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32004R1415
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1415/2004 of 19 July 2004 fixing the maximum annual fishing effort for certain fishing areas and fisheries
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5.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1415/2004
of 19 July 2004
fixing the maximum annual fishing effort for certain fishing areas and fisheries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources (1), and in particular Article 11(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 establishes the conditions and procedures for the introduction of a system for the management of fishing effort in certain Community fishing areas and resources.
(2) The Member States have submitted to the Commission the information required in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 and in particular the annual average fishing effort over the period 1998 to 2002 exerted by vessels equal to or more than 15 m in length overall in the areas defined in that Regulation and the annual average fishing effort over the period 1998 to 2002 exerted by vessels equal to or more than 10 m in length overall in the biologically sensitive area defined in that Regulation.
(3) In the assessment of fishing effort referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003, the installed power has been understood as the power of a vessel, as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (2).
(4) The Commission forwarded to the Member States the information required pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 and, after consultation with them, assessed the data provided in relation to fishing effort limitations adopted under previous or current Community measures which involve or have involved the management of fishing effort.
(5) The maximum annual fishing effort, to be fixed for the vessels flying the flag of a Member State, by group of species, area and fishery, should be equal to the global fishing effort exerted over the five-year period 1998 to 2002 by those vessels, divided by five,
Subject matter
This Regulation sets the maximum annual fishing effort for each Member State and for each area and fishery defined in Articles 3 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003.
Maximum levels
1. The maximum levels of annual fishing effort by group of species, area and fishery, and by Member State, for the areas referred to in Article 3(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003, are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. The maximum levels of annual fishing effort by group of species, area and fishery, and by Member State, for the area referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003, are set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Transiting through an area
1. Each Member State shall ensure that the utilisation of fishing effort allocations by area, as defined in Articles 3 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003, will not result in more time spent fishing by comparison to fishing effort levels exerted during the reference period.
2. Fishing effort established as a result of a vessel transiting through an area where no fishing operation had taken place during the reference period shall not be used for the purpose of carrying out fishing operations in that area. Each Member State shall record such fishing effort separately.
Methodology
Each Member State shall ensure that the method used to record fishing effort is the same as the one used in assessing the levels of fishing effort according to Articles 3 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003.
Compliance with other fishing effort limitation schemes
The maximum levels of annual fishing effort fixed in Annexes I and II shall be without prejudice to fishing effort limitations fixed under recovery plans or any other management measure under Community law provided that the measure with the lower amount of fishing effort is complied with.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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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32011R1018
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1018/2011 of 12 October 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue whiting in EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France
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15.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1018/2011
of 12 October 2011
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue whiting in EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2011.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31998D0410
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98/410/CFSP: Council Decision of 29 June 1998 extending the application of Joint Action 97/875/CFSP in support of the democratic transition process in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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COUNCIL DECISION of 29 June 1998 extending the application of Joint Action 97/875/CFSP in support of the democratic transition process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (98/410/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article J.3 thereof,
Whereas Joint Action 97/875/CFSP of 19 December 1997 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union, in relation to the democratic transition process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (1) (DRC) expires on 30 June 1998;
Whereas, support by the Union is contingent upon the commitment of the Democratic Republic of Congo Government and institutions to a transition towards democracy;
Whereas the Union has expressed its concern about the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the intentions of the Democratic Republic of Congo Government, but has recently noted some positive developments such as the appointment of a Constitutional Assembly;
Whereas the Union remains prepared to support developments towards democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo and therefore the application of Joint Action 97/875/CFSP should be extended for a further year,
Joint Action 97/875/CFSP shall be extended until 30 June 1999.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
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31975R0837
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Regulation (EEC) No 837/75 of the Commission of 26 March 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
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REGULATION (EEC) No 837/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 26 March 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (1) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof;
Whereas under Article 4 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 (3) of 14 April 1969 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2517/74 (4), Member States may provide that their intervention agencies are to buy in butter produced during a period of two months preceding the day on which such agencies take over the butter ; whereas, so as to prevent those holding butter from taking advantage of such situation for speculative purposes, it should be stipulated that this provision is not applicable during the two months following a change in the buying-in price for butter;
Whereas Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 lays down, in respect of butter offered for intervention, a standard rate of transport charges for distances exceeding 100 kilometres ; whereas this rate must be adapted to take account of increased transport charges in the Community;
Whereas Articles 6 and 24 of that Regulation specify the various amounts to be allowed in respect of storage charges and the rate of interest for finance costs ; whereas it has proved necessary to alter the amount of these items to take account of changing costs in the Community;
Whereas Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 provides that where a storage contract is sought, the butter or cream involved must have been produced during the 14 days preceding the date on which such butter or cream is taken into storage ; whereas, in view of experience gained in the matter, that period should be extended;
Whereas Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 provides that if the price at which butter is bought in by the intervention agencies is altered, the amount of private storage aid for butter and cream is to be altered also ; whereas the Council has on several occasions agreed that during a specified period preceding the application of a new intervention price a certain amount should be added to the price at which butter sold to intervention agencies is bought in ; whereas it has become apparent that such additional amount should be regarded as constituting a price increase within the meaning of that Article;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 is amended as follows: 1. The following subparagraph is added to paragraph 2:
"However, national provisions adopted pursuant to this paragraph shall not apply during the two months following the date on which a change takes effect in the buying-in price for butter applied by the intervention agency, whether expressed in units of account or in the national currency."
2. In paragraph 3, the words "Member States may limit..." are replaced by the following:
"Except during the period specified in the last subparagraph of the preceding paragraph, Member States may limit..."
1. In Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69: (a) the amount "11 units of account" in (a) is replaced by "13 units of account";
(b) the amount "0 722 unit of account" in (b) is replaced by "0 725 unit of account";
(c) the rate of interest "11 %" in (c) is replaced by "10 75 %". (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2)OJ No L 74, 22.3.1975, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 90, 15.4.1969, p. 12. (4)OJ No L 269, 4.10.1974, p. 24.
2. In Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 the amount "0 7032 unit of account" is replaced by "0 7035 unit of account".
In Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 the expression "14 days" is replaced by "21 days".
In Article 24 (1) the provisions of (a), (b) and (c) are replaced by the following: "(a) 13 units of account for fixed costs;
(b) 0 725 unit of account per day for costs of storage in coldstore;
(c) an amount per day of storage calculated on the basis of the buying-in price for butter applied by the intervention agency in the Member State concerned on the day on which the contract is concluded, and of a rate of interest of 10 750 % per annum;.
"
The following paragraph is added to Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69:
"Where in respect of butter bought in by intervention agencies during a period preceding the application of a new buying-in price the Council agrees to the payment of a further amount in addition to the buying-in price currently applicable, such additional amount shall be regarded as an increase in the buying-in price within the meaning of this Article. In such cases, the Commission shall take a decision stipulating that aid in respect of butter in store under contract at the time when the Council comes to an agreement as above shall not be paid until the new buying-in price has been put into effect."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1975.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31997R1094
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1094/97 of 16 June 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 795/97 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of advance- fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, and derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1094/97 of 16 June 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 795/97 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, and derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 (1), the third subparagraph of Article 13 (8) and Article 23 thereof,
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2340/96 (4), specifies the period of validity of advance-fixing certificates for refunds;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/97 (5), derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, and derogating from Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 815/97 (7), limited the validity of certificates fixing in advance the rate of refund for maize (corn) exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty; whereas the market situation allows that the limitation of validity may be restricted to maize (corn) in the form of glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup used in the manufacture of the said goods; whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to align the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 795/97 with those of Commission Regulation (EC) No 677/97 of 17 April 1997 limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain products processed from cereals (8); whereas it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 795/97;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/97 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 the words 'maize (corn)` are replaced by the words 'maize (corn) used in the form of glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup falling within CN codes 1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 75, 1702 90 79 or 2106 90 55`.
2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2
By derogation from Article 27 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 the acceptance of the payment declaration cannot take place for maize (corn) when used in the form of glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup falling within CN codes 1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 75, 1702 90 79 or 2106 90 55 for the manufacture of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty in cases where an export refund advance-fixing certificate is not presented, unless a declaration of exportation of the goods is accepted by 30 June 1997 at the latest.`
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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32000R0190
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Council Regulation (EC) No 190/2000 of 24 January 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2320/97, inter alia, imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Russia
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 190/2000
of 24 January 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 2320/97, inter alia, imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Russia
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), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE
(1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2320/97(2) (hereinafter referred to as "the definitive Regulation") imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Hungary, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Romania and the Slovak Republic. Most exporting producers in the above countries offered undertakings. These undertakings were accepted by Commission Decision 97/790/EC(3). Consequently, their exports are partially exempted form the anti-dumping duties.
(2) In the case of Russia, the undertaking offered was not accepted by the Commission as it did not contain the ncessary guarantees on the part of the Russian authorities to allow adequate monitoring and an ad valorem anti-dumping duty of 26,8 % was imposed.
(3) Recital (87) of the definitive Regulation provided, however, for the anti-dumping measure in respect of Russia to be modified, if ever there were a change in circumstances such that the conditions for the acceptance of an undertaking were met.
B. INTERIM REVIEW
(4) The Russian authorities having subsequently stated that they would provide new guarantees, the Commission accordingly initiated an interim review(4) pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as the "basic Regulation"), limited in scope to the examination of the acceptability of an undertaking from the Russian exporting producers concerned.
(5) The investigation carried out has revealed that the undertaking which is being offered jointly by the Russian authorities and the Russian exporting producers concerned is modelled on those offered, and accepted by the Commission, in the original investigation. In addition, the Russian Ministry of Trade has guaranteed to supervise and monitor the undertaking.
(6) The elimination of the injury will be achieved by two means: first, a price undertaking up to an annual volume threshold exempted from anti-dumping duty, and then an ad valorem anti-dumping duty levied on any imports above this threshold.
(7) The Russian Ministry of Trade has undertaken to control and authenticate production certificates for each invoiced shipment exported to the Community which falls within the agreed quantity exempted from anti-dumping duty. In order to ensure that the quantity of imports exempted from the anti-dumping duty does not exceed the quantity in respect of which the undertaking has been offered, the exemption will be conditional on the presentation to the Community's customs authorities of a valid production certificate, clearly identifying the producer, the product concerned, the customer for which the goods are destined and the details lsited in the Annex to this Regulation. In cases of doubt, the Commission shall make a determination as to the certificate's validity, and take measures as appropriate, in accordance with Article 8(9) and (10) of the basic Regulation.
(8) Having carefully examined the situation, the Commission accepted the undertaking by Commission Decision 2000/70/EC(5).
(9) Therefore, the definitive Regulation has to be amended so that imports made in accordance with the terms of the undertaking are not subject to the anti-dumping duty,
Regulation (EC) No 2320/97 is hereby amended as follows:
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(b) the following shall be added to the table at Article 2(4):
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This Reglation 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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31993R0511
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 511/93 of 5 March 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1724/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Canary Islands with products from the pigmeat sector
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 511/93 of 5 March 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1724/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Canary Islands with products from the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures for the Canary Islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1724/92 of 30 June 1992 (3) laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply measures fixes the quantities of the forecast supply balance with products from the pigmeat sector which benefit from exemption from the levy on imports from third countries, or which benefit from Community aid;
Whereas, in the light of initial experience, these quantities should be amended to cover demand in the sector satisfactorily;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1724/92 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32014R0305
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 305/2014 of 25 March 2014 concerning the authorisation of propionic acid, sodium propionate and ammonium propionate as feed additives for all animal species other than ruminants, pigs and poultry Text with EEA relevance
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26.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 90/12
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 305/2014
of 25 March 2014
concerning the authorisation of propionic acid, sodium propionate and ammonium propionate as feed additives for all animal species other than ruminants, pigs and poultry
(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 propionic acid, sodium propionate and ammonium propionate. 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 propionic acid, sodium propionate and ammonium propionate as feed additives for all animal species to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’, functional group ‘silage additives’. The application includes also other uses of the same substances for which no decision has yet been taken. The additive was authorised for 10 years by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1222/2013 (2) for ruminants, pigs and poultry.
(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 16 November 2011 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use, propionic acid, sodium propionate and ammonium propionate do not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. It was also concluded that the substances improve the aerobic stability of easy to ensile materials. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the methods of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(5) The assessment of the substances concerned shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of those substances 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 substances specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, are authorised as additives 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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31986R2121
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2121/86 of 7 July 1986 amending Regulation No 80/63/EEC on the quality control of fruit and vegetables imported from third countries
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2121/86
of 7 July 1986
amending Regulation No 80/63/EEC on the quality control of fruit and vegetables imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 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 1351/86 (2), and in particular Article 11,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2162/84 (3) amended the quality standards for dessert apples and pears provided for in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1641/71 (4) by laying down that the fruit must be sufficiently developed so that it can continue its maturing process and to attain the degree of maturity required in relation to the varietal characteristics;
Whereas, in the case of apples, experience has shown that, in some cases, difficulties may be encountered in the task of verifying this state of development; whereas, in order to facilitate the work of the control bodies, the methods to be used for judging this development should be specified;
Whereas Commission Regulation No 80/63/EEC (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1857/85 (6), should therefore be amended accordingly,
In Regulation No 80/63/EEC, Article 4a is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 4a
In the case of apples the competent body may refer to a colorimetric scale and/or apply a starch regression test (iodine test) in order to verify that the requirement laid down in the quality standards for apples and pears under the first indent of the last subparagraph of Title II A of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1641/71 is met.'
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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32005R0536
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 536/2005 of 7 April 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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8.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 536/2005
of 7 April 2005
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001D0219
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2001/219/EC: Commission Decision of 12 March 2001 on temporary emergency measures in respect of wood packing comprised in whole or in part of non-manufactured coniferous wood originating in Canada, China, Japan and the United States of America (notified under document number C(2001) 694)
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Commission Decision
of 12 March 2001
on temporary emergency measures in respect of wood packing comprised in whole or in part of non-manufactured coniferous wood originating in Canada, China, Japan and the United States of America
(notified under document number C(2001) 694)
(2001/219/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 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Where a Member State considers that there is an imminent danger of the introduction into its territory of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al., the pine wood nematode (PWN), from a non-member country, it shall temporarily take any additional measures necessary to protect itself from that danger.
(2) Finland informed the other Member States and the Commission that in monitoring inspections carried out in 2000 numerous infestations of non-manufactured coniferous wood packing material originating in Canada, Japan and the United States of America with PWN have been found. Moreover, infestations of non-manufactured coniferous wood packing material originating in Canada and China were also reported by Sweden and France respectively.
(3) Finland took official emergency measures stipulating that as of 31 May 2000, packing material consisting of wood of conifers, except Thuja L., but including wood to support or wedge cargo, originating in non-member countries where PWN is known to occur (namely Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan and the United States of America), must, when entering into Finland, be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate certifying that the wood has undergone one of the treatments specified in the Finnish emergency measures.
(4) Directive 2000/29/EC currently requires that, in order to protect the Community from the introduction of PWN, non-manufactured coniferous wood originating in non-member countries where the nematode is found must be free of bark and grub holes, and have a moisture content of less than 20 %. The abovementioned information from Finland, France and Sweden shows that these measures are not sufficient to protect the Community adequately against the introduction of PWN when such wood is imported from Canada, China, Japan and the United States of America. Therefore temporary emergency measures are necessary.
(5) These emergency measures should apply to imports of non-manufactured wood packing obtained in whole or in part of coniferous wood, originating in Canada, China, Japan and the United States of America, into the Community. However, it is not necessary to apply such measures to wood of Thuja L., because Thuja L. is not susceptible to PWN.
(6) The emergency measures should be applied in two steps. In the first step, the Member States should immediately take any appropriate measures for official monitoring of the said wood in order to further reduce the risk of introduction into or spread within the Community of PWN. This would enable the countries where the nematode is known to occur, to organise treatment of wood packing, comprised in whole or in part of non-manufactured coniferous wood, except that of Thuja L., in compliance with the requirements of this Decision as the second step.
(7) Measures to be taken in cases of non-compliance should be specified.
(8) If it becomes apparent that the emergency measures referred to in the present Decision are not sufficient to prevent the entry of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al., or have not been complied with, more stringent or alternative measures should be envisaged.
(9) The effect of the emergency measures should be assessed continually until 15 June 2002, in particular on the basis of information to be provided by Member States. Possible subsequent measures will be considered in the light of the results of that assessment.
(10) The above emergency measures will also be reviewed in the light of the outcome of discussions currently ongoing in respect of the development of a FAO International Standard on "Guidelines for regulating non-manufactured wood packing in use for the transport of commodities."
(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
1. For the purposes of this Decision "susceptible wood" means wood packing comprised in whole or in part of non-manufactured wood of conifers (Coniferales), except that of Thuja L., originating in Canada, China, Japan and the United States of America in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds.
2. Susceptible wood may only be introduced into the territory of the Community if it complies with the emergency measures laid down in the Annex to this Decision.
3. The provisions specified in points 1, 2 and in point 3 second indent of the Annex to this Decision shall apply only to susceptible wood destined for the Community and originating in the above countries on or after 1 October 2001. The provisions specified in point 3 first indent of the Annex to this Decision shall apply from the date of notification of this Decision to the Member States, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 4.
4. The measures laid down in Part A, Section I, point 1.3 of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC shall not apply to susceptible wood which has been treated in accordance with the requirements of the Annex to this Decision.
When, on the basis of the monitoring provided for in point 3 of the Annex to this Decision, it appears that the provisions referred to in the Annex to this Decision have not been complied with in relation to susceptible wood, the Member State concerned shall ensure that the susceptible wood is either:
- treated in an officially approved manner that eliminates Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al.,
- refused entry into the Community,
- destroyed by either:
- incineration,
- deep burial in sites approved by responsible official bodies referred to in Directive 2000/29/EC, or
- processing in an officially approved manner that eliminates Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al.
All such measures shall be carried out under the official supervision of the Member State concerned.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Commission Directive 94/3/EC(2), each Member State importing susceptible wood shall provide the Commission and the other Member States, before 28 February 2002, with a detailed technical report on the results of the monitoring it has undertaken pursuant to point 3 of the Annex to this Decision.
Member States shall adjust at the latest by 30 September 2001 the measures which they have adopted with a view to protecting themselves against the introduction and the spread of Bursaphelencus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. in such a manner that the measures comply with Articles 1, 2 and 3, and shall forthwith inform the Commission of the adjusted measures.
This Decision shall be reviewed by 15 June 2002 at the latest.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32000D0481
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2000/481/EC: Commission Decision of 14 July 2000 on the recognition of 'RINAVE - Registro Internacional Naval, SA' in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC (notified under document number C(2000) 1876) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
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Commission Decision
of 14 July 2000
on the recognition of "RINAVE - Registro Internacional Naval, SA" in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC
(notified under document number C(2000) 1876)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/481/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administration(1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(3) of Council Directive 94/57/EC states that Member States may submit to the Commission a request for a recognition of three years for organisations which meet all the criteria of the Annex other than those set out under paragraph 2 and 3 of the section "General" of the Annex,
(2) Portugal has submitted a request for a recognition of three years for "RINAVE - Registro Internacional Naval, SA" as per Article 4(3) of the abovementioned Directive.
(3) The Commission has verified that "RINAVE - Registro Internacional Naval, SA" meets all the criteria of the Annex to the abovementioned Directive other than those set out under paragraph 2 and 3 of section "General" of the Annex.
(4) The provisions of this Decision are in line with the opinion of the Committee set out in Article 7 of Directive 94/57/EC,
"RINAVE - Registro Internacional Naval, SA" is recognised pursuant to Article 4(3) of Council Directive 94/57/EC for a period of three years as from the date of adoption of this Decision.
The effects of this recognition are limited to Portugal.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
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31987R1896
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1896/87 of 2 July 1987 establishing, for the period running from 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988, the Community reserve for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1896/87 of 2 July 1987 establishing, for the period running from 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988, the Community reserve for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector
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 773/87 (2), and in particular Article 5c (6) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3), Whereas Article 5c (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 lays down that a Community reserve shall be constituted with a view to supplementing, at the beginning of each period of 12 months, the guaranteed quantities of the Member States in which implementation of the levy system raises particular difficulties; whereas this quantity should be fixed at 443 000 tonnes for the fourth period of 12 months,
For the period running from 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988, the Community reserve provided for in Article 5c (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is hereby fixed at 443 000 tonnes.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31990D0055
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90/55/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 December 1989 setting up a Consumers' Consultative Council
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 December 1989
setting up a Consumers' Consultative Council
(90/55/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas the constant improvement of the living and working conditions as well as the harmonious development of the economies constitute objectives of the European Economic Community;
Whereas since the conference of Heads of State and Government in Paris in October 1972, the Community has gradually established a consumer protection policy;
Whereas as part of the process of achieving its objectives, the Commission set up, by Decision 73/306/EEC (1), as last amended by Decision 80/1087/EEC (2), a Consumers' Consultative Committee in order to maintain close and continuous contacts with consumer organizations at Community level;
Whereas the subsequent development of the Community and its enlargement call for a redefinition of this consultative body;
Whereas, in particular, Article 100a (3) of the Treaty stipulates that proposals concerning consumer protection made with a view to the completion of the internal market must take as a base a high level of protection;
Whereas a growing number of Community policies have an impact on consumers; whereas steps should be taken to ensure that consumer policy is integrated into other common policies, as the Council stressed in its resolutions of 15 December 1986 (3) and 9 November 1989 (4);
Whereas a Consumers' Consultative Council should be set up whose tasks and representativeness reflect these changed circumstances;
Whereas this Council should be accorded a statute which is based on experience gained,
1. The Commission hereby establishes a Consumers' Consultative Council, hereafter called the 'Council', which shall act as a consultative committee.
2. The Council shall be composed of representatives of European consumer organizations as well as of national organizations, institutions and individuals, specially qualified in consumer affairs.
1. The Council may be consulted by the Commission on all problems relating to the protection of consumer interests. Its task shall be to advise the Commission on all problems relating to the respect of consumer interests at Community level, and in particular the implementation of policy and measures relating to consumer protection and information.
2. The Council shall give its opinions at the request of the Commission or, under the procedure provided for in Article 11 (1), on its own initiative.
3. The Council may be consulted on the appointment of consumer representatives to consultative committees set up within the Commission.
The Council shall be composed of 39 members. The seats shall be attributed as follows:
(a) to representatives of European consumer organizations, a total of 16 using the method of distribution and selection described in Annex I;
(b) to representatives of national organizations and institutions specially qualified in consumer affairs, a total of 17 using the method of distribution and selection described in Annex II;
(c) to individuals specially qualified in consumer affairs, a total of six selected by the Commission on the basis of their ability in terms of defending consumer interests, whether at a general level or in specific areas or from specific aspects.
1. The members of the Council shall be appointed by the Commission.
2. An equal number of alternates shall be appointed under the same conditions as the full members.
Notwithstanding Article 10, the alternate shall automatically replace a full member who is absent or indisposed.
1. The term of office of members of the Council shall be three years and shall be renewable once.
2. At the end of the three year period, the members of the Council shall remain in office until a replacement is provided or their term of office is renewed.
The term of office of a member shall lapse before the end of the three year period in the event of his retirement or on the termination of his membership of the organization or institution which he represents, or on his death. The term of office of a member may also be terminated where the organization which nominated him requests his replacement. The member shall be replaced for the remainder of the term of office in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3.
3. Membership shall not confer entitlement to payment.
The Commission shall publish the list of full members and alternates in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
1. The Council shall elect a Chairman and three Vice-Chairmen, who shall hold office for a period of 18 months, renewable once. The election shall be by a majority of two-thirds of the members.
2. The Steering Committee shall consist of the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen and up to eight other members elected by the Council by the majority provided for in paragraph 1.
3. Notwithstanding Article 9, the Steering Committee shall prepare and organize the work of the Council.
4. The Council may set up working parties.
1. The Council shall meet at the seat of the Commission which shall convene meetings at least twice a year and, in addition, at the request of two-thirds of the members.
2. In urgent cases, the Council may, on its own initiative or at the request of the Commission, adopt opinions by a written procedure the details of which will be laid down in the rules of procedure of the Council.
3. Representatives of the relevant departments of the Commission shall take part in the meetings of the Council, the steering committee and its working parties.
The Commission shall provide secretarial services for the Council, the Steering Committee and the working parties.
It shall draw up the agenda for the meetings, convene the members and provide them with documentation.
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1. The Council may request the attendance, as an expert, of any person who is specially qualified in a particular subject on the agenda.
The experts shall be present only for the discussion of the particular subjects for which their attendance has been requested.
2. The Council may request the attendance, as observers, of representatives of professional organizations particularly interested in a subject on the agenda.
Observers shall be present only for the discussion of the particular subject for which their attendance has been requested.
3. The Commission may invite persons who are specially qualified in consumer affairs to take part in the work of the Council under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1.
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1. The preparation of opinions by the Council on its own initiative shall be decided by a majority of two-thirds of the members present. 2. Subject to the application of the procedure described in Article 8 (2), the adoption of opinions by the Council shall require the presence of two-thirds of its members.
3. Conflicting opinions may be attached to the opinions of the Council in so far as they are supported by at least one-third of the members present.
2
In requesting an opinion from the Council, the Commission may fix a deadline by which the opinion has to be given.
3
Without prejudice to Article 214 of the Treaty, the members of the Council are required not to divulge information obtained from their work in the Council, Steering Committee or working parties, when the Commission informs them that the opinion requested or question raised is of a confidential nature. In such cases, only members of the Council and representatives of the Commission shall take part in the meetings.
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Decision 73/306/EEC is hereby repealed.
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This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 1990.
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31994R2747
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2747/94 of 10 November 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 3254/93 as regards fruit and vegetables covered by the specific supply arrangements for the smaller Aegean islands
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2747/94 of 10 November 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 3254/93 as regards fruit and vegetables covered by the specific supply arrangements for the smaller Aegean islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 822/94 (2), and in particular
Article 4
thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3254/93, amended by Regulation (EC) No 825/94 (3), laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the specific supply arrangements for certain fruits and vegetables for the benefit of the smaller Aegean islands (4), lists the fruit and vegetables covered by those arrangements;
Whereas edible peppers falling within CN code ex 0709 60 99 should be added to the existing list of vegetables;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
In Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 3254/93, in footnotes (**), after CN code 0709 60 99 is hereby inserted: '(except for edible peppers)'.
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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32008L0038
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Commission Directive 2008/38/EC of 5 March 2008 establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance )
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6.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 62/9
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/38/EC
of 5 March 2008
establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes
(Text with EEA relevance)
(Codified version)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/74/EEC of 13 September 1993 on feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes (1), and in particular Article 6(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Directive 94/39/EC of 25 July 1994 establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Directive should be codified.
(2) Directive 93/74/EEC provides for the establishment of a positive list of the intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes. That list must indicate the precise use, that is to say, the particular nutritional purpose, the essential nutritional characteristics, the labelling declarations and where appropriate the special labelling requirements.
(3) Certain nutritional purposes cannot be included at present in the list of intended uses due to the absence of Community methods of control for the energy value in pet foods and for dietary fibre in feedingstuffs. This list must be completed as soon as these methods have been adopted.
(4) The established list may be modified, where appropriate, following developments in scientific and technical knowledge.
(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
(6) This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex II, Part B,
Member States shall require that feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes within the meaning of Directive 93/74/EEC shall be marketed only if their intended uses are included in Part B of Annex I to this Directive and if they fulfil the other provisions laid down in that Part of Annex I.
Furthermore, the Member States shall ensure that the provisions under ‘General provisions’ of Part A of Annex I are complied with.
Directive 94/39/EC, as amended by the Directives listed in Annex II, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex II, Part B.
References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.
This Directive shall enter into force on 31 July 2008.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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32006D0588
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2006/588/EC: Commission Decision of 29 August 2006 allocating the amounts resulting from the modulation provided for in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 to the Member States for the years 2006 to 2012 (notified under document number C(2006) 3839)
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2.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/6
COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 August 2006
allocating the amounts resulting from the modulation provided for in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 to the Member States for the years 2006 to 2012
(notified under document number C(2006) 3839)
(2006/588/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2006/410/EC (2) sets the amounts which, as a result of applying the reductions in direct payments provided for in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 for the years 2006 to 2012 are available to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the financial years 2007 to 2013.
(2) The first subparagraph of Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 lays down the criteria for allocating the amounts resulting from the modulation provided for in paragraph 1 of that Article.
(3) Article 78 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 of 21 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (3) lays down the allocation key for sharing these amounts among the Member States using the criteria laid down in Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.
(4) The second subparagraph of Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 also specifies that the Member State is to receive at least 80 % of the amounts which the modulation has generated in that Member State, and Article 10(4) stipulates that this percentage can go up to at least 90 % for Member States whose rye production was substantial during the period 2000-2002.
(5) On the basis of these criteria, the Member States should be allocated the amounts for the years 2006 to 2012 resulting from the modulation provided for in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2006, taking into account the deduction provided for in paragraph 2 of that Article.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the amounts for the years 2006 to 2012 resulting from modulation shall be allocated to the Member States in accordance with the table in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31990R2083
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2083/90 of 20 July 1990 fixing for the 1990/91 marketing year the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2083/90
of 20 July 1990
fixing for the 1990/91 marketing year the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 of 14 March 1977 establishing a system of production aid for tinned pineapple (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1699/85 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas, under Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of the minimum price applicable during the preceding marketing year, and the trend of production costs in the fruit and vegetable sector;
Whereas Article 5 of the said Regulation lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers, the non-member country price and, if necessary, the pattern of processing cost assessed on a flat-rate basis;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 784/90 of 29 March 1990 fixing the reducing coefficient for agricultural prices in the 1990/91 marketing year as a result of the monetary realignment of 5 January 1990 and amending the prices and amounts fixed in ecus for that marketing year (3) lists the prices and amounts to which the coefficient 1,001712 is applied under the system for the automatic dismantling of negative monetary gaps; whereas the prices and amounts fixed in ecus by the Commission for the 1990/91 marketing year must take account of the reduction resulting therefrom;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1990/91 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 to be paid to producers for pineapples;
and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation for tinned pineapple;
shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32007R0601
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 601/2007 of 31 May 2007 fixing the export refunds on malt
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1.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 140/38
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 601/2007
of 31 May 2007
fixing the export refunds on malt
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2).
(3) The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying these rules to the present situation on markets in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on malt listed in Article 1(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32006R0099
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 99/2006 of 19 January 2006 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2093/2005
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20.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 15/46
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 99/2006
of 19 January 2006
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2093/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2093/2005 (2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3) the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 13 to 19 January 2006, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2093/2005, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 22,86 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 84 655 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32004R0654
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 654/2004 of 7 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 144/2004 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of wheat held by the French intervention agency
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 654/2004
of 7 April 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 144/2004 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of wheat held by the French intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 144/2004(2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 200000 tonnes of wheat held by the French intervention agency.
(2) In the present situation on the market the quantities of wheat held by the French intervention agency put up for sale on the internal market of the Community should be increased to 367308 tonnes.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EC) No 144/2004 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 1(1), "200000 tonnes" is replaced by "367308 tonnes";
2. in the title of Annex, "200000 tonnes" is replaced by "367308 tonnes".
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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31992D0362
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92/362/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 April 1992 on a transitional guidance programme for the fishing fleet (1992) of Italy pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (Only the Italian text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 29 April 1992 on a transitional guidance programme for the fishing fleet (1992) of Italy pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (Only the Italian text is authentic) (92/362/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3944/90 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, on 30 April 1991, the Government of Italy forwarded to the Commission a multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet for the period 1992 to 1996, hereinafter referred to as 'the programme', as required by Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86; whereas it forwarded at a later date additional information concerning the programme;
Whereas it is necessary to consider whether, having regard to the foreseeable trend in fishery resources, the market for fishery and aquaculture products, the measures adopted under the common fisheries policy and the guidelines for the latter, the programme fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 and constitutes a suitable framework for Community and national financial aid for the sector concerned;
Whereas the objectives of the previous programme approved by Commission Decision 88/140/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 90/104/EEC (4), constitute the reference basis for assessing the actual development recorded and the effort still needed to ensure that the Community objectives are achieved;
Whereas the current or likely situation as regards availability of fish in conjunction with the activities of the fleet concerned does not allow for any adjustment of the forecast on the basis of which these objectives were determined and approved; whereas the efforts made to adapt the fleet should therefore be sustained and strengthened over the period 1992 to 1996, in view of the fact that availability of fish continues to deteriorate;
Whereas the scope of the planned modernization efforts implies a substantial improvement in the overall performance of the fleet concerned which should be taken into account when assessing the relationship to be achieved by the end of the programme period between fleet capacity and fish availability;
Whereas the development recorded should be monitored on a regular basis so as to improve or adjust the fishery support measures that accompany the implementation of the programme;
Whereas any development that does not comply with the programme objectives would run counter to the objectives of the common fisheries policy; whereas, therefore, certain specific measures undertaken under this programme may not warrant public financial assistance; whereas, in this context, approval of the programme should only be effective where the limitations and conditions upon which such approval was made conditional are complied with;
Whereas it is important that the overall reduction in fishing effort judged to be necessary in order to adapt the Community fleet to available resources should reflect significant reductions in particular segments of that fleet where an imbalance is most apparent; whereas there is insufficient information available at present to achieve comprehensive segmentation of the fleet in accordance with stocks and zones fished; whereas a broader range of parameters should therefore be developed to evaluate fishing effort as well as fleet capacity;
Whereas the Commission cannot approve programmes for the full period until adequate information is available to Member States to permit this new approach and additional time will be required to execute the work programme necessary to complete this process;
Whereas it is not appropriate to interrupt the process of reduction of the fleet inherent in the guidance programmes; whereas transitional programmes, for the period 1 January to 31 December 1992, should therefore be approved;
Whereas further reduction in fleet capacity is needed in view of the present state of the fish stocks; whereas available information indicates that a minimum reduction of 2 % expressed in tonnage and engine power, based on the objectives for the end of 1991, is necessary to compensate for technological progress; whereas in addition to that reduction, a certain percentage reduction is also necessary for catching-up, in the case of those Member States which have not reached the 1991 objectives;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
A transitional guidance programme for the fishing fleet covering the period up to the end of 1992 is hereby approved subject to the limitations and conditions set out in this Decision and provided that those limitations and conditions are complied with.
At the latest by the end of July 1992 and the end of February 1993, Italy shall forward the Commission, in respect of each category of vessel defined in the programme, information on the number of vessels commissioned and withdrawn and on the tonnage and engine power added and withdrawn during the six-month period ending on the preceding 30 June or 31 December.
The approval referred to in Article 1 shall only be effective where the development of the fleet complies with the objectives of the programme as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Decision shall be without prejudice to any Community financial aid that may be granted to individual investment projects.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
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32011R0259
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 259/2011 of 16 March 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
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17.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 70/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 259/2011
of 16 March 2011
amending Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 143, in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (2) lays down the components determining the representative cif import prices referred to in Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 for the cereals referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010.
(2) Although Articles 2(1) and 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 refer to the common wheat of high quality, Annex III to that Regulation includes quotation exchanges and reference varieties also for medium and low quality common wheat. For sake of consistency, it is appropriate to remove from that Annex quotations and varieties for medium and low quality common wheat.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures set out in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31996R2470
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Council Regulation (EC) No 2470/96 of 17 December 1996 providing for an extension of the terms of a Community plant variety right in respect of potatoes
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24.12.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 335/10
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2470/96
of 17 December 1996
providing for an extension of the terms of a Community plant variety right in respect of potatoes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1), and in particular Article 19 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas it is recognized that technical difficulties in potato breeding require expenditure of research activities for a long period in comparison with the overwhelming majority of all the other agricultural crops; whereas, in addition, experience on the market has shown that a new potato variety reveals its commercial value only in the long term in comparison with those agricultural species requiring also long-term research activities; whereas, for these reasons, an equitable refunding of the research activities is only possible at a fairly late stage of the protection in comparison with the other agricultural crops;
Whereas, in order to establish a legal environment conducive to achieving such equitable refunding, an extension of the initial duration of a Community plant variety right by a further five years in the case of potatoes is the most appropriate measure;
Whereas such extension should apply to all valid Community plant variety rights which were granted prior to the entry into force of this Regulation or which will be granted in future unless such a right is duly surrendered by the holder or terminated by a decision of the Community Plant Variety Office;
Whereas the period of extension should be reduced if a national property right or rights in respect of the same variety has or have been effective in a Member State prior to the grant of a Community plant variety right and, accordingly, would have allowed a breeder already to take advantage of his variety; whereas a comparable principle was already laid down under the transitional provisions of Article 116 of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94,
1. The duration of the Community plant variety right, as provided for in Article 19 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 shall in respect of varieties of potatoes, be extended by a further five years, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 116 (4) indent of the said Regulation.
2. In the case of varieties for which a national plant variety right was granted prior to the grant of the Community plant variety right, but to which Article 116 (4) 4th indent of the said Regulation does not apply, the extension referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reduced by the longest period in full years during which any national property right or rights granted have been effective in a Member State in respect of the same variety prior to the grant of the Community plant variety right.
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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31998R1340
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1340/98 of 24 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1340/98 of 24 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 authorises the Commission to adopt the measures required to facilitate the switch-over from the arrangements existing before implementation of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations to those resulting from the adjustments to agricultural legislation provided for in the abovementioned Regulation; whereas such transitional measures may be adopted only up to 30 June 1998 and may not apply beyond that date; whereas it transpires that certain matters which are currently regulated by transitional measures cannot be settled definitively before the above date; whereas these matters concern in particular certain arrangements entered into with third countries; whereas it is therefore necessary to extend by one year the period during which the Commission may adopt transitional measures,
In Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 3290/94, the date '30 June 1998` shall be replaced by '30 June 1999`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32004R1946
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1946/2004 of 11 November 2004 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 12 November 2004
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12.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 336/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1946/2004
of 11 November 2004
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 12 November 2004
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 market in sugar (1), and in particular Article 24(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (2), stipulates that the cif import price for molasses established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (3), is to be considered the representative price. That price is fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(2) For the purpose of fixing the representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, except in the cases provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation and those prices should be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the method provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation.
(3) Prices not referring to the standard quality should be adjusted upwards or downwards, according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(4) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(5) The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Articles 1(2) and 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31982R0772
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 772/82 of 1 April 1982 amending Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 on communications between Member States and the Commission with regard to milk and milk products
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 772/82
of 1 April 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 on communications between Member States and the Commission with regard to milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1269/79 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 854/81 (3), provides for the granting of general aid in order to increase butter consumption; whereas, however, no provision is made in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2731/81 (5), for communications in respect of butter which has qualified for consumption aid; whereas the Commission must have such information at its disposal so that it may assess the effectivenes of the measure in question and monitor developments on the market;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The following Article is hereby inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 210/69:
'Article 4a
Member States shall communicate to the Commission, not later than the 10th day of each month for the preceding month, as regards the aid provided for in Article 12 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, the quantities of butter in respect of which aid has been granted under Regulation (EEC) No 1269/79.'
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 May 1982.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001D0649
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2001/649/EC: Commission Decision of 9 August 2001 on the granting of aid for the production of table olives in Greece (notified under document number C(2001) 2487)
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Commission Decision
of 9 August 2001
on the granting of aid for the production of table olives in Greece
(notified under document number C(2001) 2487)
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(2001/649/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5(4) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC grants the Member States the possibility of allocating part of their national guaranteed quantities and of their olive-oil production aid to support for table olives on conditions to be approved by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of that Regulation.
(2) Greece has presented a request in respect of the 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04 marketing years and detailed rules should be laid down for the granting of the aid.
(3) Provision should be made for the aid to be granted to growers of processed table olives from olive groves in Greece and the conditions governing the granting of the aid should be specified.
(4) The processing period should be defined as running from 1 September to 31 August. Olives which have undergone initial treatment in brine lasting at least 15 days and have been removed from the brine definitively or failing that have undergone treatment making them fit for human consumption should be deemed to be processed olives.
(5) The weight of processed table olives for which aid is payable and the equivalence between processed table olives and olive oil should be determined for the purposes of calculating the unit aid for table olives and of administering the national guaranteed quantities.
(6) Undertakings processing table olives must be approved in accordance with conditions to be determined.
(7) Provisions should be laid down for checks on aid for table olives. Those provisions must in particular cover crop declarations by table-olive growers, notifications by processors of the quantities of olives delivered by growers and leaving the processing chain, and the obligations on paying agencies regarding controls. Provision should be made for penalties on table-olive growers where their declarations conflict with the results of checks conducted.
(8) The information needed for calculating the aid to be granted to growers of processed table olives should be determined. An advance on the aid may be granted on certain conditions.
(9) Greece must notify the Commission of the national measures adopted for the purposes of applying this Decision and of the information used for calculating the advance on the aid and the definitive aid.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04 marketing years, Greece is hereby authorised to grant aid for the production of table olives in accordance with this Decision.
1. Aid for the production of table olives shall be granted to growers of olives which come from olive groves in Greece and are sent to approved processing undertakings for processing into table olives.
2. For each olive-oil marketing year, aid shall be granted for table olives processed between 1 September of the preceding marketing year and 31 August of the marketing year concerned.
3. Within the meaning of this Decision, "processed table olives" means olives that have undergone initial treatment in brine for at least 15 days and have been removed from the brine definitively or failing that have undergone treatment making them fit for human consumption.
1. For the purposes of calculating the unit aid for table olives and of administering the national guaranteed quantities of olive oil, 100 kg of processed table olives shall be deemed to be equivalent to 13 kg of olive oil eligible for production aid as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.
2. The weight of processed table olives to be taken into consideration shall be the drained net weight of whole olives after processing, possibly bruised but not stoned.
1. Approval numbers shall be allocated to undertakings which:
- submit an application for approval by 30 September preceding the olive-oil marketing year in question, accompanied by the information referred to in paragraph 2 and the commitments referred to in paragraph 3,
- market processed table olives, with or without additional preparation,
- have plant capable of processing at least 20 t of olives per year in the islands and 50 t of olives per year in the other zones.
2. Applications for approval shall include at least:
- a description of the processing plant and storage facilities, with details of their capacity,
- a description of the forms of table-olive preparations marketed, indicating the processing coefficient for each of them,
- details of stocks of table olives at various stages of preparation, by form of preparation, as at 1 September preceding the olive-oil marketing year in question.
3. For the purposes of approval, processors shall undertake:
- to keep table olives for which aid is payable separate from table olives originating in non-member countries and those for which aid is not payable when taking delivery of, processing and storing them,
- to keep stock records covering table olives, linked to the financial accounts and indicating, for each day:
(a) the quantities of olives entering the establishment, showing each consignment separately and identifying the grower of each;
(b) the quantities of olives sent for processing and the quantities of table olives processed within the meaning of Article 2(3);
(c) the quantities of table olives for which the process of preparation has been completed;
(d) the quantities of table olives leaving the undertaking, broken down by form of preparation and indicating the consignees,
- to provide the grower as referred to in Article 2(1) and the competent body with the documents and the information referred to in Article 6 in accordance with the conditions laid down therein,
- to submit to all checks provided for under this Decision.
4. Approval shall be refused or immediately withdrawn where undertakings:
- fail to comply or no longer comply with the conditions for approval, or
- are prosecuted by the competent authorities for irregularities in respect of the arrangements provided for in Regulation No 136/66/EEC, or
- have been penalised for an infringement to that Regulation within the past 24 months.
For the purposes of granting the aid for the production of table olives, in addition to the crop declaration laid down for olive-oil production aid, by 1 December of the current marketing year growers shall lodge a supplementary declaration or, as appropriate, a new declaration containing the same information as the crop declaration for olive oil but referring to table olives.
Where the information concerned has already been furnished by a crop declaration for olive oil and has not been subject to modification, the supplementary declaration shall simply indicate the references to the crop declaration and the parcels concerned.
The declarations concerning table olives shall be included in the alphanumeric database provided for in connection with the aid scheme for olive oil production.
1. On delivery of the final consignment of olives and before 30 June, approved undertakings shall issue growers as referred to in Article 2(1) with a certificate of delivery showing the net weight of olives entering the undertaking. However, for olives delivered between 1 July and 31 August certificates must be issued after reception of the final consignment and no later than 31 August.
The certificate must be supported by all the documentation relating to the weight of the consignments of olives delivered.
2. Approved undertakings shall notify the competent body and the control agency:
(a) by the 10th day of each month, of:
- the quantities of olives received, sent for processing and processed within the meaning of Article 2(3) in the course of the previous month,
- the quantities of olives prepared and sent out, broken down by form of preparation, in the course of the previous month,
- the aggregate quantities referred to in the first two indents and the stock situation at the end of the previous month;
(b) before 1 July, of the names of growers as referred to in Article 2(1) for the processing period referred to in Article 2(2) and of the quantities covered by certificates issued to them in accordance with paragraph 1;
(c) before 1 June of the following marketing year, of the total quantities delivered for the processing period referred to in Article 2(2) and of the corresponding total quantities processed.
1. Before 1 July of the current marketing year, table-olive growers shall lodge aid applications, directly or indirectly, with the competent body, containing at least the following details:
- the name and address of the grower,
- the location of the holdings and the parcels where olives were harvested, with a reference to the relevant crop declaration,
- the approved undertaking to which the olives were delivered.
Such applications shall be accompanied by certificates of delivery as referred to in Article 6(1). However, for olives delivered between 1 July and 31 August certificates of delivery must be lodged no later than 1 September.
Where applicable, applications may be accompanied by an application for an advance on the aid.
2. Applications lodged after the deadline shall incur a penalty consisting of a reduction of 1 % of the amount to which the grower would have been entitled had the application been lodged by the due date, for each working day of delay. Applications lodged more than 25 working days late shall be refused.
1. Before the definitive payment of the aid, the competent body shall carry out the controls required to check:
- the quantities of table olives covered by certificates of delivery issued,
- the quantities of table olives processed, broken down by grower.
Controls shall involve:
- several physical inspections of goods in stock and a check of the accounts of approved undertakings,
- stricter checks of aid applications from olive growers applying for aid for both table olives and olive oil.
2. Greece shall see that all the necessary controls are in place to ensure that:
- entitlement to table-olive production aid is respected,
- olives entering an undertaking approved under this Decision are excluded from eligibility for olive-oil production aid,
- no more than one aid application is lodged for the same olives.
3. Without prejudice to the penalties laid down by Greece, no aid shall be granted to growers as referred to in Article 2(1) whose declarations as provided for in Article 5 or whose aid applications in accordance with Article 7 proves to conflict with the results of checks. However, Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98(3) shall apply mutatis mutandis.
1. Growers as referred to in Article 2(1) may receive an advance on the aid requested. The advance shall be equal to the unit amount referred to in Article 17a(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84(4), multiplied by the quantity of olive oil equivalent, in accordance with Article 3(1) of this Decision, to the relevant quantity of table olives processed.
For the purposes of granting advances to growers, the quantity of table olives processed shall be determined by applying a provisional processing coefficient to the quantity appearing in the certificate of delivery, as confirmed by the other information notified to the competent body. That coefficient shall be established by the competent body on the basis of the data available on the approved undertaking concerned. However, the quantity of table olives taken into consideration may not exceed 90 % of the quantity of table olives delivered.
2. Advances on the aid shall be paid from 16 October of the current marketing year to growers applying therefor in accordance with Article 7(1).
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1. Without prejudice to the reductions provided for in Article 20d of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the aid shall be equal to the unit amount referred to in Article 17a(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 multiplied by the quantity of olive oil equivalent, in accordance with Article 3(1) of this Decision, to the relevant quantity of table olives processed.
For the purposes of granting the aid to growers as referred to in Article 2(1), the quantity of table olives processed shall be determined by applying a processing coefficient for the undertaking concerned to the quantity appearing in the certificate of delivery, as confirmed by the other information notified to the competent body. That coefficient shall be equal to the ratio between the total quantity of table olives processed on the one hand, and the total quantity of table olives covered by certificates of delivery on the other hand, in respect of the olive-oil marketing year concerned.
Where the quantity of processed olives corresponding to the quantity set out in the certificate of delivery cannot be established, the quantities of table olives processed for the growers concerned shall be calculated using the average coefficient for the other undertakings. However, without prejudice to any claims which the olive growers concerned might make against the undertaking, that quantity of processed olives may not exceed 75 % of the quantity shown in the certificate of delivery.
2. The rate applicable for conversion of the amount of the aid into Greek drachmae shall be the agricultural conversion rate valid on the first day of the month in which the grower concerned makes his first delivery of olives.
3. Once the controls referred to in Article 8 have been carried out, the aid or, where applicable, the balance of the aid shall be paid to the grower in full within 90 days of the Commission fixing the unit amount thereof.
1
Greece shall notify the Commission:
- without delay, of the national measures taken pursuant to this Decision,
- before 1 August of each marketing year, of the quantities of olive oil equivalent to the estimated output of table olives processed and of the provisional processing coefficients for that estimate,
- before 16 June of each subsequent marketing year, of the quantities of olive oil equivalent to the actual output of table olives processed and of the processing coefficients adopted.
2
This Decision shall apply from 1 September 2001.
3
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
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32014D0244
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2014/244/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/2/2014 of 29 April 2014 on the acceptance of a third State's contribution to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) and amending Decision ATALANTA/3/2009
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3.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 132/63
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION ATALANTA/2/2014
of 29 April 2014
on the acceptance of a third State's contribution to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) and amending Decision ATALANTA/3/2009
(2014/244/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to the Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 of 21 April 2009 on the setting up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) (2009/369/CFSP) (2),
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 10(2) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take the relevant decisions on the acceptance of the proposed contributions by third States.
(2) Following a recommendation on a contribution from New Zealand by the EU Operation Commander on 11 March 2014 and the advice from the European Union Military Committee on 25 March 2014, the contribution from New Zealand should be accepted.
(3) Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 should therefore be amended in order to delete the Annex listing the third States whose contributions have been accepted.
(4) In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,
1. The contribution from New Zealand to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) is accepted and is considered to be significant.
2. New Zealand is exempted from financial contributions to the budget of Atalanta.
Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 is amended as follows:
(1) in the second hyphen of Article 2(1) the terms ‘, as referred to in the Annex’ are deleted;
(2) the Annex is deleted.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
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31997R2342
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2342/97 of 26 November 1997 establishing the supply balance for the Azores and Madeira with products from the eggs and poultrymeat sectors and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1726/92
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2342/97 of 26 November 1997 establishing the supply balance for the Azores and Madeira with products from the eggs and poultrymeat sectors and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1726/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures for the Azores and Madeira concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1262/97 (4), fixes for the period 1 July 1997 to 31 December 1997 the quantities of breeding material originating in the Community which benefit from an aid with a view to developing the potential for production in the Azores and Madeira; whereas these quantities should be determined for the egg and poultrymeat sectors for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, taking account of local production and traditional trade flows and ensuring that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved;
Whereas, pending a communication from the competent authorities updating the requirements of Madeira, and so as not to interrupt application of the specific supply arrangements, the balance was drawn up for the period 1 July to 31 December 1997 by Regulation (EC) No 1262/97; whereas as a result of the presentation by the Portuguese authorities of information on the needs of Madeira, it was possible to establish the balance for the entire 1997/98 period; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1726/92 should thus be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas the supply arrangements are laid down for the period 1 July to 30 June; whereas the definitive supply balance for the 1997/98 period should therefore apply from the start of that year, i.e. 1 July 1997;
Whereas the fact that the Community aid is fixed in the light of the present situation on the market for the products in question and in particular of the prices for such products in the European part of the Community and on the world market results in the aid for the supply of egg and poultrymeat to the Azores and Madeira being fixed at the amounts given in the Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1726/92 is hereby 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 Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32005D0477
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2005/477/EC: Commission Decision of 29 June 2005 providing for a derogation from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in Croatia (notified under document number C(2005) 1920)
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1.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 170/75
COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 June 2005
providing for a derogation from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in Croatia
(notified under document number C(2005) 1920)
(2005/477/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 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Having regard to the request made by Italy and Slovenia,
Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 2000/29/EC, plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in third countries may not in principle be introduced into the Community.
(2) Italy and Slovenia have requested a derogation to permit imports of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, from Croatia for a limited period of time in order to enable specialised nurseries to multiply these plants in the Community before re-exporting them to Croatia.
(3) The Commission considers that there is no risk of spreading harmful organisms to plants or plant products provided that plants of Vitis L. other than fruits originating in Croatia are subject to the specific conditions laid down in this Decision.
(4) Member States should therefore for a limited period be authorised to permit the introduction into their territory of such plants subject to specific conditions.
(5) That authorisation should be terminated if it is established that the specific conditions laid down in this Decision are not sufficient to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms into the Community or have not been complied with.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC with regard to point 15 of Part A of Annex III to that Directive, Member States shall be authorised to permit the introduction into their territory of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, intended for grafting in the Community and originating in Croatia (hereinafter referred to as the plants).
In order to qualify for that derogation the plants shall be subject, in addition to the requirements laid down in Annexes I and II to Directive 2000/29/EC, to the conditions provided for in the Annex to this Decision, and be introduced into the Community between 1 January 2006 and 31 March 2006.
Member States which make use of the derogation provided for in Article 1 shall provide the Commission and the other Member States, by 1 July 2006 at the latest, with:
(a) the information on quantities of plants imported pursuant to this Decision; and
(b) a detailed technical report of the official inspections referred to in point 6 of the Annex.
Any Member State in which the plants are subsequently grafted after their introduction into its territory, shall also provide the Commission and the other Member States, by 1 July 2006 at the latest, with a detailed technical report of the official inspections and testing referred to in point 8(b) of the Annex.
Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of all consignments introduced into their territory pursuant to this Decision which were subsequently found not to comply with this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32014R0755
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 755/2014 of 10 July 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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12.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 205/12
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 755/2014
of 10 July 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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31986R2571
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2571/86 of 14 August 1986 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2571/86
of 14 August 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol 1 thereto,
Having regard to Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3138/85 of 22 October 1985 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain goods originating in Yugoslavia (2);
Whereas Article 1 of the abovementioned Protocol provides that the products listed below, imported under reduced duty rates according to Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement are subject to the annual ceiling indicated below, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established:
(tonnes)
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Ceiling // // // // 74.04 // Wrought plates, sheet and strip, of copper // 769 // // //
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
From 18 August to 31 December 1986, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products:
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Origin // // // // 74.04 // Wrought plates, sheet and strip, of copper // Yugoslavia // // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001R2365
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2365/2001 of 3 December 2001 prohibiting fishing for redfish by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2365/2001
of 3 December 2001
prohibiting fishing for redfish by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001(2), and in Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2001(4), lays down quotas for redfish for 2001.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of redfish in the waters of ICES divisions V and XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. The United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock from 24 October 2001. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of redfish in the waters of ICES divisions V and XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 2001.
Fishing for redfish in the waters of ICES divisions V and XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom 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 24 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003R0595
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2003 of 1 April 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2003
of 1 April 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 2 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32006D0422
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2006/422/EC: Commission Decision of 19 June 2006 establishing that Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors applies to the production and sale of electricity in Finland, excluding the Åland Islands (notified under document number C(2006) 2337) (Text with EEA relevance)
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21.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 June 2006
establishing that Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors applies to the production and sale of electricity in Finland, excluding the Åland Islands
(notified under document number C(2006) 2337)
(Only the Finnish and the Swedish texts are authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/422/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1), and in particular Article 30(4) and (6) thereof,
Having regard to the request submitted by the Republic of Finland by e-mail of 20 February 2006, and to the additional information requested by Commission staff by e-mail of 10 March 2006 and submitted by the Republic of Finland by e-mail of 23 March 2006,
Having regard to the conclusions of the independent national authority, Kilpailuvirasto (the Finnish Competition Authority), that the conditions for the applicability of Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC would be met,
Whereas:
(1) Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC provides that contracts, intended to enable the performance of one of the activities to which the Directive applies, shall not be subject to the Directive if, in the Member State in which it is carried out, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted. Direct exposure to competition is assessed on the basis of objective criteria, taking account of the specific characteristics of the sector concerned. Access is deemed to be unrestricted if the Member State has implemented and applied the relevant Community legislation opening a given sector or a part of it. This legislation is listed in Annex XI to Directive 2004/17/EC, which, for the electricity sector, refers to Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (2). Directive 96/92/EC has been superseded by Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (3), which requires an even higher degree of market opening.
(2) Pursuant to Article 62(2) of Directive 2004/17/EC, Title III of that Directive setting out the rules on service design contests does not apply to contests organised for the pursuit, in the Member State concerned, of an activity to which the applicability of Article 30(1) of the Directive has been established by a Commission decision or has been deemed applicable under the second or third subparagraph of Article 30(4) or the fourth subparagraph of Article 30(5).
(3) The request submitted by the Republic of Finland concerns production, including co-generation, as well as the sale (wholesale and retail) of electricity. The wholesale market in Finland is to a large degree integrated into the Nordic power market (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland). It consists of a bilateral trading market between generators on one hand and suppliers and industrial companies on the other hand, and a voluntary Nordic power exchange Nordpool which has a spot market and a forward market. There is, therefore, a clear development towards a regional wholesale market, although transmission bottlenecks sometimes divide this market up into geographically distinct price areas, of which Finland is one. Thus, according to the Finnish authorities and Nordpool Finland, Finland was a separate pricing area during 9,3 % of the time in 2005 (4). For production there is also clear development towards a regional market, although transmission bottlenecks and limits to the capacity (5) of the connections between the Finnish networks and those of other areas of the Community and to Russia, can have the effect of temporarily limiting the market to the territory of Finland, excluding the Åland islands. The retail market area corresponds to the territory of Finland, excluding the Åland islands, given that, as confirmed by the Finnish authorities, electricity dealers from other Nordic countries that are not established in Finland are not yet a real alternative as far as consumers or small or medium-sized customers are concerned.
(4) This assessment, and any other contained in this Decision, is made solely for the purposes of Directive 2004/17/EC and is without prejudice to the application of the rules on competition.
(5) Finland has implemented and applied not only Directive 96/92/EC but also Directive 2003/54/EC, opting for full ownership unbundling for transmission networks and legal and functional unbundling for distribution networks except for the smallest companies. Consequently, and in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 30(3), access to the market should be deemed not to be restricted.
(6) Direct exposure to competition should be evaluated on the basis of various indicators, none of which are, per se, decisive.
(7) In the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Report on progress in creating the internal gas and electricity market (6), hereafter referred to as the ‘2005 Report’, the Commission stated that, ‘many national markets display a high degree of concentration of the industry, impeding the development of effective competition.’ (7). Consequently, it considered that, in respect of electricity generation, ‘one indicator for the degree of competition on national markets is the total market share of the biggest three producers’ (8). According to the ‘Technical Annex’ (9), the aggregate market share of the three largest generators of the total production on the Nordic market is 40 % (10), which is a satisfactorily low level. When compared to the Finnish territory, the aggregate market shares of the three largest generators are, of course, higher (11). However, the periods in which the Finnish market is isolated are limited (12). There is, therefore, during significant parts of the year, a competitive pressure deriving from the potential to obtain electricity from outside Finnish territory, the more so as no transmission fee is charged between the Nordic countries. The temporary nature of congestion prevents investment inside the Finnish territory without having regard to other producers in the Nordic market. These factors should therefore be taken as an indication of direct exposure to competition for the production market whether taken as the national Finnish market or the emerging regional one.
(8) The degrees of concentration and of liquidity are also good indicators of competition on the electricity wholesale market. The market share of Nord Pool Spot AS, the voluntary Nordic power exchange described in recital 3, in 2004 was 42 % of the physical delivery in the Nordic countries (13). In comparison to a regional market, this is at a satisfactory level. Furthermore, the conditions of competition in the electricity wholesale trade are also greatly influenced by financial trade in electricity in the market area, which, in terms of volume via NordPool, represented 1,5 times the amount consumed in the Nordic countries (14) (and, if other identified transactions such as OTC, over the counter or direct sale, are included, more than four times the amount (15). As concluded in the Technical Annex (16), this degree of liquidity should be considered as being satisfactory, i.e. it is such as to constitute an indicator of a well-functioning and competitive regional market. As previously indicated, the competitive situation should also be examined as it relates solely to Finnish territory. First of all it should once again be stressed that the aforementioned bottleneck problems are not constant, only temporary. There is therefore the constant competitive pressure deriving from the potential to obtain electricity from outside Finnish territory, the more so as no transmission fee is charged between the Nordic countries. Furthermore, prices for wholesale electricity in Finland are set by Nordpool. These factors should therefore be taken as an indication of direct exposure to competition for the wholesale market, whether taken as the national Finnish market or the emerging regional one.
(9) Taking the size of the country into account, the number of economic operators on the retail market is fairly large (more than 60, a considerable number of which offer their services on a nationwide basis) as is the number of companies with a market share above 5 %. According to the latest information available, the aggregate market share of the three largest companies in terms of supply to small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as to very small commercial customers and households, is at a satisfactorily low level at 35-40 % (17). These factors should therefore be taken as an indication of direct exposure to competition.
(10) The workings of the balancing markets should also be considered as indicators, not only in respect of production but also for the wholesale and retail markets. In fact, ‘any market participant who cannot easily match its generation portfolio to the characteristics of its customers may find itself exposed to the difference between the price at which the TSO (transmission system operator) will sell imbalance energy, and the price at which it will buy back excess production. These prices may either be directly imposed by the regulator on the TSO; or alternatively a market based mechanism will be used in which the price is determined by bids from other producers to regulate their production upwards or downwards (…) a key difficulty for small market participants arises where there is the risk of a large spread between the buying price from the TSO and the selling price. This occurs in a number of Member States and is likely to be detrimental to the development of competition. A high spread may be indicative of an insufficient level of competition in the balancing market which may be dominated by only one or two main generators. Such difficulties are made worse where network users are unable to adjust their positions close to real time.’ (18). There is an integrated balancing market in the Nordic area for supplying balancing energy and its main characteristics (market-based pricing, hourly gate closures and a low spread) are such that it should be taken as an indicator of direct exposure to competition.
(11) Given the characteristics of the product concerned here (electricity) and the scarcity or unavailability of suitable substitutable products or services, price competition and price formation assume greater importance when assessing the competitive state of the electricity markets. The number of customers switching supplier is an indicator of genuine price competition and, thus, indirectly, ‘a natural indicator of the effectiveness of competition. If few customers are switching, there is likely to be a problem with the functioning of the market, even if the benefits from the possibility of renegotiating with the historical supplier should not be ignored.’ (19). Furthermore, ‘the existence of regulated end-user prices is clearly a key determinant of customer behaviour (…) Although the retaining of controls may be justified in a period of transition, these will increasingly cause distortions as the need for investment approaches.’ (20).
(12) In Finland, the degree of switching for the three categories of users — large and very large industrial users, small and medium-sized industrial and business, and very small business and household users — is above 75 % for the first two groups and 30 % for the last category (21) and there is no end-user price control (22): that is, prices are set by the economic operators themselves and do not have to be approved by any authority prior to their application. The situation in Finland is therefore satisfactory as far as switching and end-user price control are concerned and should be taken as an indicator of direct exposure to competition.
(13) In view of the abovementioned indicators and given the overall picture of this sector in Finland, in particular the extent to which networks have been unbundled from generation/supply and the effective regulation of network access, that emerges from the information submitted by the Republic of Finland, the 2005 Report and the Technical Annex thereto, the condition of direct exposure to competition laid down in Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC should be considered to be met in respect of production and sale of electricity in Finland, excluding the Åland islands. As noted in recital 5, the further condition of free access to the activity must be deemed to be met. Consequently, Directive 2004/17/EC should not apply when contracting entities award contracts intended to enable electricity generation or the sale of electricity to be carried out in these geographical areas nor when they organise design contests for the pursuit of such an activity there.
(14) This Decision is based on the legal and factual situation as of February 2006 as it appears from the information submitted by the Republic of Finland, the 2005 Report and the Technical Annex thereto. It may be revised, should significant changes in the legal or factual situation mean that the conditions for the applicability of Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC are no longer met.
(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts,
Directive 2004/17/EC shall not apply to contracts awarded by contracting entities and intended to enable them to carry out electricity generation or the sale of electricity in Finland, excluding the Åland islands.
This Decision is based on the legal and factual situation as of February 2006 as it appears from the information submitted by the Republic of Finland, the 2005 Report and the Technical Annex thereto. It may be revised, should significant changes in the facts or the legal situation mean that the conditions for the applicability of Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC are no longer met.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.
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31990D0405
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90/405/EEC: Council Decision of 27 July 1990 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters temporarily extending from 1 to 30 April 1990 the Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 July 1990
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters temporarily extending from 1 to 30 April 1990 the Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal
(90/405/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal (1), as amended by the Agreement signed on 17 March 1989 (2),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 17 of the Agreement, the Community and the Republic of Senegal have opened negotiations to determine the arrangements which will apply after the Protocol to the Agreement expires on 28 February 1990;
Whereas, on 24 February 1990, the two sides agreed to extend the said Protocol for an interim period from 1 to 31 March 1990;
Whereas, on 30 March 1990, the two sides agreed to extend the said Protocol for a second interim period, from 1 to 30 April 1990, pending the outcome of the abovementioned negotiations,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters temporarily extending from 1 to 30 April 1990 the Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
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31985D0008
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85/8/EEC: Council Decision of 19 December 1984 on specific Community action to combat poverty
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 December 1984
on specific Community action to combat poverty
(85/8/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas, under Article 2 of the Treaty, the task of the Community is to promote throughout the Community a harmonious development of economic activities, a continuous and balanced expansion, an increase in stability, an accelerated raising of the standard of living and closer relations between the States belonging to it;
Whereas the persistence of poverty within the Community is incompatible with this objective;
Whereas the uncertainty of employment, a phenomenon which has worsened in recent years, is equally incompatible with this objective;
Whereas national economic and social policies and Community action in the field of employment can, by attacking the structural causes of poverty, make an effective contribution to the fight against it;
Whereas in addition to anti-poverty measures which may be implemented in connection with the establishment of the various Community policies, more specific Community action is necessary to achieve the objective referred to above;
Whereas the Treaty does not provide the specific powers necessary for the adoption of this Decision,
1. The Commission may implement an anti-poverty programme in order to combat poverty more effectively and carry out positive measures to help the under-privileged and identify the best means of attacking the causes of poverty and alleviating its effects in the Community. To this end, the Commission may:
(a) promote or provide financial assistance for various types of action-research measures:
- designed to test and develop new methods of helping persons beset by, or threatened with, poverty in the Community,
- drawn up and carried out as far as possible with the participation of the persons concerned, and
- of particular interest to the Community in that they are addressed to problems common to several Member States;
(b) promote or provide financial assistance for the dissemination and exchange of knowledge, the coordination and assessment of anti-poverty measures, and the transfer of innovative approaches between Member States;
(c) promote or provide financial assistance for collection and dissemination on a regular basis of comparable data on poverty in the Community.
2. For the purposes of this Decision 'the poor' shall be taken to mean persons, families and groups of persons whose resources (material, cultural and social) are so limited as to exclude them from the minimum acceptable way of life in the Member States in which they live.
The funds estimated as necessary to implement the measures referred to in Article 1 amount to 25 million ECU for four years (1985 to 1988).
Financial support may be granted, in the framework of the appropriations entered annually for this purpose in the general budget of the European Communities, for:
(a) action-research projects, up to 50 % of actual expenditure within the limits of assistance requested and approved. However, in exceptional cases, and notably those occurring in particularly underprivileged regions, this limit may be raised to 55 %;
(b) other types of activity, if such activities are of exceptional interest for all or part of the Community, in excess of 50 % of actual expenditure within the limits of assistance requested and approved.
1. Applications for Community financial assistance shall be approved and forwarded to the Commission by the Member State or States on whose territory the projects are to be carried out.
2. The Commission shall inform the Member States of its decision to grant or refuse the financial assistance requested.
3. Both public and private bodies shall be eligible for financial assistance.
4. In cases where the Commission takes the initiative for an action-research project or study, it shall obtain the agreement of the Member State or States on whose territory the project is to be carried out.
1. The Commission shall consult the representatives of the Governments of the Member States and, where appropriate, those responsible, within the framework of the projects, for coordination, evaluation and dissemination of knowledge, and independent experts on all matters of importance concerning the implementation of this Decision.
2. The Commission shall arrange for the body responsible for each type of action in question to report back to it at regular intervals on the progress or outcome of the action and to convey any other appropriate information.
At the end of 1987, the Commission shall submit to the Council and the European Parliament an interim report on the first available results of the various operations carried out with financial assistance from the Community.
The Commission shall also submit a final report as soon as possible after the conclusion of the programme.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall take effect on the fifth day following that of its publication.
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31978D0995
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78/995/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 November 1978 on approval of the programme to accelerate drainage operations in the less-favoured areas of the west of Ireland pursuant to Directive 78/628/EEC (Only the English text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 23 November 1978 on approval of the programme to accelerate drainage operations in the lessfavoured areas of the west of Ireland pursuant to Directive 78/628/EEC (Only the English text is authentic) (78/995/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 78/628/EEC of 19 June 1978 on a programme to accelerate drainage operations in the less-favoured areas of the west of Ireland (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas on 20 October 1978 the Irish Government notified: - the programme for the acceleration of drainage in the west of Ireland pursuant to Directive 78/628/EEC,
- provisions on the procedure followed by the Department of Agriculture in the payment of grants for field drainage,
- a scheme to accelerate drainage operations in the less-favoured areas of the west of Ireland,
- a circular addressed to the Advisory Service,
- a circular addressed to agricultural cooperatives;
Whereas, as regards the public arterial drainage works provided for in the programme: - the programme notified contains all the information specified in Article 3 (a) of Directive 78/628/EEC,
- the cost-benefit analysis for each catchment area shows that the measures provided for will be sufficiently profitable;
Whereas, as regards the field drainage works provided for in the programme: - the programme notified contains all the information and necessary provisions and measures specified in Article 3 (b) of Directive 78/628/EEC,
- the programme and the provisions and measures referred to above guarantee that the conditions laid down in Article 3 (b) of that Directive will be complied with to the extent required and that the objectives of the common measure provided for in Directive 78/628/EEC can therefore be attained;
Whereas the Irish Government has also demonstrated sufficiently the complementary nature of the Community contribution;
Whereas it is necessary to determine in agreement in Ireland the manner in which information is to be provided periodically on the progress of the programme ; whereas agreement with Ireland on this has now been reached;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The programme submitted by the Irish Government on 20 October 1978 for the acceleration of drainage in the west of Ireland pursuant to Directive 78/628/EEC is hereby approved.
The Irish Government shall, before 1 May each year, report on the progress of the programme referred to in the preceding Article.
The report shall contain the following information: (a) Arterial drainage: - for each catchment area, length of the main rivers and tributaries, where deepening and widening has been completed,
- for each catchment area, length of the main rivers and tributaries where deepening and widening is in progress,
- number of hectares which have been drained by the arterial drainage schemes already completed,
- number of hectares which will be drained by the arterial drainage schemes still in progress. (1)OJ No L 206, 29.7.1978, p. 5.
(b) Field drainage: (1) Within the catchment areas: - number of hectares per catchment area which have been drained under the field drainage programme,
- of these, the number of hectares per catchment area which have been drained under group drainage schemes,
- number of farms per catchment area whose land has been drained under the field drainage programme,
- total cost of the field drainage operations still in progress per catchment area,
- total amount of aid granted per catchment area for field drainage operations still in progress,
- number of hectares per catchment area for which field drainage has been approved and where the field drainage operations have not yet been completed, and number of farms affected.
(2) Outside the catchment areas: - the same information as for field drainage within the catchment areas.
(3) Machinery: - number of agricultural cooperatives,
- total cost of machinery purchased by cooperatives,
- total aid paid to cooperatives for machinery purchases.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
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32007R0251
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 251/2007 of 8 March 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
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9.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 69/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 251/2007
of 8 March 2007
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June 2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 8 March 2007, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 8 March 2007, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be 26,793 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31995D0559
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95/559/EC, Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 4 December 1995 concluding the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part
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COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION of 4 December 1995 concluding the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (95/559/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 238 thereof, in conjunction with Article 228 (2), second sentence, and (3), second subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the approval given by the Council pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Whereas, at its meeting in Copenhagen on 21 and 22 June 1993, the European Council called for further Community programmes to be opened up to the associated countries of central and eastern Europe, taking as a starting point programmes which are already open to EFTA countries;
Whereas the Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, an Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Hungary,
The Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, signed on 13 July 1995 is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council shall be decided by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
The President of the Council shall undertake the notification provided for in Article 4 of the Additional Protocol on behalf of the European Community (2). The President of the Commission shall undertake the same notification for the European Atomic Energy Community.
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32007D0740
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2007/740/EC: Council Decision of 13 November 2007 authorising the Kingdom of the Netherlands to apply a measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
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17.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 300/71
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 November 2007
authorising the Kingdom of the Netherlands to apply a measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
(Only the Dutch version is authentic)
(2007/740/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 395(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In a letter registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 24 November 2006, the Kingdom of the Netherlands requested authorisation to apply a special tax measure in the ready-to-wear clothing industry as previously authorised for a limited period by Council Decision 1998/20/EC (2).
(2) In accordance with Article 395(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Commission informed the other Member States by letter dated 10 July 2007 of the request made by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. By letter dated 17 July 2007, the Commission notified the Kingdom of the Netherlands that it had all the information it considered necessary for appraisal of the request.
(3) The arrangement would authorise the Kingdom of the Netherlands to apply in the ready-to-wear clothing industry a scheme for shifting the subcontractor’s obligation to pay over VAT to the tax authorities from the subcontractor to the clothing firm (the contractor).
(4) These arrangements have proved in the past to be an effective fraud-prevention measure in a sector in which collecting VAT is rendered awkward by the difficulty of identifying and supervising the activities of subcontractors. The requested measure is therefore to be considered as a measure to prevent certain types of tax evasion and avoidance in the ready-to-wear clothing industry.
(5) Since, however, the location for the manufacture of ready-to-wear clothes is influenced by low labour costs and subcontractors relocate easily from one country to another, the Kingdom of the Netherlands should monitor and evaluate the impact of these factors on the effectiveness of the derogation and inform the Commission accordingly.
(6) It is appropriate that the measure be limited in time in order to allow the Commission to evaluate it on the basis of the report provided by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
(7) The derogation does not have an adverse effect on the Communities’ own resources accruing from value added tax nor does it affect the amount of VAT charged at the final stage of consumption,
By way of derogation from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is hereby authorised to apply a scheme until 31 December 2009 in the ready-to-wear clothing industry for shifting the subcontractor’s obligation to pay over VAT to the tax authorities from the subcontractor to the clothing firm (the contractor).
By 31 July 2009, the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall submit a report to the Commission on the overall evaluation of the operation of the measure concerned, in particular as regards the effectiveness of the measure and any other evidence of relocations of subcontractors in the ready-to-wear clothing industry to other countries.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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31997D0394
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97/394/EC: Commission Decision of 6 June 1997 establishing the minimum data required for the databases on animals and animal products brought into the Community (Text with EEA relevance)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 6 June 1997 establishing the minimum data required for the databases on animals and animal products brought into the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (97/394/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 92/438/EEC of 13 July 1992 on computerization of veterinary import procedures (Shift project) amending Directives 90/675/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 91/628/EEC and Decision 90/424/EEC and repealing Decision 88/192/EEC (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas, for the purposes of Annex III (1) to Decision 92/438/EEC, the minimum standard data required for the databases introduced by the Member States on the animals and products brought into their territory must first be established;
Whereas each Member State may record any additional data on the animals and products brought into its territory which it considers appropriate;
Whereas the other technical requirements will be laid down at a later date in the light of the current studies on the Shift project;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The minimum data to be entered by the Member States in the databases on the animals and products brought into their territory shall be those set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31982D0799
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82/799/EEC: Commission Decision of 15 November 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Ithaco - Heterodyne Lock-in Amplifier, model Dynatrac 391A' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 November 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Ithaco - Heterodyne Lock-in Amplifier, model Dynatrac 391A' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/799/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 7 April 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Ithaco - Heterodyne Lock-in Amplifier, model Dynatrac 391A' ordered on 14 November 1979 and to be used for the study of the magnetic properties of oligoatomic metal layers, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 21 September 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an amplifier;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the sensibility in relation to sound and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,
The apparatus described as 'Ithaco - Heterodyne Lock-in Amplifier, model Dynatrac 391A', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 7 April 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31983D0101
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83/101/EEC: Council Decision of 28 February 1983 concluding the Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources
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12.3.1983 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 67/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 February 1983
concluding the Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources
(83/101/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas having regard to the declaration of the Council of the European Communities and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting in the Council of 22 November 1973 on the programme of action of the European Communities on the environment (3);
Whereas that programme lays stress inter alia on the fact that marine pollution affects the whole Community, both because of the essential role played by the sea in the preservation and development of species and on account of the importance of sea transport for the harmonious economic development of the Community;
Whereas, furthermore, that programme and Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (4) provide that certain measures are to be implemented by the Community in order to reduce the various types of marine pollution;
Whereas the Convention on the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution provides, in particular, that suitable measures should be adopted to prevent and reduce pollution caused by dumping from ships and aircraft, pollution resulting from the exploration and exploitation of the continental shelf, the sea-bed and its sub-soil and pollution from land-based sources;
Whereas, in adopting Decision 77/585/EEC (5), the Council approved the Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution, and the Protocol for the prevention of the pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by dumping from ships and aircraft;
Whereas the Community took part in the negotiations concerning the conclusion of the Convention Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources;
Whereas on 17 May 1980 the Community signed the said Protocol;
Whereas, in order to attain, in the course of the operation of the common market, one of the objectives of the Community in the field of the protection of the environment and of the quality of life, it appears necessary to approve the said Protocol;
Whereas, since the specific powers of act on required to adopt this Decision have not been provided for in the Treaty, it is necessary to invoke Article 235 thereof,
The Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall deposit the Acts as provided for in Article 16 (4) of the Protocol referred to in Article 1 hereof.
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32011D0318
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Council Decision 2011/318/CFSP of 31 March 2011 on the signing and conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the participation of the United States of America in European Union crisis management operations
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31.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 143/1
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/318/CFSP
of 31 March 2011
on the signing and conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the participation of the United States of America in European Union crisis management operations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 218(5) and (6) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR),
Whereas:
(1) Conditions regarding the participation of third States in Union crisis management operations should be laid down in an agreement establishing a framework for such possible future participation, rather than defining those conditions on a case-by-case basis for each operation concerned.
(2) Following the adoption of a Decision by the Council on 26 April 2010 authorising the opening of negotiations, the HR negotiated a framework agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the participation of the United States of America in European Union crisis management operations (the Agreement).
(3) The Agreement should be approved,
The Framework Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the participation of the United States of America in European Union crisis management operations (the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Union.
The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of signature thereof, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion (1).
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 10(1) of the Agreement.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
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31997R1997
|
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1997/97 of 14 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 establishing a list of reference methods to be applied for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products under the common market organization
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1997/97 of 14 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 establishing a list of reference methods to be applied for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products under the common market organization
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation 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 (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (6), 7 (5), 8 (4), 9 (3), 10 (3), 11 (3), 12 (3), 13 (3), 16 (1) and (4), and 17 (14) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2721/95 of 24 November 1995 on the establishment of rules for the application of reference and routine methods for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products under the common market organization (3) specifies that before 1 April each year a list of reference methods applicable for the analyses mentioned in Article 1 of that Regulation has to be established; whereas a first list was adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 (4); whereas that list was updated with effect from 1 April 1997 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/97 (5) which replaced the annex to Regulation (EC) No 1854/96; whereas it has come to light that this annex contains certain errors which should be corrected; whereas references to certain regulations and products were omitted and should now be added; and the details of certain reference methods should be clarified; whereas in view of the number and nature of the corrections and additions it is preferable for reasons of clarity and of legal certainty to replace the entire annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The annex to Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 is replaced by the Annex to the present regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989R1123
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1123/89 of 27 April 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 with respect to the processing aid scheme and amending the rules for applying the intervention thresholds for certain citrus fruits
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1123/89 of 27 April 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 with respect to the processing aid scheme and amending the rules for applying the intervention thresholds for certain citrus fruits
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 89 (2) and 234 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2241/88 (5), lays down a system of financial compensation to encourage the processing of certain varieties of oranges under contracts ensuring regular supply to the processing industry at a minimum buying-in price to the producer;
Whereas the minimum price to the producer is calculated on the basis of the buying-in price plus 10 % of the basic price applying for the varieties of oranges which, owing to their characteristics, are normally used for processing;
Whereas the production of mandarins continues to exceed the market's absorption possibilities; whereas the conversion measures currently in force and the other existing structural measures have not yet produced their full effects; whereas the production of satsumas and clementines has developed considerably; whereas it is therefore necessary to encourage temporarily the processing of such small citrus fruits into juice while allowing them to qualify under the arrangements in force for oranges, and the processing of satsumas and clementines into segments in tins, during the 1989/90 to 1991/92 marketing years inclusive;
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 16 (4), 18 (1) and 19 (1) of Regulation (EEC) 1035/72 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1119/89 (7), the withdrawal prices for
oranges, mandarins, satsumas and clementines are those of products in bulk in a means of transport, all varieties and sizes taken together;
Whereas, to encourage producers to present their products for processing rather than for withdrawal, provision should be made that the minimum processing price is to be fixed at the level of the highest withdrawal price of each applying during the periods when major quantities are withdrawn;
Whereas, in order to avoid any distortion of competition, provision should be made for financial compensation granted for the processing of mandarins, satsumas and clementines to be fixed at a level such that for each of the products the difference between the minimum price and the financial compensation, i.e. the burden on the industry, is identical to that for the purchase of oranges taking account of the difference in juice yield;
Whereas, with regard to the processing of satsumas and clementines into segments in tins, the financial compensation should be set at the level of the financial compensation granted for the processing into juice of these same products;
Whereas, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the thresholds existing in the citrus sector, on account of the amendments introduced by this Regulation into the processing aid arrangements for those products, the rules for applying those thresholds must be amended to take account of the quantities delivered for processing;
Whereas point 4 of Article 119 of the Act of Accession limited to certain varieties of oranges eligible for aid for processing in Spain for the first four marketing years following accession; whereas, bearing in mind the whole set of measures taken in the orange-processing sector, the aforesaid provisions of the Act of Accession should no longer be applied during the 1989/90 marketing year,
Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The title is replaced by the following:
´Council Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 of 18 December 1969 laying down special measures to encourage the processing of mandarins, satsumas, clementines and oranges'.
2. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
´Article 1
Measures undertaken in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 2 with a view to ensuring that mandarins, satsumas, clementines and oranges are put to a use more in keeping with their characteristics by having greater recourse to processing into juice and, with regard to satsumas and clementines, processing into segments in tins, shall qualify for assistance from the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, subject to the conditions and procedure laid down in Article 3.'
3. The second sentence of Article 2 (2) is replaced by the following:
´This price shall be fixed, for each of the products in question, at the level of the highest withdrawal price applying during periods of major withdrawals.'
4. Article 3 is amended as follows:
- the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
´For oranges, the financial compensation shall be fixed at a level such that the difference between the minimum price and the financial compensation, i.e. the burden on the industry, does not vary compared with the difference in the preceding marketing year by an amount exceeding that resulting from the increase in the minimum price, the increase in the difference having in all events to be at least equal to 50 % of the increase in the minimum price. However, for the 1989/90 marketing year, the financial compensation shall be fixed at a level such that the burden on the industry remains equal to that in force during the 1988/89 marketing year.'
- the following subparagraphs are inserted after the second subparagraph in paragraph 1:
´For mandarins, satsumas and clementines, the financial compensation shall be fixed, for processing into juice, at a level such that for each of those products the burden on the industry shall be equal to the burden on the industry for oranges, taking account of differences in juice yields.
For satsumas and clementines, the financial compensation for their processing into segments in tins shall be set at the level of the financial compensation granted for these same products under the third subparagraph.'
- the following paragraph is inserted:
´1a. The provisions of Article 1 shall apply to mandarins, satsumas and clementines until the 1991/92 marketing year inclusive only.'
The quantities of oranges delivered for processing under Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 shall be added to the quantities bought in for the assessment of the overrun in the threshold fixed for that product pursuant to Article 16b of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. To that end, the threshold shall be increased by a quantity equal to the average of the quantities of oranges in respect of which financial compensation was paid during the 1984/85 to 1988/89 marketing years inclusive.
For the purposes of implementing Article 16a (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, the quantities of mandarins, satsumas and clementines delivered for processing under Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 shall be treated in the same way as:
- production intended to be consumed fresh, for fixing of the intervention thresholds,
- a quantity qualifying for an intervention measure for the ascertainment of any overrun of the intervention thresholds.
The provisions of point 4 of Article 119 of the Act of Accession setting the quantities of oranges eligible for aid for processing in Spain shall not apply during the 1989/90 marketing year.
The detailed rules for applying this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1989/90 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32011R0609
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2011 of 22 June 2011 withdrawing the suspension of submission of applications for import licences for sugar products under certain tariff quotas
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23.6.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 163/22
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 609/2011
of 22 June 2011
withdrawing the suspension of submission of applications for import licences for sugar products under certain tariff quotas
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 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Submission of applications for import licences concerning order number 09.4318 were suspended as from 20 January 2011 by Commission Regulation (EU) No 42/2011 of 19 January 2011 suspending submission of applications for import licences for sugar products under certain tariff quotas (3), in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 891/2009.
(2) Following notifications on unused and/or partly used licences, quantities became available again for that order number. The suspension of applications should therefore be withdrawn,
The suspension laid down by Regulation (EU) No 42/2011 of submission of applications for import licences for order number 09.4318 as from 20 January 2011 is withdrawn.
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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31998R0802
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/98 of 16 April 1998 initiating a 'new exporter' review of Council Regulation (EC) No 1950/97 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of sacks and bags made of polyethylene or polypropylene originating, inter alia, in India, repealing the duty with regard to imports from four exporters in this country and making these imports subject to registration
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 802/98 of 16 April 1998 initiating a 'new exporter` review of Council Regulation (EC) No 1950/97 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of sacks and bags made of polyethylene or polypropylene originating, inter alia, in India, repealing the duty with regard to imports from four exporters in this country and making these imports subject to registration
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (2), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. REQUEST FOR A REVIEW
(1) The Commission has received applications for a 'new exporter` review pursuant to Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Basic Regulation`). The applications were lodged by Hyderabad Polymers Pvt. Ltd, Pithampur Poly Products Ltd, Sangam Cirfab Pvt. Ltd, and Synthetic Fibres (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd, four exporters in India which claim they did not export the product concerned during the period of investigation on which the anti-dumping measures were based, i.e. the period 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 (hereinafter referred to as 'the original investigation period`).
B. PRODUCT
(2) The product concerned is woven sacks and bags of a kind used for packaging of goods, not knitted or crocheted, obtained from a polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like of woven fabrics weighing 120 gr/m2 or less. The product described falls within CN codes 6305 32 81, 6305 33 91, ex 3923 21 00, ex 3923 29 10 and ex 3923 29 90. These codes are given for information.
C. EXISTING MEASURES
(3) By Regulation (EC) No 1950/97 (3) the Council imposed, inter alia, a definitive anti-dumping duty of 36,0 % on imports of the product concerned originating in India, with the exception of several companies especially mentioned which are subject to a lesser duty.
D. GROUNDS FOR THE REVIEW
(4) The applicants, Hyderabad Polymers Pvt. Ltd, Pithampur Poly Products Ltd, Sangam Cirfab Pvt. Ltd, and Synthetic Fibres (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd, India, have shown that they are not related to any of the exporting producers in India which are subject to the afore-mentioned anti-dumping measures on the product concerned, and that they started exporting to the Community after the original investigation period.
(5) Community producers known to be concerned have been informed of the above application and have been given an opportunity to comment.
(6) In the light of the above, the Commission concludes that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Basic Regulation with a view to determining the applicants' individual margins of dumping and, should dumping be found, the level of duty to which their imports of the product concerned into the Community should be subject.
E. REPEAL OF THE DUTY IN FORCE AND REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS
(7) Pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Basic Regulation, the anti-dumping duty in force should be repealed with regard to imports of the product concerned originating in India which are produced and sold for export to the Community by the applicants. At the same time, such imports should be made subject to registration in accordance with Article 14(5) of that Regulation, in order to ensure that, should the review result in a determination of dumping in respect of the applicants, anti-dumping duties can be levied retroactively from the date of the initiation of this review. The amount of the applicant's possible future liabilities cannot be estimated at this stage of the proceeding.
F. TIME LIMIT
(8) In the interest of sound administration, a period should be fixed within which interested parties, provided they can show that they are likely to be affected by the results of the investigation, may make their views known in writing and submit supporting evidence. A period should also be fixed within which interested parties may make a written request for a hearing and show that there are particular reasons why they should be heard.
G. NON-COOPERATION
(9) It should be noted that in cases in which any interested party refuses access to, or otherwise does not provide, necessary information within the relevant time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the Basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available,
A review of Regulation (EC) No 1950/97 is hereby initiated in order to determine if and to what extent imports of sacks and bags made of polyethylene or polypropylene falling within CN codes 6305 32 81, 6305 33 91, ex 3923 21 00 (3923 21 00*10), ex 3923 29 10 (3923 29 10*10) and ex 3923 29 90 (3923 29 90*10), originating in India, produced and sold for export to the Community by Hyderabad Polymers Pvt. Ltd (TARIC additional code: 8106), Pithampur Poly Products Ltd (TARIC additional code: 8155), Sangam Cirfab Pvt. Ltd (TARIC additional code: 8156) and Synthetic Fibres (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd, India (TARIC additional code: 8157), should be subject to the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1950/97.
The anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1950/97 is hereby repealed with regard to imports of the product identified in Article 1 (TARIC additional code: 8900).
The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports identified in Article 1. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known, present their views in writing and submit information within 37 days from the date of transmission of this Regulation to the authorities of the exporting country. Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same time limit. The transmission of a copy of this Regulation to the authorities of the exporting country shall be deemed to have taken place on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Any information relating to the matter and any request for a hearing should be sent to the following address:
European Commission,
Directorate-General for External Relations: Commercial Policy and Relations with North America, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand,
DM-24 8/38,
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
B-1049 Brussels;
Fax: (322) 295 65 05,
Telex: COMEU B 21877.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31991R1871
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1871/91 of 28 June 1991 laying down definitive measures on the issuing of STM licences for beef and veal in trade with Portugal
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1871/91 of 28 June 1991 laying down definitive measures on the issuing of STM licences for beef and veal in trade with Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 252 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3815/90 of 19 December 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism for certain beef and veal products intended for Portugal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 840/91 (4), sets the annual indicative ceiling for imports into Portugal of certain beef and veal products;
Whereas STM licences issued in response to applications lodged from 27 May to 2 June 1991 have exhausted that fraction of the indicative ceiling set aside for the second quarter of 1991 for fresh and chilled meat;
Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted, by an emergency procedure, appropriate interim protective measures by Regulation (EEC) No 1560/91 (5); whereas definitive measures must be adopted; whereas, in view of the situation of the market in Portugal, an increase in the indicative ceiling cannot be contemplated;
Whereas, as a definitive measure as referred to in Article 252 (1) of the Act of Accession, the issue of STM licences should be definitively discontinued in order to prevent any disturbance on the Portuguese market;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
For fresh and chilled meat:
1. the issuing of STM Portugal licences is suspended until 30 June 1991;
2. further applications for STM Portugal licences may be lodged from 17 June 1991.
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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31991D0272
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91/272/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 May 1991 authorizing the French Republic to permit temporarily the marketing of maize seed not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/402/EEC and of sunflower seed not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 69/208/EEC
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COMMISSION DECISION of 14 May 1991 authorizing the French Republic to permit temporarily the marketing of maize seed not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/402/EEC and of sunflower seed not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 69/208/EEC (91/272/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (3), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC, and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Having regard to the requests submitted by the French Republic,
Whereas in France the production of maize seed of certain varieties satisfying the requirements of Directive 60/402/EEC has been insufficient in 1990 and therefore is not adequate to meet that country's needs;
Whereas in France the production of sunflower seed of certain varieties satisfying the requirements of Directive 69/208/EEC has been insufficient in 1990 and therefore is not adequate to meet that country's needs;
Whereas it is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with seed from other Member States, for from third countries, satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said Directives;
Whereas France should therefore be authorized to permit for a period expiring on 31 May 1991, the marketing of seed of the abovementioned species of varieties not included in the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, nor in that Member State's national catalogue, nor in other Member States' national catalogues of varieties;
Whereas, moreover, other Member States, which are able to supply France with such seed not satisfying the requirements of the said Directives should be authorized to permit the marketing of such seed provided it is intended for France;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Article 1
The French Republic as authorized to permit, for a period expiring on 31 May 1991, the marketing in its territory of a maximum of 452 tonnes of maize seed (Zea Mays L.) of varieties 'Waxy' having an FAO index not superior to 550 which are not included in the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, nor in that Member State's national catalogue of varieties nor in other Member States' national catalogues of varieties. The official label shall state: 'Intended exclusively for France'. Article 2
The other Member States are hereby authorized to permit, subject to the conditions laid down in Article 1, the marketing in their territory of a maximum of 452 tonnes of maize seed of the said varieties provided that it is intended exclusively for France. The official label shall state: 'Intended exclusively for France'. Article 3
The French Republic is authorized to permit, for a period expiring on 31 May 1991, the marketing in its territory of a maximum of 70 tonnes of sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus L.) of varieties with a content of oleic acid not inferior to 80 % of the total fatty acid fraction which are not included in the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, nor in that Member State's national catalogue of varieties nor in other Member States nationalcatalogues of varieties. Article 4
The other Member States are hereby authorized to permit, subject to the conditions laid down in Article 3, the marketing in their territory of a maximum of 70 tonnes of sunflower seed of the said varieties provided that it is intended exclusively for France. The official label shall state: 'Intended exclusively for France'. Article 5
Member States shall notify the Commission before 31 July 1991 of the quanities of seed marketed in their territory pursuant to this Decision. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32007R0744
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 744/2007 of 28 June 2007 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
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29.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 744/2007
of 28 June 2007
fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c), (d) and (g) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2).
(5) Export refunds may be set to cover the competitive gap between Community and third country's exports. Community exports to certain close destinations and to third countries granting Community products a preferential import treatment are currently in a particular favourable competitive position. Therefore, refunds for exports to those destinations should be abolished.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. To be eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 products must meet the relevant requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32005R0189
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 189/2005 of 3 February 2005 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 4 February 2005
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4.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 31/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 189/2005
of 3 February 2005
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 4 February 2005
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 market in sugar (1), and in particular Article 24(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (2), stipulates that the cif import price for molasses established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (3), is to be considered the representative price. That price is fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(2) For the purpose of fixing the representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, except in the cases provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation and those prices should be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the method provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation.
(3) Prices not referring to the standard quality should be adjusted upwards or downwards, according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(4) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(5) The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Articles 1(2) and 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31971R2622
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Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 of the Commission of 9 December 1971 on procedures for the importation of rye from Turkey
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REGULATION (EEC) No 2622/71 OF THE COMMISSION of 9 December 1971 on procedures for the importation of rye from Turkey
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1234/71 1 of 7 June 1971 on imports of certain cereals from Turkey, and in particular Article 4 thereof;
Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1234/71, the Council adopted rules of application for the special arrangements for imports of rye from Turkey laid down in the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey and in the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey;
Whereas those special arrangements provide, under certain conditions, for a reduction of the levy on imports of rye from Turkey ; whereas, to that end, the origin of the rye and its direct transportation from Turkey to the Community must be established and proof must be furnished that a special export tax payable by the exporter has in fact been paid;
Whereas methods of administrative cooperation, including proof of origin and of the direct transportation of the rye from Turkey to a Member State were governed by Decision Nos 4/71 2 and 5/71 3 of the Council of Association, the provisions of which were made applicable by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1885/71 4 of 1 September 1971 ; whereas it suffices therefore to fix, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1234/71, the procedure for proving payment of the special export tax by means of movement certificate A.TR.1 ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2019/71 5 of 20 September 1971 on procedures for the importation of rye from Turkey should therefore be repealed and replaced by the present Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Proof that the special export tax mentioned in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1234/71 has been paid shall be furnished to the competent authority of the importing Member State by presentation of movement certificate A.TR.1. In that case, one of the following entries shall be made in the "Remarks" section by the competent authority:
"Taxe spéciale à l'exportation selon règlement (CEE) No 1234/71 acquittée pour un montant de ..."
"Besondere Ausfuhrabgabe gemäss Verordnung (EWG) nr. 1234/71 in Höhe von ... entrichtet."
"Tassa speciale per l'esportazione pagata, secondo regolamento (CEE) n 1234/71, per un importo di ..."
"Speciale heffing bij uitvoer bedoeld in Verordening (EEG) nr 1234/71 ten bedrage van ... voldaan".
Special export tax in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1234/71 paid in the amount of ... .
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2019/71 of 20 September 1971 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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32004R1803
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1803/2004 of 15 October 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market
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19.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1803/2004
of 15 October 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 of 19 December 2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Practical experience has shown that it is necessary to improve further the implementation of the information and promotion regime for the internal market as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 (2).
(2) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 provides for the list of the competent national authorities for the application of that Regulation. It is necessary to provide for a more flexible way of listing the competent authority or authorities designated by each Member State and contact details related thereto, so as to ensure that this information can be made available in a continuously updated list made available to all interested parties via the internet.
(3) In order to evaluate and compare proposals of information and promotion programmes these proposals should be submitted according to a single format in all Member States.
(4) In order to avoid the risk of double financing, information and promotion actions which are supported under Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (3), should not be eligible for support under Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000.
(5) Practical experience has shown that the periods for Member States to conclude contracts with the selected professional or interprofessional organisations are too short, in particular in case where several such organisations in more than one Member State are involved. Those periods need therefore to be prolonged.
(6) The use of model contracts ensures that in all Member States the selected programmes are carried out under the same conditions. Where necessary, Member States should however be permitted to vary certain terms of the contracts in order to take account of national rules.
(7) It should be clarified that for multi-annual programmes an internal report should be submitted after completion of each annual phase, even in cases where no application for payment is made.
(8) Practical experience has shown that the current requirements for circulation, four times a year, of quarterly reports between Member States and the Commission are too cumbersome. The Member States should be obliged to circulate those reports only twice a year.
(9) The interest rate to be paid by the beneficiary of an undue payment should be aligned with the interest rate for amounts receivable not repaid on the due date established in Article 86 of Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4).
(10) Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 should be amended accordingly.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion delivered at the joint meeting of the management committees on agricultural product promotion,
Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 3, the second paragraph is deleted;
2. the following Article 3a is inserted:
3. in Article 5(1) the following subparagraph is added:
4. in Article 9, the following paragraph 3 is added:
5. in Article 10, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
6. Article 12 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 2, the following paragraph 2a is inserted:
(b) Paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:
7. in Article 14(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
8. Annex II is deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However, point 3 of Article 1 shall apply to proposals for programmes submitted to the Commission as from 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32000R2512
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2512/2000 of 15 November 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 on arrangements for issuing export licences for wine sector products
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2512/2000
of 15 November 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 on arrangements for issuing export licences for wine sector products
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000(2), and in particular Articles 63 and 64 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2425/2000 of 31 October 2000 amending Sector 15 of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds(3) adapts the nomenclature in question to the new situation in the wine sector since the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. The main effect of this adaptation is the abolition of a number of codes for product descriptions. As a result of this it is also necessary to adapt Annexes I and Ia to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2739/1999(5), which groups the codes in product categories and groups.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 is amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Annex Ia is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 16 November 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R2193
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2193/93 of 28 July 1993 amending Annex B to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organization of the market in cereals
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2193/93 of 28 July 1993 amending Annex B to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organization of the market in cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2860/89 of 22 September 1989 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals as regards the list of products in Annex B on which export refunds may be granted (2) adopted amendments to Annex B to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/92 (4); whereas the amendments must be included in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which has replaced Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75;
Whereas certain products falling within CN code 2106 90 99 included in Annex B are now classified in CN code 2008 92; whereas the latter code must therefore be included in Annex B in order to maintain unaffected the refund arrangements for those products;
Whereas, in addition, a number of formal errors in the publication of Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 must be corrected;
Whereas, for the sake of clarification, Annex B should be republished in its entirety;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Annex B of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 is hereby replaced by Annex B to this Regulation.
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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32005D0498
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2005/498/EC: Commission Decision of 12 July 2005 laying down special conditions for imports of fishery products from Algeria (notified under document number C(2005) 2533) Text with EEA relevance
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14.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 183/92
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 July 2005
laying down special conditions for imports of fishery products from Algeria
(notified under document number C(2005) 2533)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/498/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), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An inspection has been carried out on behalf of the Commission in Algeria to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community.
(2) The requirements in the legislation of Algeria on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC.
(3) In particular, the ‘Direction des services vétérinaires (DSV) – Ministère de l’agriculture et du développement rural’ is capable of effectively verifying the implementation of the rules in force.
(4) The DSV has provided official assurances on compliance with the standards for health controls and monitoring of fishery products as set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and on the fulfilment of hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive.
(5) It is appropriate to lay down detailed provisions concerning fishery products imported into the Community from Algeria, in accordance with Directive 91/493/EEC.
(6) It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list of freezer vessels equipped in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 92/48/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the minimum hygiene rules applicable to fishery products caught on board certain vessels in accordance with Article 3(1)(a)(i) of Directive 91/493/EEC (2). Those lists should be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the DSV to the Commission.
(7) It is appropriate for this Decision to be applied 45 days after its publication providing for the necessary transitional period.
(8) 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 ‘Direction des services vétérinaires (DSV) – Ministère de l’agriculture et du développement rural’ shall be the competent authority in Algeria identified for the purposes of verifying and certifying compliance of fishery products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
Fishery products imported into the Community from Algeria shall meet the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5.
1. Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex I and comprising a single sheet, duly completed, signed and dated.
2. The health certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member States where the checks are carried out.
3. The health certificate shall bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the DSV, and the latter’s official stamp in a colour different from that of the endorsements.
The fishery products shall come from approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, or from registered freezer vessels listed in Annex II.
All packages shall bear the word ‘ALGERIA’ and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters, except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods.
This Decision shall apply from 28 August 2005.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31997D0681
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97/681/EC: Commission Decision of 14 October 1997 on the list of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 1998
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COMMISSION DECISION of 14 October 1997 on the list of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 1998 (97/681/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 (5) thereof,
Whereas in drawing up the list of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community for 1998, and the proposed rate and amount of the contribution for each programme, both the interest of each programme for the Community and the volume of available appropriations must be taken into account;
Whereas the Commission has examined each of the programmes submitted by the Member States from both the veterinary and the financial point of view;
Whereas the programmes on the list set out in this Decision will have to be approved individually at a later date;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. The programmes listed in the Annex hereto shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community in 1998.
2. For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the proposed rate and amount of the Community financial contribution shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32004D0200
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2004/200/EC: Commission Decision of 27 February 2004 on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Pepino mosaic virus (notified under document number C(2004) 581)
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Commission Decision
of 27 February 2004
on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Pepino mosaic virus
(notified under document number C(2004) 581)
(2004/200/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 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), and in particular the third sentence of Article 16(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In late 1999 and early 2000, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, informed the other Member States and the Commission of outbreaks of Pepino mosaic virus on tomato crops in their countries and of the measures taken to control it.
(2) By Commission Decision 2003/64/EC(2), the Member States were provisionally required to take measures against the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Pepino mosaic virus. That Decision has ceased to apply on 31 January 2004.
(3) Pepino mosaic virus is currently not listed in Annex I or Annex II to Directive 2000/29/EC. However, a preliminary pest risk analysis carried out by several Member States based on available scientific information has demonstrated that Pepino mosaic virus and its damaging effects could be of significant plant health concern to the Community, in particular for protected tomato production. The scientific work performed on the Pepino mosaic virus has still not yet provided sufficient clarification to revise that preliminary pest risk analysis, although more information has become available in particular as regards the damage by Pepino mosaic virus on tomato plants intended for planting.
(4) Accordingly, as Decision 2003/64/EC has expired, it is necessary to provide for provisional measures against Pepino mosaic virus.
(5) As a result of official surveys carried out under Decision 2003/64/EC, and based on recent information on the damage caused by Pepino mosaic virus, the role of tomato seed as a significant source of infection is now ascertained.
(6) The measures set out in this Decision should apply to the introduction or the spread within the Community of Pepino mosaic virus, the inspection of seeds of tomato originating in third countries and the movement of seeds of tomato. They should also include more general monitoring for the presence of Pepino mosaic virus in the Member States.
(7) It is appropriate that the results of such measures be continually assessed, and possible subsequent measures be considered in the light of the results of that assessment. The subsequent measures should also take into account the information to be provided and the scientific opinion to be delivered by the Member States.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
The introduction into and movement within the Community of seeds of tomato, Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farw., contaminated by Pepino mosaic virus shall be prohibited.
Seeds of tomato originating in third countries may only be imported into the Community if they meet the conditions laid down in point 1 of the Annex. They shall be inspected, and tested when appropriate, on entry into the Community for the presence of Pepino mosaic virus, in accordance with Article 13(1)(i) of Directive 2000/29/EC, mutatis mutandis.
1. Seeds of tomato, originating in the Community, may only be moved within the Community if they meet the conditions laid down in point 2 of the Annex.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to movement of seeds intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional plant production, provided that the packaging of the seeds or other indications clearly show that they are intended for sale to such consumer.
Member States shall conduct official surveys on premises involved in the production of tomato plants and tomato fruits, for the presence of Pepino mosaic virus.
Without prejudice to respectively Article 16(2) and 13c(8) of Directive 2000/29/EC, the results of the surveys provided for in the first paragraph and the results of the inspections and tests provided for in Article 2 shall be notified to the Commission and to the other Member States by 30 November 2004.
The Commission shall review the operation of this Decision by 31 December 2004 at the latest.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32015R0122
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Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/122 of 22 January 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany
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28.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 21/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/122
of 22 January 2015
establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2), lays down quotas for 2014.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31983D0414
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83/414/EEC: Council Decision of 25 July 1983 on the accession of the Community to the Convention on fishing and conservation of the living resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts, as amended by the Protocol to the Conference of the representatives of the States Parties to the Convention signed in Warsaw on 11 November 1982
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Council Decision
of 25 July 1983
on the accession of the Community to the Convention on fishing and conservation of the living resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts, as amended by the Protocol to the Conference of the representatives of the States Parties to the Convention signed in Warsaw on 11 November 1982
(83/414/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission [1],
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament [2],
Whereas the management and conservation of the living resources of the Baltic Sea and the Belts requires international regulation;
Whereas, to this end, a Convention on fishing and conservation of the living resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts, hereinafter referred to as "the Gdansk Convention", was signed in Gdansk on 13 September 1973 and entered into force on 28 July 1974;
Whereas the Community exclusively is competent to take conservation measures for the living resources of the sea not only in an autonomous manner but also by contractual undertakings with third countries and within the framework of international organizations;
Whereas the two Member States which are Contracting Parties to the Gdansk Convention, namely the Kingdom of Denmark and the Federal Republic of Germany, submitted in 1977 to the Polish Government, depositary of the Convention, proposals for the amendment of the latter to permit the accession by the Community;
Whereas the States Parties to the Gdansk Convention signed on 11 November 1982 a Protocol containing proposals for amendments to the Convention inter alia the said Danish-German proposal;
Whereas these amendments will enter into force 90 days after the Depository Government has received notifications of acceptance of the amendments from all Parties; whereas after this entry into force the Community may accede to the Gdansk Convention;
Whereas in order to contribute to the conservation of the living resources in the area covered by the Gdansk Convention and in which Community fishermen carry on their activities, it is necessary for the Community to accede to the Convention,
The accession of the European Economic Community to the Convention on fishing and conservation of the living resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts, as amended by the Protocol to the Conference of the representatives of the States Parties to the Convention, signed in Warsaw on 11 November 1982, is hereby approved by the Community.
The texts of the Convention and the Protocol are attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall deposit the instrument of accession with the Government of the Polish People's Republic in accordance with Article XVIII of the Convention [3].
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31982D0776
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82/776/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 July 1982 on a Belgian Government aid scheme concerning the expansion of the production capacity of an undertaking manufacturing mineral water, hot spring water and soft drinks (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 July 1982
on a Belgian Government aid scheme concerning the expansion of the production capacity of an undertaking manufacturing mineral water, hot spring water and soft drinks
(Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)
(82/776/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,
Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments as provided for in the said Article 93, and having regard to those comments,
I
Whereas:
The Belgian Law of 17 July 1959, implemented by the Royal Decree of 17 August 1959 (1), introduced aid to the Belgian economy designed in particular to facilitate investment by the recipients of such aid; the aid in question consists of certain interest rebates, State guarantees and exemption for up to five years from the tax on real property;
Examining the Belgian Law pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 93 (1) and (2) of the EEC Treaty, the Commission found that it constitutes a general aid scheme having no sectoral or regional objectives; the aid for which it provides is applicable to investments by any undertaking in any area or industry; therefore, the aids could not qualify for exemption under Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) of the EEC Treaty; in the absence of such specific sectoral or regional references, the Commission could not assess the effects of the general aids on trade between Member States or on competition and was, therefore, unable to form an opinion as to its compatibility with the common market.
It is now the well-established policy of the Commission to accept such general aid schemes subject to one of two conditions, namely that the Member State concerned informs the Commission of either a regional or sectoral plan of application or, where this is felt not to be possible, that it notifies significant individual cases of application.
Commission Decision 75/397/EEC (2) required the Belgian Government to notify the Commission in advance and in sufficient time of significant cases of application of the Belgian Law of 17 July 1959 so as to enable the Commission to decide on the compatibility of the proposed aids with the common market.
II
By letter dated 16 July 1981, the Belgian Government informed the Commission of its intention to grant assistance under the abovementioned Law for investment by an undertaking producing mineral water, hot spring water and soft drinks.
The investments eligible for the abovementioned aid amount to Bfrs 241 million; such investments essentially consist of the expansion of production capacity and of storage and dispatching facilities, which will enable the recipient undertaking to increase its turnover appreciably in the future.
The aid would take the form of an interest rebate and tax relief which would amount to approximately 7 % net grant equivalent of the total investment.
The manufacturer in question markets his products both in Belgium and in other Member States.
III
The mineral water, hot spring and soft drinks industry in the European Community has, in the last 10 years, enjoyed a constant increase in the quantities produced; consumption of such beverages has risen steadily, albeit subject to seasonal variations; the prospects for the future in the two industries are good, although there is some excess production capacity in the soft drinks industry.
The trend in the production and sale of these products in Belgium during the same reference period has been
similar to that in the rest of the Community; in particular, there has been a 53 % increase in the Belgian production of mineral water in the last five years; exports to other Member States more than doubled during the same period and, in particular, imports of mineral water from other Member States fell.
The undertaking which is to receive the aids provided for under the Belgian Law of 17 July 1959 produces approximately 16 % of all mineral water in Belgium and accounts for a substantial share of the production of soft drinks; approximately 88 % of its turnover is achieved on the Belgian market, where competition is very vigorous; it has managed to increase its total turnover by approximately 60 % in the last five years.
After analyzing the above facts and taking into account the additional information provided by the Belgian authorities, the Commission decided on 22 July 1981 to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty in respect of the proposed aid, since it considered, in particular, that it has not been established that the recipient undertaking would not have carried out the investment in question without the proposed aid.
In the course of the procedure provided for in the first paragraph of Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty, one Member State and one trade organization have stated that they share the view expressed by the Commission.
IV
The aid which the Belgian Government intends to grant to an undertaking manufacturing mineral water, hot spring water and soft drinks is likely to affect trade between Member States and distorts or threatens to distort competition, within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty, by favouring the undertaking in question.
Article 92 (1) of the Treaty provides that aid answering the criteria it contains is incompatible with the common market; the derogations provided for in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty specify objectives to be pursued in the Community interest and not that of the individual beneficiary; these derogations must be strictly construed in the examination of any aid scheme and, in particular, they may be granted only when the Commission can establish that this will contribute to the attainment of the aims specified in the derogations, which the recipients firms would not attain by their own actions under normal market conditions alone.
To grant an exemption where no such aims can be served would be tantamount to allowing trade between Member States to be affected and competition to be distorted, or to be subject to the threat of being distorted, without any justification in terms of the interest of the Community, and to permit this would involve granting undue advantages to certain undertakings and certain Member States.
When applying the principles set out above in its examination of individual cases of application of general aid systems, the Commission must be satisfied that there exists on the part of the beneficiary undertaking a specific compensatory justification in that the grant of aid is required to promote the attainment of one of the objectives set out in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty; if this were not the case, the aid would in essence serve to increase the financial power of the undertaking in question.
In the case in question there does not appear to be any such compensatory justification.
The Belgian Government has not been able to provide, nor has the Commission found, any evidence which establishes that the proposed aid meets the conditions justifying one of the derogations provided for in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty.
As regards the derogations set out in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) of the EEC Treaty in respect of aid designed to promote or facilitate the development of certain regions, the area in which the investment in question is to be carried out is not included among the regions where the socio-economic situation justifies the grant of regional aid in Belgium; therefore, it cannot be argued in favour of the aid in question that it will promote or facilitate the development of that area, nor is that the primary purpose of this aid.
As regards the derogations provided for in Article 92 (3) (b), the investment in question is clearly not a project of common European interest nor one designed to remedy a serious disturbance in the Belgian economy.
As regards the derogation under Article 92 (3) (c) for aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest, the aid in question does not appear to be essential for the development of the industry or the undertaking in question, whilst it is likely to affect adversely trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest. Given the foreseeable profitability of the investment in question, it is in the undertaking's own interest to bring about the proposed expansion of capacity, if only to keep up with likely demand.
The financial situation of the undertaking in question is not fundamentally different from that of other undertakings in the same industry, which do not enjoy similar aid.
In view of the above, the aid proposal of the Belgian Government does not meet the conditions necessary for any of the derogations set out in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty,
The Kingdom of Belgium shall not put into effect its proposal, notified to the Commission by letter dated 16 July 1981, to grant certain of the aids provided for under the Law of 17 July 1959 on economic expansion and the creation of new industries to an undertaking producing mineral water, hot spring thermal water and soft drinks located in the province of Liège.
The Kingdom of Belgium shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this Decision of the measures which it has taken to comply with it.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
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31999R1167
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1167/1999 of 3 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 831/97 laying down marketing standards applicable to avocados
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1167/1999
of 3 June 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 831/97 laying down marketing standards applicable to avocados
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 857/1999(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
(1) Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/97(3) lays down the marketing standard applicable to avocados;
(2) Whereas UN/ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Standard FFV-42 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of avocados moving in international trade between and to UN/ECE member countries has been amended at recent meetings of the ECE Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development; whereas Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that account is to be taken of the UN/ECE standards recommended by that Working Party when standards are adopted on fruit and vegetables; whereas the Community standard for avocados should accordingly be brought into line with the corresponding UN/ECE standard;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 831/97 is amended as follows:
1. in Title II "PROVISIONS CONCERNING QUALITY", point A "Minimum requirements", second paragraph, first sentence, "firm at the point of dispatch, and" is added after "must be";
2. in Title V "PROVISIONS CONCERNING PRESENTATION", point A "Uniformity", the first paragraph is replaced by the following (including footnote (1)): "The contents of each package must be uniform and contain only avocados of the same origin, variety, quality, coloration(4) and size."
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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31993D0145
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93/145/ECSC: Commission Decision of 23 December 1992 on financial measures by Spain in respect of the coal industry in 1991, 1992 and 1993 (Only the Spanish text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 23 December 1992 on financial measures by Spain in respect of the coal industry in 1991, 1992 and 1993 (Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(93/145/ECSC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
Having regard to Commission Decision No 2064/86/ECSC of 30 June 1986 establishing the Community rules for State aid to the coal industry (1), and in particular Articles 2 (1) and 10 thereof,
Whereas:
I By letter of 10 February 1992, the Spanish Government informed the Commission, pursuant to Decision 91/3/ECSC (2), of its plan to reduce aid to cover the operating losses up to 31 December 1993 of the undertakings Hunosa, Minas de Fiaredo and Mina de la Camocha, as part of a plan to restructure, rationalize and modernize the Spanish coal industry.
By letter of 16 November 1992 the Spanish Government also provided the Commission, in response to its request of 25 February 1992, with additional information, as well as informing it of the financial measures it intends to take in respect of the coal industry in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
Under Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, the Commission must give a ruling on the following financial measures in respect of Hunosa, Minas de Figaredo and Mina de la Camocha:
- aid to cover operating losses totalling Pta 50 034 million in 1991, Pta 50 034 million in 1992 and Pta 49 978 million in 1993,
- aid totalling Pta 14 348 million for 1992 for the constitution of a provision to cover social expenditure to be paid out to workers made redundant and other exceptional costs following measures to restructure, rationalize and modernize these undertakings,
- aid totalling Pta 8 734 million for 1992 for the constitution of a provision to defray the specific depreciation costs of fixed assets in connection with pit closures arising from measures to restructure, rationalize and modernize these undertakings.
II The undertakings Hunosa, Minas de Figaredo and Mina de la Camocha are located in the central Asturias coalfield; they work a difficult seam with high production costs. Their operating losses are covered partly by the general State budget in the form of contracts which these undertakings have signed with the State.
The increase in aid in recent years caused the Commission to check whether Decision No 2064/86/ECSC was being complied with.
Following this investigation the Commission asked the Spanish authorities to submit a plan for reducing this aid over a period ending on 31 December 1993 at the latest, as part of a plan to restructure, rationalize and modernize the Spanish coal industry.
The plan for these three undertakings which have signed contracts with the State, as submitted by the Spanish Government, provides for a reduction of 895 000 tonnes in annual production (23 % reduction) and the loss of 6 541 jobs (32 % reduction).
III By Decisions 91/3/ECSC, 89/102/ECSC (3), 88/505/ECSC (4) and 87/454/ECSC (5) the Commission authorized aid to cover the operating losses of Hunosa, Minas de Figaredo and Mina dela Camocha for 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1987 on the grounds that it would help the process of restructuring the coal industry, particularly by staggering the dates of closure of certain pits with no prospect of economic viability, in the context of regional industrial redevelopment policy. The aid would thus help to selve the social and regional problems related to developments in the coal industry, in accordance with the third indent of Article 2 (1) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
The aid which the Spanish Government intends to grant, totalling Pta 50 034 million for 1991, Pta 50 034 million for 1992 and Pta 49 978 million for 1993, is intended to cover operating losses and aims to offset part of the difference between average estimated costs and average estimates revenue for each tonne produced. The aid will not exceed estimated operating losses and thus complies with Article 3 (1) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
The aid to be granted to the undertakings in question for 1991, 1992 and 1993 must be examined in the light of Decisions 91/3/ECSC and No 2064/86/ECSC.
The conclusion of such examination is that steadily deteriorating geological conditions will mean that the production capacity reductions planned in the period to the end of 1993 will not significantly improve the competitiveness of the three undertakings, as the cost of production par tonne will continue to rise. However, the aid planned for 1991 and 1992 has stabilized in relation to the aid authorized by the Commission for 1990, and the figures for 1993 show the beginning of a downward trend in relation to previous years.
As capacity reductions will involve the closure of the production units making the biggest losses, the planned measures will help improve the competitiveness of the Community's coal industry.
The Commission also welcomes the fact that the plans submitted reveal a significant increase in the intensity of the restructuring efforts carried out by the undertakings concerned, and that the aid notified is to come out of the general State budget, thus guaranteeing greater transparency of aid systems.
Reducing the amount of aid to reflect falling coal production will prevent the creation of replacement production capacity with no long-term prospect of economic viability and is a first step towards greater discipline in the management of these undertakings and towards a more rapid restructuring of the industry, leading in the long term to a significant reduction in aid.
By staggering the dates of closure of certain pits with no prospect of economic viability, the aid will help to solve the social and regional problems related to developments in the coal industry, pursuant to the third indent of Article 2 (1) of Commission Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
IV To enable the Commission to complete its study of the compatibility of aid to cover the operating losses of Mina de la Camocha with Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, the Spanish authorities should be asked to submit before 30 June 1993 the additional plan which they have undertaken to send the Commission. Pending receipt of this information, Spanish Government aid to Mina de la Camocha for 1993 must not exceed the amount authorized for 1992.
V The aid totalling Pta 11 687 million for the constitution of a provision to cover exceptional social expenditure is designed to cover part of the cost of payments to some 6 000 workers of Hunosa, Minas de Figaredo and Mina de la Camocha forced to take early retirement by 31 December 1993 under the plan for the restructuring, rationalization and modernization of the Spanish coal industry.
The aid will also be used for the constitution of a provision to cover other exceptional expenditure relating to closures, totalling Pta 2 661 million, to finance the cost of maintaining the pumping equipment of closed pits.
These financial measures are not related to current production and should be considered as inherited liabilities. Pursuant to Article 8 of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC they may be considered compatible with the common market provided the amount does not exceed the costs.
As the aim is to constitute provisions, the Spanish Government will inform the Commission each year of the aid actually paid out and the costs covered by such aid.
VI It follows from the phased closure of pits over the period to 31 December 1993 that a substantial proportion of the fixed assets of the undertakings concerned will be irrecoverable. The Spanish Government intends to constitute a provision which, through a financial measure totalling Pta 8 734 million, will defray part of the specific depreciation costs connected with the closure of pits arising from measures to restructure, rationalize and modernize the industry.
This measure has to be considered as 'other aid' on which the Commission is required to be consulted pursuant to Article 10 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC. The purpose of this measure is to accelerate depreciation in connection with the closure, by 31 December 1993 at the latest, of the pits making the biggest losses, and, by enabling the closures to be phased more, to selve the social and regional problems related to developments in the coal industry pursuant to the third indent of Article 2 (1) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
As the aim is to constitute a provision, the Spanish Government will inform the Commission each year of the aid actually paid out and the costs covered by such aid.
VII The aid measures covered by this Decision are therefore compatible with the proper functioning of the common market.
This Decision does not prejudge the question of the compatibility of the NSCCT system (new system of public contracts for coal used in power stations) with the provisions of the Treaties,
Spain is hereby authorized to grant undertakings which have signed contracts with the State, aid to cover operating losses totalling:
- Pta 50 034 million for 1991,
- Pta 50 034 million for 1992,
- Pta 49 978 million for 1993.
Spain is hereby authorized to grant aid totalling Pta 23 082 million for 1992, the total amount being made up of the following items:
- aid totalling Pta 14 348 million for the constitution of a provision to cover exceptional social expenditure to be paid out to workers made redundant and other exceptional expenditure in connection with the maintenance of pumping equipment in pits to be closed following measures to restructure, rationalize and modernize the Spanish coal mining undertakings which have signed contracts with the State,
- aid totalling Pta 8 734 million for the constitution of a provision to defray the specific depreciation costs of irrecoverable fixed assets arising from measures to restructure, rationalize and modernize the Spanish coal mining undertakings which have signed contracts with the State.
Spain shall, by 30 June 1993, provide the Commission with information on the second part of the business plan for the Mina de la Camocha undertaking.
Spain shall inform the Commission each year of payments made to beneficiaries from the provisions authorized in Article 2.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
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32014D0751
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Council Decision 2014/751/CFSP of 30 October 2014 amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova
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31.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 311/54
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/751/CFSP
of 30 October 2014
amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 27 September 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/573/CFSP (1).
(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/573/CFSP, the restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova should be extended until 31 October 2015.
(3) Decision 2010/573/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
Article 4(2) of Decision 2010/573/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:
‘2. This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2015. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32005R0473
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 473/2005 of 23 March 2005 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 332nd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
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24.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 473/2005
of 23 March 2005
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 332nd 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 332nd 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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32006R0426
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Council Regulation (EC) No 426/2006 of 9 March 2006 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
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16.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 79/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 426/2006
of 9 March 2006
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), customs duty is suspended, autonomously and for an indefinite period, on certain goods in Chapter 27 when they are intended for specific processes, provided that certain conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2) are met.
(2) Certain waste oils intended for recycling, classed under CN code 2710 99 00, do not currently enjoy this exemption.
(3) For environmental reasons connected to the recycling of waste oils, the same tariff treatment should be applied to waste oils and oils from the same group, provided that the legal and technical conditions are met. It is therefore in the interest of the Community to suspend, autonomously and for an indefinite period, customs duty on such products.
(4) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) Since the amendment introduced by this Regulation is to be applied from the same date as the Combined Nomenclature for 2006, laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1719/2005 (3), this Regulation should enter into force immediately and apply from 1 January 2006,
In Section V, Chapter 27 of Part Two (Schedule of Customs Duties) of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, in the entry for CN code 2710 99 00, the entry in the third column shall be replaced by the following:
‘3,5 (4)
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32003D0591
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2003/591/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2003 on the State aid implemented by Germany for Heckert Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1326)
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Commission Decision
of 30 April 2003
on the State aid implemented by Germany for Heckert Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH
(notified under document number C(2003) 1326)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/591/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof,
Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provisions cited above(1) and having regard to their comments,
Whereas:
I. PROCEDURE
(1) By letter dated 28 December 1999, Germany notified the Commission of aid to Heckert Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH. The aid case was registered under number NN 7/2000. By letters dated 21 January 2000, 26 January 2001 and 1 August 2001, the Commission asked for further information. Germany replied by letters dated 24 February 2000, 29 May 2001 and 6 September 2001.
(2) By letter dated 28 December 2001, the Commission informed Germany that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid and invited interested parties to submit their comments(2). The case was then registered as C 93/2001. Comments from Germany were received on 28 January and 1 March 2002.
II. DESCRIPTION
1. Beneficiary
(3) The case concerns rescue and restructuring aid to Heckert Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH. The company produces machine tools and is specialised in the production of milling machines. It is situated in Chemnitz in the Land of Saxony, an assisted area under Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty. HWG is the successor of the former State-owned "Kombinat Fritz Heckert".
(a) Privatisation
(4) In 1991 the "Kombinat Fritz Heckert" was taken over by the German Treuhandanstalt ("THA") and was renamed Heckert-Chemnitzer Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH ("H-CW").
(5) After an open and unconditional tender, the essential parts of the machine tool production were sold on 24 September 1993 under the name of Heckert Chemnitzer Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH ("HCW") to Traub AG, Reichenbach. The purchase price was DEM 7 million (EUR 3,57 million). At that time HCW employed 420 people.
(6) In the context of the privatisation, the company received aid totalling some EUR 81,6 million under approved aid schemes. These measures included residual securities for liquidity guarantees and credit line liabilities amounting to DEM 11 million (EUR 5,6 million) originally granted by the Bundesanstalt f端r vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben ("BvS") before the privatisation. These guarantees were taken over, up to a liability of 80 %, by the Land of Saxony ("Land") and the Federal Government(3).
(7) In 1995 Traub AG began to encounter financial difficulties. Due to the bad results incurred by Traub AG, the banks froze the whole group's credit lines. By the end of 1996, the subsequent lack of liquidity forced both Traub AG and HCW into bankruptcy. At the time of its bankruptcy HCW employed 640 people.
(b) Continuation of activity during receivership
(8) The bankruptcy receiver decided to continue the activity of HCW in order to prepare it for subsequent sale. On 24 January 1997, he established Heckert Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH ("HWG") as a hive-off of HCW. This was done in order to be able to act on the market with a company that was not in receivership. HWG's purpose was to acquire and process new orders whereas HCW, which was in receivership, continued to produce the goods that were to be sold via HWG.
(9) On 29 November 1996, the Deutsche Bank granted a credit totalling DEM 16 million (EUR 8.16 million) to the company in receivership. Later, on 13 June 1997, the credit was increased by DEM 12 million (EUR 6,12 million) in order to secure the processing of one of the main orders. The credit was granted at an interest rate of 7,5 % p.a. and was to be reimbursed on 15 February 1998. The credit was publicly guaranteed up to 80 % by the Federal Government and the Land. The provision for the guarantee amounted to 0,5 % and the guarantee expired the same day that the loan was to be reimbursed.
(10) On 7 August 1997, the company also received a loan of DEM 9,5 million (EUR 4,9 million) from BvS at an interest rate of 6 %.
(11) Both measures were granted to cover the operating costs during the receivership.
(c) Sale of the company to a new investor
(12) On 16 June 1998, the receiver sold HWG as well as the necessary production assets of HCW to the Swiss machine-tool producer Starrag AG ("Starrag"). The purchase price for HWG was DEM 50000 (EUR 25510). The price paid for the assets was DEM 47,4 million (EUR 24,2 million).
(13) In the context of the sale to Starrag, BvS waived the reimbursement of the abovementioned loan of DEM 9,5 million (EUR 4,9 million). However, Germany informed the Commission on 10 May 2001 that the receiver had fully reimbursed the loan including interest.
(14) On 19 September 1998, the Deutsche Bank granted a loan of DEM 10 million (EUR 5,1 million) to HWG that was publicly refinanced by the Kreditanstalt f端r Wiederaufbau ("KfW") under an aid scheme approved by the Commission(4). The loan was granted for a period of 10 years at an interest rate of 3,75 % and is to be reimbursed in 16 instalments starting at the end of February 2001.
(15) Lastly, HWG also received investment grants of DEM 13,28 million (EUR 6,78 million) as well as an investment premium of DEM 499800 (EUR 255000) under aid schemes approved by the Commission(5).
2. Decision to initiate proceedings under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty
(16) In the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure, the aid was assessed according to the guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty(6) ("the guidelines"). Since the aid was granted before the entry into force of the new guidelines in 1999(7). it was assessed under the old 1994 guidelines.
(17) When it initiated the Article 88(2) procedure, the Commission expressed the following doubts:
(a) whether the guarantees of DEM 11 million (EUR 5,6 million) for liquidity credits and credit line liabilities granted in the context of the privatisation complied with the conditions of the scheme referred to. In particular it was doubtful whether the guarantees could be granted jointly by the Federal Government and the Land and whether the measures consisted of partial and temporary guarantees as required by the scheme;
(b) whether the public 80 % guarantee granted in connection with the increase of the Deutsche Bank loan of DEM 16 million (EUR 8,16 million) to DEM 28 million (EUR 14,3 million) and deemed to be rescue aid in the initiation of proceedings complied with the criteria set out in the guidelines;
(c) whether the KfW refinancing of the Deutsche Bank loan of DEM 10 million (EUR 5,1 million), in particular its interest rate of 3,75 % and its repayment schedule of initially two and a half repayment-free years, was in line with the abovementioned scheme;
(d) whether the BvS loan of DEM 9,5 million (EUR 4,9 million), which in the initiation of proceedings was deemed to be rescue aid, could be considered to be part of a one-off rescue operation and whether it complied with the time limits for repayment provided for in the guidelines.
(18) As regards Germany's claim that the measures were compatible as restructuring aid, the Commission expressed doubts whether the beneficiary was eligible for restructuring aid under the terms of the guidelines.
III. COMMENTS FROM GERMANY
(19) During the formal investigation procedure Germany supplied the following additional or revised information:
1. Guarantees granted in the context of the privatisation
(20) Germany informed the Commission that the guarantees on the loans of DEM 11 million (EUR 5,6 million) made available in the context of the privatisation were granted on 21 February 1995 as 65 %, and not 80 %, deficiency guarantees and were limited in time to 31 December 2002. As of 31 December 1999 the guarantees gradually decreased by 25 % each year.
(21) The repartition of the guarantee liability between the Federal Government and the Land of 60:40 was stated to be an internal measure which had no influence on the scheme's total aid ceiling, of which the Commission had been informed by letter dated 26 June 1995.
2. The 80 % guarantee during the receivership
(22) With respect to this measure, Germany pointed out that it had been granted under the same aid scheme as the previous measures(8) and therefore should not be assessed as an ad hoc rescue aid.
3. The KfW refinanced Deutsche Bank loan during the receivership
(23) Concerning the refinancing of the Deutsche Bank loan by KfW, Germany informed the Commission that, although the loan had to be repaid up to 100 % of its nominal sum, only 96 % of it was effectively paid out to the beneficiary. Therefore the loan was granted with an actual interest rate of 4,58 %.
(24) Germany also emphasised that the loan was refinanced under the East German component of the scheme(9), which until the end of 1998 provided for an interest rate reduced by 0,25 % in comparison to the West German component. The deviation of the rates used by KfW from the Commission's reference rate was, according to Germany, due to the fact that the market rates at that point were in decline and the reference rate is only adjusted at long-term intervals.
(25) Germany also pointed out that the East German component of the scheme provided for a repayment schedule commencing after two-and-a-half years.
4. BvS loan during the receivership
(26) Concerning the compatibility of the BvS loan of DEM 9,5 million (EUR 4,9 million) granted during the receivership, Germany argued that it could be considered compatible with the conditions of the guidelines for rescue aid. Germany was of the opinion that in cases where the recipient of the aid was in receivership, it was inappropriate to focus on the time of the reimbursement since in such cases the repayment was made from the proceeds of the bankruptcy proceedings. This regularly resulted in delays. Furthermore, Germany underlined that the grant was used solely to continue the operative business of HCW during the receivership.
IV. ASSESSMENT
1. Guarantees granted in the context of the privatisation
(27) Concerning the liquidity guarantee of DEM 5,5 million and the credit line guarantee of DEM 5,5 million that were provided by the Federal Government and the Land of Saxony in the context of the privatisation, it is noted that the scheme referred to allows for guarantees of up to 80 % for investment credits and temporary working capital loans.
(28) The Commission takes account of Germany's comments according to which the guarantees covered only 65 % of the credits and were limited in time to 31 December 2002. It is also noted that the internal appointment between the Federal Government and the Land, of which the Commission was informed by letter of 26 June 1995, did not increase the overall aid ceiling or any other condition of the scheme. These measures therefore appear to comply with the conditions of the scheme referred to and do not need to be assessed in this decision.
2. The 80 % guarantee during the receivership
(29) In the initiation of proceedings, the public 80 % guarantee granted in connection with the increase of the Deutsche Bank loan of DEM 16 million (EUR 8,16 million) to DEM 28 million (EUR 14,3 million) was deemed to be rescue aid and the Commission had doubts whether the conditions for rescue aid were met.
(30) After the initiation of proceedings, Germany pointed out that this measure had been granted under the same guarantee scheme as the measures above. The Commission notes that as the measure is a temporary 80 % guarantee on a temporary working capital loan, it appears to be covered by the scheme and does not need to be further assessed in this decision.
3. KfW-refinanced Deutsche Bank loan during the receivership
(31) Concerning the KfW refinanced Deutsche Bank loan, the Commission takes account of Germany's comments submitted after the initiation of proceedings. According to these, the loan was granted at an effective rate of 4,58 %. Furthermore, the measure was in fact granted under the East German component of the scheme which allowed for a repayment schedule of two-and-a-half repayment-free years and an interest rate reduced by 0,25 % in comparison to the West German component of the scheme. In this context it is also noted that the loan was granted in a period where the market rates were in decline and that the Commission's reference rate, which in September 1998 still amounted to 5,94 %, was readjusted in November 1998 to 4,87 %.
(32) In the light of this information, the measure appears to comply with the conditions of the East German component of the scheme and does not need to be further assessed in this decision.
(33) In view of the above, all the measures granted in accordance with approved schemes do not need to be further assessed in this decision.
(34) Consequently, only the BvS loan of DEM 9,5 million (EUR 4,9 million) that was granted in 1997 is to be regarded as ad hoc aid.
4. BvS loan granted during the receivership
(35) The Commission notes that the remaining ad hoc aid, i.e. the BvS loan of DEM 9,5 million (EUR 4,9 million), has in the meantime been paid back with an interest rate of 6 %. It is also noted that, at the time when this loan was granted, the Commission's reference rate, which is used to establish the interest to be paid in cases of recovery of incompatible aid, amounted to 5,54 %.
(36) In view of the above, the Commission concludes that the potentially incompatible State aid, i.e. the BvS loan of DEM 9,5 million (EUR 4,9 million), has been repaid and all potential distortions of competition deriving from the aid have therefore been removed.
V. CONCLUSION
(37) Consequently, the formal investigation procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the relevant measure no longer needs to be pursued,
The formal investigation procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty initiated on 20 December 2001 in respect of aid implemented by Germany for Heckert Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH, Chemnitz, is hereby terminated.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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31984D0385
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84/385/EEC: Council Decision of 23 July 1984 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of notes providing for the temporary extension of the 1977 Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the United States of America
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 July 1984
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of notes providing for the temporary extension of the 1977 Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the United States of America
(84/385/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the United States of America concerning fisheries off the coasts of the United States, signed on 15 February 1977, and in particular Article XVI,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas a new Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the United States of America has been negotiated and submitted to the Council for approval;
Whereas, in order to prevent any interruption of Member States' fishing activities off the coasts of the United States, the 1977 Fisheries Agreement between the Community and the United States should be temporarily extended pending approval of the new Agreement,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of notes between the European Economic Community and the Government of the United States of America, initialled on 27 June 1984 and providing for the temporary extension of the 1977 Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the United States of America, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement referred to in the first subparagraph is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
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31998D0306(03)
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Council Decision of 23 February 1998 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency
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COUNCIL DECISION of 23 February 1998 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency (98/C 70/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second and third paragraphs of Article 54 thereof,
Having regard to Article X of the Statutes of the Euratom Supply Agency (1), as last amended by Decision 95/1/EC/Euratom/ECSC of 1 January 1995 (2),
Having regard to the Council Decision of 27 June 1997 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas a member's seat on the aforementioned Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Luis DEL VAL HERNĂNDEZ, which was brought to the Council's attention on 18 November 1997;
Whereas this vacancy should be filled;
Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Spanish Government on 18 November 1997,
Sole Article
Mr Javier ARANA LANDA is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency for the remainder of the Committee's term of office, that is until 28 March 1999.
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32003R0080
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/2003 of 17 January 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 175/2001 as regards certain mixtures of certain varieties of walnuts in shell, officially defined by the producing country
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/2003
of 17 January 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 175/2001 as regards certain mixtures of certain varieties of walnuts in shell, officially defined by the producing country
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1881/2002(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 175/2001 of 26 January 2001 laying down the marketing standard for walnuts in shell(3) allows, across all quality classes, walnuts of several varieties to be mixed in the same package, providing the mixture is officially defined by the producing country.
(2) The French authorities have informed the Commission that they have officially defined several mixtures of varieties, called "Noix de Grenoble" and "Noix du PĂŠrigord", applicable to both fresh and dry walnuts. The United States authorities have informed the Commission that they have defined a mixture of varieties called "California walnuts", applicable to dry nuts.
(3) Notwithstanding the existence of other mixtures of walnut varieties officially defined elsewhere, the characteristics of these mixtures should be detailed in Regulation (EC) No 175/2001, in order to avoid any discrepancies in its interpretation and application.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 175/2001 should be amended to this effect.
(5) The Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 175/2001 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32006D0137
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2006/137/EC: Council Decision of 14 February 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to the Agreement on Trade in Spirit Drinks and Aromatised Drinks annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
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24.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 54/28
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 February 2006
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to the Agreement on Trade in Spirit Drinks and Aromatised Drinks annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
(2006/137/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (1) (hereinafter referred to as ‘Association Agreement’), was signed on 18 November 2002, and entered into force on 1 March 2005 (2).
(2) On 24 November 2005 the Council authorised the Commission to enter into negotiations with the Republic of Chile to amend the Agreement on Trade in Spirit Drinks and Aromatised Drinks attached as Annex VI (3) (hereinafter referred to as ‘Annex VI’) to the Association Agreement. These negotiations have been successfully concluded.
(3) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to Annex VI should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to the Agreement on Trade in Spirit Drinks and Aromatised Drinks annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development is hereby empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
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31981D0723
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81/723/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 August 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Dionex-ion chromatograph, model 16' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
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COMMISSION DECISION of 21 August 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as "Dionex - ion chromatograph, model 16" may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (81/723/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 25 February 1981, the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Dionex - ion chromatograph, model 16", to be used for research on acid precipitation effects on soil and vegetation, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 23 June 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an ion chromatograph;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the electro-chemical output and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities ; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community ; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus "LC 750" manufactured by Applied Chromatography Systems Ltd, Concorde House, Concorde Street, UK-Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 0JE,
The apparatus described as "Dionex - ion chromatograph, model 16", which is the subject of an application by the United Kingdom of 25 February 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32002R0618
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 618/2002 of 11 April 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 34th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 618/2002
of 11 April 2002
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 34th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) for the 2001/2002 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 34th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 34th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 47,788 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32012R0719
|
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 719/2012 of 7 August 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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8.8.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 719/2012
of 7 August 2012
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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31994R0795
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/94 of 8 April 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1621/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 regarding the system for fixing the import levies for cereals
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 795/94 of 8 April 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1621/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 regarding the system for fixing the import levies for cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (2), and in particular Articles 10, 11 and 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1621/93 (3) provides for a fluctuation of ECU 1 before the levy is amended; whereas, to guarantee a greater stability of the levy amount, that amount should be increased to ECU 1,50 per tonne;
Whereas Article 1 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1621/93 provides for the application of coefficients of equivalence to compensate for deviations in quality from the standard quality for which the threshold price is fixed;
Whereas yellow/white millet from China and 'Bullrush' millet from east Africa (Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya) have been on offer on the world market for some time and these varieties are not listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1621/93;
Whereas, with a view to determining caf prices, it is necessary to fix coefficients of equivalence for those qualities taking into account the standard Community qualities for millet on the one hand, and the difference in price and characteristics between those qualities and the qualities listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1621/93 on the other;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EEC) No 1621/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the third subparagraph of Article 5 is replaced by the following:
'The levy shall be amended only if the calculation shows a fluctuation of more than ECU 1,50 per tonne in relation to the levy as previously fixed.';
2. in Annex I, the following varieties are added to the heading 'Millet':
"" ID="1">'China> ID="2">Yellow/White> ID="3">0> ID="4">0"> ID="1">East Africa (Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya)> ID="2">Bullrush> ID="4">5'">
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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32013R0181
|
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2013 of 1 March 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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2.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 59/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 181/2013
of 1 March 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32008D0882
|
2008/882/EC: Commission Decision of 21 November 2008 amending Decision 2003/63/EC authorising Member States to provide for temporary derogations from Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of potatoes, other than potatoes intended for planting, originating in certain provinces of Cuba (notified under document number C(2008) 6950)
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26.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 316/12
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 November 2008
amending Decision 2003/63/EC authorising Member States to provide for temporary derogations from Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of potatoes, other than potatoes intended for planting, originating in certain provinces of Cuba
(notified under document number C(2008) 6950)
(2008/882/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 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, potatoes, other than potatoes intended for planting, originating in Cuba may not be introduced into the Community. However, that Directive permits derogations from that rule provided there is no risk of spreading harmful organisms.
(2) Commission Decision 2003/63/EC (2), provides for a derogation for the importation of potatoes, other than potatoes intended for planting, originating in certain provinces of Cuba, subject to specific conditions.
(3) The United Kingdom has asked for an extension of that derogation.
(4) The situation justifying that derogation remains unchanged and the derogation should therefore continue to apply.
(5) Decision 2003/63/EC should, therefore, be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Article 3 of Decision 2003/63/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 3
shall apply to potatoes, other than potatoes intended for planting, that are introduced into the Community, in the periods:
(i) between 1 January and 31 May 2009;
(ii) between 1 January and 31 May 2010;
(iii) between 1 January and 31 May 2011.’
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31994R1887
|
Council Regulation (EC) No 1887/94 of 27 July 1994 fixing the basic price, and the seasonal adjustments to the basic price, for sheepmeat for the 1995 marketing year
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1887/94 of 27 July 1994 fixing the basic price, and the seasonal adjustments to the basic price, for sheepmeat for the 1995 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) and (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),
Whereas the basic price must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89;
Whereas, when the basic price for sheep carcases is fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the main objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to guarantee a fair standard of living for the farming community and to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices; whereas these factors result in the price for the 1995 marketing year being fixed at the level laid down in this Regulation;
Whereas the weekly seasonally adjusted amounts applicable to the basic price should be fixed in the light of experience gained during the 1991, 1992 and 1993 marketing years concerning private storage,
For the 1995 marketing year, the basic price for sheepmeat is hereby fixed at ECU 417,45 for 100 kg carcase weight.
The basic price referred to in Article 1 is hereby seasonally adjusted in accordance with the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1995 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31991R0333
|
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 333/91 of 12 February 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3812/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to milk products imported into Portugal from the Community of Ten and Spain
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 333/91 of 12 February 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3812/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to milk products imported into Portugal from the Community of Ten and Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3812/90 (3) lays down a quarterly indicative ceiling for exports of certain milk products to Portugal; whereas, in the light of experience, provision should be made for the possibility of adding to the quantity for one quarter the quantity outstanding for the preceding quarter in respect of each product or, in the case of cheese, each category;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products failed to deliver an opinion within the period specified by its chairman,
Article 1
The following is added to the first subparagraph of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3812/90:
'If, in the course of one calendar year, the total quantity in respect of which applications have been lodged during one quarter is less than the ceiling laid down for that quarter, the quantity outstanding may be added to the ceiling for the following quarter.' Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32012D0208
|
2012/208/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 20 April 2012 amending Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU on a temporary derogation from rules of origin laid down in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 to take account of the special situation of Kenya with regard to tuna loins (notified under document C(2012) 2463)
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24.4.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 110/39
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 20 April 2012
amending Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU on a temporary derogation from rules of origin laid down in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 to take account of the special situation of Kenya with regard to tuna loins
(notified under document C(2012) 2463)
(2012/208/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 19 December 2011 the Commission adopted Implementing Decision 2011/861/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 Kenya with regard to tuna loins.
(2) On 1 December 2011, in accordance with Article 36 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, Kenya requested a new derogation from the rules of origin set out in that Annex. On 16 January 2012 Kenya submitted additional information to its request. According to the information provided by Kenya, catches of raw originating tuna are unusually low even compared to the normal seasonal variations which has led to a decrease in production of tuna loins. Kenya has pointed out the risk involved due to piracy during the supply of raw tuna. This abnormal situation still makes it impossible for Kenya to comply with the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 during a certain period. A new derogation should be granted with effect from 1 January 2012.
(3) Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU applied until 31 December 2011. It is necessary to ensure continuity of importations from the ACP countries to the Union as well as a smooth transition to the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the East African Community on the one part and the European Community and its Member States on the other part (‘EAC-EU Interim Economic Partnership Agreement’). Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU should therefore be extended from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2013.
(4) It would be inappropriate to grant derogations in accordance with Article 36 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 which exceed the annual quota granted to the territory of the East African Community under the EAC-EU Interim Economic Partnership Agreement. The quota amounts for 2012 and 2013 should therefore be set at 2 000 tonnes of tuna loins yearly.
(5) In the interest of clarity, it is appropriate to set out explicitly that the only non-originating materials to be used for the manufacture of tuna loins of CN code 1604 14 16 should be tuna of HS Headings 0302 or 0303, in order for the tuna loins to benefit from the derogation.
(6) Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU is amended as follows:
(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:
(2) Article 2 is replaced by the following:
(3) Article 6 is replaced by the following:
(4) The Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2012.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32007D0605
|
2007/605/EC: Commission Decision of 7 August 2007 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2007 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the Common Fisheries Policy (notified under document number C(2007) 3737)
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11.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 238/34
COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 August 2007
on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2007 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the Common Fisheries Policy
(notified under document number C(2007) 3737)
(2007/605/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea (1), and in particular Article 24(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 lays down the conditions whereby Member States may receive a contribution from the Community for expenditure incurred in their national programmes of collection and management of data.
(2) Those programmes are to be drawn up in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 of 29 June 2000 establishing a Community framework for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 of 25 July 2001 establishing the minimum and extended Community programmes for the collection of data in the fisheries sector and laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 (3).
(3) Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom have submitted national programmes for 2007. Those Member States have also submitted applications for a financial contribution by the Community.
(4) The Commission has examined Member States’ programmes and has assessed the eligibility of the expenditures.
(5) Council Decision 2000/439/EC (4) was repealed by Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006. Article 16 of the latter Regulation establishes that Community financial measures in the area of basic data collection shall not exceed 50 % of the costs incurred by Member States in carrying out a programme as provided for in Article 23(1) of the same Regulation (861/2006). Article 24, paragraph 3b of Council Regulation establishes that Commission Decisions shall fix the rate of the financial contribution. According to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 it is foreseen that Decisions covering expenditures incurred by Member States under the data collection will follow the rates of 50 % for the minimum programme and 35 % for the extended programme.
(6) A first instalment should be delivered to the Member States concerned. A second instalment should be forwarded, in 2008, following the transmission and acceptance by the Commission of a financial and technical report of activity detailing the state of completion of the aims set at the time of drawing-up the minimum and extended programmes.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
This Decision establishes for 2007 the amount of the eligible expenditure for each Member State and the rates of the Community financial contribution for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy.
Expenditure incurred in collecting and managing of the data needed to conduct the Common Fisheries Policy, as set out in Annex I, shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community not exceeding 50 % of the eligible expenditure for the minimum programme as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000.
Expenditure incurred in collecting and managing of the data needed to conduct the Common Fisheries Policy, as set out in Annex II, shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community not exceeding 35 % of the eligible expenditure for the extended programme as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000.
1. The Community shall pay a first instalment of 50 % of the financial contribution from the Community set out in Annexes I and II.
2. A second instalment shall be delivered in 2008, after the reception and approval of a financial and a technical report.
1. The euro exchange rate used to calculate the amounts eligible under this Decision shall be the rate in force in May 2006.
2. The expenditure declarations and applications for advances in national currency received from the Member States not participating in the third stage of economic and monetary union shall be converted into euro at the rate in force for the month in which those declarations and applications are received by the Commission.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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32015R0572
|
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/572 of 9 April 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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10.4.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 94/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/572
of 9 April 2015
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31996D0449
|
96/449/EC: Commission Decision of 18 July 1996 on the approval of alternative heat treatment systems for processing animal waste with a view to the inactivation of spongiform encephalopathy agents (Text with EEA relevance)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 18 July 1996 on the approval of alternative heat treatment systems for processing animal waste with a view to the inactivation of spongiform encephalopathy agents (Text with EEA relevance) (96/449/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/667/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down the veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 90/425/EEC (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Annex II, Chapter II, paragraph 6 (c) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 92/562/EEC (2), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, was adopted to define alternative systems of heat treatment provided for in paragraph 6 (c) of Annex II, Chapter II to Directive 90/667/EEC;
Whereas in 1994 phase 1 of a scientific study into the physical parameters which must be applied in order to inactivate the agents of BSE and scrapie identified the minimum parameters necessary for inactivation of the BSE agent; it also identified certain processes which were not effective;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/382/EC of 27 June 1994 on the approval of alternative heat treatment systems for processing animal waste of ruminant origin, with a view to the inactivation of spongiform encephalopathy agents (3), as amended by Decision 95/29/EC (4), has been adopted to establish the minimum standards for use in the alternative systems provided for in Decision 92/562/EEC, and to prohibit the use of the systems which are not effective;
Whereas the minimum standards laid down in Decision 94/382/EC were considered to be provisional, pending the results of future studies;
Whereas the results of phase 2 of this study showed that only one system tested was capable of fully inactivating the scrapie agent in meat-and-bone meal;
Whereas, therefore, it is necessary to ensure that systems which have been shown to be ineffective are not used for the processing of mammalian animal waste in order to protect animal health from the hazard of spongiform encephalopathy agents in animal feed, unless an effective sterilization phase is added to the process;
Whereas, at its meeting on 1 to 3 April 1996, the Council concluded that a Commission Decision in accordance with the Standing Veterinary Committee procedure should be adopted to require that all animal waste of mammalian origin in the Community is to be processed by a method that has been demonstrated as being de facto effective for the inactivation of the agents of scrapie and BSE; whereas the only such method at present is the application of heat in a batch-rendering system which achieves minimum 133 °C at 3 bar for a minimum period of 20 minutes; whereas this may be applied as the sole process or as a pre- or post-process sterilization phase;
Whereas it is necessary to define the maximum particle size and the minimum time and temperature to be applied in approved systems, in order to ensure that such systems are running in accordance with procedures which have been shown to be effective;
Whereas specific rules for the control of plants must be put in place;
Whereas on 12 December 1994 the Scientific Veterinary Committee recommended detailed procedures for the validation of rendering processes; whereas these procedures should be used to ensure that the parameters laid down in this Decision are achieved on a plant-by-plant basis;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for a transitional period to allow for the adaptation or replacement of rendering equipment;
Whereas Commission Decision 96/239/EC of 27 March 1996 on emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (5), as amended by Decision 96/362/EC (6), has laid down specific conditions for production of gelatin, di-calcium phosphate, amino acids, peptides, tallow and tallow products in the United Kingdom;
Whereas conditions for trade are already laid down for animal products covered by Council Directive 92/118/EEC (7), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/405/EC (8), and in particular Annex 1, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 thereof; whereas, therefore, these may be exempted from the requirements of this Decision;
Whereas, furthermore, products which will be used for industrial purposes, where it can be assured that they will not be used in any food or feed chain, can also be exempted from the requirements of this Decision;
Whereas derogations for special uses of animal waste, in particular for the feeding of fur animals, are laid down in Directive 90/667/EEC, in particular in Article 7 (ii) thereof; whereas these uses may also be exempted from the requirements of this Decision;
Whereas Decision 94/382/EC should therefore be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. This Decision shall apply to the processing of mammalian animal waste within the scope of Directive 90/667/EEC, without prejudice to the provisions of Decision 96/239/EC.
2. This Decision shall not apply to:
(a) (i) the processing of low risk material within the meaning of Directive 90/667/EEC for the production of pet food;
(ii) feed for animals subject to the derogation provided for in Article 7 (ii) of Directive 90/667/EEC, in particular, for fur animals;
(iii) gelatin;
(iv) hides and skins, hooves, horns, hair;
(v) glands and organs for pharmaceutical use;
(vi) blood and blood products;
(vii) milk and milk products;
(viii) rendered fats;
(ix) bones fit for human consumption;
(b) products derived from mammalian animal waste which it can be assured will not enter any food or feed chain.
1. Member States shall not authorize the processing of animal waste unless it is processed in accordance with the parameters laid down in the Annex.
2. Member States shall authorize plants for the processing of animal waste only if they have been shown to be operating in accordance with the conditions set out in the Annex and have been validated according to procedures defined by the Scientific Veterinary Committee.
3. Member States shall carry out official checks of the operation of authorized plants at regular intervals. Records of the residence time, temperature, pressure and particle size for the authorized plants must be maintained.
4. Member States which already require conditions for the processing of animal waste which exceed those provided for in paragraph 1 may maintain their existing requirements.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, Member States may authorize the processing of animal waste by a method which does not achieve the parameters set out in the Annex if such processing is preceded or followed by a process which achieves the parameters set out in the Annex, or if the resulting proteinaceous material is destroyed by burial, incineration, burning as fuel or a similar method which ensures safe disposal.
The provisions of this Decision shall apply from 1 April 1997.
However, 90 days after the notification of this Decision, Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that material which has been obtained by a method which does not achieve the parameters set out in the Annex is used in a way which avoids the risk of transmitting BSE and/or scrapie.
Decision 94/382/EC is repealed with effect from 1 April 1997.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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31996R2165
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2165/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of Finland
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2165/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of Finland
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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1952/96 (4), provides for salmon quotas for 1996;
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 salmon in the waters of ICES division III b, c, d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Finland has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 21 October 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III b, c, d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Finland for 1996.
Fishing for salmon in the waters of ICES division III b, c, d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland 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 21 October 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31998R0947
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 947/98 of 5 May 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 introducing a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 947/98 of 5 May 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 introducing a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 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 2520/97 (2), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 855/98 (4), introduced a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries and set the list of products covered;
Whereas examination of the market situation for these products indicates that the list should be amended by abolishing the licence requirement for tomatoes, cherries and apples;
Whereas the period for apples is 1 May to 30 June; whereas if that requirement is abolished by this Regulation it will be necessary to make this Regulation applicable from 1 May 1998;
Whereas the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31987R3844
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3844/87 of 18 December 1987 on the classification of goods under subheading 84.55 C of the Common Customs Tariff
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3844/87
of 18 December 1987
on the classification of goods under subheading 84.55 C of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2055/84 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature, it is necessary to determine the classification of memory elements intended for use as automatic data-processing machine elements; whereas these memory elements consist of two stacked substrate layers each with two static random-access memories of N-MOS technology (N-MOS-S-RAMs) in the form of monolithic integrated circuits, each with a storage capacity of 2 K bits, contained in a housing the exterior dimensions of which do not exceed 13 Ă 13 mm and with not more than 24 connecting pins;
Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3529/87 (4), classifies parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with machines and apparatus of heading Nos 84.51 to 84.54 inclusive under heading No 84.55 and electronic microcircuits under heading No 85.21;
Whereas consideration may be given to heading Nos 84.55 and 85.21 for the purpose of classifying the abovementioned articles;
Whereas the passive and active components of the electronic circuit are not mounted on a single insulating substrate but on two different substrates;
Whereas, therefore, this electronic microcircuit does not comply with the definitions of note 5 (B) to Chapter 85;
Whereas, moreover, according to the explanatory notes to the Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature, heading No 85.21 does not cover assemblies formed by adding to an electronic microcircuit other devices or other microcircuits of the same or of a different type;
Whereas, consequently, these memory elements are to be classified, by application of note 2 (b) to Section XVI, under heading No 84.55, subheading 84.55 C;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
Memory elements intended for use as automatic data-processing machine elements and consisting of two stacked substrate layers each with two static random-access memories of N-MOS technology (N-MOS-S-RAMs) in the form of a monolithic integrated circuit, each with a storage capacity of 2 K bits, contained in a housing the exterior dimensions of which do not exceed 13 Ă 13 mm and with not more than 24 connecting pins are to be classified under subheading:
84.55 Parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with machines of a kind falling within heading No 84.51, 84.52, 84.53 or 84.54:
C. Other
This Regulation shall enter into force on the eighth 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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32014D0301
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2014/301/EU: Council Decision of 19 May 2014 on the conclusion of the Arrangement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office
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27.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 157/33
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 May 2014
on the conclusion of the Arrangement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office
(2014/301/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 74 and Article 78(1) and (2), in conjunction with point (a) of Article 218(6), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Council Decision 2014/204/EU (1), the Arrangement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office (the ‘Arrangement’) was signed on 19 March 2014, subject to its conclusion.
(2) The Arrangement should be approved.
(3) As specified in recital 21 of Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), the United Kingdom and Ireland are taking part in and are bound by that Regulation. They should therefore give effect to Article 49(1) of Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 by taking part in this Decision. The United Kingdom and Ireland are therefore taking part in this Decision.
(4) As specified in recital 22 of Regulation (EU) No 439/2010, Denmark is not taking part in and is not bound by that Regulation. Denmark is therefore not taking part in this Decision,
The Arrangement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (3).
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 13(1) of the Arrangement (4).
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
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31986D0118
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86/118/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 March 1986 amending Decision 83/96/EEC authorizing Ireland and the United Kingdom temporarily to take additional measures to protect themselves against the introduction of Dendroctonus micans (Only the English text is authentic)
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 March 1986
amending Decision 83/96/EEC authorizing Ireland and the United Kingdom temporarily to take additional measures to protect themselves against the introduction of Dendroctonus micans
(Only the English text is authentic)
(86/118/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof,
Whereas, under the Community plant-health regime, Ireland and the United Kingdom have been authorized by Commission Decision 83/96/EEC (3) as last amended by Decision 85/165/EEC (4) to require from other Member States certain safeguards additional to those afforded under the general Community provisions in order to prevent the introduction of Dendroctonus micans through plants of conifers, following recent developments in the incidence and spread of this organism in the Community;
Whereas this authorization was granted, pending strengthening of the Community safeguards by means of an amendment to Directive 77/93/EEC, for a limited period expiring on 31 January 1986;
Whereas the circumstances which justified this authorization have not changed; whereas the Commission has proposed an amendment to the abovementioned Directive, which the Council has not yet adopted;
Whereas therefore the authorization should be extended for a further period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
In Article 1 (1) of Decision 83/96/EEC, '31 January 1986' is hereby replaced by '31 January 1987'.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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32005R0023
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Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 23/2005 of 20 December 2004 adjusting, from 1 July 2004, the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Communities and, from 1 January 2005, the interest rate used for transfers between the Community scheme and national pension schemes
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8.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 6/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 23/2005
of 20 December 2004
adjusting, from 1 July 2004, the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Communities and, from 1 January 2005, the interest rate used for transfers between the Community scheme and national pension schemes
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and to the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, as laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 (2), and in particular Articles 83 and 83a of the Staff Regulations and Annex XII thereto,
Having regard to the proposal presented by the Commission after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 13 of Annex XII to the Staff Regulations, on 1 September 2004 Eurostat submitted a report on the 2004 five-yearly actuarial assessment of the pension scheme updating the parameters referred to in that Annex.
(2) On the basis of that report, the rate of contribution required to maintain actuarial balance of the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Communities should be adjusted. Under Article 2 of Annex XII, the 2004 adjustment may not exceed 9,75 %.
(3) The rate referred to in Articles 4 and 8 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations, and in Articles 40 and 110 of the Conditions of employment of other servants, should be amended in accordance with Article 12 of Annex XII,
With effect from 1 July 2004, the rate of the contribution referred to in Article 83(2) of the Staff Regulations shall be 9,75 %.
With effect from 1 January 2005, the interest rate referred to in Articles 4 and 8 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations and in Articles 40 and 110 of the Conditions of employment of other servants shall be 3,9 %.
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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31970R2110
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Regulation (EEC) No 2110/70 of the Council of 20 October 1970 extending the period of validity of Regulation (EEC) No 19/69 on the advance fixing of the levy on imports of olive oil
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REGULATION (EEC) No 2110/70 OF THE COUNCIL of 20 October 1970 extending the period of validity of Regulation (EEC) No 19/69 on the advance fixing of the levy on imports of olive oil
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC (1) of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1253/70, (2) and in particular Article 16 (1) thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC (3) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece, and in particular Article 8 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas experience has demonstrated the effectiveness of the system introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 19/69 (4) of 20 December 1968 on the advance fixing of the levy on imports of olive oil, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2117/69 (5) ; whereas for this reason the limit on the period of validity of that Regulation should be removed;
The second paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 19/69 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1970.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31993R2039
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2039/93 of 27 July 1993 determining the amount fixed in ecus by the Council of production aid for potatoes in the Canary Islands and reduced as a result of monetary realignments
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2039/93 of 27 July 1993 determining the amount fixed in ecus by the Council of production aid for potatoes in the Canary Islands and reduced as a result of monetary realignments
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of monetary realignments (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/93 (3), establishes the list of prices and amounts affected by the coefficient of 1,013088 fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 537/93 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1331/93 (5), from the beginning of the 1993/94 marketing year under the arrangements for automatically dismantling negative monetary gaps; whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 provides that the resulting reduction in prices and amounts should be specified for each sector and the value of the reduced prices should be fixed;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (6), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (7), fixes an aid for the local production of potatoes for human consumption in the Canary Islands; whereas the amount of the aid should be adjusted pursuant to the above provisions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds,
The amount of the aid referred to in Article 20 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, reduced in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92, is hereby fixed at ECU 494 per hectare.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32001R2220
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2220/2001 of 15 November 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2220/2001
of 15 November 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
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 barley to all third countries except for the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(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 9 to 15 November 2001, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 0,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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31974R0313
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Regulation (EEC) No 313/74 of the Council of 4 February 1974 concluding the two exchanges of letters relating to Articles 2 and 3 of Protocol No 8 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic
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REGULATION (EEC) No 313/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 4 February 1974 concluding the two exchanges of letters relating to Articles 2 and 3 of Protocol No 8 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic
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;
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed on 22 July 1972;
Whereas the provisions of the exchanges of letters of 20 December 1972 relating to Articles 2 and 3 of Protocol No 8 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic should be extended and the exchanges of letters to this effect, which took place on 30 January 1974, should be concluded,
The exchanges of letters relating to Articles 2 and 3 of Protocol No 8 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic are hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the exchanges of letters are annexed to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999R1537
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1537/1999 of 13 July 1999 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account of the special situation of Laos regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1537/1999
of 13 July 1999
derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account of the special situation of Laos regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 249 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 502/1999(4), and in particular Article 76 thereof,
(1) Whereas, by Council Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 of 21 December 1998 applying a multiannual scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2001(5), the Community gave such preferences to Laos; whereas that Regulation has also extended, until 30 June 1999, the validity of Council Regulation (EC) No 3281/94 of 19 December 1994 applying a four-year scheme of generalised tariff preferences (1995 to 1998) in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/98(7), by which Laos was also given such preferences;
(2) Whereas Articles 67 to 97 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 establish the definition of the concept of originating products to be used for the purposes of generalised tariff preferences; whereas Article 76 of that Regulation provides, however, for derogations to those provisions in favour of least-developed GSP-beneficiary countries which submit an appropriate request to that effect to the Community;
(3) Whereas, by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1713/97(8), Laos obtained such a derogation for certain textiles, for the period 1 August 1997 to 31 December 1998;
(4) Whereas the Government of Laos has asked for the term of validity of that derogation to be extended;
(5) Whereas the request submitted by Laos satisfies the requirements of Article 76 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93; whereas in particular the introduction of quantitative conditions (on an annual basis) reflecting the Community market's capacity to absorb the Lao products, Laos's export capacity and actual recorded trade flows, is such as to prevent injury to the corresponding branches of Community industry; whereas the derogation should be adapted, however, with reference to the economic needs, and to the new rules of origin, applicable under generalised tariff preferences, given in Commission Regulation (EC) No 46/1999(9);
(6) Whereas in order to encourage regional cooperation among beneficiary countries it is desirable to provide that the raw materials to be used in Laos in the context of this derogation should originate in countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or to the Lomé Convention;
(7) Whereas the open and effective administration of these measures should be ensured by applying the relevant provisions, for the management of tariff quotas, laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97(10);
(8) Whereas provision should be made for the transfer of quantities between product categories in accordance with and up to the limits for Bangladesh in Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(11), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1072/1999(12);
(9) Whereas, to be fully effective, the derogation should be granted for a reasonable length of time;
(10) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
1. By way of derogation from Articles 67 to 97 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, products listed in the Annex to this Regulation which are manufactured in Laos from woven fabric (woven items) or yarn (knitted items) imported into that country and originating in a country belonging to the South Asian Assocation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or to the Lomé Convention shall be regarded as originating in Laos in accordance with the arrangements set out below.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, products shall be considered as originating in SAARC when they are obtained in these countries according to the rules of origin provided for in Articles 67 to 97 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, or as originating in the beneficiary countries of the Lomé Convention when they are obtained in those countries according to the rules of origin provided in Protocol 1 to the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention(13).
3. The competent authorities of Laos shall undertake to take all of the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of paragraph 2.
The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to products imported into the Community from Laos during the period 15 July 1999 to 14 July 2000, up to the annual quantities listed in the Annex against each product.
The quantities referred to in Article 2 shall be managed by the Commission, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Quantities may be transferred in accordance with the provisions and up to the limits set out for Bangladesh in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
The following shall be entered in box 4 of certificates of origin Form A issued pursuant to this Regulation: "Derogation - Regulation (EC) No 000/1999"
In case of doubt, the Member States may demand a copy of the document certifying the origin of the materials used in Laos under this derogation. Such a demand may be made at the time of entry into free circulation of the goods benefiting from this Regulation, or within the framework of the administrative cooperation for which provision is made in Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32014R0610
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 610/2014 of 14 February 2014 on establishing a derogation from Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules for participation and dissemination in ‘Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)’ with regard to the ECSEL Joint Undertaking Text with EEA relevance
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7.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/53
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 610/2014
of 14 February 2014
on establishing a derogation from Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules for participation and dissemination in ‘Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)’ with regard to the ECSEL Joint Undertaking
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 laying down the rules for participation and dissemination in ‘Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)’ (1), and in particular Article 1(3)(d) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) establishes the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) (Horizon 2020) and provides for involvement of the Union in public-private partnerships, including in joint undertakings, in key areas where research and innovation may contribute to Union's wider competitiveness goals and help tackle societal challenges.
(2) Participation in indirect actions under Horizon 2020 should comply with Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013. However, in order to take into account the specific operating needs of joint undertakings established pursuant to Article 187 of the Treaty in the area of electronic components and systems, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty was delegated to the Commission for the duration of Horizon 2020 with a view to allowing funding bodies in that area to apply different reimbursement rates for the Union-provided funding in cases where one or more Member States co-fund a participant or an action.
(3) The ECSEL Joint Undertaking has been set up by Council Regulation (EC) No 561/2014 (3) for a period up to 31 December 2024 in order to implement a Joint Technology Initiative in the field of Electronic Components and Systems.
(4) Specific operating needs have been identified as regards the co-funding by Member States and the applicability of national funding rules.
(5) In view of those operating needs, a derogation from the single reimbursement rates referred to in Article 28(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 in cases where one or more Member States co-fund a participant or an action is necessary in order to allow a reimbursement rate of Union funding by type of participant and type of action. The reimbursement rate should be dependent on the type of participant and the type of action in order to facilitate cross-border cooperation in particular with small and medium-sized enterprises and non-profit legal entities, whilst achieving the optimal level of leverage effect on private investment,
By way of derogation from Article 28(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, the ECSEL Joint Undertaking may apply different reimbursement rates for the Union funding within an action dependent upon the type of the participant and the type of activity in actions where one or more Member States co-fund a participant or the action.
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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32002R2275
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2002 of 19 December 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2002
of 19 December 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
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 on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1520/2002(7).
(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 13 to 19 December 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 4,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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32002R0248
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 248/2002 of 8 February 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 248/2002
of 8 February 2002
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 24,075/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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