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31987R0824 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 824/87 of 19 March 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 8/81 on the disposal by the Hellenic Republic of raw tobacco stocks existing in Greece and coming from harvests prior to accession
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 824/87
of 19 March 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 8/81 on the disposal by the Hellenic Republic of raw tobacco stocks existing in Greece and coming from harvests prior to accession
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 Article 72 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 88 of the Act of Accession provides that any stock of tobacco existing in Greece coming from harvests prior to that of 1981 must be entirely eliminated by, and at the expense of, the Hellenic Republic;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 8/81 (1) provides that the said stocks, belonging to or held by the EOK (National Tobacco Bureau), must be disposed of, under certain conditions, before 1 January 1987;
Whereas it was not possible to dispose of all the quantities of tobacco in question within the scheduled period; whereas that period should, therefore, be extended;
Whereas, in view of the quality characteristics of the tobacco which has not yet been disposed of, market outlets will probably not be found for some of the stocks in question; whereas the possibility should therefore be provided for the Hellenic Republic to destroy the said quantities,
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 8/81 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In paragraph 2, '1 January 1987' shall be replaced by:
'1 January 1989'.
2. The following paragraph shall be added:
'6. The Hellenic Republic may also destroy all or some of the quantities to be disposed of. The quantities destroyed may be greater than those resulting from the application of paragraph 3.'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1987.
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31987R1736 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1736/87 of 19 June 1987 fixing for June 1987 the minimum purchase price for lemons delivered to the industry and the amount of financial compensation payable after their processing
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1736/87
of 19 June 1987
fixing for June 1987 the minimum purchase price for lemons delivered to the industry and the amount of financial compensation payable after their processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 of 17 May 1977 laying down special measures to promote the marketing of lemon products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1353/86 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, under Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77, the minimum price which processors must pay to producers is derived from the buying-in price for Class II plus 5 % of the basic price and whereas the minimum price is to be fixed before the beginning of each marketing year;
Whereas to date the Council has not fixed the basic and buying-in prices for lemons for the 1987/88 marketing year; whereas, by virtue of the tasks conferred on it by the Treaty, the Commission has had to take the necessary interim protective measures to ensure that the common agricultural policy continues to operate in this sector by fixing in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1503/87 of 27 May 1987 (3) the amounts to be used for fixing the basic and buying-in prices for lemons for June 1987; whereas the basic price for June 1987 should therefore be fixed on the basis of the latter amounts, without prejudice to any adjustments to be applied as a result of subsequent price decisions adopted where appropriate by the Council for the same marketing year;
Whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 financial compensation cannot exceed the difference between the minimum purchase price referred to in Article 1 of the said Regulation and the prices obtained for the basic products in producer third countries; whereas, for the purposes of calculating this compensation and with a view to encouraging optimum marketing of lemon products, it would seem advisable to apply the full difference between these prices;
Whereas Articles 119 (2) and 305 (2) of the Act of Accession provide that, from the first move towards alignment, the minimum prices applicable, as the case may be, in Spain and Portugal are to be aligned on the common minimum price in accordance with the mechanism proviced for in Articles 70 and 238 of the said Act and the financial compensation applicable in Spain and Portugal respectively at each move towards alignment is to be that of the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 less the difference between, on the one hand, the common minimum price and, on the other, the minimum prices applicable, as the case may be, in Spain and Portugal.
Whereas, because of the late publication of the amounts of the minimum price and financial compensation, the interested parties have been unable to conclude contracts for the beginning of the 1987/88 marketing year by the specified time; whereas the date specified in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1562/85 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1715/86 (5), should therefore be waived;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
1. The minimum price referred to in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 for June 1987 shall be as follows:
(ECU/100 kg net)
1.2.3 // // // // Spain // Portugal // Other Member States // // // // 12,36 // 12,81 // 19,53 // // //
2. The minimum price shall be in respect of products ex-producer's packaging station.
The amount of the financial compensation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 for June 1987 shall be as follows:
(ECU/100 kg net)
1.2.3 // // // // Spain // Portugal // Other Member States // // // // 4,51 // 4,96 // 11,68 // 152, 11. 6. 1985, p. 5. (5) OJ No L 149, 3. 6. 1986, p. 19.
Notwithstanding Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1562/85, contracts for June 1987 may be concluded until 20 June 1987.
The amounts referred to in Articles 1 and 2 are fixed without prejudice to any subsequent adjustments to be made pursuant to the Council's decisions for the 1987/88 marketing year.
The Regulation shall entr into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall supply with effect from 1 June 1987.
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31970R1520 | Regulation (EEC) No 1520/70 of the Commission of 29 July 1970 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1108/68 as regards the packing of skimmed milk powder offered for intervention
| ( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 143 , 1 . 7 . 1970 , P . 1 .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 184 , 29 . 7 . 1968 , P . 34 .
( 4 ) OJ NO L 70 , 2 . 3 . 1969 , P . 32 .
REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1520/70 OF THE COMMISSION OF 29 JULY 1970 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1108/68 AS REGARDS THE PACKING OF SKIMMED MILK POWDER OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 ( 1 ) OF 27 JUNE 1928 ON THE COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1253/70 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 ( 5 ) THEREOF ;
WHEREAS IN ANNEXES I AND II TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1108/68 ( 3 ) OF 27 JULY 1968 ON DETAILED RULES OF APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC STORAGE OF SKIMMED MILK POWDER , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 523/69 ( 4 ) , THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE PACKING OF SKIMMED MILK POWDER BOUGHT IN BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES ARE SET OUT UNDER POINT 2 ; WHEREAS FULL AUTOMATION HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE SO THAT PACKING SOMETIMES INVOLVES MANUAL LABOUR ; WHEREAS INDUSTRY HAS NOW DEVELOPED A FORM OF PACKING AS GOOD AS THAT USED UNTIL NOW ; WHEREAS THIS FORM OF PACKING SHOULD BE AUTHORISED IN VIEW OF TECHNICAL PROGRESS ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ;
THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE ADDED TO POINT 2 ( B ) OF ANNEXES I AND II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1108/68 :
" OR
1 BAG OF CLUBPACK-POLY-DUPLO-PAPER OF A STRENGTH REPRESENTING AT LEAST 50/20/50 G PER M2 ;
2 CLUBPACK-KRAFT PAPER BAGS OF A STRENGTH REPRESENTING AT LEAST 70/75 PER M2 ;
1 POLYETHYLENE INNER BAG AT LEAST 0.1 MM THICK , WELDED OR DOUBLE BOUND . "
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 |
32000D0929(02) | Council decision of 18 September 2000 appointing the chairman and members of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trade marks and designs)
| Council decision
of 18 September 2000
appointing the chairman and members of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trade marks and designs)
(2000/C 277/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark(1), and in particular Articles 120 and 131 thereof,
Having regard to the candidatures presented by the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trade marks and designs) on 11 July 2000,
1. Ms Christiane HOFFRICHTER-DAUNICHT, born in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) on 9 May 1951, is hereby appointed chairman of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trade marks and designs) for a period of five years.
2. Mr TomĂĄs DE LAS HERAS LORENZO, born in Entrala (Spain) on 22 July 1951, and Ms Kathleen Francesca LEE, born in London (United Kingdom) on 10 October 1949, are hereby appointed members of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trade marks and designs) for a period of five years.
The date on which the five-year period referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) will commence shall be determined by the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trade marks and designs). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R0902 | Council Regulation (EC) No 902/2001 of 7 May 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 978/2000 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of synthetic fibres of polyester originating in Australia, Indonesia and Taiwan
| Council Regulation (EC) No 902/2001
of 7 May 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 978/2000 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of synthetic fibres of polyester originating in Australia, Indonesia and Taiwan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission, after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 978/2000(2) imposed a definitive countervailing duty on imports of synthetic fibres of polyester originating in Australia, Indonesia and Taiwan.
(2) Further to two applications to the Court of First Instance brought against the Council by Taiwanese exporting producers seeking annulment of Regulation (EC) No 978/2000 in accordance with Article 230 of the Treaty, it has become apparent that part of the methodology applied in determining the level of subsidisation for Taiwan in Regulation (EC) No 978/2000 is inconsistent with the Community institutions' consideration and treatment of virtually identical data in subsequent proceedings. For one particular subsidy scheme, the "tax credit for the purchase of automation and pollution control equipment" granted for locally purchased equipment, was found to be countervailable according to the Regulation the subject of challenge. However, the calculations concerning the amount of countervailable subsidy derived from a methodology that was revised in subsequent proceedings concerning imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating in Taiwan. Reference is made to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1741/2000(3), Council Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000(4), inter alia terminating the antisubsidy proceeding concerning imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating in Taiwan. In these circumstances, it was decided to re-examine the calculations concerning the amount of subsidy for imports originating in Taiwan, in particular in order to establish whether the application of the revised methodology would materially impact on the findings for that country. This particular subsidy scheme was only found to exist in Taiwan and was not therefore considered as part of the investigation into subsidisation in respect of imports originating in Australia and Indonesia.
(3) The re-examination for Taiwan showed that the revised methodology led to a de minimis finding of subsidisation, i.e. a countrywide subsidy level of less than 1 %. Therefore, the countervailing measures concerning imports of synthetic fibres of polyester from Taiwan should be repealed with retroactive effect.
(4) As regards the potential impact of the repeal of measures for Taiwan on the original findings concerning imports of synthetic fibres of polyester from Australia and Indonesia, it was examined whether the finding of de minimis subsidisation for Taiwan adversely affected the conclusions in relation to injury, causation and Community interest. It was concluded that, in particular given the significant increase in the volume of imports and market share, and the high levels of undercutting for imports originating in Australia and Indonesia, the original findings are not undermined insofar as they concern imports originating in those countries,
Regulation (EC) No 978/2000 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1(1) shall be replaced by the following: "1. A definitive countervailing duty is hereby imposed on imports of synthetic staple fibres of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning, falling within CN code 5503 20 00 and originating in Australia and Indonesia.";
2. Article 1(2) shall be replaced by the following:
"2. The duty rate applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier, before duty, for products produced by the companies indicated shall be as follows for products originating in:
1. Australia
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2. Indonesia
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3. Article 2(1) shall be replaced by the following: "The amounts secured by way of the provisional countervailing duty on imports originating in Australia under Regulation (EC) No 123/2000 shall be collected at the rate of the duty definitively imposed by this Regulation. Amounts secured in excess of the rate of definitive countervailing duty shall be released.".
Any countervailing duties collected on imports originating in Taiwan under Regulation (EC) No 978/2000 shall be reimbursed to the importers concerned.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
shall apply with effect from 13 May 2000.
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 |
31989D0480 | 89/480/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 July 1989 approving an amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the Kingdom of Belgium pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 (only the French and Dutch versions are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 July 1989
approving an amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the Kingdom of Belgium pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87
(Only the French and Dutch versions are authentic)
(89/480/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 of 22 September 1987 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1986 harvest and providing for special measures for certain regions of production (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87 of 22 December 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for certain regions of hops prdouction (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2174/89 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (5) of the Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87, on 10 March 1988 the Kingdom of Belgium forwarded to the Commission a varietal conversion programme for hops; whereas that programme as amended on 26 July 1988 was approved by Commission Decision 88/606/EEC (5);
Whereas on 9 March 1989 the Kingdom of Belgium forwarded amendments to that programme to the Commission; whereas, at the request of the Commission, further amendments were forwarded by the Kingdom of Belgium on 20 June and 3 July 1989;
Whereas the proposed amendments on relate on the one hand to the updating of the plans which were the subject of the programme approved by the Commission and on the other hand to the introduction of new areas involved in the conversion programme; whereas an extension of the period for carrying out the programme is proposed for the period 31 December 1990 to 31 December 1991;
Whereas the programme as amended satisfies the objectives of the Regulation in question and contains the data required under Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87;
Whereas the special aid for varietal conversion may also be granted for areas under other varieties where the latter are present on areas under mainly bitter varieties covered by a conversion plan;
Whereas the financial contribution from the national budget complies with the ceiling in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87; whereas the actual costs referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may include factors for assessing the net value of income as a result of the implementation of the conversion plan; whereas, however, only factors relating to the net loss of income suffered from the date of adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may be included in the calculation of the actual costs; whereas the financial contribution of the Member State to the varietal conversion programme must be adjusted accordingly;
Whereas the measures provieded for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
The amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops, submitted pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 by the Kingdom of Belgium on 9 March 1988, as last amended by the notifications of 20 June and 3 July 1989, is hereby approved. The main aspects of the programme as amended are given in the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1610 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1610/2001 of 6 August 2001 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1610/2001
of 6 August 2001
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2) (a) thereof,
Whereas:
Pursuant to Article 2 (2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 August 2001.
It shall apply from 8 to 21 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R1409 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1409/93 of June 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 9103, originating in China,to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1409/93 of 8 June 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 9103, originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 9103, originating in China, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 551 000; whereas on 15 March 1993, imports of these products into the Community originating in China reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against China,
As from 13 June 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in China:
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 |
31987R4164 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 4164/87 of 21 December 1987 on the application of Decision No 1/87 of the EEC-Malta Association Council again amending Articles 6 and 17 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N째 4164/87
of 21 December 1987
on the application of Decision N째 1/87 of the EEC-Malta Association Council again amending Articles 6 and 17 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta (1) was signed on 5 December 1970 and entered into force on 1 April 1971;
Whereas a Protocol laying down certain provisions relating to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta (2) was signed in Brussels on 4 March 1976 and entered into force on 1 June 1976;
Whereas under Article 25 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, which is an integral
part of the Agreement, the Association Council adopted Decision N째 1/87 again amending Articles 6 and 17;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community,
Decision N째 1/87 of the EEC-Malta Association Council shall be applicable in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R3434 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 3434/93 of 15 December 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1445/93 as regards the operative events applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3434/93 of 15 December 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1445/93 as regards the operative events applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3119/93 of 8 November 1993 laying down special measures to encourage the processing of certain citrus fruits (2) replaces Council Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3848/89 (4), laying down special measures to encourage the processing of mandarins, satsumas, clementines and oranges; whereas, as a result, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1445/93 of 11 June 1993 determining the operative events applicable to products in the fruit and vegetables sector, to processed fruit and vegetable products and partly to live plants and floricultural products (5), should be adapted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1445/93 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 3
The operative event for the agricultural conversion rate for:
- the financial compensation and aid referred to in Articles 1 and 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3119/93 (6)() and Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77, and
- the minimum prices referred to in Articles 3 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 3119/93 and Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77,
shall be the first day of the month in which the products are taken over by the processor in accordance with Regulations (EC) No 3119/93 and (EEC) No 1035/77.
'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31999R2107 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2107/1999 of 4 October 1999 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications' provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2107/1999
of 4 October 1999
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Ireland, Spain and Italy have sent the Commission applications for the registration of names as designations of origin or geographical indications;
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof;
(3) Several statements of objection have been received by the Commission under Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of the name "Imokilly Regato", following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3). Clarification has been received of the points raised in the objections and the Member States concerned find this satisfactory. No statements of objection have been submitted under that Article in respect of the other names following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(4);
(4) The names should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications;
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1645/1999(6),
The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indications (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32002R1645 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1645/2002 of 16 September 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1645/2002
of 16 September 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 17 September 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 |
31994R1662 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/94 of 8 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 on the application of the system of import licences for garlic imported from third countries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1662/94 of 8 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 on the application of the system of import licences for garlic imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular Article 22b thereof,
Whereas, under Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 (3), import licences must be issued within three working days following the day on which the application is lodged; whereas this time limit is in-adequate for the purposes of efficient management of the system and should accordingly be extended to five days;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
In Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'Import licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following the day on which the application is lodged unless measures are taken within that time.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall not apply to applications lodged prior to the day of its entry into force.
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 |
32013R1076 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1076/2013 of 31 October 2013 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code as regards the temporary import, export and re-import of portable music instruments
| 1.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 292/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1076/2013
of 31 October 2013
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code as regards the temporary import, export and re-import of portable music instruments
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), and in particular Article 247 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Section 2 of Chapter 3 of Title VII of Part I of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2) sets out the rules concerning ‘customs declarations made by any other act’. In accordance with Articles 230, 231 and 232 of that Regulation, certain categories of goods are to be considered to have been declared for release for free circulation, for export or for temporary importation by an act which is considered to be a customs declaration in the forms set out in Article 233.
(2) However, portable musical instruments which are temporarily imported by travellers with the intention of using them as professional equipment are to be presented to customs and to be declared explicitly for the temporary importation procedure.
(3) Recent incidents, where artists in the music sector have been negatively affected by the application of customs rules at import, have indicated that there is a need to simplify the access to the temporary importation procedure by allowing such portable musical instruments to be declared by any other act. In order to avoid that similar problems occur in connection with export and reimport, such simplification should also cover portable musical instruments which have been declared for export or which have been re-imported and declared for release for free circulation as returned goods by travellers.
(4) Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is amended as follows:
(1) In Article 230, the following point (e) is added:
‘(e) portable musical instruments imported by travellers and entitled to relief as returned goods.’
(2) In Article 231, the following point (e) is added:
‘(e) portable musical instruments of travellers.’
(3) In Article 232, paragraph 1, the following point (d) is added:
‘(d) portable musical instruments referred to in Article 569(1a).’.
(4) In Article 569, the following paragraph 1a is inserted:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31973R3548 | Regulation (EEC) No 3548/73 of the Commission of 21 December 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 determining a list of white quality wines produced in specified regions and of imported white quality wines containing a certain percentage of sulphur dioxide and laying down certain transitional provisions relating to the percentage of sulphur dioxide in wines produced before 1 October 1973
| REGULATION (EEC) No 3548/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 21 December 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 determining a list of white quality wines produced in specified regions and of imported white quality wines containing a certain percentage of sulphur dioxide and laying down certain transitional provisions relating to the percentage of sulphur dioxide in wines produced before 1 October 1973
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 (1) of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2592/73 (2), and in particular Article 26a (3) thereof;
Whereas Article 26a of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 laid down precise rules concerning the sulphur dioxide content of wines ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 (3) of 12 October 1973 determining a list of white quality wines produced in specified regions and of imported white quality wines containing a certain percentage of sulphur dioxide and laying down certain transitional provisions relating to the percentage of sulphur dioxide in wines produced before 1 October 1973 provides that this Article shall not apply before 1 January 1974 in respect of wines of which there is proof that they were produced before 1 October 1973 and that they have been marketed for direct human consumption in containers of more than 5 litres;
Whereas it has been found that the quantities of wine to which this provision applies are such that disposal of them is not possible within the period provided for ; whereas this period must therefore be extended to allow for the disposal of the wines in question;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The date "1 January 1974" in the second subparagraph of the second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 is replaced by the date "1 June 1974".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1974.
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 |
32002R0957 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 957/2002 of 4 June 2002 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 957/2002
of 4 June 2002
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2002(4), and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 June 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 |
31995R1500 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1500/95 of 28 June 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Finland
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1500/95 of 28 June 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Finland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 746/95 of 31 March 1995 (3), provides for cod quotas for 1995;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division IIIb, c, d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas Finland has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 2 June 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division IIIb, c, d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Finland for 1995.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division III b, c, d (EC-zone) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 2 June 1995.
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 |
32009D0505 | 2009/505/EC: Commission Decision of 30 June 2009 amending Decision 2008/788/EC fixing the net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation in Portugal for the calendar years 2009 to 2012 (notified under document number C(2009) 5095)
| 1.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 171/46
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 June 2009
amending Decision 2008/788/EC fixing the net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation in Portugal for the calendar years 2009 to 2012
(notified under document number C(2009) 5095)
(only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(2009/505/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 of 27 March 2007 laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2008/788/EC (2) establishes the net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation in Portugal for the calendar years 2009 to 2012.
(2) Under Article 1(5) of Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 the rates established in Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (3), reduced by five percentage points, must be deducted from the rate of voluntary modulation applied by the Member States. Consequently, the net amounts resulting from voluntary modulation should be reduced.
(3) Decision 2008/788/EC should therefore be amended,
Article 1 of Decision 2008/788/EC shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
The net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation in Portugal for the calendar years 2009 to 2012 shall be as follows:
(EUR million)
2009 2010 2011 2012
32,8 29,0 25,0 21,0’
This Decision shall apply from the 2010 budgetary year.
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32006R1181 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2006 of 2 August 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 3.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1181/2006
of 2 August 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 August 2006.
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 |
32013D0026(01) | 2014/28/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 29 August 2013 laying down the measures necessary for the contribution to the European Central Bank’s accumulated equity value and for adjusting the national central banks’ claims equivalent to the transferred foreign reserve assets (ECB/2013/26)
| 21.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 16/47
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 29 August 2013
laying down the measures necessary for the contribution to the European Central Bank’s accumulated equity value and for adjusting the national central banks’ claims equivalent to the transferred foreign reserve assets
(ECB/2013/26)
(2014/28/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 30 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision ECB/2013/28 of 29 August 2013 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (1) provides for the adjustment of the key for subscription to the capital of the European Central Bank (ECB) (hereinafter ‘capital key’) in accordance with Article 29.3 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, (hereinafter the ‘Statute of the ESCB’) and establishes, with effect from 1 January 2014, the new weightings assigned to each national central bank (NCB) in the adjusted capital key (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’).
(2) The adjustments to the capital key weightings and the resulting changes in the NCBs’ shares in the ECB’s subscribed capital make it necessary to adjust the claims which the ECB has credited under Article 30.3 of the Statute of the ESCB to the NCBs of the Member States whose currency is the euro (hereinafter the ‘euro area NCBs’) and which are equivalent to the contributions by euro area NCBs of foreign reserve assets to the ECB (hereinafter the ‘claims’). Those euro area NCBs whose claims increase due to the increase in their capital key weightings from 1 January 2014 should therefore effect a compensatory transfer to the ECB, while the ECB should effect a compensatory transfer to those euro area NCBs whose claims decrease due to a decrease in their capital key weightings.
(3) In accordance with the general principles of fairness, equal treatment and the protection of legitimate expectations underlying the Statute of the ESCB, those euro area NCBs whose relative share in the ECB’s accumulated equity value increases due to the abovementioned adjustments should also effect a compensatory transfer to those euro area NCBs whose relative shares decrease.
(4) The respective capital key weightings of each euro area NCB until 31 December 2013 and with effect from 1 January 2014 should be expressed as a percentage of the ECB’s total capital as subscribed to by all euro area NCBs for the purpose of calculating the adjustment of the value of each euro area NCB’s share in the ECB’s accumulated equity value.
(5) Accordingly, the adoption of a new ECB decision is required that repeals Decision ECB/2013/15 of 21 June 2013 laying down the measures necessary for the contribution to the European Central Bank’s accumulated equity value and for adjusting the national central banks’ claims equivalent to the transferred foreign reserve assets (2), without prejudice to the implementation of all requirements under Article 4 of Decision ECB/2013/15.
(6) Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2013/387/EU of 9 July 2013 on the adoption by Latvia of the euro on 1 January 2014 (3), in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Latvia fulfils the necessary conditions for adoption of the euro and the derogation granted to it under Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (4) will be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2014,
Definitions
For the purposes of this Decision:
(a) ‘accumulated equity value’ means the total of the ECB’s reserves, revaluation accounts and provisions equivalent to reserves as calculated by the ECB as at 31 December 2013. The ECB’s reserves and those provisions equivalent to reserves shall include, without limitation to the generality of the ‘accumulated equity value’, the general reserve fund and the provision for foreign exchange rate, interest rate, credit and gold price risks;
(b) ‘transfer date’ means the second business day following the Governing Council’s approval of the ECB’s financial accounts for the financial year 2013.
Contribution to the ECB’s reserves and provisions
1. If a euro area NCB’s share in the accumulated equity value increases due to the increase in its capital key weighting with effect from 1 January 2014, that euro area NCB shall transfer the amount determined pursuant to paragraph 3 to the ECB on the transfer date.
2. If a euro area NCB’s share in the accumulated equity value decreases due to the decrease in its capital key weighting with effect from 1 January 2014, that euro area NCB shall receive the amount determined pursuant to paragraph 3 from the ECB on the transfer date.
3. The ECB shall, on or before the day the Governing Council approves the ECB’s financial accounts for the financial year 2013, calculate and confirm to each euro area NCB either the amount to be transferred by that euro area NCB to the ECB where paragraph 1 applies, or the amount which that euro area NCB shall receive from the ECB where paragraph 2 applies. Subject to rounding, each amount to be transferred or received shall be calculated by multiplying the accumulated equity value by the absolute difference between each euro area NCB’s capital key weighting on 31 December 2013 and its capital key weighting with effect from 1 January 2014 and dividing the result by 100.
4. Each amount described in paragraph 3 shall be due in euro on 1 January 2014 but shall be effectively transferred on the transfer date.
5. On the transfer date, a euro area NCB or the ECB having to transfer an amount under paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 shall also separately transfer any interest accruing over the period from 1 January 2014 until the transfer date on each of the respective amounts due from such euro area NCB and the ECB. The transferors and recipients of this interest shall be the same as the transferors and recipients of the amounts on which the interest accrues.
6. If the accumulated equity value is less than zero, the amounts that have to be transferred or received under paragraph 3 and paragraph 5 shall be settled in the opposite directions to those specified in paragraph 3 and paragraph 5.
Adjustment of the claims equivalent to the transferred foreign reserve assets
1. Given that the adjustment of the claims equivalent to the transferred foreign reserve assets for Latvijas Banka will be regulated by a separate decision of the Governing Council on the paying-up of capital, transfer of foreign reserve assets and contributions by Latvijas Banka to the European Central Bank’s reserves and provisions, this Article shall regulate the adjustment of the claims equivalent to the foreign reserve assets transferred by the other euro area NCBs.
2. The euro area NCBs’ claims shall be adjusted with effect from 1 January 2014 in accordance with their adjusted capital key weightings. The value of the euro area NCBs’ claims with effect from 1 January 2014 is shown in the third column of the table in the Annex to this Decision.
3. Each euro area NCB shall, by virtue of this provision and without any further formality or act being required, be considered to have either transferred or received on 1 January 2014 the absolute value of the claim (in euro) shown next to its name in the fourth column of the table in the Annex to this Decision, whereby ‘–’ shall refer to a claim that the euro area NCB shall transfer to the ECB and ‘+’ to a claim that the ECB shall transfer to the euro area NCB.
4. On the first operating day of the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) following 1 January 2014, each euro area NCB shall either transfer or receive the absolute value of the amount (in euro) shown next to its name in the fourth column of the table in the Annex to this Decision, whereby ‘+’ shall refer to an amount that the euro area NCB shall transfer to the ECB and ‘–’ to an amount that the ECB shall transfer to the euro area NCB.
5. On the first TARGET2 operating day following 1 January 2014, a euro area NCB or the ECB having to transfer an amount under paragraph 4 shall also separately transfer any interest accruing over the period from 1 January 2014 until the date of this transfer on the respective amount due from such euro area NCB or the ECB. The transferors and recipients of this interest shall be the same as the transferors and recipients of the amounts on which the interest accrues.
General provisions
1. The interest accruing under Article 2(5) and Article 3(5) shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual over-360-day method of calculation, at a rate equal to the latest available marginal interest rate used by the Eurosystem in its tenders for main refinancing operations.
2. Each transfer pursuant to Article 2(1), (2) and (5) and Article 3(4) and (5) shall take place separately through TARGET2.
3. The ECB and the euro area NCBs that are under an obligation to effect any of the transfers referred to in paragraph 2 shall, in due course, give the necessary instructions for duly executing such transfers on time.
Entry into force and repeal
1. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.
2. Decision ECB/2013/15 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2014. However, the repeal shall be without prejudice to the implementation of all requirements under Article 4 of Decision ECB/2013/15.
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32009R0014 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 14/2009 of 8 January 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 9.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 5/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 14/2009
of 8 January 2009
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 January 2009.
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 |
31984R1333 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1333/84 of 7 May 1984 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for sweet clear-fleshed cherries, marinated in alcohol and intended for the manufacture of chocolate products, falling within subheading ex 20.06 B I e) 2 bb) of the Common Customs Tariff
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1333/84
of 7 May 1984
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for sweet clear-fleshed cherries, marinated in alcohol and intended for the manufacture of chocolate products, falling within subheading ex 20.06 B I e) 2 bb) of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission,
Whereas the production of sweet clear-fleshed cherries, marinated in alcohol and intended for the manufacture of chocolate products, is currently insufficient in the Community to meet the requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas it is in the Community's interest to partially suspend the Common Customs Tariff duty for the products in question, within a Community tariff quota of an appropriate volume; whereas, in order not to bring into question the development prospects of this production in the Community while ensuring an adequate supply to satisfy user industries, it is advisable to limit the benefits of tariff quotas solely to products which meet certain criteria as to presentation and use, to open the quota for the period 1 July to 31 December 1984 and to fix the volume of this quota at a level of 1 500 tonnes, corresponding to the needs for imports from third countries during that period, and to fix the quota duty at 10 %;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should be ensured for all Community importers and the rate of duty for the tariff quota should be applied consistently to all imports until the quota is exhausted; whereas, in the light of these principles, arrangements for the utilization of the tariff quota based on an allocation among Member States would seem to be consistent with the Community nature of the quota; whereas, to correspond as closely as possible to the actual trend in the market on the product in question, allocation of the quota should be in proportion to the requirements of the Member States as calculated by reference to statistics of imports from third countries during a representative reference period and to the economic outlook for the quota period in question;
Whereas, however, since the quota is an autonomous Community tariff quota intended to cover import needs arising in the Community, the quota volume may be allocated on the basis of the estimated temporary import needs from third countries of each of the Member States; whereas these arrangements for allocation will also ensure the uniform application of the Common Customs Tariff;
Whereas, to take account of possible import trends for the product concerned, the quota volume should be divided into two tranches, the first being allocated between certain Member States and the second held as a reserve to meet subsequent requirements of Member States which have used up their initial shares; whereas, to give importers of the Member States some degree of certainty, the first tranche of the tariff quota should be fixed at a relatively high level, which in this case could be 1 320 tonnes;
Whereas the initial shares of the Member States may be used up at different rates; whereas, to avoid disruption of supplies on this account, any Member State which has almost entirely used up its initial share should draw an additional share from the reserve; whereas, each time its additional share is almost entirely used up, a Member State should draw a further share and so on as many times as the reserve allows; whereas the initial and additional shares should be valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this form of administration requires close collaboration between the Member States and the Commission, which latter must be in a position to keep account of the extent to which the quota has been used up and to inform the Member States accordingly; Whereas, if at a given date in the quota period a considerable quantity of a Member State's initial share remains unused, it is essential that that Member State should return a significant proportion to the reserve, in order to prevent a part of the Community quota remaining unused in one Member State while it could be used in others;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any measure concerning the administration of the shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,
1. From 1 July to 31 December 1984, the Common Customs Tariff duty on sweet clear-fleshed cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 18,9 mm, stoned, intended for the manufacture of chocolate products (1), falling within subheading ex 20.06 B I e) 2 bb), shall be suspended at a level of 10 % within the framework of a Community tariff quota of 1 500 tonnes.
2. Within the limits of the tariff quota, Greece shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions in the 1979 Act of Accession.
1. A first tranche of 1 320 tonnes of this Community tariff quota shall be allocated among certain Member States; the shares, which subject to Article 5 shall be valid until 31 December 1984, shall be as follows:
1.2 // // (tonnes) // Benelux // 5 // Denmark // 5 // Germany // 1 080 // Greece // 50 // France // 1 // Ireland // 5 // Italy // 169 // United Kingdom // 5
2. The second tranche of 180 tonnes shall constitute the reserve.
1. If a Member State has used 90 % or more of its initial share as fixed in Article 2 (1), or of that share minus any portion returned to the reserve pursuant to Article 5, it shall forthwith, by notifying the Commission, draw a second share, to the extent that the reserve so permits, equal to 10 % of its initial share rounded up as necessary to the next whole number.
2. If a Member State, after exhausting its initial share, has used 90 % or more of the second share drawn thereby, that Member State shall forthwith, in the manner and to the extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a third share equal to 5 % of its initial share rounded up as necessary to the next whole number.
3. If a Member State, after exhausting its second share, has used 90 % or more of the third share drawn thereby, that Member State shall forthwith, in the manner and to the extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a fourth share equal to the third.
This process shall apply until the reserve is used up.
4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, a Member State may draw shares lower than those specified in those paragraphs if there are grounds for believing that those specified may not be used in full. Any Member State applying this paragraph shall inform the Commission of its grounds for so doing.
Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 shall be valid until 31 December 1984.
Member States shall, not later than 15 November 1984, return to the reserve the unused portion of their initial share which, on 1 November 1984, is in excess of 20 % of the initial volume. They may return a greater portion if there are grounds for believing that it may not be used in full.
Member States shall, not later than 15 November 1984, notify the Commission of the total quantities of the products in question imported up to 1 November 1984 and charged against the Community quota and of any portion of their initial shares returned to the reserve.
The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 and shall, as soon as the notifications reach it, inform each Member State of the extent to which the reserve has been used up.
It shall, not later than 20 November 1984, inform the Member States of the amounts still in the reserve following any return of shares pursuant to Article 5.
It shall ensure that the drawing which exhausts the reserve does not exceed the balance available, and to this end shall notify the amount of that balance to the Member State making the last drawing.
1. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 are opened in such a way that imports may be charged without interruption against their aggregate shares of the Community tariff quota.
2. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the products listed in Article 1 (1) benefiting from the tariff quota in question are put to the prescribed end-use.
3. Member States shall ensure that importers of the product in question have free access to the shares allotted to them.
4. Member States shall charge imports of the product in question against their shares as the product is entered with the customs authorities for free circulation.
5. The extent to which Member States have used up their shares shall be determined on the basis of imports charged against them under the conditions set out in paragraph 4.
At the Commission's request, the Member States shall inform it of imports actually charged against their shares.
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
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31998R0258 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 258/98 of 30 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 94/98 on olive oil storage contracts for the 1997/98 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 258/98 of 30 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 94/98 on olive oil storage contracts for the 1997/98 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in particular Article 20d(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/98 (3) opens the possibility of concluding olive oil storage contracts in Italy and Greece; whereas it has been established that market prices in Spain and Portugal, at the production stage and primarily for the quality of olive oil which is of greatest importance in terms of the prices of most of the olive oils consumed in the Community, are close to the intervention prices; whereas, as a result, the conditions provided for in Regulation No 136/66/EEC and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 314/88 (4) are also met in those Member States; whereas, as a result, the conclusion of storage contracts for this marketing year should also be permitted in Spain and Portugal;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 94/98 is hereby replaced by the following:
'4. The maximum quantity that may be covered by contracts at any one time during the 1997/98 marketing year shall be 180 000 tonnes, broken down as follows:
- 76 000 tonnes in Spain,
- 70 000 tonnes in Italy,
- 30 000 tonnes in Greece,
- 4 000 tonnes in Portugal.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31996R1555 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 24 (4) thereof,
Whereas under Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 import duty additional to that provided for in the Common Customs Tariff ('additional duty`) can be imposed on certain products covered by that Regulation if the terms of Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture (3) are met, unless there is no risk of disturbance of the Community market or the impact would be disproportionate to the end sought;
Whereas additional duty may be imposed if import volumes of the products concerned, determined from import licences issued by Member States or by procedures introduced under a preferential agreement, exceed trigger levels determined by product and period of application as specified in Article 5 (4) of the Agreement on Agriculture;
Whereas additional duty may be imposed only on imports the tariff classification of which made in line with Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2933/95 (5), entails application of the highest specific duty and on imports made outside the tariff quotas set in the World Trade Organization framework; whereas no additional duty may be imposed on products which enjoy preferences in respect of the entry price, in so far as their tariff classification does not entail application of the highest specific duty;
Whereas, in the case of imports enjoying tariff preference as to ad valorem duty, calculation of the additional duty must take account of this;
Whereas goods en route to the Community are exempt from additional duty; whereas specific provisions on these should therefore be enacted;
Whereas the introduction of the import licence arrangements will not prevent their being replaced by a rapid computerized procedure for recording imports as soon as it is legally and practically possible to set one up; whereas there will be an evaluation in this respect by 31 December 1997;
Whereas the Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Additional import duty as referred to in Article 24 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, termed 'additional duty` below, may be applied to the products listed in the Annex hereto on the conditions set out below.
Trigger levels and the applicable periods for each of the products listed in the Annex shall be set each year.
1. If it is found that the quantity imported of a product to which the special safeguard clause applies has in respect of a given period exceeded, as determined from the issued import licences drawn up in accordance with Article 22 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, or by procedure introduced under a preferential agreement, the trigger level set under Article 2, the Commission shall impose an additional duty.
2. It shall apply to goods covered by an import licence issued after the date of introduction of the duty and to imports effected after that date in the event of a procedure, within the meaning of paragraph 1, introduced under a preferential agreement provided that:
- their tariff classification determined in line with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 entails application of the highest specific duties applicable to imports of the origin in question,
- importation is made during the period of application of the additional duty.
1. The additional duty imposed under Article 3 shall be one third of the customs duty applicable to the product given in the Common Customs Tariff.
2. However, for imports enjoying tariff preference as to ad valorem duty the additional duty shall be one third of the specific duty on the product in so far as Article 3 (2) applies.
1. The following are exempt from additional duty:
(a) goods imported against the tariff quotas listed in Annex 7 to the combined nomenclature;
(b) goods en route to the Community as defined in paragraph 2.
2. Goods shall be considered to be en route to the Community that:
- left the country of origin before the decision to impose additional duty, and
- are being transported under cover of a transport document valid from the place of loading in the country of origin to the place of unloading in the Community, drawn up before imposition of additional duty.
3. Interested parties shall provide evidence to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that the requirements of paragraph 2 are met.
However, these authorities may deem that goods left their country of origin before the date of imposition of additional duty if one of the following documents is provided:
- for sea transport, the bill of lading showing that loading took place before that date,
- for rail transport, the waybill accepted by the rail authorities of the country of origin before that date,
- for road transport, the road carriage contract (CMR) or another transit document made out in the country of origin before that date, if the conditions laid down in bilateral or multilateral arrangements concluded in the context of Community transit or common transit are observed,
- for air transport, the air way bill showing that the airline accepted the goods before that date.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31993R0648 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 648/93 of 19 March 1993 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3477/92 and (EEC) No 3478/92 with regard to the fixing of certain time limits in respect of raw tobacco
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 648/93 of 19 March 1993 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3477/92 and (EEC) No 3478/92 with regard to the fixing of certain time limits in respect of raw tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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), and in particular Articles 7 and 11 thereof,
Whereas, in view of the administrative difficulties Member States are confronted with in order to implement two Regulations for the application of the reform, namely Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the raw tobacco quota system for the 1993 and 1994 harvests (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 473/93 (3), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco (4), certain deadlines or time limits should be extended, in particular the dates fixed for the conclusion and registration of cultivation contracts, the issue of cultivation certificates and the final date for the redistribution of additional quantities;
Whereas, in the interest of clarity and precision, certain definitions of Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92 should also be retained in Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92;
Whereas the distribution of quotas and cultivation certificates as well as the conclusion and registration of cultivation contracts shall be carried out as rapidly as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 9 (6) is replaced by the following:
'6. Cultivation certificates shall be issued by 31 March of the year of harvest at the latest.
If applicable, the competent authorities shall issue these certificates to processors by 24 March of the same year at the latest.`;
2. in Article 11 (3), '1 April` is replaced by '1 May`.
Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 3 (1), '15 March` and '10 April` are replaced by '14 April` and '10 May` respectively;
2. in Article 3 (2), '1 April` and '20 April` are replaced by '1 May` and '20 May` respectively;
3. the following Article is inserted:
'Article 17a The definitions provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92 shall apply.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31989L0186 | Council Directive 89/186/EEC of 6 March 1989 amending Annex II to Directive 76/895/EEC relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 6 March 1989
amending Annex II to Directive 76/895/EEC relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables
(89/186/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/895/EEC of 23 November 1976 relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Directive 88/298/EEC (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Whereas Article 5 of Directive 76/895/EEC lays down that the Annexes thereto shall be amended taking account in particular of technical and scientific progress as well as of the requirements of health and agriculture;
Whereas, in the light of the developments in technical and scientific knowledge, it is appropriate that Annex II to the said Directive be brought up to date by adding to it particulars concerning the pesticide maleic hydrazide, which may well be present as a residue in fruit and vegetables,
In Annex II to Directive 76/895/EEC, the following pesticide residue, together with its corresponding particulars, shall be inserted in the table:
1,2.3 // // // Pesticide residues // Maximum levels (in mg/kg (ppm)) // 1.2.3 // Common name // Chemical formula // // // // // maleic hydrazide // 6-hydroxy-3(2H)-pyridazinone // 10: Onions 1: Other products
// // // Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1 by 1 August 1989. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
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31997R0476 | Council Regulation (EC) No 476/97 of 13 March 1997 amending, with respect to statistical territory, Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 476/97 of 13 March 1997 amending, with respect to statistical territory, Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the French Republic has decided to include the overseas departments in France's statistical territory as from 1 January 1997;
Whereas the Kingdom of Spain had decided to include the Canary Islands in Spain's statistical territory as from the same date;
Whereas the definition of the statistical territory of the Community set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 (1) and the field of application of the statistics relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries as defined in Article 4 of the abovementioned Regulation need to be adapted accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3 (2) shall be replaced by the following:
'2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the statistical territory of the Community shall include Helgoland.`;
2. the second subparagraph of Article 4 (1) shall be deleted.
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 January 1997.
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31993D0359 | 93/359/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 May 1993 authorizing the Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of wood of Thuja L., originating in the United States of America
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 May 1993 authorizing the Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of wood of Thuja L., originating in the United States of America
(93/359/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by Directive 93/19/EEC (2), and in particular the third indent of Article 14 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by the Member States,
Whereas under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, wood of Thuja L., including that which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the United States of America may not be introduced into the Community, unless it is accompanied by the certificates prescribed in Articles 7 or 8 of the said Directive, and unless it is debarked and free from grub holes caused by the genus Monochamus (non-European) spp.;
Whereas wood of Thuja L. originating in the United States of America is currently introduced into the Community; whereas in this case, phytosanitary certificates are not generally issued in that country;
Whereas the Commission has established, on the basis of the information supplied by the United States of America and collected in that country during a mission carried out in 1990, that an officially approved and monitored programme of issuing 'certificates of debarking and grub hole control' has been set up to ensure proper debarking and to reduce the risk from harmful organisms; whereas the risk of spreading harmful organisms is reduced provided that the wood is accompanied by a 'Certificate of Debarking and Grub Hole Control' issued under that programme;
Whereas the Commission will ensure that the United States of America makes available all technical information necessary to assess the functioning of the Debarking and Grub Hole Control Certificate programme;
Whereas this Decision should be reviewed by 1 April 1995 at the latest;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
1. Member States are hereby authorized to provide, under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 hereof, for a derogation from Articles 7 (2) and 12 (1) (b) of Directive 77/93/EEC, for wood of Thuja L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the United States of America.
2. The following conditions shall be satisfied:
(a) compliance with the requirements laid down in Annex IV, part A, Section I, point 1.4 to the said Directive shall have been checked by graders who are trained, qualified and authorized for that purpose under a programme approved and controlled by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture;
(b) checks on compliance with the condition laid down under (a) shall have been undertaken at mills by industry inspectors or their agents duly qualified and authorized for that purpose by the said Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. In addition, the checking system shall enable inspectors of the said Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to undertake occasional pre-shipment inspections;
(c) the wood shall be accompanied by a 'Certificate of Debarking and Grub Hole Control' which is standardized under the programme mentioned under (a) and conforms to the specimen given in the Annex to this Decision, and which is issued by an authorized person on behalf of mills authorized to participate in that programme by the said Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and is filled in in accordance with the instructions laid down under that programme.
Without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Article 14 (5) of Directive 77/93/EEC, Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of all cases where consignments introduced pursuant to this Decision do not comply with the conditions laid down in Article 1 (2) (a) and (c).
The authorization granted in Article 1 shall apply from 1 June 1993. It shall be revoked if it is established that the conditions laid down in Article 1 (2) are not sufficient to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms or have not been complied with. The authorization granted shall be reviewed by 1 April 1995 at the latest.
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32010R0262 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 262/2010 of 24 March 2010 amending for the 122nd 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
| 26.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/40
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 262/2010
of 24 March 2010
amending for the 122nd 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 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) (2) 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 10 March 2010 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove one natural person and two legal persons or entities from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply (the list). On 11 March 2010, it decided to add two natural persons to the list and to amend identifying data concerning six natural persons and one legal person or entity on the list.
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 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.
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31988R1548 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1548/88 of 3 June 1988 fixing for the 1987/88 marketing year the average world market price and the indicative yield for linseed
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1548/88
of 3 June 1988
fixing for the 1987/88 marketing year the average world market price and the indicative yield for linseed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures for linseed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4003/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas an average world market price for linseed must be determined each year according to the criteria laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1774/76 of 20 July 1976 on special measures for linseed (3);
Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1799/76 of 22 July 1976 laying down detailed rules for the application of special measures in respect of linseed (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1208/87 (5), provides that this average price is to be the arithmetic mean of the world market prices as referred to in that Article and recorded each week over a representative period;
Whereas the most representative period for the marketing of Community linseed may be taken to be that from 7 September 1987 to 25 March 1988; whereas this is therefore the period to be taken into account;
Whereas the application of all these provisions produces the average world market price for linseed specified below;
Whereas Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 provides that the subsidy is to be granted for a production figure obtained by applying an indicative yield to the areas sown and harvested; whereas that yield must be determined by applying the criteria laid down in Regulations (EEC) No 569/76 and (EEC) No 1774/76;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 17 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/76, the producer Member States have supplied the Commission with the results of the sampling, carried out pursuant to Article 2a (2) of that Regulation, regarding the yields per hectare of seed harvested from each of the types of flax referred to in Articles 7a and 10a of the said Regulation in the homogeneous production areas; whereas, on the basis of those results, the indicative yield for linseed should be that specified below;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the 1987/88 marketing year, the average world market price for linseed shall be 13,280 ECU per 100 kilograms.
For the 1987/88 marketing year, the indicative yields for linseed and the relevant production zones shall be as specified in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32013R0237 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 237/2013 of 15 March 2013 fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2013 fishing year
| 16.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 74/20
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 237/2013
of 15 March 2013
fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2013 fishing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 29(1) and (5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that reference prices valid for the Union may be fixed each year, by product category, for products that are the subject of a tariff suspension under Article 28(1). The same holds for products which, by virtue of being either the subject of a binding tariff reduction under the WTO or some other preferential arrangements, must comply with a reference price.
(2) Pursuant to Article 29(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for the products listed in Annex I, Parts A and B to that Regulation, is to be the same as the withdrawal price fixed in accordance with Article 20(1) of that Regulation.
(3) The Union withdrawal prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2013 fishing year by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 232/2013 (2).
(4) Pursuant to Article 29(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for products other than those listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation is to be established in particular on the basis of the weighted average of customs values recorded on the import markets or in the ports of import in the three years immediately preceding the date on which the reference price is fixed.
(5) There is no need to fix reference prices for those products falling under the criteria laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 which are imported from third countries in insignificant volumes.
(6) In order to allow a swift application of the reference prices in the year 2013, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Regulation (EC) No 104/2000,
The reference prices for the 2013 fishing year of fishery products, as referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, are 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.
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32006R1928 | Regulation (EC) No 1928/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania
| 30.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 406/7
REGULATION (EC) No 1928/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 20 December 2006
on amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 (2) provides for the Member States to be reimbursed up to a maximum amount per survey, as a contribution to expenses incurred.
(2) In order to carry out the surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, considerable funding will be required from the Member States and from the Community to meet the information requirements of the Community institutions.
(3) With a view to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania and to conducting surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings in these new Member States in 2007, it is appropriate to provide for a maximum Community contribution per survey; this adaptation is needed by reason of accession and has not been provided for in the Act of Accession.
(4) This Regulation lays down, for the remainder of the programme, a financial envelope constituting the prime reference for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure, within the meaning of point 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3),
Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 is amended as follows:
1) the following indents are added to the first subparagraph:
‘— EUR 2 000 000 for Bulgaria,
— EUR 2 000 000 for Romania.’;
2) the third, fourth and fifth subparagraphs of paragraph 1 are replaced by the following:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1) shall apply as from 1 January 2007.
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32013D0726 | Council Decision 2013/726/CFSP of 9 December 2013 in support of the UNSCR 2118 (2013) and OPCW Executive Council EC-M-33/Dec 1, in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
| 10.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 329/41
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/726/CFSP
of 9 December 2013
in support of the UNSCR 2118 (2013) and OPCW Executive Council EC-M-33/Dec 1, in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 26(2) and Article 31(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 27 September 2013, the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) adopted a ‘Decision on the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons’ during its EC-M-33 session.
(2) On 27 September 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2118 (2013), endorsing the OPCW Executive Council Decision and expressing deep outrage at the use of chemical weapons on 21 August 2013 in Rif Damascus, as concluded in the UN Mission's report, condemning the killing of civilians that resulted from it, affirming that the use of chemical weapons constitutes a serious violation of international law, and stressing that those responsible for any use of chemical weapons must be held accountable; as well as stressing that the only solution to the current crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic is through an inclusive and Syrian-led political process based on the Geneva Communiqué of 30 June 2012, and emphasising the need to convene the international conference on Syria as soon as possible.
(3) By means of a declaration, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic acknowledged the existence of a large scale chemical weapons programme and considerable quantities of chemical weapons, including hazardous toxic chemical components of such weapons, posing serious non-proliferation, disarmament and security concerns.
(4) Following the accession of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (hereinafter the ‘Chemical Weapons Convention’ or ‘CWC’), effective from 14 October 2013, the OPCW is responsible for verifying Syria's compliance with the CWC and the terms of any relevant OPCW Executive Council Decisions and, as part of the Joint Mission, for overseeing compliance with the terms of any relevant UNSC resolutions.
(5) On 16 October 2013, the OPCW Director-General reminded States Parties to the CWC (note S/1132/2013) that in its decision on the ‘Destruction of Syrian Chemical Weapons’ (EC-M-33/DEC.1), the Executive Council decided, inter alia, ‘to consider, on an urgent basis, the funding mechanisms for activities carried out by the Secretariat with respect to the Syrian Arab Republic, and to call upon all States Parties in a position to do so to provide voluntary contributions for activities carried out in the implementation of this decision’. In the same note, an appeal was made ‘to all States Parties to consider making their own voluntary contribution, in whatever amount, to the Trust Fund for Syria to help address what is perhaps one of the most daunting challenges in the history of the Organisation’. The Trust Fund can also accept contributions from other sources, including non-governmental organisations, institutions, or private donors.
(6) The Council of the European Union in its conclusions on 21 October 2013 welcomed the OPCW Executive Council Decision and UNSCR 2118, and reiterated the Union's readiness to consider support.
(7) On 12 December 2003, the European Council adopted the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (the ‘Strategy’), Chapter III of which contains a list of measures that need to be taken both within the Union and in third countries to combat such proliferation.
(8) The Strategy underlines the crucial role of the CWC and of the OPCW in creating a world free of chemical weapons.
(9) The Union is actively implementing the Strategy and is giving effect to the measures listed in Chapter III thereof, in particular through releasing financial resources to support specific projects conducted by multilateral institutions, such as the OPCW. Accordingly, on 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/166/CFSP (1) in support of activities of the OPCW.
(10) On 21 November 2013, the Director-General of OPCW made a request to the Union for a contribution to the Trust Fund for Syria.
(11) The technical implementation of this Decision should be entrusted to the OPCW. The projects as supported by the Union can only be financed through voluntary contributions to the OPCW Trust Fund. Such contributions to be provided by the Union will be instrumental in enabling the OPCW to fulfil the tasks as indicated in the relevant OPCW Executive Council Decisions of 27 September and 15 November 2013, and in UNSCR 2118 of 27 September 2013.
(12) The supervision of the proper implementation of the Union's financial contribution should be entrusted to the Commission,
1. The Union shall support the OPCW activities by contributing to costs associated with the inspection and verification of the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons, as well as costs associated with activities complementary to the core mandated tasks in support of UNSCR 2118 (2013) and the OPCW Executive Council Decision of 27 September 2013 on the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons and subsequent and related resolutions and decisions.
2. The project supported through this Council Decision is the provision of situation-awareness products related to the security of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission, including the status of the road network through the delivery to OPCW of satellite imagery and related information products of the EU Satellite Centre (EU SATCEN).
A detailed description of the project is set out in the Annex.
1. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘HR’) shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision.
2. The technical implementation of the activities referred to in Article 1(2) shall be entrusted to the OPCW. It shall perform this task under the responsibility of the HR. For this purpose, the HR shall enter into the necessary arrangements with the OPCW.
1. The financial reference amount for the implementation of the project referred to in Article 1(2) shall be EUR 2 311 842.
2. The expenditure financed by the amount set out in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the Union budget.
3. The Commission shall supervise the proper management of the expenditure referred to in paragraph 1. For this purpose, it shall conclude a financing agreement with the OPCW. The financing agreement shall stipulate that the OPCW is to ensure visibility of the Union's contribution, appropriate to its size.
4. The Commission shall endeavour to conclude the financing agreement referred to in paragraph 3 as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Decision. It shall inform the Council of any difficulties in that process and of the date of conclusion of the financing agreement.
1. The HR shall report to the Council on the implementation of this Decision on the basis of regular reports prepared by the OPCW. Those reports shall form the basis for the evaluation by the Council.
2. The Commission shall provide the Council with information on the financial aspects of the implementation of the project referred to in Article 1(2).
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
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32002R0404 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 404/2002 of 1 March 2002 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 404/2002
of 1 March 2002
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999(4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001(5) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 25 to 28 February 2002 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 2002.
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31985R0210 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 210/85 of 25 January 1985 classifying goods in subheading 21.07 G I d) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 210/85
of 25 January 1985
classifying goods in subheading 21.07 G I d) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2055/84 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure that the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature is applied uniformly, measures must be taken concerning the classification of the following products put up for sale by retail:
(a) pills having the following composition (per pill):
1.2.3 // - vitamin A // 2 000 // UI // - vitamin C // 60 // mg // - vitamin D // 200 // IU // - vitamin E // 12 // IU // - vitamin B1 // 1,1 // mg // - vitamin B2 // 1,2 // mg // - vitamin B6 // 2 // mg // - niacinamide // 13 // mg // - calcium pentothenate // 4,3 // mg // - vitamin B12 // 3 // mcg // - folic acid // 50 // mcg // - biotin // 100 // mcg // - iron // 10 // mg // - zinc // 7,5 // mg // - manganese // 2 // mg // - copper // 1 // mg // - molybdenum // 150 // mcg // - iodine // 75 // mcg // - selenium // 50 // mcg // - chromium // 50 // mcg // - sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) // 33 // % // - water approximately // 7 // %;
(b) effervescent pills having the following composition (per pill):
1.2.3 // - vitamin B1 // 1,1 // mg // - vitamin B2 // 1,5 // mg // - vitamin B6 // 1,4 // mg // - vitamin B12 // 5 // mcg // - vitamin C // 75 // mg // - vitamin E // 7 // mg // - niacinamide // 11 // mg // - calcium pentothenate // 10 // mg // - sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) // 48 // % // - effervescent salts, orange flavouring and saccharin; // //
Whereas heading No 30.03 of the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3400/84 (4), relates in particular to medicaments;
Whereas heading No 21.07 relates to food preparations not elsewhere specified or included;
Whereas the products in question do not comply with the provisions of note 1 to Chapter 30 and therefore cannot be regarded as medicaments of heading No 30.03;
Whereas they have the characteristics of food supplement containing vitamins and mineral salts and intended to keep the body in good health and should be regarded as food preparations; whereas in absence of a more specific heading, they should be classified in heading No 21.07; whereas, within that heading, subheading 21.07 G I d) 1 is the most appropriate;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
The following products for sale by retail:
(a) pills having the following composition (per pill):
1.2.3 // - vitamin A // 2 000 // UI // - vitamin C // 60 320, 10. 12. 1984, p. 1.
// - vitamin E // 12 // IU // - vitamin B1 // 1,1 // mg // - vitamin B2 // 1,2 // mg // - vitamin B6 // 2 // mg // - niacinamide // 13 // mg // - calcium pentothenate // 4,3 // mg // - vitamin B12 // 3 // mcg // - folic acid // 50 // mcg // - biotin // 100 // mcg // - iron // 10 // mg // - zinc // 7,5 // mg // - manganese // 2 // mg // - copper // 1 // mg // - molybdenum // 150 // mcg // - iodine // 75 // mcg // - selenium // 50 // mcg // - chromium // 50 // mcg // - sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) // 33 // % // - water approximately // 7 // %;
(b) effervescent pills having the following composition (per pill):
1.2.3 // - vitamin B1 // 1,1 // mg // - vitamin B2 // 1,5 // mg // - vitamin B6 // 1,4 // mg // - vitamin B12 // 5 // mcg // - vitamin C // 75 // mg // - vitamin E // 7 // mg // - niacinamide // 11 // mg // - calcium pentothenate // 10 // mg // - sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) // 48 // % // - effervescent salts, orange flavouring and saccharin; // //
shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under subheading
21.07 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included:
G. Other:
I. Containing no milk fats or containing less than 1,5 % weight of such fats:
(d) containing 30 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose):
1. Containing no starch or containing less than 5 % by weight of starch.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31994D0132 | 94/132/EC: Commission Decision of 8 February 1994 concerning an application for the refund of anti-dumping duties collected on certain imports of certain polyester yarns (man-made staple fibres) originating in Indonesia (Codev Textiles Ltd) (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 8 February 1994 concerning an application for the refund of anti-dumping duties collected on certain imports of certain polyester yarns (man-made staple fibres) originating in Indonesia (Codev Textiles Ltd) (Only the English text is authentic) (94/132/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE (1) On 31 March 1992 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 (2), a definitive anti-dumping duty of 11,9 % was imposed on imports of certain polyester yarns (man-made staple fibres) originating in Taiwan, Indonesia, India, the People's Republic of China and Turkey.
(2) Codev Textiles Ltd, Springfield Mill, Sherborne Street West, Salford, UK-Manchester M 3 7 LT, importer of polyester yarns produced and exported by PT Indo Rama Synthetics, an Indonesian exporter (hereinafter referred to as 'the exporter'), subject to the anti-dumping duty of 11,9 %, claimed on 19 June 1992 a refund of anti-dumping duties paid in the period 3 October 1991 to 30 April 1992. In accordance with the Commission notice concerning the reimbursement of anti-dumping duties (3) (hereinafter referred to as 'the notice'), the Commission considered that as the refund request related to more than three consignments in a period of at least six months, it should be treated as a recurring application in the context of point I.4 of the notice.
The total refund claimed by Codev Textiles Ltd, for anti-dumping duties paid between 3 October 1991 and 30 April 1992, amounts to (£ . . .) (4).
(3) Following submissions by the applicant with regard to the margin of dumping during the above reference period, the Commission sought and verified all information deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a determination and carried out investigations at the premises of the exporter in Indonesia.
Subsequently, the applicant was informed of the preliminary results of this examination and given an opportunity to comment. Its observations were taken into account where considered necessary.
(4) The Commission informed the Member States and gave its opinion on the matter. No Member State disagreed with this opinion.
B. ARGUMENTS OF THE APPLICANT (5) The applicant based its claim on the allegation, supported by data concerning normal value and export prices to the Community, that the export prices from the exporter were such that dumping did not exist.
C. ADMISSIBILITY (6) The application is admissible since it was introduced in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Community's anti-dumping legislation, in particular that concerning time limits.
D. MERITS OF THE CLAIM (7) Pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 and point II of the notice, the applicant showed, and the verifications carried out confirmed, that the export prices were, with the exception of a small number of transactions, not lower than the normal value for sales of the like product in Indonesia.
(8) Concerning the methodology applied in establishing the dumping margin, account had to be taken of the fact that the exporter concerned had not cooperated during the original anti-dumping proceeding. It was therefore necessary to determine the methodology in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.
(9) (a) Normal value
Where a particular product type exported to the Community was sold on the domestic market in the ordinary course of trade, and in sufficient quantities, normal value was established on the basis of the weighted average domestic price actually paid or payable for that product type.
Where a particular product type exported to the Community was not sold or was sold in insufficient quantities on the domestic market, normal value was constructed on the basis of the costs of production plus a reasonable profit margin. The selling general and administrative expenses included in the cost of production and the profit margins were calculated by reference to the expenses incurred and the profits realized on sales of other types of the like product on the domestic market, in accordance with Article 2 (3) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.
(b) Export price
All shipments of the product concerned during the reference period made by the exporter and released for free circulation in the Community were considered.
No importer in the Community of the product exported by the exporter was related to the latter. Export prices were thus established on the basis of the price paid or payable for the product sold for export to the Community.
(c) Comparison
Normal value and export prices were compared according to the provisions of Article 2 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.
(10) On this basis, it was found that the application was justified and that the actual dumping margin for the reference period was negligible (less than 0,1 %).
(11) Amount of the refund: since no actual dumping margin was found, the amounts to be refunded are (£ . . .), corresponding to the full amount of anti-dumping duty paid for those imports released for free circulation in the Community between 3 October 1991 and 30 April 1992,
The application for the refund of anti-dumping duties submitted by Codev Textiles Ltd for the period 3 October 1991 to 30 April 1992 is granted for the amount of (£ . . .).
The amount set out in Article 1 shall be refunded by the United Kingdom.
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32012D1012(02) | Council Decision of 24 September 2012 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
| 12.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 308/6
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 September 2012
renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
2012/C 308/05
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof (1),
Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Latvian Government,
Whereas:
(1) By its Decision of 16 July 2012 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2012 to 17 September 2015.
(2) A member's seat on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Government representatives has become vacant as a result of the resignation of Mr Janis GAIGALS,
The following person is hereby appointed member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of its term of office, which runs until 17 September 2015:
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Latvia Ms Nellija TITOVA | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003R0766 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 766/2003 of 30 April 2003 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 766/2003
of 30 April 2003
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
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 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1900/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals 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 for the reference exchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2003.
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31995D0250 | 95/250/EC: Council Decision of 29 June 1995 relating to exceptional Community aid for the reconstruction of the areas stricken by the cyclone that hit Madeira in October 1993
| COUNCIL DECISION of 29 June 1995 relating to exceptional Community aid for the reconstruction of the areas stricken by the cyclone that hit Madeira in October 1993 (95/250/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas those living in certain areas of Madeira have been seriously affected by the cyclone of October 1993;
Whereas steps should be taken in this quite exceptional situation to offset the consequences of this disaster on the economic and social well-being of the persons affected;
Whereas the European Investment Bank is able to grant loans out of its own resources to help achieve this objective;
Whereas an interest subsidy chargeable to the general budget of the European Communities should be provided on these loans;
Whereas similar measures were adopted following the natural disasters that occurred in Italy (3) and in Greece (4);
Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of Article 235,
The Community shall provide an interest rate subsidy, chargeable to the budget of the European Communities, of 3 percentage points per annum for a maximum period of twelve years, on some loans granted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) out of its own resources and in accordance with its usual criteria for the financing of investment in the regions devastated by the cyclone that hit Madeira in October 1993.
The total amount of subsidized loans may not exceed the equivalent of ECU 15,85 million in principal. These loans shall be directed to projects carried out between 1993 and 1997, for the reconstruction and reorganization of stricken areas (infrastructure works and secondarily housing).
The loans will be approved by the EIB, on the basis of projects put forward by the Portuguese authorities.
The detailed arrangements for implementing this Decision shall be laid down in a cooperation agreement between the Commission and the EIB. In particular, this agreement should set out the detailed rules for the payment of the interest rate subsidies.
The Commission will present to the European Parliament and the Council - in close cooperation with the EIB and before 31 December 1998 - a report evaluating the implementation of this Decision, and in particular on the additional effects produced by the interest subsidies.
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32003R1874 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1874/2003 of 24 October 2003 approving the national scrapie control programmes of certain Member States, and defining additional guarantees, and granting derogations concerning breeding programmes for TSE resistance in sheep pursuant to Decision 2003/100/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
| 25.10.2003 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 275/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1874/2003
of 24 October 2003
approving the national scrapie control programmes of certain Member States, and defining additional guarantees, and granting derogations concerning breeding programmes for TSE resistance in sheep pursuant to Decision 2003/100/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2003 (2), and in particular point (b)(ii) of section 1 of Chapter A of Annex VIII thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 provides for the approval of national scrapie control programmes of Member States if they comply with certain criteria laid down in that Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 also provides for the definition of any additional guarantees which may be required for intra-Community trade and imports in accordance with that Regulation.
(2) Commission Decision 2003/100/EC of 13 February 2003 laying down minimum requirements for the establishment of breeding programmes for resistance to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in sheep (3), provides that each Member State is to introduce a breeding programme to select for resistance to TSEs in certain sheep breeds. That Decision also provides for a possibility to derogate from the requirement for Member States to establish a breeding programme on the basis of their national scrapie control programme submitted and approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, where it provides for the continuous active monitoring of dead-on-farm ovine and caprine animals in all flocks in that Member State.
(3) In the interests of animal health, national scrapie control programmes should only be approved where a Member State is likely to have a low prevalence, or absence of scrapie in its territory. On 7 March 2003 and 5 September 2003 respectively, Sweden and Denmark submitted national scrapie control programmes which are considered to meet the required criteria set out in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 and both Member States are likely to have a low prevalence, or absence, of scrapie in their territory. Accordingly, the national scrapie control programme of those Member States should be approved.
(4) On the basis of their national scrapie control programmes, Sweden and Denmark should be granted a derogation from the breeding programme provided for in Decision 2003/100/EC, and the additional trade guarantees required by Annex VIII, Chapter A, and Annex IX, Chapter E, to Regulation (EC) No 999/200 should be laid down.
(5) National scrapie control programmes, together with the additional guarantees, may be approved and defined in the future for other Member States, as well as derogations from the requirement to establish breeding programmes. Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide for those measures in a Regulation.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Approval of national scrapie control programmes
The national scrapie control programmes of the Member States listed in the Annex are hereby approved.
Additional guarantees relating to holdings
1. Ovine and caprine animals destined for the Member States listed in the Annex and coming from other Member States not listed in the Annex or third countries must have been kept continuously since birth on holdings which have satisfied the following conditions for a period of at least seven years prior to the date of dispatch of such animals:
(a) no cases of scrapie have been confirmed;
(b) no eradication measures have been applied because of scrapie;
(c) the holdings do not contain animals identified as animals at risk referred to in Article 13(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.
2. Semen, embryos and ova from ovine and caprine animals, destined for Member States listed in the Annex and coming from other Member States not listed in the Annex or third countries must be obtained from donors kept continuously since birth on holdings fulfilling the conditions set out in paragraph 1.
Official movement restrictions
1. Member States listed in the Annex shall apply the official movement restrictions provided for in paragraph 2 on holdings receiving ovine or caprine animals or semen, embryos and ova from ovine or caprine animals, for a period of seven years from the date of last receipt of those animals, semen, embryos and ova where:
(a) the animals, semen, embryos and ova are received from other Member States not listed in the Annex or from third countries; and
(b) scrapie has been confirmed during the three years prior to or after the date of dispatch of the animals, semen, embryos and ova in the Member State or third country of dispatch as referred to in point (a).
2. Holdings which receive animals, semen, embryos or ova meeting the conditions referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 shall be placed under official restriction, so that ovine and caprine animals, semen, embryos and ova shall not enter or leave the holding except in the case of animals going directly for slaughter.
3. The movement restrictions outlined in paragraph 2 shall not be applied in the case of receipt of ovine animals of the ARR/ARR prion protein genotype, or of semen, embryos and ova from a donor of the ARR/ARR prion protein gentotype.
Derogations from the requirement to establish a breeding programme
Pursuant to the first indent of Article 3(1) of Decision 2003/100/EC, Member States listed in the Annex are hereby granted a derogation from the requirement to establish a breeding programme as provided for in Article 2(1) of that Decision.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32007R0558 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 558/2007 of 23 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening
| 24.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 132/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 558/2007
of 23 May 2007
opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas,
(1) The WTO schedule CXL requires the Community to open an annual import tariff quota for 169 000 heads of young male bovine animals for fattening. However, as a result of negotiations which led to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV(6) and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 (2), approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC (3), the Community undertook to incorporate in its schedule for all Member States an adjustment of that import tariff quota to 24 070 heads.
(2) It is necessary to lay down the detailed rules for the opening and management of this import tariff quota for periods from 1 July to 30 June of the following year.
(3) Pursuant to Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, imports into the Community should be managed using import licences. However, it is appropriate to manage this quota by attributing import rights as a first step and issuing import licences as a second, as provided for in Article 6(3) of 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 (4). In this way, operators that have obtained import rights should be able to decide, during the course of the quota period, the moment when they wish to apply for import licences, in view of their actual trade flows. In any case, Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 limits the period of validity of licences to the last day of the import tariff quota period.
(4) Rules should be laid down on the submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, where necessary by addition to or by way of derogation from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (5) and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (6).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 lays down in particular detailed provisions on applications for import rights, the status of applicants and the issue of import licences. The provisions of that Regulation should apply, from 1 July 2007, to imports licences issued pursuant to this Regulation, without prejudice to additional conditions laid down in this Regulation.
(6) With a view to preventing speculation, the quantities available within the quota should be made accessible to operators able to show that they are genuinely engaged in import of a significant scale from third countries. In consideration of this and in order to ensure efficient management, the traders concerned should be required to have imported a minimum of 50 animals during each of the two reference periods referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, given that a consignment of 50 animals may be considered to be a commercial viable consignment. Moreover, for administrative reasons, Member States should be allowed to accept certified copies of the documents proving the existence of trade with third countries.
(7) Also in order to prevent speculation, a security should be fixed for import rights, import licences should not be transferable and licences should be issued to traders solely for the quantities for which they have been allocated import rights.
(8) To oblige operators to apply for import licences for all import rights allocated, it should be established that lodging the licence application for the quantities allocated constitutes, with regard to the import rights security, a primary requirement within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products (7).
(9) Experience shows that a proper management of the quota also requires that the titular holder of the licence is a genuine importer. Therefore, such importer should actively participate in the purchase, transport and import of the animals concerned. Presentation of proof of those activities should thus also be a primary requirement with regard to the licence security, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85.
(10) The application of this tariff quota requires effective checks on the specific destination of the imported animals. The animals should therefore be fattened in the Member State which has awarded the import rights.
(11) A security should be lodged to ensure that the animals are fattened for at least 120 days in designated production units. The amount of the security should cover the difference between the Common Customs Tariff duty and the reduced duty applicable on the date of release for free circulation of the animals in question.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. An import tariff quota for 24 070 young male bovine animals falling within CN code 0102 90 05, 0102 90 29 or 0102 90 49 and intended for fattening in the Community is hereby opened every year for periods from 1 July to 30 June of the following year (import tariff quota periods).
This tariff quota shall have the order number 09.4005.
2. The customs import duty applicable under the tariff quota referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 16 % ad valorem plus EUR 582 per tonne net.
The rate of duty provided for in the first subparagraph shall apply on condition that the imported animals are fattened for at least 120 days in the Member State which has issued the import licence.
1. The quota referred to in Article 1(1) shall be managed by attributing import rights as a first step and issuing import licences as a second.
2. Regulations (EC) No 1445/95, (EC) No 1291/2000 and (EC) No 1301/2006 shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
1. For the purposes of application of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, applicants shall demonstrate that they have imported at least 50 animals covered by CN code 0102 90 during each of the two reference periods referred to in that Article and that they have been commercially and logistically responsible for the purchase, transport and clearance for free circulation of the animals concerned.
Proof for these conditions shall be furnished exclusively by:
(a) copies of the documents referred to in the second paragraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, duly certified by the competent authority;
(b) the original commercial invoice or an authenticated copy made out in the name of the titular holder by the seller or his representative, both established in the third country of export, and proof of payment by the titular holder or the opening by the titular holder of an irrevocable documentary credit in favour of the seller;
(c) the bill of lading or, where applicable, the road or air transport document, drawn up in the name of the titular holder, for the animals concerned.
2. A company formed by the merger of companies each having reference imports complying with the minimum quantity referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 may use those reference imports as a proof of trade.
1. Applications for import rights shall be lodged no later than 13.00, Brussels time, on 1 June preceding the import tariff quota period in question.
2. A security of EUR 3 per head relating to the import rights shall be lodged with the competent authority together with the application for import rights.
3. No later than 16:00, Brussels time, on the 5th working day following the end of the period for the lodging of applications, Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantities applied for.
1. Import rights shall be awarded as from the seventh and no later than the 16th working day following the end of the period for the notifications referred to in Article 4(3).
2. If application of the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in fewer import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged in accordance with Article 4(2) shall be released proportionally without delay.
1. The release into free circulation of the quantities awarded under the quota referred to in Article 1(1) is subject to the presentation of an import licence.
2. Import licence applications shall cover the total quantity allocated. This obligation shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85.
1. Import licence applications may be lodged solely in the Member State where the applicant has applied and obtained import rights under the quota referred to in Article 1(1).
Each issuing of import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security lodged in accordance with Article 4(2) shall be released proportionally without delay.
2. Import licences shall be issued on application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.
3. Import licence applications and import licences shall show the following:
(a) in box 8, the country of origin;
(b) in box 16, one or several of the following CN codes: 0102 90 05, 0102 90 29 or 0102 90 49;
(c) in box 20, the order number of the quota (09.4005) and one of the endorsements provided for in Annex I.
1. By way of derogation from Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, rights deriving from import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferable.
2. The grant of the import licence shall be conditional on the lodging of a security of EUR 12 per head which the applicant shall lodge together with the licence application.
3. By way of derogation from the provisions of Section 4 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the security referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall not be released until proof has been furnished that the titular holder of the licence has been commercially and logistically responsible for the purchase, transport and clearance for free circulation of the animals concerned, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of this Regulation.
1. At the time of release for free circulation, the importer shall provide proof that he has:
(a) given a written undertaking to inform within one month the competent authority of the Member State of the farm or farms where the young bovine animals are to be fattened;
(b) lodged a security of an amount as laid down for each eligible CN code in Annex II with the competent authority of the Member State. The fattening of the imported animals in that Member State for at least 120 days from the date of acceptance of the customs declaration of release for free circulation is a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85.
2. Except in cases of force majeure, the security referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall be released only if proof is furnished to the competent authority of the Member State that the young bovine animals:
(a) have been fattened on the farm or farms indicated pursuant to paragraph 1;
(b) have not been slaughtered before a period of 120 days from the date of import has elapsed; or
(c) have been slaughtered for health reasons or have died as a result of sickness or accident before that period has elapsed.
The security shall be released immediately after such proof has been furnished.
However, where the time limit referred to in paragraph 1(a) has not been observed, the security to be released shall be reduced by:
— 15 %, and by
— 2 % of the remaining amount for each day by which the time limit has been exceeded.
The amounts not released shall be forfeited.
3. If the proof referred to in paragraph 2 is not furnished within 180 days from the date of import, the security shall be forfeited.
However, if such proof is not furnished within the period of 180 days provided for in the first subparagraph but is produced within six months following that period, the amount forfeited, less 15 % of the security, shall be repaid.
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32012R0155 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 155/2012 of 21 February 2012 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
| 23.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 50/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 155/2012
of 21 February 2012
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) By Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 620/2011 (2) two new subheadings, 8528 71 15 and 8528 71 91, have been introduced in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87. Both cover apparatus with a microprocessor-based device incorporating a modem for gaining access to the Internet, and having a function of interactive information exchange, capable of receiving television signals, so-called ‘set-top boxes which have a communication function’. According to the wording of the subheadings the apparatus include apparatus incorporating a device performing a recording or reproducing function, provided that they retain the essential character of a set-top box which has a communication function.
(2) In the interest of legal certainty it is necessary to clarify the scope of those new subheadings with regard to the terms ‘modem’ and ‘interactive information exchange’. A new Additional Note should therefore be inserted in Chapter 85 of the Combined Nomenclature to ensure a uniform interpretation of those subheadings throughout the territory of the Union.
(3) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
In Chapter 85 of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 (3), the following Additional Note 3 is inserted:
‘3. Apparatus of these subheadings must enable a two-way communication process or a two-way flow of information for the purposes of providing an interactive information exchange.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31989R3617 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3617/89 of 1 December 1989 concerning the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat products which may be imported from Romania during 1989
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3617/89
of 1 December 1989
concerning the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat products which may be imported from Romania during 1989
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 84/633/EEC of 11 December 1984 authorizing the Commission, within the context of the voluntary restraint agreements on trade in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector between the Community and 12 non-member States, to convert, for the purposes of the smooth operation of trade and within the limits agreed, live animal quantities into fresh or chilled meat quantities or such latter quantities into the former (1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof;
Whereas, under an Agreement concluded with the Community, Romania has undertaken to restrict its exports of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the Community to annual quantities of 475 tonnes of live animals, expressed as carcase weight bone-in, and of 75 tonnes of fresh and chilled meat;
Whereas Romania has asked the Community to convert the 75 tonnes of fresh and chilled meat that may be exported to the Community in 1989 into 75 tonnes of live animals expressed as carcase weight bone-in; whereas the extremely limited quantity covered by the request will not disturb the Community market; whereas the market situation is such that the application can be granted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
The quantity of live sheep and goats falling within CN codes 0104 10 90 and 0104 20 90 that may be imported from Romania in 1989, under the Agreement concluded with that country, shall be 550 tonnes expressed as carcase weight bone-in.
The quantity of fresh and chilled sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN code ex 0204, that may be imported from Romania in 1989 under the Agreement concluded with that country, shall be nil.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32011R0100 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 100/2011 of 3 February 2011 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 15th individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 447/2010
| 4.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 30/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 100/2011
of 3 February 2011
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 15th individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 447/2010
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 43(j), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 447/2010 (2) has opened the sales of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure, in accordance with the conditions provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (3).
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, the Commission should fix a minimum selling price or should decide not to fix a minimum selling price, in accordance with Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009.
(3) In the light of the tenders received for the 15th individual invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
For the 15th individual invitation to tender for selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 447/2010, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 1 February 2011, the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder shall be EUR 240,00/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 2011.
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31986R3890 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3890/86 of 19 December 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 637/86 fixing the quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal of certain fruit and vegetables from third countries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3890/86
of 19 December 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 637/86 fixing the quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal of certain fruit and vegetables from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3797/85 of 20 December 1985 laying down detailed rules concerning quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal from third countries of certain agricultural products subject to the system of transition by stages (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 280 of the Act of Accession provides that Portugal may maintain quantitative restrictions on imports from third countries of certain agricultural products mentioned above until 31 December 1995; whereas, pursuant to the detailed rules laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 3797/85, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 637/86 (2) fixes in particular the initial quotas for 1986;
Whereas an increase of 10 % in those initial quotas is not likely to cause disturbances on the Portuguese market; whereas the quotas for 1987 should therefore be fixed accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Regulation (EEC) No 637/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is amended as follows:
- paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'1. The quotas which, pursuant to Article 280 of the Act of Accession, the Portuguese Republic may apply in respect of imports of fresh fruit and vegetables from third countries for 1987 shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.';
- paragraph 2 is deleted.
2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987.
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32005R0395 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 395/2005 of 9 March 2005 providing for reallocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing
| 10.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 63/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 395/2005
of 9 March 2005
providing for reallocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 of 29 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005) (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 provides for the opening of a tariff quota for 50 700 t of frozen beef intended for processing from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. Article 9 of that Regulation provides for the reallocation of unused quantities on the basis of the actual utilisation of import rights for A products and B products respectively by the end of February 2005,
1. The quantities referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 amount to 1 179,43 t.
2. The breakdown referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1206/2004 shall be as follows:
— 930,57 t intended for Aproducts,
— 248,86 t intended for Bproducts.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 March 2005.
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32010R0798 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 798/2010 of 9 September 2010 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the sixth individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 447/2010
| 10.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 239/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 798/2010
of 9 September 2010
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the sixth individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 447/2010
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 43(j), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 447/2010 (2) has opened the sales of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure, in accordance with the conditions provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (3).
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, the Commission should fix a minimum selling price or should decide not to fix a minimum selling price, in accordance with Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009.
(3) In the light of the tenders received for the sixth individual invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For the sixth individual invitation to tender for selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 447/2010, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 7 September 2010, the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder shall be EUR 211,00/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 September 2010.
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31996R1806 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1806/96 of 17 September 1996 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1806/96 of 17 September 1996 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1676/96 (3), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;
Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 1996.
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32001R2196 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2196/2001 of 12 November 2001 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2196/2001
of 12 November 2001
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 2190/96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/2000(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1705/2001(3) 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 and oranges 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 and oranges exported after 12 November 2001 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for tomatoes and oranges submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1705/2001, export declarations for which are accepted after 12 November 2001 and before 16 November 2001, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 November 2001.
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32015L1168 | Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2015/1168 of 15 July 2015 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species (Text with EEA relevance)
| 16.7.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 188/39
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/1168
of 15 July 2015
amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species
(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 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (2), and in particular Article 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Directives 2003/90/EC (3) and 2003/91/EC (4) were adopted to ensure that the varieties the Member States include in their national catalogues comply with the guidelines established by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination of the various species and the minimum conditions for examining the varieties, as far as such guidelines had been established. For other varieties those Directives provide that guidelines of the International Union for Protection of new Varieties of Plants (UPOV) are to apply.
(2) The CPVO has since established further guidelines and has updated existing ones.
(3) Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/90/EC are replaced by the text in part A of the Annex to this Directive.
The Annexes to Directive 2003/91/EC are replaced by the text in part B of the Annex to this Directive.
For examinations started before 1 July 2016 Member States may apply Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC in the version applying before their amendment by this Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 June 2016 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 July 2016.
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.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31999R1681 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1681/1999 of 26 July 1999 fixing the buying-in prices, aids and certain other amounts applicable for the 1999/2000 wine year to intervention measures in the wine sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1681/1999
of 26 July 1999
fixing the buying-in prices, aids and certain other amounts applicable for the 1999/2000 wine year to intervention measures in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/1999(2), and in particular Articles 35(8), 36(6), 38(5), 41(10), 44, 45(9) and 46(5) thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3299/94 of 21 December 1994 on transitional measures applicable in Austria in the wine-growing sector(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 670/95(4), provides for Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 to apply in its entirety in Austria from the 1995/96 wine year, whereas, however, Austria should, in the interests of administrative clarity, be considered to form part of the wine-growing zone B provided for in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87;
(2) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1676/1999(5) fixes the guide prices for wine for the 1999/2000 wine year; whereas the prices, aids and other amounts for the various intervention measures to be adopted for that wine year should accordingly be fixed on that basis;
(3) Whereas this Regulation applies to Austria and Portugal; whereas, however, since wine-growing zones have not been delimited in those countries, the oenological practices authorised in accordance with the rules laid down under Title II of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 should be defined for the 1999/2000 wine year pending the adoption of definitive rules;
(4) Whereas, since enrichment is an exceptional practice, the same reduction in the buying-in price for wine provided for in Article 44 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and laid down in Annex VIII should be applied as in wine growing zone C; whereas, in the light of experience the derogations in force for "vinho verde" should be extended;
(5) Whereas the aid for the use in wine-making of concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must as provided for in Article 45(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 must be fixed taking into account the difference between the cost of enrichment achieved using concentrated grape must and using sucrose; whereas, in the light of the data available to the Commission, the amount of the aid should be varied with the product used for enrichment;
(6) Whereas distillers may, in accordance with Articles 35(6) and 36(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, either receive aid for the product to be distilled or deliver the product obtained from distillation to the intervention agency; whereas the amount of the aid must be fixed on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 16 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2468/96(7);
(7) Whereas the price of wine to be distilled under Articles 38 and 41 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 does not normally allow the marketing at market prices of products obtained from distillation; whereas provision must therefore be made for aid, the amount of which is to be fixed on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89, account also being taken of the present uncertainty of prices on the market for distillation products;
(8) Whereas some wine delivered for one of the distillation operations may be processed into wine fortified for distillation; whereas the amounts applicable to distillation in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 should be adjusted accordingly;
(9) Whereas experience gained in sales by invitation to tender of alcohol held by intervention agencies shows that the difference between prices which may be obtained for neutral spirits and raw alcohol does not justify the takeover of the former; whereas, moreover, quantities of neutral spirits currently available are sufficient to satisfy, at least for one wine year, any demand for that product; whereas under these circumstances the possibility provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 should be used by producing for the buying in of all alcohol at the price for raw alcohol;
(10) Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88(8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 194/98(9), laying down detailed rules for the application of compulsory distillation as provided for in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 sets a standard natural alcohol strength by volume to be applied in the various wine-growing zones for the purpose of determining the volume of alcohol to be delivered for distillation under Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas it has not been possible to fix this standard natural alcoholic strength in Portugal because the wine-growing zones in that country have not yet been delimited; whereas, therefore, a provisional standard natural alcohol strength should be fixed;
(11) Whereas Article 46(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 lays down criteria for fixing the aid provided for in that Article; whereas, as regards the aid for the use of grapes, grape must and concentrated grape must for the manufacture of grape juice, paragraph 4 of that Article stipulates that a part of the aid should be set aside for the organisation of campaigns to promote the consumption of grape juice; whereas the aid may be increased to that end; whereas, having regard to the criteria laid down and of the need to finance those campaigns, the aid should be fixed at a level permitting sufficient quantities to be obtained for the effective promotion of the product;
(12) Whereas the reduction in the buying-in price for wine provided for in Article 44 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 depends on the average increase in the natural alcoholic strength in each wine-growing zone; whereas experience shows that that increase corresponds on average to half the maximum increase authorised; whereas the reduction in the buying-in price must accordingly correspond to the added alcoholic strength as a percentage of the alcoholic strength of wine delivered for distillation;
(13) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3800/81 of l6 December 1981 determining the classification of vine varieties(10), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1231/98(11), establishes the list of vine varieties recommended and authorised in Portugal; whereas, in assessing the production of wine in Portugal, reference should be made to those vine varieties;
(14) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
This Regulation fixes the buying-in prices, the aids and certain other amounts applicable for the 1999/2000 wine year to intervention measures in the wine sector in the Community. As regards the measures provided for in Articles 38 and 41 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, those amounts shall be fixed subject to a subsequent decision on the activating of those measures.
1. The buying-in prices of the products and of wine delivered during the 1999/2000 wine year for compulsory distillation as provided for in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and, for those products:
- aid to distillers,
- aid to fortifiers of wine of distillation,
- the buying-in prices of alcohol obtained, delivered to an intervention agency,
- the contribution from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund towards the taking over of that alcohol,
shall be as set out in Annexes I and II hereto.
2. In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 35(6), the second subparagraph of Article 36(4) and the second subparagraph of Article 39(7), the intervention agency shall pay the raw alcohol price for the alcohol delivered to it.
The buying-in prices for wine delivered during the 1999/2000 wine year for voluntary distillation as provided for in Articles 38 and 41 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and, for those products:
- aid to distillers,
- aid to fortifiers of wine for distillation,
shall be as set out respectively in Annexes III and IV.
The aid for utilisation during the 1999/2000 wine year of concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must as provided for in Article 45(1) and in the first subparagraph of Article 46(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 shall be as set out respectively in Annexes V, VI and VII hereto.
The reductions provided for in Article 44 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 applicable to the buying-in prices for wine delivered during the 1999/2000 wine year for distillation as provided for in Articles 36, 38, 39 or 41 of that Regulation and, for that wine:
- to the aid to the distiller,
- to the buying-in prices of alcohol obtained, delivered to an intervention agency,
- to the contribution from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund to the taking over of that alcohol,
shall be as set out in Annex VIII hereto.
For the purposes of this Article, Portugal shall be considered to form part of wine-growing zone C, and Austria of wine-growing zone B.
For the application of the rules governing oenological practices and processes laid down in Title II of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, Austria shall be considered to form part of wine-growing zone B for the 1999/2000 wine year.
1. The rules governing oenological practices and processes laid down in Title II of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 shall apply to Portugal during the 1999/2000 wine year subject to the following conditions:
(a) increase in alcoholic strength shall be limited to 2 % vol. Products eligible under this measure shall have a natural alcoholic strength by volume of at least 7,5 % vol, before enrichment and total alcoholic strength by volume of not more than 13 % after enrichment. However, products upstream of table wine originating in the "Vinho verde" region must have an alcoholic strength by volume of at least 7 % before enrichment.
The addition of concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated grape must shall not have the effect of increasing the initial volume of fresh crushed grapes, grape must, grape must in fermentation or new wine still in fermentation by more than 6,5 %;
(b) fresh grapes, grape must, grape must in fermentation, new wine still in fermentation and wine may be the subject of acidification or deacidification.
2. The wine varieties which may be used to produce table wine shall be those listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3800/81.
"Vinho verde" may:
- be marketed with a minimum total alcoholic strength by volume of 8,5 % for wines which have not been subject to enrichment,
- possess a total context of sulphine dioxide no greater than 300 milligrams per litre for white "Vinho verde" wines with a residual sugar content not less than 5 g/l.
3. The quantity of alcohol which producers of table wine in Portugal must deliver for distillation in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 shall be calculated on the basis of a standard natural alcoholic strength, to be taken into consideration for the assessment of the volume of alcohol contained in the wine produced, equal to 9 % by volume, with the exception of wines produced in the delimited "Vinho verde" region, for which the alcoholic strength to be taken into consideration shall be 8,5 %.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1999.
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32010D0289 | 2010/289/: Council Decision of 19 January 2010 on the existence of an excessive deficit in Slovenia
| 21.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 125/46
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 January 2010
on the existence of an excessive deficit in Slovenia
(2010/289/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, in particular, Article 126(6) in conjunction with Article 126(13) and Article 136 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the observations made by Slovenia,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 126(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States shall avoid excessive government deficits.
(2) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation.
(3) The excessive deficit procedure (EDP) under Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as clarified by Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (1) (which is part of the Stability and Growth Pact), provides for a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit. Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 also establishes provisions for the implementation of Article 104 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which has become Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union sets out further provisions relating to the implementation of the EDP. Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2009 (2) lays down detailed rules and definitions for the application of the provisions of that Protocol.
(4) The 2005 reform of the Stability and Growth Pact sought to strengthen its effectiveness and economic underpinnings as well as to safeguard the sustainability of the public finances in the long run. It aimed at ensuring that, in particular, the economic and budgetary background was taken into account fully in all steps in the EDP. In this way, the Stability and Growth Pact provides the framework supporting government policies for a prompt return to sound budgetary positions taking account of the economic situation.
(5) Article 104(5) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which has become Article 126(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, required the Commission to address an opinion to the Council if the Commission considered that an excessive deficit in a Member State existed or might occur. Having taken into account its report in accordance with Article 104(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which has become Article 126(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee in accordance with Article 104(4) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which has become Article 126(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Commission concluded that an excessive deficit existed in Slovenia. The Commission therefore addressed such an opinion to the Council in respect of Slovenia on 11 November 2009 (3).
(6) Article 126(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that the Council should consider any observations which the Member State concerned may wish to make before deciding, after an overall assessment, whether an excessive deficit exists. In the case of Slovenia, this overall assessment leads to the conclusions set out in this Decision.
(7) According to data notified by the Slovenian authorities in October 2009, the general government deficit in Slovenia is planned to reach 5,9 % of GDP in 2009, thus exceeding and not close to the 3 % of GDP reference value. The planned excess over the reference value can be qualified as exceptional within the meaning of the Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact. In particular, it results, among other things, from a severe economic downturn in the sense of the Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact. Real GDP growth, which halved between 2007 and 2008, is projected to be sharply negative in 2009 (– 7,4 %) according to the Commission services’ autumn 2009 forecast. Although Slovenia’s budgetary outcomes have been good in the recent past when economic conditions were still favourable, thanks to higher-than-budgeted revenue growth, budgetary execution was marked by expenditure overruns. Furthermore, the planned excess over the reference value cannot be considered temporary since, according to the Commission services’ autumn 2009 forecast, the deficit would widen from 6,3 % of GDP in 2009 to around 7 % of GDP in 2011 on a no-policy change assumption, while real GDP is forecast to recover to moderate positive growth. This assumption takes into account that, according to government plans, most measures of extraordinary nature linked to the crisis in line with the European Economic Recovery Plan, amounting to almost 1,25 % of GDP in 2009, will be gradually rolled back in 2010 and 2011. The deficit criterion in the Treaty is not fulfilled.
(8) According to data notified by the Slovenian authorities in October 2009, the general government gross debt remains well below the 60 % of GDP reference value and is planned to stand at 34,2 % of GDP in 2009. According to the Commission services’ autumn 2009 forecast, the debt ratio would, on a no-policy change basis, rise further, to some 48 % of GDP by 2011.
(9) According to Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97, ‘relevant factors’ can only be taken into account in the steps leading to the Council decision on the existence of an excessive deficit in accordance with Article 126(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union if the double condition — that the deficit remains close to the reference value and that its excess over the reference value is temporary — is fully met. In the case of Slovenia, this double condition is not met. Therefore, relevant factors are not taken into account in the steps leading to this Decision,
From an overall assessment it follows that an excessive deficit exists in Slovenia.
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31996D0205 | 96/205/EC: Council Decision of 20 November 1995 concerning the provisional application of certain provisions of the Interregional Framework Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Southern Common Market and its Party States, of the other part
| 19.3.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 69/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 November 1995
concerning the provisional application of certain provisions of the Interregional Framework Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Southern Common Market and its Party States, of the other part (1)
(96/205/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) have undertaken to adopt procedures for the early application of certain provisions of the Interregional Framework Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Southern Common Market and its Party States, of the other part, which deal with trade cooperation between the Parties and the institutional framework for such cooperation;
Whereas the provisional application of the provisions in question will contribute to facilitating and promoting closer trade relations between the Community and Mercosur, pending the completion of the procedures required to bring the Agreement into force,
The exchange of letters between the Community and Mercosur, which provides for the provisional application of certain provisions of the Interregional Framework Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Southern Common Market and its Party States, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the exchange of letters is attached to this Decision.
The Commission shall represent the Community within the bodies referred to in Articles 27 and 29 of the Agreement.
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31989R2905 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2905/89 of 25 September 1989 establishing Community supervision for the imports of certain agricultural products originating in the Canary Islands (1990)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2905/89
of 25 September 1989
establishing Community supervision for the imports of certain agricultural products originating in the Canary Islands (1990)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1391/87 of 18 May 1987 concerning certain adjustments to the arrangements applied to the Canary Islands (1), and in particular Articles 4, 6 and 10 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1391/87, the Council decided, for certain agricultural products originating in the Canary Islands, upon a progressive reduction of the customs duties applicable in the limits of reference quantities with the possibility for the Community to replace in future the facilities by a system of tariff quotas if it should appear that under the preferential system imported quantities exceed, during the course of a determined year, the reference quantities laid down, and if simultaneously these imports cause damage on the Community market; whereas the application of such a system demands that the Community is regularly informed of the development of these imports originating in the Canary Islands; whereas it is therefore indicated to submit the imports of these products to a system of supervision;
Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of an administrative procedure based on setting off imports of the products in question against the reference quantities at Community level, as and when these products are entered with customs authorities for free circulation;
Whereas this administrative procedure requires close and particularly rapid cooperation between the Member States and the Commission; whereas the latter must, in particular, be able to follow the progress of amounts set off against the reference quantities and keep the Member States informed,
1. Imports into the Community of certain goods originating in the Canary Islands shall be subject to Community supervision and to annual reference quantities.
The description of the goods referred to in the preceding subparagraph, their order numbers, their CN codes and the levels and periods of application of the reference quantities are indicated in the annexed table.
2. Quantities shall be charged against the reference quantities as and when products are entered with customs authorities for free circulation and accompanied by a movement certificate. If the movement certificate is submitted a posteriori, the goods shall be charged against the corresponding reference quantity at the moment when the goods are entered for free circulation.
The extent to which the reference quantities are used up shall be determined at Community level on the basis of the imports charged against them in the manner defined in the first subparagraph.
Member States shall periodically inform the Commission of imports effected in accordance with the above rules; such information shall be supplied under the conditions laid down in paragraph 3.
3. Member States shall forward to the Commission:
- not later than 15 July 1990, the final amounts set off for products mentioned under Order Nos 17.0003 and 17.0005,
- by 15 October 1990, the cumulative amounts set off for the period from 1 January to 30 September, and by not later than the 20th day of each following month those set off during the preceding month, for the product mentioned under Order No 17.0001.
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.
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32013D0027(01) | 2014/29/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 29 August 2013 amending Decision ECB/2010/29 on the issue of euro banknotes (ECB/2013/27)
| 21.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 16/51
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 29 August 2013
amending Decision ECB/2010/29 on the issue of euro banknotes
(ECB/2013/27)
(2014/29/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 128(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision ECB/2013/28 of 29 August 2013 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (1) provides for the adjustment of the key for subscription to the capital of the European Central Bank (ECB) (hereinafter ‘capital key’) in accordance with Article 29.3 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and establishes, with effect from 1 January 2014, new weightings assigned to each national central bank (NCB) in the adjusted capital key (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’).
(2) Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2013/387/EU of 9 July 2013 on the adoption by Latvia of the euro on 1 January 2014 (2), in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Treaty, Latvia fulfils the necessary conditions for adoption of the euro and the derogation granted to it under Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (3) will be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2014.
(3) Article 1(d) of Decision ECB/2010/29 of 13 December 2010 on the issue of euro banknotes (4) defines the ‘banknote allocation key’ and refers to Annex I to that Decision, which specifies the banknote allocation key applying since 1 July 2013. Given that new capital key weightings will apply from 1 January 2014 and that Latvia will adopt the euro on 1 January 2014, Decision ECB/2010/29 needs to be amended in order to determine the banknote allocation key applying from 1 January 2014,
Amendment
1. The final sentence of Article 1(d) of Decision ECB/2010/29 is replaced by the following:
‘Annex I to this Decision specifies the banknote allocation key applying from 1 January 2014.’
2. Annex I to Decision ECB/2010/29 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Entry into force
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32010D0323 | 2010/323/: Commission Decision of 10 June 2010 granting a derogation from implementing Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning livestock and meat statistics with regard to Bulgaria and Germany (notified under document C(2010) 3617)
| 11.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 145/15
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 June 2010
granting a derogation from implementing Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning livestock and meat statistics with regard to Bulgaria and Germany
(notified under document C(2010) 3617)
(Only the Bulgarian and German texts are authentic)
(2010/323/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 concerning livestock and meat statistics and repealing Council Directives 93/23/EEC, 93/24/EEC and 93/25/EEC (1), and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,
Having regard to the request made by Bulgaria on 10 February 2009,
Having regard to the request made by Germany on 20 March 2009,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008, the Commission may grant Member States a derogation from implementing that Regulation in so far as applying it to their national statistical systems requires major adaptations and is likely to cause significant practical problems.
(2) Such derogations should be granted, at their request, to Bulgaria and Germany.
(3) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008, a Member State having been granted a derogation until 1 January 2010 shall continue to apply the provisions of Council Directives 93/23/EEC (2), 93/24/EEC (3) and 93/25/EEC (4) until that date.
(4) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008, a Member State having been granted a derogation until 1 January 2011 shall continue to apply the provisions of Council Directive 93/25/EEC until that date,
1. Bulgaria and Germany shall be granted a derogation from application of Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008 for a period ending on 1 January 2010.
2. Germany shall be granted a derogation from application of Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008 concerning sheep and goats for a period ending on 1 January 2011.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria and the Federal Republic of Germany.
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32002R2069 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2069/2002 of 21 November 2002 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2069/2002
of 21 November 2002
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2018/2002(3).
(2) It follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 2018/2002 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2018/2002 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 November 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 |
31994D0562 | 94/562/EC: Council Decision of 25 July 1994 concerning the signing by the European Community of the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the provisional application by the Community of that Agreement and of Part XI of the Convention
| COUNCIL DECISION of 25 July 1994 concerning the signing by the European Community of the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the provisional application by the Community of that Agreement and of Part XI of the Convention (94/562/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea stemming from the informal consultations held by the United Nations Secretary-General has made the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea universally acceptable;
Whereas the European Community, in accordance with its Declaration on competence deposited at the moment of its signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on 7 December 1984 enjoys competence, with regard to the provisions of Part XI, in matters of commercial policy, including the control of unfair economic practices;
Whereas the Member States, as far as their competence is concerned, have made clear their intention to sign and, to the extent that it is possible for them to do so, provisionally apply the abovementioned Agreement and Part XI of the abovementioned Convention as modified by that Agreement;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of the Agreement, the European Community may sign the abovementioned Agreement if a majority of its Member States are signatories,
1. The Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea shall be signed by the Community as soon as the condition provided for in its Article 3 is fulfilled.
2. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement.
3. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The Agreement referred to in Article 1 and Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea shall be applied provisionally as early as possible but not before 16 November 1994. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0054 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 54/2002 of 11 January 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries, in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 54/2002
of 11 January 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries, in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 4 to 10 January 2002 at 218,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 January 2002.
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31981R2443 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2443/81 of 27 July 1981 on the application of Decision No 1/81 of the EEC - Portugal Joint Committee further amending Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2443/81 of 27 July 1981 on the application of Decision No 1/81 of the EEC - Portugal Joint Committee further amending Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic (1) was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973;
(1) OJ No L 301, 31.12.1972, p. 165.
Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the said Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 1/81 further amending Article 8 of that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,
Decision No 1/81 of the EEC - Portugal Joint Committee 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.
It shall apply from 1 May 1981.
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32013R0667 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 667/2013 of 12 July 2013 concerning the authorisation of diclazuril as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying (holder of authorisation Eli Lilly and Company Ltd) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 162/2003 Text with EEA relevance
| 13.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/35
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 667/2013
of 12 July 2013
concerning the authorisation of diclazuril as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying (holder of authorisation Eli Lilly and Company Ltd) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 162/2003
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).
(2) Diclazuril, CAS number 101831-37-2, was authorised for 10 years in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for use on chickens reared for laying by Commission Regulation (EC) No 162/2003 (3). That preparation was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of diclazuril, as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying, requesting that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘coccidiostats and histomonostats’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 31 January 2013 (4) that, under the proposed conditions of use in feed, diclazuril does not have an adverse effect on animal, human health or the environment and it is effective in controlling coccidiosis in chickens reared for laying. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(5) The assessment of diclazuril, CAS number 101831-37-2, shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(6) As a consequence of the granting of a new authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 162/2003 should be repealed.
(7) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘coccidiostats and histomonostats’ is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Regulation (EC) No 162/2003 is repealed.
The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 2 February 2014 in accordance with the rules applicable before 2 August 2013 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31985D0351 | 85/351/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 December 1984 concerning aid granted by the Netherlands Government to an engineering undertaking (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 December 1984
concerning aid granted by the Netherlands Government to an engineering undertaking
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(85/351/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,
Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments in accordance with the above provision, and having regard to those comments,
Whereas:
I
By letter dated 20 July 1982, the Netherlands Government notified the Commission that it had had to grant aid amounting to Fl 294 million to an engineering undertaking to prevent it from becoming insolvent, as this would have led to its being wound up with the loss of many jobs.
The undertaking in question had been receiving State aids since 1977 as part of a restructuring programme aimed at terminating some of its shipbuilding, ship-repair and heavy engineering activities.
The Commission decided on 24 March 1979 and 16 March 1981 to raise no objection to the aids which the Netherlands Government proposed granting to the undertaking on the grounds that the restructuring programme submitted was such as to render the undertaking competitive and capable of operating without assistance, the aids would enable it to concentrate on developing profitable activities without seeing its results affected by the losses occasioned in the past mainly by shipbuilding and ship-repair, the restructuring was taking place without any increase in production in any of the various sectors of activity, and an analysis of the undertaking's product range and of trading patterns produced no indication at that time that trading conditions would be affected to an extent contrary to the common interest.
The aids which were the subject of the notification of 20 July 1982 were intended to cover losses incurred by the undertaking in the offshore sector, from which it proposed to withdraw. They were an extension of the aids granted in 1981, the total amount of which had exceeded the agreed limit by Fl 294 million. owing to the cancellation of a contract for a special type of dredging platform, the undertaking had sustained an unexpected loss of Fl 600 million inter alia because its contractual liability was incurred, which meant that the Government had to extend the commitment it had entered into in 1979 to make good a percentage of the undertaking's losses.
The Commission also established that the case in point involved the rescue of an undertaking experiencing difficulties as a result of mismanagement and unfavourable market conditions and that the aid in question seemed to pursue no objective of rationalization with a view to ensuring the future viability of the firm. By enabling the undertaking to pay off its debts, the aid made it possible to retain uneconomic production units in a market suffering from overcapacity.
It was considered, therefore, that the aid did not qualify for application of any of the exeptions provided for in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty and on 14 October 1982 the Commission initiated the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2).
The aid was actually paid on 2 April 1982.
When it initiated the Article 93 (2) procedure on 14 October 1982, the Commission found that, although the aid had been implemented, the procedure provided for in Article 93 (3) of the Treaty had not been complied with by the Netherlands Government.
II
In its reply of 7 December 1982 to the letter of formal notice within the meaning of Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty, the Netherlands Government confirmed that the aid had been paid, arguing that the measure had had to be taken owing to exceptional and urgent circumstances in order to prevent the liquidation of the undertaking and of the other party to the contract which had ordered the special type of platform. Their liquidation would have meant the loss of 25 000 jobs in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands Government also maintained that the aid in question was not likely to distort competition or affect trade between Member States because of the special and unique circumstances of the platform deal at the root of the undertaking's offshore division had been wound up and its assets liquidated.
Lastly, the Netherlands Government pointed out that administrative negligence was to blame for the failure to give prior notice of the assistance measure in accordance with the requirements of Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty.
III
By letter dated 10 November 1982, the Commission gave notice to the other Member States to submit their comments on the aid granted by the Netherlands Government to an undertaking in the engineering sector.
The Danish Government made known its opinion on this case on 8 December 1982, stating that it considered the aid question to be a rescue measure in the form of aid for continued operation. As such it was likely to affect trade within the Community and therefore had to be considered incompatible with the common market in accordance with Article 92 (1); nor did it qualify for application of any of the exceptions provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of that Article.
IV
The Netherlands Government has been unable to give, or the Commission to discover, any justification for a finding that the aid in question fulfils the conditions necessary for application of one of the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty. The aid has merely resulted in a temporary improvement in the recipient undertaking's financial situation without contributing to the attainment of the objectives provided for in Article 92 (3) of the Treaty.
The compatibility of the aid with the common market must be assessed from a Community point of view rather than from that of a single Member State.
More particularly as regards the argument put forward by the Netherlands Government of the need to safeguard jobs, the Commission considers that a lasting increase in employment is generally the consequence of increased investment and an improvement in the competitiveness of undertakings, and it has always expressed strong reservations about schemes to assist employment as such which are in the nature of aid for continued operation, and in particular about aids to maintain employment.
By granting aid to an undertaking in financial difficulties, the Netherlands Government has maintained excess capacity in the offshore engineering sector and delayed the sector's adjustment to market conditions. According to the information which the Commission has in its possession concerning the sector, which is in serious difficulties, the recipient undertaking's competitors, both in the Netherlands and in the other Member States, have been prevented for more than two years from bidding for one or more offshore struc tures for the market which the recipient undertaking has set its sights on. As a result, attempts by the Community shipbuilding industry to diversify have been hampered.
At the time the aid was granted it was not accompanied by any restructuring plan capable of contributing to a Community objective within the meaning of Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty.
The Netherlands Government was informed long in advance of the difficulties facing the undertaking. It therefore had sufficient time in which to notify the proposed assistance to the Commission in compliance with the procedure provided for in Article 93 (3) of the Treaty.
In view of the above, the measure implemented by the Netherlands Government constitutes an aid within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty. The aid does not fulfil the conditions necessary for application of one of the exceptions provided for in Article 93 (3) of the Treaty,
The aid granted by the Netherlands to an engineering undertaking, which the former notified to the Commission on 20 July 1982, is incompatible with the common market pursuant to Article 92 of the EEC Treaty.
The aid granted in breach of Articles 92 and 93 of the EEC Treaty shall be withdrawn.
The Netherlands shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this Decision of the measures it has taken to comply therewith.
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32003D0627 | 2003/627/EC: Commission Decision of 20 August 2003 authorising Member States pursuant to Directive 96/49/EC to adopt certain derogations with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3026)
| Commission Decision
of 20 August 2003
authorising Member States pursuant to Directive 96/49/EC to adopt certain derogations with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail
(notified under document number C(2003) 3026)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/627/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail(1) as amended by Directive 2000/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 6(9) and (11) thereof,
Having regard to the notification received from the Member States concerned,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Directive 96/49/EC, Member States may adopt provisions which are less stringent than those provided for in the Annexes to that Directive with regard to the transport, within their territory, only of small quantities of certain dangerous goods, with the exception of substances having a medium or high level of radioactivity. A number of Member States have notified to the Commission their wish to adopt such provisions. Those provisions have been examined by the Commission which has concluded that the relevant conditions are met. It is therefore appropriate to authorise the adoption of those provisions.
(2) Pursuant to Directive 96/49/EC, Member States may authorise the regular transport on particular designated routes within their territory of dangerous goods, forming part of a defined industrial process, which are either prohibited by the provisions of the Annex to that Directive or are performed under conditions different from those set out in that Annex, where such operations are of a local nature and are tightly controlled under clearly specified conditions. A number of Member States have notified to the Commission their wish to adopt provisions authorising such regular transport. The Commission has concluded that the requirements for such authorisation are met. It is therefore appropriate to authorise the Member States concerned to adopt such provisions.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on transport of dangerous goods, set up by Article 9 of Directive 94/55/EC,
Member States listed in Annex I are authorised to adopt, with regard to the transport by rail within their territory only of small quantities of certain dangerous goods, the provisions set out in that Annex.
Those provisions shall be applied without discrimination.
Member States listed in Annex II are authorised to adopt, with regard to the regular transport on particular designated routes within their territory of dangerous goods, forming part of a defined industrial process, being of local nature and tightly controlled under clearly specified condition, the provisions set out in that Annex.
Those provisions shall be applied without discrimination.
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32007R0108 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 108/2007 of 5 February 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1356/2004 as regards the conditions for authorisation of the feed additive Elancoban, belonging to the group of coccidiostats and other medicinal substances (Text with EEA relevance )
| 6.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 31/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 108/2007
of 5 February 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 1356/2004 as regards the conditions for authorisation of the feed additive Elancoban, belonging to the group of coccidiostats and other medicinal substances
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The additive monensin sodium (Elancoban G100, Elancoban 100, Elancogran 100, Elancoban G200, Elancoban 200) was authorised under certain conditions in accordance with Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2). Commission Regulation (EC) No 1356/2004 (3) authorised that additive for 10 years for use for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and turkeys, linking the authorisation to the person responsible for putting that additive into circulation. That additive was notified as an existing product on the basis of Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Since all the information required under that provision was submitted, that additive was entered into the Community Register of Feed Additives.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the possibility of modifying the authorisation of an additive further to a request from the authorisation holder and an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority). The holder of the authorisation of the additive monensin sodium (Elancoban G100, Elancoban 100, Elancogran 100, Elancoban G200, Elancoban 200) has submitted an application which proposes changing the terms of the authorisation by introducing maximum residue limits (MRLs) as evaluated by the Authority.
(3) In its opinion adopted on 21 November 2006, the Authority proposed to establish provisional MRLs for the active substance concerned (4). It may be necessary to review the MRLs set out in the Annex in the light of the results of a future evaluation of that active substance by the European Medicines Agency.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1356/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1356/2004 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32006R0790 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 790/2006 of 24 May 2006 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
| 25.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 790/2006
of 24 May 2006
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 23 May 2006.
(3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 23 May 2006, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 May 2006.
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32003R0336 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 336/2003 of 21 February 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies and laying down methods of analysis for determining the quality of cereals
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 336/2003
of 21 February 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies and laying down methods of analysis for determining the quality of cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 824/2000(3) provides for a tolerance of 5 % between the quantity determined by weighing and the quantity estimated in accordance with the volumetric method in the case of take-over in the store in which the cereals are being held at the time of the offer. Where the tolerance is exceeded, the cereals are weighed forthwith. The costs of weighing are borne by the storekeeper, where the weight determined is less than that recorded, or by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, where it is more.
(2) Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 147/91 defining and fixing the tolerances for quantity losses of agricultural products in public intervention storage(4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 652/92(5), lays down for cereals a tolerance limit for quantity losses resulting from normal storage operations and the differences in results between two weighing operations. This tolerance must also be taken into account in determining who should bear the costs of the weighing operation provided for in Article 5(5)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 824/2000.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Article 5(5)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 is replaced by the following:
"(d) where the tolerance is exceeded, the cereals shall be weighed forthwith. The costs of weighing shall be borne by the storekeeper, where the weight determined is less than that recorded, or by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, where it is more, account being taken of the tolerance provided for in the first indent of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 147/91."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31992R2147 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2147/92 of 29 July 1992 cancelling monetary compensatory amounts fixed in advance in respect of operations carried out after 31 December 1992
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2147/92 of 29 July 1992 cancelling monetary compensatory amounts fixed in advance in respect of operations carried out after 31 December 1992
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3155/85 of 11 November 1985 providing for the advance fixing of monetary compensatory amounts (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3247/89 (4), stipulates that the amount fixed in advance is to apply to operations carried out during the term of validity of the certificate; whereas the Commission has submitted a regulation to the Council on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy providing for the discontinuation of the system of monetary compensatory amounts from 1 January 1993; whereas, in order to curtail unnecessary expenditure, monetary compensatory amounts fixed in advance in respect of imports and exports to be carried out from 1 January 1993 should be cancelled;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of all the Management Committees concerned,
Monetary compensatory amounts fixed in advance from the date of entry into force of this Regulation and applying to imports and exports to be carried out after 31 December 1992 are hereby cancelled.
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 |
31999L0087 | Directive 1999/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 1999 amending Council Directive 76/625/EEC concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees
| DIRECTIVE 1999/87/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 23 November 1999
amending Council Directive 76/625/EEC concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 285 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(2),
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 76/625/EEC(3) lays down the basic provisions for statistical surveys of the area of plantations of certain species of fruit trees in order to determine the potential and medium-term development of Community production;
(2) the said Directive requires the Member States to provide the Commission every year with annual data on the clearing and new plantations of fruit trees, and requires the Commission to submit annual reports to the Council on that basis;
(3) those data are not indispensable for determining the potential and medium-term development of Community production;
(4) the collection and transmission of data on clearing and new plantations and the annual reports to be presented to the Council by the Commission should be made optional,
The following Article shall be inserted in Directive 76/625/EEC: "Article 8a
The measures provided for in Articles 5 and 6, and the annual reports provided for in Article 8, shall be optional."
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31998R1449 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1449/98 of 7 July 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards effort reports
| 8.7.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 192/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1449/98
of 7 July 1998
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards effort reports
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 19b(4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 19b(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the Commission has to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 36, the provisions concerning the content of the report known as the ‘effort report’ to be communicated by the masters of Community fishing vessels or their representatives;
Whereas the content of the effort report depends on whether a Community fishing vessel enters into, and/or exits from, a fishing area defined in Article 19a(l) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, including the arrival at and the departure from a port located within such a fishing area;
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that certain information shall be communicated when an effort report is transmitted by VMS;
Whereas it is necessary to establish the format to be used for the communication of the effort report by VMS;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
This Regulation lays down the detailed rules for the provision of the ‘effort report’ to be communicated by masters of Community fishing vessels, or their representatives, which intend to fish or have fished in an area, in accordance with Articles 19b and 19c of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.
For the purposes of this Regulation, in an effort report:
— the geographical location of a vessel shall be expressed in degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude,
— an area shall be an area as defined in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 685/95 (3) and shall be expressed using the codes for effort zones defined in Annex VIa to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 (4) laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish,
— the time shall be expressed as universal time (UTC),
— where the catch retained on board by species is mentioned, the demersal species subject to TAC and quota which have to be recorded in the logbook in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall be communicated individually in kilogramms live weight; all other species retained on board shall be communicated globally in kilogramms live weight; the reported quantities shall be the total quantities of each species retained on board at the time of the communication of the effort report,
— the species which are communicated are identified by the FAO code which is mentioned in the logbook.
1. The effort report to be sent immediately before an entry into an area or an exit from a port, shall contain the following information:
— the heading ‘EFFORT REPORT — ENTRY’,
— the name, external identification and international radio call sign of the vessel,
— the name of the master of the vessel,
— the geographical location of the vessel to which the communication refers,
— the area into which the vessel will enter,
— the expected date and time of entry into that area,
— the catch retained on board by species, only in case of entry into an area,
— when applicable, the name of the port from which the vessel will exit.
2. The effort report to be sent immediately before an exit from an area or an entry to a port, shall contain the following information:
— the heading ‘EFFORT REPORT — EXIT ’,
— the name, external identification and international radio call sign of the vessel,
— the name of the master of the vessel,
— the geographical location of the vessel to which the communication refers,
— the area from which the vessel will exit,
— the expected date and time of exit from that area,
— the catch retained on board by species, only in case of exit from an area,
— when applicable, the name of the port into which the vessel will enter.
3. In the case of an entry to a port, the information required in paragraph 2 can be added to the notification referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.
4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, the effort report to be sent immediately before an exit from an area and the effort report to be sent immediately before an entry into an adjacent area, shall be combined in a single effort report, which shall contain the following information:
— the heading ‘EFFORT REPORT — ENTRY’,
— the name, external identification and international radio call sign of the vessel,
— the name of the master of the vessel,
— the geographical location of the vessel to which the communication refers,
— the adjacent area into which the vessel will enter,
— the expected date and time of entry into that area,
— the catch retained on board by species.
1. Where a vessel conducting trans-zonal fisheries crosses the line separating areas more than once during a period of 24 hours, provided it remains within a delimited zone of five miles either side of the line between areas, the effort report to be sent immediately before the first entry into an area, and the effort report to be sent immediately before the last exit from an area, within that 24-hour period, shall contain the following information:
— the heading ‘EFFORT REPORT — TRANS-ZONAL’,
— the name, external identification and international radio call sign of the vessel,
— the name of the master of the vessel,
— the geographical location of the vessel to which the communication refers,
— the area from which the vessel will exit,
— the expected date and time of exit from that area,
— the adjacent area(s) into which the vessel will enter,
— the catch retained on board by species.
2. Where trans-zonal fisheries are conducted during more than 24 hours, the catch retained on board shall only be communicated immediately before the first entry into an area and immediately before the last exit from an area.
1. Where a Community fishing vessel spends less than 72 hours at sea, but during that time fishing activities are undertaken in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of a Member State or Member States other than the flag Member State, the effort report to be sent before the departure shall contain the following information:
— the heading ‘SINGLE EFFORT REPORT ’,
— the name, external identification and international radio call sign of the vessel,
— the name of the master of the vessel,
— the geographical location of the vessel to which the communication refers,
— the area into which the vessel will enter,
— the expected date and time of entry into that area,
— when applicable, the adjacent areas into which the vessel will enter,
— the area from which the vessel will exit,
— the expected date and time of exit from that area,
— the catch retained on board by species, at the time of departure.
2. Should changes occur in the information provided, they shall be notified immediately to the competent authorities by the master of the vessel or his representative.
Masters of Community fishing vessels or their representatives who transmit the effort report by VMS, in accordance with Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 (5), shall communicate immediately before an entry into, and/or an exit from an area:
— the internal fleet register number of the vessel,
— the time and date of sending the effort report,
— the name of the master of the vessel,
— the catch retained on board by species.
The format for the communication by VMS to the coastal Member State is specified in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1998.
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32004R2160 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2160/2004 of 16 December 2004 amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year
| 17.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 370/62
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2160/2004
of 16 December 2004
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2004/2005 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 (3). These prices and duties have last been amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2004 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 2004.
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31996R2379 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2379/96 of 13 December 1996 authorizing the conclusion of long-term private storage contracts for table wine, grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must in respect of the 1996/97 wine year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2379/96 of 13 December 1996 authorizing the conclusion of long-term private storage contracts for table wine, grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must in respect of the 1996/97 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/96 (2), and in particular Articles 32 (5) and 83 thereof,
Whereas the forward estimate drawn up for the 1996/97 wine year indicates that the quantities of table wine available at the beginning of the wine year exceed by more than four months' supply those normally used up over the year; whereas the conditions for authorization of long-term storage contracts specified in Article 32 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 are therefore met;
Whereas the abovementioned forward estimate indicates the existence of surpluses of all types of table wine and of table wines which stand in close economic relationship to those types of table wine; whereas it is necessary by the same token to open this possibility for grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must;
Whereas the market for must and concentrated must for grape juice production is expanding and to promote uses of vine products other than winemaking permission should be granted for must and concentrated grape must placed under a storage contract covered by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1262/96 (4), that is intended for grape juice production to be sold from the fifth month of the contract onwards on simple notification by the producer to the intervention agency; whereas to promote export of these products this same possibility should apply;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
During the period 16 December 1996 to 15 February 1997 long-term private storage contracts may be concluded, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83, for:
- table wines, provided that the conditions of Article 6 (3) of that Regulation are met, and
- grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must.
The minimum quality conditions that must be met by table wines which may be covered by a storage contract shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
By derogation to Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83, table wines produced in Portugal must have a reduced sugar level not greater than 4 grams per litre.
Producers who, within the limits laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83, wish to conclude a long-term storage contract for a table wine shall, when submitting applications for conclusion of a contract, advise the intervention agency of the total quantity of table wine they have produced during the current wine year.
For this purpose producers shall submit a copy of the production declaration(s) drawn up pursuant to Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1294/96 (5).
1. For the 1996/97 wine year, producers who have not applied for an advance pursuant to Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83 may, from the first day of the fifth month of storage onwards, sell the grape must or concentrated grape must in question for exportation or for production of grape juice.
2. In such cases producers shall inform the intervention agency in accordance with the terms of Article 1a of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83.
The intervention agency shall check that the must or concentrated grape must is turned into grape juice or exported.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32000D0672 | 2000/672/EC: Commission Decision of 20 October 2000 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Venezuela (notified under document number C(2000) 3056) (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Decision
of 20 October 2000
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Venezuela
(notified under document number C(2000) 3056)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/672/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to Venezuela to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community.
(2) The provisions of legislation of the Venezuela on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC.
(3) In Venezuela the Servicio Autónomo de Recursos Pesqueros (SARPA) of the Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force.
(4) The procedure for obtaining the health certificate referred to in Article 11(4)(a) of Directive 91/493/EEC must also cover the definition of a model certificate, the minimum requirements regarding the language(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of the person empowered to sign it.
(5) Pursuant to Article 11(4)(b) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a mark should be affixed to packages of fishery products giving the name of the third country and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin.
(6) Pursuant to Article 11(4)(c) of Directive 91/493/EEC a list of approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores must be drawn up, and a list of freezer vessels equipped in accordance with points 1 to 7 of Annex II to the Directive 92/48/EEC(3) must be also drawn up. These lists must be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the SARPA to the Commission. It is therefore for the SARPA to ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to that end in Article 11(4) of Directive 91/493/EEC.
(7) The SARPA has provided official assurances regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding the fulfilment of requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Servicio Autónomo de Recursos Pesqueros (SARPA) of the Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría shall be the competent authority in Venezuela for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Venezuela must meet the following conditions:
1. each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex A hereto;
2. the products must come from approved establishments, factory vessels, cold stores or registered freezer vessels listed in Annex B hereto;
3. except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages must bear the word "VENEZUELA" and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.
1. Certificates as referred to in Article 2(1) must be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State where the checks are carried out.
2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the SARPA and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements.
This Decision shall come into effect after 60 days of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32011R0550 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 550/2011 of 7 June 2011 on determining, pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, certain restrictions applicable to the use of international credits from projects involving industrial gases Text with EEA relevance
| 8.6.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 149/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 550/2011
of 7 June 2011
on determining, pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, certain restrictions applicable to the use of international credits from projects involving industrial gases
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Article 11a(9) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was approved by Council Decision 94/69/EC of 15 December 1993 concerning the conclusion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (2) is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. In order to meet that objective, the overall global annual mean surface temperature increase should not exceed 2 °C above pre-industrial levels as endorsed by the Cancun Climate Change Conference in December 2010 and the ‘Copenhagen Accord’. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report shows that, in order to reach this objective, global emissions of greenhouse gases must peak by 2020. This implies an increase in global efforts by all major emitting countries.
(2) If we are to live up to this challenge, carbon markets will have to play a key role. They will allow us to meet our targets at a lower cost and also promote greater ambition. In addition, carbon markets can be an effective way to transfer finance to developing countries and help us meet the USD 100 billion international finance package agreed in Copenhagen. This will require substantial scaling up of existing mechanisms, including the reform of the clean development mechanism (CDM) to increase the use of standardised baselines and the creation of new market mechanisms.
(3) The Kyoto Protocol, which was approved by Council Decision 2002/358/EC of 25 April 2002 concerning the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the joint fulfilment of commitments thereunder (3), set emission reduction targets for 39 Parties for the period 2008-2012, and established two mechanisms for the creation of international credits that Parties may use to offset emissions. Joint implementation (JI) provides for the creation of emission reduction units (ERUs), whereas the clean development mechanism (CDM) provides for the creation of certified emission reductions (CERs).
(4) JI and CDM are so-called pure offsetting mechanisms, whereby a tonne of greenhouse gas emissions reduced creates the right to emit a tonne of greenhouse gas elsewhere. While such systems generally help to reduce the cost of global abatement enabling action in countries where it is more cost-efficient, they do not assist in the reduction efforts necessary to progress towards the 2 °C target.
(5) To keep global warming below 2 °C, the Union has taken the position that commitments by industrialised countries should be complemented by appropriate mitigation action by developing countries, in particular the most advanced. In parallel, a broad international carbon market should gradually develop that can deliver the necessary global reductions in an efficient manner, where international credits are generated for emission reductions achieved below a benchmark that is set below projected emissions in the absence of abatement measures. This requires appropriate mitigation action by developing countries. While the participation of least developed countries in the CDM should be strengthened, more advanced developing countries should gradually move towards participation in sectoral market mechanisms and ultimately in cap-and-trade systems (4).
(6) Participation in the JI and CDM is voluntary, as are decisions to allow the use of credits in emission trading systems. There is therefore a distinction between credits that may be generated, and credits that signatories to the Kyoto Protocol may have decided to allow for use under their domestic legislation. To this effect, Directive 2003/87/EC already excluded the use of assigned amount units, and Directive 2004/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) allowed the use of certain JI and CDM credits, with harmonised restrictions on the use of international credits from nuclear, land-use and forestry projects, and provided that Member States may allow operators to use certain quantities of other types of international credits. Directive 2003/87/EC provides for harmonised implementing provisions to be adopted for restrictions on the use of international credits.
(7) The use of international credits from projects involving trifluoromethane (HFC-23) and nitrous oxide (N2O) from adipic acid production (hereafter ‘industrial gas projects’) should be restricted. This is consistent with the October 2009 European Council conclusions urging developing countries, especially the more advanced, to take appropriate mitigation action. The vast majority of industrial gas projects are located in advanced developing countries with sufficient capabilities to finance those cheap reductions themselves, and the revenues gained from those projects in the past should suffice to finance them. The introduction of use restrictions for industrial gas credits, in particular if followed by respective decisions at international levels, should contribute to reaching a more balanced geographical distribution of the benefits of the mechanisms established under the Kyoto Protocol.
(8) Industrial gas projects raise environmental concerns. Exceptionally high rates of return from the destruction of HFC-23 has the consequence of stimulating the continued production and use of chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), a potent ozone depleting and greenhouse gas substance, in registered plants at the maximum level allowed by the project activity methodology. As a result, the production of HCFC-22 could be higher than what it would have been in the absence of project activities. This in turn undermines the ‘2007 Montreal Adjustment on Production and Consumption of HCFCs’ under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (6), to establish the accelerated phase-out of HCFC-22 for non-feedstock use. It is also inconsistent with Member State financing of the phase-out of HCFC-22 production through contributions to the multilateral fund under the Montreal Protocol. These high rates of return result in distortions of economic incentives and competition and in shifts in production from adipic acid producers established in the Union to registered producers in third countries. The much more favourable treatment of adipic acid producers participating in the Kyoto mechanisms than those entering the Union scheme as of 2013 will increase the risks of similar shifts in production, and a net increase in global emissions. To reduce distortions of economic incentives and competition and avoid greenhouse gas emission leakage, restrictions on the use of these international credits are justified.
(9) International credits from industrial gas projects do not contribute to technology transfer or to the necessary long-term transformation of energy systems in developing countries. Abating these industrial gases through JI or the CDM does not contribute to reducing global emissions in the most efficient manner, because the high returns by project developers are not used for emission reductions.
(10) The application of full use restrictions of specific credits is provided for in Article 11a(9) of Directive 2003/87/EC. It is appropriate to apply such a restriction in the case of industrial gas projects. A full restriction of use best eliminates undesirable competitive and environmental consequences of those credits, improves the cost-efficiency of global emission reductions and the environmental performance of the carbon market by encouraging low-carbon investments.
(11) In accordance with Article 11a(9) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the measures provided for in this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2013, which in accordance with that Article is more than six months and less than three years from its date of adoption. The use of industrial gas credits for compliance obligations during 2012 is not affected by these measures.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,
From 1 January 2013, the use of international credits from projects involving the destruction of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) and nitrous oxide (N2O) from adipic acid production for the purposes of Article 11a of Directive 2003/87/EC is prohibited, except for the use of credits in respect of emission reductions before 2013 from existing projects of these types for use in respect of emissions from EU ETS installations that took place during 2012 which shall be allowed until 30 April 2013 inclusive.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32012D0501 | 2012/501/EU: Commission Decision of 7 September 2012 amending Decision 2008/899/EC accepting the undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of citric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China
| 8.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 244/27
COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 September 2012
amending Decision 2008/899/EC accepting the undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of citric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China
(2012/501/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the ‘basic Regulation’), and in particular Articles 8 and 9 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. EXISTING MEASURES
(1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1193/2008 (2), imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports into the Union of citric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the product concerned’).
(2) The Commission, by Decision 2008/899/EC (3) (‘the Decision’), accepted a price undertaking (‘the undertaking’), inter alia, from Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry Co. Ltd (‘Laiwu Taihe’) together with the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (‘CCCMC’).
(3) The undertaking accepted from Laiwu Taihe, the sole company which was accorded market economy treatment (‘MET’), set the minimum import price (‘MIP’) for the product covered on the basis of the normal value established during the investigation. In addition, the undertaking provided for the indexation of the MIP in accordance with public international quotations of corn, the main raw material used by the exporting producer.
(4) The company also undertook to report and to respect a certain price regime for all non-Union sales to those customers whose organisation or structure extends beyond the Union, should Laiwu Taihe sell to these customers in the Union.
(5) Furthermore, Laiwu Taihe also agreed to provide the Commission with regular and detailed information concerning its exports to the Union as one of the means by which the undertaking can be monitored effectively by the Commission.
(6) When accepting the undertaking, the Commission considered the risk of cross-compensation as limited.
B. CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES
(7) In autumn 2011, Laiwu Taihe informed the Commission of its intention to start the production of additional types of the product concerned which are not covered by the undertaking and sell them on the Union market subject to anti-dumping duties.
(8) The Commission analysed the implications of this new pattern in trade and considered that there is a high risk of cross-compensation if the product covered and the additional types of the product concerned not covered by the undertaking are sold to the same customers.
(9) In addition, the Commission also learnt about a potential trading company, located at the same premises as Laiwu Taihe without being subject to reporting obligations, and considered it as a further difficulty in the effective monitoring of the undertaking. The Commission informed Laiwu Taihe accordingly and announced that it would be inclined to consider the withdrawal of the undertaking.
(10) Subsequently, Laiwu Taihe offered to sell these additional types of the product concerned respecting the MIP of the product type covered by the undertaking. It also proposed to sell these product types directly to the Union and to extend the reporting obligations to these sales.
(11) The Commission considers that these commitments cannot alter its initial assessment for the following reasons. Firstly, setting a price discipline for the types of the product concerned that the company did not produce during the original investigation period would mean a revision of the scope of the product covered by the undertaking, which should be subject to an interim review to reset the MIP. Otherwise, the high risk of cross-compensation in relation to the product type covered by the undertaking and the other types of the product concerned, when sold to the same customers, would persist. Secondly, the sales to other traders and the increased amount of information to be received under the expanded reporting obligations resulting from the sales of the additional types of the product concerned would render the monitoring of the undertaking very burdensome.
(12) Based on the above considerations, the Commission concluded that following the change in the product variety, the undertaking accepted from Laiwu Taihe becomes impracticable and should be withdrawn.
(13) Laiwu Taihe was informed of the Commission’s conclusions and given an opportunity to comment.
(14) Laiwu Taihe was granted the opportunity to be heard and written submissions were also received in which Laiwu Taihe reiterated its commitments, namely to make all sales of the additional product types respecting the MIP set for the product type covered by the undertaking, only to sell directly to the EU customers without intermediary domestic trade companies in the People’s Republic of China and to provide all export sales documents concerning the two additional product types. In addition, it claimed that the commitment to sell the new product types at or above the MIP of the product covered would not imply a revision of the scope of the product covered which is only possible through an interim review. Moreover, Laiwu Taihe suggested that the Commission services would carry out a verification visit at its premises, inter alia, to verify Laiwu Taihe’s production cost data.
(15) The Commission considers that the submissions do not bring new elements to its assessment. In particular, it is assessed that setting a price for product types which had not been subject to the original investigation due to lack of production cannot eliminate the risk of cross-compensation as such a price had not been established or even verified. As regards the suggested verification of, inter alia, Laiwu Taihe’s production cost structure, this was considered to be reserved to a possible interim review, if requested.
C. AMENDMENT OF DECISION 2008/899/EC
(16) Therefore, in accordance with Article 8(9) of the basic Regulation and also in accordance with the relevant clauses of the undertaking authorising the Commission to unilaterally withdraw the undertaking, the Commission has concluded that the acceptance of the undertaking offered by Laiwu Taihe together with CCCMC should be withdrawn and Decision 2008/899/EC should be amended. Accordingly, the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1193/2008 on imports of the product concerned produced by Laiwu Taihe (Taric additional code A880) should apply,
Acceptance of the undertaking in relation to Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry Co. Ltd together with the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals and Chemicals Importers and Exporters (Taric additional code A880) is hereby withdrawn.
The table of Article 1 in Decision 2008/899/EC is replaced by the following table:
‘Country Companies Taric additional code
People’s Republic of China COFCO Biochemical (Anhui) Co., Ltd — No 73 Daquing Road, Bengbu City 233010, Anhui Province A874
Manufactured by RZBC Co., Ltd — No 9 Xinghai West Road, Rizhao, Shandong Province and sold by its related sales company RZBC Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd — No 66, Lvzhou South Road, Rizhao (Liangyou Grand View Hotel, 22nd Floor, Building A), Shandong Province A926
Manufactured by RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd — West Wing, Chengyang North Road, Ju County, Rizhao, Shandong Province and sold by its related sales company RZBC Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd — No 66, Lvzhou South Road, Rizhao (Liangyou Grand View Hotel, 22nd Floor, Building A), Shandong Province A927
TTCA Co., Ltd — West, Wenhe Bridge North, Anqui City, Shandong Province A878
Yixing Union Biochemical Co., Ltd — Economic Development Zone Yixing City 214203, Jiangsu Province A879
Weifang Ensign Industry Co., Ltd, Changsheng Street No 1567, Changle, Weifang, Shandong Province A882’
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32003R0623 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 623/2003 of 7 April 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 623/2003
of 7 April 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2003.
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31995R1916 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1916/95 of 2 August 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for the importation under preferential agreements on tariff quotas of raw cane sugar for refining
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1916/95 of 2 August 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for the importation under preferential agreements on tariff quotas of raw cane sugar for refining
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/95 (2), and in particular Article 37 (6) and the second subparagraph of Article 39 thereof,
Whereas Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that, during the 1995/96 to 2000/01 marketing years, in order to ensure adequate supplies to the Community refineries, a reduced rate of duty is to be levied on imports of raw cane sugar originating in the States with which the Community has concluded preferential supply agreements; whereas, as a result, detailed rules of application should be laid down where such agreements are concluded;
Whereas the quantities of special preferential sugar to be imported are laid down in accordance with the aforementioned Article 37 on the basis of an annual Community balance; whereas, as a result, if such a balance shows the need to import raw sugar, a tariff quota at a reduced rate of duty should be opened for all or part of the marketing year in question, to enable the requirements of the Communtiy refineries to be met within the limits laid down by the aformentioned Article 37 and under the conditions laid down by the aforementioned agreements;
Whereas, as a result of the maximum refining needs fixed for each Member State and the resultant necessity to enable the best possible controls to be undertaken on the distribution of the quantities of raw sugar to be imported, it is desirable to provide that only refiners should be entitled to be issued with the import licences in question, and that they should be able to transfer them among themselves; whereas the issue of an import licence makes it obligatory to import and refine the quantity in question within the necessary time limits, failing which the penality payment laid down in Article 37 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 is payable;
Whereas, in order to ensure sound management of the import system and proper implementation thereof, certain other special provisions should be laid down for import licences; whereas, furthermore, in cases where the yield of the raw sugar in question differs from that of the standard quality as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 431/68 of 9 April 1968 determining the standard quality for raw sugar and fixing the Community frontier crossing point for calculating cif prices for sugar (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (4), provision should be made for the special reduced rate of duty to be adjusted on the basis of that difference in accordance with the rules applicable to raw sugar transactions on the world market;
Whereas unforseeable delays may arise between the loading of a quantity of special preferential raw sugar and its delivery; whereas, as a result, a certain tolerance should be permitted to take account of such delays; whereas it is also appropriate to provide for a certain tolerance as regards the time taken for refining;
Whereas proof of the origin of imported raw sugar may be provided by presentation of the documents provided for to that end by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76 of 17 November 1976 laying down detailed implementing rules for the importation of preferential sugar (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1714/88 (6);
Whereas, as a result of the special nature of the imports in question, provision should be made for certain derogations from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 of 27 June 1995 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the sugar sector (7), which also applies to those imports;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. During the period referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, the shortfall referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 37 (3) of that Regulation shall be fixed for each marketing year or part thereof, on the basis of a Community forecast supply balance for raw sugar. For the purposes of determining that balance, the established direct consumption to be taken into account shall not exceed the limit for such consumption referred to in Article 37 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/81.
2. The shortfall may be imported by opening tariff quotas at a special reduced rate of duty agreed with the States referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and other States. It may be distributed between the Member States on the basis of their respective maximum presumed needs.
1. The licences relating to these imports may be issued only within the limits of the quotas referred to in Article 1 (2). These licences shall be issued by the Member States referred to in Article 37 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 only to those refiners who import for the needs of their refineries within the meaning of Article 9 (4) of that Regulation.
However, the licences in question may be transferred by refiners to other refiners within the meaning of that Article 9 (4). The obligations to import and refine are not transferable and Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (1) continues to apply.
2. The Member States concerned shall issue licences only within the limits of the import needs in special preferential sugar fixed, where necessary, for their refineries.
The special reduced rate of duty fixed for each marketing year shall apply to raw sugar of the standard quality as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 431/68.
Whereas the polarization of the imported raw sugar deviates from 96 degrees, the special reduced rate of duty shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, by 0,14 % for each one-tenth of a degree by which it deviates.
1. Notwithstanding Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 and without prejudice to Article 6 (1), import licences for raw sugar under the system provided for in this Regulation shall be valid from the data on which they are issued until the end of the marketing year in respect of which they are issued.
2. The licence applications referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted by the refiner to the competent body of the Member State of import concerned and shall be accompanied by a declaration by which the refiner undertakes to refine the quantity of raw sugar in question in the marketing year in respect of which it is imported.
Without prejudice to Article 6, if the sugar in question is not refined within the time limit laid down, the refiner who applied for the licence shall pay an amount equal to the full rate of duty applicable to raw sugar in the marketing year in question plus, where applicable, the highest additional rate of duty recorded during that marketing year.
The refiner who applied for the licence must show proof of relating to the Member State which issued the licence and that is acceptable to it within three months of the end of the time limit laid down for refining.
3. Section [12] of import licence applications and of licences themselves shall include the following entry:
'Raw sugar originating in . . . (name of the country or countries referred to in Article 1 (2)) imported at a special reduced rate of duty pursuant to Article 37 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81`.
4. The security relating to licences as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be ECU 0,30 per 100 kilograms net weight of sugar.
5. For the purposes of Article 37 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, amounts in excess of the maximum presumed needs shall be deemed to be the quantities of preferential raw sugar, of special preferential sugar, of raw sugar obtained in the French Overseas Departments and, where applicable, of raw sugar from beet referred to in Article 36 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, which have been actually refined in refineries over and above the presumed needs fixed for the Member State in question in paragraph 2 of the aforementioned Article 37.
1. Proof of the origin of the sugar imported from the States referred to in Article 1 (2) shall be provided by presentation of a certificate of origin provided for, as the case may be, in Article 6 or Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76 (2).
2. The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall bear:
- the indication 'special preferential raw sugar - Application of Regulation (EC) No 1916/95`,
- the date of loading of the sugar and the marketing year in respect of which delivery is being made,
- the CN code of the product in question.
3. The copies provided by applicants referred to in paragraph 1 above shall be forwarded by the Member States to the Commission.
The competent authorities of the Member States shall enter on the copies of the certificates:
- the appropriate date, established on the basis of a shipping document, on which loading of the sugar in the port of export was completed,
- information relating to the import operation and the quantities actually imported.
1. Except in the event of force majeure, where it has not been possible for a quantity of special preferential sugar to be delivered in sufficient time to enable it to be refined by the end of the marketing year in respect of which the licence referred to in Article 4 (1) has been issued, the Member State of importation may, at the request of the refiner, extend the validity of the licence for 30 days from the beginning of the following marketing year.
In that case, the raw sugar in question shall be refined within the time limit referred to in paragraph 2 and shall count against and be within the limits of the maximum presumed needs for the preceding marketing year.
2. Where it has not been possible to refine a quantity of special preferential sugar by the end of the marketing year in respect of which the licence referred to in Article 4 (1) has been issued, the Member State in question, may, at the request of the refiner, allow an additional refining time limit of a maximum of 90 days from the beginning of the following marketing year.
In that case, the raw sugar is question shall be refined within that time limit and shall count against and be within the limits of the maximum presumed needs for the preceding marketing year.
Where the refiner pays the special reduced rate of duty referred to in Article 3, that duty should be deducted from the mininum price laid down in the agreement referred to in Article 37 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.
The Member States concerned shall notify to the Commission:
(a) every week in respect of the preceding week, the quantity of raw sugar by weight for which import licences as referred to in Article 4 have been issued,
(b) every month in respect of the preceding month:
- the quantity of raw sugar by weight actually imported under licences as referred to in Article 4,
- the quantity of raw sugar in question by weight and in white sugar equivalent refined during the month preceding that in which the report is made,
(c) by 31 July of each marketing year, the quantity of raw sugar by weight intended for refining, in stock at the refineries on 1 July of that marketing year.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32002R2086 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/2002 of 25 November 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/2002
of 25 November 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001(2), and in particular Articles 53 and 80 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002(3) provides for a period to elapse between its entry into force and the date from which it is to apply, namely 1 January 2003, to allow the operators and authorities concerned a smooth transition from the previous rules, included in several Council and Commission Regulations on the designation and presentation of wine and the new detailed rules implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.
(2) In order to allow the Member States more time to bring their national legislation up to date, following many discussions between the various authorities concerned and between those authorities and the trade, and so that economic operators are not inconvenienced by measures entering into force on 1 January 2003, i.e. in the middle of the current wine year, and in order to provide certain third countries with the necessary information on the new Regulation, the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 should be postponed until the beginning of the next wine year.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) In the first subparagraph of Article 47(2), "31 December 2002" is replaced by "31 July 2003".
(b) In the second paragraph of Article 49, "1 January 2003" is replaced by "1 August 2003".
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 |
32012R0010 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 10/2012 of 6 January 2012 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences for olive oil lodged from 2 to 3 January 2012 under the Tunisian tariff quota and suspending the issue of import licences for the month of January 2012
| 7.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 10/2012
of 6 January 2012
fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences for olive oil lodged from 2 to 3 January 2012 under the Tunisian tariff quota and suspending the issue of import licences for the month of January 2012
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 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) Article 3(1) and (2) of Protocol No 1 (3) to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (4), opens a tariff quota at a zero rate of duty for imports of untreated olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported direct from that country to the European Union, up to the limit laid down for each year.
(2) Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia (5) lays down monthly quantitative limits for the issue of import licences.
(3) Import licence applications have been submitted to the competent authorities under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 in respect of a total quantity exceeding the limit laid down for the month of January in Article 2(2) of that Regulation.
(4) In these circumstances, the Commission must set an allocation coefficient allowing import licences to be issued in proportion to the quantity available.
(5) Since the limit for the month of January has been reached, no more import licences can be issued for that month,
The quantities for which import licence applications were lodged for 2 and 3 January 2012 under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 91,091273 %.
The issue of import licences in respect of amounts applied for as from 9 January 2012 shall be suspended for January 2012.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 January 2012.
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 |
32003D0332 | 2003/332/EC: Commission Decision of 8 May 2003 amending Decision 2003/126/EC as regards the financial assistance for two Community reference laboratories in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2003) 1464)
| Commission Decision
of 8 May 2003
amending Decision 2003/126/EC as regards the financial assistance for two Community reference laboratories in the United Kingdom
(notified under document number C(2003) 1464)
(Only the Spanish, German, English, French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(2003/332/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Decision 2001/572/EC(2) and, in particular, Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2003/126/EC on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the field of veterinary public health (biological risks) for the year 2003(3) grants Community financial aid to them to carry out certain functions and duties.
(2) The laboratory of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) at Weymouth, United Kingdom, designated as the Community reference laboratory for monitoring the viral and bacteriological contamination of bivalve molluscs by Council Decision 1999/313/EC(4), was requested to add to its annual work programme a project in support of the development of Community food safety policy and legislation in the area of bacterial and viral contamination of bivalve molluscs, where special attention should be paid to the assessment of risks related to zoonotic diseases causing major concern to public health.
(3) CEFAS presented such project in February 2003. The objective of the project is to investigate some aspects of microbiological accumulation in bivalve shellfish in relation to human health, specially in the area of contamination of shellfish by Norovirus (NV) and hepatitis A virus (HAV), the detection of NVs in shellfish and the detection of both total vibrios and pathogenic strains in bivalve shellfish.
(4) In the light of the zoonotic importance of bacterial and viral contamination of bivalve molluscs, it is appropriate to provide financial assistance for a period of not more than one year to cover certain costs incurred by CEFAS in order to carry out the project. Therefore, the Community financial assistance should be increased to cover CEFAS's amended annual work programme.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 260/2003(6), provides for a procedure to establish the status of a country with respect to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The Regulation also sets out a BSE monitoring programme for the Community.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 furthermore designates the Veterinary Laboratories Agency at Weybridge, United Kingdom as the Community reference laboratory (CRL) for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Its functions includes collecting and collating data on the results of tests carried out in the Community and keeping abreast of trends in surveillance, epidemiology and prevention of TSEs throughout the world.
(7) The Commission has invited the CRL for TSEs to add to its annual work programme the analysis of the results of the Community BSE monitoring programme and the development, on the basis of such analysis, of an epidemiological valid integrated approach to initial and continuing evaluation of country BSE status. In carrying out this task, the CRL for TSEs takes into account the method developed by the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) for assessment of the geographical BSE risk and the recommendations of the International Animal Health Organisation (OIE) on BSE risk categories and surveillance and monitoring systems. To this end, the CRL for TSEs has added a project, presented on 20 February 2003, to its annual work programme. Therefore, the Community financial assistance should be increased to cover the amended annual work programme of the CRL for TSEs.
(8) Rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 324/2003 of 20 February 2003 establishing the eligibility criteria for the expenditure of the Community reference laboratories receiving financial assistance under Article 28 of Decision 90/424/EEC and establishing the procedures for the submission of expenditure and the conduct of audits(7), should apply without prejudice to the need for providing different deadlines appropriate to the schedule for the projects concerned.
(9) Decision 2003/126/EC should be amended accordingly.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 2003/126/EC, is amended as follows:
1. Article 5(2) is replaced by:
"2. The financial assistance is hereby set at a maximum of EUR 648775 for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.
Within the maximum referred to in the first subparagraph and without prejudice to the time limits laid down in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 324/2003, an amount of EUR 508755 shall be reserved for the project to investigate some aspects of microbiological accumulation in bivalve shellfish in relation to human public health, specially in the area of contamination of shellfish by Norovirus (NV) and hepatitis A virus (HAV), the detection of NVs in shellfish and the detection of both total vibrios and pathogenic strains in bivalve, and shall be directly granted to the Community reference laboratory for monitoring the viral and bacteriological contamination of bivalve molluscs at Weymouth subject to:
(a) forwarding monthly intermediate reports on the progress of the project;
(b) forwarding a draft report by 31 December 2003 at the latest;
(c) forwarding a final report, accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred, by 31 March 2004."
2. Article 6(2) is replaced by:
"2. The financial assistance is hereby set at a maximum of EUR 530000 for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.
Within the maximum referred to in the first subparagraph and without prejudice to the time limits laid down in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 324/2003, an amount of EUR 170000 shall be reserved for the project to the development of guidelines for evaluation of BSE status of countries using surveillance data in conjunction with exposure risk assessment and shall be granted to the Community reference laboratory for TSEs subject to:
(a) forwarding monthly intermediate reports on the progress of the project;
(b) forwarding a final report by 30 September 2003 at the latest;
(c) forwarding a final summary report, including the software for conducting evaluations accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred, by 31 December 2003."
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
32013R0688 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 688/2013 of 18 July 2013 on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 for frozen meat of bovine animals
| 19.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/12
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 688/2013
of 18 July 2013
on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 for frozen meat of bovine animals
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 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 431/2008 of 19 May 2008 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (3) opens an import tariff quota for beef and veal products.
(2) The applications for import rights lodged for the period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 relate to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,
The quantities for which import right applications covered by the quota with the serial number 09.4003 have been lodged for the period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 under Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 29,736422 %.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 July 2013.
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 |
32006R0285 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 285/2006 of 16 February 2006 providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in the cereal sector in relation to products of CN code 11010015
| 17.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/45
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 285/2006
of 16 February 2006
providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in the cereal sector in relation to products of CN code 1101 00 15
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 1342/2003 of 27 July 2003 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (2), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
The quantity covered by applications for advance fixing of refunds on CN code 1101 00 15 products is of great importance and could give rise to speculation. It has therefore been decided to reject all applications for export licences of such products made on 14, 15 and 16 February 2006,
In accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, applications for export licences with advance fixing of refunds for products falling within CN code 1101 00 15 made on 14, 15 and 16 February 2006 shall be rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2006.
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 |
32003R1931 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1931/2003 of 31 October 2003 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 129th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1931/2003
of 31 October 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 129th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter from intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The minimum selling prices of butter from intervention stocks and processing securities applying for the 129th 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.
No award shall be made as regards the sale of concentrated butter from intervention stocks.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 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 |
32004D0159 | 2004/159/EC: Commission Decision of 16 February 2004 amending for the second time Decision 2002/975/EC on introducing vaccinations to supplement the measures to control infections with low pathogenic avian influenza in Italy and on specific movement control measures (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 393)
| Commission Decision
of 16 February 2004
amending for the second time Decision 2002/975/EC on introducing vaccinations to supplement the measures to control infections with low pathogenic avian influenza in Italy and on specific movement control measures
(notified under document number C(2004) 393)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/159/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(4), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 of 19 May 1992, and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In October 2002, Italy reported to the Commission that infections of low pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7N3 had occurred in the regions of Veneto and Lombardy and that the disease was spreading quickly.
(2) Subsequently, the Italian authorities took aggressive action including stamping out of infected flocks to control the propagation of the infection. As a supplementary measure the Italian authorities also requested approval for a vaccination programme against avian influenza for at least 18 months in order to avoid the further spread of infection.
(3) The vaccination programme was approved by Commission Decision 2002/975/EC(6), which laid down the rules concerning vaccination against avian influenza in an area described in the Annex. The Decision also includes specific control measures such as movement restrictions on live poultry, hatching and table eggs for intra-Community trade.
(4) Further experience suggests amending the approved vaccination programme in order to include possible vaccination of breeding poultry and to modify the vaccination schemes applied to different categories of poultry, in particular to layers. Restrictions on keeping certain categories of poultry above a defined age limit should be reviewed taking into account the favourable epidemiological evolution in the prevalence of avian influenza infections in those populations.
(5) Restrictions on intra-Community trade currently in place for products sourced from holdings located within a defined radius around a holding infected with low pathogenic avian influenza should be reviewed and lifted subject to certain precautionary measures being implemented.
(6) The "discriminatory test" (iIFA test) approved by Commission Decision 2001/847/EC(7) for its use in turkeys has now been further developed and its application in other poultry species, in particular in chickens, should provide the necessary animal health guarantees for intra-Community trade in fresh meat derived from vaccinated chickens.
(7) The occurrence of avian influenza infections with virus of low pathogenicity has considerably decreased in the last few months; however it appears appropriate to prolong the vaccination programme for a further six months protecting the population against a re-introduction of the infection.
(8) Decision 2002/975/EC should be amended accordingly.
(9) Furthermore the opportunity should be taken to repeal Commission Decisions 2000/149/EC(8), 2003/153/EC(9), 2003/359/EC(10) and 2003/428/EC(11), taken in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza that had occurred in Italy in 2000 and in the Netherlands and Belgium in 2003, and which are no longer applicable.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The amendments requested by Italy to the vaccination programme approved by Decision 2002/975/EC concerning in particular:
(a) the possibility of vaccinating breeding poultry;
(b) the modification of vaccination schemes for different categories of poultry according to their immune status, in particular in layers;
(c) the modification of the monitoring programme for poultry originating from the vaccination area;
(d) the use of an additional heterologous vaccine containing the strain A/ck/Italy/1067/1999/H7N1;
(e) the prolongation of the life span for certain categories of poultry; and
(f) the prolongation of the vaccination programme for six months (24 months in total),
are hereby approved.
Decision 2002/975/EC is amended as follows:
1. Article 3(3) is deleted.
2. (a) In Article 5(1)(c) "three kilometres" is replaced by "one kilometre".
(b) In Article 5(2) and (3) "and chickens" and "and chicken" are inserted after the words "turkeys" and "turkey" respectively, and instead of "turkey meat" it should read "turkey and chicken meat".
3. (a) In Annex II, first paragraph, "and chickens" is inserted after the word "turkeys".
(b) In Annex II, point 2 is replaced by the following:
"2. Use of the test for the purpose of dispatching fresh turkey and chicken meat from the vaccination area in Italy to other Member States
Meat originating from turkeys and chickens vaccinated against avian influenza may be dispatched to other Member States provided that, where all the birds are kept in one building, blood samples have been taken by the official veterinarian within seven days prior to slaughter from at least 10 vaccinated turkeys or chickens destined for slaughter. However, where the poultry are kept in more than one group or shed, at least 20 vaccinated birds selected randomly from all the groups or sheds on the farm shall be sampled."
Decisions 2000/149/EC, 2003/153/EC, 2003/359/EC and 2003/428/EC are repealed.
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32011D0903(01) | Council Decision adopting the Council position on the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012
| 3.9.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 261/3
COUNCIL DECISION
adopting the Council position on the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012
2011/C 261/03
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(3) thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic and Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 26 May 2011, the Commission submitted a proposal containing the draft budget for the financial year 2012 (1).
(2) The Council examined the Commission proposal with a view to defining a position consistent, on the revenue side, with Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (2), and on the expenditure side, with Part I of Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3), which, in the absence of any multiannual financial framework established pursuant to Article 312 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, constitutes the currently applicable instrument of budgetary discipline,
The Council's position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 was adopted by the Council on 25 July 2011.
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31999L0068 | Commission Directive 1999/68/EC of 28 June 1999 setting out additional provisions for lists of varieties of ornamental plants as kept by suppliers under Council Directive 98/56/EC
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/68/EC
of 28 June 1999
setting out additional provisions for lists of varieties of ornamental plants as kept by suppliers under Council Directive 98/56/EC
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998 on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants(1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Directive 93/78/EEC(2) lays down implementing measures concerning the lists of varieties of ornamental plants as kept by suppliers under Council Directive 91/682/EEC(3);
(2) Whereas Directive 91/682/EEC is repealed with effect from 1 July 1999 and replaced by Directive 98/56/EC;
(3) Whereas in accordance with Article 9(4) of Directive 98/56/EC additional implementing provisions for lists of varieties of ornamental plants as kept by suppliers including technical description and denominations may be adopted;
(4) Whereas a system of description of varieties already exists at Community level within the framework of plant variety rights;
(5) Whereas that system also includes information on the maintenance of varieties and on the differences from most closely resembling varieties;
(6) Whereas in the light of the development of Community legislation governing plant variety rights it is desirable to ensure coherence with such legislation in respect of description of varieties under Directive 98/56/EC;
(7) Whereas Directive 93/78/EEC should be repealed;
(8) Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Propagating Material of Ornamental Plants,
This Directive establishes additional implementing provisions for lists of varieties of ornamental plants as kept by suppliers pursuant to the fourth indent of Article 9(1) of Directive 98/56/EC.
1. The lists kept by suppliers shall include the following:
(i) the name of the variety, together with its commonly known synonyms, where appropriate;
(ii) indications as to the maintenance of the variety and the propagation system applied;
(iii) description of the variety, at least on the basis of the characteristics and their expressions as specified in accordance with provisions on the applications to be filed for Community plant variety rights, where these are applicable;
(iv) if possible, indications as to how the variety differs from the other varieties most closely resembling it.
2. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iv) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to any supplier whose activity is confined to the placing on the market of propagating material of ornamental plants.
Directive 93/78/EEC shall be repealed with effect from the date referred to in Article 4 of this Directive.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive on 31 December 1999. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such a reference is to be made.
3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law 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 Communities.
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31992R0195 | Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 195/92 of 29 January 1992 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2384/91 on the transitional measures applicable to the wine-growing sector in Portugal during the 1991/92 wine year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 195/92 of 29 January 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2384/91 on the transitional measures applicable to the wine-growing sector in Portugal during the 1991/92 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 257 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2384/91 on the transitional measures applicable to the wine-growing sector in Portugal during the 1991/92 wine year (1) introduced a specific distillation measure as a substitute for Community aid measures, limited to 1,3 million hectolitres; whereas this figure was set at a time when it was difficult to anticipate market reactions for the wine year in question and whereas the current surplus situation justifies an increase in the volume to be distilled in that Member State, in order to eliminate a quantity of wine sufficient to sustain prices;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Regulation (EEC) No 2384/91 is hereby amended as follows:
In Article 3 (2) (a) '1,3 million hectolitres' is replaced by '2 million hectolitres'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31997D0022 | 97/22/EC: Commission Decision of 17 December 1996 on special financial contributions from the Community for the eradication of Newcastle disease in Portugal (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 17 December 1996 on special financial contributions from the Community for the eradication of Newcastle disease in Portugal (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (97/22/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Articles 3 (3) and 4 (2) thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of Newcastle disease occurred in Portugal in 1995; whereas the appearance of this disease is a serious danger to the Community's poultry and, in order to help eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the Community has the possibility of compensating for the losses suffered;
Whereas, as soon as the presence of Newcastle disease was officially confirmed the Portuguese authorities took appropriate measures which included the measures as listed in Article 3 (2) of Decision 90/424/EEC; whereas such measures were notified by the Portuguese authorities;
Whereas the conditions for Community financial assistance have been met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Portugal may obtain Community financial assistance for outbreaks of Newcastle disease with occurred during 1995. The financial contribution by the Community shall be:
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Portugal in compensating owners for the slaughter, destruction of poultry and poultry products as appropriate,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Portugal for the cleaning and disinfection of holdings and equipment,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Portugal in compensating owners for the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and contaminated equipment.
1. The Community financial contribution shall be granted after supporting documents have been submitted.
2. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sent by Portugal no later than six months from the notification of this Decision.
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32010R0327 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 327/2010 of 21 April 2010 concerning the authorisation of a new use of 3-phytase as a feed additive for all minor avian species, other than ducks, and for ornamental birds (holder of authorisation BASF SE) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 22.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 100/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 327/2010
of 21 April 2010
concerning the authorisation of a new use of 3-phytase as a feed additive for all minor avian species, other than ducks, and for ornamental birds (holder of authorisation BASF SE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex to this Regulation. The application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
(3) The application concerns the authorisation of a new use of 3-phytase, an enzyme preparation produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 101.672), as a feed additive for minor avian species and for ornamental birds, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
(4) The use of that preparation was authorised for weaned piglets, pigs for fattening and chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 243/2007 (2), for laying hens and turkeys for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1142/2007 (3), for ducks by Commission Regulation (EC) No 165/2008 (4) and for sows by Commission Regulation (EC) No 505/2008 (5).
(5) New data were submitted in support of the application for authorisation for minor avian species and for ornamental birds. The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 9 December 2009 (6) that 3-phytase does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that it is efficacious in improving digestibility of feed. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(6) The assessment of 3-phytase shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancer’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31997R0533 | Council Regulation (EC) No 533/97 of 17 March 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 533/97 of 17 March 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil
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, in accordance with Article 1 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 (3), the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt before 1 January 1997 the method for financing actual expenditure of agencies as from the 1997/1998 marketing year;
Whereas work customarily entrusted to the agencies must be carried out during the 1997/1998 marketing year; whereas, as a result, provision should be made for a Community contribution to the agencies' expenditure for that period in order to ensure they can operate effectively and in accordance with the rules within the framework of the administrative autonomy provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84,
The last two subparagraphs of Article 1 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 are hereby replaced by the following:
'50 % of the agencies' actual expenditure for the 1997/1998 marketing year shall be covered by the general budget of the European Communities.
Before 1 October 1997, the Commission shall consider the need to maintain the Community contribution to the agencies' expenditure and, where appropriate, shall present a proposal to the Council. In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, the Council shall decide before 1 January 1998 on any financing of the expenditure in question.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32015D0290 | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/290 of 20 February 2015 on the compliance of 2014 unit rates for charging zones under Article 17 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 391/2013 and repealing Decision 2013/631/EU (notified under document C(2015) 882)
| 24.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 51/10
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/290
of 20 February 2015
on the compliance of 2014 unit rates for charging zones under Article 17 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 391/2013 and repealing Decision 2013/631/EU
(notified under document C(2015) 882)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the Single European Sky (the service provision Regulation) (1) and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 391/2013 (2) lays down a common charging scheme for air navigation services. The common charging scheme is an integral element in reaching the objectives of the performance scheme established under Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013 (4).
(2) Commission Decision 2011/121/EU (5) set Union-wide performance targets, including a cost-efficiency target for the provision of air navigation services for the years 2012 to 2014. By letters of 19 July 2012 and 17 December 2012, the Commission informed the Member States that their revised performance plans and targets are consistent with, and adequately contributing to, the adopted Union-wide performance targets. Cost-efficiency targets are expressed in terms of determined unit rates.
(3) Pursuant to Article 17(1)(b) and (c) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 391/2013, the Commission is to assess on a yearly basis the unit rates for charging zones, submitted by the Member States to the Commission, against the provisions of that Regulation and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013.
(4) In 2013, the Commission carried out its assessment of the 2014 unit rates for charging zones with the support of the Performance Review Body (PRB) and Eurocontrol's Central Route Charges Office, using the data and additional information provided by Member States. As a consequence, it adopted Commission Decision 2013/631/EU (6). By means of that Decision the Commission notified the Member States, in accordance with Article 17(1)(d) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 391/2013, that it had found that the 2014 unit rates for charging zones submitted to it are in compliance with Implementing Regulations (EU) No 390/2013 and (EU) No 391/2013.
(5) Subsequent to the adoption of Decision 2013/631/EU, in 2014, Bulgaria, Denmark, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia informed the Commission about changes in certain parameters for the calculation of the respective unit rates, which were not known to them at the time of submitting the initial data and additional information to the Commission for its compliance assessment and which necessitated certain corrections to the 2014 unit rates concerned. Those six Member States therefore submitted corrected units rates to the Commission.
(6) In accordance with Article 17(1)(c) and (d) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 391/2013, the Commission has assessed those corrected 2014 unit rates for charging zones in Bulgaria, Denmark, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia against the provisions of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 390/2013 and (EU) No 391/2013 and concluded that they are compliant. This finding should therefore be notified to the Member States concerned.
(7) In the interest of clarity and transparency, Decision 2013/631/EU should be repealed and replaced by this Decision.
(8) The notification that unit rates for charging zones are in compliance with Implementing Regulations (EU) No 390/2013 and (EU) No 391/2013 is without prejudice to Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,
The 2014 unit rates for charging zones set out in the Annex to this Decision are in compliance with Implementing Regulations (EU) No 390/2013 and (EU) No 391/2013.
Decision 2013/631/EU is repealed.
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31996R2396 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2396/96 of 2 December 1996 on the conclusion of an Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2396/96 of 2 December 1996 on the conclusion of an Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas the European Community and the Republic of Estonia have negotiated and initialled an Agreement on fisheries relations;
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to approve this Agreement,
The Agreement on Fisheries Relations between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons authorized to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
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 entirely and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994R0566 | Council Regulation (EC) No 566/94 of 10 March 1994 extending Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 establishing a cohesion financial instrument
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 566/94 of 10 March 1994 extending Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 establishing a cohesion financial instrument
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 of 30 March 1993 establishing a cohesion financial instrument (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas continuity should be ensured between the cohesion financial instrument and the Cohesion Fund;
Whereas such continuity can be effective only if the beneficiary Member States are enabled to prepare projects sufficiently in advance;
Whereas, in accordance with the conclusions of the Edinburgh European Council and Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93, projects submitted must be of a sufficient scale to have a significant impact in the fields of environmental protection or in the improvement of trans-European transport infrastructure networks;
Whereas it is appropriate that the Member States concerned should be enabled to fulfil this objective,
In Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 '1 April 1994' shall be replaced by '31 December 1994'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31994D0077 | 94/77/EC: Commission Decision of 7 February 1994 amending Council Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field
| COMMISSION DECISION of 7 February 1994 amending Council Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (94/77/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 93/439/EEC (2), and in particular Article 24 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 24 of Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of a Community financial measure for the eradication and monitoring of the diseases listed in the Annex thereto;
Whereas heartwater, babesiosis and anaplasmosis transmitted by vector insects are present in the French overseas departments;
Whereas the specific health situation of the French overseas departments justifies the addition of the abovmentioned diseases to the Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The following indents are hereby added to Group 1 of the disease list in the Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC:
'- heartwater transmitted by vector insects in the French overseas departments
- babesiosis transmitted by vector insects in the French overseas departments
- anaplasmosis transmitted by vector insects in the French overseas departments'.
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 |
32002R0541 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 541/2002 of 26 March 2002 concerning the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland and in Liechtenstein
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 541/2002
of 26 March 2002
concerning the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland and in Liechtenstein
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/239/EC of 13 March 2000 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation(3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/2001(4) opened, for the first three months of the year 2002, the annual quotas provided for in Section III(1) and (3) of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation, hereafter "the Agreement", approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2840/72 of 19 December 1972 concluding an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation and adopting provisions for its implementation and concluding an additional Agreement concerning the validity, for the Principality of Liechtenstein, of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972(5).
(2) The Agreement provides that the measures concerning non-alcoholic beverages be reviewed before 31 March 2002. Following a review by the Joint Committee, the two parties to the Agreement agreed to extend these measures until 31 December 2002. It is therefore necessary to open Community tariff quotas from 1 April to 31 December 2002.
(3) The tariff quotas should be managed in accordance with 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(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2002(7).
(4) The measures laid down in this Regulation comply with the opinion of the Management Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,
1. The Community tariff quotas for imports originating in Switzerland and in Liechtenstein listed in the Annex shall be opened duty-free from 1 April to 31 December 2002.
2. For imports of goods classified under CN codes 2202 10 00 and ex 2202 90 10 exceeding the duty free quota, a duty of 9,1 % shall be applied.
The Community tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 April 2002.
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32008R1072 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1072/2008 of 30 October 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1003/2008 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 October 2008
| 31.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1072/2008
of 30 October 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 1003/2008 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 October 2008
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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 October 2008 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1003/2008 (3).
(2) As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1003/2008.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1003/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1003/2008 are hereby replaced by the text 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.
It shall apply from 31 October 2008.
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 |
31990R2765 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2765/90 of 27 September 1990 laying down provisional measures applicable in the sugar sector following the unification of Germany
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2765/90
of 27 September 1990
laying down provisional measures applicable in the sugar sector following the unification of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2684/90 of 17 September 1990 on the interim measures applicable after the unification of Germany in anticipation of the adoption of transitional measures by the Council either in cooperation with, or after consultation of, the European Parliament (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas sugar production for the 1990/91 marketing year commenced, in the case of the sugar-producing undertakings situated in the region made up of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic, prior to 3 October 1990; whereas in order to ensure the harmonious application of the quota system and its self-financing arrangements in respect of both the producers of this region and those of the other Community regions, and to prevent sugar produced in the said territory at the beginning of the 1990/91 marketing year from constituting C sugar, it is essential that, with effect from 1 July 1990, the date of the start of the marketing year, appropriate measures should now be adopted with regard to sugar production;
Whereas the compensation system for storage costs provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1069/83 (3), comprises a flat-rate reimbursement to be financed by means of a levy chargeable to the sugar producers; whereas, for the same reasons as stated above concerning production, that system must apply to any sugar produced during the 1990/91 marketing year; whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that minimum stocks are to be held by each sugar-producing undertaking in order to ensure normal supplies to the Community as a whole or to one of its areas; whereas this arrangement is closely linked to each undertaking's production and storage and also complies with the principle of Community solidarity; whereas, therefore, provision should provisionally be made for an immediate contribution by the sugar industry of the former German Democratic Republic to that arrangement;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are to apply subject to any changes, which may have a retrospective effect, resulting from the decisions taken by the Council on the proposals presented to it by the Commission, particularly with regard to quotas and transfer of quotas;
Whereas the Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
1. Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 to 5, sugar produced in the 1990/91 marketing year by sugar-producing undertakings situated in Germany in the region corresponding to the territory of the former German Democratic Republic shall be governed by the relevant provisions of Articles 24 to 32 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.
Until the Council has taken a decision on the Commission proposals of 21 August 1990, the production of the undertakings referred to in the first subparagraph must be effected within the quotas set out in paragraph 2.
2. Germany is hereby authorized provisionally to allocate an A quota and a B quota to the undertakings referred to in paragraph 1 which produced sugar before 1 July 1990 the following basic quantities within the limits of:
(a) basic quantity A: 665 290 tonnes of white sugar;
(b) basic quantity B: 204 710 tonnes of white sugar.
3. The A quota of each sugar-producing undertaking as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established by adjusting the average annual sugar production of the undertaking in question, in the marketing years 1984/85 to 1988/89, within the meaning of Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, hereinafter referred to as the referen production, by a coefficient representing the ratio between the basic quantity A referred to in paragraph 2 and the sum of the reference productions of the undertakings situated in the region defined in paragraph 1.
However, if a sugar-producing undertaking recognized by the competent authorities of Germany did not exist as such prior to 1 July 1990, the reference production referred to in the first subparagraph shall be determined taking into account the production, during the period referred to in the first subparagraph, of each factory comprising, from 1 July 1990 the sugar-producing undertaking in question.
4. Until the Council takes a decision on the Commission proposals of 21 August 1990, the B quota of each sugar-producing undertaking as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to 30,77 % of its A quota as determined in accordance with paragraph 3.
5. For the undertakings referred to in paragraph 1, Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall apply only to transfers between the sugar-producing undertakings referred to in paragraph 1.
The sugar produced in the 1990/91 marketing year by the undertakings referred to in Article 1 (1) from beet harvested in the Community shall be subject to the compensation system for storage costs and the minimum stock arrangements provided for in Articles 8 and 12 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1990 until the entry into force, after adoption of the Council Regulation on the transitional measures and adjustments required in the agricultural sector as a result of the integration of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic into the Community, the proposal for which was presented on 21 August 1990. However, it shall apply until 31 December 1990 at the latest.
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32012R0440 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 440/2012 of 24 May 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 439/2011 on a derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised tariff preferences to take account of the special situation of Cape Verde regarding exports of certain fisheries products to the European Union
| 25.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 135/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 440/2012
of 24 May 2012
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 439/2011 on a derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised tariff preferences to take account of the special situation of Cape Verde regarding exports of certain fisheries products to the European Union
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), and in particular Article 247 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 (2), and in particular Article 89(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Regulation (EC) No 815/2008 (3) the Commission granted Cape Verde a derogation from the rules of origin laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 439/2011 (4) the Commission granted Cape Verde a new derogation from those rules of origin (5). That derogation expired on 31 December 2011.
(2) By letter dated 21 November 2011, Cape Verde submitted a request for a prolongation of that derogation for three years, i.e. from 2012 until 2014. That application concerns a volume of 2 500 tonnes for prepared or preserved mackerel fillets and 875 tonnes for prepared or preserved frigate tuna or frigate mackerel.
(3) Between 2008 and 2011, the total annual derogation quantities that were granted to Cape Verde contributed, to a significant extent, to improving the situation in the Cape Verdean fishery processing sector. Those quantities also led, to a certain extent, to the revitalisation of Cape Verde’s artisanal fleet, which is of vital importance for the country. However, fully revitalising the Cape Verdean fleet to the degree envisaged requires a renewal of the increased available capacity to provide enough originating raw materials to Cape Verde’s fish processing industries.
(4) The request demonstrates that, without the derogation, the ability of the Cape Verdean fish processing industry to continue to export to the Union would be significantly affected, which might deter further development of the Cape Verdean fleet for small pelagic fishing.
(5) The derogation should give Cape Verde sufficient time to prepare itself to comply with the rules for the acquisition of preferential origin. Additional time is needed to consolidate the results already obtained by Cape Verde in its efforts to revitalise its local fishing fleet.
(6) In order to ensure that the temporary derogation be limited to the time needed for Cape Verde to achieve compliance with the rules, the derogation should be granted for a period of three years, i.e. from 2012 until 2014, in respect of yearly quantities of 2 500 tonnes for prepared or preserved mackerel fillets and 875 tonnes for prepared or preserved frigate tuna or frigate mackerel.
(7) In order to ensure continuity of exports from Cape Verde to the Union, the derogation should be granted with retroactive effect from 1 January 2012.
(8) In the interest of clarity, it is appropriate to set out explicitly that the only non-originating materials to be used for the manufacture of prepared or preserved fillets of mackerel, and prepared or preserved fillets of frigate tuna and frigate mackerel of CN codes 1604 15 11 and ex 1604 19 97 should be mackerel or frigate tuna or frigate mackerel of HS headings 0302 or 0303, in order for the prepared or preserved fillets of mackerel, frigate tuna and frigate mackerel to benefit from the derogation.
(9) Since with effect from 1 January 2012 CN code 1604 19 98 was replaced by CN code 1604 19 97, it is appropriate to update the CN codes for the products for which the derogation is granted.
(10) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 439/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 439/2011 is amended as follows:
(1) Articles 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
(a) prepared or preserved fillets of mackerel of CN codes 1604 15 11 and ex 1604 19 97 produced in Cape Verde from non-originating mackerel of HS headings 0302 or 0303;
(b) prepared or preserved fillets of frigate tuna or frigate mackerel of CN code ex 1604 19 97 produced in Cape Verde from non-originating frigate tuna or frigate mackerel of HS headings 0302 or 0303.
(2) the Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
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32003D0762 | 2003/762/EC: Commission Decision of 15 October 2003 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from the Netherlands Antilles (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3649)
| Commission Decision
of 15 October 2003
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from the Netherlands Antilles
(notified under document number C(2003) 3649)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/762/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An inspection has been carried out on behalf of the Commission in the Netherlands Antilles to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community.
(2) The requirements in the legislation of the Netherlands Antilles on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC.
(3) In particular, the Inspectorate for Public Health (IPH) of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development, is capable of effectively verifying the implementation of the legislation in force.
(4) The IPH has provided official assurances regarding compliance with the standards for health controls and monitoring of fishery products as set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding the fulfilment of hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive.
(5) It is appropriate to lay down detailed provisions concerning fishery products imported into the Community from the Netherlands Antilles, in accordance with Directive 91/493/EEC.
(6) It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list of freezer vessels equipped in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 92/48/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the minimum hygiene rules applicable to fishery products caught on board of certain vessels in accordance with Article 3(1)(a)(i) of Directive 91/493/EEC(3). These lists should be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the IPH to the Commission.
(7) However, at the time of the inspection visit there were no establishments approved in conformity with the Community legislation and the inspection team was not able to verify the inspection capacity of the competent authorities as regards the land establishments. Therefore, the inclusion of establishments in the list will require a further evaluation.
(8) It is appropriate for the present Decision to be applied 45 days after its publication to provide for the necessary transitional period.
(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,
The Inspectorate for Public Health (IPH) of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development, shall be the competent authority in the Netherlands Antilles identified for the purposes of verifying and certifying compliance of fishery products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
Fishery products imported into the Community from the Netherlands Antilles shall comply with Articles 3, 4 and 5.
1. Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate in accordance with the model in Annex I and comprising a single sheet, duly completed, signed and dated.
2. The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State where the checks are carried out.
3. The certificate shall bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the IPH, and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of the endorsements.
The fishery products shall come from approved factory vessels, or from registered freezer vessels listed in Annex II.
All packages shall bear the words "NETHERLANDS ANTILLES" and the approval/registration number of the factory or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters, except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods.
The inclusion of establishments in the list of Annex II shall only be done following the results of a Community evaluation.
This Decision shall apply from 8 December 2003.
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31995R2269 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2269/95 of 27 September 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 781/95 as regards the date for the communication of reference quantities for 1996
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2269/95 of 27 September 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 781/95 as regards the date for the communication of reference quantities for 1996
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 781/95 (3), by derogation from Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1164/95 (5), for administrative reasons, extends the deadlines for the determination and communication to operators of the quantities allocated to them for 1996; whereas information in addition to that sent by the Member States and additional checks are required; whereas, therefore, the date laid down for the communication to each category A and/or B operator of the quantity allocated to him for 1996 should be put back;
Whereas, in order to meet the deadlines, the measure should enter into force on the day of publication;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 781/95 '1 October 1995` is hereby replaced by '15 November 1995`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32009R0852 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 852/2009 of 17 September 2009 fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
| 18.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 852/2009
of 17 September 2009
fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a standing invitation to tender procedure.
(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 15 September 2009.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 15 September 2009, the maximum amount of refund for the product and destinations referred to in Article 1(c) and in Article 2 of that Regulation shall be EUR 25,80/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September 2009.
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