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31973D0293 | 73/293/EEC: Commission Decision of 11 September 1973 on aid which the Belgian Government intends to grant for extending an oil refinery at Antwerp (province of Antwerp) and for setting up a new refinery at Kallo (province of East Flanders) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 11 September 1973 on aid which the Belgian Government intends to grant for extending an oil refinery at Antwerp (province of Antwerp) and for setting up a new refinery at Kallo (province of East Flanders) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (73/293/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof;
Having, pursuant to Article 93, given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments and having considered those comments; I. Whereas, by letter of 23 August 1972 from its Permanent Representative, the Belgian Government, pursuant to Article 93 (3) EEC, informed the Commission of its intention to grant certain aid for investments made by two oil companies, the one for extending an oil refinery at Antwerp and the other for setting up a new oil refinery at Kallo;
Whereas the refining capacity in Belgium will be considerably increased as a result of those investments;
Whereas the information supplied by the Belgian Government indicates that the aid in question will be granted pursuant to the Law of 17 July 1959 instituting and coordinating measures to encourage economic expansion and the setting up of new industries;
Whereas the aid will consist: - in the case of the Antwerp refinery, of interest rate subsidies of 2 % for three years on a loan of Bfrs 4.570 million and of 3 % for three years on a loan of Bfrs 1.430 million and also exemption for three years from the tax on land and buildings;
- in the case of the Kallo refinery, of an interest rate subsidy of 2 % for three years on a loan of Bfrs 4.300 million and also exemption for three years from the tax on land and buildings;
Whereas the aids are such as to affect trade between Member States and to threaten to distort competition within the meaning of Article 92 (1).
II. Whereas the economic and social situation of the regions and areas in which the new investments receiving aid are located are not such as would warrant applying the exceptions made under Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) for aid to promote the development of certain areas to the aids which the Belgian Government intends to grant, Whereas growth in the province, and in particular in the district of Antwerp, is very rapid ; whereas, in view of the investments which have been made and which are likely to be made in this area, the current shortage of labour may be expected to become more acute ; whereas the gross domestic product per inhabitant in this area is among the highest in the Community;
Whereas expansion in the province of East Flanders and the district of St Niklaas where Kallo is located is likewise particularly rapid ; whereas this province, which, through its proximity, benefits from Antwerp's own expansion, is particularly attractive for new investments ; whereas its situation, from the point of view of employment or standard of living of the population, does not give rise to any concern;
Whereas, moreover the districts of Antwerp and of St Niklaas are not within the regions or areas in respect of which the Commission, in its Decision 72/173/EEC of 26 April 1972 on aid granted under the Belgian Law of 30 December 1970 on economic expansion, authorized the Belgian Government to grant regional aid.
III. Whereas, firstly, the refining industry and its undertakings face no particular difficulty in Belgium whether from the point of view of their structures or of their own ability to expand ; whereas, on the contrary, production capacities in Belgium already far exceed the needs of the domestic market and the forecasts which are at present possible of trends in these two variables during the years ahead indicate that there will be a continued surplus which will even increase considerably;
Whereas the Commission, in exercising the powers vested in it by Article 92 (3) EEC, should not therefore except from Article 92 (1) EEC which provides for the incompatibility of aids defined in that paragraph, measures which would contribute to further the development of this industry, by granting those measures the benefit of the exemption provided under Article 92 (3) (c) EEC for "aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities", there being no justification for such measures;
Whereas, furthermore, it is characteristic of the petroleum industry that when refining capacity is available there is advantage in making the maximum use of it since the proportional element in refining costs is relatively small ; whereas, however, if there are any surpluses, however small, on the market for petroleum products those surpluses have a considerable depressing influence on prices and are therefore likely to upset the financial equilibrium of the refining industry of the Community.
Whereas the aids planned by the Belgian Government are therefore such as to "adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest" and cannot for that very reason be exempted under Article 92 (3) (c) EEC, since this provision allows aids to be considered compatible with the Common Market only of they facilitate the development of certain economic activities without producing any adverse effect;
Whereas, moreover, the aids clearly do not qualify for exemption under Article 92 (2) or Article 92 (3) (b) EEC;
IV. Whereas, when submitting its comments, the Belgian Government declared itself prepared to limit the aids originally proposed only to investments directed towards the elemination, by the two refineries concerned, of the pollution they cause;
Whereas, however, it is the responsibility of Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that the undertakings themselves, under the principle of "the polluter pays" meet the costs of protecting the environment from the harmful effects of their activities ; whereas aids can be exempted from this rule only if it can be proved that full application of the rule might give rise to particular difficulties especially of a regional or industrial nature, and that those difficulties can only be overcome by enabling the industries concerned to make the necessary alterations to their existing production plants.
Whereas, in this case under consideration, an examination of the situation of the undertakings which would benefit from the aids proposed by the Belgian Government, of the regions and areas where the new investments are to be made and of the sector of industrial activity to which the undertakings belong, does not indicate that any such difficulties exit,
The Kingdom of Belgium shall not grant the aids which, as notified to the Commission by letter of 23 August 1972 from its Permanent Representative, it intended to grant towards the extension of an oil refinery at Antwerp and towards the setting up of a new refinery at Kallo.
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32003R2217 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2217/2003 of 18 December 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2217/2003
of 18 December 2003
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (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 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1431/2003(4).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2004.
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32007D0505 | 2007/505/EC: Commission Decision of 24 January 2007 on the State aid: investment in an on-site environmental sugar beet cleaning method (demonstration project) (notified under document number C(2007) 121)
| 18.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 186/35
COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 January 2007
on the State aid: investment in an on-site environmental sugar beet cleaning method (demonstration project)
(notified under document number C(2007) 121)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2007/505/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 88(2) thereof,
Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provision(s) cited above (1),
Whereas:
I. THE PROCEDURE
(1) By letter of 6 May 1998, received on 11 May 1998, the German authorities notified the above mentioned aid pursuant to Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty. Additional information was provided by letters of 22 September 1998, 5 May 1999 and 19 August 1999, received on 28 September 1998, 7 May 1999 and 24 August 1999, respectively.
(2) By letter No SG(99) D/8600 of 27 October 1999, the Commission opened the formal investigation procedure pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty. Germany subsequently expressed comments by letter of 15 March 2000. No comments from interested parties were received by the Commission. The German authorities sent the Commission additional information by letter of 16 August 2006.
(3) By letter of 16 August 2006, Germany informed the Commission that it was withdrawing the notified measure. In reply to a question from the Commission, Germany has also confirmed that the investment aid has not been paid.
II. CONCLUSION
(4) Up to the date on which it received the notification from Germany, the Commission had not taken any formal decision on the notification in question. In these circumstances, it accepts the withdrawal of the notification within the meaning of Article 8(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (2).
(5) The formal investigation procedure should therefore be closed pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 as it is now superfluous,
The formal investigation procedure regarding the investment aid of DEM 348 930 for the cleaning and filtering system for the Nordkristall GmbH sugar factory in Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is hereby closed pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
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31994D0184 | 94/184/EC: Council Decision of 24 January 1994 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine
| 31.3.1994 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 86/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 January 1994
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine
(94/184/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the conclusion of the Agreement negotiated between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine will facilitate and promote trade in wine between the Contracting Parties; whereas it is therefore desirable to approve the said Agreement;
Whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of certain provisions of the Agreement, the Commission should be authorized to make the necessary technical adjustments in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1);
Whereas, since the provisions of this Agreement are directly linked to measures covered by the common agricultural policy, and specifically by the Community rules on wine and winegrowing, this Agreement must be established at Community level,
The Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine and the Protocol and exchanges of letters annexed thereto are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the acts referred to in the first paragraph is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community and to deposit the instrument of approval by the Community.
The President of the Council shall make the notification provided for in Article 28 (1) of the Agreement.
For the purposes of Article 17 (2) of the Agreement, the Commission is hereby authorized to conclude the necessary acts amending the Agreement, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87.
The Commission, assisted by the representatives of the Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee set up by Article 18 of the Agreement.
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32008R1181 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2008 of 28 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries
| 29.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/47
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1181/2008
of 28 November 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Articles 144(1) and 148 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2007/360/EC of 29 May 2007 on the conclusion of Agreements in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Community and the Federal Republic of Brazil, and between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) relating to the modification of concessions with respect to poultry meat (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (3) stipulates that a security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms must be lodged at the time of submission of a licence application.
(2) In view of the new conditions applicable to imports of products originating in Brazil, the amount of the security relating to the licence should be set at an appropriate level to ensure proper management of the tariff quotas and satisfactory access to them for operators.
(3) In view of the reduction in the security, and also in order to ensure proper management, the maximum quantity for which each operator is entitled to apply for Group No 1 quotas should be increased.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) As the application period for the next subperiod begins on 1 December 2008, it is essential that this Regulation applies from that date.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 is replaced by the following:
‘5. Licence applications must be for a minimum of 100 tonnes and a maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for the quota concerned in the period or subperiod in question. However, for Group Nos 2 and 3, the maximum quantity for licence applications shall be 5 % of the quantity available for the quota concerned in the period or subperiod in question.
For Group Nos 3, 6 and 8, the minimum quantity for licence applications shall be reduced to 10 tonnes.’
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 is replaced by the following:
‘2. A security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of submission of the licence application.
However, for applications concerning Group Nos 1, 4 and 7, the security shall be set at EUR 10 per 100 kilograms.’
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 December 2008.
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32013D0790 | 2013/790/EU: Council Decision of 13 December 2013 on the acceptance on behalf of the European Union of the Amendment to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
| 21.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/98
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 December 2013
on the acceptance on behalf of the European Union of the Amendment to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
(2013/790/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1), in conjunction with Article 218(6) (a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) The European Union is a Party to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (‘the Convention’) following its approval in 1995 (1).
(2) The main purpose of the Convention is to establish a framework for bilateral and multilateral cooperation to prevent and control the pollution of transboundary watercourses and to ensure the rational use of water resources in the Member countries of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
(3) At their 2003 Meeting, the Parties to the Convention expressed a wish to allow States situated outside of the UNECE region to become Parties to the Convention in order to promote river basin cooperation throughout the world.
(4) Other UNECE environmental conventions, for instance, the Convention on the Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, are open to States situated outside of the UNECE region.
(5) The European Community participated in the 2003 Meeting of the Parties which adopted the Amendment allowing accession of any State that is a Member of the United Nations to accede to the Convention upon approval by the Meeting of the Parties.
(6) The Amendment will enter into force upon acceptance of all States and organisations that were Parties to the Convention on 28 November 2003.
(7) The Amendment should be accepted on behalf of the Union,
The Amendment to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention (‘the Amendment’) on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (‘the Convention’) opening accession to the Convention to all United Nations Member States which has been adopted at the Third Meeting of the Parties is hereby accepted on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Amendment is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the deposit of the instrument of acceptance of the Amendment provided for in Article 21 (4) of the Convention, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by this Amendment.
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32013R0281 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 281/2013 of 22 March 2013 laying down exceptional measures as regards the release of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose on the Union market at reduced surplus levy during the 2012/2013 marketing year
| 23.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/19
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 281/2013
of 22 March 2013
laying down exceptional measures as regards the release of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose on the Union market at reduced surplus levy during the 2012/2013 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) and in particular Article 64(2) and Article 186, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) During the 2011/2012 sugar marketing year, the Union average bulk white sugar ex-factory price reached a level of 175 % of the reference price of EUR 404/tonne and was approximately EUR 275/tonne higher than the world market price. The Union price is now stable at a level of around EUR 700/tonne, which is the highest level reached since the reform of the sugar market organisation and disturbs the optimal fluidity of the sugar supply on the Union market. The expected increase of this already high price level during the 2012/2013 marketing year substantiates the risk of serious market disturbances which should be prevented by the necessary measures.
(2) Based on the estimated supply and demand for 2012/2013, the ending stocks for the sugar market are expected to be lower by at least 0,5 million tonne than in 2011/2012. This figure already takes into account the imports from third countries benefiting from certain preferential agreements.
(3) On the other hand, the expectations of a good harvest lead to estimate the production of nearly 5 400 000 tonnes in excess of the sugar quota set out in Article 56 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. Taking account of the foreseeable contractual commitments of sugar producers in respect of certain industrial uses provided for in Article 62 of that Regulation and of the 2012/2013 export commitments for out-of-quota sugar, substantial quantities of out-of-quota sugar of at least 2 000 000 tonnes would still be available. Part of this sugar could be made available to alleviate the tight supply of the Union sugar food market and to avoid excessive price increases.
(4) In order to ensure the fluidity of the market, it is necessary to release out-of-quota sugar. It should be possible to take such a measure each time it is necessary during the marketing year 2012/2013.
(5) Pursuant to Articles 186 and 188 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 measures may be taken, when necessary, to remedy market disturbances or the risk of disturbances, where, in particular, these result from a significant rise of prices in the Union, provided that this objective cannot be reached by means of other measures available under that Regulation. Given the current market circumstances, Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 does not provide for any specific measures aimed at limiting the high sugar price trend and allowing sugar supply at reasonable prices on the Union market, other than those based on Article 186 of that Regulation.
(6) Article 64(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 empowers the Commission to fix the surplus levy on sugar and isoglucose produced in excess of the quota at a sufficiently high level in order to avoid the accumulation of surplus quantities. Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards sugar production in excess of the quota (2) has fixed that levy at EUR 500 per tonne.
(7) For a limited quantity of sugar produced in excess of the quota, a reduced surplus levy should be fixed at a level per tonne allowing for a fair treatment of Union sugar producers, ensuring the good functioning of the Union sugar market and helping to reduce the difference between Union and world market sugar prices without creating risks of accumulation of surpluses in the Union market.
(8) As Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 fixes quotas for both sugar and isoglucose, a similar measure should apply for an appropriate quantity of isoglucose produced in excess of the quota because the latter product is, to some extent, a commercial substitute for sugar.
(9) With a view to increasing the supply, sugar and isoglucose producers should apply to the competent authorities of the Member States for certificates allowing them to sell certain quantities, produced above the quota limit, on the Union market with a reduced surplus levy.
(10) The reduced surplus levy should be paid after the application is admitted and before the certificate is issued.
(11) The validity of the certificates should be limited in time to encourage a fast improvement of the supply situation.
(12) Fixing upper limits of the quantities for which each producer can apply in one application period and restricting the certificates to products of the applicant’s own production should prevent speculative actions within the system created by this Regulation.
(13) With their application, sugar producers should commit themselves to pay the minimum price for sugar beet used to produce the quantity of sugar for which they apply. The minimum eligibility requirements for applications should be specified.
(14) The competent authorities of the Member States should notify the Commission of the applications received. In order to simplify and standardise those notifications, models should be made available.
(15) The Commission should ensure that certificates are granted only within the quantitative limits fixed in this Regulation. Therefore, if necessary, the Commission should be able to fix an allocation coefficient applicable to the applications received.
(16) Member States should immediately inform the applicants whether the quantity applied for was fully or partially granted.
(17) The competent authorities should notify the Commission of the quantities for which certificates with a reduction of the surplus levy have been issued. For this purpose, models should be made available by the Commission.
(18) Sugar quantities released on the Union market of quantities in excess of the certificates issued under this Regulation should be subject the surplus levy set out in Article 64(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. It is therefore appropriate to provide that any applicant not fulfilling his commitment to release on the Union market the quantity covered by a certificate delivered to him, should also pay an amount of EUR 500 per tonne. This consistent approach is aimed at preventing abuse of the mechanism introduced by this Regulation.
(19) For the purpose of establishing average prices for quota and out-of-quota sugar on the Union market in accordance with Article 13(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards the management of the Community market in sugar and the quota system (3), sugar covered by a certificate issued pursuant to this Regulation should be considered as quota sugar.
(20) In accordance with Article 2(1)(a) of Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007 on the system of the European Communities’ own resources (4) contributions and other duties provided for within the framework of the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector are to constitute own resources. It is therefore necessary to set the date of establishment of the amounts in question within the meaning of Articles 2(2) and Article 6(3)(a) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 of 22 May 2000 implementing Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom on the system of the European Communities own resources (5).
(21) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Temporary reduction of the surplus levy
1. By way of derogation from Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006, the amount of the surplus levy for a maximum quantity of 150 000 tonnes of sugar in white sugar equivalent and 8 000 tonnes of isoglucose in dry matter, produced in excess of the quota fixed in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and released on the Union market in the 2012/2013 marketing year, shall be fixed at EUR 172 per tonne.
2. The reduced surplus levy provided for in paragraph 1 shall be paid after the application referred to in Article 2 is admitted and before the certificate referred to in Article 6 is issued.
Application for certificates
1. In order to benefit from the conditions specified in Article 1, sugar and isoglucose producers shall apply for a certificate.
2. Applicants may be only undertakings producing beet and cane sugar or isoglucose, which are approved in accordance with Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and have been allocated a production quota for the 2012/2013 marketing year, in accordance with Article 56 of that Regulation.
3. Each applicant may submit not more than one application for sugar and one for isoglucose per application period.
4. Applications for certificates shall be submitted by fax or electronic mail to the competent authority in the Member State in which the undertaking was approved. The competent authorities of the Member States may require that electronic applications be accompanied by an advance electronic signature within the meaning of Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).
5. To be admissible, the applications shall fulfil the following conditions:
(a) the applications shall indicate:
(i) the name, address and VAT number of the applicant; and
(ii) the quantities applied for, expressed in tonnes of white sugar equivalent and tonnes of isoglucose in dry matter, rounded to no decimal places;
(b) the quantities applied for in this application period, expressed in tonnes of white sugar equivalent and tonnes of isoglucose in dry matter, shall not exceed 50 000 tonnes in the case of sugar and 2 500 tonnes in the case of isoglucose;
(c) if the application concerns sugar, the applicant shall commit himself to pay the minimum beet price, set out in Article 49 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, for the quantity of sugar covered by certificates issued in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation;
(d) the application shall be written in the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State in which the application is lodged;
(e) the application shall indicate a reference to this Regulation and the expiry date for the submission of the applications;
(f) the applicant shall not introduce any additional conditions to those laid down in this Regulation.
6. An application which is not submitted in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 5 shall not be admissible.
7. An application may not be withdrawn or amended after its submission, even if the quantity applied for is granted only partially.
Submission of applications
The period during which applications may be submitted shall end on 3 April 2013 at 12 noon, Brussels time.
Transmission of applications by the Member States
1. The competent authorities of the Member States shall decide on the admissibility of applications on the basis of the conditions set out in Article 2. Where the competent authorities decide that an application is inadmissible, they shall inform the applicant without delay.
2. The competent authority shall notify the Commission on Friday at the latest, by fax or electronic mail, of the admissible applications submitted during the preceding application period. That notification shall not contain the data referred to in Article 2(5)(a)(i). Member States that received no applications but have sugar or isoglucose quota allocated to them in the 2012/2013 marketing year, shall also send their nil returns notifications to the Commission within the same time limit.
3. The form and content of the notifications shall be defined on the basis of models made available by the Commission to the Member States.
Exceeded limits
When the information notified by the competent authorities of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(2) indicates that the quantities applied for exceed the limits set out in Article 1, the Commission shall:
(a) fix an allocation coefficient, which the Member States shall apply to the quantities covered by each notified certificate application;
(b) reject applications not yet notified.
Issue of certificates
1. Without prejudice to Article 5, on the 10th working day following a week where the application period ended, the competent authority shall issue certificates for the applications notified to the Commission, in accordance with Article 4(2).
2. Each Monday Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of sugar and/or isoglucose for which they issued certificates in the preceding week.
3. A template of the certificate is set out in the Annex.
Validity of certificates
Certificates shall be valid until the end of the second month following the month of issue.
Transferability of certificates
Neither the rights nor the obligations deriving from the certificates shall be transferable.
Price reporting
For the purpose of Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, the quantity of sugar sold which is covered by a certificate issued pursuant to this Regulation shall be considered as quota sugar.
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Monitoring
1. Applicants shall add to their monthly notifications provided for in Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 the quantities for which they received certificates in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation.
2. Before 31 October 2013, each holder of a certificate under this Regulation shall submit to the competent authorities of the Member States proof that all quantities covered by his certificates were released on the Union market. Each tonne covered by a certificate but not released on the Union market for reasons other than force majeure, shall be subject to payment of an amount of EUR 328/tonne.
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities not released on the Union market.
4. Member States shall calculate and notify the Commission of the difference between the total quantity of sugar and isoglucose produced by each producer in excess of the quota and the quantities which have been disposed by the producers in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006. If the remaining quantities of out-of-quota sugar or isoglucose of a producer are less than the quantities issued for that producer for under this Regulation, the producer shall pay an amount of EUR 500/tonne on that difference.
5. The notifications provided for in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be made not later than 30 June 2014.
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Date of establishment
For the purposes of Article 2(2) and Article 6(3)(a) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000, the date of establishment of the Union’s entitlement shall be the date on which the surplus levy is paid by the applicants in accordance with Article 1(2) of this Regulation.
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Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall expire on 30 June 2014.
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32007R0014 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 14/2007 of 10 January 2007 amending for the 74th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
| 11.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 6/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 14/2007
of 10 January 2007
amending for the 74th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 12 December 2006, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to which the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R2265 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2265/96 of 27 November 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77 fixing the list of the various groups of hop varieties cultivated in the Community
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2265/96 of 27 November 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77 fixing the list of the various groups of hop varieties cultivated in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 12 (8) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 675/96 (4), divides varieties of hops into 'aromatic hops`, 'bitter hops` and 'others` according to commercial practice on the Community and world hops markets, with particular emphasis on the content of bitter and aromatic substances;
Whereas certain experimental varieties have now reached the stage where they can be marketed; whereas they should accordingly be added to the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1517/77 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989L0130 | Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom of 13 February 1989 on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 13 February 1989
on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices
(89/130/EEC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Decision No 88/376/EEC/Euratom of 24 June 1988 on the system of the Communities' own resources (1), and in particular Article 8 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the creation of an additional own resource for the Communities, based on the gross national product at market prices (hereinafter referred to as GNPmp) of the Member States, makes it necessary to reinforce the comparability and reliability of this aggregate;
Whereas the completion of the internal market will increase the need for internationally comparable data on aggregate GNPmp and its components; whereas these data are also an important analytical tool for the coordination of economic policies;
Whereas GNPmp data must be comparable in concept and in practice and representation of the Member States' economies;
Whereas GNPmp can be comparable in concept only if the relevant definitions and accounting rules of the European System of Integrated Economic Accounts (ESA) are complied with;
Whereas comparability of GNPmp in practice depends on the assessment procedures used and the basic data available; whereas improved GNPmp coverage presupposes the development of statistical bases and assessment procedures;
Whereas a procedure should be set up to verify and assess the comparability and representativity of GNPmp; whereas, to this end, a Committee should be set up within which Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely,
TITLE 1
Definition of gross national product at market prices
GNPmp shall be defined in a manner consistent with the European System of Integrated Economic Accounts (ESA) in force.
GNPmp shall be calculated by adding to gross domestic product at market prices (GDPmp, ESA code: N 1) the compensation of employees (R 10) and the property and entrepreneurial income (R 40) received from the rest of the world less the corresponding flows paid to the rest of the world.
GDPmp represents the final result of productive activity by resident production units. GDPmp may be presented by reference to the ESA from three points of view.
1. The output side
GDPmp (N 1) is the difference between output of goods and services (P 10) and intermediate consumption (P 20) plus VAT on products (R 21) and net taxes linked to imports (excluding value added tax (VAT)) (R 29).
2. The expenditure side
GDPmp (N 1) is the sum of final consumption (P 30) on the economic territory by households and private non-profit institutions and general government, gross fixed capital formation (P 41), change in stocks (P 42), and the difference between exports (P 50) and imports (P 60).
3. The income side
GDPmp (N 1) is the sum of compensation of employees (R 10), gross operating surplus of the economy (N 2), and taxes linked to production and imports (R 20) less subsidies (R 30).
TITLE II
Provisions on the method of calculating GNPmp and the forwarding of GNPmp data
1. Member States shall establish GNPmp in accordance with Article 1 in the context of national accounting procedures.
2. Before 1 October each year, Member States shall provide the Commission (Statistical Office of the European Communities, SOEC), in the context of national accounting procedures, with figures for aggregate GNPmp and its components according to the ESA definitions referred to in Articles 1 and 2. Member States shall also supply the information necessary to show how the aggregate was reached. The figures provided shall cover the preceding year and any changes made to the figures for previous financial years.
Member States shall provide the Commission (SOEC), in accordance with the arrangements laid down by the latter after consulting the committee referred to in Article 6, progressively and at the latest within 18 months of notification of this Directive, with an inventory of the procedures and basic statistics used to calculate GNPmp and its components.
When they communicate the data provided for in Article 3, Member States shall inform the Commission (SOEC) of any changes in the procedures and basic statistics used.
TITLE III
Provisions concerning checks on the calculation of GNPmp
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time-limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote.
3. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event:
- the Commission shall defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period to be laid down in each act adopted by the Council, but which may in no case exceed three months from the date of communication,
- the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time-limit referred to in the previous indent.
The Committee referred to in Article 6 shall examine questions raised by its Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State, relating to the implementation of this Directive, in particular with regard to:
(a) compliance each year with the definitions referred to in Article 1 and 2;
(b) the examination each year of the data forwarded under the terms of Article 3 and the information forwarded under the terms of Articles 4 and 5 concerning the statistical sources and the procedures for calculating GNPmp and its components.
It shall also deal with questions relating to the revision of data on GNPmp and the problem of the exhaustiveness of GNPmp.
It shall, if necessary, suggest to the Commission measures to make data on GNPmp more comparable and representative. TITLE IV
Financial provisions
For the first few years of implementation of this Directive, Member States shall receive a financial contribution from the Community in respect of the work to improve the comparability and representativity of the GNPmp data. The amount considered necessary for such a contribution shall be ECU 6 million.
TITLE V
Final provisions
The Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive within 12 months of its notification at the latest (1).
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Before the end of 1991, the Commission shall, when Decision 88/376/EEC/Euratom is reviewed, submit a report on application of this Directive.
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31989R1366 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1366/89 of 18 May 1989 on arrangements for imports into France of certain textile products (category 20) originating in Thailand
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1366/89 of 18 May 1989 on arrangements for imports into France of certain textile products (category 20) originating in Thailand
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 of 22 December 1986 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 718/89 (2) and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 lays down the conditions under which quantitative limits may be established; whereas imports into France of certain textile products (category 20) specified in the Annex hereto and originating in Thailand have exceeded the level referred to in paragraph 3 of the said Article 11;
Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the said Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 on 2 May 1989 Thailand was notified of a request for consultations; whereas, pending a mutually satisfactory solution, the Commission has requested Thailand for a provisional period of three months to limit exports to France of products falling within category 20 to 347 tonnes with effect from the date of notification of the request for consultations; whereas pending the outcome of the requested consultations quantitative limits identical to those requested of the supplier country should be applied provisionally to imports of the category of products in question;
Whereas paragraph 13 of the said Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 the quantitative limits are observed by means of a double-checking system in accordance with Annex VI of the said Regulation;
Whereas the products in question exported from Thailand to the Community between 2 May 1989 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation must be set off against the quantitative limit which has been introduced;
Whereas this quantitative limit should not prevent the importation of products covered by them shipped from Thailand before the date of entry into force of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2, imports into France of the category of products originating in Thailand and specified in the Annex hereto shall be subject to the provisional quantitative limit set out in that Annex.
1. Products as referred to in Article 1 shipped from Thailand to France before the date of entry into force of this Regulation and not yet released for free circulation, shall be so released subject to the presentation of a bill of lading or other transport document proving that shipment actually took place during that period.
2. Imports of products shipped from Thailand to France after the entry into force of this Regulation shall be subject to the double-checking system described in Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86.
3. All quantities of products shipped from Thailand on or after 2 May 1989 and released for free circulation shall be deducted from the quantitative limit laid down. This provisional limit shall not, however, prevent the importation of products covered by them but shipped from Thailand before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 1 August 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992D0577 | 92/577/EEC: Council Decision of 27 November 1992 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the transit of goods by road and rail
| COUNCIL DECISION of 27 November 1992 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the transit of goods by road and rail (92/577/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the transit of goods by road and rail can provide a solution to the various current problems of trans-Alpine goods traffic; whereas it is necessary to ensure the non-discriminatory development of transit so as to enable international trade to be conducted at the least possible cost to the public at large and to reduce to a minimum the administrative and technical obstacles which affect transit;
Whereas these objectives must, at the same time, take account of respect for users' freedom of choice and aspects relating to road safety, protection of public health and the environment in Alpine regions;
Whereas the objectives and the content of the Agreement fall within the scope of the common transport policy and the technical standards play their part in attaining these objectives;
Whereas it is appropriate to lay down a procedure with a view to approving the administrative agreement provided for by the Agreement,
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the transit of goods by road and rail is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 24 of the Agreement (3).
The administrative agreement provided for in Article 24 (4) of the Agreement shall be approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4 of this Decision.
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the Commission representative.
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The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Commission shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
The Commission shall adopt the provisions envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee.
If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
If, on the expiry of a period of four weeks from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.
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31996R0258 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 258/96 of 12 February 1996 laying down detailed rules of application for the specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands with regard to the special arrangements for the supply of dried fodder
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 258/96 of 12 February 1996 laying down detailed rules of application for the specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands with regard to the special arrangements for the supply of dried fodder
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 agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 (3) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), establishes the detailed rules of application for the arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the smaller Aegean islands, and, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the level of aid granted for that supply; whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balances for the supply of the smaller Aegean islands with dried fodder from the rest of the Community for the 1996 calendar year should be established; whereas this measure should enter into force forthwith;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,
For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balances for dried fodder eligible for Community aid for the 1996 calendar year given in Annexes I and II hereto.
The validity of the 'aid certificates` referred to in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 shall expire on the final day of the second month following their issue.
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 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R0041 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2004 of 9 January 2004 amending and correcting the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2004
of 9 January 2004
amending and correcting the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy(1), and in particular the second indent of Article 11(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999, that Regulation applies to payments granted directly to farmers under the support schemes listed in its Annex.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 will be replaced, as from 1 May 2004, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001(2). However, Articles 2a and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 will continue to apply until 31 December 2005 and Articles 3, 4 and 5 of that Regulation will continue to apply until 31 December 2004. For the purpose of the application of those Articles, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 will continue to apply accordingly.
(3) The list of support schemes set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 indicates the relevant product sectors, the provisions on the basis of which the support is paid under the different schemes and the type of payment concerned. These indications are however no longer up-to-date, as several of the provisions or acts referred to have been either amended or repealed and replaced.
(4) Certain direct aid payments that fall under the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 are not mentioned in its Annex, either because of omission or because they were introduced after the adoption of that Regulation.
(5) The errors in the reference to the legal basis for beef and veal as well as in the notes concerning sheep and goat should be corrected.
(6) The Annex to Regulation (EC) 1259/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32000R2242 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2242/2000 of 10 October 2000 reducing, for the 2000/01 marketing year, the amount of aid for oranges delivered for processing following an overrun of the processing threshold
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2242/2000
of 10 October 2000
reducing, for the 2000/01 marketing year, the amount of aid for oranges delivered for processing following an overrun of the processing threshold
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 of 28 October 1996 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 858/1999(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 establishes a processing threshold for oranges of 1189000 tonnes. Article 5(2) lays down that, for a given marketing year, overrunning of the processing threshold is to be assessed on the basis of the average of the quantities processed under the aid scheme during the three marketing years preceding the marketing year in question, or during an equivalent period. When an overrun has been established, the aid fixed for the marketing year in question in the Annex to that Regulation is to be reduced by 1 % per tranche of the overrun equal to 11890 tonnes.
(2) The Member States, in accordance with Article 22(1)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1169/97 of 26 June 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2729/1999(4), communicated the quantities of oranges processed under the aid scheme. Based on this information, a processing threshold overrun of 358233 tonnes was established. Therefore, the amounts of aid for oranges laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 for the 2000/01 marketing year must be reduced by 30 %.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31983D0344 | 83/344/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 July 1983 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Beckman - UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, model 25', may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 July 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Beckman - UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, model 25', may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/344/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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (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 21 December 1982, Italy 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 'Beckman - UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, model 25', ordered on 9 June 1977 and intended to be used for the identification of the factor responsible for the control of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in human erythrocyte and in mechanisms responsible for haemolysis in persons deficient in this enzyme, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 22 June 1983, 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 spectrophotometer; whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
The apparatus described as 'Beckman - UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, model 25', which is the subject of an application by Italy of 21 December 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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31998R1555 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/98 of 17 July 1998 establishing administrative procedures for the 1999 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1555/98 of 17 July 1998 establishing administrative procedures for the 1999 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96 (2), and in particular Articles 2(3) and (4), 13 and 24 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 and (EEC) No 3420/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1138/98 (4), introduced annual quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China listed in Annex II to that Regulation; whereas the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 are applicable to those quotas;
Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted Regulation (EC) No 738/94 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 983/96 (6), laying down general rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94; whereas these provisions apply to the administration of the above quotas subject to the provisions of this Regulation;
Whereas certain characteristics of China's economy, the seasonal nature of some of the products and the time needed for transport mean that orders for products subject to quota are generally placed before the beginning of the quota year; whereas it is therefore important to ensure that administrative constraints do not impede the realization of the planned imports; whereas in order not to affect the continuity of trade flows, the arrangements for allocating and administering the 1999 quotas should accordingly be adopted before the start of the quota year;
Whereas after examination of the different administrative methods provided for by Regulation (EC) No 520/94, the method based on traditional trade flows should be adopted; whereas under this method the quotas are divided into two portions, one of which is reserved for traditional importers and the other for other applicants;
Whereas this has proved to be the best way of ensuring the continuity of business for the Community importers concerned and avoiding any disturbance of trade flows;
Whereas, however, the introduction of a Community system must ensure progressive access by non-traditional importers; whereas in the light of all these factors a balance must therefore be sought in determining the portions to be allocated to the two categories of importers; whereas, to this end, it is appropriate that the portion set aside for non-traditional importers should be increased as compared to 1998;
Whereas the reference period used for allocating the portion of the quota set aside for traditional importers in earlier Regulations on the administration of these quotas should be updated to ensure open access to the quotas; whereas in order to allow a greater flexibility to the benefit of traditional importers it is considered appropriate to allow them to set their reference period as either 1996 or 1997, which are the most recent years representative of the normal trend of trade flows in the products in question; whereas traditional importers must therefore prove that they have imported products originating in China and covered by the quotas in question in the year 1996 or 1997;
Whereas it has been found in the past that the method provided for in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, which is based on the order in which applications are received, may not be an appropriate way of allocating that portion of the quota reserved for non-traditional importers; whereas, consequently, in accordance with Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, it is appropriate to provide for allocation in proportion to the quantities requested, on the basis of a simultaneous examination of import licence applications actually lodged, in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94;
Whereas in order to ensure that the quotas can be efficiently allocated and used, any speculative applications should be excluded, and it is furthermore necessary to allocate economically significant quantities; whereas to this end the amount that any non-traditional importer may request should be restricted to a set volume or value;
Whereas for the purposes of quota allocation, a time limit must be set for the submission of licence applications by traditional and other importers;
Whereas the Member States must inform the Commission of the import licence applications received, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94; whereas the information about traditional importers' previous imports must be expressed in the same units as the quota in question;
Whereas in view of the special nature of transactions concerning products subject to quota, and in particular the time needed for transport, the import licences should expire on 31 December 1999;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee for the administration of quotas set up pursuant to Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94,
This Regulation lays down for 1999 specific provisions for the administration of the quantitative quotas referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 519/94.
Regulation (EC) No 738/94 laying down general rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 shall apply, subject to the specific provisions of this Regulation.
1. The quantitative quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated using the method based on traditional trade flows, referred to in Article 2(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94.
2. The portions of each quantitative quota set aside for traditional importers and other importers are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
3. The portion set aside for non-traditional importers shall be apportioned using the method based on allocation in proportion to quantities requested; the volume requested by a single importer may not exceed that shown in Annex II.
Applications for import licences shall be lodged with the competent authorities listed in Annex III to this Regulation from the day following the day of publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Communities until 3 p.m., Brussels time, on 11 September 1998.
1. For the purposes of allocating the portion of each quota set aside for traditional importers, 'traditional` importers shall mean importers who can show that they have imported goods in the calendar year 1996 or 1997.
2. The supporting documents referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 shall relate to the release for free circulation during either calendar year 1996 or 1997, as indicated by the importer, of products originating in the People's Republic of China which are covered by the quota in respect of which the application is made.
3. Instead of the documents referred to in the first indent of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 applicants may enclose with their licence applications documents drawn up and certified by the competent national authorities on the basis of available customs information as evidence of the imports of the product in question during the calendar year 1996 or 1997 carried out by themselves or, where applicable, by the operator whose activities they have taken over.
4. Article 18 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (7) shall apply where supporting documents are expressed in national currencies.
Member States shall inform the Commission no later than 25 September 1998 at 10 a.m., Brussels time, of the number and aggregate quantity of import licence applications and, in the case of applications from traditional importers, of the volume of previous imports carried out by traditional importers during the reference period referred to in Article 4(1) of this Regulation.
The Commission shall adopt the quantitative criteria to be used by the competent national authorities for the purpose of meeting importers' applications no later than 14 October 1998.
Import licences shall be valid for one year, starting on 1 January 1999.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31986R2734 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2734/86 of 3 September 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 467/77 on the method and the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2734/86
of 3 September 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 467/77 on the method and the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1334/86 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, on account of the exceptionally high levels of stocks of certain agricultural products in intervention storage, the Commission has, in certain instances, provided for a period in which payment may be made after the purchaser has removed the products from store;
Whereas the present system for calculating interest charges in respect of funds immobilized at national level is based on the average quantity of products in store per month;
Whereas it is appropriate, as an exceptional measure, to adjust the method of calculating interest charges for the sales concerned, in order to take account of such period for payment; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 467/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1730/86 (4), was thus amended in the past at any new occasion in the context of a common organization of the market; whereas it is opportune to establish a permanent rule to avoid such frequent changes;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee,
Article 1 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 467/77 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(6) In respect of sales of agricultural products by intervention agencies based on specific Community regulations, where the actual period for payment after removal of such products exceeds 30 days, the financing costs calculated pursuant to the provisions set out in the preceding paragraphs shall be increased by the amount given by the following formula:
M Ă D Ă i
365
Where:
1.2 // M // = amount to be paid by purchaser, // D // = number of days between removal of the product and receipt of payment, less 30, // i // = interest rate specified in Article 2.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation is applicable from 15 March 1986.
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32001R2120 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2120/2001 of 29 October 2001 prohibiting fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of Germany
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2120/2001
of 29 October 2001
prohibiting fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2001(4), lays down quotas for haddock for 2001.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of haddock in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions III bcd (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock from 8 October 2001. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of haddock in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions III bcd (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 2001.
Fishing for haddock in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES zones III bcd (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 8 October 2001.
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31999R1637 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1637/1999 of 26 July 1999 fixing for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers and the buying-in price to be applied by storage agencies for unprocessed dried figs, and the amount of production aid for dried figs
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1637/1999
of 26 July 1999
fixing for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers and the buying-in price to be applied by storage agencies for unprocessed dried figs, and the amount of production aid for dried figs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Articles 3(3), 4(9) and 9(8) thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 of 19 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1607/1999(4), fixes the dates of the marketing years;
(2) Whereas Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 determine the criteria for fixing the minimum price and the production aid; whereas the products for which the minimum price and the aid are fixed are listed in Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/1999 of 19 July laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) 2201/96 as regards the characteristics of dried figs qualifying for aid under the production aid scheme(5); whereas the minimum price and the production aid should therefore be fixed for the 1999/2000 marketing year;
(3) Whereas the criteria for fixing the price at which storage agencies buy in unprocessed dried figs are laid down in Article 9(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96; whereas the conditions whereby the storage agencies buy in and manage the products are laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 0000/1999 of 23 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the storage scheme applying to dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs(6); whereas the buying-in price for figs of the lowest quality defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1573/1999 should therefore be fixed for the 1999/2000 marketing year;
(4) 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 1999/2000 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be EUR 87,886 per 100 kilograms net from the producer for unprocessed dried figs,
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation shall be EUR 29,335 per 100 kilograms net for dried figs,
(c) the buying-in price referred to in Article 9(2) of that Regulation shall be EUR 58,444 per 100 kilograms net for unprocessed dried figs.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1999.
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32015R0388 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/388 of 5 March 2015 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 10.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 65/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/388
of 5 March 2015
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31999R0925 | Council Regulation (EC) No 925/1999 of 29 April 1999 on the registration and operation within the Community of certain types of civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which have been modified and recertificated as meeting the standards of volume I, Part II, Chapter 3 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, third edition (July 1993)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 925/1999
of 29 April 1999
on the registration and operation within the Community of certain types of civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which have been modified and recertificated as meeting the standards of volume I, Part II, Chapter 3 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, third edition (July 1993)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 84(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189c of the Treaty(3),
(1) Whereas one of the key objectives of the common transport policy is sustainable mobility; whereas such a policy can be defined as a global approach which aims at ensuring both the effective functioning of the Community's transport systems and the protection of the environment; whereas it is appropriate to take technical measures which contribute to the achievement of sustainable mobility;
(2) Whereas the Commission communication on the future development of the common transport policy: a global framework to the construction of a Community framework for sustainable mobility explicitly refers to the introduction of a non-addition rule for the noisiest aeroplanes;
(3) Whereas the fifth action programme of 1992 on the environment, the general approach of which was endorsed by the Council and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, in their resolution of 1 February 1993(4) envisages further legislative measures aimed at reducing noise emissions from aeroplanes; whereas the said programme lays down the objective that no person should be exposed to noise levels which endanger health and quality of life;
(4) Whereas the growth in air transport activities at Community airports is increasingly subject to environmental constraints; whereas the operation of less noisy aeroplanes at these airports can contribute to a better use of available airport capacity;
(5) Whereas older types of aeroplanes modified to improve their noise certification level have a noise performance which is significantly worse, mass for mass, than that of modern types of aeroplanes originally certificated to meet the standards of Volume I, Part II, Chapter 3 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, third edition (July 1993); whereas such modifications prolong the life of an aeroplane that would normally have been retired; whereas such modifications tend to worsen the gaseous emissions performance and fuel burn of earlier technology aero engines; whereas aeroplanes may be re-engined to achieve a noise performance comparable to that of those originally certificated to meet Chapter 3 requirements;
(6) Whereas a rule which prohibits the addition of those older modified types of aeroplanes to Member States' registers as from 1 April 1999 can be considered as a protective measure aimed at preventing a deterioration of the noise situation around Community airports as well as improving the situation regarding fuel burn and gaseous emissions;
(7) Whereas in a Community without internal frontiers it is appropriate to exclude from this non-addition rule aeroplanes entered in any Member State's register prior to 1 April 1999;
(8) Whereas, in view of existing Community legislation on aeroplane noise, the present initiative needs to be taken at Community level by binding Community rules;
(9) Whereas a non-addition rule, and a non-operation rule with an appropriate transition period, combines technical feasibility with environmental benefits without imposing an undue economic burden;
(10) Whereas it is necessary to minimise possible distortions of competition by establishing equivalent requirements applicable to aeroplanes registered in third countries; whereas, since the Community has no competence over third-country registers, that objective can be achieved only by restricting the operation of non-complying aeroplanes registered as from 1 April 1999 in third countries; whereas the date for introducing such restrictions should take account of the final cut-off date for the operation of Chapter 2 aeroplanes as provided for in Council Directive 92/14/EEC of 2 March 1992 on the limitation of the operation of aeroplanes covered by Volume I, Part II, Chapter 2 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, second edition 1998(5), as well as the extent of the non-addition provisions for Chapter 2 aeroplanes as laid down in Council Directive 89/629/EEC of 4 December 1989 on the limitation of noise emission from civil subsonic jet aeroplanes(6);
(11) Whereas, in order to ensure equal treatment of aeroplanes regardless of their country of registration, non-complying aeroplanes in the registers of Member States should also be stopped from operating in accordance with the terms imposed on non-complying aeroplanes in the registers of third countries;
(12) Whereas, given that the main objective of the measure is to limit noise at Community airports, aeroplanes may be exempted from the non-addition and non-operation rules when they are not operated in the Community territory; whereas, in order for these rules to produce their full environmental benefits, temporary exemptions may be possible only for operations of an exceptional nature;
(13) Whereas the provisions of this Regulation shall not be implemented in the overseas departments referred to in Article 227(2) of the Treaty, in view of their geographical location;
(14) Whereas it is necessary to gather information concerning the exemptions granted by the Member States;
(15) Whereas arrangements for greater cooperation over the use of Gibraltar airport were agreed in London on 2 December 1987 by the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom in a joint declaration by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries; whereas such arrangements have yet to come into operation,
Objective
The objective of this Regulation is to lay down rules to prevent deteriorations in the overall noise impact in the Community of recertificated civil subsonic jet aeroplanes while at the same time limiting other environmental damage.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation:
(1) "civil subsonic jet aeroplane" shall mean a civil subsonic jet aeroplane with a maximum certificated take off mass of 34000 kg or more, or with a certified maximum internal accomodation for the aeroplane type in question consisting of more than 19 passenger seats, excluding any seats for crew only, and powered by engines with a by-pass ratio of less than three;
(2) "recertificated civil subsonic jet aeroplane" shall mean a civil subsonic jet aeroplane initially certificated to Chapter 2 or equivalent standards, or initially not noise-certificated which has been modified to meet Chapter 3 standards either directly through technical measures or indirectly through operational restrictions; civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which initially could only be dual-certificated to the standards of Chapter 3 by means of weight restrictions, have to be considered as recertificated aeroplanes; civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which have been modified to meet Chapter 3 standards by being completely re-enginged with engines having a by-pass ratio of three or more are not to be considered as recertificated aeroplanes;
(3) "Chapter 2" and "Chapter 3" shall mean the noise standards as defined in Volume I, Part II, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 respectively of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, third edition (July 1993);
(4) "operational restrictions" shall mean weight restrictions imposed on the aeroplane and/or operational limitations within the control of the pilot or the operator, such as reduced flap setting;
(5) "registration of an aeroplane" shall mean the formal act whereby the nationality of an aeroplane is established through its entry on the national register of a Member State or a third country;
(6) "the territory of the Community" shall mean the territory of the Community subject to the provisions of the Treaty.
Non-complying aeroplanes
1. Recertificated civil subsonic jet aeroplanes shall not be registered in the national register of a Member state as from 1 April 1999.
2. paragraph 1 shall not affect civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which were already on the register of any Member State on 1 April 1999 and have been registered in the Community ever since.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Directive 92/14/EEC and in particular Article 2(2) thereof, as from 1 April 2002 recertificated civil subsonic jet aeroplanes registered in a third country shall not be allowed to operate at airports in the territory of the Community unless the operator of such aeroplanes can prove that they were on the register of that third country on 1 April 1999 and prior to that date have been operated, between 1 April 1995 and 1 April 1999, into the territory of the Community.
4. Recertificated civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which are on the registers of Member States may not be operated at airports in the territory of the Community as from 1 April 2002 unless they have been operated in that territory before 1 April 1999.
Exemptions
1. Member States may grant temporary exemptions from Article 3 for civil subsonic jet aeroplanes whose operations are of such an exceptional nature that it would be unreasonable to withhold a temporary exemption, such as for emergencies. On a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, Member States may limit such exemptions to certain airports and/or certain specified periods of the day.
2. Member States may grant exemptions from Article 3 for civil subsonic jet aeroplanes which are exclusively operated outside the territory of the Community.
3. Member States may grant exemptions from Article 3 for civil subsonic jet aeroplanes leased to an operator which for that reason have been temporarily removed from the register of the Member State in which they were registered during the 6 months before 1 April 1999, provided that legal and economic ownership of the aircraft remains in the Member State.
4. Once a year Member States shall inform the Commission of exemptions granted under this Article.
Overseas departments
This Regulation shall not apply to the overseas departments referred to in Article 227(2) of the Treaty, neither with regard to the provisions concerning the registration of recertificated civil subsonic jet aeroplanes in the national registers of Member States, or concerning the operation of such aeroplanes at airports located in the said departments.
The airport of Gibraltar
1. The application of this Regulation to the airport of Gibraltar is understood to be without prejudice to the respective legal positions of the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom with regard to the dispute over sovereignty over the territory in which the airport is situated.
2. Application of the provisions of this Regulation to Gibraltar airport shall be suspended until the arrangements in the joint declaration made by the Foreign Ministers of the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom on 2 December 1987 have come into operation. The Governments of Spain and the United Kingdom shall inform the Council of that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32000R1897 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2000 of 7 September 2000 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community concerning the operational definition of unemployment
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2000
of 7 September 2000
implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community concerning the operational definition of unemployment
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community(1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 577/98, the definition of the variables and a list of principles for the formulation of questions concerning the labour status is to be drawn up.
(2) The international comparability of labour statistics requires that the Member States and the Community institutions measure employment and unemployment according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) definition of employment and unemployment.
(3) The Commission needs comparable indicators to monitor and assess progress as an effect of the implementation of the Employment Guidelines(2).
(4) A common definition of unemployment in all Member States, combined with a greater harmonisation of labour force survey questionnaires, is therefore needed.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(3),
1. The definition of unemployment is laid down in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. The principles for the formulation of the questions on the labour status are laid down in Annex II to this Regulation.
1. The questions on the labour status for the purposes of the Community labour force sample survey shall comply with the principles laid down in Annex II to this Regulation, and allow the measurement of unemployment as defined in Annex I therein.
2. However, paragraph 1 may not apply during the time needed to adapt the labour force sample survey. In such case, Member States shall accompany the transmission to Eurostat of the Community labour force sample survey results with a clear identification of the deviations from the definition and principles referred to in paragraph 1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000D0294 | 2000/294/EC: Council Decision of 14 February 2000 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation extending the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Russian Federation to the European Community for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001
| Council Decision
of 14 February 2000
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation extending the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Russian Federation to the European Community for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001
(2000/294/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part(1), entered into force on 1 December 1997.
(2) Commission Decision 97/742/ECSC(2) concluded an Agreement between the the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, concerning certain steel products which entered into force on 5 November 1997.
(3) The Commission has finalised negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation extending a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Russian Federation to the European Community.
(4) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation extending the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Russian Federation to the European Community for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986D0218 | 86/218/EEC: Fourth Commission Decision of 16 May 1986 relating to the application of Council Directive 72/166/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability
| FOURTH COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 May 1986
relating to the application of Council Directive 72/166/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability
(86/218/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability (1), as last amended by Directive 84/5/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas on 12 December 1973 the national insurers' bureaux of the nine Member States concluded an agreement (the 'Supplementary Agreement') (3) in conformity with the principles laid down in the first indent of Article 2 (2) of Directive 72/166/EEC;
Whereas the Commission subsequently adopted First Commission Decision 74/166/EEC (4) relating to the application of Directive 72/166/EEC, which required each Member State to refrain as from 15 May 1974 from making checks on insurance against civil liability in respect of vehicles which are normally based in the European territory of another Member State and which are the subject of the Supplementary Agreement of 12 December 1973;
Whereas the Greek insurers' bureau has not yet become a party to the Supplementary Agreement of 12 December 1973;
Whereas on 14 March 1986 the insurers' bureaux of Spain and Portugal and of the other Member States, with the exception of Greece, signed an Addendum to the Supplementary Agreement of 12 December 1973 extending that Agreement to include the bureaux of Spain and Portugal;
Whereas, therefore, all the conditions for the removal of checks on insurance against civil liability between Spain and Portugal and between Spain and Portugal and the other Member States, with the exception of Greece, are fulfilled,
As from 1 June 1986 checks on insurance against civil liability shall be discontinued in respect of vehicles normally based in Spain or Portugal entering the territory of the other Member States, with the exception of Greece, and in respect of vehicles normally based in the other Member States, with the exception of Greece, entering the territory of Spain or Portugal.
Member States shall forthwith inform the Commission of measures taken to apply this Decision.
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32005R0323 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 323/2005 of 25 February 2005 fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 158th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
| 26.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 53/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 323/2005
of 25 February 2005
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 158th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice cream and other foodstuffs (2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 158th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February 2005.
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32002R2175 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2175/2002 of 6 December 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2175/2002
of 6 December 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 December 2002.
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32002R0148 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2002 of 25 January 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2002
of 25 January 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2010/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2010/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 18 to 24 January 2002 at 304,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2002.
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32000D0781 | 2000/781/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 2000 amending Decision 2000/293/EC on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals in relation to rabies (notified under document number C(2000) 3583) (Only the English text is authentic)
| Commission Decision
of 28 November 2000
amending Decision 2000/293/EC on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals in relation to rabies
(notified under document number C(2000) 3583)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2000/781/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Community financial aid shall be granted to the Community reference laboratories in the veterinary field designated by the Community to assist them in carrying out their functions and duties.
(2) Commission Decision 2000/293/EC of 6 April 2000, on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals(3) provides financial assistance to Community reference laboratories having functions and duties in relation to the control of African horse sickness, avian influenza, classical swine fever, Newcastle disease, swine vesicular disease, fish diseases, diseases affecting bivalve molluscs and the assessment of breeding of bovine species.
(3) Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines(4) contains functions and duties to be carried out by the Laboratory of the Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments de Nancy (AFSSA, Nancy), France.
(4) Community financial assistance shall be granted to the AFSSA Laboratory at Nancy.
(5) For budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be granted for a period of six months.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 2000/293/EC is amended as follows:
The following Article is inserted after Article 8:
"Article 8a
1. The Community grants financial assistance to France for the functions and duties to be carried out by the laboratory of the AFSSA at Nancy, France, referred to in Annex II to Council Decision 2000/258/EC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 40000 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2000."
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31987D0195 | 87/195/EEC: Commission Decision of 3 December 1986 on a proposal by the Belgian Government to grant aid for investments by a flat-glass producer at Moustier (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 December 1986
on a proposal by the Belgian Government to grant aid for investments by a flat-glass producer at Moustier
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(87/195/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,
Having given notice in accordance with the above Article to interested parties to submit their comments, and having regard to those comments,
Whereas:
I
The Belgian Law of 17 July 1959 introducing and coordinating measures to encourage economic expansion and the creation of new industries and the royal decree of 17 August 1959 (1) implementing it introduced general measures to assist the Belgian economy in the form, inter alia, of interest rebates on loans raised to pay for investments, government guarantees covering loans contracted by enterprises with banks giving entitlement to a rebate, and exemption for five years from land tax.
When it examined the Law in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 93 (1) and (2) of the EEC Treaty, the Commission found that it constituted a general aid scheme as it contained no sectoral or regional objectives. Since the scheme applied to all investments, making no distinction between enterprises, regions or sectors, it could not qualify for application of any of the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) or (c) of the EEC Treaty. Without such detailed information, the Commission was unable to assess the scheme's effects on trade between Member States and on competition, or, more especially, its compatibility with the common market.
The Commission has decided to authorize such general aid schemes where one or other of the following two conditions is met: either the Member State concerned notifies to the Commission a plan for regional or sectoral application, or alternatively, where this is not considered feasible, it notifies significant individual awards.
Under Commission Decision 75/397/EEC (2), the Belgian Government is required to notify the Commission, giving it time to state its views in advance, of all significant individual awards under the Law of 17 July 1959, so that the Commission may decide whether they are compatible with the common market.
II
By letter dated 15 November 1985, the Belgian Government informed the Commission, in accordance with that procedure, of its intention to grant, under the Law of 17 July 1959, aid towards investments by a flat-glass producer at Moustier in the province of Namur.
The investments, which total Bfrs 1 201 725 000, relate to the renovation of one of the two float-glass production lines and the modernization of the other, thereby improving energy use and working conditions without increasing optimum capacity. They would make it possible to produce tinted glass and pyrolytically coated glass besides clear glass.
The proposed aid would take the form of an interest subsidy of four percentage points for six years on Bfrs 531,6 million, a capital grant of 4 % for six years on Bfrs 269,55 million and exemption from land tax for six years on the whole investment, representing a net grant equivalent of 5,8 %. In justification of its proposal, the Belgium Government pointed to the diversification into new high-technology products with the help of the investments in question, which would lead in turn to an increase in exports to third countries, the potential energy savings and the favourable impact on other businesses in the area, in particular those in the neighbouring steel area of Charleroi.
III
After an initial scrutiny of the notification, the Commission concluded that the aid proposals could not be considered compatible with the common market on the ground that they would distort competition and affect trade between Member States to an extent contrary to the common interest, owing notably to the vulnerability of the flat-glass sector and the Commission's view that the
renovation of a float line is in principle a replacement investment. As the exceptions provided for in Article 92 of the Treaty did not seem to be applicable, the Commission decided to initiate the procedure provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) and, by letter dated 13 January 1986, gave notice to the Belgian Government to submit its observations.
The Belgian Government submitted its observations under the procedure by letter dated 13 June 1986. It stressed the research and diversification drive undertaken by the firm, to a large extent at the instigation and with the encouragement of the authroities. The firm would not have made its expenditure on research, development and pre-production since 1979 had it not been able to count on economic expansion aid for the subsequent stage of production and adaptation of the existing plant. There was in Europe no significant competition in the recipient firm's new products, and the Commission's assessment of the utilization of production capacity in the flat-glass sector was false. The assertion that the renovation of a float line was a mere replacement and modernization investment was likewise false.
In the context of the consultation of other interested parties, the Governments of two Member States, an industry federation, a manufacturing group in the same sector and the recipient firm submitted observations.
IV
The interest subsidy, the capital grant and the exemption from land tax proposed by the Belgian Government constitute aids within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty because they would enable the recipient firm to be relieved, by means of State resources, of part of the cost of the investment which it would normally have to bear.
According to the information in the Commission's possession, there were in the Community of Ten at the end of 1985 25 flat-glass float lines and six drawn flat-glass production plants, plus another three float lines and two drawn glass plants in Spain and Portugal.
For its part, Belgium has four float lines and one drawn glass plant.
The two float lines belonging to the Belgian producer concerned have a joint effective capacity of 446 000 tonnes a year, or approximately 8 % of installed capacity in the Community and approximately half of Belgian basic flat-glass production.
Flat glass is traded between Member States and there is competition between the various producers. The Belgian producer in question exports about 50 % of its production to the other Member States and 20 % to non-member countries, the remainder being sold or processed in the Benelux. Exports of flat glass (SITC 66440) from the Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union to the other Member States amounted to 413 000 tonnes in 1982, 447 000 tonnes in 1983, 481 000 tonnes in 1984 and 434 000 tonnes in 1985, and the corresponding imports to 126 000 tonnes in 1982, 114 000 tonnes in 1983, 92 000 tonnes in 1984 and 109 000 tonnes in 1985. In this context it should be noted that Luxembourg has one float line.
The basic flat-glass industry has been in difficulties owing to stagnant demand and underutilization of capacity, and these have had an adverse effect on company finances and led to job cuts and plant closures. The Groupement EuropĂŠen des Producteurs de Verre Plat (GEPVP) estimates that unused capacity in the Community of Ten amounted to some 590 000 tonnes in 1982, 500 000 tonnes in 1983, 400 000 tonnes in 1984 and 480 000 tonnes in 1985, or 16 %, 13 %, 10 % and 12 %, respectively, of net saleable glass capacity. For these reasons, by Decision 84/497/EEC (1), the Commission found that aid proposed by the Netherlands Government for the setting-up of a new flat-glass production plant in the Netherlands was incompatible with the common market and should therefore not be granted.
Consequently, the aid proposed by the Belgian Government would affect trade between Member States and distort competition within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty by favouring both the firm concerned and Belgian flat-glass production.
Where financial assistance from the State strengthens the position of certain enterprises compared with that of others competing with them in the Community, it must be deemed to affect those other enterprises.
Article 92 (1) provides that, in principle, any aid fulfilling the criteria set out therein is incompatible with the common market.
The exceptions to this principle set out in Article 92 (2) of the Treaty are inapplicable in this case in view of the nature and objectives of the proposed aid.
Article 92 (3) of the Treaty lists those aids which may be considered compatible with the common market. Compatibility with the Treaty must be viewed in the context of the Community as a whole and not in that of a single Member State. In order to ensure the proper functioning
of the common market and to take into account the principles laid down in Article 3 (f) of the Treaty, the exceptions to the principle of Article 92 (1) set out in paragraph 3 of that Article must be interpreted strictly when any aid scheme or any individual aid award is examined.
In particular, they may be applied only where the Commission establishes that, without the aid, the free play of market forces would not by itself induce potential recipients to act in such a manner as to contribute to the attainment of one of the objectives sought.
To apply the exceptions to cases which do not contribute to the attainment of such an objective, or where the aid is not essential to that end, would be tantamount to granting undue advantages to the industries or firms of certain Member States, the financial position of which would be bolstered, and might affect trade between Member States and distort competition without this being justified in any way by the common interest within the meaning of Article 92 (3).
In view of the above, the proposed aid does not fall within any of the categories of exception provided for in Article 92 (3).
As to the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) concerning aid to promote or facilitate the development of certain areas, it should be noted that the standard of living in no part of Belgium is abnormally low and that there is no serious underemployment there within the meaning of the exception provided for in Article 92 (3) (a); as far as the exception in Article 92 (3) (c) is concerned, the Moustier area in the province of Namur where the plants in question are located has not been included among those requiring special regional aid by virtue of the Commission's Decision 82/740/EEC (1) concerning the delimitation of development areas in Belgium.
As to the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (b), it is clear that the aid is intended neither to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest nor to remedy a serious disturbance in the Belgian economy.
As to the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (c) in favour of aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities, the periodic renovation of a float line, which must be carried out every six to nine years must - in principle - be considered a replacement investment, the cost of which is an element of the operating costs. It is perfectly normal and in the interests of the producer itself that it should use the most modern and economic techniques and materials in order to reduce its running costs, including energy consumption. Consequently, aid for the periodic renovation of a float line does not satisfy the requirements of the development of the sector concerned without adversely affecting trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest within the meaning of paragraph 3 (c) of Article 92. For these reasons, by Decision 86/593/EEC (2), the Commission found that aid which the Belgian Government was planning to grant for the renovation of two other float lines in Belgium, involving improved energy use and incorporating technical developments without any increase in optimum capacity, was incompatible with the common market and should therefore not be granted.
The information furnished by the Belgian Government and the recipient firm under the procedure concerning the technical innovations included in the investment at issue was examined by the Commission with particular care. According to the Belgian Government, these elements cost Bfrs 672 million, or 56 % of the total investment. The Commission also took note of the fact that the recipient firm is the first glassmaker in Europe to produce glass with energy-saving coatings directly on floats.
It should be noted in this connection that coated glass can be made using two different processes, either by vacuum deposit in processing units or by pyrolysis on flat-glass production lines. The two processes result in products whose composition differs but whose uses are partly the same, namely insulation in buildings. In view of the undoubted surplus capacity in the coated and tempered glass field, the Commission determined by Decision 84/507/EEC (3), that aid which the Luxembourg Government was proposing to grant for the establishment of a flat-glass coating and tempering plant was incompatible with the common market and should therefore not be granted.
The GEPVP, while it considers that aid for repairing existing basic flat-glass plants is justifiable - a view not shared by the Commission - expressed opposition in 1985 to the award of any investment aid in the field of the processing of flat glass intended for use in the motor and construction industries.
Under these circumstances, the aid in question would affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest, even if the investment included technological innovations.
Consequently, the Belgian Government's proposed aid does not satisfy the conditions necessary for the application of one of the exceptions set out in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty,
The Belgian Government shall refrain from implementing its proposal, notified to the Commission by letter dated 15 November 1985 to grant aid under the Law of 17 July 1959 towards investments effected at Moustier by a flat-glass producer.
The Belgian Government shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this Decision of the measures it has taken to comply therewith.
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32001D0119 | 2001/119/EC: Commission Decision of 22 January 2001 amending Decision 2000/532/EC replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 106)
| Commission Decision
of 22 January 2001
amending Decision 2000/532/EC replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste
(notified under document number C(2001) 106)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/119/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste(1), as last amended by Directive 94/31/EC(2), and in particular Article 1(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A Community list of hazardous waste was established by Council Decision 94/904/EC(3) and this Decision has been replaced by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC(4).
(2) Several Member States have notified end-of-life vehicles, not drained of liquids or other dangerous components as waste which they consider to display one of more of the properties listed in Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC and have requested to list them as hazardous waste with the list set up under Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC.
(3) Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC requires the Commission to examine these notifications from Member States with a view to amending the list of hazardous wastes.
(4) The Commission is assisted in this task by the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC on waste(5).
(5) The measures laid down in this Decision were not in accordance with the opinion expressed by the aforementioned Committee and could therefore not be included in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC.
(6) The Council did not take a decision on a proposal from the Commission within the time provided for in Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC.
(7) Consequently, it falls to the Commission to adopt the proposed measures,
The Annex to Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 replacing Commission Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste is amended as follows:
Entry "16 01 04 discarded vehicles" is replaced by:
">TABLE>".
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2002.
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31993D0300 | 93/300/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 December 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Groningen/South-east Drenthe (Kingdom of the Netherlands) (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
| <{COM}>COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Groningen/South-east Drenthe (Kingdom of the Netherlands) (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional and social conversion plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agreement with the Member State concerned, the Community support frameworks for Community structural operations;
Whereas, in accordance with the second paragraph of that provision, Community support frameworks shall cover in particular the priorities adopted, the forms of assistance and the indicative financing plan, with details of the amount of assistance and its source, and the duration of the assistance;
Whereas Title III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2) sets out the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support frameworks;
Whereas by Decision 89/288/EEC (3) the Commission adopted an initial list of areas eligible under Objective 2;
Whereas by Decision 90/400/EEC (4) the Commission extended that list to take account of the Decision of 17 December 1989 concerning the Rechar Community initiative (5);
Whereas on 30 April 1991 the Commission decided to retain that list for 1992 and 1993;
Whereas on 19 November 1991 the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands submitted to the Commission the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 in respect of the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Groningen/South-east Drenthe (Kingdom of the Netherlands) in accordance with the abovementioned list;
Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the use to be made of assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing it;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, on 20 December 1989 the Commission adopted the Community support framework for Groningen/South-east Drenthe for 1989 to 1991; whereas this Community support framework constitutes the second phase (1992 to 1993) of Community assistance to this area under Objective 2;
Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned within the framework of partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas the EIB has also been involved in the preparation of the Community support framework in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has declared its readiness to help implement this framework on the basis of the estimated loan arrangements indicated in this Decision and in accordance with its Statute;
Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;
Whereas this Decision is consistent with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and of the European Social Fund Committee;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision is to be sent as a Declaration of Intent to the Member State;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by this Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned,
The Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Groningen/South-east Drenthe, covering the period 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1993, is hereby approved.
The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines governing the Structural Funds and the other existing financial instruments and the guidelines relating to them.
The Community support framework contains the following essential information:
(a) the priorities for joint action:
- development of industry and services,
- further development of tourism potential,
- improvement of the supply of business premises,
- further development of cross-border activities;
(b) an outline of the forms of assistance (mainly operational programmes) to be provided;
(c) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1992 prices, the total cost of the new national measures to implement the priorities selected for joint action by the Community and the Member State (ECU 141,73 million over the whole period), and the total amount of the expected contribution from the Community budget, broken down as follows:
ERDF ECU 25,2 million
ESF ECU 16,8 million
Total for Structural Funds ECU 42 million.
The resultant national financing required (some ECU 65,41 million from the public sector and ECU 34,33 million from the private sector) may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other lending instruments.
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31997D0205(05) | Council Decision of 20 January 1997 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (97/C 36/07)
| COUNCIL DECISION of 20 January 1997 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (97/C 36/07)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 80/156/EEC of 21 January 1980 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas, by its Decision of 23 October 1995 (2), the Council appointed Miss Jane WINSHIP, a member of the Committee for the period ending 22 October 1998;
Whereas the United Kingdom Government has nominated Mrs Elizabeth McANULTY to replace Miss Jane WINSHIP;
Mrs Elizabeth McANULTY is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives in place of Miss Jane WINSHIP, for the remainder of her term of office, which ends on 22 October 1998. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R2093 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2093/2004 of 8 December 2004 determining the quantity of certain products in the milk and milk products sector available for the first half of 2005 under quotas opened by the Community on the basis of an import licence alone
| 9.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 362/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2093/2004
of 8 December 2004
determining the quantity of certain products in the milk and milk products sector available for the first half of 2005 under quotas opened by the Community on the basis of an import licence alone
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas (2), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,
Whereas:
The quantities available for the period 1 January to 30 June 2005 for the second half of the year of importation of certain quotas referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2004.
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32014R0005 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 5/2014 of 6 January 2014 amending Directive 2008/38/EC establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes Text with EEA relevance
| 7.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 2/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 5/2014
of 6 January 2014
amending Directive 2008/38/EC establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes
(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 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC (1), and in particular Article 10(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009, several applications for authorisation were submitted to the Commission before 1 September 2010 for updating the list of intended uses as referred to in Article 10 of that Regulation.
(2) Some of those applications concern changes of the conditions associated with the particular nutritional purposes ‘Nutritional restoration, convalescence’ as regards dogs and ‘Stabilisation of physiological digestion’ in respect of feed that may contain additives in concentrations higher than 100 times the relevant fixed maximum content in complete feed as referred to in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009. The other applications concern new particular nutritional purposes with respect to the requirement established in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009.
(3) In addition, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009, the Commission received an application to add the particular nutritional purpose ‘Reduction of iodine levels in feed in case of hyperthyroidism’ as regards cats.
(4) A specific way of feeding is the administration of a bolus. In order to guarantee an appropriate and safe use of a bolus as feed for particular nutritional purposes, general requirements should be established for the conditions associated with certain intended uses.
(5) The Commission made all applications, including the dossiers, available to the Member States.
(6) The dossiers included in the applications demonstrate that the specific composition of the respective feeds fulfil the particular intended nutritional purposes ‘Nutritional restoration, convalescence‘ as regards dogs, ‘Stabilisation of physiological digestion’‘Reduction of iodine levels in feed in case of hyperthyroidism’ as regards cats, ‘Support the preparation for and recovery from sport effort’ as regards equidae, ‘Compensation for insufficient iron availability after birth’ as regards suckling piglets and calves, ‘Support the regeneration of hooves, trotters and skin’ as regards horses, ruminants and pigs, ‘Support the preparation for oestrus and reproduction’ as regards mammals and birds and ‘Long-term supply of grazing animals with trace elements and/or vitamins’ as regards ruminants with a functional rumen.
(7) Furthermore, the evaluation showed that the feeds concerned have no adverse effects on animal health, human health, the environment or animal welfare. The evaluation of the dossiers included verification that the characterisation ‘high level of a certain feed additive’ implies an important level of the respective additive which is close to the relevant fixed maximum content in complete feed but not exceeding this content.
(8) The applications are therefore valid and the particular nutritional purposes should be added to the list of intended uses and the conditions associated with the particular nutritional purposes ‘Nutritional restoration, convalescence’ and ‘Stabilisation of physiological digestion’ should be changed.
(9) Directive 2008/38/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(10) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications for the feed currently legally placed on the market, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them,
Annex I to Directive 2008/38/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Feed included in the Annex to this Regulation and referred to in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 that have already been legally placed on the market before 1 September 2010 which are produced and labelled before 27 July 2014 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. In case this feed is intended for pets, the date mentioned in the last sentence is 27 January 2016.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32001R0408 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 408/2001 of 28 February 2001 fixing the exchange rate applicable to certain direct aids and measures of a structural or environmental nature
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 408/2001
of 28 February 2001
fixing the exchange rate applicable to certain direct aids and measures of a structural or environmental nature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999 of 29 June 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 42 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 of 28 October 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market of beef and veal as regards premium schemes(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/2001(4) the date of submission of the application constitutes the operative event for determining the year to which animals covered by the premium schemes in the beef and veal sector are allocated. Under Article 43 of that Regulation conversion into national currency of the premium amounts is carried out in accordance with the average, calculated pro rata temporis, of the exchange rates applicable in the month of December preceding the allocation year.
(2) Under Article 4(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2452/2000(6), the operative event for the exchange rate in the case of amounts of a structural or environmental nature is 1 January of the year during which the decision to grand the aid is taken. Under Article 4(3) of that Regulation, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999, the exchange rate to be used is the average of the exchange rates applicable during the month preceding the date of the operative event, calculated pro rata temporis.
(3) Under Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 293/98 of 4 February 1998 determining the operative events applicable to products in the fruit and vegetables sector, to processed fruit and vegetable products and partly to live plants and floricultural products and to certain products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1445/93(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999, the conversion rate to be applied for the conversion each year into national currency of the maximum aid per hectare to improve the quality and marketing of nuts and locust beans fixed in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 790/89(8), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1825/97(9), is the average of the exchange rates applicable during the month before 1 January of the annual reference period within the meaning of Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2159/89(10), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1363/95(11), calculated pro rata temporis.
(4) Under Article 6(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2700/93 of 30 September 1993 on detailed rules for the application of the premium in favour of sheepmeat and goatmeat producers(12), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999, the conversion rate to be applied to the amount of the balance of the premium in the sheepmeat sector is the average of the exchange rates applicable during the month before the last day of the marketing year in respect of which the premium is granted, calculated pro rata temporis.
(5) Under Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2700/93, the conversion rate to be applied to the amount of the advance payment in the sheepmeat sector is the average of the exchange rates applicable during the month before the first day of the marketing year in respect of which the premium is granted, calculated pro rata temporis.
(6) The Council has established the irrevocably fixed exchange rate between the Greek drachma and the euro in Regulation (EC) No 1478/2000 of 19 June 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 on the conversion rate between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro(13). This rate is valid with effect from 1 January 2001 and applies to the measures having an operative event on or after that date. Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999 no longer applies to these measures as a result,
1. The conversion rate to be applied to:
- the amounts of premiums in the beef and veal sector referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999(14),
- the maximum aid per hectare to improve marketing in the nuts and locust beans sector fixed in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 790/89,
- the amount of the advance payment referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 5(6) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98(15) and the amount of the deduction referred to in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90(16), and
- the amounts of a structural or environmental nature referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98,
is set out in Annex I.
2. The conversion rate to be applied to the amount of the premium and of the balance referred to in the fourth subparagraph of Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 and to the amount of the deduction referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 is set out in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31999R1322 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/1999 of 23 June 1999 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Azores and Madeira of cereal products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2 to 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1322/1999
of 23 June 1999
establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Azores and Madeira of cereal products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2 to 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira, with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/98(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
(1) Whereas the quantities of products eligible for the specific supply arrangements are determined by means of periodic forecast balances which may be revised according to the essential requirements of the market taking into account local production and traditional trade flows;
(2) Whereas in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 these arrangements include requirements for direct human consumption, and for processing and packaging in the Islands of products listed in the Annex to the aforementioned Regulation; whereas an assessment of these requirements is made annually in the context of a forecast supply balance which can be revised in the course of the year in the light of developments in the requirements of the Islands; whereas the assessment of the requirements of the processing and packaging industries, as regards products intended fo the local market or traditionally dispatched to the rest of the Community, may result in the establishment of a separate forecast supply balance;
(3) Whereas a forecast supply balance for the products concerned should be established covering the entire 12-month period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For the purpose of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 the quantities in the forecast supply balance which shall benefit, as appropriate, from exemption from import charges in the case of products coming from third countries, or from payment of Community aid in the case of products coming from the Community market, are as indicated in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1999.
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32005R1924 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1924/2005 of 24 November 2005 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat applicable from 25 November 2005
| 25.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 307/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1924/2005
of 24 November 2005
fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat applicable from 25 November 2005
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), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in poultrymeat that the refund should be fixed at an amount which would permit Community participation in world trade and would also take account of the nature of these exports and their importance at the present time.
(3) Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (2) stipulates that no refund is granted if the products are not of sound and fair marketable quality on the date on which the export declaration is accepted. In order to ensure uniform application of the rules in force, it should be stated that, in order to qualify for the refund, the poultrymeat listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must bear the health mark as laid down in Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (3).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The codes of products for which, when they are exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 is granted and the amount of that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
However, in order to qualify for the refund, products falling within the scope of Chapter XII of the Annex to Directive 71/118/EEC must also satisfy the health marking conditions laid down in that Directive.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 November 2005.
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32001R2435 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2435/2001 of 13 December 2001 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 20th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2435/2001
of 13 December 2001
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 20th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 20th 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 20th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 42,160 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 December 2001.
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32006R1971 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1971/2006 of 22 December 2006 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 January 2007
| 23.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 368/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1971/2006
of 22 December 2006
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 January 2007
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in Annex I to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.
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31985R2274 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2274/85 of 29 July 1985 laying down detailed rules implementing the system of aid for the use of concentrated grape must for the manufacture in the United Kingdom and Ireland of certain products and fixing the amounts of aid for the 1985/86 wine-growing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2274/85
of 29 July 1985
laying down detailed rules implementing the system of aid for the use of concentrated grape must for the manufacture in the United Kingdom and Ireland of certain products and fixing the amounts of aid for the 1985/86 wine-growing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 798/85 (2), and in particular Articles 14a (4) and 65 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1223/83 of 20 May 1983 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1297/85 (4), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,
Whereas, under the second and third indents of the first subparagraph of Article 14a (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79, an aid system was introduced for the use of grape musts and concentrated grape musts produced in wine-growing zones C III a) and C III b) for the preparation in the United Kingdom and Ireland of certain products, falling within heading No 22.07 of the Common Customs Tariff and for the use of concentrated grape musts produced in the Community for the manufacture of certain products marketed in the United Kingdom and in Ireland with instructions for obtaining from them a beverage in imitation of wine;
Whereas the products falling within heading No 22.07 of the Common Customs Tariff referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 14a (1) of the abovementioned Regulation are at the moment produced exclusively from concentrated grape must; whereas, at present, aid should therefore be fixed for the use of concentrated grape must alone;
Whereas implementation of the aid system requires administrative arrangements for checking both the origin of the products for which aid is given and the use to which they are put;
Whereas, to ensure that the aid system and the checking arrangements operate properly, operators must be required to submit written applications giving the information necessary to identify the product and enable the operations to be checked;
Whereas, so that the aid system can have an appreciable effect on the quantity of Community products used, a minimum quantity for which applications may be submitted should be fixed;
Whereas it should also be stated that aid will be granted only for products having the minimum quality characteristics required for use for the purposes indicated in the second and third indents of the first subparagraph of Article 14a (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79;
Whereas Article 14a (3) of that Regulation sets criteria for fixing the aid amounts; whereas application of these criteria gives the aid amounts fixed below;
Whereas, to enable the competent authorities of the Member States to make the necessary checks, obligations on operators in regard to the keeping of stock records should be laid down in addition to the provisions of Title II of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3203/80 (6);
Whereas it should be laid down that entitlement to aid is established at the moment when the processing operations are completed; whereas to allow for technical losses the quantity actually used should be allowed to be up to 10 % less than that shown in the application;
Whereas for technical reasons operators lay in their stocks a long time before manufacturing the marketed products; whereas accordingly arrangements should be made to enable advance payment of the aid to be made to operators, the competent authorities being guaranteed by appropriate security against the risk of incorrect payment; whereas the period within which advance payment is to be made and the procedure for release of the security should be specified;
Whereas, to prevent discrimination between operators and to resolve certain uncertainties as to interpretation that may arise with regard to the representative rates to be applied under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1054/78 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1382/85 (2), it should be specified that for all operations under this Regulation the representative rate applicable should in all cases be that applying in the wine sector on 1 September 1985;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Aid shall be granted for the 1985/86 wine-growing year in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation:
- to manufacturers, hereinafter referred to as 'manufacturers', who use concentrated grape must made entirely from grapes produced within wine-growing zones C III a) and C III b) for the manufacture in the United Kingdom and Ireland, of products falling within heading No 22.07 of the Common Customs Tariff for which, by virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 54 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79, the use of composite names including the word 'wine' may be permitted by those Member States,
- to processors, hereinafter referred to as 'processors' who use concentrated grape must made entirely from grapes produced within the Community as the main component in a range of products marketed in the United Kingdom and Ireland by the said processors, with clear instructions enabling the consumer to obtain therefrom a beverage in imitation of wine.
1. Manufacturers or processors who wish to qualify for the aid referred to in Article 1 shall submit a written application, between 1 September 1985 and 31 August 1986, to the competent authority of the Member State in which the concentrated grape must is employed.
Applications must be made at least seven working days before the commencement of the manufacturing process.
2. The application for aid shall show:
(a) the name and business name and the address of the manufacturer or processor;
(b) the wine-growing zone from which the concentrated grape must comes, as defined in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 337/79;
(c) the following technical particulars:
- the place of storage,
- the place where the operations referred to in Article 1 are carried out,
- the quantity (in kilograms and, if the concentrated grape must referred to in the second indent of Article 1 is packed in containers with a content not exceeding five kilograms, the number of containers),
- the density,
- the prices paid.
The Member States may require further particulars for the purposes of identifying the concentrated grape must.
3. A copy of the accompanying document(s) covering transport of the concentrated grape must from the producer's plant to the manufacturer's or processor's plant, drawn up by the competent agency of the Member States, shall be attached to the application for aid. The Member States may not make use of the provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75.
The wine-growing zone where the fresh grapes employed were harvested shall be entered in column 15 of the document.
1. Applications for aid shall cover a minimum quantity of 50 kilograms of concentrated grape must.
2. The concentrated grape must in respect of which aid is applied for must be of sound, fair and merchantable quality and suitable for use for the purposes listed in Article 1.
The amount of the aid shall be at a fixed rate of:
- 0,15 ECU per kilogram of concentrated grape must used for the purposes referred to in the first indent of Article 1,
- 0,26 ECU per kilogram of concentrated grape must used for the purposes referred to in the second indent of Article 1.
The manufacturer or processor shall be bound to use, for the purposes referred to in Article 1, the total quantity of the concentrated grape must in respect of which an aid application has been made. A shortfall of 10 % of the quantity of concentrated grape must stated in the application shall be tolerated.
The manufacturer or processor shall keep a stock record, in accordance with the provisions of Title II of Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75, showing in particular:
- the consignments of concentrated grape must purchased and brought each day into his plant, together with the particulars indicated in Article 2 (2) (b) and (c) and the name and address of the vendor(s),
- the quantities of concentrated grape must used each day for the purposes listed in Article 1,
- the consignments of finished products listed in Article 1 obtained and dispatched each day from his plant, together with the name and address of the consignee(s).
The manufacturer or processor shall inform the competent authority in writing, within one month, of the date when all the concentrated grape must covered by an application for aid has been used for the purposes listed in Article 1 allowing for the shortfall provided for in Article 5.
1. Entitlement to the aid shall be acquired at the moment when the concentrated grape must has been used for the purposes indicated in Article 1.
2. The amount of aid shall be that applicable for the wine-growing year during which it was applied for.
3. Conversion of the amounts given in Article 4 into national currency shall be carried out by reference to the representative rate in force on 1 September 1985.
1. The competent authority shall pay the aid for the quantity of concentrated grape must actually used not later than three months after receipt of the information indicated in Article 7.
2. Manufacturers and processors as referred to in Article 1 may apply for advance payment of an amount equal to the aid specified in Article 4 provided they have lodged security for 110 % of the said amount in favour of the competent authority.
Security shall be lodged in the form of a guarantee by an establishment satisfying criteria set by the Member State to which the competent authority belongs.
3. The advance payment referred to in paragraph 2 shall be paid within three months of the security being lodged provided that evidence that the concentrated grape must has been paid for is provided.
4. When the information referred to in Article 7 has been received by the competent authority the security mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be released in whole or in part depending on the amount of aid to be paid pursuant to the provisions of Article 10.
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1. Except in case of force majeure, the aid shall not be payable if the manufacturer or processor does not fulfil the requirement set out in Article 5.
2. Except in case of force majeure, if the manufacturer or processor does not comply with any requirement of this Regulation, other than those referred to in Article 5, the aid payable shall be reduced by an amount to be fixed by the competent authority in relation to the seriousness of the infringement.
3. In cases of force majeure, the competent authority shall determine the measures which it deems necessary having regard to the circumstances invoked.
4. The Member States shall inform the Commission of cases in which paragraph 2 has been applied, and of how requests for recourse to the force majeure clause have been dealt with.
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1. The Member States concerned shall take all measures necessary for the application of this Regulation and, in particular, measures permitting verification of the identity of the concentrated grape must in respect of which an application for aid is made and measures to prevent its being put to improper use.
2. For this purpose the competent authority shall:
- carry out a verification in the manufacturer's or processor's plant which at least shall consist of a spot check,
- inspect each manufacturer's or processor's stock record as referred to in Article 6.
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The Member States concerned shall communicate to the Commission, before the 20th of each month, in respect of the preceding month, and for each intended use referred to in Article 1:
(a) the quantities of concentrated grape must in respect of which an application for aid has been made, with a breakdown to show the wine-growing zone from which they have come;
(b) the quantities of concentrated grape must in respect of which aid has been given, with a break-down to show the wine-growing zone from which they have come; (c) the prices to be paid by manufacturers and processors for concentrated grape must.
3
The Member States concerned shall designate a competent authority to be responsible for applying this Regulation, and shall inform the Commission without delay of their names and addresses.
4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1985.
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31981R0077 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 77/81 of 13 January 1981 on the issue of export licences for beef and veal benefiting from special import treatment in a non-member country
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 77/81 of 13 January 1981 on the issue of export licences for beef and veal benefiting from special import treatment in a non-member country
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2931/79 of 20 December 1979 on the granting of assistance for the exportation of agricultural products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 of 21 December 1979 laying down detailed rules for the application of granting of assistance for the export of beef and veal products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2077/80 (3), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 provides for the issue of export licences for certain beef and veal that will be exported to the United States of America ; whereas the amount of this beef and veal must be limited to 5 000 tonnes in 1981;
Whereas applications for licences lodged during the month of December 1980 exceed the quantity available ; whereas it is, therefore, necessary to fix a percentage reduction in the quantities for which licence applications have been lodged;
Whereas no further quantities are available for 1981 ; whereas no further applications for licences may be lodged and the applications lodged in January 1981 must be rejected,
The Member States shall issue on 15 January 1981 export licences as provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 for which applications were made during the month of December 1980 to the extent of 76 784 % of the quantity applied for.
The licence applications lodged during January 1981 are hereby rejected.
No applications for licences shall be lodged before 15 December 1981.
Applications for export licences for the month of January 1982 may be lodged as from 16 December 1981.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 January 1981.
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32006R0663 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 663/2006 of 28 April 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 opening the buying-in of butter in certain Member States for the period 1 March to 31 August 2006
| 29.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 116/39
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 663/2006
of 28 April 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 opening the buying-in of butter in certain Member States for the period 1 March to 31 August 2006
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),
Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 (3) establishes the list of Member States in which buying-in for butter is open, as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(2) On the basis of most recent communications by Latvia, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, the Commission has observed that butter market prices have been below 92 % of the intervention price for two consecutive weeks. Intervention buying-in should therefore be opened in those Member States. Latvia should therefore be added to the list established in Regulation (EC) No 343/2006.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 is replaced by the following text:
‘Article 1
Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby open in the following Member States:
— Czech Republic
— Germany
— Estonia
— Spain
— France
— Italy
— Ireland
— Latvia
— Netherlands
— Poland
— Portugal
— Finland
— Sweden
— United Kingdom.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 2006.
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31990R1956 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1956/90 of 9 July 1990 amending for the second time of Regulation (EEC) No 1314/89 Regulation (EEC) No authorizing Greece not to apply in certain areas the areas provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 as regards the granting of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine- growing areas for the 1989/90 to 1995/96 wine years
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1956/90
of 9 July 1990
amending for the second time of Regulation (EEC) No 1314/89 Regulation (EEC) No authorizing Greece not to apply in certain areas the areas provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 as regards the granting of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas for the 1989/90 to 1995/96 wine years
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 of 24 May 1988 on the granting, for the 1988/89 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas (1) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1327/90 (2), and in particular Article 12 (1) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2729/88 of 31 August 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/89 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 678/89 (4), Greece lodged a request with supporting documents for exclusion from the scope of the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 from the 1990/91 wine year;
Whereas in order not to call into question the quality policy, Greece should be authorized not to apply abandonment measures to part of the currant production potential by amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1314/89 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2289/89 (6); whereas the increase, resulting from that change, in production potential not failing within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 142/88 is such that the wine-growing potential of those areas as a whole is less than 10 % of the national wine-growing potential;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1314/89 is hereby amended as follows:
Point Ii is replaced by:
'II. Areas planted with the varieties recognized as suitable for the production of currants in:
1. The nomos Korinthia excluding the following communes: Kryoneriou, Klimendiou, Kessariou, Kalanianon, Kefalariou, Psariou, Titanis, Xanthochoriou, Ano Trikalon, Kato Trikalon, Asprokambou Nemeas and Sofianou.
2. The nomos of Akhaia excluding the following communes: Grekas, Kouninas, Krinis, Petsakon, Paraskevis, Salmenikou.
3. The following communes in the nomos of Ilia: Chavari, Peristeri, Koryfi, Anemochori, Vryna, Greca, Kaliavmo, Krestena, Makryssia, Salloundia, Chimadio, Charia, Lamboti.
4. The following communes in the nomos of Messinia: Ambelofyto, Chora, Myrsinochori, Koryfassi, Pappoulla, Iklena, Koukounara, Messochori, Lachandada, Pidassos, Eva, Evangelismos, Kaplani, Falanthi, Militsa, Koroni, Charokopoio, Karpofora, Drossia, Dara, Lykotrafos, Pilalistra, Adriani, Yamia, Androussa, Agrilla, Amfithea.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the 1990/91 wine year.
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32013R0794 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 794/2013 of 20 August 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 21.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 223/8
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 794/2013
of 20 August 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32006R0399 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 399/2006 of 7 March 2006 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| 9.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 70/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 399/2006
of 7 March 2006
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2) laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 March 2006.
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31991D0037 | 91/37/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1990 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany and the Hellenic Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species and amending certain Decisions authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the German and Greek texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1990 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany and the Hellenic Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species and amending certain Decisions authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the German and Greek texts are authentic) (91/37/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural species (1), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC (2), and in particular Article 15 (2) and (3) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 75/576/EEC (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof and the corresponding provisions of Commission Decisions 79/92/EEC (4), 82/949/EEC (5), 84/23/EEC (6), 85/59/EEC (7), 85/624/EEC (8), 87/110/EEC (9), 87/118/EEC (10), 88/94/EEC (11), 89/77/EEC (12) and 89/589/EEC (13) authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany inter alia to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species,
Having regard to the applications lodged by Germany and Greece,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 15 (1) of Directive 70/457/EEC, seed or propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially accepted during 1988 in at least one of the Member States and which also meets the conditions laid down in Directive 70/457/EEC is, with effect from 31 December 1990, no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to the variety in the Community;
Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) of Directive 70/457/EEC provides that, in the cases set out in Article 15 (3), a Member State may be authorized, upon application, to prohibit the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain varieties;
Whereas the application of Germany concerns varieties of maize with a Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) maturity class index over 350; whereas it is well known that varieties of maize with an FAO maturity class index over 350 are not at present suitable for cultivation in Germany (Article 15 (3) (c), second case, of Directive 70/457/EEC); whereas, therefore, the application of Germany in respect of these varieties should be granted in full;
Whereas the application of Greece concerns early varieties of soya bean; whereas it is also well known that early varieties of soya bean are not at present suitable for cultivation in Greece (Article 15 (3) (c), second case, of Directive 70/457/EEC); whereas, therefore, the application of Greece in respect of these varieties should be granted in full;
Whereas, however, the system for the grant of authorizations pursuant to Article 15 (2) of the said Directive must be revised, with a view to the completion of the internal market; whereas this revision will affect all derogations granted hitherto, with effect from 31 December 1992 at the latest;
Whereas by the abovementioned Decisions the Commission has authorized Germany inter alia to prohibit the marketing of seed of certain varieties of oats of the winter type and of certain varieties of maize with an FAO maturity class index over 350, listed in the then current common catalogues of agricultural plant species;
Whereas experience has shown that it can no longer be maintained that in Germany the value for cultivation and use of certain varieties of oats of the winter type is inferior to other comparable varieties;
Whereas in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge certain varieties of maize which in the past were considered to fall into a FAO maturity class of an index higher than the abovementioned FAO maturity class index can no longer be so considered;
Whereas the conditions necessitating the grant of such authorizations to Germany in respect of the said varieties of oats of the winter type and maize are therefore no longer satisfied;
Whereas accordingly such authorizations in respect of the said varieties should be withdrawn;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Article 1
The Federal Republic of Germany is hereby authorized to prohibit the marketing in its territory of the following varieties to be listed in the 1991 common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species:
CEREALS
Zea mays L. - maize
Acheo
AE 431
Aida
Albax (W)
Alcober
Alfan Aliber
Alidile
Aligris
Alimir
Alios
Alnus PX 9646 Alver
Alyson
Amalia
Amandis
Amor
Ardy
Ariane
Arider
Ariete
Ario
Atakant
Athenea
Axion
Azuris
Badajoz
Barcellona
Bellum
Bilitis
Blancor (W)
Bleck
Bolt
Bomber
Bondy
Calvi 2659
Capitan
Cardan
Cargispor
Carico
Celina
Celtis
Ciclone
Cifor 4313
Clara 2655
Cometa
Commandos
Conte
Coronado
Corsar
Creso
Cruise
CS 8671
Cusco
Daino
Dakar G-4590
Dekas
Dekor
Dekalb XL 72-3
Denni
Dingo
Diodo
Discovery
Divina (W)
Dixie
DK 415
DK 433
DK 536
DK 698
Doge
Dole
Dracma G-4662
Drive
Ducato G-4712
Duplex
Duplo
Elegans Emily
Eurodis
Every
Express
Fabio
Faro
Fausto
Feeling 02
Fiorino G-4440
Flax
Frederik
Fuji (W)
Fulton
Furio 4207
Futuro
Galaxis
Gary
Giovanna
Glauco
Gordon
Granada
Great
Greg
Hawaiano
Hercule 2638
Ibernio
Iller
Illinois DK 698
Ionio (Wx)
Itala
Jedi
July
Kido 2641
Kuban
Lady
Lancial
Laser
Lavinia
Leone
LG 2520
Licinio
Litio
Lola (x)
Look
Lord
Loriot (Wx)
Los Angeles
Markober
Masko
Milan
Milford
Mirto
Moana
Molto
Morgan
NC 3440
NC 6131
Natali
Navajo
Nelson
New York
Norman
Odiseo
Olympis
Orchidea Orionus (Wx)
Ovalis
Pamela
Pasadena
Pascal
Peonia
Plauto
Plutonio
Pothos
Professional
Publio
PX 9283
PX 9540
Regen
Reno
Ring
River
Roger
Roll
Rosai
Roxalis
Roxis
Runner
Sally
San Diego
Sandy Scorpio
Scott
Sierra
Silka
Simona
Sirmio
Spencer
Spiritis
Sprea
Sprint
Sting
Stratos
Swan (Wx)
Tauro
Terry
Texano
Tiffany
Tosca
Ulis
Urasis
Valdivia
Vandy
Ventotene
Zack
Zannone.
The Hellenic Republic is hereby authorized to prohibit the marketing in its territory of seed of the following varieties to be listed in the 1991 common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species:
OIL AND FIBRE PLANTS
Glycine max. (L.) Merrill - soya bean
Cervin
Kalmit
Leopard
Major
Mogador. Article 3
The authorizations given in Articles 1 and 2 shall be withdrawn as soon as it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer satisfied. Article 4
The Federal Republic of Germany and the Hellenic Republic shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the date from which they make use of the authorizations given in Articles 1 and 2 respectively and the detailed methods to be followed. Article 5
The authorizations for the Federal Republic of Germany granted in the Decisions listed below are hereby withdrawn as far as the varieties respectively listed below are concerned:
CEREALS
1. Avena sativa L. - oats
Decision Varieties 75/576/EEC Angelica Argentina Astra Ava Avoine d'hiver du Prieur Crin Noir Noire de Moyencourt Peniarth Rogart 8 79/92/EEC Pennal 82/949/EEC Fringante Kalott Rosette 85/59/EEC Bulwark Lidia Oyster 85/624/EEC Mutine Tanagra 87/110/EEC Vintero 87/118/EEC AC 1 Blancanieves Blenda Cartuja Nina PA 101 PA 102 PA 105 Prevision Roja de Argelia Saia 6 88/94/EEC Image Lustre 89/77/EEC Kynon 89/589/EEC Aintree Cigale Craig Sonar
2. Zea mays L. - maize
Decision Varieties 82/949/EEC Fany 84/23/EEC Cantaleso Eva 85/59/EEC Arta 85/624/EEC Senechal 88/94/EEC Anjou 39 Aquilan LG 2350 89/77/EEC Jaguar Mikado Nobel 89/589/EEC Axios
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32007R0501 | Council Regulation (EC) No 501/2007 of 7 May 2007 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
| 9.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 119/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 501/2007
of 7 May 2007
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) With the enlargement of the European Union the number of small and medium sized enterprises (SME) using unwrought, not alloyed aluminium for the production of semi-finished and finished industrial goods has significantly increased. Furthermore, the market situation within the European Union has significantly changed due to takeovers of Community industries by global industrial holdings and further concentration of manufacturers of aluminium on the world market. At the same time costs for electricity, an important cost factor in the production of not alloyed aluminium, has dramatically increased and the development of the world economy has led to a shortage of supply of raw aluminium.
(2) These factors have lead to a significant increase in prices for raw aluminium and excluded to a very large extent independent small and medium sized users of not alloyed aluminium from duty free purchases of this product. The payment of customs duties of 6 % for the basic raw material has therefore the effect that the competitiveness of such companies is at risk and creates the danger that a larger number of these companies will not be able to survive.
(3) The elimination of these companies from the Community market would certainly reduce competition for semi-finished aluminium products on this market. In addition such elimination would have negative effects on the employment in the Community especially in some rural areas of the new Member States. The partial suspension of the customs duty for non-alloyed aluminium would therefore improve to a certain extent the competitiveness of the SME and thus improve the competition for semi-finished and finished aluminium products on the Community market.
(4) This situation has to be weighed against the impact of a customs duty suspension on the manufacturing plants of not alloyed aluminium which still exist within the Community and in countries with a preferential tariff arrangement with the European Union. Almost all these plants belong either directly or indirectly to major industrial holdings located outside the European Union. The aluminium produced in these plants and supplied duty free is mainly used for further transformation within companies linked to these holdings. Only a relative small share of duty free non alloyed aluminium is made available to independent SME. Nevertheless taking into account the relative high level of the conventional rate of customs duty of 6 % the autonomous partial suspension of this duty will have an impact on the profitability of the production and the subsequent transformation operations of these companies due to an increased price pressure on the products resulting from transformation as well as on the raw aluminium sold on the open market to independent companies.
(5) In view of this situation it appears therefore appropriate to suspend the autonomous rate of customs duty partially. This will allow the independent SMEs to reduce their costs and to benefit from a significant increase in competitiveness.
(6) This partial suspension of the autonomous customs duty for unwrought, not alloyed aluminium is appropriate to balance the economic interest of the operators concerned.
(7) Taking into account possible future changes in the market situation of unwrought, not alloyed aluminium, a review should be foreseen after three years of the entry into force of this Regulation.
(8) Since the partial suspension should cover all products falling within CN code 7601 10 00 and given the permanent character of the measure, Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) should be amended accordingly,
In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, the text in column 3 for CN code 7601 10 00 in Chapter 76, Section XV of Part Two (Schedule of Customs Duties) shall be replaced by the following:
‘6 (2)
Three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, may adjust the autonomous customs duty of 3 % for unwrought, not alloyed aluminium falling within CN code 7601 10 00.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32007D0010 | Commission Decision of 20 December 2006 amending Decision 2005/648/EC concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2006) 6717) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 12.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 7/17
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 2006
amending Decision 2005/648/EC concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria
(notified under document number C(2006) 6717)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/10/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article 18(7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Newcastle disease is a highly contagious viral disease in poultry and birds and there is a risk that the disease agent might be introduced via international trade in live poultry and poultry products.
(2) Commission Decision 2005/648/EC of 8 September 2005 concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria (3) was adopted following an outbreak of Newcastle disease in the administrative district of Vratsa. That Decision suspends the importation of live poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game and hatching eggs, fresh meat and meat preparations and meat products from these species.
(3) Bulgaria confirmed outbreaks of Newcastle disease in one municipality of the administrative district of Dobrich and in one municipality of the administrative district of Razgrad in Bulgaria.
(4) Taking account of the current epidemiology situation in Bulgaria in relation to Newcastle disease and the fact that this country has applied certain disease control measures and has sent further information on the disease situation to the Commission, it appears that the situation in Bulgaria, except for the districts of Vratsa, Blagoevgrad, Kardzhali, Burgas (excluding the municipalities of Burgas and Sungurlare), for the municipality of Dobrichka situated in the district of Dobrich and for the municipality of Kubrat situated in the district of Razgrad is still satisfactory. It is therefore appropriate to limit the suspension of imports to those regions.
(5) The Annex to Decision 2005/648/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Decision 2005/648/EC the Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
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31995D0209 | 95/209/EC: Commission Decision of 7 June 1995 amending Decision 95/32/EC approving the Austrian programme for the implementation of Article 138 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 7 June 1995 amending Decision 95/32/EC approving the Austrian programme for the implementation of Article 138 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (Only the German text is authentic) (95/209/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, and in particular Article 138 thereof,
Whereas on 8 November 1994 Austria notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 143 of the Act of Accession, the Austrian programme for the implementation of its Article 138 aids for a number of products for the period 1995 to 1999 inclusive;
Whereas this programme, as amended by letter dated 16 December 1994, was approved by Commission Decision 95/32/EC (1);
Whereas on 7, 19 and 30 March 1995 Austria notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 143 of the Act of Accession, requests for Commission authorization to amend that programme; whereas these requests were subject to amendment by letter dated 12 April 1995;
Whereas the first request involves an increase in the rate of aid for milk producers in Steiermark, Burgenland, Kaernten and Niederoesterreich where milk production is important to the local economy but difficult; whereas developments in these mountainous regions in the early part of this year justify that increase in order to fulfil adequately the objective of attenuating the reduction of support referred to in Article 138 (2) first indent of the Act of Accession; whereas this increase is in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Accession and in particular those of Article 138 (1) second subparagraph thereof;
Whereas the second request involves products, namely seeds, not included in Decision No 95/32/EC; whereas that Decision in its Article 3 refers to possible further decisions for products not covered by it; whereas the request for aid for these products is in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Accession and in particular Article 138 thereof; whereas the form of the aid on the basis of area reflects principles of the reformed common agricultural policy and so may be deemed to be appropriate;
Whereas the third request is for the Commission to amend the designation of potatoes for starch included in Decision 95/32/EC; whereas this request constitutes a technical correction;
Whereas the fourth request involves products, namely arable crops, some of which are included in Decision No 95/32/EC under specific designations; whereas these designated crops do not include a number of arable crops where significant reductions in support have occurred as a result of application of the common agricultural policy; whereas for most arable crops there is no need to differentiate the aid rates between the various products and consequently a standard rate of aid may be determined for such crops; whereas the request for aid for arable crops is in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Accession, and in particular Article 138 thereof; whereas the aid remains on an area basis and therefore the form of the aid may be deemed to be appropriate,
The Annex to Decision 95/32/EC is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision.
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32006D0688 | 2006/688/EC: Council Decision of 5 October 2006 on the establishment of a mutual information mechanism concerning Member States' measures in the areas of asylum and immigration
| 14.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 283/40
COUNCIL DECISION
of 5 October 2006
on the establishment of a mutual information mechanism concerning Member States' measures in the areas of asylum and immigration
(2006/688/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 66 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) On 4 November 2004 the European Council endorsed a multi-annual programme, known as the Hague Programme, for strengthening the area of freedom, security and justice, which calls for the development of the second phase of a common policy in the field of asylum, migration, visas and borders, which started on 1 May 2004, based, inter alia, on closer practical cooperation between Member States and an improved exchange of information.
(2) The development of common asylum and immigration policies since the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam has resulted in closer interdependency between Member States' policies in these areas, making the need for a more coordinated approach of national policies essential for strengthening the area of freedom, security and justice.
(3) In conclusions adopted at its meeting of 14 April 2005, the Justice and Home Affairs Council called for the establishment of a system of mutual information between those in charge of migration and asylum policy in the Member States, based on the necessity to communicate information on measures considered likely to have a significant impact on several Member States or on the European Union as a whole and allowing for an exchange of views between Member States and the Commission at the request of any one of the Member States or the Commission.
(4) The information mechanism should be based on solidarity, transparency and mutual confidence and should provide a flexible, rapid and non-bureaucratic channel for exchanging information and views on national asylum and immigration measures at European Union level.
(5) For the purposes of the application of this Decision, national asylum and immigration measures which are likely to have a significant impact on several Member States or on the European Union as a whole may comprise policy intentions, long-term programming, draft and adopted legislation, final decisions of the highest courts or tribunals which apply or interpret measures of national law and administrative decisions affecting a significant number of persons.
(6) Communication of the relevant information should take place at the latest when the measures concerned become publicly available. Member States are however encouraged to transmit it as soon as possible.
(7) For reasons of efficiency and accessibility, a web-based network should be an essential element of the information mechanism concerning national measures in the areas of asylum and immigration.
(8) The exchange of information on national measures through a web-based network should be complemented by the possibility of exchanging views on such measures.
(9) The information mechanism established by this Decision should be without prejudice to the right of Member States to request ad-hoc discussions in the Council on national measures at any time, in accordance with the Council's rules of procedure.
(10) Since the objectives of this Decision, namely secure information exchange and consultation between Member States, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the effects of this Decision, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiary as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
(11) The United Kingdom and Ireland, in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, have given notice of their wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Decision.
(12) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Decision and is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application,
Subject matter and scope
1. This Decision establishes a mechanism for the mutual exchange of information concerning national measures in the areas of asylum and immigration that are likely to have a significant impact on several Member States or on the European Union as a whole.
2. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 allows for the preparation of exchanges of views and debates on such measures.
Information to be submitted
1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission and the other Member States information on the measures which they intend to take, or have recently taken, in the areas of asylum and immigration, where these measures are publicly available and are likely to have a significant impact on several Member States or on the European Union as a whole.
Such information shall be transmitted as soon as possible and at the latest when it becomes publicly available. This paragraph is subject to any confidentiality and data protection requirements that may apply to a particular measure.
Each Member State shall be responsible for evaluating whether its national measures are likely to have a significant impact on several Member States or on the European Union as a whole.
2. The information pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be communicated through the network referred to in Article 3, using the reporting form annexed to this Decision.
3. The Commission or a Member State may request additional information concerning the information communicated by another Member State through the network. In such a case, the Member State concerned shall provide additional information within one month.
Information on final decisions of the highest Courts which apply or interpret measures of national law shall not be the subject of a request for additional information under this paragraph.
4. The possibility for providing additional information referred to in paragraph 3 may also be used by the Member States to provide information on measures not covered by the obligation referred to in paragraph 1, on their own initiative or upon request of the Commission or another Member State.
The network
1. The network for the exchange of information in accordance with this Decision shall be web-based.
2. The Commission shall be responsible for the development and management of the network, including the structure and content of the network and access to it. The network shall include appropriate measures to guarantee the confidentiality of all or part of the information in the network.
3. For the practical set up of the network, the Commission shall make use of the existing technical platform within the Community framework of the trans-European telematic network for the interchange of information between the Member States authorities.
4. A specific functionality of the network shall be provided in order to allow the Commission and the Member States to request from one or more Member States additional information on communicated measures, as indicated in Article 2(3), and other information, as indicated in Article 2(4).
5. Member States shall designate national contact points having access to the network and notify the Commission thereof.
6. When necessary for the development of the network the Commission may conclude agreements with Institutions of the European Community, as well as with bodies governed by public law established under the Treaties establishing the European Communities or established within the framework of the European Union.
The Commission shall inform the Council whenever a request for such access is submitted and when access to such Institutions and/or bodies is granted.
Exchanges of views, the general report and discussions at ministerial level
1. The Commission shall, once a year, prepare a general report summarizing the most relevant information transmitted by the Member States. With a view to preparing such a report and identifying issues of common interest, Member States shall be associated with the Commission for this preparatory work, which may include technical meetings throughout the reporting period consisting in an exchange of views with Member States' experts on information submitted under Article 2.
The general report shall be transmitted to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2. Without prejudice to the possibility of holding ad-hoc consultations within the Council, the general report prepared by the Commission shall constitute the basis for a debate on national asylum and immigration policies at ministerial level.
Evaluation and Review
The Commission shall evaluate the functioning of the mechanism two years after the entry into force of this Decision and regularly thereafter. If appropriate, the Commission shall propose amendments to it.
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Addressees
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31994D0491 | 94/491/EC: Commission Decision of 26 July 1994 on additional financial aid from the Community for the work of the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, Bilthoven, Netherlands, a Community reference laboratory for residue testing (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1994 on additional financial aid from the Community for the work of the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, Bilthoven, Netherlands, a Community reference laboratory for residue testing (Text with EEA relevance) (94/491/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas under Article 1 (b) of Council Decision 91/664/EEC of 11 December 1991 designating the Community reference laboratories for testing certain substances for residues (3), the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, Bilthoven, Netherlands has been designated as the reference laboratory for the residues referred to in Annex I, group A.I and A.II, to Council Directive 86/469/EEC (4);
Whereas all the tasks to be performed by the reference laboratory are defined in Article 1 of Council Decision 89/187/EEC of 6 March 1989 determining the powers and conditions of operation of the Community reference laboratories provided for by Directive 86/469/EEC concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (5);
Whereas in accordance with Decision 93/459/EEC (6) a contract has been concluded between the European Community and the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene; whereas this contract has been concluded for one year in the first instance; whereas this contract should be extended to enable the reference laboratory to continue to perform the functions and tasks referred to in Decision 89/187/EEC;
Whereas the Community financial aid is provided for an additional one-year period; whereas this will be reviewed, with a view to an extension, before the end of the said period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Community shall grant the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, a reference laboratory designated in Article 1 of Decision 91/664/EEC, additional financial aid amounting to not more than ECU 400 000.
1. For the purposes of Article 1, the contract referred to in Decision 93/459/EEC is hereby extended for one year.
2. The Director-General for Agriculture is hereby authorized to sign the amendment to the contract in the name of the Commission of the European Communities.
3. The financial aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid to the reference laboratory in accordance with the procedure set out in the contract referred to in Decision 93/459/EEC.
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32011D0448 | Council Decision No 448/2011/EU of 19 July 2011 amending Decision 2004/162/EC as regards the products that may benefit from exemption from or a reduction in dock dues
| 23.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 193/1
COUNCIL DECISION No 448/2011/EU
of 19 July 2011
amending Decision 2004/162/EC as regards the products that may benefit from exemption from or a reduction in dock dues
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 349 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,
Whereas:
(1) Council Decision 2004/162/EC of 10 February 2004 concerning the dock dues in the French overseas departments and extending the period of validity of Decision 89/688/EEC (2) authorises the French authorities to apply exemptions from or reductions in the dock dues tax for the products listed in the Annex thereto. The maximum permitted tax differential is, depending on the products and the overseas department in question, 10, 20 or 30 percentage points.
(2) In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 4 of Decision 2004/162/EC, on 31 July 2008 the French authorities presented to the Commission a report on the application of the taxation arrangements provided for in that Decision. On 22 December 2008 a supplement was submitted, and the further information requested by the Commission on 15 April 2009 was sent to it on 16 April 2010. The report from the French authorities included a request for the list of products to which differentiated taxation may be applied to be adapted for French Guiana.
(3) On the basis of the report from the French authorities, the Commission presented to the Council the report provided for in the third paragraph of Article 4 of Decision 2004/162/EC and a proposal for amendments to that Decision. The proposals concern either the four DOMs or French Guiana specifically.
(4) It should first be noted that there is no longer any local production of certain products in the DOM concerned, and the French authorities no longer apply differentiated taxation to certain other products because those produced locally are now at a price equivalent to that of products from outside the DOM. Those products should therefore be removed from the lists in the Annex to Decision 2004/162/EC. This is the case in Guadeloupe for margarine (product 1517 10 (3) and for pebbles, gravel, etc. (product 2517 10). In the case of Martinique the products concerned are anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing liquids (product 3820), margarine (product 1517 10) and certain acids (product 2811). Lastly, the products concerned in the case of Réunion are soya-bean oil (product 1507 90), certain olive oils (product 1510 00 90), certain chemical products (products 2828 10 00 and 2828 90 00) and certain photographic materials (product 3705 10 00).
(5) Secondly, the tax differential actually applied is, for a limited number of products, significantly below the maximum authorised. The maximum differential authorised for these products should therefore be reduced as there is no specific reason to believe that an increase in the existing tax differential may become necessary in the near future. For Guadeloupe, the products concerned are certain meats (product 0210), certain vegetables (products 0702, 0705, 0706 10 00, 0707 00, 0709 60 and 0709 90), certain kinds of animal feedstuffs (product 2309), certain paints (products 3208, 3209 and 3210), certain abrasive products (product 6805) and certain glasses for corrective spectacles (product 7015 10 00). For French Guiana, the products concerned are certain kinds of rice (product 1006 20). For Martinique they are certain cereals (product 1008 90 90), certain flours (product 1102) and pebbles, gravel, etc. (product 2517 10).
(6) Thirdly, in certain cases the products manufactured locally do not appear to be less competitive than those coming from outside the DOMs. These concern products currently falling within Part A of the Annex to Decision 2004/162/EC where the volume of production in the DOM concerned is high and, although the differential applied is small, no imports of equivalent products have been recorded in the last 3 years analysed. These products should therefore be removed from the lists in the Annex to Decision 2004/162/EC. For Guadeloupe the products concerned are certain food production residues (product 2302). For Réunion the products concerned are certain residues from the manufacture of wood pulp (product 3804 00).
(7) The amendments relating specifically to French Guiana, namely the addition of new products and an increase in the differential authorised for certain products, are justified in each case by the higher costs of the products manufactured locally compared with equivalent imported products manufactured in the European territory of the Union.
(8) The amendments to be made in this respect for French Guiana consist principally in adding to the lists in the Annex to Decision 2004/162/EC the products which were already being manufactured locally in 2004 and for which no request for inclusion in the list of products to which differential taxation may be applied was made in 2004.
(9) In the agriculture, fisheries and agri-food industry sectors, the products to be included in the lists in the Annex to Decision 2004/162/EC are certain meats (products 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0208 and 0210), certain species of fish (products 0304 and 0305), certain meat preparations (products 1601 and 1602), certain sugar products (product 1702), certain breads, cakes or pastries (product 1905), certain preserved vegetables or fruit (products 2001 and 2006), jams (product 2007), certain sauces (product 2103), ice cream and other edible ice (product 2105), certain miscellaneous food preparations (product 2106) and certain liqueurs and cordials and rum-based beverages (products 2208 70 and 2208 90).
(10) In the housing and construction sector the products concerned are certain plastic products (products 3919 and 3926), certain articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone, (product 6810 19) and certain iron products (products 7210, 7214 20, 7216, 7217 90 90, 7309, 7310 and 7314).
(11) For products derived from forestry and other miscellaneous products, the products concerned are various woods and joinery products (products 4403 99 95, 4407 22, 4407 99 96, 4409 29 91, 4409 29 99, 4418 (except subheadings 4418 10 50, 4418 20 50, 4418 71, 4418 72 and 4418 79), certain categories of furniture (products 9403 40 10 and 9406 except subheading 9406 00 31), certain printed products (products 4910 and 4911) and certain items of clothing (products 6109, 6205 and 6206).
(12) For some products already included in the lists in the Annex to Decision 2004/162/EC, still referring to French Guiana, the maximum differential concerned should be extended to cover subheadings of the Combined Nomenclature which they do not currently cover, or the maximum differential should be increased, or both.
(13) Thus all fruit juices (product 2009), all mineral waters containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured (product 2202) and all plastic articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods (product 3923) should be included in list C of products to which a tax differential of 30 percentage points may be applied, while fruit juices of subheading 2009 80, mineral waters of heading 2202 10 and plastic articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods (product 3923), for which a tax differential of 20 percentage points is currently authorised, should be removed from list B.
(14) In the case of cements, in list B (products to which a tax differential of 20 percentage points may be applied) white cement (product 2523 21 00) should be replaced by other Portland cement (product 2523 29). For structures and parts of structures of iron or steel, the authorised tax differential of 20 percentage points should be applied to all products of heading 7308 and not only to those of subheading 7308 90, as at present. For articles of aluminium, the tax differential of 20 percentage points should be applied to all products of heading 7610 and not only to those of subheading 7610 90, as at present. This would mean that this tax differential could also be applied to doors, windows, doorframes and thresholds for doors of heading 7610 10.
(15) Finally, still in the case of French Guiana, three products which are not yet produced locally but for which there are concrete plans to launch production in the near future, should be added to the lists of products to which differentiated taxation may be applied. They are: milk (product 0401), mineral waters (product 2201) and certain articles of stone or other mineral substances (product 6815).
(16) Decision 2004/162/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
The Annex to Decision 2004/162/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 February 2012.
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31995D1107(01) | Council Decision of 23 October 1995 appointing the Austrian, Finnish and Swedish members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners
| COUNCIL DECISION of 23 October 1995 appointing the Austrian, Finnish and Swedish members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners (95/C 292/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of 1994, and in particular Article 165 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 78/688/EEC of 25 July 1978 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Having regard to the nominations submitted to the Council by the Austrian, Finnish and Swedish Governments,
Whereas, by its Decision of 25 July 1994 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners for the period until 24 July 1997;
Whereas the Austrian, Finnish and Swedish members and alternate members should be appointed for the same period,
The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners for the period ending on 24 July 1997:
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31987R2143 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2143/87 of 13 July 1987 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Mozambique on fisheries relations
| 22.7.1987 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 201/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2143/87
of 13 July 1987
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Mozambique on fisheries relations
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 the Community and the People's Republic of Mozambique have negotiated and initialled an Agreement on fisheries relations which guarantees fishing opportunities for Community fishermen in waters over which Mozambique has sovereignty or jurisdiction;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Agreement,
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Mozambique on fisheries relations is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community (3).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31992D0062 | 92/62/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 January 1992 terminating the antidumping proceeding concerning imports of audio tapes on reels originating in Japan, the Republic of Korea and Hong Kong
| COMMISSION DECISION of 27 January 1992 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of audio tapes on reels originating in Japan, the Republic of Korea and Hong Kong (92/62/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 no members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
After consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) In November 1988 the Commission received a written complaint lodged by the European Council of Chemical Manufacturer's Federation (Cefic) on behalf of producers whose collective output of audio tapes on reels and in cassettes was stated to constitute a major proportion of Community production of the product in question. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the product concerned originating in Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea) and Hong Kong and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding.
The Commission accordingly announced, by notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2) the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of audio tapes on reels and in cassettes, falling within CN codes 8523 11 00 and 8523 13 00 and originating in Japan, Korea and Hong Kong and commenced an investigation.
(2) The Commission officially advised the exporters and importers known to be conerned, the representatives of the exporting countries and the complainants and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing.
(3) All of the known Korean exporters, most of the Japanese exporters, one Hong Kong expoerter and all complainant Community producers made their views known in writing. Submissions were also made by a number of importers.
(4) The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination and carried out investigations at the premises of the following:
(a) Community producers
AGFA Gevaert AG, Muenchen, Germany,
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany,
SUMA, Gien, France.
These Community producers are all members of Cefic.
(b) Japanese producers/exporters
TDK, Tokyo,
Denon Columbia, Tokyo.
(c) Korean producers/exporters
Saehan Media Co., Seoul,
Sunkyong Magnetic Ltd (SKM), Seoul.
(d) Hong Kong producers/exporters
Swire Magnetics (HK) Ltd.
(e) Importers in the Community
Sony, Bayonne,
TDK Recording Media Europe GmbH, Rammelsbach,
Denon Columbia GmbH, Ratingen,
Sunkyong Europe Ltd, London.
(5) The Commission requested and received detailed written and oral submissions from the Community producers represented by the complainant, from the exporters named and from a number of importers and verified the information provided to the extent considered necessary.
(6) For the reasons stated in recitals 9 to 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3262/90 (1), confirmed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1251/91 (2), it was considered necessary to treat audio tapes in cassettes and on reels as two different products. Definitive anti-dumping duties have been imposed by the above Council Regulation on imports of audio tapes in cassettes from Japan and Korea. This Commission Decision is only concerned with audio tapes on reels.
B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING
(7) In July 1991 the Commission was informed by the complainant that it has decided to withdraw the complaint with regard to audio tapes on reels owing in particular to the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties on audio tapes in cassettes (see recital 6). The complainant stated, however, that it withdrew its petition without prejudice of a future action.
(8) The Commission has no reason to believe that the termination of the proceeding would not be in the interest of the Community and considers that the anti-dumping proceeding should thus be terminated,
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32011R0159 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 159/2011 of 21 February 2011 entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Spišské párky (TSG))
| 22.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 159/2011
of 21 February 2011
entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Spišské párky (TSG))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, and pursuant to Article 19(3) of the same Regulation, the Czech Republic and Slovakia’s application to register the name ‘Spišské párky’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no objection pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register.
(3) The application also requested protection pursuant to Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006. That protection should be granted to the name ‘Spišské párky’ in so far as, in the absence of objections, it could not be demonstrated that the name is used in a lawful, renowned and economically significant manner for similar agricultural products or foodstuffs,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
Protection as referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 shall apply.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31989R1673 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1673/89 of 12 June 1989 totally suspending certain customs duties applicable by the Community of Ten to imports from Spain and Portugal
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1673/89
of 12 June 1989
totally suspending certain customs duties applicable by the Community of Ten to imports from Spain and Portugal
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 Articles 33 and 192 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the progressive dismantling of Spanish tariffs has notably improved access to the hitherto heavily protected Spanish market; whereas, however, the economic impact of the progressive reductions in the customs duties applied by the Community of Ten to imports of Spanish industrial products is relatively modest because of the low level of the basic customs duties;
Whereas, in the interests of parallelism and non-discrimination, identical measures should be applied in respect of Portuguese products for which customs duties have not yet been abolished;
Whereas the trade deficit situation of the new Member States should be improved;
Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 3482/88 (1), the Council has already defined a specific system of partial suspension of customs duties for preparations and preserves of sardines,
The collection of customs duties applicable in the Community of Ten pursuant to the Act of Accession to imports of the following products from Spain and Portugal shall be totally suspended:
- products listed in Annex II to the Treaty insofar as they are the subject of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3468/88 (3), excluding the goods listed in the Annex to this Regulation,
- products not listed in Annex II to the Treaty.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1989.
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32004R0554 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 554/2004 of 25 March 2004 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 554/2004
of 25 March 2004
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 15 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(2) 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.
(3) However in the case of certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, there is a danger that, if high refund rates are fixed in advance, the commitments entered into in relation to those refunds may be jeopardised. In order to avert that danger, it is therefore necessary to take appropriate precautionary measures, but without precluding the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of specific refund rates for the advance fixing of refunds in respect of those products should enable those two objectives to be met.
(4) Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 provides that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account should be taken, where necessary, of production refunds, aids or other measures having equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in accordance with the Regulation on the common organisation of the market in the product in question to the basic products listed in Annex A to that Regulation or to assimilated products.
(5) Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides for the payment of aid for Community-produced skimmed milk processed into casein if such milk and the casein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions.
(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), lays down that butter and cream at reduced prices should be made available to industries which manufacture certain goods.
(7) In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1039/2003 of 2 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Estonia and the exportation of certain agricultural products to Estonia(5), Council Regulation (EC) No 1086/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Slovenia and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Slovenia(6), Council Regulation (EC) No 1087/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Latvia and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Latvia(7), Council Regulation (EC) No 1088/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Lithuania and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Lithuania(8), Council Regulation (EC) No 1089/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in the Slovak Republic and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to the Slovak Republic(9) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1090/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in the Czech Republic and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to the Czech Republic(10) with effect from 1 July 2003, processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty which are exported to Estonia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia or Czech Republic are not eligible for export refunds.
(8) In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 999/2003 of 2 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the import of certain processed agricultural products originating in Hungary and the export of certain processed agricultural products to Hungary(11), with effect from 1 July 2003, the goods referred to in its Article 1(2) which are exported to Hungary shall not be eligible for export refunds.
(9) In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1890/2003 of 27 October 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Malta and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Malta(12), with effect from 1 November 2003, processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty which are exported to Malta, shall not be eligible for export refunds.
(10) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall, in respect of the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation, be fixed in accordance with that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 March 2004.
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32014R0455 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 455/2014 of 29 April 2014 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 6.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 133/31
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 455/2014
of 29 April 2014
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN codes indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32005D0777 | 2005/777/EC: Commission Decision of 13 October 2005 amending Decision 2005/180/EC on authorising Member States to adopt certain derogations pursuant to Council Directive 96/49/EC with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (notified under document number C(2005) 3555) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 9.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 293/23
COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 October 2005
amending Decision 2005/180/EC on authorising Member States to adopt certain derogations pursuant to Council Directive 96/49/EC with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail
(notified under document number C(2005) 3555)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/777/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (1), and in particular Article 6(9) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 6(9) of Directive 96/49/EC, Member States must give the Commission advance notification of their derogations, for the first time by 31 December 2002 or up to two years after the last date of application of the amended versions of the Annex to the Directive.
(2) Commission Directive 2003/29/EC (2) amended the Annex to Directive 96/49/EC. Under the terms of Directive 2003/29/EC Member States had to bring into force national legislation no later than 1 July 2003, the last date of application referred to in Article 6(9) of Directive 96/49/EC being 30 June 2003.
(3) Certain Member States had notified the Commission by 31 December 2003 of their wish to adopt derogations from Directive 96/49/EC. By Commission Decision 2005/180/EC of 4 March 2005 authorising Member States to adopt certain derogations pursuant to Council Directive 96/49/EC with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (3), the Commission authorised the adoption by those Member States of the derogations listed in Annexes I and II to that Decision.
(4) Commission Directive 2004/89/EC (4) again amended the Annex to Directive 96/49/EC. Under the terms of Directive 2004/89/EC Member States had to bring into force national legislation at the latest by 1 October 2004, the last date of application referred to in Article 6(9) of Directive 96/49/EC being 30 September 2004.
(5) The United Kingdom notified the Commission by 31 December 2004 of its wish to amend its existing derogations in Annex I to Decision 2005/180/EC. The Commission has examined the notifications for compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 6(9) of Directive 96/49/EC and has approved them. That Member State should therefore be authorised to adopt the derogations in question.
(6) It is therefore necessary to amend Annex I to Decision 2005/180/EC.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the transport of dangerous goods, set up under Article 9 of Council Directive 94/55/EC (5),
Decision 2005/180/EC is hereby amended as follows:
Annex I shall be amended by the derogations listed in the Annex to this Decision.
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32001R2065 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2065/2001 of 22 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2065/2001
of 22 October 2001
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products
(Text with EEA relevance)
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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that certain fishery products may be offered for retail sale only on condition that a number of requirements regarding consumer information are met. The scope of that obligation should be specified.
(2) It should be possible for the lists of commercial designations accepted in the territory of the Member States to be changed in the light of market requirements.
(3) The requirements governing consumer information, in particular as regards the commercial designation and method of production of a species, and the area in which it is caught, should be specified.
(4) Small quantities of products may only be exempt from the obligation regarding marking or labelling if they comply with a number of requirements, which should be defined.
(5) The scope of the information to be passed on throughout the marketing chain should be specified.
(6) Provision should be made for the Member States to establish arrangements for checking the traceability of products covered by this Regulation.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
Without prejudice to the provisions applicable pursuant to Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(3), this Regulation shall apply to the fishery and aquaculture products included on the lists and covered by the presentations falling within Chapter 3 of the Combined Nomenclature which are marketed within the Community, irrespective of their origin, including products that are prepackaged.
CHAPTER II
Changes to lists of commercial designations and requirements governing consumer information
1. Any species not included on the list of commercial designations accepted by a Member State may be marketed under a provisional commercial designation laid down by the competent authority of the Member State. A definitive commercial designation included on the list of accepted designations shall be laid down by the Member State within five months of the date on which the species in question is given the provisional commercial designation.
2. Any changes to the list of commercial designations accepted by a Member State shall be notified forthwith to the Commission, which shall inform the other Member States thereof.
For the purposes of applying Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the commercial designation of a species shall be as established in each Member State in accordance with Article 4(2) of that Regulation.
Operators may also indicate the scientific name of the species concerned upon sale to the final consumer.
1. The reference to the production method in accordance with Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall consist of one of the following expressions, according to whether the product in question was caught, at sea or in freshwater, or resulted from aquaculture:
- In Spanish:
"... pescado ..." or "... pescado en aguas dulces ..." or "... criado ...",
- in Danish:
"... fanget ..." or "... fanget i ferskvand ..." or "... opdrættet ...",
- in German:
"... gefangen ..." or "... aus Binnenfischerei ..." or "... aus Aquakultur ..." or "gezüchtet ...",
- in Greek:
"... αλιευμένο ..." or "... αλιευμένο σε γλυκά νερά ..." or "... υδατοκαλλιέργειας ...",
- in English:
"... caught ..." or "... caught in freshwater ..." or "... farmed ..." or "... cultivated ...",
- in French:
"... pêché ..." or "... pêché en eaux douces ..." or "... élevé ...",
- in Italian:
"... prodotto della pesca ..." or "... prodotto della pesca in acque dolci ..." or "... prodotto di acquacoltura ...",
- in Dutch:
"... gevangen" or "... gevangen in zoet water ..." or "... aquacultuurproduct ...",
- in Portuguese:
"... capturado ..." or "... capturado em água doce ..." or "... de aquicultura ...",
- in Finnish:
"... pyydetty ..." or "... pyydetty makeasta vedestä ..." or "... viljelty ...",
- in Swedish:
"... fiskad ..." or "... fiskad i sötvatten ..." or "... odlad ...".
2. In the case of species caught at sea, Member States may authorise the omission of the reference to the production method upon sale to the final consumer provided that it is obvious from the commercial designation and the catch area that they are species caught at sea. Such authorisation may not be granted if there is doubt as to the production method.
3. For the purposes of indicating the production method, farmed products shall be those resulting from aquaculture as described in paragraph 2.2(a) of Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999(4).
1. The indication of the catch area in accordance with Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall consist of the following:
(a) in the case of products caught at sea, a reference to one of the areas mentioned in the Annex hereto;
(b) in the case of products caught in freshwater, a reference to the Member State or third country of origin of the product;
(c) in the case of farmed products, a reference to the Member State or third country in which the product undergoes the final development stage. Where the product is farmed in more than one Member State or third country, the Member State in which it is sold to the final consumer may at the time of such sale authorise the various Member States or third countries in which it is farmed to be indicated.
2. Operators may indicate a more precise catch area.
1. Where a combination of different species is offered for sale, the indications referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be provided for each species.
2. Where a combination is offered for sale consisting of the same species but derived from a variety of production methods, the method for each batch must be indicated. Where a combination is offered for sale consisting of the same species but derived from a variety of catch areas or fishfarming countries, at least the area of the batch which is most representative in terms of quantity must be stated, together with an indication that the products also come from different catch or fishfarming areas.
For the purposes of applying Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, each Member State shall determine the small quantities of products sold directly to consumers, provided that these do not exceed the value of EUR 20 for each purchase. The source of these small quantities may only be the seller's own business.
CHAPTER III
Traceability and control
The information required concerning the commercial designation, the production method and the catch area shall be available at each stage of marketing of the species concerned. This information together with the scientific name of the species concerned shall be provided by means of the labelling or packaging of the product, or by means of a commercial document accompanying the goods, including the invoice.
1. The Member States shall establish arrangements for checking the application of Article 8.
2. The Member States shall notify the Commission, as soon as they are adopted and by 31 March 2002 at the latest, of the measures taken under paragraph 1. The Member States shall notify the Commission by 31 March 2002 at the latest of the existing measures which comply with the requirements of Article 8.
CHAPTER IV
Final provision
0
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2002. However, products placed on the market or labelled prior to that date and packages which do not comply with this Regulation may be marketed until stocks have been used up.
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32014D0144 | 2014/144/EU: Council Decision of 11 March 2014 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, as regards amendment of the Annex to the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein
| 17.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/4
COUNCIL DECISION
of 11 March 2014
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, as regards amendment of the Annex to the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein
(2014/144/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") entered into force on 1 June 2002.
(2) Article 6 of the Agreement sets up a Joint Committee on Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee"), which is responsible for the administration of the Agreement and ensures its good functioning.
(3) An Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (2) (hereinafter referred to as the "Additional Agreement") entered into force on 27 September 2007.
(4) Pursuant to Article 2(2) of the Additional Agreement, the Committee may modify the Annex to the Additional Agreement, in accordance with Articles 6 and 11 of the Agreement.
(5) It is necessary to amend the Annex to the Additional Agreement in order to update the details of the competent agency of the Liechtenstein government and to reflect the amendments to Annex 7 and Annex 12 to the Agreement.
(6) The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Joint Committee on Agriculture shall be based on the draft Decision of the Committee attached to this Decision.
Technical amendments to the draft Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the Committee without the need for a further Council Decision.
The Decision of the Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32001D0549 | 2001/549/EC: Council Decision of 16 July 2001 providing macro-financial assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
| Council Decision
of 16 July 2001
providing macro-financial assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(2001/549/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) The Commission consulted the Economic and Financial Committee before submitting its proposal.
(2) Political changes in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia have taken place leading to new democratic governments and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is making efforts to establish a well-functioning market economy.
(3) Within the Stabilisation and Association process, constituting the framework for EU relations with the region, it is desirable to support efforts made to ensure a stable political and economic environment in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with a view to evolving towards the development of a full cooperation relationship with the Community.
(4) The Community provided an emergency assistance package of approximately EUR 200 million comprising food aid and medical and energy supplies to provide for the basic needs of the population during the winter of 2000/01.
(5) Financial assistance from the Community shall be instrumental in bringing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia closer to the Community.
(6) The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has reached an understanding with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a comprehensive set of economic stabilisation and reform measures. The IMF approved a one-year stand-by arrangement on 11 June 2001.
(7) The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has reached an understanding with the World Bank on a set of structural adjustment measures to be backed by Structural Adjustment Loans and Credits in the areas of public finance reform, enterprise privatisation and banking restructuring.
(8) The authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have requested financial assistance from the international financial institutions, the Community, and other bilateral donors.
(9) Over and above the estimated financing which could be provided by the IMF and the World Bank, an important residual financing gap remains to be covered in the coming months in order to strengthen the country's reserve position and to support the policy objectives attached to that country's authorities' reform efforts.
(10) The authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have committed themselves to fully discharge all outstanding financial obligations of all public entities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia towards the European Community and the European Investment Bank, and to accept the responsibility by way of guarantee for those obligations that are not yet due.
(11) Community macro-financial assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the form of a combination of a long-term loan and a straight grant is an appropriate measure to help, with other donors, ease the country's external financial constraints, supporting the balance of payments and strengthening the reserve position.
(12) The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is temporarily eligible for highly concessional loans and facilities from the World Bank.
(13) The inclusion of a grant component in this assistance is without prejudice to the powers of the budgetary authority.
(14) This macro-financial assistance should be managed by the Commission in consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee.
(15) The Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of Article 308,
1. The Community shall make available to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia macro-financial assistance in the form of a long-term loan and a straight grant with a view to ensuring a sustainable balance-of-payments situation and strengthening the country's reserve position.
2. The loan component of this assistance shall amount to a maximum principal of EUR 225 million with a maximum maturity of 15 years to be released in the first instalment. To this end, the Commission is empowered to borrow, on behalf of the European Community, the necessary resources that will be placed at the disposal of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the form of a loan.
3. The grant component of this assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 75 million.
4. The Community financial assistance shall be managed by the Commission in close consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee and in a manner consistent with any agreement reached between the IMF and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
5. The implementation of this assistance is conditional upon clearance in full by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of the outstanding due financial obligations of all public entities towards the Community and the European Investment Bank and upon the acceptance by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of responsibility by way of guarantee for those obligations that are not yet due.
1. The Commission is empowered to agree with the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, after consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee, the economic policy conditions attached to the Community macro-financial assistance. These conditions shall be consistent with the agreements referred to in Article 1(4).
2. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Committee and in co-ordination with the IMF, that economic policies in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia are in accordance with the objectives of this macro-financial assistance and that its conditions are being fulfilled.
1. The loan and grant components of this assistance shall be made available to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in at least two instalments. Subject to the provisions of Article 2, the first instalment is to be released after the full settlement of the outstanding financial obligations of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia towards the Community and the European Investment Bank and on the basis of an agreement between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the IMF on a macro-economic programme that is supported by an upper credit tranche arrangement.
2. Subject to the provisions of Article 2, the second and any further instalments shall be released on the basis of a satisfactory track record in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's adjustment and reform programme and not earlier than three months after the release of the previous instalment.
3. The funds shall be paid to the National Bank of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
1. The borrowing and lending operations referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out using the same value date and must not involve the Community in the transformation of maturities, in any exchange or interest rate risks, or in any other commercial risk.
2. The Commission shall take the necessary steps, if the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia so requests, to ensure that an early repayment clause is included in the loan terms and conditions and that it may be exercised.
3. At the request of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and where circumstances permit an improvement in the interest rate of the loan, the Commission may refinance all or part of its initial borrowings or restructure the corresponding financial conditions. Refinancing or restructuring operations shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in paragraph 1 and shall not have the effect of extending the average maturity of the borrowing concerned or increasing the amount, expressed at the current exchange rate, of capital outstanding at the date of the refinancing or restructuring.
4. All related costs incurred by the Community in concluding and carrying out the operation under this Decision shall be borne by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, if appropriate.
5. The Economic and Financial Committee shall be kept informed of developments in the operations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 at least once a year.
At least once a year, and before September, the Commission shall address to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, which will include an evaluation on the implementation of this Decision in the previous year.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31997R2042 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/97 of 17 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1261/96 establishing the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands as regards wine products qualifying under the specific arrangements provided for in Articles 2 to 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2042/97 of 17 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1261/96 establishing the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands as regards wine products qualifying under the specific arrangements provided for in Articles 2 to 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Articles 2, 3 (4) and 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1261/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1366/97 (4), fixes the quantities of the forecast supply balance for wine products qualifying for Community aid for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998;
Whereas the aid for the supply to the Canary Islands should be adjusted to take account of changes in quotations and prices for the said wine products in the European part of the Community and on the world market;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1261/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999R0860 | Council Regulation (EC) No 860/1999 of 22 April 1999 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (Chapter 27)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 860/1999
of 22 April 1999
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (Chapter 27)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), suspends customs duties in respect of goods of subheading 27129031 intended for undergoing a specific process; whereas the said specific processes are described in Additional Note 4 to Chapter 27 of the Combined Nomenclature;
Whereas it is in the Community interest to extend the suspension of customs duties to goods of subheading 27129031 intended for de-oiling by fractional crystallisation to take account of eco-friendly technological developments and improve the competitiveness of European firms,
In Annex I, Part 2 to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, the following item shall be added to Additional Note 4 to Chapter 27, Section V, Schedule of Duties: "(p) solely for products under subheading 2712 90 31: de-oiling by fractional crystallisation".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31984D0590 | 84/590/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 November 1984 approving a programme for the fishery products sector in Greece under Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the Greek text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 November 1984
approving a programme for the fishery products sector in Greece under Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(84/590/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1932/84 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the Greek Government forwarded a programme for the fisheries sector in Greece on 19 December 1983; whereas it forwarded last additional information concerning that programme on 27 July 1984;
Whereas the said programme envisages further increasing the value of the resources available; whereas it aims to promote the rationalization and modernization of storage, processing and marketing facilities for fishery products as well as the setting up of new units as far as the market allows; whereas it aims at the same time to improve the quality of the finished products and to make it possible for new products to be marketed, thereby increasing the value added to the basic products; whereas it thus constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 projects under the programme must contribute to improving the situation of Community fishermen; whereas such does not appear to be the case for installations principally used for the processing of non-Community products or for cold stores not directly linked with production, processing or marketing facilities for fishery products;
Whereas the examination of projects concerning a development of the sardine processing sector should receive special attention, taking into account the market situation for these products and its development in the near future;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient information, as required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the fisheries sector in Greece;
Whereas the time allowed for implementation of the programme, that is, 1984 to 1987, does not exceed the period referred to in Article 3 (1) (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures meeting jointly with the Standing Committee on the Fishing Industry has not given an opinion on the measures provided for in this Decision within the period specified by the chairman,
1. The programme for the fisheries sector in Greece which was forwarded by the Greek Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 19 December 1983, additional information being last furnished on 27 July 1984, is hereby approved.
2. This approval shall not apply to the part of the programme dealing with the construction or modernization of cold stores, except where such stores are linked with production, processing or marketing facilities for fishery products.
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32006R0233 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 233/2006 of 9 February 2006 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2094/2005
| 10.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 39/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 233/2006
of 9 February 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2094/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003, on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction from third countries in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2094/2005 (2).
(2) Article 7 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 3 to 9 February 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2094/2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 2006.
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32003R1987 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1987/2003 of 12 November 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 as regards the forecast supply balance for the Azores for cereals and oilseeds, the forecast supply balance for Madeira for vegetable oils, sugar and meats and the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands for cereals, oilseeds, hops, livestock feed, milk and milk products and meats
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1987/2003
of 12 November 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 as regards the forecast supply balance for the Azores for cereals and oilseeds, the forecast supply balance for Madeira for vegetable oils, sugar and meats and the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands for cereals, oilseeds, hops, livestock feed, milk and milk products and meats
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima)(1), and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (Poseican)(2), and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 of 20 January 2003 establishing the supply balances and Community aid for the supply of certain essential products for human consumption, for processing and as agricultural inputs and for the supply of live animals and eggs to the outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001(3), establishes a forecast supply balance and Community aid for the products covered by the specific supply arrangements for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
(2) Current execution of the annual supply balance for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands in cereals, vegetable oils, sugar, fresh or chilled beef, pigmeat, livestock feed, hops, poultrymeat and butter indicates that the quantities fixed for the supply of the abovementioned products are below requirements. On the other hand, the consumption of oilseed products, frozen beef, olive oil, milk and cream (whether concentrated or with added sugar) as well as milk preparations, is below the forecasts.
(3) The quantities of the above products should therefore be adjusted in line with the actual needs of the outermost regions concerned and, in the case of the supply of cereals, oilseeds and livestock feeds, the quotas should be aggregated with a view to their more flexible use.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,
Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 is amended as follows:
1. In Annex III, part 1, the table concerning the Azores is replaced by the following table:
"AZORES
>TABLE>"
2. In Annex III, part 3, the table concerning Madeira is replaced by the following table:
"MADEIRA
>TABLE>"
3. In Annex III, part 5, the table concerning Madeira is replaced by the following table:
"MADEIRA
>TABLE>"
4. In Annex III, part 7, the table concerning Madeira is replaced by the following table:
"MADEIRA
>TABLE>
NB:
The product codes and footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), as amended."
5. In Annex III, part 8, the table concerning Madeira is replaced by the following table:
"MADEIRA
>TABLE>
NB:
The product codes and footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87."
6. In Annex V, part 1, the table concerning the Canary Islands is replaced by the following table:
">TABLE>"
7. In Annex V, part 3, the table concerning the Canary Islands is replaced by the following table:
">TABLE>"
8. In Annex V, part 6, the table concerning the Canary Islands is replaced by the following table:
">TABLE>"
9. In Annex V, part 8, the table concerning the Canary Islands is replaced by the following table:
">TABLE>
NB:
The product codes and footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87."
10. In Annex V, part 10, the table concerning the Canary Islands is replaced by the following table:
">TABLE>"
11. In Annex V, part 11, the table concerning the Canary Islands is replaced by the following table:
">TABLE>"
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31981D0136 | 81/136/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 February 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Sperry- Univac 1100/81 system' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION of 18 February 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as "Sperry-Univac 1100/81 system" may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (81/136/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 12 September 1980, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany 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 "Sperry-Univac 1100/81 system" to be used for electronic data processing, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 8 January 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a computer;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus ; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
The apparatus described as "Sperry-Univac 1100/81 system", which is the subject of an application by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany of 12 September 1980, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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32006D0722 | 2006/722/EC: Commission Decision of 24 October 2006 authorising the placing on the market of rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 4975)
| 26.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 296/17
COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 October 2006
authorising the placing on the market of ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2006) 4975)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(2006/722/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 October 2001 the company Laboratoires Pharmascience (now Laboratoires Expanscience) made a request to the competent authorities of France to place ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ on the market as a novel food ingredient.
(2) On 8 January 2002 the competent authorities of France forwarded their initial assessment report to the Commission. The report came to the conclusion that ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ proposed as a food ingredient at a daily intake of 1,5 g per day would make it possible to supplement vitamin E intake and also concluded that the levels of phytosterol were not sufficient to reduce cholesterolaemia.
(3) The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to all Member States on 18 February 2002.
(4) Within the 60-day period laid down in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, reasoned objections to the marketing of the product were raised in accordance with that provision.
(5) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was therefore consulted on 30 January 2004.
(6) On 6 December 2005, EFSA adopted the ‘Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies on a request from the Commission related to “rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter” as a novel food ingredient’.
(7) The opinion came to the conclusion that the proposed use level of 1,5 g per day of ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ was safe.
(8) It is recognised that ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ at the intended use level of 1,5 g is a safe source of Vitamin E. For labelling and presentation, Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (2) applies.
(9) On the basis of the scientific assessment, it is established that ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ complies with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
‘Rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’, as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food ingredient for use in food supplements.
The maximum amount of ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ present in a portion recommended for daily consumption by the manufacturer shall be 1,5 g.
The designation of the novel food ingredient shall be ‘rapeseed oil extract’.
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32003R0695 | Council Regulation (EC) No 695/2003 of 14 April 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 393/98 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand
| Council Regulation (EC) No 695/2003
of 14 April 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 393/98 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 133 and 233 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from the countries not members of the European Community(1).
Whereas:
A. EXISTING MEASURES
(1) By Regulation (EC) No 393/98(2), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand falling within CN codes 7318 12 10, 7318 14 10, 7318 15 30, 7318 15 51, 7318 15 61, 7318 15 70 and 7318 16 30.
B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE
(2) Following the imposition of these definitive anti-dumping measures, the Indian companies Kundan Industries Limited and Tata International Limited, whose exports were subject to a definitive anti-dumping duty of 47,4 %, lodged an application for the annulment of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 393/98 before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities. This application was entered in the Register of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 7 June 1998 as Case T-88/98.
(3) By its Judgment of 21 November 2002(3), the Court of First Instance of the European Communities annulled Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 393/98 insofar as it imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on exports to the Community of stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof manufactured by Kundan Industries Limited and exported by Tata International Limited which exceeds that which would apply but for the adjustment to the export price made in respect of a commission. Since the original duty of 47,4 % was based on a dumping margin which included an adjustment of 2 % in respect of a commission, the anti-dumping duty is therefore annulled to the extent that it exceeds 45,4 %.
(4) Consequently, in accordance with Article 233 of the Treaty, it is appropriate to amend the rate of duty established for Kundan Industries Limited and Tata International Limited in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 393/98 with retroactive effect. Amounts of anti-dumping duty paid in excess of a duty rate of 45,4 % on exports of stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof manufactured by Kundan Industries Limited and exported by Tata International to the European Community should be reimbursed,
In the table in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 393/98, the entry for Kundan Industries Ltd/Tata Export Ltd, Mumbai shall be replaced by:
">TABLE>"
The amounts collected in excess of the rate of anti-dumping duty specified in Article 1 shall be reimbursed. The requests for reimbursement shall be submitted to the customs authorities of the Member State of the territory in which the products were released for free circulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
shall apply with effect from 21 February 1998.
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32002R2030 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2030/2002 of 15 November 2002 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2030/2002
of 15 November 2002
authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 797/2002(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile products, initialled on 7 August 1986 and approved by Council Decision 87/471/EEC(3), as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 22 December 1994 and approved by Council Decision 95/131/EC(4), provides that transfers may be agreed between quota years.
(2) The Republic of Korea submitted a request for transfers between quota years on 5 September 2002.
(3) The transfers requested by the Republic of Korea fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 and set out in Annex VIII thereto.
(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.
(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the Republic of Korea fixed by the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile products are authorised for the quota year 2002 in accordance with the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31985R2624 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2624/85 of 18 September 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 985/81 laying down detailed rules on the sale of frozen beef and veal for export from intervention stocks
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2624/85
of 18 September 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 985/81 laying down detailed rules on the sale of frozen beef and veal for export from intervention stocks
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 985/81 (2) lays down detailed rules on the sale of frozen beef and veal for export from intervention stocks;
Whereas forequarters and hindquarters from intervention stocks may in certain cases have been handled a number of times; whereas in order to help with the presentation and marketing of such meat its repackaging should be authorized, subject to the observance of precise conditions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The following Article 5a is hereby inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 985/81:
'Article 5a
The competent authorities may allow bone-in forequarters and hindquarters, the packaging material of which is torn or soiled, to be placed in new packaging of the same type under their supervision before presentation for consignment at the customs office of departure.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32007D0440 | 2007/440/EC: Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 repealing Decision 2005/704/EC accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People's Republic of China
| 26.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/32
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 June 2007
repealing Decision 2005/704/EC accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People's Republic of China
(2007/440/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Articles 8 and 9 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. EXISTING MEASURES
(1) In October 2005, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 (2), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People's Republic of China (‘the product concerned’).
(2) The Commission, by Decision 2005/704/EC (3), accepted a price undertaking offered by Yingkou Qinghua Refractories Co. Ltd, (‘the Company’).
B. BREACHES OF THE UNDERTAKING
1. The undertaking
(a) Obligations of the company with regard to the undertaking
(3) In the framework of the undertaking, the Company agreed, inter alia, not to sell the product concerned to the European Community below certain minimum prices (MIPs) laid down in the undertaking.
(4) The terms of the undertaking also oblige the Company to provide the Commission with regular and detailed information in the form of a quarterly report of its sales of the product concerned to the European Community.
(5) For the purpose of ensuring compliance with the undertaking, the Company also undertook to allow on-the-spot verification visits at its premises in order to verify the accuracy and veracity of data submitted in the said quarterly reports and to provide all information considered necessary by the Commission.
(b) Other provisions of the undertaking
(6) In addition, and as stipulated in the undertaking, the acceptance of the undertaking by the European Commission is based on trust and any action which would harm the relationship of trust established with the European Commission shall justify the immediate withdrawal of the undertaking.
(7) Furthermore, and as stipulated in the undertaking, any changes in circumstances occurring during the period of implementation of the undertaking from those circumstances prevailing at the time of acceptance of the undertaking which were relevant to the decision to accept the undertaking may give rise to the withdrawal of the undertaking by the European Commission.
2. Verification visit to the Company
(8) In this regard, a verification visit was carried out at the premises of the Company in the People's Republic of China.
(9) Two days before the verification visit, the Company submitted revised versions of the undertaking reports for the second and third quarter of 2006. The revisions submitted concerned — inter alia — a prolongation of the terms of payment for five transactions. These adjustments for the time allowed for payment have led to prices below the MIP.
(10) Furthermore, the verification visit established a change in the pattern of trade to the European Community after imposition of anti-dumping measures. During the investigation period of the investigation that led to the imposition of the existing measures, the Company sold to the Community exclusively the product concerned. After imposition of measures the Company started to sell also other products to its clients in the Community.
(11) Such a change in the pattern of trade affects the undertaking insofar as it constitutes a serious risk of cross-compensation, i.e. the product not covered by the undertaking may be sold at artificially low prices in order to compensate the MIP for the product covered by the undertaking.
(12) In order to further assess whether such compensation actually took place, the Company was requested to provide copies of invoices of the product not covered by the undertaking, issued to other clients inside and outside the European Community.
(13) The Company argued that an analysis of prices of other products is not meaningful to identify cross-compensation since the qualities and associated prices of these products may vary from client to client. In order to address those concerns, the Company was asked to provide a price list broken down by different qualities and clients but refused to do so and alleged that it concerned confidential information for products not covered by measures.
(14) Finally, the Company provided copies of five invoices for products not covered by the undertaking, issued in 2005 and 2006. One invoice was issued to a customer buying at the same time the product covered by the undertaking, another invoice concerned a customer inside the Community that did not buy the product concerned from the Company. The remaining invoices were issued to customers outside the Community.
(15) Taking into account the various qualities purchased by these five customers, it was found that the price charged to the customer in the Community, who bought also the product covered by the undertaking, was significantly lower than the price charged for similar qualities to the other client in the Community who did not buy the product covered by the undertaking. A similar price difference applied to the other clients outside the Community. This pricing policy is therefore considered as a clear indication that cross-compensation actually took place.
3. Reasons to withdraw acceptance of the undertaking
(16) The obligation of the Company to respect the MIP for all sales of the product covered by the undertaking was not met, as described in recital 9 above.
(17) Furthermore, a change in the pattern of trade since the imposition of measures has led to a significant risk of cross-compensation which no longer allows the Commission to effectively monitor the undertaking and therefore renders the undertaking impractical.
(18) It appears that this change in the pattern of trade allowed the Company to compensate customers in the Community for sales subject to the MIP by artificially low prices for the product not covered by the undertaking.
(19) This change in the pattern of trade is considered as a relevant change in circumstances compared to those prevailing at the time of acceptance of the undertaking and should lead, taking into account the findings set out above in recitals 10 to 12, to the withdrawal of the undertaking.
(20) In addition, by withholding the price lists for products not covered by the undertaking, the Company failed to comply with the obligation to provide relevant information in accordance with Article 8(7) of the basic Regulation and the provisions of the undertaking.
(21) Furthermore, the unwillingness of the Company to provide these price lists harmed the relationship of trust which formed the basis for the acceptance of the undertaking.
4. Written submissions
(a) Proportionality
(22) With regard to the price violation, the Company admitted that a price violation occurred. The Company argued, however, that the sales prices of all other transactions were strictly in compliance with the MIP. Moreover, it was submitted that the final price was not significantly lower than the MIP. The Company claimed that, on this basis, the withdrawal of the undertaking would be disproportionate to the breaches that occurred.
(23) In response to these arguments, regarding the issue of proportionality, it should be pointed out that in accordance with the undertaking, the Company undertook to ensure that the Net Sales Price of all sales covered by the undertaking shall be at or above the MIPs set out in the undertaking.
(24) Moreover, the basic Regulation contains no direct or indirect requirement that a breach of an undertaking must relate to a minimum percentage of sales or must relate to a minimum percentage of the MIP.
(25) This approach has also been confirmed by the jurisprudence of the Court of First Instance which has ruled that any breach of an undertaking is sufficient to justify the withdrawal of acceptance of an undertaking (4).
(26) Accordingly, the arguments presented by the Company with regard to proportionality do not alter the Commission's view that a breach of the undertaking occurred and that the withdrawal of the undertaking would be proportionate to that breach.
(b) Change in the pattern of trade
(27) With regard to the change in the pattern of trade, the Company submitted that it did not deliberately change its pattern of trade in order to compensate customers in the Community for sales subject to the MIP by artificially low prices for the product not covered by the undertaking.
(28) It was argued that the price increase caused by the imposition of anti-dumping measures and the consequential decline in sales to the EU of the product concerned has led the Company to develop new products outside the scope of measures in order to maintain trade with the Community.
(29) In response to these arguments, it should be underlined that the change in the pattern of trade as such constitutes a serious risk of cross-compensation, regardless for what reason it occurred. It is standing practice of the Commission not to accept price undertakings if the risk of cross-compensation is high. Consequently, if such a change in the pattern of trade occurs during the period of application of an undertaking, the change in itself is sufficient enough for the Commission to withdraw the undertaking, because it renders a proper monitoring of the undertaking impractical, regardless of whether or not a cross-compensation actually took place.
(30) Accordingly, the arguments presented by the Company in this respect do not alter the Commission's view that the change in the pattern of trade had led to a significant risk of cross-compensation.
(c) Compensation scheme
(31) The Company further submitted that it is a reasonable strategy and common business practice to offer favourable prices when trying to penetrate a market with a new product and that therefore it cannot be concluded that compensation actually took place, in particular since the volume of sales of the new product were nowhere near enough to fully compensate the loss in sales of the product covered by the undertaking.
(32) In response to this submission, it has to be stressed that a favourable price was only offered to a client buying both the product covered by the undertaking and other products. It was not offered to another client in the EU which does not buy the product covered by the undertaking. Therefore, the very high price charged to the other client in the EU for a similar quality undermines this argumentation and strengthens the argument that cross-compensation actually took place.
(33) Furthermore, as concerns the issue of materiality and proportionality, it should be stressed that there is no requirement on the Commission to demonstrate that a drop in sales of the product concerned has been offset by an equivalent rise in sales of new products when assessing whether cross-compensation has taken place.
(d) Information to be provided
(34) Additionally, the Company contested having denied providing a price list for products not covered by the undertaking but argued that it does not have a universal price list since different prices apply to different customers in different regions.
(35) In reply to this submission, it has to be recalled that the Company has been asked to provide those price lists that are available in order to overcome that problem, but was unwilling to do so since it was alleged that it concerned confidential information for products not covered by measures.
(36) Accordingly, the arguments presented by the Company in this respect do not alter the Commission's view that the Company failed to comply with the obligation to permit verification of pertinent data in accordance with Article 8(7) of the basic Regulation.
C. REPEAL OF DECISION 2005/704/EC
(37) In view of the above, the acceptance of the undertaking should be withdrawn and Decision 2005/704/EC should be repealed. Accordingly, the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 on imports of the product concerned from the Company should apply,
Decision 2005/704/EC is hereby repealed.
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32007R0151 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 151/2007 of 15 February 2007 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 February 2007
| 16.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 151/2007
of 15 February 2007
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 February 2007
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 February 2007, and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
From 16 February 2007, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2007.
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31997R0585 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 585/97 of 2 April 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3478/92 and (EC) No 1066/95 in the tobacco sector as regards certain deadlines
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 585/97 of 2 April 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3478/92 and (EC) No 1066/95 in the tobacco sector as regards certain deadlines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2444/96 (2), and in particular Articles 7 and 11 thereof,
Whereas the Member States are facing administrative difficulties which prevent them from meeting the deadlines laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 572/97 (4), and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 of 12 May 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 harvests (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 572/97; whereas these deadlines should therefore be modified for the 1997 harvest;
Whereas the measures concerned should be applied as soon as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the following text is added to the second subparagraph of paragraph 1:
'For the 1997 harvest, the Member States may allow contracts concluded on 30 April at the latest and, in the case of contracts concluded as a result of the allocation of additional quantities pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 (*), before 15 June, to benefit from the premium.
(*) OJ No L 108, 13. 5. 1995, p. 5.`;
2. the following text is added to the second subparagraph of paragraph 2:
'For the 1997 harvest, the Member States may allow contracts submitted for registration before 8 May, and in the case of contracts concluded as a result of the allocation of additional quantities pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1066/95, before 30 June, to benefit from the premium.`
The following text is added to the second subparagraph of Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1066/95:
'For the 1997 harvest, the Member States are authorized to extend the deadline referred to in the first subparagraph until 31 May.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32015D0226 | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/226 of 11 February 2015 amending Implementing Decision 2012/535/EU as regards the definition of susceptible wood and measures to be taken in demarcated areas (notified under document C(2015) 645)
| 13.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 37/21
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/226
of 11 February 2015
amending Implementing Decision 2012/535/EU as regards the definition of susceptible wood and measures to be taken in demarcated areas
(notified under document C(2015) 645)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular the fourth sentence of Article 16(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The application of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/535/EU (2) has led to the conclusion that the definition of susceptible wood should include wood of conifers (Coniferales) that has not kept its natural round surface, beehives and bird nesting boxes, taking into account the particular risks linked to the frequent movement of beehives and such boxes. In addition, wood which has undergone processing eliminating the risk of hosting the pine wood nematode (PWN) should be excluded from that definition.
(2) In view of the nature of the vector, all felled susceptible plants and their logging remains in buffer zones should immediately be removed.
(3) It is appropriate to clarify that wood free from bark, and which has undergone an appropriate heat treatment in accordance with Implementing Decision 2012/535/EU, may be moved also within the flight season of the vector.
(4) Implementing Decision 2012/535/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
Implementing Decision 2012/535/EU is amended as follows:
(1) Article 1(b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b) “susceptible wood” means wood of conifers (Coniferales) which falls under one of the following points:
(i) wood within the meaning of Article 2(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC;
(ii) wood which has not retained its round surface;
(iii) wood in the form of beehives and bird nesting boxes.
(2) point (d) of Article 13(1) is replaced by the following:
‘(d) marking in accordance with Annex II to the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15, as set out in points 2(b) and 3(b) of Section 1 of Annex III and point 3 of Section 2 of that Annex, of beehives, bird nesting boxes and wood packaging material treated by the treatment facility concerned in accordance with, respectively, points (a) and (c).’
(3) Article 14(1) is replaced by the following:
(4) Annexes I, II and III are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
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32011R0509 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 509/2011 of 24 May 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 25.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 137/53
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 509/2011
of 24 May 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 May 2011.
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31992D0432 | 92/432/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 July 1992 laying down certain conditions under which a derogation may be made from the principle of individual clinical examination of animals entering the Community from third countries
| COMMISSION DECISION of 23 July 1992 laying down certain conditions under which a derogation may be made from the principle of individual clinical examination of animals entering the Community from third countries (92/432/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of laying July 1991 lying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as amended by Directive 91/628/EEC (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of point (a) of Article 4 (2) thereof,
Whereas, with regard to the clinical examinations referred to in the first subparagraph of point (a) of Article 4 (2) of Directive 92/496/EEC, the circumstances in which such examinations need not be carried out on each animal in a consignment of animals should be defined;
Whereas this Decision will be reviewed in the light of the experience gained;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Animals for slaughter intended for direct transport to a slaughterhouse need not be subject to an individual clinical examination in cases where the consignment is made up of a large number of animals. In addition, the following animals need not be subject to individual clinical examination:
- poultry,
- birds,
- aquaculture animals, including fish,
- rodents, including lagomorphs,
- bees and other insects,
- reptiles,
- other invertebrates,
- certain zoo animals considered to be dangerous.
2. In the case of animals referred to in paragraph 1, clinical examination shall consist of observation of the state of health and behaviour of the entire group or of a representative number of animals. In the latter case, the number of animals checked may be increased in the light of the result of that clinical examination. If the abovementioned checks show an anomaly, more rigorous examination shall be carried out, if necessary.
3. In the special case of live fish, crustaceans and molluscs and of rodents for laboratories having a certified specific pathogen-free status, contained in sealed containers under controlled environmental conditions, a clinical examination shall be carried out only where it is considered that a special risk may exist because of the species involved or their origin, or there are any other irregularities.
4. In cases where a consignment is made up of a large number of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species intended for further fattening, the clinical examination may consist of:
- a visual examination of the animals, and
- a more detailed examination of at least 10 % of the animals with a minimum of 10 animals, these being selected so as to be representative for the whole consignment.
If the above checks show an anomaly, more rigourous examination shall be carried out, if necessary.
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31989R1223 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1223/89 of 3 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1008/86 laying down detailed rules for production refunds applicable to potato starch
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1223/89 of 3 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1008/86 laying down detailed rules for production refunds applicable to potato starch
THE COUNCIL 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 1213/89 (2), and in particular Article 11a (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in view of the special situation in the potato-starch sector, Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 makes provision for taking whatever measures may be necessary in that sector;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1008/86 (3) provides firstly for the payment of a premium to potato-starch producers for the 1986/87, 1987/88 and 1988/89 marketing years and secondly that the Council is to decide before 1 April 1989
on the measures applicable from the 1989/90 marketing year;
Whereas the specific constraints, in particular of a structural nature, affecting the potato-starch industry justify the maintenance of a corrective provision in favour of that industry, providing for the payment of a suitable special premium;
Whereas the grant of that premium for the potato-starch industry must be subject to the payment of the minimum price to the potato producer,
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1008/86 is hereby replaced by the following:
´Article 2
For the 1989/90 marketing year, Member States shall pay producers of potato starch a premium of ECU 18,70 per tonne of potato starch produced.
The premium shall be granted on condition that the potato-starch manufacturer has paid the potato producer the minimum price laid down in Article 1.'
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 July 1989.
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31996R2320 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2320/96 of 28 November 1996 continuing a special system of assistance to traditional ACP suppliers of bananas established by Regulation (EC) No 2686/94
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2320/96 of 28 November 1996 continuing a special system of assistance to traditional ACP suppliers of bananas established by Regulation (EC) No 2686/94
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130w thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of the Treaty (3),
Whereas Protocol 5 on bananas to the fourth ACP-EC Convention provides that, in respect of its banana exports to the Community markets, no ACP State shall be placed, as regards access to its traditional markets and its advantages on those markets, in a less favourable situation than in the past or at present;
Whereas national market organizations have hitherto granted traditional ACP suppliers of bananas an outlet for their production on their traditional markets and enabled them to obtain from these markets and adequate income;
Whereas the common organization of the market in bananas established by Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 (4) set the framework for continuing, on the Community market, the advantages enjoyed by traditional ACP suppliers, in accordance with the Community's commitment set out above;
Whereas risks exist nevertheless that the introduction of a new market organization and the need to adapt to it could jeopardize the continuing viability of ACP supplies;
Whereas particular efforts will be needed to adapt to the new market conditions in order to take advantage of the opportunities offered;
Whereas the structure and the nature of the new market and the marketing efforts necessary to maintain a presence on this market represent new elements some of which either the traditional ACP suppliers not the operators handling this procedure could reasonably foresee;
Whereas technical and financial assistance, additional to that provided for in the fourth ACP-EC Convention, should therefore be provided to carry out programmes designed to assist producers to adapt to new market conditions and in particular to improve quality, to improve marketing and to improve competitiveness;
Whereas the new conditions prevailing on the market may result in temporary market disturbances, particularly in the sectors of the Community market traditionally supplied by the ACP States;
Whereas such disturbances could seriously affect the income of the ACP States from the market and therefore the continued viability of the production in question;
Whereas financial assistance should therefore be provided to permit the ACP States to remain on the market, until such time as the market stabilizes and a satisfactory economic return from the market can be received;
Whereas income support should be complementary to transfers under the export earnings stabilization system (Stabex) triggered by the same set of circumstances;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate to align calculation of income support with the calculation of Stabex transfers;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2686/94 (5) introduced financial assistance in the form of income support;
Whereas that Regulation expired on 28 February 1996;
Whereas the statistics necessary for the calculation of Stabex transfers and income support to be granted for the preceding year are not available until the second quarter of each year, thus, in order to satisfy the overall requirements of the system, the rules laid down by Regulation (EC) No 2686/94 should continue to be applied until 31 December 1996;
Whereas that Regulation also establishes technical and financial assistance, additional to that provided for in the fourth ACP-EC Convention and granted to programmes designed to assist producers adapt to new market conditions,
A special system of assistance to traditional ACP suppliers of bananas is hereby established. This assistance may consist of technical and financial assistance and/of or income support.
For the purposes of this Regulation:
- 'traditional ACP suppliers` means the ACP States listed in the Annex,
- 'bananas` means fresh or dried bananas covered by CN code 0803, excepting plantains.
TITLE I
Technical and financial assistance
1. Technical and financial assistance shall be provided to traditional ACP suppliers with a view to helping them adapt to the new market conditions following the establishment of a common organization of the market in bananas.
2. This technical and financial assistance shall be provided to contribute to the carrying-out of programmes in the banana sector to achieve one or more of the following objectives:
- to improve quality,
- to adapt production, distribution or marketing methods to meet the quality standards provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93,
- to establish producers' organizations which have as an objective the improvement of the marketing and competitiveness of their products,
- to develop a production and/or marketing strategy to meet the requirements of the market in the Community in the light of the common organization of the market in bananas,
- to assist with training, market intelligence, the development of environmentally sound production methods, improving the distribution infrastructure, improving trade and financial services to banana producers and/or improving competitiveness.
3. Assistance may be given to programmes having similar objectives which are currently financed under the fourth ACP-EC Convention or by the public authorities of the Member States parties to that Convention where such assistance would result in more rapid completion of the programme.
The Commission shall decide on the eligibility of the programme and the level of assistance after consultation with the traditional ACP supplier concerned. It shall also take into account the consistency of the envisaged programme with the general development objectives of the ACP State concerned and its impact on regional cooperation with other banana producers, in particular the Community producers.
TITLE II
Income support
1. Within the limits indicated in Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, traditional ACP suppliers shall be eligible for income support.
2. Income support shall be paid where the reduction in income derived from the exportation to the Community of bananas complying with the common standards is directly related to conditions prevailing on the market subsequent to the establishment of the common organization of the market in bananas.
1. Income support shall be individually calculated for each traditional ACP supplier on the basis of the quantities exported to the Community during the year of application and the difference between the reference price and the actual price.
2. The reference price shall be the average price per tonne of bananas produced in the ACP State concerned and exported to the Community during the six calendar years preceding the entry into force of this Regulation, less the two years with the highest and the lowest figures.
The actual price shall be the average price per tonne of bananas produced in the ACP State concerned and exported to the Community during the envisaged year of application.
3. The statistics needed for the calculation of income support shall be those drawn up and published on Community imports by the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
4. Before 1 July of each year, the Commission shall determine the income support for the previous year after consultation with the ACP-State concerned.
TITLE III
General provisions
1. Financial commitments under Title I shall be in addition to any funds available to ACP States under the provisions of the fourth ACP-EC Convention.
2. Financial commitments made under Title II shall be complementary to funds available under the system guaranteeing the stabilization of export earnings provided for in Articles 186 et seq. of the fourth ACP-EC Convention. Title II therefore only entitles to payments of income support in as far as transfers, made for identical quantities in accordance with Articles 186 et seq. of the fourth ACP-EC Convention, do not entirely offset the effects of price decreases on the income of traditional ACP suppliers.
3. Payments of income support shall be used, in accordance with a framework of mutual obligations to be agreed between the traditional ACP supplier concerned and the Commission in each case, for the benefit of producers adversely affected by the loss of income and be used to enhance the economic viability of production.
4. (a) Where application of Title II gives rise to a transfer basis, the ACP State concerned shall, in the month following receipt of the notification referred to in Article 6 (4), send the Commission a substantial analysis of the sector recording the loss of earnings, the cause of the loss, the policies pursued by the authorities and the projects, programmes or operations to which the resources are to be allocated in accordance with the objectives set out in paragraph 3 hereof,
(b) Projects, programmes or operations to which the recipient ACP States undertake to allocate the transferred resources shall be examined jointly by the Commission and the ACP State concerned.
(c) Resources shall be used to support immediate operations to sustain the economic viability of production, or adjustment operations designed to restructure production and export activities, within the framework of any consistent reform policy in the banana sector.
1. The granting of assistance as defined Article 1 shall be subject to the designation by the ACP State concerned of a representative organization entitled to act and to receive payments on its behalf within the framework of this Regulation.
2. The representative organizations shall present the following characteristics:
(a) be composed entirely or mainly or producers of bananas in one or more traditional ACP suppliers;
(b) pursue at least two of the following objectives:
- improvement of the quality of the produce,
- improvement of the quality of the distribution and marketing network,
- improvement of the returns to producers,
- improvement of the role of producers in the organization of the banana market.
3. The representative organization designated in accordance with paragraph 2 must be notified to the Commission.
As far as necessary, detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be determined by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 10.
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The Commission shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representatives of the Commission.
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.
The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes.
The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account.
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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 29 February 1996. It shall expire on 31 December 1996.
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32010D0680 | 2010/680/EU: Commission Decision of 9 November 2010 releasing Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, France, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom from the obligation to apply to certain species Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, forest reproductive material, beet seed, vegetable seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively (notified under document C(2010) 7578) Text with EEA relevance
| 10.11.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 292/57
COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 November 2010
releasing Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, France, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom from the obligation to apply to certain species Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, forest reproductive material, beet seed, vegetable seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively
(notified under document C(2010) 7578)
(Only the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/680/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), and in particular Article 23a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (2), and in particular Article 23a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (3), and in particular Article 18a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (4), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of beet seed (5), and in particular Article 30A thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (6), and in particular Article 49 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (7), and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC set out certain provisions for the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, forest reproductive material, beet seed, vegetable seed, and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively. Those Directives also provide that, subject to certain conditions, Member States may be wholly or partially released from the obligation to apply those Directives in respect of certain species or material.
(2) Seed of the species set out in Parts I, II, V, VI and VII of the Annex to this Decision is not normally reproduced or marketed in certain Member States. In addition, the growing of vines and the marketing of propagating material set out in Part III of that Annex are of minimal economic importance in certain Member States. The tree species set out in Part IV of that Annex are also not important for forestry purposes in certain Member States.
(3) On the basis of applications made by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom since 1969 the Commission adopted the following Decisions 69/270/EEC (8), 69/271/EEC (9), 69/272/EEC (10), 70/47/EEC (11), 70/48/EEC (12), 70/49/EEC (13), 70/93/EEC (14), 70/94/EEC (15), 70/481/EEC (16), 72/270/EEC (17), 72/271/EEC (18), 73/122/EEC (19), 73/123/EEC (20), 73/188/EEC (21), 74/5/EEC (22), 74/358/EEC (23), 74/360/EEC (24), 74/361/EEC (25), 74/362/EEC (26), 74/491/EEC (27), 74/532/EEC (28), 75/287/EEC (29), 75/752/EEC (30), 79/355/EEC (31), 86/153/EEC (32), 89/101/EEC (33), 90/209/EEC (34), 2005/325/EC (35), 2005/871/EC (36), 2005/886/EC (37), 2005/931/EC (38), 2008/462/EC (39), 2009/786/EC (40), 2010/198/EU (41) and 2010/377/EU (42) releasing those Member States wholly or partially from the obligation to apply the provisions of Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC, to the species and material in question.
(4) As part of a survey conducted by the Commission in the first semester of 2010 among the Member States concerned, the Commission has asked these Member States to verify to what extent they consider it appropriate to continue to apply the Decisions referred to in recital 3 and whether the applicable conditions continue to be fulfilled. Based on this verification, certain Member States submitted updated applications to the Commission, whereas Belgium, Greece and Luxemburg requested to withdraw the Decisions relating to them altogether. It is therefore necessary to update and, where requested, withdraw the releases granted. Furthermore, in the interest of transparency and simplification, all Decisions referred to in recital 3 should be repealed and replaced by one single act.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
1. The Member States set out in Part I of the Annex to this Decision are released from the obligation to apply Directive 66/401/EEC, with the exception of Article 14(1), to the species listed in the first column of the table and corresponding to the indication ‘X’ in the column of the respective Member States.
2. The Member States set out in Part II of the Annex to this Decision are released from the obligation to apply Directive 66/402/EEC, with the exception of Article 14(1), to the species listed in the first column of the table and corresponding to the indication ‘X’ in the column of the respective Member States.
In the case of Latvia, the release of this obligation in respect of Zea mays applies also with the exception of Article 19(1) of that Directive.
3. The Member States set out in Part III of the Annex to this Decision are released from the obligation to apply Directive 68/193/EEC, with the exception of Articles 12 and 12a, to the genus listed in the first column of the table.
4. The Member States set out in Part IV of the Annex to this Decision are released from the obligation to apply Directive 1999/105/EC, with the exception of Article 17(1), to the species listed in the first column of the table and corresponding to the indication ‘X’ in the column of the respective Member States.
5. The Member States set out in Part V of Annex to this Decision are released from the obligation to apply Directive 2002/54/EC, with the exception of Article 20, to the species listed in the first column of the table and corresponding to the indication ‘X’ in the column of the respective Member States.
6. The Member States set out in Part VI of the Annex to this Decision are released from the obligation to apply Directive 2002/55/EC, with the exception of Articles 16(1) and 34(1), to the species listed in the first column of the table and corresponding to the indication ‘X’ in the column of the respective Member States.
7. The Member States set out in Part VII of the Annex to this Decision are released from the obligation to apply Directive 2002/57/EC, with the exception of Article 17, to the species listed in the first column of the table and corresponding to the indication ‘X’ in the column of the respective Member States.
In the case of Malta, the release from that obligation in respect of sunflower applies also with the exception of Article 9(1) of that Directive.
Decisions 69/270/EEC, 69/271/EEC, 69/272/EEC, 70/47/EEC, 70/48/EEC, 70/49/EEC, 70/93/EEC, 70/94/EEC, 70/481/EEC, 72/270/EEC, 72/271/EEC, 73/122/EEC, 73/123/EEC, 73/188/EEC, 74/5/EEC, 74/358/EEC, 74/360/EEC, 74/361/EEC, 74/362/EEC, 74/491/EEC, 74/532/EEC, 75/287/EEC, 75/752/EEC, 79/355/EEC, 86/153/EEC, 89/101/EEC, 90/209/EEC, 2005/325/EC, 2005/871/EC, 2005/886/EC, 2005/931/EC, 2008/462/EC, 2009/786/EC, 2010/198/EU and 2010/377/EU are repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
31989R0598 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 598/89 of 8 March 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3711/88 fixing the target ceiling for imports of olive oil into Portugal in the 1988/89 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 598/89
of 8 March 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3711/88 fixing the target ceiling for imports of olive oil into Portugal in the 1988/89 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 252 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3711/88 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 341/89 (4), fixes the target ceiling for imports of olive oil into Portugal for the 1988/89 marketing year; whereas, in the present situation of the market in olive oil in Portugal, a feature of which is limited supply compared with demand, provision should be made for a definitive measure to increase the target ceiling for the current marketing year in order to ensure normal supply to the market;
Whereas, with a view to ensuring minimum supply to the greatest number of operators to satisfy their immediate requirements, it should be provided that each operator may submit tenders in respect of a maximum quantity only; whereas, with a view to preventing this provision from being circumvented in any way and consequently to preventing a small number of operators from monopolizing the quantities put up for sale, it should be provided that only recognized operators may be allocated quantities to be exported;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88, lays down the detailed rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade for all agricultural sectors; whereas certain detailed rules applying specifically to the oils and fats sector were laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1634/86 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 219/87 (7); whereas, in view of the current situation on the market for olive oil in Portugal, certain special detailed rules for the application of that mechanism should be laid down for the current marketing year the better to organize imports into that country;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3711/88 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 1
The target ceiling for imports into Portugal of olive oil covered by CN codes 1509 and 1510 00 from the other Member States is hereby fixed at 15 000 tonnes for the period 1 November 1988 to 31 October 1989.
Applications for STM licences shall be admissible only if they are submitted from 17 March 1989 by a natural or legal person conducting an activity in the olive oil sector and entered by virtue of such activity at 31 December 1988 in a public registry of a Member State.
In addition, tenderers may submit applications in respect of a maximum of 500 tonnes only.
Notwithstanding Article 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 (*), rights arising from an STM licence shall not be transferable during the term of validity of that licence.
Where applications for STM licences relate to quantities exceeding the abovementioned ceiling, the Commission shall authorize the Member States concerned to issue licences in proportion to the quantity available.
(*) OJ No L 57, 1. 3. 1986, p. 1.'
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 293/89 (1) is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R1027 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1027/2005 of 1 July 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 2.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 171/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1027/2005
of 1 July 2005
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999D0022 | 1999/22/EC: Council Decision of 14 December 1998 adopting a multiannual programme of studies, analyses, forecasts and other related work in the energy sector (1998-2002)
| COUNCIL DECISION of 14 December 1998 adopting a multiannual programme of studies, analyses, forecasts and other related work in the energy sector (1998-2002) (1999/22/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
(1) Whereas the White Paper entitled 'An energy policy for the European Union` of 13 December 1995 proposed a new approach to the monitoring of energy trends based on cooperation with the Member States and which would give added benefits by establishing and encouraging the most effective methods, promoting a shared approach to studies and analyses and encouraging the exchange of know-how in the field in question;
(2) Whereas in its resolution of 8 July 1996 on the abovementioned White Paper (3), the Council believed that energy decision-making at Community level needed to be placed in the context of a shared analysis of the energy situation and of future trends and invited the Commission to organise cooperation between the Member States;
(3) Whereas in its conclusions of 11 May 1998 on the Kyoto Protocol, the Council welcomed the Commission's presentation on energy policy options for responding to the climate change challenge and stressed the need to prepare a shared analysis of the economic impact of the greenhouse gas emission reductions;
(4) Whereas, in its conclusions, the Cardiff European Council of 15-16 June 1998 invited the Energy Council to give effect to environmental integration and sustainable development within its policy area and invited the Council and the Commission to keep under review the organisational arrangements necessary to carry this forward; whereas it is therefore necessary to develop appropriate indicators to monitor progress in this area;
(5) Whereas forward analyses and market monitoring at Community and Member State levels are essential for the development of an adequate strategy for the medium and long term; whereas shared analyses with Member States and interested parties should be encouraged in this field;
(6) Whereas security of energy supplies is one of the key energy policy objectives; whereas in the context of growing external energy dependency of the European Community, it is necessary to monitor closely and analyse energy market trends both within the Community and at world level;
(7) Whereas, to ensure competitive energy prices, it is essential to monitor regularly at Community level the implementation process of the two key liberalisation Directives which have recently been adopted for the electricity and gas markets;
(8) Whereas this monitoring process should be based on cooperation with Member State administrations and regulators, facilitating the exchange of best practices and ensuring greater transparency along the lines of the model initiated by the Commission for the internal electricity and gas markets;
(9) Whereas provision should therefore be made within the multiannual framework programme for actions in the energy sector (1998-2002) adopted by Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom (4), for a specific programme of studies, analyses, forecasts and other related work in the energy sector;
(10) Whereas, in order to ensure that Community aid is used efficiently and duplication of work avoided, the Commission should ensure that projects are subject to thorough prior appraisal; whereas it should systematically monitor and evaluate the progress and results of supported projects;
(11) Whereas some of these activities should be open to participation by international organisations responsible for energy matters, such as the International Energy Agency and the Energy Charter Secretariat, bodies representing industry, other interested parties, for example environmental organisations and consumers, and certain third countries, in accordance with the rules governing the Community's relations with those organisations and countries;
(12) Whereas this set of actions should be coordinated with the other activities of the Community, the Member States, third countries and international organisations;
(13) Whereas it is politically and economically desirable to open up this programme to the associated central and eastern European countries in accordance with the conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council of 21-22 June 1993 and as outlined in the Commission communication on that subject in May 1994; whereas it should also be open to Cyprus;
(14) Whereas a financial reference amount, within the meaning of point 2 of the Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995 (5), is included in this Decision for the entire duration of this programme, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as they are defined by the Treaty; whereas account should be taken of the fact that a new financial perspective will be negotiated during the course of this programme;
(15) Whereas the Treaty does not provide powers for the adoption of this Decision, other than those in Article 235 thereof,
Within the multiannual framework programme for actions in the energy sector, a specific programme of studies, analyses, forecasts and other related work concerning the future development of energy policy within the Community, hereinafter referred to as 'the ETAP programme`, shall be implemented by the Community for the period 1998-2002.
In addition to the priority objectives referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom, the objectives of the ETAP programme shall be:
(a) to establish a shared approach in the Community to studies, analyses, forecasts and other related work in the energy sector;
(b) to promote coordinated analyses of energy markets and policies at the level of the Community and the Member States;
(c) to analyse and evaluate energy market trends in Europe and the world, inter alia in relation to security of supply and competitiveness;
(d) to analyse and evaluate the impact of energy production and use on the environment, including in relation to climate change;
(e) to help identify and transfer the best analysis methods and practices;
(f) to facilitate information networks in the energy field;
(g) to develop an active policy for the dissemination of the results obtained;
(h) to develop methodologies for monitoring the implementation of the energy framework programme, as set out in Article 5 of Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom.
The financial reference amount for the implementation of the ETAP programme shall be ECU 5 million. Of this amount, ECU 2 million is for the period 1998 to 1999.
The financial reference amount for the period 2000 to 2002 shall be reviewed if the amount of ECU 3 million is not consistent with the financial perspective for that period.
The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.
In order to achieve the objectives referred to in Article 1(2), the Community may undertake and/or promote, directly or in cooperation with other interested parties, and/or contribute financially to the following measures:
(1) observation, monitoring and the exchange of comparable information in the energy field as well as the execution of studies, analyses and forecasts on all energy aspects, including trends, markets and prices;
(2) the provision of technical and methodological assistance to projects in order to identify and transfer the best practices in areas such as methods of analysis and forecasting, means of collecting energy data, access to and exchanges via electronic networks and any other measure which helps to achieve the general objective;
(3) the development of links, for example between energy producers and users and academic and administrative circles, in order to promote research into the economic aspects of energy policy instruments;
(4) the implementation of any initiative contributing to the dissemination of the results obtained, including the preparation and publication of reports and the organisation of workshops, seminars and conferences.
1. The Commission shall be responsible for the financial execution and implementation of the ETAP programme.
2. For the purposes of implementing the ETAP programme, the Commission shall be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 4 of Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom.
3. The Commission shall draw up each year a draft programme of actions to be undertaken during the following year, which will be submitted to the Committee referred to in paragraph 2.
Examination and internal and external assessment of the implementation of the ETAP programme shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions in Article 5 of Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom.
The ETAP programme shall be open to participation by associated central and eastern European countries in accordance with the conditions, including financial provisions, laid down in the additional protocols to the Association Agreements or in the Association Agreements themselves relating to participation in Community programmes. The ETAP programme shall also be open to participation by Cyprus, on the basis of additional appropriations, under the same rules as those applied to the EFTA/EEA countries, in accordance with procedures to be agreed with that country.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
32001R1219 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1219/2001 of 20 June 2001 amending the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar sector products exported in the natural state
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1219/2001
of 20 June 2001
amending the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar sector products exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1527/2000(2), and in particular the third indent of Article 18(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2001(3).
(2) It follows from applying the rules, criteria and other provisions contained in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2001 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The refunds to be granted on the products listed in Article 1 (1) (d), (f) and (g) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2001 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000R1481 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1481/2000 of 6 July 2000 establishing the sugar forecast supply balance for 2000/01 for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands provided for in Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1481/2000
of 6 July 2000
establishing the sugar forecast supply balance for 2000/01 for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands provided for in Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, and in particular Articles 3(4) and 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1434/1999(5), sets the forecast supply balance for sugar for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands for the 1999/2000 marketing year. Pursuant to that Article 2 and on the basis of the forecasts, the supply balance for the 2000/01 marketing year under those arrangements should now be set, on the basis of the objective data provided by the Portuguese and Spanish authorities in line with local market requirements.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 is replaced, for the 2000/01 marketing year, by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989D0089 | 89/89/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 January 1989 approving a specific programme for the processing and marketing of olives and oil seeds notified by the Greek Government pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (only the Greek text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 January 1989
approving a specific programme for the processing and marketing of olives and oil seeds notified by the Greek Government pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(89/89/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 24 May 1988 the Greek Government forwarded a specific programme concerning the processed olive and oil seed sector;
Whereas the aim of this specific programme is to rationalize and adapt the processing and marketing of olives and oil seeds so as to increase the competitiveness of the sector and add value to its production; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas approval of this programme cannot include investments concerned with olive pomace oil, or any investments which would result in a net increase in capacity for olive oil production or refining, or for crushing oil seeds or refining vegetable oil;
Whereas this programme contains sufficient information as prescribed by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 to show that the aims set out in Article 1 of that Regulation can be achieved in the processed olive and oil seed sector in Greece;
Whereas the estimated time required for implementation of this programme does not exceed the period mentioned in Article 3 (1) (8) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
1. The programme for the olive and oil seed sector submitted by the Greek Government on 24 May 1988 is hereby approved.
2. Such approval does not extend to investments concerned with olive pomace oil, or any investments which would result in a net increase in capacity for olive-oil production or refining, or for crushing oil seeds or refining vegetable oil.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990R3068 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3068/90 of 15 October 1990 extending the 1989/90 marketing year for olive oil
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3068/90 of 15 October 1990 extending the 1989/90 marketing year for olive oil
THE COUNCIL 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 2902/89 (2), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas it has not been possible to fix in good time the market representative price and the threshold price for olive oil for the 1990/91 marketing year; whereas it is therefore necessary to extend the 1989/90 marketing year until 25 November 1990,
The 1989/90 marketing year for olive oil shall end on 25 November 1990 and the 1990/91 marketing year shall begin on 26 November 1990.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31985R1458 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1458/85 of 31 May 1985 fixing for the 1985/86 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for cherries and the amount of production aid for cherries in syrup
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1458/85
of 31 May 1985
fixing for the 1985/86 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for cherries and the amount of production aid for cherries in syrup
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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 746/85 (2), and in particular Articles 3b and 3c thereof,
Whereas, under Article 3b (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined for the Member States other than Greece on the basis of:
(a) the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year;
(b) the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetable sector;
(c) the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses;
Whereas Article 3c of the said Regulation lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas the volume of imports of cherries in syrup makes the non-member country price unrepresentative; whereas the production aid must be calculated by reference to a price based on the Community market price;
Whereas, Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 41/81 (3) provides that Community aid for cherries in syrup shall be fully applicable in Greece with effect from the fifth marketing year following accession; whereas as a result thereof Community aid shall apply fully in Greece from the beginning of the 1985/86 marketing year;
Whereas the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the marketing year 1984/85:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 3b of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 to be paid to producers for cherries, and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 3c of the same Regulation for cherries in syrup
shall be as set out in the Annex.
Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011D0715(01) | Council Decision of 12 July 2011 appointing the alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office
| 15.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 209/17
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 July 2011
appointing the alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office
2011/C 209/09
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1), and in particular Article 47(1) thereof,
Having regard to the list of candidates proposed by the Commission on 20 April 2011, after obtaining the opinion of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office,
Whereas:
(1) On 17 December 2007, the Council adopted Decision 2007/858/EC (2) appointing Mr Paul A.C.E. VAN DER KOOIJ as the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office and Mr Timothy MILLETT as his alternate.
(2) Following the resignation of Mr Timothy MILLETT, the position as alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal has become vacant,
Ms Sari Kaarina HAUKKA, born on 12 July 1966, is hereby appointed alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office for a period of five years.
Her term in office shall run from the date on which she take up her duties. Such date shall be agreed with the President and the Administrative Council of the Office.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994D0868 | 94/868/EC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1994 approving the programme for the eradication and surveillance of bovine tuberculosis for 1995 presented by Ireland and fixing the level of the Community' s financial contribution (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1994 approving the programme for the eradication and surveillance of bovine tuberculosis for 1995 presented by Ireland and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the English text is authentic) (94/868/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of bovine tuberculosis;
Whereas by letter dated 28 July 1994, Ireland has submitted a programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as last amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community and which was established by Commission Decision 94/769/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 24 % of the costs incurred by Ireland up to a maximum of ECU 5 260 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis presented by Ireland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1995.
Ireland shall bring into force by 1 January 1995 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 24 % of the costs of testing up to a maximum of ECU 5 260 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1996 at the latest.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R1072 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1072/2006 of 13 July 2006 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
| 14.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 194/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1072/2006
of 13 July 2006
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 (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 provide that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as appropriate.
(3) In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed each month.
(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(5) Taking into account the settlement between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States, approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC (4), 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 15(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (5), 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 provides 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) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 respectively, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 July 2006.
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32006R1588 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1588/2006 of 23 October 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for Northern prawn in Norwegian waters, south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
| 25.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 294/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1588/2006
of 23 October 2006
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Northern prawn in Norwegian waters, south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
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 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 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 2006.
(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 2006 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 its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32008D0794 | 2008/794/EC: Commission Decision of 9 October 2008 on the allocation to the United Kingdom of additional days at sea within ICES division VIIe (notified under document number C(2008) 5657)
| 14.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 272/15
COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 October 2008
on the allocation to the United Kingdom of additional days at sea within ICES division VIIe
(notified under document number C(2008) 5657)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2008/794/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in particular point 9 of Annex IIC thereto,
Having regard to the requests made by the United Kingdom,
Whereas:
(1) Point 7 of Annex IIC to Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 specifies the maximum number of days at sea (192) for which Community vessels of length overall equal to or greater than 10 meters carrying on board beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm or static nets, including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size less than 220 mm may be present within ICES division VIIe from 1 February 2008 to 31 January 2009.
(2) Point 9 of that Annex enables the Commission to allocate an additional number of days at sea for which a vessel may be present within that area when carrying on board such beam trawls or static nets, on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004.
(3) The United Kingdom has submitted data demonstrating that vessels which ceased activities since 1 January 2004, excluding those already taken into account in earlier years, deployed 3,36 % of the fishing effort expended during the year 2003, taken as reference period for vessels present in the area and carrying on board beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm.
(4) In view of the data submitted and applying the calculation method foreseen under point 9.1, six additional days at sea should be allocated to the United Kingdom for the period between 1 February 2008 and 31 January 2009 for vessels carrying on board such beam trawls.
(5) For reasons of clarity this Decision reflects the total amount of additional days allocated to the United Kingdom, and takes into account the 22 additional days at sea that have been previously allocated by Commission Decisions 2006/461/EC (2) and 2007/487/EC (3) on the allocation to the United Kingdom of additional fishing days within ICES division VIIe, as these additional days remain allocated in 2008.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
To the 192 maximum number of days a fishing vessel flying the flag of the United Kingdom and carrying on board beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm may be present in ICES division VIIe, as laid down in table I of Annex IIC to Regulation (EC) No 40/2008, 28 days shall be added. The number of 192 shall thus be amended to 220.
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31979R2188 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2188/79 of 5 October 1979 amending for the ninth time Regulation (EEC) No 2044/75 as regards export licences for butter and amending Regulation (EEC) No 210/69
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2188/79 of 5 October 1979 amending for the ninth time Regulation (EEC) No 2044/75 as regards export licences for butter and amending Regulation (EEC) No 210/69
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/78 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 13 (3) and Article 28 thereof,
Whereas under Article 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2044/75 of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and the advance fixing of refunds in respect of milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 455/78 (4), only milk products for which a refund is fixed in advance are subject to the production of an export certificate;
Whereas it is necessary, in order that a closer check may be kept on the trend of butter exports, that all exports of that product be made conditional on the production of an export licence or certificate which must state the country of destination in cases where there is no advance fixing of the refund;
Whereas, in the English version of Regulation (EEC) No 2044/75, the use of the words "export licence" and "export certificate" is not consistent and should be harmonized;
Whereas as regards the information to be communicated on the subject by Member States, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 of 31 January 1969 on communications between Member States and the Commission with regard to milk and milk products (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1188/77 (6), should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EEC) No 2044/75 is hereby amended as follows: 1. The following paragraph 3 is added to Article 2:
"3. In addition, in cases where there is advance fixing of the refund, exports from the Community of butter falling within subheading 04.03 A of the Common Customs Tariff shall be subject to the production of an export licence."
2. In the English version of Article 3 (3), the words "export licences" are replaced by the words export certificates".
3. The following subparagraph is added to Article 3 (3):
"However, the foregoing subparagraph shall not apply to the export licence referred to in Article 2 (3)."
4. The following paragraph 3 is added to Article 4:
"3. The export licence referred to in Article 2 (3) shall be valid from its date of issue within the meaning of Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 193/75 until the end of the second month following that of issue."
5. The following paragraph 5 is added to Article 5:
"5. The application for the export licence referred to in Article 2 (3) as well as the licence itself shall state, in space 13, the country of destination. The licence shall make it obligatory to export to that country."
6. In the English version of Article 11 (2), the words "export certificates" are replaced by the words "export licences and certificates".
The following subparagraph is added to Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 210/69:
"A distinction shall be made in the communications relating to export licences and certificates for butter falling within subheading 04.03 A of the Common Customs Tariff between the certificates referred to in Article 2 (2) and the licences referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2044/75 (with or without advance fixing of the refund)."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 October 1979. (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2)OJ No L 204, 28.7.1978, p. 6. (3)OJ No L 213, 11.8.1975, p. 15. (4)OJ No L 62, 4.3.1978, p. 23. (5)OJ No L 28, 5.2.1969, p. 1. (6)OJ No L 138, 4.6.1977, p. 12.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31995R1109 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1109/95 of 16 May 1995 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1109/95 of 16 May 1995 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3254/94 (3), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;
Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007R1310 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1310/2007 of 8 November 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007
| 9.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 291/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1310/2007
of 8 November 2007
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007
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 markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 7 November 2007, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 7 November 2007, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 shall be 422,21 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994R0883 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/94 of 20 April 1994 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
| 22.4.1994 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 103/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 883/94
of 20 April 1994
concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 882/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is accepted that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), for a period of three months by the holder;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
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