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31986R3989
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3989/86 of 23 December 1986 opening tariff quotas for the 1987 fishing year for fishery products coming from joint ventures set up between natural or legal persons from Spain and from other countries
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3989/86
of 23 December 1986
opening tariff quotas for the 1987 fishing year for fishery products coming from joint ventures set up between natural or legal persons from Spain and from other countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 168 thereof,
Whereas Article 168 of the Act of Accession provides for the gradual elimination of the exemptions, suspensions or tariff quotas granted by Spain for fishery products coming from joint ventures set up between natural or legal persons from Spain and from other countries;
Whereas annual quotas should be opened corresponding to such progressive elimination, for each tariff heading or subheading, subject to the overall quantities provided for in the Act of Accession;
Whereas, within the framework of these overall quantities, the quotas per tariff heading or subheading are allocated proportionally according to the scheme applicable in 1983;
Whereas provision should be made for the supply of information to the Commission so that it can keep watch on the management of these arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
1. For the period from 1 January to 31 December 1987, tariff quotas shall be opened in Spain for the fishery products referred to in Article 168 of the Act of Accession, in accordance with the provisions of that Article and with the rules laid down in the Annex hereto.
2. The customs duties applicable shall be wholly suspended on each of the products referred to in paragraph 1, subject to each of the tariff quotas specified in the Annex.
Distribution of the quantities referred to in Article 1 which may, where appropriate, be subject to partial allocation on a half-yearly basis, between the undertakings referred to in Annex XII to the Act of Accession, shall be undertaken by the competent Spanish authorities.
Each quarter, not later than 15 days after the end of each quarter, Spain shall inform the Commission of the quantities actually imported under these quota arrangements. The Commission may at any time request a statement of the extent to which the quotas have been used up.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January to 31 December 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R2296
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2296/93 of 22 July 1993 on the conclusion of the Protocol defining, for the period 2 October 1992 to 1 October 1994, the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2296/93 of 22 July 1993 on the conclusion of the Protocol defining, for the period 2 October 1992 to 1 October 1994, the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1) ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2) ,
Whereas, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 17 of the Agreement between the European Economic Cummunity and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal(3) , the two Parties entered into negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement on the expiry of the application period of the Protocol annexed thereto;
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a Protocol setting out the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the said Agreement for the period from 2 October 1992 to 1 October 1994 was initialled on 1 October 1992;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve the said Protocol,
The Protocol defining, for the period from 2 October 1992 to 1 October 1994 the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community.
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.
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31982D0189
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82/189/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 February 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Packard - automatic tri-carb liquid scintillation spectrometer, model 2450, with teletype typewriter, model 645' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 February 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Packard - automatic tri-carb liquid scintillation spectrometer, model 2450, with teletype typewriter, model 645' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/189/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 28 August 1981, Italy 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 'Packard - automatic tri-carb liquid scintillation spectrometer, model 2450, with teletype typewriter, model 645', intended for use in research on the flow of ions accross the plasmatic membrane of photoreceptors, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community,
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 15 December 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a spectrometer; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the ease with which the spectrum measurement may be reproduced and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'Isocap 300' manufactured by the firm of G. D. Searle Nederland BV, Wiegerbruinlaan 75, 1422 CB NL-Uithoorn, the apparatus 'PW 4540' manufactured by the firm of Philips Nederland BV, Boschdijk 525, NL-Eindhoven and the apparatus 'SL 4000' manufactured by the firm of Intertechnique-Roche BioÊlectronique Kontron, 6, rue des Frères Caudron, F-78140 Velizy Villacoublay,
The apparatus described as 'Packard - automatic tri-carb liquid scintillation spectrometer, model 2450, with teletype typewriter, model 645', which is the subject of an application by Italy of 28 August 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31993D0610
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93/610/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 19 November 1993 appointing three members of the Economic and Social Committee
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COUNCIL DECISION of 19 November 1993 appointing three members of the Economic and Social Committee (93/610/Euratom, EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 193 to 195 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 165 to 167 thereof,
Having regard to the Convention on certain institutions common to the European Communities, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 24 September 1990 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period ending on 20 September 1994 (1),
Whereas three seats have become vacant on the Economic and Social Committee following the resignations of Miss Sue Slipman, Mr Andrew Tyrie and Dr Ann Robinson, notified to the Council on 1 and 22 September 1992 and 12 May 1993 respectively;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the United Kingdom Government on 29 July 1993,
Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
Miss Beata Brookes, Mrs Ann Davison and Mr Graham Speirs are hereby appointed members of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Dr Ann Robinson, Miss Sue Slipman and Mr Andrew Tyrie respectively for the remainder of their terms of office, which run until 20 September 1994.
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32005R0326
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 326/2005 of 25 February 2005 concerning the 14th individual invitation to tender effected under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
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26.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 53/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 326/2005
of 25 February 2005
concerning the 14th individual invitation to tender effected under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter held by them.
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
(3) On the basis of the examination of the offers received, the tendering procedure should not be proceeded with.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 14th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 22 February 2005, no award shall be made.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31989R1699
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1699/89 of 15 June 1989 suspending Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 as regards granting of aid for the purchase of butter by the armies and similar forces of the Member States
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1699/89
of 15 June 1989
suspending Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 as regards granting of aid for the purchase of butter by the armies and similar forces of the Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of the Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 763/89 (2), and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1723/81 of 24 June 1981 establishing general rules relating to measures to maintain the level of use of butter by certain categories of consumer and industry (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 863/84 (4), provides for the possibility of granting aid in respect of butter available on the market so as to enable that product to be purchased at a reduced price; whereas the armies and similar forces are among those categories of consumer,
Whereas, in view of the current situation on the market for butter a particular feature of which is lower production and stocks of butter, the categories of consumer who may qualify for aid for the purchase of such butter must be restricted and consequently Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 274/88 (6), should be suspended;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the limit set by its chairman,
The application of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 is hereby suspended.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31992D0088
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92/88/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 January 1992 approving the plan concerning infectious haemopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia presented by Greece (Only the Greek text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 9 January 1992 approving the plan concerning infectious haemopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia presented by Greece (Only the Greek text is authentic) (92/88/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/495/EEC of 24 September 1990 introducing a Community financial measure with a view to the eradication of infectious haemopoletic necrosis of salmonids in the Community (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 90/495/EEC, Member States must submit a plan for assessing the rate of infection of infectious haemopoletic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) in their territory;
Whereas by letter dated 27 September 1991, Greece has notified the Commission of its plan;
Whereas, after examination, the plan was found to comply with Decision 90/495/EEC, and in particular with Article 3 thereof;
Whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community as foreseen in Article 7 of Decision 90/495/EEC, are therefore met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The plan for assessing the rate of infection of IHN and VHS within its territory, presented by Greece, is hereby approved.
Greece shall bring into force by 1 January 1991 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the plan referred to in Article 1.
The financial participation of the community for Greece is fixed at 50 % of the expenditure incurred pursuant to points 4 and 5 of Article 3 of Decision 90/495/EEC.
The Community financial participation is granted upon presentation of the supporting documents.
This Decision is addressed to Greece.
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32001R2125
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/2001 of 29 October 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/2001
of 29 October 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92(1), and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products to the Canary Islands has been settled by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1905/2001(3), as a consequence of the changes of the rates and prices for cereals products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Canary Islands should be set at the amounts given in the Annex.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 is replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001R0118
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2001 of 19 January 2001 establishing the forecast supply balance and Community aid for the supply to French Guiana of products falling within CN codes 23099031, 23099033, 23099041, 23099043, 23099051 and 23099053 used in feedingstuffs for 2001
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2001
of 19 January 2001
establishing the forecast supply balance and Community aid for the supply to French Guiana of products falling within CN codes 2309 90 31, 2309 90 33, 2309 90 41, 2309 90 43, 2309 90 51 and 2309 90 53 used in feedingstuffs for 2001
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 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 introduces an exemption scheme for duties on imports into French Guiana and aid for the supply by the rest of the Community of certain cereal products used in feedingstuffs.
(2) The supply balance for these products for the department of Guiana should be drawn up on the basis of feedingstuffs requirements based on the notifications sent by the competent authorities for the year 2001.
(3) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 388/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2240/2000(4), lays down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of cereal products to the French overseas departments. Those provisions, which supplement Commission Regulation (EEC) No 131/92(5) for the cereals sector, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1736/96(6), apply to cereals used in feedingstuffs as referred to in this Regulation.
(4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, the amount of the aid for the supply of Community products must be determined in such a way that users are supplied on terms equivalent to exemption from levies on imports from the world market. Fixing the aid at an amount equal to the export refund plus a fixed component to take account of conditions for deliveries of small quantities will satisfy this aim.
(5) A specific treatment of applications for certificates in January 2001 should be foreseen and this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2001.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Pursuant to Article 3(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, the forecast supply balance quantities for French Guiana of products falling within CN codes 2309 90 31, 2309 90 33, 2309 90 41, 2309 90 43, 2309 90 51 and 2309 90 53 used in feedingstuffs eligible for exemption from import duties or for Community aid shall be as specified in the Annex.
The amount of the aid for the supply of feedingstuffs referred to in Article 1 and manufactured from cereals processed in the rest of the Community shall be equal to the export refunds for those products, plus EUR 20 per tonne.
Article 1(2) and Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 388/92 shall apply to the supply to French Guiana of the products referred to in Article 1 of 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 January 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31999R1632
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1632/1999 of 26 July 1999 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 1999/2000
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1632/1999
of 26 July 1999
fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 1999/2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 of 15 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3098/94(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 provides that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are to be the quantities placed under control and distilled, weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each Member State concerned; whereas that coefficient expresses the ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spirituous beverage concerned on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years corresponding to the average ageing period of the spirituous beverage in question; whereas, in view of the information provided by Ireland on the period 1 January to 31 December 1998, the average ageing period in 1998 was five years for Irish whiskey; whereas the coefficients for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 should be fixed;
(2) Whereas Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area(3) precludes the grant of refunds for exports to Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway; whereas, therefore, pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93, account should be taken of this in the calculation of the coefficient for 1999/2000;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 applying to cereals used in Ireland for manufacturing Irish whiskey shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32002R2170
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2170/2002 of 5 December 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2096/2002
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2170/2002
of 5 December 2002
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2096/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2096/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 29 November to 5 December 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2096/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31985R0759
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 759/85 of 25 March 1985 authorizing the Hellenic Republic to suspend in 1985 the customs duties applicable on import of certain oil seeds and oleaginous fruits
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 759/85
of 25 March 1985
authorizing the Hellenic Republic to suspend in 1985 the customs duties applicable on import of certain oil seeds and oleaginous fruits
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), and in particular Article 64 (4) thereof,
Whereas, for certain products falling within heading Nos 12.01, 15.07 and 15.12 of the Common Customs Tariff, the basic duties are fixed in Article 64 (3) of the Act of Accession; whereas this very high level may jeopardize the regular supply of raw materials for Greek processing industries; whereas Article 64 (4) (a) of the Act of Accession, provides the possibility to grant the Hellenic Republic the authorization to suspend customs duties on certain quantities of the products in question;
Whereas importers must be guaranteed free access to the quotas laid down for the products in question;
Whereas for reasons of administrative simplification, a quantity should be fixed for the whole of 1985;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The Hellenic Republic is hereby authorized to suspend the customs duties applicable on import from the Community of Nine or from non-member countries of the products given in Annex I hereto for the quantities there given, at the level given against each.
This authorization shall be valid from 1 January to 31 December 1985.
Greece shall ensure that importers of the products in question have free access to the quantities given in Annex I.
With regard to the products listed in Annex I, Greece shall communicate to the Commission the measures taken to ensure distribution of the said quantities amongst the operators in question.
Greece shall inform the Commission at the beginning of each quarter of imports entered during the previous quarter against the quantities given in Annex I.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31990R0354
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 354/90 of 9 February 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 as regards proof of arrival at destination in third countries of agricultural products qualifying for a variable refund
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 354/90
of 9 February 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 as regards proof of arrival at destination in third countries of agricultural products qualifying for a variable refund
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 201/90 (2), and in particular Article 16 (6) thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other regulations on the common organization of the markets in agricultural products,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8 (2) and (3) thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other regulations laying down general rules on the granting of export refunds on agricultural products,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 137/90 (4) last amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (5) as regards proof of arrival at destination in third countries; whereas that measure, which no longer requires certain proof, was the subject of a negative opinion in the relevant management committees and subsequently, in accordance with the procedure laid down for such cases, of an exchange of views in the Council;
Whereas, in the light of those discussions in the Council, Regulation (EEC) No 137/90 should be replaced by a new text stipulating the circumstances in which recourse may be had to the proof of arrival referred to in Article 18 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 and putting back the date of application of the measures in question;
Whereas the relevant management committees have not delivered opinions within the time limits set by their chairmen,
Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 18:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'1. Proof that the product has been cleared through customs for release for consumption shall be furnished by production of the customs document or a copy or photocopy thereof; such copy or photocopy must be certified as being a true copy by either the body which endorsed the original document, an official agency of the third country concerned or an official agency of a Member State.';
(b) the introductory part of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'If the exporter cannot obtain the document referred to in paragraph 1 after taking the appropriate steps or if there are doubts as to the authenticity of the document furnished, proof that the product has been cleared through customs for release for consumption may be deemed to have been furnished by the production of one or more of the following documents:';
2. Annex II is hereby deleted.
Regulation (EEC) No 137/90 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 1990.
It shall apply to transactions the export declaration for which is accepted as from 1 May 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32006R0373
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 373/2006 of 2 March 2006 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
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3.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 62/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 373/2006
of 2 March 2006
fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that when refunds on white and raw sugar, undenatured and exported in its unaltered state, are being fixed account must be taken of the situation on the Community and world markets in sugar and in particular of the price and cost factors set out in Article 28 of that Regulation. The same Article provides that the economic aspect of the proposed exports should also be taken into account.
(3) The refund on raw sugar must be fixed in respect of the standard quality. The latter is defined in Annex I, point II, to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001. Furthermore, this refund should be fixed in accordance with Article 28(4) of that Regulation. Candy sugar is defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of 7 September 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for the grant of export refunds in the sugar sector (2). The refund thus calculated for sugar containing added flavouring or colouring matter must apply to their sucrose content and, accordingly, be fixed per 1 % of the said content.
(4) In special cases, the amount of the refund may be fixed by other legal instruments.
(5) The refund must be fixed every two weeks. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) The first subparagraph of Article 27(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that refunds on the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation may vary according to destination, where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
(7) The significant and rapid increase in preferential imports of sugar from the western Balkan countries since the start of 2001 and in exports of sugar to those countries from the Community seems to be highly artificial.
(8) To prevent any abuse through the re-import into the Community of sugar products in receipt of an export refund, no refund should be set for all the countries of the western Balkans for the products covered by this Regulation.
(9) In view of the above and of the present situation on the market in sugar, and in particular of the quotations or prices for sugar within the Community and on the world market, refunds should be set at the appropriate amounts.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, are hereby fixed to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31991D0527
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91/527/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 October 1991 making an initial allocation to France of part of the resources to be charged to the 1992 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community
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COMMISSION DECISION of 1 October 1991 making an initial allocation to France of part of the resources to be charged to the 1992 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (91/527/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to the most deprived persons in the Community (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3744/87 of 14 December 1987 laying down the detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to the most deprived persons in the Community (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 583/91 (3), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (5), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas on 19 Spetember 1991, France requested Commission authorization to initiate already in 1991 the action on its territory to be financed by resources chargeable to the 1992 budget and indicated the quantities of produce that it wished to distribute; whereas it is desirable to initiate the scheme now in France by making an allocation to that country; whereas this allocation shall not exceed 50 % of the resources allocated by Commission decision to France in respect of the plan for 1991;
Whereas in order to facilitate the implementation of this scheme it is necessary to specify the rate of exchange to be employed in converting the ecu into the national currency and to do so at a rate which reflects economic reality,
1. The allocation for France of the appropriations referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3744/87 to be charged to the 1992 budget shall be ECU 13 907 000.
This sum shall be converted into national currency at the rate applicable on 3 January 1991 and published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.
2. Subject to the limit set out in paragraph 1, the following quantities of produce may be withdrawn from intervention for distribution in France:
- 3 000 tonnes of soft wheat,
- 3 500 tonnes of durum wheat,
- 2 000 tonnes of butter,
- 2 500 tonnes of beef,
- 1 000 tonnes of rice.
3. The withdrawals referred to in paragraph 2 may be made from 1 October 1991.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32007R0011
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 11/2007 of 9 January 2007 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (apples)
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10.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 5/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 11/2007
of 9 January 2007
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (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(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1510/2006 (3) fixes the indicative quantities for which system B export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for apples will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for apples after 9 January 2007 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for apples submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1510/2006, export declarations for which are accepted after 9 January and before 1 March 2007, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32006R0689
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 689/2006 of 4 May 2006 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
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5.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 120/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 689/2006
of 4 May 2006
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.
(3) On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 3 May 2006, the quantity still available for the period until 30 June 2006, for destination zones (1) Africa, (2) Asia, (3) Eastern Europe and (4) western Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 1 to 2 May 2006 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 1 July 2006,
1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 1 to 2 May 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 16,20 % of the quantities requested for zone (1) Africa, in concurence with 16,81 % of the quantities requested for zone (2) Asia, in concurence with 18,36 % of the quantities requested for zone (3) eastern Europe and in concurence with 14,54 % of the quantities requested for zone (4) western Europe.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 3 May 2006 and the submission of export licence applications from 5 May 2006 for destination zone (1) Africa, (2) Asia, (3) Eastern Europe and (4) western Europe shall be suspended until 1 July 2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 May 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31994R0490
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 490/94 of 4 March 1994 fixing indicative quantities for imports of bananas into the Community for the second quarter of 1994
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 490/94 of 4 March 1994 fixing indicative quantities for imports of bananas into the Community for the second quarter of 1994
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3515/93 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3297/93 (4), provides in Article 9 (1) for the fixing of indicative quantities for the purposes of issuing import licences for each quarter using the data and forecasts relating to the Community market on the basis of the forecast supply balance for production and consumption in the Community and of imports and exports as referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93;
Whereas, only a few months after the introduction of the new common organization of the market in bananas, it is not possible to establish a forecast supply balance in accordance with the aforementioned Article 16 in the absence of economic data sufficiently precise to assess the trend in the Community market; whereas, in particular, the forecasts relating to consumption demand differ appreciably, depending on the Community region concerned, in an unstable market situation and where the fluidity of intra-Community trade is not as yet secured; whereas, furthermore, the data relating to the quantities of bananas marketed in the Community during 1993 and in particular the actual imports during the second half are not available;
Whereas, Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 notwithstanding, an indicative quantity for the second quarter of 1994 should therefore be established not on the basis of a forecast supply balance but on the basis of the analysis which may currently be made of the market; whereas this indicative quantity should be fixed on the basis of the average volume of bananas marketed in the Community in this same period in the years 1988 to 1992, while at the same time providing for some progressive increase so as to bring about a harmonious and gradual opening of the market and better trade fluidity within the Community;
Whereas to these same ends, the quantity authorized as laid down in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 which each category A and B operator may request for the second quarter of 1994 and the indicative quantities provided for in Article 14 (1) of the same Regulation for the purposes of issuing the licences for imports of traditional ACP bananas should be fixed;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation must enter into force immediately before the period in which licence applications for the second quarter of 1994 are submitted;
Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has not delivered its opinion within the time limit laid down by the chairman,
The indicative quantities referred to in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 for imports of bananas into the Community under the tariff quota laid down in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 are hereby fixed for the second quarter of 1994 at 550 000 tonnes.
The quantity authorized for each category A and B operator for the second quarter of 1994 as provided for in Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 is hereby fixed at 30 % of the total annual quantity which has been allocated to him pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 6 of the aforementioned Regulation.
The indicative quantities referred to in Article 14 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 for imports of traditional ACP bananas for the second quarter of 1994 are hereby fixed at 30 % of the traditional quantities laid down for each country of origin in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 404/93.
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.
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32003R2212
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Council Regulation (EC) No 2212/2003 of 17 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 964/2003 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel, originating in the People's Republic of China and Thailand, and those consigned from Taiwan, whether declared as originating in Taiwan or not
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Council Regulation (EC) No 2212/2003
of 17 December 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 964/2003 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel, originating in the People's Republic of China and Thailand, and those consigned from Taiwan, whether declared as originating in Taiwan or not
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 452/2003 of 6 March 2003 on measures that the Community may take in relation to the combined effect of anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures with safeguard measures(1),
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission, after consultations with the Advisory Committee established by Article 15 of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(2) (the "basic Regulation"),
Whereas:
(1) By Regulation (EC) No 778/2003(3), the Council amended, amongst others, Council Regulations (EC) No 584/96 and (EC) No 763/2000 with regard to the anti-dumping measures applicable to certain tube and pipe fittings, of iron or steel, originating in the People's Republic of China and Thailand, and those consigned from Taiwan, whether declared as originating in Taiwan or not. The purpose was to make provision for the situation where those imports also become subject to the payment of a safeguard duty, as adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1694/2002 of 27 September 2002 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products(4).
(2) In such circumstances, and where the anti-dumping duty is less than, or equal to, the amount of the safeguard duty, it was considered appropriate that no anti-dumping duty should be payable. Where the anti-dumping duty is greater than the amount of the safeguard duty, it was considered appropriate that only that part of the anti-dumping duty which is in excess of the amount of the safeguard should be payable.
(3) Pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 584/96 and (EC) No 763/2000 were prolonged by Council Regulation (EC) No 964/2003(5). However, no provision similar to the one described in recital 2 hereto was made by Regulation (EC) No 964/2003 for the situation where imports also become subject to the payment of a safeguard duty.
(4) Consequently, Regulation (EC) No 964/2003 should be amended so as to make provision for the situation where imports also become subject to the payment of a safeguard duty, in the same way as the amendments introduced into Council Regulations (EC) No 584/96 and (EC) No 763/2000 by Regulation (EC) No 778/2003.
(5) This Regulation should apply retroactively from the date of the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 964/2003,
Regulation (EC) No 964/2003 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in Article 1, the following paragraph shall be inserted:
"2a Notwithstanding paragraph 2, where imports of the product concerned from Thailand are subject to payment of a safeguard additional duty pursuant to Article 1(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1694/2002(6), the rate of anti-dumping duty applicable to the free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, shall be as follows:
>TABLE>";
(b) in Article 3, the first paragraph shall be numbered "1" and the following paragraph shall be inserted:
"2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, with the exception of those fittings produced by the said Chup Hsin Enterprise Co. Ltd, Rigid Industries Co. Ltd and Niang Hong Pipe Fittings Co. Ltd, where imports of fittings consigned from Taiwan are subject to payment of a safeguard additional duty pursuant to Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1694/2002, the rate of anti-dumping duty applicable to the free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, shall be as follows:
>TABLE>"
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply with effect from 7 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32006D0398
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2006/398/EC: Council Decision of 20 March 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union
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8.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 154/22
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 March 2006
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union
(2006/398/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 March 2004 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, in the course of the accessions to the European Union 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.
(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Committee established by Article 133 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.
(3) The Commission has finalised negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China. The said Agreement should therefore be approved.
(4) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (1),
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
The Commission shall adopt the detailed rules for implementing the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3(2) of this Decision.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Cereals instituted by Article 25 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (2) or the relevant committee instituted by the corresponding Article of the Regulation for the common market organisation for the product concerned.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.
3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community (3).
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32013D0795
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2013/795/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 19 December 2013 on a notification by the United Kingdom of measures it intends to adopt in accordance with Article 9(2) and (3) of Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (notified under document C(2013) 9225) Text with EEA relevance
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21.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/107
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 19 December 2013
on a notification by the United Kingdom of measures it intends to adopt in accordance with Article 9(2) and (3) of Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships
(notified under document C(2013) 9225)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/795/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2009/45/EC lays down a uniform level of safety requirements for passenger ships of whatever flag engaged on domestic voyages.
(2) Article 9(2) of the abovementioned Directive permits Member States to adopt measures allowing equivalents for the regulations contained in Annex I to the Directive provided that such equivalents are at least as effective as such regulations and subject to the procedure in Article 9(4).
(3) Article 9(3) of the abovementioned Directive permits Member States to adopt measures to exempt ships from certain specific requirements provided there is no reduction in the level of safety and subject to the procedure in Article 9(4).
(4) Article 9(4) provides that a Member State which avails itself of the provisions of Article 9(2) and (3) should notify the Commission of the measures it intends to adopt, including particulars to the extent necessary to confirm that the level of safety is adequately maintained. If within a period of six months from the notification it is decided in accordance with the procedure in Article 11(2) that the measures are not justified, the said Member State shall be required to amend or not to adopt the proposed measures.
(5) The United Kingdom has originally transmitted to the Commission a notification of a national measure on exemptions and equivalencies to the Directive’s requirements for domestic passenger ships under Article 9(2) and (3) of Directive 2009/45/EC on 17 February 2011. The Commission requested additional technical details and explanations on the United Kingdom proposal on 25 March 2011.
(6) The United Kingdom has resubmitted a notification on 19 March 2013 on a national measure granting 21 equivalents and exemptions under Article 9(2) and (3) of Directive 2009/45/EC. This notification replaces the notification transmitted on 17 February 2011; it mainly addresses technical and operational alternatives to the Directive’s requirements covering the specific needs of small passenger ships operating on the coast of the United Kingdom.
(7) The Commission requested on 12 June 2013 further information and clarification on the request for exemptions and equivalencies. The Commission indicated that the six-month period provided in Article 9(4) of the Directive, starting from the original reception of the notification, was stopped until the complete reception of the information necessary to finalise the analysis. The United Kingdom replied on 13 July 2013. A meeting was held between the representatives of the Commission, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the United Kingdom authorities on 23 September 2013 to further explore the details of this complex notification.
(8) By 1 October 2013, the United Kingdom has decided to withdraw 11 of the original exemptions/equivalencies. The United Kingdom also updated the remaining exemptions/equivalencies and clarified the operational conditions where the requested exemptions would be applied.
(9) The Commission considers that nine of the exemptions/equivalencies requested are justified and the procedure laid down under Article 11(2) of Directive 2009/45/EC is not applicable.
(10) The remaining request concerns the requirement under Regulation III/2.1 of Annex I to Directive 2009/45/EC on the ‘Provision of spare liferafts’. This measure includes an exemption and an equivalent proposal. The United Kingdom requests to exempt from the requirement under Regulation III/2.1 vessels of Classes C and D, under 24 metres in length, engaged only on voyages in favourable weather, in daylight and in summer, and carrying not more than 130 persons. The United Kingdom proposes as equivalency to such a regulation that these passenger ships should carry liferaft for 100 % of persons on board, and buoyant apparatus for 20 %.
(11) The Commission considers that this remaining request to exempt vessels of Classes C and D, under 24 metres in length, from the requirement under Regulation III/2.1 of Annex I to Directive 2009/45/EC on the ‘Provision of spare liferafts’, cannot be accepted. The United Kingdom has not demonstrated that there is no reduction in safety under the proposed operating conditions of vessels engaged only on voyages in favourable weather, in daylight and in summer. Furthermore, the United Kingdom has not demonstrated that the risk of a liferaft being unavailable is low, and the proposed equivalent measure of on-board buoyant apparatus for 20 % of the persons on board is unacceptable as it implies that the persons using it will be in the water. In some of the areas covered by the measure, the sea temperature in the defined summer period can be very low, reaching in some cases 5 °C.
(12) The Commission therefore considers that the intended measures on Regulation III/2.1 of Annex I to Directive 2009/45/EC are not justified.
(13) The measure provided in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,
The United Kingdom is required not to adopt its intended exemption to the requirement ‘Provision of spare liferafts’ of Regulation III/2.1 of Annex I to Directive 2009/45/EC for the passenger ships of Classes C and D, under 24 metres and the equivalency proposed for those vessels to carry liferaft for 100 %, and buoyant apparatus for 20 % of persons on board.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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32007D0500
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2007/500/EC: Commission Decision of 16 July 2007 amending Decision 2001/781/EC adopting a manual of receiving agencies and a glossary of documents that may be served under Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (notified under document number C(2007) 3365)
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17.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 185/24
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 July 2007
amending Decision 2001/781/EC adopting a manual of receiving agencies and a glossary of documents that may be served under Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters
(notified under document number C(2007) 3365)
(2007/500/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (1), and in particular Article 17(a) thereof,
After consulting the committee established by Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000,
Whereas:
(1) In order to implement Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 it was necessary to draw up and publish a manual containing information about the receiving agencies designated pursuant to Article 2 of that Regulation. That manual is in Annex I to Commission Decision 2001/781/EC of 25 September 2001 adopting a manual of receiving agencies and a glossary of documents that may be served under Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (2).
(2) Following a modification of the information communicated to the Commission by France pursuant to Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000, it is necessary to amend the manual.
(3) Decision 2001/781/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
The Manual containing the information relating to the receiving agencies in Annex I to Decision 2001/781/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32004D0555
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2004/555/EC: Commission Decision of 15 July 2004 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2004 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2004) 2730) (Only the Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)
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22.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 248/12
COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 July 2004
on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2004 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy
(notified under document number C(2004) 2730)
(Only the Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2004/555/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/439/EC of 29 June 2000 on a financial contribution from the Community towards the expenditure incurred by Member States in collecting data and for financing studies and pilot projects for carrying out the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 2000/439/EC lays down the conditions whereby the Member States may receive a contribution from the Community for expenditure incurred in their national programmes as provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 of 29 June 2000 establishing a Community framework for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (2). Pursuant to that Decision the Commission, on the basis of the information provided by the Member States, decides each year on the eligibility of the expenditure forecast by the Member States and on the amount of the financial assistance from the Community for the following year.
(2) The Commission has received updates of the five-year programmes from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom that describe the data they intend to collect between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000. They have also submitted applications for a financial contribution for the expenditure referred to in Article 4 of Decision 2000/439/EC.
(3) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 of 25 July 2001 establishing the minimum and extended Community programmes for the collection of data in the fisheries sector and laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 (3), the Commission has examined Member States’ national programmes for 2004 and has assessed the eligibility of the expenditure on the basis of those programmes. A first instalment should be delivered to the Member States concerned in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of Decision 2000/439/EC on the basis of that assessment.
(4) A second instalment is to be forwarded, in 2005, following the transmission and acceptance by the Commission of a financial and technical report of activity detailing the state of completion of the aims set at the time of drawing-up the minimum and extended programmes, in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of Decision 2000/439/EC and Article 6(2) of Regulation 1639/2001.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
This Decision establishes for 2004 the amount of the eligible expenditure for each Member State and the rates of the Community financial contribution for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy.
Expenditure incurred in collecting and managing of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy, as set out in Annex I, shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community not exceeding 50 % of the eligible expenditure for the minimum programme as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000.
Expenditure incurred in collecting and managing of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy, as set out in Annex II, shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community not exceeding 35 % of the eligible expenditure for the extended programme as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000.
1. The Community shall pay a first instalment of 50 % of the financial contribution set out in Annexes I and II.
2. A second instalment shall be delivered in 2005, after the reception and approval of a financial and a technical report as provided for in Article 6(1)(b) of Decision 2000/439/EC.
1. The euro exchange rate used to calculate the amounts eligible under this Decision shall be the rate in force in May 2003.
2. The expenditure declarations and applications for advances in national currency received from the Member States not participating in the third stage of economic and monetary union shall be converted into euro at the rate in force for the month in which those declarations and applications are received by the Commission.
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 Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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31992D0572
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92/572/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 December 1992 accepting an undertaking by a Polish producer in connection with the anti- dumping proceeding concerning imports of ferrosilicon originating in Poland and Egypt
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COMMISSION DECISION of 14 December 1992 accepting an undertaking by a Polish producer in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ferrosilicon originating in Poland and Egypt (92/572/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for in the above Regulation,
Whereas:
A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1808/92 (2) imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of ferrosilicon originating in Poland and Egypt, falling within CN codes 7202 21 10, 7202 21 90 and 7202 29 00.
The provisional anti-dumping duty was extended for a period not exceeding two months by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778/92 (3).
(2) For the conclusions on dumping, injury and the Community interest giving grounds for the introduction of anti-dumping measures, the Commission referred to recitals 4 to 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3642/92 (4).
B. UNDERTAKINGS
(3) All the producers were informed of the results of the investigation; one of them, Huta Laziska, offered a price undertaking in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.
(4) The Commission considers the offer acceptable. In its opinion, the undertaking will raise import prices in the Community by an amount judged sufficient in present circumstances to eliminate the injury caused by dumping. The investigation can therefore be terminated in respect of the Polish producer.
(5) However, the Commission has taken note of the extremely tense situation on the Community ferrosilicon market. It will closely monitor the effects of this measure and may consider it necessary to review the matter if circumstances change.
(6) The Commission would also point out that if an undertaking has been withdrawn, or if it has reason to believe that an undertaking has been violated, it may, where the interests of the Community so require, apply provisional anti-dumping duties forthwith under Article 10 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 on the basis of the facts established before the undertaking was given.
(7) The anti-dumping committee was consulted about acceptance of the undertaking offered, and raised no objection,
The undertaking offered by the Polish producer Huta Laziska in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ferrosilicon originating in Poland and Egypt is hereby accepted.
This Decision shall take effect from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3642/92.
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32004R0044
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 44/2004 of 9 January 2004 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 44/2004
of 9 January 2004
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003
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 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999(4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003(5) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 5 to 8 January 2004 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32002R1475
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1475/2002 of 14 August 2002 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1475/2002
of 14 August 2002
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20 July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 715/90(1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of 9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal products. However, imports must take place within the limits of the quantities specified for each of these exporting non-member countries.
(2) The applications for import licences submitted between 1 and 10 August 2002, expressed in terms of boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, do not exceed, in respect of products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of the quantities applied for.
(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 September 2002 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52100 tonnes.
(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(4),
The following Member States shall issue on 21 August 2002 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of origin:
Germany:
- 50 tonnes originating in Namibia;
United Kingdom:
- 500 tonnes originating in Botswana,
- 1000 tonnes originating in Namibia,
- 30 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days of September 2002 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 August 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32008R0146
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Council Regulation (EC) No 146/2008 of 14 February 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
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21.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 146/2008
of 14 February 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 37(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) Experience has shown the need to provide for a measure of tolerance for minor cases of non-compliance with the cross compliance requirements where the severity, extent and permanence of such non-compliance would not justify an immediate reduction of the direct payments to be granted. Such a measure of tolerance should nonetheless include an appropriate follow-up by the competent national authority until the non-compliance has been remedied. Moreover, applying reductions to very low initial amounts of direct payments may prove burdensome in comparison to any deterrent effect to be gained. As a consequence, a suitable threshold should be defined, below which Member States may decide not to apply any reduction, provided that the actions to ensure that the farmer remedies the findings of non-compliance concerned are taken by the competent national authority.
(2) Article 44(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (2) provides that farmers must keep the parcels corresponding to the eligible hectare at their disposal for a period of at least 10 months. Experience has shown that this condition risks constraining the functioning of the land market and creates significant administrative work for the farmers and administrative services involved. Nonetheless, in order to ensure that double claims are not made for the same land, a date should be fixed on which the parcels should be at the farmer’s disposal. It would be appropriate for Member States to determine that date which should be no later than the date fixed for amendment of the aid application. The same rule should also be applied for the Member States applying the single area payment scheme.
(3) As a consequence of the reduction of the period during which the farmer shall keep at his disposal the parcels corresponding to the eligible hectare to a single day for both the single payment scheme and the single area payment scheme, the rules on liability under cross compliance, in particular in the case of transfer of land during the calendar year concerned, should be clarified. It should therefore be made clear that the farmer who submits an aid application should be held liable towards the competent authority with regard to any failure to fulfil the cross compliance requirements in the calendar year concerned for all agricultural land declared in the aid application. This should not preclude private law arrangements between the farmer concerned and the person to whom or from whom the agricultural land was transferred.
(4) Article 71h of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 provides that, in the framework of the single payment scheme, the new Member States within the meaning of Article 2(g) of that Regulation may fix different per unit values of entitlements to be allocated for hectares of grassland or permanent pasture and for any other eligible hectares as identified on 30 June 2003 or on 30 June 2005 in the case of Bulgaria and Romania. The new Member States have established an identification system for agricultural parcels in compliance with Article 20 of that Regulation. However, due to technical difficulties when switching over to that identification system, the features of certain parcels as existing in 2003 may not have been accurately reflected. In order to allow for the smooth implementation of the possibility to fix different per unit values, the date for identifying the parcels should be adjusted to 30 June 2006. However for Bulgaria and Romania the date for identifying the parcels should be 1 January 2008. Article 71h of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 should be amended accordingly.
(5) Experience has also shown that the setting-up of the administrative infrastructure needed for the management of the statutory management requirements covered by the cross compliance rules implies considerable administrative work. A three-year phasing-in of the statutory management requirements in the new Member States using the single area payment scheme, similar to the phasing-in period applied in the Community as constituted on 30 April 2004 in accordance with the time schedule set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, would ease the process of introduction of the statutory management requirements and their smooth implementation. This phasing-in period should be possible even if the new Member State decides to fully apply the direct payments before the last possible date for applying the single area payment scheme. Article 143b(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Article 51(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (3) should be amended accordingly.
(6) Article 143b(10) and (11) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 lay down the rules governing the passage of new Member States using the single area payment scheme to the application of the single payment system. According to these rules the decision of a new Member State to implement the single payment scheme is subject to the prior authorisation of the Commission on the basis of an assessment of the state of preparedness of the new Member State concerned. This prior authorisation is no longer necessary since almost all direct payments are decoupled and since both the single area payment scheme and the single payment scheme are decoupled and are area-based payments sharing most of the elements of the integrated system, in particular the land parcel identification system. Those provisions should therefore be deleted. Deletion of paragraphs 10 and 11 of Article 143b implies a consequential amendment to Article 143b(9). That provision should therefore also be amended.
(7) Table 2 of Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 sets out the total amounts of complementary national direct payments to be paid in Cyprus where the single area payment scheme applies up to 2008. Further to the extension of the application of the single area payment scheme by Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2006 (4), it is necessary to set out the total amounts to be paid in Cyprus where the single area payment scheme applies for 2009 and 2010.
(8) The new Member States having decided to apply the single payment scheme have opted to introduce it from 2007. It is therefore appropriate for the amendment to Article 71h of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 to apply to those new Member States from that date.
(9) A number of the provisions amended by this Regulation, in particular the measure of tolerance for minor cases of non-compliance, the application of reductions below a certain threshold, the fixation of the date at which the farmer shall have the land at his disposal for eligibility under the single payment scheme and the single area payment scheme, as well as the phasing-in period granted to new Member States applying the single area payment scheme in order to fully implement the requirements linked to cross compliance within their territory, would result in rules more favourable for the farmers concerned than the rules currently in force. The retroactive application of such provisions should not infringe the principle of legal certainty of the economic operators concerned. The same applies to the amended provision of Article 71h of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. However, the provisions concerning the liability of farmers for non-compliance in case of transfer of land should apply from 1 April 2008 in order to provide sufficient legal certainty for the farmers concerned while ensuring an effective application of these provisions in the year 2008.
(10) Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 6 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
(b) the following paragraph shall be added:
2. in Article 7, paragraph 2, the following subparagraphs shall be added:
3. in Article 44, paragraph 3, the second sentence shall be replaced by the following:
4. Article 71h shall be replaced by the following:
5. Article 143b shall be amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 5, the following subparagraph shall be added:
(b) in paragraph 6, the third subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
(a) requirements referred to in point A of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2009;
(b) requirements referred to in point B of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2011;
(c) requirements referred to in point C of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2011.
(a) requirements referred to in point A of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2012;
(b) requirements referred to in point B of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2014;
(c) requirements referred to in point C of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2014.
(c) in paragraph 9, the first sentence shall be replaced by the following:
(d) paragraphs 10 and 11 shall be deleted;
6. Annex XII shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
In Article 51, paragraph 3, of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
‘The derogation provided for in the first subparagraph shall apply until 31 December 2008. As from 1 January 2009 a farmer receiving payments under the single area payment scheme shall respect the statutory management requirements referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 according to the following timetable:
(a) requirements referred to in point A of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2009;
(b) requirements referred to in point B of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2011;
(c) requirements referred to in point C of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2011.
However, for Bulgaria and Romania, the application of Articles 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be optional until 31 December 2011 insofar as those provisions relate to statutory management requirements. As from 1 January 2012 a farmer receiving payments under the single area payment scheme shall respect the statutory management requirements referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 according to the following timetable:
(a) requirements referred to in point A of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2012;
(b) requirements referred to in point B of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2014;
(c) requirements referred to in point C of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2014.
The new Member States may also apply the option provided for in the second subparagraph where they decide to terminate the application of the single area payment scheme before the end of the period of application provided for in Article 143b(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 1 January 2008 with the following exceptions:
(a) Article 1(1)(a) shall apply as of 1 April 2008;
(b) Article 1(4) shall apply as from 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31990R3651
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3651/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3651/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to trade in fresh fruit and vegetables between Portugal and the other Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 249 of the Act of Accession provided for the temporary application of the supplementary trade mechanism, hereinafter referred to as 'the STM`, between the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and Portugal in order to forestall or, if necessary, react rapidly and appropriately to market disturbance; whereas pursuant to Article 286 (2) of the Act, Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3659/90 on products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism during the second stage of Portuguese accession(1) laid down the list of products subject to transition by stages to which the mechanism is to apply from the beginning of the second stage and included certain fruit and vegetables therein;
Whereas the joint declaration annexed to the Act states that, in their mutual trade in agricultural products, the new Member States are in principle, to apply, with respect to each other, the provisions and transitional mechanisms provided for in the Act of Accession under the arrangements applicable to their respective trade with the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985; whereas this declaration was implemented by means of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3792/85 of 20 December 1985 laying down the arrangements applying to trade in agricultural products between Spain and Portugal(2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) N° 3296/88(3); whereas the supplementary trade mechanism is thereby applicable to trade between Spain and Portugal;
Whereas experience of the operation of the existing supplementary trade mechanism and considerations pertaining to fruit and vegetables, namely short production periods, short sensitive periods and the nature of marketing structures in the country of consignment, indicate that a specific mechanism should be introduced for products covered by Council Regulation (EEC) N° 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables(4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 1193/90(5); whereas this mechanism should apply only to the list of products drawn up pursuant to Article 286 (2) of Act of Accession;
Whereas during non-sensitive periods for the Portuguese market action should be confined to statistical monitoring; whereas on the other hand, during periods considered sensitive, to be determined in principle before the beginning of the marketing year by application of defined criteria, entry into Portugal of products from the other Member States should be subject to presentation of an 'STM licence` issued in Portugal;
Whereas the Commission should be able, during sensitive periods for the Portuguese market, to introduce a specific arrangement applicable to fruit and vegetables from non-member countries in order to prevent products from the other Member States being treated less favourably than those from such countries; whereas for imperative reasons of management and surveillance the import document required under such an arrangement should be issued by the Portuguese authorities and be valid for release for free circulation in Portugal alone; whereas, likewise, if the Portuguese market is disturbed or threatened with disturbance suitable action should be taken,
This Regulation lays down general rules for applying the STM to imports into Portugal from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and Spain, of fruit and vegetables covered by Regulation (EEC) N° 1035/72 that are subject to that mechanism pursuant to Article 286 (2) of the Act of Accession.
1. The period or periods during which the Portuguese market is to be considered sensitive shall be determined for each product before the beginning of the marketing year in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8. The periods may be adjusted during the marketing year in accordance with the same procedure.
2. The sensitive market period for each product shall be determined on the basis of:
production and marketing periods for Portuguese produce,
the outlook for consumption,
the likely volume of consignments from the other Member States and its impact of the balance of the Portuguese market.
The target ceiling provided for in Article 251 of the Act of Accession need be fixed solely for the sensitive periods of the Portuguese market. It may be split up to cover sub-periods of the sensitive periods.
1. During the sensitive periods, release for consumption in Portugal of products covered by Article 1 shall be subject to presentation of an STM licence.
2. An STM licence shall be issued to each applicant irrespective of the place of his establishment in the Community.
3. An STM licence shall be issued against security that the product will be released for consumption during the period of validity of the document. The security shall be forfeit wholly or in part if the transaction is not or is only partly completed within the period.
4. Applications for an STM licence shall be made in Portugal and the licence issued by the Portuguese authorities.
The detailed rules of application may make provision for a period of reflection before an STM licence is issued.
5. During the period under consideration, the issuing of an STM licence shall be without prejudice to the adoption of measures under Article 252 of the Act of Accession.
Outside the sensitive periods, the Portuguese authorities shall, by procedures to be determined, monitor the entry of products covered by Article 1 from the other Member States and imports from non-member countries and transmit the relevant data to the Commission.
1. During periods of application of Article 4, release for free circulation in Portugal of products covered by Article 1 from non-member countries may be made subject to presentation of an STM import licence.
2. An STM import licence shall be issued to each applicant irrespective of the place of his establishment in the Community.
3. An STM import licence shall be issued against security that the product will be released for free circulation during the period of validity of the document. The security shall be forfeit wholly or in part if the transaction is not or is only partly completed within the period.
4. Applications for an STM import licence shall be made in Portugal and the licence issued by the Portuguese authorities. It shall be valid solely for release for free circulation in Portugal.
If the Portuguese market in one or more of the products covered by Article 1 is disturbed or is threatened with disturbance from imports of non-member countries, and also during any period in which Article 252 of the Act of Accession applies, the Commission may restrict or, if necessary, suspend the issuing of STM import licences during the minimum necessary period, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8.
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) N° 1035/72.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32006R0959
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 959/2006 of 28 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 647/2006 on the issue of rice import licences for applications lodged in the first 10 working days of April 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 327/98
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29.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/54
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 959/2006
of 28 June 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 647/2006 on the issue of rice import licences for applications lodged in the first 10 working days of April 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the markets in the rice sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 647/2006 (3) sets the reduction percentages to apply to the quantities for April 2006 and the quantities carried over to July 2006 for the quota of semi-milled or milled rice under the CN code 1006 30.
(2) Following an administrative error made by a Member State, the quantity of quota 09.4128 to be carried over to July 2006 does not correspond to the actual quantity carried over.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 647/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Point (a) in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 647/2006 is replaced by the table contained in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32013R1246
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1246/2013 of 28 November 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Peras de Rincón de Soto (PDO)]
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4.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 323/18
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1246/2013
of 28 November 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Peras de Rincón de Soto (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Peras de Rincón de Soto’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 738/2004 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
(3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31990R2943
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2943/90 of 11 October 1990 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the common customs tariff
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2943/90
of 11 October 1990
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2472/90 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas concentrated milk proteins may be classified under either Chapter 4 or Chapter 35 of the combined nomenclature; whereas the combined nomenclature draws no demarcation line between these two chapters; whereas criteria should be established for classifying the concentrates in question in one or the other of these chapters so as to ensure the uniform application of the combined nomenclature; whereas the protein content seems a suitable criterion for this purpose; whereas an additional note to this purpose should be inserted into Chapter 35 of the combined nomenclature; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,
The following additional note is inserted into Chapter 35 of the combined nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87:
'Additional note:
1. Heading No 3504 includes concentrated milk proteins with a protein content of more than 85 % by weight, calculated on the dry matter'.
This Regulation shall enter into force six weeks after 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.
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32010R1213
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1213/2010 of 16 December 2010 establishing common rules concerning the interconnection of national electronic registers on road transport undertakings Text with EEA relevance
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18.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1213/2010
of 16 December 2010
establishing common rules concerning the interconnection of national electronic registers on road transport undertakings
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to facilitate the interconnection of the national electronic registers as required by Article 16(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009, the Commission should adopt common rules for the implementation of this interconnection in accordance with Article 16(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009.
(2) The provisions on personal data protection, as laid down in particular by Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (2), apply to the processing of any personal data pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009. In particular, Member States should implement appropriate security measures to prevent misuse of personal data.
(3) Where applicable, the provisions on personal data protection, as laid down by Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3) apply to the processing of any personal data pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 18(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 (4),
The common rules to enable the interconnection of the national electronic registers shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 31 December 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31997R1407
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/97 of 22 July 1997 temporarily adapting the special arrangements for imports of rice laid down in Regulations (EEC) No 999/90 and (EEC) No 862/91 for the purpose of implementing the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1407/97 of 22 July 1997 temporarily adapting the special arrangements for imports of rice laid down in Regulations (EEC) No 999/90 and (EEC) No 862/91 for the purpose of implementing the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1161/97 (2), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 619/96 (4) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 of 26 November 1990 on imports of rice originating in Bangladesh (5) provide for the reduction of the levy applicable to imports into the Community of rice from certain countries up to certain maximum quantities provided that the countries concerned levy an export charge;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 999/90 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1373/96 (7) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 862/91 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1373/96, lay down detailed rules for the application of the said special arrangements;
Whereas pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the Community is to replace variable levies by fixed customs duties from 1 July 1995; whereas this could prevent application of the special arrangements; whereas it is therefore necessary, pending the conclusion of new agreements with the countries in question, to make transitional adjustments to the abovementioned Commission Regulations while maintaining the essential parts of the arrangements concerned;
Whereas levies are now replaced by customs duties and the reductions granted to third countries must be applied to the customs duties applicable from 1 July; whereas, in order not to prejudice the interests of the exporter countries, it is also necessary to replace the reduction of the component designed to protect the Community industry by a fixed reduction of the import duty;
Whereas the rates of duty set out in the common customs tariff for imports of husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 and milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 are those applicable on the date referred to in Article 67 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (10);
Whereas, to ensure the correct application of the arrangements involving the collecting of an export charge, the import duty must be fixed in advance; whereas, therefore, the possibility of fixing the applicable duty on the date of submission of the import licence application should be maintained;
Whereas the security provided for in Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 932/97 (12), to cover imports carried out with advance fixing should be increased;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1373/96 lays down temporary measures until 30 June 1997 to facilitate the transition from the abovementioned special import arrangements;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1161/97 extends the period for transitional measures until 30 June 1998; whereas the measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1373/96 should be extended until 30 June 1998;
Whereas, however, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1250/77 of 17 May 1977 concerning imports of rice from the Arab Republic of Egypt (13) was replaced by Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 (14); whereas it is therefore no longer necessary to provide for transitional measures for these arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Rice,
Regulation (EEC) No 999/90 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
The customs duties referred to in Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 shall be calculated every week by the Commission as follows:
- the duty applicable to imports of paddy rice falling within CN codes 1006 10 21 to 1006 10 98 shall be equal to the customs duties set out in the Common Customs Tariff less 50 %, less ECU 4,34,
- the duty applicable to imports of husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 shall be equal to the duty fixed pursuant to Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 less 50 %, less ECU 4,34,
- the duty applicable to imports of milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 shall be equal to the duty fixed pursuant to Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3072/95 less ECU 16,78, less 50 %, less ECU 6,52,
- the duty applicable to imports of broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 shall be equal to the duty set out in the Common Customs Tariff less 50 %, less ECU 3,62.`
2. Article 3 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. The licence shall carry an obligation to import from the country of origin indicated. The import duty shall be that applicable on the date of submission of the licence application. The amount shall be adjusted on the basis of the difference between the intervention price applicable during the month of the licence application and that applicable on the date of release into free circulation, the difference being increased by:
- 80 % in the case of husked Indica rice,
- 163 % in the case of milled Indica rice,
- 88 % in the case of husked Japonica rice,
- 167 % in the case of milled Japonica rice.
The rice referred to in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 (*) shall be considered to be Indica and Japonica rice.
(*) OJ No L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 71.`
3. In Articles 2 (1), (2) and (3) and 3 (1), (3) and (4), 'levy` is replaced by 'customs duties`.
Regulation (EEC) No 862/91 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
The customs duties referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 shall be calculated each week by the Commission as follows:
- the duty applicable to imports of paddy rice falling within CN code 1006 10, with the exception of that falling within CN code 1006 10 10, shall be equal to the customs duties set out in the Common Customs Tariff less 50 %, less ECU 4,34,
- the duty applicable to imports of husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 shall be equal to the duty fixed pursuant to Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3072/95 less 50 %, less ECU 4,34,
- the duty applicable to imports of milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 shall be equal to the duty fixed pursuant to Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 less ECU 16,78, less 50 %, less ECU 6,52.`
2. Article 4 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. The import licence, issued for a quantity not exceeding that entered on the certificate of origin referred to in Article 2, shall carry an obligation to import from Bangladesh. The import duty shall be that applicable on the date of submission of the licence application. The amount shall be adjusted on the basis of the difference between the intervention price applicable during the month of the licence application and that applicable on the date of release into free circulation, the difference being increased by:
- 80 % in the case of husked Indica rice,
- 163 % in the case of milled Indica rice,
- 88 % in the case of husked Japonica rice,
- 167 % in the case of milled Japonica rice.
The rice referred to in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 (*) shall be considered to be Indica and Japonica rice.
(*) OJ No L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 71.`
3. In Article 4 (1), (3) and (4), 'levy` is replaced by 'customs duties`.
Notwithstanding Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, the security for licences issued pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 999/90 and (EEC) No 862/91 shall be ECU 28 per tonne.
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 July 1997 to 30 June 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R2916
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2916/93 of 22 October 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2529/93 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecu by the Council in the hops sector and reduced as a result of monetary realignments
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2916/93 of 22 October 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2529/93 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecu by the Council in the hops sector and reduced as a result of monetary realignments
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of monetary realignment (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/93 (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, for clarification, the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2529/93 (4) should be adjusted in line with the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1991/93 of 19 July 1993 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1992 harvest (5); whereas, to that end, a fourth group of varieties, 'experimental strains', should be added thereto;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
The Annex to this Regulation hereby replaces the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2529/93.
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.
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31998D0083
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98/83/EC: Commission Decision of 8 January 1998 recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 8 January 1998 recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) (98/83/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/14/EC (2), and in particular Annex IV, Part A, Section I, points 16.2, 16.3 and 16.3(a) thereof,
Whereas Annex IV, Part A, Section I, points 16.2, 16.3 and 16.3(a) contain a reference to fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, originating in third countries where Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes or Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) are known to occur;
Whereas these provisions should be reinforced; whereas one way of doing so is to determine the third countries which are recognised as being free of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) and to determine the areas free of those harmful organisms in the third countries where they are known to occur;
Considering the information provided by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation and the 'Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International`;
Whereas this Decision is without prejudice to any subsequent discovery that one or more of the respective harmful organisms occur in the third countries or areas of third countries concerned;
Whereas the Commission will ensure that the third countries concerned provide all the technical information necessary for monitoring the situation;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
It is hereby declared that the following third countries are recognized as being free of all strains of Xanthomonas campestris pathogenic to Citrus:
- all citrus-growing countries in the Euro-Mediterranean region, including Europe, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey,
- in Africa: South Africa, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Sudan, Swaziland and Zimbabwe,
- in Central and South America and the Caribbean: the Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, El Salvador, Surinam and Venezuela.
It is hereby declared that the following areas are recognized as being free of all strains of Xanthomonas campestris pathogenic to Citrus:
- in Argentina: Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta and TucumĂĄn,
- in Australia: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria,
- in Brazil: SĂŁo Paulo, with the exception of Presidente Prudente,
- in the United States: Arizona, California, Florida (with the exception of Dade County and Manatee County), Guam, Hawaii, Louisiana, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Texas and the United States Virgin Islands,
- all areas of Uruguay, with the exception of the Departments Salto, Rivera and Paysandu - north of River Chapicuy.
It is hereby declared that the following third countries are recognized as being free of Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes:
- all citrus-growing third countries in North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Asia (with the exception of Yemen), Europe and Oceania,
- all citrus-growing third countries in Africa, with the exception of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
It is hereby declared that the following third countries are recognized as being free of all strains of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely pathogenic to Citrus:
- all citrus-growing third countries in North, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Europe,
- all citrus-growing third countries in Asia, with the exception of Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Philippines and Taiwan,
- all citrus-growing third countries in Africa, with the exception of South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe,
- all citrus-growing third countries in Oceania, with the exception of Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu.
It is hereby declared that the following areas are recognized as being free of all strains of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely pathogenic to Citrus:
- in South Africa: Western Cape,
- in Australia: South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory,
- in China: all areas with the exception of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32004R1086
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1086/2004 of 9 June 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
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10.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 207/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1086/2004
of 9 June 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1) and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists the legal persons, public bodies, corporations, agencies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists the natural and legal persons, bodies or entities associated with the regime of former President Saddam Hussein covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(3) On 2 June 2004, the Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council decided to amend the list comprising Saddam Hussein and other senior officials of the former Iraqi regime, their immediate family members and the entities owned or controlled by them or by persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Therefore, Annex IV should be amended accordingly.
(4) It is necessary to move five entries from Annex III to Annex IV and to amend two of these entries.
(5) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
1. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is hereby amended in accordance with Annex II 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.
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32010D0810
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2010/810/EU: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/016 ES/Aragón Retail trade from Spain)
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28.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/22
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 December 2010
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/016 ES/Aragón Retail trade from Spain)
(2010/810/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.
(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.
(4) Spain submitted an application on 6 May 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 593 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 47 (Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles) in the NUTS II region of Aragón (ES24) and supplemented it with additional information up to 1 July 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission therefore proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 1 560 000.
(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Spain,
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 1 560 000 in commitment and payment appropriations.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32001R1420
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1420/2001 of 12 July 2001 limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain products processed from cereals
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1420/2001
of 12 July 2001
limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain products processed from cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 409/2001(4), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 fixes the term of validity of export licences, in particular for products processed from maize. That term of validity extends to the end of the fourth month following that of issue of the licence. The term of validity is fixed in accordance with market requirements and the need for sound management.
(2) The current situation on the maize market makes it desirable to limit the issuing of licences in order to avoid committing quantities from the new marketing year. Licences to be issued in forthcoming months must be reserved for exports before the middle of September 2001. To that end, the term of validity of export licences to be issued for execution up to 15 September 2001 must be limited. A temporary derogation should accordingly be introduced to Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95.
(3) In order to ensure sound management of the market and to prevent speculation, provision should be made for customs export formalities for export licences for products processed from maize to be completed by 15 September 2001 at the latest either as direct exports or exports under the arrangements laid down in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products(5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83(6). Such limiting of the term of validity of export licences entails a derogation from Articles 28(6) and 29(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 90/2001(8).
(4) The application of the measures provided for in this Regulation must coincide with its entry into force in order to avoid potential market disturbance.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, export licences for products referred to in the Annex applied for from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to 14 September 2001 shall be valid until 15 September 2001 only.
2. Customs export formalities for the above licences must be completed by 15 September 2001 at the latest.
That deadline shall also apply to the formalities referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 in respect of products placed under the arrangements referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 under cover of such licences.
One of the following shall be entered in Section 22 of the licences:
Limitación establecida en el apartado 2 del artículo 1 del Reglamento (CE) n° 1420/2001
Begrænsning, jf. artikel 1, stk 2, i forordning (EF) nr. 1420/2001
Kürzung der Gültigkeitsdauer gemäß Artikel 1 Absatz 2 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1420/2001
Περιορισμός που προβλέπεται στο άρθρο 1 παράγραφος 2 του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) nr. 1420/2001
Limitation provided for in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1420/2001
Limitation prévue à l'article 1er paragraphe 2 du règlement (CE) n° 1420/2001
Limitazione prevista all'articolo 1, paragrafo 2 del regolamento (CE) n. 1420/2001
Beperking als bepaald in artikel 1, lid 2, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1420/2001
Limitação estabelecida no n.o 2 do artigo 1.o do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1420/2001
Asetuksen (EY) N:o 1420/2001 1 artiklan 2 kohdassa säädetty rajoitus
Begränsning enligt artikel 1.2 i förordning (EG) nr 1420/2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 July 2001.
It shall apply to licences applied for from the date of its entry into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R1639
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1639/93 of 28 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the cessation of banana cultivation
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1639/93 of 28 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the cessation of banana cultivation
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1) and in particular Article 13 thereof,
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 (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas, given the particulrly unfavourable conditions for the production of bananas prevailing in certain producing regions in the Community, Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 provides for a premium for the cessation of such production;
Whereas it is necessary to define the detailed rules for applying the premium scheme, and in particular to determine what information must be given in applications for the grubbing-up premium and to provide for verification of the accuracy of that information;
Whereas, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the scheme, it is essential to obtain from farmers applying for the premium, and from any subsequent owners and farmers, an undertaking to refrain from replanting bananas for an appropriate period of time on the areas covered by applications; whereas applicants must also undertake not to increase the areas planted with bananas beyond the plots for which the premium is applied;
Whereas, in order to avoid the risk of grubbed-up plants being replanted, it should be made obligatory that they be made unsuitable for this purpose;
Whereas the competent national authorities must adopt all the appropriate inspection measures to ensure that applicants comply with their obligations, and in particular measures to establish, prior to payment of the premium, that grubbing-up has actually taken place in accordance with Community provisions; whereas inspections should also be carried out periodically after grubbing up, so as to ensure compliance with the undertaking not to replant;
Whereas the agricultural rate to be used for converting the amount of the premium into national currency should be the rate in force on the first day of the year in which the grubbing-up takes place;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
1. Applications for the premium for the cessation of banana production provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States before commencement of the grubbing-up operations:
- for 1993, during the period from 1 July to the end of August,
- for 1994, during January.
2. Applications shall include at least the following information:
(a) name and address of the applicant;
(b) name, where applicable, and address of the holding concerned;
(c) total surface area of the banana plantation cultivated by the producer;
(d) for each parcel on which grubbing-up is to take place and for which the grubbing-up premium is applied for, the information required to identify such parcels, the total surface area planted, the number of banana trees per hectare, and the varieties;
(e) the period over which the applicant undertakes to carry out the grubbing-up operations for each banana plantation or parcel of banana plantation concerned. This period may not extend beyond the end of the fifth month following the month in which acceptance of the premium application is notified in accordance with Article 2 (2).
3. Applications shall be accompanied by:
- a written undertaking by the applicant, for a period of 20 years from the end of the grubbing-up operation, not to plant banana trees on the parcels on which grubbing-up took place and not to extend the area under bananas on the holding beyond the existing banana plantation;
- where applicable, under conditions provided for in national legislation, a written agreement to the grubbing-up operation by the owner(s) of the parcels under bananas, as well as an undertaking by the owner(s) to have the undertaking not to replant signed by any new owner or farmer, in the event of the sale or any other form of transfer of the parcels concerned. This undertaking shall continue to apply automatically to any subsequent owner or farmer over the period referred to in the first indent.
1. Upon receipt of the application for the grubbing-up premium, the competent authority shall verify the information contained therein, where necessary by on-site inspections, shall register the undertakings provided for in Article 1 (3) and, where applicable, shall establish that the application is accepted.
2. Applicants shall be notified as to the acceptance or otherwise of their application two months after the lodging of the application at the latest.
3. The grubbing-up operation must be carried out within the time limits provided for in the premium application. It may not commence until the notification referred to in paragraph 2 has been sent.
4. Plants grubbed up must be made unsuitable for replanting.
1. The competent authorities shall establish, by on-ite inspections the areas covered by the aid application, that grubbing-up has been carried out in accordance with this Regulation, and in particularly Article 2 (3) and (4) thereof, and shall certify the time at which it took place.
2. The grubbing-up premium shall be paid not later than three months after the date on which it was established that the grubbing-up took place.
Except in cases of force majeure, where applicants have not grubbed up the area for which the premium was sought by the date indicated in the application in accordance with Article 1 (2) (e), the premium shall be reduced by 20 %. No premium shall be granted if grubbing-up has not taken place within the three months following the final date indicated in the application.
1. Member States shall check compliance the undertakings provided for in Article 1 (3) by routine inspections of the holdings such that each holding is checked at least once every five years.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the results of the checks within two months following the month in which they were carried out.
3. Where the Member States establish that the undertakings provided for in Article 1 (3) have not been complied with,
- they shall recover the amount of the grubbing-up premium paid to the offending parties, plus interest calculated from the date of payment of the premium up to effective recovery thereof. The rate of interest to be applied shall be that in force for similar recovery operations under national law. The rate may not be lower than the reference rate referred to in the Annex as applied in the Member State concerned on the day of payment, plus one percentage point. Member States may decide not to collect interest if it amounts to ECU 20 or less,
- they shall impose on the offending parties the payment of an amount equal to 50 % of the amount of the grubbing-up premium paid.
4. The aid recovered and, where applicable, the interest shall be paid to the paying agencies or authorities and deducted by them from the expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
Member States shall inform the Commission, no later than 31 December 1993 and 31 December 1994 respectively for 1993 and 1994, of the areas covered by applications for the grubbing-up premium as well as the areas grubbed-up the information being broken down by variety and region.
The rate to be applied each year for conversion into national currency of the amount of the premium per hectare for the cessation of banana production shall be the agricultural conversion rate in force on 1 January of the year in which grubbing-up took place.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R3604
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Council Regulation (EC) No 3604/93 of 13 December 1993 specifying definitions for the application of the prohibition of privileged access referred to in Article 104a of the Treaty
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3604/93 of 13 December 1993 specifying definitions for the application of the prohibition of privileged access referred to in Article 104a of the Treaty
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 104a (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the prohibition of privileged access to financial institutions, as laid down in Article 104a of the Treaty, forms an essential element of the submission of the public sector in its financing operations to the discipline of the market mechanism and so makes a contribution to the strengthening of budgetary discipline; whereas, moreover, it places the Member States on an equal footing as regards public sector access to financial institutions;
Whereas the Council must specify definitions for the application of such prohibition;
Whereas the Member States and the Community must act with due regard for the principle of an open market economy in which there is free competition;
Whereas, in particular, this Regulation cannot affect the methods for organizing markets complying with that principle;
Whereas this Regulation does not seek to interfere with any operation of public financial institutions complying with the same principle;
Whereas Article 104a of the Treaty prohibits measures establishing privileged access; whereas the types of acts concerned by this prohibition should be specified; whereas the commitments freely made by financial institutions in the framework of contractual relations unquestionably cannot be affected;
Whereas the same Article provides that prudential considerations may justify departure from the principle of this prohibition; whereas laws, regulations or administrative actions may not, however, under the cover of prudential consideration, be used to establish disguised privileged access;
Whereas public undertakings are covered by the same prohibition; whereas they are defined in Commission Directive 80/723/EEC of 25 June 1980 on the transparency of financial relations between the Member States and public undertakings (3);
Whereas, for reasons of monetary policy, financial institutions and, in particular, credit institutions may be obliged to hold claims against the European Central Bank and/or national central banks;
Whereas the European Central Bank and national central banks may not, as public authorities, take measures establishing privileged access; whereas the rules on mobilization or pledging of debt instruments enacted by the European Central Bank or by national central banks must not be used as a means of circumventing the prohibition of privileged access;
Whereas, in order to avoid any circumvention of the prohibition, the definitions in Community law of the various types of financial institution should be supplemented by a reference to those institutions engaging in financial activities which have not yet been harmonized at Community level, such as, for instance, branches of third-country establishments, holding and factoring companies, uncoordinated undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), institutions for retirement provision, etc.,
1. For the purposes of Article 104a of the Treaty, 'any measure establishing privileged access' shall be defined as any law, regulation or any other binding legal instrument adopted in the exercise of public authority which:
- obliges financial institutions to acquire or to hold liabilities of Community institutions or bodies, central governments, regional, local or other public authorities, other bodies governed by public law or public undertakings of Member States (hereinafter referred to as 'public sector'), or
- confers tax advantages which may benefit only financial institutions or financial advantages which do not comply with the principles of a market economy, in order to encourage the acquiring or the holding by those institutions of such liabilities.
2. Privileged access shall not be regarded as being established by those measures which give rise to:
- obligations for funding social housing under special terms such as, inter alia, an obligation to centralize funds with public financial institutions, when the funding terms prevailing for the public sector are identical to those for funding of the same nature granted to private borrowers for the same purposes,
- the obligation to centralize funds with a public credit institution, in so far as such a constraint is an integral part, as at 1 January 1994, of the organization of a particular network of credit institutions or of specific savings arrangements designed for households and intended to provide the whole of the network or the specific arrangements with financial security. The use of such centralized funds must be determined by the management bodies of the public credit institution concerned and comply with the principle of a market economy where there is free competition,
- obligations to finance the repair of disaster damage, provided that the conditions for financing repairs are not more favourable when damage is sustained by the public sector than when it is sustained by the private sector.
For the purposes of Article 104a of the Treaty, 'prudential considerations' shall be those which underlie national laws, regulations or administrative actions based on, or consistent with, EC law and designed to promote the soundness of financial institutions so as to strengthen the stability of the financial system as a whole and the protection of the customers of those institutions.
1. For the purposes of Article 104a of the Treaty, 'public undertaking' shall be defined as any undertaking over which the State or other regional or local authorities may exercise directly or indirectly a dominant influence by virtue of their ownership of it, their financial participation therein or the rules which govern it.
A dominant influence on the part of the State or other regional or local authorities shall be presumed when these authorities, directly or indirectly in relation to an undertaking:
(a) hold the major part of the undertaking's subscribed capital;
(b) control the majority of the votes attaching to shares issued by the undertaking; or
(c) can appoint more than half of the members of the undertaking's administrative, managerial or supervisory body.
2. Without prejudice to their obligation as public authorities not to take measures establishing privileged access within the meaning of Article 104a of the Treaty, the European Central Bank and the national central banks shall not, for the purposes of this Article, be considered as forming part of the public sector.
3. 'National central banks' means the central banks of the Member States and the Luxembourg Monetary Institute.
1. For the purposes of Article 104a of the Treaty, 'financial institutions' means:
- credit institutions as defined in the first indent of Article 1 of Directive 77/780/EEC (4),
- insurance undertakings as defined in Article 1, point (a) of Directive 92/49/EEC (5),
- assurance undertakings as defined in Article 1, point (a) of Directive 92/96/EEC (6),
- UCITS as defined in Article 1 (2) of Directive 85/611/EEC (7),
- investment firms as defined in Article 1 (2) of Directive 93/22/EEC (8),
- other undertakings the activities of which are similar to those of the undertakings referred to in the previous indents or the principal activity of which is to acquire holdings of financial assets or to transform financial claims.
2. The following institutions do not form part of the financial institutions defined in paragraph 1:
- the European Central Bank and national central banks,
- post office financial services when they form part of the general government sector defined in accordance with the European System of Integrated Economic Accounts or when their main activity is to act as the financial agent of government, and
- the institutions which are part of the general government sector defined in accordance with the European System of Integrated Economic Accounts or the liabilities of which correspond completely to a public debt.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31999R2337
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2337/1999 of 3 November 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the poultrymeat sector
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2337/1999
of 3 November 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the poultrymeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95(2), and in particular Articles 3(2) and 8(13) and Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2581/98(4), lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the poultrymeat sector;
(2) the present provisions on the term of validity of export licences lead to an artificial increase in applications for licences at the beginning of each month, which complicates the weekly administration of the arrangements. The term of validity should accordingly be fixed in days rather than months;
(3) in the light of experience gained, the procedure provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 for issuing licences immediately should be simplified and guarantees provided to operators as regards the issuing and validity of such licences. However, such licences should be restricted to short-term commercial transactions in order to prevent the mechanism provided for in Article 3 of that Regulation from being circumvented;
(4) the rules on communications between the Member States and the Commission should be brought into line with the amendments to the arrangements on licences issued immediately;
(5) the securities fixed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 must be adjusted to recent changes in refunds;
(6) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:
"1. Export licences shall be valid for 90 days from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88."
2. Article 4 is replaced by the following:
"Article 4
On application by the operator, licence applications for up to 25 tonnes of products shall not be subject to any special measures as referred to in Article 3(4) and the licences applied for shall be issued immediately.
In such cases, notwithstanding Article 2(1) and (5), the term of validity of the licences shall be limited to five working days from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 and Section 20 of licence applications and of licences shall show at least one of the following:
- Certificado válido durante cinco días hábiles y no utilizable para la aplicación del artículo 5 del Reglamento (CEE) n° 565/80,
- Licens, der er gyldig i fem arbejdsdage, og som ikke kan benyttes til at anvende artikel 5 i forordning (EØF) nr. 565/80,
- Fünf Werktage gültige und für die Anwendung von Artikel 5 der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 565/80 nicht verwendbare Lizenz,
- Πιστοποιητικό που ισχύει για πέντε εργάσιμες ημέρες και δεν χρησιμοποιείται για την εφαρμογή του άρθρου 5 του κανονισμού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 565/80,
- Licence valid for five working days and not useable for the purposes of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80,
- Certificat valable 5 jours ouvrables et non utilisable pour l'application de l'article 5 du règlement (CEE) n° 565/80,
- Titolo valido cinque giorni lavorativi e non utilizzabile ai fini dell'applicazione dell'articolo 5 del regolamento (CEE) n. 565/80,
- Certificaat met een geldigheidsduur van vijf werkdagen en niet te gebruiken voor de toepassing van artikel 5 van Verordening (EEG) nr. 565/80,
- Certificado de exportação válido durante cinco dias úteis, não utilizável para a aplicação do artigo 5.o do Regulamento (CEE) n.o 565/80,
- Todistus on voimassa viisi arkipäivää eikä sitä voi käyttää sovellettaessa asetuksen (ETY) N:o 565/80 5 artiklaa,
- Licensen är giltig fem arbetsdagar men gäller inte vid tillämpning av artikel 5 i förordning (EEG) nr 565/80.
The Commission may, where necessary, suspend the application of this Article."
3. Article 7(1) is replaced by the following:
"1. Each Friday from 13.00 hours, Member States shall send the Commission the following by fax in respect of the preceding period:
(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article 1 lodged from Monday to Friday of the same week, stating whether they fall within the scope of Article 4 or not;
(b) the quantities covered by export licences issued on the preceding Wednesday, not including those issued immediately under Article 4;
(c) the quantities covered by export licence applications withdrawn pursuant to Article 3(6) during the preceding week."
4. Annexes I and II are replaced by the Annexes hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to export licences applied for from 22 November 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31998D0579
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98/579/EC: Commission Decision of 7 October 1998 concerning an application submitted by DIP Electronics Ltd for the refund of anti-dumping duties due on certain imports of DRAMs originating in Japan (notified under document number C(1998) 2966) (Only the English text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 7 October 1998 concerning an application submitted by DIP Electronics Ltd for the refund of anti-dumping duties due on certain imports of DRAMs originating in Japan (notified under document number C(1998) 2966) (Only the English text is authentic) (98/579/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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (2), and in particular Article 11(8) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
A. PROCEDURE
(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2112/90 (3) imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain types of electronic micro-circuits known as DRAMs (dynamic random access memories) originating in Japan. The rate of the residual duty was 60 %.
(2) DIP Electronics Ltd (hereafter referred to as 'the applicant`) lodged on 13 July 1995 an application for the refund of GBP [. . .] (4) of anti-dumping duties due on importation of DRAMs of Japanese origin.
The applicant claimed that the dumping margins in respect of the DRAMs for which anti-dumping duties were due, were significantly lower than the level of 60 % of the residual duty set by Regulation (EEC) No 2112/90. The application, however, did not contain any evidence that the duties for which a refund was claimed had been paid.
The applicant was informed that, in accordance with Article 11(8) of Regulation 384/96 which contains the provisions concerning refund investigations, the application would have to be considered as inadmissible since it did not contain evidence of payment of the anti-dumping duties for which a refund was claimed.
The applicant indicated in reply that it was not in a financial position to make payment of the anti-dumping duties due. The applicant was given further opportunity to pay the anti-dumping duties but failed to do so.
(3) On 13 August 1997 the applicant informed the Commission that DIP Electronics Ltd intended to put its affairs in the hands of an insolvency practitioner. The Commission was subsequently informed that the applicant had proceeded into a creditors voluntary liquidation on 19 August 1997.
(4) The liquidator, representing the applicant, received disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to reject the application as inadmissible. The liquidator made no comment.
B. ADMISSIBILITY
(5) It has been established that the anti-dumping duties for which a refund is claimed have not been paid by the applicant. Since the prior payment of the anti-dumping duties is one of the basic requirements for the admissibility of a refund application, the application should be rejected as inadmissible.
The refund application for the amount of GBP [. . .] in total submitted by DIP Electronics Ltd is rejected as inadmissible.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom, and to DIP Electronics Ltd, Sheraton House, Castle Park, Cambridge, CB3 0AX.
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32000R0850
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 850/2000 of 27 April 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1093/97 laying down marketing standards applicable to melons and watermelons
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 850/2000
of 27 April 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1093/97 laying down marketing standards applicable to melons and watermelons
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1093/97 of 16 June 1997 laying down marketing standards applicable to melons and watermelons(3) sets out rules on the sizing and marking of melons.
(2) In the interest of transparency on the world market, the homogenity criteria laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1093/97 should be tightened up. The standard for melons recommended by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe sets out stricter criteria regarding homogeneity of size for Charentais melons.
(3) Generally the marked for melons is closely dependent on the organoleptic quality of the product. Such organoleptic quality may vary considerably. The sector should be allowed to provide information on the basic criteria regarding ripeness in order to give consumers the freedom to choose fruit of the organoleptic quality that best suits them.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1093/97 is amended as follows:
1. The third and fourth paragraphs of Section III (Provisions concerning sizing) are replaced by the following:
"Where the size is expressed by weight, the largest melon in each package may not weigh over 50 % more than the smallest (30 % more for Charentais melons).
Where the size is expressed by diameter, the diameter of the largest melon may not be over 20 % more than the diameter of the smallest (10 % more for Charentias melons)."
2. The following indent is added to point D of Section VI (Provisions concerning marking):
"- minimum sugar content, measured by refractometer and expressed in degrees Brix (optional)."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the first day of the second month following its entry into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32009D0735
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2009/735/EC: Council Decision of 24 September 2009 extending the period of application of the measures in Decision 2007/641/EC concluding consultations with the Republic of the Fiji Islands under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument
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6.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 262/43
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 September 2009
extending the period of application of the measures in Decision 2007/641/EC concluding consultations with the Republic of the Fiji Islands under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument
(2009/735/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (2), hereinafter referred to as ‘the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement’, and in particular Article 96 thereof,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (4), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Development Cooperation Instrument’, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The essential elements referred to in Article 9 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement have been violated.
(2) The values referred to in Article 3 of the Development Cooperation Instrument have been violated.
(3) On 18 April 2007, pursuant to Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument, formal consultations began with the ACP countries and the Republic of the Fiji Islands, during which the Fijian authorities gave specific commitments to remedy the problems identified by the European Union and to implement them.
(4) Some substantive initiatives had been taken in respect of some of the commitments referred to in recital 3. Nevertheless, not only have important commitments concerning essential elements of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and the Development Cooperation Instrument yet to be implemented, but there have also recently been important regressive developments concerning a number of key commitments, such as the abrogation of the Constitution and a further substantial delay in holding elections.
(5) Decision 2007/641/EC (5) expires on 1 October 2009.
(6) Therefore, it is appropriate to prolong the validity of Decision 2007/641/EC,
Decision 2007/641/EC is modified as follows:
1. in Article 3, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
2. the Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32007R1529
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1529/2007 of 21 December 2007 opening and providing for the administration in 2008 and 2009 of import quotas for rice originating in the ACP States which are part of the Cariforum region and the overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
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31.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/155
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1529/2007
of 21 December 2007
opening and providing for the administration in 2008 and 2009 of import quotas for rice originating in the ACP States which are part of the Cariforum region and the overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (1), and in particular the seventh subparagraph of Article 6(5) of Annex III thereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 of 20 December 2007 applying the arrangements for goods originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements (2), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (3), and in particular Articles 10(2) and 13(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applies the trading arrangements for goods originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) provided for in the agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic and Partnership Agreements (EPA). Under Article 6 of that Regulation, in 2008 and 2009 import quotas for rice originating in the states listed in Annex I thereto which form part of the Cariforum region are to be opened at zero duty for products of tariff heading 1006, with the exception of subheading 1006 10 10 for which imports are completely exempt from duties as of 1 January 2008.
(2) Under Article 6 of Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC, ACP/OCTs cumulation of origin is allowed for a total annual quantity of 160 000 tonnes in husked-rice equivalent, for products falling within tariff heading 1006. Of that total quantity, an initial issue of import licences for 35 000 tonnes of rice originating in the overseas countries and territories (hereinafter 'OCTs) is made each year and, within this quantity, import licences for 10 000 tonnes are issued for imports originating in the least-developed OCTs. All other import licences are issued for imports originating in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. These quantities may be increased if the ACP States do not actually use their direct export options under the 125 000 tonne tariff quota provided for in the Cotonou agreement.
(3) Given that, from 1 January 2008, the trading arrangements of the Cotonou agreement no longer apply and the tariff quota for rice provided for therein is replaced by the preferential arrangements provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, it should be laid down that the quota of 35 000 tonnes reserved for the OCTs may be increased if imports of rice into the Community under the preferential arrangements provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 do not reach 125 000 tonnes.
(4) To ensure that the import arrangements for rice provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 and by Decision 2001/822/EC are properly managed, the detailed rules for issuing import licences for rice originating in the Cariforum states and the OCTs in 2008 and 2009 should be laid down in a single text. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2021/2006 of 22 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of import quotas for rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) should therefore be repealed (4).
(5) Without prejudice to the additional conditions or relevant derogations laid down for the management of these import arrangements, account should be taken of the provisions of the horizontal or sectoral implementing regulations, that is, Commission Regulations (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), (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July 2003 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (6), and (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 (7).
(6) To ensure balanced market management, the issue of import licences relating to the above import quotas is to be staggered over the year in several specific subperiods and the period of validity of the licences should be laid down.
(7) Quantities of rice at stages of processing other than husked rice shall be converted at the rates laid down in Article 1 of Commission Regulation No 467/67/EEC (8). Provision should also be made for the conversion of quantities of broken rice.
(8) In order to ensure proper administration of the quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 and Decision 2001/822/EC, a security should be lodged in conjunction with an import licence application at a level commensurate with the risks involved.
(9) Imports from the OCTs must be covered by import licences issued on the basis of an export licence issued by bodies authorised by the OCTs.
(10) Licences not used to import rice originating in the least-developed OCTs should be made available for the import of rice originating in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, without precluding the possibility of carrying quantities forward to subsequent subperiods in the year.
(11) As the agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements enter into force from 1 January 2008, the measures provided for in this Regulation should apply from the same date.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. Zero-duty annual import tariff quotas are hereby opened on 1 January for products falling within CN code 1006, with the exception of CN code 1006 10 10, originating in the states which are part of the Cariforum region, as referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, under the following references:
(a) 187 000 tonnes under serial number 09.4219 for 2008;
(b) 250 000 tonnes under serial number 09.4220 for 2009.
2. Zero-duty annual import tariff quotas for a total quantity of 35 000 tonnes of rice originating in the OCTs or with ACP/OCTs cumulation of origin are hereby opened on 1 January 2008 and 2009 for products falling within CN code 1006 in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 6(5) of Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC, under the following references:
(a) 25 000 tonnes under serial number 09.4189 for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba;
(b) 10 000 tonnes under serial number 09.4190 for the least-developed OCTs referred to in Annex I B to Decision 2001/822/EC.
3. The import tariff quotas referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be divided into subperiods in accordance with Annex I hereto.
4. The quotas referred to in paragraph 2 may be increased depending on the circumstances and within the limits provided for in Article 10(1) and (2) of this Regulation.
5. Unless otherwise specified, the quantities indicated in this Regulation shall be expressed in husked-rice equivalent.
Quantities of rice at stages of processing other than husked rice shall be converted at the rates laid down in Article 1 of Regulation No 467/67/EEC.
For the purposes of this Regulation, quantities of broken rice shall be converted into quantities of husked rice on the basis of product weight.
6. Regulations (EC) Nos 1291/2000, 1342/2003 and 1301/2006 shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
CHAPTER II
COMMON IMPLEMENTING RULES
1. Import licence applications required pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 shall be lodged with the competent authorities of the Member States in the first seven days of each subperiod.
2. The quantity applied for in respect of each subperiod and quota serial number concerned shall not exceed 5 000 tonnes. However, in the case of the quota referred to in Article 1(2)(b), the quantity applied for in respect of each subperiod may not exceed 3 333 tonnes.
Each licence application shall indicate a quantity in kilograms (whole numbers).
1. Sections 7 and 8 of the import licence application and the import licence shall contain the name of the country of provenance and the country of origin and ‘Yes’ shall be marked with a cross.
Licences shall be valid only for products originating in the country indicated in section 8.
2. Section 20 of import licence applications and import licences shall contain one of the following entries:
— Cariforum [Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1529/2007],
— OCTs [Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1529/2007].
3. Section 24 of import licences shall contain one of the entries set out in Annex II hereto.
1. The Commission shall fix, within ten days of the final day for notification referred to in Article 6(a) of this Regulation, the quantities available for the next subperiod, taking account of the provisions of Article 10 hereto.
2. The Commission shall fix, where applicable, within the time limit referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
Where the quantity for which a licence is to be issued is less than 20 tonnes, while the licence application was for a quantity greater, the licence application may be withdrawn by the operator within two working days following the date of entry into force of the Regulation fixing the allocation coefficient.
3. Import licences shall be issued within three working days following the publication of the Commission decision.
Notwithstanding Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, the amount of the security required on submission of import licence applications shall be EUR 46 per tonne.
Member States shall send the Commission, by electronic means:
(a) no later than the second working day following the final day for the submission of licence applications at 18:00 (Brussels time), the information on the import licence applications referred to in Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, specifying the number of the import licence applied for, the eight-digit CN code, the country of origin and the quantities (in product weight) covered by those applications and the number of the export licence where this is required;
(b) no later than the second working day following the issue of the import licences, information on the licences issued, as referred to in Article 11(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, the eight-digit CN code, the country of origin and the quantities (in product weight) for which import licences have been issued, specifying the quantities for which licence applications have been withdrawn in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(2) of this Regulation, and the number of the import licence;
(c) no later than the last day of each month, the total quantities (in product weight) actually released for free circulation under this quota during the previous month but one, broken down by eight-digit CN code. If no quantities have been released for free circulation during the period, a ‘nil’ notification shall be sent.
CHAPTER III
IMPORTS OF RICE ORIGINATING IN THE ACP STATES BELONGING TO THE CARIFORUM REGION
Notwithstanding Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, import licences issued in respect of the quotas referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation shall be valid from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 until the end of the fourth month following their issue, and not in any case after 31 December of the year of issue.
The release for free circulation under the quotas referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation shall be subject to the presentation of the document provided for in Article 14 of Annex II to of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 for the lot in question.
CHAPTER IV
IMPORTS OF RICE WITH ACP/OCTs CUMULATION OF ORIGIN
Import licence applications shall be accompanied by the original of the export licence, drawn up in accordance with the model in Annex III, issued by the bodies responsible for issuing EUR.1 certificates.
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1. Where the total quantities under the import licences issued in respect of the quotas referred to in Article 1(1) is below 125 000 tonnes, the difference between those quantities and 125 000 tonnes shall be added to the October subperiod for the quotas referred to in Article 1(2), proportionately to the quantities awarded respectively to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba on the one hand and to the least-developed OCTs on the other.
2. Where, for the October subperiod, the quantities covered by applications for import licences in respect of the quota referred to in Article 1(2)(b) do not cover the full quantity available, the remaining quantity may be used to import products originating in the Netherlands Antilles or Aruba.
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Notwithstanding Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, import licences for husked, milled and semi-milled rice and broken rice shall be valid from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, until 31 December of the year of issue.
CHAPTER V
FINAL PROVISIONS
2
Regulation (EC) No 2021/2006 is hereby repealed.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31985R0889
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 889/85 of 2 April 1985 amending for the sixth time Regulation (EEC) No 2657/80 on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled sheep carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 889/85
of 2 April 1985
amending for the sixth time Regulation (EEC) No 2657/80 on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled sheep carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 871/84 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (2) and 7 (4) thereof,
Whereas it should be specified that the market prices to be determined should be calculated on the basis of prices recorded ex value-added tax, and that no deductions are authorized in respect of other charges;
Whereas pursuant to Article 4a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2657/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3008/84 (4), market prices for lambs weighing between nine and 14 kilograms may be recorded before evisceration and removal of the head; whereas that provision should extend to lambs weighing up to 16 kilograms;
Whereas the coefficients used for calculating the price of sheep carcases on representative Community markets should be adjusted in the light of the figures available with regard to sheep numbers;
Whereas since no prices are recorded in respect of the Pescara market and those for Palermo have shown almost no variation, and since sheep are no longer bought at Alkmaar market, the said markets should be removed from the list of representative markets in Italy and the Netherlands;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
Regulation (EEC) No 2657/80 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following sentence is added to the first subparagraph of Article 2 (1):
'The said price shall be calculated on the basis of market prices, ex value added tax.'
2. In Article 4a, '14 kilograms' is replaced by ' 16 kilograms'.
3. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.
4. In Annex II, points C1, H1 and I1 are replaced by those in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the beginning of the marketing year which begins in 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003R0805
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 805/2003 of 8 May 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 805/2003
of 8 May 2003
fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) 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) Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and 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(3) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.
(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of "cereal products", namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for "other cereals", these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.
(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.
(5) However, in fixing the rate of refund it would seem advisable to base it at this time on the difference in the cost of raw inputs widely used in compound feedingstuffs as the Community and world markets, allowing more accurate account to be taken of the commercial conditions under which such products are exported.
(6) The refund must be fixed once a month; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period.
(7) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003R1717
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1717/2003 of 29 September 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2003 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1717/2003
of 29 September 2003
determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2003 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania 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 1898/97 of 29 September 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1467/2003(2), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the fourth quarter of 2003 are for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined.
(3) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community,
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. For the period 1 January to 31 March 2004, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32009R0224
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 224/2009 of 19 March 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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20.3.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 74/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 224/2009
of 19 March 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 20 March 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31995R0822
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 822/95 of 12 April 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 2577/94 laying down special measures concerning export licences for malt issued between 1 August and 31 December 1994
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 822/95 of 12 April 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 2577/94 laying down special measures concerning export licences for malt issued between 1 August and 31 December 1994
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 amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 9 (2) and 13 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1521/94 of 29 June 1994 limiting the period of validity of export licences both with and without advance fixing of the export refund (2) limits to 30 June 1995 the period of validity of export licences where the said period of validity goes beyond that date; whereas, however, Article 4 of that Regulation provides for the possibility of taking other measures to avoid disruption to trade in agricultural products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2577/94 laying down special measures concerning export licences for malt issued between 1 August and 31 December 1994 (3) provides for the granting of second-issue licences during the period 21 March to 3 April 1995; whereas, in view of the delay in adopting the rules on the implementation of the Uruguay Round Agricultural Agreement, that date and the deadline for the notification to the Commission of the total number of second-issue licences should be put back;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EC) No 2577/94 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The second indent of Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'- "second-issue licence" means the replacement licence issued pursuant to this Regulation between 21 May and 6 June 1995,`.
2. In Article 2:
- in paragraph 1, the words '21 to 31 March 1995` are replaced by '21 to 31 May 1995`,
- in paragraph 4, the date '3 April 1995` is replaced by '6 June 1995`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 21 March 1995.
Applications submitted during the period 21 to 31 March shall be considered as having been made during the period 21 to 31 May 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32007R1483
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1483/2007 of 14 December 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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15.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 330/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1483/2007
of 14 December 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 December 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31985L0467
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Council Directive 85/467/EEC of 1 October 1985 amending for the sixth time (PCBs/PCTs) Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 1 October 1985
amending for the sixth time (PCBs/PCTs) Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations
(85/467/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 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) may constitute serious risks to health and to the environment;
Whereas it has been ascertained that, despite the restriction on the use of PCBs and PCTs introduced by Directive 76/769/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 83/478/EEC (4), there is generally no indication that pollution of the environment by PCBs and PCTs has lessened significantly; whereas highly toxic substances may be given off in the event of fires; whereas therefore the threshold laid down in Directive 76/769/EEC of 0,1 % by weight of PCBs and PCTs in preparations must be substantially lowered;
Whereas, since Directive 76/769/EEC was adopted, substitutes have been developed which are considered less dangerous to human beings and the environment; whereas the continued marketing of PCBs and PCTs is therefore no longer justified under present circumstances, except in certain exceptional cases of limited duration;
Whereas the use of PCBs and PCTs in certain plant and equipment in service at present should continue to be authorized until they have been disposed of or until the end of the service life of the plant and equipment; whereas Member States may nevertheless ban the use of PCBs and PCTs within their territory before the end of the service life of the plant and equipment;
Whereas the Member States should be permitted to authorize exceptions to the ban on the use of PCBs and PCTs as primary and intermediate products were certain conditions are fulfilled, in particular where they consider that there is no danger to public health and the environment;
Whereas a more general ban on the use of PCBs and PCTs is not feasible at this stage; whereas, however, this Directive constitutes an important step towards such a ban,
1. Point 1 of Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC is hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
2. Annex II to Directive 76/769/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
- the existing Annex II shall become Annex II, part A;
- part B below shall be added:
'B. Specific provisions relating to the labelling of products containing PCBs and PCTs
Without prejudice to the provisions of other Directives relating to the labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, Member States may require equipment and plant containing PCBs or PCTs also to display instructions concerning the disposal of PCBs and PCTs and the maintenance and use of equipment and plant containing them. These instructions must be capable of being read horizontally when the object containing the PCBs or PCTs is installed in the normal way. The inscription must stand out clearly from its background.
Member States may require the inscription to be in a language which is understood in their territory.'
1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 1986 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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32002R1025
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1025/2002 of 13 June 2002 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1025/2002
of 13 June 2002
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(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 787/2002(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 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(5), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(6), 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(7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88(8), 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 14 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32013R0904
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 904/2013 of 19 September 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin
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20.9.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 250/38
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 904/2013
of 19 September 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin
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 143 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 614/2009 of 7 July 2009 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2) Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 should be amended accordingly.
(4) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31991R3499
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3499/91 of 28 November 1991 providing a Community framework for studies and pilot projects relating to the conservation and management of fishery resources in the Mediterranean
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3499/91 of 28 November 1991 providing a Community framework for studies and pilot projects relating to the conservation and management of fishery resources in the Mediterranean
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 theroef,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, the Council is, in the light of the available scientific advice, to formulate the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of that Regulation;
Whereas the implementation of a policy for the conservation and management of fishery resources is becoming more and more vital in the Mediterranean region in order to preserve its fishery assets and to turn them to good account for the benefit, in particular, of the coastal populations;
Whereas studies and pilot projects in the initial stage of the process of introducing a common system should be undertaken to identify the points where Community measures are likely to provide a solution to specific, particulary pressing, problems;
Whereas, to this end, the Commission should adopt the detailed rules for the application of such measures, assisted by the Standing Committee on the Fishing Industry,
As part of the gradual introduction of a common system for the management and conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean, a Community financial contribution may be granted for studies and pilot projects under conditions to be determined by the Commission.
The studies and pilot projects referred to in Article 1 shall cover the following priority areas:
- the structures of traditional fisheries,
- the development of specialized fisheries such as sponge, coral, sea-urchin and seaweed fisheries,
- the control of fishing activities,
- the development of a statistical network,
- the coordination of research and of the use of scientific data.
The Commission shall decide upon the studies and pilot projects referred to in Article 1 after consulting the Standing Committee on the Fishing Industry.
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.
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32006D1208(03)
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Council Decision of 28 November 2006 replacing a member and an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
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8.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 298/7
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 November 2006
replacing a member and an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
(2006/C 298/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In its Decision of 13 December 2004 (2) the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the period ending 18 October 2007.
(2) A member's seat and an alternate member's seat on the Governing Board of the aforementioned Foundation in the government representatives category have fallen vacant following the resignations of Mr Marc BOISNEL and Mr Emmanuel GERAT.
(3) The French Government has nominated candidates for the vacant seats,
1. Ms Mireille JARRY is hereby appointed as a member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in place of Mr Marc BOISNEL for the remainder of the term of office, which ends on 18 October 2007.
2. Mr Robert PICCOLI is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in place of Mr Emmanuel GERAT for the remainder of the term of office, which ends on 18 October 2007.
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31988D0478
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88/478/EEC Commission Decision of 22 july 1988 amending Decision 88/234/EEC authorizing methods for granding pig carcases in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 July 1988
amending Decision 88/234/EEC authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in the United Kingdom
(Only the English text is authentic)
(88/478/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (2), and in particular Article 4 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3320/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3530/86 (4), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically-proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; whereas the authorization of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; whereas this tolerance has been defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (5);
Whereas Commission Decision 88/234/EEC (6) has introduced three grading methods for use in the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland;
Whereas the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland has requested the Commission to authorize the use of two methods for grading pig carcases on its territory and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorizing the said grading methods are fulfilled;
Whereas Decision 88/234/EEC has enabled an exception from t he standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 and of the way to calculate the weight of the cold carcase referred to in Aricle 2 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas it is necessary to clarify that this applies to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a whole;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Decision 88/234/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following Article 1a is inserted:
'Article 1a
The use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Northern Ireland:
- the apparatus termed "Intrascope (Optical Probe)" and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of Annex IA,
- the apparatus termed "Mark II Ulster Probe" and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of Annex IA.'
2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2
Notwithstanding the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, pig carcases may be presented in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with the tongue attached before being weighted and graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable basis, the recorded hot weight shall be reduced by 0,3 kg.'
3. Article 3 is replaced by the following:
'Article 3
Notwithstanding Article 2 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 the weight of the cold carcase shall be calculated in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, by reference to the scale of absolute reductions of the warm weight shown in Annex II.'
4. The Annex IA in the Annex hereto is inserted after Annex I.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
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32001R1070
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1070/2001 of 31 May 2001 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1070/2001
of 31 May 2001
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that the difference between quotations of prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2390/2000(6), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate.
(3) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.
(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. Whereas it is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. Whereas the fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(5) Now that a settlement has been reached between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States and has been approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC(7), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.
(6) Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 provides that a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93(8), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 87/1999(9), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.
(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 of the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark stipulates that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.
(8) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and listed either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to amended Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 respectively, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32010R0951
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 951/2010 of 21 October 2010 fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
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22.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 951/2010
of 21 October 2010
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 143 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 614/2009 of 7 July 2009 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin.
(2) Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin. The representative prices should therefore be published.
(3) In view of the situation on the market, this amendment should be applied as soon as possible.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R3254
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 3254/93 of 26 November 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the specific supply arrangements for certain fruits and vegetables for the benefit of the smaller Aegean islands
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3254/93 of 26 November 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the specific supply arrangements for certain fruits and vegetables for the benefit of the smaller Aegean islands
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), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 (2) 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 smaller Aegean islands' forecast supply balances for fruit and vegetables coming from the rest of the Community should be established for the end of the 1993 calendar year and for the 1994 calendar year;
Whereas, in order to attain the objective of the supply arrangements under 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, therefore, 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, and the control measures required for the management of such a supply system laid down;
Whereas any fraud should be penalized;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation should be applied immediately;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
For the purposes 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 for the end of the 1993 calendar year and for the 1994 calendar year as set out in Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
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,
- 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 3 000 tonnes per year,
- tomatoes harvested on the island of Syros, up to a maximum quantity of 2 000 tonnes per year,
- courgettes harvested on the island of Syros, up to a maximum quantity of 300 tonnes,
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.
It shall be a condition for benefiting from this provision that the abovementioned products:
- shall be in surplus relative to the requirements of the island in which they originate,
- shall have been the subject of 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.
Greece shall designate the competent authority authorized to:
(a) issue the aid certificate provided for in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93;
(b) pay the aid to the operators concerned.
1. An application for a certificate shall be valid only if:
(a) the quantity does not exceed the maximum quantity provided for in the supply balance;
(b) before the deadline set by the competent authorities for the submission of the application for a certificate, proof is supplied that the party concerned has given the security provided for in Article 1 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93.
2. The certificates shall be issued no later than the 15th working day of each month.
3. Where the certificates are issued for smaller quantities than those requested, the operator concerned may withdraw his application in writing within three working days of the date of issue of the certificate. The security relating to the certificate shall in such a case be released.
4. The maximum quantity available shall be disclosed by the competent authority in the last week of the month preceding that in which the applications are submitted.
The period of validity of the aid certificates shall expire on the last day of the second month following that of issue.
1. Where aid has been paid without due entitlement, the competent Greek authorities shall recover the amount concerned with interest from the date on which the aid was paid to the date on which it was recovered. Where fraud occurs, a fine equal to half the amount paid without due entitlement shall also be applied. The interest rate applied shall be that in force for similar recovery operations under Greek law.
2. The aid recovered and, where appropriate, interest and the fine shall be paid to the disbursing agencies and deducted by them from the expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund in proportion to the Community contribution.
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.
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31999R2767
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2767/1999 of 23 December 1999 introducing a system of licences for imports of tomatoes from Morocco
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2767/1999
of 23 December 1999
introducing a system of licences for imports of tomatoes from Morocco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/35/EC of 19 December 1994 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on the regime for imports into the European Community of tomatoes and courgettes originating in and imported from Morocco(1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) under the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on the regime for imports into the European Community of tomatoes and courgettes originating in and imported from Morocco the Kingdom of Morocco gives an undertaking that total exports of tomatoes to the Community during the periods referred to will not exceed the agreed quantities. To that end, Morocco is to notify the Commission each Tuesday of the quantities of tomatoes exported the previous week. The Agreement stipulates, lastly, that the Commission reserves the right to introduce a system of licences for imports in order to ensure that the Agreement is applied properly;
(2) the agreed quantities are those set out in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 of 25 July 1994 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2530/1999(3). The monthly breakdown of the quantities is set out in the Association Agreement between the Community and Morocco;
(3) according to information provided late by the Moroccan authorities, the quantity of tomatoes exported from Morocco to the Community amounted to 14478 tonnes in October 1999, representing a 190 % overrun of the quantity of 5000 tonnes agreed for that month. Information available to the Commission indicates that this figure reached 25529 tonnes for November 1999, amounting to a 37 % overrun of the quantity of 18601 tonnes agreed for that month. This overrun of the agreed quantities triggered a decline in the standard value of tomatoes imported from Morocco, which remained below the agreed entry price from 16 to 25 November 1999;
(4) to prevent this situation continuing and to ensure that the Agreement concluded with Morocco is applied in full, a system of import licences needs to be introduced for the products concerned. The detailed arrangements for the system must supplement or derogate from the arrangements contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999(5). They must ensure in addition that the provisions of the above Agreement are complied with in full;
(5) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
1. The release for free circulation in the Community of fresh tomatoes falling within CN code 0702 00 00 originating in and imported from Morocco shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence issued in accordance with this Regulation.
2. Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply to the system introduced by this Regulation, subject to the special arrangement laid down therein.
1. Import licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following the date of submission of an application on condition that action is not taken by the Commission during that period.
2. The amount of the security referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall be EUR 1,5 per 100 kilograms net.
3. Import licences shall be valid for 30 days from their date of issue.
Member States shall notify the Commission of:
1. the quantities for which import licence applications have been submitted. Notification shall take place:
- each Wednesday in the case of applications submitted on Monday and Tuesday,
- each Friday in the case of applications submitted on Wednesday and Thursday,
- each Monday in the case of applications submitted on Friday of the preceding week;
2. the quantities covered by unused licences or licences that have been partially used, corresponding to the difference between the quantities endorsed on the licences and those for which licences have been issued. Notification shall take place weekly on Wednesday, in the case of information received the preceding week.
Where no application has been submitted on the days referred to at point 1 or where there are no unused quantities as referred to at point 2, the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission thereof on the days indicated in this Article.
Where the Commission establishes, on the basis of information notified to it by the Member States in accordance with Article 3, that the quantities agreed between the Community and Morocco are likely to be overrun, it shall decide on what conditions licences may be issued for imports of tomatoes from Morocco.
1. This Regulation shall not apply to products which are en route to the Community.
2. Products shall be regarded as being en route to the Community that:
- have left Morocco before this Regulation enters into force,
and
- are transported under cover of a transport document valid from the place of loading in Morocco to the place of unloading in the Community, and drawn up before this Regulation enters into force.
3. Paragraph 1 shall apply subject to the interested parties providing evidence, to the satisfaction of the custom authorities, that the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 are met.
The authorities may, however, consider the products to have left Morocco before the entry into force of this Regulation where one of the following documents is provided:
- in the case of transport by sea, the bill of lading, showing that the products were loaded before that date,
- in the case of transport by road, the contract for the carriage of the goods by road or any other transport document drawn up in Morocco before that date,
- in the case of transport by air, the consignment note showing that the air company accepted the products before that date.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.
It shall apply up to 31 March 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32005L0018
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Commission Directive 2005/18/EC of 2 March 2005 amending Directive 2001/32/EC as regards certain protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community
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3.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 57/25
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2005/18/EC
of 2 March 2005
amending Directive 2001/32/EC as regards certain protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 2(1)(h) thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom,
Whereas:
(1) From information supplied by the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece (as far as Crete and Lesvos are concerned), Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands but not the Isle of Man), it appears that Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr. is not present in the territory of these countries. Therefore these countries should be recognised as protected zones for Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr.
(2) From information supplied by Denmark based on updated surveys, Denmark should no longer be recognised as a protected zone in respect of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus as it appears that this harmful organism is now established in Denmark.
(3) From information supplied by Estonia based on updated surveys, it appears that Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. is not present in the territory of Estonia. Therefore, Estonia should be recognised temporarily as a protected zone for this organism.
(4) From information supplied by the United Kingdom based on updated surveys for the presence of Dendroctonus micans Kugelan, it appears that this harmful organism is now established in some parts of the United Kingdom but not in Northern Ireland, nor in the Isle of Man or Jersey. The protected zone should therefore be modified and restricted to Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Jersey.
(5) From information supplied by Italy based on updated surveys and from additional information collected by the Food and Veterinary Office during a mission in Italy in May 2004, it appears that this harmful organism is now established in this country. Italy should therefore no longer be recognised as a protected zone in respect of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV).
(6) From information supplied by Sweden, it appears that some names of counties in Sweden recognised as protected zone for Leptinotarsa decemlineata may need to be corrected typographically.
(7) Directive 2001/32/EC (2) should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Directive 2001/32/EC is amended as follows:
1. at the end of Article 1 the following paragraph is added:
2. the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 14 May 2005 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall apply those provisions from 15 May 2005.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such a reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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31998D0129
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98/129/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1997 approving the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of Portugal for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 (Only the Portugese text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 16 December 1997 approving the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of Portugal for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (98/129/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 of 21 December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products (1) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 25/97 (2), and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 97/413/EC of 26 June 1997 concerning the objectives and detailed rules for restructuring the Community fisheries sector for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 with a view to achieving a balance on a sustainable basis between resources and their exploitation (3) and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas Decision 97/413/EC was adopted pursuant to the provisions of Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (4), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;
Whereas Portugal, hereinafter referred to as 'the Member State`, on 7 July 1997, in accordance with Article 6(1) of Decision 97/413/EC, submitted to the Commission a fishing effort limitation programme for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001, and has supplemented this programme by further information at later dates; whereas Article 9(1) of Decision 97/413/EC provides that the Commission shall adopt the multiannual guidance programmes (MAGP) for the fishing fleets of individual Member States no later than 30 November 1997;
Whereas Article 6(2) of Decision 97/413/EC provides that capacity reductions shall be ensured by the establishment in each Member State of a permanent regime to control the renewal of the fleet, which will determine, segment by segment, the ratio of entries/exits of vessels; whereas the programmes submitted by Member States either contain no information on this issue whatsoever or are unsatisfactory; whereas Member States should therefore communicate the necessary information to the Commission at a later stage;
Whereas Article 7(1) of Decision 97/413/EC provides that the starting point for the objectives fixed for the fishing fleets for 31 December 2001 shall be the fleet objectives fixed by the previous programme for 31 December 1996;
Whereas the objectives fixed by the previous programme should be adjusted in cases where this is justified by new information supplied by the Member State concerned;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 7(2) of Decision 97/413/EC, the particular situation of the fleet of each Member State concerned must be taken into account in fixing the objectives applicable to that fleet;
Whereas Decision 97/413/EC, and in particular Article 9(1) thereof, requires the fixing of annual intermediate targets; whereas since a large part of the first year of the period covered by the programmes will have elapsed at the time of the adoption of the present Decision it is not appropriate to set an intermediate objective for 1997;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 97/413/EC, the Commission shall adopt the detailed rules for the implementation of that Decision; whereas it is useful to clarify certain concepts;
Whereas the starting point for calculating the intermediate and final fleet objectives under MAGP IV are the fleet objectives fixed by the previous programmes for 31 December 1996 (MAGP III); whereas the tonnage objectives set by MAGP III were expressed in gross registered tonnes (GRT), but the MAGP IV objectives must be expressed in units of gross tonnes (GT); whereas not all Member States have submitted GT values for all fishing vessels of the fleet concerned notwithstanding their obligation to measure or estimate the GT of all vessels in their fleet, and to transmit this information to the Commission;
Whereas, in those circumstances, the Commission must, using a practical approach, estimate the missing GT values in order to provisionally determine that Member State's MAGP IV intermediate and final objectives on the basis of those estimates;
Whereas however the Commission cannot accept any claims by Member States that fishing effort and/or capacity has been reduced in as far as they relate to vessels for which the Member State concerned has not fulfilled its obligation to transmit at GT value or estimate to the Commission, since the exact amount of that reduction is not verifiable;
Whereas, in the absence of the required GT tonnage values measured or estimated in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining the characteristics of fishing vessels (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3259/94 (6) and implemented by Commission Decision 95/84/EC (7), the Commission will be unable to verify the percentage changes in the fleet capacity or fishing effort represented by changes in the capacity or activity of individual vessels, or by vessel entries or exits to and from the fleet; whereas the Commission will therefore have to assess whether the fishing effort reductions applied to vessels for which the required GT values are available have been sufficient to be almost certain that a Member State has reached its MAGP IV objectives;
Whereas, since the starting point for the MAGP IV objectives are the final MAGP III objectives, a Member State cannot be deemed to have reached either intermediate or final MAGP IV objectives until it has fulfilled its obligations under MAGP III, and in particular the obligation to reach at least 55 % of the MAGP III obligations by reductions in capacity,
Whereas the segmentation of the fleet must take into account the segmentation adopted by the previous programme;
Whereas in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/94 of 19 January 1994 concerning the Community register of fishing vessels (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 493/96 (9), each Member State must communicate all changes to the situation of the fishing fleet and the evolution of fishing effort by fishery;
Whereas the calculation of the objectives of the programme is based on information supplied by the Member State; whereas it may be necessary to revise the objectives if this information is later found to have been inaccurate;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
The multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of Portugal for the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001, as forwarded on 7 July 1997 and subsequently supplemented, is hereby approved, subject to the conditions laid down in this Decision and the Annex thereto.
The Member State shall ensure that any reductions in capacity or fishing effort that are required to meet the final objectives of the programme are achieved progressively. To this end intermediate objectives are set such that at least one quarter of the reductions are achieved by 31 December 1998, half of the reductions are achieved by 31 December 1999 and three-quarters of the reductions are achieved by 31 December 2000.
In order to ensure that the final and intermediate objectives of the programme will be met, the Member State shall communicate to the Commission for approval the regime of entries/exits of vessels referred to in Article 6(2) of Decision 97/413/EC.
1. The following units shall be used to measure whether the final and intermediate MAGP IV objectives have been met:
(i) the capacity of a vessel is measured both in terms of its tonnage expressed in gross tonnes (GT) and in terms of its power measured in kW according to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2930/86;
(ii) the fishing activity of a vessel is measured in days at sea in accordance with Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 109/94;
(iii) in accordance with Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 109/94 the fishing effort of a vessel is measured both as tonnage effort, defined as the product of its activity and its tonnage expressed in GT, and as power effort, defined as the product of its activity and its power expressed in kW.
2. Active and passive gears correspond to the lists of towed and static gears respectively in Annex I, Table 2 to Regulation (EC) No 109/94, with the exception of purse seines which are considered to be active gears for the purposes of the present Decision.
3. Fleet segments and, if applicable, fisheries are defined as shown in the Annex and in accordance with point 1 of the additional provisions thereof.
1. Until such time as a Member State has fulfilled its obligations pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 to submit a measured or duly estimated GT value of a vessel, for the purposes of MAGP IV, the GT of that vessel shall be estimated by the Commission as being equivalent to the tonnage of that vessel expressed in GRT.
2. Any fishing effort reduction, including capacity reductions, claimed by a Member State shall not be taken into account by the Commission unless the Member State has fulfilled its obligation pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 to furnish the Commission with the GT value or estimate of the vessel concerned.
3. If a Member State has not transmitted all the values or estimates of GT required pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 necessary in order to determine whether that Member State has reached an intermediate or final objective, the Commission will assess whether the information on tonnage that has been supplied to it is nevertheless sufficient to assume that the Member State concerned has reached that objective. If the Commission concludes that this is the case, it shall consider that the conditions for granting modernisation and construction aid laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 have been fulfilled.
As long as a Member State has not fulfilled its global final obligations under MAGP III, and notably the obligation to achieve at least 55 % of the reduction objectives under MAGP III by capacity reductions, it shall be deemed not to have fulfilled its global intermediate and/or final obligations under MAGP IV.
In order to monitor and control the implementation of the programme, the Member States shall communicate all changes to the situation of the fishing fleet and the evolution of fishing effort by fishery according to the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 109/94.
The annual communication from the Commission to the Council and to the European Parliament on the progress of the MAGP IV provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3699/93, shall be based on the information contained in the fishing vessel register of the Community and may incorporate additional information contained in the reports communicated by the Member States in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3699/93.
The objectives of the programme are indicated in the Annex. These objectives may be revised by the Commission, pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, whenever information gathered in order to calculate the objectives, notably concerning the composition of the catches by segment or by fishery, the starting levels of effort and the GT values or estimates, is found to have been inaccurate.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Portugal.
It shall enter into force from 1 January 1997.
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31989R2236
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2236/89 of 25 July 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 4202/88 fixing the reference prices for fishery products for the 1989 fishing year
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2236/89
of 25 July 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 4202/88 fixing the reference prices for fishery products for the 1989 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1495/89 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 21 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4202/88 fixing the reference prices for fishery products for the 1989 fishing year (3) fixes the reference prices for frozen squid;
Whereas Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3611/84 of 20 December 1984 fixing the conversion factors for frozen quid (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2235/89 (5), lays down that they are to be applied when fixing the reference prices referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2235/89 introduces specific conversion factors for Loligo opalescens; whereas the reference prices applicable to that species should therefore be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 4202/88, the section of point 2 (B) which deals with squid (Loligo spp.) falling within CN code 0307 49 is hereby replaced by the following:
1.2,3.4 // // // // // 'Squid of the genus Loligo:
// 1.2.3.4 // ex 0307 49 39 // - Loligo patagonica: // Whole, not cleaned // 1 114 // // // Cleaned // 1 337 // 0307 49 31 // - Loligo vulgaris: // Whole, not cleaned // 2 228 // // // Cleaned // 2 674 // 0307 49 33 // - Loligo pealei: // Whole, not cleaned // 1 337 // // // Cleaned // 1 560 // ex 0307 49 39 // - Loligo opalescens: // Whole, not cleaned // 891 // // // Cleaned // 1 058 // ex 0307 49 39 // - other species: // Whole, not cleaned // 1 225 // // // Cleaned // 1 448' // // // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R1793
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1793/93 of 30 June 1993 regarding the operative event for the agricultural conversion rates used in the hops sector
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1793/93 of 30 June 1993 regarding the operative event for the agricultural conversion rates used in the hops sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas the said introduced by Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3124/92 (3), may be granted in respect of hops products in the Community;
Whereas there is no marketing year for hops; whereas, therefore, a derogation should be provided from Article 11 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April 1993 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates (4);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2540/75 of 6 October 1975 defining the event in which the payment of aid to hop growers becomes due and payable (5) defines the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate to be used for the payment of the aid as the date of adoption by the Council of the Regulation fixing the amount of aid to growers in respect of the previous year's harvest; whereas the date of the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate applicable to the aid to hop growers should be 1 July of the year of entry into force of the Council Regulation fixing the amount of the aid; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 2540/75 should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for the purposes of the aid provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 shall be the rate in force on 1 July of the year in which the Regulation fixing the amount of the aid to growers enters into force.
Regulation (EEC) No 2540/75 is hereby repealed.
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.
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32014R1187
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1187/2014 of 2 October 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards regulatory technical standards for determining the overall exposure to a client or a group of connected clients in respect of transactions with underlying assets Text with EEA relevance
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7.11.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 324/1
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 1187/2014
of 2 October 2014
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards regulatory technical standards for determining the overall exposure to a client or a group of connected clients in respect of transactions with underlying assets
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
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Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 390(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to identify the overall exposure to a particular obligor that results from the institution’s exposures to a transaction with underlying assets, the exposure value should be firstly identified separately for each of these exposures. The total exposure value should then be determined by the aggregate of these exposures, but should not be larger than the exposure value of the exposure formed by the underlying asset itself.
(2) Where exposures of other investors rank pari passu with the institution’s exposure, the exposure value of the institution’s exposure to an underlying asset should reflect the pro-rata distribution of losses amongst the exposures that rank pari passu. This results from the fact that if a default event has occurred for an underlying asset, losses are always distributed amongst the exposures that rank pari passu according to the pro-rata ratio of each of these exposures and the maximum loss to be suffered by the institution in case of a total loss on an underlying asset is limited to the portion according to the ratio of the institution’s exposure to the total of all the exposures that rank pari passu.
(3) A distinction should be made between transactions where all investors rank pari passu such as collective investment undertakings, and other transactions, such as securitisations, which can involve tranching where exposures can rank differently in seniority. For the former, the resulting exposure to an underlying asset is solely dependent on the pro-rata ratio of the investor’s exposure in relation to the exposures of all investors. For the latter, losses are attributed first to certain tranches depending on their seniority and then, in case of more than one investor into the same tranche, amongst the investors on a pro rata basis. All tranches in a securitisation should be treated equally as, in a worst case scenario, subordinated tranches may disappear very quickly. In particular, the maximum loss to be suffered by all investors in a certain tranche in case of a total loss on an underlying asset should be recognised since no mitigation should be recognised from subordinated tranches. The institution’s exposure to an underlying asset of a transaction should not exceed the total exposure value of this tranche (since the loss for an investor in a given tranche that stems from the default of an underlying asset can never be higher than the total exposure value of the tranche) and the exposure value of the exposure formed by the underlying asset (since the institution can never lose more than the amount of the underlying asset). This limitation of maximum loss should be reflected by using the lower of the two exposure values and then applying the procedure for recognising the pro-rata distribution of losses amongst all exposures that rank pari passu in this tranche, in case of more than one investor in this tranche.
(4) Although institutions are expected to identify all obligors of underlying assets of transactions in which they invest, there may be cases where this would create unjustifiable costs for institutions or where circumstances prevent institutions from identifying particular obligors As such, where an exposure to an underlying asset is sufficiently small to only immaterially contribute to the overall exposure to a certain client or group of connected clients, it should be sufficient to assign this exposure to the transaction as a separate client. The total of such exposures to underlying assets of the same transaction should then still be limited by the large exposures limit for this transaction. Immateriality of the contribution of an underlying asset to the overall exposure should be assumed where at least 100 exposures to underlying assets of a transaction are needed to reach the limit of 25 % of the institution’s eligible capital. This would require that the exposure value does not exceed 0,25 % of the institution’s eligible capital.
(5) In order to prevent an unlimited overall exposure resulting from information deficiencies, it would be necessary to assign exposures — for which the exposure value exceeds 0,25 % of the institution’s eligible capital and for which information on the obligor is missing — to a hypothetical client (unknown client) to which the 25 % large exposures’ limit should apply.
(6) Where an institution is not able to distinguish between the underlying assets of a transaction in terms of their amount, there is a risk that the underlying assets of the transaction relate to the same obligor or group of connected clients. In this case, in order to mitigate this risk, the institution should be required to assess the materiality of the total value of its exposures to the transaction before being able to assign it to the transaction as a separate client instead of the ‘unknown client’.
(7) The structure of a transaction should not constitute an additional exposure where the circumstances of the transaction ensure that losses on an exposure to this transaction can only result from default events of underlying assets. An additional exposure should be recognised where the transaction involves a payment obligation of a certain person in addition to, or at least in advance of, the cash flows from the underlying assets, given that investors could suffer additional losses in the event of default of this person although no default event has occurred for an underlying asset. An additional exposure should also be recognised where the circumstances of the transaction enable cash flows to be redirected to a person who is not entitled to receive them as investors could suffer additional losses, although no default event for an underlying asset has occurred. No additional exposure should be recognised for undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) as referred to in Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), given that cash flows cannot be redirected to a person who is not entitled under the transaction to receive these cash flows. This should also be assumed for entities that are subject to equivalent requirements pursuant to Union legislative acts or to legislation of a third country.
(8) The existence and value of exposures to a client or group of connected clients resulting from exposures to transactions do not depend on whether the exposures to transactions are assigned to the trading book or the non-trading book. Therefore, the conditions and methodologies to be used for identifying exposures to transactions with underlying assets should be the same, irrespective of whether these exposures are assigned to the trading book or the non-trading book of the institution.
(9) This Regulation is based on the draft regulatory technical standards submitted by the European Banking Authority (EBA) to the Commission.
(10) The EBA has conducted open public consultations on the draft regulatory technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Banking Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3),
Subject matter
This Regulation specifies the conditions and methodologies used to determine the overall exposure of an institution to a client or a group of connected clients in respect of exposures through transactions with underlying assets and the conditions under which the structure of transactions with underlying assets does not constitute an additional exposure.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘transactions’ mean, transactions referred to in points (m) and (o) of Article 112 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and other transactions where there is an exposure to underlying assets;
(b) ‘unknown client’ means a single hypothetical client to which the institution assigns all exposures for which it has not identified the obligor, provided that Article 6(2)(a) and (b) and Article 6(3)(a) of this Regulation are not applicable.
Identification of exposures resulting from transactions
1. An institution shall determine the contribution to the overall exposure to a certain client or group of connected clients that results from a certain transaction in accordance with the methodology set out in Articles 4, 5 and 6.
The institution shall determine separately for each of the underlying assets its exposure to this underlying asset in accordance with Article 5.
2. An institution shall assess whether a certain transaction constitutes an additional exposure in accordance with Article 7.
Underlying exposures to transactions which themselves have underlying assets
1. When assessing the underlying exposures of a transaction (transaction A) which itself has an underlying exposure to another transaction (transaction B) for the purpose of Articles 5 and 6, an institution shall treat the exposure to transaction B as replaced with the exposures underlying transaction B.
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply as long as the underlying exposures are exposures to transactions with underlying assets.
Calculation of the exposure value
1. The exposure of an institution to an underlying asset of a transaction is the lower of the following:
(a) the exposure value of the exposure arising from the underlying asset;
(b) the total exposure value of the institution’s exposures to the underlying asset resulting from all exposures of the institution to the transaction.
2. For each exposure of an institution to a transaction, the exposure value of the resulting exposure to an underlying asset shall be determined as follows:
(a) if the exposures of all investors in this transaction rank pari passu, the exposure value of the resulting exposure to an underlying asset shall be the pro rata ratio for the institution’s exposure to the transaction multiplied by the exposure value of the exposure formed by the underlying asset;
(b) in cases other than those referred to point (a) the exposure value of the resulting exposure to an underlying asset shall be the pro rata ratio for the institution’s exposure to the transaction multiplied by the lower of:
(i) the exposure value of the exposure formed by the underlying asset;
(ii) the total exposure value of the institution’s exposure to the transaction together with all other exposures to this transaction that rank pari passu with the institution’s exposure.
3. The pro rata ratio for an institution’s exposure to a transaction shall be the exposure value of the institution’s exposure divided by the total exposure value of the institution’s exposure together with all other exposures to this transaction that rank pari passu with the institution’s exposure.
Procedure for determining the contribution of underlying exposures to overall exposures
1. For each credit risk exposure for which the obligor is identified, an institution shall include the exposure value of its exposure to the relevant underlying asset when calculating the overall exposure to this obligor as an individual client or to the group of connected clients to which this obligor belongs.
2. If an institution has not identified the obligor of an underlying credit risk exposure, or where an institution is unable to confirm that an underlying exposure is not a credit risk exposure, the institution shall assign this exposure as follows:
(a) where the exposure value does not exceed 0,25 % of the institution’s eligible capital, it shall assign this exposure to the transaction as a separate client;
(b) where the exposure value is equal to or exceeds 0,25 % of the institution’s eligible capital and the institution can ensure, by means of the transaction’s mandate, that the underlying exposures of the transaction are not connected with any other exposures in its portfolio, including underlying exposures from other transactions, it shall assign this exposure to the transaction as a separate client;
(c) in cases other than those referred to in points (a) and (b), it shall assign this exposure to the unknown client.
3. If an institution is not able to distinguish the underlying exposures of a transaction, the institution shall assign the total exposure value of its exposures to the transaction as follows:
(a) where this total exposure value does not exceed 0,25 % of the institution’s eligible capital, it shall assign this total exposure value to the transaction as a separate client;
(b) in cases other than those referred to in point (a), it shall assign this total exposure value to the unknown client.
4. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, institutions shall regularly, and at least on a monthly basis, monitor such transactions for possible changes in the composition and the relative share of the underlying exposures.
Additional exposure constituted by the structure of a transaction
1. The structure of a transaction shall not constitute an additional exposure if the transaction meets both of the following conditions:
(a) the legal and operational structure of the transaction is designed to prevent the manager of the transaction or a third party from redirecting any cash flows which result from the transaction to persons who are not otherwise entitled under the terms of the transaction to receive these cash flows;
(b) neither the issuer nor any other person can be required, under the transaction, to make a payment to the institution in addition to, or as an advance payment of, the cash flows from the underlying assets.
2. The condition in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be considered to be met where the transaction is one of the following:
(a) a UCITS as defined in Article 1(2) of Directive 2009/65/EC;
(b) an undertaking established in a third country, that carries out activities similar to those carried out by a UCITS and which is subject to supervision pursuant to a Union legislative act or pursuant to legislation of a third country which applies supervisory and regulatory requirements which are at least equivalent to those applied in the Union to UCITS.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32000R1312
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/2000 of 21 June 2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/2000
of 21 June 2000
derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1036/1999(2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The exceptional weather situation in certain regions of Spain, Portugal and Austria from autumn 1999 to spring 2000, means that it is no longer economically viable for a large number of producers in those regions to sow seeds. Such a situation is likely to lead to the producers affected suffering a major loss of income from their farms, including area payments.
(2) In order to relieve the situation of the producers concerned, exceptional provision should be made for the 2000/2001 marketing year allowing amendments to be made to areas declared as set aside.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee,
Notwithstanding Article 4(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92(3), "area" aid applications submitted in respect of the 2000/2001 marketing year in the regions of Spain other than Galicia, the Basque Country, the Canary Islands, Cantabria and Asturias, in the regions of continental Portugal and in the regions of Austria laid down in the Annex may be amended by withdrawing areas declared as being "arable crops" and adding them to the set-aside areas, provided that the areas in question have actually been out of production since 15 January 2000.
Amendment declarations shall be submitted to the competent authority no later than 30 June 2000.
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.
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31992R3136
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3136/92 of 29 Oktober 1992 fixing for the 1992/93 marketing year the reference prices for broad-leaved (Batavian) endives
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3136/92 of 29 October 1992 fixing for the 1992/93 marketing year the reference prices for broad-leaved (Batavian) endives
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1754/92 (2), and in particular Article 27 (1) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, reference prices valid for the whole Community are to be fixed at the beginning of the marketing year;
Whereas broad-leaved (Batavian) endives (Cichorium endivia L. var. latifolia) are produced in such quantities in the Community that reference prices should be fixed for them;
Whereas endives harvested during a given crop year are marketed from July to June of the following year; whereas the quantities imported from 1 July to 14 November and from 1 April to 30 June of the following year are so small that there is no need to fix reference prices for these periods; whereas reference prices should be fixed only for the period 15 November up to and including 31 March of the following year;
Whereas Article 23 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 stipulates that reference prices are to be fixed at the same level as for the preceding marketing year, adjusted, after deducting the standard cost of transporting Community products between production areas and Community consumption centres in the preceding year, by:
- the increase in production costs for fruit and vegetables, less productivity growth, and
- the standard rate of transport costs in the current marketing year;
Whereas the resulting figure may nevertheless not exceed the arithmetic mean of producer prices in each Member State plus transport costs for the current year, after this amount has been increased by the rise in production costs less productivity growth; whereas the reference price may, however, not be lower than in the preceding marketing year;
Whereas, to take seasonal price variations into account, the marketing year should be divided into several periods and a reference price fixed for each of these periods;
Whereas producer prices are to correspond to the average of the prices recorded on the representative market or markets situated in the production areas where prices are lowest, during the three years prior to the date on which the reference price is fixed, for a home-grown product with defined commercial characteristics, being a product or variety representing a substantial proportion of the production marketed over the year or over part thereof and satisfying specified requirements as regards market preparation; whereas, when the average of prices recorded on each representative market is being calculated, prices which could be considered excessively high or excessively low in relation to normal price fluctuations on that market are to be disregarded;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1992/93 marketing year, the reference prices for broad-leaved (Batavian) endives (CN code 0705 29 00), expressed in ecus per 100 kilograms net of packed products of class I, of all sizes, shall be as follows:
- from 15 November 1992 to
31 January 1993: 58,79,
- from 1 February 1993 to
31 March 1993: 63,44.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 November 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003L0111
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Commission Directive 2003/111/EC of 26 November 2003 amending Annex II to Directive 92/34/EEC on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production (Text with EEA relevance)
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Commission Directive 2003/111/EC
of 26 November 2003
amending Annex II to Directive 92/34/EEC on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production(1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 92/34/EEC establishes Community provisions for the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production within the Community. It applies to the genera and species listed in Annex II to that Directive.
(2) Certain fruit genera and species which are not currently included in Annex II to Directive 92/34/EEC have increased in economical importance. Accordingly, it is appropriate that they be now included in the genera and species listed in Annex II to that Directive. The following genera and species should be included: Castanea sativa Mill., Ficus carica L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. and Vaccinium L. In addition, the Citrus species, the Fragaria species, the Pyrus species, the Ribes species, and the Rubus species should be added to Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, C. limon (L) Burm. f., C. reticulata Blanco, C. paradisi Macf., C. aurantifolia (Christm.) Swing, Fragaria x ananassa Duch. (strawberry), Pyrus communis L., Ribes (redcurrant) and Rubus (blackberry), and Cydonia Mill. should be replaced by Cydonia oblonga Mill.
(3) In the interests of clarity, the list in Annex II to Directive 92/34/EEC should be replaced by a new list including all the genera and species in alphabetical order with their botanical name.
(4) Directive 92/34/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plant of Fruit Genera and Species,
Annex II to Directive 92/34/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 October 2004 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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32003R1347
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1347/2003 of 29 July 2003 initiating an investigation concerning the alleged circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1796/1999 on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in the Ukraine by imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from Moldova, whether declared as originating in Moldova or not, and making such imports subject to registration
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1347/2003
of 29 July 2003
initiating an investigation concerning the alleged circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1796/1999 on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in the Ukraine by imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from Moldova, whether declared as originating in Moldova or not, and making such imports subject to registration
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1) (the "basic Regulation"), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) and Article 14(3) and (5) thereof,
After having consulted the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. REQUEST
(1) The Commission has received a request pursuant to Article 13(3) of the basic Regulation to investigate the alleged circumvention of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in the Ukraine.
(2) The request was lodged on 16 June 2003 by the Liaison Committee of European Union Wire Rope Industries (EWRIS) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, i.e. more than 50 %, of the Community production of steel ropes and cables.
B. PRODUCT
(3) The product concerned by the allegation of circumvention is steel ropes and cables originating in the Ukraine (the product concerned) normally declared under CN codes ex 7312 10 82, ex 7312 10 84, ex 7312 10 86, ex 7312 10 88 and ex 7312 10 99.
(4) The product under investigation is steel ropes and cables consigned from Moldova (the product under investigation), normally declared under the same codes as the product concerned.
(5) The CN codes are given for information only.
C. EXISTING MEASURES
(6) The measures currently in force and allegedly being circumvented are anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1796/1999(3).
D. GROUNDS
(7) The request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in the Ukraine are being circumvented by means of transhipment via Moldova of steel ropes and cables.
(8) The evidence submitted is as follows.
The request shows that a significant change in the pattern of trade involving exports from the Ukraine and Moldova to the Community has taken place following the imposition of measures on the product concerned, and that there is insufficient due cause or justification other than the imposition of the duty for such a change. This change in the pattern of trade appears to stem from the transhipment via Moldova of steel ropes and cables originating in the Ukraine.
(9) Furthermore, the request contains sufficient evidence that the remedial effects of the existing anti-dumping measures on the product concerned are being undermined both in terms of quantity and price. Significant volumes of imports of steel ropes and cables from Moldova appear to have replaced imports of the product concerned. In addition, there is sufficient evidence that this increase in imports is made at prices well below the non-injurious price established in the investigation that led to the existing measures.
(10) Finally, the request contains sufficient evidence that the prices of steel ropes and cables are dumped in relation to the normal value previously established for the product concerned.
E. PROCEDURE
(11) In the light of the above, the Commission has concluded that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an investigation pursuant to Article 13 of the basic Regulation and to make imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from Moldova, whether declared as originating in Moldova or not, subject to registration, in accordance with Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation.
(a) Questionnaires
(12) In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the exporters/producers in the Ukraine and to the importers in the Community known to the Commission or which cooperated in the investigation that led to the existing measures and to the authorities of the Ukraine and Moldova. Information, as appropriate, may also be sought from the Community industry.
(13) In any event, all interested parties should contact the Commission forthwith, but not later than the time limit set in Article 3 in order to find out whether they are listed in the request and, if necessary, request a questionnaire within the time limit set in Article 3(1) of this Regulation, given that the time limit set in Article 3(2) of this Regulation applies to all interested parties.
(14) The authorities of the Ukraine and Moldova will be notified of the initiation of the investigation and provided with a copy of the request.
(b) Collection of information and holding of hearings
(15) All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known in writing and to provide supporting evidence. Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request in writing and show that there are particular reasons why they should be heard.
(c) Exemption from registration of imports or measures
(16) In accordance with Article 13(4) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product under investigation may be exempted from registration or measures if the importation does not constitute circumvention.
(17) The alleged circumvention takes place outside the Community. Article 13 of the basic Regulation is aiming at countering circumvention practices without affecting operators which can prove that they are not involved in such practices, but it does not contain a specific provision providing for the treatment of exporters which could establish that they are not involved in circumvention practices. Therefore, it appears necessary to introduce a possibility for exporters concerned to request an exemption from the registration of imports of their exported products or from measures on these imports. Exporters wishing to obtain an exemption should apply for it and submit any requested questionnaire reply within the appropriate time limits, in order for it to be established that they are not circumventing the anti-dumping duties within the meaning of Article 13(1) of the basic Regulation. Importers could still benefit from exemption from registration or measures to the extent that their imports are from exporters which are granted such an exemption, and in accordance with Article 13(4).
F. REGISTRATION
(18) Pursuant to Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product under investigation should be made subject to registration in order to ensure that, should the investigation result in findings of circumvention, anti-dumping duties of an appropriate amount can be levied retroactively from the date of registration, of such imports consigned from Moldova.
G. TIME LIMITS
(19) In the interest of sound administration, time limits should be stated within which:
- interested parties may make themselves known to the Commission, present their views in writing and submit questionnaire replies or any other information to be taken into account during the investigation,
- interested parties may make a written request to be heard by the Commission.
(20) Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation depends on the party's making itself known within the time limits mentioned in Article 3 of this Regulation.
H. NON-COOPERATION
(21) In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or otherwise does not provide necessary information within the time limits provided in this Regulation, or significantly impedes the investigation, provisional or final findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available. Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made of facts available. Resorting to the provisions of Article 18 may result in findings less favourable to the party in question than if it had cooperated,
An investigation is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, in order to determine if imports into the Community of steel ropes and cables consigned from Moldova, whether originating in Moldova or not, falling within CN codes ex 7312 10 82, ex 7312 10 84, ex 7312 10 86, ex 7312 10 88 and ex 7312 10 99, are circumventing the measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1796/1999.
The Customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 13(3) and Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports into the Community identified in Article 1 of this Regulation.
Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
The Commission, by regulation, may direct Customs authorities to cease registration in respect of imports into the Community of products exported by exporters having applied for an exemption of registration and having been found not to be circumventing the anti-dumping duties.
1. Questionnaires should be requested from the Commission within 15 days from the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views in writing and submit questionnaire replies or any other information within 40 days from the date of the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
3. Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 40-day time limit.
4. Any information relating to the matter, any request for a hearing or for a questionnaire as well as any request for authorisation of certificates of non-circumvention must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified), must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone, fax and/or telephone numbers and should be sent to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate B
J-79, 5/16
B - 1049 Brussels Fax (32-2) 295 65 05 Telex COMEU B 21877.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
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32009R0674
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 674/2009 of 22 July 2009 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
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28.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 674/2009
of 22 July 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 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.
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31991R3163
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3163/91 of 28 October 1991 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain melons originating in Israel (1991/92)
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3163/91 of 28 October 1991 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain melons originating in Israel (1991/92)
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 Article 1 of the Fourth Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel (1) provides for the opening of a Community tariff quota for the import into the Community of 9 500 tonnes of melons, falling within CN code ex 0807 10 90, originating in Israel, (from 1 November to 31 May);
Whereas within the limits of this tariff quota, customs duties are to be phased out according to the same timetables and at the same rates as laid down in Articles 75, 243 and 268 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal;
Whereas, within the limits of these tariff quotas, Spain and Portugal shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4162/87 of 21 December 1987, laying down arrangements for Spain's and Portugal's trade with Israel (2); whereas the Community tariff quotas in question should therefore be opened for the period from 1 November 1991 to 31 May 1992;
Whereas all Community importers should be ensured equal and continuous access to the said quotas and the duty rates laid down for the quotas should be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted; whereas the necessary measures should be taken to provide for effective Community management of the quotas, so that the Member States may draw against the quotas such quantities as they may need, corresponding to actual imports; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any operation concerning the administration of these quotas may be carried out by any of its members,
From 1 November 1991 to 31 May 1992 the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of melons originating in Israel shall be suspended, at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quota shown below:
Order No CN code (a) Description Period Amount of quota (tonnes) Quota duty (%) 09.1329 ex 0807 10 90 Melons 1. 11. 1991 to 31. 5. 1992 9 500 - from 1. 11 to 31. 12. 1991: 4,9 - from 1. 1 to 31. 5. 1992: 3,9
(a) Taric codes:
09.1329 ex 0807 10 90 0807 10 90 (*) 12 0807 10 90 (*) 13 0807 10 90 (*) 14 0807 10 90 (*) 23 0807 10 90 (*) 24 0807 10 90 (*) 31 0807 10 90 (*) 33 0807 10 90 (*) 34 0807 10 90 (*) 43 0807 10 90 (*) 44
Within the limits of the tariff quota the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 4162/87.
The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure efficient management thereof.
Where an importer enters a product covered by this Regulation under a declaration for free circulation in a Member State and applies to take advantage of the preferential arrangements and that declaration is accepted by the customs authorities the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the quota volume.
Requests for drawings, indicating the date of acceptance of the said declarations, must be sent to the Commission without delay.
The drawings shall be granted by the Commission by reference to the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry for free circulation, to the extent that the available balance so permits.
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn it shall return them to the quota volume as soon as possible.
If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allocated among applications pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the drawings made.
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the product in question have equal and continuous access to the quotas for as long as the balance of the quota volume as permits.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32007R1179
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1179/2007 of 9 October 2007 registering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bayerischer Meerrettich or Bayerischer Kren (PGI))
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10.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1179/2007
of 9 October 2007
registering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bayerischer Meerrettich or Bayerischer Kren (PGI))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and Article 17(2) thereof, the application submitted by Germany to register the name ‘Bayerischer Meerrettich’ or ‘Bayerischer Kren’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) One objection was notified to the Commission under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As that objection was subsequently withdrawn, the name should be registered,
The name in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby registered.
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.
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31972L0221
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Council Directive 72/221/EEC of 6 June 1972 concerning coordinated annual surveys of industrial activity
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10.6.1972 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 133/57
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 6 June 1972
concerning coordinated annual surveys of industrial activity
(72/221/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas, in order to carry out the tasks entrusted to it under the Treaty, the Commission must have at its disposal up-to-date statistics, comparable as between States, on the structure, importance and development of industry and small craft industries in Member States;
Whereas, when the industrial census was being prepared in 1963, the Commission found it necessary to draw the attention of the Governments of Member States to the fact that the development of the industrial economy in a common market requires that industrial statistics should provide certain minimum data; whereas the information available in the various Member States is inadequate or insufficiently comparable to serve as a reliable basis for the work of the Commission;
Whereas the European Economic Community has in the meantime made substantial progress towards integration; whereas new economic policies and guidelines call for initiatives and decisions based on valid statistics; whereas the statistics available in industry and small craft industries are not yet up to the standards appropriate to this economic situation.
Whereas these deficiencies make it difficult to extract from the industrial statistics now available in the various Member States information which could serve as a reliable basis for the work of the Commission, in particular as regards medium-term economic policy industrial policy, and competition policy;
Whereas comparable information on industrial activity must be obtained from the Member States and whereas for that reason it is necessary to carry out surveys which are coordinated as regards content, coverage, concepts and definitions, methods, and breakdown by industrial activity and size of statistical unit, for the purpose of collecting a body of coherent statistics whereby it will be possible to analyse the situation and economic development of the various branches of industry, and the potential for or obstacles to their growth; whereas these statistics will also provide the data necessary for calculating the contribution of industry and small craft industries to the national product and for other work in the sphere of statistical and economic synthesis;
The Member States, in technical cooperation with the Commission, shall take all necessary steps for collecting annual statistical data with a view to drawing up coherent statistics on the structure and productive activity of industry in the Member States. This first collection of data shall be made in 1974, at the latest and shall relate to the preceding year.
The surveys shall cover all industrial undertakings and small businesses, if any, which employ twenty or more persons and whose principal activity is listed in one of the Divisions of the Nomenclature of Economic Activities in the European Communities (NACE), for industry, including energy and water, and also construction (NACE 1 to 5).
Surveys shall, at least once in every five years, be extended to cover undertakings employing fewer than 20 persons. The Commission, in agreement with the Member States, shall appoint the years in which the surveys shall be so extended.
Surveys into undertakings employing fewer than twenty persons may be carried out by means of sampling.
The statistical units shall be the undertaking, the economic activity unit and, where regional statistics are concerned, also the local unit. Statistical units are defined in Part I of the NACE.
Surveys shall cover the variables listed in the Annex to this Directive. During the first stage, which shall start in 1974 at the latest, the surveys need not include data relating to the variables shown in brackets. For the 1977 survey, covering the year 1976, and subsequently, Member States shall collect data relating to all the variables listed in the Annex.
Data to be collected on undertakings employing from twenty to ninety-nine persons shall, however, cover only the variables concerning the number of persons employed, turnover, gross wages and salaries paid, and also purchases of raw materials, intermediate products and industrial services.
As regards periodical surveys into undertakings employing fewer than twenty persons, the Commission shall, before the end of 1975, put forward proposals on the data to be collected.
From the first survey onwards data on local units (enterprise) shall be collected in respect of the following variables:
— total number of persons employed other than home workers;
— gross salaries and wages paid out, including the amount paid to home workers on the payroll;
— total of investments in fixed capital.
The information last referred to shall supplement the data by undertaking collected annually in respect of investments, in compliance with Council Directive No 64/475/EEC of 30 July 1964 (1).
With the exception of information subject to statistical secrecy under national law, the results of the surveys recorded in. accordance with a common schedule of tables and broken down by industrial activity corresponding to the three-digit NACE headings shall be forwarded annually to the Commission.
The Commission shall, with the agreement of the Member States, determine the exceptions to the general rule governing break-down by industrial activity, the details relating to the presentation of results, including the break-down according to size of statistical unit, and the form in which results should be forwarded.
Member States in which the collection and processing of data are based on a nomenclature of activities other than the NACE shall take all necessary measures to ensure that results expressed in their nomenclature shall be adequately transposed into the Community nomenclature.
Member States shall take all appropriate steps to reduce to a minimum the time taken in carrying out and processing the surveys, in order that the results may be available to the Commission as soon as possible.
The cost of carrying out these surveys in the Member States shall be borne by the national budgets.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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32013D0146
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2013/146/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 20 March 2013 fixing the amount resulting from the application of voluntary adjustment in the United Kingdom for the calendar year 2013 (notified under document C(2013) 1577)
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22.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 82/58
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 20 March 2013
fixing the amount resulting from the application of voluntary adjustment in the United Kingdom for the calendar year 2013
(notified under document C(2013) 1577)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2013/146/EU)
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 10c(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10b(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 provides that any Member State having applied Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 (2) in respect of calendar year 2012 may apply a reduction (hereinafter referred to as ‘voluntary adjustment’) to all amounts of direct payments to be granted in its territory in respect of calendar year 2013. Voluntary adjustment shall be applied in addition to the adjustment of direct payments provided for in Article 10a of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
(2) Article 10b(5) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 provides that the Member States decide on, and communicate to the Commission the rate of voluntary adjustment for the whole territory and, where applicable, for each region and the total amount to be reduced under voluntary adjustment for the whole territory and, where applicable, for each region.
(3) The United Kingdom has fixed the following regionally applicable rates for the voluntary adjustment in accordance with Article 10b(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and communicated them to the Commission:
Region Amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer Voluntary adjustment rate
England Less than 5 000 14 %
5 000 and higher but less than 300 000 9 %
300 000 and higher 5 %
Wales Less than 5 000 6,5 %
5 000 and higher but less than 300 000 1,5 %
300 000 and higher 0 %
Scotland Less than 5 000 9 %
5 000 and higher but less than 300 000 4 %
300 000 and higher 0 %
(4) The United Kingdom has communicated to the Commission the total amount to be reduced under voluntary adjustment in calendar year 2013, respecting the maximum set in Article 10b(3) and pursuant to Article 10b(5)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
(5) It is therefore necessary to fix the amount resulting from the application of voluntary adjustment in the United Kingdom,
The total amount resulting from voluntary adjustment in the United Kingdom in calendar year 2013 is EUR 296,3 million.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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32008R0845
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 845/2008 of 28 August 2008 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
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29.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 231/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 845/2008
of 28 August 2008
fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c), (d) and (g) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2).
(5) Export refunds may be set to cover the competitive gap between Community and third country's exports. Community exports to certain close destinations and to third countries granting Community products a preferential import treatment are currently in a particular favourable competitive position. Therefore, refunds for exports to those destinations should be abolished.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. To be eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 products must meet the relevant requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 August 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31994R0243
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 243/94 of 28 January 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 on detailed rules for the application of the support system for producers of the oil seeds referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 243/94 of 28 January 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 on detailed rules for the application of the support system for producers of the oil seeds referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 232/94 (2), and in particular Articles 5 (4) and 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 excludes from the benefit of the support provided for pursuant to that Article producers of confectionery sunflower seed sown for harvest after 30 June 1994; whereas it is necessary to specify which varieties of sunflower seed constitute confectionery sunflower seed; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2776/93 (4);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 is amended as follows:
1. the following Article is inserted after Article 3:
'Article 3a
For the purposes of Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, the varieties of sunflower seed which constitute confectionery sunflower seed are as set out in Annex IIa.';
2. the Annex hereto is inserted as Annex IIa.
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.
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32005R2032
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2005 of 12 December 2005 establishing a prohibition of fishing for black scabbardfish in ICES zones V, VI, VII, XII (Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying the flag of Spain
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14.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 327/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2032/2005
of 12 December 2005
establishing a prohibition of fishing for black scabbardfish in ICES zones V, VI, VII, XII (Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep sea stocks in waters where catch limitation are required (3), lays down quotas for 2005 and 2006.
(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 2005.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2005 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993D0539
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93/539/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 October 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 93/364/EEC
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COMMISSION DECISION of 20 October 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 93/364/EEC
(93/539/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,
Whereas, as a result of outbreaks of classical swine fever in different parts of Germany, the Commission adopted Decision 93/384/EEC of 18 June 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany (3), as amended by Decision 93/497/EEC (4);
Whereas classical swine fever has been diagnosed in pige sent from Germany to Belgium;
Whereas the classical swine fever situation in Germany is liable to present a serious threat to the herds of Member States in view of trade in live pigs, fresh meat and certain meat-based pork products;
Whereas certain temporary protection measures specific to the situation in Germany must be adopted;
Whereas it is necessary to further examine the ways in which to improve the measures against swine fevers, in particular measures concerning the identification and movement of animals;
Whereas the protection measures introduced by Decision 93/364/EEC, in the interest of clarity, must be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Pending a subsequent Commission decision, Germany shall not send to other Member States live animals of the porcine species coming from its territory.
1. Pending a subsequent Commission decision, Germany shall not send to other Member States fresh pigmeat and pigmeat products obtained from pigs coming from holdings situated on its territory.
2. The restrictions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to meat products which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Article 4 (1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (5).
3. Meat products produced in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 and consigned from Germany shall be accompanied by a health certificate referred to in Article 3 (9) (b) (ii) of Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (6). The certificate shall bear the following words:
'Products conforming to Commission Decision 93/539/EEC of 20 October 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany.'
The Commission will follow developments in the situation and may amend this Decision in the light of such developments.
The Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. The shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Decision 93/364/EEC is hereby repealed.
This Decision is applicable until 29 October 1993.
The Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32001D0720
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2001/720/EC: Commission Decision of 8 October 2001 granting Portugal a derogation regarding urban waste water treatment for the agglomeration of the Estoril coast (notified under document number C(2001) 2657)
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Commission Decision
of 8 October 2001
granting Portugal a derogation regarding urban waste water treatment for the agglomeration of the Estoril coast
(notified under document number C(2001) 2657)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(2001/720/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment(1), as amended by Commission Directive 98/15/EC(2), and in particular, Article 8(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(5) of Directive 91/271/EEC provides a concession whereby, in exceptional circumstances, discharges into less sensitive areas of waste water from agglomerations exceeding 150000 population equivalents may nonetheless be subject to the less stringent requirements set out in Article 6(2).
(2) In such circumstances, Member States are required to submit beforehand the relevant documentation to the Commission, showing that the discharges receive at least primary treatment and that they will not affect the environment.
(3) Portugal has identified its coastal waters, except those of the Algarve region, as a "less sensitive area" under Article 6 of Directive 91/271/EEC.
(4) On 16 June 1999 Portugal sent a request to the Commission under Article 8(5) of Directive 91/271/EEC, concerning the discharge of waste waters into the Atlantic Ocean near the Tagus estuary, from the agglomeration of the Estoril coast, which accounts for 720000 population equivalents.
(5) At the request of the Commission, Portugal sent the Commission additional information on the matter, by letters dated 25 November 1999 and 15 February 2000.
(6) The hydrodynamic conditions of the western coast of Portugal, which result from the wind conditions, tides, currents and dispersion, are some of the most favourable of European coastal waters for the dilution and dispersion of waste water. Moreover, the point of discharge is situated outside the outer limit of the Tagus estuary. Consequently, the criteria for less sensitive areas are applicable to the point of discharge.
(7) The point of discharge is far away from the bathing areas of the Estoril coast.
(8) The documentation transmitted by Portugal demonstrates that the discharge will not have any impact on the dissolved oxygen rate, the trophic status, the transparency and the benthic community of the receiving waters.
(9) The bathing waters along the agglomeration of the Estoril coast have not, for years, complied with the requirements of Council Directive 76/160/EEC of 8 December 1975 concerning the quality of bathing water(3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, inasmuch as the microbiological concentrations in those waters exceed the standards specified in that Directive.
(10) Since 1995, seven of the twelve bathing areas of the agglomeration of the Estoril coast, namely the beaches of Carcavelos, Parede, Rainha, Cresmina, S. Pedro de Estoril, Tamariz and Torre, have not complied with the mandatory bacteriological values of Directive 76/160/EEC.
(11) The Commission considers that, even if the deficiencies of collecting systems appear to be the major source of this microbiological pollution, the waste water discharge in question can reach bathing areas and therefore contribute to the microbiological pollution of those areas unless waste waters are treated appropriately before discharge.
(12) Microbiological removal treatment, prior to discharge into the sea, is necessary to prevent the risk of pollution of bathing waters.
(13) In order to be efficient, microbiological removal treatment needs low levels of suspended solids and reduced concentration of organic matter in waste waters.
(14) After consultation of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 18 of Directive 91/271/EEC and discussion with the Commission, Portugal sent additional documentation on 21 December 2000, proposing microbiological removal treatment after advanced primary treatment and before discharge into the sea during the bathing season.
(15) The Commission considers that, on the basis of the information and assurances provided by Portugal and because of the exceptional circumstances concerning dilution and dispersion of the receiving waters, the treatment proposed by Portugal will be able to protect the adjacent bathing areas from microbiological contamination.
(16) The Commission, having examined the documentation submitted by Portugal in support of the request for a derogation, concludes that the request corresponds to the circumstances envisaged by Article 8(5) of the Directive: the documentation demonstrates that the discharge from the Estoril coast agglomeration would, after the proposed treatment, not adversely affect the environment, and that more advanced treatment would not produce any environmental benefits.
(17) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up under Article 18 of Directive 91/271/EEC,
The request by Portugal of 16 June 1999 under Article 8(5) of Directive 91/271/EEC, to be permitted to provide, for the agglomeration of the Estoril coast, less stringent waste water treatment than that prescribed in Article 4 of that Directive is accepted under the conditions set out in Articles 2 to 6 of this Decision.
During the bathing season, defined by Portugal for the purposes of Directive 76/160/EEC as running from 1 June to 30 September, the urban waste water from the agglomeration of the Estoril coast shall, prior to discharge into the sea, be at least subject to advanced primary treatment and to a disinfection system in accordance with the requirements set out in heading 1 of the Annex of this Decision.
Outside the bathing season, the urban waste water from the agglomeration of the Estoril coast shall, prior to discharge, be at least subject to primary treatments defined by Article 2(7) of Directive 91/271/EEC.
The competent Portuguese authority or appropriate body shall monitor the discharge in accordance with the provisions set out in heading 2 of the Annex to this Decision.
Acting in accordance with Article 15(3) of Directive 91/271/EEC, Portugal shall monitor and carry out other relevant studies to verify that the discharge does not adversely affect the environment.
In particular, at least twice a month during the bathing season, samples shall be taken in at least two well-defined points of the receiving waters, one point being located above the eastern diffuser of the discharge and the other one at 200 metres to the west of the western diffuser. At each of these two points, one sample shall be taken at surface level and another at middle depth: of these samples, 80 % shall contain not more than 100 faecal coliforms per 100 millilitres, the analysis being performed by a laboratory having a system of analytical quality control as specified in heading 2 of the Annex to this Decision.
By 30 April of each year, commencing on 30 April 2002, Portugal shall provide the Commission with a report containing the results of the monitoring carried out during the previous calendar year, according to the provisions of Articles 4 and 5, as well as the results of the monitoring for the same year of the bathing waters situated in the area of the Estoril coast agglomeration, according to the provisions of Directive 76/160/EEC.
The report shall also include explanations of any failure to meet the requirements of this Decision or those of Directive 76/160/EEC.
During the year 2006, the Commission shall re-evaluate the situation and shall, if necessary, submit a proposal to the Committee set up under Article 18 of Directive 91/271/EEC, no later than 31 December 2006.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
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32004R0697
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 697/2004 of 15 April 2004 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 25th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 697/2004
of 15 April 2004
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 25th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 of 18 July 2003 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2), for the 2003/2004 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 25th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 25th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 the maximum amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed at 48,948 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32004R1985
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1985/2004 of 18 November 2004 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004
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19.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 343/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1985/2004
of 18 November 2004
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003, on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 238/2004 (2).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 12 to 18 November 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32010D0113
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2010/113/CFSP: Council Decision 2010/113/CFSP of 22 February 2010 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the African Great Lakes Region
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23.2.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/30
COUNCIL DECISION 2010/113/CFSP
of 22 February 2010
extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the African Great Lakes Region
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 February 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/112/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Roeland VAN DE GEER European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the African Great Lakes Region.
(2) On 16 February 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/128/CFSP (2) amending and extending the mandate of the EUSR until 28 February 2010.
(3) The mandate of the EUSR should be extended until 31 August 2010. However, the mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a recommendation of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) following the entry into force of the decision establishing the European External Action Service.
(4) The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the Common Foreign and Security Policy objectives set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
European Union Special Representative
The mandate of Mr Roeland VAN DE GEER as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the African Great Lakes Region is hereby extended until 31 August 2010. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a recommendation of the HR following the entry into force of the decision establishing the European External Action Service.
Policy objectives
The mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the policy objectives of the European Union (EU) regarding the further stabilisation and consolidation of the post-conflict situation in the African Great Lakes Region, paying particular attention to the regional dimension of the developments in the countries concerned. These objectives, which promote, in particular, compliance with the basic norms of democracy and good governance, including respect for human rights and the rule of law, include:
(a) contributing actively and effectively to a consistent, sustainable and responsible policy of the Union in the African Great Lakes Region, and promoting a coherent overall Union approach in the region. The EUSR shall support the work of the HR in the region;
(b) ensuring the continued commitment of the Union to the stabilisation and reconstruction processes in the region, through an active presence on the ground and in relevant international fora, staying in touch with key players and contributing to crisis management;
(c) contributing to the post-transition phase in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in particular as regards the political process of consolidating the new institutions and defining a broader international framework for political consultation and coordination with the new government;
(d) contributing, in close cooperation with the United Nations/MONUC, to the international support efforts to pursue a comprehensive Security Sector Reform in the DRC, in particular in view of the coordinating role the Union is ready to assume in this context;
(e) contributing to appropriate follow-up measures to the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region, in particular by establishing close contacts with the Great Lakes Secretariat and its Executive Secretary as well as with the Troika of the follow-up mechanism and by promoting good neighbourly relations in the region;
(f) addressing the still considerable problem of armed groups operating across the borders, which risks destabilising the countries in the region and aggravating their internal problems;
(g) contributing to the post-conflict stabilisation in Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda, in particular through accompanying peace negotiations with armed groups such as the FNL and LRA.
Mandate
In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:
(a) establish and maintain close contact with the countries of the Great Lakes Region, the United Nations, the African Union, key African countries and main partners of the DRC and the Union, as well as regional and sub-regional African organisations, other relevant third countries and other key regional leaders;
(b) advise and report on the possibilities for the Union to support the stabilisation and consolidation process and on how best to pursue Union initiatives;
(c) provide advice and assistance for security sector reform (SSR) in the DRC;
(d) contribute to the follow-up to the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region, in particular by supporting policies, defined in the region, which pursue the objectives of non-violence and mutual defence in the resolution of conflicts as well as, regarding regional cooperation, by promoting human rights and democratisation, good governance, judicial cooperation, and the fight against impunity and the illegal exploitation of natural resources;
(e) contribute to a better understanding of the role of the Union among opinion leaders in the region;
(f) contribute, where requested, to the negotiation and implementation of peace and cease-fire agreements between the parties and engage with them diplomatically in the event of non-compliance with the terms of these agreements; in the context of the ongoing LRA negotiations, such activities should be pursued in close coordination with the EUSR for Sudan;
(g) contribute to the implementation of the EU human rights policy and EU Guidelines on Human Rights, in particular the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict, and the EU policy regarding UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, including by monitoring and reporting on developments in this regard.
Implementation of the mandate
1. The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate acting under the authority of the HR.
2. The Political and Security Committee (PSC) shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR’s primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR.
Financing
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 March 2010 to 31 August 2010 shall be EUR 1 065 000.
2. The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be eligible as from 1 March 2010. The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
3. The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.
Constitution and composition of the team
1. Within the limits of his mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting his team. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall keep the Council and the Commission promptly informed of the composition of his team.
2. Member States and institutions of the Union may propose the secondment of staff to work with the EUSR. The salary of personnel who are seconded by a Member State or an institution of the Union to the EUSR shall be covered by the Member State or the institution of the Union concerned respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the General Secretariat of the Council may also be posted to the EUSR. International contracted staff shall have the nationality of a Member State.
3. All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State or Union institution and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR.
Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and his staff
The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the EUSR and the members of his staff shall be agreed with the host party/parties as appropriate. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessary support to such effect.
Security of EU classified information
The EUSR and the members of his team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council’s security regulations (3), in particular when managing EU classified information.
Access to information and logistical support
1. Member States, the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.
2. The Union delegations and/or Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.
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Security
In accordance with the Union’s policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, the EUSR shall take all reasonably practicable measures, in conformity with his mandate and the security situation in his geographical area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under his direct authority, notably by:
(a) establishing a mission-specific security plan based on guidance from the General Secretariat of the Council, including mission-specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures, governing management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the mission area, as well as management of security incidents and including a mission contingency and evacuation plan;
(b) ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the Union are covered by high risk insurance as required by the conditions in the mission area;
(c) ensuring that all members of his team to be deployed outside the Union, including locally contracted personnel, have received appropriate security training before or upon arriving in the mission area, based on the risk ratings assigned to the mission area by the General Secretariat of the Council;
(d) ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented and providing the HR, the Council and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the mid-term and mandate implementation reports.
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Reporting
The EUSR shall regularly provide the HR and the PSC with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report as necessary to Council working parties. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the HR or the PSC, the EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports.
2
Coordination
1. The EUSR shall promote coherence between Common Foreign and Security Policy/Common Security and Defence Policy actors and shall promote overall Union political coordination. The EUSR shall help to ensure that all Union instruments in the field are engaged coherently to attain the Union’s policy objectives. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Commission, as well as those of other EUSRs active in the region as appropriate. The EUSR shall provide Member States’ missions and the Union delegations with regular briefings.
2. In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Heads of the Union delegations and Member States’ Heads of Mission. They shall make best efforts to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR shall also liaise with other international and regional actors in the field.
3. The EUSR shall ensure consistency between the activities of the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo) and the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo) and provide the Heads of these missions with local political guidance. The EUSR shall contribute to coordination with the other international players involved in security sector reform in the DRC. The EUSR and the Civilian Operation Commander shall consult each other as required.
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Review
The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the HR, the Council and the Commission with a mandate implementation report at the end of the mandate.
4
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 March 2010.
5
Publication
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31997D0707
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97/707/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of western Scotland concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of western Scotland concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic) (97/707/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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (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 (6) to 9 (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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; 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 adopt 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 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;
Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 27,985 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3682 of 17 December 1996;
Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 15 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of western Scotland; 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 as from that date;
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;
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 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), 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 (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), 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 (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), 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 the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;
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 (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), 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 it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/7 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of United Kingdom;
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 region of western Scotland concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, 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 the United Kingdom;
the main priorities are:
1. SME and local services,
2. applied research, technological development and innovation,
3. strategic spatial development,
4. tourism and cultural sector,
5. community economic development;
(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 provisions on financial implementation,
- 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.
1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:
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2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 27,985 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996.
The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 334,504 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 397,515 million for the public sector and ECU 72,815 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB.
1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:
- ERDF: ECU 263,643 million,
- ESF: ECU 70,861 million.
2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:
- ERDF: ECU 52,727 million,
- ESF: ECU 21,259 million.
Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.
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.
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 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001.
The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts.
This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/7.
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This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
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31996R2149
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2149/96 of 8 November 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2149/96 of 8 November 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 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 1997/96 (2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96 of 19 April 1996 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1974/96 (4), authorizes the purchase of animals over 30 months old and held on holdings in the United Kingdom for at least three months with a view to slaughter and destruction; whereas, following experience gained in the application of the slaughter arrangements in question, the period during which the animals must have been held on holdings must be longer;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
In Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 716/96, the period 'three months` is hereby replaced by 'six months`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to animals purchased from the third Monday following the date of publication.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32000D0442
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2000/442/EC: Commission Decision of 11 July 2000 amending for the second time Decisions 1999/466/EC and 1999/467/EC establishing respectively the officially brucellosis-free and tuberculosis-free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or regions of Member States (notified under document number C(2000) 1943) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Commission Decision
of 11 July 2000
amending for the second time Decisions 1999/466/EC and 1999/467/EC establishing respectively the officially brucellosis-free and tuberculosis-free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or regions of Member States
(notified under document number C(2000) 1943)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/442/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine(1), as last amended by Directive 2000/15/EC(2), and in particular Annex AI(4) and AII(7) thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 1999/466/EC of 15 July 1999 establishing the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or regions of Member States and repealing Decision 97/175/EC(3), as amended by Decision 2000/69/EC(4) granted this status to certain Member States and regions thereof until 30 June 2000.
(2) Commission Decision 1999/467/EC of 15 July 1999 establishing the officially tuberculosis-free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or regions of Member States and repealing Decision 97/76/EC(5), as amended by Decision 2000/69/EC, granted this status to certain Member States and regions thereof until 30 June 2000.
(3) The temporary limitations of the officially-free status with regard to bovine brucellosis foreseen in the above Decisions was introduced due to incoherence of dates in different pieces of legislation relating to the system of identification of bovine animals.
(4) Pending the coming into force of a modification of Annex AI(4)(b) and AII(7)(b) to Directive 64/432/EEC, it is necessary to prolong the temporary approval of the status of the bovine herds of the regions mentioned in Annexes II to Decisions 1999/466/EC and 1999/467/EC as officially free of bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis respectively.
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. The words "until 30 June 2000" in the title of Annex II to Decision 1999/466/EC are replaced by the words "until 31 October 2000".
2. The words "until 30 June 2000" in the title of Annex II to Decision 1999/467/EC are replaced by the words "until 31 October 2000".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32011R0760
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 760/2011 of 1 August 2011 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
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2.8.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 199/46
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 760/2011
of 1 August 2011
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 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 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 751/2011 (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 (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 August 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31987R3868
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3868/87 of 22 December 1987 laying down measures for 1988 to improve the quality of olive-oil production
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3868/87
of 22 December 1987
laying down measures for 1988 to improve the quality of olive-oil production
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1915/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 5 (4) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC a percentage of the production aid earmarked for olive-growers may be allocated to the financing of regional measures to improve the quality of oil production; whereas pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1502/85 of 23 May 1985 fixing the production target price, the production aid and the intervention price for olive oil for the 1985/86 marketing year (3), 2 % of the production aid earmarked for olive-oil producers in Italy, Greece and France has been allocated to the financing of measures to be taken in those countries to improve the quality of olive oil;
Whereas the rules for the implementation of the said measures should be defined; whereas the tasks to be entrusted to producers' organizations should also be set out;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
This Regulation defines the measures to be taken for 1988 to improve the quality of olive-oil production, and in particular measures to combat the olive fly (Dacus oleae) in production areas situated in France, Greece and Italy.
Expenditure relating to the measures defined in this Regulation shall be financed in particular from the resources derived from the production aid withheld pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1502/85. The distribution of the funds for financing the measures shall take account of the financial contribution of the producers in each Member State concerned.
Each of the Member States concerned shall draw up an action programme including:
(a) a list of the olive-oil production areas in which action to combat the olive fly is to be considered a matter of priority, given in particular the effect on oil quality that can be expected to result from that action and the production quantity covered;
(b) a plan for the setting-up of a surveillance, warning and assessment system in each priority production zone, comprising:
- a system for measuring the population of olive fly,
- a warning and treatment prescription system,
- facilities for the training and information of growers,
- arrangements for assessing the warning system and the effects of the treatment;
(c) a draft action programme for treatment for each production area where the need arises.
1. The Member State concerned shall forward the action programme to the Commission for approval by 31 March 1988 at the latest.
The programme shall include in particular:
(a) a detailed description of the measures contemplated, with details of duration and cost;
(b) a list of the necessary treatment products and equipment with unit costs;
(c) a list of the centres, bodies and producers' organizations responsible for execution of the programme.
2. Within 30 days of receiving the programme the Commission shall notify the Member State of its decision thereon, where appropriate subject to modifications that it deems appropriate. After approval has been given the Member State shall be responsible for the execution of the programme.
3. Expenditure arising from the programme approved by the Commission shall qualify under this Regulation.
However, a maximum of 50 % only of expenditure on treatment shall be defrayed.
The treatment work may be carried out by olive-oil producers' organizations or associations thereof recognized under Article 20c of Regulation 136/66/EEC.
The insecticide products to be used in treatment must be used together with protein bait. However, under special conditions and under the direction of the bodies responsible for prescribing the treatment, the use of insecticide products under different rules may be authorized. These insecticides and the use thereof must be such that no residue can be traced in the oil produced from olives originating in the olive-growing areas treated.
Integrated biological control methods may be used as pilot schemes.
Payments relating to work contracted out to persons providing services by Member States shall be made on presentation of supporting documents for the expenditure effected.
Advance payments of up to 30 % may be made as soon as the contract has been signed, against the lodging of a security for an equivalent amount; however, the Member State may act as guarantor for bodies referred to in Article 4 (1) (c) which have the status of public institutions.
The producer Member States involved in the programme shall apply a monitoring system ensuring that the measures provided for in the programme and for which financing has been granted are carried out correctly. They shall inform the Commission of the monitoring measures provided for when they forward the programme referred to in Article 4.
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.
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32007R0338
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 338/2007 of 29 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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30.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 90/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 338/2007
of 29 March 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 30 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31991R2322
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2322/91 of 31 July 1991 laying down the detailed rules for the second supply of beef to Bulgaria as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural and medical products intended for the people of Romania and Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2322/91 of 31 July 1991 laying down the detailed rules for the second supply of beef to Bulgaria as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural and medical products intended for the people of Romania and Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 of 5 March 1991 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural and medical products intended for the people of Romania and Bulgaria (1), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rate to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (3), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 provides for an emergency measure for the free supply of agricultural products to Bulgaria; whereas the delivery costs of these goods are to be paid by the European Community; whereas, with a view to implementing that emergency measure, detailed rules of application should be laid down for the beef sector;
Whereas a first free supply of 5 000 tonnes of bone-in beef was already provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 843/91 (4);
Whereas in view of the size and location of the Community intervention stocks of beef it is appropriate to release a second batch of a total of 6 000 tonnes of forequarters and hindquarters stored in France for the purpose of the emergency measure referred to above;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the meat reaches its destination at the lowest possible cost, an invitation to tender should be opened; whereas, in the light of the urgency of the operation, it should be provided that the meat is delivered in Bulgaria before 15 December 1991;
Whereas appropriate arrangements governing the lodging of securities and contracts should ensure the proper execution of the delivery operation;
Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2321/91 (6); whereas the Annex to the said Regulation setting out the entries to be made should be expanded; whereas, furthermore, proof that the beef concerned has been taken over by the Bulgarian Government shall be provided by way of a special certificate;
Whereas the conversion rate to be used for the delivery costs referred to in Article 2 (2) (e) as well as for the securities referred to in Article 2 (2) (c) and in Article 4 (2) must be determined; whereas, with a view to an approach which is more balanced and more in line with the economic facts determining such costs, the exchange rates published in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2024/91 fixing the representative market rates to be applied for certain amounts in the context of the common agricultural policy and, in particular, for the calculation of the monetary compensatory amounts (7) should be applied;
Whereas, according to the non-commercial character of this delivery operation no export refund and no monetary compensatory amounts should be paid on the exported meat;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. An invitation to tender is opened for fixing the delivery costs of 3 000 tonnes of forequarters and 3 000 tonnes of hindquarters taken over before 1 May 1991 by the French intervention agency and held in the cold stores mentioned in Annex I.
2. The meat shall be delivered to the cold stores mentioned in Annex II in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 597/91, (EEC) No 569/88 and the provisions of this Regulation.
1. Tenders shall arrive in writing at the French intervention agency, the address of which is given in Annex III, before 12 noon on 14 August 1991. Tenders submitted on or before that date shall be considered as having been submitted simultaneously.
2. In order to be deemed valid for consideration the tender must:
(a) specify the name and address of the tenderer;
(b) relate to the total quantity referred to in Article 1 (1);
(c) be supported by a security of ECU 100 per tonne in favour of the intervention agency;
(d) be accompanied by a written commitment from the tenderer to deliver before 15 December 1991 in tranches of 2 000 tonnes per month starting on 15 September 1991, to the Bulgarian cold stores referred to in Annex II all the meat in the same state as taken over from the intervention cold store;
(e) specify the amount in ecus required for delivering the meat from loading bay of the Community stores to the Bulgarian cold store concerned, delivered at the unloading bay of that cold store. Except in cases of force majeure the successful tenderer shall bear all risk related to the transport and delivery of the meat, in particular in respect of loss and deterioration of the products.
The amount in ecus referred to in subparagraph (e) shall include any veterinary charges directly related to the destocking operations as well as the handling costs for loading the transport means concerned.
3. By way of derogation from Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 the ecu amounts referred to in paragraph 2 as well as in Article 4 (2) shall be converted into national currencies by applying the conversion rates published in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2024/91.
1. The French intervention agency shall forward to the Commission by telex, not later than 24 hours after the expiry of the deadline fixed for the submission of tenders, all the tenders which meet the requirements laid down in Article 2.
2. On the basis of the tenders forwarded, the Commission may decide
- to make no award, or
- to fix a maximum amount for the delivery costs.
3. Where a maximum amount is fixed for delivery costs, only the tender specifying the lowest amount under Article 2 (2) (e) shall be accepted. Where several tenders specify the same lowest amount, lots shall be drawn in order to determine the tender to be accepted.
4. As soon as possible after the adoption of the Decision, pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3, the intervention agency shall inform all tenderers by written telecommunication of the outcome of their participation in the tendering procedure and shall notify the successful tenderer of the award to him of the contract to deliver the meat.
1. The security specified in Article 2 (2) (c) shall be released forthwith, if the tender is not accepted. The primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (8) shall be:
(a) a requirement not to withdraw the tender;
(b) lodging of the delivery security referred to in paragraph 2 for the quantity provided in Article 1 (1) of this Regulation by the stipulated time limit;
(c) taking over of the quantity for which the security under (b) has been lodged.
2. Before the meat is taken over the successful tenderer shall lodge with the French intervention agency and in respect of each quantity which he takes over, a security of an amount equal to ECU 3 000 per tonne.
The primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 shall be the delivery of all the meat as specified in paragraph 5.
3. The successful tenderer shall take delivery of the goods in accordance with intervention agency rules for release from storage.
4. The intervention agency shall take all necessary steps to verify the quality of the commodity before the meat is taken over by the successful tenderer.
5. The security specified in paragraph 2 shall be released and the amount specified in Article 2 (2) (e) shall be paid to the successful tenderer on presentation of proof that all the meat referred to in Article 1 (1) has been delivered according to this Regulation at the Bulgarian cold store mentioned in Article 1 (2) before 15 December 1991 in the same state as taken over from the intervention cold store.
6. The transport document together with the taking over certificate given in Annex IV duly filled in, stamped and signed by a person representing 'l'Agence de l'Assistance Internationale' (9) shall constitute the proof referred to in paragraph 5.
The proof must be presented to the Italian intervention agency not later than 15 January 1992.
Neither export refunds nor monetary compensatory amounts are applicable on meat delivered under this Regulation. The removal order referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 and the export declaration shall bear the following additional words:
'Emergency action for Bulgaria. Products on which no refunds or monetary compensatory amounts shall be paid (Regulation (EEC) No 2322/91)'.
In part I of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 'Products to be exported in the same state as that in which they were removed from intervention stock', the following item 99 and footnote are added:
'99. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2322/91 of 31 July 1991 laying down the detailed rules for the second free supply of beef to Bulgaria as provided in Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 (99).
(99) OJ No L 213, 1. 8. 1991, p. 64.'
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.
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31995D0430
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95/430/EC: Council Decision of 18 September 1995 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
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COUNCIL DECISION of 18 September 1995 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (95/430/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 94/65/EC of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate members of the Commtitee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),
Whereas a member's seat has become vacant on the Committee of the Regions following the resignations of Mr Klaus Wedemeier, which was notified to the Council on 7 August 1995;
Whereas two alternate members's seats have become vacant on the Committee following the resignation of Mr Reinhold Kopp and Mr Andreas Fuchs, which were notified to the Council of 27 June and 14 July 1995;
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Mr Hartmut Perschau is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Klaus Wedemeier for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998;
Mr Josef Leinen is hereby appointed an alternative member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Reinhold Kopp for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998;
Mr Guenther Niederbremer is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Andreas Fuchs for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
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32007D0629
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2007/629/EC: Commission Decision of 20 September 2007 concerning the non-inclusion of trifluralin 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) 4282) (Text with EEA relevance)
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29.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 255/42
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 September 2007
concerning the non-inclusion of trifluralin 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) 4282)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/629/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 trifluralin.
(3) For trifluralin 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 trifluralin the rapporteur Member State was Greece and all relevant information was submitted on 11 July 2003.
(4) The assessment report has been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA within its Working Group Evaluation and presented to the Commission on 14 March 2005 in the format of the EFSA conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance trifluralin (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 16 March 2007 in the format of the Commission review report for trifluralin.
(5) During the evaluation of this active substance, a number of concerns were identified. Trifluralin is of high toxicity to aquatic organisms, in particular fish. It is also highly persistent in soil and not readily biodegradable. Moreover, it shows potential for accumulation. In particular, it exceeds significantly the maximum bioconcentration factor (BCF) laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC for aquatic organisms, indicating a potential for bioaccumulation in such organisms. Due to its high volatility, transport through air cannot be excluded and, despite a rapid photochemical degradation, monitoring programmes have shown migration to places distant from application. These concerns made it appear that trifluralin does not meet the criteria for inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(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 put forward by the notifier, the concerns identified could not be eliminated, 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 trifluralin satisfy in general the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
(7) Trifluralin should therefore not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(8) Measures should be taken to ensure that authorisations granted for plant protection products containing trifluralin are withdrawn within a fixed period of time and are not renewed and that no new authorisations for such products are granted.
(9) Any period of grace granted by a Member State for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing trifluralin should be limited to 12 months in order to allow existing stocks to be used in one further growing season which ensures that plant protection products containing trifluralin remain available to farmers for 18 months from the adoption of this Decision.
(10) This Decision does not prejudice the submission of an application for trifluralin according to the provisions of Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC in view of a possible inclusion in its Annex I.
(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Trifluralin shall not be included as an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
Member States shall ensure that:
(a) authorisations for plant protection products containing trifluralin are withdrawn by 20 March 2008;
(b) no authorisations for plant protection products containing trifluralin are granted or renewed from the date of publication of this Decision.
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 on 20 March 2009 at the latest.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31979R1037
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1037/79 of 28 May 1979 amending Regulations (EEC) No 205/73, (EEC) No 2041/75 and (EEC) No 3136/78 on olive oil
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1037/79 of 28 May 1979 amending Regulations (EEC) No 205/73, (EEC) No 2041/75 and (EEC) No 3136/78 on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 590/79 (2), and in particular Articles 16 (6) and 19 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2749/78 of 23 November 1978 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece (3), and in particular Articles 5 (6) and 9 thereof,
Whereas, in order to improve the management of the market in olive oil, the Commission should be able to follow closely the pattern of imports of the various presentations of that product ; whereas, to this end, it should be provided that import licences specify also the manner in which the oil to be imported is put up and that the Member States keep the Commission informed at regular intervals as regards the presentations of imported oils;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 205/73 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3136/78 (5), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3020/75 (7), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3136/78 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The following Article 2a is hereby inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75:
"Article 2a
Section 12 of the import licence application for the products referred to in Article 1 (2) (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC and the licence itself shall contain one of the following phrases: - Importation in bulk or in immediate containers of more than five litres;
- Indførsel uemballeret eller i indre emballager på over 5 liter;
- Einfuhr lose oder in unmittelbaren Umschließungen von mehr als 5 Liter;
- Importation en vrac ou en emballages immédiats supérieurs à 5 litres;
- Importazione alla rinfusa o in imballaggi immediati superiori a 5 litri;
- Invoer onverpakt of in onmiddellijke verpakkingen van meer dan 5 liter;
or
- Importation in immediate containers of five litres or less;
- Indførsel i indre emballager på højst 5 liter;
- Einfuhr in unmittelbaren Umschließungen von höchstens 5 Liter;
- Importation en emballages immédiats inférieurs ou égaux à 5 litres;
- Importazione in imballaggi immediati inferiori o uguali a 5 litri;
- Invoer in onmiddellijke verpakkingen van ten hoogste 5 liter;
Licences shall be valid only for products put up in this way."
Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3136/78 is hereby replaced by the following:
"4. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission by telex, on the first working day following the final date for the submission of applications, the number of applications as referred to in paragraph 1, broken down by origin and, in respect of each such application, all the information required under paragraph 3 of this Article and under Article 2a of Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75." (1)OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. (2)OJ No L 78, 30.3.1979, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 331, 28.11.1978, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 23, 29.1.1973, p. 15. (5)OJ No L 370, 28.12.1978, p. 72. (6)OJ No L 213, 11.8.1975, p. 1. (7)OJ No L 299, 19.11.1975, p. 11.
In Article 6a of Regulation (EEC) No 205/73, the words "broken down by quality" are hereby replaced by the words "broken down by quality and presentation."
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.
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32002R1926
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1926/2002 of 25 October 2002 fixing the duties applicable from 1 September 2002 on the importation into the Community of certain goods covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Bulgaria
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1926/2002
of 25 October 2002
fixing the duties applicable from 1 September 2002 on the importation into the Community of certain goods covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Bulgaria
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 Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, approved by Decision 94/908/Euratom, ECSC, EC of the Council and the Commission(3), lays down the trade arrangements for the processed agricultural products which are listed therein.
(2) That Protocol was amended by Decision No 2/2002 of the EC-Bulgaria Association Council of 1 July 2002 on the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products envisaged by Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement(4), by which a reduction of the duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in Bulgaria was provided with effect from 1 September 2002.
(3) The duties applicable from 1 September 2002 should therefore be established in accordance with Protocol 3 on imports of certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in Bulgaria,
The duties applicable as from 1 September 2002 to the importation of goods originating in Bulgaria, covered by Annex I to Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement, are set out in Annexes I, II and III.
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 September 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32007R0292
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 292/2007 of 19 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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20.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 79/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 292/2007
of 19 March 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 20 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31994R1901
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1901/94 of 27 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 on imports of preserved cultivated mushrooms from third countries
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1901/94 of 27 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 on imports of preserved cultivated mushrooms from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 of 30 June 1981 on measures applicable to imports of preserved cultivated mushrooms of the species Agaricus spp. falling within CN codes ex 0711 90 40, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1122/92 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3453/93 (4), lays down the conditions under which and additional amount will be levied in respect of quantities which exceed those specified in Article 3 of (EEC) No 1796/81; whereas it is necessary to specify that quantities imported in excess of the quantities indicated in the licence or certificate, under Article 8 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3519/93 (6), are not exempt from the additional amount;
Whereas the Chinese authorities have communicated a change to the list of competent authorities for issuing certificates of origin in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90; whereas, as a result, Annex III to that Regulation must be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following paragraph is added to Article 7:
'Quantities imported within the tolerance specified in Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not be exempt from the additional amount.'
2. In Annex III under 'for the People's Republic of China:', the tenth indent is replaced by the following:
'- Foreign Trade Administration, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)'.
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.
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32008D0904
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2008/904/EC: Council Decision of 27 November 2008 appointing a Dutch member and two Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
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5.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 327/18
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 November 2008
appointing a Dutch member and two Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2008/904/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 of the Dutch Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Nico SCHOOF. One alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Lodewijk ASSCHER. Another alternate member’s seat becomes vacant following the appointment, by this Decision, of Mr Bas VERKERK as a member of the Committee of the Regions,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
(a) as member:
— Mr Bas VERKERK, Burgemeester van Delft (change of mandate);
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Job COHEN, Burgemeester van Amsterdam,
— Mr Hans KOK, Burgemeester van Hof van Twente.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
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31991R2288
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2288/91 of 30 July 1991 fixing for the 1991/92 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for peaches and the amount of production aid for peaches in syrup and/or natural fruit juice
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2288/91 of 30 July 1991 fixing for the 1991/92 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for peaches and the amount of production aid for peaches in syrup and/or natural fruit juice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1943/91 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2202/90 (4), lays down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables;
Whereas, under Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of, firstly, the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year, secondly, the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetables sector, and thirdly, the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses, including supply of the processing industry;
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers and the difference between the cost of the raw material in the Community and in the major competing third countries;
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 provides for the establishment of a system of monetary adjustment with the aim of correcting production aid by the impact, on the minimum price minus the aid, of the differences between the agricultural conversion rate and the average of the market exchange rates during a period to be determined; whereas, in view of the current market situation and in order to ensure normal competition with third countries, such a system of adjustment should be implemented by applying a coefficient to the aid;
Whereas the minimum price to be paid to producers in Spain and Portugal and the production aid for the products obtained are to be determined as provided for in Articles 118 and 304 of the Act of Accession; whereas the representative period for determining the minimum price is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 461/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, rules on the production aid system in respect of processed fruit and vegetables (5); whereas the application of these provisions leads to the result that the minimum prices and the aid to be fixed for Portugal are the same as those to be fixed for the other Member States, other than Spain;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1991/92 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 to be paid to producers for peaches; and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the same Regulation for peaches in syrup and/or in natural fruit juice;
shall be as set out in the Annex I.
1. A coefficient equal to the impact on the cost price of the difference between the average market exchange rate and the agricultural conversion rate applicable at the beginning of the marketing year shall be applied to production aid.
2. For the application of paragraph 1:
- 'cost price' means the minimum price to pay to the producer less the aid,
- 'average market exchange rate' means the average of the rates used to calculate the monetary compensatory amounts during the first quarter of the year in which the marketing year in question commences.
3. The coefficients calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be as set out in Annex II.
Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid.
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.
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32002R0634
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 634/2002 of 12 April 2002 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 48th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 634/2002
of 12 April 2002
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 48th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender.
(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 48th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 9 April 2002, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32008R1307
|
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1307/2008 of 19 December 2008 fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2009 fishing year
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20.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 344/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1307/2008
of 19 December 2008
fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2009 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 29(1) and (5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that reference prices valid for the Community may be fixed each year, by product category, for products that are the subject of a tariff suspension under Article 28(1). The same holds for products which, by virtue of being either the subject of a binding tariff reduction under the WTO or some other preferential arrangements, must comply with a reference price.
(2) Pursuant to Article 29(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for the products listed in Annex I, Parts A and B to that Regulation, is to be the same as the withdrawal price fixed in accordance with Article 20(1) of that Regulation.
(3) The Community withdrawal prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2009 fishing year by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1309/2008 (2).
(4) Pursuant to Article 29(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for products other than those listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation is to be established in particular on the basis of the weighted average of customs values recorded on the import markets or in the ports of import in the three years immediately preceding the date on which the reference price is fixed.
(5) There is no need to fix reference prices for those products falling under the criteria laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 which are imported from third countries in insignificant volumes.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The reference prices for the 2009 fishing year of fishery products, as referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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