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32010D0129
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2010/129/CFSP: Council Decision 2010/129/CFSP of 1 March 2010 amending Common Position 2008/109/CFSP concerning restrictive measures imposed against Liberia
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2.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 51/23
COUNCIL DECISION 2010/129/CFSP
of 1 March 2010
amending Common Position 2008/109/CFSP concerning restrictive measures imposed against Liberia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 12 February 2008, the Council adopted Common Position 2008/109/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Liberia (1).
(2) On 17 December 2009, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution (UNSCR) 1903 (2009) renewing the restrictive measures on travel for a further period of 12 months and amending the restrictive measures on arms.
(3) Common Position 2008/109/CFSP should be amended accordingly.
(4) Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain of these measures,
Common Position 2008/109/CFSP shall be amended as follows:
1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:
2. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:
(a) arms and related materiel as well as technical training and assistance intended solely for support of or use by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL);
(b) protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Liberia by United Nations personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel, for their personal use only;
(c) other non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance and training, as notified in advance to the Committee established under paragraph 21 of UNSCR 1521(2003) (the Sanctions Committee);
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32014R0606
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 606/2014 of 5 June 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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6.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/50
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 606/2014
of 5 June 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31996R2489
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Council Regulation (EC) No 2489/96 of 20 December 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards the deadline for a Council decision on a continuous position monitoring system using satellite communications for Community fishing vessels
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2489/96 of 20 December 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards the deadline for a Council decision on a continuous position monitoring system using satellite communications for Community fishing vessels
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (3) the Council is to decide by 1 July 1996 if, and to what extent, and when a continuous position monitoring system using satellite communications is to be introduced for Community fishing vessels;
Whereas, at its meeting on 10 June 1996, the Council said it would like to continue studying in depth, up to 31 December 1996 at the latest, the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 with regard to the installation of such a system;
Whereas the date set in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 should therefore be amended,
In Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the date '1 July 1996` shall be replaced by '1 January 1997`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31992R1998
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1998/92 of 17 July 1992 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Canary Islands
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1998/92 of 17 July 1992 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Canary Islands (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the requirements of the Canary Islands for rice are to be covered in terms of quantity, price and quality by the mobilization, on disposal terms equivalent to exemption from the levy, of Community rice, which involves the grant of an aid for supplies of Community origin; whereas this aid is to be fixed with particular reference to the costs of the various sources of supply and in particular is to be based on the prices applied to exports to third countries;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 (2) lays down common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products, including rice, to the Canary Islands; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1997/92 of 17 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of rice products to the Canary Islands and establishing the forecast supply balance for these products (3) lays down detailed rules which complement or derogate from the provisions of the aforementioned Regulation;
Whereas, in order to make it possible for the aid scheme to function properly, the aid should be calculated on the basis of:
- for currencies which are maintained between themselves within a spread at any given time of a maximum of 2,25 %, a conversion rate based on their central rate, adjusted by the correcting factor provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (5),
- for the other currencies, a conversion rate based on the average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over a determined period and adjusted by the factor referred to in the preceding indent;
Whereas, as a result of the application of these detailed rules to the current market situation in the rice sector, and in particular to the rates of prices for these products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Canary Islands should be set at the amounts given in the Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the amount of aid for the supply of rice of Community origin under the specific arrangements for the supply of the Canary Islands shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be applicable as from the 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32005R2008
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2008/2005 of 8 December 2005 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005
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9.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 322/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2008/2005
of 8 December 2005
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005
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 in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005 (2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 2 to 8 December 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 21,56 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 1 000 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32014D0317
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2014/317/Euratom: Council Decision of 15 November 2013 approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
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4.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 165/5
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 November 2013
approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
(2014/317/Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Albania in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (‘the Protocol’).
(2) Those negotiations were successfully completed and the Protocol was approved by the Albanian authorities, through an Exchange of Letters on 1 August 2013.
(3) The conclusion, by the European Commission, of the Protocol should be approved as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community.
(4) The signature and conclusion of the Protocol are subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the Union and its Member States,
The conclusion by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union is hereby approved.
The text of the Protocol is attached to the Decision on its signature.
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32005R0035
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/2005 of 11 January 2005 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
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13.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 10/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 35/2005
of 11 January 2005
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 14 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993D0503
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93/503/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 September 1993 on the release of securities relating to certain licences and certificates issued under the supply arrangements for the Canary Islands introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
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COMMISSION DECISION of 1 September 1993 on the release of securities relating to certain licences and certificates issued under the supply arrangements for the Canary Islands introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
(93/503/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular
Articles 3 (4), 4 (4), 5 (2) and 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas the entry into force of the supply arrangements for the Canary Islands was achieved by centralizing the administrative procedures relating to the submission of applications and the issue of licences and certificates; whereas such centralization of the procedures is justified by the need to verify that the supply system is being correctly administered; whereas, however, the transition from the former to the new arrangements has created certain problems of assessment of the needs of Canarian importers; whereas such importers have, on occasions, applied for the issue of import licences, exemption certificates and aid certificates in respect of quantities exceeding realistic utilization levels;
Whereas the issue of licences and certificates shall be conditional upon the lodging of a security; whereas that security shall be forfeit in the event of non-observance of the obligation to use the licence or certificate;
Whereas a new temporary provision derogating from a strict application of the rules governing such licences and certificates is warranted in order to facilitate the transition from the former to the new supply arrangements for the Canary Islands;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
Securities lodged for the import licences, the exemption certificates and the aid certificates:
- which have been issued during the period 1 October to 31 December 1992 pursuant to Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, and
- which have been used only partly or not at all,
shall be released in accordance with the provisions of Article 27 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (3).
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32004R0357
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 357/2004 of 27 February 2004 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 357/2004
of 27 February 2004
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 212/2004 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States(3) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Belgium and Luxembourg pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 212/2004 should be repealed,
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and the United Kingdom.
Regulation (EC) No 212/2004 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32000D0478
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2000/478/EC: Council Decision of 20 July 2000 appointing a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
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Council Decision
of 20 July 2000
appointing a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2000/478/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Franz Mรถller, alternate member, notified to the Council on 6 July 2000;
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Mr Hans-Jรถrg Duppre is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Franz Mรถller for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
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32015R0564
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/564 of 8 April 2015 establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 30 to 31 March 2015 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 for olive oil originating in Tunisia and suspending submission of applications for such licences for the month of April 2015
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9.4.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 93/41
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/564
of 8 April 2015
establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 30 to 31 March 2015 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 for olive oil originating in Tunisia and suspending submission of applications for such licences for the month of April 2015
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, (1) and in particular Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of virgin olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported direct from that country to the European Union. Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 lays down the maximum monthly quantities covered by the import licences to be issued.
(2) The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 30 to 31 March 2015 for the month of April 2015 exceed those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006. (3) Submission of new applications should be suspended for the month of April 2015
(3) In order to ensure that the measure is effective, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
1. The quantities covered by the applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 from 30 to 31 March 2015 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Submission of new applications for import licences shall be suspended for the month of April 2015 from 1 April 2015.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003R2101
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2101/2003 of 28 November 2003 fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 131st individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2101/2003
of 28 November 2003
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 131st individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter 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 131st 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 29 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32008D0894
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Political and Security Committee Decision EUMM/1/2008 of 16 September 2008 appointing the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia)
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29.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/79
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUMM/1/2008
of 16 September 2008
appointing the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia)
(2008/894/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP of 15 September 2008 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 25 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purposes of political control and strategic direction of EUMM Georgia and in particular to appoint a Head of Mission.
(2) The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed that Mr Hansjörg HABER be appointed Head of EUMM Georgia,
Mr Hansjörg HABER is hereby appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia).
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply until 15 September 2009.
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32013D0486
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2013/486/EU: Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union
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8.10.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 265/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 September 2013
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union
(2013/486/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In May 2003 the Commission adopted a Communication to the European Parliament and to the Council entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’ which called for measures to address illegal logging by developing voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries (hereinafter ‘EU Action Plan’). Council conclusions on the Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 (1) and European Parliament resolution on the subject was adopted on 11 July 2005 (2).
(2) On 5 December 2005, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations on partnership agreements to implement the EU Action Plan.
(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (3) established a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the Union from countries with which the Union has concluded voluntary partnership agreements.
(4) The negotiations with the Republic of Indonesia have been completed and the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 4 May 2011.
(5) The Agreement should be signed subject to its conclusion,
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (4).
The president of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
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31994D0292
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94/292/EC: Commission Decision of 19 May 1994 amending Decision 94/178/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Germany and repealing Decisions 94/27/EC and 94/28/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 19 May 1994 amending Decision 94/178/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Germany and repealing Decisions 94/27/EC and 94/28/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (94/292/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in Intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Council Directive 92/118/EEC (2) and, in particular, Article 10 (4) thereof,
Whereas as a result of outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever in different parts of Germany, the Commission adopted Decision 94/178/EC of 23 March 1994 concerning certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Germany and repealing Decisions 94/27/EC and 94/28/EC (3);
Whereas an increased number of outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever have occurred in Bundesland Niedersachsen; whereas some of the outbreaks have occurred in parts with a high density of pigs;
Whereas in the light of the evolution of the situation it is necessary to take supplementary measures in the area where outbreaks are concentrated, these measures must include rules for movements of the pigs in the said area;
Whereas it is necessary to adjust the borders of the area described in Annex II;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 94/178/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'2. Germany shall ensure that:
(a) no pigs leave from the area described in Annex II to the area described in Annex I,
(b) no pigs enter the area described in Annex II.
This restriction shall not apply:
(i) to pigs for slaughter brought directly to slaughterhouse situated in the said area where the pigs shall be slaughtered within 48 hours,
(ii) to the transit of pigs by road and rail without unloading or stopping.'
2. In Article 1, paragraph 3, line 1 the words 'paragraph 2' are replaced by 'paragraph 2a'.
3. In Article 10, '20 April' is replaced by '20 June'.
4. Annex II is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision.
The Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32007R0302
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 302/2007 of 21 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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22.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 302/2007
of 21 March 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32013R0197
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 197/2013 of 7 March 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 establishing the list of biological or chemical substances provided for in Article 53(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from custom duty
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8.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 65/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 197/2013
of 7 March 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 establishing the list of biological or chemical substances provided for in Article 53(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from custom duty
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 of 16 November 2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 (2) sets out the list of biological or chemical substances provided for in Article 53(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009.
(2) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 should be amended in order to include in the list two substances for which there is at present no equivalent production within the customs territory of the Union.
(3) Moreover, it is no longer necessary to maintain in the list a substance which is currently listed in Annex 3 to Part Three of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) concerning the pharmaceutical substances which are free of duty.
(4) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 80/2012 is amended in accordance with 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003R0096
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 96/2003 of 20 January 2003 on the supply of white sugar as food aid
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 96/2003
of 20 January 2003
on the supply of white sugar as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage.
(2) Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated white sugar to certain beneficiaries.
(3) It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(3). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs,
White sugar shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31994D0338
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94/338/EC: Commission Decision of 25 May 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 90/425/EEC as regards the taking of samples for the purpose of veterinary inspections at the place of destination
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17.6.1994 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 151/36
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 May 1994
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 90/425/EEC as regards the taking of samples for the purpose of veterinary inspections at the place of destination
(94/338/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,
Whereas the competent authority of the Member State may, at the places of destination of animals and proudcts, establish by means of non-discriminatory veterinary spot checks that the requirements of Article 3 of Directive 90/425/EEC have been complied with; whereas it may at the same time take samples in accordance, with Article 5 (1) (a);
Whereas in order to ensure that checks at destination are carried out efficiently and to prevent any subsequent difficulties in intra-Community trade whilst safeguarding the interests of the parties concerned, certain detailed rules for the taking of samples should be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Where the competent authority at the place of destination takes samples from animals in intra-Community trade, it shall comply with the rules laid down in Articles 2 and 3.
1. Samples taken as a part of non-discriminatory spot checks shall be taken as soon as possible and in any case not later than two working days after the date of arrival of the animals at the place of destination mentioned on the certificate or document referred to in Article 3 (1) (d) of Directive 90/425/EEC.
2. The time limit of two working days shall not apply to checks carried out by the competent authorities on the basis of information which leads to presume that an infringement has occured.
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, where the consignee is an intermediary redistributing the animals, as referred to in Article 5 (1) (b) (iii) of Directive 90/425/EEC, a further period of two working days shall apply from the arrival of the animals at their final national destination in the Member State.
1. The samples shall be taken in duplicate or in sufficient quantity to provide at least two aliquots for testing.
2. The first sample or aliquot shall be tested in a laboratory approved by the competent authority for the disease in question.
3. The second sample or aliquot or as the case may be the aliquots shall be clearly identified and stored under suitable conditions for a period of at least one month under the control of the competent authority.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31994R0629
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 629/94 of 21 March 1994 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period 1993/94
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 629/94 of 21 March 1994 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period 1993/94
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 of 15 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 provides that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are to be the quantities placed under control and distilled, weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each Member State concerned; whereas that coefficient expresses the ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spirituous beverage concerned on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years corresponding to the average ageing period of the spirituous beverage in question; whereas, in view of the information provided by the United Kingdom on the period 1 January to 31 December 1992, the average ageing period in 1992 was eight years for Scotch whisky; whereas the coefficients for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994 should be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994, the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 applying to cereals used in the United Kingdom for manufacturing Scotch whisky shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32006R0430
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 430/2006 of 15 March 2006 approving operations to check conformity with the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in Senegal prior to import into the Community
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16.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 79/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 430/2006
of 15 March 2006
approving operations to check conformity with the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in Senegal prior to import into the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 of 12 June 2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables (2), lays down the conditions for the approval of checking operations, performed by certain third countries which so request, prior to import into the Community.
(2) The Senegalese authorities sent the Commission a request for the approval of checking operations performed under the responsibility of the Directorate for Plant Protection of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water. The request states that the aforementioned Directorate has the necessary staff, equipment and facilities to carry out checks, that it uses methods equivalent to those referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 and that the fresh fruit and vegetables exported from Senegal to the Community must meet the Community marketing standards.
(3) The information sent by the Member States to the Commission shows that, in the period 2001 to 2005, the incidence of non-conformity with marketing standards among imports from Senegal of fresh fruit and vegetables was very low.
(4) Checks on conformity carried out by Senegal should therefore be approved with effect from the date of implementation of the administrative cooperation procedure provided for in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
Checks on conformity with the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out by Senegal prior to import into the Community are hereby approved in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.
Details of the official authority and inspection body in Senegal, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, are given in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the date of publication in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union of the notice referred to in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, relating to the establishment of administrative cooperation between the Community and Senegal.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003D0587
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2003/587/EC: Commission Decision of 5 August 2003 on compliance of the fire-extinguishing system used on the ro-ro ferry "Finnsailor" (IMO No 8401444) with Council Directive 1999/35/EC of 29 April 1999 (notified under document number C(2003) 2819)
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Commission Decision
of 5 August 2003
on compliance of the fire-extinguishing system used on the ro-ro ferry "Finnsailor" (IMO No 8401444) with Council Directive 1999/35/EC of 29 April 1999
(notified under document number C(2003) 2819)
(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2003/587/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/35/EC of 29 April 1999 on a system of mandatory surveys for the safe operation of regular ro-ro ferry and high-speed passenger craft services(1), as amended by Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 11(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 1999/35/EC provides for a system of mandatory surveys of ro-ro ferries on regular services to or from ports in the Member States to ensure that the ship carries valid certificates; and it also provides for cooperation between the administrations of two or more host States involved in a specific survey of the same ship or craft.
(2) In case of persistent disagreement between host States on the results of a specific survey, the administration of any host State involved in this survey shall immediately notify the Commission of the reasons of the disagreement, according to Article 11(7) of Directive 1999/35/EC.
(3) According to Article 11(8) of Council Directive 1999/35/EC, the Commission shall take a decision, based on the opinion of the Committee, set up by article 16 of the Directive, should there be persistent disagreement between these administrations.
(4) The Kingdom of Sweden, in its capacity as host State, on 3 July 2002 notified the Commission of a persistent disagreement with the Republic of Finland, regarding the fire-extinguishing system used in the motor vehicle deck of the ro-ro ferry "Finnsailor" (IMO(3) No 8401444)(4) sailing under Finnish flag, and that in the view of Sweden this ship fails to comply with the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirements for areas of a ship to which passengers have access during the voyage, as well as during loading and unloading.
(5) The special category space of a ship as defined in Regulation II-2/3.18 of SOLAS, is "an enclosed space above or below the bulkhead deck intended for the carriage of motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion, into and from which such vehicles can be driven and to which passengers have access"; the motor vehicle deck to which passengers have access during at least the loading and unloading, shall be considered a "special category space" and a "passenger space".
(6) According to SOLAS, special category spaces shall be fitted with a fixed fire-extinguishing system according to Regulation II-2/37.1.3, such as a fixed pressure water spraying system, or other system that is not less effective, according to IMO Resolution A.123(V), in controlling fires likely to occur in such spaces at any time.
(7) A gas-based fixed fire-extinguishing system, such as a carbon-dioxide-based system, is not considered sufficiently effective in controlling fires that are likely to occur in special category spaces, in particular during loading or unloading, when the space is not closed, and hence not gas-tight; in addition a fire-extinguishing system giving off toxic gases in quantities as to endanger persons is not permitted, and therefore its gas connections shall be blanked in cargo spaces, when used as passenger spaces, for instance during loading and unloading.
(8) For the relevant certificates to be valid, a water-based fixed fire-extinguishing system shall therefore be installed in special category spaces.
(9) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas, set up by Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5),
The motor vehicle decks of the ro-ro passenger ferry "Finnsailor" (IMO No 8401444) shall be considered special category spaces, and shall therefore have a water-based fixed fire-extinguishing system installed, in compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-2.
This Decision shall become applicable 12 months after the date of its adoption.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.
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32010R0068
|
Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2010 of 22 January 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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23.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 68/2010
of 22 January 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 January 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
| 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010D0579
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2010/579/EU: Council Implementing Decision of 27 September 2010 authorising the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to apply a measure derogating from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
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30.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 256/20
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 27 September 2010
authorising the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to apply a measure derogating from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
(2010/579/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 291(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 395(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By letters registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 15 October and 18 November 2009 respectively, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg requested authorisation to apply a measure derogating from the provisions of Directive 2006/112/EC in relation to the renovation and maintenance of a border bridge.
(2) In accordance with Article 395(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Commission informed the other Member States by letter dated 25 February 2010 of the requests made by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. By letter dated 2 March 2010, the Commission informed the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg that it had all the information necessary to consider the requests.
(3) The purpose of the measure is, for supplies of goods and services, intra-Community acquisitions of goods and importations of goods intended for the renovation and subsequent maintenance of a cross-border bridge over the Mosel, to regard that bridge and its building site, as entirely on the territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in accordance with an agreement between the two countries.
(4) In absence of such a measure, it would be necessary to ascertain whether the place of taxation was the Federal Republic of Germany or the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Work at the border bridge carried out on German territory would be subject to value added tax in Germany while work carried out in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg would be subject to value added tax in Luxembourg. In addition, the bridge crosses a jointly managed territory (condominium) and work in this area could not be attributed exclusively to the territory of one of the two Member States to determine a single place of supply.
(5) The purpose of the measure is therefore to simplify the procedure for charging value added tax on the renovation and the maintenance of the bridge in question.
(6) The derogation will have no negative impact on the Union’s own resources accruing from value added tax,
By way of derogation from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are hereby authorised, in respect of the existing border bridge over the river Mosel linking the German B 419 and the Luxembourg N 1 motorways between Wellen and Grevenmacher, to consider that bridge and its building site as entirely on the territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the purposes of supplies of goods and services, intra-Community acquisitions of goods and importations of goods intended for the renovation or subsequent maintenance of that bridge.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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32004R1815
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1815/2004 of 20 October 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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21.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 320/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1815/2004
of 20 October 2004
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997D0697
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97/697/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Niedersachsen concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Niedersachsen concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic) (97/697/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,
After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,
Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);
Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;
Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 14 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the Land Niedersachsen; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;
Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;
Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;
Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (6), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (8), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (10), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;
Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas certain measures planned under this single programming document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;
Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;
Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (12), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;
Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/5 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany;
Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,
The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Niedersachsen concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved.
The single programming document includes the following essential elements:
(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of the Federal Republic of Germany;
the main priorities are:
1. industry,
2. tourism,
3. research and technological development, environment and energy,
4. employment growth and stability,
5. scientific further training;
(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;
(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:
- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,
- the provisions on financial implementation,
- the rules for compliance with Community policies;
(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;
(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;
(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned.
1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:
>TABLE>
The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 49,940 million.
The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.
The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 50,067 million for the public sector and ECU 125,175 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB.
1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:
- ERDF: ECU 33,306 million,
- ESF: ECU 16,634 million.
2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:
- ERDF: ECU 9,942 million,
- ESF: ECU 5,323 million.
In accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned.
Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.
The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.
This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measure. 6.1.III.3 - support for the improvement of the environment. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission.
The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001.
The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts.
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This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/5.
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This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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32010D0083
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2010/83/: Commission Decision of 9 February 2010 establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards air drying jointing compounds (notified under document C(2010) 399) (Text with EEA relevance)
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11.2.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 38/13
COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 February 2010
establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards air drying jointing compounds
(notified under document C(2010) 399)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/83/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (1), and in particular Article 20(2) a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 89/106/EEC envisages that in order to take account of different levels of protection for the construction works at national, regional or local levels, it may be necessary to establish in the interpretative documents classes corresponding to the performance of products in respect of each essential requirement. Those documents have been published as the ‘Communication of the Commission with regard to the interpretative documents of Directive 89/106/EEC’ (2).
(2) With respect to the essential requirement of safety in the event of fire, interpretative document No 2 lists a number of interrelated measures which together define the fire safety strategy to be variously developed in the Member States.
(3) Interpretative document No 2 identifies one of those measures as the limitation of the generation and spread of fire and smoke within a given area by limiting the potential of construction products to contribute to the full development of a fire.
(4) The level of that limitation may be expressed only in terms of the different levels of reaction-to- fire performance of the products in their end-use application.
(5) By way of a harmonised solution, a system of classes was adopted in Commission Decision 2000/147/EC of 8 February 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction to fire performance of construction products (3).
(6) In the case of air drying jointing compounds it is necessary to use the classification established in Decision 2000/147/EC.
(7) The reaction-to-fire performance of many construction products and/or materials, within the classification provided for in Decision 2000/147/EC, is well established and sufficiently well known to fire regulators in Member States that they do not require testing for this particular performance characteristic.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,
The construction products and/or materials which satisfy all the requirements of the performance characteristic ‘reaction-to-fire’ without need for further testing are set out in the Annex.
The specific classes to be applied to different construction products and/or materials, within the reaction-to-fire classification adopted in Decision 2000/147/EC, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Products shall be considered in relation to their end-use application, where relevant.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31998L0045
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Council Directive 98/45/EC of 24 June 1998 amending Directive 91/67/EEC concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 98/45/EC of 24 June 1998 amending Directive 91/67/EEC concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Directive 91/67/EEC (4) laid down the Community rules governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals for the purpose, in particular, of avoiding the spread of certain serious diseases;
Whereas the diseases set out in list III of Annex A of the said Directive, including gyrodactylosis, can have serious economic repercussions if they break out in a region which was previously disease free;
Whereas consequently it is necessary to prevent the spread of the said diseases by strengthening the provisions currently applied;
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that the placing on the market of fish from a non-approved zone does not prejudice the health status of non-infected farms situated in a non-approved zone; whereas this can be achieved through certification of consignments intended for intra-Community trade;
Whereas it is necessary to adapt certain provisions as regards the frequency of inspections and sampling and testing requirements for fish diseases to international standards,
Directive 91/67/EEC is amended as follows:
1. in Article 13, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:
'1. Where a Member State considers that its territory or part of its territory is free from one of the diseases listed in Annex A, column 1, of List III, it shall submit to the Commission appropriate justifications setting out in particular:
- the name of the disease and the previous history of its occurrence in that Member State,
- the results of surveillance testing based on serological, virological, microbiological or pathological findings, or identification of the parasite, as appropriate, and on the fact that the disease is compulsorily notifiable to the competent authorities,
- the period over which the surveillance was carried out,
- the control arrangements for verifying that the area concerned remains free from the disease.
The Commission shall define, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26, general criteria to ensure uniform implementation of this paragraph.
2. The Commission shall examine the justifications communicated by the Member State and, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26, define the zones that are to be regarded as free from, and the species that are susceptible to, the disease in question, and the additional guarantees, general or specific, which may be required for the introduction of aquaculture animals and products into those areas. Live fish, shellfish or crustaceans and if appropriate, their eggs and gametes, introduced into such zones must be accompanied by a movement document, corresponding to a model to be drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26, certifying that they comply with such additional guarantees.`;
2. in Article 16(1), the following sentence shall be added:
'In addition, the Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26, shall draw up specimens of the certificates which must accompany aquaculture animals, their eggs and gametes in intra-Community trade between non-approved zones as regards the diseases referred to in list II of Annex A, and shall decide on arrangements for extending the "ANIMO" computerized system linking competent authorities to cover trade in the above animals and products.`;
3. in Annex B:
(a) point I. B., the first sentence of point 2 shall be replaced by the following:
'2. all farms in the continental zone are placed under the supervision of the official services. Two health inspections per year for two years must have been carried out.`;
(b) point I. C., point 2 shall be replaced by the following:
'2. each farm must undergo two health inspections annually in accordance with point B.2, except farms without broodstock which must be inspected once per year. However, samples will be taken by rotation in 50 % of the fish farms in the continental zone each year;`.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 July 1999. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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32004D0216
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2004/216/EC: Commission Decision of 1 March 2004 amending Council Directive 82/894/EEC on the notification of animal diseases within the Community to include certain equine diseases and certain diseases of bees to the list of notifiable diseases (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 578)
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Commission Decision
of 1 March 2004
amending Council Directive 82/894/EEC on the notification of animal diseases within the Community to include certain equine diseases and certain diseases of bees to the list of notifiable diseases
(notified under document number C(2004) 578)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/216/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community(1), and in particular the first indent of Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae(2), African horse sickness, vesicular stomatitis, glanders, dourine, equine encephalomyelitis of all types, equine infectious anaemia, rabies and anthrax are defined as compulsorily notifiable diseases.
(2) Annex I to Council Directive 82/894/EEC, listing the diseases the occurrence of which must be notified to the Commission and other Member States, includes in relation to diseases affecting equidae only African horse sickness and vesicular stomatitis.
(3) African horse sickness, vesicular stomatitis, glanders, dourine, equine infectious anaemia and various types of equine encephalomyelitis are diseases of equidae that are listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
(4) Member countries of the OIE are obliged to notify the confirmed first occurrence or reoccurrence of a listed disease, if the country or zone of the country was previously considered to be free from that particular disease, or the disease may have a zoonotic impact and where the disease developments may have implications for international trade.
(5) At present African horse sickness, vesicular stomatitis, glanders, dourine and most of the types of viral equine encephalomyelitis are exotic to the Community. Equine infectious anaemia and some types of equine encephalomyelitis are reported occasionally in certain parts of the Community.
(6) The small hive beetle and the Tropilaelaps mite are exotic parasites affecting honey bees and currently no cases of these diseases are known to occur in the Community. If imported however they could have a devastating effect on the health status of honey bees and on the apiary industry, which is why these diseases were added to the list of Community notifiable diseases.
(7) Prompt notification and information on the occurrence of such diseases within the Community is vital for controlling an emerging disease, as well as for the movement of and trade in equidae and bees, taking also into account the potential zoonotic impact of certain of these diseases.
(8) With the enlargement of the Community and different environmental effects on vectors transmitting some of the above diseases, the situation in the Community in relation to these diseases is susceptible to change.
(9) It appears therefore appropriate to add glanders, dourine, equine infectious anaemia, all types of equine encephalomyelitis, the small hive beetle and the Tropilaelaps mite to Annex I to Council Directive 82/894/EEC and to change Annex II to Council Directive 82/894/EEC to take into account the way in which bees are kept.
(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,
Annexes I and II to Directive 82/894/EEC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 25 March 2004.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32015R0134
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Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/134 of 26 January 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
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29.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/134
of 26 January 2015
establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2), lays down quotas for 2014.
(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 2014.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31983D0402
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83/402/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 July 1983 on the list of establishments in New Zealand approved for the purposes of importing fresh meat into the Community
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 July 1983
on the list of establishments in New Zealand approved for the purposes of importing fresh meat into the Community
(83/402/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas establishments in third countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC;
Whereas New Zealand has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community;
Whereas Community on-the-spot visits have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized;
Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by New Zealand has to be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community legislation;
Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them;
Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made;
Whereas import of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to this Decision remains subject to provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty; whereas, in particular, import from third countries and re-export to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than three kilograms, or meat containing residues of certain substances which are not yet covered by Community rules or by rules which need to be further harmonized, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State, while respecting the general provisions of the Treaty;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. The establishments in New Zealand listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the import of fresh meat into the Community pursuant to the said Annex.
2. Imports from the establishments referred to in paragraph 1 shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere.
1. Member States shall prohibit imports of fresh meat coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.
2. However, Member States may continue to authorize until 30 April 1984 imports of fresh meat coming from establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the authorities of New Zealand as of 30 March 1983 pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 May 1984.
The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 1983.
This Decision shall be reviewed and if necessary amended before 1 February 1984.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31992R1832
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 of 3 July 1992 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1832/92 of 3 July 1992 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Canary Islands (1), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the requirements of the Canary Islands for cereals are to be covered in terms of quantity, price and quality by the mobilization, on disposal terms equivalent to exemption from the levy, of Community cereals, which involves the grant of an aid for supplies of Community origin; whereas this aid is to be fixed with particular reference to the costs of the various sources of supply and in particular is to be based on the prices applied to exports to third countries; whereas these objectives imply that the aid will vary according to product;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 (2) lays down common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products, including cereals, to the Canary Islands; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1728/92 of 30 June 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of cereal products to the Canary Islands and establishing the forecast supply balance for these products (3) lays down detailed rules which complement or derogate from the provisions of the aforementioned Regulation;
Whereas, in order to make it possible for the aid scheme to function properly, the aid should be calculated on the basis of:
- for currencies which are maintained between themselves within a spread at any given time of a maximum of 2,25 %, a conversion rate based on their central rate, adjusted by the correcting factor provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (5),
- for the other currencies, a conversion rate based on the average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over a determined period and adjusted by the factor referred to in the preceding indent;
Whereas, as a result of the application of these detailed rules to the current market situation in the cereals sector, and in particular to the rates of prices for these products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Canary Islands should be set at the amounts given in the Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the amount of aid for the supply of cereals of Community origin under the specific arrangements for the supply of the Canary Islands shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be applicable as from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31992D0231
|
92/231/EEC: Council Decision of 18 March 1991 on the conclusion of an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning the marketing, in Austrian territory, of Community table wines and ' Landwein' in bottles
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COUNCIL DECISION of 18 March 1991 on the conclusion of an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning the marketing, in Austrian territory, of Community table wines and 'Landwein' in bottles (92/231/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, to promote quality wines at the expense of table wines and to avoid any confusion in the minds of consumers, the Austrian law of 29 August 1985 relating to wines prohibits the marketing of table wine in bottles containing more than 25 cl but less than one litre; whereas that measure nonetheless constitutes a barrier to imports of Community table wines traditionally marketed in bottles of less than one litre;
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community and Austria to foster the harmonious development of trade in wine, in accordance with Article 15 of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria signed on 22 July 1972 (1), particularly as regards table wines of a certain quality; whereas, to that end, an agreement should be concluded whereby Austria permits the marketing, on its territory, of the wines in question, notwithstanding the abovementioned Austrian provisions and subject to observance of a minimum import price;
Whereas the Commission has negotiated an agreement on the matter with the Republic of Austria in the form of an exchange of letters which should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning the marketing, in Austrian territory, of Community table wines and 'Landwein' in bottles is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the agreement is attached to this Decision.
1. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement.
2. The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in point 6 of the Agreement.
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32010R0592
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 592/2010 of 5 July 2010 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
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6.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 170/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 592/2010
of 5 July 2010
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 577/2010 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 July 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31997R0386
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/97 of 28 February 1997 correcting the English and Swedish language versions of Regulation (EC) No 2257/94 laying down quality standards for bananas and the Spanish language version of Regulation (EC) No 2898/95 concerning verification of compliance with quality standards for bananas
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 386/97 of 28 February 1997 correcting the English and Swedish language versions of Regulation (EC) No 2257/94 laying down quality standards for bananas and the Spanish language version of Regulation (EC) No 2898/95 concerning verification of compliance with quality standards for bananas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas the English and Swedish language versions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2257/94 (3) and the Spanish language version of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2898/95 (4), amended by Regulation (EC) No 465/96 (5), differ from the texts in the other official Community languages; whereas, therefore, the necessary corrections should be made to those language versions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
The English language version of Regulation (EC) No 2257/94 is amended as follows:
In Point III of Annex I, the first indent concerning sizing is replaced by the following:
'- the length of the fruit expressed in centimetres and measured along the convex face, from the blossom end to the point where the peduncle joins the crown,`.
A correction is hereby made to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2898/95.
This correction concerns only the Spanish language version of the Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31989L0676
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Council Directive 89/676/EEC of 21 December 1989 amending Directive 75/106/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to the making-up by volume of certain prepackaged liquids
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 21 December 1989
amending Directive 75/106/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making-up by volume of certain prepackaged liquids
(89/676/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Directive 75/106/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 88/316/EEC (5), provides for total harmonization of the range of nominal quantities of certain products in the wine sector;
Whereas, in view of developments within the Community in the vatting, bottling and labelling of wine, it is necessary to modify this range;
Whereas, in order to permit the use of returnable bottles of volumes not covered by the said Directive, it is necessary to include special rules therein,
Directive 75/106/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. the second subparagraph of Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'This Directive shall not apply to prepackages containing the products listed in Annex III:
- point 1 (a), which are vatted, bottled and labelled in volumes not exceeding 0,25 litre and are intended for professional use,
- points 2 (a) and 4, which are intended either for consumption on board aircraft, ships and trains or for sale in duty-free shops.';
2. in Article 5 (3):
(a) point (a) is deleted;
(b) the indents in point (c) are replaced by the following:
'- 0,68 litre, 0,70 litre and 0,98 litre in Spain, until 31 December 1992,
'- 0,46 litre and 0,70 litre in Greece, until 31 December 1992.';
3. Annex III, column I (1) (a) is hereby amended as follows:
(a) the following is added: '0,187 (l)-4-8';
(b) '0,187 (for consumption on board aircraft and ships only)', at the end of the range of volumes, is deleted.
(c) the following footnote is added:
'(1) Value relating only to consumption on board aircraft, ships and trains and to sales in duty-free shops.'
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions needed to comply with this Directive on 1 July 1990. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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31968L0192
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Council Directive 68/192/EEC of 5 April 1968 concerning freedom of access to the various forms of credit for farmers who are nationals of one Member State and established in another Member State
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 5 April 1968 concerning freedom of access to the various forms of credit for farmers who are nationals of one Member State and established in another Member State (68/192/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 54 (2) and (3) thereof;
Having regard to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment 1, and in particular Title IV F 4 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament 2;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee 3;
Whereas the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment includes a special timetable for attaining such freedom in agriculture, which takes into account the particular nature of agricultural activities ; whereas the fourth series of measures provided for in that timetable entails that, at the beginning of the third stage, each Member State will ensure that farmers who are nationals of other Member States have access to the various forms of credit on the same terms as its own nationals.
Whereas this Directive refers only to credits, that is repayable loans, and does not apply to aids and subsidies which do not have to be repaid in full, for the liberalisation of which the General Programme lays down a later date;
Whereas in practice, however, where loans carry subsidised rates of interest it is difficult to distinguish between the loan itself and the interest rate subsidy, and whereas this form of credit must consequently be included in the scope of this Directive;
Whereas beneficiaries under the Council Directive of 2 April 1963 laying down detailed provisions for the attainment of freedom of establishment in agriculture in the territory of a Member State in respect of nationals of other countries of the Community who have been employed as paid agricultural workers in that Member State for a continuous period of two years 4 and beneficiaries under the Council Directive of 2 April 1963 laying down detailed provisions for the attainment of freedom of establishment on agricultural holdings abandoned or left uncultivated for more than two years 5 already enjoy the same treatment as nationals of the Member State concerned with regard to access to credit;
Member States, acting in accordance with the following provisions, shall abolish in respect of nationals and companies or firms of other Member States pursuing activities as self-employed persons in agriculture or establishing themselves for that purpose (hereinafter called "beneficiaries") all restrictions on access to the various forms of credit.
1. For the purposes of this Directive, "access to credit" means the right of beneficiaries to obtain repayable loans, including any loans at subsidised rates of interest, on the same terms as those applicable to nationals of the State in which they are established, in particular as regards the amount, the rate of interest and the duration of the loan, and the security required by the lender.
2. For the purposes of this Directive, "agricultural activities" means: 1OJ No 2, 15.1.1962, p. 36/62. 2OJ No 201, 5.11.1966, p. 3474/66. 3OJ No 17, 28.1.1967, p. 279/67. 4OJ No 62, 20.4.1963, p. 1323/63. 5OJ No 62, 20.4.1963, p. 1326/63.
- activities falling within Annex V to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment (ex Major Group 01, Agriculture, of the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities) 1, and in particular: (a) general agriculture including the growing of field crops and viticulture ; growing of fruits, nuts, seeds, vegetables, flowers, both in the open and under glass;
(b) raising of livestock, poultry, rabbits, furbearing or other animals, bees ; and the production of meat, milk, wool, skins and fur, eggs, honey;
- felling of timber, commercial exploitation of woodlands, and planting and replanting of trees, where such operations are practised as ancillary activities and are compatible with a Member State's internal legislation and in particular with land utilisation plans.
1. Member States shall abolish the following restrictions: - those which in pursuance of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action deny beneficiaries access to the various forms of credit or make such access subject to special terms;
- those existing by reason of administrative practices which result in treatment being applied to beneficiaries as regards access to the various forms of credit that is discriminatory by comparison with that applied to nationals.
Member States shall, moreover, subject to the limits imposed by their national laws, be responsible for seeing that, irrespective of the nature of the lender, discrimination against beneficiaries is avoided.
2. The restrictions to be abolished shall include in particular those arising out of measures which prevent or limit by the following means access by beneficiaries to the various forms of credit on the same terms as nationals of the Member State in question:
in France: - the rule that loans for initial establishment may be granted only to persons of French nationality (Article 11 of Décret No 65-576 of 15 July 1965);
- the rule that loans to young farmers may be granted only to persons of French nationality (Article 666 of the Code rural and Article 2 (2) (a) of Décret No 65-577 of 15 July 1965);
- restrictions which might result from instructions issued by the Caisse nationale du crédit agricole with regard to the granting of loans referred to in Article 686 of the Code rural.
No Member State shall grant to its nationals, with a view to or on the occasion of their establishment in another Member State, any direct or indirect aid, including in particular any aid in the form of a loan, which would result in distortion of the conditions of establishment in the host country.
Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive within six months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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32003R0242
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 242/2003 of 7 February 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 242/2003
of 7 February 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 3 to 6 February 2003 at 165,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 February 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31984D0147
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84/147/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 March 1984 approving a programme for the seed sector in Italy pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the Italian text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 March 1984
approving a programme for the seed sector in Italy pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(84/147/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3164/82 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 1 September 1983 the Italian Government submitted the programme for the seed sector;
Whereas the said programme relates to the setting up, concentration and rationalization of facilities for collecting, dressing, selecting, packaging and storage of seed and propagating material with the aim of adapting processing capacities and techniques to demand; whereas the programme therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the programme contains the details required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of that Regulation can be achieved in the abovementioned sector; whereas the schedule for implementation of the programme does not exceed the time limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the programme can be approved only for applications provided for under Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
1. The programme for the seed sector, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, submitted by the Italian Government on 1 September 1983 is hereby approved.
2. Approval of the programme relates only to projects submitted before 30 April 1984.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
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31995R0265
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 265/95 of 6 February 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 265/95 of 6 February 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 70 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Articles 1 (2) and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 (2) provide for import facilities for wine products originating in third countries which offer specific guarantees through the provision of a certificate of origin and conformity and an analysis report; whereas Article 3 (2) of that Regulation limits those facilities to a trial period expiring on 31 December 1994; whereas, taking into account the time necessary to examine the implementation of future arrangements, that period should be extended until the end of 1995,
In Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89, the date '31 December 1994` shall be replaced by '31 December 1995`.
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 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32012R0471
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 471/2012 of 4 June 2012 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of lysozyme (E 1105) in beer Text with EEA relevance
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5.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 144/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 471/2012
of 4 June 2012
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of lysozyme (E 1105) in beer
(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 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (1), and in particular Article 10(3) and Article 30(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives approved for use in foods and their conditions of use.
(2) That list may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (2).
(3) Pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Union list of food additives may be updated either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application.
(4) An application for authorisation of the use of lysozyme (E 1105) as a preservative in beer was submitted and has been made available to the Member States.
(5) Most breweries use sterile filtration or pasteurisation of their beers to prevent bacterial spoilage during storage of the beer before consumption. For some specialty beers, like the top-fermenting beers with re-fermentation, for instance cask-conditioned beer and bottle-conditioned beer, such treatments are not possible because the present viable micro-organisms are part of the production process of those beers. Lysozyme (E 1105) has been proven to be a suitable antibacterial agent for brewing purposes and it is effective in inhibiting lactic acid bacteria added to finished beers.
(6) Lysozyme (E 1105) belongs to the group of additives for which no acceptable daily intake has been specified (3). This implies that it does not represent a hazard to health at the levels necessary to achieve the desired technological effect. It is therefore appropriate to allow the use of lysozyme (E 1105) for the preservation of beers that will not receive either pasteurisation or sterile filtration.
(7) According to Commission Directive 2008/84/EC of 27 August 2008 laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (4), lysozyme (E 1105) is obtained from hen’s eggs whites. Eggs and products thereof are listed in Annex IIIa to Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (5). The presence of this enzyme in beers needs to be indicated on the labelling in accordance with the requirements of the said Directive.
(8) Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Commission is to seek the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority in order to update the Union list of food additives set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, except where the update in question is not liable to have an effect on human health. Since the authorisation of use of lysozyme (E 1105) as a preservative in beer constitutes an update of that list which is not liable to have an effect on human health, it is not necessary to seek the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority.
(9) Pursuant to the transitional provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union list of food additives (6), Annex II establishing the Union list of food additives approved for use in foods and conditions of use applies from 1 June 2013. In order to allow the use of lysozyme (E 1105) in beers before that date, it is necessary to specify an earlier date of application with regard to that food additive.
(10) Therefore, Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 should be amended accordingly.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them,
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32004R0029
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2004 of 8 January 2004 adopting the specifications of the 2005 ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2004
of 8 January 2004
adopting the specifications of the 2005 ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98
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(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 246/2003(2) adopting the 2004 to 2006 programme of ad hoc modules to the labour force sample survey, includes an ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life.
(2) In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 577/98 the detailed list of information to be collected in an ad hoc module must be drawn up at least 12 months before the beginning of the reference period for that module.
(3) There is a need for a comprehensive and comparable set of data on reconciliation between work and family life, as referred to in the EU gender policy objectives on employment indicated in the 2003 Employment Guidelines with the specific guideline on "Gender equality" as adopted by the Council on 22 July 2003(3).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
The detailed list of information to be collected in 2005 by the ad hoc module is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31996R0230
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 230/96 of 7 February 1996 on the extension of the validity of import licences issued upon the allocation of the 1996 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 230/96 of 7 February 1996 on the extension of the validity of import licences issued upon the allocation of the 1996 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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96 (2), and in particular Article 17 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1732/95 (3) establishes administrative procedures for the 1996 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China; whereas, pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of that Regulation, the import licences covering these quotas are, in principle, valid for nine months starting on 1 January 1996, although an extension may be possible subject to certain conditions;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2319/95 (4) establishes the quantities to be allocated to importers from the said quotas;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 138/96 amends Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 to the effect that quantities that have not been used in a quota period may be redistributed during the next quota period; whereas, therefore, import licences being valid for a period equal to the whole of the quota period are no longer incompatible with the aim of ensuring optimum use of the quotas;
Whereas in view of the special nature of transactions concerning products subject to quota, it would seem advisable to extend until 31 December 1996 the period of validity of licences issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2319/95;
Whereas these measures are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the administration of quotas set up under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94,
The period of validity of the import licences issued by the competent authorities of the Member States pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2319/95 is hereby extended until 31 December 1996.
At the request of any importer, the competent authority which has issued the import licence shall endorse it with the modified last date of validity. This endorsement, made free of charge, shall be authenticated by the competent authority.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32011R0424
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 424/2011 of 29 April 2011 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
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30.4.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 111/14
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 424/2011
of 29 April 2011
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 418/2011 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 April 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32000D0706
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2000/706/EC: Council Decision of 7 November 2000 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine
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Council Decision
of 7 November 2000
concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine
(2000/706/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) and the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 77/586/EEC(2), the Community concluded the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine against chemical pollution and the Additional Agreement to the Agreement, signed in Berne on 29 April 1963, concerning the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution.
(2) At the 25th meeting of the Coordinating Group of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine, the riparian States considered it necessary to provide for a new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine and to open negotiations to that end.
(3) The European Commission, acting on behalf of the Community, took part in these negotiations in accordance with the negotiating directives given by the Council and these negotiations were completed in January 1998.
(4) In the light of the outcome of these negotiations, the Council decided in March 1999 that the Community would sign the new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine, subject to its subsequent conclusion, and authorised this signing on behalf of the Community. The new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine was signed on 12 April 1999 in Berne (Switzerland),
The Convention for the Protection of the Rhine is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval with the Government of the Swiss Confederation in accordance with Article 17 of the Convention.
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31993D0387
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93/387/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 June 1993 laying down special conditions for the import of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Morocco
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COMMISSION DECISION of 7 June 1993 laying down special conditions for the import of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Morocco
(93/387/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas a visiting group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection in Morocco to verify the conditions under which live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods are produced and placed on the market;
Whereas Moroccan legislation makes veterinary inspectors, assisted by technical assistants from the Direction de l'élevage (Animal Husbandry Directorate) of the Ministry for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers the Ministry of Fisheries to authorize or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones on the basis of a report from the animal Husbandry Directorate and the Scientific Institute for Maritime Fisheries;
Whereas provision is made under prevailing Moroccan legislation for the systematic inspection for biotoxins of live bivalve molluscs placed on the market;
Whereas the Animal Husbandry Directorate and its laboratories are capable of monitoring efficiently the application of the laws in force in Morocco;
Whereas the competent Moroccan authorities have undertaken to communicate regularly and quickly to the Commission data on the presence of plankton containing toxins in the harvest zones;
Whereas the competent Moroccan authorities have given official assurances regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC and compliance with requirements equivalent to those set out in that Directive for the classification of production zones and relaying zones, for the approval of centres for dispatch and purification, and for public health control and production monitoring; whereas in particular any possible change in harvesting zones will be communicated to the Community;
Whereas Morocco is eligible for inclusion in the list, referred to in Article 9 (3) (a) of Directive 91/492/EEC, showing the third countries fulfilling the conditions of equivalence;
Whereas the procedure for obtaining a health certificate referred to in Article 9 (3) (b) (i) of the aforesaid Directive must entail the definition of a model certificate, the language(s) in which it must be drawn up, the formal capacity of the signatory and the health mark to be affixed to the packaging;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (3) (b) (ii) of the aforesaid Directive, the production areas from which bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods may be harvested and exported to the Community must be defined;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (3) (c) of the aforesaid Directive, a list of the establishments from which the importation of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods is authorized should be established; whereas such establishments may appear on the list only if they are officially approved by the competent Moroccan authorities; whereas it is the duty of the competent Moroccan authorities to ensure that the requirements laid down to that end in that provision are complied with;
Whereas the special import conditions apply without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (2);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Direction de l'élevage (Animal Husbandry Directorate) of the Ministry for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform shall be the competent authority in Morocco for verifying and certifying that live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods fulfil the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC.
Live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Morocco and intended for human consumption must meet the following conditions:
1. each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed and dated, consisting of a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex A hereto;
2. consignments must originate in the authorized production areas listed in Annex B hereto;
3. they must be packed in sealed packages by an approved dispatch or purification centre included in the list in Annex C hereto;
4. each package must bear an indelible health mark containing at least the following information:
- country of dispatch: MOROCCO;
- the species (common and scientific names),
- the identification of the production area and the approval number of the dispatch centre,
- the date of packing, including at least the day and month.
1. Certificates as referred to in Article 2 (1) must be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State in which the check is carried out.
2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the veterinarian of the Direction de l'élevage and its official seal, in a colour different from that of other endorsements marked thereon.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31988R1596
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1596/88 of 8 June 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 441/88 laying down detailed rules for applying compulsory distillation as referred to in Article 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1596/88
of 8 June 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 441/88 laying down detailed rules for applying compulsory distillation as referred to in Article 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1441/88 (2), and in particular Article 39 (9) thereof,
Whereas experience shows that the same technical reasons which justify including grape must intended for concentration after 15 March in the quantities to be deducted from the quantities taken into account for determining the quantity of wine to be delivered for compulsory distillation are valid in respect of must intended for the preparation of grape juice and sparkling wine after that date; whereas it has proved necessary, in order to prevent discriminatory treatment, to extend the arrangements provided for concentrated must in the fourth subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 441/88 (3) to grape juice and sparkling wine;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The fourth subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 441/88 is hereby replaced by the following:
'In addition, for the 1987/88 wine year, producers may deduct quantities of grape must intended for the preparation of products other than table wine not yet processed by 15 March from the quantity referred to in the first subparagraph provided that they undertake to process them by 31 August. If such processing has not taken place by the latter date, producers must deliver for compulsory distillation, in the form of wine, a quantity resulting form the application of the percentage provided for in Article 8 to the quantity of unprocessed must, plus 20 %. That quantity must be delivered by the date fixed by the competent national authority prusuant to Article 12 (5).'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31997R2495
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2495/97 of 12 December 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1460/96 establishing the detailed rules for implementing the preferential trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, as provided for in Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2495/97 of 12 December 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1460/96 establishing the detailed rules for implementing the preferential trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, as provided for in Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 8 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1460/96 of 25 July 1996 establishing the detailed rules for implementing the preferential trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, as provided for in Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (2), lays down rules for the administration of tariff quotas;
Whereas, since the adoption of that Regulation, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97 (4), has consolidated the rules on management of tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of acceptance of declarations for release for free circulation; whereas the current text of Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1460/96 should therefore be replaced by a reference to Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EC) No 2454/93;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex II,
Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1460/96 is hereby replaced by the following text:
'Article 10
The tariff quotas covered by this Regulation shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Articles 308a to 308c of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (*).
(*) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 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 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32004R2014
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2014/2004 of 25 November 2004 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state
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26.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 351/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2014/2004
of 25 November 2004
fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar 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 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of 7 September 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for the grant of export refunds in the sugar sector (2), provides that the export refund on 100 kilograms of the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 is equal to the basic amount multiplied by the sucrose content, including, where appropriate, other sugars expressed as sucrose; the sucrose content of the product in question is determined in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95.
(3) Article 30(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that the basic amount of the refund on sorbose exported in the natural state must be equal to the basic amount of the refund less one hundredth of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry (3), to the products listed in the Annex to the last mentioned Regulation.
(4) According to the terms of Article 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, the basic amount of the refund on the other products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of the said Regulation exported in the natural state must be equal to one-hundredth of an amount which takes account, on the one hand, of the difference between the intervention price for white sugar for the Community areas without deficit for the month for which the basic amount is fixed and quotations or prices for white sugar on the world market and, on the other, of the need to establish a balance between the use of Community basic products in the manufacture of processed goods for export to third countries and the use of third country products brought in under inward-processing arrangements.
(5) According to the terms of Article 30(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, the application of the basic amount may be limited to some of the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of the said Regulation.
(6) Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 makes provision for setting refunds for export in the natural state of products referred to in Article 1(1)(f) and (g) and (h) of that Regulation; the refund must be fixed per 100 kilograms of dry matter, taking account of the export refund for products falling within CN code 1702 30 91 and for products referred to in Article 1(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 and of the economic aspects of the intended exports; in the case of the products referred to in the said Article (1)(f) and (g), the refund is to be granted only for products complying with the conditions in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2135/95; for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(h), the refund shall be granted only for products complying with the conditions in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2135/95.
(7) The abovementioned refunds must be fixed every month; they may be altered in the intervening period.
(8) The first subparagraph of Article 27(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that refunds on the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation may vary according to destination, where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
(9) The significant and rapid increase in preferential imports of sugar from the western Balkan countries since the start of 2001 and in exports of sugar to those countries from the Community seems to be highly artificial in nature.
(10) In order to prevent any abuses associated with the reimportation into the Community of sugar sector products that have qualified for export refunds, refunds for the products covered by this Regulation should not be fixed for all the countries of the western Balkans.
(11) In view of the above, refunds for the products in question should be fixed at the appropriate amounts.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(d), (f), (g) and (h) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, exported in the natural state, shall be set out in the Annex hereto to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32014R0082
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 82/2014 of 28 January 2014 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Montes de Granada (PDO)]
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31.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 28/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 82/2014
of 28 January 2014
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Montes de Granada (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Montes de Granada’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 417/2006 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
(3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32011D0135
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2011/135/EU: Commission Decision of 1 March 2011 extending the validity of Decision 2009/251/EC requiring Member States to ensure that products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate are not placed or made available on the market (notified under document C(2011) 1174) Text with EEA relevance
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2.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 57/43
COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 March 2011
extending the validity of Decision 2009/251/EC requiring Member States to ensure that products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate are not placed or made available on the market
(notified under document C(2011) 1174)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/135/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2009/251/EC (2) requires Member States to ensure that products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate (DMF) are not placed or made available on the market.
(2) Decision 2009/251/EC was adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC, which restricts the validity of the Decision to a period not exceeding 1 year, but allows it to be confirmed for additional periods none of which shall exceed 1 year.
(3) The validity of Decision 2009/251/EC was extended by Commission Decision 2010/153/EU (3) for an additional period of 1 year. In the light of the experience acquired so far and the absence of a permanent measure addressing consumer products containing DMF, it is necessary to extend the validity of Decision 2009/251/EC for a further 12 months.
(4) Decision 2009/251/EC should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15 of Directive 2001/95/EC,
Article 4 of Decision 2009/251/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
Period of application
This Decision shall apply until 15 March 2012.’
Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision by 15 March 2011 at the latest and shall publish those measures. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32004D0538
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2004/538/EC, Euratom:Council Decision of 29 June 2004 appointing the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
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7.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 236/17
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 June 2004
appointing the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
(2004/538/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(2) thereof,
Mr Pierre DE BOISSIEU is hereby appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for a period of five years with effect from 18 October 2004.
This Decision shall be notified to Mr Pierre DE BOISSIEU by the President of the Council.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31996D0721
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96/721/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 1996 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of the Community Reference Laboratory for the monitoring of marine biotoxins (Laboratorio del Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Vigo, Spain) (Only the Spanish text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 29 November 1996 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of the Community Reference Laboratory for the monitoring of marine biotoxins (Laboratorio del Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Vigo, Spain) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (96/721/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 Article 3 of Council Decision 93/383/EEC of 14 June 1993 on reference laboratories for the monitoring of marine biotoxins (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, designates the Laboratorio del Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Vigo, Spain as the Community Reference Laboratory for the monitoring of marine biotoxins;
Whereas all the functions and duties which the laboratory has to perform are specified in Article 5 of the abovementioned Decision; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on the accomplishment of those functions and duties by the laboratory;
Whereas Community financial aid should be granted to the Community Reference Laboratory to assist it in carrying out the said functions and duties;
Whereas, for budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year;
Whereas, for supervisory purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (5), should apply;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Community hereby grants financial assistance to Spain for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Community Reference Laboratory for the monitoring of marine biotoxins referred to in Article 5 of Decision 93/383/EEC.
The Laboratorio del Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Vigo, Spain shall perform the functions and duties referred to in Article 1.
The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of ECU 100 000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1997.
The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:
- 70 % by way of an advance at Spain's request,
- the balance following presentation of supporting documents by Spain. Those documents must be presented before 1 March 1998.
Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
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32001R0175
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 175/2001 of 26 January 2001 laying down the marketing standard for walnuts in shell
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 175/2001
of 26 January 2001
laying down the marketing standard for walnuts in shell
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Walnuts are among the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for which standards must be adopted. To that end and in the interests of preserving transparency on the world market, account should be taken of the standard for walnuts in shell recommended by the Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).
(2) Applying this standard should result in products of unsatisfactory quality being removed from the market, bringing production into line with consumer requirements and facilitating trade relationships based on fair competition, thereby helping to improve the profitability of production. Therefore it applies at all marketing stages.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The marketing standard for walnuts in shell falling within CN code 0802 31 00 shall be as set out in the Annex.
The standard shall apply at all stages of marketing, under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
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 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32010D0257
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2010/257/: Commission Decision of 30 April 2010 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovakia concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2009 financial year (notified under document C(2010) 2825)
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5.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 112/10
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 April 2010
on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovakia concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2009 financial year
(notified under document C(2010) 2825)
(Only the Estonian, English, Greek, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish and Slovak texts are authentic)
(2010/257/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 39 thereof,
After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,
Whereas:
(1) On the basis of the annual accounts submitted by Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovakia concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures, accompanied by the information required, the accounts of the paying agencies referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 are to be cleared. The clearance covers the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the accounts transmitted in the light of the reports established by the certification bodies.
(2) The time limits granted to Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovakia referred to in Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the accreditation of paying agencies and other bodies and the clearance of the accounts of the EAGF and of the EAFRD (2) for the submission to the Commission of the documents referred to in Article 8(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 and in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 (3), have expired.
(3) The Commission has checked the information submitted and communicated to Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovakia before 31 March 2010 the results of its verifications, along with the necessary amendments.
(4) For the rural development expenditure covered by Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 27/2004 of 5 January 2004 laying down transitional detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 as regards the financing by the EAGGF Guarantee Section of rural development measures in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (4) the outcome of the clearance of accounts decision is to be deducted from or added to subsequent payments made by the Commission.
(5) In the light of the verifications made, the annual accounts and the accompanying documents permit the Commission to take, for certain paying agencies, a decision on the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted. The details of these amounts were described in the Summary Report that was presented to the Fund Committee at the same time as this Decision.
(6) In the light of the verifications made, the information submitted by certain paying agencies requires additional inquiries and their accounts cannot be therefore cleared in this Decision.
(7) For the rural development expenditure covered by Regulation (EC) No 27/2004, the amounts recoverable or payable under the clearance of accounts decision are to be deducted from or added to subsequent payments.
(8) In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from European Union financing expenditure not effected in accordance with European Union rules,
Without prejudice to Article 2, the accounts of the paying agencies of the Member States concerning expenditure in the field of rural development financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in respect of the 2009 financial year, are hereby cleared.
The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State pursuant to this Decision in the field of rural development measures applicable in Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovakia are set out in Annex I and Annex II.
For the 2009 financial year, the accounts of the Member States’ paying agencies in the field of rural development measures applicable in Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovakia, set out in Annex III, are disjoined from this Decision and shall be the subject of a future clearance Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland and the Slovak Republic.
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31997D0443
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97/443/EC: Commission Decision of 15 April 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Esch-sur-Alzette and Capellen concerned by Objective 2 in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (only the French text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 15 April 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Esch-sur-Alzette and Capellen concerned by Objective 2 in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (only the French text is authentic) (97/443/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,
After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,
Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas the last subparagraph of Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);
Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;
Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 1 771 000 of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C (96) 4154 of 18 December 1996;
Whereas the Luxembourg Government has submitted to the Commission on 30 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Esch-sur-Alzette and Capellen, whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;
Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;
Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;
Whereas Article 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;
Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas certain measures planned under this single programming document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;
Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the Luxembourg authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission will have verified the respect of the additionality;
Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;
Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;
Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programmation period;
Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,
The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Esch-sur-Alzette and Capellen concerned by Objective 2 in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved.
The single programming document includes the following essential elements:
(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg;
the main priorities are:
1. business innovation,
2. stimulating the development and the diversification of structures and business activity,
3. safeguarding and enhancing the environment,
4. development of human resources;
(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;
(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:
- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,
- the provisions on financial implementation and eligibility,
- the rules for compliance with Community policies;
(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;
(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;
(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned.
1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:
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2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 1 771 000 not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996.
The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 9 837 000.
The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.
The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 13 596 000 for the public sector and ECU 21 873 000 for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB.
1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:
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2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the single programming document refer to the total Community assistance.
The amounts are as follows:
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In accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned.
3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State.
The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.
This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measure. 2.2. 'Stimulating productive investments`. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission.
The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001.
The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts.
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This Decision is addressed to the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.
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32014R0578
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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 578/2014 of 28 May 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
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29.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 160/11
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 578/2014
of 28 May 2014
implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
(2) Two persons and one entity should no longer be kept on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
(3) The information relating to certain persons and entities listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should be updated.
(4) Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R2351
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2351/93 of 24 August 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 3503 00 10, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2351/93 of 24 August 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 3503 00 10, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 3503 00 10, originating in Brazil, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 772 000, whereas on 7 April 1993, imports of these products into the Community originating in Brazil reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Brazil,
As from 29 August 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Brazil:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001R2148
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2148/2001 of 31 October 2001 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
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2148/2001
of 31 October 2001
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), 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. Whereas 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1563/2001(4), 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 the Annex 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) 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.
(4) Article 11(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.
(5) 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(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(6), lays down that butter and cream at reduced prices should be made available to industries which manufacture certain goods.
(6) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
1. 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, exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. No rates of refund are fixed for any of the products referred to in the preceding paragraph which are not listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32010R0746
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 746/2010 of 18 August 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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19.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 218/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 746/2010
of 18 August 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 August 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32002D0431
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2002/431/EC: Commission Decision of 7 March 2001 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of the Basque Country in Spain (notified under document number C(2001) 252)
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Commission Decision
of 7 March 2001
approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of the Basque Country in Spain
(notified under document number C(2001) 252)
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(2002/431/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 147 of the Treaty,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing single programming documents.
(2) Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State may submit to the Commission a development plan which is treated as a draft single programming document, and which contains the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation.
(3) Under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership established in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on the single programming document, in agreement with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 48 to 51.
(4) The Spanish Government submitted to the Commission on 28 April 2000 an acceptable draft single programming document for the areas of the Basque Country fulfilling the conditions for Objective 2 pursuant to Article 4(1) and Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The draft contains the information listed in Article 16 of the Regulation, and in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF).
(5) Under Article 52(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, as an acceptable plan was submitted between 1 January and 30 April 2000, the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible is 1 January 2000. Under Article 30 of the Regulation, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure.
(6) The single programming document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership.
(7) The Commission has satisfied itself that the single programming document is in accordance with the principle of additionality.
(8) Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing financial instruments.
(9) The EIB has been involved in drawing up the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and has declared itself prepared to contribute to its implementation in conformity with its statutory provisions.
(10) The financial contribution from the Community available over the entire period and its year-by-year breakdown are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown should be consistent with the relevant financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the Community contribution may be reviewed up until 31 March 2004 to take account of the effective level of inflation and the allocation of the performance reserve.
(11) Provision should be made for adapting the financial allocations of the priorities of this single programming document within certain limits to actual requirements reflected by the pattern of implementation on the ground, in agreement with the Member State concerned,
The single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of the Basque Country in Spain for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby approved.
1. In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the single programming document includes the following elements:
(a) the strategy and priorities for the joint action of the Structural Funds and the Member State; their specific quantified targets; the ex-ante evaluation of the expected impact, including on the environmental situation, and the consistency of the priorities with the economic, social and regional policies and the employment strategy of Spain;
the priorities are as follows:
1. improving competitiveness and employment and development of the fabric of production;
2. the environment, natural surroundings and water resources;
3. knowledge society (innovation, R & D, information society);
4. development of communications and energy networks;
5. local and urban development;
6. technical assistance;
(b) a summary description of the measures planned to implement the priorities, including the information needed to check compliance with the State aid rules under Article 87 of the Treaty;
(c) the indicative financing plan specifying for each priority and each year the financial allocation envisaged for the contribution from each Fund and indicating separately the funding planned for the areas receiving transitional support and the total amounts of eligible public or equivalent expenditure and estimated private funding in the Member State. The total contribution from the Funds planned for each year for the single programming document is consistent with the relevant financial perspective;
(d) the provisions for implementing the single programming document including designation of the managing authority, a description of the arrangements for managing the single programming document, a description of the systems for monitoring and evaluation, including the role of the Monitoring Committee and the arrangements for the participation of the partners in that Committee;
(e) the ex-ante verification of compliance with additionality and information on the transparency of financial flows;
(f) information on the resources required for preparing, monitoring and evaluating the single programming document.
2. The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the priorities selected for joint action by the Community and the Member State at EUR 1316247662 for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 587636377.
The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 728611285 from the public sector can be partly met by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and other lending instruments.
1. The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted under the single programming document amounts to EUR 587636377. Of that amount, EUR 85267894 will be paid immediately and EUR 84353293 will be suspended until the Commission adopts the decision to carry over those appropriations pursuant to the first indent of Article 7(2 a) of the Financial Regulation. To the extent to which the amount whose payment is suspended corresponds to budgetary appropriations which will be available as result of the carryover decision, the suspension will be lifted when that decision comes into force.
The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds for the various priorities included in the single programming document, is set out in the financing plan annexed to this Decision.
2.
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3. During implementation of the financing plan, the total cost or Community financing of a given priority may be adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to 25 % of the total Community contribution to the single programming document throughout the programme period, up to a maximum of EUR 30 million, without altering the total Community contribution referred to in paragraph 1.
This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on aid schemes falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty that are included in this assistance and which it has not yet approved. Submission of the application for assistance, the programme complement or a request for payment by the Member State does not replace the notification required by Article 88(3) of the Treaty.
Community financing of State aid falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, requires prior approval by the Commission under Article 88 of the Treaty, except where the aid falls under the de minimis rule or is exempted under an exemption regulation adopted by the Commission under Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 (now 87 and 88) to certain categories of horizontal State aid(2).
In the absence of such exemption or approval, aid is illegal and subject to the consequences set out in the procedural regulation for State aid, and its part-financing would be treated as an irregularity within the meaning of Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.
Consequently, the Commission will not accept requests for interim and final payments under Article 32 of the Regulation for measures being part-financed with new or altered aid, as defined in the procedural regulation for State aid, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, until such aid has been notified to and formally approved by the Commission.
The date from which expenditure shall be eligible is 1 January 2000.
The closing date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be 31 December 2008. This date is extended to 30 April 2009 for expenditure incurred by bodies granting assistance under Article 9(l) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
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32013R0713
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Council Regulation (EU) No 713/2013 of 23 July 2013 establishing the fishing opportunities for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for the 2013/14 fishing season
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26.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/8
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 713/2013
of 23 July 2013
establishing the fishing opportunities for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for the 2013/14 fishing season
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) It is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TAC) by fishery or group of fisheries. Fishing opportunities should be distributed among Member States in such a way as to ensure the relative stability of each Member State's fishing activities for all stocks or groups of stocks and having due regard to the objectives of the common fisheries policy established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 (1).
(2) For the purposes of suitable stock management and simplification, it is appropriate that the TAC and Member State quotas for the stock of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay (ICES subarea VIII) be set for an annual management season running from 1 July to 30 June of the following year, rather than for a calendar year management period. Nevertheless, the fishery should remain subject to the general provisions of Council Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 (2) concerning the conditions for the use of quotas.
(3) The Bay of Biscay anchovy TAC for the 2013/14 fishing season should be established on the basis of scientific advice available, taking into account biological and socioeconomic aspects and ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors.
(4) In order to provide for a multiannual management of the stock of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay, on 29 July 2009, the Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation establishing a long-term plan for the stock of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay and the fisheries exploiting that stock. Considering that the impact assessment on which the proposal is based provided for the most recent assessment of the impact of management decisions for the stock, it is appropriate to fix a TAC for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay accordingly. The advice issued by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) in July 2013 estimated the spawning stock biomass to be approximately 56 055 tonnes. In view of the most recent assessment available of the impact of management decisions for the stock, the TAC for the fishing season running from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 should be established at 17 100 tonnes.
(5) In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (3), it is necessary to establish to what extent the stock of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay is subject to the measures laid down in that Regulation.
(6) In view of the start of the 2013/14 fishing season and for the purpose of the annual reporting of catches, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible after its publication and should apply from 1 July 2013,
Fishing opportunities for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay
1. The total allowable catch (TAC) and its allocation between Member States for the fishing season running from 1 July 2013 until 30 June 2014 for the stock of anchovy in ICES Subarea VIII, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), shall be as follows (in tonnes live weight):
Species : Anchovy
ICES Zone : VIII
Species : Anchovy
ICES Zone : VIII
Spain 15 390 Analytical TAC
France 1 710
EU 17 100
TAC 17 100
It shall apply from 1 July 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32007R0586
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/2007 of 30 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
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31.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 139/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 586/2007
of 30 May 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1) , and in particular Article 29(2) and Article 33(12) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (2) sets out the conditions for the operation of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector.
(2) Exports in the beef and veal sector have been declining steadily since 2000. Applications for licences for exports with or without refund have been used, inter alia, for monitoring Community exports. In current circumstances, for the purposes of good management, it is still essential to monitor the trend with respect to licence applications for exports with refund. On the other hand, it is no longer necessary to monitor exports without refund. Therefore, in the interests of simplification, the obligation to present an export certificate should be limited to exports for which a refund is claimed.
(3) Following the most recent amendment to Commission Regulation (EEC) 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 (3), the annual quota of 5 000 tonnes of fresh, chilled or frozen beef for export to the United States of America is no longer divided into three-month periods. The current terms and conditions for applying for and issuing export licences should therefore be adapted to this new situation.
(4) In order to be consistent, the terms and conditions for applying for and issuing export licences for beef and veal products which may benefit from a special import treatment in Canada should also be adapted.
(5) Member States shall notify to the Commission, once a week, on Monday by 13.00, licence applications lodged by operators during the preceding week. In order to be consistent with the rules in force in other meat sectors, in the case of beef and veal Member States should be required to notify licence applications lodged by operators from Monday to Friday in any given week on the Friday afternoon of that week.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 should be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 is amended as follows:
1. Article 7 is replaced by the following:
2. Article 7a is deleted.
3. Article 8(2) is deleted.
4. Article 9(2) is deleted.
5. Article 12 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 6 is deleted;
(b) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:
— by 18.00 (Brussels time) on each working day, the total quantity of products for which applications have been lodged,
— no later than the end of the month in which the applications were lodged, a list of applicants.’;
(c) paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:
6. Article 12a is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:
— by 6 p.m. (Brussels time) on each working day, the total quantity of products for which applications have been lodged,
— no later than the end of the month in which the applications were lodged, a list of applicants.’
(b) paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:
7. Article 13(1) and (2) are replaced by the following:
(a) every Friday from 13.00:
(i) applications for licences with advance fixing of the refund as referred to in Article 8(1) or the fact that no applications were lodged from Monday to Friday that week;
(ii) applications for certificates as referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 or the fact that no applications were lodged from Monday to Friday that week;
(iii) the quantities for which licences have been issued pursuant to Article 10(5) of this Regulation or the fact that no licences were issued from Monday to Friday that week;
(iv) the quantities for which certificates have been issued in respect of applications covered by Article 49 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, indicating the date on which the application was lodged and the country of destination, from Monday to Friday that week;
(v) the quantities for which export licence applications have been withdrawn pursuant to Article 10(4) of this Regulation, during that week.
(b) before the 15th day of each month for the previous month:
(i) applications for licences as referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000;
(ii) the quantities for which licences have been issued pursuant to Article 8(1) of this Regulation and not used.
(a) the quantity by weight of product for each category referred to in Article 8(4);
(b) the quantity breakdown by destination for each category.
8. Annex IV is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Licences for exports for which a refund is not claimed may, if they were issued before the entry into force of this Regulation and are due to expire after that date, be returned to the competent national authority. By way of derogation from Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, in cases where less than 95 % of the quantity indicated in the licence has been exported, the security corresponding to these licences shall not be forfeit.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32007D0097
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2007/97/EC: Council Decision of 12 February 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Banco de España
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14.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 42/24
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 February 2007
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Banco de España
(2007/97/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,
Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2006/18 of the European Central Bank of 13 November 2006 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Banco de España (1),
Whereas:
(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council.
(2) Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Law 13/1994 on autonomy of the Banco de España and to Articles 29(3) and 31 of its Rules of Procedure, the accounts of the Banco de España are audited by independent external auditors as provided for in Article 27 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and under the terms of Law 19/1988 on the auditing of accounts (2) regarding the eligibility, mandate and rotation of the auditors.
(3) The mandate of the current external auditors of the Banco de España will expire after the audit for the financial year 2005. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the beginning of the financial year 2006.
(4) The Banco de España has selected Deloitte, S.L. as its external auditor for the financial years 2006 to 2008. Its mandate is renewable thereafter on a yearly basis until the end of the financial year 2012.
(5) The ECB considers that the external auditor selected by the Banco de España fulfil the necessary requirements for appointment and the Governing Council of the ECB therefore recommends that Deloitte, S.L. be appointed for the financial years 2006 to 2008 and its mandate be renewable thereafter on a yearly basis until the end of the financial year 2012.
(6) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Decision 1999/70/EC (3) accordingly,
Article 1(3) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
‘3. Deloitte, S.L. is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banco de España for the financial years 2006 to 2008.
This mandate may be renewed thereafter on a yearly basis until the end of the financial year 2012.’
This Decision shall be notified to the European Central Bank.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32002R0120
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Council Regulation (EC) No 120/2002 of 21 January 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2793/1999 as regards the adjustment of the tariff quota for wine
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Council Regulation (EC) No 120/2002
of 21 January 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 2793/1999 as regards the adjustment of the tariff quota for wine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 1999/753/EC of 29 July 1999(1) the Council approved the provisional application of the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part(2) (hereinafter referred to as the "TDC Agreement"). The TDC Agreement has been applied provisionally from 1 January 2000.
(2) Annex X to the TDC Agreement contains an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa which provides for an annual duty-free tariff quota of 32 million litres of South African wine imported in bottles. Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2793/1999 of 17 December 1999 on certain procedures for applying the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa(3), defers the opening of that tariff quota for wine until the entry into force of the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa on trade in wine and trade in spirits respectively.
(3) By Decision 2002/51/EC(4) the Council has approved, on behalf of the Community, an Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa on trade in wine. Furthermore, the Council by Decision 2002/55/EC(5) has approved an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa on trade in wine amending the volume of the tariff quota for wine imported in bottles provided for in Annex X to the TDC Agreement.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 2793/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2793/1999 is amended as follows:
In the fifth column, under the title "Annual tariff quota volume, and annual growth factor", the entry corresponding to order number 09.1825 shall be replaced by the following: "35300000 litres
(agf 3 %)(6)".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32009D0888
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2009/888/EC: Commission Decision of 30 November 2009 amending Decisions 2002/741/EC, 2002/747/EC, 2003/200/EC, 2005/341/EC, 2005/342/EC, 2005/343/EC, 2005/344/EC, 2005/360/EC, 2006/799/EC, 2007/64/EC, 2007/506/EC and 2007/742/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the Community Ecolabel to certain products (notified under document C(2009) 9599) (Text with EEA relevance)
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4.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/43
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 November 2009
amending Decisions 2002/741/EC, 2002/747/EC, 2003/200/EC, 2005/341/EC, 2005/342/EC, 2005/343/EC, 2005/344/EC, 2005/360/EC, 2006/799/EC, 2007/64/EC, 2007/506/EC and 2007/742/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the Community Ecolabel to certain products
(notified under document C(2009) 9599)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/888/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof,
After consulting the European Union Eco-Labelling Board,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2002/741/EC of 4 September 2002 establishing revised ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to copying and graphic paper and amending Decision 1999/554/EC (2) expires on 31 May 2010.
(2) Commission Decision 2002/747/EC of 9 September 2002 establishing revised ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to light bulbs and amending Decision 1999/568/EC (3) expires on 30 April 2010.
(3) Commission Decision 2003/200/EC of 14 February 2003 establishing revised ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to laundry detergents and amending Decision 1999/476/EC (4) expires on 28 February 2010.
(4) Commission Decision 2005/341/EC of 11 April 2005 establishing ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements for the award of the Community eco-label to personal computers (5) expires on 31 May 2010.
(5) Commission Decision 2005/342/EC of 23 March 2005 establishing revised ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to hand dishwashing detergents (6) expires on 31 December 2010.
(6) Commission Decision 2005/343/EC of 11 April 2005 establishing ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements for the award of the Community eco-label to portable computers (7) expires on 31 May 2010.
(7) Commission Decision 2005/344/EC of 23 March 2005 establishing ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to all purpose cleaners and cleaners for sanitary facilities (8) expires on 31 December 2010.
(8) Commission Decision 2005/360/EC of 26 April 2005 establishing ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements for the award of the Community eco-label to lubricants (9) expires on 31 July 2010.
(9) Commission Decision 2006/799/EC of 3 November 2006 establishing revised ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements for the award of the Community eco-label to soil improvers (10) expires on 3 November 2010.
(10) Commission Decision 2007/64/EC of 15 December 2006 establishing revised ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements for the award of the Community eco-label to growing media (11) expires on 15 December 2010.
(11) Commission Decision 2007/506/EC of 21 June 2007 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to soaps, shampoos and hair conditioners (12) expires on 21 June 2010.
(12) Commission Decision 2007/742/EC of 9 November 2007 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to electrically driven, gas driven or gas absorption heat pumps (13) expires on 9 November 2010.
(13) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 a timely review has been carried out of the ecological criteria, as well as of the related assessment and verification requirements, established by those Decisions.
(14) Given the different stages of the revision process for those Decisions, it is appropriate to prolong the periods of validity of the ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements which they set out. The period of validity for Decisions 2002/741/EC, 2003/200/EC, 2005/341/EC, 2005/343/EC, and 2002/747/EC should be prolonged until 31 December 2010. The period of validity for Decisions 2005/342/EC, 2005/344/EC and 2005/360/EC should be prolonged until 30 June 2011. The period of validity for Decisions 2006/799/EC, 2007/64/EC, 2007/506/EC and 2007/742/EC should be prolonged until 31 December 2011.
(15) Decisions 2002/741/EC, 2002/747/EC, 2003/200/EC, 2005/341/EC, 2005/342/EC, 2005/343/EC, 2005/344/EC, 2005/360/EC, 2006/799/EC, 2007/64/EC, 2007/506/EC and 2007/742/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(16) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee instituted by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,
Article 5 of Decision 2002/741/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5
The ecological criteria for the product group “copying and graphic paper”, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2010.’
Article 5 of Decision 2002/747/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5
The ecological criteria for the product group “light bulbs”, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2010.’
Article 5 of Decision 2003/200/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5
The ecological criteria for the product group “laundry detergents”, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2010.’
Article 3 of Decision 2005/341/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group “personal computers”, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2010.’
Article 3 of Decision 2005/342/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group “hand dishwashing detergents”, and the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 30 June 2011.’
Article 3 of Decision 2005/343/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group “portable computers”, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2010.’
Article 3 of Decision 2005/344/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group “all-purpose cleaners and cleaners for sanitary facilities”, and the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 30 June 2011.’
Article 4 of Decision 2005/360/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
The ecological criteria for the product group “lubricants”, and the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 30 June 2011.’
Article 6 of Decision 2006/799/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 6
The ecological criteria for the product group “soil improvers”, and the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2011.’
of Decision 2007/64/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5
The ecological criteria for the product group “growing media”, and the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2011.’
of Decision 2007/506/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
The ecological criteria for the product group “soaps, shampoos and hair conditioners”, and the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2011.’
of Decision 2007/742/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
The ecological criteria for the product group “electrically driven, gas driven or gas absorption heat pumps”, and the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2011.’
3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32012R0021
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 21/2012 of 11 January 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Vulture (PDO)]
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13.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 9/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 21/2012
of 11 January 2012
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Vulture (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Vulture’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003D0303
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2003/303/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2003 amending Decision 97/296/EC to authorise import of fishery products from Sri Lanka (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1287)
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Commission Decision
of 25 April 2003
amending Decision 97/296/EC to authorise import of fishery products from Sri Lanka
(notified under document number C(2003) 1287)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/303/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 of June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Decision 2001/4/EC(2), and in particular Article 2 (2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/296/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2002/863/EC(4), lists the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part I of the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC list the names of the countries and territories covered by a specific Decision under Council Directive 91/493/EEC(5) and part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC.
(2) Commission Decision 2003/302/EC(6) sets specific import conditions for fishery products originating in Sri Lanka. This country should therefore be added to the list in part I of the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC.
(3) Decision 97/296/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) This Decision should take effect on the same day as Decision 2003/302/EC.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Decision 97/296/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 17 June 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31984D0517
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84/517/EEC: Council Decision of 23 October 1984 authorizing the French Republic to apply in respect of automatic gaming machines a measure derogating from Article 18 of the Sixth Directive (77/388/EEC) on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 October 1984
authorizing the French Republic to apply in respect of automatic gaming machines a measure derogating from Article 18 of the Sixth Directive (77/388/EEC) on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
(84/517/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (1), hereinafter referred to as 'the Sixth Directive', and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the terms of Article 27 (1) of the Sixth Directive, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize any Member State to introduce special measures for derogation from the provisions of that Directive in order to simplify the procedure for charging the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance;
Whereas the French Republic, by means of a letter to the Commission dated 24 July 1984 from its Permanent Representation to the Communities, requested authorization to introduce a specific measure designed to combat fraud in connection with automatic gaming machines; whereas the aim of this measure is to derogate from Article 18 (4) of the Sixth Directive which states that where for a given tax period the amount of authorized deductions exceeds the amount of tax due, the Member States may either make a refund, or carry the excess forward to the following period according to conditions which they shall determine;
Whereas under certain conditions this request is acceptable; whereas the measure in question should be applied only in clear-cut cases of fraud where the receipts from automatic gaming machines cannot be determined with certainty; whereas the measure in question should be temporary, with a limit of four years, until a way is found of fitting all such machines with meters which are proof against tampering and which make it possible to establish actual receipts or until other means of combating fraud which do not derogate from the Sixth Directive can be put into practice;
Whereas provision should be made for a re-examination of the situation after a certain period in the light of any developments in equipment permitting fraud to be avoided in the sector in question;
Whereas the said specific measure does not affect the own resources of the European Communities accruing from value added tax,
By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 18 (4) of the Sixth Directive, the French Republic is hereby authorized, for a limited period of four years, not to refund in respect of automatic gaming machines any deductible tax credit but to provide for it to be set against tax due in subsequent tax periods.
This measure shall not be applied to automatic gaming machines the receipts of which can be established with certainty.
The French Republic shall, before 31 March of each year following the year of introduction of the measure provided for in Article 1, provide the Commission with the following information:
(a) the amount of deductible tax credit which has not been refunded in respect of automatic gaming machines during the preceding year;
(b) the number of meters which are proof against tampering which have been installed;
(c) other anti-fraud measures taken in this sector.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
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32003R1900
|
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1900/2003 of 28 October 2003 amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the cereals and rice sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1900/2003
of 28 October 2003
amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the cereals and rice sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 24 October 2003 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1865/2003(5).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 1865/2003 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1865/2003 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31984R0006
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 6/84 of 29 December 1983 amending quantitative limits fixed for imports of certain textile products (category 8) originating in Bulgaria
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 6/84
of 29 December 1983
amending quantitative limits fixed for imports of certain textile products (category 8) originating in Bulgaria
ANNEX
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82 of 31 December 1982 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,
Whereas Bulgaria has asked that the quantitative limit fixed for the Community and the share thereof allocated to Benelux for textile products of category 8 be increased in order to take account of the trend of trade flows;
Whereas under Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82, quantitative limits may be increased where it appears that additional imports are required;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
The quantitative limits for textile products of category 8 originating in Bulgaria, as fixed in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82, are hereby amended for 1983 as laid down in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31995D0324
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95/324/EC: Commission Decision of 26 July 1995 on the quantities of controlled substances allowed for essential uses in the Community in 1996 under Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 on substances that deplete the ozone layer
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COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1995 on the quantities of controlled substances allowed for essential uses in the Community in 1996 under Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (95/324/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 of 15 December 1994 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1), especially Articles 3, 4 and 7,
Whereas because of the state of the concern for the ozone layer, the Community has decided to phase out certain controlled substances earlier than in the Montreal Protocol commencing on 1 January 1995;
Whereas Article 3 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 states that the Commission shall determine every year any essential uses which may be permitted in the Community and any quantities of controlled substances which may be produced, placed on the market or used for these purposes;
Whereas those essential uses have to be decided for chlorofluorocarbons, pursuant to Articles 3 (1) and 4 (1); other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, pursuant to Articles 3 (2) and 4 (2); halons, pursuant to Articles 3 (3) and 4 (3); carbon tetrachloride, pursuant to Articles 3 (4) and 4 (4); 1,1,1-trichloroethane pursuant to Articles 3 (5) and 4 (5); and HBFCs pursuant to Articles 3 (7) and 4 (7) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94;
Whereas the criteria applied to assessing essential uses are in line with Decision IV/25 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and are:
(a) that a use of a controlled substance should qualify as 'essential` only if:
(i) it is necessary for the health, safety or is critical for the functioning of society (encompassing cultural and intellectual aspects); and (ii) there are no available technically and economically feasible alternatives or substitutes that are acceptable from the standpoint of environment and health;
(b) that production and consumption, if any, of a controlled substance for essential uses should be permitted only if:
(i) all economically feasible steps have been taken to minimize the essential use and associated emission of the controlled substance; and (ii) the controlled substance is not available in sufficient quantity and quality from existing stocks of banked or recycled controlled substances, also bearing in mind the developing countries' need for controlled substances;
Whereas Decision VI/9 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol authorizes the levels of production or consumption necessary to satisfy essential uses of controlled substances for (i) metered dose inhalers (MDIs) for the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and for (ii) laboratory and analytical uses as specified in Annex of this Decision;
Whereas Decision VI/9 of the Protocol also requests Parties to endeavour to minimize use and emissions by all practical steps; in the case of metered dose inhalers, these steps include education of physicians and patients about other treatment options and good-faith efforts to eliminate or recapture emissions from filling and testing consistent with national laws and regulations;
Whereas after receiving a certain number of applications from Member States, the Commission nominates the essential uses and respective quantities for the European Community, on behalf of the Member States for 1996, in line with the abovementioned Montreal Protocol Decisions IV/25 and VI/9;
Whereas the list of essential uses and the quantities of the controlled substances are hereby given for the information of producer and user industries;
Whereas the allocation of quantities of controlled substances allowed for essential uses in the Community in 1996 shall be presented in a Commission Decision at a later stage;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94,
1. The agreed essential uses and the total quantities of chlorofluorocarbons, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and HBFCs to be placed on the market or used for which production or importation could be authorized in 1996 are for the:
(a) production of metered dose inhalers (MDIs) for the treatment of asthma and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases:
>TABLE>
(b) laboratory uses in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex:
>TABLE>
2. This Decision shall apply from 1 January to 31 December 1996.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32003R0612
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2003 of 3 April 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2003
of 3 April 2003
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except the United States of America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/2002(7).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 28 March to 3 April 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31991R2436
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2436/91 of 7 August 1991 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of baled tobacco held by the German, Greek and Italian intervention agencies
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2436/91 of 7 August 1991 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of baled tobacco held by the German, Greek and Italian intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1737/91 (2), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 395/90 (6), lays down the procedure and conditions for the sale of tobacco held by intervention agencies;
Whereas, on account of the problems caused by the storage of baled tobacco, and in particular the cost of storage, an invitation to tender should be opened for the sale of the tobacco in lots; whereas this tobacco should be intended for export, without refund; whereas, in order to ensure tenders are obtained for all tobacco varieties, provision should be made to sell by groups of lots, beginning with those varieties for which there is least demand on the market;
Whereas payment for all these lots is made before the tobacco is removed; whereas it should be provided that, at the request of the successful tenderer, the security should be released progressively as the quantities of tobacco are exported;
Whereas the sale by groups of lots should be carried out at close intervals and, as a result, it is necessary to derogate from Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73 as regards the time limit of 45 days between the date of publication of the notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities and the date fixed for the submission of tenders, which should be reduced to 20 days;
Whereas, for tendering procedures covering tobacco stored in several Member States, provision should be made for tenders to be submitted in ecus; whereas the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate to be applied to tenders for which contracts are awarded is the withdrawal of the tobacco; whereas, however, in certain cases the agricultural conversion rate applicable on the final date for submission of tenders should be used;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
Eleven lots of baled raw tobacco from the 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989 harvests, held by the German, Greek and Italian intervention agencies, with a total weight of 105 486 276 kilograms, broken down by variety as shown in the Annex hereto, shall be sold for export.
The lots shall be sold successively on the principle that each new group of lots shall not be sold until the preceding group of lots has been awarded. The Commission shall give notice of the sale of the lots in notices of invitation to tender to be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series.
The sale shall take place in accordance with the tendering procedure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73.
The deadline for the submission of tenders at the headquarters of the Commission of the European Communities shall be as indicated in the notice of invitation to tender for each group of lots.
Notwithstanding Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73, the notices of invitation to tender may be published in the Official Journal 20 days before the date fixed for the submission of tenders.
The closing date referred to in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73 for removal of the tobacco by the successful tenderer shall be:
(a) at the end of the fourth month following the date of publication of the result of the tendering procedure in the Official Journal of the European Communities, in respect of at least one third of the lots;
(b) at the end of the sixth month following the said date for the remaining tobacco.
1. The security referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73 must, for the tobacco stored in Germany, be lodged with and in the name of the Bundesanstalt fuer landwirtschaftliche Markteordnung (BALM) Adickesalle 40, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main, for the tobacco stored in Greece with and in the name of the Ypiresia Diachirisis Agoron Georgikou Proionton (Ydagep), Acharnon 241, GR-10446 Athens, and for the tobacco stored in Italy with and in the name of Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo, sezione specializzata per il tabacco (AIMA), via Cuddio Galimberti 47, I-00136 Rome (Italy).
2. The Commisison shall inform the relevant intervention agency forthwith of the result of the sale by tender. The agency shall immediately release the securities of tenderers whose tenders were inadmissible or who were unsuccessful.
Save as otherwise provided in the second subparagraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73, the securities of the successful tenderer or tenderers shall be released once the conditions laid down in Article 7 (c) of that Regulation have been fulfilled.
3. On application by the person concerned, the security shall be released by instalments in proportion to the quantities of tobacco in respect of which the proof referred to in Article 7 (c) of the said Regulation has been furnished.
Notwithstanding Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73, the price per kilogram of tobacco tendered must be expressed in ecus per kilogram.
The operative event for the agricultural conversion rate applied for payment:
- of securities, shall be the time limit referred to in Article 3,
- of tenders which are awarded as contract, shall be the withdrawal of all the tobacco concerned.
However, in cases where all the tobacco is withdrawn before the end of the month following that of the time referred to in Article 3, the rate of exchange into national currency of the tenders which are awarded a contract shall be the agricultural conversion rate in force on that date.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31975R2774
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Regulation (EEC) No 2774/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on eggs and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds
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REGULATION (EEC) No 2774/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on eggs and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 (1) of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs, and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 9 (2) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas export refunds on products subject to the common organization of the market in eggs must be fixed in accordance with certain criteria which make it possible to cover the difference between prices for those products within the Community and on the world market ; whereas to this end the supply situation and prices for those products within the Community and the price situation on the world market must be taken into account;
Whereas the difference between prices within the Community and prices on the world market for the quantity of feed grain required for the production of one kilogramme of eggs in shell and for the production of one egg for hatching must also be taken into account ; whereas in the case of the products specified in Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 the coefficients referred to in Article 5 (2) of that Regulation should be taken into account;
Whereas if price trends are to be noted prices must be determined in accordance with general principles ; whereas to this end prices on third country markets and in countries of destination, producer prices recorded in third countries and free-at-Community-frontier prices should be taken into account when prices on the world market are being determined ; whereas, in the absence of representative markets for egg products, prices ruling at the various marketing stages and on exportation should be used as a basis in determining Community prices;
Whereas provision must be made for varying the amount of the refund according to the destination of the products, since markets in the countries of destination are at varying distances from Community markets and special conditions apply to imports in certain countries of destination;
Whereas, to give Community exporters a measure of stability as regards the amount of the refund and certainty with regard to the list of products eligible for a refund, provision should be made for such list and amounts to remain valid for a relatively long period ; whereas rules should also be laid down for the advance fixing of export refunds;
Whereas it is necessary to fix refunds in advance only in certain cases ; whereas any decision to do so should be taken in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75;
Whereas the possibility of fixing refunds in advance makes it necessary to take steps to ensure that in each case exportation is carried out as stated in the application ; whereas to that end each applicant should receive a certificate requiring the products in question to be exported within a given period;
Whereas in order to avoid abuse the issue of such certificates should be conditional upon the provision of security, which should be forfeit if the products are not exported within the period of validity of the certificate;
Whereas experience gained in the various sectors where a common organization of the market has been established and in respect of which there is provision for advance fixing of the refund has shown that in certain circumstances, and in particular where exporters have abnormal recourse to this system, there is a risk of difficulties arising on the market in question;
Whereas in order to remedy such a situation it must be possible for measures to be taken rapidly ; whereas provision should therefore be made for the Commission to adopt such measures after receiving the Opinion of the Management Committee or, in (1)See page 49 of this Official Journal.
cases of urgency, without waiting for the latter to meet;
Whereas, to avoid distortions of competition between individual Community traders, the administrative conditions under which they operate must be identical throughout the Community ; whereas there does not appear to be any justification for granting a refund where the products in question are imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries ; whereas the reimbursement, under certain conditions, of the levy collected on importation is sufficient to allow these products to be placed on the world market again,
This Regulation lays down rules for fixing and granting export refunds on the products specified in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75.
The following shall be taken into account when refunds are being fixed: (a) the existing situation and the future trend with regard to: - prices and availabilities of egg products on the Community market,
- prices for egg products on the world market;
(b) the need to avoid disturbances which might lead to a prolonged imbalance between supply and demand on the Community market ; and
(c) the economic aspect of the proposed exports.
When the refund on the products specified in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 is being calculated, account shall also be taken of the difference between prices within the Community and prices on the world market for the quantity of feed grain determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 (1) of that Regulation, the coefficients referred to in Article 5 (2) of that Regulation also being taken into account in the case of derived products.
1. The following shall be taken into account when the price on the Community market is being determined: (a) prices ruling at the various marketing stages in the Community;
(b) prices ruling on exportation.
2. The following shall be taken into account when the price on the world market is being determined: (a) prices ruling on third country markets;
(b) the most favourable import prices in third countries of destination for third country imports;
(c) producer prices recorded in exporting third countries, account being taken of any subsidies granted by those countries ; and
(d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices.
Where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary, the refund for the Community may in the case of the products specified in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 be varied according to destination.
1. The list of products on which an export refund is granted and the amount of such refund shall be fixed at least once every three months.
2. The amount of the refund shall be that applicable on the day of exportation.
3. However, it may be decided that the refund shall on request be fixed in advance.
In that case, where the applicant so requests, when lodging an application for a certificate of advance fixing as provided for in Article 6, the export refund applicable on the day when he lodges such application shall apply to an export operation carried out at any time during the period of validity of the said certificate.
4. Where examination of the market situation shows that there are difficulties due to the application of the provisions concerning the advance fixing of the export refund, or that such difficulties may occur, a decision may be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) 2771/75 to suspend the application of these provisions for such period as is strictly necessary.
In cases of extreme urgency, the Commission may, after examination of the situation, decide on the basis of all the information available to it to suspend advance fixing for a maximum of three working days.
Applications for certificates of advance fixing lodged during the period of suspension shall be rejected.
1. The grant of the refund under the conditions provided for in Article 5 (3) shall be conditional on the presentation of a certificate of advance fixing, which shall be issued by Member States to any applicant irrespective of the place of his establishment in the Community.
The certificate of advance fixing shall be valid throughout the Community.
2. The issue of a certificate of advance fixing shall be conditional upon the provision of security guaranteeing that exportation will be carried out within the period of validity of the certificate. If the operation is not carried out, or only partially carried out, within that period the security shall be wholly or partially forfeited.
1. The refund shall be paid upon proof: - that the products concerned have been exported from the Community, and
- except where Article 8 applies, that such products are of Community origin.
2. Where Article 4 applies, the refund shall be paid under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, provided it is proved that the product has reached the destination for which the refund was fixed.
Exceptions may be made to this rule in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 3, provided conditions are laid down which offer equivalent guarantees.
3. Additional provisions may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) 2771/75.
No export refund shall be granted on products specified in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 which are imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries, unless the exporter proves: - that the product to be exported and the product previously imported are one and the same, and
- that the levy was collected on importation.
In such cases the refund on each product shall be equal to whichever is the lower, the levy collected on importation or the refund applicable on the day of exportation.
1. Council Regulation No 175/67/EEC (1) of 27 June 1967 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on eggs and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2683/72 (2), is hereby repealed.
2. All references to the Regulation repealed by paragraph 1 shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
References to Articles of that Regulation are to be read in accordance with the correlation given in the Annex.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1975.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31996D0371
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96/371/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 7 June 1996 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 March 1995 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
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COMMISSION DECISION of 7 June 1996 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 March 1995 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (96/371/Euratom, ECSC, EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2963/95 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 578/96 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1995 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment;
Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings (4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;
Whereas, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 March 1995 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
With effect from 1 March 1995 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the date referred to in the first paragraph.
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32011R0074
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 74/2011 of 28 January 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in international waters of I and IIb by vessels flying the flag of France
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1.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 27/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 74/2011
of 28 January 2011
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in international waters of I and IIb by vessels flying the flag of France
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (2), lays down quotas for 2010.
(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 2010.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2010 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32000D0356
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2000/356/EC: Commission Decision of 26 May 2000 terminating the review of the anti-dumping measures concerning imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5 microdisks) originating in Taiwan (notified under document number C(2000) 1393)
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Commission Decision
of 26 May 2000
terminating the review of the anti-dumping measures concerning imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5'' microdisks) originating in Taiwan
(notified under document number C(2000) 1393)
(2000/356/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98(2), and in particular Articles 9 and 11 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) By Regulation (EEC) No 2861/93(3), as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2537/1999(4), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of 3,5" microdisks used to record and store encoded digital computer information falling within CN code ex 8523 20 90 and originating, inter alia, in Taiwan.
(2) An "expiry" review of the abovementioned anti-dumping measures, pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter "the basic Regulation"), was initiated in October 1998(5), following a request lodged by the Committee of European Diskette Manufacturers (Diskma). This review is presently ongoing.
(3) On 26 June 1999, the Commission, after consultation, published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(6) a notice initiating an "interim review" of the abovementioned measures, pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.
(4) This "interim review" investigation was initiated following a request submitted by CIS Technology Inc. (hereinafter also referred to as "the applicant"), a Taiwanese exporting producer which declared that it produced and sold for export to the Community the product concerned. The request contained sufficient prima facie evidence that a significant change in circumstances had taken place, the alleged effect of which was that the applicant's exports to the Community were no longer made at dumped prices.
(5) As the applicant did not submit any request concerning changed circumstances with regard to injury, the interim review was limited to dumping.
(6) The Commission officially advised the authorities of the exporting country concerned. Interested parties were given an opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limits set in the notice of initiation. A questionnaire was sent to the applicant, which submitted a complete reply.
B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE REQUEST AND TERMINATION OF THE INVESTIGATION
(7) By letter of 11 January 2000, the applicant informed the Commission of its decision to withdraw the request for a review.
(8) Interested parties were informed of the withdrawal and given an opportunity to comment. No comments were received.
(9) In accordance with Articles 11(5) and 9(1) of the basic Regulation, where the application is withdrawn, the investigation may be terminated unless such termination would not be in the Community interest. The investigation did not bring to light any considerations showing that such termination would not be in the Community interest,
The interim review of the anti-dumping measures concerning imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5" microdisks) currently classifiable within CN code ex 8523 20 90 and originating in Taiwan, limited to the microdisks produced and sold for export to the Community by CIS Technology Inc., is hereby terminated.
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31987D0542
|
87/542/ECSC: Commission Decision of 9 November 1987 establishing the delivery levels of ECSC steel products of Spanish origin onto the rest of the Community market, excluding Portugal (Only the Spanish text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 November 1987
establishing the delivery levels of ECSC steel products of Spanish origin onto the rest of the Community market, excluding Portugal
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(87/542/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Protocol 10 thereof,
Having received the assent of the Council,
Whereas Protocol 10, which covers the restructuring of the Spanish iron and steel industry, and the Joint Declaration on the Spanish iron and steel industry provide that deliveries of ECSC steel products of Spanish origin onto the Community market will be the subject of quantitative limits in 1987;
Whereas, at the date of accession, there was no agreement between the Commission and the Spanish Government on the level of these aforementioned deliveries;
Whereas pursuant to the first subparagraph of paragraph 6 (a) of Protocol 10, it falls upon the Commission, with the assent of the Council, to establish the level of these deliveries;
Whereas, by the terms of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 (a) of the said Joint Declaration, the level of the deliveries must be compatible with the objectives of the restructuring of the Spanish steel industry and with the forecasts used to calculate the evolution of the Community market;
Whereas no major changes are forecast for the Community market for 1987 in comparison with 1986 and, in particular, several important aspects of the internal anti-crisis measures will remain;
Whereas, therefore, the Spanish deliveries to the rest of the Community, excluding Portugal, should not register a significant increase in 1987 in comparison with that level agreed between the Commission and Spain in 1986;
Whereas, nevertheless, it is desirable to retain the principle of the maintenance of traditional trade flows between Spain and the rest of the Community, excluding Portugal, interpreted on the basis of Spanish deliveries made during the reference years used in the framework of steel industry relations between the Community and Spain prior to the accession of the latter;
Whereas, the deliveries of ECSC steel products of Spanish origin onto the rest of the Community market, excluding Portugal, were not permitted to exceed 850 000 tonnes in 1986;
Whereas, under the terms of Protocol 10 (paragraph 6 (a), second line), the level of such deliveries may be the subject of an increase prior to the end of the transitionary period;
Whereas Spain has outlined its efforts to put into effect a restructuring of its steel industry which will reduce the maximum possible output to 18 million tonnes par annum,
Deliveries of ECSC steel products of Spanish origin onto the rest of the Community market, excluding Portugal, may not exceed 935 000 tonnes during 1987.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
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32004R0479
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 479/2004 of 15 March 2004 fixing the quantities of raw tobacco which may be transferred to another group of varieties in Italy under the guarantee threshold for the 2004 harvest
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 479/2004
of 15 March 2004
fixing the quantities of raw tobacco which may be transferred to another group of varieties in Italy under the guarantee threshold for the 2004 harvest
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 organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 introduces production quotas for the different groups of varieties of tobacco. The individual quotas are divided among producers on the basis of the guarantee thresholds for the 2004 harvest laid down in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 546/2002 of 25 March 2002 fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 harvests and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92(2). Under Article 9(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, the Commission may authorise Member States to transfer parts of their guarantee threshold quantities between groups of varieties provided that such transfers do not give rise to additional costs for the EAGGF and do not involve any increase in the Member State's overall guarantee threshold allocations.
(2) Since these conditions have been met, transfers should be authorised in the Member States which have made application to do so.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
For the 2004 harvest, before the deadline for the conclusion of cultivation contracts laid down in Article 10(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98(3), Member States are hereby authorised to transfer quantities from one group of varieties to another in accordance with 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32014D0439
|
Council Implementing Decision 2014/439/CFSP of 8 July 2014 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus
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9.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 200/13
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2014/439/CFSP
of 8 July 2014
implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP which imposes restrictive measures against Belarus.
(2) The Council considers that one person should be added to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP.
(3) The Council also considers that eight persons should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP.
(4) The Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
The Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31997R0502
|
Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/97 of 18 March 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 502/97 of 18 March 1997 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),
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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 89/97 (4), 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 21 March 1997.
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 |
32004R0183
|
Commission Regulation (EC) No 183/2004 of 2 February 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 183/2004
of 2 February 2004
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), 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 3 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31999L0059
|
Council Directive 1999/59/EC of 17 June 1999 amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the value added tax arrangements applicable to telecommunications services
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 1999/59/EC
of 17 June 1999
amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the value added tax arrangements applicable to telecommunications services
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 93 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas:
(1) Article 14 of the Treaty defines the internal market as comprising an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty;
(2) the rules currently applicable to VAT on telecommunications services under Article 9 of the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment(4) are inadequate for taxing all such services consumed within the Community and for preventing distortions of competition in this area;
(3) in the interests of the proper functioning of the internal market, such distortions should be eliminated and new harmonised rules introduced for this type of activity;
(4) action should be taken to ensure, in particular, that telecommunications services used by customers established in the Community are taxed in the Community;
(5) to this end, telecommunications services supplied to taxable persons established in the Community or to recipients established in third countries should, in principle, be taxed at the place of the recipient of the services;
(6) in order to ensure uniform taxation of telecommunications services supplied by taxable persons established in third countries to non-taxable persons established in the Community which are effectively used or enjoyed in the Community, Member States should make use of the provisions of Article 9(3)(b) of Directive 77/388/EEC on changing the place of supply; whereas, however, Article 9(3) of that Directive may remain applicable where corresponding telecommunications services are supplied to other recipients in the Community;
(7) for the purpose of establishing a special rule for determining the place of supply of telecommunications services, such services need to be defined; such definition should draw on definitions already adopted at international level, which include international telephone call routing and termination services and access to global information networks;
(8) taxation at the place of the recipient of the services also means that taxable persons will not have to have recourse to the procedures under Directives 79/1072/EEC(5) and 86/560/EEC(6); the new rules for determining the place of supply should not mean that foreign taxable persons have to be identified for tax purposes in another State; this will be achieved by making it compulsory for the recipient of the services to be liable for the tax, provided that recipient is a taxable person;
(9) Directive 77/388/EEC should be amended accordingly,
Directive 77/388/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. At the end of Article 9(2)(e), the full stop shall be replaced by a semicolon and the following new indent shall be added:
"- Telecommunications. Telecommunications services shall be deemed to be services relating to the transmission, emission or reception of signals, writing, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems, including the related transfer or assignment of the right to use capacity for such transmission, emission or reception. Telecommunications services within the meaning of this provision shall also include provision of access to global information networks."
2. The following paragraph 4 shall be added after Article 9(3): "4. In the case of telecommunications services referred to in paragraph 2(e) supplied by a taxable person established outside the Community to non-taxable persons established inside the Community, Member States shall make use of paragraph 3(b)."
3. Article 21(1)(b) shall be replaced by the following: "(b) taxable persons to whom services covered by Article 9(2)(e) are supplied or persons who are identified for value added tax purposes within the territory of the country to whom services covered by Article 28b(C), (D), (E) and (F) are supplied, if the services are carried out by a taxable person established abroad; however, Member States may require that the supplier of services shall be held jointly and severally liable for payment of the tax;"
1. Member States shall adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 2000. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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32004D0492
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2004/492/EC:Council Decision of 5 May 2004 appointing Members of the Commission of the European Communities
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15.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/29
COUNCIL DECISION
of 5 May 2004
appointing Members of the Commission of the European Communities
(2004/492/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Article 45(2)(a) and (b) thereof,
By common accord with the President of the Commission,
Whereas:
The following are hereby appointed Members of the Commission for the period from 1 May 2004 to 31 October 2004:
Mr Pavel TELIČKA
Mr Siim KALLAS
Mr Marcos KYPRIANOU
Ms Sandra KALNIETE
Ms Dalia GRYBAUSKAITÉ
Mr Péter BALÁZS
Mr Joe BORG
Ms Danuta HÜBNER
Mr Janez POTOČNIK
Mr Jan FIGEĽ
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 1 May 2004.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32014R0128
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 128/2014 of 5 February 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Gofio Canario (PGI)]
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11.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 40/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 128/2014
of 5 February 2014
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Gofio Canario (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Gofio Canario’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Gofio Canario’ should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32005R1809
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005 of 4 November 2005 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries
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5.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 291/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1809/2005
of 4 November 2005
opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 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) Pursuant to the Community’s international obligations in the context of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (2), it is necessary to create the conditions to import a certain quantity of maize into Portugal.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3), lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender.
(3) In view of the current market demand in Portugal, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize is appropriate.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 on maize to be imported into Portugal.
2. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
The invitation to tender shall be open until 30 March 2006. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001R2518
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2518/2001 of 20 December 2001 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2518/2001
of 20 December 2001
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 21,740/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31987R2594
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2594/87 of 27 August 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 as regards the agricultural conversion rates for the pigmeat sector in Greece
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2594/87
of 27 August 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 as regards the agricultural conversion rates for the pigmeat sector in Greece
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1889/87 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 6a of Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 lays down that the agricultural conversion rates of a Member State should, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 12 of that Regulation, be adjusted so as to avoid the creation of new monetary compensatory amounts;
Whereas the trend in the market rate of the Greek drachma would normally lead to an increase in the compensatory amounts applicable to the United Kingdom in the pigmeat sector with effect from 31 August 1987 in the light of the change in the agricultural conversion rate determined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 (3), in the version as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1953/87 (4); whereas, in order to avoid this consequence, the agricultural conversion rate should be adjusted so as to avoid the creation of such new monetary compensatory amounts;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant Management Committees,
In Annex IV of Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1953/87, the line relating to pigmeat is hereby replaced by the following:
1.2,5 // // // Products // Agricultural conversion rates // // // 1.2.3.4.5 // // 1 ECU = . . . Dr // Applicable until // 1 ECU = . . . Dr // Applicable for // // // // // // 'Pigmeat // 117,901 // 30 August 1987 // 119,008 // 31 August 1987' // // // // //
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 31 August 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32002R0570
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Council Regulation (EC) No 570/2002 of 18 February 2002 concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Poland to the Community for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2002 (extension of the double-checking system)
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Council Regulation (EC) No 570/2002
of 18 February 2002
concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Poland to the Community for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2002 (extension of the double-checking system)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part(1), entered into force on 1 February 1994.
(2) The Parties decided by Decision No 2/2002(2) of the Association Council to extend the double-checking system introduced by Decision No 2/1999(3) of the Association Council for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2002.
(3) It is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 1093/1999 of 30 March 1999 establishing a double-checking system for exports of certain ECSC steel products from the Republic of Poland to the European Community for the period from 1 April to 31 December 2001(4),
Regulation (EC) No 1093/1999 shall continue to apply for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2002, in accordance with the provisions of Decision No 2/2002 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Poland, of the other part.
Regulation (EC) No 1093/1999 shall in consequence be amended as follows:
In the title, preamble and Article 1(1) and (3), references to the period "1 January to 31 December 2001" shall be replaced by references to "1 January to 31 December 2002".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32008R1043
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2008 of 23 October 2008 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
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24.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 281/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1043/2008
of 23 October 2008
fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2), final subparagraph, and Article 170 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Part XVII of Annex I to that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the market in pigmeat, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and criteria provided for in Articles 162 to 164, 167, 169 and 170 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the refund may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that bear the health mark as provided for in Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2). Those products must also satisfy the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3) and Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (4).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the condition provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 must meet the relevant requirements of Regulations (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004, notably preparation in an approved establishment and compliance with the health marking requirements laid down in Annex I, Section I, Chapter III to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 October 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32002D0061
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2002/61/EC: Commission Decision of 23 January 2002 amending Decision 2001/634/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Guinea (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 4868)
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Commission Decision
of 23 January 2002
amending Decision 2001/634/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Guinea
(notified under document number C(2001) 4868)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/61/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 11(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2001/634/EC of 16 August 2001 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating or proceeding from Guinea(3) states that the "Direction nationale des pêches maritimes (DNPM) of the Ministère de la pêche et de l'aquaculture" is to be the competent authority in Guinea for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
(2) Following a restructuring of the Guinean administration, the competent authority for issuing health certificates for fishery products has changed to the "Service Industries et assurance qualité des produits de la pêche et de l'aquaculture (SIAQPPA) du Ministère de la pêche et de l'aquaculture". This new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force.
(3) Also, the processing prohibition provided for under Article 2, point 1, of that Decision should be amended to authorise operations avoiding the contamination of fishery products, i.e. heading and gutting.
(4) Furthermore the modification of the list of establishments, by the procedure laid down by Article 5 of the Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 July 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(4), as last amended by Decision 2001/4/EC(5), shall be authorised for modifications concerning the deletion of establishments or vessels or changes of their names, but not for the addition of new establishments or vessels.
(5) Decision 2001/634/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Commission Decision 2001/634/EC is amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: "Article 1
The 'Service Industries et assurance qualité des produits de la pêche et de l'aquaculture (SIAQPPA) du Ministère de la pêche et de l'aquaculture' shall be the competent authority in Guinea for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC."
2. In Article 2, point 1 is replaced by the following: "1. They shall not have undergone any preparation or processing operation other than heading, gutting, chilling or freezing."
3. Article 3(2) is replaced by the following: "2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the SIAQPPA and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements."
4. Article 5 is replaced by the following: "Article 5
1. Annex B shall only be modified following the results of an inspection visit on the spot.
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, Annex B may be modified following the procedure laid down by Decision 95/408/EC to change the name or to delete establishments and vessels included in the list of this Annex."
5. Annex A is replaced by Annex A to this Decision.
6. Annex B is replaced by Annex B to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from the 30th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31990D0278
|
90/278/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1989 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the region of Nord/Pas-de-Calais (France) (Only the French text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 1989
on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the region of Nord/Pas-de-Calais (France)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(90/278/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional and social conversion plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agreement with the Member State concerned, the Community support frameworks for Community structural operations;
Whereas, in accordance with the second subparagraph of that provision, Community support frameworks shall cover in particular the priorities, the forms of assistance, the indicative financing plan, with details of the amount of assistance and its source, and the duration of the assistance;
Whereas Title III, Articles 8 et seq. of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2) sets out the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support frameworks;
Whereas the French Government submitted to the Commission on 21 April 1989, pursuant to Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the regional and social conversion plan for the areas in the region of Nord/Pas-de-Calais which, as decided by Commission Decision 89/288/EEC (3) in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9 (3) of the said Regulation, are eligible under Objective 2;
Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the use to be made of assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) in implementing the plan;
Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas the EIB has also been involved in the preparation of the Community support framework in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has declared its readiness to help implement the framework in accordance with the provisions of its Statute;
Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;
Whereas this Decision is consistent with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and of the European Social Fund Committee;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision is to be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned,
The Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the region of Nord/Pas-de-Calais (France), covering the period 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1991, is hereby approved.
The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines of the Structural Funds and the other financial instruments.
The Community support framework shall include the following essential information:
(a) a statement of the priorities for joint action:
- priority 1: improving the region's attractiveness,
- priority 2: exploiting tourist potential,
- priority 3: encouraging the creation and expansion of businesses,
- priority 4: strengthening training and research facilities;
(b) an outline of the forms of assistance to be provided, in the form of ERDF or ESF operational programmes and ERDF projects;
(c) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1989 prices, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned and, in addition, of existing multiannual national initiatives, that is ECU 724 million for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:
(in million ecus)
1.2 // // // ERDF // 125,38 // ESF // 53,62 // // // Total for Structural Funds // 179 // //
The resultant national financing requirement, that is approximately ECU 384 million for the public sector and ECU 161 million for the private sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other lending instruments. The estimated financial assistance in the form of loans from the ECSC is ECU 43 million.
This declaration of intent is addressed to the French Republic.
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32013R0343
|
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 343/2013 of 16 April 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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17.4.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 107/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 343/2013
of 16 April 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31994R0557
|
Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/94 of 14 March 1994 laying down a transitional measure regarding the total acidity content of the table wine produced in Spain and Portugal and released to the markets in those Member States for 1994
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 557/94 of 14 March 1994 laying down a transitional measure regarding the total acidity content of the table wine produced in Spain and Portugal and released to the markets in those Member States for 1994
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (1), and in particular Article 90 thereof, the period of application of which was extended to 31 December 1994 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4007/87 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 370/94 (3),
Whereas table wine must have a total acidity content, expressed as tartaric acid, of not less than 4,5 grams per litre in accordance with point 13 of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1566/93 (5); whereas Article 127 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal lays down that, until 31 December 1990, table wine produced in Spain and released to the Spanish market may have a total acidity content of not less than 3,5 grams per litre; whereas the conditions justifying this derogation are connected, in addition to the climatic conditions, with the structure of winegrowing, change in which is relatively slow; whereas the same conditions justify the measure's being extended to Portugal;
Whereas imbalance should be avoided on the markets for table wine in Spain and Portugal; whereas to that end provision should be made for a derogation for those regions as regards the total acidity content of table wine produced and released to the market on their territory; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 287/93 (6) provides for a derogation applying until 31 December 1993; whereas the period of application of that derogation should be extended for the same reasons until 31 December 1994;
Whereas there should be a gradual process of alignment with the total acidity content of table wine from the other Member States; whereas for that reason the derogation should be restricted to Part B of Regions 6 and 7 as provided for in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 129/93 (7);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Until 31 December 1994, table wine produced in Part B of Regions 6 and 7 as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 129/93 and released to the Spanish and Portuguese markets may have a total acidity content, expressed as tartaric acid, of not less than 3,5 grams per litre.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31991R3677
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3677/91 of 17 December 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3813/90 laying down the level of the accession compensatory amounts for milk and milk products applicable in trade between the Community of Ten and Portugal and between Portugal and third countries
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3677/91 of 17 December 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3813/90 laying down the level of the accession compensatory amounts for milk and milk products applicable in trade between the Community of Ten and Portugal and between Portugal and third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3640/90 of 11 December 1990 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts for milk and milk products during the second stage of the accession of Portugal (1), and in particular
Article 6
thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3813/90 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/91 (3), lays down the level of the accession compensatory amounts for milk and milk products applicable in trade between the Community of Ten and Portugal and between Portugal and third countries from 1 January 1991; whereas it is necessary, in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3813/90, to align the nomenclature of accession compensatory amounts with the tariff and statistical nomenclature, as defined in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3537/91 (5), with regard to CN code 0406 10 from 1 January 1992;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
CN codes 0404 10, ex 0406 10, ex 0406 90 91, ex 0406 90 93, ex 0406 90 97 and ex 0406 90 99 and footnote 2 to the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3813/90 are hereby replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31984R1247
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1247/84 of 4 May 1984 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1105/68 and (EEC) No 2793/77 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as animal feed
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1247/84
of 4 May 1984
amending Regulations (EEC) No 1105/68 and (EEC) No 2793/77 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as animal feed
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 856/84 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 867/84 (4), lays down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as animal feed;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 882/82 (6), lays down detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use in the feeding of calves;
Whereas the production of liquid skimmed milk is seasonal; whereas, in view of the uses to which it is put, supplies of skimmed milk in liquid form should be ensured throughout the year; whereas provision should therefore be made within certain limits for the granting of aid for skimmed-milk powder which is manufactured and stored during periods of surplus and which is reconstituted into liquid form and used as specified in Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2793/77 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 975/84 (8), also lays down detailed rules for granting special aid for liquid skimmed milk intended for use as feed for animals other than young calves; whereas the provisions of the said Regulation should accordingly be adapted so as to provide for the same eligibility in respect of feeds for other animals;
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 1105/68 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The following Article 1a is inserted:
'Article 1a
1. Skimmed-milk powder as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 which complies with the conditions set out in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 (1) and which has been subjected to the inspection measures specified in the latter Regulation, with the exception of buttermilk powder and skimmed-milk powder from public storage, shall also be eligible for aid where it is sold in liquid form to livestock farmers for use as animal feed.
2. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted only in respect of a quantity of liquid milk thus obtained which does not exceed 20 % of the quantity of skimmed milk referred to in Article 1 which was sold to livestock farmers by a dairy during the previous calendar year.
3. The amount of the aid shall be 61 ECU per 100 kilograms of skimmed-milk powder used in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2.
4. The provisions applying to skimmed milk under this Regulation shall apply to the skimmed-milk powder sold in liquid form as referred to in paragraph 1.
5. Dairies making use of the provisions of this Article:
- may not sell skimmed-milk powder to an intervention agency during the period of four weeks following commencement of the operations referred to in paragraph 1,
- before commencing the operations referred to in paragraph 1 shall inform the inspecting agency of the starting date of these operations.
(1) OJ No L 199, 7. 8. 1979, p. 1.'
2. Article 10 is replaced by the following:
'Article 10
Member States shall take the measures necessary to check that the conditions governing the granting of aid are fulfilled and that the benefit of the aid is passed on to the farm stage.'
Regulation (EEC) No 2793/77 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
Special aid shall be granted:
- for skimmed milk as referred to in Article 2 (1) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 if it is used as feed for animals other than young calves,
- for skimmed-milk powder as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 which complies with the conditions set out in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 (1) and which has been subjected to the inspection measures specified in the latter Regulation, with the exception of buttermilk powder and skimmed-milk powder from public storage, where it is sold in liquid form for use as feed for animals other than young calves, on condition that:
(a) the quantities of milk thus obtained do not exceed 20 % of the quantity of skimmed milk as referred to in the first indent which is sold to livestock farmers by the dairy in question during the previous calendar year, and
(b) any dairy which makes use of this possibility does not sell skimmed-milk powder to an intervention agency during the period of four weeks following commencement of the operations referred to in this indent and before commencing operations informs the inspection agency of their starting date.
2. The amount of the special aid shall be:
- 9,1 ECU per 100 kilograms of skimmed milk as referred to in the first indent of paragraph 1,
- 91 ECU per 100 kilograms of skimmed-milk powder used in accordance with the second indent of paragraph 1.
3. The provisions applying to skimmed milk under this Regulation shall apply to skimmed-milk powder sold in liquid form as referred to in the second indent of paragraph 1.
4. For the purposes of this Regulation, 100 litres of skimmed milk shall be equivalent to 103 kilograms of skimmed milk.
5. With prejudice to any alterations which may become necessary in the level of the aid, the special aid system provided for in the first indent of paragraph 1 shall remain in force for a period which may terminate at the earliest two years after the date on which an appropriate notice, decided upon in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, is published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(1) OJ No L 199, 7. 8. 1979, p. 1.'
2. Article 8 is replaced by the following:
'Article 8
The Member States shall take the measures necessary to check that the conditions governing the granting of aid are fulfilled and that the benefit of the aid is passed on to the farm stage.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003R1453
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1453/2003 of 14 August 2003 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 699/2003
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1453/2003
of 14 August 2003
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 699/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 699/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. Whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 8 to 14 August 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 699/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported shall be 18,75 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 7000 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 August 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32009R0160
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Council Regulation (EC) No 160/2009 of 23 February 2009 amending the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities
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27.2.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 55/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 160/2009
of 23 February 2009
amending the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 283 thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal presented by the Commission after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice,
Having regard to the opinion of the opinion of the Court of Auditors,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 21 of Decision 2005/684/EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (2), Members are entitled to assistance from personal staff whom they may freely choose.
(2) At present, Members of the European Parliament employ all their staff directly under contracts subject to national law, while recovering the costs incurred from the European Parliament, subject to a fixed maximum amount.
(3) On 9 July 2008, the Bureau of the European Parliament adopted implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament. Pursuant to Article 34 of those implementing measures, Members shall make use of:
(a) ‘accredited parliamentary assistants’, employed at one of the European Parliament's three places of work under the specific legal arrangements adopted on the basis of Article 283 of the Treaty and whose contracts are concluded and administered directly by the European Parliament, and
(b) natural persons who are to assist Members in their Member States of election and who have concluded an employment or service contract with them in keeping with applicable national law, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the aforementioned implementing measures, hereinafter referred to as ‘local assistants’.
(4) In contrast to local assistants, accredited parliamentary assistants are, as a general rule, expatriates. They work in the premises of the European Parliament in a European, multilingual and multicultural environment and undertake tasks which are directly linked to the work carried out by one or several Members of the European Parliament in the exercise of their functions as Members of the European Parliament.
(5) For these reasons, and with a view to ensuring transparency and legal certainty through common rules, it is appropriate to provide for accredited parliamentary assistants to be employed by way of direct contracts with the European Parliament. However, local assistants, including those working for Members elected in one of the Member States in which the European Parliament's three places of work are located, should continue to be employed, in accordance with the implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, by Members of the European Parliament under contracts concluded under the applicable national law in the Member State in which they are elected.
(6) It is therefore appropriate for accredited parliamentary assistants to be subject to the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council (3) in such a way as to take account of their particular circumstances, the particular tasks they are called on to perform and the specific duties and obligations they have to fulfil vis-à-vis the Members of the European Parliament for whom they are called on to work.
(7) The introduction of this specific category of servants does not affect Article 29 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Staff Regulations’, which provides that internal competitions are only open to officials and temporary staff, and no provision of this Regulation may be construed as giving accredited parliamentary assistants privileged or direct access to posts of officials or other categories of servants of the European Communities or to internal competitions for such posts.
(8) As is the case for contract staff, Articles 27 to 34 of the Staff Regulations should not apply to accredited parliamentary assistants.
(9) Accredited parliamentary assistants should thus constitute a category of other servants specific to the European Parliament, in particular with regard to the fact that they provide, under the direction and authority of one or several Members of the European Parliament and in a relationship of mutual trust, direct assistance to that Member or those Members in the exercise of their functions as Members of the European Parliament.
(10) Accordingly, it is necessary to amend the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities in order to incorporate this new category of other servants, taking account, on the one hand, of the specific nature of the duties, functions and responsibilities of accredited parliamentary assistants, which are designed to allow them to provide direct assistance to Members of the European Parliament in the exercise of their functions as Members of the European Parliament, under their direction and authority, and, on the other, of the contractual relationship between those accredited parliamentary assistants and the European Parliament.
(11) Where provisions of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities apply to accredited parliamentary assistants, directly or by analogy, these factors should be taken into account, having strict regard, in particular, to the mutual trust which has to characterise the working relationship between the accredited parliamentary assistants and the Member or Members of the European Parliament whom they assist.
(12) In the light of the nature of the duties of accredited parliamentary assistants, it is necessary to provide for only one category of accredited parliamentary assistants, but divided into grades, to which such assistants should be assigned by indication of the Members concerned in accordance with the implementing measures adopted by internal decision of the European Parliament.
(13) The contracts of accredited parliamentary assistants concluded between them and the European Parliament should be based on mutual trust between the accredited parliamentary assistant and the Member or Members whom he assists. The duration of such contracts should be directly linked to the duration of the mandate of the Members concerned.
(14) Accredited parliamentary assistants should have statutory representation outside the system that applies to officials and other staff of the European Parliament. Their representatives should act as interlocutor vis-à-vis the competent authority of the European Parliament, taking into account that a formal link should be established between the statutory representation of staff and the autonomous representation of assistants.
(15) The principle of budgetary neutrality should be observed in respect of the introduction of this new category of staff.
(16) The implementing measures laid down by internal decision of the European Parliament should include further rules for the implementation of this Regulation, based on the principle of sound financial management as set out in Title II of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4).
(17) The entry into force of these new provisions should coincide with the entry into force of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament,
The Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities are hereby amended as set out in the Annex.
The appropriations entered in the European Parliament section of the general budget of the European Communities and earmarked to cover parliamentary assistance, the annual amounts of which will be determined within the framework of the annual budgetary procedure, cover all the costs directly associated with Members′ assistants, be they accredited parliamentary assistants or local assistants.
The European Parliament shall, no later than 31 December 2011, present a report on the application of this Regulation in order to examine the possible need to adapt the rules applying to parliamentary assistants.
On the basis of this report, the Commission may make any proposals it deems appropriate to this effect.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day of the European Parliament parliamentary term beginning in 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32012R1260
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Council Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012 of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection with regard to the applicable translation arrangements
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31.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 361/89
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1260/2012
of 17 December 2012
implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection with regard to the applicable translation arrangements
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 118 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/167/EU of 10 March 2011 authorising enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (1),
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,
Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Decision 2011/167/EU, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, France, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom (hereinafter "participating Member States") were authorised to establish enhanced cooperation between themselves in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection.
(2) Under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (2), certain European patents granted by the European Patent Office (hereinafter ‘EPO’) under the rules and procedures of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, as revised on 17 December 1991 and on 29 November 2000 (hereinafter ‘EPC’) should, at the request of the patent proprietor, benefit from unitary effect in the participating Member States.
(3) Translation arrangements for European patents benefiting from unitary effect in the participating Member States (hereinafter ‘European patent with unitary effect’) should be established by means of a separate Regulation, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 118 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
(4) In accordance with Decision 2011/167/EU the translation arrangements for European patents with unitary effect should be simple and cost-effective. They should correspond to those provided for in the proposal for a Council Regulation on the translation arrangements for the European Union patent, presented by the Commission on 30 June 2010, combined with the elements of compromise proposed by the Presidency in November 2010 that had wide support in the Council.
(5) Such translation arrangements should ensure legal certainty and stimulate innovation and should, in particular, benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They should make access to the European patent with unitary effect and to the patent system as a whole easier, less costly and legally secure.
(6) Since the EPO is responsible for the grant of European patents, the translation arrangements for the European patent with unitary effect should be built on the current procedure in the EPO. Those arrangements should aim to achieve the necessary balance between the interests of economic operators and the public interest, in terms of the cost of proceedings and the availability of technical information.
(7) Without prejudice to the transitional arrangements, where the specification of a European patent with unitary effect has been published in accordance with Article 14(6) of the EPC, no further translations should be required. Article 14(6) of the EPC provides that the specification of a European patent is published in the language of the proceedings before the EPO and includes a translation of the claims into the other two official languages of the EPO.
(8) In the event of a dispute concerning a European patent with unitary effect, it is a legitimate requirement that the patent proprietor at the request of the alleged infringer should provide a full translation of the patent into an official language of either the participating Member State in which the alleged infringement took place or the Member State in which the alleged infringer is domiciled. The patent proprietor should also be required to provide, at the request of a court competent in the participating Member States for disputes concerning the European patent with unitary effect, a full translation of the patent into the language used in the proceedings of that court. Such translations should not be carried out by automated means and should be provided at the expense of the patent proprietor.
(9) In the event of a dispute concerning a claim for damages, the court hearing the dispute should take into consideration the fact that, before having been provided with a translation in his own language, the alleged infringer may have acted in good faith and may have not known or had reasonable grounds to know that he was infringing the patent. The competent court should assess the circumstances of the individual case and, inter alia, should take into account whether the alleged infringer is a SME operating only at local level, the language of the proceedings before the EPO and, during the transitional period, the translation submitted together with the request for unitary effect.
(10) In order to facilitate access to European patents with unitary effect, in particular for SMEs, applicants should be able to file their patent applications at the EPO in any official language of the Union. As a complementary measure, certain applicants obtaining European patents with unitary effect, having filed a European patent application in one of the official languages of the Union, which is not an official language of the EPO, and having their residence or principal place of business within a Member State, should receive additional reimbursements of the costs of translating from the language of the patent application into the language of the proceedings of the EPO, beyond what is currently in place at the EPO. Such reimbursements should be administered by the EPO in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012.
(11) In order to promote the availability of patent information and the dissemination of technological knowledge, machine translations of patent applications and specifications into all official languages of the Union should be available as soon as possible. Machine translations are being developed by the EPO and are a very important tool in seeking to improve access to patent information and to widely disseminate technological knowledge. The timely availability of high quality machine translations of European patent applications and specifications into all official languages of the Union would benefit all users of the European patent system. Machine translations are a key feature of European Union policy. Such machine translations should serve for information purposes only and should not have any legal effect.
(12) During the transitional period, before a system of high quality machine translations into all official languages of the Union becomes available, a request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 should be accompanied by a full translation of the specification of the patent into English where the language of the proceedings before the EPO is French or German, or into any official language of the Member States that is an official language of the Union where the language of the proceedings before the EPO is English. Those arrangements would ensure that during a transitional period all European patents with unitary effect are made available in English which is the language customarily used in the field of international technological research and publications. Furthermore, such arrangements would ensure that with respect to European patents with unitary effect, translations would be published in other official languages of the participating Member States. Such translations should not be carried out by automated means and their high quality should contribute to the training of translation engines by the EPO. They would also enhance the dissemination of patent information.
(13) The transitional period should terminate as soon as high quality machine translations into all official languages of the Union are available, subject to a regular and objective evaluation of the quality by an independent expert committee established by the participating Member States in the framework of the European Patent Organisation and composed of the representatives of the EPO and the users of the European patent system. Given the state of technological development, the maximum period for the development of high quality machine translations cannot be considered to exceed 12 years. Consequently, the transitional period should lapse 12 years from the date of application of this Regulation, unless it has been decided to terminate that period earlier.
(14) Since the substantive provisions applicable to a European patent with unitary effect are governed by Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 and are completed by the translation arrangements provided for in this Regulation, this Regulation should apply from the same date as Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012.
(15) This Regulation is without prejudice to the rules governing the languages of the Institutions of the Union established in accordance with Article 342 of the TFEU and to Council Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community (3). This Regulation is based on the linguistic regime of the EPO and should not be considered as creating a specific linguistic regime for the Union, or as creating a precedent for a limited language regime in any future legal instrument of the Union.
(16) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the creation of a uniform and simple translation regime for European patents with unitary effect, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reasons of the scale and effects of this Regulation, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, where appropriate by means of enhanced cooperation, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,
Subject matter
This Regulation implements enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection authorised by Decision No 2011/167/EU with regard to the applicable translation arrangements.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘European patent with unitary effect’ means a European patent which benefits from unitary effect in the participating Member States by virtue of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012;
(b) ‘Language of the proceedings’ means the language used in the proceedings before the EPO as defined in Article 14(3) of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, as revised on 17 December 1991 and on 29 November 2000 (hereinafter ‘EPC’).
Translation arrangements for the European patent with unitary effect
1. Without prejudice to Articles 4 and 6 of this Regulation, where the specification of a European patent, which benefits from unitary effect has been published in accordance with Article 14(6) of the EPC, no further translations shall be required.
2. A request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 shall be submitted in the language of the proceedings.
Translation in the event of a dispute
1. In the event of a dispute relating to an alleged infringement of a European patent with unitary effect, the patent proprietor shall provide at the request and the choice of an alleged infringer, a full translation of the European patent with unitary effect into an official language of either the participating Member State in which the alleged infringement took place or the Member State in which the alleged infringer is domiciled.
2. In the event of a dispute relating to a European patent with unitary effect, the patent proprietor shall provide in the course of legal proceedings, at the request of a court competent in the participating Member States for disputes concerning European patents with unitary effect, a full translation of the patent into the language used in the proceedings of that court.
3. The cost of the translations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be borne by the patent proprietor.
4. In the event of a dispute concerning a claim for damages, the court hearing the dispute shall assess and take into consideration, in particular where the alleged infringer is a SME, a natural person or a non-profit organisation, a university or a public research organisation, whether the alleged infringer acted without knowing or without reasonable grounds for knowing, that he was infringing the European patent with unitary effect before having been provided with the translation referred to in paragraph 1.
Administration of a compensation scheme
1. Given the fact that European patent applications may be filed in any language under Article 14(2) of the EPC, the participating Member States shall in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012, give, within the meaning of Article 143 of the EPC, the EPO the task of administering a compensation scheme for the reimbursement of all translation costs up to a ceiling, for applicants filing patent applications at the EPO in one of the official languages of the Union that is not an official language of the EPO.
2. The compensation scheme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be funded through the fees referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 and shall be available only for SMEs, natural persons, non-profit organisations, universities and public research organisations having their residence or principal place of business within a Member State.
Transitional measures
1. During a transitional period starting on the date of application of this Regulation a request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 shall be submitted together with the following:
(a) where the language of the proceedings is French or German, a full translation of the specification of the European patent into English; or
(b) where the language of the proceedings is English, a full translation of the specification of the European patent into any other official language of the Union.
2. In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012, the participating Member States shall give, within the meaning of Article 143 of the EPC, the EPO the task of publishing the translations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article as soon as possible after the date of the submission of a request for unitary effect as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012. The text of such translations shall have no legal effect and shall be for information purposes only.
3. Six years after the date of application of this Regulation and every two years thereafter, an independent expert committee shall carry out an objective evaluation of the availability of high quality machine translations of patent applications and specifications into all the official languages of the Union as developed by the EPO. This expert committee shall be established by the participating Member States in the framework of the European Patent Organisation and shall be composed of representatives of the EPO and of the non-governmental organisations representing users of the European patent system invited by the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation as observers in accordance with Article 30(3) of the EPC.
4. On the basis of the first of the evaluations referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article and every two years thereafter on the basis of the subsequent evaluations, the Commission shall present a report to the Council and, if appropriate, make proposals for terminating the transitional period.
5. If the transitional period is not terminated on the basis of a proposal of the Commission, it shall lapse 12 years from the date of application of this Regulation.
Entry into force
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. It shall apply from 1 January 2014 or the date of entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, whichever is the later.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the participating Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
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