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31985R3432 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3432/85 of 5 December 1985 on the statistical threshold in the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States
| COMMISSCOMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3432/85
of 5 December 1985
on the statistical threshold in the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States
THETHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75 of 24 June 1975 on the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2845/77 (2), and in particular Articles 24 and 41 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1445/72 of 24 April 1972 on the nomenclature of goods for external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (NIMEXE) (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3065/75 (4), and in particular Article 5 (2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas, since the adoption of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3581/81 of 14 December 1981 on the statistical threshold in the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (5), prices have developed in such a way that it is necessary to raise the statistical threshold in order to enable the Member States to discontinue the statistical recording of consignments of minor importance if they wish to make use of this option for reasons of economy;
Whereas the statistical threshold fixed in ECU should be converted into national currencies; whereas the rate of conversion for each currency in relation to the ECU varies from day to day; whereas to determine the value of statistical threshold the application of a fixed rate of conversion is required; whereas this latter rate may be based on the average exchange rates during the period July 1984 to June 1985;
Whereas in the interest of simplification the amounts so obtained should be rounded off;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on External Trade Statistics,
The statistical threshold, within the meaning of Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75, expressed in value, is fixed at 800 ECU.
The statistical threshold, fixed by Article 1, expressed in national currencies, shall not exceed:
1.2.3 // for the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union: // Bfrs/Lfrs // 36 000 // for Denmark: // Dkr // 6 500 // for France: // FF // 5 500 // for Germany: // DM // 1 800 // for Greece: // Dr // 75 000 // for Ireland: // ÂŁIrl // 575 // for Italy: // Lit // 1 100 000 // for the Netherlands: // Fl // 2 000 // for Portugal: // Esc // 100 000 // for Spain: // Pta // 100 000 // for the United Kingdom: // ÂŁ // 475
This Regulation shall apply for the first time to the statistics relating to the data for 1986.
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31977L0143 | Council Directive 77/143/EEC of 29 December 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 29 December 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (77/143/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the implementation of a common transport policy requires, inter alia, that certain road traffic within the Community should operate under the most favourable cicumstances as regards both safety and competitive conditions applying to carriers in the Member States;
Whereas the growth of road traffic and the resultant increase in danger and nuisances present all Member States with safety problems of a similar nature and seriousness;
Whereas the time taken to carry out periodic roadworthiness tests on certain vehicles and the expense thereby incurred are factors which can affect the competitive conditions between road-transport operators in the Member States ; whereas the present systems of testing vary from one Member State to another;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to harmonize as far as is practicable the frequency of tests and the compulsory items to be tested;
Whereas the fixing of the date of application of the measures referred to in this Directive should allow time for the administrative and technical arrangements required for carrying out the tests to be set up or strengthened,
In each Member State, motor vehicles registered in that State and their trailers and semi-trailers shall undergo periodic roadworthiness tests in accordance with this Directive and its Annexes.
1. The categories of vehicles to be tested, the frequency of the tests and the items which must be tested are listed in Annexes I and II.
2. Member States shall have the right to exclude from the scope of this Directive vehicles belonging to the armed forces and forces of law and order.
3. Member States may, after consulting the Commission, exclude from the scope of this Directive, or (1)OJ No C 23, 8.3.1974, p. 54. (2)OJ No C 60, 26.7.1973, p. 5.
subject to special provisions, certain vehicles operated or used in exceptional conditions and vehicles which are never, or hardly ever, used on public highways, or which are temporarily withdrawn from circulation.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Annexes I and II, Member States may: - bring forward the date for the first compulsory roadworthiness tests and, where appropriate, submit the vehicle for testing prior to registration,
- shorten the interval between two successive compulsory tests,
- make the testing of optional equipment compulsory,
- increase the number of items to be tested,
- extend the periodic test requirement to other categories of vehicles,
- prescribe special additional tests.
Roadworthiness tests within the meaning of this Directive shall be carried out by the State or by bodies or establishments designated and directly supervised by the State.
1. Member States shall take such measures as they deem necessary to make it possible to prove that a vehicle has passed a roadworthiness test complying with at least the provisions of this Directive.
2. These measures shall be notified to the Member States and to the Commission.
3. Each Member State shall, on the same basis as if it had itself issued the proof, recognize the proof issued in another Member State to the effect that a motor vehicle registered in that other State, together with its trailer or semi-trailer, have passed a roadworthiness test complying with at least the provisions of this Directive.
Member States shall, after consulting the Commission adopt the laws, regulations or administrative provisions, particularly as regards the procedures for time limits applying in Annex I, which are necessary to comply with this Directive not later than one year after its notification.
By way of derogation from the provisions of Annexes I and II, and until no later than 1 January 1983, Member States may: - postpone the date of the first compulsory roadworthiness test,
- extend the interval between two successive compulsory roadworthiness tests,
- reduce the number of items to be tested,
- amend the categories of vehicles subject to compulsory roadworthiness tests,
provided that all the vehicles concerned are required to undergo roadworthiness tests in accordance with this Directive before that date.
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32006R1025 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1025/2006 of 5 July 2006 fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
| 6.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1025/2006
of 5 July 2006
fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/2006 (3) fixed the indicative quantities for the issue of B system export licences.
(2) The definitive rate of refund for tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples covered by licences applied for under system B between 16 May and 30 June 2006, should be fixed at the indicative rate, and the percentage of licences to be issued for the quantities applied for should be laid down,
For applications for system B export licences submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 557/2006 between 16 May and 30 June 2006, the percentages of licences to be issued and the rates of refund applicable are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 July 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 |
32007D0417 | 2007/417/EC: Commission Decision of 13 June 2007 concerning the non-inclusion of diuron in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (notified under document number C(2007) 2468) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 16.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 156/32
COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 June 2007
concerning the non-inclusion of diuron in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance
(notified under document number C(2007) 2468)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/417/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that a Member State may, during a period of 12 years following the notification of that Directive, authorise the placing on the market of plant protection products containing active substances not listed in Annex I of that Directive that are already on the market two years after the date of notification, while those substances are gradually being examined within the framework of a programme of work.
(2) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and (EC) No 703/2001 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the second 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 diuron.
(3) For diuron 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 703/2001 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 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 451/2000. For diuron the rapporteur Member State was Denmark and all relevant information was submitted on 19 September 2003.
(4) The assessment report has been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA and presented to the Commission on 14 January 2005 in the format of the EFSA Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance diuron (4). This report has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 24 November 2006 in the format of the Commission review report for diuron.
(5) During the evaluation of this active substance, a number of concerns have been identified. The assessment of the data provided by the notifier indicated that even with protective equipment, operators would be exposed to quantities of the substance which exceed the Acceptable Operator Exposure Level (AOEL). It was not possible to reach a conclusion on the possible risk of groundwater contamination because of the lack of data on the degradation pattern of certain metabolites and the overly optimistic assumption made by the notifier that application rates may be considered significantly lower in practise. Similarly, based on the available data, it has not been demonstrated that the exposure for birds and mammals is acceptable.
(6) The Commission invited the notifier to submit its comments on the results of the peer review and on its intention or not to further support the substance. The notifier submitted its comments which have been carefully examined. However, despite the arguments advanced, the above concerns remained unsolved, and assessments made on the basis of the information submitted and evaluated during the EFSA expert meetings have not demonstrated that it may be expected that, under the proposed conditions of use, plant protection products containing diuron satisfy in general the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
(7) Diuron should therefore not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(8) Measures should be taken to ensure that existing authorisations for plant protection products containing diuron are withdrawn within a prescribed period and are not renewed and that no new authorisations for such products are granted.
(9) Any period of grace for disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing diuron allowed by Member States, should be limited to a period no longer than 12 months to allow existing stocks to be used in no more than one further growing season.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Diuron shall not be included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
Member States shall ensure that:
(a) Authorisations for plant protection products containing diuron are withdrawn by 13 December 2007;
(b) from 16 June 2007 no authorisations for plant protection products containing diuron are granted or renewed under the derogation provided for in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 13 December 2008.
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32003R0338 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 338/2003 of 21 February 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 338/2003
of 21 February 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 17 to 20 February 2003 at 285,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 February 2003.
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31994D0096 | 94/96/EC: Commission Decision of 3 February 1994 based on Article 16 of Council Directive 91/628/EEC introducing special rules regarding the welfare of animals during transport in certain parts of Greece
| 22.2.1994 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 50/13
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 February 1994
based on Article 16 of Council Directive 91/628/EEC introducing special rules regarding the welfare of animals during transport in certain parts of Greece
(94/96/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC (1), as amended by Decision 92/438/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas Directive 91/628/EEC set out requirements applicable to all transport of animals within, to, and from the Member States;
Whereas in several parts of Greece there are natural constraints applying to these parts, in particular their remoteness from the mainland of Greece;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The rules laid down in Article 5 (1) (b), in Article 5 (2) (b), (c) and (f), and in points 3, 4, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26 of the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC shall not apply to the transport of animals referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) thereof within the areas as laid down in the Annex hereto and the transport between those areas and the mainland of Greece, provided that the provisions of Article 2 are complied with.
The following rules shall apply to the areas referred to in Article 1.
1. Any transport of animals must be notified to the competent veterinary authority. The person responsible for the transport operation must provide the latter with full particulars concerning:
(a) the means of transport;
(b) the type and number of animals transported;
(c) their origin and ownership;
(d) the place of departure and of destination;
(e) the date and time of departure; and
(f) the route, irrespective of the duration of the journey.
2. The competent authority shall take the appropriate steps with regard to the loading and unloading of animals on/from the means of transport used and shall check that:
(a) the accompanying documents satisfy the Community and national requirements laid down;
(b) the facilities in place are such that the animals can be transported safely; and
(c) the animals are in a proper state of health prior to transportation.
3. The loading and unloading of the animals must be carried out using suitable equipment and in a manner not prejudicial to their health.
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32013D0682 | 2013/682/EU: Council Decision of 19 November 2013 appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency
| 27.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 316/43
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 November 2013
appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency
(2013/682/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
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 (1), and in particular Article 79 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council is to appoint as members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Management Board’) one representative from each Member State.
(2) By its Decision of 17 May 2011 (2), the Council appointed 15 members of the Management Board.
(3) The Romanian Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Romanian representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2015,
Ms Liliana Luminița TÎRCHILĂ, of Romanian nationality, born on 1 February 1960, shall be appointed member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency in place of Mr Ionuț GEORGESCU for the period from 19 November 2013 to 31 May 2015.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0919 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 919/2009 of 1 October 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 915/2009 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 2009
| 2.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 259/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 919/2009
of 1 October 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 915/2009 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 2009 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 915/2009 (3).
(2) As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EC) No 915/2009.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 915/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 915/2009 are hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 2 October 2009.
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32013R0393 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 393/2013 of 29 April 2013 amending Regulations (EC) No 1120/2009 and (EC) No 1122/2009 as regards the eligibility criteria and the notification obligations concerning hemp varieties for the implementation of the direct support schemes for farmers
| 30.4.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 118/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 393/2013
of 29 April 2013
amending Regulations (EC) No 1120/2009 and (EC) No 1122/2009 as regards the eligibility criteria and the notification obligations concerning hemp varieties for the implementation of the direct support schemes for farmers
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1), and in particular Article 39(2) and Article 142(h) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 39(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, areas used for the production of hemp are only eligible for direct payments if the varieties used have a tetrahydrocannabinol content not exceeding 0,2 %. Pursuant to Article 124(3) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Article 39 of that Regulation also applies to areas under the single area payment scheme in the new Member States.
(2) Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 of 29 October 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Title III of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (2) lays down that the payment of entitlements for areas planted with hemp shall be subject to the use of seed of the varieties listed in the ‘Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species’, with the exception of the varieties Finola and Tiborszállási, which are at present only eligible in Finland and Hungary respectively.
(3) Based on notifications of some Member States and given the fact that a procedure is already foreseen for the exclusion of a given variety at the level of the Member States, the scheme can be simplified at Union level by deleting the provision which limits the eligibility of areas using the varieties Finola and Tiborszállási to a certain Member State.
(4) Article 40 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 of 30 November 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system, under the direct support schemes for farmers provided for that Regulation, as well as for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards cross-compliance under the support scheme provided for the wine sector (3) sets the procedure to be followed when the samples of a given variety exceed the tetrahydrocannabinol content laid down in Article 39(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
(5) Taking into account that Member States have all the information at hand to request from the Commission the authorisation to prohibit the marketing of a hemp variety having a tetrahydrocannabinol content exceeding that laid down in Article 39(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and to exclude such variety from eligibility to direct payments, the scheme can be simplified further by deleting the obligation to notify the reports on the tetrahydrocannabinol findings relating to samples of that variety.
(6) Regulations (EC) No 1120/2009 and (EC) No 1122/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 10
Production of hemp
For the purposes of Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the payment of the entitlements for areas planted with hemp shall be subject to the use of seed of the varieties listed in the “Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species” on 15 March of the year in respect of which the payment is granted and published in accordance with Article 17 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC (4). The seed shall be certified in accordance with Council Directive 2002/57/EC (5).
In Article 40(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009, the second subparagraph is deleted.
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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32003D0629 | 2003/629/EC: Commission Decision of 27 August 2003 amending Decision 2000/367/EC establishing a classification system for resistance-to-fire performance for construction products, as regards the inclusion of smoke and heat control products (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 2851)
| Commission Decision
of 27 August 2003
amending Decision 2000/367/EC establishing a classification system for resistance-to-fire performance for construction products, as regards the inclusion of smoke and heat control products
(notified under document number C(2003) 2851)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/629/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products(1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC(2), and in particular Article 20(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2000/367/EC of 3 May 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the resistance-to-fire performance of construction products, construction works and parts thereof(3) should, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, also cover smoke and heat control products.
(2) Decision 2000/367/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,
The Annex to Decision 2000/367/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
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31991D0430 | 91/430/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 July 1991 approving measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention presented by Luxembourg (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 29 July 1991 approving measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention presented by Luxembourg (Only the French text is authentic) (91/430/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 89/455/EEC of 24 July 1989 introducing Community measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, conforming to Article 1 of Decision 89/455/EEC Luxembourg shall set up large-scale pilot projects in accordance with Article 3 for the eradication or prevention of rabies in the wild life of the community using vaccines for the oral immunization of foxes;
Whereas the pilot projects as presented by Luxembourg include the adjacent border areas of Belgium, France and Germany;
Whereas the pilot project is part of a cross border cooperation with Belgium, France and Germany;
Whereas by letter dated 6 March 1991 Luxembourg notified the Commission of pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention;
Whereas, after examination the pilot project was found to comply with Decision 89/455/EEC; whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community are therefore met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The pilot projects for the eradication and prevention of rabies, presented by Luxembourg are hereby approved.
Luxembourg shall bring into force by 1 April 1991 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the pilot projects referred to in Article 1.
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32007R0106 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 106/2007 of 5 February 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 6.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 31/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 106/2007
of 5 February 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 6 February 2007.
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 |
31996R2377 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2377/96 of 13 December 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1261/96 establishing the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands as regards wine products qualifying under the specific arrangements provided for in Articles 2 to 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2377/96 of 13 December 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1261/96 establishing the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands as regards wine products qualifying under the specific arrangements provided for in Articles 2 to 5 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (2), and in particular Article 2 and Articles 3 (4) and 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1261/96 (3) fixes the aid necessary to permit the supply of Community wine to the Canary Islands for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997; whereas that aid was fixed on the basis of the amounts laid down for export refunds on Community wines; whereas those refunds have recently been reduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2083/96 (4) amending Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 (5) fixing the export refunds in the wine sector;
Whereas the application of the criteria for fixing Community aid to the current situation on the market in the product group in question and in particular to the quotations or prices for those products in the European part of the Community and on the world market results in the aid for supplies to the Canary Islands being fixed at the levels set out in the Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1261/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R0153 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 153/2004 of 28 January 2004 amending the import duties in the rice sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 153/2004
of 28 January 2004
amending 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 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 2294/2003(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Import duties in the rice sector have been fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 99/2004(5).
(2) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 10 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 99/2004,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 99/2004 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32004D0442 | 2004/442/EC: Council Decision of 26 April 2004 appointing a new member of the Commission of the European Communities
| Council Decision
of 26 April 2004
appointing a new member of the Commission of the European Communities
(2004/442/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 215 thereof,
Whereas:
On 17 April 2004 Mr Pedro SOLBES resigned from his post as a member of the Commission. He should be replaced for the remainder of his term of office,
Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA AMANN is hereby appointed a member of the Commission for the period from 26 April 2004 to 31 October 2004.
This Decision shall take effect on 26 April 2004.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R2032 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2001 of 17 October 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2001
of 17 October 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 18 October 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 |
32005D0720 | 2005/720/EC: Council Decision of 20 September 2005 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
| 21.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 September 2005
on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
(2005/720/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, was signed on behalf of the European Community and its Member States on 8 June 2005.
(2) The Protocol should be approved,
The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and its Member States.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (2). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0402 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 402/2014 of 22 April 2014 on the issue of import licences and the allocation of import rights for applications lodged during the first seven days of April 2014 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultrymeat
| 23.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 119/59
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 402/2014
of 22 April 2014
on the issue of import licences and the allocation of import rights for applications lodged during the first seven days of April 2014 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 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188 thereof,
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 April 2014 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September of Groups Nos 3, 4B and 6B for the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 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 April 2014 in respect of Group No 5A for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2014 relate 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 July to 30 September 2014 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8, and for the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 in respect of Groups Nos 3, 4B and 6B, 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 July to 30 September 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 23 April 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31999R1725 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1725/1999 of 2 August 1999 on the supply of split peas as food aid
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1725/1999
of 2 August 1999
on the supply of split peas as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food aid policy and food aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
(1) Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
(2) Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated split peas to certain beneficiaries;
(3) Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(2); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs;
(4) Whereas, in order to ensure that the supplies are carried out, provision should be made for tenderers to be able to mobilise either green split peas or yellow split peas,
Split peas shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97, and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
Tenders shall cover either green split peas or yellow split peas. Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of peas to which they relate.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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 |
32000R0697 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 697/2000 of 31 March 2000 concerning the increase and opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the European Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 697/2000
of 31 March 2000
concerning the increase and opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the European Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2491/98(2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/239/EC of 13 March 2000 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation(3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The annual quotas provided for in section III(1) and (3) of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation, should be opened for the year 2000. In view of the fact that the annual quota for soft drinks can only be opened as from 1 April 2000, it should be reduced on a pro rata basis for the period elapsed.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 215/2000 of 24 January 2000 renewing for 2000 the measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain processed agricultural products(4), has already independently opened part of the quotas provided for in the Agreement. These quotas should therefore be increased in accordance with the Agreement concluded with Switzerland.
(3) 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(5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999(6), codified the provisions for the management of the tariff quotas to be used in the chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release for free circulation.
(4) The measures laid down in this Regulation comply with the opinion of the Management Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,
1. From 1 January to 31 December 2000 the quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 215/2000 shall be increased by the quantities shown in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. A duty-exempt quota shall be opened for the goods of Swiss origin classified under CN codes 2202 10 00 and ex 2202 90 10 listed in Annex II to this Regulation from 1 April to 31 December 2000. For imports in excess of this quota a duty of 9,1 % shall be applied.
The Community tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
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 April 2000, with the exception of Article 1(1), which is applicable from 1 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31999R0837 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 837/1999 of 22 April 1999 on a sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 837/1999
of 22 April 1999
on a sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has resulted in a build-up of stocks in several Member States; whereas outlets for those products exist in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent storage being prolonged excessively, part of those stocks should be put up for sale by tender for export to those countries;
Whereas the sale should be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(4), and in particular Titles II and III thereof, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96(6), subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the sales by tender are conducted properly and uniformly, measures in addition to those provided for in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 should be adopted;
Whereas provision should be made for derogations from Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 in view of the administrative difficulties which the application of that point is creating in the Member States concerned;
Whereas, for practical reasons, export refunds will not be granted on beef sold under this Regulation; whereas, however, successful tenderers will be required to apply for export licences for the quantity awarded, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98(8);
Whereas, in order to ensure that the beef sold is exported to the eligible third countries, provision should be made for a security to be lodged before the goods are taken over and the primary requirements should be determined;
Whereas products from intervention stocks may in certain cases have undergone several handling operations; whereas, to help ensure satisfactory presentation and marketing, the repackaging of the products should be authorised in certain circumstances;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. The following approximate quantities of intervention products bought in pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be put up for sale:
- 4000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French intervention agency,
- 3000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency.
2. The beef shall be exported to the zones "02" to "09" destinations listed in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/1999(9).
3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall be conducted in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, and in particular Titles II and III thereof, and Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92.
1. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, this Regulation shall serve as a general notice of invitation to tender.
The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up notices of invitation to tender setting out in particular:
- the quantities of beef put up for sale, and
- the deadline and place for the submission of tenders.
2. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored may be obtained by the parties concerned at the addresses set out in Annex II. The intervention agencies shall, in addition, display the notices referred to in paragraph 1 at their head offices and may also publish them in other ways.
3. The intervention agencies concerned shall sell first meat which has been in storage for the longest time.
4. Only tenders reaching the intervention agencies concerned by 12 noon on 17 May 1999 shall be considered.
5. Notwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, tenders must be submitted to the intervention agency concerned in sealed envelopes bearing a reference to this Regulation. The sealed envelopes must not be opened by the intervention agency before the deadline for submission, as referred to in paragraph 4, has expired.
6. Notwithstanding Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, tenders shall not specify the store or stores where the products are held.
7. Notwithstanding Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the security shall be EUR 12 per 100 kilograms.
The submission of an application for an export licence as referred to in Article 4(2) shall constitute a primary requirement in addition to the requirements laid down in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79.
1. Not later than the day following the closing date for the submission of tenders, the Member States shall send the Commission details of tenders received.
2. Following scrutiny of the tenders, a minimum selling price per product shall be set or no award shall be made.
1. The intervention agency shall send each tenderer the information referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 by fax.
2. Within five working days of the date on which the information as referred to in paragraph 1 is forwarded, the successful tenderers shall apply for one or more export licences as referred to in the first indent of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 in respect of the quantity awarded. Applications shall be accompanied by the fax as referred to in paragraph 1 and shall contain in box 7 the name of one of the zones "02" to "09" countries referred to in Article 1(2). In addition, one of the following shall be entered in box 20 of applications:
- Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) n° 837/1999]
- Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF) nr. 837/1999]
- Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG) Nr. 837/1999]
- Προϊόντα παρέμβασης χωρίς επιστροφή [κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 837/1999]
- Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC) No 837/1999]
- Produits d'intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) n° 837/1999]
- Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 837/1999]
- Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie [Verordening (EG) nr. 837/1999]
- Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE) n.o 837/1999]
- Interventiotuotteita - ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o 837/1999]
- Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [Förordning (EG) nr 837/1999].
1. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the delivery period shall run for three months from the date of the notification as referred to in Article 4(1) of this Regulation.
2. Notwithstanding the first indent of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, export licences applied for in accordance with Article 4(2) of this Regulation shall be valid for 90 days.
1. A security shall be lodged by the buyer before the goods are taken over to ensure they are exported to the third countries referred to in Article 1(2). Import into one of those countries shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85(10).
2. The security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be, per tonne:
- the difference between the tender price per tonne and EUR 2000 for bone-in hindquarters,
- the difference between the tender price per tonne and EUR 1300 for bone-in forequarters,
- the difference between the tender price per tonne and EUR 3200 for boneless meat falling within codes INT 12 to INT 16 and code INT 19,
- the difference between the tender price and EUR 1800 for other boneless meat.
The competent authorities may permit intervention products with torn or soiled packaging to be put up in new packaging of the same type, under their supervision and before being presented for dispatch at the customs office of departure.
No export refund shall be granted on meat sold under this Regulation.
Removal orders as referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, export declarations and, where appropriate, T5 control copies shall contain one of the following entries:
- Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) n° 837/1999]
- Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF) nr. 837/1999]
- Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG) Nr. 837/1999]
- Προϊόντα παρέμβασης χωρίς επιστροφή [κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 837/1999]
- Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC) No 837/1999]
- Produits d'intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) n° 837/1999]
- Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 837/1999]
- Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie [Verordening (EG) nr. 837/1999]
- Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE) n.o 837/1999]
- Interventiotuotteita - ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o 837/1999]
- Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [Förordning (EG) nr 837/1999].
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 |
31986R1909 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1909/86 of 16 June 1986 introducing surveillance on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
| 21.6.1986 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 165/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1909/86
of 16 June 1986
introducing surveillance on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the United States of America has imposed limitations on imports of certain products from the Community;
Whereas these measures threaten to cause injury to the Community producers concerned;
Whereas, in order to safeguard the interests of the Community, it is necessary for the Community to introduce surveillance for imports of certain products originating in the United States of America;
Whereas it is necessary to provided that Member States submit information rapidly to the Commission in respect of imports actually carried out,
Imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex and originating in the United States of America are hereby made subject to retrospective Community surveillance based on import declarations or any other equivalent import document required before the entry into force of this Regulation.
1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission, within the first 10 days of each month, details as to the quantity and statistical value, broken down according to the NIMEXE nomenclature, of imports originating in the United States of America of each of the products listed in the Annex, actually carried out during the month preceding the immediately preceding month.
2. The first communication will be made not later than 10 July 1986, covering imports carried out in May.
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 |
31987D0592 | 87/592/EEC: Council Decision of 14 December 1987 on the allocation of 60 million ECU for the implementation of a special Community programme to aid certain highly indebted low-income African countries
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 December 1987
on the allocation of 60 million ECU for the implementation of a special Community programme to aid certain highly indebted low-income African countries
(87/592/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Third ACP-EEC Convention signed in LomĂŠ on 8 December 1984, hereinafter referred to as 'the Third Convention'.
Having regard to the 1985 Internal Agreement on the financing and administration of Community aid, hereinafter referred to as the 'Internal Agreement', as amended by Council Decision 86/281/EEC (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas debt problems were the subject of close attention at the Venice Summit in June 1987 and it was recognized that the problems of the highly indebted low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa had to be treated as a special case;
Whereas a special 100 million ECU programme in aid of these countries should be implemented in 1988 and 1989 for the financing of quick-disbursing non-project aid and whereas 40 million ECU will be drawn from the outstanding balances of previous Conventions;
Whereas, to provide the 60 million ECU not covered by the outstanding balances, recourse should be had to the possibilities provided for in Article 9 (1) of the Internal Agreement with a view to financing part of this special programme;
Whereas, at its meeting on 14 and 15 December 1987, the Council defined the conditions for the implementation of this programme and, in particular, the criteria for selecting those countries eligible for aid,
From the payments, proceeds and income referred to in Article 9 (1) of the Internal Agreement, plus any interest on the credit balance, calculated in accordance with the exchange of letters of 30 May 1985 and 9 July 1985 between the President of the European Investment Bank and the President of the Council of the European Communities, there shall be allocated, after deduction of any commission due to the European Investment Bank, hereinafter referred to as 'the Bank', 60 million ECU for financing part of a special Community programme for the highly indebted low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa, hereinafter referred to as 'the special programme'.
The amount referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated, in accordance with the procedures in force under the Third Convention, for utilization as non-reimbursable non-project aid to finance sectoral or general import programmes, provided that these programmes concern essential imports that contribute to the optimum functioning of the production sectors and help meet basic human needs.
Countries which may benefit from the special programme shall be those which:
- are low-income, that is to say, countries eligible for resources from the International Development Association,
- have a debt burden that seriously affects their capacity to import, and
- have undertaken to make significant efforts towards bringing about economic adjustment and have taken measures towards this end under the conditions defined in the Council's conclusions of 14 and 15 December 1987 on the special programme.
The amount referred to in Article 1 shall be broken down as between the Member States by means of the financing formula used under the Third Convention. It shall be paid by the Bank to the Commission, at the Commission's request, twice yearly, on a pro rata basis in accordance with that financing formula, subject to the amounts in ECU available per Member State up to their ceilings under the financing formula.
Contributions from Member States that are not covered by the amounts available as referred to in Article 1 shall be prefinanced, for those Member States which so desire, except for the part resulting from withdrawals made by the Member States after 1 July 1987, by an advance from European Development Fund (EDF) resources, to be repaid as future revenue accrues to those accounts.
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32005R0231 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 231/2005 of 10 February 2005 fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
| 11.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 39/38
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 231/2005
of 10 February 2005
fixing 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 (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 15(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which an application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence. In this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (3). That corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the corrective amount according to destination.
(4) The corrective amount must be fixed at the same time as the refund and according to the same procedure; it may be altered in the period between fixings.
(5) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 1(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance except for malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2005.
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31997R0028 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/97 of 9 January 1997 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific measures for the supply of certain vegetable oils for the processing industry in the French overseas departments and assessing supply requirements
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 28/97 of 9 January 1997 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific measures for the supply of certain vegetable oils for the processing industry in the French overseas departments and assessing supply requirements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article 2 (6) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 requires an assessment of the supply requirements of the French overseas departments in vegetable oils (other than olive oil) for use in the processing industry to be drawn up and the amount of aid for products from the rest of the Community fixed; whereas that aid should be fixed with particular reference to the costs of supply from the world market and the conditions created by the geographical location of the French overseas departments;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1736/96 (4), laid down common detailed rules for implementation of the specific measures for the supply of certain agricultural products to the French overseas departments; whereas further rules adapted to the commercial practices in the sector of vegetable oils (other than olive oil) for use in the processing industry concerning, in particular, the duration of validity of the certificates and the amount of the security to ensure that operators comply with their obligations should be adopted;
Whereas this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible so that licences can be issued as quickly as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee on Oils and Fats,
For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, the quantity of the assessment of supply requirements of vegetable oils (other than olive oil) for the processing industry falling within CN codes 1507 to 1516 (except 1509 and 1510) exempt from customs duty when imported into the French overseas department or entitled to aid when brought in from elsewhere in the Community is fixed at 10 400 tonnes for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1997.
The allocation of this quantity is shown in the Annex.
The French authorities may adjust this allocation by an amount not exceeding 20 % of the quantity for each department. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
For the purposes of Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, aid for the supply to the French overseas departments of vegetable oils (other than olive oil) for the processing industry falling within CN codes 1507 to 1516 (except 1509 and 1510) from elsewhere in the Community is fixed under the assessment of supply requirements at ECU 30 per tonne for French Guiana and Martinique and ECU 35 per tonne for RĂŠunion.
France shall designate the authority responsible for:
(a) issuing the exemption certificate referred to in Article 2a (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92;
(b) issuing the aid certificate referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92;
(c) paying the aid to the operators concerned.
1. Applications for licences shall be made to the responsible authority during the first five working days of each month. An application shall be considered only if:
(a) the quantity applied for does not exceed the maximum quantity of vegetable oils (other than olive oil) available under the assessment of supply requirements published by the French authorities;
(b) before expiry of the deadline for the submission of applications for licences, proof has been provided that the person concerned has lodged a security of ECU 25 per tonne.
Applications may be submitted for the first time at the beginning of January 1997.
2. Licences shall be issued no later than the tenth working day of each month.
3. Where licences are issued for less than the quantities applied for, the operator concerned may withdraw his application in writing within three working days of issue of the licence. In that case, the security shall be released immediately.
4. The maximum quantity available under the assessment of supply requirements shall be published by the authority responsible during the last week of each month.
5. For January 1997 the authorities responsible shall determine the first period for submitting applications for licences and shall issue the licences as soon as possible.
Exemption certificates and aid certificates shall expire on the last day of the second month following that in which they were issued.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32014D0113 | 2014/113/EU: Commission Decision of 3 March 2014 on setting up a Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents and repealing Decision 95/320/EC
| 4.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 62/18
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 March 2014
on setting up a Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents and repealing Decision 95/320/EC
(2014/113/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
(1) The Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents (hereinafter the Committee) was set up by Commission Decision 95/320/EC (1) to evaluate the health effects of chemical agents on workers at work. The work of the Committee directly supports Union regulatory activity in the field of occupational safety and health. It develops high quality comparative analytical knowledge and it ensures that Commission proposals, decisions and policy relating to the protection of workers’ health and safety are based on sound scientific evidence.
(2) The Committee assists the Commission, in particular, in evaluating the latest available scientific data and in proposing occupational exposure limits (OELs) for the protection of workers from chemical risks, to be set at Union level pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC (2) and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).
(3) Members of SCOEL are highly qualified, specialized, independent experts selected on the basis of objective criteria. They are appointed in their personal capacity and provide the Commission with Recommendations and Opinions that are necessary for the development of EU policy on workers protection. The nature of the contribution is such that without it the Commission could not reach its social policy objectives to protect workers’ health and safety. Therefore, these independent experts should receive remuneration beyond reimbursement of expenses, which is proportionate to the particular tasks attributed to them.
(4) The work of the Committee makes an effective contribution to improving the working environment to protect workers’ health and safety by providing the Commission with scientific evidence on the health effects of chemical agents on workers at work which is indispensable in order that the Commission is able to attain the relevant Union social policy objectives. Therefore, the financing of its activities will be provided by the relevant budget line that is dedicated to supporting initiatives in the social policies and working conditions field.
(5) There is also a need to introduce improvements to the structure and working procedures of the Committee.
(6) The Committee members should be selected through a call for expression of interest. This will ensure that the procedure respects the principles of equal opportunities and transparency.
(7) With a view to ensuring continuity and efficiency of the Committee’s work, the members appointed by Commission Decision 2009/985/EU (4) should remain in office until new members of the Committee are appointed.
(8) Scientific advice that is given on matters relating to the protection of workers’ health and safety must be based on the ethical principles of excellence, independence, impartiality and transparency, as developed in the Commission Communication on ‘The collection and use of expertise by the Commission: principles and guidelines. Improving knowledge for better policies’ (5), and it must be organised in accordance with best practice principles of risk assessment.
(9) Since substantive amendments are to be made to Decision 95/320/EC, that Decision should be repealed and replaced by a new Decision in the interest of clarity,
Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents
A Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents to evaluate the health effects of chemical agents on workers at work (‘the Committee’) shall be set up.
Mission
1. The mission of the Committee shall be to provide the Commission with Recommendations or Opinions at the latter’s request on any matter relating to the toxicological evaluation of chemicals for their effects on the health of workers.
2. The Committee, after consulting the Secretariat provided for in Article 5(3), shall adopt a methodology for the derivation of Occupational Exposure Limits (‘OELs’) and keep it under review, to reflect all relevant scientific factors relating to the setting of OELs. It shall ensure that its methodology reflects current risk assessment practice.
3. The Committee shall in particular recommend OELs based on scientific data, as defined in Directives 98/24/EC and 2004/37/EC, which shall include, but not be limited to:
— the eight-hour time weighted average (TWA);
— short-term limits/excursion limits (STEL);
— biological limit values/biological guidance values (BLV/BGV).
The OELs shall be supplemented, as appropriate, by further notations which shall include:
— likely absorption through the skin;
— sensitising potential;
— carcinogenic properties.
Additional appropriate notations may be introduced by amendments to the Committee’s methodology document.
4. Any Recommendation for an OEL shall be supported and explained in detail by information on the basic data, a description of the critical effects, the extrapolation techniques used and any data on possible risks to human health. The feasibility of monitoring exposure at any proposed OEL shall also be noted.
5. The Commission may request the Committee to carry out other actions relating to the toxicological evaluation of chemical agents.
6. The Committee shall identify any lack of specific scientific information which may be necessary for the evaluation of chemical risks and shall inform the Commission accordingly.
7. The Committee shall identify current priority issues regarding health effects of chemicals and shall inform the Commission accordingly.
8. At the request of the Commission, the Committee shall set up thematic workshops in order to review data and scientific knowledge on chemical agents or issues related to its methodology. These workshops shall be organised with the support of the Secretariat of the Committee.
9. In carrying out its tasks the Committee, in accordance with article 5(5), shall seek to ensure cooperation with the relevant other bodies established under EU law, including Union Agencies, carrying out similar tasks in relation to issues of common concern.
Appointment of Committee members
1. The Committee shall be composed of not more than twenty-one individual experts selected from a list of suitable candidates established following publication of a call for expression of interest in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the Commission website. A link from the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (‘the Register’) to the web page where the call is published shall also be provided.
The members shall be appointed in a personal capacity by the Commission.
The members shall be selected on the basis of their proven scientific expertise and experience, having regard to the need to ensure:
— that the full range of scientific expertise which is necessary to fulfil the mission is reflected, including, in particular, chemistry, toxicology, epidemiology, occupational medicine and industrial hygiene, and general competence in setting OELs;
— a balanced geographical distribution of the members of the Committee.
2. The members’ names shall be published in the Register as well as in the Official Journal of the European Union for information purposes.
Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).
3. Members appointed by Decision 2009/985/EU in accordance with Decision 95/320/EC shall remain in office under the present Decision until the appointment of members for a new term of office in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraphs 1 and 2.
Term of office
1. The term of office for members of the Committee shall be three years. After expiry of the three-year period, members of the Committee shall remain in office until they are replaced or until their appointments are renewed.
2. In the event of resignation of a member of the Committee before expiry of the three-year period or where a member is absent from more than one third of the meetings or is for any other reason no longer capable of contributing effectively to the Committee’s deliberations, he/she may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office. In such a case, the Commission shall appoint a new member from the previous list of candidates in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 3.
Committee’s Board and Secretariat
1. At the beginning of each term of office, the Committee shall elect from among its members, by simple majority, a chair and two vice-chairs. Those three members shall constitute the Board of the Committee (‘the Board’).
2. The Board shall be responsible for internal procedural Committee matters and shall chair the meetings with a view to achieving a scientific consensus on the Recommendations or Opinions to be adopted.
3. The Commission shall provide the Secretariat for the Committee and its working groups, along with the administrative support necessary for the efficient functioning of the Committee.
4. The Secretariat shall ensure effective cooperation of the Committee with other Scientific Committees and Union Agencies.
5. The Secretariat shall take care to ensure early identification of potential sources of conflict between the Committee’s Recommendations and Opinions and those of other bodies established under EU law, including Union Agencies, carrying out a similar task in relation to issues of common concern.
Working groups
1. At the request of the Board, the Committee may set up working groups from among its members, in agreement with the Commission services.
2. The working groups shall be required to discuss specific issues relevant to the work of the Committee, on the basis of terms of reference defined by the Committee, and to report back on the results of their deliberations. Such working groups shall be disbanded as soon as their task is completed.
Plenary meetings of the Committee and meetings of the working groups
1. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure for Commission expert groups.
2. The plenary meetings of the Committee shall take place, as a general rule, four times a year.
3. The Commission services shall convene and take part in the plenary meetings of the Committee and shall convene the meetings of the working groups.
4. The Committee as well as the working groups shall normally meet at the headquarters of the Commission. However, in exceptional cases, meetings may be held elsewhere.
Procedures and methodology
1. The deliberations of the Committee shall relate to any request for a Recommendation on an OEL for a specific substance or group of substances or any other scientific Opinion (‘Opinion’) requested by the Commission.
2. The Commission, in requesting any Recommendation or Opinion of the Committee, in accordance with paragraph 1, may fix the period of time within which those are to be given.
3. The Committee, and in particular the Board, shall make every effort to base its Recommendations or Opinions on a consensus. The Committee’s deliberations shall not be followed by a vote. In the absence of unanimous agreement, the various positions taken in the course of the deliberations shall be reported to the Commission by the Committee.
4. The Committee shall ensure, with the support of the Secretariat, that its methodology reflects the latest scientific standards and that it is implemented.
5. Without prejudice to the provisions on confidentiality referred to in Article 9(3), the Commission shall publish the updated methodology, along with adopted Recommendations and Opinions of the Committee, in the part of its website dedicated to the Committee.
Ethical principles
Members of the Committee shall undertake to act independently of any external influence. They shall not delegate their responsibilities to any other person.
They shall make a declaration of commitment to act in the public interest and to declare either the absence or existence of any direct or indirect interest which might be considered prejudicial to their independence.
The Commission services will take note of and decide on the relevance of any declared interests.
The Committee shall ensure that its Recommendations and Opinions clearly present the reasoning used in its decision-making process, as outlined in its methodology.
Without prejudice to Article 339 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 12 of this Decision, the members of the Committee shall not divulge information coming to their knowledge as a result of the work of the Committee, thematic workshops, working groups or other activities related to this Decision.
A written declaration of confidentiality shall be signed by the members of the Committee at the beginning of each term of office.
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Observers and external experts
1. The Commission services shall invite EEA/EFTA countries to submit proposals for scientists to attend meetings as observers.
2. When appropriate, the Commission services may invite scientific experts from outside the Committee with specific competence in a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the Committee or in a working group on an ad hoc basis.
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Special allowances
1. Members of the Committee and external experts invited on the initiative of the Commission shall be entitled to a special allowance of a maximum of EUR 450 in the form of a daily unit cost for each full working day. The total allowance shall be calculated and rounded upwards to the amount corresponding to the nearest half working day. The payment shall be made in euro.
2. Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the Committee shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the applicable provisions (7). Those expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.
3. Article 11(1) shall only come into effect on the date on which members are appointed for the next term of office of the Committee in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 3.
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Transparency
1. The Commission shall publish all relevant documents (such as agendas, minutes and participants’ submissions) either in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website.
2. Exceptions to publication shall be possible on the basis of a case-by-case assessment where disclosure of a document would undermine the protection of a public or private interest as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8).
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Repeal
1. Decision 95/320/EC is hereby repealed.
2. References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
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Entry into force
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32006R0264 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 264/2006 of 15 February 2006 on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
| 16.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 264/2006
of 15 February 2006
on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to 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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 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 (3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the delivery obligations at zero duty of products of CN code 1701, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(2) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the zero duty tariff quotas for products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(3) Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 opens tariff quotas at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne for products of CN code 1701 11 10 for imports originating in Brazil, Cuba and other third countries.
(4) In the week of 6 to 10 February 2006 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding a country's delivery obligation quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar determined pursuant to Article 9 of that Regulation.
(5) In these circumstances the Commission must set reduction coefficients to be used so that licences are issued for quantities scaled down in proportion to the total available and must indicate that the limit in question has been reached,
In the case of import licence applications presented from 6 to 10 February 2006 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2006.
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32002R2067 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2067/2002 of 21 November 2002 correcting Regulation (EC) No 444/98 amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2067/2002
of 21 November 2002
correcting Regulation (EC) No 444/98 amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 9(2) and Article 13(11) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 9(2) and Article 13(15) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2229/2001(6),
Whereas:
(1) The amendment of the first indent of Article 4(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1322/2002(8), as adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 444/98(9), contains an error in that the expression "eleven-digit code" did not actually appear in that indent before its amendment. This error should therefore be corrected.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 444/98, point 2 is hereby corrected and replaced by the following text: "2. the first indent in Article 4(2) is replaced by the following:
- in Section 15, the description of the product and its twelve-digit code; in the case of products falling within two or more adjacent subdivisions the exporter may show the twelve-digit refund nomenclature, in which case the following shall be indicated in Section 15: preparations used for animal feed covered by Regulation (EC) No 1517/95."
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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32006D0775 | 2006/775/EC: Commission Decision of 13 November 2006 amending Annex D to Council Directive 95/70/EC as regards the list of exotic mollusc diseases subject to harmonised Community control measures (notified under document number C(2006) 5309) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 15.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 314/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 November 2006
amending Annex D to Council Directive 95/70/EC as regards the list of exotic mollusc diseases subject to harmonised Community control measures
(notified under document number C(2006) 5309)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/775/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995 introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 95/70/EC introduces minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs. The diseases subject to such harmonised measures are specified in Annex A to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (2), and in Annex D to Directive 95/70/EC.
(2) The diseases referred to in Annex D to Directive 95/70/EC are diseases considered to be exotic to the Community.
(3) New epidemiological investigations have demonstrated that several diseases listed in Annex D to Directive 95/70/EC are either widespread in the Community mollusc farming industry or without any significant impact.
(4) The species referred to as susceptible host species for the diseases and pathogens in question should be in line with the most recent edition of the OIE International Aquatic Animal Health Code.
(5) It is appropriate to take into account the diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV to Council Directive COM(2005)362 (3), in order to ensure an effective transition to the new Community aquatic animal health legislation.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex D to Directive 95/70/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
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31990R0243 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 243/90 of 30 January 1990 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export, amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1793/89
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 243/90
of 30 January 1990
on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export, amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1793/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of the Council 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 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/87 (4), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks;
Whereas certain intervention agencies hold stocks of boned intervention meat; whereas an extension of the period of storage for the meat bought in should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; whereas outlets exist in certain third countries for the products in question and it is appropriate therefore to offer this meat for sale in accordance with Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 2824/85 (5);
Whereas it is necessary to lay down a time limit for export of the said meat; whereas this time limit should be fixed by taking into account Article 5 (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3182/88 (7);
Whereas in order to ensure that beef sold is exported the lodging of security, as specified in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, should be required;
Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 139/90 (9); whereas, however, the Annex to the said Regulation setting out the entries to be made should be expanded;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1793/89 (10) should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for beef and veal,
1. Part of the stocks of boned intervention beef held by the Irish intervention agency and bought in before 1 September 1989 shall be sold.
This meat shall be for export.
Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 2824/85.
The provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 985/81 (11) shall not apply to this sale.
2. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto.
3. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agency concerned no later than 12 noon on 6 February 1990.
4. Particulars relating to the quantities and the places where the products are stored may be obtained by interested parties at the address given in Annex II.
The products specified in Article 1 must be exported within six months of the date of conclusion of the contract of sale.
1. The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 10 per 100 kilograms.
2. The security provided for in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 600 per 100 kilograms.
Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 is hereby amended as follows:
In Part I of the Annex, 'Products to be exported in the same state as that in which they were when removed from intervention stock', the following item 55 and footnote are added:
'55. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 243/90 of 30 January 1990, on the sale by procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export (55).
(55) OJ No L 27, 31. 1. 1990, p. 8.'
Regulation (EEC) No 1793/89 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January 1990.
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31995R2772 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2772/95 of 30 November 1995 replacing the values in ecus in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2772/95 of 30 November 1995 replacing the values in ecus in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April 1993 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1053/95 (4), and in particular Article 18 (2) thereof,
Whereas with effect from 1 February 1995, Article 13 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 alters the value in ecus of certain prices and amounts in order to neutralize the effects of the abolition of the corrective factor of 1,207509 which until 31 January 1995 affected the conversion rates used for agriculture;
Whereas the new values in ecus of the prices and amounts concerned have been established as of 1 February 1995 according to the rules laid down in Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 and Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93, in order to avoid confusion and to facilitate the application of the common agricultural policy, the values in ecus of the amounts given in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 (5), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, which apply at least from:
- 1 January 1996 for amounts which are not affected by a marketing year,
- the beginning of the 1996 marketing year in the case of amounts for which the marketing year begins in January 1996, and - the beginning of the 1995/96 marketing year in the other cases,
and which are among the legal instruments coming into force before 1 February 1995, should be replaced,
As a consequence of the adjustment with effect from 1 February 1995, pursuant to Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 and to Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93, on the amounts in ecus in Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92, the latter shall be amended as laid down in Article 2 hereof.
Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 4 (2) the amount 'ECU 150` is replaced by 'ECU 181,1`; the amounts 'ECU 250` are replaced by 'ECU 301,9`; the amount 'ECU 100` is replaced by 'ECU 120,8`; the amount 'ECU 400` is replaced by 'ECU 483,0`; the amount 'ECU 1 000` is replaced by 'ECU 1 208`; the amount 'ECU 700` is replaced by 'ECU 845,3` and the amount 'ECU 600` is replaced by 'ECU 724,5`;
2. in Article 4 (3) the amount 'ECU 350` is replaced by 'ECU 422,6`;
3. in Article 6 (1) the amount 'ECU 2 500` is replaced by 'ECU 3 019`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply, for each amount in question, from the date on which an agricultural conversion rate fixed on or after 1 February 1995 is first applied.
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 |
31972R0458 | Regulation (EEC) No 458/72 of the Commission of 2 March 1972 amending the Annexes to Regulations (EEC) Nos 1559/70, 1560/70, 1561/70 and 1562/70 of 31 July 1970 and (EEC) No 55/72 of 12 January 1972
| REGULATION (EEC) No 458/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 2 March 1972 amending the Annexes to Regulations (EEC) Nos 1559/70, 1560/70, 1561/70 and 1562/70 of 31 July 1970 and (EEC) No 55/72 of 12 January 1972
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 159/66/EEC 1 of 25 October 1966 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1425/71 2, and in particular Article 7b (4) thereof;
Whereas the Annexes to Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1559/70 3 laying down conditions for the supply to the animal feedingstuffs industry of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market, (EEC) No 1560/70 4 laying down conditions for granting contracts for obtaining juice by processing fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market, (EEC) No 1561/70 5 laying down conditions for granting contracts for distilling operations in respect of certain fruit withdrawn from the market, (EEC) No 1562/70 6 laying down conditions for the supply to the distilling industries of certain fruit withdrawn from the market and (EEC) No 55/72 7 laying down conditions for inviting tenders for the disposal of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market list the agencies appointed by Member States to carry out the operations covered by these Regulations;
Whereas, since the address of the Belgian agency has changed, the Annexes to the abovementioned Regulations must be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables;
In the Annexes to Regulations (EEC) Nos 1559/70, 1560/70, 1561/70, 1562/70 and 55/72, the following shall be substituted for the address of the agency appointed by Belgium:
rue de Trèves 82,
1040 Bruxelles.
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 |
32007R0556 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 556/2007 of 23 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes
| 24.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 132/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 556/2007
of 23 May 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 46(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Point A(3) of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the maximum permissible total sulphur dioxide levels of wine may be increased where climatic conditions have made this necessary.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 (2) lays down certain detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the maximum permissible total sulphur dioxide content of wine in particular. Under Article 19(4) thereof, Annex XIIa to that Regulation lists the cases where the Member States may authorise an increase in the maximum total sulphur dioxide content of wine of less than 300 milligrams per litre by a maximum of 40 milligrams per litre because of weather conditions.
(3) By letter of 1 March 2007, the French Government requested authorisation to increase the maximum permissible total sulphur dioxide content of wine of less than 300 milligrams per litre by a maximum of 40 milligrams per litre for wine produced in the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin regions from the 2006 grape harvest in the wake of exceptionally unfavourable weather conditions. That request should be acceded to.
(4) The technical note provided by the competent French authorities shows that the quantities of sulphur dioxide needed to ensure the proper vinification and proper preservation of the wines affected by these unfavourable conditions and to ensure that they are suitable for placing on the market should be increased above the level normally authorised. This temporary measure is the only available option to allow the grapes affected by these unfavourable weather conditions to be used to produce wine suitable for placing on the market. Following measures taken by the French Institute of Winemaking Technology, it has been estimated that approximately 25 % of the total quantity produced in this area is likely to be affected by this derogation.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Annex XIIa to Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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 |
32003R0768 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 768/2003 of 30 April 2003 altering the corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 768/2003
of 30 April 2003
altering the corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt
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 malt was fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2002(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 malt should be altered,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to the export refunds fixed in advance in respect of the products referred to is hereby altered to the amount set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
32015R0330 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/330 of 2 March 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 3.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 58/64
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/330
of 2 March 2015
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 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010D0287 | 2010/287/: Council Decision of 19 January 2010 on the existence of an excessive deficit in the Netherlands
| 21.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 125/42
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 January 2010
on the existence of an excessive deficit in the Netherlands
(2010/287/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, in particular, Article 126(6) in conjunction with Article 126(13) and Article 136 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the observations made by the Netherlands,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 126(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States shall avoid excessive government deficits.
(2) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation.
(3) The excessive deficit procedure (EDP) under Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as clarified by Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (1) (which is part of the Stability and Growth Pact), provides for a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit. Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 also establishes provisions for the implementation of Article 104 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which has become Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union sets out further provisions relating to the implementation of the EDP. Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2009 (2) lays down detailed rules and definitions for the application of the provisions of that Protocol.
(4) The 2005 reform of the Stability and Growth Pact sought to strengthen its effectiveness and economic underpinnings as well as to safeguard the sustainability of the public finances in the long run. It aimed at ensuring that, in particular, the economic and budgetary background was taken into account fully in all steps in the EDP. In this way, the Stability and Growth Pact provides the framework supporting government policies for a prompt return to sound budgetary positions taking account of the economic situation.
(5) Article 104(5) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which has become Article 126(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, required the Commission to address an opinion to the Council if the Commission considered that an excessive deficit in a Member State existed or might occur. Having taken into account its report in accordance with Article 104(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which has become Article 126(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee in accordance with Article 104(4) thereof, which has become Article 126(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Commission concluded that an excessive deficit existed in the Netherlands. The Commission therefore addressed such an opinion to the Council in respect of the Netherlands on 11 November 2009 (3).
(6) Article 126(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that the Council should consider any observations which the Member State concerned may wish to make before deciding, after an overall assessment, whether an excessive deficit exists. In the case of the Netherlands, this overall assessment leads to the conclusions set out in this Decision.
(7) According to data notified by the Dutch authorities in October 2009, the general government deficit in the Netherlands is planned to reach 4,8 % of GDP in 2009, thus above and not close to the 3 % of GDP reference value. The planned excess over the reference value can be qualified as exceptional within the meaning of the Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact. It results mainly from a severe economic downturn in the sense of the Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact. In the Commission services’ 2009 autumn forecast GDP is expected to contract by 4,5 % in 2009 and to grow by only ¼ % in 2010. Furthermore, also on the basis of the Commission services’ autumn 2009 forecast, the planned excess over the reference value cannot be considered temporary, since the general government deficit is projected to increase from 4,7 % of GDP in 2009 to 6,1 % of GDP in 2010 before it declines slightly to 5,6 % of GDP in 2011 based on the usual no-policy change assumption. The deficit criterion in the Treaty is not fulfilled.
(8) According to data notified by the Dutch authorities in October 2009, the general government gross debt is below the 60 % of GDP reference value, at 59,7 % (4) of GDP in 2009. The Commission services’ autumn 2009 forecast expects the general government gross debt to come out at 59,8 % of GDP in 2009 and to increase to around 66 % of GDP in 2010 and 70 % of GDP in 2011, thus exceeding the 60 % of GDP reference value. This increase stems in large part from an important expected deterioration of the primary balance.
(9) According to Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97, ‘relevant factors’ can only be taken into account in the steps leading to the Council decision on the existence of an excessive deficit in accordance with Article 126(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union if the double condition — that the deficit remains close to the reference value and that its excess over the reference value is temporary — is fully met. In the case of the Netherlands, this double condition is not met. Therefore, relevant factors are not taken into account in the steps leading to this Decision,
From an overall assessment it follows that an excessive deficit exists in the Netherlands.
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31997D0493 | 97/493/EC: Commission Decision of 3 July 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by the Netherlands pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 July 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by the Netherlands pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (97/489/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 96/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas the request submitted by the Netherlands on 5 November 1996, which reached the Commission on 11 November 1996, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of one type of vehicle with two types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 carried out in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;
Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/516/EEC (4), and of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 91/663/EEC (6), are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 7 and No 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;
Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and fitting of such stop lamps;
Whereas the measure provided for by this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Adaptation to Technical Progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,
The request submitted by the Netherlands for an exemption concerning the production of two types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and the fitting thereof in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the type of vehicle for which they are intended is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989R3619 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3619/89 of 1 December 1989 concerning the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat products which may be imported from Poland during 1989
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3619/89
of 1 December 1989
concerning the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat products which may be imported from Poland during 1989
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 84/633/EEC of 11 December 1984 authorizing the Commission, in the context of the voluntary restraint agreements on trade in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector between the European Economic Community and 12 non-member States, to convert for the purposes of the smooth operation of trade, live animals into fresh or chilled meat or fresh or chilled meat into live animals within the quantities agreed (1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,
Whereas, under an Agreement concluded with the Community, Poland has undertaken to restrict its exports of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the Community to annual quantities of 5 800 tonnes of live animals, expressed as carcase weight bone-in, and of 200 tonnes of fresh and chilled meat;
Whereas Poland has asked the Community to convert the 200 tonnes of fresh and chilled meat that may be exported to the Community in 1989 into 200 tonnes of live animals expressed as carcase weight bone-in; whereas the limited quantity covered by the request will not disturb the Community market; whereas the market situation is such that the application can be granted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
The quantity of live sheep and goats other than pure-bred breeding animals falling within CN codes 0104 10 90 and 0104 20 90 that may be imported from Poland in 1989, under the Agreement concluded with that country, shall be 6 000 tonnes expressed as carcase weight bone-in.
The quantity of fresh and chilled sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN code ex 0204 that may be imported from Poland in 1989, under the Agreement concluded with that country, shall be nil.
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 |
32010R0796 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 796/2010 of 9 September 2010 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
| 10.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 239/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 796/2010
of 9 September 2010
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 794/2010 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 September 2010.
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 |
32004R0503 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/2004 of 18 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/2004
of 18 March 2004
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 19 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R0661 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 661/2005 of 28 April 2005 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 29.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 108/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 661/2005
of 28 April 2005
fixing 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 15 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) of that Regulation and 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 criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), 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 II to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(3) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kg for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.
(4) However in the case of certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, there is a danger that, if high refund rates are fixed in advance, the commitments entered into in relation to those refunds may be jeopardised. In order to avert that danger, it is therefore necessary to take appropriate precautionary measures, but without precluding the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of specific refund rates for the advance fixing of refunds in respect of those products should enable those two objectives to be met.
(5) Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 provides that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account should be taken, where necessary, of production refunds, aids or other measures having equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in accordance with the Regulation on the common organisation of the market in the product in question to the basic products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 or to assimilated products.
(6) Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides for the payment of aid for Community-produced skimmed milk processed into casein if such milk and the casein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions.
(7) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (3), lays down that butter and cream at reduced prices should be made available to industries which manufacture certain goods.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 2005.
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31997R0478 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/97 of 14 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards preliminary recognition of producer organizations
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 478/97 of 14 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards preliminary recognition of producer organizations
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 48 thereof,
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides for the possibility of a transitional period of preliminary recognition to enable new producer organizations or those which have not been recognized under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (3), to meet the conditions for recognition laid down in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96; whereas, as a result, certain conditions should be laid down for the grant of preliminary recognition to producer organizations which submit a recognition plan;
Whereas, to promote the setting-up of stable producer organizations capable of making a lasting contribution to the attainment of the objectives of the common market organization, preliminary recognition should be granted only to producer organizations which can demonstrate their ability to meet all the requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 within a specified time-limit;
Whereas, to enable producer organizations to bring themselves gradually into line with the conditions laid down in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 412/97 (4) as regards the recognition of producer organizations, less strict conditions should be laid down for the grant of preliminary recognition; whereas Member States should also be allowed to lay down stricter limits than those laid down in this Regulation, without exceeding those laid down in Article 11 (1) (c) (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 and in Regulation (EC) No 412/97, in order to take account of the different production and marketing conditions in the various Member States;
Whereas, to enable recognized producer organizations to be restructured, the obligation laid down in Article 11 (1) (c) (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 should not apply until a producer organization granted preliminary recognition obtains full recognition, without prejudice to the Member States laying down stricter conditions;
Whereas, to enable producer organizations to submit a recognition plan in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, the information which producer organizations must provide in the plan should be laid down;
Whereas, to enable producer organizations better to meet the recognition conditions, there is a need to authorize changes to recognition plans; whereas to that end, provision should be made for each Member State to be able to request the producer organization to take corrective action to ensure that the plan is implemented;
Whereas producer organizations may meet the conditions laid down in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 and in Regulation (EC) No 412/97 before the recognition plan is completed; whereas provision should be made to allow such organizations to submit applications for recognition under those Regulations; whereas, for the sake of consistency, the grant of such recognition to a producer organization must signify the termination of its recognition plan;
Whereas, to give producer organizations granted preliminary recognition the opportunity to implement an operational programme in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/97 (5) as soon as recognition has been granted, it should be possible for such organizations to submit a draft operational programme when they submit their application for recognition;
Whereas, to ensure proper management of the common market organization, Member States should regularly inform the Commission of the situation as regards the grant of preliminary recognition, and of developments in the sector, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 412/97;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
This Regulation establishes minimum requirements for the preliminary recognition of producer organizations referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
Member States may lay down requirements stricter than and obligations additional to those laid down in this Regulation.
1. New producer organizations, or those which have not been recognized under Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 and request preliminary recognition in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, shall present a recognition plan for acceptance by the competent authority of the Member State in which the producer organization has its head office.
2. Implementation of the recognition plan shall be phased in annual periods starting from the date of its acceptance by the competent national authority. Its duration may not exceed a period of five years from that date.
1. When presenting a recognition plan, producer organizations shall:
(a) comply with the requirements of Article 11 (1) (a), (b), (c), point 4, and (d), and Article 11 (2) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96;
(b) provide evidence that:
(1) they have a minimum number of producers consisting of half the number set in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 412/97 and in any event not less than five;
(2) the minimum volume of marketable production of members is not less than 50 % of the minimum volume of production referred to in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 412/97.
2. Where a Member State applies Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 412/97, the percentage of marketable production shown there may not be less than 8 %; the minimum number of producers shall be ten in the case of the producer organizations referred to in Article 11 (1) (a) (i) to (iv) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, and five for those referred to in paragraphs 1 (a) (vi) and (vii) and 3 of that Article.
3. Regulation (EC) No 412/97 shall apply mutatis mutandis with the exception of Article 7 thereof.
1. The draft recognition plan shall contain chapters covering at least the following matters:
(a) the duration of the plan;
(b) a description of the initial situation, in particular as regards the number of producer members, giving full details of members, production, marketing and infrastructure;
(c) the objectives of the plan;
(d) the measures to be taken and the means to be employed for attaining the objectives of the plan, for each year of implementation of the plan, and a cost-benefit analysis;
(e) the measures to be taken, by the latest on completion of the recognition plan, in order to meet the requirements of Article 11 (1) (c) (1), (2), (3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, and of Regulation (EC) No 412/97.
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 (d) of this Article shall include in particular those referred to in Article 11 (2) (c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, together with the following, which may be implemented gradually in the course of the plan:
(a) implementation of the measures laid down in Article 11 (1) (c) (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96;
(b) production planning;
(c) sales strategy, development of marketing chains and promotion;
(d) measures to enhance product quality;
(e) staffing levels.
Plans must show in particular the estimated cost of the investments required for their implementation, broken down for each individual measure and phased according to year of implementation.
3. The competent national authority shall decide on a draft recognition plan within three months of receipt of the plan accompanied by all supporting documents.
4. The competent national authority shall verify:
(a) by all appropriate means, including on-the-spot inspections, the accuracy of the information provided under Article 4 (1) (b) and (c),
(b) the financial consistency and the technical quality of the plan, the soundness of the estimates in the investment plan, and the planning of its implementation.
5. The competent national authority shall, as appropriate:
(a) accept the plan and grant preliminary recognition;
(b) request changes to the plan; acceptance may be granted only if the changes requested have been incorporated in the plan;
(c) reject the plan.
6. Before granting preliminary recognition, the Member State shall inform the Commission of its decision in accordance with Article 14 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
It shall notify the producer organization of its decision.
The Member State shall send the Commission, in the month following notification of acceptance of the recognition plan to the producer organization, particulars of the latter, the date of preliminary recognition and the duration of the plan.
1. Implementation of a recognition plan shall start on the first day of the month following its acceptance.
2. Producer organizations may request changes to plans. These shall be accompanied by all the necessary supporting documents.
The competent national authority shall decide on changes to plans within three months of receipt of the request for change, after considering the evidence supplied. Where no decision is taken on a request for change within that period, the request shall be deemed to have been rejected.
No later than the fourth month following the end of a year of a recognition plan, the producer organization shall send the competent authority in the Member State a copy of the balance sheet for the last year.
1. The competent national authority shall carry out checks and inspections to ascertain the progress of implementation of the plan on an annual basis; it shall establish in particular the extent to which measures which must be undertaken to meet, by the latest on the expiry of the recognition plan, the requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 and of Regulation (EC) No 412/97, have been carried out.
2. The competent national authority may call upon a producer organization to take corrective action if it finds shortcomings regarding implementation of the plan which may compromise such implementation.
The Member State shall inform the Commission of its decision.
Producer organizations implementing a recognition plan may, at any time, submit an application for recognition under Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 412/97. From the date on which such an application is lodged, the organization in question may submit a draft operational programme under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 411/97.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31993D0357 | 93/357/EEC: Council Decision of 26 May 1993 authorizing the Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of wood of conifers (Coniferales) other than of Thuja L., Pinus L., and mixtures with Pinus L., originating in the United States of America
| COUNCIL DECISION of 26 May 1993 authorizing the Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of wood of conifers (Coniferales) other than of Thuja L., Pinus L., and mixtures with Pinus L., originating in the United States of America
(93/357/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 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 14
(3), second and third indents and Article 17 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the request made by Spain,
Whereas under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, because of the risk of introducing harmful organisms, wood of conifers (Coniferales), except that of Thuja L., other than wood in the form of:
- chips, particles, wood waste, or scrap obtained in whole or part from these conifers,
- packing cases, crates or drums,
- pallets, box pallets or other load boards,
- dunnage, spacers and bearers,
but including that which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the United States of America may not be introduced into the Community, unless it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum wood core temperature of 56 °C for 30 minutes, and unless it is accompanied by the certificates prescribed in Articles 7 or 8 of the said Directive, being applicable as of 1 June 1993;
Whereas wood of conifers originating in the United States of America is currently introduced into the Community; whereas in the case of the said wood, phytosanitary certificates are not generally issued in that country;
Whereas, it appears necessary for the United States of America to submit additional scientific information on species susceptibility to Pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus); whereas the information should be based on a detailed survey to be carried out in the United States of America; whereas it appears that this survey takes time;
Whereas it appears justified to have a phased-in introduction of the heat treatment requirement in order to allow the United States of America to submit the said information and to implement the said heat treatment requirements, where needed; whereas consequently the heat treatment requirements should not be applied before 1 October 1993 for wood of conifers, other than of Thuja L., Pinus L. and mixtures with Pinus L.;
Whereas, in respect of the United States of America, the Commission has established, on the basis of the information supplied by the United States of America and collected in that country during a mission carried out in 1990, that an officially approved and monitored programme of issuing 'certificates of debarking and grub hole control' has been set up to ensure proper debarking and to reduce the risk from harmful organisms; whereas the risk of spreading harmful organisms is reduced provided that the wood is accompanied by a 'Certificate of Debarking and Grub Hole Control' issued under that programme;
Whereas the Commission will ensure that the United States of America makes available all technical information necessary to assess the functioning of the Debarking and Grub Hole Control Certificate Programme;
Whereas the Standing Committee on Plant Health has delivered an unfavourable opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
1. The Member States are hereby authorized, to provide, under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, for derogations from Article 5 (1) and the third indent of Article 12 (1) (a) of Directive 77/93/EEC, with regard to the requirements referred to in Annex IV, Part A, Section I, point 1.1 and also from Articles 7 (2) and 12 (1) (b) of Directive 77/93/EEC for wood of conifers (Coniferales) other than of Thuja L., Pinus L., and mixtures with Pinus L., originating in the United States of America.
2. The following conditions shall be satisfied:
(a) the wood shall be totally stripped of its bark by means of debarking, edging, grading and board selection and shall be free of grub holes. Bark is considered to be the external part of wood capable of sustaining live bark-inhabiting insects or other harmful organisms at any stage of development, but does not extend to:
- inner bark (bast),
- ingrown bark, in particular around knots,
- bark or pitch pockets as defined in the National Grading rules for softwood dimension lumber.
Grub holes are understood to mean insect bore-holes caused by woodborers of the genus Monochamus, and defined for this purpose as those which are larger than 3 mm across;
(b) the fact that the requirements laid down under (a) are satisfied shall have been checked by graders who are trained, qualified and authorized for that purpose under a programme approved and controlled by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture;
(c) checks on compliance with the conditions laid down under (a) shall have been undertaken at mills by industry inspectors or their agents qualified and authorized for that purpose by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture. In addition, the checking system shall provide for inspectors of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture, undertaking occasional pre-shipment inspections;
(d) the wood shall be accompanied by a 'Certificate of Debarking and Grub Hole Control' which is standardized under the programme mentioned under (b), and complies with the specimen given in the Annex to this Decision, and which is issued by an authorized person on behalf of mills to participate in that programme by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture, and is filled in in accordance with the instructions set up under that programme.
Without prejudice to Article 14 (5) of Directive 77/93/EEC, the Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of all cases of consignments introduced pursuant to this Decision which do not comply with the conditions laid down under Article 1 (2) (a) and (d).
The authorization granted in Article 1 shall apply from 1 June until 30 September 1993 being the last date of entry in the Community. It shall be revoked earlier if it is established that the conditions laid down in Article 1 (2) are not sufficient to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms or have not been complied with.
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32001R2462 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2462/2001 of 14 December 2001 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 88th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2462/2001
of 14 December 2001
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 88th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 88th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 December 2001.
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31986R2276 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2276/86 of 7 July 1986 on the application of Decision No 2/86 of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 2276/86
of 7 July 1986
on the application of Decision N° 2/86 of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, Protocol N° 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 572/86 of 28 February 1986 establishing the arrangements to be applied by the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic in trade with Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to the Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 28 February 1986 establishing the arrangements to be applied to imports into Spain and Portugal of products covered by the ECSC Treaty originating in Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden or Switzerland, and covered by the Agreements between the Community and these countries (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden (3) was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973;
Whereas the Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and that Community, on the one hand, and Sweden, on the other hand (4), was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1974;
Whereas, by virtue of Articles 16 and 18 of the Protocols annexed to the above Agreements following the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee has adopted Decision N° 2/86 amending Protocol N° 3 to take account of the said accession;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community,
For the application of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden, Decision N° 2/86 of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee shall be applied in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 March 1986.
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32005R1973 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2005 of 2 December 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 3.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 317/2
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1973/2005
of 2 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 3 December 2005.
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32014R0052 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 52/2014 of 20 January 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 21.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 16/28
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 52/2014
of 20 January 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31997D0169 | Commission Decision of 30 January 1997 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into Spain of certain Portland cement originating in Romania, Tunisia and Turkey
| COMMISSION DECISION of 30 January 1997 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into Spain of certain Portland cement originating in Romania, Tunisia and Turkey (97/169/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), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (2), hereinafter referred to as the 'Basic Regulation`, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) In January 1992, the Commission received a complaint lodged by Oficemen, the national organization of Spanish cement producers acting on behalf of all Spanish producers of Portland cement.
(2) The complaint contained prima facie evidence of dumping on a regional basis and of injury resulting therefrom. The evidence presented was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding in order to establish whether the facts alleged existed and justified any action being taken. The Commission accordingly announced, by a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into Spain of certain Portland cement originating in Turkey, Romania and Tunisia, and began an investigation. The product concerned is Portland cement, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured, in bulk or in bags, falling within CN code 2523 29 00.
(3) The Commission officially advised the producers, exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting countries, and the complainants, and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing.
(4) The Governments of Turkey and Tunisia, and the producers and exporters in the countries concerned made their views known in writing. All parties who so requested were granted a hearing.
(5) The investigation period was set as 1 April 1991 to 31 March 1992.
(6) The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of its determination of dumping and injury and carried out investigations at the premises of the following Spanish producers:
- Asland Cataluna y del Mediterranneo, Barcelona,
- Asland, SA, Madrid,
- Cementos Atlantico, SA, Madrid,
- Cementos Molins, SA, Barcelona,
- Compania Valenciana de Cementos Portland, SA, Valencia,
- Portland Iberia, SA, Madrid,
- Sociedad Financiera y Minera, SA, Madrid,
- Uniland Cementera, SA, Barcelona.
(7) On the basis of the results of such investigation, the Commission, after consulting the Anti-dumping Committee, concluded that the proceeding should be terminated without measures because no material injury nor threat thereof was found to have been caused to the Spanish industry by the imports concerned.
(8) The Commission, given the objections within the Advisory Committee, submitted, on 10 February 1994, in accordance with Article 9 of the Basic Regulation, a report to the Council together with a proposal that the proceeding be terminated without measures.
The Council, on 7 March 1994, decided not to terminate the proceeding.
(9) The Commission, following the Council's decision, re-examined the results of its investigation in the light of both information provided by the Spanish industry and verified during the investigation, and further representations from the complainants. In this respect, the scope of this re-examination was limited by the fact that it could only look at data from the investigation period and the information relating to a subsequent period can therefore not be taken into account.
(10) This re-examination led the Commission to maintain the proposal made to the Council in 1994.
B. LIKE PRODUCT
(11) The investigation showed that the various types of Portland cement sold on the domestic markets of the countries concerned were alike to those exported to Spain. Similarly, the various types of Portland cement manufactured in Spain and those exported to Spain from the three countries in question were alike in their essential physical characteristics and end uses. Therefore, the Commission concluded that, for the purposes of this proceeding, all types of Portland cement should be considered as a like product, in accordance with Article 2 (12) of the Basic Regulation.
C. REGIONALITY
(12) The Commission established that 94 % of total production of the product in question by the Spanish industry was sold on the Spanish market and that total demand in Spain, as defined by apparent consumption of the cement concerned, was not to any substantial degree supplied by producers elsewhere in the Community. The share of their domestic market held by sales of the Spanish industry in the investigation period was close to 89 %, while imports from other Community Member States represented 2 %. Furthermore, 89 % of total Community imports from the countries subject to this proceeding were imported into Spain.
The Spanish industry could, therefore, be considered as constituting the Community industry within the terms of Article 4 (5) of the Basic Regulation.
D. DUMPING
(13) From the data available, there were indications that the like product imported from the three countries in question had been sold on the Spanish market at prices which, in some instances, represented a substantial element of dumping. This aspect was not pursued, however, given the findings on injury below.
E. INJURY
1. Consumption, volume and market share of imports from the countries concerned.
(14) The Spanish market, as defined by apparent consumption went from 26 million tonnes in 1989 to 28 million in the investigation period. Imports from the countries concerned grew from 857 000 tonnes in 1989 to 2 388 000 in the investigation period. As a result of this, the market share taken by Turkey, Romania and Tunisia went from 3,28 % in 1989 to 8,54 % in the investigation period.
2. Impact of the imports concerned on the Spanish industry.
(15) With regard to the possible impact of the imports concerned on the situation of the Spanish industry, the Commission took account of the following facts:
(a) Spanish production was stable at around 27 million tonnes annually over the period examined.
(b) Capacity installed stood at an estimated 39 million tonnes in 1989, 1990 and 1991, and grew by around 5 % to 41 million tonnes in the investigation period. Capacity utilization was stable at 69 % between 1989 and 1991, but fell to 66 % in the investigation period. This fall in the capacity utilization rate was due only to the increase in capacity installed. In this context, the Commission notes that, relative to total demand in Spain, a large over-capacity, averaging 32 %, existed in the Spanish industry throughout the period examined.
(c) Total sales volumes of the Spanish industry remained stable at around 25 million tonnes throughout the period in question. Given the moderate rise in consumption, the market share of the industry, however, fell from 96 % in 1989 to 89 % in the investigation period. Despite this fall, the market share of the Spanish industry remained consistently high.
(d) The selling prices to unrelated customers of the Spanish producers investigated, on an index basis, rose from 100 in 1989 to 103 in 1990, and then fell to 97 in 1991 and 94 in the investigation period.
(e) The companies investigated saw profitability on sales to unrelated clients decline, on average, from 36 % in 1989, to 32 % in 1990, 21 % in 1991, and to 18 % in the investigation period.
(f) Employment by the producers investigated fell continuously over the period as a whole, moving, on an index basis from 100 in 1989, to 98 in 1990, 94 in 1991, and 92 in the investigation period.
(g) The Commission looked also into the possible injury caused by the imports concerned on a subregional basis, taking into account the different geographical locations of the Spanish producers. The Commission's examination of injury factors showed that only the situation of the producers based on the Mediterranean coastal zone, which represents 52 % of the total complainant industry's output, clearly deteriorated in contrast to that of producers located further inland. In fact, in terms of sales volume, between 1989 and the investigation period, coastal volumes fell by 10 % while inland increased by 3 %, and, in terms of turnover, coastal figure fell by 9 % while inland increased slightly by 1 %. Finally, with regard to the coastal industry, its profitability fell since 1989 by 4 percentage points more than for the inland industry. Despite this decrease, the profitability for the coastal industry remained at a level of 18 % during the investigation period.
F. CONCLUSIONS ON INJURY
(16) Although the situation of the Spanish industry deteriorated to some extent over the period considered, notably with regard to producers located on the Mediterranean coastal zone, such situation has to be assessed in relation to the Spanish producers generally, in order to determine whether these developments constitute material injury. In doing so, the Commission paid particular attention to the following factors:
(a) Production and sales volumes were stable. Although the increase in consumption appeared to have benefited dumped imports and not domestic production, the Spanish industry nevertheless still retained a market share of 89 %.
(b) The Commission's examination of price undercutting showed that, although undercutting did exist, its effects could not be considered significant, in the light of, on the one hand, the respective market shares held by domestic producers and by imports from the three countries concerned and, on the other hand, the impact of these imports, which was limited geographically to the coastal industry.
(c) The large overcapacity and the consequent restructuring of the domestic industry played an important role in explaining the increase in costs of production and, therefore, the fall in profits. In this regard, Spanish producers did experience a reduction in their return on sales, which was however, still 18 % on average during the investigation period for the whole industry.
Alternative profit indicators, such as return on investment, as suggested by the Spanish industry, have been examined. On the basis of the data provided by the complainant and verified to a satisfactory extent in the course of the investigation, it was found that, after taking into account inflationary cost pressures and eliminating the excess of capacity, the return on investment ratio established for the investigation period amounted to 7 % and was thus considered adequate for the replacement of productive assets by the industry.
(d) Employment in the complainant industry fell by 8 % between 1989 and the investigation period. However, this fall was due, to a great extent, to the restructuring of the production process.
On the basis of the above factors, it cannot be concluded that the Spanish industry has suffered material injury. This conclusion can be explained by the fact that the present proceeding refers to a regional market, as pointed out in recital (11) above. In such cases, Article 4 (5) of the Basic Regulation requires that injury is caused to the producers of all or almost all of the production within the regional market concerned. In the present proceeding, however, the Commission's examination of the individual producers investigated, on both inland and coastal areas, did not lead to the conclusion that this requirement was met.
G. THREAT OF INJURY
(17) The Commission considers that, although the complainant also alleged that a threat of material injury existed, no substantial evidence of such threat was presented by the complainant when the complaint was submitted, nor found in the course of the investigation.
H. TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING
(18) In the absence of injury or threat thereof to the producers of all or almost all of the production within the regional market under consideration, a determination of material injury with regard to the Community industry concerned by the present proceeding cannot be made.
In these circumstances, it is concluded that the introduction of protective measures appears to be unnecessary and the anti-dumping proceeding should be terminated,
The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into Spain of certain Portland cement originating in Turkey, Romania and Tunisia is hereby terminated. | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32013D0728 | 2013/728/EU: Council Decision of 2 December 2013 establishing the position to be taken by the European Union within the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization as regards an extension of the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions and the moratorium on non-violation and situation complaints
| 11.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/17
COUNCIL DECISION
of 2 December 2013
establishing the position to be taken by the European Union within the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization as regards an extension of the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions and the moratorium on non-violation and situation complaints
(2013/728/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) A moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions (‘e-commerce moratorium’) to the effect that WTO members are to continue their current practice of not imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions was adopted in the form of a declaration at the 1998 Ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
(2) Currently the moratorium takes the form of a WTO Ministerial Conference decision, which has been renewed every two years since 1998. The moratorium was last extended at the WTO Ministerial Conference in December 2011 till 2013.
(3) No consensus on banning or allowing non-violation or situation complaints under the TRIPS Agreement has been possible up to now. The Declaration adopted at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong in 2005 states: ‘We take note of the work done by the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights pursuant to paragraph 11.1 of the Doha Decision on Implementation-Related Issues and Concerns and paragraph 1.h of the Decision adopted by the General Council on 1 August 2004, and direct it to continue its examination of the scope and modalities for complaints of the types provided for under subparagraphs 1(b) and 1(c) of Article XXIII of GATT 1994 and make recommendations to our next Session. It is agreed that, in the meantime, Members will not initiate such complaints under the TRIPS Agreement.’.
(4) The procedure for the successive extensions of the moratorium on non-violation and situation complaints has so far been the adoption of a decision by the WTO Ministerial Conference following a recommendation from the Council for Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
(5) It is in the interest of the Union to give its support to the extension of the e-commerce moratorium and the moratorium on non-violation and situation complaints.
(6) It is appropriate, therefore, to establish the position to be taken by the Union within the Ministerial conference of the WTO concerning the extension of the e-commerce moratorium and the moratorium on non-violation and situation complaints,
The position of the Union within the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation shall be to support the extension until the next Ministerial conference of the WTO of the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions (‘e-commerce moratorium’) and of the moratorium on non-violation and situation complaints, as set out in the following draft WTO decisions:
— TRIPS non-violation and situation complaints […],
— e-commerce […].
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
32008R1139 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/2008 of 10 November 2008 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2009
| 19.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 308/3
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1139/2008
of 10 November 2008
fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2009
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 requires the Council to adopt the necessary measures governing access to areas and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities taking account of available scientific advice and, in particular, the report prepared by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries.
(2) Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the Council establishes the fishing opportunities by fishery or group of fisheries and the allocation of those opportunities to Member States.
(3) In order to ensure effective management of the fishing opportunities, the specific conditions under which fishing operations are carried out should be established.
(4) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 lays down definitions of relevance for the allocation of fishing opportunities.
(5) In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, the stocks that are subject to the various measures provided for therein must be identified.
(6) In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks, certain supplementary measures relating to the technical conditions of fishing should be implemented in 2009.
(7) The reduction in the total allowable catch (TAC) for sprat should not affect its future stock levels, which should take into account the fishing activities of other Black Sea coastal States.
(8) Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with Community legislation on the subject, in particular with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (3) and Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (4).
(9) Bearing in mind that in one Member State, before the entry into force of this Regulation, nets with a mesh size inferior to 400 mm were traditionally used to catch turbot, and in order to allow adequate adaptation to the technical measures introduced in this Regulation, vessels flying the flag of that Member State shall be permitted to fish for turbot using nets with a minimum mesh size of no less than 360 mm.
(10) In order to ensure proper enforcement and control, the mesh size should be measured in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets (5).
(11) In view of the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period referred to in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities,
CHAPTER I
SUBJECT-MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Subject-matter
This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for the year 2009 for certain fish stocks in the Black Sea and the specific conditions under which such fishing opportunities may be used.
Scope
1. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (Community vessels) operating in the Black Sea.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations, which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State concerned, and of which the Commission and the Member State, in the waters of which the research is carried out, have been informed in advance.
Definitions
In addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, for the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘GFCM’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean;
(b) ‘Black Sea’ means the GFCM geographical sub-area as defined in resolution GFCM/31/2007/2;
(c) ‘total allowable catch (TAC)’ means the quantity that can be taken from each stock each year;
(d) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Community, a Member State or a third country.
CHAPTER II
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE CONDITIONS RELATING THERETO
Catch limits and allocations
The catch limits, the allocation of such limits among Member States, and the additional conditions applicable pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Special provisions on allocations
The allocation of catch limits among Member States as set out in Annex I shall be without prejudice to:
1. exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;
2. reallocations made pursuant to Articles 21(4), 23(1) and 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and the second subparagraph of Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;
3. additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
4. deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and the first subparagraph of Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
Conditions for catches and by-catches
1. Fish from stocks for which catch limits are fixed shall be retained on board or landed only if the catches have been taken by fishing vessels of a Member State with a quota and that quota has not been exhausted.
2. All landings shall count against the quota or, if the Community share has not been allocated among Member States by quotas, against the Community share.
Transitional technical measures
The transitional technical measures shall be as set out in Annex II.
CHAPTER III
FINAL PROVISIONS
Data transmission
When Member States send data to the Commission relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught pursuant to Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2009.
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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R0292 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 292/2003 of 17 February 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 292/2003
of 17 February 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 18 February 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 |
32003D0783 | 2003/783/EC: Council Decision of 27 October 2003 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
| Council Decision
of 27 October 2003
appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/783/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) The Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC of 22 January 2002 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1).
(2) The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of the term of office of Mr Manuel COBO VEGA, of which the Council was notified on 6 October 2003,
Mr Juan GONZĂLEZ BLASCO, Consejero de Obras PĂşblicas, Urbanismo y Transporte, Comunidad de Madrid, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Manuel COBO VEGA for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0634 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 634/2006 of 25 April 2006 laying down the marketing standard applicable to headed cabbages and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1591/87
| 26.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 112/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 634/2006
of 25 April 2006
laying down the marketing standard applicable to headed cabbages and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1591/87
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Cabbages are among the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for which standards are to be adopted. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1591/87 of 5 June 1987 laying down quality standards for cabbages, Brussels sprouts, ribbed celery and spinach (2) has been amended several times. For reasons of clarity, the rules on headed cabbages should be separated from those on other products under Regulation (EEC) No 1591/87 and laid down in a separate Regulation.
(2) To that end, and in the interest of preserving transparency on the world market, account should be taken of the UN/ECE standard FFV-09 concerning marketing and quality control of headed cabbages recommended by the Working party on agricultural quality standards of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).
(3) Packages containing a mixture of types of headed cabbage are becoming more common on the market. Therefore the provision concerning marking of these packages need to be clarified.
(4) Application of the new standard should remove products of unsatisfactory quality from the market, bring production into line with consumer requirements and facilitate trade based on fair competition, thereby helping to improve profitability.
(5) The standards are applicable at all marketing stages. Long-distance transport, storage over a certain period and the various processes the products undergo may cause some degree of deterioration owing to the biological development of the products or their perishable nature. Account should be taken of such deterioration when applying the standard at the marketing stages following dispatch.
(6) Regulation (EEC) No 1591/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
1. The marketing standard applicable to headed cabbages falling within CN code 0704 90 shall be as set out in the Annex.
2. The standard shall apply to all marketing stages under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
However, at stages following dispatch, products may show, in relation to the requirements of the standard:
(a) a slight lack of freshness and turgidity;
(b) slight deterioration due to their development and their tendency to perish.
Regulation (EEC) No 1591/87 is amended as follows:
1. the title is replaced by the following:
2. in the first paragraph of Article 1, the first indent is deleted.
3. Annex I is deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990D0302 | 90/302/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1989 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Groningen/Zuidoost-Drenthe (the Netherlands) (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 1989
on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Groningen/Zuidoost-Drenthe (the Netherlands)
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(90/302/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional and social conversion plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agreement with the Membe State concerned, the Community support frameworks for Community structural operations;
Whereas, in accordance with the second subparagraph of that provision, Community support frameworks shall cover in particular the priorities, the forms of assistance, the indicative financing plan, with details of the amount of assistance and its source, and the duration of the assistance;
Whereas Title III, Articles 8 et seq. of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (2) of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2) sets out the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support frameworks;
Whereas the Netherlands Government submitted to the Commission on 5 June 1989, pursuant to Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the regional and social conversion plan for the areas in Groningen/Zuidoost-Drenthe (the Netherlands) which, as decided by the Commission under Decision 89/288/EEC (3) are eligible under Objective 2;
Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the use to be made of assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the plan;
Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas the EIB has also been involved in the preparation of the Community support framework in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has declared its readiness to help implement the framework on the basis of the estimated loan arrangements indicated in this Decision and in accordance with the provisions of its Statute;
Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;
Whereas this Decision is consistent with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and of the European Social Fund Committee;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision is to be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission Decisions approving the operations concerned,
The Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Groningen/Zuidoost-Drenthe, covering the period from 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1991, is hereby approved.
The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines of the Structural Funds and the other financial instruments.
The Community support framework shall include the following essential information:
(a) a statement of the priorities for joint action:
- development of industry and services;
- further development of tourist potential;
- improvement of the supply of business premises;
- further development of transfrontier activities;
(b) an outline of the forms of assistance to be provided, in the form of operational programmes;
(c) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1989 prices, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned and, in addition, of existing multiannual national initiatives, that is ECU 180,42 million for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:
(in ECU million)
1.2 // // // ERDF // 30,94 // ESF // 17,16 // // // Total for Structural Funds // 48,1 // Other grant instruments // - // // // Total grants // 48,1 // //
The resultant national financing requirement, that is approximately ECU 85,99 million for the public sector and ECU 46,33 million for the private sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other lending instruments.
This declaration of intent is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32013R0239 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 239/2013 of 15 March 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 16.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 74/25
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 239/2013
of 15 March 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.
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 |
31981R0020 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 20/81 of 1 January 1981 fixing, for the period from 1 January to 15 July 1981, the minimum purchase price applicable in Greece for oranges delivered for industrial processing and the financial compensation to be paid after processing
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 20/81 of 1 January 1981 fixing, for the period from 1 January to 15 July 1981, the minimum purchase price applicable in Greece for oranges delivered for industrial processing and the financial compensation to be paid after processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 10/81 of 1 January 1981 fixing, in respect of fruit and vegetables, the general rules for implementing the 1979 Act of Accession (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Article 77 of the Act of Accession provided for the application in Greece of the minimum price and the financial compensation provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 laying down special measures to encourage the processing of oranges (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1154/78 (4);
Whereas under Article 77 (1) of the Act of Accession the minimum price that processors must pay producers under the contracts referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 is to be fixed on the basis of prices paid in Greece to growers of oranges for processing, recorded during a representative period to be determined under the previous national system;
Whereas the representative period to be adopted has been laid down in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 10/81;
Whereas under Article 77 (1), the financial compensation shall be that applicable in the Community of Nine less the difference between the common minimum price and the minimum price applicable in Greece;
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria results in the minimum prices and financial
compensation applicable for oranges in Greece for the period 1 January to 15 July 1981 being fixed at the levels set out below;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
1. For the period from 1 January to 15 July 1981 the minimum price applicable in Greece shall be: (a) for oranges of the Biondo comune variety: - 8 796 ECU per 100 kilograms net class I fruit,
- 7 736 ECU per 100 kilograms net class II fruit,
- 5 780 ECU per 100 kilograms net class III ormixed fruit;
(b) for class III or mixed oranges of the varieties: - Moro and Tarocco : 11 743 ECU per 100kilograms net,
- Sanguinello : 10 760 ECU per 100 kilogramsnet,
- Sanguigno : 8 797 ECU per 100 kilograms net.
2. These minimum prices shall be for goods ex producer's packing stations.
For the period from 1 January to 15 July 1981 the financial compensation applicable in Greece shall be: (1) OJ No L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 9. (2) OJ No L 1, 1.1.1981, p. 17. (3) OJ No L 324, 27.12.1969, p. 21. (4) OJ No L 144, 31.5.1978, p. 5. (a) for oranges of the Biondo comune variety: - 5 737 ECU per 100 kilograms net grade Ifruit,
- 3 777 ECU per 100 kilograms net grade IIfruit,
- 2 721 ECU per 100 kilograms net grade III ormixed fruit;
(b) for grade III or mixed fruit of the varieties: - Moro and Tarocco : 7 784 ECU per 100kilograms net,
- Sanguinello : 7 701 ECU per 100 kilogramsnet,
- Sanguigno : 5 738 ECU per 100 kilograms net.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1981.
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 |
32014R1090 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1090/2014 of 16 October 2014 approving permethrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 8 and 18 Text with EEA relevance
| 17.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 299/10
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1090/2014
of 16 October 2014
approving permethrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 8 and 18
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). That list includes permethrin.
(2) Permethrin has been evaluated in accordance with Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for use in biocidal products for product-type 8, wood preservatives, and product-type 18, insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods, as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(3) Ireland was designated as evaluating Competent Authority and submitted the assessment reports, together with its recommendations, to the Commission on 7 December 2010 in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 6 of Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.
(4) The opinion of the European Chemicals Agency was formulated on 8 April 2014 by the Biocidal Product Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating Competent Authority.
(5) According to those opinions, biocidal products used for product-types 8 and 18 and containing permethrin may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that certain specifications and conditions relating to its use are satisfied.
(6) It is therefore appropriate to approve permethrin for use in biocidal products for product-type 8 and 18 subject to compliance with certain specifications and conditions.
(7) Since the evaluations did not address nanomaterials, the approvals should not cover such materials pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(8) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is approved, in order to permit interested parties to take the preparatory measures necessary to meet the new requirements laid down.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
Permethrin shall be approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 8 and 18, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998R2512 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2512/98 of 20 November 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2512/98 of 20 November 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
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 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2138/98 (4), establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds based on the combined nomenclature;
Whereas preparations for cereal-based compound feedingstuffs can qualify for export refunds; whereas the cereal products in question are specified in footnote 2 to Sector 4 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87;
Whereas those cereal products include products falling within heading 1104; whereas it has become apparent that the latter can be partially reconstituted from ingredients which cannot normally qualify for export refunds; whereas that possibility should accordingly be ruled out by specifying that products falling within heading 1104 are to be used without further processing or reconstitution;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
In footnote 2 to Sector 4 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, '1104 (excluding subheading 1104 30)` is replaced by '1104 (unprocessed and not reconstituted, and excluding subheading 1104 30)`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000D0806 | 2000/806/EC: Commission Decision of 11 December 2000 amending Decision 2000/114/EC on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2000 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2000) 3729)
| Commission Decision
of 11 December 2000
amending Decision 2000/114/EC on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2000 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy
(notified under document number C(2000) 3729)
(2000/806/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/527/EC of 8 December 1995 on a Community financial contribution towards certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2000/114/EC of 24 January 2000 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2000 in purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy(2) provides for a Community financial contribution towards certain expenditure incurred by Member States.
(2) The appropriations available may be committed to cover some of the applications submitted by Member States that could not be granted at the time of the adoption of Decision 2000/114/EC.
(3) Ireland has provided the Commisison with additional information on its application for a financial contribution to expenditure planned in 2000 that effects the level of expenditure eligible for a financial contribution under the terms of Decision 95/527/EC, without, however, having any budgetary impact.
(4) The tables forwarded to some Member States and provided for in Articles 1 and 2 of Decision 2000/114/EC have been updated.
(5) Commission Decision 2000/114/EC should therefore be amended.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Decision 2000/114/EC is amended as follows:
1. in the first sentence of Article 1, "EUR 115560090" is replaced by "EUR 114664925";
2. in the second sentence of Article 1, "EUR 31477053" is replaced by "EUR 31286592";
3. in the first sentence of Article (2)1, "EUR 6993371" is replaced by "EUR 6292476";
4. in the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 2(2), "EUR 2500" is replaced by "EUR 2800";
5. in the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 2(2), "EUR 3250" is replaced by "EUR 3400";
6. in Article 2(3), "EUR 3438427" is replaced by "EUR 2766782";
7. in the third sentence of Article 3, "EUR 2537065" is replaced by "EUR 3428421";
8. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto;
9. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kindgom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R1222 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/96 of 28 June 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1222/96 of 28 June 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
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 13 thereof, and the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organization of the markets in agricultural products,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 823/96 (4), establishes on the basis of the combined nomenclature an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds;
Whereas the export refund nomenclature should be made part of the Integrated Tariff of the European Community (Taric) from 1 January 1997 so that the automated customs clearance procedures upon export can be used without manual intervention;
Whereas, however, such integration requires the refund codes to be adjusted to the additional four-digit code system used currently in the Taric; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 should be amended as a result;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant Management Committees,
Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2
Each subheading of the refund nomenclature shall be provided with a numeric code of 12 consecutive digits as follows:
(a) the first eight digits shall be those of the numeric code for the relevant combined nomenclature subheading;
(b) the ninth digit shall identify the additional Taric code;
(c) the 10th, 11th and 12th digits shall identify the refund nomenclature subheading. If a combined nomenclature subheading is not further subdivided in the refund nomenclature the last three digits shall be "000"`.
2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 3 after the first subparagraph:
'The last four digits of these codes shall be considered the additional Taric codes referred to in Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (*) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff.
(*) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.`
In all agricultural Regulations where reference is made to the eleven-digit refund nomenclature code, the reference shall be taken as referring to the 12 digit code of the refund nomenclature.
This Regulation shall inter into force on 1 January 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31995R1277 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1277/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1277/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas an Agreement on free trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania of the other part (1) (hereinafter referred to as 'the Agreement`) was signed in Brussels on 18 July 1994 and entered into force on 1 January 1995;
Whereas certain detailed rules should be introduced in order to implement the provisions of the Agreement concerning the agricultural products,
Provisions for the application of Article 14 (2) and (3) of the Agreement concerning agricultural products falling within Annex II of the Treaty and subject, in the framework of the common market organization, to a system of levies or of import duties shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (2) by the Commission applying the relevant provisions provided for in the Regulations establishing the common organization of the market for the agricultural product concerned. Where the application of the Agreement calls for close cooperation with Lithuania, the Commission may take any measure necessary to ensure such cooperation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1995.
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 |
32009R0763 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 763/2009 of 21 August 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 22.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 218/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 763/2009
of 21 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 22 August 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990L0487 | Council Directive 90/487/EEC of 17 September 1990 amending Directive 79/196/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres employing certain types of protection
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 17 September 1990
amending Directive 79/196/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres employing certain types of protection
(90/487/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, in cooperation with the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas Council Directive 76/117/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community has, in particular, set out the inspection procedures which this equipment must satisfy in order to be imported, put on the market and used freely after undergoing the tests and being provided with the mark and marking prescribed;
Whereas Article 4 (4) of Directive 76/117/EEC provides that separate Directives shall specify the harmonized standards applicable in all the Member States in respect of such equipment;
Whereas Directive 79/196/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 88/665/EEC (5), achieved the free movement of electrical equipment by applying the types of protection listed in Article 1 thereof, and lists in detail in Annex 1 the relevant harmonized standards;
Whereas, in view of the current state of the art, harmonized standards for other types of protection and for specific equipment are available; whereas, in order to achieve the free movement of equipment employing these new types of protection, it is necessary to extend the scope of Directive 79/196/EEC to include those types; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend the said Directive,
Directive 79/196/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. the following is added to Article 1:
'- encapsulation ''m"
- intrinsically safe electrical systems ''i",';
2. references to the following European standards are added to Annex I:
1.2.3.4 // // // // // 'EN 50028 // Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres: encapsulation ''m" // 1 // February 1987 // EN 50039 // Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres: intrinsically safe electrical systems ''i" // 1 // March 1980 // EN 50050 // Electrostatic hand-held spraying equipment // 1 // January 1986 // EN 50053 PART 1 // Hand-held electrostatic paint spray guns with an energy limit of 0,24 mJ and their associated apparatus // 1 // February 1987 (*) // EN 50053 PART 2 // Hand-held electrostatic powder spray guns with an energy limit of 5 mJ and their associated apparatus // 1 // June 1989 (*) // EN 50053 PART 3 // Held-held electrostatic flock spray guns with an energy limit of 0,24 mJ or 5 mJ and their associated apparatus // 1 // June 1989 (*) // // // //
(*) Only the paragraphs dealing with the construction of apparatus, provided for in standards EN 50053 parts 1, 2 and 3, shall apply.'
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 July 1992. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Member States shall communicate the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive to the Commission.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31980R2955 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2955/80 of 14 November 1980 authorizing, in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape registered designation area, the additional acidification of certain products from the 1980 wine harvest
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2955/80 of 14 November 1980 authorizing, in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape registered designation area, the additional acidification of certain products from the 1980 wine harvest
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1990/80 (2), and in particular Article 34 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 34 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 provides that, in years when climatic conditions have been exceptional, additional acidification may be authorized up to a limit of 1 750 grams per litre expressed in tartaric acid, or 20 milliequivalents, for certain products originating in Zone C II;
Whereas exceptional climatic conditions were experienced in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape registered designation area, which have resulted in the total acidity being lower than normal;
Whereas Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 338/79 of 5 February 1979 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 459/80 (4), provides that the conditions and limits within which the acidification of certain products may take place and the procedure whereby authorization may be granted are those laid down in Article 34 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The additional acidification referred to in Article 34 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 is hereby authorized for fresh grapes, grape must, partially fermented grape must and new wine still in fermentation produced in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape area of registered designation from the 1980 wine harvest.
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 |
32003D0853 | 2003/853/CFSP: Council Decision 2003/853/CFSP of 5 December 2003 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM)
| Council Decision 2003/853/CFSP
of 5 December 2003
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2002/921/CFSP of 26 November 2002 extending the mandate of the European Union Monitoring Mission(1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 2003/562/CFSP(2) the Council appointed Ms Maryse DAVIET as Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission until 31 December 2003, following the resignation of Mr Antรณin MAC UNFRAIDH.
(2) The mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission should be extended,
The mandate of Ms Maryse DAVIET as Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission is hereby extended.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply until 31 December 2004.
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 |
32008R0401 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2008 of 6 May 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 7.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 120/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 401/2008
of 6 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 7 May 2008.
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 |
31985R1726 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/85 of 24 June 1985 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1726/85
of 24 June 1985
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol 1 thereto,
Having regard to Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3219/84 of 6 November 1984 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (2),
Whereas Article 1 of the abovementioned Protocol provides that the products listed below, imported under reduced duty rates according to Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement are subject to the annual ceiling indicated below, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established:
(tonnes)
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Ceiling // // // // 73.18 // Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron (other than of cast iron) or steel, excluding high-pressure hydro-electric conduits // 9 726 // // //
Whereas imports into the Community of those products originating in Yugoslavia have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
From 29 June to 31 December 1985, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products:
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Origin // // // // 73.18 // Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron (other than of cast iron) or steel, excluding high-pressure hydro-electric conduits // Yugoslavia // // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0299 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 299/2009 of 8 April 2009 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 9.4.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 95/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 299/2009
of 8 April 2009
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), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3 of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column 2 of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32012R1199 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1199/2012 of 13 December 2012 fixing the export refunds on eggs
| 14.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/33
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1199/2012
of 13 December 2012
fixing the export refunds on eggs
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2), and Article 170, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products referred to in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices in the Union for those products may be covered by an export refund.
(2) In view of the current situation on the market in eggs, export refunds should be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 162, 163, 164, 167 and 169 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that refunds may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products which are authorised to move freely within the Union and comply with requirements under Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (2) and of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (3), as well as marking requirements under point A of Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 858/2012 (4). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.
(6) In order to prevent divergence with the current market situation, to prevent market speculation and to ensure efficient management this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(7) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 shall meet the relevant requirements of Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 and, in particular, shall be prepared in an approved establishment and comply with the marking conditions laid down in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and those defined in point A of Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 858/2012 is hereby repealed.
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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 |
31994R1115 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1115/94 of 16 May 1994 providing for the grant of compensation to producers' organizations in respect of tuna delivered to the canning industry during the period 1 April to 30 June 1993
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1115/94 of 16 May 1994 providing for the grant of compensation to producers' organizations in respect of tuna delivered to the canning industry during the period 1 April to 30 June 1993
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93 (2), and in particular Article 18 (8) thereof,
Whereas the compensating allowance referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 is granted, under certain conditions, to Community tuna producers' organizations in respect of quantities, of tuna delivered to the canning industry during a calendar quarter for which prices are recorded, where the average quarterly price on the Community market and the free-at-frontier price plus any applicable countervailing charge are both lower than 93 % of the Community producer price for the product in question;
Whereas examination of the situation on the Community market has shown that for all species of the product in question, during the period 1 April to 30 June 1993, both the average quarterly market price and the free-at-frontier price referred to in
Article 18
of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 were lower than 93 % of the Community producer price applicable as laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 351/93 adjusting for the 1993 fishing year the Community producer prices for tuna delivered to the industrial production falling within CN code 1604 (3);
Whereas the quantities eligible for the allowance, within the meaning of Article 18 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, may not under any circumstances exceed, for the quarter concerned, the limits laid down in paragraph 4 of that Article;
Whereas the quantities sold and delivered during the quarter concerned to the canning industry established in the customs territory of the Community were higher overall than 62,8 % of the quantities of tuna used by the industry during that quarter and, in the case of albacore, higher than those sold and delivered during the same quarter of the last three fishing years and, in the case of Yellowfin tuna (the two presentations, i.e. weighing less than and more than 10 kg), higher than 110 % of those sold and delivered during the same quarter of the 1984, 1985 and 1986 fishing years; whereas these quantities exceed the limits laid down in the first indent of Article 18 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 for skipjack and bigeye tuna, in the second indent for albacore tuna and in the third indent for Yellowfin tuna (the two presentations); whereas the total quantities of these products that may be eligible for the allowance should be limited and the quantities allocated to the producers' organization concerned should be determined in proportion to their respective production during the same quarter of the 1984, 1985 and 1986 fishing years;
Whereas a decision to grant the compensating allowarice for the period 1 April to 30 June 1993 should be adopted therefore for the products in question;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The compensating allowance referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 shall be granted for the period 1 April to 30 June 1993 in respect of the products listed below.
"(Ecu/tonne)"" ID="1">Yellow tuna, larger than 10 kg> ID="2">118"> ID="1">Yellow tuna, smaller than 10 kg> ID="2">92"> ID="1">Skipjack tuna> ID="2">73"> ID="1">Bigeye tuna> ID="2">89"> ID="1">Albacore tuna> ID="2">55">
1. For each of the species the total quantities that may be eligible for the allowance are hereby limited as follows:
"(tonnes)"" ID="1">Yellow tuna, larger than 10 kg> ID="2">27 104"> ID="1">Yellow tuna, smaller than 10 kg> ID="2">2 256"> ID="1">Skipjack tuna> ID="2">10 849"> ID="1">Bigeye tuna> ID="2">2 141"> ID="1">Albacore tuna> ID="2">96">
2. The allocation of the total quantities amongst the producer' organizations concerned is specified in the Annex hereto.
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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31994R3128 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 3128/94 of 20 December 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 3254/93 as regards the specific supply arrangements for certain fruits and vegetables for the benefit of the smaller Aegean islands for 1995
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3128/94 of 20 December 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 3254/93 as regards the specific supply arrangements for cetain fruits and vegetables for the benefit of the smaller Aegean islands for 1995
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 822/94 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 (3) lays down common detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for supplying the smaller Aegean islands with certain agricultural products and determines, pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the amount of the aid for such supply according to the island-group which includes the island in which the product is disposed of; whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balances for the smaller Aegean islands for fruit and vegetables from the rest of the Community should be established for 1995;
Whereas, in order to attain the objective of the supply arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and, in particular, to reduce the smaller Aegean islands' natural handicaps without hampering the development potential of local products, it should be made possible for certain fruits and vegetables originating in a smaller island to be covered by the supply arrangements in question, on condition that such basic products are in surplus relative to that island's specific requirements;
Whereas the amount of the flat-rate aid to be granted for the supply to the smaller islands of the products in question from other smaller islands should be fixed;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3254/93 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2747/94 (5), should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Regulation (EC) No 3254/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
For the purpose of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the quantities in the forecast supply balance for fruit and vegetables which are to benefit from Community aid are indicated in Annexes I and II to this Regulation.';
2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2
The aid fixed in the first indent of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 shall also be granted in respect of:
- mandarins harvested on the island of Khios, up to a maximum quantity of 1 000 tonnes per year,
- seed potatoes falling within CN code 0701 10 00 and potatoes for human consumption falling within CN codes 0701 90 51, 0701 90 59 and 0701 90 90 harvested on the island of Naxos up to a maximum quantity of 4 000 tonnes per year,
- tomatoes harvested on the island of Syros, up to maximum quantity of 2 000 tonnes per year,
- courgettes harvested on the island of Syros up to a maximum quantity of 300 tonnes per year,
which are dispatched to either of the groups of islands set out in Annexes I and II to that Regulation under the forecast supply balance.
This provision shall apply on condition that the abovementioned products:
- are surplus relative to the requirements of the island in which they originate,
- are covered by a certificate of origin.
To these ends, the application for the aid certificate and the aid certificate provided for in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 shall bear in box 24 the words "product originating in the island" followed by the name of the smaller island in which the product originates.';
3. Annexes I and II are replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.
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31983L0183 | Council Directive 83/183/EEC of 28 March 1983 on tax exemptions applicable to permanent imports from a Member State of the personal property of individuals
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 28 March 1983 on tax exemptions applicable to permanent imports from a Member State of the personal property of individuals (83/183/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 99 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas, in order that the people of the Member States become more aware of the existence of the European Community, further measures to benefit private individuals should be taken in order to create conditions in the Community similar to those in a domestic market;
Whereas, in particular, the tax obstacles to the importation by private individuals of personal property into one Member State from another Member State are such as to hinder the free movement of persons within the Community ; whereas, therefore, these obstacles should be eliminated as far as possible by the introduction of tax exemptions;
Whereas these tax exemptions may apply only to imports of goods which are not of a commercial or speculative nature ; whereas the application of the exemptions should therefore be made subject to limits and conditions,
TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Scope
1. Every Member State shall, subject to the conditions and in the cases hereinafter set out, exempt personal property imported permanently from another Member State by private individuals from turnover tax, excise duty and other consumption taxes which normally apply to such property.
2. Specific and/or periodical duties and taxes connected with the use of such property within the country, such as for instance motor vehicle registration fees, road taxes and television licences, are not covered by this Directive.
Conditions relating to property
1. For the purposes of this Directive, "personal property" means property for the personal use of the persons concerned or the needs of their household. Such property must not, by reason of its nature or quantity, reflect any commercial interest, nor be intended for an economic activity within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/388/EEC (4). However, the tools or instruments necessary to the person concerned for the exercise of his trade or profession shall also be treated as personal property.
2. The exemption for which Article 1 makes provision shall be granted for personal property: (a) which has been acquired under the general conditions of taxation in force in the domestic market of one of the Member States and which is not the subject, on the grounds of exportation, of any exemption or any refund of turnover tax, excise duty or any other consumption tax. For the purposes of this Directive, the goods acquired under the conditions referred to in Article 15 (10) of Directive 77/388/EEC shall be deemed to have met these conditions;
(b) of which the person concerned has had the use, in the Member States from which it is being exported, for a period of at least: - six months before the change of residence in the case of motor-driven vehicles (including their (1) OJ No C 267, 21.11.1975, p. 11. (2) OJ No C 53, 8.3.1976, p. 39. (3) OJ No C 131, 12.6.1976, p. 49. (4) OJ No L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1. trailers), caravans, mobile homes, pleasure boats and private aircraft,
- three months before the change of residence or the setting up of a secondary residence in the case of other property.
However, for the goods referred to in the second sentence of (a), Member States may increase the above periods to 12 months.
3. The competent authorities shall demand proof that the conditions in paragraph 2 have been satisfied in the case of motor-driven vehicles (including their trailers), caravans, mobile homes, pleasure boats and private aircraft. In the case of other property, they shall demand such proof only where there are grave suspicions of fraud.
Import conditions
The importation of the property may be carried out at one or more times within the periods laid down in Articles 7, 8, 9 and 10 respectively.
Obligations subsequent to importation
The property imported shall not be disposed of, hired out or lent during the period of 12 months following its importation free of duty, except in circumstances duly justified to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State of importation.
Specific conditions for certain types of property
1. Member States may provide that the goods listed in Article 4 (1) of Directive 69/169/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 82/443/EEC (2), may be imported free of duty only up to the quantities laid down in that Article for travel between Member States.
2. The exemption on the importation of riding horses, motor-driven road vehicles (including trailers), caravans, mobile homes, pleasure boats and private aircraft shall be granted only if the private individual transfers his normal residence to the Member State of importation.
General rules for determining residence
1. For the purposes of this Directive, "normal residence" means the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal and occupational ties or, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he is living.
However, the normal residence of a person whose occupational ties are in a different place from his personal ties and who consequently lives in turn in different places situated in two or more Member States shall be regarded as being the place of his personal ties, provided that such person returns there regularly. This last condition need not be met where the person is living in a Member State in order to carry out a task of a definite duration. Attendance at a university or school shall not imply transfer of normal residence.
2. Individuals shall give proof of their place of normal residence by any appropriate means, such as their identity card or any other valid document.
3. Where the competent authorities of the Member State of importation have doubts as to the validity of a statement as to normal residence made in accordance with paragraph 2, or for the purpose of certain specific controls, they may ask for any information they require or for additional proof.
TITLE II IMPORTATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH A TRANSFER OF NORMAL RESIDENCE
1. The exemption for which Article 1 makes provision shall be granted, subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2 to 5, in respect of personal property imported by a private individual when transferring his normal residence.
2. The last of the property must be imported not later than 12 months after the transfer of the normal residence. (1) OJ No L 133, 4.6.1969, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 206, 14.7.1982, p. 35.
TITLE III IMPORTATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE FURNISHING OR RELINQUISHMENT OF A SECONDARY RESIDENCE
1. The exemption for which Article 1 makes provision shall be granted, subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2 to 5, for personal property imported by a private individual to furnish a secondary residence.
This exemption shall be granted only where: (i) the person concerned is the owner of the secondary residence or is renting it for a period of at least 12 months;
(ii) the property imported corresponds to the normal furniture of the secondary residence.
2. The exemption shall also be granted, subject to the conditions mentioned in paragraph 1, where, following the relinquishment of a secondary residence, property is imported to the normal residence or to another secondary residence, provided that the property in question has actually been in the possession of the person concerned, and that he has had the use of it, for a period of at least 12 months.
The last of the property must be imported not later than 12 months after the secondary residence has been relinquished.
shall not apply where property is re-imported.
TITLE IV IMPORTATION OF PROPERTY ON MARRIAGE
1. By derogation from the second indent of Article 2 (2) (b), but without prejudice to the other provisions contained in Articles 2 to 5, any person shall on marrying be entitled to exemption from the taxes referred to in Article 1 when importing into the Member State to which he intends to transfer his normal residence personal property which he acquired or which came into his possession less than three months previously, provided that: (a) such importation takes place within a period beginning two months before the marriage date envisaged and ending four months after the actual marriage date;
(b) the person concerned provides evidence that his marriage has taken place or that the necessary preliminary formalities for the marriage have been put in hand.
2. Exemption shall also be granted in respect of presents customarily given on the occasion of a marriage which are sent to a person fulfilling the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 by persons having their normal place of residence in a Member State other than that of importation. The exemption shall apply to presents of a unit value not exceeding 200 ECU. Member States may, however, grant exemption where 200 ECU is exceeded, provided that the value of each present exempted does not exceed 1 000 ECU.
3. Member States may make the granting of such exemption dependent on the provision of an adequate guarantee, where property is imported before the date of the marriage.
4. Where the individual fails to provide proof of his marriage within four months of the date given for such marriage, the taxes shall be due on the date of importation.
TITLE V IMPORTATION OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF A DECEASED PERSON, ACQUIRED BY INHERITANCE
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1. By way of derogation from Articles 2 (2) and (3) and 4 and 5 (2), but without prejudice to the other provisions contained in Articles 2, 3 and 5, any private individual who acquires by inheritance (causa mortis) the ownership or the beneficial ownership of personal property of a deceased person which is situated within a Member State shall be entitled to exemption from the taxes referred to in Article 1 when importing such property into another Member State in which he has a residence, provided that: (a) such individual provides the competent authorities of the Member State with a declaration issued by a notary or other competent authority in the Member State of exportation that the property he is importing was acquired by inheritance;
(b) the property is imported not more than two years after the date on which such individual enters into possession of the property.
TITLE VI FINAL PROVISIONS
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1. Until the entry into force of the Community tax rules adopted pursuant to Article 14 (2) of Directive 77/388/EEC, Member States shall endeavour to reduce as far as possible the formalities for imports by private individuals within the limits and subject to the conditions laid down in this Directive and shall endeavour to avoid importation formalities entailing controls which result in substantial unloading and reloading at the frontier.
2. Member States may retain and/or introduce more liberal conditions for granting tax exemptions than those laid down in this Directive, with the exception of those laid down in Article 2 (2).
3. Without prejudice to Article 2 (2), Member States may not, by virtue of this Directive, apply within the Community tax exemptions less favourable than those which they accord to imports by private individuals of personal property from third countries.
2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 1984 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. However, the Hellenic Republic may retain its taxation system currently in force, provided that double taxation is avoided, until the common VAT system is introduced.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive, and in particular any resulting from the application of the provisions of Article 11 (2) and (3). The Commission shall inform the other Member States of the latter provisions.
3. Every two years the Commission shall, after consulting the Member States, send the Council and the European Parliament a report on the implementation of this Directive in the Member States.
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31997R1140 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1140/97 of 23 June 1997 establishing the quantities to be allocated to importers from the Community quantitative quotas redistributed by Regulation (EC) No 728/97
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1140/97 of 23 June 1997 establishing the quantities to be allocated to importers from the Community quantitative quotas redistributed by Regulation (EC) No 728/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) Nos 1765/82, 1766/82 and 3420/83 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 847/97 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96 (4), and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 728/97 of 24 April 1997 redistributing the unused proportions of the 1996 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China (5), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 728/97 established the portion of each of the quotas concerned reserved for traditional and other importers and the conditions and methods for participating in the allocation of the quantities available; whereas importers lodged applications for import licences with the competent national authorities between 26 April and 3 p. m., Brussels time, on 24 May 1997, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 728/97;
Whereas the Commission has received from the Member States under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 728/97 particulars of the numbers and aggregate volume of import licence applications submitted and the total volume imported by traditional importers in 1994, the reference year;
Whereas the Commission is now able, on the basis of that information, to establish uniform quantitative criteria by which the competent national authorities may satisfy licence applications submitted by importers in the Member States for the quantitative quotas redistributed by Regulation (EC) No 728/97;
Whereas examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the aggregate volume of the applications submitted by traditional importers for the products listed in Annex I to this Regulation exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them; whereas the applications must therefore be met by applying the uniform rate of reduction shown in Annex I to the imports, expressed in value or volume terms, of each importer over the reference period;
Whereas examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the total applications submitted by traditional importers for products listed in Annex II to this Regulation amount to less than the portion of the quota set aside for them; whereas those applications should therefore be met in full;
Whereas examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the aggregate volume of applications submitted by non-traditional importers for the products listed in Annex III to this Regulation exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them; whereas the applications must therefore be met by applying the uniform rate of reduction shown in Annex III to the amounts requested by each importer, as limited by Regulation (EC) No 728/97;
Whereas examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the total applications submitted by non-traditional importers for products listed in Annex IV to this Regulation amount to less than the portion of the quota set aside for them; whereas those applications should therefore be met in full, up to the maximum amount that can be requested by each importer under Regulation (EC) No 728/97,
In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex I duly submitted by traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity or value equal to its imports for 1994 adjusted by the rate of reduction/increase specified in the said Annex for each quota.
Where the use of this quantitative criterion would entail allocating an amount greater than that applied for, the quantity or value allocated shall be limited to that specified in the application.
Licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex II duly submitted by traditional importers shall be met in full by the competent national authorities.
In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex III duly submitted by non-traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity or value equal to the amount requested within the limits set by Regulation (EC) No 728/97, adjusted by the rate of reduction specified in the said Annex for each quota.
Licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex IV duly submitted by non-traditional importers shall be met in full by the competent national authorities, within the limits set by Regulation (EC) No 728/97.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32001R1167 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1167/2001 of 14 June 2001 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1167/2001
of 14 June 2001
fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that when the refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation, exported in the natural state, are being fixed, account must be taken of:
- the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of milk and milk products on the Community market and prices for milk and milk products in international trade,
- marketing costs and the most favourable transport charges from Community markets to ports or other points of export in the Community, as well as costs incurred in placing the goods on the market of the country of destination,
- the aims of the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products which are to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on this market,
- the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty, and
- the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market, and
- the economic aspect of the proposed exports.
(3) Article 31(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that when prices within the Community are being determined account should be taken of the ruling prices which are most favourable for exportation, and that when prices in international trade are being determined particular account should be taken of:
(a) prices ruling on third country markets;
(b) the most favourable prices in third countries of destination for third country imports;
(c) producer prices recorded in exporting third countries, account being taken, where appropriate, of subsidies granted by those countries; and
(d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices.
(4) Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund on the products listed in Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation according to destination.
(5) Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the list of products on which export refunds are granted and the amount of such refunds should be fixed at least once every four weeks; the amount of the refund may, however, remain at the same level for more than four weeks.
(6) In accordance with Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 on specific detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds on milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2001(4); the refund granted for milk products containing added sugar is equal to the sum of the two components; one is intended to take account of the quantity of milk products and is calculated by multiplying the basic amount by the milk products content in the product concerned; the other is intended to take account of the quantity of added sucrose and is calculated by multiplying the sucrose content of the entire product by the basic amount of the refund valid on the day of exportation for the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(5), however, this second component is applied only if the added sucrose has been produced using sugar beet or cane harvested in the Community.
(7) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 896/84(6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88(7), laid down additional provisions concerning the granting of refunds on the change from one milk year to another; those provisions provide for the possibility of varying refunds according to the date of manufacture of the products.
(8) For the calculation of the refund for processed cheese provision must be made where casein or caseinates are added for that quantity not to be taken into account.
(9) It follows from applying the rules set out above to the present situation on the market in milk and in particular to quotations or prices for milk products within the Community and on the world market that the refund should be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(10) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on products exported in the natural state shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2001.
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32010R0846 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 846/2010 of 24 September 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 25.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 251/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 846/2010
of 24 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 25 September 2010.
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31983L0029 | Council Directive 83/29/EEC of 24 January 1983 amending Directive 78/176/EEC on waste from the titanium dioxide industry
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 24 January 1983
amending Directive 78/176/EEC on waste from the titanium dioxide industry
(83/29/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 100 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas there have been difficulties for the Commission to submit, within the time limit stipulated in Article 9 (3) of Directive 78/176/EEC (3), suitable proposals for the harmonization of the programmes for the progressive reduction of pollution; whereas it is therefore necessary to extend the time limit concerned,
In Article 9 (3) of Directive 78/176/EEC, the phrase 'The programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sent to the Commission by 1 July 1980 at the latest so that it may, within a period of six months after receipt of all the national programmes, submit suitable proposals to the Council . . .' shall be replaced by 'By 1 July 1980 at the latest the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sent to the Commission, which, before 15 March 1983, shall submit suitable proposals to the Council . . .'.
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32011R1066 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1066/2011 of 18 October 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for roundnose grenadier in EU and international waters of Vb, VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of Spain
| 22.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1066/2011
of 18 October 2011
establishing a prohibition of fishing for roundnose grenadier in EU and international waters of Vb, VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 1225/2010 of 13 December 2010 fixing for 2011 and 2012 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for fish stocks of certain deep-sea fish species (2), lays down quotas for 2011 and 2012.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2011.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31995R2908 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2908/95 of 15 December 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2908/95 of 15 December 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3370/94 of 20 December 1994 allocating, for 1995, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Latvian waters (2), provides for salmon quotas for 1995;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota available for Member State;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota available for Member States for 1995,
Catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota available for Member States for 1995.
Fishing for salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32009R0333 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2009 of 23 April 2009 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
| 24.4.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 104/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 333/2009
of 23 April 2009
fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 164(2), final subparagraph, and Article 170 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Part XV of Annex I to that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the market in beef and veal, export refunds should therefore be set in accordance with the rules and criteria provided for in Articles 162 to 164 and 167 to 170 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the refund may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that bear the health mark as provided for in Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2). Those products must also satisfy the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3) and Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (4).
(5) The conditions laid down in the third subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1359/2007 of 21 November 2007 laying down the conditions for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat of bovine animals (5) provide for a reduction of the special refund if the quantity of cuts of boned meat to be exported amounts to less than 95 %, but not less than 85 %, of the total weight of cuts produced by boning.
(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 60/2009 (6) should therefore be repealed and replaced by a new regulation.
(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,
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 must meet the relevant requirements of Regulations (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004, notably preparation in an approved establishment and compliance with the health marking requirements laid down in Annex I, Section I, Chapter III to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.
In the case referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1359/2007, the rate of the refund on products falling within product code 0201 30 00 9100 shall be reduced by EUR 7/100 kg.
Regulation (EC) No 60/2009 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 April 2009.
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32002R1098 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1098/2002 of 24 June 2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2002 for licences for certain eggs and poultrymeat products under the regime provided for by the Interim Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria can be accepted
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1098/2002
of 24 June 2002
determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2002 for licences for certain eggs and poultrymeat products under the regime provided for by the Interim Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria 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 1899/97, of 29 September 1997, setting rules of application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors for the arrangements covered by the Europe Agreements with central and east European countries provided for by Council Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2699/93 and (EC) No 1559/94(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001(2) and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the third quarter of 2002 are, in the case of some products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities 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 July to 30 September 2002 submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1899/97 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2002 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1899/97 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2002.
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31978D0512 | 78/512/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 May 1978 amending Decision 74/269/EEC authorizing certain Member States to make provisions which are more strict concerning the presence of 'Avena fatua' in fodder plant and cereal seed (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 24 May 1978 amending Decision 74/269/EEC authorizing certain Member States to make provisions which are more strict concerning the presence of'Avena fatua'in fodder plant and cereal seed (Only the English text is authentic) (78/512/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by Council Directive 78/55/EEC (2), and in particular Article 14 (1a) thereof,
Whereas the said Directive laid down tolerances in respect of the presence of Avena fatua in fodder plant seed;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 14 (1a) of the said Directive, Ireland is authorized to prescribe compliance with the special conditions laid down in Commission Directive 74/269/EEC of 2 May 1974 (3) in respect of fodder plant seed;
Whereas the First Commission Directive 78/386/EEC of 18 April 1978 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed (4) laid down new conditions at Community level as regards the presence of Avena fatua in fodder plant seed;
Whereas these amendments have the effect of cancelling the special conditions which were fixed previously;
Whereas the authorization for Ireland to prescribe compliance with the special conditions laid down in Directive 74/269/EEC, when marketing fodder plant seed, should therefore be cancelled;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
With effect from 1 July 1980, Article 1 of Decision 74/269/EEC is hereby repealed.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
32009D0622 | 2009/622/EC: Commission Decision of 20 August 2009 authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Slovakia (notified under document C(2009) 6389)
| 27.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/11
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 August 2009
authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Slovakia
(notified under document C(2009) 6389)
(Only the Slovak text is authentic)
(2009/622/EC)
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 43, point (m), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Annex V, point B.IV, paragraph 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the grading of pig carcases is to be determined by estimating the lean meat content by means of statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase. The authorisation of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment. This tolerance is defined in Article 23(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 of 10 December 2008 laying down detailed rules on the implementation of the Community scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcases and the reporting of prices thereof (2).
(2) Slovakia has asked the Commission to authorise three methods for grading pig carcases and has presented the results of its dissection trials in the second part of the protocol provided for in Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008.
(3) Examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising these grading methods are fulfilled.
(4) No modification of the apparata or grading methods may be authorised except by means of a new Commission Decision adopted in the light of experience gained. For this reason, the present authorisation may be revoked.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
The use of the following methods is hereby authorised for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in Slovakia:
(a) the apparatus termed ‘Two-point, (Zwei punkte — ZP)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,
(b) the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,
(c) the apparatus termed ‘Ultrafom 300 (UFOM)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.
Modifications of the apparata or the assessment methods shall not be authorised.
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32012R1033 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1033/2012 of 26 October 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cabrito do Alentejo (PGI))
| 8.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 308/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1033/2012
of 26 October 2012
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cabrito do Alentejo (PGI))
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, Portugal’s application to register the name ‘Cabrito do Alentejo’ 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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32003R0912 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 912/2003 of 23 May 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 912/2003
of 23 May 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 19 to 22 May 2003 at 152,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 May 2003.
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31980D0829 | 80/829/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 August 1980 finding that the apparatus described as 'Oriel-Universal Arc Lamp Source, model 6114' is not a scientific apparatus
| COMMISSION DECISION of 1 August 1980 finding that the apparatus described as "Oriel-Universal Arc Lamp Source, model 6114" is not a scientific apparatus (80/829/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 5 March 1980, the British Government has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Oriel-Universal Arc Lamp Source, model 6114", to be used to study the phototransfer technique for thermoluminescence dating of certain materials, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 24 June 1980 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an arc lamp source;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus,
The apparatus described as "Oriel-Universal Arc Lamp Source, model 6114" is not considered to be a scientific apparatus.
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31994R3082 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 3082/94 of 16 December 1994 on the sale of beef at prices fixed at a flat rate in advance held by certain intervention agencies and intended for supplying the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2497/94
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3082/94 of 16 December 1994 on the sale of beef at prices fixed at a flat rate in advance held by certain intervention agencies and intended for supplying the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2497/94
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1884/94 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (4), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof;
Whereas certain intervention agencies hold substantial stocks of beef bought into intervention; whereas an extension of the storage period for that beef should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 of 28 November 1994, establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of agricultural products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (5), lays down the forecast supply balance for frozen meat of bovine animals for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995; whereas, in the light of traditional trade patterns, it is appropriate to release intervention beef for the purpose of supplying the Canary Islands during that period;
Whereas Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 of 16 November 1994 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94, provides for the use of aid certificates issued by the competent Spanish authorities for supplies from the Community; whereas, in order to improve the operation of the abovementioned arrangements, certain derogations from that Regulation should be provided for, in particular, with regard to the application for and the issue of aid certificates;
Whereas for the purpose of purchase and control procedures, it is appropriate to apply certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 216/69 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (8), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (10);
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the lodging of a security to guarantee that the beef arrives at the intended destination;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/94 (11) should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. A sale shall be organized of approximately:
- 1 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency,
- 200 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Italian intervention agency.
2. This meat shall be sold for delivery to the Canary Islands.
3. The qualities and selling prices of the products are given in Annex I hereto.
1. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, and in particular Articles 2 to 5 thereof, Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 and Regulation (EC) No 2790/94.
2. The intervention agencies shall sell those products which have been in storage longest first.
Particulars of the quantities and places where the products are stored shall be made available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex II.
1. After receiving a purchase application, the agency shall only conclude the contract after having checked with the competent Spanish agency referred to in Annex III that the quantity concerned is available within the forecast supply balance.
2. The Spanish agency shall immediately reserve for the applicant the quantity requested until receipt of the application for the relevant aid certificate. Notwithstanding Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2790/94, the certificate application must be accompanied only by the original of the purchase invoice issued by the seller intervention agency or by a certified copy.
3. Notwithstanding Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2790/94, the aid may not be paid for meat sold pursuant to this Regulation.
4. Notwithstanding Article 3 (4) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2790/94, in box 24 of the aid certificate application and of the aid certificate shall be entered: 'aid certificate for use in the Canary Islands - no aid to be paid'.
Notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 purchase applications shall not indicate the store or stores where the meat applied for is being kept.
Notwithstanding Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the security shall be ECU 3 000 per tonne of boneless beef. The guarantee for fillets, however, shall be ECU 7 000 per tonne.
Delivery of the products concerned to the Canary Islands shall be a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (12).
In the removal order referred to in Article 3 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 and the T5 control copy shall be entered:
« Carne de intervención destinada a las islas Canarias - Sin ayuda [Reglamento (CE) no 3082/94] »;
»Interventionskoed til De Kanariske OEer - uden stoette (Forordning (EF) nr. 3082/94)«;
"Interventionsfleisch fuer die Kanarischen Inseln - ohne Beihilfe (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 3082/94)";
«Kreas apo tin paremvasi gia tis Kanarioys Nisoys - choris enischyseis [Kanonismos (EK) arith. 3082/94]»;
'Intervention meat for the Canary Islands - without the payment of aid (Regulation (EC) No 3082/94)';
« Viandes d'intervention destinées aux îles Canaries - Sans aide [règlement (CE) no 3082/94] »;
« Carni in regime d'intervento destinate alle isole Canarie - senza aiuto [Regolamento (CE) n. 3082/94] »;
"Interventievlees voor de Canarische eilanden - zonder steun (Verordening (EG) nr. 3082/94)";
« Carne de intervençao destinada às ilhas Canárias - sem ajuda [Regulamento (CE) nº 3082/94] ».
Regulation (EC) No 2497/94 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31973L0404 | Council Directive 73/404/EEC of 22 November 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to detergents
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 22 November 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to detergents (73/404/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2);
Whereas the laws in force in the Member States for ensuring the biodegradability of surfactants differ from one Member State to another, which results in a hindrance to trade;
Whereas the increasing use of detergents is one of the causes of pollution of the natural environment in general and the pollution of waters in particular;
Whereas one of the pollutant effects of detergents on waters, namely the formation of foam in large quantities restricts contact between water and air, renders oxygenation difficult, causes inconvenience to navigation, impairs the photosynthesis necessary to the life of aquatic flora, exercises an unfavourable influence on the various stages of processes for the purification of waste waters, causes damage to waste water purification plants and constitutes an indirect microbiological risk due to the possible tranference of bacteria and viruses;
Whereas it is desirable to maintain an average level of biodegradability of detergents of 90 % and whereas technology and industrial practicalities make this possible, and whereas it is desirable nevertheless to safeguard against uncertainties of test methods which could lead to rejection decisions having important economic consequences,
For the purposes of this Directive, detergent shall mean the composition of which has been specially studied with a view to developing its detergent properties, and which is made up of essential constituents (surfactants) and, in general, additional constituents (adjuvants, intensifying agents, fillers additives and other auxiliary constituents).
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market and use of detergents where the average level of biodegradability of the surfactants contained therein is less than 90 % for each of the following categories : anionic, cationic, non-ionic and ampholytic.
The use of surfactants with an average level of biodegradability of not less than 90 % must not, under normal conditions of use, be harmful to human or animal health.
No Member State may, on grounds of the biodegradability or toxicity of surfactants, prohibit or restrict or hinder the placing on the market and use of detergents which comply with the provisions of this Directive.
Compliance with the requirements of Article 2 shall be established by the methods of testing provided for in other Council Directives, which take due account of the unreliability of such methods and lay down the relevant tolerances.
1. If a Member State should establish, by test procedures carried out on the basis of the Directives (1)OJ No C 10, 5.2.1972, p. 29. (2)OJ No C 89, 23.8.1972, p. 13.
referred to in Article 4, that a detergent does not comply with the requirements laid down in Article 2, the Member State shall prohibit the placing on the market and use of that detergent in its territory.
2. In the event of that Member State taking the decision to prohibit a detergent, it shall immediately inform the Member State from which the product comes and the Commission to that effect, stating the reasons for its decision and details of the tests referred to in paragraph 1.
If the State from which the detergent comes raises objections to the decision, the Commission shall consult without delay both the Member States concerned and, if appropriate, any other Member States.
If it is not possible to reach agreement, the Commission shall, within three months from the date of receiving the information provided for in the first subparagraph obtain the opinion of one of the laboratories referred to in Article 6, but not one of the laboratories notified by the two Member States concerned under that Article.
The opinion shall be issued using the reference methods laid down in the directives referred to in Article 4.
The Commission shall transmit the opinion of the laboratory to the Member States concerned which may, within one month, forward their comments to the Commission. The Commission may at the same time hear any comments from the interested parties on that opinion.
After taking note of those comments, the Commission shall make any necessary recommendations.
Each Member State shall notify the other Member States and the Commission of the laboratory or laboratories authorized to carry out the tests in accordance with the reference methods referred to in Article 5 (2).
1. The following information must appear in legible, visible and indelible characters on the packging in which the detergents are put up for sale to the consumer: (a) the name of the product,
(b) the name or trade name and address or trademark of the party responsible for placing the product on the market.
The same information must appear on all documents accompanying detergents transported in bulk.
2. Member States may make the placing on the market of detergents in their territory subject to the use of their national languages for the information specified in paragraph 1.
1. Member States shall put into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for compliance with this Directive within eighteen months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main provisions of national law in the field covered by this Directive are communicated to the Commission.
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31985R1376 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1376/85 of 20 May 1985 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1376/85
of 20 May 1985
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission,
Whereas production in the Community of the products specified in this Regulation is currently inadequate or non-existent; whereas producers thus cannot meet the needs of user industries in the Community;
Whereas in certain cases it is in the interest of the Community to suspend the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties only partially, particularly since the goods in question are produced in the Community, and in the other cases to suspend them totally;
Whereas, in view of the difficulty of assessing accurately short-term trends in the economic situation in the relevant sectors, suspension measures should be taken only temporarily by fixing their period of validity by reference to the interests of Community production,
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in the tables annexed hereto shall be suspended at the level indicated against each of them.
These suspensions shall be applicable:
- from 1 July to 31 December 1985 for the products listed in Table I,
- from 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1986 for the products listed in Table II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1985.
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31994D1054 | 94/1054/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the areas of the Land Bayern concerned by Objective 2 in Germany (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 16 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the areas of the Land Bayern concerned by Objective 2 in Germany (Only the German text is authentic) (94/1054/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,
After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,
Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);
Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;
Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 22 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the areas of the Land Bayern concerned by Objective 2; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;
Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;
Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;
Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;
Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas certain measures planned under this Single Programming Document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;
Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;
Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;
Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programmation period;
Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,
The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the areas of the Land Bayern concerned by Objective 2 in Germany, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved.
The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:
(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in Germany;
the main priorities are:
1. industrial-related infrastructures;
2. development of indigeneous potential;
3. infrastructure in environmental protection;
4. vocational training;
5. orientation and advice;
6. support of employment and start-ups;
(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;
(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:
- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,
- the financial implementation provisions,
- the rules for compliance with Community policies;
(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;
(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;
(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned.
For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:
>TABLE>
The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 14,660 million.
The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.
The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 18,1 million for the public sector and ECU 0,8 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB.
1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:
- ERDF:ECU 9,503 million,
- ESF:ECU 5,130 million.
2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the Single Programming Document refer to the total Community assistance.
The amounts are as follows:
- ERDF:ECU 8,505 million,
- ESF:ECU 5,130 million.
In accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned.
The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.
This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measures listed for that purpose in the Single Programming Document. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission.
The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998.
The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts.
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32002R1562 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1562/2002 of 30 August 2002 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1562/2002
of 30 August 2002
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid(5) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2002.
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32008R0051 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 51/2008 of 22 January 2008 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 March to 31 May 2008
| 23.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 18/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 51/2008
of 22 January 2008
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 March to 31 May 2008
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 of 26 September 2007 laying down specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector amending Directives 2001/112/EC and 2001/113/EC and Regulations (EEC) No 827/68, (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96, (EC) No 2826/2000, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 318/2006 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 (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 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.
(2) The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first five working days of January 2007, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, Argentina and all third countries other than China and Argentina.
(3) Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by 15 January 2008 in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 can be met,
Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first five working days of January 2008 and sent to the Commission by 15 January 2008, shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31979D0670 | 79/670/EEC: Commission Decision of 6 July 1979 on an investigation pursuant to Article 14 (3) of Regulation No 17 into AM S Europe Ltd, Bristol (Dossier IV/AF 379) (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 6 July 1979 on an investigation pursuant to Article 14 (3) of Regulation No 17 into AM & S Europe Ltd, Bristol (Dossier IV/AF 379) (Only the English text is authentic) (79/670/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 85 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962 (1), and in particular Article 14 (3) thereof,
Having consulted the competent authority of the relevant Member State for the purpose of Article 14 (4) of Regulation No 17,
Whereas:
There is sufficient reason to believe that producers of zinc metal and zinc concentrates within and outside the common market jointly fix prices and sales conditions for zinc by agreeing on a "producer price" for GOB zinc (good ordinary brand), control production and share markets, and that these activities constitute agreements or concerted practices as prohibited under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty.
On 10 February 1978, the Member of the Commission responsible for competition policy ordered investigations to be made of various undertakings pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation No 17.
The Commission has, during previous investigations, obtained precise and corroborated evidence which shows inter alia that the largest European, Canadian and Australian producers of zinc and zinc concentrates decided in 1964 to introduce a producer price which was independent of the quotations on the London Metal Exchange, and to influence prices on the London Metal Exchange by buying or selling through a subsidiary set up for this purpose and based in Switzerland.
Subsequently, the producers have held regular meetings - more than 20 since 9 July 1964 - and have again fixed prices. Changes in price were on each occasion announced by one of the producers and were then followed by the other participants. The new price was soon afterwards published in the "Metal Bulletin", a London trade journal.
AM & S Europe Ltd, a member of the Rio Tinto-Zinc Group, is suspected of having participated in these practices concerning prices and sales conditions, control of production and market sharing for several years.
On 20 and 21 February 1979 an investigation pursuant to Article 14 (2) of Regulation No 17 took place at the premises of AM & S Europe Ltd. The undertaking, represented by its managing director and two external lawyers, in the first instance submitted to the investigation. It then tried to produce only business records referring to the current situation but without defining what period of time was thereby meant.
The Commission officials responsible for the investigation refused to accept any such restriction of their investigative power, and were then able to inspect certain of the business records required by them.
On the second day of the investigation the undertaking again demanded a limit to the inspection of current papers and further investigation became impracticable. The Commission officials made a formal written request to make available certain business papers. The undertaking said that it would respond within 10 days of the return of its managing director from a business visit to Australia.
By letter of 26 March 1979 AM & S Europe Ltd sent photocopies of a number of business records and informed the Commission as follows. Copies of those documents selected as responding to the written request had been delivered to its legal advisers. The letter had indicated that certain documents were covered by legal privilege and for this reason these documents had not been produced.
The lawyers had also indicated that certain passages including individual words, phrases and even individual letters of other documents were of no relevance to the Commission's investigation and these passages had therefore been deleted, although the other parts of the documents in question were admitted to be relevant to the subject of the inquiry. (1)OJ No 13, 21.2.1962, p. 204/62.
They further stated that they would shortly furnish the Commission with a statutory declaration describing the deleted passages in general terms. By letter of 5 April 1979 a statutory declaration of Mr G. D. Child, solicitor, was sent to the Commission. This indicated the nature and number of the deletions made but did not describe their contents.
This attempt by AM & S Europe Ltd to restrict the investigative power of the Commission is not justified by the provisions of Regulation No 17.
Community competition legislation does not provide for any protection for legal papers. However, as the Commission made clear in its reply to Written Question No 63/78 in the European Parliament, asked by Mr Cousté, the Commission "follows the rules in the competition law of certain Member States and is willing not to use as evidence of infringements of Community competition rules any strictly legal papers written with a view to seeking or giving opinions on points of law to be observed or relating to the preparation or planning of the defence of the firm or association of firms concerned. When the Commission comes across such papers it does not copy them" (1).
Clearly neither the undertaking concerned nor its legal advisers can be the ultimate or only arbiter, either as to questions of fact or of law, as to whether any given document is one of these kinds of documents and was written in circumstances which would justify its not being used.
Under existing Community law, and subject to review by the Court of Justice, it is for the Commission to determine whether a given document should be used or not. Therefore it is necessary for AM & S Europe Ltd to allow the Commission's inspector to look at the documents, and to ask questions in connection with them, as far as is necessary for the purpose of establishing whether they should be used or not. If the inspector considers that they should not be used, he will not take any copies and the documents will not be used subsequently by the Commission as evidence of any infringement.
AM & S Europe Ltd claims the right to delete, even from documents which are admitted to be relevant to the investigation, certain passages and words as being of no relevance. This claim is also contrary to Article 14 of Regulation No 17.
Subject to the review of the Court of Justice, it is for the Commission to decide which papers are to be inspected as relevant to the investigation. Otherwise it would no longer be the Commission but the undertaking itself which would determine the nature and scope of an investigation. Thus inspection in their entirety of all the documents connected with the subject of the inquiry, with no deletions, is necessary for the satisfactory accomplishment of an investigation under Article 14 of Regulation No 17.
AM & S Europe Ltd must therefore be required by Decision to submit to an investigation and in particular to permit the inspection and examination of the business records connected with the subject of the inquiry.
Article 15 (1) (c) and Article 16 (1) (d) of Regulation No 17, the texts of which are annexed hereto, empower the Commission by Decision to impose on undertakings: (i) fines where intentionally or negligently the required books or other business records are produced in incomplete form during investigations under Article 14, or investigations ordered by Decision pursuant to Article 14 (3) are refused;
(ii) penalty payments for each day's delay, with effect from the date laid down in the Decision, in order to compel them to submit to an investigation ordered by Decision pursuant to Article 14 (3),
AM & S Europe Ltd is hereby required to submit to an investigation at its premises at Bristol and Avonmouth. It is required in particular to allow the Commission officials responsible for the investigation to enter its premises during normal office hours and to produce for examination the business records required by those officials which are in whole or in part connected with the subject of the inquiry, in particular: (a) all files, correspondence, telexes, internal memos and any other business records, from 1971 to date, relating to:
the Zinc Producer Group,
the Zinc Producer Group meetings,
the Zinc Producer Price,
the Zinc Steering Committee, (1)OJ No C 188, 7.8.1978, p. 31.
Société Générale des Minerais SA,
Compagnie Royale Asturienne des Mines SA,
Société des Mines et Fonderies de Zinc de la Vieille Montagne SA,
Société Minière et Métallurgique de Penarroya SA,
Metallgesellschaft AG,
Preussag AG,
Billiton International Metals BV,
Adena Metal SA, Zurich.
A copy of Mr Gordon Holloway's letter of 1 July 1971 to Metallgesellschaft AG, Frankfurt, referred to in the letter of Herr F. von Dallwitz (Metallgesellschaft) of 9 July 1971 to Mr Holloway, and all previous agreements, correspondence, telexes, internal memos and any other business records relating to both letters;
(b) all documents for which legal privilege is claimed, as listed in the appendix to AM & S Europe Ltd's letter of 26 March 1979 to the Commission;
(c) the complete texts of all documents of which certain passages or words have been deleted in the photocopies sent to the Commission, mentioned in AM & S Europe Ltd's letter of 26 March 1979 to the Commission and set out in the statutory declaration of Mr G. D. Child of 5 April 1979.
The investigation shall be carried out at the premises of AM & S Europe Ltd at Bristol and Avonmouth and shall begin on or after 9 July 1979.
This Decision is addressed to AM & S Europe Ltd, 1, Redcliff Street, Bristol, England. It shall be notified to the undertaking by being served immediately before the investigation is to commence by the Commission's officials authorized for the purposes of the investigation.
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31986R1323 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1323/86 of 5 May 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 on the recognition of producer groups for hops
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1323/86
of 5 May 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 on the recognition of producer groups for hops
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/7 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3800/85 of 31 December 1985 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3332/85 of 26 November 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organization of the market in hops (3) amended Article 7 of the latter in such a way as to permit producer groups to use aid to take not only measures leading to a greater concentration of supply and greater market stability by marketing the entire production of their members but also measures by means of which production can be improved and adapted to the requirements of the market; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 (4), containing the rules for the application of the said Article 7 should be adapted accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
In Article 1 (1) (b) (cc) the following is inserted after the words 'market stabilization measures':
'as also for measures to improve and adapt production to market requirements'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31998D0194 | 98/194/EC: Commission Decision of 1 October 1997 concerning the extension of the 8 % investment premium for investment projects in the new Länder pursuant to the Finance Law 1996 (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 1 October 1997 concerning the extension of the 8 % investment premium for investment projects in the new Länder pursuant to the Finance Law 1996 (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/194/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Articles 92 and 93 thereof,
Having given the other Member States and interested parties, pursuant to Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty, a period in which to submit their comments,
Having regard to the comments submitted,
Whereas:
I
By decision dated 11 November 1992 (1), the Commission authorized an 8 % investment premium for investment projects in the new Länder begun before 1 July 1994 and completed before the end of 1996. The aid intensity of 8 % gross (approximately 5,2 % net) relates exclusively to the cost of acquiring assets for fixed investment.
The investment premium is granted direct by Federal law, so that every undertaking which fulfils the statutory requirements can claim the premium without the authorities having to take a discretionary decision. The premium consists of a reduction of corporation tax and can result in a negative tax claim by the State, so that instead of a tax reduction the recipient undertaking receives a sum of money.
Article 3 of the Investment Premium Law 1993 (InvZulG) was amended by Article 18(1) of the Finance Law 1996 (2) to the effect that the 8 % premium is now granted to investments which were begun after 31 December 1992 but before 1 July 1994 and which will be concluded before 1 January 1999. This extended the time-limit for the implementation of assisted investment projects by two years, but did not change the provisions governing the start of the investment. The Finance Law 1996 came into force on 1 January 1996. By letter dated 17 November 1995, the Federal Ministry of Finance informed the Länder tax authorities that the said provision must not be applied before the Commission has approved the aid pursuant to Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty. The letter was published in the Federal Tax Gazette (Bundessteuerblatt) 1996, Series I, No 1.
II
The Commission was informed of the amendment to the Investment Premium Law in a communication dated 19 December 1995, i.e. six working days before the entry into force of the Finance Law 1996; the amendment was therefore registered as a non-notified aid (NN 6/96).
On 3 July 1996 the Commission decided, because the period in which the 8 % investment premium may be claimed was being extended, to initiate the procedure under Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty. Its reason for so doing was that the extension constituted additional State aid for investment projects which were begun before 1 July 1994 and which will be completed in 1997 and 1998, since no extra investment compared with the original situation was being promoted. The measure would therefore not assist any new investment projects which could contribute to the regional economic development of the former GDR.
Consequently, the aid would only boost the equity of the undertakings which before July 1994 had begun to invest in the new Länder; it would accordingly have to be regarded as operating aid, which, as the Commission has consistently held, is compatible with the common market only if certain conditions are met and the aid serves exclusively to assist the economic development of areas in accordance with Article 92(3)(a) of the EC Treaty. The Commission took the view, however, that the aid could also stimulate economic development outside these assisted areas, with the result that the question was whether the aid could exceptionally be declared compatible with the common market.
Germany was informed by letter dated 31 July 1996 (3) of the initiation of the procedure and, like the other Member States and interested parties, was invited by publication of that letter in the Official Journal of the European Communities (4) to submit its comments.
Germany submitted its comments by letter dated 9 September 1996, and the French undertaking Elf Aquitaine SA (Elf) by letter dated 29 October 1996. On 30 October 1996, the French Government gave its views making reference to Elf's submission. It is clear from Elf's comments that the measure in question relates to investment by the Elf subsidiary Mitteldeutsche Erdöl-Raffinerie (MIDER), which is building a new refinery at Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt. As a result of unforeseen technical difficulties, which the undertaking says it is not responsible for, the investment has been delayed. Without the proposed extension of the time-limit, the investment premium for the entire project could not be claimed, which would put MIDER at a considerable economic disadvantage.
The letters from Elf and the French Government were forwarded for comment to the Federal Republic of Germany by letter dated 26 November 1996.
Between December 1996 and July 1997 the matter was discussed at several meetings between the German authorities and the Commission's departments.
III
In Germany's view, the extension of the time-limit for investment projects for which the 8 % investment premium can be claimed is compatible with the common market. The extension will avert a reduction of investment aid for large projects where delays have occurred on account of the particular circumstances in eastern Germany. In this way, the equity of undertakings investing in the new Länder will be increased, thus contributing to their economic stability. According to Germany, it is not known how many cases are affected by the general extension of the time-limit for claiming the investment premium. Basically, the extension applies to all investment projects which were begun after 31 December 1992 and before 1 July 1994 and which had not been completed by the end of 1996.
In the MIDER/Leuna 2000 case, which the competent authorities had in mind when they proposed the said provision, the undertaking could not conclude the investment project in time by the end of 1996 on account of unforeseeable technical and administrative problems for which the undertaking could not be held responsible. The total aid package for the Leuna 2000 refinery would have been some DEM 360 million lower than had been accepted when the privatisation agreement was concluded. For legal reasons, it was not possible to pass a Federal law just for the MIDER case. The Federal Government, however, declared its readiness to apply the Investment Premium Law as amended by the Finance Law 1996 to MIDER only and to notify individually any further cases to which the amendment would apply.
IV
The investment premium is State aid within the meaning of Article 92(1) of the EC Treaty and Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement.
The extension of the time-limit for investment projects in respect of which an 8 % premium can be requested from 2 >NUM>1/
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to 4 years to 4 >NUM>1/
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to 6 years constitutes additional State aid.
How many investment projects might be covered by the general extension of the time-limit is not known. Basically, the new time-limits apply to all investment projects which were begun after 31 December 1992 and before 1 July 1994 and which had not been concluded by the end of 1996.
Undertakings which began investment projects between January 1993 and June 1994 took their decision in the full knowledge that projects which were not completed by the end of 1996 either would not qualify at all for the investment premium, since the finished part would not be regarded as a complete but smaller than planned investment, or, if the part completed in time is treated as a full investment, albeit smaller than planned, would qualify only to a certain extent. The particular problems which prevent the swift implementation of complex investment projects on the territory of the former GDR, such as organisational difficulties of regional and local authorities, possible environmental burdens and problems arising from the rules on the restitution of immovable property in the new Länder, were known and were the subject of comprehensive discussions before July 1994. Investment projects which were begun in the full knowledge that they could not be concluded in time and in respect of which the investment premium cannot therefore be claimed would nevertheless now be eligible for assistance, thus generating a windfall profit for undertakings which had originally calculated their investment in such a way that it would have been profitable even without such aid.
Undertakings which have taken investment decisions regarding the 8 % investment premium without allowing time for investment-related risks have accepted investment aid which turns out to be potentially lower than if they had met the requirements laid down in the Investment Premium Law 1993, and despite those risks have regarded their investment as profitable. The extension of the time-limit does not generate any extra investment and will probably have no effect on the termination of investment projects already begun.
Aid which does not stimulate any additional investment cannot be regarded as investment aid. State aid which, accordingly, constitutes only an additional payment that should not have been taken into account or which, according to the rules on regional investment aid applying at the time of the investment decision, was uncertain is to be regarded as operating aid for increasing the equity of the undertaking concerned, as was already explained by Germany before the initiation of the procedure in its communication of 19 December 1995.
In its Communication on the method for the application of Article 92(3)(a) and (c) of the EC Treaty to regional aid (5), the Commission explained that operating aid, despite the fact that it is such as seriously to distort competition, may exceptionally be regarded in assisted areas as compatible with the common market in accordance with Article 92(3)(a), if it is necessary for the maintenance of the operation of existing plant. These considerations, however, do not apply to those undertakings which would benefit from the measure in question. Such undertakings decided before July 1994, with regard to the regional investment aid available under the law applicable at the time, to invest in the new Länder. Their investments were calculated in such a way that they would be achievable and show a steady profit without operating aid. There are therefore no extraordinary circumstances which would justify de facto operating aid in the form of an extension of the time-limit for claiming the 8 % investment premium as a contribution to the regional development of the disadvantaged regions.
This de facto operating aid would, moreover, not only stimulate the economy in eastern Germany. Undertakings which meet the conditions may also maintain plant elsewhere and could thus use the aid to finance activities outside eastern Germany.
The aid in question does not contribute, therefore, to the achievement of one of the objectives referred to in Article 92(2) and (3) of the EC Treaty, which the recipient undertakings under normal market conditions could not achieve either by their own efforts or with the help of existing approved State aid. The investment decisions were taken in the knowledge that the aid in question cannot be claimed if the time-limits are not observed. Aid which does not contribute to the achievement of one of the objectives recognised as justification for the exceptional approval of measures which distort competition cannot be regarded as compatible with the proper functioning of the common market (6).
The Federal Government's proposal to apply the amendment of the Investment Premium Law 1993 made by the Finance Law 1996 only to MIDER/Elf Aquitaine and to notify further cases individually in advance does not alter the assessment. The Finance Law is a law passed by the Bundestag which may be relied on directly by any undertaking which meets the general assistance conditions. The number of potential recipients cannot be determined with certainty.
The scope of the relevant provision of the Finance Law 1996 is not limited to the case of MIDER/Elf Aquitaine. There is no provision stating that it is up to the authorities to decide whether the premium will be granted. The commitment offered by Germany cannot effectively be made, since the Federal Government cannot declare a law passed by the Bundestag to be inapplicable or applicable on certain conditions. The authorities do not have the power to apply the relevant provision only in individual cases where it seems reasonable to them to do so. The relevant provision is therefore to be assessed with regard to all potential cases of application and not just to the MIDER case.
The above comments, however, are without prejudice to a possible individual notification by Germany of particular measures modifying the aid package for MIDER's investment in eastern Germany. Such an amendment would be examined by the Commission with regard to the special circumstances of this particular investment and the positive decision of the Commission on this project (7).
V
In conclusion, therefore, the Commission finds that the aid in question does not contribute to the promotion of additional investment in the new Länder and is not necessary for the maintenance of existing economic activities in them. As a result, the aid does not contribute to the achievement of one of the objectives referred to in Article 92(2) and (3) of the EC Treaty and is not compatible therefore with the proper functioning of the common market.
The aid scheme was wrongly brought into force on 1 January 1996 without prior approval by the Commission. The Commission has noted that Germany has instructed the authorities in the new Länder to apply the Law only after it has been approved by the Commission. This communication, however, cannot be opposed to the direct application of a Federal law which gives all potential recipients who meet the conditions a legal claim, without a discretionary decision by the authorities being necessary,
Article 18(1) of the Finance Law 1996, which amends Article 3 of the Investment Premium Law 1993 to the effect that the 8 % investment premium is now granted for investment projects which were begun after 31 December 1992 and before 1 July 1994 and are completed before 1 January 1999 (instead of before 1 January 1997), introduces new, additional State aid for undertakings which have made investments in the new Länder. This aid is unlawful, since it was put into effect in disregard of Article 93(3) of the EC Treaty. The aid is incompatible with the common market, since it does not contribute to the achievement of one of the objectives referred to in Article 92(2) and (3) of the EC Treaty.
Article 18(1) of the Finance Law 1996 shall be repealed. Germany shall recover all aid which was granted pursuant to this provision. The aid shall be repaid in accordance with the procedures and provisions of German law with interest running from the date of grant of the aid calculated on the basis of the rate serving as the reference interest rate used in assessing regional aid programmes.
Germany shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this Decision of the measures it has taken to comply herewith.
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32004R1191 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1191/2004 of 28 June 2004 fixing the export refunds on malt
| 29.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 228/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1191/2004
of 28 June 2004
fixing the export refunds on malt
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), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2).
(3) The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying these rules to the present situation on markets in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on malt listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.
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32005R1709 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1709/2005 of 19 October 2005 fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance for the 2004/05 marketing year
| 20.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 274/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1709/2005
of 19 October 2005
fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance for the 2004/05 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations (2), and in particular Article 17a(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC the unit production aid must be adjusted in each Member State where actual production exceeds the guaranteed national quantity referred to in paragraph 3 of that Article. In assessing the extent of the overrun, account should be taken, in the case of Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal, of the estimates for the production of table olives expressed as olive-oil equivalent using the relevant coefficients referred to, for Greece, in Commission Decision 2001/649/EC (3), for Spain, in Commission Decision 2001/650/EC (4), for France, in Commission Decision 2001/648/EC (5), for Italy, in Commission Decision 2001/658/EC (6), and, for Portugal, in Commission Decision 2001/670/EC (7).
(2) Article 17a(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides that in order to determine the unit amount of the production aid for olive oil that can be paid in advance, the estimated production for the marketing year concerned should be determined. That amount must be fixed at a level that avoids any risk of unwarranted payment to olive growers. The amount also applies to table olives, expressed as olive-oil equivalent.
(3) In order to establish the estimated production, Member States must forward to the Commission data for the olive oil and, where appropriate, table olive production estimates for each marketing year. The Commission may use other sources of information. On the basis of that data, the estimated production of olive oil and table olives, expressed as olive-oil equivalent, should be fixed for each Member State.
(4) In determining the amount of the advance, account must be taken of the amounts withheld for measures to improve the quality of olive oil and table olive production provided for in Article 5(9) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC and Article 4a(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 (8).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
1. For the 2004/05 marketing year, the estimated production of olive oil, including that referred to in paragraph 2, is:
— 480 711 tonnes for Greece;
— 1 117 841 tonnes for Spain;
— 3 189 tonnes for France;
— 951 528 tonnes for Italy;
— 45 050 tonnes for Portugal;
— 33 tonnes for Slovenia.
2. For the 2004/05 marketing year, the estimated production of table olives, expressed as olive-oil equivalent, is:
— 10 900 tonnes for Greece, using a coefficient of equivalence of 13 %;
— 59 131 tonnes for Spain, using a coefficient of equivalence of 11,5 %;
— 167 tonnes for France, using a coefficient of equivalence of 13 %;
— 2 281 tonnes for Italy, using a coefficient of equivalence of 13 %;
— 730 tonnes for Portugal, using a coefficient of equivalence of 11,5 %.
3. For the 2004/05 marketing year, the unit amount of the production aid that may be advanced shall be:
— 117,36 EUR per 100 kilograms for Greece;
— 81,50 EUR per 100 kilograms for Spain;
— 117,36 EUR per 100 kilograms for France;
— 67,12 EUR per 100 kilograms for Italy;
— 117,36 EUR per 100 kilograms for Portugal;
— 117,36 EUR per 100 kilograms for Slovenia.
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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31997R1510 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1510/97 of 30 July 1997 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1510/97 of 30 July 1997 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 686/97 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 390/97 of 20 December 1996 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 711/97 (4), provides for common sole quotas for 1997;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIII a, b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1997; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 6 July 1997; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIII a and b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1997.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VIII a and b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 6 July 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31970L0451 | Council Directive 70/451/EEC of 29 September 1970 concerning the attainment of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of activities of self-employed persons in film production
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 29 September 1970 concerning the attainment of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of activities of self-employed persons in film production (70/451/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 54 (2) and (3) and 63 (2) and (3) thereof;
Having regard to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment, (1) and in particular Titles III and IV thereof;
Having regard to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom to provide services, (2) and in particular Titles III and IV thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (3);
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4);
Whereas this Directive covers activities of self-employed persons in film production, as listed under ISIC Group 841 ; whereas the activities of film studios or undertakings whose services are available to a producer and the activities of the persons directly involved with the producer in the making of a film are governed by special laws ; such activities are therefore dealt with in separate Directives;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 54 (3) (h), the conditions of establishment must not be distorted by aids granted by the Member State of origin of any beneficiary under this Directive;
Whereas the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment provides that restrictions on the right to join professional or trade organisations must be abolished where the professional activities of the person concerned necessarily involve the exercise of this right;
Member States shall abolish, in respect of the natural persons and companies or firms covered by Title I of the General Programmes for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services (hereinafter called "beneficiaries"), the restrictions referred to in Title III of those General Programmes affecting the right to take up and pursue the activities specified in Article 2 of this Directive.
The provisions of this Directive shall apply to activities of self-employed persons in film production, as referred to in Annex IV to the General Programme for the abolition of. restrictions on freedom of establishment (ex Group 841, ex Major Group 84).
They shall not apply to the activities of the persons directly involved with the producer in the making of a film.
1. Member States shall in particular abolish the following restrictions: (a) those which prevent beneficiaries from establishing themselves or providing services in the host country under the same conditions and with the same rights as nationals of that country; (1)OJ No 2, 15.1.1962, p. 36/62. (2)OJ No 2, 15.1.1962, p. 32/62. (3)OJ No C 65, 5.6.1970, p. 11. (4)OJ No C 28, 9.3.1970, p. 5.
(b) those existing by reason of administrative practices which result in treatment being applied to beneficiaries that is discriminatory in comparison with that applied to nationals.
2. The restrictions to be abolished shall include in particular those arising out of measures which prevent or limit establishment or provision of services by beneficiaries by the following means: (a) in Belgium - the obligation to hold a carte professionelle (Article 1 of the Law of 19 February 1965);
- the requirement that film producers, whether natural or legal persons, be of Belgian nationality or that there be reciprocal arrangements (Arrêté royal of 23 October 1963, Article 3 (1) (a)) and the requirement that producers of newsreel films, whether natural or legal persons, be of Belgian nationality (Arrêté royal of 23 October 1963, Article 3 (2) (a));
(b) in France - the obligation to hold a carte d'identité d'étranger commercant (Décret-loi of 12 November 1938, Law of 8 October 1940, Law of 14 April 1954, Décret No 59-852 of 9 July 1959);
- the requirement that a person wishing to receive financial aid towards production shall be of French nationality (Article 14 of Décret No 59-1512 of 30 December 1959);
- exclusion from the right to renew commercial leases (Article 38 of Décret of 30 September 1953);
(c) in Italy - the requirement that producers, whether natural or legal persons, be of Italian nationality (Law No 1213 of 4 November 1965);
(d) in Luxembourg - the limited period of validity of authorisations granted to foreign nationals (Article 21 of the Law of 2 June 1962).
No Member State shall grant to any of its nationals who go to another Member State for the purpose of pursuing any activity referred to in Article 2 any aid liable to distort the conditions of establishment.
1. Member States shall ensure that beneficiaries have the right to join professional or trade organisations under the same conditions and with the same rights and obligations as their own nationals.
2. In the case of establishment, the right to join professional or trade organisations shall entail eligibility for election or appointment to high office in such organisations. However, such posts may be reserved for nationals where, in pursuance of any provision laid down by law or regulation, the organisation concerned is connected with the exercise of official authority.
3. In the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, membership of the Chambre de commerce or of the Chambre des métiers shall not give beneficiaries the right to take part in the election of the administrative organs of those Chambers.
1. Where a host Member State requires of its own nationals wishing to take up or pursue any activity referred to in Article 2 proof of good repute and proof that they have not previously been declared bankrupt, or proof of either one of these, that State shall accept as sufficient evidence, in respect of nationals of other Member States, the production of an extract from the "judicial record" or, failing this, of an equivalent document issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority in the country of origin or the country whence the foreign national comes, showing that these requirements have been met.
Where the country of origin or the country whence the foreign national comes does not issue such documentary proof of no previous bankruptcy, such proof may be replaced by a declaration on oath made by the person concerned before a judicial or administrative authority, a notary, or a competent professional or trade body, in the country of origin or in the country whence that person comes.
2. Documents issued in accordance with paragraph 1 may not be produced more than three months after their date of issue.
3. Member States shall, within the time limit laid down in Article 7, designate the authorities and bodies competent to issue these documents and shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof.
4. Where in the host Member State proof of financial standing is required, that State shall regard certificates issued by banks in the country of origin or in the country whence the foreign national comes as equivalent to certificates issued in its own territory.
Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to comply with this Directive within six months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
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31988R2413 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2413/88 of 1 August 1988 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on artificial flowers and fruit of CN codes 6702 10 00 and 6702 90 00 originating in China to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2413/88
of 1 August 1988
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on artificial flowers and fruit of CN codes 6702 10 00 and 6702 90 00 originating in China to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 of 17 November 1987 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1988 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87, duties on certain products, originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 15.
Whereas, as provided for in Article 15 of that Regulation where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be reintroduced, once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, equal to 5 % of the total importations into the Community originating from third countries in 1986;
Whereas, in the case of artificial flowers and fruit falling within CN codes 6702 10 00 and 6702 90 00 originating in China the individual ceiling was fixed at 5 240 000 ECU; whereas, on 24 June 1988, imports of these products into the Community originating in China reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference causes economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against China,
As from 5 August 1988, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in China:
1.2 // // // CN code // Description // // // 6702 10 00 6702 90 00 // Artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit: - of plastics - of other materials // //
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 |
32004R1938 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1938/2004 of 10 November 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 11.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1938/2004
of 10 November 2004
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 11 November 2004.
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 |
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