celex_id
stringlengths 10
14
| title
stringlengths 9
1.28k
| text
stringlengths 525
21.4k
| SDG 1
float64 0
1
| SDG 2
float64 0
1
| SDG 3
float64 0
1
| SDG 4
float64 0
1
| SDG 5
float64 0
0.8
| SDG 6
float64 0
1
| SDG 7
float64 0
1
| SDG 8
float64 0
1
| SDG 9
float64 0
1
| SDG 10
float64 0
1
| SDG 11
float64 0
1
| SDG 12
float64 0
1
| SDG 13
float64 0
1
| SDG 14
float64 0
1
| SDG 15
float64 0
1
| SDG 16
float64 0
1
| SDG 17
float64 0
1
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32000D0326 | 2000/326/EC: Council Decision of 2 May 2000 amending Decision 95/513/EC on the equivalence of seed potatoes produced in third countries and Decision 95/514/EC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries
| Council Decision
of 2 May 2000
amending Decision 95/513/EC on the equivalence of seed potatoes produced in third countries and Decision 95/514/EC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries
(2000/326/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed(1), and in particular Article 16(1)(b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed(2), and in particular Article 16(1)(b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1996 on the marketing of cereal seed(3), and in particular Article 16(1)(b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes(4), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants(5), and in particular Article 15(1)(b) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In Decision 95/513/EC(6) it has been determined for a limited period that seed potatoes produced in third countries are equivalent to seed potatoes produced in the Community and complying with Directive 66/403/EEC.
(2) In Decision 95/514/EC(7), it has been determined for a limited period that field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species satisfiy the conditions laid down in Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC. In Decision 95/514/EC it has also been determined that seed of certain species produced in third countries was equivalent to seed produced in the Community.
(3) Decisions 95/513/EC and 95/514/EC establish conditions in respect of package marking. Directive 98/95/EC(8), has provided that without prejudice to the conditions determined under the authorisation procedure required under Directive 90/220/EEC(9), under amendments thereto or under relevant sectoral legislation, in the case of seed or seed potatoes of a variety which has been genetically modified, any label or document, official or otherwise, which is affixed to or accompanies the seed or seed potatoes lot, shall clearly indicdate that the variety has been genetically modified. In order to guarantee proper information to the seed users and the consumers and avoid deceptive practices it is appropriate to apply the same requirements to seed and seed potatoes imported under the said Decisions.
(4) Decision 95/513/EC will expire on 30 June 2000. The conditions for the application of the said Decision still obtain. It is therefore appropriate to extend its application until 31 December 2002.
(5) Decision 95/514/EC will expire on 31 January 2000. The conditions for the application of the said Decision still obtain. It is therefore appropriate to extend its application until 31 December 2002,
In Part II of the Annex to Decision 95/513/EC, the following point shall be inserted after point 2:
"2a. In the case of seed potatoes of a variety which has been genetically modified, any label or document, official or otherwise, which is affixed to or accompanies the seed potato lot, shall clearly indicate that the variety has been genetically modified and provide for any other information as may be determined in the authorisation procedure required under Community law."
In Article 2 of Decision 95/513/EC, the date "30 June 2000" shall be replaced by "31 December 2002".
In Part II.B of the Annex to Decision 95/514/EC, the following point shall be inserted after point 4.1:
"4.1a. In the case of seed of a variety which has been genetically modified, any label or document, official or otherwise, which is affixed to or accompanies the seed lot, shall clearly indicate that the variety has been genetically modified and provide for any other information as may be determined in the authorisation procedure required under Community law."
In Article 6 of Decision 95/514/EC, the date "31 January 2000" shall be replaced by "31 December 2002".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011R0004 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 4/2011 of 4 January 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in VI; EU and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain
| 6.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 3/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 4/2011
of 4 January 2011
establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in VI; EU and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (2), lays down quotas for 2010.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2010.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2010 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R0291 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 291/2005 of 21 February 2005 fixing the A1 and B export refunds for fruit and vegetables (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
| 22.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 49/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 291/2005
of 21 February 2005
fixing the A1 and B export refunds for fruit and vegetables (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 35(3),
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 (2) lays down the detailed rules of application for export refunds on fruit and vegetables.
(2) Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that, to the extent necessary for economically significant exports, the products exported by the Community may be covered by export refunds, within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(3) Under Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, care must be taken to ensure that the trade flows previously brought about by the refund scheme are not disrupted. For this reason and because exports of fruit and vegetables are seasonal in nature, the quantities scheduled for each product should be fixed, based on the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds established by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3). These quantities must be allocated taking account of the perishability of the products concerned.
(4) Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that refunds must be fixed in the light of the existing situation or outlook for fruit and vegetable prices on the Community market and supplies available on the one hand, and prices on the international market on the other hand. Account must also be taken of the transport and marketing costs and of the economic aspect of the exports planned.
(5) In accordance with Article 35(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, prices on the Community market are to be established in the light of the most favourable prices from the export standpoint.
(6) The international trade situation or the special requirements of certain markets may call for the refund on a given product to vary according to its destination.
(7) tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples of classes Extra, I and II of the common quality standards can currently be exported in economically significant quantities.
(8) In order to ensure the best use of available resources and in view of the structure of Community exports, it is appropriate to fix the A1 and B export refunds.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
1. For system A1, the refund rates, the refund application period and the scheduled quantities for the products concerned are fixed in the Annex hereto. For system B, the indicative refund rates, the licence application period and the scheduled quantities for the products concerned are fixed in the Annex hereto.
2. The licences issued in respect of food aid as referred to in Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (4) shall not count against the eligible quantities in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 March 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31995R2678 | COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2678/95 of 17 November 1995 extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of monosodium glutamate originating in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2678/95 of 17 November 1995 extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of monosodium glutamate originating in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1754/95 (3) imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on certain imports of monosodium glutamate originating in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand;
Whereas examination of the facts has not yet been completed and the Commission has informed the exporters known to be concerned of its intention to propose an extension of the validity of the provisional duty for an additional period of two months;
Whereas the exporters have raised no objections,
The validity of the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of monosodium glutamate originating in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1754/95 is hereby extended for a period of two months and shall expire on 21 January 1996. The said duty shall cease to apply if, before this date, the Council adopts definitive measures or the proceeding is terminated pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.
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 |
31984D0567 | 84/567/EEC: Council Decision of 27 November 1984 adopting a Community programme for the development of the specialized information market in Europe
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 November 1984
adopting a Community programme for the development of the specialized information market in Europe
(84/567/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 Community shall have as one of its tasks that of promoting throughout the Community the harmonious development of economic activities and a continuous and balanced expansion;
Whereas information has worldwide become one of the prime factors in economic activity, and the effective use of information is one of the essential ingredients of economic growth and competitiveness;
Whereas the European integration process is becoming increasingly dependent, among other factors, on the effective flow of and to information within and between all Member States;
Whereas, given the growing complexity of information needs for business and political decision-making, for scientific and technical development, for the professional, cultural, social and economic choices of individuals and groups of people, it is necessary to develop advanced solutions for a flexible and transparent specialized information market at Community level;
Whereas the development of the specialized information market in Europe aiming at better use of economies of scale and at adequate European independence in the specialized information area, is a challenge for the Community calling for appropriate Community support; whereas the fast developments in this area require an appropriate programme which offers considerable flexibility of priorities;
Whereas the development of international cooperation between Member States in areas of common interest becomes increasingly important with a view to strengthening the competitiveness of the European specialized information market;
Whereas Community efforts relating to the specialized information market and its development are a necessary complement to other related Community initiatives, in particular the ESPRIT programme to strengthen the European information technology industries through Commission support of cooperation among European manufacturers and Research and Development institutions in the development of advanced pre-competitive component technologies, the INSIS project for developing an advanced inter-institutional information and communication system for the institutions of the European Communities and those of the Member States, and the new Community initiatives (1983 to 1987) on vocational training and new information technologies;
Whereas it is primarily a matter for the Member States to create the basis for an efficient specialized information market by means of support programmes and policies; whereas such measures should be strengthened and supplemented through specific Community action in areas of common interest and value to initiate, accelerate and support developments in Europe which should lead to higher international competitiveness of the European information industries and to a more favourable information environment for the Community as a whole;
Whereas the results achieved and the experience built up in executing three successive action plans (1975 to 1983) in the field of scientific and technical information and documentation, and the need to strengthen and consolidate activities undertaken in this context and provide for continuity of Community action, justify a Community programme of activities which are needed to help to attain the long-term objective of developing a common market for specialized information in Europe; whereas it will be necessary, at the same time, regularly to evaluate the results obtained, and to coordinate actions in this field and in related fields at national and Community level;
Whereas the Treaty has not made provision for the specific powers which are required to attain these objectives;
Whereas the Scientific and Technical Information and Documentation Committee (STIDC) and the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) have both delivered their opinions on the Commission proposal,
A Community programme for the development of the specialized information market in Europe, as defined in Annex I, hereinafter referred to as 'the programme', is hereby adopted for a period of five years with effect from 1 January 1984.
The appropriations needed for implementing the programme are estimated at 25 million ECU and shall be entered in the general budget of the European Communities. The appropriations needed for implementing the programme in 1984 and 1985 are estimated at 10 million ECU.
The Commission shall be responsible for the implementation of the programme. In particular, it shall decide on the definition of detailed activities and on the type of projects to be undertaken. It shall establish each year and update as required a work programme.
The Commission, while entirely responsible for all decisions and the management of the programme, shall be advised by the STIDC, whose duties and method of operation are defined in Annex II.
The STIDC shall be kept regularly informed by the Commission of the progress of the work in the field in question and in associated fields.
The Commission shall ensure access to the knowledge resulting from the programme as well as its dissemination.
1. In accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty, the Community may conclude cooperation agreements with third countries within the framework of the programme.
2. The Commission shall be authorized to negotiate the cooperation agreements referred to in paragraph 1 after having sought the opinion of the STIDC for this purpose in accordance with Annex II (3) (c).
1. The Commission shall undertake a re-examination of the programme after 24 months. This reexamination may lead to a revision of the programme in accordance with the appropriate procedures, including a revision of the estimate of appropriations needed given in Article 2.
It shall inform the European Parliament of the results of this re-examination.
2. The programme may be extended following a proposal by the Commission to be forwarded to the Council.
3. Together with the proposal for the extension of the programme, the Commission, after consulting the STIDC, shall submit to the Council and the European Parliament an evaluation report on the performance and results of the programme. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012R0051 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 51/2012 of 19 January 2012 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 20.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 17/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 51/2012
of 19 January 2012
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
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 164(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(s) and listed in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Union may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 578/2010, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(4) Article 162(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1062/2011 (3). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.
(6) In order to prevent divergence with the current market situation, to prevent market speculation and to ensure efficient management, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(7) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 and in Part XIX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1062/2011 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 |
32009D0952 | Commission Decision of 14 December 2009 amending Decision 2008/855/EC concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (notified under document C(2009) 9909) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 15.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 328/76
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 December 2009
amending Decision 2008/855/EC concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States
(notified under document C(2009) 9909)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/952/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2008/855/EC (3) lays down certain control measures applicable in relation to classical swine fever in the Member States or regions thereof set out in the Annex to that Decision.
(2) Article 7 of Decision 2008/855/EC provides that no consignments of fresh pigmeat from holdings located in the areas listed in Part III of the Annex to that Decision, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of or containing such meat are to be dispatched to other Member States from the Member States concerned with those areas.
(3) Decision 2008/855/EC is to apply until 31 December 2009. In the light of the disease situation in certain areas of Bulgaria, Germany, France, Hungary and Slovakia, it is appropriate to extend the period of application of that Decision until 31 December 2011.
(4) In order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever from Romania to other Member States, Commission Decision 2006/779/EC of 14 November 2006 concerning transitional animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Romania (4) was adopted. That Decision is to apply until 31 December 2009.
(5) Romania has provided information to the Commission, showing that the classical swine fever situation in that Member State has significantly improved. However, in view of the data available, additional animal health control measures should continue to apply in Romania with regard to classical swine fever. It is therefore appropriate to include Romania in Part III of the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC. The inclusion of Romania in Part III of the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC should be reviewed in the light of the results of a Union inspection to be carried out in Romania in the first semester of 2010.
(6) To ensure the safety of fresh pigmeat and meat preparations and meat products consisting of or containing fresh meat that enter the areas listed in Part III of the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC from areas not listed in that Part, the establishments which are producing, storing and processing such commodities should be approved by the competent authority and notified to the Commission. In addition, the production, storage and processing of such meat and meat products or preparations should be carried out separately from that of other products consisting of, or containing meat from holdings located in the areas listed in Part III of the Annex to that Decision.
(7) To ensure traceability of fresh pigmeat and meat preparations and meat products consisting of or containing fresh meat that enter the areas listed in Part III of the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC from areas not listed in that Part, the meat and meat products and preparations should be marked appropriately. Therefore, the fresh pigmeat should be marked with the health mark provided for in Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (5). The meat preparations and meat products containing such pigmeat should be marked with the identification mark provided for in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (6).
(8) Decision 2008/855/EC should be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 2008/855/EC is amended as follows:
1. The following Article 8a is inserted:
(a) which are approved for that purpose by the competent authority and notified to the Commission;
(b) in which the production, storage and processing is carried out separately from other products consisting of, or containing meat from holdings located in the areas listed in Part III of the Annex.
2. In Article 15, the date ‘31 December 2009’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2011’.
3. In Part III of the Annex, the following entry is inserted:
Article 1(3) shall apply from 1 January 2010.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009L0107 | Directive 2009/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market as regards the extension of certain time periods (Text with EEA relevance)
| 6.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 262/40
DIRECTIVE 2009/107/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 16 September 2009
amending Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market as regards the extension of certain time periods
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 16(1) of Directive 98/8/EC (3) provides for a transitional period of 10 years, commencing on 14 May 2000, the date of entry into force of that Directive, during which Member States may apply their national rules or practices for placing biocidal products on the market and, in particular, authorise the marketing of biocidal products containing active substances that are not yet included in the positive list set out in that Directive, that is Annexes I, IA or IB thereto.
(2) Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC establishes a 10-year work programme, also commencing on 14 May 2000, during which all the active substances contained in biocidal products that were present on the market before that date are to be systematically examined and, if found acceptable from the point of view of human and animal health and the environment, are to be included in the positive list set out in that Directive.
(3) Paragraphs 1(c)(i) and 2(c)(i) of Article 12 of Directive 98/8/EC provide for the protection of all information submitted for the purposes of that Directive for a period of 10 years, also commencing on 14 May 2000, unless a shorter period of protection has been granted in a particular Member State, in which case that shorter period of protection will apply on its territory. That protection concerns only information submitted in support of the inclusion in the positive list set out in Directive 98/8/EC of active substances used in biocidal products that were present on the market before the date of entry into force of Directive 98/8/EC (the ‘existing’ active substances).
(4) Once an existing active substance has been evaluated and included in the positive list set out in Directive 98/8/EC, its market is considered as harmonised, and the transitional rules for the placing on the market of products containing the active substance are replaced by the provisions of that Directive.
(5) In accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC, the Commission has submitted a report on the progress achieved with the 10-year work programme, two years before its completion. It is expected, based on the findings of that report, that the review of a significant number of active substances will not be finalised by 14 May 2010. Furthermore, even for the active substances for which a decision on their inclusion in the positive list set out in Directive 98/8/EC has been adopted by 14 May 2010, a sufficient time period is necessary for Member States to transpose the relevant acts and to grant, cancel or modify authorisations for the relevant products, in order to comply with the harmonised provisions of Directive 98/8/EC. There is a serious risk that, at the end of the transitional period on 14 May 2010, national rules will no longer apply, while the relevant harmonised rules will not yet have been adopted. An extension of the 10-year work programme is therefore considered necessary, to permit the finalisation of the review of all active substances notified for evaluation.
(6) It is also necessary for the end of the review programme to coincide with that of the transitional period, in such a way that national systems or practices will regulate the placing of biocidal products on the market until they are ready to be replaced by harmonised provisions.
(7) In addition, for reasons of consistency and in order to avoid the loss of data protection while certain active substances are still under evaluation, the period of protection of all data submitted for the purposes of Directive 98/8/EC should be extended in order to coincide with the end of the review programme.
(8) The extension of the review programme proposed may not be enough to finalise the evaluation of a number of active substances. On the other hand, a significantly longer extension might work against intensifying the efforts to complete the review programme in a timely manner. Any extension of the review programme and the corresponding transitional period for any remaining active substances after 14 May 2014 should be limited to a maximum of two years and should take place only if there are clear indications that the legal act intended to replace Directive 98/8/EC will not enter into force before 14 May 2014.
(9) The measures necessary for the implementation of Directive 98/8/EC should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (4).
(10) In particular, the Commission should be empowered to extend the review period and the corresponding transitional period for any remaining active substances for up to two years. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 98/8/EC, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
(11) In accordance with point 34 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making (5), Member States are encouraged to draw up, for themselves and in the interests of the Community, their own tables illustrating, as far as possible, the correlation between this Directive and the transposition measures, and to make them public,
Amendments
Directive 98/8/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 12 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1(c)(i) is replaced by the following:
‘(i) until 14 May 2014 for any information submitted for the purposes of this Directive, except where such information is already protected under existing national rules relating to biocidal products. In such cases, the information shall continue to be protected in that Member State until the expiry of any remaining period of data protection provided for under national rules, but not beyond 14 May 2014 or, if applicable, not beyond the date to which the transitional period referred to in Article 16(1) is extended in accordance with Article 16(2);’;
(b) paragraph 2(c)(i) is replaced by the following:
‘(i) until 14 May 2014 for any information submitted for the purposes of this Directive, except in the case where data are already protected according to existing national rules relating to biocidal products, in which case such data shall be protected in that Member State until the expiry of any remaining period of data protection provided for under those national rules, but not beyond 14 May 2014 or, if applicable, not beyond the date to which the transitional period referred to in Article 16(1) is extended in accordance with Article 16(2);’;
2. Article 16 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(b) paragraph 2 is amended as follows:
(i) the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
(ii) in the second subparagraph the words ‘During that 10-year period’ are replaced by the words ‘During that 14-year period’.
Transposition
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 14 May 2010. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R0662 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 662/2003 of 11 April 2003 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 117th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 662/2003
of 11 April 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 117th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 117th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0500 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2002 of 21 March 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2002
of 21 March 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0333 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 333/2013 of 5 April 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for white marlin in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
| 12.4.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 103/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 333/2013
of 5 April 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for white marlin in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.
(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 2013.
(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 2013 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990D0208 | 90/208/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 April 1990 concerning certain protection measures relating to contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in Spain
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 April 1990
concerning certain protection measures relating to contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in Spain
(90/208/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 89/662/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas several outbreaks of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia have occurred in two areas in the territory of Spain and, additionally, the exact distribution of the disease has not been clearly established;
Whereas the appearance of this epizootic disease may constitute a danger to cattle in other Member States;
Whereas a significant risk may be considered to exist in respect of certain categories of live cattle;
Whereas a Community mission has recently visited Spain;
Whereas the Spanish authorities have taken legal measures according to the mission's recommendations to prevent the spread of disease to other Member States;
Whereas therefore these measures should be enforced at a Community level;
Whereas the Commission will follow developments in the situation; whereas this Decision may be amended in the light of such developments;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Spain shall not send to other Member States live cattle from the geographical areas mentioned in the Annex until such time as all of the bovine animals over 12 months of age within those areas have passed three clear tests for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia carried out at intervals of not less than three weeks.
2. Once the testing requirements referred to in paragraph 1 have been satisfied, live cattle sent from these areas to other Member States must comply with the conditions laid down in Articles 2 and 3.
Spain shall not send to other Member States live cattle for breeding and production coming from those parts of its territory outside those listed in the Annex unless:
1. the animals come from a herd all of whose animals over 12 months of age have been the subject of a serological test for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia during the previous 12 months and have given no reactions, and
2. the animals themselves have been subjected to a serological test for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and have not given any reactions within 30 days prior to the date of loading.
The health certificate provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC, accompanying cattle intended for breeding or production and sent from Spain, must include the following statement:
'Live cattle in accordance with Commission Decision 90/208/EEC on contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.'
The Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision three days after its notification. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002D0011 | 2002/11/EC: Commission Decision of 28 December 2001 adopting the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC (notified under document number C(2001) 3998)
| Commission Decision
of 28 December 2001
adopting the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC
(notified under document number C(2001) 3998)
(2002/11/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora(1), as last amended by Directive 97/62/EC(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Lists of sites proposed as sites of Community importance within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC have been transmitted to the Commission for the Macaronesian biogeographical region, in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Directive. The Member States concerned, namely Portugal and Spain, transmitted the lists on 28 November 1997 and 11 October 2000 respectively.
(2) The Macaronesian biogeographical region, as referred to in Article 1(c)(iii) of Directive 92/43/EEC, comprises the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira (Portugal) and of the Canary Islands (Spain) in the Atlantic Ocean.
(3) The lists of proposed sites were accompanied by information on each site, supplied in the Natura 2000 format established by Commission Decision 97/266/EC(3).
(4) This information includes the most recent map of the site transmitted by the Member State in question, the site's name, location and extent, and the data yielded by application of the criteria specified in Annex III (Stage 1) to Directive 92/43/EEC.
(5) On the basis of the draft list drawn up by the Commission in agreement with each of the Member States concerned, which also identifies sites hosting priority natural habitat types or priority species, a list of sites selected as sites of Community importance should be adopted.
(6) Given that knowledge of the existence and distribution of the natural habitat type described as "Reefs" remains incomplete, the list should be open to alteration in the light of further developments in such knowledge.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up by Article 20 of Directive 92/43/EEC,
The list contained in the Annex to this Decision shall constitute the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region as provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC.
The list referred to in Article 1 shall be subject to alteration, in the light of further knowledge and research, in respect of the natural habitat type described as "Reefs" in category 11, code No 1170, of Annex I to Directive 92/43/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003D0689 | 2003/689/EC: Commission Decision of 2 October 2003 on the list of establishments in Estonia approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3429)
| Commission Decision
of 2 October 2003
on the list of establishments in Estonia approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community
(notified under document number C(2003) 3429)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/689/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003(2), and in particular Articles 4(1) and 18(1)(a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Establishments in third countries may only be authorised to export fresh meat to the Community if they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC.
(2) Following a Community mission, it appears that the animal health situation in Estonia compares favourably with that in the Member States, particularly as regards disease transmission through meat, and that the operation of controls over the production of fresh meat is satisfactory.
(3) For the purpose of Article 4(3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, Estonia has forwarded details of the establishment that should be authorised to export fresh meat to the Community.
(4) The establishment put forward by Estonia meets all the requirements laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC in order to be designated as a slaughterhouse and approved cutting plant from which imports into the EU may be permitted in accordance with Article 18 of the Directive.
(5) A Community inspection has shown that the hygiene standards of that establishment are satisfactory and that it may therefore be included on the first list of establishments, to be drawn up in accordance with Directive 72/462/EEC, from which imports of fresh meat may be authorised.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The establishment in Estonia as listed in the Annex is hereby approved for the purposes of exporting fresh meat to the Community pursuant to the conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC, including points (a) and (b) of Article 18(1) thereof.
This Decision shall apply from 6 October 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997R0572 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 572/97 of 26 March 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3478/92 and (EC) No 1066/95 in the tobacco sector as regards certain deadlines
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 572/97 of 26 March 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3478/92 and (EC) No 1066/95 in the tobacco sector as regards certain deadlines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2444/96 (2), and in particular Articles 7 and 11 thereof,
Whereas one Member State is having unexpected administrative difficulties which prevent it from meeting the deadlines laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1350/96 (4), and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 of 12 May 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 harvests (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1286/96 (6); whereas derogation should therefore be made from those deadlines for the 1997 harvest;
Whereas the measures concerned should be applied as soon as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 is amended as follows:
1. The second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'For the 1997 harvest, Greece may allow contracts concluded on 31 May at the latest and, in the case of contracts concluded as a result of the allocation of additional quantities pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 (*), before 15 July, to benefit from the premium.
(*) OJ No L 108, 13. 5. 1995, p. 5.`
2. The second subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'For the 1997 harvest, Greece may allow contracts submitted for registration before 8 June, and in the case of contracts concluded as a result of the allocation of additional quantities pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1066/95, before 31 July, to benefit from the premium.`
The second subparagraph of Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 is replaced by the following:
'For the 1997 harvest, Greece is authorized to extend the deadline referred to in the first subparagraph until 30 June.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32010R0366 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 366/2010 of 28 April 2010 amending for the 125th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban
| 29.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 107/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 366/2010
of 28 April 2010
amending for the 125th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 12 April 2010 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the identifying data concerning seven natural persons from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
(3) Annex I should therefore be updated accordingly,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001D0044 | 2001/44/EC,ECSC: Commission Decision of 28 December 2000 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2000 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
| Commission Decision
of 28 December 2000
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2000 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
(2001/44/EC, ECSC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2700/1999(2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 1967/2000(3) laid down the weighting to be applied from 1 January 2000 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment.
(2) The Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings(4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations.
(3) Some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2000 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
Sole Article
With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2000 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the caculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the dates referred to in the first paragraph. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R1879 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1879/2005 of 16 November 2005 amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 17.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 300/51
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1879/2005
of 16 November 2005
amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (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)(a) and (15) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 28 October 2005 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1764/2005 (2).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 1764/2005 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1764/2005 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 November 2005.
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 |
32001R2568 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2568/2001 of 21 December 2001 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2568/2001
of 21 December 2001
prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2425/2001(4), lays down quotas for herring 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 herring in the waters of ICES divisions I and II, by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. The Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock from 16 November 2001. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions I and II, by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 2001.
Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES divisions I and II, by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands 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 16 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010D0677 | Council Decision 2010/677/CFSP of 8 November 2010 repealing Common Position 98/409/CFSP concerning Sierra Leone
| 10.11.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 292/39
COUNCIL DECISION 2010/677/CFSP
of 8 November 2010
repealing Common Position 98/409/CFSP concerning Sierra Leone
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 29 June 1998, the Council adopted Common Position 98/409/CFSP concerning Sierra Leone (1) in order to implement the measures imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolution (hereinafter ‘UNSCR’) 1171(1998).
(2) On 28 January 2008, the Council adopted Common Position 2008/81/CFSP amending Common Position 98/409/CFSP (2) in order to implement the measures imposed by UNSCR 1793(2007) providing for an exemption to the measures imposed by paragraph 5 of UNSCR 1171(1998).
(3) On 29 September 2010, the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 1940(2010) repealing UNSCR 1171(1998).
(4) Common Position 98/409/CFSP should therefore be repealed,
Common Position 98/409/CFSP is hereby repealed.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0158 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 158/2014 of 13 February 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Daujėnų naminė duona (PGI))
| 21.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 52/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 158/2014
of 13 February 2014
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Daujėnų naminė duona (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Lithuania’s application to register the name ‘Daujėnų naminė duona’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Daujėnų naminė duona’ should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R2064 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2064/2004 of 30 November 2004 prohibiting fishing for black scabbardfish by vessels flying the flag of Spain
| 2.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 357/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2064/2004
of 30 November 2004
prohibiting fishing for black scabbardfish by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 of 16 December 2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks (2) lays down quotas for black scabbardfish for 2004.
(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 black scabbardfish in the waters of ICES sub-areas V, VI, VII and XII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. Spain has prohibited fishing for this stock from 3 November 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of black scabbardfish in the waters of ICES sub-areas V, VI, VII and XII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 2004.
Fishing for black scabbardfish in the waters of ICES sub-areas V, VI, VII and XII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 3 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R0059 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 59/2004 of 14 January 2004 on the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms for the period from 1 January to 30 April 2004
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 59/2004
of 14 January 2004
on the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms for the period from 1 January to 30 April 2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 of 6 September 1995 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms(1), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities applied for on 2 and 5 January 2004 pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 exceed the available quantities. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined.
(2) As a result of the adoption of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2334/2003 of 30 December 2003 derogating for the year 2004 from Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms(2) and because of the accession to the Community on 1 May 2004 of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, this Regulation should remain applicable only until 30 April 2004,
1. Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 on 2 and 5 January 2004 and submitted to the Commission on 7 and 8 January 2004 shall be issued for 100 % of the quantity applied for.
2. Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 on 2 and 5 January 2004 and submitted to the Commission on 7 and 8 January 2004 shall be issued for 8,41 % of the quantity applied for.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January 2004.
It shall apply until 30 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32004D0548 | 2004/548/EC: Council Decision of 11 May 2004 on the position to be taken by the Community regarding an agreement concerning the monetary relations with the Principality of Andorra
| 16.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 244/47
COUNCIL DECISION
of 11 May 2004
on the position to be taken by the Community regarding an agreement concerning the monetary relations with the Principality of Andorra
(2004/548/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 111(3) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro (1), the euro replaced the currency of each participating Member State as from 1 January 1999.
(2) The Community has competence, as from the same date, in monetary and foreign exchange regime matters in Member States adopting the euro.
(3) The Council is responsible for determining the arrangements for the negotiation and conclusion of agreements concerning monetary or foreign exchange regime matters.
(4) The Community has concluded monetary agreements with Monaco (2), the Vatican City (3) and San Marino (4). These countries had concluded earlier monetary agreements with France or with Italy, before the introduction of the euro.
(5) The Principality of Andorra (hereinafter referred to as Andorra) does not have an official currency, nor has it concluded a monetary agreement with any Member State or third country. Spanish and French banknotes and coins were originally used de facto in Andorra, and were replaced by euro banknotes and coins as from 1 January 2002.
(6) On 15 July 2003 Andorra formally requested the conclusion of a monetary agreement with the Community.
(7) Given the close economic relations between Andorra and the Community, it is appropriate that an agreement between the Community and Andorra should include provisions regarding euro banknotes and coins, the legal status of the euro in Andorra, and also access to the euro area payment systems. Since the euro is already in use in Andorra, it should be agreed that Andorra is to use the euro as its official currency and that it will grant legal tender status to euro banknotes and coins issued by the European System of Central Banks and Member States which have adopted the euro.
(8) The euro becoming Andorra's official currency does not create any right for Andorra to issue banknotes or coins, whether denominated in euro or in another denomination, or to issue monetary surrogates, unless the monetary agreement contains explicit provisions to this effect. Andorra currently issues collector coins denominated in diner and the possibility to continue this practice will be examined.
(9) It is important that Andorra ensure that Community rules on banknotes and coins denominated in euro are applicable in Andorra. Euro banknotes and coins need proper protection against fraud and counterfeiting. It is also important that Andorra should take all the necessary measures and cooperate with the Community in this area.
(10) Andorra should undertake to implement all relevant measures forming part of the Community framework for banking and financial regulations, including the prevention of money laundering, the prevention of fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment, and statistical reporting requirements. The application of such measures will contribute, inter alia, to establishing comparable and equitable conditions between financial institutions situated in the euro area and those located in Andorra.
(11) The European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks may engage in all types of banking transactions in relation to financial institutions located in third countries. The ECB and the national central banks may, on appropriate conditions, allow financial institutions in third countries access to their payment systems. Agreement between the Community and Andorra should not impose any obligations on the ECB or on any national central bank.
(12) The Commission should be empowered to conduct the negotiations with Andorra. Andorra's neighbouring countries, Spain and France, should be fully associated with the negotiations, and the ECB should be fully associated within its field of competence.
(13) This Decision covers solely the agreement to be established between Andorra and the Community on monetary matters, to the exclusion of other matters requiring to be taken up in separate agreements. Andorra has been invited to agree to equivalent measures in certain areas, in particular as regards the taxation of the income from savings. The Council will examine, in the light of progress made on the negotiation and the initialling of the savings tax agreement, and on the basis of a recommendation from the Commission, whether the necessary conditions have been fulfilled for the opening of negotiations on the monetary agreement.
(14) The Commission should submit the draft agreement to the Economic and Financial Committee for its opinion. The draft agreement should further be submitted to the Council if Spain and France, or the ECB, or the Economic and Financial Committee, is of the opinion that this is necessary,
The Commission shall inform Andorra of the Community's preparedness to conclude an agreement on monetary matters with Andorra at the earliest possible date and shall propose negotiations for such an agreement.
The position to be taken by the Community in the negotiations with Andorra for an agreement on the matters referred to below shall be based on the principles laid down in Articles 3 to 6.
1. Andorra shall be entitled to use the euro as its official currency.
2. Andorra shall be entitled to grant legal tender status to euro banknotes and coins.
1. Andorra shall undertake not to issue any banknotes, coins or monetary surrogates of any kind unless the conditions for such issuance have been agreed with the Community.
2. However, the possibility of Andorra continuing to issue gold and silver collector coins denominated in diner will be examined.
1. Andorra shall undertake to conform to Community rules on euro banknotes and coins.
2. Andorra shall undertake to cooperate closely with the Community with regard to the protection of euro banknotes and coins against fraud and counterfeiting and to adopt rules implementing the Community acts in this domain.
1. Andorra shall undertake to adopt all appropriate measures, through equivalent actions or direct transpositions, for the application of all relevant Community banking and financial legislation, in particular legislation relating to the activity and supervision of the institutions concerned, and also for the application of all relevant Community legislation on the prevention of money laundering, on the prevention of fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment and on statistical reporting requirements.
2. Financial institutions located in the territory of Andorra may have access to the payment and settlement systems within the euro area under appropriate conditions to be laid down in the agreement on monetary matters and to be determined in agreement with the ECB.
The Commission shall, on behalf of the Community, conduct the negotiations with Andorra on the matters referred to in Articles 3 to 6. Spain and France shall be fully associated with the negotiations. The ECB shall be fully associated with those negotiations falling within its field of competence.
The negotiations on an agreement on monetary matters shall be opened as soon as the Council has agreed, acting by a qualified majority on a recommendation from the Commission, that the necessary conditions for the opening of such negotiations have been fulfilled.
The prior initialling by both parties of the agreement on the taxation of income from savings, as well as the undertaking by Andorra to conclude such agreement before a date to be agreed with the Community, shall form part of those conditions.
If the agreement on the taxation of savings has not been concluded by Andorra before the agreed date, the negotiations on the monetary agreement shall be suspended until such conclusion has taken place.
The Commission shall submit the draft agreement to the Economic and Financial Committee for opinion.
The Commission shall be entitled to conclude the agreement on behalf of the Community unless Spain or France, or the ECB, or the Economic and Financial Committee, is of the opinion that the agreement should be submitted to the Council.
0
This Decision is addressed to the Commission. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 |
32006R1986 | Regulation (EC) No 1986/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates
| 28.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 381/1
REGULATION (EC) No 1986/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 20 December 2006
regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (3) provides that Member States are to assist one another in the implementation of that Directive and may exchange information at bilateral or multilateral level, in particular, so as to check, before any registration of a vehicle, the latter's legal status in the Member State in which it was previously registered. Such checking may involve the use of an electronic network.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 and Council Decision 2006/000/JHA of … on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II) (4)
(5) constitute the legislative basis for governing SIS II, which constitutes a shared database between Member States containing, inter alia, data on motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc, data on trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg and caravans and data on vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Decision 2006/000/JHA replace Articles 92 to 119 of the Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the governments of the States of the Benelux economic union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (6) (‘the Schengen Convention’) with the exception of Article 102a thereof. That Article concerns access to the Schengen Information System by the authorities and services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles.
(4) It is now necessary to adopt a third instrument, based on Title V of the Treaty and complementing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Decision 2006/000/JHA in order to allow access to SIS II by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles, and to replace Article 102a of the Schengen Convention.
(5) Alerts on objects, including motor vehicles, are entered in SIS II for the purposes of seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings, pursuant to Decision 2006/000/JHA.
(6) Pursuant to Decision 2006/000/JHA, access to alerts on objects entered in SIS II is reserved exclusively to the authorities responsible for border control and other police and customs checks as well as judicial authorities and Europol.
(7) Government or non-government services clearly identified for this purpose and responsible in the Member States for issuing registration certificates for vehicles should have access to data included in SIS II concerning motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc, trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg, caravans and vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated in order to enable them to check whether the vehicles presented to them for registration have been stolen, misappropriated or lost.
(8) To that end, it is necessary to grant those services access to those data, and to allow them to use those data for the administrative purposes of properly issuing vehicle registration certificates.
(9) To the extent that services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles are non-government bodies, such access should be granted indirectly, that is to say through the intermediary of an authority granted access in accordance with Decision 2006/000/JHA that is responsible for ensuring compliance with the security and confidentiality rules of the Member States as referred to in that Decision.
(10) Decision 2006/000/JHA lays down the action to be taken if access to SIS II brings to light an alert for an object entered in SIS II.
(11) Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (7) applies to the processing of personal data by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles. The specific provisions on the protection of personal data on security, confidentiality and keeping of log files contained in Decision 2006/000/JHA supplement or clarify the principles set out in that Directive when personal data is processed by those services in the context of SIS II.
(12) Since the objective of the action to be taken, namely to grant access to SIS II to services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles, in order to facilitate their tasks under Directive 1999/37/EC, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the very nature of SIS II as a joint information system, only be achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
(13) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
(14) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (8) which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 (9) on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement.
(15) As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 4(1) of Council Decisions 2004/849/EC (10) and 2004/860/EC (11).
(16) This Regulation constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession,
1. Notwithstanding Articles 38, 40 and 46(1) of Decision 2006/000/JHA, the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles, as referred to in Directive 1999/37/EC, shall have access to the following data entered into SIS II in accordance with Article 38(2)(a), (b) and (f) of that Decision for the sole purpose of checking whether vehicles presented to them for registration have been stolen, misappropriated or lost or are sought as evidence in criminal proceedings:
(a) data concerning motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc;
(b) data concerning trailers with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg and caravans;
(c) data concerning vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated, lost or invalidated.
Subject to paragraph 2, the law of each Member State shall govern access to those data by those services in that Member State.
2. Services as referred to in paragraph 1 that are government services shall have the right to access directly the data entered in SIS II.
3. Services as referred to in paragraph 1 that are non-government services shall have access to data entered in SIS II only through the intermediary of an authority as referred to in Article 40 of the Decision mentioned in paragraph 1. That authority shall have the right to access the data directly and to pass them on to the service concerned. The Member State concerned shall ensure that the service in question and its employees are required to respect any limitations on the permissible use of data conveyed to them by the authority.
4. Article 39 of that Decision shall not apply to access gained in accordance with this Article. The communication to the police or judicial authorities by services as referred to in paragraph 1 of any information brought to light by access to SIS II which gives rise to suspicion of a criminal offence shall be governed by national law.
This Regulation replaces Article 102a of the Schengen Convention.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the date set in accordance with Article 71(2) of Decision 2006/000/JHA.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32008R1199 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1199/2008 of 2 December 2008 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod 1 March to 31 May 2009
| 3.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 323/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1199/2008
of 2 December 2008
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod 1 March to 31 May 2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.
(2) The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first five working days following the 15th day of November 2008, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, Argentina, and all third countries other than China and Argentina.
(3) Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by the end of November 2008 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007,
Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first five working days following the 15th day of November 2008 and sent to the Commission by the end of November 2008 shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32013D0788 | 2013/788/EU: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2013/001 FI/Nokia from Finland)
| 21.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/96
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 11 December 2013
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2013/001 FI/Nokia from Finland)
(2013/788/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
(2) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.
(3) Finlandsubmitted an application on 1 February 2013 to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in the enterprise Nokia plc, Nokia Siemens Networks and 30 of its subcontractors, and supplemented it by additional information up to 21 August 2013. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 9 810 000.
(4) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Finland,
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 9 810 000 in commitment and payment appropriations.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R0232 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 232/2003 of 6 February 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 232/2003
of 6 February 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except for the United States of America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/2002(7).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 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 31 January to 6 February 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 14,00/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 February 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012D0110 | 2012/110/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 10 February 2012 concerning preventive vaccination against low pathogenic avian influenza in mallard ducks in Portugal and certain measures restricting the movements of such poultry and their products (notified under document C(2012) 676) Text with EEA relevance
| 23.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 50/46
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 10 February 2012
concerning preventive vaccination against low pathogenic avian influenza in mallard ducks in Portugal and certain measures restricting the movements of such poultry and their products
(notified under document C(2012) 676)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/110/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (1), and in particular Article 57(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2005/94/EC sets out certain preventive measures relating to the surveillance and the early detection of avian influenza and increasing the level of the competent authorities’ and the farming community’s awareness of, and preparation for, the risks of that disease.
(2) Following outbreaks of low pathogenic avian influenza in 2007 and 2008 in certain poultry holdings in central and western Portugal, in particular in holdings that keep poultry intended for re-stocking supplies of game, an emergency vaccination plan was carried out pursuant to Commission Decision 2008/285/EC of 19 March 2008 concerning emergency vaccination against low pathogenic avian influenza in mallard ducks in Portugal and certain measures restricting the movements of such poultry and their products (2) and that disease was successfully eradicated.
(3) However, based on a risk assessment it was decided that high value mallard breeding ducks kept on one holding located in the region of Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, Ribatejo Norte, Vila Nova da Barquinha continued to be exposed to the potential risk of avian influenza infection, in particular by possible indirect contact with wild birds (‘the holding’).
(4) Portugal therefore submitted a preventive vaccination plan against avian influenza to be carried out as a long term measure until 31 July 2009 which was approved by Commission Decision 2008/838/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning preventive vaccination against low pathogenic avian influenza in mallard ducks in Portugal and certain measures restricting the movements of such poultry and their products (3). A further preventive vaccination plan approved by Commission Decision 2010/189/EU of 29 March 2010 concerning preventive vaccination against low pathogenic avian influenza in mallard ducks in Portugal and certain measures restricting the movements of such poultry and their products (4) was implemented by Portugal until 31 July 2011.
(5) In accordance with Article 8 of Decision 2010/189/EU Portugal has submitted a report on the implementation of the preventive vaccination plan to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
(6) On 28 November 2011, Portugal submitted a new preventive vaccination plan to the Commission for approval which is to be applied until 31 July 2013 (‘the preventive vaccination plan’).
(7) In its scientific opinions on the use of vaccination to control avian influenza issued by the European Food Safety Authority in 2005 (5), 2007 (6) and 2008 (7), the Animal Health and Welfare Panel stated that emergency and preventive vaccination against avian influenza is a valuable tool to complement the control measures for that disease.
(8) In addition, the Commission has examined the preventive vaccination plan submitted by Portugal which concerns the holding mentioned above, and is satisfied that the plan conforms to the relevant Union legislation. In view of the epidemiological situation as regards low pathogenic avian influenza in Portugal, the type of holding to be vaccinated and the limited scope of the preventive vaccination plan, it should be approved.
(9) For the purposes of the preventive vaccination plan to be carried out by Portugal, only vaccines authorised in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (8) or Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (9) should be used.
(10) In addition, surveillance and laboratory testing in the holding keeping the vaccinated mallard ducks and unvaccinated sentinel birds should be carried out as set out in the preventive vaccination plan.
(11) It is also appropriate to introduce certain restrictions on the movement of vaccinated mallard ducks, their hatching eggs and mallard ducks derived from such ducks in accordance with the preventive vaccination plan. Due to the small number of mallard ducks present on the holding where preventive vaccination is to be carried out, as well as for reasons of traceability and logistics, vaccinated mallard ducks should not be moved from that holding, but killed after the end of their reproductive cycle in accordance with the requirements of Article 10(1) of Council Directive 93/119/EEC of 22 December 1993 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing. (10)
(12) In relation to trade in poultry intended for re-stocking supplies of game, additional measures have been taken by Portugal pursuant to Commission Decision 2006/605/EC of 6 September 2006 on certain protection measures in relation to intra-Community trade in poultry intended for re-stocking of wild game supplies (11).
(13) In order to reduce the economic impact on the holding concerned, certain derogations from movement restrictions for mallard ducks derived from vaccinated mallard ducks should be provided for, since such movements do not pose a specific risk for the spread of disease and provided that official surveillance is carried out and that the specific animal health requirements for trade within the Union are complied with.
(14) The preventive vaccination plan should be approved so that it can be implemented until 31 July 2013. Accordingly, this Decision should apply until that date.
(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Subject matter and scope
1. This Decision lays down certain measures to be applied in Portugal where preventive vaccination of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) intended for re-stocking supplies of game (‘mallard ducks’) is carried out in a holding, which is exposed to the risk of avian influenza.
Those measures include certain restrictions on the movement within and dispatch from Portugal of the vaccinated mallard ducks, their hatching eggs and mallard ducks derived thereof.
2. This Decision shall apply without prejudice to the protection measures to be taken by Portugal in accordance with Directive 2005/94/EC and Decision 2006/605/EC.
Approval of the preventive vaccination plan
1. The plan for preventive vaccination against low pathogenic avian influenza in Portugal, as submitted by Portugal to the Commission on 28 November 2011, to be implemented on a holding in the region of Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, Ribatejo Norte, Vila Nova da Barquinha until 31 July 2013 (‘the preventive vaccination plan’) is approved.
2. The Commission shall publish the preventive vaccination plan.
Conditions for implementing the preventive vaccination plan
1. Portugal shall ensure that the mallard ducks are vaccinated, in accordance with the preventive vaccination plan, with a monovalent inactivated vaccine containing the avian influenza subtype H5 authorised by that Member State in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC or Regulation (EC) No 726/2004.
2. Portugal shall ensure that surveillance and laboratory testing of the holding keeping the vaccinated mallard ducks and unvaccinated sentinel ducks, as set out in the preventive vaccination plan, is carried out.
3. Portugal shall ensure that the preventive vaccination plan is implemented efficiently.
Marking and restrictions on the movement and dispatch and disposal of vaccinated mallard ducks
The competent authority shall ensure that vaccinated mallard ducks on the holding referred to in Article 2(1) are:
(a) marked individually;
(b) not moved to other poultry holdings within Portugal; or
(c) dispatched from Portugal.
After their reproductive period, such ducks shall be killed on the holding referred to in Article 2(1) of this Decision, in accordance with the requirements in Article 10(1) of Directive 93/119/EEC, and their carcases safely disposed of.
Restrictions on the movement and dispatch of hatching eggs derived from mallard ducks on the holding referred to in Article 2(1)
The competent authority shall ensure that hatching eggs derived from mallard ducks on the holding referred to in Article 2(1) may only be moved to a hatchery within Portugal and not dispatched from Portugal.
Restrictions on the movement and dispatch of mallard ducks derived from vaccinated mallard ducks
1. The competent authority shall ensure that mallard ducks derived from the vaccinated mallard ducks may only be moved after hatching to a holding located in a surrounding area established by Portugal in relation to the holding referred to in Article 2(1) as set out in the preventive vaccination plan.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, and provided that the mallard ducks derived from the vaccinated mallard ducks are more than four month old, they may be:
(a) released into the wild in Portugal; or
(b) dispatched from Portugal provided that:
(i) the results of the surveillance and laboratory tests as set out in the preventive vaccination plan, are favourable; and
(ii) the conditions for dispatch of poultry for re-stocking supplies of wild game laid down in Decision 2006/605/EC are met.
Health certification for trade within the Union in mallard ducks derived from vaccinated mallard ducks
Portugal shall ensure that health certificates for trade within the Union in poultry intended for re-stocking supplies of game referred to in Article 6(2)(b) include the following sentence:
‘The animal health conditions of this consignment are in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision 2012/110/EU (12).
Reports
Portugal shall submit to the Commission a report on the implementation of the preventive vaccination plan within one month from the date of application of this Decision and report every six months thereafter at the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health thereafter.
Applicability
This Decision shall apply until 31 July 2013.
0
Addressee
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0813 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 813/2009 of 4 September 2009 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year
| 5.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 234/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 813/2009
of 4 September 2009
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2008/2009 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2009 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 September 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003D0723 | 2003/723/EC: Commission Decision of 30 September 2003 concerning the validity of certain binding tariff information (notified under document number C(2003) 3517)
| Commission Decision
of 30 September 2003
concerning the validity of certain binding tariff information
(notified under document number C(2003) 3517)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2003/723/EC)
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 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 12(5)(a)(iii) and Article 248 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 1335/2003(4), and in particular the second indent of Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The binding tariff information referred to in the Annex is inconsistent with other binding tariff information, and the tariff classification it contains is incompatible with the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Part I, Section I A of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2176/2002(6).
(2) The binding tariff information referred to in the Annex concerns an article that is made from woven strips, of polyethylene of a width not exceeding 5 mm and has a coating on both sides which is visible to the naked eye. This article has therefore to be classified under heading 3926, by application of General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and note 2(a)(3) to Chapter 59.
(3) The said binding tariff information should cease to be valid. The customs administration which issued the information should therefore revoke it as soon as possible and notify the Commission to that effect.
(4) According to Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 the holder should be given, during a certain period of time, the possibility of invoking binding tariff information which has ceased to be valid subject to the conditions laid down in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
1. The binding tariff information referred to in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex, which has been issued by the customs authorities specified in column 2 for the tariff classification specified in column 3 shall cease to be valid.
2. The customs authorities specified in column 2 shall revoke the BTI referred to in column 1 at the earliest possible date and in any case not later than 10 days from the notification of this Decision.
3. The customs authority which revokes the binding tariff information shall notify this to the Commission.
The binding tariff information referred to in the Annex can continue to be invoked under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a certain period of time provided that the conditions laid down in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are met.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32012R0401 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 401/2012 of 7 May 2012 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 11.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 124/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 401/2012
of 7 May 2012
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32006R0694 | Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2006 of 27 April 2006 amending the lists of insolvency proceedings, winding-up proceedings and liquidators in Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings
| 6.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 121/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 694/2006
of 27 April 2006
amending the lists of insolvency proceedings, winding-up proceedings and liquidators in Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (1), and in particular Article 45 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the initiative of the Slovak Republic (2),
Whereas:
(1) The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 list the designations given in the national legislation of the Member States to the proceedings and liquidators to which that Regulation applies. Annex A to that Regulation lists the insolvency proceedings referred to in Article 2(a) of that Regulation. Annex B to that Regulation lists the winding-up proceedings referred to in Article 2(c) and Annex C thereto lists the liquidators referred to in Article 2(b) of that Regulation.
(2) Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 were amended by the 2003 Act of Accession so as to include the insolvency proceedings, the winding-up proceedings and the liquidators of the new Member States, and by Council Regulation (EC) No 603/2005 (3) in order to modify the said Annexes as regards several Member States.
(3) On 29 November 2005 the French Republic notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, of amendments to the lists set out in Annexes A and C to that Regulation.
(4) On 6 March 2006 the Slovak Republic notified the Council General Secretariat, pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, of amendments to the lists set out in Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation.
(5) The United Kingdom and Ireland, in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, have given notice of their wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Regulation.
(6) Denmark, in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, is not participating in the adoption of this Regulation, and is therefore not bound by it nor subject to its application.
(7) Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Annex A shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;
2. Annex B shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation;
3. Annex C shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
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 in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0763 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 763/2013 of 7 August 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 637/2009 as regards the classification of certain plant species for the purposes of assessing the suitability of the denominations of varieties Text with EEA relevance
| 8.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 763/2013
of 7 August 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 637/2009 as regards the classification of certain plant species for the purposes of assessing the suitability of the denominations of varieties
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1) and in particular Article 9(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (2), and in particular Article 9(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) As regards certain species, the classes set out in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2009 of 22 July 2009 establishing implementing rules as to the suitability of the denominations of varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species (3) should be adapted to take into account changes in international botanical classification. The Community Plant Variety Office already included, in November 2012, those changes in the ‘Guidelines with explanatory notes on Article 63 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community Plant Variety Rights’.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 637/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 637/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
31985D0255 | 85/255/EEC: Council Decision of 2 May 1985 on a financial contribution from the Community to the campaign against foot-and-mouth disease in south-east Europe
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 2 May 1985
on a financial contribution from the Community to the campaign against foot-and-mouth disease in south-east Europe
(85/255/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 there have been outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease caused by viruses foreign to the Community in recent years in certain regions of south-east Europe; whereas the danger to Community livestock from such exotic foot-and-mouth viruses has not yet been removed; whereas, consequently, aid should continue to be granted to the non-member countries concerned to enable them to apply measures designed to prevent the spread of these viruses, in particular by the creation of buffer zones in these regions,
The Community shall contribute to the campaign in the countries of south-east Europe against exotic foot-and-mouth viruses. The Commission shall be responsible for paying a contribution to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) programme for 1985 and 1986.
The Commission shall be responsible for supervising the manner in which the contribution provided for in Article 1 is used. It shall report to the Council and to the European Parliament on the implementation of this Decision. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31985R0744 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 744/85 of 21 March 1985 on the application of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council Decision No 3/84 amending the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan @Decision No 3/84 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council of 23 October 1984 replacing the unit of account by the ECU in the Protocol on the definition of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 744/85
of 21 March 1985
on the application of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council Decision No 3/84 amending the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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 of the Commission,
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1) was signed on 18 January 1977 and entered into force on 1 November 1978;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 25 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No 3/84 amending the Protocol as regards the rules of origin;
Whereas that Decision should be made to apply in the Community,
Decision No 3/84 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994D0466 | 94/466/EC: Commission Decision of 13 July 1994 amending Annex I (13) to Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC
| COMMISSION DECISION of 13 July 1994 amending Annex I (13) to Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (94/466/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/118/EEC of 17 December 1982 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, given the experience gained during the application of the measures provided for, the conditions under which game trophies are traded and imported should be amended; whereas, therefore, Annex I (13) to the above Directive should be reworded;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Chapter 13, Annex I to Directive 92/118/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 December 1994.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013D0272 | 2013/272/EU: European Council Decision of 22 May 2013 concerning the number of members of the European Commission
| 18.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 165/98
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 May 2013
concerning the number of members of the European Commission
(2013/272/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 17(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) At its meetings of 11-12 December 2008 and 18-19 June 2009, the European Council noted the concerns of the Irish people with respect to the Treaty of Lisbon and therefore agreed that, provided the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force, a decision would be taken, in accordance with the necessary legal procedures, to the effect that the Commission continue to include one national of each Member State.
(2) The decision on the number of members of the Commission should be adopted in due time before the appointment of the Commission due to take up its duties on 1 November 2014.
(3) The implications of this Decision should be kept under review,
The Commission shall consist of a number of members, including its President and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, equal to the number of Member States.
The European Council shall review this Decision, in view of its effect on the functioning of the Commission, in sufficient time in advance of either the appointment of the first Commission following the date of accession of the 30th Member State or the appointment of the Commission succeeding that due to take up its duties on 1 November 2014, whichever is earlier.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 November 2014. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R2138 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2138/2001 of 31 October 2001 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 14th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2138/2001
of 31 October 2001
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 14th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 14th 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 14th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 42,752 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32015R0390 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/390 of 5 March 2015 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
| 10.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 65/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/390
of 5 March 2015
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a nomenclature of goods (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Combined Nomenclature’), which is set out in Annex I to that Regulation.
(2) The current text of point (a) of Additional note 2 to Chapter 20 of Part Two of the Combined Nomenclature provides for the content of various sugars of a product to be calculated on the basis of a figure indicated by a refractometer using the method laid down in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014 (2).
(3) Products manufactured on the basis of seaweeds and other algae prepared or preserved by processes not provided for in Chapter 12 of Part Two of the Combined Nomenclature, on the basis of manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content of heading 0714 of the Combined Nomenclature or on the basis of vine leaves are all classified in Chapter 20 of Part Two of the Combined Nomenclature. When applying the calculation using the refractometric method to those products, they are found to have such a high level of sugar that they are considered to contain added sugar within the meaning of Additional note 3 to that Chapter although they do not contain any added sugar.
(4) In order to ensure a correct classification of such products, it is therefore appropriate to provide for the use of the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method and for the application of an established formula already applied by the customs laboratories for the purposes of calculating the sugar content of those specific products falling under Chapter 20 of Part Two of the Combined Nomenclature.
(5) In order to ensure uniform interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature throughout the Union with regard to measuring the sugar content of various products, point (a) of Additional note 2 to Chapter 20 of Part Two of the Combined Nomenclature should be amended.
(6) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
In Chapter 20 of Part Two of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, point (a) of Additional note 2 is replaced by the following:
‘(a) The content of various sugars expressed as sucrose (sugar content) of products classified in this Chapter corresponds to the figure indicated by a refractometer (used in accordance with the method prescribed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014) at a temperature of 20 °C and multiplied by one of the following factors:
— 0,93 in respect of products of subheadings 2008 20 to 2008 80, 2008 93, 2008 97 and 2008 99;
— 0,95 in respect of products of the other headings.
— products manufactured on the basis of seaweed and other algae prepared or preserved by processes not provided for in Chapter 12;
— products manufactured on the basis of manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content of heading 0714;
— products manufactured on the basis of vine leaves;
“S” is the sucrose content determined by the HPLC method;
“F” is the fructose content determined by the HPLC method;
“G” is the glucose content determined by the HPLC method.’
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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31992R0584 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 of 6 March 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 584/92 of 6 March 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 519/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas the said Regulations introduce arrangements for reducing import levies on certain products, including milk and milk products; whereas detailed rules of application should be adopted with a view to administering the arrangements concerned; whereas those detailed rules are either supplementary to, or derogate from, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1599/90 (5);
Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of imports, a security should be required for applications for import licences and certain conditions be laid down as regards applications for licences; whereas the fixed amounts should be staggered over the year and the procedure for awarding licences as well as their term of validity should be specified;
Whereas continuous access to the said fixed amount should be ensured for all Community importers and the reduced levy should be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question in all the Member States until the fixed amounts are exhausted; whereas the necessary measures should be taken to ensure efficient Community administration of these fixed amounts and, because of the risk of speculation in particular, access of these importers to the said scheme should be subject to compliance with specific conditions; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Within the framework of the arrangements provided for in Article 14 (4) of the Interim Agreements with Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia all imports into the Community of milk products the CN codes listed in Annex I hereto shall be subject to the presentation of import licences issued and applied for under the terms set out herein.
The quantities of products to which these arrangements apply and the rates of reduction in the levies shall be those listed by group in Annex I hereto.
From 1 March 1992, the quantities referred to in Annex 1 shall be staggered over the year as follows:
- 40 % in the period from the entry into force of this Regulation to 30 June 1992,
- 30 % in the period 1 July to 30 September 1992,
- 30 % in the period 1 October to 31 December 1992.
From 1 January 1993 to 1996, the quantities referred to in Annex 1 shall be staggered over the year as follows:
- 25 % in the period 1 January to 31 March,
- 25 % in the period 1 April to 30 June,
- 25 % in the period 1 July to 30 September,
- 25 % in the period 1 October to 31 December.
For the purposes of the import arrangements referred to in Article 1, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) at the time applications are submitted, applicants for import licences must prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned that they have been trading in milk or milk products with third countries for at least the last 12 months. However, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to final consumers are excluded from the benefits of this regime;
(b) licence applications may relate to only one of the CN codes listed in Annex I hereto in the case of a product originating in one of the three countries covered by this Regulation.
Licence applications must relate to at least 10 tonnes and to a maximum of 25 % of the quantity available for the product concerned for the period as specified in Article 2, for which the application for a licence is lodged;
(c) Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin; licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country indicated;
(d) Section 20 of licence applications and licences shall show one of the following:
Reglamento (CEE) no 584/92;
Forordning (EOEF) nr. 584/92;
Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 584/92;
Êáíïíéóìueò (AAÏÊ) áñéè. 584/92;
Regulation (EEC) No 584/92;
Règlement (CEE) no 584/92;
Regolamento (CEE) n. 584/92;
Verordening (EEG) nr. 584/92;
Regulamento (CEE) no 584/92;
(e) Section 24 of licences shall show one of the following:
Reducción de la exacción reguladora establecida en el Reglamento (CEE) no 584/92;
Nedsaettelse, jf. forordning (EOEF) nr. 584/92, af importafgiften;
Ermaessigung der Abschoepfung gemaess der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 584/92;
Ìaassùóç ôïõ aeáóìïý ueðùò ðñïâëÝðaaôáé áðue ôïí êáíïíéóìue (AAÏÊ) áñéè. 584/92;
Levy reduced in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 584/92;
Réduction du prélèvement prévue par le règlement (CEE) no 584/92;
Riduzione del prelievo a norma del regolamento (CEE) n. 584/92;
Heffing verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EEG) nr. 584/92;
Reduçao do direito nivelador prevista no Regulamento (CEE) no 584/92.
1. Licence applications may only be lodged during the first 10 days of each period as specified in Article 2.
However, in the first period referred to in the first paragraph of Article 2, licence applications may only be lodged during the first 10 days following the entry into force of this Regulation.
2. Licence applications shall only be admissible where the applicant declares in writing that he has not submitted, and undertakes not to submit, any other applications, in respect of the current period, concerning products in the same group by code and country of origin in the Member State in which his application is lodged or in other Member States; where the same interested party submits more than one application relating to products in the same group, all applications from that person shall be inadmissible.
3. The Member States shall notify the Commission, on the third working day following the end of the application submission period, of applications lodged for each of the products listed in Annex I. Such notification shall comprise the list of applicants, the quantities applied for by CN code and the countries of origin. All notifications, including notifications of nil applications, shall be made by telex or fax on the working day stipulated, in accordance with the model set out in Annex II hereto where no application is made and with the models set out in Annexes II and III where applications have been made.
4. Subject to a decision on the acceptance of applications by the Commission, licences shall be issued on the 23rd day of each period as specified in Article 2.
5. The Commission shall decide to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of applications as referred to in Article 3.
If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available in respect of each CN code and country of origin, the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduction in the quantities applied for. If the quantity obtained by applying that percentage is deemed insufficient by the applicant, he may refrain from using the licence. In that case he shall notify the competent authority of this decision before the deadline laid down in paragraph 4.
Where pursuant to the preceding subparagraph, quantities are freed and/or the overall quantity for which applications have been submitted is less than the quantity available in respect of each CN code and country, the Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining, which shall be added to the quantity available in respect of the following period.
Pursuant to Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, import licences shall be valid for 60 days from the date of actual issue.
However, licences shall not be valid after 31 December of the year in which they are issued.
Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferable.
A security of ECU 30 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1.
Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.
However, Article 8 (4) of that Regulation notwithstanding, the quantity imported under this Regulation may not exceed that indicated in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure '0' shall be entered to that effect in section 19 of the said licence.
The products shall be placed in free circulation on presentation of an EUR1 certificate issued by the exporting country in accordance with Protocol 4 annexed to the interim agreement.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 March 1992.
It shall apply from 1 March 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997D0433 | 97/433/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 1997 requiring the Portuguese Government to suspend the aid in the form of a State guarantee granted to the undertaking EPAC - Empresa Para a Agroalimentação e Cereais SA (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 30 April 1997 requiring the Portuguese Government to suspend the aid in the form of a State guarantee granted to the undertaking EPAC - Empresa Para a Agroalimentação e Cereais SA (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (97/433/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 93 (2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
I
The Commission received a complaint dated 15 October 1996 about aid to the public-sector undertaking EPAC (Empresa Para a Agroalimentação e Cereais SA, hereinafter referred to as 'EPAC`), in the form of a State guarantee of Esc 30 billion, accompanied by a supplementary loan of Esc 20 billion on special terms.
As the Commission had received no notification pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the Treaty from the Portuguese authorities, a letter was sent on 31 October 1996 asking them whether the aid had been granted, and if so, requesting them to notify the Commission accordingly pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the Treaty so that the aid could be examined pursuant to Articles 92 and 93.
In a letter dated 26 November 1996, recorded as received on 29 November 1996, the Portuguese Permanent Representative to the European Union confirmed the existence of a State guarantee for EPAC. However, the Commission received no notification of the aid pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the Treaty. Consequently, the aid was put on the register of non-notified aid.
II
Before the accession of Portugal to the European Community, the marketing of cereals in Portugal was covered by a public monopoly. EPAC (at that time Empresa Pública de Abastecimento de Cereais) was the public-sector undertaking responsible for managing the market. This public monopoly was gradually dismantled after accession, and EPAC, which was made into a limited company with public capital, became one of a number of operators in the cereals market, which was liberalized in 1991.
By joint decision of the Secretary of State for the treasury and finance and the Secretary of State for food production of 26 July 1996, the board of directors of EPAC was authorized to negotiate the terms of a loan on market conditions up to a total of Esc 50 billion, Esc 30 billion of which would be covered by a State guarantee for a maximum of seven years.
By Finance Ministry Decision No 430/96-XIII of 30 September 1996, the abovementioned guarantee was granted in connection with a loan obtained by EPAC from a group of banks. The loan was equal to EPAC's total debt, which amounted to Esc 48,7 billion on 30 June 1996.
The purpose of the loan is to restructure EPAC's short-term bank debt into medium-term liabilities. The period set is seven years at an interest rate equal to six-month Lisbor for the guaranteed amount and six-month Lisbor + 1,2 % for the remainder (the six-month Lisbor interest rate stood at an annual 5,65 % at the end of January 1997 according to the information available). Repayments will be made six-monthly in advance as follows: for the amount not guaranteed, in 10 instalments of Esc 1,87 billion, from the fifth half-year onwards; the guaranteed amount will be paid off after repayment of the amount not guaranteed, within seven years at the latest.
III
The Commission decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty in respect of the aid granted to EPAC; the reasons which led the Commission to take the view that the aid in question did not satisfy the conditions for qualifying as one of the exceptions listed in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 92 of the Treaty are set out in the Commission's letter of 27 February 1997 to the Portuguese Government; in the same letter the Commission also required the Portuguese authorities to make all the arrangements necessary to suspend, with immediate effect, the impact of the guarantee on any business EPAC might transact in the cereals market.
The Portuguese Government was given 15 days from receipt of the said letter to inform the Commission of the measures taken to comply with that requirement.
By letter of 21 March 1997 the Portuguese Government stated that the public authorities had not intervened in the negotiation of the loans granted by the banks to EPAC and gave details of some of those loans. The Portuguese Government failed to mention any measure taken to comply with the obligation to suspend the effect of the State guarantee.
IV
The aids granted to EPAC under Ministry of Finance Decision No 430/96-XIII of 30 September 1996 were introduced in contravention of Article 93 (3) of the Treaty, since the Commission was not notified of them in advance at the planning stage; they are therefore illegal since they were granted without the Commission's having had the opportunity of expressing its opinion as to whether they were compatible with the common market.
Pursuant to the conclusions of the Court of Justice in its judgment of 14 February 1990 in Case C-301/87 (Boussac), where an infringement of Article 93 (3) has been committed, the Commission has the right to issue an interim decision requiring Portugal immediately to suspend payment of the aid concerned.
Furthermore, if the Portuguese State does not comply with the decision by suspending implementation of the aid, the Commission may, while continuing the substantive examination of the aid, bring the matter directly before the Court of Justice under the second subparagraph of Article 93 (2) by applying for a declaration that such payment amounts to an infringement of the Treaty.
By reason of the direct effect of Article 93 (3) and the clear and unconditional order to suspend payment of the aid immediately, this decision must be fully applied in the Portuguese legal system.
The Commission has already initiated the Article 93 (2) procedure in respect of the aids granted by Portugal to EPAC since it takes the view that on the basis of the information available the aids are not compatible with the common market.
Whilst continuing its substantive examination of the aids, the Commission, by letter of 27 February 1997, requested Portugal to suspend the impact of the State guarantee granted to EPAC and to inform the Commission within 15 days of the measures taken to comply with that obligation imposed by Article 93 (2). Portugal has failed to comply with the said obligation,
Portugal is hereby required to suspend with immediate effect the State guarantee to the undertaking EPAC - Empresa Para a Agroalimentação e Cereais SA - provided for by Finance Ministry Decision No 430/96-XIII of 30 September 1996, granted in contravention of Article 93 (3), and to notify the Commission within 15 days of the measures it has taken to comply with this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010D0227 | 2010/227/: Commission Decision of 19 April 2010 on the European Databank on Medical Devices (Eudamed) (notified under document C(2010) 2363) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 23.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/45
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 April 2010
on the European Databank on Medical Devices (Eudamed)
(notified under document C(2010) 2363)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/227/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices (1), and in particular Article 10b(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices (2), and in particular Article 14a(3) thereof,
Having regard to Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (3), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directives 90/385/EEC, 93/42/EEC and 98/79/EC contain provisions on a European databank for medical devices which require the establishment of that databank.
(2) The aim of the European databank for medical devices is to strengthen market surveillance by providing competent authorities with fast access to information on manufacturers and authorised representatives, devices and certificates and to vigilance data, to share information on clinical investigation data, as well as to contribute to a uniform application of those Directives, in particular in relation to registration requirements.
(3) The databank should therefore contain the data required by Directives 90/385/EEC, 93/42/EEC and 98/79/EC, in particular on registration of manufacturers and devices, data relating to certificates issued or renewed, modified, supplemented, suspended, withdrawn or refused, data obtained in accordance with the vigilance procedure and data on clinical investigations.
(4) Such a databank has been developed by the European Commission in cooperation with the Member States under the name ‘European Databank for Medical Devices (Eudamed)’ and is being used by numerous Member States on a voluntary basis.
(5) The data should be entered into the databank using prescribed data transfer methods.
(6) It is appropriate to use an internationally recognised nomenclature for medical devices when entering data into Eudamed in order to allow a uniform description of the devices concerned and efficient use of that databank. Given that data can be entered in all official languages of the Community, a numeric code should be used so that devices can be easily searched.
(7) The Global Medical Device Nomenclature that has been developed based on EN ISO 15225:2000 Nomenclature — Specification for a nomenclature system for medical devices for the purpose of regulatory data exchange is such an internationally recognised nomenclature. The need to establish and maintain Eudamed and to start implementing the Global Medical Device Nomenclature as a basis for that databank was recalled in the Council Conclusions of 2 December 2003 on Medical Devices (4).
(8) An appropriate transitional period is necessary to allow Member States to prepare for the mandatory use of Eudamed and to take account of the changes introduced by Directive 2007/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 amending Council Directive 90/385/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices, Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices and Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (5).
(9) Member States should only be required to enter data existing before 1 May 2011 to the extent required for the future functioning of Eudamed. It is necessary for the completeness of Eudamed to enter data existing before 1 May 2011 on the manufacturer, the authorised representative and on device registration, which are required by Directives 93/42/EEC and 98/79/EC, in the form in which such data are available at national level.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Medical Devices,
This Decision establishes the European Databank on Medical Devices (Eudamed) as databank for the purposes of Article 10b(3) of Directive 90/385/EEC, Article 14a(3) of Directive 93/42/EEC and Article 12(3) of Directive 98/79/EC.
Member States shall ensure that the data referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 10b(1) of Directive 90/385/EEC, points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 14a(1) of Directive 93/42/EEC and points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 12(1) of Directive 98/79/EC, are entered into Eudamed in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
For clinical investigations Member States shall ensure that an extract of the notifications referred to in Article 10(1) of Directive 90/385/EEC and in Article 15(1) of Directive 93/42/EEC, as well as the information referred to in Article 10(3) and (4) of Directive 90/385/EEC and in Article 15(6) and (7) of Directive 93/42/EEC are entered into Eudamed in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Eudamed shall use the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and the Extensible Mark-up Language (XML).
When entering data in Eudamed, Member States may choose between on-line data entry and up-loading of XML files.
Member States shall ensure that when entering data into Eudamed medical devices are described using a code from an internationally recognised nomenclature for medical devices.
As concerns data existing before the date referred to in Article 6, Member States shall ensure that the data on registration of manufacturers, authorised representatives and devices are entered into Eudamed in accordance with Article 14a(1)(a) of Directive 93/42/EEC and Article 12(1)(a) of Directive 98/79/EC.
That data shall be entered by 30 April 2012 at the latest.
Member States shall apply this Decision from 1 May 2011.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001D0414 | 2001/414/EC: Commission Decision of 18 May 2001 on the inventory of wine production potential presented by Germany pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (notified under document number C(2001) 1432)
| Commission Decision
of 18 May 2001
on the inventory of wine production potential presented by Germany pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
(notified under document number C(2001) 1432)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2001/414/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides for the presentation of an inventory of wine production potential. Access to the regularisation of unlawfully planted areas, the increase in planting rights and support for restructuring and conversion is subject to prior presentation of this inventory.
(2) Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 of 31 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential(3), sets out details of the information to be included in the inventory.
(3) By letters of 22 September 2000 and 12 December 2000 Germany sent the Commission the information referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. Examination of this information shows that Germany has compiled the inventory.
(4) This Decision does not entail recognition by the Commission of the accuracy of the information contained in the inventory or of the compatibility of the legislation referred to in the inventory with Community law. It is without prejudice to any future Commission decision on these points.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The Commission notes that Germany has compiled the inventory referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986D0200 | 86/200/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 May 1986 establishing an Advisory Committee on the Dissemination of Agricultural Information
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 May 1986
establishing an Advisory Committee on the Dissemination of Agricultural Information
(86/200/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas the work on the dissemination of agricultural information provided for in Article 41 of the Treaty can be coordinated more effectively by cooperation between the Commission and the national experts concerned within a committee of experts;
Whereas, for this purpose, an Advisory Committee on the Dissemination of Agricultural Information should be set up, on which are represented the Member States' agricultural information departments,
There is hereby attached to the Commission an Advisory Committee on the Dissemination of Agricultural Information, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee'.
1. The Committee shall be composed of the heads of the agricultural advisory services of the Member States, each being assisted by a specialist in the area of information transfer.
2. The head of an advisory service may, from time to time and at his own discretion, be replaced at any particular meeting by a member of his service who is the advisory specialist in the subject matter under discussion at that meeting.
A representative of the Commission shall chair all meetings of the Committee. Secretarial services for the Committee shall also be provided by the Commission.
The Committee may be consulted by the Commission on the most effective ways and means of:
(a) improving the practical effectiveness of the Community-wide inventory of agricultural research (AGREP) and the FAO/EEC Agricultural data base (EUR-AGRIS);
(b) providing the Commission, in liaison with the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research, with all pertinent information on agricultural and farm problems whose solution is vital to the continuing development of the common agricultural policy;
(c) transferring all relevant results of Community research programmes in comprehensible language to advisory services and farmers;
(d) improving, as necessary, the content, methods of implementation and effectiveness of structural policy measures in any given area or region of the Community;
(e) communicating all relevant information on other pertinent aspects of the common agricultural policy to persons working in agriculture throughout the Community.
1. The term of office of members of the Committee shall be three years and shall be renewable.
2. On the expiry of the three-year period, members of the Committee shall remain in office until they are replaced or until their term of office is renewed.
3. A member's term of office may be terminated before the expiry of the three-year period by resignation or death. It may also be terminated where the advisory service which the member represents requests that he be replaced. In either case, a person shall be appointed by the advisory service concerned, following appropriate consultation with the Commission, to replace such member for the remainder of the term of office in question.
4. Members shall not be remunerated for their services.
5. A list of members of the Committee shall be published by the Commission for information purposes in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
The Committee may set up working groups to assist it in carrying out its work. The Committee shall be convened, as necessary, by the Commission. Representatives of the Commission departments concerned shall take part in meetings of the Committee and its working groups.
1. No vote shall be taken on the matters discussed by the Committee.
2. The Commission may, when seeking the opinion of the Committee, set a time limit within which such opinion shall be given. 3. The views expressed by the various advisory services represented shall be included in a summary record forwarded to the Commission.
4. In the event of unanimous agreement being reached in the Committee on the opinion to be given, the Committee shall formulate agreed conclusions and attach them to the summary record.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the Treaty, where the Commission informs them that the opinion requested is of a confidential nature, members of the Committee shall be under an obligation not to disclose information which has come to their knowledge through the work of the Committee.
In such cases, only Committee members and representatives of the Commission departments concerned may be present at the meetings.
This Decision shall take effect on 12 May 1986. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997R0122 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 122/97 of 23 January 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 as regards detailed rules for the use and transfer of rights in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 122/97 of 23 January 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 as regards detailed rules for the use and transfer of rights in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1589/96 (2), and in particular Article 5a (4) thereof,
Whereas the rules covering transfer of premium rights, as laid down in Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1847/95 (4), mean that the competent authority cannot recognize a change in the number of rights of a producer, through a transfer, where a producer notifies that authority after the date on which he made a premium application; whereas, in the event of such a late notification of transfer, both the producer intending to receive the rights and the producer transferring out the rights, are subject to the foreseen penalties which, in this case, may be considered disproportionately severe for the error committed;
Whereas, to provide more equitable conditions for such transfers but without prejudice to the need for proper control of premium applications, it is necessary to allow the competent authorities more flexibility in the implementation of the transfer rules; whereas Member States should therefore be allowed to permit notification of transfers until the last day of the premium application period, that is, before controls take place;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheepmeat and Goatmeat,
Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 is replaced by the following:
'2. Transfers of premium rights and temporary leasing of such rights shall be effective only after they have been notified to the competent authorities of the Member State by the producer transferring and/or leasing the rights and by the producer receiving the rights.
Such notification shall be made within a deadline set by the Member State and not later than the date on which the premium application period ends in that Member State except in those cases where the transfer of rights takes effect through an inheritance. In that case, the producer who receives the rights must be in a position to furnish appropriate legal documents to prove that he or she is the beneficiary of the deceased producer.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to premium rights relating to 1997 and subsequent marketing years.
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 |
31988R3888 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3888/88 of 14 December 1988 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on silicides, falling within CN code 2850 00 70, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3888/88
of 14 December 1988
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on silicides, falling within CN code 2850 00 70, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 of 17 November 1987 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1988 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87, duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 15;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 15, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, equal to 5 % of the total importations into the Community, originating from third countries in 1986;
Whereas, in the case of silicides, falling within CN code 2850 00 70, the reference base is fixed at ECU 306 000; whereas, on 1 September 1988, imports of these products into the Community originating in Brazil, reached the reference base in question after being charged there-against; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference thereatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas, therefore, customs duties in respect of the products in question must be re-established against Brazil,
As from 18 December 1988, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Brazil:
1.2 // // // CN code // Description // // // 2850 00 70 // Silicides // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32011R0907 | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 907/2011 of 6 September 2011 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the People’s Republic of China, and terminating the proceeding concerning imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan
| 9.9.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 232/29
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 907/2011
of 6 September 2011
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the People’s Republic of China, and terminating the proceeding concerning imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Having regard to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010 of 29 November 2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the People’s Republic of China and terminating the proceeding concerning imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission (the Commission) after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. MEASURES IN FORCE
(1) By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including monofilament of less than 67 decitex, originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), currently falling within CN code 5402 20 00 (the product concerned).
(2) Given the large number of cooperating exporting producers in the investigation that led to the imposition of the anti-dumping duty (the original investigation) in the PRC, a sample of Chinese exporting producers was selected and individual duty rates ranging from 0 % to 5,5 % were imposed on the companies included in the sample, while other cooperating companies not included in the sample were attributed a duty rate of 5,3 %. Two cooperating non-sampled companies were granted individual examination within the meaning of Article 17(3) of the basic Regulation, they received duties of 0 % and 9,8 %. A duty rate of 9,8 % for the PRC was imposed on all other companies.
(3) Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010 gives the possibility to new Chinese exporting producers which meet the criteria set out in that Article to be granted the duty rate applicable to the cooperating companies not included in the sample, i.e. 5,3 %.
B. NEW EXPORTING PRODUCERS’ REQUESTS
(4) Two companies (the applicants) have requested to be granted ‘new exporting producer treatment’ (NEPT).
(5) An examination has been carried out to determine whether each of the applicants fulfils the criteria for being granted NEPT as set out in Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010, by verifying that the applicant:
— is a producer of the product concerned in the PRC,
— did not export the product concerned to the Union during the investigation period on which the measures are based (1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009),
— is not related to any of the exporters or producers in the PRC which are subject to the measures imposed by that Regulation,
— has actually exported to the Union the product concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union.
(6) Questionnaires were sent to the applicants who were asked to supply evidence to demonstrate that they met the criteria mentioned above.
(7) The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed necessary for the purpose of determining whether the criteria set out in Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010 had been fulfilled. Verification visits were carried out at the premises of the two applicants:
— Jiangsu Hengli Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd,
— Amann Twisting Yancheng Co. Ltd.
C. FINDINGS
(8) Concerning one applicant, Jiangsu Hengli Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd, the examination of the information submitted showed that it had provided sufficient evidence to prove that it meets the criteria set out in Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010. Therefore, this applicant could be granted the weighted average duty rate for the cooperating companies not included in the sample (i.e. 5,3 %) in accordance with Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010, and should be added to the list of exporting producers of Article 1(2) of that Regulation.
(9) Concerning the other applicant, Amann Twisting Yancheng Co. Ltd, the examination of the information submitted showed that it had not provided sufficient evidence to prove that it meets the criteria set out in Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010. In particular, the investigation revealed that the main raw material used in the manufacturing process, high tenacity yarn of polyesters, is not produced by the applicant but purchased from unrelated suppliers. The filament is processed by the applicant through different production steps, including twisting, and finally exported under the definition of the product concerned. As the applicant did not produce the product concerned but actually merely processed it, it was concluded that Amann Twisting Yancheng Co. Ltd cannot be considered to be a producer of the product concerned. It therefore does not fulfil the requirement for NEPT that the company requesting it must be a ‘producer’ of the product concerned.
(10) Its request for NEPT was therefore rejected.
D. MODIFICATION OF THE LIST OF COMPANIES BENEFITING FROM INDIVIDUAL DUTY RATES
(11) In consideration of the findings of the investigation as indicated in recital 8, it is concluded that the company Jiangsu Hengli Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd should be added to the list of individual companies mentioned under Article 1(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010 with a duty rate of 5,3 %.
(12) The applicants and the Union industry have been informed of the findings of the investigation and were given the opportunity to submit their comments.
(13) All arguments and submissions made by interested parties were analysed and duly taken into account where warranted,
The Annex referred to in Article 1(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010 shall be replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX
CHINESE COOPERATING EXPORTING PRODUCERS NOT SAMPLED
TARIC Additional Code A977
Company name City
Heilongjiang Longdi Co. Ltd Harbin
Jiangsu Hengli Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd Wujiang
Hyosung Chemical Fiber (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd Jiaxing
Shanghai Wenlong Chemical Fiber Co. Ltd Shanghai
Shaoxing Haifu Chemistry Fibre Co. Ltd Shaoxing
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Shanghai
Wuxi Taiji Industry Co. Ltd Wuxi’
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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32004R1218 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1218/2004 of 30 June 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| 1.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 232/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1218/2004
of 30 June 2004
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 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme (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 22,224/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31996R1001 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1001/96 of 4 June 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1487/95 establishing the supply balance for the Canary Islands for products from the pigmeat sector and fixing the aid for products coming from the Community
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1001/96 of 4 June 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1487/95 establishing the supply balance for the Canary Islands for products from the pigmeat sector and fixing the aid for products coming from the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures for the Canary Islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of pigmeat products to the Canary Islands have been laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1487/95 establishing the supply balance for the Canary Islands for products from the pigmeat sector and fixing the aid for products coming from the Community (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2951/94 (4);
Whereas, to develop the production potential of the archipelago and satisfy the increase in local demand, the number of pure-bred breeding pigs should be increased;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1487/95 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31995R1054 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1054/95 of 11 May 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2723/87 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on cereals exported in the form of pasta products falling within subheadings 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 of the combined nomenclature
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1054/95 of 11 May 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2723/87 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on cereals exported in the form of pasta products falling within subheadings 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 of the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 8 (3) thereof,
Whereas provision should be made so that pasta products falling within CN codes 1902 11 and 1902 19 and exported to the United States of America are accompanied either by a certificate stating that they are being exported following an inward processing operation or by a certificate stating that they qualify or do not qualify for a rate of refund applicable, in the case of exports to the United States of America, to the basic cereal products used in their manufacture;
Whereas it is necessary to bring up to date the name of the Commission department responsible for receiving from the Member States communications of statistics relating to the quantities of pasta products;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex II,
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2723/87 (2) is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 2 (1), 'Certificate for the export with refund of pasta to the USA` is replaced by the following: 'Certificate for the export of pasta to the USA`;
2. in Article 4, the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following:
'The competent authority shall indicate in the appropriate part of box 10 of the original and copies of the "certificate P2" whether or not the goods qualify for a refund. The customs office referred to in Article 3 (2) shall check that the document is duly completed and shall affix its stamp in box 10 of the original and copies of the "certificate P2".`;
3. Article 6 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 6 The competent authorities of the Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by the end of each month at the latest, the statistics relating to the quantities of pasta products, by tariff subheading, specifying the quantities which qualify for an export refund and the quantities which do not qualify for an export refund, in respect of which certificates have been stamped in the course of the previous month by the customs offices where the export declarations were accepted, at the following address:
Commission of the European Communities,
Directorate-General III - Industry,
Non-Annex II products,
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel.` 4. Annex I shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to exports in respect of which the export declaration has been accepted by customs as from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31984R0975 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 975/84 of 10 April 1984 amending for the 15th time Regulation (EEC) No 2793/77 on detailed rules of application for granting special aid for skimmed milk for use as feed for animals other than young calves
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 975/84
of 10 April 1984
amending for the 15th time Regulation (EEC) No 2793/77 on detailed rules of application for granting special aid for skimmed milk for use as feed for animals other than young calves
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 856/84 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2793/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2838/83 (4), fixes the amount of the special aid for skimmed milk for use as feed for animals other than young calves and the maximum selling price applied by dairies; whereas, in view of changes in the market situation, this aid and the maximum selling price should be adapted;
Whereas Article 2a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1187/82 (6), states that the aid shall be fixed on the basis of the intervention price for skimmed-milk powder; whereas the conditions for granting aid should in consequence be adapted from the beginning of the milk year; whereas, on account of administrative constraints, and in particular the monthly basis on which accounting systems operate, the adaptation should come into effect from the beginning of the following month; whereas the opportunity should be taken on this occasion to adapt the system in the light of experience gained;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EEC) No 2793/77 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (2), '9,10 ECU per 100 kilograms' is replaced by '10,60 ECU per 100 kilograms'.
2. Article 3 (1) (c) shall read as follows:
'(c) if the dairy has adhered to:
- for this skimmed milk, a maximum ex-dairy selling price of 2,48 ECU per 100 kilograms,
- for the skimmed milk referred to at the third indent of Article 4 (1) (c) and the third indent of Article 4 (2), a maximum ex-dairy selling price of 6,13 ECU per 100 kilograms.'
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 9 April 1984.
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 |
31995R3069 | Council Regulation (EC) No 3069/95 of 21 December 1995 establishing a European Community observer scheme applicable to Community fishing vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3069/95
of 21 December 1995
establishing a European Community observer scheme applicable to Community fishing vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries was approved by the Council by Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 (3) and entered into force on 1 January 1979;
Whereas the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), established by the NAFO Convention, adopted a Joint Scheme of Inspection and Surveillance which was adopted by the Council in Regulation (EEC) No 1956/88 (4);
Whereas NAFO adopted a pilot observer scheme for the period 1993 to 1995 which has been implemented in the Community by means of Regulation (EEC) No 3928/92 (5);
Whereas, with the objective of improving control and enforcement in the NAFO Regulatory Area and complementing the existing Scheme of Joint International Inspection and Surveillance, the Community has agreed, in the framework of the NAFO and the Agreement on Fisheries with Canada, to deploy Community observers on board Community fishing vessels while engaged in fishing activities in the said NAFO Regulatory Area;
Whereas on 15 September 1995, the NAFO Fisheries Commission adopted a proposal to introduce a global observer scheme;
Whereas pursuant to Article XI of the NAFO Convention, the proposal will, in the absence of objections, become a measure binding upon the Contracting Parties as from 15 November 1995;
Whereas the scheme is acceptable to the Community;
Whereas it is appropriate to regulate the observer scheme by means of one Regulation and therefore repeal Regulation (EEC) No 3928/92;
Whereas provision should be made for adopting detailed rules for the implementation of this Scheme,
Without prejudice to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1956/88, the European Commission shall assign Community observers to all Community fishing vessels engaged in or about to engage in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area. Duly appointed observers shall remain on board the fishing vessels to which they are assigned until they are replaced by other observers.
Except for reasons of force majeure, fishing vessels without an observer on board will not be allowed to commence or continue fishing in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
Masters of Community fishing vessels operating in the NAFO Regulatory Area shall receive the Community observers and cooperate with them in order to allow them to discharge their duties while on board the vessels.
The detailed rules governing the assignment of the observers, their duties and the obligations of the Masters of the vessels are laid down in Annex I.
The Commission shall pay the costs arising from the observer scheme in accordance with the rules in Annex II.
The competent authorities of the Member States receiving the final report of the observer at the termination of the observation period shall evaluate the contents and conclusions of the said report. In the event that the report indicates that the vessel observed has engaged in fishing practices at variance with conservation measures the said authorities shall take all appropriate action to investigate the matter in order to prevent such practices.
Regulation (EEC) No 3928/92 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R1073 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1073/2003 of 23 June 2003 on the supply of cereals as food aid
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1073/2003
of 23 June 2003
on the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), as modified by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage.
(2) Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated cereals to certain beneficiaries.
(3) It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(3). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs,
Cereals shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0540 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 540/2009 of 22 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1450/2004 concerning the production and development of Community statistics on innovation (Text with EEA relevance )
| 23.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 160/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 540/2009
of 22 June 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 1450/2004 concerning the production and development of Community statistics on innovation
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 concerning the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology (1) and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1450/2004 of 13 August 2004 implementing Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of Community statistics on innovation (2) provides details of the statistics requested, their breakdowns, periodicity, timeliness and methodological recommendations to produce harmonised Community data.
(2) It is necessary to amend and update measures for monitoring innovation activities in order to respond to growing and rapidly evolving requirements in the environmental area.
(3) It is necessary to minimise the burden on businesses while ensuring that the data collected are of good quality and meet information needs.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
Section 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1450/2004 is amended as follows:
1. in Code 7, the entry regarding the title is replaced by the following:
2. in Code 9, the following is added in the entry regarding the comments:
‘— optional for the calendar year 2008’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012R0952 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 952/2012 of 11 October 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in NAFO 3 M area by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
| 17.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 284/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 952/2012
of 11 October 2012
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in NAFO 3 M area by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
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 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(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 2012.
(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 2012 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R1589 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1589/2003 of 11 September 2003 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1589/2003
of 11 September 2003
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2),
Having regard to 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(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 79/2003(4), and in particular Article 1(2) and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 stipulates that the cif import price for molasses, hereinafter referred to as the "representative price", should be set in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(5). That price should be fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of the above Regulation.
(2) The representative price for molasses is calculated at the frontier crossing point into the Community, in this case Amsterdam; that price must be based on the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market established on the basis of the quotations or prices on that market adjusted for any deviations from the standard quality. The standard quality for molasses is defined in Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(3) When the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market are being established, account must be taken of all available information on offers on the world market, on the prices recorded on important third-country markets and on sales concluded in international trade of which the Commission is aware, either directly or through the Member States. Under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, the Commission may for this purpose take an average of several prices as a basis, provided that this average is representative of actual market trends.
(4) The information must be disregarded if the goods concerned are not of sound and fair marketable quality or if the price quoted in the offer relates only to a small quantity that is not representative of the market. Offer prices which can be regarded as not representative of actual market trends must also be disregarded.
(5) If information on molasses of the standard quality is to be comparable, prices must, depending on the quality of the molasses offered, be increased or reduced in the light of the results achieved by applying Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(6) A representative price may be left unchanged by way of exception for a limited period if the offer price which served as a basis for the previous calculation of the representative price is not available to the Commission and if the offer prices which are available and which appear not to be sufficiently representative of actual market trends would entail sudden and considerable changes in the representative price.
(7) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product in question and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the conditions set out 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.
(8) Application of these provisions will have the effect of fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for the products in question as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The 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 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32002R1311 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1311/2002 of 19 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1311/2002
of 19 July 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008R0622 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 622/2008 of 30 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 773/2004, as regards the conduct of settlement procedures in cartel cases (Text with EEA relevance)
| 1.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 171/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 622/2008
of 30 June 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 773/2004, as regards the conduct of settlement procedures in cartel cases
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
Having published a draft of this Regulation (2),
After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 of 7 April 2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty (3) lays down rules concerning the participation of the parties concerned in such proceedings.
(2) Parties to the proceedings may be prepared to acknowledge their participation in a cartel violating Article 81 of the Treaty and their liability in respect of such participation, if they can reasonably anticipate the Commission's envisaged findings as regards their participation in the infringement and the level of potential fines and agree with those findings. It should be possible for the Commission to disclose to those parties, where appropriate, the objections which it intends to raise against them on the basis of the evidence in the file and the fines that they are likely to incur. Such early disclosure should enable the parties concerned to put forward their views on the objections which the Commission intends to raise against them as well as on their potential liability.
(3) When the Commission reflects the parties’ settlement submissions in the statement of objections and the parties’ replies confirm that the statement of objections corresponds to the contents of their settlement submissions, the Commission should be able to proceed to the adoption of a Decision pursuant to Article 7 and Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 after consultation of the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.
(4) A settlement procedure should therefore be established in order to enable the Commission to handle faster and more efficiently cartel cases. The Commission retains a broad margin of discretion to determine which cases may be suitable to explore the parties’ interest to engage in settlement discussions, as well as to decide to engage in them or discontinue them or to definitely settle. Therefore, the Commission may decide at any time during the procedure to discontinue settlement discussions altogether in a specific case or with respect to one or more of the parties. In this regard, account may be taken of the probability of reaching a common understanding regarding the scope of the potential objections with the parties involved within a reasonable timeframe, in view of factors such as number of parties involved, foreseeable conflicting positions on the attribution of liability, extent of contestation of the facts. The prospect of achieving procedural efficiencies in view of the progress made overall in the settlement procedure, including any unreasonable delays, such as delays associated with the resources required to provide access to non-confidential versions of documents from the file, will be considered. Other concerns such as the possibility of setting a precedent may also be considered.
(5) Complainants will be closely associated with settlement proceedings and be duly informed of the nature and subject matter of the procedure in writing to enable them to provide their views thereon and thereby cooperate with the Commission investigation. However, in the particular context of settlement proceedings, providing systematically a non-confidential version of the statement of objections to complainants would not always serve the purpose of enabling complainants to cooperate with the Commission's investigation and may occasionally discourage the parties to the proceedings from cooperating with the Commission. To this end, the Commission should not be obliged to provide a non-confidential version of the statement of objections to complainants.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 is amended as follows:
1. Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
2. In Article 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
3. In Article 10, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
4. The following Article 10a is inserted:
(a) the objections it envisages to raise against them;
(b) the evidence used to determine the envisaged objections;
(c) non-confidential versions of any specified accessible document listed in the case file at that point in time, in so far as a request by the party is justified for the purpose of enabling the party to ascertain its position regarding a time period or any other particular aspect of the cartel; and
(d) the range of potential fines.
5. Article 11(1) is replaced by the following:
6. Article 12 is replaced by the following:
7. In Article 15, the following paragraph 1a is inserted:
8. Article 17 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994D0935 | 94/935/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1994 on the adoption of the Community programme for structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products in the United Kingdom (Objective 5a outside Objective 1 regions - the period 1994 to 1999) (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 22 December 1994 on the adoption of the Community programme for structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products in the United Kingdom (Objective 5a outside Objective 1 regions - the period 1994 to 1999) (Only the English text is authentic) (94/935/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 of 21 December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products (1), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof,
Whereas the United Kingdom submitted to the Commission on 30 March 1994 the single programming document referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 3699/93;
Whereas the single programming document includes a description of the priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the financial instrument for fisheries guidance (FIFG), as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Community programme concerning the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products, hereinafter referred to as 'the sector';
Whereas certain areas of the United Kingdom are eligible for structural assistance under Objective 1 as defined in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (3); whereas structural assistance for measures in these areas will be covered by a general programme for Objective 1;
Whereas a separate decision on the Community programme for structural measures has to be taken for those regions of the United Kingdom that are not covered by Objective 1;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (5), the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the assistance of the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;
Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Community programme in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas the EIB has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document on the basis of the forecast loan packages shown in this Decision and in conformity with its statutory provisions;
Whereas the second paragraph of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at current prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall giving rise to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2080/93 of 20 July 1993 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the financial instrument for fisheries guidance (8), defines the measures for which the FIFG may provide financial support; whereas the Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 defines the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the sector;
Whereas the Community programme has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas the Community programme satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas the aid application satisfies the conditions required by Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) 4253/88;
Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (9), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (10), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in the due form when the aid is granted;
Whereas in application to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2080/93, aid applications presented before 1 January 1994 that have been examined and approved after this date shall be taken into account in the present Community programme;
Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the FIFG have been complied with;
Whereas the measures contained in this Decision are consistent with the opinion of the Standing Management Committee of Fisheries Structures,
The Community programme for structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products in the United Kingdom under Objective 5a, excluding Objective 1 areas, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved.
The Community programme includes the following essential information:
(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;
the main priorities are:
- adjustment of fishing effort and reorientation of fishing activities,
- renewal and modernization of the fishing fleet,
- aquaculture,
- enclosed seawater areas,
- fishing port facilities,
- product processing and marketing,
- product promotion,
- other measures (studies, technical assistance, etc.);
(b) the assistance from the FIFG as referred to in Articles 3 and 4;
(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:
- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,
- the financial implementation provisions,
- the rules for compliance with Cmmunity policies;
(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter.
The measures concerning the United Kingdom Objective 1 regions are covered by another decision.
The assistance from the FIFG granted to this Community programme amounts to a maximum of ECU 88,70 million at 1994 prices.
The expenditure actually incurred is eligible for assistance under FIFG from 1 January 1994.
The procedure for granting this financial assistance, including the financial contribution fro the FIFG to the various priorities and measures which this present Community programme comprises, is set out in the financing plan.
The national financial contribution as indicated in the financing plan may be met in part by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and other types of loan.
For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the FIFG is as follows:
"ECU million (1994 prices)
"" ID="1">1994> ID="2">14,78"> ID="1">1995> ID="2">14,77"> ID="1">1996> ID="2">14,78"> ID="1">1997> ID="2">14,77"> ID="1">1998> ID="2">14,80"> ID="1">1999> ID="2">14,80"> ID="1">Total > ID="2">88,70">
The budgetary commitment for the first instalment under FIFG amounts to ECU 14,78 million.
This commitment includes all actions approved in 1994 under Council Regulations (EEC) No 4028/86 (11) and (EEC) No 4042/89 (12).
Commitment of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and progress achieved in its implementation.
The procedure for the grant of the assistance may be amended subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided on in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.
The Community aid concerns expenditure on actions under the present Community programme which, in the Member State concerned, is the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated not later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001.
The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts and protection of the environment.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31970L0222 | Council Directive 70/222/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the space for mounting and the fixing of rear registration plates on motor vehicles and their trailers
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the space for mounting and the fixing of rear registration plates on motor vehicles and their trailers (70/222/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate, inter alia, to the space for mounting and the fixing of rear registration plates;
Whereas those requirements differ from one Member State to another ; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type approval procedure which was the subject of the Council Directive (1) of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers to be applied in respect of each type of vehicle;
For the purposes of this Directive "vehicle" means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 kilometres per hour, and its trailers, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails, agricultural tractors and machinery and public works vehicles.
No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type approval or national type approval of a vehicle on grounds relating to the space for mounting or the fixing of rear registration plates if these satisfy the requirements set out in the Annex to this Directive.
The amendments necessary for adjusting the requirements of the Annex so as to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 on the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers.
1. Member States shall within eighteen months of notification of this Directive put into force provisions containing the requirements needed in order to comply therewith and shall inform the Commission forthwith.
2. Member States shall ensure that they communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31988R2260 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2260/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton and the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1988/89 marketing year
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2260/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton and the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1988/89 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of 2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton introduced by Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2276/87 (4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (5),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87, a maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton is to be determined annually in the light of production during a reference period and the foreseeable trend of demand;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81, the Council is to fix a minimum price for unginned cotton each year at a level enabling producers to sell at a price as close as possible to the guide price; whereas that price must take account of market fluctuations and the cost of transporting the unginned cotton from the production areas to the ginning areas; whereas that price must be fixed for the quality to which the guide price relates and must apply at the farm gate;
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria results in the fixing of the maximum guaranteed quantity and the minimum price at the levels given below,
For the 1988/89 marketing year, the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton provided for in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 shall be 752 000 tonnes.
For the 1988/89 marketing year, the minimum price for unginned cotton provided for in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 shall be 91,23 ECU/100 kilograms. That price shall apply to goods at the farm gate.
The quantity fixed in Article 1 and the price fixed in Article 2 shall be for unginned cotton meeting the quality indicated in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2259/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the guide price for unginned cotton for the 1988/89 marketing year (6).
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 September 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001L0112 | Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption
| Council Directive 2001/112/EC
of 20 December 2001
relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas:
(1) Certain vertical Directives relating to foodstuffs should be simplified in order to take account only of the essential requirements to be met by the products they cover in order that those products may move freely within the internal market, in accordance with the conclusions of the Edinburgh European Council on 11 and 12 December 1992, as confirmed by those of the Brussels European Council on 10 and 11 December 1993.
(2) Council Directive 93/77/EEC of 21 September 1993 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products(4) was intended to codify Directive 75/726/EEC(5) on the same subject.
(3) Directives 75/726/EEC and 93/77/EEC had been justified by the fact that differences between national laws concerning fruit juices and nectars intended for human consumption could result in conditions of unfair competition likely to mislead consumers, and thereby have a direct effect on the establishment and functioning of the common market.
(4) The said Directives had consequently laid down common rules governing the composition, use of reserved descriptions, manufacturing specifications and labelling of the products concerned, in order to ensure their free movement within the Community.
(5) For the sake of clarity, Directive 93/77/EEC should be recast in order to make the rules on manufacturing and marketing conditions for fruit juices and certain similar products more accessible.
(6) Directive 93/77/EEC should also be brought into line with general Community legislation on foodstuffs, particularly legislation on labelling, colouring matter, sweeteners and other authorised additives.
(7) Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs(6), and in particular Article 7(2) and (5) thereof, should apply subject to certain conditions. It should be clearly indicated when a product is a mixture of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, and, for fruit nectar, when it is obtained entirely or partly from a concentrated product. The list of ingredients in the labelling bears the names of both the fruit juices and fruit juices from concentrate used.
(8) Subject to Council Directive 90/496/EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs(7), the addition of vitamins to the products defined by this Directive is permitted in some Member States. However, the extension of this possibility to the whole of the Community is not envisaged. Therefore, Member States are free to authorise or prohibit the addition of vitamins and also minerals as part of the manufacturing process. In all circumstances, however, the principle of the free movement of products within the Community should be observed in accordance with the rules and principles laid down in the Treaty.
(9) In accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality established by Article 5 of the Treaty, the objective of laying down common definitions and rules for the products concerned and bringing the provisions into line with general Community legislation on foodstuffs cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the nature of this Directive, be better achieved by the Community. This Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the said objective.
(10) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(8).
(11) To avoid creating new barriers to free movement, Member States should refrain from adopting, for the products in question, national provisions not provided for by this Directive,
This Directive shall apply to the products defined in Annex I.
Member States may, subject to Directive 90/496/EEC, authorise the addition of vitamins and minerals to the products defined in part I of Annex I hereto.
Directive 2000/13/EC shall apply to the products defined in Annex I, subject to the following conditions:
1. (a) The product names listed in Annex I shall apply only to the products referred to therein and shall, without prejudice to subparagraph (b), be used in trade to designate them.
(b) As an alternative to the product names referred to in subparagraph (a), Annex III provides a list of particular designations. These designations may be used in the language and under the conditions laid down in Annex III.
2. If the product comes from a single kind of fruit, the name of the latter shall be substituted for the word "fruit".
3. For products manufactured from two or more fruits, except where lemon juice is used under the conditions laid down in part II.1 of Annex I, the product names shall be supplemented by a list of the fruits used, in descending order of the volume of the fruit juices or purées included. However, in the case of products manufactured from three or more fruits, the indication of the fruits used may be replaced by the words "several fruits" or a similar wording, or by the number of fruits used.
4. For fruit juices which have been sweetened by the addition of sugars, the sales name shall include the word "sweetened" or "with added sugar", followed by an indication of the maximum quantity of sugar added, calculated as dry matter and expressed in grams per litre.
5. The restoration of the products defined in part I of Annex I to their original state, by means of the substances strictly necessary for this operation, shall not entail an obligation to enter on the labels a list of the ingredients used for this purpose.
The addition to fruit juice of extra pulp or cells as defined in Annex II shall be indicated on the labelling.
6. Without prejudice to Article 7(2) and (5) of Directive 2000/13/EC for mixtures of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, and for fruit nectar obtained entirely or partly from one or more concentrated products, the labelling shall bear the words "made with concentrate(s)" or "partially made with concentrate(s)", as appropriate. That information shall be entered close to the product name, standing out well from any background, in clearly visible characters.
7. For fruit nectars, the labelling shall indicate the minimum content of fruit juice, fruit purée or any mixture of those ingredients, by the declaration "fruit content: ... % minimum". That information shall be located in the same field of vision as the product name.
The labelling of concentrated fruit juice referred to in part I point 2 of Annex I not intended for delivery to the final consumer shall bear a reference indicating the presence and quantity of added sugars, or added lemon juice or acidifying agents as permitted by Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners(9). This reference shall appear on the packaging, on a label attached to the packaging or on an accompanying document.
For the products defined in Annex I, Member States shall not adopt national provisions not provided for by this Directive.
Without prejudice to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption(10), only the treatments and substances listed in part II of Annex I and the raw materials complying with Annex II may be used to manufacture the products defined in part I of Annex I. Moreover, fruit nectars shall comply with the provisions of Annex IV.
The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive relating to the matters referred to below shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 8(2):
- bringing this Directive into line with general Community legislation on foodstuffs,
- adaptations to technical progress.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee") set up by Article 1 of Decision 69/414/EEC(11).
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Directive 93/77/EEC is hereby repealed with effect from 12 July 2003.
References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive.
0
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 12 July 2003. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
The measures shall be applied so as to:
- authorise the marketing of the products defined in Annex I if they comply with the definitions and rules laid down in this Directive, with effect from 12 July 2003,
- prohibit the marketing of products which fail to comply with this Directive, with effect from 12 July 2004.
However, the marketing of products which fail to comply with this Directive but which were labelled before 12 July 2004 in accordance with Directive 93/77/EEC may continue until stocks run out.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
1
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
2
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32001R1344 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1344/2001 of 3 July 2001 determining the extent to which applications in the beef and veal sector for import rights lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 may be accepted
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1344/2001
of 3 July 2001
determining the extent to which applications in the beef and veal sector for import rights lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 of 1 June 2001 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for meat of bovine animals, frozen, falling within CN code 0202 and products falling within CN code 0206 29 91 (from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002)(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 provides in particular for the quantities reserved for traditional importers to be allocated in proportion to their imports during the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 under Regulation (EC) No 1042/97(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98(3), Regulation (EC) No 1142/98(4) and Regulation (EC) No 995/1999(5). In the other cases the quantities applied for exceed the quantities available under Article 2(2) of that Regulation. Therefore, the quantities applied for should be reduced on a proportional basis in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001,
Every application for the right to import lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 shall be granted to the following extent:
(a) 240,1355 kg/t imported during the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 under Regulations (EC) No 1042/97, (EC) No 1142/98 and (EC) No 995/1999 for importers as defined in Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001;
(b) 472,9320 kg/t applied for in the case of operators as defined in Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32004R1648 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1648/2004 of 20 September 2004 amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 21 September 2004
| 21.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 296/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1648/2004
of 20 September 2004
amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 21 September 2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1612/2004 (3).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1612/2004,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1612/2004 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31996R1451 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1451/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 regulating compensation for appreciable reductions in the agricultural conversion rates before 1 July 1996
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1451/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 regulating compensation for appreciable reductions in the agricultural conversion rates before 1 July 1996
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
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 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 (2) lays down special rules applicable until 30 June 1996 to currencies which experience during that period an appreciable reduction in their agricultural conversion rates and in particular to the Finnish markka and the Swedish krona; whereas the risk of an appreciable reduction has again arisen in the case of the Swedish krona since monetary gaps of more than 5 % have occurred for that currency; whereas this situation could lead to an appreciable reduction in an agricultural conversion rate after the period referred to in the said Regulation;
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 provides for the Council to take all necessary measures in the event of an appreciable revaluation, which, primarily to comply with obligations under the GATT Agreement and budgetary discipline, may involve derogations from the provisions of the said Regulation concerning aid and the amount by which the monetary gaps are dismantled, without, however, resulting in the threshold being extended; whereas the measures provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of the said Regulation cannot be applied as they stand; whereas it is necessary to take steps at Community level to prevent distortions of monetary origin affecting the implementation of the common agricultural policy;
Whereas on the basis of the information currently available, it is impossible to know what the situation will be after 31 December 1996; whereas application of the rules and amounts laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 would be justified in similar cases until that time,
Regulation (EC) No 2990/95 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in the title the date '1 July 1996` shall be replaced by '1 January 1997`;
(b) in Article 1, the date '30 June 1996` shall be replaced by '31 December 1996`.
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 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992R2940 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2940/92 of 9 October 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 on the importation of hops from non-member countries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2940/92 of 9 October 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 on the importation of hops from non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,
Whereas certain hop-producing non-member countries export some of their production to the Community without, however, providing the attestation of equivalence referred to in Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2264/91 (4), as a result of not having authorized certain agencies to issue such attestations of equivalence; whereas, however, with a view to avoiding problems for certain operators in the sector, the authorization to use the control attestation should be extended beyond 30 April 1992 for hops originating in countries which are not included in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 of 21 December 1978 on the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from non-member countries (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2238/91 (6);
Whereas random checks carried out by the competent authorities of Member States pursuant to Article 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 have revealed that certain consignments of hops imported from non-member countries do not conform to the information given in the attestation of equivalence accompanying the products; whereas, therefore, appropriate measures should be taken;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 4 (1) '30 April 1992' is replaced by '30 April 1994'.
2. The following paragraphs are added to Article 7a:
'If the competent authorities of the Member States discover that the samples examined do not satisfy the minimum marketing requirements mentioned above, the corresponding consignments may not be put into free circulation.
If a Member State discovers that the characteristics of a product do not conform to the details listed on the attestation of equivalence accompanying the product it shall notify the Commission hereof. In accordance with the procedure provided for in
0
of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71, a decision may be taken to withdraw the agency having issued the attestation of equivalence for such products from the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
, point 1, shall apply from 1 May 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011L0013 | Commission Directive 2011/13/EU of 8 February 2011 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include nonanoic acid as an active substance in Annex I thereto Text with EEA relevance
| 9.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 34/52
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2011/13/EU
of 8 February 2011
amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include nonanoic acid as an active substance in Annex I thereto
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC. That list includes nonanoic acid.
(2) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, nonanoic acid has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 19, repellents and attractants, as defined in Annex V to that Directive.
(3) Austria was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 10 October 2008 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.
(4) The competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated, within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 24 September 2010, in an assessment report.
(5) It appears from the evaluations that biocidal products used as repellents and containing nonanoic acid may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC. It is therefore appropriate to include nonanoic acid in Annex I to that Directive.
(6) Not all potential uses have been evaluated at Union level. It is therefore appropriate that Member States assess those uses or exposure scenarios and those risks to the environmental compartments and populations that have not been representatively addressed in the Union level risk assessment and, when granting product authorisations, ensure that appropriate measures are taken or specific conditions imposed in order to reduce the identified risks to acceptable levels.
(7) It is important that the provisions of this Directive be applied simultaneously in all Member States in order to ensure equal treatment of biocidal products on the market containing the active substance nonanoic acid and also to facilitate the proper operation of the biocidal products market in general.
(8) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements entailed and to ensure that applicants who have prepared dossiers can benefit fully from the 10-year period of data protection, which, in accordance with Article 12(1)(c)(ii) of Directive 98/8/EC, starts from the date of inclusion.
(9) After inclusion, Member States should be allowed a reasonable period to implement Article 16(3) of Directive 98/8/EC.
(10) Directive 98/8/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(11) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Transposition
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 January 2012 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 February 2013.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31970L0388 | Council Directive 70/388/EEC of 27 July 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to audible warning devices for motor vehicles
| Council Directive
of 27 July 1970
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to audible warning devices for motor vehicles
(70/388/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee;
Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate, inter alia, to their audible warning devices;
Whereas those requirements differ from one Member State to another; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type approval procedure which was the subject of the Council Directive [1] of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers to be applied in respect of each type of vehicle;
Whereas rules on audible warning devices should include requirements relating not only to the fitting of such devices on vehicles but also to the construction of such devices;
Whereas a harmonised type approval procedure for audible warning devices makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common requirements relating to construction and testing and to inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the type approval certificate completed for each type of audible warning device; whereas the placing of an EEC type approval mark on all devices manufactured in conformity with the approved type obviates any need for technical checks on these devices in the other Member States;
1. Each Member State shall approve any type of audible warning device which satisfies the construction and testing requirements laid down in item 1 of Annex I.
2. The Member State which has granted type approval shall take the necessary measures to verify, in so far as is necessary and if need be in co-operation with the competent authorities in the other Member States, that production models conform to the approved type. Such verification shall be limited to spot checks.
Member States shall issue to the manufacturer, or to his authorised representative, an EEC type approval mark which shall conform to the model shown in item 1.4 of Annex I, for each type of audible warning device which they approve pursuant to Article 1.
Member States shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the use of marks liable to create confusion between audible warning devices which have been type approved pursuant to Article 1 and other devices.
1. No Member State may prohibit audible warning devices from being marketed on grounds relating to their construction or method of operation if those devices bear the EEC approval mark.
2. Nevertheless, this provision shall not prevent a Member State from taking such measures in respect of audible warning devices bearing the EEC approval mark which, by their design, do not conform to the approved prototype.
That State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission forthwith of the measures taken, specifying the reasons for its decision. The provisions of Article 5 shall also apply.
There shall be failure to conform to the approved prototype, within the meaning of the first subparagraph, where the upper or lower limit specified in item 1.2.1.6 of Annex I is not observed.
The competent authorities of each Member State shall within one month send to the competent authorities of the other Member States a copy of the type approval certificate for each type of audible warning device which they approve or refuse to approve.
1. If the Member State which has granted EEC approval finds that a number of audible warning devices bearing the same approval mark do not conform to the type which it has approved, it shall take the necessary measures to ensure that production models conform to the approved type. The competent authorities of that State shall advise those of the other Member States of the measures taken, which may, where necessary, extend to withdrawal of EEC approval. The said authorities shall take the same measures if they are informed by the competent authorities of another Member State of such failure to conform.
2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall within one month inform each other of any withdrawal of EEC type approval, and of the reasons for such measures.
3. If the Member State which has granted EEC type approval disputes the failure to conform notified to it, the Member States concerned shall endeavour to settle the dispute. The Commission shall be kept informed and shall, where necessary, hold appropriate consultations for the purpose of reaching a settlement.
All decisions taken pursuant to the rules adopted in implementation of this Directive and refusing or withdrawing approval for an audible warning device or prohibiting its marketing or use shall state in detail the reasons on which they are based. A decision shall be notified to the party concerned, who shall at the same time be informed of the remedies available to him under the laws in force in the Member States and of the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.
No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type approval or national type approval of a vehicle on grounds relating to its audible warning device if that device bears the EEC approval mark and if it is fitted in accordance with the requirements laid down in item 2 of Annex I.
For the purposes of this Directive, "vehicle" means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails, agricultural tractors and machinery, and public works vehicles.
The amendments necessary for adjusting the requirements of Annexes I and II so as to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of the Council Directive of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers.
0
1. Member States shall put into force the provisions containing the requirements needed in order to comply with this Directive within eighteen months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive are communicated to the Commission.
1
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32000R1476 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/2000 of 10 July 2000 determining the amounts of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable from 1 July 2000 on the importation into the Community of goods covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Norway
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/2000
of 10 July 2000
determining the amounts of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable from 1 July 2000 on the importation into the Community of goods covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Norway
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2491/98(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) It is appropriate to determine the agricultural components referred to in the Annex to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the amendment of Protocol 2 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway(3). The duties resulting from those measures may not exceed those applicable under the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1460/96(4), amended by Regulation (EC) No 2495/97(5), establishes detailed rules for the application of preferential trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93,
The Annexes to this Regulation lay down the agricultural components and the corresponding additional duties applicable from 1 July 2000 to the importation of goods covered by Table 1 of Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Norway.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32008R0788 | Council Regulation (EC) No 788/2008 of 24 July 2008 amending the lists of insolvency proceedings and winding-up proceedings in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings and codifying Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation
| 8.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 788/2008
of 24 July 2008
amending the lists of insolvency proceedings and winding-up proceedings in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings and codifying Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (1), and in particular Article 45 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 list the designations given in the national legislation of the Member States to the proceedings and liquidators to which that Regulation applies. Annex A lists the insolvency proceedings referred to in Article 2(a) of that Regulation. Annex B lists the winding-up proceedings referred to in Article 2(c) of that Regulation and Annex C lists the liquidators referred to in Article 2(b) of that Regulation.
(2) On 13 December 2007 the Republic of Latvia notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000, of amendments to the lists set out in Annexes A and B to that Regulation.
(3) As a consequence of the amendments to Annexes A and B to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 following the abovementioned notification by Latvia a codification of Annexes A, B and C to that Regulation should be made to provide all parties involved in insolvency proceedings covered by that Regulation with the necessary legal certainty.
(4) The United Kingdom and Ireland are bound by Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 and, by virtue of Article 45 of that Regulation, are therefore taking part in the adoption and application of this Regulation.
(5) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(6) Annexes A and B to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 should therefore be amended and Annexes A, B and C codified accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Annex A, the designations for the Republic of Latvia shall be replaced by the following:
— Tiesiskās aizsardzības process
— Sanācija juridiskās personas maksātnespējas procesā
— Izlīgums juridiskās personas maksātnespējas procesā
— Izlīgums fiziskās personas maksātnespējas procesā
— Bankrota procedūra juridiskās personas maksātnespējas procesā
— Bankrota procedūra fiziskās personas maksātnespējas procesā’.
2. In Annex B, the designations for the Republic of Latvia shall be replaced by the following:
— Bankrota procedūra juridiskās personas maksātnespējas procesā
— Bankrota procedūra fiziskās personas maksātnespējas procesā’.
Annexes A and B as amended in accordance with Article 1 of this Regulation and Annex C to Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 are hereby codified and replaced by the text set out in Annexes I, II and III to this Regulation.
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 the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R1423 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/2003 of 8 August 2003 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/2003
of 8 August 2003
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 649/2003(2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).
(2) Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal originating in and imported from the United States of America and Canada which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 at 11500 t.
(3) It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 August 2003 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of September 2003 for 2706,800 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 August 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32012R1210 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1210/2012 of 13 December 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for whiting in VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
| 18.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1210/2012
of 13 December 2012
establishing a prohibition of fishing for whiting in VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
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 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(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 2012.
(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 2012 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009D0401 | 2009/401/EC: Council Decision of 12 May 2009 on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2013
| 26.5.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 127/10
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 May 2009
on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2013
(2009/401/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision No 1622/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (1),
Having regard to the selection panel reports of September and October 2008 regarding the selection process of the European Capitals of Culture in France and Slovakia respectively and the opinion issued by the European Parliament,
Considering that the criteria referred to in Article 4 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC are entirely fulfilled,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission of 20 April 2009,
Marseille (France) and Košice (Slovakia) are designated as ‘European Capital of Culture 2013’. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012D0813 | 2012/813/EU, Euratom: Commission Implementing Decision of 19 December 2012 amending Decision 90/178/Euratom, EEC authorising Luxembourg not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (notified under document C(2012) 9533)
| 21.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 352/55
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 19 December 2012
amending Decision 90/178/Euratom, EEC authorising Luxembourg not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base
(notified under document C(2012) 9533)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(2012/813/EU, Euratom)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 370 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (2), Member States which, at 1 January 1978, taxed the transactions listed in Annex X, Part A, may continue to tax those transactions; these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base.
(2) Under Article 371 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Member States which, at 1 January 1978, exempted the transactions listed in Annex X, Part B, may continue to exempt those transactions, in accordance with the conditions applying in the Member State concerned on that date; these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base.
(3) In the case of Luxembourg, the Commission, on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, adopted Decision 90/178/Euratom, EEC (3) authorising Luxembourg, with effect from 1 January 1989, not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base.
(4) The Commission invited Luxembourg to verify whether those authorisations granted to Luxembourg with no explicit limitation in time, were still needed and to confirm this to the Commission; Luxembourg confirmed that authorisation to use approximate estimates for the transactions mentioned in point 4 of Annex X, Part A to Directive 2006/112/EC was obsolete.
(5) For the sake of clarity and transparency of Community rules, provisions that have become obsolete or have ceased to have effect should be repealed.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Own Resources,
Article 1(2) of Decision 90/178/Euratom, EEC is hereby deleted.
This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008D0763 | 2008/763/EC: Commission Decision of 29 September 2008 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, a common methodology for the calculation of annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users (notified under document number C(2008) 5339) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 1.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 262/39
COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 September 2008
establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, a common methodology for the calculation of annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users
(notified under document number C(2008) 5339)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/763/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (1), and in particular point (b) of Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users should be expressed as the weight of the portable batteries and accumulators placed on the market in the territory of the Member State in the year concerned, excluding any portable batteries and accumulators that have left the territory of that Member State in that year before being sold to end-users.
(2) Member States should base the calculation of annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users on collected data. Statistically significant estimates based on the collected data may also be used for the calculation.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (2),
1. Member States shall calculate the annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users in a given year, as the weight of portable batteries and accumulators placed on the market in the territory of the Member State in the year concerned, excluding any portable batteries and accumulators that have left the territory of that Member State in that year before being sold to the end-users.
2. The placing on the market of each battery shall be counted once.
The calculation provided for in Article 1 shall be based on collected data or statistically significant estimates based on collected data.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R1172 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1172/2013 of 18 November 2013 approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Kiwi de l’Adour (PGI)]
| 20.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 310/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1172/2013
of 18 November 2013
approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Kiwi de l’Adour (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Kiwi de l’Adour’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 419/2009 (2).
(2) The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by clarifying how the young plants are fertilised. This amendment has not caused the published summary to be amended (3).
(3) The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since the amendment is minor within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission may approve it without following the procedure set out in Articles 50 to 52 of that Regulation,
The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Kiwi de l’Adour’ is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0853 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 853/2002 of 22 May 2002 fixing the import duties in the rice sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 853/2002
of 22 May 2002
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31985L0303 | Council Directive 85/303/EEC of 10 June 1985 amending Directive 69/335/EEC concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 10 June 1985
amending Directive 69/335/EEC concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital
(85/303/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 99 and 100 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 indirect taxes on the raising of capital were harmonized at Community level by Directive 69/335/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 74/553/EEC (5); whereas Directive 73/80/EEC (6) fixed common rates for such taxes;
Whereas the economic effects of capital duty are detrimental to the regrouping and development of undertakings; whereas such effects are particularly harmful in the present economic situation in which there is a paramount need for priority to be given to stimulating investment;
Whereas the best solution for attaining these objectives would be to abolish capital duty; whereas, however, the losses of revenue which would result from such a measure are unacceptable for certain Member States; whereas the Member States must therefore be given the opportunity to exempt from or subject to capital duty all or part of the transactions coming within its scope, it being understood that a single rate of tax must be charged within one and the same Member State;
Whereas there should be mandatory exemption for the transactions currently subject to the reduced rate of capital duty;
Whereas on 1 July 1984 no capital duty existed in Greece; whereas, for this reason, provision should be made for the possibility of introducing such duty in Greece and of exempting certain transactions from it,
Directive 69/335/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 4 (2):
- the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:
'2. The following transactions may, to the extent that they were taxed at the rate of 1 % as at 1 July 1984, continue to be subject to capital duty:';
- the following subparagraph is added at the end:
'However, the Hellenic Republic shall determine which of the transactions listed above it will subject to capital duty.'
2. Article 7 is replaced by the following:
'Article 7
1. Member States shall exempt from capital duty transactions, other than those referred to in Article 9, which were, as at 1 July 1984, exempted or taxed at a rate of 0,50 % or less.
The exemption shall be subject to the conditions which were applicable, on that date, for the grant of the exemption or, as the case may be, for imposition at a rate of 0,50 % or less.
The Hellenic Republic shall determine which transactions it shall exempt from capital duty.
2. Member States may either exempt from capital duty all transactions other than those referred to in paragraph 1 or charge duty on them at a single rate not exceeding 1 %.
3. In the case of an increase in a company's capital in accordance with Article 4 (1) (c), following a reduction in the company's capital as a result of losses sustained, that part of the increase which corresponds to the reduction in capital may be exempted, provided this increase occurs within four years of the reduction in capital.'
3. In Article 8, the introductory phrase shall be replaced by the following:
'Subject to Article 7 (1), Member States may exempt from capital duty the transactions referred to in Article 4 (1) and (2) concerning:'.
Directive 73/80/EEC is hereby repealed.
Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1986. They shall forthwith inform the Commisson thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R1741 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1741/2002 of 30 September 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1655/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1741/2002
of 30 September 2002
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1655/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1655/2002(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1655/2002 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 24 September 2002 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2002.
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 |
31989D0584 | 89/584/ECSC: Commission Decision of 19 July 1989 approving aid from the United Kingdom to the coal industry in the 1989/90 financial year (only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 July 1989
approving aid from the United Kingdom to the coal industry in the 1989/90 financial year
(Only the English text is authentic)
(89/584/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 Community rules for State aid to the coal industry (1),
Whereas:
I
In its letter of 3 February 1989 the United Kingdom Government informed the Commission, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, of the financial measures it intends to take to give direct support to the coal industry in 1989/90.
In its letter of 19 May 1989 the United Kingdom Government sent the further information requested by the Commission on 11 April 1989.
The following aid is submitted for the approval of the Commission pursuant to the abovementioned Decision:
- £ 15 500 000 for occupational and geographical redeployment of workers under Article 6 of the Decision.
According to the notification from the United Kingdom Government, the purpose of the aid is to facilitate the restructuring of the coal industry in the United Kingdom.
The measures planned by the United Kingdom Government to support the coal industry comply with Article 1 (1) of the abovementioned Decision. Consequently, under Article 10 of the Decision, the Commission must determine whether the measures are compatible with the objectives and criteria laid down in the Decision and with the proper functioning of the common market.
II
The restructuring programme under way in the United Kingdom has brought about a marked improvement in the productivity and competitiveness of the coal industry. Over the last few years the amount of aid granted to the appreciably. industry in the United Kingdom has been reduced apreciably. The aid covered by this Decision has been reduced by almost 40 % since 1985/86.
The aid for occupational and geographical redeployment of workers is a specific measure independent of aid pursuant to Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC. It is therefore compatible with Article 6 of the Decision.
The aim of the aid is to maintain a skilled workforce in the coal industry within the framework of the restructuring programme.
Since the measure is temporary and forms part of the programme to restructure the industry, it satisfies the objectives and conditions laid down in Article 2 of the Decision.
In the light of the foregoing, the aid which the United Kingdom Government plans to grant to the United Kingdom coal industry for current production in 1989 is compatible with the proper functioning of the common market.
This Decision applies without prejudice to the compatibility with the Treaties of arrangements or agreements governing sales of coal mined in the United Kingdom to electricity producers.
III
Pursuant to Article 11 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, the Commission must ensure that the direct aid to current production which it approves is used exclusively for the purposes set out in Articles 3 to 6 thereof. The Commission must therefore be informed of the amounts of the payments and the manner in which they are apportioned,
The United Kingdom is hereby authorized to grant for the 1988/89 financial year, with effect from 1 April 1989:
aid totalling £ 15 500 000 for occupational and geographical redeployment of workers.
The United Kingdom Government shall inform the Commission by 30 June 1990 of the amounts actually paid in the 1989/90 financial year.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R1319 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1319/2014 of 11 December 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 12.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 355/39
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1319/2014
of 11 December 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997R0821 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 821/97 of 6 May 1997 on additional quantities of textile products to be made available to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 821/97 of 6 May 1997 on additional quantities of textile products to be made available to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 (1) of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 447/97 (2) and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas for certain categories of textile products Vietnam issued export licences in 1996 for amounts in excess of its 1996 quota levels; whereas it is willing to take appropriate export management measures in 1997 to take account of the overlicensing;
Whereas for a number of the product categories export licences have been presented to the competent authorities in the Community in respect of quantities in excess of those actually authorized by the Vietnamese authorities when the licences were issued, with the result that levels for those categories have been exceeded; whereas Vietnam is working in close cooperation with the Community to establish the cause of the discrepancies, which may be the result of fraud;
Whereas the overruns for other product categories are the result of communication problems between the central licensing board and its regional branches;
Whereas this has led to a situation where some importers are unable to get an import licence for goods which have already been shipped to the Community, and the goods are consequently blocked in the port of arrival;
Whereas Vietnam and the Community are currently making efforts to establish a system of control which will greatly reduce the risk of any recurrence of such overshipments;
Whereas the quantities in question, in relation to total imports of these products into the Community, are unlikely to cause market disruption if the goods are released into free circulation;
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 allows the Commission to open up additional opportunities for imports under particular circumstances;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
The following quantities shall be made available to allow the release into free circulation of products for which Vietnam has issued 1996 export licences:
>TABLE>
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31982R3303 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3303/82 of 9 December 1982 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1235/82 with regard to certain coefficients to be applied for milk products incorporated in compound feeds
| 10.12.1982 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 350/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3303/82
of 9 December 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1235/82 with regard to certain coefficients to be applied for milk products incorporated in compound feeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture following the temporary widening of the margins of fluctuation for the currencies of certain Member States (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3605/81 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas the monetary compensatory amounts introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1235/82 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3258/82 (4);
Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1753/82 (5), the Commission brought back into application Regulations (EEC) No 368/77 and (EEC) No 443/77 dealing with the sale of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for pigs and poultry; whereas it was consequently necessary to set a coefficient for skimmed-milk powder and for animal feeds containing skimmed-milk powder which has been sold under the special terms set out in those two Regulations; whereas the coefficient in question is laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1931/82; whereas there has since been a substantial change in the selling price of skimmed-milk powder; whereas the coefficient in question should therefore be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees for Cereals and for Milk and Milk Products,
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1235/82 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In section (b) of note (8) to Part 1, ‘0-53’ is replaced by ‘0-25’.
2. In Part 5:
— in the second paragraph of note (1), ‘0-30’ is replaced by ‘0-14’,
— in the fourth paragraph of note (6), ‘0-53’ is replaced by ‘0-25’.
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 20 December 1982.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R2126 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2126/2003 of 3 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2003/04 marketing year
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2126/2003
of 3 December 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2003/04 marketing year
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 22(2), Article 27(5) and (15) and Article 33(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003(2) opens a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for all destinations.
(2) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 27(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, the situation on the world market or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation, depending on their destination.
(3) Import duties and export refunds still apply to certain sugar products traded between the Community, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, of the other part, and the level of export refunds is appreciably greater than the level of import duties. In view of the accession of these countries to the Community on 1 May 2004, the appreciable gap between the level of import duties and the level of export refunds granted for the products in question may result in speculative trade flows.
(4) To prevent any abuse through the reimportation or reintroduction into the Community of sugar products in receipt of an export refund, no refund or levy should be fixed for these countries for the products listed in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 should be amended accordingly.
(6) In view of the dates for the invitations to tender, this Regulation must enter into force immediately.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 is hereby replaced by:
"1. A standing invitation to tender shall be issued in order to determine export levies and/or export refunds on white sugar covered by CN code 1701 99 10 for all destinations except for Albania, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro(3), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. During the period of validity of this invitation to tender, partial invitations to tender shall be issued."
Member States shall amend their invitations to tender so that they comply with Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003, as amended by this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0783 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 783/2002 of 8 May 2002 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 783/2002
of 8 May 2002
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 226/2002(2) fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for tomatoes will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for tomatoes exported after 8 May 2002 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for tomatoes submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 226/2002, export declarations for which are accepted after 8 May 2002 and before 15 May 2002, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 2002.
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 | 1 |
32012D0239 | 2012/239/EU: Council Decision of 2 May 2012 appointing three Spanish members and two Spanish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
| 4.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 119/49
COUNCIL DECISION
of 2 May 2012
appointing three Spanish members and two Spanish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/239/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) Three members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Pedro CASTRO VÁZQUEZ, Mr Jordi HEREU I BOHER and Mr Alberto RUIZ-GALLARDÓN JIMÉNEZ. Two alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Paz FERNÁNDEZ FELGUEROSO and Mr Andrés OCAÑA RABADÁN,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a) as members:
— Mr Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Alcalde de Sevilla,
— Mr Abel CABALLERO ÁLVAREZ, Alcalde de Vigo,
— Ms Nuria MARÍN MARTÍNEZ, Alcaldesa de Hospitalet de Llobregat,
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Ramón ROPERO MANCERA, Alcalde de Villafranca de los Barros,
— Mr Jordi SAN JOSÉ I BUENAVENTURA, Alcalde de Sant Feliú de Llobregat (Barcelona).
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991R0302 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 302/91 of 7 February 1991 laying down definitive measures on the issuing of STM licences for milk and milk products as regards Spain
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 302/91 of 7 February 1991 laying down definitive measures on the issuing of STM licences for milk and milk products as regards 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, and in particular Article 85 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 606/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to milk products imported into Spain from the Community of Ten (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3881/90 (4), fixes the indicative ceiling for imports into Spain of certain products in the milk and milk products sector for 1990;
Whereas application for STM licences lodged inthe week 3 to 8 December 1990 for category 1 of cheese covers quantities exceeding that fraction of the indicative ceiling applicable for the fourth quarter of 1990;
Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted by an emergency procedure appropriate interim protection measures by Regulation (EEC) No 3589/90 (5); whereas definitive measures must be adopted; whereas in view of the situation of the market in Spain, an increase in the indicative ceiling could not be contemplated;
Whereas, as a definitive measure as mentioned in Article 85 (3) of the Act, suspension of the issuing of STM licences provided for in Articles 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3589/90 should be confirmed until the end of the fourth quarter of 1990;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 1
The issuing of STM licences for products in the milk and milk products sector, as referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 3589/90 is hereby definitively suspended. Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007R0325 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 325/2007 of 27 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 28.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 87/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 325/2007
of 27 March 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991D0613 | 91/613/EEC: Council Decision of 28 October 1991 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland establishing cooperation in the field of education and training within the framework of the Erasmus programme
| 3.12.1991 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 332/21
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 October 1991
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland establishing cooperation in the field of education and training within the framework of the Erasmus programme
(91/613/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 by Decision 87/327/EEC (3) as amended by Decision 89/663/EEC (4), the Council adopted the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (Erasmus);
Whereas on 5 November 1990, the Council authorized the Commission to negotiate with the EFTA countries and Liechtenstein, in accordance with specific negotiating Directives, bilateral agreements having as their objective cooperation in the field of education and training within the framework of the Erasmus programme;
Whereas a Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland by its nature enriches the impact of the Erasmus programme so as to develop inter-university cooperation and to strengthen the skill levels of human resources in Europe,
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland establishing cooperation in the field of education and training within the framework of the Erasmus programme is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 13 of the Agreement (5). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R2154 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2154/96 of 11 November 1996 on certain transitional measures required to implement the Uruguay Round Agriculture Agreement
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2154/96 of 11 November 1996 on certain transitional measures required to implement the Uruguay Round Agriculture Agreement
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 markets in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2) and in particular Article 13 thereof, and the corresponding provisions of the other regulations on the common organization of the agricultural markets,
Whereas the second indent of Article 20 (3) (b) of 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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1384/95 (4), lays down that, in the case of differentiated refunds, if the destination indicated on the licence has not be complied with and the rate of refund corresponding to the actual destination is less than the rate of refund indicated on the licence, the refund is to be reduced by 20 % of the difference between that refund and the refund indicated on the licence; whereas this provision applies to export declarations accepted on or after 1 July 1995; whereas the reduction has been introduced to ensure that the restrictions on quantities and value under the Uruguay Round Agricultural Agreements are complied with;
Whereas, to avoid disruption to trade and to ensure a smooth transition to the new GATT rules from the rules applying before 1 July 1995, Commission Regulation (EC) No 974/95 (5) provides for the issue of export licences before 1 July 1995 that can be used after that date; whereas these licences are not to be booked to account under the new GATT rules; whereas these licences should therefore be expressly excluded from the application of the 20 % reduction with effect from 1 July 1995;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of all the Management Committees concerned,
On application by the interested party submitted not later than one year after the publication of this Regulation, the 20 % reduction laid down in the second indent of Article 20 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall not apply to exports effected under export licences issued under Regulation (EC) No 974/95.
This Regulation shall enter into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 |
31987R3875 | Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3875/87 of 18 December 1987 adapting the representation and special-duty allowance for the President and Members of the Commission and the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EEC) No 3875/87
of 18 December 1987
adapting the representation and special-duty allowance for the President and Members of the Commission and the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC - No 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1987 determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 4068/86 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas the representation and special-duty allowances provided for under Article 4 (2) and (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC - No 5/67/Euratom should be increased,
With effect from 1 July 1987:
(a) the amounts listed in Article 4 (2) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC - No 5/67/Euratom shall be as follows:
- President: Bfrs 48 180,
- Vice-President: Bfrs 30 960,
- Other Members: Bfrs 20 645;
(b) the amounts listed in the first subparagraph of Article 4 (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC - No 5/67/Euratom shall be as follows:
- President: Bfrs 48 180,
- Judge or Advocate-General: Bfrs 20 645,
- Registrar: Bfrs 18 830;
(c) the amount listed in the second subparagraph of Article 4 (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC - No 5/67/Euratom shall be replaced by Bfrs 27 540.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R0370 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/2004 of 27 February 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/2004
of 27 February 2004
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003(2).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(3) allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 23 to 26 February 2004 at 252,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32015R0543 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/543 of 1 April 2015 approving the active substance COS-OGA, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 Text with EEA relevance
| 2.4.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 90/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/543
of 1 April 2015
approving the active substance COS-OGA, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
(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 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 22(1) in conjunction with Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Belgium received on 28 June 2012 an application from FytoFend SA for the approval of the active substance COS-OGA. In accordance with Article 9(3) of that Regulation, Belgium, as rapporteur Member State, notified the Commission on 5 December 2012 of the admissibility of the application.
(2) On 19 December 2013 the rapporteur Member State submitted a draft assessment report to the Commission with a copy to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’), assessing whether that active substance can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(3) The Authority complied with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. In accordance with Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, it requested that the applicant supply additional information to the Member States, the Commission and the Authority. The assessment of the additional information by the rapporteur Member State was submitted to the Authority in the format of an updated draft assessment report in September 2014.
(4) On 1 October 2014 the Authority communicated to the applicant, the Member States and the Commission its conclusion on whether the active substance COS-OGA can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (2). The Authority made its conclusion available to the public.
(5) The applicant was given the possibility to submit comments on the review report.
(6) On 11 December 2014 the Commission presented to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed the review report for COS-OGA and a draft Regulation providing that COS-OGA is approved.
(7) It has been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product containing the active substance, and in particular the uses which were examined and detailed in the review report, that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are satisfied. Those approval criteria are therefore deemed to be satisfied. It is therefore appropriate to approve COS-OGA.
(8) The Commission further considers that COS-OGA is a low-risk active substance pursuant to Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. COS-OGA is not a substance of concern and fulfils the conditions set in point 5 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. COS-OGA consists of compounds naturally contained in plants and in some microorganisms and ubiquitous in the environment. The additional exposure of humans, animals and the environment by the uses approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is expected to be negligible compared to exposure expected through realistic natural situations.
(9) It is therefore appropriate to approve COS-OGA as a low risk substance. In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (3) should be amended accordingly.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
Approval of active substance
The active substance COS-OGA, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Entry into force and date of application
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. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R1998 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2004 of 19 November 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| 20.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 344/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1998/2004
of 19 November 2004
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 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme (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 16,930 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32011D0796 | 2011/796/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 30 November 2011 on a financial contribution from the Union towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in Cloppenburg, Germany in December 2008 and January 2009 (notified under document C(2011) 8716)
| 3.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 320/41
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 30 November 2011
on a financial contribution from the Union towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in Cloppenburg, Germany in December 2008 and January 2009
(notified under document C(2011) 8716)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2011/796/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 75 of the Financial Regulation and Article 90(1) of the Implementing Rules, the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution.
(2) Decision 2009/470/EC lays down the procedures governing the financial contribution from the Union towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. With a view to eradicate avian influenza as rapidly as possible the Union should contribute financially to eligible expenditure borne by the Member States. Article 4(3), first and second indents, of that Decision identifies the percentage of Union financial contributions that can be paid to compensate the costs incurred by the Member States.
(3) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC (2) sets rules on the expenditure eligible for Union financial support.
(4) Commission Decision 2009/581/EC of 29 July 2009 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in Cloppenburg, Germany in December 2008 and January 2009 (3) provided for a financial contribution by the Union towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in Germany in December 2008 and January 2009.
(5) Germany submitted an official request for reimbursement on 3 September 2009, as set out in Article 7(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.
(6) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 makes the payment of that financial contribution from the Union subject to the condition that the planned activities were actually implemented and that the authorities provided all the necessary information within the set deadlines.
(7) Decision 2009/581/EC provided that a first tranche of EUR 2 000 000 should be paid as part of the Union’s financial contribution.
(8) An audit according to Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 carried out by the Commission’s services did reveal only minor financial issues.
(9) Germany has thus to this point complied with its technical and administrative obligations as set out in Article 3(4) of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.
(10) In view of the above considerations, a second tranche of the financial support from the Union to the eligible expenditure incurred in association with the eradication of avian influenza in Cloppenburg, Germany in December 2008 and January 2009 should now be fixed.
(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
A second tranche of EUR 4 000 000 shall be paid to Germany as part of the Union financial contribution.
This Decision constituting a financing decision in the meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996D0182 | 96/182/EC: Commission Decision of 21 February 1996 laying down special animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of certain categories of fresh poultrymeat from Israel and certain animal health restrictions after such imports (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 21 February 1996 laying down special animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of certain categories of fresh poultrymeat from Israel and certain animal health restrictions after such imports (Text with EEA relevance) (96/182/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Directive 93/121/EC (2), and in particular Articles 11 (2) and 14 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 94/984/EC (3), as amended by Decision 95/302/EC (4), established the animal health conditions and the veterinary certificates for imports of fresh poultrymeat from third countries;
Whereas Commission Decision 95/346/EC (5) laid down special animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of certain categories of fresh poultrymeat from Israel and certain animal health restrictions after such imports; whereas this Decision was applicable until 31 December 1995;
Whereas further information was received from Israel stating that this country for other meat than goose and duck liver cannot yet comply with all the animal health requirements laid down in the certificates established by Decisions 94/484/EC;
Whereas it is possible, on a case-by-case basis, to establish special animal health conditions and the models of certificates to be used for imports of fresh poultrymeat not complying with the general animal health requirements if the third country concerned offers similar guarantees which are at least of an equivalent standard;
Whereas, moreover, in certain cases specific animal health restrictions after import can be necessary; whereas, in these cases, it is necessary to inform the official veterinarian responsible for the place of destination by means of an Animo-message sent in accordance with Commission Decision 91/398/EEC (6);
Whereas information was received from Israel proving that this country can offer guarantees which are of an equivalent standard with regard to poultrymeat other than goose and duck liver; whereas this information has been confirmed by an on-the-spot inspection;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Member States shall authorize the import, from Israel, of skinned and deboned fresh poultrymeat other than goose liver provided that the meat complies with the requirements of the corresponding animal health certificate set out in Annex I and that it is accompanied by such a certificate, duly completed and signed.
1. Member States shall authorize the import, from Israel, of fresh poultrymeat, other than goose liver, which is destined for establishments approved in accordance with Council Directives 71/118/EEC (7) or 77/99/EEC (8), provided that the meat complies with the requirements of the corresponding animal health certificate set out in Annex II and that it is accompanied by such a certificate, duly completed and signed.
In this case, the imported meat has to undergo, in the establishment of destination either:
(a) skinning and deboning, or
(b) processing into meat products following one of the following treatments:
(i) heat treatment in an hermetically sealed container to a Fo value of three or more;
(ii) heat treatment so that a centre temperature of at least 70 °C has been achieved.
2. Meat imported in accordance with paragraph 1 must be:
(a) transported, in sealed vehicles or containers, directly from the border inspection post to the establishment of destination indicated in the certificate;
(b) stored and treated separately from meat which will not be submitted to the same treatment of skinning and deboning, respectively processing.
3. The establishment to which this meat is consigned, must comply with following criteria:
(a) it must be registered by the Competent Authorities for this purpose;
(b) it must keep records of the entries and exit of the meat covered by this Article, as well as of the by-products and, where applicable, meat products derived from it;
(c) all by-products, such as bones, must be treated in an approved establishment in accordance with Council Directive 90/667/EEC (9);
(d) skins removed from the imported meat must be treated in a way ensuring the destruction of avian viruses.
The treatment applied to this meat must be carried out under surveillance of the official veterinarian.
4. By derogation to paragraph 2 (a), the meat may be stored in another approved establishment than the one where the treatment will take place. In this case, the provisions of Article 2 (5) of Commission Decision 92/183/EEC (10) apply mutatis mutandis.
5. The official veterinarian responsible for the establishment mentioned in paragraph 3 or 4, must be informed by means of an Animo-message sent from the border inspection post or, where applicable, from the veterinary unit competent for the establishment where the meat was stored in conformity with paragraph 4.
This Decision shall apply until 30 April 1996.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999R1506 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1506/1999 of 9 July 1999 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1506/1999
of 9 July 1999
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/1999(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
(1) Whereas, in the Uruguay Round talks, specified pharmaceutical products were granted exemption from customs duties; whereas the second review of the agreements relating to such products has now taken place within the World Trade Organisation;
(2) Whereas, accordingly, Council Regulation (EC) No 1110/99(3), provides for duty-free treatment for certain active ingredients bearing an "international non-proprietary name" (INN) from the World Health Organisation and for certain intermediate products used for the manufacture of finished pharmaceuticals;
(3) Whereas these amendments should be incorporated into Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
In Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2261/98(4) is amended in accordance with Annex A to this Regulation.
In Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2261/98 is amended as follows:
1. the products included in Annex B to this Regulation shall be added to Annex 3 (INN);
2. the products included in Annex C to this Regulation shall be added to Annex 4 (prefixes and suffixes);
3. the products included in Annex D to this Regulation shall be added to Annex 6 (pharmaceutical intermediates).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32014R0621 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 621/2014 of 11 June 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 12.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 172/26
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 621/2014
of 11 June 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997R2236 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2236/97 of 10 November 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 417/85 and (EEC) No 418/85 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories respectively of specialization agreements and of research and development agreements (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2236/97 of 10 November 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 417/85 and (EEC) No 418/85 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories respectively of specialization agreements and of research and development agreements (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2821/71 of 20 December 1971 on application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having published a draft of this Regulation (2),
Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,
Whereas the period of validity of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 417/85 (3) and (EEC) No 418/85 (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to categories respectively of specialization agreements and of research and developments agreements, expires on 31 December 1997;
Whereas the Commission has launched a survey aiming to identify the problems which the application of the abovementioned Regulations by the interested undertakings has given rise to; whereas it is appropriate to examine in this context, all the legal, economic, and political factors which determine cooperation between undertakings operating on the same market;
Whereas it is appropriate to allow sufficient time to complete this survey, to evaluate its results and to draw the conclusions for future regulation on the matter;
Whereas this work could not be completed in time for the adoption and publication of a new Regulation before 31 December 1997;
Whereas to maintain legal certainty for undertakings, it is appropriate to amend Regulations (EEC) No 417/85 and (EEC) No 418/85 by extending their period of validity; whereas it is appropriate to limit their period of validity until 31 December 2000,
In Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 417/85, '31 December 1997` is replaced by '31 December 2000`.
In Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 418/85, '31 December 1997` is replaced by '31 December 2000`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.