commission.
(16) The Lithuanian authorities provided the Commission with copies of reports on the promotion of the use of biofuels from 2005 to 2010.
(17) The Lithuanian authorities explained that although the legislation included the possibility to grant aid under the scheme to pure vegetable oil, no biodiesel was produced from pure vegetable oil. Therefore no such aid was granted under the scheme NN44/2005. This explains why no such report was submitted to the Commission.
(18) For 2009 the annual report includes several tables containing information on the production costs of biofuels, the prices of fossil fuels, the prices of biofuels and the prices of different blends. This information is summarised in the tables below, based on an exchange rate of EUR 1 = LTL 3,4528.
Price of fuel, LTL (4) per litre Biodiesel (FAME) Diesel
1. Raw material (+)
2. Processing (+)
3. Other costs (research, reorganisation of production) (+)
4. the costs of production
5. Logistics (+)
6. By-product sale price (–)
7. Profit
8.
Price of fuel blend, LTL per litre 5 % FAME 5 % FAME
Biodiesel (FAME) costs in blend 0,171
Diesel costs in blend 1,188
Excise duty (95 % × LTL/litre) 1,14 1,08
Total sale price of fuel blend 2,439
Adjustment due to lower energy content of blend (15 %) (5) 0,025
Sale price of fuel blend (relative) 2,46
Diesel sale price (before tax) 1,25
Excise duty on diesel 1,14
Diesel sale price in 2009 (6) 2,39
Price of fuel, LTL per litre Bioethanol (ETBE) Petrol
1. Raw material, incl. seed/grain payments (+)
2. Processing (+)
3. Other costs (research, reorganisation of production) (+)
4. Cost of production
5. Logistics (+)
6. By-product sale price (–)
7. Profit
8.
Price of fuel blend per litre Containing 5 % bioethanol
Bioethanol costs in blend 0,102
Petrol costs in blend: 1,292
Excise duty 1,425
Total sale price of fuel blend 2,819
Adjustment due to lower energy content of blend (60 %) (7) 0,0612
Sale price of fuel blend (relative) 2,88
Petrol sale price (before tax) (100 % × LTL 1,36 per litre) 1,36
Excise duty on petrol 1,50
Petrol sale price in 2009 (8) 2,86
(19) The Lithuanian authorities argued that the data provided for 2009 and 2010 (reflected in the tables above) clearly demonstrates that neither the production of biodiesel nor of bioethanol where overcompensated.
IV. ASSESSMENT OF THE AID
(20) The Commission concluded already in its decision on N44/2005 that the measure at hand involved aid in the meaning of Article 107(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The Commission assessed this aid scheme on the basis of the 2001 Environmental Aid Guidelines (9), especially its section E.3.3, and concluded that aid was compatible with the internal market.
(21) The Lithuanian authorities confirmed to the Commission that they had submitted annual reports on NN44/2005. These reports were submitted to DG Energy as an annex to the report on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport.
(22) The Lithuanian authorities have now provided DG Competition with copies of the reports they had submitted for the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. These reports contain detailed information on the biofuel production costs and sale prices. Furthermore, the price of different fuel blends is included.
(23) In the course of the investigation, the Commission was able to assess that the Lithuanian authorities have complied with point 34 of decision N44/2005 and submitted the necessary annual monitoring reports on the scheme to the Commission.
(24) The Lithuanian authorities explained no biofuels were produced from pure vegetable oil during the period the scheme was operating.
(25) In the course of the investigation the Commission was able to assess that as no biofuel was produced from vegetable oil during the period the scheme was operating that there was no information that needed to be included in the reports submitted to the Commission.
(26) Having now assessed all the information provided by Lithuania on production costs of biofuels and prices of fuels for 2009 and 2010, the Commission agrees that no overcompensation took place on an aggregate basis in 2009 or 2010.
V. CONCLUSION
(27) The Commission finds that Lithuania has correctly implemented the aid scheme N44/2005, in line with the Commission decision approving it.
The State aid scheme N44/2005 which Lithuania has implemented is compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and has been correctly implemented, in line with the Commission decision K (2005) 2957C of 27 July 2005.
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31988D0236 | 88/236/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 March 1988 approving the agricultural measures included in the integrated development programme for the department of Lozère pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1940/81 (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 March 1988
approving the agricultural measures included in the integrated development programme for the department of Lozère pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1940/81
(Only the French text is authentic)
(88/236/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1940/81 of 30 June 1981 on an integrated development programme for the department of Lozère (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3158/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 82/358/EEC (3) approved the agricultural measures included in the integrated development programme for the department of Lozère;
Whereas on 5 January 1988 the French Covernment forwarded a description of the agricultural measures planned within the revised integrated development programme for the department of Lozère, pursuant to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1940/81;
Whereas those measures are in accordance with the conditions and aims of Regulation (EEC) No 1940/81;
Whereas the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Commitee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The agricultural measures included in the integrated development programme for the department of Lozère, forwarded by the French Government on 5 January 1988 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1940/81, continue to meet the conditions laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1940/81.
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32004R1298 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1298/2004 of 15 July 2004 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 16.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 244/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1298/2004
of 15 July 2004
amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the milk and milk products sector (1), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 25 June 2004 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/2004 (2).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 1162/2004 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1162/2004 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 2004.
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31999D0405 | 1999/405/EC: Council Decision of 10 June 1999 authorising the Kingdom of Spain to accede to the Convention establishing the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission on a temporary basis (IATTC)
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 June 1999
authorising the Kingdom of Spain to accede to the Convention establishing the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission on a temporary basis (IATTC)
(1999/405/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
(1) Whereas the European Community hopes to become a contracting party to the Convention establishing the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention (IATTC) in view of the presence of Community vessels in the geographical area falling within the competence of that regional fisheries organisation; whereas these vessels currently fly the flag of the Kingdom of Spain;
(2) Whereas, in accordance with the rules in force, the Convention establishing the IATTC only recognises sovereign states as members; whereas the Community is currently negotiating with the contracting parties to the Convention the necessary amendments to permit membership of regional organisations pursuing economic integration, such as the European Community;
(3) Whereas the accession of the European Community is unlikely to take place in the near future; whereas it is however essential that the interests of the Community fleet be represented within the IATTC as soon as possible;
(4) Whereas the Kingdom of Spain should therefore be authorised to accede to the Convention establishing the IATTC on a temporary basis, until the Community becomes a member;
(5) Whereas such an authorisation should be granted as an exceptional measure, to meet unique circumstances, and should not set a precedent in the sphere of Community representation in international organisations in the fisheries sector or in other sectors;
(6) Whereas it should be ensured that any decisions taken by Spain within the IATTC are in line with the Community position,
Without prejudice to the European Community's exclusive competence in fisheries matters, the Kingdom of Spain is hereby authorised to accede to the Convention establishing the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
The Kingdom of Spain undertakes to denounce the Convention on the date of accession of the Community to that Convention.
1. As a contracting party, the Kingdom of Spain shall participate in the decisions of the IATTC in line with the Community position and in close consultation with the Commission.
2. The Kingdom of Spain shall keep the Commission informed of the activities of the IATTC. The Commission shall subsequently report to the European Parliament and the Council.
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32005R1400 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2005 of 25 August 2005 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
| 26.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 221/38
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1400/2005
of 25 August 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005 (2).
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of 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), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, 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.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified on 19 to 25 August 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be 4,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 August 2005.
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32008D0649 | 2008/649/EC: Commission Decision of 3 July 2008 accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of solutions of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia
| 8.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/39
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 July 2008
accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of solutions of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia
(2008/649/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Articles 8 and 9 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1995/2000 (2), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of solutions of urea and ammonium nitrate (product concerned) originating, inter alia, in Russia. Following an expiry review initiated in September 2005, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1911/2006 (3), renewed for five years these measures at their current level.
(2) The Commission announced on 19 December 2006 the initiation of a partial interim review of those measures by a notice of initiation published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(4) upon request of the Open Joint Stock Company (OJSC) ‘Mineral and Chemical Company Eurochem’, the holding company of OJSC Novomoskovskiy Azot and OJSC Nevinnomyssky Azot, Russia (the exporting producer).
(3) The definitive findings and conclusions of the partial interim review concerning the exporting producer were set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 238/2008 (5). During the interim review the exporting producer expressed an interest in offering a price undertaking but failed to submit a duly substantiated offer within the deadline as set out in Article 8(2) of the basic Regulation. However, as stated in the abovementioned Regulation, the Council considered that the exporting producer should exceptionally be allowed to complete its undertaking offer within 10 calendar days from entry into force of that Regulation due to reasons set out in recitals 57 and 58 of Regulation (EC) No 238/2008. Subsequent to the publication of the abovementioned Regulation and within the deadline as set out in that Regulation, the exporting producer submitted an acceptable price undertaking offer in accordance with Article 8(1) of the basic Regulation.
B. UNDERTAKING
(4) The exporting producer offered to sell the product concerned falling under CN code 3102 80 00 at or above price levels which eliminate the injurious effects of dumping. In addition, the offer made foresees the indexation of the minimum price in accordance with public international quotations of the product concerned, given that the prices of the product concerned vary significantly. The exporting producer also offered to respect a certain quantitative ceiling in order to avoid that its imports could influence the prices in France as those prices serve as a basis for the indexation. The level of the quantitative ceiling is set in total around 10 % of the total Community consumption of the product concerned.
(5) Moreover, the exporting producer — in order to reduce the risk of price violation by means of cross-compensation of the prices — offered not to sell the product covered by the undertaking to the same customers in the European Community to which they sell other products, with the exception of certain other products for which the exporting producer undertakes to respect a specific price regime.
(6) The exporting producer will also provide the Commission with regular and detailed information concerning its exports to the Community, so that the undertaking can be monitored effectively by the Commission. Furthermore, the sales structure of the exporting producer is such that the Commission considers that the risk of circumventing the undertaking is limited.
(7) Subsequent to the disclosure of the undertaking offer, the Community industry objected to this undertaking offer. The Community industry argued that the prices of the product concerned are volatile and that an indexation of the minimum price based on the quoted prices of the product concerned is not workable under all market conditions, in particular it would not be workable in a supply driven market, i.e. a market situation in which the buyer can determine the prices due to high supply. Therefore the Community industry suggested to base the indexation of the minimum prices on the prices of natural gas as quoted at Waidhaus. However, in this regard it has to be noted that a natural gas price based indexation is not considered to be feasible in this case due to the poor correlation of the product concerned and natural gas prices. As concerns the Community industry's comments that on a supply driven market the current indexation formula will not be workable, it is noted that the Commission will monitor this undertaking and should prima facie evidence exist that the undertaking is no longer workable, the Commission should act expeditiously to remedy the situation, as set out in recital 11.
(8) The Community industry further argued that the level of the quantitative ceiling would be too high and requested it to be set maximum at 3 % of total Community consumption. It claimed that the exporting producer would be able to influence the prices on the Community market with a higher amount and thus make the indexation of the minimum price unworkable. In this respect it should be noted that the quantitative ceiling was established at a level which was considered to (i) satisfactorily limit the risk of the exporting producer influencing the prices on the French market thus rendering the indexation formula unworkable (ii) be sufficiently high so that the undertaking remains practicable at the same time. Moreover, the Community industry failed to substantiate its argument as to how any quantity exceeding 3 % of the total Community consumption would have a detrimental impact on prices.
(9) The Community industry proposed moreover the introduction of a ‘progressive quantitative ceiling’ whereby the quantitative ceiling of the exporting producer shall be increased on a yearly basis depending on the exporting producer respecting the terms of the undertaking. This suggestion is however rejected because the sole aim of the quantitative ceiling is to limit the risk of influencing the prices on which the indexation of minimum price is based. It should also be noted that in case of a breach of the undertaking, the acceptance of the undertaking as such may be withdrawn.
(10) In view of the above, the undertaking offered by the Russian exporting producer is acceptable.
(11) However, due to the special elements of this undertaking (i.e. in particular the indexation formula) the Commission will assess the practicability of the undertaking regularly. For its practicability assessment, the Commission will take into account, but is not restricted to, the following criteria: the prices of the product concerned in the French market; the level of the coefficient of the indexation formula; the sales prices of the exporting producer as reported by them in their quarterly sales reports; profitability of the Community industry. In particular, should this practicability assessment show that the decrease of the profitability of the Community industry is attributable to the undertaking, the Commission endeavours to withdraw the acceptance of the undertaking expeditiously in accordance with Article 8(9) of the basic Regulation.
(12) 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 on (i) the presentation of an undertaking invoice containing at least the elements listed in the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2008 (6): (ii) the fact that imported goods are manufactured, shipped and invoiced directly by the said companies to the first independent customer in the Community; 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.
(13) To further ensure the respect of this undertaking, importers have been made aware by the Regulation (EC) No 789/2008 that the non-fulfillment of the conditions provided for by this Regulation, or the withdrawal by the Commission of the acceptance of the undertaking, may lead to the customs debt being incurred for the relevant transactions.
(14) 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,
The undertaking offered by the exporting producer mentioned below in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution originating in Russia is hereby accepted.
Country Company Taric Additional Code
Russia Open Joint Stock Company (OJSC) Mineral and Chemical Company ‘Eurochem’, member of the Eurochem group of companies, Moscow, Russia, for goods produced by its related company OJSC NAK Azot, Novomoskovsk, Russia, or by its related company OJSC Nevinnomyssky Azot, Nevinnomyssk, Russia, either sold directly to the first independent customer in the Community or the same goods sold by Eurochem Trading GmbH, Zug, Switzerland, to the first independent customer in the Community A885
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