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31984D0106
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84/106/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 December 1983 concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Brazil
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 December 1983
concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Brazil
(84/106/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 and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 16, 19 and 28 thereof,
Whereas the health conditions and health certificates required on imports of fresh meat from Brazil were laid down by Commission Decision 78/694/EEC (2), as last amended by Decision 79/690/EEC (3), notably on account of the situation with regard to foot-and-mouth disease then existing in Brazil;
Whereas further on-the-spot inspections have shown that the situation in Brazil regarding foot-and-mouth disease has been improved in the States of Rio de Janeiro and Goiás; whereas imports of fresh meat from these States may fufil the same conditions as from other approved States;
Whereas it is necessary to take account of the situation in Brazil regarding foot-and-mouth disease and particularly of the situation at present;
Whereas the measures adopted by Member States must be modified in the light of any developments in the particular health situation of each third country;
Whereas specific measures of animal health protection should be adopted on a Community basis as provided for by the Directive;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Article 1 of Decision 78/694/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. Member States shall authorize the importation of fresh meat from Brazil as follows:
(a) deboned fresh meat of bovine animals, excluding offals, from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, Bahia and Espírito Santo, from which have been removed the major accessible lymphatic glands conforming to the guarantees laid down in the animal health certificate in accordance with Annex A and which must accompany the consignment;
(b) fresh meat of domestic solipeds, conforming to the guarantees laid down in the animal health certificate in accordance with Annex B and which must accompany the consignment;
(c) the following offals of bovine animals from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, Bahia and Espírito Santo:
- completely trimmed hearts,
- completely trimmed livers,
- completely trimmed tongues without bone, cartilage or tonsils,
conforming to the guarantees laid down in the animal health certificate in accordance with Annex C and which must accompany the consignment.
2. Member States shall not authorize the import of categories of fresh meat from Brazil other than those mentioned in paragraph 1.'
The Annexes to Decision 78/694/EEC are hereby replaced by Annexes A, B and C to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1984. However, the certificates currently used, amended if necessary in accordance with the provisions of this Decision, may be used until 31 March 1984.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31991R2027
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 2027/91 of 8 July 1991 increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1991 for ferro-chromium containing more than 6 % by weight of carbon
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2027/91 of 8 July 1991 increasing the volume of the Community tariff quota opened for 1991 for ferro-chromium containing more than 6 % by weight of carbon
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3402/90 (1) opened for the year 1991 a zero-duty Community tariff quota for ferro-chromium containing more than 6 % by weight of carbon and its volume was fixed provisionally at 300 000 tonnes;
Whereas it can be estimated from the economic data now available on consumption, production and imports under other preferential tariff arrangements that immediate Community requirements for imports of this product from third countries could during the current year reach levels higher than the volume laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 3402/90; whereas, in order not to disturb the equilibrium of the market for this product and to ensure both an outlet for Community production and sufficiently secure supplies for user industries, the quota volume should be increased by a quantity corresponding to the needs of user industries until the autumn, i. e. by 125 000 tonnes; whereas this increase in the quota volume does not preclude the possibility of a further adjustment in the autumn,
The volume of the Community tariff quota opened by Regulation (EEC) No 3402/90 for ferro-chromium containing more than 6 % by weight of carbon shall be increased from 300 000 tonnes to 425 000 tonnes.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003R0203
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 203/2003 of 3 February 2003 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 203/2003
of 3 February 2003
authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing 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 (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2344/2002(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products(3), initialled on 9 December 1988 and approved by Council Decision 90/647/EEC, as last amended and extended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 19 May 2000 and approved by Council Decision 2000/787/EC(4), and Article 8 of the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products not covered by the MFA bilateral agreement(5), initialled on 19 January 1995 and approved by Council Decision 95/155/EC, as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 19 May 2000 and approved by Decision 2000/787/EC, provide that transfers may be made between quota years. Those flexibility provisions were notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body of the World Trade Organisation following China's accession to it.
(2) The People's Republic of China submitted requests for transfers between quota years on 10 December and 20 December 2002.
(3) The transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988 and as set out in Annex VIII of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.
(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People's Republic of China fixed by the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products are authorised for the quota year 2002 in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31994D0457
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94/457/EC: Council Decision of 27 June 1994 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement relating to scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and Australia
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22.7.1994 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 188/17
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 June 1994
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement relating to scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and Australia
(94/457/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130m, in conjunction with Article 228 (2) first sentence and Article 228 (3) first subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of 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 the Community and Australia are pursuing specific research programmes in areas of common interest;
Whereas, on the basis of past experience in the framework of the Arrangement between the Government of Australia and the Commission of the European Communities for cooperation in science and technology signed on 12 November 1986, both sides have expressed a desire to establish a more formal framework for the conduct of collaboration in science and technology;
Whereas by its Decision of 21 May 1992, the Council authorized the Commission to negotiate an agreement for scientific and technical cooperation between the Community and Australia;
Whereas the Community and Australia expect to obtain mutual benefit from cooperation;
Whereas, without prejudice to the relevant provisions of the Treaty, the Agreement and any activities entered into under the Agreement will in no way affect the powers vested in the Member States to undertake bilateral activity with Australia in the field of science, technology, research and development and to conclude, where appropriate, agreements to that end;
Whereas this Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community in Canberra on 23 February 1994;
Whereas the Agreement relating to scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and Australia should be approved
The Agreement relating to scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and Australia is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall carry out the notifications provided for in Article 11 of the Agreement.
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32013D0243
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2013/243/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 24 May 2013 on a temporary derogation from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 to take account of the special situation of Swaziland with regard to peaches, pears and pineapples (notified under document C(2013) 2906)
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28.5.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 141/54
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 24 May 2013
on a temporary derogation from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 to take account of the special situation of Swaziland with regard to peaches, pears and pineapples
(notified under document C(2013) 2906)
(2013/243/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 of 20 December 2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements (1), and in particular Article 36(4) of Annex II thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 23 April 2012 the Commission adopted Implementing Decision 2012/213/EU (2), granting a temporary derogation from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 to take account of the special situation of Swaziland with regard to peaches, pears and pineapples.
(2) On 28 February 2013 Swaziland requested, in accordance with Article 36 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, a new derogation from the rules of origin set out in that Annex for two years from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2014. The request covers a total quantity of 780 tonnes of peaches, pears and mixtures of peach and/or pear and/or pineapple in fruit juice of CN codes ex 2008 70 98, 2008 40 90 and ex 2008 97 98.
(3) According to the information received from Swaziland, it is unable to satisfy the product specific rule of origin as laid down in Appendix 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 which, inter alia, requires that all the materials used be classified within a heading other than that of the final product. Swaziland sources non-originating diced peaches and pears in juice not containing sugar of CN codes ex 2008 70 92 and 2008 40 90 in neighbouring South Africa for manufacture of the final product because it has no local production of peaches and pears of commercial scale. In accordance with Article 6(7) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, the products are also excluded from cumulation with South Africa. Hence, the final product does not comply with the rules laid down in that Annex.
(4) Article 36 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 states that the Community shall respond positively to all requests by ACP States which are duly justified in accordance with the provisions of that Article and which cannot cause serious injury to an established Community industry.
(5) In accordance with Article 36(1)(b) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, Swaziland requests more time to prepare itself to comply with the rules of origin as economic operators are undertaking a trial, using fresh peaches and/or pears from South Africa, peeled, cut and packed in drums in cold water and transported to Swaziland in a refrigerated state for further processing there. The use of such materials, which are classified within Chapter 8 of the Harmonised System, could allow the final product manufactured in Swaziland to comply with the abovementioned rule.
(6) Swaziland explained the need to meet demands from European buyers for a range of canned products, including limited quantities of pears and peaches that are not grown on its territory. If the European retailers are not able to buy the full product range from their supplier in Swaziland, it may result in the loss of the jelly, pineapple and citrus cup business for Swaziland.
(7) Given that Swaziland needs more time to prepare itself to comply with the rules of origin, a temporary derogation should be granted. The temporary derogation should be limited to the length of time needed for the beneficiary company to achieve compliance with the rules in accordance with Article 36(2) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007.
(8) In order to allow Swaziland to make full use of the quantities granted, and taking into account that Swaziland could utilise the past derogation only in the second semester of 2012, the temporary derogation should have retroactive effect from 1 January 2013.
(9) In accordance with Article 36(4) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, the temporary derogation from the rules of origin would not cause serious injury to an established Union industry, provided that certain conditions relating to quantities, surveillance and duration are respected.
(10) It is therefore duly justified to respond positively to the request of Swaziland and to grant a temporary derogation under Article 36(1)(b) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007.
(11) According to the information received from Swaziland, exports under derogation of products of HS heading 2008 were around 250 tonnes for the period from July to December 2012. The quantities to be allocated for 2013 and 2014 should be consistent with this utilisation. It is appropriate to provide for 500 tonnes yearly which respects the ability of the existing industry to continue its exports to the Union.
(12) Accordingly, a temporary derogation for two years should be granted to Swaziland in respect of 500 tonnes per year of peaches, pears and mixtures of peach and/or pear and/or pineapple in fruit juice of CN codes ex 2008 70 98, 2008 40 90 and ex 2008 97 98.
(13) 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) lays down rules relating to the management of tariff quotas. In order to ensure efficient management carried out in close cooperation between the authorities of Swaziland, the customs authorities of the Member States and the Commission, those rules should apply to the quantities imported under the derogation granted by this Decision.
(14) In order to allow efficient monitoring of the operation of the derogation, the authorities of Swaziland should communicate regularly to the Commission details of the EUR.1 movement certificates issued.
(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
By way of derogation from Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 and in accordance with Article 36(1)(b) of that Annex, peaches, pears and mixtures of peach and/or pear and/or pineapple in fruit juice of CN codes ex 2008 70 98, 2008 40 90 and ex 2008 97 98 in the manufacture of which non-originating diced peaches in juice not containing sugar of CN codes ex 2008 70 92 and diced pears in juice not containing sugar of CN code 2008 40 90 are used, shall be regarded as originating in Swaziland in accordance with the terms set out in Articles 2 to 5 of this Decision.
The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to the products and the quantities set out in the Annex which are declared for release for free circulation into the Union from Swaziland during the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2014.
The quantities set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be managed in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
The customs authorities of Swaziland shall take the necessary measures to carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred to in Article 1.
All the EUR.1 movement certificates they issue in relation to the products referred to in Article 1 shall bear a reference to this Decision.
Before the end of the month following each quarter, the competent authorities of Swaziland shall forward to the Commission a quarterly statement of the quantities in respect of which EUR.1 movement certificates have been issued pursuant to this Decision and the serial numbers of those certificates.
Box 7 of EUR.1 movement certificates issued under this Decision shall contain the following:
‘Derogation — Implementing Decision 2013/243/EU’.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2014.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32002R0161
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 161/2002 of 29 January 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 161/2002
of 29 January 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32013R0752
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 752/2013 of 31 July 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 as regards national support programmes and trade with third countries in the wine sector
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6.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 210/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 752/2013
of 31 July 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 as regards national support programmes and trade with third countries in the wine sector
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 103za and Article 158a(4), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 4 and 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 (2) provide for the eligibility criteria for operations for promotion of wines on third-country markets included in national support programmes and for the selection procedure of such operations.
(2) In view of the specific nature of the measure of promotion of wine on third-country markets and in the light of the experience gained during the implementation of the national support programmes, rules for the eligibility of personnel costs and overheads incurred by the beneficiary in the execution of such measures should be established.
(3) Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 provides for the financial management of investment measures. In order to ease the realisation of investment projects in the context of the implementation of the programming period 2014 to 2018, the maximum ceiling for advance payments should be raised in 2014 and 2015. The same approach should also apply for the realisation of investment projects in the context of the end of the first programming period 2009 to 2013. Therefore, the maximum ceiling for advance payments should also be raised for 2013.
(4) It is appropriate to introduce measures guaranteeing sound financial management and improving control of Union funding advanced to the beneficiaries in the framework of national support programmes. Considering the time needed by the Member States to implement these measures, their application should start as from 2014, except where Member States decide to grant increased advances in 2013 up to the maximum ceilings to be introduced in Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 555/2008.
(5) Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 establishes the requirements to be met for the import of wine, grape juice and grape must in the Union. It provides, in particular, for the obligation to produce a V I 1 document, drawn up on a V I 1 form corresponding to the specimen shown in Annex IX to that Regulation, signed by an officer of an official body and by an official of a recognised laboratory, or a simplified V I 1 paper document for wine products imported into the Union. Taking into account the development of computerised systems in that sector and in order to facilitate the monitoring of the movements and controls of vine products, it is appropriate to authorise also the use of computerised systems and consequently of electronic documents. Nevertheless, the use of computerised systems should be subject to the respect of certain conditions and to the recognition by the Union that the system of controls established in a third country offers sufficient garantees as regards the nature, the origin and the traceability of the wine products imported in the Union from that third country. It is therefore necessary to lay down the minimum conditions required for the official acceptance by the Union of the equivalence of the system of controls in place in the third country concerned with the system in place in the Union.
(6) For the sake of clarity, third countries having established a system of controls recognised as equivalent by the Union should be included in a list.
(7) Following the examination of the application introduced by the competent authorities of Chile to benefit from the simplified procedure provided for in Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 and the recognition by the Union that the system of controls in place in the Chilean wine sector offers special guarantees on control and traceability of wines produced in Chile, V I 1 documents made out by wine producers of Chile having received individual approval from their competent authorities and been subject to inspection by the latter, should be considered as certificates or analysis reports drawn up by agencies and laboratories included in the list referred to in Article 48 of that Regulation. The list of third countries referred to in Article 43(2) and Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 and set out in Annex XII thereto should be completed accordingly.
(8) Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) in Section 1 of Chapter II of Title II, the following Article 5a is added:
(a) they are related to the preparation, implementation or follow-up of the project; and
(b) they do not exceed 4 % of the actual costs of implementing the projects.
(2) in Article 19(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
(3) in Chapter III of Title II, the following Article 37b is added:
(a) costs statements justifying, by measure, the use of the advances until 15 October; and
(b) a confirmation, by measure, of the balance of unused advances remaining on 15 October.
(4) In Chapter II of Title III, the following Article 45a is inserted:
(a) it offers sufficient guarantees as to the nature, the origin and the traceability of the wine products produced or traded on the territory of the third country concerned;
(b) it guarantees access to the data held in the electronic system used, in particular with regard to the registration and the identification of operators, control bodies and the analysis laboratories;
(c) it guarantees the possibility to check the data referred to in point (b) within the framework of a mutual administrative cooperation.
(5) Annex XII is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32002D0470
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2002/470/EC: Commission Decision of 20 June 2002 laying down special conditions for the import of processed or frozen bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from Japan (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2198)
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Commission Decision
of 20 June 2002
laying down special conditions for the import of processed or frozen bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from Japan
(notified under document number C(2002) 2198)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/470/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 9(3)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to Japan to verify the conditions under which bivalve molluscs are produced, processed, stored and dispatched to the Community.
(2) The provisions of legislation of Japan make the "Inspection and Safety Division (ISD) of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare" responsible for inspecting the health of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and for monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production. The same legislation empowers ISD to authorise or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones.
(3) ISD and its laboratories are capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force in Japan.
(4) The competent authorities of Japan have undertaken to communicate regularly and quickly to the Commission data on the presence of plankton containing toxins in the harvesting zones.
(5) The competent authorities of Japan have provided official assurances regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC and with requirements equivalent to those prescribed in that Directive for the classification of production and relaying zones, approval of dispatch and purification centres and public health control and production monitoring.
(6) Japan has been found eligible for inclusion in the list of third countries fulfilling the conditions of equivalence referred to in Article 9(3)(a) of Directive 91/492/EEC.
(7) Japan wishes to export to the Community frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods which have been sterilised or heat-treated in accordance with the requirements of Commission Decision 93/25/EEC(3), amended by Decision 97/275/EC(4). For this purpose, the production areas from which bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods may be harvested and exported to the Community should be designated.
(8) The special import conditions should 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(5), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(6).
(9) Following the results of the inspection visit Commission Decisions 92/91/EEC of 6 February 1992 on certain protective measures with respect to scallops originating in Japan(7), as last amended by Decision 94/206/EC(8), 94/205/EC of 8 April 1994 laying down special conditions for the import of frozen or processed scallops and other pectinidae originating in Japan(9), as last amended by Decision 95/81/EC(10), and 95/119/EC of 7 April 1995 concerning certain protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Japan(11), as last amended by Decision 95/537/EC(12), have become obsolete and should be repealed.
(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,
The "Inspection and Safety Division (ISD) of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare" shall be the competent authority in Japan for verifying and certifying that bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods fulfil the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC.
Processed or frozen bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Japan and intended for human consumption must originate in the authorised production areas listed in the Annex to this Decision.
Decisions 92/91/EEC, 94/205/EC and 95/119/EC are repealed.
This Decision shall apply from 24 June 2002.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32001D0425
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2001/425/EC: Commission Decision of 23 May 2001 on the inventory of wine production potential presented by Spain pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (notified under document number C(2001) 1466)
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Commission Decision
of 23 May 2001
on the inventory of wine production potential presented by Spain pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
(notified under document number C(2001) 1466)
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(2001/425/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides for the presentation of an inventory of wine production potential. Access to the regularisation of unlawfully planted areas, an increase in planting rights and support for restructuring and conversion is subject to prior presentation of this inventory.
(2) Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 of 31 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential(3) sets out details of the information to be included in the inventory.
(3) By letters of 20 September 2000 and 28 February 2001, Spain sent the Commission the information referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. Examination of this information shows that Spain has compiled the inventory.
(4) This Decision does not entail recognition by the Commission of the accuracy of the information contained in the inventory or of the compatibility of the legislation referred to in the inventory with Community law. It is without prejudice to any future Commission decision on these points.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The Commission notes that Spain has compiled the inventory referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
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31986D0231
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86/231/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 April 1986 amending Decision 82/913/EEC as regards the list of establishments in the Republic of South Africa and Namibia approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 April 1986
amending Decision 82/913/EEC as regards the list of establishments in the Republic of South Africa and Namibia approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community
(86/231/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 and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in the Republic of South Africa and Namibia, approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 82/913/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 84/118/EEC (4);
Whereas a routine inspection under Article 5 of Directive 72/462/EEC and Article 3 (1) of Commission Decision 83/196/EEC of 8 April 1983 concerning on-the-spot inspections to be carried out in respect of the importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from non-member countries (5), has revealed that the level of hygiene of certain establishments has altered since the last inspection;
Whereas the list of establishments should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 82/913/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31997R0113
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 113/97 of 22 January 1997 laying down transitional measures for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards intervention arrangements for tomatoes and aubergines
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 113/97 of 22 January 1997 laying down transitional measures for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards intervention arrangements for tomatoes and aubergines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 57 thereof,
Whereas Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides for measures to facilitate the transition from the previous arrangements to those which are established in that Regulation; whereas, under Article 23 of the said Regulation, producer organizations are to benefit from the Community withdrawal compensation if they do not put up for sale products contributed by their members during the periods they consider appropriate; whereas, under Article 24, they allow the benefits of Article 23 to growers who are not members of the collective structures provided for in the said Regulation; whereas, as a transitional measure, the marketing year for tomatoes and aubergines should be specified as also the arrangements for the payment of the aforesaid compensation pending the adoption of the definitive rules provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards intervention arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
For the purposes of Article 23 (3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, 'marketed quantity` means the production of members of a producer organization actually sold or processed by that organization under the conditions set out in the first and fourth indents of Article 11 (1) (c) (3) of the said Regulation and the production of members of other producer organizations which it markets or processes, in accordance with the second and third indents of Article 11 (1) (c) (3) thereof.
The marketing year for tomatoes and aubergines shall run from 1 January to 31 December.
1. As a transitional measure, the payment of the Community withdrawal compensation referred to in Article 26 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 shall, in respect of tomatoes and aubergines, be conditional on an application being submitted by the producer organizations referred to in Articles 11 and 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 or their associations to the competent authority of the Member State.
2. The application referred to in the previous paragraph shall relate to a period of at least one month; it must be accompanied by supporting documents, certifying the quantity of each product marketed and the quantity of each product not put up for sale by the producer organization:
- produced by its members and marketed by the producer organization concerned,
- produced by the members of other producer organizations and marketed by the producer organization in accordance with the second and third indents of Article 11 (1) (c) (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96,
- produced by each of the growers who are not members of any producer organization under the conditions set out in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
3. When examining each application the Member States shall check in respect of all quantities not put up for sale since the start of the marketing year in question whether the limits specified in Article 23 (3) and (4) and Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 have been complied with. If these limits have been exceeded the Community withdrawal compensation shall be paid only up to those limits taking into account compensation already paid. Excess quantities shall be included in the examination of the next application.
4. For each batch of products not put up for sale and qualifying for the Community withdrawal compensation, Member States shall ensure compliance with the standards adopted pursuant to Article 2 (2) of 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 January 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32004R0592
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 592/2004 of 30 March 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of countries and territories (Text with EEA relevance)
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 592/2004
of 30 March 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of countries and territories
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC(1), and in particular Articles 10 and 21 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 lays down the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and the rules applying to checks on such movement.
(2) Under Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 a list of third countries is to be drawn up before 3 July 2004. To be included on that list, a third country must demonstrate its rabies status and that it complies with certain conditions relating to notification, monitoring, veterinary services, prevention and control of rabies and regulation of vaccines.
(3) In order to avoid any unnecessary disturbance in the movements of pet animals, and to allow time for the third countries to provide additional guarantees, where necessary, it is appropriate to establish a provisional list of third countries. That list should be based on the data available through the International Office of Epizootie Diseases (OIE-World Organisation for Animal Health), the results of inspections carried out by the Commission's Food and Veterinary Office in the third countries concerned and information gathered by Member States.
(4) The provisional list of third countries should include countries which are free of rabies and countries in respect of which the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements from their territories has been found to be no higher than the risk associated with movements between Member States.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly. In the interests of clarity the list of countries and territories set out in that Regulation should be replaced in its entirety.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 3 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001R2109
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2109/2001 of 26 October 2001 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 257th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2109/2001
of 26 October 2001
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 257th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 257th special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R2310
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2310/93 of 18 August 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories 16, 18, 42 and 127 A (order Nos 40.0160, 40.0180, 40.0420 and 42.1271), originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2310/93 of 18 August 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories 16, 18, 42 and 127 A (order Nos 40.0160, 40.0180, 40.0420 and 42.1271), originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1993 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of products of categories 16, 18, 42 and 127 A (order Nos 40.0160, 40.0180, 40.0420 and 42.1271), originating in India, the relevant ceiling respectively amounts to 99 000 and 112, 75 pieces and 141 tonnes;
Whereas on 14 May 1993 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in India, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to India,
As from 23 August 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended, for 1993, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in India:
/* Tables: see OJ */
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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31987R2185
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2185/87 of 23 July 1987 on the repayment of export refunds for certain agricultural products exported in the form of certain goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty and the charging of accession compensatory amounts
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2185/87
of 23 July 1987
on the repayment of export refunds for certain agricultural products exported in the form of certain goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty and the charging of accession compensatory amounts
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1900/87 (2), and in particular Article 16 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 229/87 (4), and in particular Article 19 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 467/87 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts for cereals on account of the accession of Spain (5), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 469/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts in the sugar sector (6), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an accession compensatory amount is payable in respect of certain products in intra-Community trade;
Whereas trade has been deflected as regards certain goods and measures should therefore be taken to avoid any such deflection;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee concerned,
1. Goods listed in the Annex and released for free circulation in a Member State shall be regarded as having qualified for the refund or refunds fixed for agricultural products exported from the Community in the form of such goods.
2. When the said goods are released for free circulation the importers shall repay the refund or refunds which were granted.
3. Where the amount of the refund or refunds actually granted cannot be determined to the satisfaction of the competent authorities, it shall be regarded as equal to the refund applicable in the Community on the date on which the goods are re-imported. The refund shall be calculated using the quantities of basic products listed in the Annex.
4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply in cases where the importer provides proof that:
- no refund was granted, or
- the goods originate in a third country.
Where the goods referred to in Article 1 would have attracted an accession compensatory amount in intra-Community trade between the Member State of origin and the Member State in which they are released for free circulation, the accession compensatory amount shall, when the goods are released for free circulation, also be paid to the Member State in which the said release takes place; the date to be used for the application of the rate shall be the date of release for free circulation.
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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32004D0083
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2004/83/EC: Commission Decision of 6 January 2004 amending Decision 98/371/EC as regards the import of fresh meat from certain acceding States (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5314)
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Commission Decision
of 6 January 2004
amending Decision 98/371/EC as regards the import of fresh meat from certain acceding States
(notified under document number C(2003) 5314)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/83/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(1), and in particular Articles 14, 15 and 16 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption(2), and in particular Article 8(4) and Article 9(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 98/371/EC(3) governs animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain European countries.
(2) The animal health situation allowing it, and in order to achieve clarity and consistency prior to accession, it is appropriate to authorise Cyprus and Malta to import into the Community fresh meat from all species referred to in this Decision.
(3) In addition, the general animal health situation in Estonia and Latvia is satisfactory.
(4) Member States should therefore authorise the importation of meat from bovines, ovines, caprines and solipeds from these countries into the Community and also pigmeat from Latvia.
(5) It is also opportune to update the names including the regions and ISO codes for Bulgaria and Slovakia.
(6) Decision 98/371/EC should be amended accordingly.
(7) 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 Decision 98/371/EC are replaced by the text in the Annexes to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31997D0402
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97/402/EC: Commission Decision of 25 June 1997 adopting the forecast supply balance for banana production, consumption, imports and exports for the Community for 1997 (Text with EEA relevance)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 1997 adopting the forecast supply balance for banana production, consumption, imports and exports for the Community for 1997 (Text with EEA relevance) (97/402/EC)
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 20 thereof,
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 provides for a forecast supply balance to be drawn up each year on the basis of a number of market parameters; whereas the main purpose of the supply balance is to establish the outlook for Community production and consumption and the forecast for imports of traditional ACP bananas, and hence the supply requirements for the Community market and the requisite tariff quota;
Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The forecast supply balance for banana production, consumption, imports and exports for the Community for 1997 shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32014R0539
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Regulation (EU) No 539/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on imports of rice originating in Bangladesh and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90
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27.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/125
REGULATION (EU) No 539/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 16 April 2014
on imports of rice originating in Bangladesh and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) In the context of the Uruguay Round, the Union undertook to offer preferential import arrangements for rice originating in the least–developed countries. One of the countries to which that offer was addressed, Bangladesh, indicated its interest in the development of trade in rice. To that end, Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 (2) was adopted.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 confers powers on the Commission in order to implement some of its provisions. As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, those powers should be aligned to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). For the sake of clarity, it is appropriate to repeal Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 and to replace it with this Regulation.
(3) The preferential import arrangement involves a reduction in the import duty within the limit of a certain quantity of husked rice. The equivalent quantities at stages of milling other than the husked-rice stage should be calculated in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/2008 (3).
(4) In order to fix the import duties applicable to rice originating in Bangladesh imported under this Regulation, account should be taken of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).
(5) To ensure that the advantages of the preferential import arrangement are limited to rice originating in Bangladesh, a certificate of origin should be issued.
(6) In order to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the establishment of rules making participation in the arrangement conditional upon the lodging of a security, in accordance with Article 66 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
(7) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers, save where explicitly provided otherwise, should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6). However, where the suspension of the preferential import arrangement becomes necessary, the Commission should be allowed to adopt implementing acts without applying that Regulation.
(8) This Regulation is part of the Union's common commercial policy, which must be consistent with the objectives of the Union policy in the field of development cooperation as set out in Article 208 TFEU, in particular the eradication of poverty and the promotion of sustainable development and good governance in developing countries. Therefore, this Regulation should also comply with World Trade Organization (WTO) requirements, in particular with the Decision on Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries (the ‘Enabling Clause’), adopted under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 1979, under which WTO Members may accord differential and more favourable treatment to developing countries.
(9) This Regulation is also based on the recognition of the right of small farmers and rural workers to a decent income and to a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental objective of trade preferences that are granted to developing countries and the least-developed countries in particular. The Union aims to define and pursue common policies and actions in order to foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of developing countries, with the primary aim of eradicating poverty. In this context, the ratification and effective implementation of core international conventions on human rights and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance, notably those laid down in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7), are essential to support progress towards sustainable development, as reflected by the special incentive arrangement providing for additional tariff preferences under that Regulation,
Scope
1. This Regulation establishes a preferential import arrangement for imports of rice originating in Bangladesh falling within CN codes 1006 10 (excluding CN code 1006 10 10), 1006 20 and 1006 30.
2. The preferential import arrangement shall be limited to a quantity equivalent to 4 000 tonnes of husked rice per calendar year.
The quantities at stages of milling other than the husked-rice stage shall be converted using the conversion rates fixed in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1312/2008.
3. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act suspending the application of the preferential import arrangement provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article once it ascertains that, during the year in progress, imports qualifying under the said arrangement have reached the quantity indicated in paragraph 2 of this Article. That implementing act shall be adopted without applying the procedure referred to in Article 6(2).
Import duty
1. Within the limit of the quantity laid down in Article 1(2), the import duty on rice shall be equal to the following:
(a) for paddy rice falling within CN codes 1006 10, with the exception of CN code 1006 10 10, the customs duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff less 50 % and less a further EUR 4,34;
(b) for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20, the duty fixed in accordance with Article 183 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 less 50 % and less a further EUR 4,34;
(c) for semi-milled and milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30, the duty fixed in accordance with Article 183 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 less EUR 16,78, less a further 50 % and less an additional EUR 6,52.
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply subject to the condition that the competent authority of Bangladesh has issued a certificate of origin.
Delegated powers
In order to ensure the reliability and the efficiency of the preferential import arrangement, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 4 laying down rules making the participation in the preferential import arrangement established in Article 1 conditional upon the lodging of a security.
Exercise of the delegation
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 28 May 2014. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Implementing powers
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts determining the necessary measures in respect of:
(a) the administrative method to be used for the management of the preferential import arrangement;
(b) the means for determining the origin of the product covered by the preferential import arrangement;
(c) the form and period of validity of the certificate of origin referred to in Article 2(2);
(d) the period of validity of the import licences, where appropriate;
(e) the amount of the security required to be lodged in accordance with Article 3;
(f) the notifications to be made to the Commission by Member States.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 6(2).
Committee procedure
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets established by Article 229(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
3. Where the opinion of the committee referred to in paragraph 1 is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time-limit for delivery of the opinion, the chair of the committee so decides or at least a quarter of committee members so request.
Repeal
Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 is repealed.
References to Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in the Annex to this Regulation.
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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31996R0621
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 621/96 of 9 April 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 on the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 621/96 of 9 April 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 on the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 415/96 (2), and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,
Whereas certain Member States are encountering difficulties in implementing Commission Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 of 19 January 1993 on the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2637/95 (4), in particular as regards the provisions on the protection of producers remaining in groups from which members withdraw and on the possibility of payment of advances on the specific aid to groups which cannot bear the costs of lodging securities; whereas certain time limits should be set for compliance with the minimum conditions for producer groups and the costs of lodging securities for the payment of advances should be made eligible;
Whereas provision should be made for the time limit for compliance with the minimum requirements by producer groups to apply as from the 1995 harvest;
Whereas Article 2 (1) (f) of Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 should be amended to make it consistent with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 259/96 (6);
Whereas Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 states that tobacco producers may not belong to more than one group and whereas Member States should carry out regular checks to verify compliance with that condition;
Whereas the main purpose of the specific aid is to contribute to improving the quality of tobacco delivered; whereas the percentage of specific aid set aside for the provision of an income supplement to producers, adjusted in relation to the quality delivered, should accordingly be increased;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 is amended as follows:
1. Article 2 (1) (f) is replaced by the following:
'(f) they shall, for each variety group covered by their activities,
- have at least 120 members holding between them quota certificates for at least 200 tonnes, or
- have at least 50 members holding between them quota certificates for at least 2 500 tonnes.
However, in production areas remote from other areas producing the same variety group, producer groups may be recognized where they cover at least two thirds of the producers and quantities shown in the quota certificates concerned.
The Member States shall determine the areas which meet the condition laid down in the second subparagraph, taking into consideration economic criteria and infrastructures. They may lay down additional minimum conditions regarding the number of producers and output;`.
2. in Article 5:
(a) the following is added to paragraph 1:
'The Member States concerned shall also be responsible for verifying compliance with Article 1 (4).`;
(b) the following paragraphs 3 and 4 are added:
'3. Recognized groups meeting the conditions for recognition at 15 November shall be eligible for the specific aid in respect of the following year's harvest.
4. Following the allocation of additional quantities pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 (*), recognized groups which no longer meet the conditions for recognition at 15 November may, before the final date for the conclusion of cultivation contracts, apply for recognition in accordance with Article 3 in order to be eligible for the specific aid in respect of that year's harvest.
(*) OJ No L 108, 13. 5. 1995, p. 5.`
3. in Article 7:
(a) the following indent is added to paragraph 1:
'- the reimbursement of the costs incurred in lodging securities in accordance with Article 8a.`;
(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'2. The expenditure referred to in the first indent of paragraph 1 shall be equivalent to not less than 90 % of the total specific aid. Groups shall make no deduction for any reason whatsoever from the specific aid.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
of this Regulation shall apply with effect from the 1996 harvest, except as regards Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 84/93, as added by this Regulation, which shall apply from the 1995 harvest.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32004R0438
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Council Regulation (EC) No 438/2004 of 8 March 2004 extending the suspension of the extended anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1023/2003 on imports of certain malleable cast-iron tube or pipe fittings consigned from Argentina, whether declared as originating in Argentina or not
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Council Regulation (EC) No 438/2004
of 8 March 2004
extending the suspension of the extended anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1023/2003 on imports of certain malleable cast-iron tube or pipe fittings consigned from Argentina, whether declared as originating in Argentina or not
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 14(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) By Regulation (EC) No 1784/2000(2), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 34,8 % on imports of threaded malleable cast-iron tube or pipe fittings (malleable fittings) originating in Brazil, falling within CN code 7307 19 10.
(2) By Regulation (EC) No 1023/2003(3), the Council, following an investigation initiated pursuant to Article 13 of the basic Regulation, extended the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1784/2000 on imports of malleable fittings originating in Brazil to imports of malleable fittings consigned from Argentina, whether declared as originating in Argentina or not.
(3) By Decision 2003/434/EC(4) (the Decision), the Commission suspended the definitive anti-dumping duty extended by Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1023/2003 for a period of nine months, with effect from 18 June 2003.
B. GROUNDS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE SUSPENSION
(4) Article 14(4) of the basic Regulation provides for the possibility of suspension of anti-dumping measures in the Community interest on the grounds that market conditions have temporarily changed to an extent that injury would be unlikely to resume as a result of such a suspension. The anti-dumping measures may be suspended by a decision of the Commission for a period of nine months. Article 14(4) of the basic Regulation further specifies that the suspension may be extended for a further period, not exceeding one year, if the Council so decides on a proposal from the Commission.
(5) Following the suspension of the extended definitive anti-dumping duty by the Decision, the Commission has, in accordance with recital 12 of the Decision, continued to monitor the development of the imports of malleable fittings into the Community and the behaviour of individual exporters from Argentina. It is confirmed that since the extended duty was suspended, there have been no imports of malleable fittings from Argentina and that the imports of malleable fittings into the Community from Brazil have reverted to the trade pattern of imports from that country in the period before measures were imposed.
(6) Indeed, since 18 June 2003 there has been no resumption of any circumvention and consequently it is unlikely that the injury caused to the Community industry would resume under the present circumstances. Therefore, the conditions for the suspension are still fulfilled for the time being.
(7) It should be recalled that, as explained in recitals 6 to 9 of the Decision, the main reason why the Decision concluded that injury was unlikely to resume, was that the Argentinian authorities had taken measures against imports of malleable fittings from Brazil, which had a remedial effect. However, on 10 April 2003 the Argentinian authorities decided to confirm the provisional measures by imposing definitive measures on malleable fittings of Brazilian origin for only 15 months, i.e. until 11 July 2004. According to the information given by the Argentinian authorities, the measures may be subject to an expiry review, but no additional information has been submitted concerning such possible further action. In case the measures imposed by Argentina on malleable fittings of Brazilian origin are allowed to expire, there is a risk of resumption of circumvention, since the main guarantee for the elimination of circumvention would no longer exist. In that case, the conditions for a further suspension would no longer be met. Moreover, the anti-fraud investigation, which had been initiated by the Argentinian authorities in February 2002 concerning imports of malleable fittings from Brazil, was terminated without any measures.
(8) Under these circumstances, it cannot be concluded that injury would be unlikely to resume in the period after 11 July 2004. It is therefore considered appropriate that the definitive anti-dumping duty extended by Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1023/2003 be suspended for a further period of four months, i.e. until 11 July 2004, when the measures imposed by Argentina on imports of malleable fittings originating in Brazil are due to expire.
(9) In accordance with Article 14(4) of the basic Regulation, the Community industry was given an opportunity to comment upon the above. The Community industry did not oppose the extension of the suspension of the measures until 11 July 2004.
C. CONCLUSION
(10) In conclusion, the Council considers that all requirements to extend the suspension of the anti-dumping duties concerned, pursuant to Article 14(4) of the basic Regulation, are met. Currently there are no exports of malleable fittings from Argentina to the Community due to, inter alia, the measures currently imposed by Argentina on imports of malleable fittings originating in Brazil. Injury linked to circumvention via Argentina is unlikely to resume as long as the measures imposed by Argentina are in place. For these reasons, it is considered appropriate that the extended anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1023/2003 should be further suspended until 11 July 2004.
(11) For the period of the suspension, the Commission shall continue to monitor the development of the imports of malleable fittings into the Community and the behaviour of individual exporters from Argentina. In particular, the Commission shall closely monitor the outcome of the ongoing proceeding in Argentina.
(12) The Argentinian authorities were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which the Council intended to extend the suspension of the extended definitive anti-dumping measures and were given the opportunity to comment. No comments which were of a nature to change the above conclusions were received,
The suspension of the extended definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1023/2003 is hereby extended until 11 July 2004.
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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32011R0035
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 35/2011 of 18 January 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 595/2010 as regards an extension of the transitional period for the use of certain health certificates for milk and milk products, serum from equidae and treated blood products, excluding those of equidae, for the manufacture of technical products Text with EEA relevance
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19.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 35/2011
of 18 January 2011
amending Regulation (EU) No 595/2010 as regards an extension of the transitional period for the use of certain health certificates for milk and milk products, serum from equidae and treated blood products, excluding those of equidae, for the manufacture of technical products
(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 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular the first and second subparagraph of Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 595/2010 of 2 July 2010 amending Annexes VIII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (2) introduced requirements for the placing on the market and importation of blood and blood products of equidae and modified existing requirements for imports from third countries of serum of equidae for technical purposes. That Regulation entered into force on 28 July 2010.
(2) Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 595/2010 provides for a transitional period until 31 August 2010 during which consignments of animal by-products accompanied by a health certificate completed and signed in accordance with the appropriate model certificates, as set out in Chapter 2, Chapter 4(A) and Chapter 4(D) respectively of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 595/2010 are to be accepted by Member States.
(3) Due to difficulties adapting to the new rules, some key economic operators have requested an extension of that transitional period.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (3) is to apply from 4 March 2011 and introduce new requirements for imports; the transitional period should be extended accordingly.
(5) To prevent disruptions in trade in animal by-products which are accompanied by health certificates completed and signed in accordance with the appropriate model certificates set out in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 prior to 28 July 2010, this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 September 2010.
(6) It is necessary for this Regulation to enter into force as a matter of urgency to prevent potential trade disruptions.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 595/2010 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 2
For a transitional period until 4 March 2011, Member States shall accept consignments of milk and milk products, serum from equidae and treated blood products, excluding those of equidae, for the manufacture of technical products, which are accompanied by a health certificate completed and signed in accordance with the appropriate model certificates, as set out in Chapter 2, Chapter 4(A) and Chapter 4(D) of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Until 30 April 2011, Member States shall accept such consignments if the accompanying health certificates were completed and signed before 5 March 2011.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 September 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32014D0182
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(2014/182/EU): Council Decision of 31 March 2014 appointing a Luxembourg member and two Luxembourg alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
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2.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 99/25
COUNCIL DECISION
of 31 March 2014
appointing a Luxembourg member and two Luxembourg alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2014/182/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Luxembourg Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Dan KERSCH.
(3) An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Yves CRUCHTEN. An alternate member's seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Roby BIWER as member of the Committee of the Regions,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a) as member:
— Mr Roby BIWER, Conseiller communal de la commune de Bettembourg;
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Tom JUNGEN, Bourgmestre de la commune de Roeser,
— Ms Christine SCHWEICH, Bourgmestre de la commune de Mondercange.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
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31993R0287
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 287/93 of 9 February 1993 on transitional measures regarding the total acidity content of wines produced in Spain and released to the Spanish market for 1993
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 287/93 of 9 February 1993 on transitional measures regarding the total acidity content of wines produced in Spain and released to the Spanish market for 1993
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (1), and in particular Article 90 thereof, whose period of validity has been extended to 31 December 1993 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4007/87 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3876/92 (3),
Whereas a 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 1756/92 (5); whereas Article 127 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal lays down that, until 31 December 1990, table wines produced in Spain and released on 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 the wine sector, the development of which is relatively slow;
Whereas, in order to avoid serious imbalance on the market for table wine in Spain, provision should be made for a derogation in respect of the total acidity content of table wine produced and placed on the market in Spain; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 506/92 (6) made provision for a similar derogation until 31 December 1992; whereas, for the same reasons, that derogation should be extended and its effect limited to 31 December 1993;
Whereas there should be a gradual process of alignment with the total acidity contents of table wines from the other Member States; whereas, therefore, the derogation should be restricted to Part B of Region 6 as provided for in Article 1 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3720/91 (7);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Until 31 December 1993, table wines produced in Part B of Region 6 in Spain, as referred to in Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3720/91 and released on the Spanish market 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 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32014R0493
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 493/2014 of 13 May 2014 amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of steel ropes and cables originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China, as extended to imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from, inter alia, the Republic of Korea, whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not
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14.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 139/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 493/2014
of 13 May 2014
amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of steel ropes and cables originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China, as extended to imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from, inter alia, the Republic of Korea, whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the ‘basic Regulation’), and in particular Articles 11(3) and 13(4) thereof,
Whereas:
A. MEASURES IN FORCE
(1) By Council Regulation (EC) No 1796/1999 (2), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of steel ropes and cables originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China. These measures were maintained by Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 (3) and by Council Regulation (EC) No 1858/2005 (4).
(2) By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 400/2010 (5), the Council extended the anti-dumping duty on imports of steel ropes and cables originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic in China to imports of the same product consigned from the Republic of Korea, whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not, following an anti-circumvention investigation under Article 13 of the basic Regulation. By the same Regulation, certain Korean exporting producers were exempted from these extended measures.
(3) The measures currently in force are an anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012 (6) on imports of steel ropes and cables originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China as extended, inter alia, to imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from the Republic of Korea whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not following an expiry review under Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 489/2014 (7) (‘the measures in force’).
B. PROCEDURE
1. Initiation
(4) The Commission received a request for a partial interim review under Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation. The request was lodged by Goodwire MFG. Co. Ltd (‘Goodwire’), a producer in the Republic of Korea, and is limited in scope to the examination of the possibility of granting an exemption to Goodwire from the measures in force under Article 13(4) of the basic Regulation.
(5) Having examined the evidence submitted by Goodwire and after consultation of the Member States, and after the Union industry had been given the opportunity to comment, the Commission initiated the investigation on 27 August 2013 by publishing a notice of initiation in the Official Journal of the European Union
(8).
2. Product under review
(6) The product subject to the review is steel ropes and cables, including locked coil ropes, excluding ropes and cables of stainless steel, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3 mm, originating in the People's Republic of China or consigned from the Republic of Korea, whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not (‘the product under review’), currently falling within CN codes ex 7312 10 81, ex 7312 10 83, ex 7312 10 85, ex 7312 10 89 and ex 7312 10 98 (TARIC codes 7312108113, 7312108313, 7312108513, 7312108913 and 7312109813).
3. Reporting period
(7) The reporting period covered the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013. Data was collected from 2008 until the end of the reporting period to investigate any change in the pattern of trade.
4. Investigation
(8) The Commission officially advised Goodwire and the representatives of the Republic of Korea of the initiation of the review. Interested parties were invited to make their views known and were informed of the possibility to request a hearing. No such request was received.
(9) The Commission sent a questionnaire to Goodwire and received a reply within the given deadline. The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for the purposes of the review. A verification visit was carried out at the premises of Goodwire.
C. FINDINGS
(10) The investigation has confirmed that Goodwire is a genuine producer of the product under review and that it was not related to any Chinese exporters or producers subject to the anti-dumping measures in force. The investigation further confirmed that Goodwire had not exported the product under review to the Union during the investigation period of the anti-circumvention investigation that led to the extended measures, that is 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
(11) The processing activities of Goodwire can be considered as a completion and/or assembly operation in the sense of Article 13(2) of the basic Regulation. Goodwire purchases domestically produced steel wire rod but also imports steel wire rod from the People's Republic of China, which are subsequently drawn, stranded and closed at its premises in the Republic of Korea. The finished product is sold domestically and exported to the United States and to the Union.
(12) During the investigation it was established that the proportion of Chinese raw materials was significantly below the threshold of 60 %. Hence, it was not necessary to establish whether the 25 % threshold of value added was reached within the meaning of Article 13(2) of the basic Regulation. Therefore, Goodwire's production activities were not found to involve circumvention under Article 13(2) of the basic Regulation.
(13) The investigation confirmed that Goodwire was not purchasing the finished product under review from the People's Republic of China in order to resell or tranship to the Union and that the company can justify all its exports during the reporting period.
(14) In light of the findings described in recitals (10) to (13), the Commission concludes that Goodwire is not circumventing the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in, inter alia, the People's Republic of China as extended, inter alia, to imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from the Republic of Korea whether declared as originating in the Republic of Korea or not.
(15) The findings above were disclosed to Goodwire and the Union industry, which were given the opportunity to provide comments. Comments received were taken into account where appropriate.
D. MODIFICATION OF THE LIST OF COMPANIES BENEFITTING FROM AN EXEMPTION TO THE MEASURES IN FORCE
(16) In accordance with the above findings, the company Goodwire should be added to the list of companies that are exempted from the anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012.
(17) As laid down in Article 1(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 400/2010, the application of the exemption is to be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of the Member States of a valid commercial invoice, which shall conform to the requirements set out in the Annex to that Regulation. If no such an invoice is presented, the anti-dumping duty should continue to apply.
(18) In addition, the exemption from the extended measures granted to imports of steel ropes and cables produced by Goodwire, in accordance with Article 13(4) of the basic Regulation, remains valid on condition that the facts as finally ascertained justify the exemption. Should new prima facie evidence indicate otherwise, an investigation may be initiated by the Commission to establish whether withdrawal of the exemption is warranted.
(19) The exemption from the extended measures granted to imports of steel ropes and cables produced by Goodwire is made on the basis of the findings of the present review. This exemption is thus exclusively applicable to imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from the Republic of Korea and produced by the abovementioned specific legal entity. Imported steel ropes and cables produced by any company not specifically mentioned in Article 1(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012 with its name, including entities related to those specifically mentioned, should not benefit from the exemption and should be subject to the residual duty rate as imposed by that Regulation.
(20) The partial interim review should be terminated and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012, as last amended, should be amended to include Goodwire in the table set out in its Article 1(4).
(21) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation,
The table set out in Article 1(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012, as last amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 489/2014, is replaced by the following table:
‘Country Company TARIC additional code
The Republic of Korea Bosung Wire Rope Co., Ltd, 568,Yongdeok-ri, Hallim-myeon, Gimae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 621-872 A969
Chung Woo Rope Co., Ltd, 1682-4, Songjung-Dong, Gangseo-Gu, Busan A969
CS Co., Ltd, 287-6 Soju-Dong Yangsan-City, Kyoungnam A969
Cosmo Wire Ltd, 4-10, Koyeon-Ri, Woong Chon-Myon Ulju-Kun, Ulsan A969
Dae Heung Industrial Co., Ltd, 185 Pyunglim — Ri, Daesan-Myun, Haman — Gun, Gyungnam A969
DSR Wire Corp., 291, Seonpyong-Ri, Seo-Myon, Suncheon-City, Jeonnam A969
Goodwire MFG. Co. Ltd, 984-23, Maegok-Dong, Yangsan-City, Kyungnam B955
Kiswire Ltd, 20th Fl. Jangkyo Bldg, 1, Jangkyo-Dong, Chung-Ku, Seoul A969
Manho Rope & Wire Ltd, Dongho Bldg, 85-2 4 Street Joongang-Dong, Jong-gu, Busan A969
Line Metal Co. Ltd, 1259 Boncho-ri, Daeji-Myeon, Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam B926
Seil Wire and Cable, 47-4, Soju-Dong, Yangsan-Si, Kyungsangnamdo A994
Shin Han Rope Co., Ltd, 715-8, Gojan-Dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon A969
Ssang YONG Cable Mfg. Co., Ltd, 1559-4 Song-Jeong Dong, Gang-Seo Gu, Busan A969
Young Heung Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, 71-1 Sin-Chon Dong, Changwon City, Gyungnam A969’
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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31996D0330
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96/330/Euratom, ECSC, EC: Commission Decision of 23 April 1996 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 December 1994 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
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COMMISSION DECISION of 23 April 1996 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 December 1994 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (96/330/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 the 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 577/96 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1994 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 in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);
Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 December 1994 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,
With effect from 1 December 1994 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 Union for the month preceding the date referred to in the first paragraph.
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32004D0129
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2004/129/EC: Commission Decision of 30 January 2004 concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 152)
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Commission Decision
of 30 January 2004
concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances
(notified under document number C(2004) 152)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/129/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/119/EC(2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that a Member State may, during a period of 12 years following the notification of that Directive, authorise the placing on the market of plant protection products containing active substances not listed in Annex I to that Directive that are already on the market two years after the date of notification, while those substances are gradually being examined within the framework of a programme of work.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1112/2002(3) lays down the detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC. The active substances of the fourth stage for which a commitment to further prepare the necessary dossier has not been notified should not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and Member States should withdraw all authorisations for plant protection products containing such active substances. Annex I to this Decision lists active substances which fall into this category.
(3) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000(4) and (EC) No 1490/2002(5) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the second and third stages of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC. Active substances for which no complete dossier has been submitted or for which notifiers have declared that no dossier will be submitted within the prescribed time limit should not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and Member States should withdraw all authorisations for plant protection products containing such active substances. Annex I to this Decision lists active substances which fall into this category.
(4) For some of those active substances information has been presented and evaluated by the Commission together with Member State experts which has shown a need for further use of the substances concerned. In those cases temporary measures should be provided for to enable the development of alternatives.
(5) For the active substances for which there is only a short period of advance notice for the withdrawal of plant protection products containing such substances, it is reasonable to provide for a period of grace for disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks for a period no longer than 12 months to allow existing stocks to be used in no more than one further growing. In cases where a longer advance notice period is provided, such period can be shortened to expire at the end of the growing season.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The active substances listed in Annex I to this Decision shall not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
1. Member States shall ensure that authorisations for plant protection products containing the active substances listed in Annex I to this Decision are withdrawn by 31 March 2004 at the latest.
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, Member States listed in column B of Annex II may maintain authorisations for plant protection products containing substances listed in column A of that Annex for uses listed in column C of that Annex until 30 June 2007 at the latest, to permit the development of an efficient alternative for the substance concerned.
Member States making use of the derogation provided for in the first subparagraph shall ensure that the following conditions are complied with:
(a) the continued use is only accepted so far as it has no harmful effect on human or animal health and no unacceptable influence on the environment;
(b) such plant protection products remaining on the market after 31 March 2004 are relabelled in order to match the restricted use conditions;
(c) all appropriate risk mitigation measures are imposed to reduce any possible risks;
(d) alternatives for such uses are being seriously sought.
3. The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission about the measures taken in application of paragraph 2, and in particular about the actions taken pursuant to points (a) to (d), by 31 December 2004 at the latest.
Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC shall be as short as possible.
Where authorisations shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 2(1) by 31 March 2004 at the latest, the period shall expire on 31 December 2004 at the latest.
Where authorisations shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 2(2) by 30 June 2007 at the latest, the period shall expire on 31 December 2007 at the latest.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31984R0047
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 47/84 of 9 January 1984 determining for the Member States the estimated loss of income and the estimated level of the premium payable per ewe for 1983/84
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 47/84
of 9 January 1984
determining for the Member States the estimated loss of income and the estimated level of the premium payable per ewe for 1983/84
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1195/82 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) and (8) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 provides for the grant of a premium to sheepmeat producers; whereas the estimated level of the said premium must be calculated at the beginning of the marketing year on the basis of the foreseeable loss of income;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2643/80 (3), the total premium is to be calculated by using as a reference point gross domestic production of sheepmeat recorded for the year prior to the current year for each region in question;
Whereas the method of calculation laid down, in Article 5 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 shows that some regions have suffered a loss of income; whereas, accordingly, the estimated premium for those regions must be fixed;
Whereas the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
1. A difference is hereby found between the reference price and the foreseeable market price during the 1983/84 marketing year for the following regions:
1.2.3 // // Region // Difference in ECU per 100 kilograms // // 3 // 42,960 // // 4 // 65,400 // // 5 // 147,070 // // 6 // 111,070
2. The total amount of loss of income referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 is hereby determined as follows:
1.2.3.4 // Region // // // Total amount in ECU // 3 // of which: // Denmark 396 000 // // // // Netherlands 7 877 000 // // // // Luxembourg 47 000 // // // // Belgium 2 072 000 // // // // Federal Republic of Germany 8 723 000 // // 4 // // // 26 160 000 // 5 // // // 134 882 000 // 6 // // // 13 884 1982, p. 22. (3) OJ No L 275, 18. 10. 1980, p. 6.
The estimated premium payable per ewe and per region and, in the case of region 3, per Member State, shall be as follows on the basis of the number of ewes given in the Annex hereto:
1.2.3 // Region // // Estimated premium payable per ewe (ECU) // 3 // Denmark // 10,154 // // Netherlands // 15,499 // // Luxembourg // 16,679 // // Belgium // 18,032 // // Federal Republic of Germany // 11,930 // 4 // // 13,948 // 5 // // 9,698 // 6 // // 19,397
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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32003R1941
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1941/2003 of 3 November 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1941/2003
of 3 November 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31978L0206
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Commission Directive 78/206/EEC of 7 February 1978 on the customs treatment of goods re-imported in the unaltered state under outward processing arrangements
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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 7 February 1978 on the customs treatment of goods re-imported in the unaltered state under outward processing arrangements (78/206/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/119/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in respect of outward processing (1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Whereas it follows from Articles 10 and 11 of the above Directive that the partial or total relief from import duties is determined by deducting from the amount of import duties applicable to the re-imported products the amount of import duties that would be applicable to the temporarily exported goods if they were imported into the Community from the country where they underwent processing or the last processing operation;
Whereas the implementation of these provisions is not essential in cases where goods are re-imported in the unaltered state in accordance with an authorization granted by the competent authorities pursuant to Article 8 ; whereas the customs clearance of these goods can be simplified by assimilating them to returned goods ; whereas their customs treatment should therefore be determined on the same basis as that laid down for returned goods by Council Regulation (EEC) No 754/76 of 25 March 1976 on the customs treatment applicable to goods returned to the customs territory of the Community (2), and its implementing Regulations, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2 (1) (a) of that Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Customs Processing Arrangements,
The customs treatment applicable to goods in the unaltered state which are re-imported in accordance with an authorization granted by the competent authorities pursuant to Article 8 of Directive 76/119/EEC shall be determined on the same basis as for returned goods in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 754/76 and its implementing Regulations.
1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 March 1978 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. The Commission shall forward this information to the other Member States.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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32003D0342
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2003/342/EC: Council Decision of 6 May 2003 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
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Council Decision
of 6 May 2003
appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/342/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the French Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1).
(2) The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Nicole AMELINE, of which the Council was notified on 16 October 2002,
Ms Elisabeth MORIN, Chairwoman of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms Nicole AMELINE for the remainder of her term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.
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32010D0929(01)
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Commission Decision of 28 September 2010 appointing the members of the group for technical advice on organic production and drawing up the pool list
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29.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 262/3
COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 September 2010
appointing the members of the group for technical advice on organic production and drawing up the pool list
2010/C 262/03
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2009/427/EC of 3 June 2009 setting up the expert group for technical advice on organic production (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 2009/427/EC the Commission set up the expert group for technical advice on organic production.
(2) In accordance with Article 4(2) of Decision 2009/427/EC the Commission has published the call for applications 2009/C 308/10 (2). This call also set the selection criteria and the selection procedure, which led to the drawing up of a list of suitable candidates.
(3) To complete the selection procedure the Commission now has to appoint the members of the group and draw up the list of members of the pool,
The lists in the Annexes to this Decision set out the names of the members of the group and of the pool list. In particular:
(a) the 13 experts listed in Annex I to this Decision are appointed as permanent members of the group;
(b) the list of members of the pool is also drawn up and consists of 62 experts listed in Annex II to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of adoption and it will apply until 31 December 2013. The Commission shall decide whether to amend it and/or extend it before that date.
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32002D0020
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2002/20/EC: Commission Decision of 11 January 2002 amending Decision 96/606/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Uruguay (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 4983)
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Commission Decision
of 11 January 2002
amending Decision 96/606/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Uruguay
(notified under document number C(2001) 4983)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/20/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 96/606/EC of 11 October 1996 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Uruguay(3), states that the "Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca - Instituto Nacional de Pesca (INAPE)" is to be the competent authority in Uruguay for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
(2) Following a restructuring of the Uruguayan administration, the competent authority for issuing health certificates for fishery products has changed to the "Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (Dinara) del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca". This new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force.
(3) Furthermore, since Uruguay wishes to export to the Community frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and the Competent authorities of this country have given the guarantee that these products will be either sterilised, or heat-treated according to the requirements of Commission Decision 93/25/EEC of 11 December 1992 approving certain treatments to inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods(4), as amended by Decision 97/275/EC(5), the Commission has adopted Decision 2002/19/EC laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Uruguay(6).
(4) The wording of Decision 96/606/EC should be aligned on the wording of more recently adopted Commission Decisions, laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in certain third countries.
(5) Decision 96/606/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,
Decision 96/606/EC is amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: "Article 1
The 'Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (Dinara) del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca' shall be the competent authority in Uruguay for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.";
2. in Article 2 point 3 is replaced by the following: "3. except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages must bear the word 'URUGUAY' and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters";
3. in Article 3 paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the Dinara and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements.";
4. Annex A is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32007R0197
|
Commission Regulation (EC) No 197/2007 of 26 February 2007 fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
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27.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 59/65
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 197/2007
of 26 February 2007
fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 15(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which an application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence. In this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003. That corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the corrective amount according to destination.
(4) The corrective amount must be fixed according to the same procedure as the refund; it may be altered in the period between fixings.
(5) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance except for malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31990R2715
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2715/90 of 21 September 1990 laying down specific provisions concerning export refunds in the beef and veal sector
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2715/90
of 21 September 1990
laying down specific provisions concerning export refunds in the beef and veal sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 17 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 571/89 (2), and in particular Article 18 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28 June 1968 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on beef and veal and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 427/77 (4), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1309/90 of 18 May 1990 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal (5) it has been decided not to fix any refund on products exported to the German Democratic Republic; whereas the fact that no refund has been fixed should not be taken into account for the purposes of determining the lowest rate of the refund granted in the case of export of pure bred breeding animals and of certain prepared and preserved meat other than uncooked to other destinations;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The fact that no refund has been fixed on export of the products falling with CN codes 0102 10 00 and 1602 50 90 to the German Democratic Republic, the rate of which is lower than the lowest rate fixed for other destinations, shall not be taken into account for the purposes of determining the lowest rate of refund within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (6) or applying Articles 4 (7) and 5 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (7).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31990R0728
|
Council Regulation (EEC) No 728/90 of 22 March 1990 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan or Morocco (1990 to 1991)
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 728/90
of 22 March 1990
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan or Morocco (1990 to 1991)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the additional Protocols to the Agreements between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (1), the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2) and the State of Israel (3) and the Protocol laying down the conditions and procedures for the implementation of the second stage of the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus and adapting certain provisions thereof (4) provide in their respective Articles that fresh cut flowers and flower buds, falling within the CN codes indicated in Article 1 and originating in the abovementioned countries, may be imported into the Community at reduced rates of customs duty within the limits of annual Community tariff quotas of 300, 50, 17 000 and 50 tonnes respectively; whereas, however, Article 18 of the Protocol with Cyprus provides that the volume of the tariff quota for that country must be increased by 5 % per year from the entry into force of the Protocol, and it will therefore be set at 60 tonnes for the 1990 to 1991 period;
Whereas, within the limits of these tariff quotas, customs duties are to be phased out:
- under the tariff quotas for Morocco, Jordan and Israel, according to the same timetables and under the same conditions as laid down in Articles 75 and 243 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
- under the tariff quota for Cyprus, according to the timetable and under the conditions laid down in Articles 5 and 16 of the abovementioned Protocol concerning Cyprus;
Whereas within the limits of these tariff quotas, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic are to apply customs duties calculated in accordance with:
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 3189/88 of 14 October 1988 laying down the arrangements to be applied by Spain and Portugal to trade with Morocco and Syria (5) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey (6) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 4162/87 of 21 December 1987 laying down arrangements for Spain's and Portugal's trade with Israel and amending Regulations (EEC) No 449/86 and (EEC) No 2573/87 (7) in respect of the tariff quotas opened for Morocco, Jordan and Israel,
and
- the Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community (8), in respect of the tariff quota opened for Cyprus;
Whereas roses with large or small flowers and carnations of the unifloral or multifloral types are covered by the quotas only subject to the conditions laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel and Jordan (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3551/88 (10); whereas these tariff concessions apply only to imports in respect of which certain price conditions are observed;
Whereas all Community importers should be ensured equal and continuous access to the said quotas and the duty rates laid down for the quotas should be applied consistently to all imports of the products in question into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted; whereas the necessary measures should be taken to provide for effective Community management of the quotas, so that the Member States may draw against the quotas such quantities as they may need, corresponding to actual imports; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, and the latter must in particular monitor the rate at which the quota volume is used up and keep the Member States informed;
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any operation concerning the administration of these quotas may be carried out by any one of its members,
1. From 1 November 1990 to 31 October 1991, the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below originating in Morocco, Jordan, Israel or Cyprus shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below:
1.2.3.4.5.6 // // // // // // // Order No // CN code // Description // Origin // Amount of quota (in tonnes) // Quota duty (%) // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for ornamental purposes: // // // // 09.1114 09.1152 09.1306 // 0603 10 51 0603 10 53 0603 10 55 0603 10 61 0603 10 65 0603 10 69 // - From 1 November to 31 May // Morocco Jordan Israel // 300 50 17 000 // From 1 November to 31 December 1990: 6,3 From 1 January to 31 May 1991: 4,2 From 1 June to 31 October 1991: 6 // 09.1420 // 0603 10 11 0603 10 13 0603 10 15 0603 10 21 0603 10 25 0603 10 29 // - From 1 June to 31 October // Cyprus // 60 // From 1 November to 31 December 1990: 12,4 From 1 January to 31 May 1991: 10,8 From 1 June to 31 October 1991: 15,3
// // // // // // Within the limits of these tariff quotas the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 3189/88, (EEC) No 2573/87 and (EEC) No 4162/87 as regards the quotas for Morocco, Jordan and Israel, and with the relevant provisions of the Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus consequent on the accession of Spain and Portugal as regards the quota for Cyprus.
2. In the case of large-flowered and small-flowered roses and unifloral and multifloral carnations, application of the quota referred to in Article 1 (1) may be interrupted if it is found at Community level that the price conditions laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 are not being observed.
In that event, the Commission shall adopt regulations re-establishing the duties applicable to the products in question under the Common Customs Tariff and, where appropriate, re-introducing this Regulation on the dates and in respect of the products and periods indicated in the Regulations in question.
However, products on which customs duties have been re-established and imported into the Community during the period in which such re-establishment remains in force shall be excluded from the quantities drawn from the tariff quota concerned.
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that they are managed efficiently.
Where an importer presents a product covered by this Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the quota volume.
Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission without delay.
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chronological order of the dates on which the customs authorities of the Member States concerned accepted the entries for release for free circulation, to the extent that the available balance so permits. If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall return any unused portion to the corresponding quota volume as soon as possible.
If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the drawings made.
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and continuous access to the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32008R1002
|
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2008 of 15 October 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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16.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 275/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1002/2008
of 15 October 2008
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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 16 October 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001R2559
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Council Regulation (EC) No 2559/2001 of 17 December 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
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Council Regulation (EC) No 2559/2001
of 17 December 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96(1), the Council opened Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products Community demand for the products in question should be met under the most favourable conditions. Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened at reduced or zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes, and extended in the case of certain existing tariff quotas, while avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products.
(2) It is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain a Community tariff quota on some of the products covered by the above Regulation, and those products should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I.
(3) In view of the large number of amendments coming into effect on 1 January 2002 and in order to clarify matters for the user, the table in Annex I to the said Regulation should be replaced by the table in the Annex to this Regulation.
(4) Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation the grounds of urgency should be invoked provided for in point 1.3 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities on the role of national parliaments in the European Union.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended,
The table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby replaced by the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European 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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31993R2740
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2740/93 of 4 October 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 6911, originating in Sri Lanka, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2740/93 of 4 October 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 6911, originating in Sri Lanka, 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 6911, originating in Sri Lanka, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 882 000; whereas on 16 June 1993 imports of these products into the Community originating in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka,
As from 9 October 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in Sri Lanka:
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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32005R1848
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1848/2005 of 11 November 2005 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 346th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
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12.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 296/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1848/2005
of 11 November 2005
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 346th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community (2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter. Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 346th tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 the maximum aid and the end-use security are fixed as follows:
— maximum aid:
— maximum aid:
— end-use security:
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32014R0169
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 169/2014 of 21 February 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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22.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 54/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 169/2014
of 21 February 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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31997D0052
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Commission Decision of 26 November 1996 approving the programme for the eradication of rabies for 1997 presented by Belgium and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 26 November 1996 approving the programme for the eradication of rabies for 1997 presented by Belgium and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (97/52/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 Council Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of rabies;
Whereas it is now desirable to introduce full-scale eradication measures in infected Member States and adjacent third countries in order to prohibit the re-entry of rabies;
Whereas, by letter, Belgium has submitted a programme for the eradication of rabies;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for 1996 for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community and which was established by Commission Decision 96/598/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Belgium up to a maximum of ECU 300 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by Belgium is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1997.
Belgium shall bring into force by 1 January 1997 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of implementing the programme by Belgium up to a maximum of ECU 300 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1998 at the latest.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
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31997R0543
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Council Regulation (EC) No 543/97 of 17 March 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 on the granting of aids for transport by rail, road and inland waterway
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 543/97 of 17 March 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 on the granting of aids for transport by rail, road and inland waterway
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 75 and 94 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189c of the Treaty (3),
(1) Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 of 4 June 1970 on the granting of aids for transport by rail, road and inland waterway (4), provides the Member States with the possibility of developing combined transport by the granting of aid relating to investments in infrastructure, in fixed and mobile equipment necessary for transhipment and in transport equipment specifically geared to combined transport and used only in combined transport or aid concerning the running costs of an intra-Community combined transport service transiting through the territory of third countries;
(2) Whereas the growing requirement for mobility is placing ever increasing demands and pressures on people and the environment; whereas, to take account of the present highly uneven spread of costs and pressures between the different modes of transport, the possibility must be created of support for environment-friendly forms of transport;
(3) Whereas the current overall transport policy has not yet succeeded in creating the conditions for healthy competition between the various modes of transport; whereas no financial equilibrium has yet been achieved within the railway companies;
(4) Whereas the development of combined transport reveals that the launching phase of this technique has not yet been completed in all regions of the Community; whereas the aid arrangements have accordingly to be extended;
(5) Whereas, consequently, it is appropriate to maintain current aid arrangements in force until 31 December 1997; whereas the Council should take a decision, under the conditions provided for in the Treaty, on the arrangements to be applied thereafter or, if necessary, on the conditions under which these aids should cease;
(6) Whereas the possibility of granting aid for the running costs of combined transport services transiting through the territory of third countries has to be maintained only for Switzerland and the States of former Yugoslavia;
(7) Whereas Decision 75/327/EEC (5), to which Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 refers, was repealed by Article 13 of Directive 91/440/EEC of 29 July 1991 on the development of the Community's railways (6); whereas Article 4 should therefore be deleted;
(8) Whereas the categories of aid authorized for combined transport have been shown to operate satisfactorily and that it is possible, consequently, to simplify checks on these by exempting them from the procedure referred to in Article 93 (3) of the Treaty;
(9) Whereas the laying down of rules relating to aids allocated by Member States for transport is a matter of exclusive Community competence and must take the form of a regulation;
(10) Whereas it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 accordingly,
Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3, item 1 (e), shall be amended as follows:
- in the first and third subparagraphs, 31 December 1995 shall be replaced by 31 December 1997,
- in the fourth indent of the first subparagraph, the words 'across Austria` shall be deleted;
2. Article 4 shall be deleted;
3. Article 5 (2) shall be replaced by the following:
'2. Aid referred to in Article 3, item 1 (e) shall be exempt from the procedure provided for in Article 93 (3) of the Treaty; it shall be communicated to the Commission on an estimated basis at the beginning of each year, and, subsequently, in the form of a report, after the end of the financial year.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32010R0357
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 357/2010 of 23 April 2010 amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 of 4 March 2010 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (Text with EEA relevance)
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27.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 105/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 357/2010
of 23 April 2010
amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 of 4 March 2010 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security
(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 300/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (1) and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 820/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (2) contains security procedures for supplies of liquids and tamper-evident bags. However, that Regulation will be repealed as from 29 April 2010.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 of 4 March 2010 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (3) will replace Regulation (EC) No 820/2008. Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 does not contain security procedures for supplies of liquids and tamper-evident bags.
(3) In order to protect civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference that jeopardise the security of civil aviation, security procedures for supplies of liquids, aerosols and gels and security tamper-evident bags sold airside at Union airports should be maintained. Therefore, it is necessary to include them in Regulation (EU) No 185/2010.
(4) Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 will apply from 29 April 2010. The entry into force of this Regulation is therefore urgent as it should apply from the same date.
(5) Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security set up by Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008,
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 29 April 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001D0075
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2001/75/EC: Commission Decision of 18 January 2001 for safety and potency testing of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines and bluetongue vaccines (notified under document number C(2001) 118)
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Commission Decision
of 18 January 2001
for safety and potency testing of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines and bluetongue vaccines
(notified under document number C(2001) 118)
(2001/75/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 Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(2), and in particular Articles 6 and 14 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines(3), as last amended by Decision 1999/762/EC(4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In conformity with Decision 91/666/EEC, the purchase of antigens is a part of the Community action to establish Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines.
(2) By Commission Decision 93/590/EC of 5 November 1993 for the purchase by the Community of foot-and-mouth disease antigens within the framework of the Community action concerning reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines(5), as last amended by Decision 95/471/EC(6), arrangements were made for purchase of A5, A22 and O1 foot-and-mouth disease antigen.
(3) Foot-and-mouth disease virus antigens kept in the emergency stock since 1993 must be tested with regard to safety and potency to ensure that the antigen reserves kept for emergency use are of high quality.
(4) By Commission Decision 98/64/EC of 9 December 1997 on a Community financial contribution for improving the foot-and-mouth disease control programme in Turkey(7), it was agreed as a part of a work plan that the European Commission would make arrangements for testing of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine produced in Turkey.
(5) By Commission Decision 2000/292/EC of 6 April 2000 for purchase by the Community of bluetongue vaccine for emergency stock(8), arrangements were made for purchase of bluetongue vaccine for emergency.
(6) No bluetongue vaccine is produced by the pharmaceutical industry based in the Member States of the European Union (EU).
(7) Bluetongue vaccine purchased abroad for emergency use should be tested with the objective of obtaining information of importance for the use of the vaccine under different epidemiological conditions.
(8) Safety and potency testing of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine and bluetongue vaccine can only be carried out at laboratories being operated under approved biosecurity levels.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. The Community shall make arrangements for appropriate safety and potency testing of:
- foot-and-mouth disease virus antigens purchased in 1993 and since then kept as a part of the EU emergency stock,
- foot-and-mouth disease vaccine produced in Turkey and used in a prophylactic vaccination programme which includes vaccination of susceptible animals kept in the area of Turkish Thrace,
- bluetongue vaccines produced outside the European Community and purchased for an emergency stock.
2. The maximum cost of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be up to EUR 430000.
The measures mentioned in Article 1 shall be carried out by the Commission in cooperation with the supplier designated by call for tender.
1. To meet the objectives of Articles 1 and 2 the Commission shall conclude contracts without delay.
2. The Director-General of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection shall be authorised to sign the contracts on behalf of the European Commission.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31992R3663
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3663/92 of 18 December 1992 authorizing the conclusion of long-term private storage contracts for table wine, grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must in respect of the 1992/93 wine year
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3663/92 of 18 December 1992 authorizing the conclusion of long-term private storage contracts for table wine, grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must in respect of the 1992/93 wine year
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 1756/92 (2), and in particular Articles 32 (5) and 81 thereof,
Whereas the forward estimate drawn up for the 1992/93 wine year indicates that the quantities of table wine available at the beginning of the wine year exceed by more than four months' supply those normally used up over the year; whereas the conditions for authorization of long-term storage contracts specified in Article 32 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 are therefore met;
Whereas the abovementioned forward estimate indicates the existence of surpluses of all types of table wine and of table wines which stand in close economic relationship to those types of table wine; whereas it is necessary by the same token to open this possibility for grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must;
Whereas the market for must and concentrated must for grape juice production is expanding and to promote uses of vine products other than winemaking permission should be granted for must and concentrated grape must placed under a storage contract covered by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2208/91 (4), that is intended for grape juice production to be sold from the fifth month of the contract onwards on simple notification by the producer to the intervention agency; whereas to promote export of these products this same possibility should apply;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
During the period 21 December 1992 to 15 February 1993 long-term private storage contracts may be concluded, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83, for:
- table wines, provided that the conditions of Article 6 of that Regulation are met, and
- grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must.
The minimum quality conditions that must be met by table wines which may be covered by a storage contract shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Producers who, within the limits laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83, wish to conclude a long-term storage contract for a table wine shall, when submitting applications for conclusion of a contract, advise the intervention agency of the total quantity of table wine they have produced during the current wine year.
For this purpose producers shall submit a copy of the production declaration(s) drawn up pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3929/87 (5).
1. For the 1992/93 wine year, producers who have not applied for an advance pursuant to Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83 may, from the first day of the fifth month of storage onwards, sell the grape must or concentrated grape must in question for exportation or for production of grape juice.
2. In such cases producers shall inform the intervention agency in accordance with the terms of Article 1a of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83.
The intervention agency shall check that the must or concentrated grape must is turned into grape juice or exported.
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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32004R1679
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1679/2004 of 27 September 2004 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
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28.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 301/40
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1679/2004
of 27 September 2004
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
Pursuant to Article 2(2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (2), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2004.
It shall apply from 29 September to 12 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31996R1460
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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
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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
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 Articles 7, 13 and 16 thereof,
Whereas the Community has concluded several agreements with third countries providing for the application of reduced agricultural components in relation to the agricultural components fixed by the Common Customs Tariff;
Whereas eligibility for these reduced rates of duty is conditional on the goods originating from these preferential countries; whereas it is appropriate to specify in certain cases which rules of origin should be applied;
Whereas eligibility for these reduced rates of duty is generally granted within quota limits; whereas it is appropriate to open quotas and specify the detailed rules for implementing these quotas, particularly in order to guarantee equal and continuous access by all Community importers on the one hand and the immediate application, in all Member States, of the charges laid down for the quotas until the quotas are exhausted on the other hand; whereas, in order to ensure effective common administration of such quotas, there is no reason to prevent Member States from being authorized to draw the necessary quantities which correspond to actual imports from the quota volumes; whereas, however, such a method of administration requires close cooperation between Member States and the Commission which must, in particular, monitor the rate at which the quota volumes are used up and inform the Member States accordingly;
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any operation relating to the administration of these measures may be carried out by any one of its members;
Whereas the reductions granted are generally established by reducing the basic amounts used to calculate the agricultural components applicable to certain specific goods; whereas, since tariffs were established during the Uruguay Round negotiations, the agricultural components of the Community Customs Tariff are fixed as they are and no longer according to the quantity of basic products established pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93;
Whereas in order to calculate the reduced agricultural components, these quantities must be maintained for preferential trade;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3238/94 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 478/96 (3), provides for the determination and administration of the variable components for certain goods originating in central and eastern European countries resulting from the processing of agricultural products referred to in the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 3448/93; whereas, since the entry into force of this Regulation, the variable components have been replaced by agricultural components fixed in the Community tariff; whereas this Regulation had to be temporarily supplemented by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/95 (4);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1294/94 of 3 June 1994 on implementing measures of the trade arrangements applicable on imports of certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (5) is no longer applicable to goods imported outside preferential agreements;
Whereas reduced agricultural components have been introduced in trade with other third countries; whereas, for reasons of clarity, it is necessary to have a single regulation relating to the specific provisions applicable to trade referred to in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93; whereas Regulations (EC) No 1294/94 and (EC) No 3238/94 must therefore be repealed;
Whereas Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 provides that the ad valorem duties corresponding to the agricultural component may be replaced by a specific amount where provided for by a preferential agreement; whereas this amount should not, however, exceed the charge applicable in relation to non-preferential trade;
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,
This Regulation establishes the rules for determining the reduced agricultural components referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 and for managing quotas opened pursuant to preferential agreements applicable to goods and products covered by Regulation (EC) No 3448/93.
For the purposes of establishing the reduced agricultural components, the following basic products shall be considered:
- common wheat,
- durum wheat,
- rye,
- barley,
- maize, other than maize for sowing,
- long grain husked rice, hereinafter referred to as 'rice`,
- white sugar,
- molasses,
- milk powder with a fat content by weight not exceeding 1,5 %, with no sugar or other sweetener added and in immediate packing with a net content greater than 2,5 kg, hereinafter referred to as 'PG 2`,
- milk powder with a milk fat content by weight of 26 %, with no sugar or other sweetener added and in immediate packing with a net content greater than 2,5 kg, hereinafter referred to as 'PG 3`,
- butter, with a fat content by weight of 82 %, hereinafter referred to as 'PG 6`.
The reduced agricultural components covered by this Regulation shall be calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic products considered to have been used in the manufacture of the goods covered by this Regulation. These quantities shall be fixed in Annex I hereto in respect of the relevant specifications in the combined nomenclature.
For goods falling within combined nomenclature codes for which Annex I to this Regulation refers to Annex II, such quantities shall be as shown in Annex II. For these latter goods, an additional code shall apply, according to the composition of the goods, as shown in Annex III.
The quantities of sugar and cereals to be taken into consideration in calculating the additional reduced duties on sugar (AD S/Z) and on flour (AD F/M) for goods covered by Annex II shall be as shown in points B and C of Annex II, for the given contents of sucrose, invert sugar and/or isoglucose, and of starch and/or glucose, respectively. For other goods, these additional duties shall be obtained by considering only the basic products falling within either the sugar or cereal sector.
1. The reduced agricultural components and, where appropriate, the additional reduced duties, applicable to each good eligible for such a reduction in duty, shall be obtained by multiplying the quantities of the relevant basic products used by the basic amount referred to in paragraph 2 and by adding these amounts for all the relevant basic products used in this good.
2. The basic amount to be taken into account for calculating the reduced agricultural components and, where appropriate, the additional reduced duties, shall be the amount fixed in ecus provided for by the relevant agreement or determined pursuant to that agreement.
3. When a preferential agreement provides for a reduction in the rates of the agricultural components per good instead of a reduction in the basic amounts, the reduced agricultural components shall be calculated by taking into account the agricultural components fixed by the Community Customs Tariff and by applying the reduction provided for by the agreement relating to the country concerned.
4. In cases where the reduced agricultural component and, where necessary, the additional reduced duties, determined pursuant to paragraph 1, would be less than ECU 2,4/100 kg, such a component and/or duty shall be fixed at zero.
5. The amounts established pursuant to this Article shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Save as otherwise provided in the agreement with the relevant country, the amounts shall be applicable from 1 July to 30 June of the following year. However, if both the duties and coefficients applicable to the basic products remain unchanged, the amounts established pursuant to this Article shall remain unaltered by the Commission which shall publish this information in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
1. The goods eligible for a reduced agricultural component and, where necessary, for a reduced additional duty or a reduction in duties within the quota limits shall be laid down in the agreement or shall be determined pursuant to the agreement relating to the relevant country.
2. Where these reductions are applicable within the quota limits, this quota shall be fixed or established pursuant to the relevant agreement.
Where an agreement provides for the application of a specific amount, whether or not subject to a reduction under a quota, and where the Common Customs Tariff of the Community provides for the application of an ad valorem duty, the amount payable may not exceed the maximum at the rate of the Community customs tariff.
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'originating goods` shall mean goods that meet the conditions established by:
(a) Protocol 4 annexed to the Europe Agreements between the European Community and respectively:
- Poland,
- Hungary,
- Romania,
- Bulgaria,
- the Czech Republic,
- the Slovak Republic;
(b) Protocol 3 annexed to the Agreements with:
- Lithuania,
- Latvia,
- Estonia;
(c) Protocol 3 of the Free Trade Agreement with:
- Switzerland,
- Norway,
- Iceland;
(d) Protocol 4 annexed to the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel.
2. In trade with Turkey, the provisions of Articles 17 to 23 of Council Decision 96/142/EC (6), Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 22 December 1995 on implementing the final phase of the Customs Union shall apply.
For quantities exceeding the quotas established, the agricultural components applicable to goods covered by Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 but not covered by the specific provisions relating to trade in such goods in the country concerned and agricultural components applicable to goods covered by these provisions shall be those of the Common Customs Tariff.
If the quota concerns a reduction in ad valorem duties, the duties applicable to such goods for quantities exceeding the quotas covered by the abovementioned provisions shall be those of the Common Customs Tariff or any provided for by the agreement.
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1. The tariff quotas covered by this Regulation shall be administered by the Commission, which may take such administrative measures as are appropriate to ensure efficient management.
2. Where an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of release for free circulation that includes an application for preferential treatment of goods covered by this Regulation, and where that declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall draw, by notification of the Commission, a quantity corresponding to its needs from the quota volume concerned.
Applications to draw on a quota with an indication of the date of acceptance of the declarations must be sent to the Commission without delay.
Drawings shall be allowed by the Commission based on the date of acceptance of the declaration of release for free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, where the available balance allows.
3. Where a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return them as soon as possible to the relevant quota volume.
4. If the quantities requested exceed the available balance of the quota volume, they shall be allocated in proportion to applications. The Commission shall notify Member States of the draws made.
1
Regulations (EC) No 1294/94 and (EC) No 3238/94 are hereby repealed.
2
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 July 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32011L0022
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Commission Directive 2011/22/EU of 3 March 2011 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include bispyribac as active substance Text with EEA relevance
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4.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 59/26
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2011/22/EU
of 3 March 2011
amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include bispyribac as active substance
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC Italy received on 26 February 2002 an application from Bayer CropScience for the inclusion of the active substance bispyribac (also called bispyribac sodium, according to the form in which the active substance is contained in the representative formulation on which the dossier is based) in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2003/305/EC (2) confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(2) For that active substance, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The designated rapporteur Member State submitted a draft assessment report on 1 August 2003.
(3) The draft assessment report was peer reviewed by the Member States and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in the format of the EFSA conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance bispyribac on 12 July 2010 (3). This report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and was finalised on 28 January 2011 in the format of the Commission review report for bispyribac.
(4) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing bispyribac may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) and Article 5(3) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to include bispyribac in Annex I to that Directive, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing this active substance may be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive.
(5) Without prejudice to that conclusion, it is appropriate to obtain confirmatory information on certain specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that the inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore, it is appropriate to require that the applicant submit further information to confirm the risk assessment on the potential for groundwater contamination by metabolites M03 (4), M04 (5) and M10 (6).
(6) Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of including an active substance in Annex I, Member States should be allowed a period of 6 months after inclusion to review existing provisional authorisations of plant protection products containing bispyribac to ensure that the requirements laid down by Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13 and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I, are satisfied. Member States should transform existing provisional authorisations into full authorisations, amend them or withdraw them in accordance with the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC. By derogation from the above deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC.
(7) It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.
(8) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 January 2012 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 February 2012.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
1. Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing bispyribac as active substance by 31 January 2012. By that date, they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to bispyribac are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning the active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13(2) of that Directive.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing bispyribac as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 July 2011 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning bispyribac. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
Following that determination Member States shall:
(a) in the case of a product containing bispyribac as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 January 2013 at the latest; or
(b) in the case of a product containing bispyribac as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 January 2013 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest.
This Directive shall enter into force on 1 August 2011.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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32011D0877
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2011/877/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 19 December 2011 establishing harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat in application of Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Decision 2007/74/EC (notified under document C(2011) 9523)
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23.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 343/91
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 19 December 2011
establishing harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat in application of Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Decision 2007/74/EC
(notified under document C(2011) 9523)
(2011/877/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Directive 2004/8/EC the Commission established in Decision 2007/74/EC (2) harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat, consisting of a matrix of values differentiated by relevant factors, including year of construction and types of fuel.
(2) The Commission is to review the harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat for the first time on 21 February 2011 and every four years thereafter, to take account of technological developments and changes in the distribution of energy sources.
(3) The Commission has reviewed the harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat, taking into account data from operational use under realistic conditions, provided by the Member States. Developments in the best available and economically justifiable technology which took place during the period 2006-2011 which was covered by the review, indicate that for the harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity, the distinction drawn in Decision 2007/74/EC relating to the year of construction of a cogeneration unit should not be maintained for plants that were constructed from 1 January 2006 onwards. However for cogeneration units built in 2005 or before the reference values should continue to be applied reflecting the year of construction, in order to take into account the observed developments in the best available and economically justifiable technology. Furthermore, on the basis of recent experience and analysis, the review confirmed that correction factors relating to the climatic situation should continue to be applied. In addition, the correction factors for avoided grid losses should also continue to be applied as grid losses have not changed in recent years. Additionally, the correction factors for avoided grid losses should also apply to plants that use wood fuels and biogas.
(4) The review has not produced evidence to indicate that the energy efficiency of boilers has changed in the period considered, and therefore the harmonised efficiency reference values for the separate production of heat should not relate to the year of construction. No correction factors relating to the climatic situation were required because the thermodynamics of generating heat from fuel do not depend significantly on the ambient temperature. In addition correction factors for heat grid losses are not required as heat is always used near the site of production.
(5) Stable conditions for investment in cogeneration and continued investor confidence are needed. From this perspective, it is also appropriate to extend the current harmonised reference values for electricity and heat to the period 2012-2015.
(6) Data from operational use under realistic conditions do not demonstrate a statistically significant improvement of the actual performance of state-of-the-art plants in the period under review. Therefore the reference values established for the period 2006-2011 in Decision 2007/74/EC should be maintained for the period 2012-2015.
(7) The review confirmed the validity of the existing correction factors relating to the climatic situation and to avoided grid losses.
(8) The use of a single set of reference values for the entire period and the waiving of correction factors for climatic differences and grid losses were also confirmed for heat generation.
(9) Taking into consideration that the main aim of Directive 2004/8/EC is to promote cogeneration in order to save energy, an incentive for retrofitting older cogeneration units should be given in order to improve their energy efficiency. For these reasons the efficiency reference values for electricity applicable to a cogeneration unit should become higher from the 11th year after the year of its construction.
(10) This approach is consistent with the requirement for the harmonised efficiency reference values to be based on the principles mentioned in Annex III, point (f) of Directive 2004/8/EC.
(11) Revised harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat should be established. Decision 2007/74/EC should, therefore, be repealed.
(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Cogeneration Committee,
Establishment of the harmonised efficiency reference values
The harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat shall be as set out in Annex I and Annex II respectively.
Application of the harmonised efficiency reference values
1. Member States shall apply the harmonised efficiency reference values set out in Annex I relating to the year of construction of a cogeneration unit. These harmonised efficiency reference values shall apply for 10 years from the year of construction of a cogeneration unit.
2. From the 11th year following the year of construction of a cogeneration unit, Member States shall apply the harmonised efficiency reference values which by virtue of paragraph 1 apply to a cogeneration unit of 10 years of age. These harmonised efficiency reference values shall apply for one year.
3. For the purpose of this Article the year of construction of a cogeneration unit shall mean the calendar year of the first electricity production.
Correction factors for the harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity
1. Member States shall apply the correction factors set out in Annex III, point (a) in order to adapt the harmonised efficiency reference values set out in Annex I to the average climatic situation in each Member State.
If on the territory of a Member State official meteorological data show differences in the annual ambient temperature of 5 °C or more, that Member State may, subject to notification to the Commission, use several climate zones for the purpose of the first subparagraph using the method set out in Annex III, point (b).
2. Member States shall apply the correction factors set out in Annex IV in order to adapt the harmonised efficiency reference values set out in Annex I to avoided grid losses.
3. Where Member States apply both the correction factors set out in Annex III, point (a) and those set out in Annex IV, they shall apply Annex III, point (a) before applying Annex IV.
Retrofitting of a cogeneration unit
If an existing cogeneration unit is retrofitted and the investment cost for the retrofitting exceeds 50 % of the investment cost for a new comparable cogeneration unit, the calendar year of first electricity production of the retrofitted cogeneration unit shall be considered as its year of construction for the purpose of Article 2.
Fuel mix
If the cogeneration unit is operated with more than one fuel the harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production shall be applied proportionally to the weighted mean of the energy input of the various fuels.
Repeal
Decision 2007/74/EC shall be repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32012D0822
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2012/822/EU, Euratom: Commission Implementing Decision of 19 December 2012 amending Decision 90/179/Euratom, EEC authorising the Federal Republic of Germany to use statistics for years earlier than the last year but one and not to take into account certain categories of transactions or to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (notified under document C(2012) 9569)
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21.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 352/65
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 19 December 2012
amending Decision 90/179/Euratom, EEC authorising the Federal Republic of Germany to use statistics for years earlier than the last year but one and not to take into account certain categories of transactions or to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base
(notified under document C(2012) 9569)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2012/822/EU, Euratom)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 370 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (2), Member States which, at 1 January 1978, taxed the transactions listed in Annex X, Part A, may continue to tax those transactions; these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base.
(2) Under Article 371 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Member States which, at 1 January 1978, exempted the transactions listed in Annex X, Part B, may continue to exempt those transactions, in accordance with the conditions applying in the Member State concerned on that date; these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base.
(3) With effect from 1 January 1991 the possibility afforded Member States of continuing to exempt transactions listed in point 13 of Annex F to the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC (3) was terminated by virtue of Article 1, point 2(a) of Eighteenth Council Directive 89/465/EEC (4); consequently, the authorisation granted in this connection by the Commission for purposes of determining the VAT own resources base should also be discontinued.
(4) In the case of Germany, the Commission, on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, adopted Decision 90/179/Euratom, EEC (5) authorising Germany, with effect from 1 January 1989, to use statistics for years earlier than the last year and not to take into account certain categories of transactions or to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base.
(5) The Commission invited Germany to verify whether those authorisations granted to Germany with no explicit limitation in time, were still needed and to confirm this to the Commission; Germany confirmed that authorisation not to take into account the transactions mentioned in point 13 of Annex F to the Sixth Directive and that authorisation to use approximate estimates for the transactions mentioned in point 3 of Annex X, Part B to Directive 2006/112/EC were no longer needed; consequently, the authorisations granted in this connection by the Commission for purposes of determining the VAT own resources base should be discontinued.
(6) For the sake of clarity and transparency of Union rules, provisions that have become obsolete or have ceased to have effect should be repealed.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Own Resources,
(1) Article 2, point 3 of Decision 90/179/Euratom, EEC is hereby deleted.
(2) Article 3, point 3 of Decision 90/179/Euratom, EEC is hereby deleted.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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32003R1412
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1412/2003 of 7 August 2003 suspending Regulation (EC) No 934/2003 opening an invitation to tender for the refund on common wheat exports to certain third countries
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1412/2003
of 7 August 2003
suspending Regulation (EC) No 934/2003 opening an invitation to tender for the refund on common wheat exports to certain third countries
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 markets in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1501/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(4), lays down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 covering the grant of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance in the sector.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 934/2003(5) opens an invitation to tender for the refund on common wheat exports to certain third countries.
(3) For economic reasons, that invitation to tender should be suspended.
(4) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the period set by its chairman,
The tendering procedure provided for in Regulation (EC) No 934/2003 is hereby suspended.
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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32002D0889
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2002/889/EC: Commission Decision of 13 November 2002 on a Community financial contribution to cover expenditure incurred by Greece, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2002) 4372)
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Commission Decision
of 13 November 2002
on a Community financial contribution to cover expenditure incurred by Greece, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products
(notified under document number C(2002) 4372)
(Only the Spanish, German, Greek, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2002/889/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000(1) on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (the Directive), as amended by Commission Directive 2002/36/EC(2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the Directive, a financial contribution from the Community may be granted to Member States to cover expenditure relating directly to the necessary measures which have been taken or are planned to be taken for the purpose of combating harmful organisms introduced from third countries or from other areas in the Community, in order to eradicate or, if that is not possible, to contain them.
(2) Greece, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland have each established a programme of actions to eradicate organisms harmful to plants introduced in their territories. These programmes specify the objectives to be achieved, the measures carried out, their duration and their cost. They have applied for the allocation of a Community financial contribution to these programmes within the time limit set out in the Directive.
(3) The technical information provided for by Greece, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland has enabled the Commission to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively. The information has also been considered by the Standing Committee on Plant Health. The Commission has concluded that the conditions for the grant of a financial contribution have been met.
(4) Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide a Community financial contribution to cover the expenditure on these programmes.
(5) The Community financial contribution may cover up to 50 % of eligible expenditure. Excluding those programmes for which degression has to be applied in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 23(5) of the Directive, the Community financial contribution for the purposes of this Decision should be set in general to 50 %, noting that the programmes received have been treated in equal way.
(6) An extension of the period in which eradication measures have to take place, as foreseen in the third paragraph of Article 23(5) of the Directive, have been granted to certain existing programmes in Austria and Portugal, as the examination of the situation has lead to the conclusion that the objective of these eradication measures is likely to be achieved within a reasonable period. The Community financial contribution for these programmes, have been progressively reduced in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 23(5).
(7) The expenditure which Greece, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland have incurred, and taken into account in this Decision, relates directly to the matters specified in Article 23(2)(a) and Article 23(2)(b) of the Directive.
(8) The contribution referred to in Article 2 of this Decision is without prejudice to further actions taken or to be taken and necessary for the achievement of the objective of eradication or control of the relevant harmful organisms.
(9) The present Decision is without prejudice to the outcome of the verification by the Commission under Article 24 of the Directive on whether the introduction of the relevant harmful organism has been caused by inadequate examinations or inspections and the consequences of such verification.
(10) In accordance with Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(3), veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in accordance with Community rules shall be financed under the Guarantee section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Financial control of these measures comes under Articles 8 and 9 of the above Regulation.
(11) The measures provided in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
The allocation of a Community financial contribution to cover expenditure incurred by Greece, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland relating directly to necessary measures as specified in Article 23(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC and taken for the purpose of combating the organisms concerned by the eradication programmes listed in the Annex to this Decision, is hereby approved.
1. The total amount of the financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 1344247.
2. The maximum amounts of the Community financial contribution for each eradication programme and for each year of implementation of the eradication programme shall be as indicated in the Annex to this Decision.
3. The resulting maximum Community financial contribution for the concerned Member States shall be as follows:
- EUR 1472 to Greece,
- EUR 97017 to Spain,
- EUR 377571 to France,
- EUR 64374 to the Netherlands,
- EUR 57873 to Austria,
- EUR 662793 to Portugal,
- EUR 83147 to Finland.
1. Subject to the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC, the Community financial contribution shall be paid only when evidence of the measures taken has been given to the Commission through documentation related to the occurrence and the eradication of the relevant harmful organisms.
2. The documentation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be included in an application including (mandatory information):
(a) general information on the appearance of the relevant harmful organism, including details as the date on which its presence was suspected or confirmed, and the presumed cause of the appearance;
(b) a copy of the notification of the presence or of the appearance of the relevant organism, in accordance with Article 16(1) or (2) of Directive 2000/29/EC;
(c) the necessary measures which have been taken or are planned for combating the relevant harmful organism, their expected duration and where available, the results obtained, the actual or estimated cost of the expenditure incurred or to be incurred, and the proportion of such expenditure covered or to be covered from public funds. The duration shall be no more than two years after the date of detection of the appearance of the relevant harmful organism, except in duly justified cases;
(d) information on inspections, testing and other actions undertaken to determine the nature and extent of the appearance of the relevant harmful organism, including the method used for these actions;
(e) the statutory notice requiring treatments like destruction, disinfection, disinfestation, sterilisation and other treatments to be carried out and an official description and assessment of their achievement/results, including the description of the methods used for these treatments;
(f) information on the identity of the consignment in accordance with the provisions of Article 23(4) of Directive 2000/29/EC or if not possible the reasons why it cannot be identified.
3. Moreover, Member States shall also submit the list of the amounts excluding VAT and taxes, paid or to be paid for carrying out the necessary measures for combating the relevant harmful organism and the part of these amounts covered by public funds. For each kind of such measures, the appropriate details shall be enclosed:
(a) for inspections and analyses referred to in paragraph 2(d), through a summary table indicating, inter alia, their dates, places and the unit costs;
(b) for treatments referred to in paragraph 2(e), the list of holdings/places treated, and the quantity of plants/areas treated.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Austrian Republic, the Portuguese Republic and the Finnish Republic.
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32002R1770
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1770/2002 of 3 October 2002 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 1770/2002
of 3 October 2002
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 27 September to 3 October 2002 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 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32008R0243
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Council Regulation (EC) No 243/2008 of 17 March 2008 imposing certain restrictive measures on the illegal authorities of the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros
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18.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 75/53
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 243/2008
of 17 March 2008
imposing certain restrictive measures on the illegal authorities of the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,
Having regard to Common Position 2008/187/CFSP of 3 March 2008 concerning restrictive measures against the illegal authorities of the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 25 October 2007, by letter addressed to the Secretary General/High Representative, the President of the African Union Commission asked for the support of the European Union and its Member States in the enforcement of the sanctions that the Peace and Security Council of the African Union had decided to impose on the illegal authorities of Anjouan and certain associated persons.
(2) Common Position 2008/187/CFSP provides for restrictive measures to be imposed on the illegal authorities of Anjouan and certain associated persons. Those measures include freezing funds and economic resources belonging to the persons concerned.
(3) The said measures fall within the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Community. Accordingly, with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States, a Community act is necessary to implement them as far as the Community is concerned,
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘funds’ means financial assets and economic benefits of every kind, including but not limited to:
(i) cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;
(ii) deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;
(iii) publicly- and privately-traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts;
(iv) interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;
(v) credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;
(vi) letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale;
(vii) documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;
(b) ‘freezing of funds’ means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management;
(c) ‘economic resources’ means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or services;
(d) ‘freezing of economic resources’ means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them;
(e) ‘territory of the Community’ means the territories to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty.
1. All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by the natural and legal persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex I shall be frozen.
2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I.
3. The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prohibited.
4. The prohibition set out in paragraph 2 shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal persons or entities concerned, if they did not know, and could not reasonably have known, that their actions would infringe this prohibition.
1. Article 2(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:
(a) interest or other remuneration on those accounts;
(b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to the provisions of this Regulation,
provided that any such interest, remuneration or payments continue to be subject to Article 2(1).
2. Article 2(2) shall not prevent financial or credit institutions in the Community from crediting frozen accounts where they receive funds transferred by third parties to the account of a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I, provided that any additions to such accounts are also frozen. The financial or credit institution shall inform the competent authorities of such transactions without delay.
1. The competent authorities in the Member States, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, provided that the funds or economic resources concerned are:
(a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of persons listed in Annex I and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;
(b) intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;
(c) intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;
(d) necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the Member State concerned has notified the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted at least two weeks before the authorisation.
2. Member States shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1.
The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person or entity implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen as a result of negligence.
1. Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:
(a) supply immediately the competent authorities indicated in the websites listed in Annex II of the Member States where they are resident or located with any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2, and shall forward such information, directly or through the Member States, to the Commission;
(b) cooperate with the competent authorities indicated in the websites listed in Annex II in any verification of this information.
2. Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.
The Commission and Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violations and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.
1. The Commission shall be empowered to:
(a) amend Annex I on the basis of decisions taken in respect of the Annex to Common Position 2008/187/CFSP;
(b) amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.
2. A notice shall be published regarding the procedures for submitting information in relation to Annex I (2).
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Such penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2. Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.
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1. Member States shall designate the competent authorities referred to in this Regulation and identify them in, or through, the websites listed in Annex II.
2. Member States shall notify the Commission of their competent authorities once this Regulation enters into force and shall notify it of any subsequent changes.
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This Regulation shall apply:
(a) within the territory of the Community, including its airspace;
(b) on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;
(c) to any person inside or outside the territory of the Community who is a national of a Member State;
(d) to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;
(e) to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the territory of the Community.
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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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31994R0845
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Council Regulation (EC) No 845/94 of 12 April 1994 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products (1994)
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 845/94 of 12 April 1994 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products (1994)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particuluar Article 28, thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Community supplies of certain species of fish or fish fillets currently depend on imports from third countries; whereas it is in the Community's interest to suspend in part or in whole the customs duties for the products in question, within Community tariff quotas of an appropriate volume; whereas, in order not to jeopardize the development prospects of this production in the Community and to ensure an adequate supply to satisfy user industries, it is advisable to open those quotas for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to 31 December 1994, applying customs duties varied accordingly to sensitivity of the different products on the Community market;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up;
Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous tariff quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas, however, this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within, and jointly represented by, the Benelux Economic Union, any operation relating to the administration of the tariff quotas may be carried out by any of its members,
1. From the entry into force of this Regulation to 31 December 1994, the customs duties applicable on importation to products listed in the Annex shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quota indicated for each product.
2. Imports of the products in question shall not be covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 unless the free-at-frontier price, which is determined by the Member States in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1972 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), is at least equal to the reference price fixed, or to be fixed, by the Community for the products under consideration of the categories of the products concerned.
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure effective administration thereof.
If an importer presents in a Member State an entry for release for free circulation, including a request for preferential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation and if this entry for release is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member States concerned shall inform the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the corresponding quota amount.
The drawing requests, with indication of the date of acceptance of the said entries, msut be transmitted to the Commission without delay.
The drawings are granted by the Commission by reference to the date of acceptance of the entries for release for free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member States concerned to the extent that the available balance so permits.
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn it shall return them as soon as possible to the corresponding quota amount.
If the quantitites requested are greater than the available balance of the quota amount, allocation shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member States shall be informed by the Commission of the drawings made.
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have equal and uninterrupted access to the quotas for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permits.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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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31994R1757
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1757/94 of 18 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 on the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from non-Member countries
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1757/94 of 18 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 on the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3124/92 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 812/94 (4), recognizes the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from certain non-member countries and lists the organizations in these countries authorized to issue equivalence attestations as well as the products covered; whereas it is the responsibility of the organizations concerned in those non-member countries to keep up to date the information contained in the Annex to this Regulation and to maintain close cooperation with the Commission by communicating to its departments the information concerned;
Whereas Ukraine and Switzerland have subsequently undertaken to comply with the requirements stipulated in respect of the marketing of hops and hop products and have authorized an organization to issue equivalence attestations; whereas such attestations should therefore be recognized as equivalent to Community certificates and the products which they cover be released for free circulation; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
The Annex to this Regulation replaces the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32013R1143
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1143/2013 of 13 November 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community in particular to list an auction platform to be appointed by Germany Text with EEA relevance
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14.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 303/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1143/2013
of 13 November 2013
amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community in particular to list an auction platform to be appointed by Germany
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Articles 3d(3) and 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Member States not participating in the joint action as provided in Article 26(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community (2) may appoint own auction platforms for the auctioning of their share of the volume of allowances covered by Chapters II and III of Directive 2003/87/EC. Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 30(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010, the appointment of such auction platforms is subject to listing of the auction platform concerned in Annex III to that Regulation.
(2) In accordance with Article 30(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010, Germany informed the Commission of its decision not to participate in the joint action as provided in Article 26(1) and (2) of that Regulation, and to appoint its own auction platform.
(3) On 15 March 2013, Germany notified the Commission of its intention to appoint European Energy Exchange AG (‘EEX’) as an auction platform referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010.
(4) On 20 March 2013, Germany presented the notification to the Climate Change Committee established under Article 9 of Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol (3).
(5) In order to ensure that the proposed appointment of EEX as an auction platform referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 is compatible with the requirements of that Regulation and is in conformity with the objectives set out in Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, it is necessary to impose a number of conditions and obligations on EEX.
(6) In accordance with Article 35(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010, an appointed auction platform is required to provide full, fair and equitable access to bid in the auctions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and access to bid in the auctions for small emitters. To ensure this, EEX should provide such SMEs and small emitters with transparent, comprehensive and up-to-date information, on access possibilities to auctions conducted by EEX for Germany including all necessary practical guidance on how to make the most of such possibilities. Such information should be publicly available on EEX’s webpage. In addition, EEX should report to the auction monitor to be appointed as provided for in Article 24(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 on the coverage obtained, including on the level of geographic coverage obtained, and take the utmost account of the auction monitor’s recommendations in this regard so as to ensure fulfilment of its obligations under Article 35(3)(a) and (b) of that Regulation.
(7) In accordance with Article 35(3)(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010, when appointing an auction platform, Member States must take into account the extent to which a candidate auction platform is able to avoid distortions of competition in the internal market including the carbon market. In particular, an auction platform should not be able to use the contract appointing it to leverage the competitiveness of its other activities, notably the secondary market it organises. An auction platform should provide candidate bidders the option to be admitted to bid in the auctions without being required to become an exchange member or a participant in the secondary market organised by itself or of any other trading place operated by it or by any third party.
(8) In accordance with Article 35(3)(h) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010, when appointing an auction platform, Member States have to take into account the extent to which adequate measures are provided to require an auction platform to hand over all tangible and intangible assets necessary for the conduct of the auctions by an auction platform’s successor. Such measures should be laid down in a clear and timely manner in an exit strategy that should be reviewed by the auction monitor. Not only EEX as appointed by Germany, but all auction platforms should develop such an exit strategy and take utmost account of the auction monitor’s opinion thereon.
(9) In light of the experience gained, the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 concerning the procurement procedures for appointing auction platforms and the auction monitor, and the holding of auctions should be amended.
(10) Since the allowances must be delivered within five days from the auction, and since these allowances themselves are tradable, the auctioned product does not need to be tradable.
(11) On occasion, an auction platform is required to consult the auction monitor. Replying to such consultations entail a responsibility and liability for the auction monitor. In order to mitigate such responsibility and liability, in particular in urgency cases, the consulting auction platform should be allowed to proceed with the intended measure already before obtaining an opinion from the auction monitor. The obligation on the auction platform to take the utmost account of the auction monitor’s opinion, where delivered, should remain.
(12) The determination of auction calendars should also be reviewed. First, it is neither practicable nor necessary to determine the auction calendars as early as February and March of the preceding year. Second, volumes to be auctioned in August should be half of the volumes auctioned in other months, which may be achieved by holding fewer auctions as well as by auctioning smaller volumes. Third, Article 3d of Directive 2003/87/EC determines the volumes and Member State’s share of the aviation allowances to be auctioned and the provision in Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 on the annual volume of aviation allowances to be auctioned should take account of uncertainties of some of the underlying factors determining those volumes and shares. In addition, given the uncertainty on the outcome of international negotiations, some greater flexibility for spreading the volume of aviation allowances to be auctioned over a given calendar year is justified. Fourth, in case of consecutive cancellations, the allowances should be spread over a greater number than the next four scheduled auctions. Finally, provisions should be added as regards the auction calendar for auctions by the common auction platform for a Member State which has decided not to join the joint action, but which has to make use of the common auction platform pending the appointment of an own auction platform. These provisions should mirror the provision for the auction calendars to be determined by auction platforms appointed by such Member States.
(13) Admission to the auctions shall not be dependent on becoming a member of or a participant in the secondary market organised by the auction platform or any other trading place operated by the auction platform or by any third party. This requirement should apply to any auction platform, and not only to the auction platforms appointed by Member States not participating in the joint action for procuring common auction platforms.
(14) An auction platform may offer one or more alternative means of accessing its auctions, where the main means of access are inaccessible for whatever reason, provided that such alternative means of access are secure and reliable and their use does not lead to any discrimination between bidders. For the avoidance of doubt, it should be clarified that Member States may require an auction platform to offer such alternative means.
(15) The implementation of a prohibition on Member States disclosing inside information to persons working for an auctioneer may be impracticable or negatively impact the efficiency of the work of the appointed auctioneer or persons working for the auctioneer. Auctioneers only have a limited role in the conduct of auctions and a range of measures exist to mitigate risks of insider dealing, including measures that address situations where the auctioneer or persons working for the auctioneer would have access to inside information. In this context, a complete prohibition is disproportionate. Nevertheless, Member States should be responsible to ensure that an appointed auctioneer has appropriate measures to prevent insider dealing in place before they disclose such inside information.
(16) The notification by a Member State that does not participate in the joint action of procuring common auction platforms of the auction platform it intends to appoint cannot contain the full auction calendar, but should contain the relevant information for coordinating auction calendars at a later stage.
(17) The review of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 should benefit from the auction monitor’s report on the auction conducted in 2014, which can be expected to be delivered in the beginning of the subsequent year.
(18) Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 provides that an auction platform must be a regulated market. In order to benefit from relevant experience and expertise, and mitigate the risks in the execution of the auctions, it is appropriate to clarify that this should be a regulated market, whose operator organises a market in allowances or allowances derivatives.
(19) As the auction monitor may be paid from the auction revenues, it may be desirable for an auction platform to act as a payment agent for the costs of the auction monitor.
(20) A restricted procurement procedure for the appointment of the auction monitor has not resulted in a contract as no candidates submitted a request to participate in this joint procurement. A new procedure will have to address complex issues, e.g. concerning the choice of the tender procedure, the form of the contract and the precise description of the tasks, which take time to resolve. The absence of an auction monitor does not, however, entail a risk for the conduct of the auctions to the extent that they should be stopped pending the appointment of the monitor.
(21) An auction platform may allow the submission of an electronic application for admission to bid but it should also be allowed to require such submission by means of paper documents.
(22) In case the auction platform appointed by a Member State not participating in the joint action for the procurement of common auction platforms is not able to hold the auctions, the Member State concerned should turn to the common auction platform for the auctioning of its share in the volume of allowances to be auctioned. It should be clarified that the arrangements between the common auction platform and auctioneers appointed by those Member States need to be in place before any such auctioning on a common auction platform, but not earlier.
(23) All auction platforms should determine an exit strategy and consult the auction monitor thereon. This obligation should not apply exclusively to auction platforms appointed by Member States not participating in the joint action to appoint common auction platforms.
(24) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee.
(25) The contract between Germany and EEX in its capacity of the transitional opt-out auction platform expires in December 2013. In order to ensure predictable and timely continuation of the auctions by EEX, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency.
(26) Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(2) in Article 7, paragraphs 7 and 8 are replaced by the following:
(3) Article 8 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
(b) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:
(4) Article 9 is replaced by the following:
(5) Article 11 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
(6) Article 12 is replaced by the following:
(7) Article 13 is amended as follows:
(a) the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
(b) in paragraph 4, the following second subparagraph is added:
(8) Article 16 is amended as follows:
(a) the following paragraph 1a is inserted:
(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
(9) in Article 18(1), point (a) is replaced by the following:
‘(a) an operator or an aircraft operator having an operator holding account or an aircraft operator holding account, bidding on its own account, including any parent undertaking, subsidiary undertaking or affiliate undertaking forming part of the same group of undertakings as the operator or the aircraft operator;’;
(10) in Article 20, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
(11) Article 22 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
(b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
(12) in Article 24(1), the third subparagraph is replaced by the following:
(13) in Article 25, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following.
(14) in Article 27, the following paragraph 3 is added:
(15) in Article 30(6), point (c) is replaced by the following:
‘(c) the auctioned product and any information necessary for the Commission to assess whether the envisaged auction calendar is compatible with any prevailing or envisaged auction calendar of the auction platforms appointed pursuant to Article 26(1) or (2) as well as other auction calendars proposed by other Member States not participating in the joint action provided for in Article 26 but opting to appoint their own auction platforms;’;
(16) in Article 31, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(17) in Article 32(4), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
(18) in Article 33, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
(19) in Article 35, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(20) in Article 44, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
(21) Annex III is amended in accordance with the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31981D0959
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81/959/EEC: Council Decision of 14 September 1981 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden relating to certain processed fruit and vegetable products negotiated under Article XXVIII of GATT
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COUNCIL DECISION of 14 September 1981 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden relating to certain processed fruit and vegetable products negotiated under Article XXVIII of GATT (81/959/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 recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Kingdom of Sweden, invoking Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT), has notified its intention of unbinding the tariff concession for certain processed fruit and vegetable products of which the European Economic Community is the principal supplier;
Whereas the Commission has conducted negotiations with the Kingdom of Sweden under Article XXVIII of GATT ; whereas it has reached an Agreement with Sweden ; whereas that Agreement has been found to be satisfactory,
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden relating to certain processed fruit and vegetable products negotiated under Article XXVIII of GATT is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of binding the Community.
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32010R1116
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1116/2010 of 2 December 2010 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 2010/2011
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3.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 317/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1116/2010
of 2 December 2010
fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 2010/2011
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 1670/2006 of 10 November 2006 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006 lays down 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. The coefficient is to express the average ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spirit drink concerned, on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years corresponding to the average ageing period of the spirit drink in question.
(2) According to the information provided by Ireland in respect of the period 1 January to 31 December 2009, the average ageing period for Irish whiskey in 2009 was 5 years.
(3) The coefficients for the period 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011 should therefore be fixed accordingly.
(4) Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area excludes the grant of refunds in respect of exports to Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. Moreover, the Union has concluded agreements abolishing export refunds with certain third countries. Under the terms of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006, that should be taken into account in calculating the coefficients for 2010/2011.
(5) Commission Regulation (EU) No 81/2010 of 28 January 2010 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 2009/2010 (3) has exhausted its effects, as it concerns the coefficients applicable for the year 2009/2010. For reasons of legal security and clarity, the abovementioned Regulation should be repealed,
For the period 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011, the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006 applying to cereals used in Ireland for producing Irish whiskey shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Regulation (EU) No 81/2010 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31998R1985
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1985/98 of 17 September 1998 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1831/98
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1985/98 of 17 September 1998 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1831/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1831/98 (3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/98 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 7 September 1998 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001R1725
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1725/2001 of 23 July 2001 concerning action against anti-personnel landmines in third countries other than developing countries
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1725/2001
of 23 July 2001
concerning action against anti-personnel landmines in third countries other than developing countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) The European Community is concerned by the presence of anti-personnel land-mines and other unexploded devices in areas where civil communities are trying to recover from armed conflict.
(2) Anti-personnel landmines cause suffering and casualties and constitute a serious obstacle to economic development, inhibit the return of refugees and displaced persons, and obstruct humanitarian aid operations, reconstruction and rehabilitation and the restoration of normal social conditions.
(3) The Community is determined to make a full contribution towards the goal of total elimination of anti-personnel landmines world-wide in the coming years.
(4) The Community and its Member States have provided the largest contribution to the wider international effort to overcome the tragedy of anti-personnel landmines.
(5) Action to achieve the total elimination of anti-personnel landmines is still at an early stage and therefore the Community should continue to exercise determined leadership until the goal is fully achieved.
(6) This Regulation is a direct response to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Ottawa Convention).
(7) Therefore, financial aid should, as a priority, benefit those third countries which are committed to the fight against anti-personnel landmines and are parties to the Ottawa Convention.
(8) Community mine action is often an integral part of humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, reconstruction or development activities, whilst being a discrete and specialised activity responding to distinct priorities, operational requirements and political imperatives.
(9) As part of such activities, as well as in the case of framework programmes for the research and development of mine action technology, new and existing actions will continue to be funded from specific budget lines, supported, complemented and coordinated under this Regulation where appropriate.
(10) For the Community to be able to contribute effectively to preventive actions on mines, it will be necessary to allow for Community action to destroy anti-personnel landmines in stockpiles in conjunction with operations to destroy anti-personnel landmines in the ground.
(11) Scientific research should be intensified with the aim of developing technologies to facilitate mine detection and identification of the affected areas with greater precision.
(12) The Community needs to be in a position to ascertain that the mine clearance actions which it has financed have been effective. It must therefore employ the appropriate technical means, including military technology where necessary.
(13) This Regulation is designed to provide the basis for a coherent and efficient approach for the Community mine action in third countries other than developing countries, through advancing an integrating strategy, in close coordination between the Commission, the Member States and the international community at all stages of mine actions.
(14) Such an approach should not prevent Community response to humanitarian emergencies wherever they occur.
(15) It is necessary to ensure that these actions are coherent with the European Union's foreign policy as a whole, including the Common Foreign and Security Policy.
(16) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(2).
(17) The anti-personnel landmine problem, by its life-threatening nature and its global extent, requires efficient, flexible and, where necessary, rapid decision-making procedures for the financing of Community actions.
(18) The Community should ensure maximum transparency in the implementation of the financial assistance and stringent controls in the use of appropriations.
(19) The protection of the Communities' financial interests as well as the fight against fraud and irregularities constitute an inherent part of this Regulation.
(20) The operations referred to in this Regulation fit into the framework of Community cooperation policy in third countries other than developing countries and are necessary to attain one of the objectives of the Treaty. The Treaty does not provide for the adoption of this Regulation, powers other than those laid down in Article 308.
(21) Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1724/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2001 concerning action against anti-personnel landmines in developing countries(3) provides for a financial framework for the implementation of all Community mine actions, including under this Regulation,
1. This Regulation lays down the procedures for the implementation of Community operations against anti-personnel landmines within the framework of Community cooperation policy in third countries, while advancing a consistent and coherent humanitarian mine clearance strategy in response to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (hereinafter referred to as the "Ottawa Convention").
2. The operations referred to in this Regulation shall be implemented in the territory of third countries other than developing countries or shall be directly related to situations arising in these countries, particularly in those recovering from conflicts.
Mine actions shall be integrated into all country and cooperation strategies of such third countries which suffer from the consequences of anti-personnel landmines.
1. Community operations under this Regulation shall be aimed at assisting countries which suffer from the consequences of anti-personnel landmines, to create the conditions necessary for their economic and social development, by
(a) supporting the elaboration, monitoring and implementation of a civilian mine action strategy;
(b) assisting afflicted countries in their implementation of the Ottawa Convention;
(c) creating and sustaining international structures and local capabilities within the afflicted countries to carry out mine actions with maximum effectiveness;
(d) responding to humanitarian emergency, preventing casualties and assisting the rehabilitation of mine victims;
(e) supporting the in-country trial and introduction into operational use of appropriate mine action equipment and techniques;
(f) promoting coordination with end-users of the mine clearance equipment at the early stages of research and to support the use of these technologies in mine-affected countries;
(g) encouraging mine clearance actions that are compatible with the local environment and consistent with the sustainable development of the affected region;
(h) supporting coordination among international mine action actors.
2. The operations financed under this Regulation may comprise all activities related to action against anti-personnel landmines which will support objectives necessary for economic and social development, including:
(a) mine awareness education;
(b) training of specialist personnel;
(c) survey and marking of suspected areas;
(d) detection and identification of anti-personnel landmines;
(e) mine clearance to humanitarian standards and destruction of anti-personnel landmines in the ground and in conjunction therewith the destruction of anti-personnel landmines in stockpiles;
(f) victim assistance, rehabilitation and socio-economic reintegration of mine victims;
(g) information management, including geographical information systems;
(h) other activities, which contribute to the reduction of the human, economic and environmental impact of anti-personnel landmines.
3. In the context of paragraph 2, priority shall be given to operations in the most seriously mine afflicted countries, where anti-personnel landmines or, in conjunction therewith, other unexploded ordnance cause many civilian casualties or where the presence or suspected presence of these devices is a major obstacle to the restoration of economic and social activity or to development and thus requires a specific long-term commitment that emergency humanitarian or reconstruction aid are unable to provide.
4. In order to ensure coherence, complementarity and synergy within regional operation programmes and in the context of humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, reconstruction and development projects, mine actions which can be financed within the framework of any of those programmes or projects shall continue to be financed from the budget line on which the principal action is financed. Where necessary, these activities may be complemented or supported by mine actions financed under this Regulation.
The operations financed under this Regulation shall in principle benefit those countries which are committed to the fight against anti-personnel landmines and are parties to the Ottawa Convention. Exceptions may be made for humanitarian emergency, for assistance to mine victims and for actions in direct support of vulnerable civil communities, such as refugees and displaced persons, or where the national administration is not functioning.
1. Partners eligible for financial support under this Regulation may include regional and international organisations and agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), national, provincial and local governments, their departments and agencies, institutes and public and private operators with appropriate specialised expertise and experience.
2. Participation in invitations to tender and the award of contracts shall be open on equal terms to natural and legal persons of the Member States and of the beneficiary country. In exceptional cases which are fully justified, participation may be extended to third countries.
3. Companies and other organisations tendering for contracts shall show that they have an operations policy that does not put their employees unduly at risk, and that such policy is supported by adequate employee accident and liability insurance.
1. Community aid under this Regulation may be used to finance technical assistance, training, personnel or other services related to mine action; trials of equipment and techniques; logistical support, procurement, provision and storage of any equipment, supplies and works needed for the implementation of mine actions; studies and conferences and measures to strengthen international coordination of mine action; evaluation and monitoring missions; as well as activities to raise public awareness.
2. Community financing under this Regulation shall take the form of grants.
3. Where operations are the subject of financial agreements between Community and partner countries such agreements shall stipulate that the payment of taxes, duties or any other charges is not to be covered by the Community.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the relevant geographical committee.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
1. The Commission shall, on the basis of a regular exchange of information, including the exchange of information on the spot, facilitate effective coordination of the assistance efforts undertaken by the Community and individual Member States, in order to increase the coherence and complementarity of their programmes.
2. The Commission may seek opportunities for cofinancing with other providers of funds, especially with Member States.
3. The Commission shall promote coordination and cooperation with international contributors and actors, in particular those which form part of the United Nations system and with NGOs, as well as with relevant centres such as the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining.
4. The necessary measures shall be taken to give visibility to the contribution by the Community.
1. The Commission shall appraise, decide, and administer operations covered by this Regulation in accordance with the budgetary and other procedures in force, and in particular those laid down in Articles 116 and 118 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(4).
2. Financing decisions exceeding EUR 3 million shall be taken under the procedure laid down in Article 6(2).
3. The Commission shall inform the relevant Committee referred to in Article 6(1) of any financing decision of less than EUR 3 million in value. This information shall be made available no later than one week before the adoption of the financing decision.
4. The Commission may take decisions amending financing decisions adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2), where they do not entail any substantial amendments or additional commitments in excess of 20 % of the initial commitment.
1. Projects shall form part of the wider reconstruction framework of the country or region in question, and be prioritised and appraised in terms of their positive impact and cost effectiveness.
2. Wherever possible, the project should be clearly integrated within a national anti-personnel landmines programme coordinated by the beneficiary government or by local society in cooperation with NGOs, or by an international institution mandated for that purpose. The aim should be for the project to be taken over, in due course, by the beneficiary government itself or by local society or NGOs in order to enhance local capacity and the sustainability of the project.
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All financing agreements or contracts concluded under this Regulation shall provide for the Commission and the Court of Auditors to conduct on-the-spot checks according to the usual procedures laid down by the Commission under the rules in force, and in particular those of the Financial Regulation.
In addition, the Commission may carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections in conformity with Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96(5). The measures taken by the Commission shall provide for adequate protection of the financial interests of the Community in conformity with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95(6).
1
To facilitate multiannual mine action coordination and programming, an Anti-personnel Landmines (APL) Strategy Paper comprising horizontal guidelines and priorities for Community mine action and the benchmarks for their achievement, shall regularly be presented to a joint meeting of the Committees referred to in Article 6, for consideration in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 6(2). The APL Strategy Paper shall cover issues such as a multi-annual indicative programme and shall refer to existing mine action programmes at country and regional levels, to the contributions of other donors including Member States and to Community mine actions funded from other budget lines. The APL Strategy Paper shall also be transmitted to the European Parliament for information.
2
The Commission shall regularly assess operations financed by the Community in order to establish whether the objectives of the operations have been achieved and to provide guidelines for improving the effectiveness of future operations.
3
Every three years after entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council an overall assessment of all Community mine actions, together with suggestions for the future of this Regulation and, as necessary, proposals for amendments to it.
4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 31 December 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32014R1328
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1328/2014 of 12 December 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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13.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 358/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1328/2014
of 12 December 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 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31986R1131
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1131/86 of 18 April 1986 fixing for the 1986 marketing year the Community offer prices for peaches including nectarines applicable with regard to Greece
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1131/86
of 18 April 1986
fixing for the 1986 marketing year the Community offer prices for peaches including nectarines applicable with regard to Greece
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 10/81 of 1 January 1981 fixing, in respect of fruit and vegetables, the general rules for implementing the 1979 Act of Accession (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 75 of the Act of Accession introduces a compensatory mechanism on import into 'the Community of Nine' for fruit and vegetables coming from Greece for which an institutional price is fixed;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 75 (2) (a) of the Act of Accession, a Community offer price is to be calculated annually, on the one hand, on the basis of the arithmetical average of producer prices of each Member State of 'the Community of Nine', increased by the transport and packaging costs borne by the products from the areas of production up to the representative centres of Community consumption and, on the other hand, taking into account the trend of production costs in the fruit and vegetables sector; whereas the said producer prices are to correspond to an average of the price quotations recorded over three years prior to fixing the Community offer price; whereas, however, the annual Community offer price may not exceed the level of the reference price applied vis-Ă -vis third countries, this Community offer price being reduced by 18 % at the time of the sixth move towards price alignment referred to in Article 59 of the Act;
Whereas, in order to take account of seasonal price variations, the marketing year should be split into several periods and a Community offer price fixed for each such period;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 10/81, the rates used to calculate production prices are those recorded for an indigenous product whose trade characteristics are defined, on the representative market or markets within the production zones where the rates are lowest, for the products or varieties which represent a substantial proportion of marketable production throughout the year or during a part of the year and which correspond to quality category I and to set conditions in respect of packaging; whereas the average rate for each representative market is to be drawn up disregarding rates which may be considered excessively high or low compared with the normal fluctuations recorded on the said market;
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria results in fixing the Community offer prices for peaches for the period 11 June to 30 September 1986 at the levels set out hereinafter;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1986 marketing year, the Community offer prices for peaches including nectarines, falling within subheading 08.07 B of the Common Customs Tariff, expressed in ECU per 100 kilograms net of packed products of class I, of all sizes, shall be as follows:
June (11 to 20): 66,19
(21 to 30): 55,74
July: 55,74
August: 46,08
September: 45,48
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 June 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31987R3794
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3794/87 of 17 December 1987 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1637/87 and (EEC) No 1639/87 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Morocco or Tunisia
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3794/87
of 17 December 1987
amending Regulations (EEC) No 1637/87 and (EEC) No 1639/87 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Morocco or Tunisia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 1637/87 (2) and (EEC) No 1639/87 (3) opened Community tariff quotas at zero duty for certain wines originating in Morocco and apricot pulp originating in Turkey for the period 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1988 as provided for in preferential Agreements concluded with those countries;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has established, with effect from 1 January 1988, the new nomenclature for goods, known as the combined nomenclature, which meets the requirements of both the Common Customs Tariff and the External Trade Statistics of the Community and which replaces the present nomenclature; whereas the validity of Regulations (EEC) No 1637/87 and (EEC) No 1639/87 which refer to the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff is extended beyond 1 January 1988;
Whereas, in consequence, these Regulations should be adjusted according to the combined nomenclature;
Whereas such adjustment is purely technical without involving any change in the substance,
Regulation (EEC) No 1637/87 is hereby amended as follows:
The table appearing in Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following table:
1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // 'Serial No // CN code // Description // Volume of tariff quota (hectolitres) // Rate of duty (%) // // // // // // 09.1107 // ex 2204 21 25 ex 2204 21 29 ex 2204 21 35 ex 2204 21 39 // Wines entitled to one of the following designations of origin: Berkane, Sais, Beni M'Tir, Guerrouane, Zemmour, Zennata of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 % vol, in containers holding two litres or less, originating in Morocco // 50 000 // Free' // // // // //
Regulation (EEC) No 1639/87 is hereby amended as follows:
The table appearing in Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following table:
1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // 'Serial No // CN code // Description // Volume of tariff quota (tonnes) // Rate of duty (%) // // // // // // 09.0203 // 2008 // Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included: // // // // 2008 50 // Apricots: // // // // // not containing added spirit: // // // // // Not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content: // // // // 2008 50 91 // Of 4,5 kg or more // 90 // 0' // // // // // 1987, p. 2. (3) OJ NO L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 8.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32004R1229
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1229/2004 of 2 July 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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3.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 234/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1229/2004
of 2 July 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 3 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31996R1030
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1030/96 of 7 June 1996 repealing Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1030/96 of 7 June 1996 repealing Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Germany animal health measures were adopted by the German authorities pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by Decision 93/384/EEC (4); whereas exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for this Member State by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 353/96 (6);
Whereas, in view of the progress achieved on the animal health side, the exceptional market support measures can now be closed down; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 needs to be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31987R0911
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 911/87 of 31 March 1987 extending the 1986/87 milk year
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 911/87
of 31 March 1987
extending the 1986/87 milk year
THE COUNCIL 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 231/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas it has proved necessary to reconsider all the problems relating to the fixing of prices for the next marketing year, which will involve delay in the fixing of these prices; whereas it is therefore necessary to extend the 1986/87 milk year until 31 May 1987,
The 1986/87 milk year shall end on 31 May 1987 and the 1987/88 milk year shall begin on 1 June 1987.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32014R1282
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1282/2014 of 2 December 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014 as regards maximum quantities of processed products which may be exported or dispatched from Spanish and French outermost regions and the third countries concerned
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3.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 347/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1282/2014
of 2 December 2014
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014 as regards maximum quantities of processed products which may be exported or dispatched from Spanish and French outermost regions and the third countries concerned
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 15(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014 (2) provides for the possibility for operators to export, in the context of traditional trade flows or regional trade, and to dispatch, in the context of traditional trade flows, processed products containing raw materials which have benefited from specific supply arrangements as referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013. Processors intending to export or dispatch those products in this context may do so within the limits of the annual quantities indicated in Annexes II to V to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014. The list of third countries to which those products can be exported is set out in Annex VI to that Implementing Regulation.
(2) The French authorities requested the Commission to adapt the list in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014 with respect to Martinique by changing the maximum quantities of processed products corresponding to codes CN 0403 10, and CN 1101 00 and by adding quantities for products corresponding to codes CN 2202, CN 2105 and CN 2007. For Guadeloupe, they requested the Commission to adapt this list by changing the maximum quantities for products corresponding to codes CN 1101 00 and CN 2309 90, and by adding quantities for products corresponding to codes CN 0402 10 and CN 2007, 2008 and 2009. They also requested to add new third countries for Martinique and Guadeloupe in the list in Annex VI to that Implementing Regulation.
(3) The maximum quantities of processed products which can be exported or dispatched annually from Canary Islands in the context of traditional exports and consignments are set in Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014 and the quantities which can be exported annually from the Canary Islands in the context of regional trade are set in Annex V to that Implementing Regulation.
(4) Spanish authorities requested the Commission to simplify the lists in Annexes IV and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014 by summing the quantities of processed product corresponding to subheadings related to codes CN 1806 and CN 1905.
(5) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
Amendment of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014
Annexes II, IV, V and VI to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R1496
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1496/93 of 18 June 1993 exempting certain Member States from the obligation to buy in certain fruit and vegetables
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1496/93 of 18 June 1993 exempting certain Member States from the obligation to buy in certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 638/93 (2), and in particular Article 19a (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1852/85 of 2 July 1985 laying down detailed rules of application with a view to exempt Member States from the obligation to buy in certain types of fruit and vegetables (3) specified what information the Member States were to provide to the Commission with a view to their being exempted if they so requested, as provided for in Article 19a (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, from intervention purchasing;
Whereas this information must concern either the proportion of each of the products indicated in Article 19a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 marketed through recognized producer organizations or the proportion harvested in the Member State concerned during the last three marketing years;
Whereas the Member States have supplied this information; whereas the conditions for exemption laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1852/85 are met by certain Member States for certain products for the 1993/94 marketing year; whereas those Member States which have so applied should therefore be exempted from the obligation to make intervention purchases,
The following Member States are hereby exempted from the obligations to make intervention purchases, as provided for in Article 19a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, of pears from 1 July to 31 August 1993, and peaches, apricots, tomatoes and aubergines during the 1993/94 marketing year:
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
United Kingdom
This exemption shall apply in respect of Greece only to the pears during the summer period referred to above.
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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31988D0287
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88/287/EEC: Commission Decision of 11 May 1988 terminating the examination procedure concerning the unauthorized reproduction of sound recordings in Indonesia consequent on the Republic of Indonesia' s undertaking to give sound recordings by nationals of Community Member States the same protection as sound recordings by Indonesian nationals
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 May 1988
terminating the examination procedure concerning the unauthorized reproduction of sound recordings in Indonesia consequent on the Republic of Indonesia's undertaking to give sound recordings by nationals of Community Member States the same protection as sound recordings by Indonesian nationals
(88/287/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/84 of 17 September 1984 on the strengthening of the common commercial policy with regard in particular to protection against illicit commercial practices (1),
Following consultations in the Advisory Committee set up by the said Regulation,
Whereas:
On 16 March 1987 the Commission received a complaint lodged in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2641/84 by the Association of European Members of the International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) on behalf of virtually all Community producers of phonograms concerning the unauthorized reproduction of sound recordings in Indonesia.
The complaint provided evidence of the existence of illicit commercial practices and of consequent injury which, following consultations in the Advisory Committee, were considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a procedure.
The Commission accordingly announced, in a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2), the initiation of an 'illicit commercial practice' procedure concerning the unauthorized reproduction of sound recordings in Indonesia.
The Commission officially notified the representatives of the country concerned and the complainant, and gave all interested parties the opportunity to make known their views in writing and apply for a hearing.
The representatives of the country concerned and the complainant applied for and were granted a hearing and made known their views in writing. The complainant repeated its request for the Community institutions to adopt retaliatory measures against Indonesia if the latter did not take steps to end the situation which was causing injury to the complainant.
A number of European associations, including the International Federation of Musicians, the Publishers Association, the International Federation of Actors and the European Association of Industries of Branded Products, submitted comments. They all suppoprted the complainant.
The Commission began its investigation by seeking the information required to establish the facts.
While the examination procedure was under way, the Indonesian authorities requested its suspension.
In support of their request they pointed out that a bill amending the 1982 Indonesian law on copyright had recently been adopted by the Indonesian Parliament, that the effect of the changes was to strengthen appreciably the protection given by Indonesian law to the works of Indonesian nationals, including sound recordings, and to extend to the works of nationals of other countries, by means of a new Article 48, the protection given to Indonesian nationals' works, and that they were ready to begin consultations with the Commission with the aim of reaching a solution that would provide for the works of nationals of the Member States protection identical to that given to the works of Indonesian nationals.
After consulting the Advisory Committee, the Commission considered that it was in the Community's interest to grant Indonesia's request and to open consultations with the Indonesian authorities with a view to reaching an arrangement which would resolve the problem raised by IFPI.
Commission Decision 87/553/EEC (3) accordingly suspended the examination procedure until 29 February 1988.
Following the suspension of the procedure, consultations were held with the Indonesian authorities, first in Jakarta and then in Brussels.
At the end of the consultations, Indonesia undertook, pending its eventual accession or adhesion to the relevant international conventions, to provide for sound recordings by nationals of Community Member States which provide protection on their territory for sound recordings by Indonesian nationals in Indonesia.
After consulting the Advisory Committee, the Commission decided that those measures should be considered satisfactory within the meaning of Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2641/84, since they would provide a means of eliminating the injury resulting from the commercial practice of which Indonesia was accused, and that it was accordingly in the Community's interest to accept the undertaking and terminate the procedure without taking protective measures pursuant to Article 10 (3) of the said Regulation.
The Community industry concerned was consulted and agreed that the examination procedure should be terminated,
The examination procedure concerning the unauthorized reproduction of sound recordings in Indonesia is hereby terminated.
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32003R1042
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1042/2003 of 18 June 2003 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1042/2003
of 18 June 2003
on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 35(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 857/2003(3) opens a tendering procedure setting the indicative refund rates and indicative quantities for which system A3 export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded for tenders quoting those maximum rates should be set.
(3) In the case of tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples, the maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indicative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is more than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund rate. The rate must therefore be set in accordance with Article 4(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(5).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
In the case of tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples, the maximum refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be awarded under the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No 857/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31985L0298
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Commission Directive 85/298/EEC of 22 May 1985 amending for the second time the Annex to Council Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances
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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 22 May 1985
amending for the second time the Annex to Council Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances
(85/298/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978 prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances (1), as last amended by Directive 83/131/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas the development of scientific and technical knowledge makes necessary certain amendments to the Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC;
Whereas it seems desirable to delete a certain number of temporary derogations from the prohibitions laid down in the Directive since less hazardous treatment are now available;
Whereas all Member States have informed the Commission that they do not intend or no longer intend to avail themselves of these derogations;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
The Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Part A, 'Mercury compounds':
(a) under item 2, 'Mercurous chloride (calomel)', the text of item (c) is deleted:
(b) under item 5, 'Alkoxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds', the texts of items (a) and (b) are deleted.
2. In Part B, 'Persistent organo-chlorine compounds':
(a) under item 1, 'Aldrin', the text of item (a) is replaced by the following: 'Treatment of growing media of container-grown ornamentals against Otiorrynchus';
(b) under item 4, 'DDT', the text in column 2 is deleted;
(c) under item 5, 'Endrin':
(aa) the text of item (a) is replaced by the following: 'As an acaricide on cyclamen';
(bb) item (b) is deleted.
Member States shall, not later than 1 January 1986, bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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32012R0963
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 963/2012 of 18 October 2012 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 for the 2012/13 marketing year
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19.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 288/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 963/2012
of 18 October 2012
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 for the 2012/13 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 2012/13 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 940/2012 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(3) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 for the 2012/13 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31995R3058
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Council Regulation (EC) No 3058/95 of 22 December 1995 extending into 1996 the application of Regulations (EEC) No 3833/90, (EEC) No 3835/90, (EEC) No 3900/91 and (EC) No 2651/95 applying generalized tariff preferences in respect of certain agricultural products originating in developing countries and amending certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 3282/94
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3058/95
of 22 December 1995
extending into 1996 the application of Regulations (EEC) No 3833/90, (EEC) No 3835/90, (EEC) No 3900/91 and (EC) No 2651/95 applying generalized tariff preferences in respect of certain agricultural products originating in developing countries and amending certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 3282/94
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas within the context of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), the European Community offered to grant tariff preferences on certain agricultural products coming under Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff which originate in developing countries; whereas the preferential treatment proposed in the offer consists, in respect of certain goods which are subject to the trade arrangements laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3448/93 (1), of a reduction in the fixed component of the charge applicable to such goods by virtue of that Regulation, and, in respect of products which are subject to the single customs duty, of a reduction in such duty; whereas preferential imports of the products concerned should be effected in general without quantitative restrictions;
Whereas the positive role played by this system in improving access for developing countries to the markets of the preference-giving countries was recognized at the ninth session of the Unctad Special Committee on Preferences; whereas it was there agreed that the objectives of the system of generalized preferences would not be fully achieved by the end of 1980, that consequently it should be prolonged beyond the initial period, as an overall review of the system was started in 1990;
Whereas the part of the Community's scheme of generalized preferences covering industrial products is the subject of a Regulation applicable for four years and based on the 10-year guidelines adopted by the Community; whereas, in view of the special problems relating to the implementation of the results of the Uruguay Round for the products referred to in this Regulation, it appears unlikely that a Regulation based on the new 10-year guidelines for these products can be envisaged before the middle of 1996; whereas, therefore, the current scheme for agricultural products should be temporarily renewed for six months, pending the introduction of a new agricultural scheme on 1 July 1996, with the amount of annual preferential imports as provided for in Article 7 and Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 3833/90 (2) accordingly being halved;
Whereas countries undertaking effective programmes to combat drug production and trafficking should, however, remain entitled to the more favourable arrangements granted them under the previous scheme,
Regulations (EEC) No 3833/90, (EEC) No 3835/90 (3), (EEC) No 3900/91 (4), (EC) No 3282/94 (5) and (EC) No 2651/95 (6), applying generalized tariff preferences in respect of certain agricultural products originating in developing countries shall apply mutatis mutandis from 1 January 1996 to 30 June 1996.
References in the Regulations mentioned in the first subparagraph to specific dates in 1995 and 1996 shall be taken to refer to the same dates in 1996 and 1997.
The fixed amounts set out in column 5 of Annex I and the quantities set out in Article 7 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 shall each be reduced by half.
Technical amendments to the annexes to Regulations (EEC) No 3833/90, (EEC) No 3835/90, (EEC) No 3900/91 and (EC) No 3282/94 as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.
It shall be applicable until 30 June 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31994R1307
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1307/94 of 6 June 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for Atlantic redfish by vessels flying the flag of France
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1307/94 of 6 June 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for Atlantic redfish by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3692/93 of 21 December 1993 allocating, for 1994, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (2), provides for Atlantic redfish quotas for 1994;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of Atlantic redfish in the waters of ICES divisions I and II a and b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1994; whereas France has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 13 May 1994; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of Atlantic redfish in the waters of ICES divisions I and II a and b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1994.
Fishing for Atlantic redfish in the waters of ICES divisions I and II a and b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 13 May 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31973R1010
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Regulation (EEC) No 1010/73 of the Commission of 13 April 1973 defining the administrative costs of recognized groups of hop producers
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REGULATION (EEC) No 1010/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 13 April 1973 defining the administrative costs of recognized groups of hop producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 (1) of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 879/73 (2) of 26 March 1973 on the granting and reimbursement of aids accorded by the Member States to recognized producer groups in the hop sector, and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 879/73 requires that the administrative costs to be taken into consideration in calculating the maximum amount of aid granted to recognized producer groups in order to encourage their formation and facilitate their operation shall be determined, and whereas it is necessary to define the said costs;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Hops;
1. Administrative costs within the meaning of Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 are: (a) costs incurred in drawing up the statutes of the recognized producer groups or in their amendment pursuant to the conditions referred to in Article 7 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71;
(b) personnel expenses (wages and salaries, fees for technical advice, social security contribution and mission expenses);
(c) correspondence and telecommunications expenses;
(d) costs of materials and depreciation of the office installations;
(e) rental of premises for the administration of recognized producer groups;
(f) insurance expenses in respect of the administration premises and their equipment.
2. Costs under (b) to (f) above shall be taken into consideration in calculating aid only where the competent authorities in the Member State regard them as warranted by the duties of the groups in question as provided in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71.
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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31994D0904
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94/904/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 1994 establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1 (4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste
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COUNCIL DECISION of 22 December 1994 establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1 (4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (94/904/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste (1), and in particular Article 1 (4) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 (4) of Directive 91/689/EEC, a list of hazardous waste on the basis of Annexes I and II to that Directive and on the knowledge that the waste displays one or more of the properties of Annex III to the said Directive has to be established;
Whereas Member States may make provisions, in exceptional cases, to determine, on the basis of documentary evidence provided in an appropriate way by the holder, that a specific waste on the list does not display any of the properties listed in Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC;
Whereas the list will be periodically reviewed and, if necessary, revised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Concil Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (2),
The list of hazardous waste annexed to this Decision is hereby adopted.
These wastes are considered to display one or more of the properties of Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC and, as regards H3 to H8 of the said Annex, one or more of the following:
- flash point <= 55 °C,
- one or more substanbces classified as very toxic at a total concentration >= 0,1 %,
- one or more substances classified as toxic at a total concentration >= 3 %,
- one or more substances classified as harmful at a total concentration >= 25 %,
- one or more corrosive substances classified as R35 at a total concentration >= 1 %,
- one or more corrosive substances classified as R34 at a total concentration >= 5 %,
- one or more irritant substances classified as R41 at a total concentration >= 10 %,
- one or more irritant substances classified as R36, R37, R38 at a total concentration >= 20 %,
- one or more substances known to be carcinogenic (categories 1 or 2) at a total concentration >= 0,1 %.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32002D0923
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2002/923/EC: Council Decision of 5 November 2002 on the existence of an excessive deficit in Portugal — Application of Article 104(6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
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Council Decision
of 5 November 2002
on the existence of an excessive deficit in Portugal - Application of Article 104(6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
(2002/923/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 104(6) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission under the said Article 104(6),
Having regard to the observations made by Portugal,
Whereas:
(1) In stage three of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), according to Article 104 of the Treaty Member States shall avoid excessive government deficits.
(2) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation.
(3) The Amsterdam Resolution of the European Council of 17 June 1997 on the Stability and Growth Pact solemnly invites all parties, namely the Member States, the Council and the Commission to implement the Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact in a strict and timely manner.
(4) The excessive deficit procedure under Article 104 of the Treaty provides for a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit; the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty sets out further provisions relating to the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure; Regulation (EC) No 3605/93(1) lays down detailed rules and definitions for the application of the provision of the said Protocol.
(5) Article 104(5) of the Treaty requires the Commission to address an opinion to the Council if the Commission considers that an excessive deficit in a Member State exists or may occur; the Commission has addressed such an opinion on Portugal to the Council on 16 October 2002; according to this opinion:
(a) Portugal has reported information on its budgetary situation to the Commission by September 2002. Thereupon, the Commission has, in accordance with Article 4 of the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure, provided the statistical data for the application of the said Protocol;
(b) in accordance with Article 104(3) of the Treaty, the Commission has prepared in September 2002 a report on Portugal which takes account of the relevant factors;
(c) in accordance with Article 104(4) of the Treaty, the Economic and Financial Committee has formulated an opinion on the report of the Commission;
(d) the Commission considers that there exists an excessive deficit in Portugal.
(6) Article 104(6) of the Treaty lays down that the Council should consider any observations which the Member State concerned may wish to make before the Council decides after an overall assessment whether an excessive deficit exists.
(7) The overall assessment leads to the following conclusions: in the late 1990s, when Portugal enjoyed strong economic growth, progress in fiscal consolidation has been limited, with the general government deficit remaining well above 2 % of GDP. Thus, there had been little budgetary leeway to accommodate for the effects of a cyclical slowdown or for such changes in accounting as required to comply with the European System of Accounts 1995. From 1999 to 2001, the deficit increased from 2,4 % to 4,1 % of GDP, significantly exceeding the reference value of 3 % in 2001. Over the same period, government gross debt remained below 60 % of GDP, but rose from 54,4 % to 55,5 % of GDP. Part of the deficit increase in 2001 was due to the rectification of government accounts, the other part to deviations of budget execution from targets. While economic growth has slowed markedly, the fiscal slippage mainly reflects a weakening in the underlying budgetary position. A rectifying budget adopted in June 2001 proved insufficient as to prevent the deficit from breaching the threshold set by the Treaty. A new government that came into office in April 2002 adopted a rectifying budget providing for, inter alia, an increase in the standard VAT rate and, on the expenditure side, cuts in public investment. While the Portuguese government has declared its firm commitment to its new deficit target of 2,8 % of GDP set for 2002, it is yet uncertain whether the excessive deficit situation will actually be corrected. Moreover, government debt is projected to rise to 59,3 % of GDP in 2002, a level just under the 60 % reference value. Thus, any slippage in budgetary execution and/or a deceleration in nominal GDP growth could imply a deficit above 3 % of GDP and a breach of the government debt reference value,
From an overall assessment it follows that an excessive deficit exists in Portugal.
This decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
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31984R3391
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3391/84 of 3 October 1984 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters consolidating and modifying the text of Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3391/84 of 3 October 1984 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters consolidating and modifying the text of Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the rules of origin laid down in Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation (hereinafter alled "the Protocol") to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (1) as regards both the conditions under which products acquire the status of originating products and proof of such status and the detailed rules for verifying it have been amended by a number of EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee Decisions;
Whereas there have been two exchanges of letters derogating from Article 1 of the Protocol;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate for the proper functioning of the Agreement to incorporate in a single text all the provisions in question with a view to facilitating the work of users and customs administrations, except for EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee Decision No 2/82 (2);
Whereas it is appropriate to delete those provisions of the Protocol which are of transitional nature;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 28 of the Protocol, the Joint Committee can only amend part of the Protocol ; whereas it is desirable to give the Joint Committee the power to amend any part of the Protocol,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters consolidating and modifying the text of Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of binding the Community.
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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32001R1375
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1375/2001 of 5 July 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1375/2001
of 5 July 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001
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 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to all third countries except for Poland was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 943/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed 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 29 June to 5 July 2001, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 0,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31997D0210(01)
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97/210/EC: Council Decision of 17 March 1997 authorizing the Republic of Austria to apply a measure derogating from Article 9 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 17 March 1997 authorizing the Republic of Austria to apply a measure derogating from Article 9 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes (97/210/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 27 (1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize any Member State to introduce special measures for derogation from that Directive in order to simplify the procedure for charging the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance;
Whereas, by letter to the Commission registered on 6 September 1996, the Republic of Austria requested authorization to introduce a measure derogating from Article 9 of Directive 77/388/EEC;
Whereas the other Member States were informed on 20 December 1996 of the request made by the Republic of Austria;
Whereas the measure is necessary to counter the tax avoidance effects that have led a growing number of Community taxable and non-taxable persons to purchase telecommunications services outside the Community in order to avoid payment of VAT; whereas the measure is furthermore necessary to discourage suppliers of telecommunications services established in a Member State from establishing themselves outside the Community;
Whereas the measure is also necessary to simplify the procedure for charging the tax insofar as it provides the same tax obligations for customers of telecommunications services regardless of whether these services are performed by suppliers established inside or outside the Community;
Whereas the derogations will not affect, except to a negligible extent, the amount of tax due at the final consumption stage and will not therefore have an adverse effect on the European Communities' own resources arising from value-added tax;
Whereas it is necessary to grant this measure from 1 January 1997 in order to remedy as quickly as possible a situation undermining the competitiveness of European telecommunications companies; whereas from 1 January 1997 the customers and the suppliers of telecommunications services had no longer a legitimate confidence in the continuation of the legislation in force at that date;
Whereas it is desirable that the derogation should be granted until 31 December 1999, or, if a Directive altering the place of taxation of telecommunications services enters into force at an earlier date, until that date, in order to allow the Council to adopt a general Community solution based on the Commission proposal,
By way of derogation from Article 9 (1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Republic of Austria is authorized to include, within Article 9 (2) (e) of the Directive, telecommunications services. In the case of a Member State making use of this facility, the provisions of Article 9 (3) (b) of the Directive shall also apply to these services.
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 transfer or assignment of the right to use capacity for such transmission, emission or reception.
This Decision may be applied to telecommunications services in respect of which the chargeable event took place from 1 January 1997. It will also apply to prepayments made in respect of telecommunications services paid for before the date of implementation of this Decision by the Member State insofar as these prepayments cover supplies of telecommunications services which are performed after the date of implementation.
The authorization specified in this Decision shall apply until 31 December 1999, or, if a Directive altering the place of taxation of telecommunications services enters into force at an earlier date, until that date.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.
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31997R1352
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1352/97 of 15 July 1997 fixing the amount of aid to Portuguese producers of paddy rice for the 1997/98 marketing year
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1352/97 of 15 July 1997 fixing the amount of aid to Portuguese producers of paddy rice for the 1997/98 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 of 17 March 1993 amending the transitional measures governing the organization of the market in cereals and rice in Portugal laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90 (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the special aid for rice producers in Portugal provided for in Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 must be reduced by half for the 1997/98 marketing year; whereas the amount thereof must therefore be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The special aid for Portugal for the 1997/98 marketing year referred to in Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 is hereby fixed at ECU 15,09 per tonne.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32002R1635
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1635/2002 of 13 September 2002 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Spain
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1635/2002
of 13 September 2002
prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), lays down quotas for cod for 2002.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod in Norwegian waters of ICES Sub-area I and II by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Spain has prohibited fishing for this stock from 28 August 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of cod in Norwegian waters of ICES Sub-area I and II by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 2002.
Fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of ICES Sub-area I and II by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 28 August 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32008R0306
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from equipment (Text with EEA relevance)
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3.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 92/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 306/2008
of 2 April 2008
establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from equipment
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For the purposes of the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006, it is necessary to lay down rules on the qualification of personnel carrying out activities, on equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases, which can potentially cause leakage.
(2) Personnel not yet certified but enrolled in a training course for the purpose of obtaining a certificate should be, for a limited time, allowed to undertake activities for which such certification is required to gain the practical skills needed for the examination, provided that they are supervised by certified personnel.
(3) A number of Member States do not currently have qualification or certification systems in place. A limited period should therefore be allowed for personnel to obtain a certificate.
(4) For the purpose of avoiding undue administrative burden, it should be allowed to build a certification system on existing qualification schemes provided that the skills and knowledge covered and the relevant qualification system are equivalent to the minimum standards envisaged by this Regulation.
(5) Entities manufacturing or operating equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gas based solvents could be designated as evaluation or certification bodies, or both, provided that they fulfil the relevant requirements.
(6) In order to avoid unnecessary administrative costs, a Member State, in which currently no fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents are used, should be entitled not to establish the full certification system, provided the Member State makes the necessary arrangement to ensure that certificates could be issued without undue delays in case they might be requested in future, therefore not creating undue market entry barriers.
(7) Examination is an effective means of testing the ability of a candidate to carry out properly the actions which can directly cause leakage, as well as those that can indirectly cause leakage.
(8) Officially designated evaluation and certification bodies should ensure compliance with the minimum requirements set out in this Regulation and thereby contribute to the effective and efficient mutual recognition of certificates throughout the Community.
(9) Information on the certification system issuing certificates subject to mutual recognition should be notified to the Commission in the format established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 308/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for notification of the training and certification programmes of the Member States (2).
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3),
Subject matter and scope
This Regulation establishes minimum requirements for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from equipment as well as the conditions for mutual recognition of certificates issued in accordance with those requirements.
Certification of personnel
1. Personnel carrying out the activity referred to in Article 1 shall hold a certificate as referred to in Article 4.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply for a maximum period of 1 year to personnel enrolled in a training course for the purpose of obtaining a certificate provided that they carry out the activity under the supervision of a person holding a certificate.
3. Member States may decide that paragraph 1 shall not apply for a period which shall not exceed the date referred to in Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006, to personnel undertaking the activity provided for in Article 1 of this Regulation before the date referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006.
Such personnel shall, for the period referred to in the first subparagraph, be deemed certified as regards this activity for the purposes of the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006.
Issuance of certificates to personnel
1. A certification body as referred to in Article 4 shall issue a certificate to personnel who have passed a theoretical and practical examination organised by an evaluation body as referred to in Article 5, covering the minimum skills and knowledge set out in the Annex.
2. The certificate shall contain at least the following:
(a) the name of the certification body, the full name of the holder, a certificate number, and the date of expiry if any;
(b) the activity which the holder of the certificate is entitled to perform;
(c) issuing date and issuer’s signature.
3. Where an existing examination-based certification system covers the minimum skills and knowledge set out in the Annex and meets the requirements of Articles 4 and 5, but the related attestation does not contain the elements laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article, a certification body referred to in Article 4 may issue a certificate to the holder of this qualification without repeating examination.
4. Where an existing examination based certification system meets the requirements of Articles 4 and 5 and partially covers the minimum skills as set out in the Annex, certification bodies may issue a certificate provided that the applicant passes a supplementary examination, of the skills and knowledge not covered by the existing certification, organised by an evaluation body referred to in Article 5.
Certification body
1. A certification body shall be provided for by a national law or regulation, or designated by the competent authority of a Member State or other entities entitled to do so, as being allowed to issue certificates to personnel involved in the activity referred to in Article 1.
The certification body shall be impartial in carrying out its activities.
2. The certification body shall establish and apply procedures for the issuance, suspending and withdrawing of certificates.
3. The certification body shall maintain records that allow verifying the status of a certified person. The records shall demonstrate that the certification process has been effectively fulfilled. Records shall be kept for a minimum period of 5 years.
Evaluation body
1. An evaluation body designated by the competent authority of a Member State or other entities entitled to do so, shall organise examinations for the personnel referred to in Article 1. A certification body as referred to in Article 4 may also qualify as an evaluation body.
The evaluation body shall be impartial in carrying out its activities.
2. Examinations shall be planned and structured in a manner which ensures that the minimum skills and knowledge set out in the Annex are covered.
3. The evaluation body shall adopt reporting procedures and keep records to enable the documentation of the individual and overall results of the evaluation.
4. The evaluation body shall ensure that examiners assigned to a test have due knowledge of the relevant examination methods and examination documents as well as an appropriate competence in the field to be examined. It shall also ensure that the necessary equipment, tools and materials are available for the practical tests.
Notification
1. By 4 January 2009, Member States shall notify the Commission of the names and contact details of certification bodies for personnel covered by Article 4 and of the titles of certificates for personnel complying with the requirements of Article 3, using the format established by Regulation (EC) No 308/2008.
2. If fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents are not used in a Member State, this Member State may decide not to designate the certification or the evaluation body referred to in Article 4 and 5, or both, before the need for such certification arises in the future. In this case the Member State concerned shall provide for the necessary arrangements under its national legislation in order to ensure the issuance of such certificates without undue delays in the event such certification would be requested in the future.
By 4 January 2009, the Member State shall notify to the Commission the intention to make use of and the arrangements made to comply with this paragraph. In that case, paragraph 1 shall not apply.
3. Member States shall update the notification submitted pursuant to paragraph 1, with relevant new information, and submit it to the Commission without delay.
Conditions for mutual recognition
1. Mutual recognition of certificates issued in other Member States shall apply to certificates issued in accordance with Article 3.
2. Member States may require holders of certificates issued in another Member State to provide a translation of the certificate in another official Community language.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32002R0927
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 927/2002 of 31 May 2002 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 927/2002
of 31 May 2002
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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), 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(3), 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(4) 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 refunds referred to above must be fixed every month; they may be altered in the intervening period.
(8) Application of these quotas results in fixing refunds for the products in question at the levels given in the Annex to this Regulation.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The 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.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32013R1006
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2013 of 18 October 2013 concerning the authorisation of L-cystine as a feed additive for all animal species Text with EEA relevance
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19.10.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/59
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1006/2013
of 18 October 2013
concerning the authorisation of L-cystine as a feed additive for all animal species
(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 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was submitted for the authorisation of L-cystine as a feed additive in the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) That application concerns the authorisation of L-cystine as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’.
(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 13 March 2013 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, L-cystine does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment and that it may be considered efficacious to contribute to the requirements for sulphur-containing amino acids in all animal species. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(5) The assessment of that substance shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that substance should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32008D0617
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Council Decision 2008/617/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the improvement of cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States of the European Union in crisis situations
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6.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 210/73
COUNCIL DECISION 2008/617/JHA
of 23 June 2008
on the improvement of cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States of the European Union in crisis situations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 30, 32 and 34(2)(c) thereof,
Having regard to the initiative of the Republic of Austria (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 29 of the Treaty states that the Union's objective is to provide citizens with a high level of safety within an area of freedom, security and justice by developing common action among the Member States in the fields of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
(2) In their Declaration on Solidarity against Terrorism of 25 March 2004, the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the European Union declared their firm intention that the Member States mobilise all the instruments at their disposal to assist a Member State or an acceding State in its territory at the request of its political authorities in the event of a terrorist attack.
(3) Following the attacks of 11 September 2001, the special intervention units of all law enforcement authorities of the Member States have already initiated cooperation activities under the aegis of the Police Chiefs Task Force. Since 2001, their network, called ‘Atlas’, has conducted various seminars, studies, exchanges of materials, and joint exercises.
(4) No single Member State has all the means, resources and expertise at its disposal to deal effectively with all possible kinds of specific or large-scale crisis situations requiring special intervention. It is therefore of crucial importance that each Member State be able to request the assistance of another Member State.
(5) Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (3) (Prüm Decision), and in particular Article 18 thereof, regulates forms of police assistance between Member States in connection with mass gatherings and similar major events, disasters and serious accidents. This Decision does not cover mass gatherings, natural disasters or serious accidents within the meaning of Article 18 of the Prüm Decision but complements those provisions of the Prüm Decision envisaging forms of police assistance between Member States through special intervention units in other situations, namely in man-made crisis situations presenting a serious direct physical threat to persons, property, infrastructure or institutions, in particular hostage taking, hijacking and similar events.
(6) The availability of this legal framework and of a compilation indicating the competent authorities will allow Member States to react speedily and gain time should such a crisis situation arise. Moreover, with a view to enhancing Member States' ability to prevent and respond to such crisis situations, and in particular terrorist incidents, it is essential for the special intervention units to meet regularly and organise joint trainings, so as to benefit from mutual experiences,
Subject matter
This Decision lays down general rules and conditions to allow for special intervention units of one Member State to provide assistance and/or operate on the territory of another Member State (hereinafter referred to as the requesting Member State) in cases where they have been invited by the requesting Member State and have agreed to do so in order to deal with a crisis situation. The practical details and implementing arrangements complementing this Decision shall be agreed directly between the requesting Member State and the requested Member State.
Definitions
For the purpose of this Decision:
(a) ‘special intervention unit’ shall mean any law enforcement unit of a Member State which is specialised in the control of a crisis situation;
(b) ‘crisis situation’ shall mean any situation in which the competent authorities of a Member State have reasonable grounds to believe that there is a criminal offence presenting a serious direct physical threat to persons, property, infrastructure or institutions in that Member State, in particular those situations referred to in Article 1(1) of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (4);
(c) ‘competent authority’ shall mean the national authority which may make requests and give authorisations regarding the deployment of the special intervention units.
Assistance to another Member State
1. Through a request via the competent authorities, setting out the nature of the assistance requested as well as the operational necessity therefor, a Member State may ask to be assisted by a special intervention unit of another Member State with a view to dealing with a crisis situation. The competent authority of the requested Member State may accept or refuse such a request or may propose a different kind of assistance.
2. Subject to agreement between the Member States concerned, assistance may consist of providing the requesting Member State with equipment and/or expertise and/or of carrying out actions on the territory of that Member State, using weapons if so required.
3. In the case of actions on the territory of the requesting Member State, officers of the assisting special intervention unit shall be authorised to operate in a supporting capacity on the territory of the requesting Member State and take all necessary measures to provide the requested assistance in so far as they:
(a) operate under the responsibility, authority and direction of the requesting Member State and in accordance with the law of the requesting Member State; and
(b) operate within the limits of their powers under their national law.
Civil and criminal liability
When officers of a Member State operate within another Member State and/or equipment is used under this Decision, the provisions on civil and criminal liability, set out in Articles 21(4) and (5) and 22 of the Prüm Decision shall apply.
Meetings and joint training
The participating Member States shall ensure that their special intervention units hold meetings and organise joint training and exercises, whenever necessary, with a view to exchanging experience, expertise and general, practical and technical information on dealing with a crisis situation. Such meetings, training and exercises may be funded under possibilities offered by the financial programmes of the Union to obtain grants from the budget of the European Union. In this context, the Member State holding the Presidency of the Union shall endeavour to ensure that such meetings, training and exercises take place.
Costs
The requesting Member State shall bear the operational costs incurred by the requested Member State's special intervention units in connection with the application of Article 3, including transport and accommodation costs, unless otherwise agreed between the Member States concerned.
Relation to other instruments
1. Without prejudice to their commitments under other acts adopted pursuant to Title VI of the Treaty, in particular the Prüm Decision:
(a) Member States may continue to apply bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements on cross-border cooperation in force on 23 June 2008 in so far as such agreements or arrangements are not incompatible with the objectives of this Decision;
(b) Member States may conclude or bring into force bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements on cross-border cooperation after 23 December 2008 in so far as such agreements or arrangements provide for the objectives of this Decision to be extended or enlarged.
2. The agreements and arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 may not affect relations with Member States which are not parties thereto.
3. Member States shall inform the Council and the Commission of the agreements or arrangements referred to in paragraph 1.
Final provisions
The General Secretariat of the Council shall compile and keep up to date the list of the competent authorities of the Member States which may make requests and give authorisations for providing assistance as referred to in Article 3.
The General Secretariat of the Council shall inform the authorities mentioned in paragraph 1 of any change to the list established pursuant to this Article.
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on 23 December 2008.
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32000D0508(01)
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2000/508/EC: Commission Decision of 10 August 2000 amending Decision 92/160/EEC with regard to imports of equidae from Brazil (notified under document number C(2000) 2490) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Commission Decision
of 10 August 2000
amending Decision 92/160/EEC with regard to imports of equidae from Brazil
(notified under document number C(2000) 2490)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/508/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and imports from third countries of equidae(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 92/160/EEC(2), as last amended by Decision 2000/163/EC(3), establishes the regionalisation of certain third countries for imports of equidae.
(2) The States Sergipe and Cearรก of Brazil are included in the list of States of Brazil in the Annex to Decision 92/160/EEC from where Member States authorise imports of equidae.
(3) Brazil reported cases of glanders in working horses in certain districts of the States Sergipe and Cearรก. The origin of the infection remains so far unknown.
(4) In accordance with Community legislation Member States are authorised to import equidae from third countries or in the case of official regionalisation from parts of the territory of a third country which have been free from glanders for the past six months prior to export. It is therefore appropriate to adapt the regionalisation to the disease situation in the country concerned.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The words "Sergipe" and "Cearรก" are deleted from the list of States of Brazil in the Annex of Decision 92/160/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32010R1053
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1053/2010 of 18 November 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 494/98 as regards administrative sanctions in cases of failure to prove the identification of an animal Text with EEA relevance
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19.11.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 303/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1053/2010
of 18 November 2010
amending Regulation (EC) No 494/98 as regards administrative sanctions in cases of failure to prove the identification of an animal
(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 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (1), and in particular Article 10(e) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/98 of 27 February 1998 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 as regards the application of minimum administrative sanctions in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals (2) was adopted on the basis of Article 10(e) of Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products (3). That Regulation was repealed and replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000.
(2) Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 494/98 provides that if the keeper of an animal cannot prove its identification within 2 working days, the animal is to be destroyed without delay under the supervision of the veterinary authorities and without compensation from the competent authority.
(3) 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) lays down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin.
(4) That Regulation provides that the official veterinarian is to verify that animals are not slaughtered unless the slaughterhouse operator has been provided with and checked relevant food chain information.
(5) In addition, Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 provides that the official veterinarian may allow animals to undergo slaughter in the slaughterhouse even if the relevant food chain information is not available. In that case, however, all relevant food chain information must be supplied before the carcase is approved for human consumption. Pending a final judgement, such carcases and related offal must be stored separately from other meat.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 also provides that when relevant food chain information is not available within 24 hours of an animal’s arrival at the slaughterhouse, all meat from the animal is to be declared unfit for human consumption. If the animal has not yet been slaughtered, it is to be killed separately from other animals.
(7) Accordingly, the risks posed by unidentified animals for human health are reduced by the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 854/2004. The destruction of animals within the framework of Regulation (EC) No 494/98 has therefore now primarily a deterrent effect, promoting identification of animals for purposes other than food safety.
(8) Animals of unknown origin may affect the animal health status of the areas where they have been held.
(9) Experience gained in the application of Regulation (EC) No 494/98 has shown that the strict time limit of 2 days is not sufficient to properly evaluate the identity of unidentified animals. Member States should have the necessary administrative discretion to evaluate the situation on the basis of a risk analysis and to apply proportionate sanctions.
(10) Regulation (EC) No 494/98 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(11) The Committee on Agricultural Funds has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 494/98, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. If the keeper of an animal cannot prove its identification and traceability, the competent authority shall, where appropriate, on the basis of an assessment of the animal health and food safety risks, order the destruction of the animal without compensation.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31997R0955
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/97 of 29 May 1997 laying down detailed rules for the management of an annual tariff quota of 5 000 tonnes of fish food covered by CN codes ex 2309 90 10, ex 2309 90 31 and ex 2309 90 41 pursuant to Council Decision 97/126/EC originating in the Faeroes
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 955/97 of 29 May 1997 laying down detailed rules for the management of an annual tariff quota of 5 000 tonnes of fish food covered by CN codes ex 2309 90 10, ex 2309 90 31 and ex 2309 90 41 pursuant to Council Decision 97/126/EC originating in the Faeroes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 97/126/EC of 6 December 1996 concerning the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroes, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to the abovementioned agreement, all Community importers should be guaranteed access to the annual tariff quota of 5 000 tonnes of fish food originating in the Faeroes provided for in Protocol 4 to the abovementioned agreement and whereas provision should be made for the application of a customs duty of ECU 0 per tonne until such time as that quantity is used up;
Whereas this method of administration calls for close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and whereas the latter needs in particular to be able to monitor progress in the use of the tariff quotas and to inform the Member States thereof;
Whereas provision should be made for licences covering imports of the products in question to be issued for up to the quantity laid down after a period for reflection and, where appropriate, for the fixing of a single percentage reduction in the quantities applied for;
Whereas the origin of the products should be checked in particular by making the issue of import licences conditional on the presentation of proof of origin issued or compiled in the Faeroes;
Whereas the information to appear in applications and licences should be stipulated notwithstanding Articles 8 and 21 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 495/97 (3);
Whereas, with a view to the sound management of the arrangements laid down, provision should be made, notwithstanding Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1527/96 (5), for the security for import licences under those arrangements to be set at ECU 25 per tonne;
Whereas Decision 97/126/EC ended the previous agreement annexed to Council Decision 91/668/EEC (6); whereas therefore Commission Regulation (EEC) No 641/92 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1302/96 (8), is obsolete and should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Products falling within CN codes ex 2309 90 10, ex 2309 90 31 and ex 2309 90 41 originating in the Faeroes and qualifying under an annual tariff quota of 5 000 tonnes at zero customs duty pursuant to the arrangements laid down in the arrangement concluded between the Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroes, of the other part, may be imported into the Community in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
To qualify for the zero customs duty provided for in this Regulation, when released for free circulation, goods must be accompanied by proof of origin, an EUR.1 certificate or a declaration on an invoice, issued or compiled in the Faeroes in accordance with Annex IV to Protocol 3 to the abovementioned bilateral agreement for the products in question.
1. Import licence applications shall be submitted to the competent authorities in a Member State not later than 1 p.m. (Brussels time) on the first working day of the week. Licence applications must cover a quantity equal to or greater than 5 tonnes in product weight but not exceeding 200 tonnes.
2. The Member States shall forward import licence applications to the Commission by telex or fax not later than 6 p.m. (Brussels time) on the day of submission.
3. By no later than the Friday following the day of submission of applications, the Commission shall determine the extent to which licence applications may be accepted and shall notify the Member States thereof by telex or fax.
4. On receipt of the Commission's notification, the Member States shall issue the import licences. Notwithstanding Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the term of validity of licences shall be calculated from the day of their actual issue.
5. Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the quantity released for free circulation may not exceed that indicated in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure '0` shall be entered to that end in section 19 of the licence.
In the case of products to be imported at zero customs duty as provided for in Article 1, import licence applications and licences shall show:
(a) in section 8, the word 'Faeroes`.
Licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from that country;
(b) in section 24, one of the following:
- Derecho de aduana cero [artículo 1 del Reglamento (CE) n° 955/97]
- Toldsatsen 0 ECU/t (artikel 1 i forordning (EF) nr. 955/97)
- Zollfrei (Artikel 1 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 955/97)
- Ôåëùíåéáêüò äáóìüò «ìçäÝí» [Üñèñï 1 ôïõ êáíïíéóìïý (ÅÊ) áñéè. 955/97]
- Zero duty (Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 955/97)
- Droit de douane «zéro» [article 1er du règlement (CE) n° 955/97]
- Dazio doganale «0» [articolo 1 del regolamento (CE) n. 955/97]
- Nuldouanerechten (artikel 1 van Verordening (EG) nr. 955/97)
- Direito aduaneiro zero [artigo 1º do Regulamento (CE) nº 955/97]
- Tulliton/t (asetuksen (EY) N:o 955/97 1 artikla)
- Tullsatsen 0 ecu/t (artikel 1 i förordning (EG) nr 955/97).
Notwithstanding Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, the security for import licences pursuant to this Regulation shall be ECU 25 per tonne.
Regulation (EEC) No 641/92 is hereby repealed.
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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31988D0268
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88/268/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 April 1988 amending Decision 86/414/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Argentina approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 April 1988
amending Decision 86/414/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Argentina approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community
(88/268/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 17 (1) thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in Argentina, approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 86/414/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 87/205/EEC (4);
Whereas a Community on-the-spot visit to meat product establishments in Argentina has revealed that the level of hygiene in certain establishments was altered since the last inspection; whereas the list of establishments should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 86/414/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31992R3726
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3726/92 of 3 December 1992 fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604 for the 1993 fishing year
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3726/92 of 3 December 1992 fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604 for the 1993 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3687/91 of 28 November 1991 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), and in particular Article 19 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 19 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3687/91 provides that a Community producer price shall be fixed for tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis] and other species of the genus Euthynnus intended for the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604;
Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 19 (2) of the abovementioned Regulation, the price for the 1993 fishing year should be decreased,
The Community producer price for the fishing year 1 January to 31 December 1993 for tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis] and other species of the genus Euthynnus intended for the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN code 1604 and the commercial specification to which it relates are hereby fixed as follows:
(ECU/tonne)
Product Commercial specifications Community producer price Yellowfin tunas
(Thunnus albacores) Whole, weighing more than 10 kg each 1 070
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1993. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31998R2215
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2215/98 of 15 October 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 881/98 laying down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to designate certain types of quality wine produced in specified regions (quality wine psr)
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2215/98 of 15 October 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 881/98 laying down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to designate certain types of quality wine produced in specified regions (quality wine psr)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 of 16 March 1987 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1426/96 (2), and in particular Article 15(8) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/98 (3) lays down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to designate certain types of quality wine psr;
Whereas transitional measures are required for products whose designation and presentation do not comply with the rules in force;
Whereas it is necessary to give more time to interested parties who satisfy the conditions laid down in the Regulation for adding to the list of traditional terms in the Annex to that Regulation; whereas, therefore, the date of application of the Regulation should be put back by six months;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Regulation (EC) No 881/98 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the following Article 6a is added:
'Article 6a
Wines designated and presented in accordance with the rules in force at the time they were placed in circulation but whose designation and presentation are no longer in accordance with those rules following an amendment of the latter may be held for sale, placed in circulation or exported until stocks are exhausted.
Labels printed in accordance with the rules in force at the time they were placed in circulation and which are no longer in accordance with those rules following an amendment of the latter may be used for one year from the date of application of that amendment.`;
2. in Article 7, '1 October 1998` is replaced by '1 April 1999`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31987R1316
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1316/87 of 11 May 1987 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Third ACP-EEC Convention
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1316/87
of 11 May 1987
on the safeguard measures provided for in the Third ACP-EEC Convention
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the detailed rules for implementing the safeguard clauses provided for in Chapter 1 of Title I of Part 3 of the Third ACP-EEC Convention signed at LomĂŠ on 8 December 1984 (hereinafter called 'the Convention') should be laid down in such a way as to enable the Community and the Member States to comply with the obligations they have assumed in this connection;
Whereas this Regulation lays down specific provisions in relation to the general rules provided for in particular in Council Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 of 5 February 1982 on common rules for imports (1) insofor as this is made necessary by the provisions of the Convention;
Whereas, when examining whether a safeguard measure should be introduced, account should be taken of the undertakings given in Article 139 (2), (3) and (4) and in Article 142 of the Convention;
Whereas the procedures concerning the safeguards clauses provided for in the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in the Regulations on the common organization of agricultural markets are also applicable;
Whereas these provisions replace those of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1470/80 of 9 June 1980 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Second ACP-EEC Convention (2),
1. Where a Member State asks the Commission to apply safeguard measures as provided for in Article 139 of the Convention, the Commission shall inform the Council within three working days of the action which it intends to take on this request.
If the Commission decides not to apply safeguard measures, any Member State may refer this decision to the Council within 10 working days of notification of the Commission's position. The Council shall meet without delay. Acting by a qualified majority, it may amend the decisions taken by the Commission.
2. Where the Commission, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, decides that safeguard measures as provided for in Article 139 of the Convention should be applied:
- it shall inform the Member States forthwith,
- at the same time it shall inform the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) and shall notify them of the opening of the consultations referred to Article 140 (1) of the Convention,
- at the same time it shall supply the ACP States with all the information necessary for these consultations.
3. The Commission shall be assisted during the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 by a Committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a Commission representative.
The consultations shall at all events be deemed completed after 21 days have succeeded the notification provided for in paragraph 2.
Following, the consultations, or as the case may be, on expiry of this period of 21 days, and if it has not been possible to conclude any other arrangement, the Commission may take appropriate measures to implement Article 139 of the Convention.
4. The measures referred to in paragraph 3 shall be notified immediately to the Member States and to the ACP States.
They shall be applicable immediately.
5. Any Member State may refer a Commission decision adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 to the Council within 10 working days of notification of these measures.
6. If the Commission has not taken a decision within 10 working days following the end of the consultations or, as the case may be, the end of the period of 21 days, any Member State which has referred the matter to the Commission in accordance with paragraph 1 may refer it to the Council.
7. In the cases referred to in paragraph 5 and 6 the Council shall meet without delay. Acting by a qualified majority, it may conform, amend or cancel the measures in question.
8. This Article shall apply without prejudice to Article 2 and 3.
1. Should special factors arise within the meaning of Article 140 (3) of the Convention, the Commission may take, or may authorize a Member State to take, immediate safeguard measures.
2. If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within three working days following receipt of the request.
The Commission's decision shall be notified to all Member States.
3. Any Member State may refer the Commissions' decision to the Council in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 1 (5).
The measures taken by a Member State in implementation of the decision of the Commission or, as the case may be, of the Council, and any amendement which it makes thereto, shall be notified to the other Member States and to the Commission.
1. Without prejudice to the application of Articles 1 and 2, the Member State or States concerned may, in an emergency, introduce safeguard measures. They shall notify the other Member States and the Cmmission of such measures forthwith.
Using an emergency procedure the Commission shall, within five working days following the notification referred to in the first subparagraph, decide whether the measures are to retained, amended or abolished.
The Commission's decision shall be notified to all Member States. It shall be immediately enforceable.
2. Any Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 working days following notification of that decision. The Council shall meet without delay. Acting by a qualified majority, it may amend or annul the decision taken by the Commission.
If the matter is referred to the Council by the Member State which has taken the measures, the Commission's decision shall be suspended. The suspension shall cease to apply 30 days after the matter has been referred to the Council if the latter has not by then amended or annulled the Commission's decision.
This Regulation shall preclude the application of Regulations establishing a common organization of agricultural markets or of Community or national administrative provisions derived therefrom or of the specific rules adopted under Article 235 of the Treaty for processed agricultural products; it shall be implemented as a complement to those instruments.
Community notifications, as provided for in Article 139 of the Convention, shall be made to the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers by the Commission.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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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32014R0885
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 885/2014 of 13 August 2014 laying down specific conditions applicable to the import of okra and curry leaves from India and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 91/2013 Text with EEA relevance
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14.8.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 242/20
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 885/2014
of 13 August 2014
laying down specific conditions applicable to the import of okra and curry leaves from India and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 91/2013
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (2), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 provides for the possibility to adopt appropriate Union emergency measures for feed and food imported from a third country in order to protect human health, animal health and the environment, where the risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by means of measures taken by the Member States individually.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (3) establishes an increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin.
(3) Amongst other, an increased frequency of official controls on import has been established for more than two years on curry leaves and for nearly two years on okras from India as regards pesticide residues.
(4) The results from the increased frequency of controls show a continuous high frequency of non-compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticide residues established in Union legislation and several times very high levels were observed. These results provide evidence that the import of these foods constitutes a risk for human health. No improvement of the situation could be observed after this period of increased frequency of controls at Union borders. Furthermore, no concrete and satisfactory action plan to remediate the shortcomings and deficiencies in the production and control systems was received from the Indian authorities, despite the explicit request from the European Commission.
(5) To protect human health in the Union, it was necessary to provide for additional guarantees in relation to those food from India. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 91/2013 (4) therefore provided that all consignments of curry leaves and okra from India should therefore be accompanied by a certificate stating that the products have been sampled and analysed for the presence of pesticide residues and have been found compliant with Union legislation.
(6) To ensure an efficient organisation and a degree of uniformity at the Union level of the controls at import on the presence of aflatoxins in certain feed and food from certain third countries, it is appropriate to have all feed and food from third countries subject to specific conditions because of the presence of aflatoxins into one Regulation. Therefore the provisions as regards groundnuts from India and Ghana and watermelon seeds from Nigeria should be integrated into one Regulation with the provisions foreseen in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 (5).
(7) In order to ensure an efficient organisation and a degree of uniformity at the Union level of the controls at import, it is appropriate to provide in this Regulation for control procedures for the physical control on pesticide residues on curry leaves and okra from India which are equivalent to the existing measures as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009.
(8) The sampling and the analysis of consignments should be performed in accordance with the relevant Union legislation. The maximum residue levels for pesticide residues are established by Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6). The provisions on sampling for the official control of pesticide residues are established by Commission Directive 2002/63/EC (7).
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
Scope
1. This Regulation shall apply to consignments of the following food falling within the CN codes and TARIC classifications set out in Annex I:
(a) Okra (food, fresh and frozen) originating in or consigned from India;
(b) Curry leaves (food, herbs) originating in or consigned from India.
2. This Regulation shall also apply to compound food, containing any of the food referred to in paragraph 1 in a quantity above 20 %.
3. This Regulation shall not apply to consignments of food referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 which are destined to a private person for personal consumption and use only. In case of doubt, the burden of proof lies with the recipient of the consignment.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 shall apply.
For the purpose of this Regulation, a consignment corresponds to a lot as referred to in Directive 2002/63/EC.
Import into the Union
Consignments of food referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) may only be imported into the Union in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Regulation.
Consignments of such food can only enter the Union through the Designated Point of Entry (DPE).
Results of sampling and analysis
1. Consignments of the food referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) shall be accompanied by the results of sampling and analysis performed by the competent authorities of the country of origin, or of the country where the consignment is consigned from if that country is different from the country of origin, to ascertain compliance with Union legislation on maximum residue levels of pesticides, for the food referred to in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) including compound food containing such food in a quantity above 20 %.
2. The sampling referred to in paragraph 1 must be performed in accordance with Directive 2002/63/EC for pesticide residues.
Health certificate
1. The consignments shall also be accompanied by a health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex II.
2. The health certificate shall be completed, signed and verified by an authorised representative of the competent authority of the country of origin or the competent authority of the country where the consignment is consigned from if that country is different from the country of origin.
3. The health certificate shall be drawn up in the official language, or in one of the official languages, of the Member State where the DPE is located. However, a Member State may consent to health certificates being drawn up in another official language of the Union.
4. The health certificate shall only be valid during four months from the date of issue.
Identification
Each consignment of the food referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) shall be identified with an identification code which corresponds to the identification code mentioned on the results of the sampling and analysis referred to in Article 4 and the health certificate referred to in Article 5. Each individual bag, or other packaging form, of the consignment shall be identified with that identification code.
Prior notification of consignments
1. Food business operators or their representatives shall give prior notification of the estimated date and time of physical arrival of consignments of the food referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) to the competent authorities at the DPE and of the nature of the consignment.
2. For the purpose of prior notification, they shall complete Part I of the common entry document (CED) and transmit that document to the competent authority at the DPE, at least one working day prior to the physical arrival of the consignment.
3. For the completion of the CED in application of this Regulation, food business operators shall take into account for the food referred to in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) of this Regulation including compound food containing such food in a quantity above 20 %, the notes for guidance for the CED laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009.
Official controls
1. The competent authority at the DPE shall carry out documentary checks on each consignment of the food referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) to ascertain compliance with the requirements laid down in Articles 4 and 5.
2. The identity and physical checks on the food referred to in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) and the related compound food referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation shall be carried out in accordance with Articles 8, 9 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 at the frequency set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
3. After completion of the checks, the competent authorities shall
(a) complete the relevant entries of Part II of the CED;
(b) join the results of sampling and analysis carried out in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article;
(c) provide and fill the CED reference number on the CED;
(d) stamp and sign the original of the CED;
(e) make and retain a copy of the signed and stamped CED.
4. The original of the CED and of the health certificate with the accompanying results of sampling and analysis referred to in Article 4 shall accompany the consignment during its transport until it is released for free circulation. For food referred to in Article 1(1) and (2), in case of authorisation of onward transportation of the consignments pending the results of the physical checks, a certified copy of the original CED shall be issued for that purpose.
Splitting of a consignment
1. Consignments shall not be split until all official controls have been completed, and the CED has been fully completed by the competent authorities as provided for in Article 8.
2. In the case of subsequent splitting of the consignment, an authenticated copy of the CED shall accompany each part of the consignment during its transport until it is released for free circulation.
0
Release for free circulation
The release for free circulation of consignments shall be subject to the presentation (physically or electronically) by the food business operators or their representative to the custom authorities of a CED duly completed by the competent authority once all official controls have been carried out. The custom authorities shall only release the consignment for free circulation if a favourable decision by the competent authority is indicated in box II.14 and signed in box II.21 of the CED.
1
Non-compliance
If the official controls establish non-compliance with the relevant Union legislation, the competent authority shall complete Part III of the CED and action shall be taken pursuant to Articles 19, 20 and 21 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
2
Reports
Member States shall submit to the Commission every three months a report of all analytical results of official controls on consignments of food pursuant to this Regulation. That report shall be submitted during the month following each quarter.
The report shall include the following information:
— the number of consignments imported,
— the number of consignments subjected to sampling for analysis,
— the results of the checks as provided for in Article 8(2).
3
Costs
All costs resulting from the official controls including sampling, analysis, storage and any measures taken following non-compliance, shall be borne by the food business operators.
4
Repeal
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 91/2013 is hereby repealed.
5
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31998D0739
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98/739/EC: Commission Decision of 14 December 1998 amending Decision 95/328/EC establishing health certification for fishery products from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision (notified under document number C(1998) 4044) (Text with EEA relevance)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 14 December 1998 amending Decision 95/328/EC establishing health certification for fishery products from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision (notified under document number C(1998) 4044) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/739/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 11 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products (1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 95/328/EC of 25 July 1995 establishing health certification for fishery products from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision (3), as last amended by Decision 94/418/EC (4), is valid until 31 December 1998;
Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC (5), as last amended by Decision 98/711/EC (6), establishes the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products for human consumption is authorised; whereas Part II of that list contains the third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision but which satisfy the requirements of Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC (7), as amended by Decision 98/603/EC (8);
Whereas, under Decision 95/408/EC, that list is valid until 31 December 2000; whereas the date of validity of certification should therefore be amended to bring it into line with the date of validity of the provisional lists;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 4 of Decision 95/328/EC the words 'to 31 December 1998` are replaced by 'to 31 December 2000`.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31996R1525
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1525/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 opening Community tariff quotas for 1996 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1525/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 opening Community tariff quotas for 1996 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3383/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Annex XIII a to the European Agreement with Bulgaria (2) lays down the quantities of sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat that may be imported under the preferential scheme within tariff quotas; whereas those quotas were opened for 1996 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1225/96 (4);
Whereas the Europe Agreement also provides for the possibility of Bulgaria converting limited quantities of live animal exports into quantities of meat; whereas Bulgaria has asked the Community to convert 1 000 tonnes of live animals expressed as carcase weight bone-in that may be exported into the Community in 1996 into 1 000 tonnes of meat; whereas this conversion concerns only a limited portion of the quantities of those products originating in Bulgaria that may enter the Community under Community tariff quotas; whereas, therefore, it should be accepted;
Whereas, as a result, it is necessary to adapt the quantities laid down for Bulgaria in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 as adapted by Regulation (EC) No 1225/96;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheepmeat and Goatmeat,
In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 3016/95, the quantity of live animals for Bulgaria is hereby replaced by '1 123` and the quantity of meat for Bulgaria is replaced by '2 640`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32009D0575
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2009/575/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 27 July 2009 appointing one Romanian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
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30.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 198/54
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 July 2009
appointing one Romanian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2009/575/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to Decision 2007/3/EC, Euratom (1),
Having regard to the proposal of the Romanian Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas a member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Marius PETCU,
Mr Sorin Cristian STAN, Employees Group (Group II), is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2010.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
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32003R1557
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1557/2003 of 3 September 2003 fixing the import duties in the rice sector
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1557/2003
of 3 September 2003
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2003(5) as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be adjusted in compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32009R0064
|
Commission Regulation (EC) No 64/2009 of 22 January 2009 fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
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23.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 64/2009
of 22 January 2009
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 143 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (2) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin.
(2) Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin. The representative prices should therefore be published.
(3) In view of the situation on the market, this amendment should be applied as soon as possible.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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