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31991D0202 | 91/202/EEC: Commission Decision of 11 March 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which fishery and aquaculture products are processed and marketed in France (with the exception of Corsica and overseas departments) (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 11 March 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which fishery and aquaculture products are processed and marketed in France (with the exception of Corsica and overseas departments) (Only the French text is authentic) (91/202/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4042/89 of 19 December 1989 on the improvement of the conditions under which fishery and aquaculture products are processed and marketed (1), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
After consultation of the Standing Committee on the Fishing Industry,
Whereas the French Government submitted to the Commission on 17 July 1990 the sectoral plan on the modernization of the conditions under which fishery and aquaculture products are processed and marketed, referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 4042/89;
Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes descriptions of the main priorities selected and indication of the use to be made of assistance under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section in implementing the plan;
Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2);
Whereas the European Investment Bank has also been involved in the preparation of the Community support framework in accordance with Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (3) laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas it has declared its readiness to help implement this framework on the basis of the estimated loan arrangements indicated in this Decision and in accordance with the provisions of its Statute;
Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;
Whereas in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision is to be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;
Whereas in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission Decisions approving the operations concerned,
Article 1 The Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which fishery and aquaculture products are processed and marketed in France (with the exception of Corsica and overseas depatments), covering the period 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993, is hereby approved.
The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines of the Structural Funds and the other existing financial instruments. Article 2 The Community support framework contains the following essential information:
(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action:
1. processing of fishery and aquaculture products;
2. marketing of fishery and aquaculture products;
(b)
an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1991 prices, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned together with the existing national initiatives (integrated Mediterranean programmes), ECU 144,131 million for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:
(million ECU)
(a)
1. Processing of fishery and aquaculture
products
8,120
2. Marketing of fishery and aquaculture
products
8,806
3. Existing national initiatives
3,530
The resultant national financing requirement, approximately ECU 13,376 million for the public sector and
ECU 110,299 million for the private sector, may be partially
covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other loan instruments. Article 3 This declaration of intent is addressed to the French Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012R0339 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 339/2012 of 19 April 2012 fixing the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 1 to 7 April 2012 for sugar products under certain tariff quotas and suspending submission of applications for such licences
| 20.4.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 108/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 339/2012
of 19 April 2012
fixing the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 1 to 7 April 2012 for sugar products under certain tariff quotas and suspending submission of applications for such licences
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,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (3), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Quantities covered by applications for import licences submitted to the competent authorities from 1 to 7 April 2012 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 891/2009, exceed the quantity available under order number 09.4318.
(2) In these circumstances, an allocation coefficient for licences to be issued regarding order number 09.4318 should be fixed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006. Submission of further applications for licences for that order number should be suspended until the end of the marketing year, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 891/2009,
1. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 from 1 to 7 April 2012 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Submission of further applications for licences, which correspond to the order numbers indicated in the Annex, shall be suspended until the end of the marketing year 2011/2012.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31985D0097 | 85/97/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1984 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certfication for imports of fresh meat from Brazil
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 December 1984
concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certfication for imports of fresh meat from Brazil
(85/97/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 16, 18 (2), 19 (a) and 28 thereof,
Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements for imports of fresh meat from Brazil have been established by Commission Decision 78/694/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 84/354/EEC (4), in parallel with the Decisions relating to Argentina, Paraguay und Uruguay, particularly as regards foot-and-mouth disease;
Whereas up to now and by way of derogation from Article 1 (2) of Decision 78/694/EEC, the system under which masseter muscles have been imported from Brazil has been a temporary one permitted by Commission Decision 79/277/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 84/26/EEC (6); whereas, now, Directive 72/462/EEC authorizes Member States to allow imports into their territory of whole masseter muscles;
Whereas there should therefore be a single Decision covering animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements for imports of fresh meat, including masseter muscles, from Brazil and the Decision in force should be replaced by a new Decision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Member States shall authorize the importation of fresh meat from Brazil as follows:
(a) de-boned fresh meat of bovine animals, excluding offal, from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, Bahia and Esp°rito Santo, from which have been removed the major accessible lymphatic glands, which present the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal health certificate corresponding with the specimen given in Annex A;
(b) fresh meat of domestic solipeds which present the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal health certificate corresponding with the specimen given in Annex B;
(c) the following offal of bovine animals from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, Bahia and Esp°rito Santo;
- completely trimmed hearts,
- completely trimmed livers,
- completely trimmed tongues without bone, cartilage or tonsils,
which present the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal health certificate corresponding with the specimen given in Annex C.
2. Member States may authorize the importation of completely trimmed whole masseter muscles of bovine animals from the Brazilian States of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, Bahia and Esp°rito Santo into their territory under Article 18 (2) of Directive 72/462/EEC which present the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal health certificate corresponding with the specimen given in Annex C.
3. Member States shall prohibit the import of categories of fresh meat from Brazil other than those referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
1. By way of derogation from Article 1 (3), Member States may also authorize the importation of trimmed lungs of bovine animals which present the guarantees laid down in the accompanying animal health certificate corresponding with the specimen given in Annex C and which are to be used exclusively in the manufacture of pet food.
2. The authorization referred to in paragraph 1 shall be given only to a processing establishment approved by the national authorities and under continuous veterinary supervision and on condition that a guarantee is provided that the raw material will be used only for the specified purpose without risk of contact with any product which remains unsterilized, and that it will not leave the establishment in its original state, except in case of necessity where it is officially consigned to an animal carcase destruction plant under the control of an official veterinarian. In addition the following minimum conditions shall be met:
(a) before arrival in Community territory the raw material shall be enclosed in leak-proof containers which shall bear the mark 'Use restricted to the manufacture of pet food'; the accompanying documents shall be endorsed 'Use restricted to the manufacture of pet food' together with the name and address of the consignee;
(b) the raw material shall be transported from the point of arrival in Community territory in vehicles or containers or other means of transport which are leak-proof, duly sealed, to the processing establishment approved by the national authorities and under continuous veterinary supervision.
However, in case of necessity, the raw material may be consigned temporarily to an approved cold store which is under continuous veterinary supervison provided the above conditions are met;
(c) on arrival in the territory of the Member State of destination and before dispatch of the raw material to the approved processing establishment, notification of intending dispatch shall be made as quickly as possible to the local official veterinarian;
(d) the raw material, during manufacture, shall be sterilized in tins in such a way as to achieve a minimum Fc value of 3 and a veterinary inspection shall be made to ensure that the finished product has actually achieved that value;
(e) the vehicles and containers or any other means of transport referred to in (b) and all equipment and utensils which come into contact with the raw material before sterilization shall be cleansed and disinfected and packagings shall be destroyed in an incinerator.
3. The authorization referred to in paragraph 1 shall be notified to the competent authorities of Member States through which the raw material will pass.
While continuing to prohibit routine vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease in their territories, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom may, in respect of the de-boned fresh meat of bovine animals referred to under Article 1 (1) (a), and of the offal referred to in Article 1 (1) (c), retain the regime which they were applying to the importation of this fresh meat prior to the date of application of this Decision.
This Decision shall not apply to imports of glands and organs authorized by the country of destination for pharmaceutical manufacturing purposes.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1985. However, the certificates currently used, amended if necessary in accordance with the provisions of this Decision, may be used until 31 March 1985.
This Decision shall be reviewed in the light of the evolution of foot-and-mouth disease in the Community and of the measures taken to combat this disease.
Decision 78/694/EEC is hereby repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002D0683 | 2002/683/EC: Commission Decision of 29 July 2002 accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of colour television receivers originating in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand (notified under document number C(2002) 2835)
| Commission Decision
of 29 July 2002
accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of colour television receivers originating in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand
(notified under document number C(2002) 2835)
(2002/683/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000(2), and in particular Articles 8 and 9 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) The Commission, following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3) of a notice of initiation of an expiry and an interim review pursuant to Article 11(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the Basic Regulation), started a review investigation of the anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 710/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2584/98(5), on imports of colour television receivers (CTVs) originating in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand.
(2) The definitive findings and conclusions of the investigation are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1531/2002(6), imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of CTVs originating in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Thailand, and terminating the proceeding concerning the imports of CTVs originating in Singapore.
B. UNDERTAKING
(3) Subsequent to the disclosure to the interested parties of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which definitive measures should be maintained on imports of CTVs originating in the People's Republic of China, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronics Products (CCCME) and seven Chinese companies offered a joint undertaking, implying that a breach by any of the Companies or the CCCME shall be considered as a breach of the undertaking by all Signatories. The undertaking offer was supported by the Chinese authorities.
(4) According to this undertaking the exporters/producers in question have offered to sell the product concerned directly from the PRC (excluding any independent customs territory) to unrelated customers in the Community at minimum prices. In addition, this undertaking provides for quantitative ceilings in defined periods for sales to the Community of the product concerned. When the relevant ceilings are reached, the anti-dumping duty in force would be levied.
(5) The Commission considers that the undertaking offered by the CCCME and the Chinese companies concerned can be accepted since it eliminates the injurious effects of dumping. Moreover, the regular and detailed reports which the CCCME undertook to provide to the Commission, will allow effective monitoring of the terms of the undertakings. Under the circumstances, it is considered that the risk of circumvention will be limited.
(6) When the request for release for free circulation is presented to the relevant customs authority, exemption from the anti-dumping duty should be conditional, pursuant to the undertaking, upon presentation of a commercial invoice containing the information listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1531/2002 and of a certificate issued by the CCCME containing the elements listed in Annex II of the said Regulation.
(7) These documents are necessary for customs to ascertain with sufficient precision that shipments correspond to the commercial documents. Where no such invoice and certificate are presented, or where they do not correspond to the product presented to customs, the appropriate rate of anti-dumping duty established in the abovementioned Regulation should instead be payable.
(8) In the event of a breach, suspected breach, or withdrawal of the undertaking an anti-dumping duty may be imposed, pursuant to Article 8(9) and (10) of the Basic Regulation,
In the framework of the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of colour television receivers originating in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Singapore, the joint undertaking offered in conjunction with the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronics Products by the following companies:
(i) Haier Electrical Appliances Corp., Ltd, 1, Haier Road, Haier Industrial Park, Qingdao, China - TARIC additional code A291;
(ii) Hisense Import & Export Co., Ltd, 11 Jiangxi Road, Qingdao 266071, China - TARIC additional code A292;
(iii) Konka Group Co., Ltd, Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China - TARIC additional code A293;
(iv) Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd, 35 East Mianxing Road, High-Tech Park, Mianyang, Sichuan, China - TARIC additional code A294;
(v) Skyworth Multimedia International (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd, 4F, 425 Ba Gua Ling Ind. District Shenzen, China - TARIC additional code A295;
(vi) TCL King Electrical Appliances (Hui Zhou) Co., Ltd, 19, ZhongKai Development Zone Huizhou, Guangdong, China - TARIC additional code A296;
(vii) Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic Co., Ltd, 22 Huli Dadao, Xiamen SEZ, Fujian Province, China - TARIC additional code A297,
is hereby accepted.
This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0456 | Council Regulation (EC) No 456/2006 of 20 March 2006 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1786/2003 on the common organisation of the market in dried fodder
| 21.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 82/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 456/2006
of 20 March 2006
correcting Regulation (EC) No 1786/2003 on the common organisation of the market in dried fodder
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 36 and the third subparagraph of Article 37(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The text of Regulation (EC) No 1786/2003 (2) contains a number of errors.
(2) In Article 1 of the said Regulation, CN codes ex 1214 90 91 and ex 1214 90 99 should be replaced by CN code ex 1214 90 90 following an amendment to the combined nomenclature.
(3) In Article 5(1) of the said Regulation, the maximum guaranteed quantity of 4 855 900 tonnes should be replaced by the maximum guaranteed quantity of 4 960 723 tonnes, the sum of the guaranteed national quantities listed in paragraph 2 of that Article.
(4) The first subparagraph of Article 6 of the said Regulation should be reworded in order to describe correctly the method of decreasing the aid, should the maximum guaranteed quantity be overrun. In the second subparagraph of the same Article, all linguistic versions should be aligned in order to use the same terminology when expressing the principle that no increase in budget expenditure is possible in the event of an overrun of the maximum guaranteed quantity.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1786/2003 should therefore be corrected accordingly.
(6) Given that the corrections have no negative effect on economic operators, this Regulation should apply from the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1786/2003,
Regulation (EC) No 1786/2003 is hereby corrected as follows:
1. In point (a) of the first column of the table in Article 1, CN codes ‘ex 1214 90 91 and ex 1214 90 99’ shall be replaced by CN code ‘ex 1214 90 90’.
2. In Article 5(1), the maximum guaranteed quantity of ‘4 855 900’ tonnes shall be replaced by the maximum guaranteed quantity of ‘4 960 723’ tonnes.
3. Article 6 shall be replaced as follows:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990D0160 | 90/160/EEC: Council Decision of 22 March 1990 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Austria, on the other, on cooperation on management of water resources in the Danube Basin
| 5.4.1990 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 90/18
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 March 1990
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Austria, on the other, on cooperation on management of water resources in the Danube Basin
(90/160/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130s thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Having regard to the Resolution of the Council of the European Communities and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 19 October 1987 on the continuation and implementation of a European Community policy and action programme on the environment (1987/1992) (4) and the fourth action programme of the European Communities on the environment, annexed to the said Resolution, hereinafter called ‘fourth action programme’;
Whereas the fourth action programme, in continuation of the earlier Action Programmes, lists amongst its main areas of activity, monitoring and control with a view to improving water quality and reducing pollution;
Whereas the fourth action programme calls for active participation by the Community and its Member States in international action for the protection of the environment, and attaches, in this framework particular importance to bilateral liaisons with third countries;
Whereas the Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Austria, on the other, on cooperation on the management of water resources in the Danube Basin, signed in Regensburg on 1 December 1987, provides in particular for the establishment of a Standing Committee on Management of Water Resources, which will formulate recommendations to the Contracting Parties on measures to be taken in order, inter alia, to improve the quality of the water resources in the Danube Basin, as far as covered by this Agreement;
Whereas fifteen Directives listed in the Annex to the Final Protocol to the Agreement in question apply to the Danube Basin;
Whereas it appears necessary for the Community to approve the Agreement in order to attain one of the objectives of the Community as regards the preservation, protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, as provided for in the Single European Act;
Whereas the said Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on 1 December 1987,
The Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Austria, on the other, on cooperation on management of water resources in the Danube Basin is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council of the European Communities shall, on behalf of the European Economic Community, deposit the instrument of approval provided for in Article 12 of the Agreement. Since both the European Economic Community and the Federal Republic of Germany are parties to this Agreement, their respective authorities will coordinate their schedules so that the instruments of approval of both parties are deposited simultaneously. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31973R0558 | Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 558/73 of the Council of 26 February 1973 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 fixing the Staff Regulations of the Officials and Conditions of Employment applicable to other Servants of the European Communities
| REGULATION (ECSC, EEC, EURATOM) No 558/73 OF THE COUNCIL of 26 February 1973 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 fixing the Staff Regulations of the Officials and Conditions of Employment applicable to other Servants of the European Communities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 24 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, following consultation with the Staff Regulations Committee;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Court of Justice;
Whereas, in the light of a recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and certain urgent social requirements, it seems desirable to amend certain provisions of the Staff Regulations of Officials and Conditions of Employment applicable to other Servants of the European Communities as fixed by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 2647/72 (2);
1. With effect from 1 July 1972, the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities shall be amended as follows: (a) Article 67
In paragraph 1 (a) the words "household allowance" shall be substituted for "head of household allowance".
(b) Article 69
The words "household allowance" shall be substituted for "head of household allowance".
(c) Article 74
In paragraph 3 the following shall be substituted for the last sentence:
"Where both parents are officials of the Communities, the grant shall be paid to the mother only."
(d) Article 81
In the first subparagraph the words "household allowance" shall be substituted for "head of household allowance".
(e) Article 105
In paragraph 2, second indent, the words "household allowance" shall be substituted for "head of household allowance".
(f) ANNEX VII
The following shall be substituted for Article 1:
"1. The household allowance shall be fixed at 5 % of the basic salary of an official or Bfrs 1 183, whichever is the greater.
2. The household allowance shall be granted to: (a) a married official;
(b) an official who is widowed, divorced, legally separated or unmarried and has one or more dependent children within the meaning of Article 2 (2) and (3) below;
(c) by special reasoned decision of the appointing authority based on supporting documents, an official who, while not fulfilling the conditions laid down in (a) and (b), nevertheless actually assumes family responsibilities. (1)OJ No L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 283, 20.12.1972, p. 1.
3. If the spouse of an official is gainfully employed, with an annual income, before deduction of tax, of more than Bfrs 250 000, the official entitled to the household allowance shall not receive this allowance save by special decision of the appointing authority. The official shall, however, be entitled to the allowance where the married couple have one or more dependent children.
4. In cases where, under the foregoing provisions, a husband and wife employed in the service of the Communities are both entitled to the household allowance, this shall be payable only to the person whose basic salary is the higher."
(g) ANNEX VII
In Article 4 (1), subparagraph 1, the words "household allowance" shall be substituted for "head of household allowance", and the words "paid to the Established Official" shall be substituted for the words "to which the Established Official is entitled".
Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be deleted.
(h) ANNEX VII
In Article 5 (1), (3) second subparagraph, and (4), the words : "is entitled to the household allowance" shall be substituted for "is a head of household"; - In paragraph 1 the following subparagraph shall be inserted between the present first and second subparagraphs:
"In cases where a husband and wife who are officials of the European Communities are both entitled to the settlement allowance, this shall be payable only to the person whose basic salary is the higher."
(i) ANNEX VII
- In the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the words : "who is entitled to the household allowance" shall be substituted for "who is a head of household".
- In the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the following sentence shall be added : "In cases where a husband and wife who are officials of the Communities are both entitled to the resettlement allowance, this shall be payable only to the person whose basic salary is the higher."
(j) ANNEX VII
- In the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the words : "if he is entitled to the household allowance" shall be substituted for "if he is a head of household."
- In paragraph 1, the following new subparagraph shall be inserted after the first subparagraph:
"Where a husband and wife are both officials of the Communities, each has the right in respect of himself or herself and in respect of dependants to the flat-rate payment of travelling expenses, in accordance with the above provisions ; each dependant shall be entitled to one payment only. The payment in respect of dependent children is fixed at the request of the husband or wife, on the basis of the place of origin of one or other of them."
- In the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the words : "as being entitled to the household allowance" shall be substituted for "as being a head of household".
(k) ANNEX VII
0 - In the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and in paragraph 2 (a) and (b) the words : "entitled to the household allowance", "not entitled to the household allowance", "who is entitled to the household allowance", and "who is not entitled to the household allowance" shall be substituted for "head of household", "not head of household", "who is not head of household" and "who is head of household".
- In the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the following sentence shall be added: "Where a husband and wife who are officials of the European Communities are both entitled to the daily subsistence allowance, the rates shown in the first two columns shall be applicable only to the person whose basic salary is the higher. The rates shown in the other two columns shall be applicable to the other person."
- In paragraph 2, insert the following subparagraph:
"In cases where a husband and wife who are officials of the European Communities are both entitled to the basic subsistence allowance, the period in respect of which it is granted as laid down in (b) shall apply to the person whose basic salary is the higher. The period laid down in (a) shall apply to the other person."
2. With effect from 1 July 1972, the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities shall be amended as follows:
4 - In paragraph 3, the words "who is entitled to the household allowance" and "who is not entitled to the household allowance" shall be substituted for "who is a head of household" and "who is not a head of household".
- In paragraph 3, the following subparagraph shall be added:
"In cases where a husband and wife who are members of the temporary staff of the Communities are both entitled to the settlement allowance or resettlement allowance, this shall be payable only to the person whose basic salary is the higher."
1. With effect from the first day of the month following that in which this Regulation is published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities shall be amended as follows: (a) Article 72 The following sentence shall be added after the first sentence of the first subparagraph:
"However, the rate of 80 % shall be raised to 100 % in cases of tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, cancer, mental illness and other illnesses recognized by the appointing authority as of comparable seriousness."
(b) ANNEX VII Article 6 The following shall be substituted for Article 6 (2):
"2. In the event of the death of an established official, the resettlement allowance shall be paid to the surviving spouse or, in the absence of such a person, to the dependants within the meaning of Article 2 above, even if the requirement as to length of service laid down in paragraph 1 is not satisfied."
2. With effect from the first day of the month following that in which this Regulation is published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities shall be amended as follows:
5 At Article 65 the following new first subparagraph shall be added:
"Article 67 (1) (a) and (b), (2) and (3) and Article 69 of the Staff Regulations, concerning the household allowance, the dependent child allowance and the expatriation allowance, shall apply by analogy."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32002R0668 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2002 of 18 April 2002 correcting Regulation (EC) No 643/2002 concerning the issue of licences for the import of garlic
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2002
of 18 April 2002
correcting Regulation (EC) No 643/2002 concerning the issue of licences for the import of garlic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries(1),
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2002(2) sets the percentages for the issue of import licences covered by applications under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in China on 8 and 9 April 2002 and forwarded to the Commission on 11 April 2002.
(2) Examination has revealed a mistake in the calculation of one of the percentages. That mistake should be corrected without delay in the Regulation in question,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 643/2002, the percentage "8,487 %" is replaced by "15,932 %".
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 April 2002.
It shall apply from 13 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32006D0147 | 2006/147/EC: Commission Decision of 24 February 2006 on introducing preventive vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and related provisions for movements in the Netherlands (notified under document number C(2006) 630)
| 25.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 55/47
COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 February 2006
on introducing preventive vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and related provisions for movements in the Netherlands
(notified under document number C(2006) 630)
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(2006/147/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (1), and in particular, Article 57 (2) thereof;
Whereas:
(1) Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease in poultry and birds, causing mortality and disturbances which can quickly take epizootic proportions liable to present a serious threat to animal health and under certain circumstances to human health. There is a risk that the disease agent might be spread to other holdings thus reducing sharply the profitability of poultry farming, to wild birds and from one Member State to other Member States and third countries through the international trade in live birds or their products.
(2) Highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus of subtype H5N1 has been isolated from wild birds in certain parts of the Community and in third countries adjacent to the Community or populated by migratory birds during winter. The likelihood of virus introduction with wild birds is increasing during the forthcoming migratory season.
(3) Early detection systems and biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of transmission of avian influenza to poultry flocks are in place in the whole territory of the Netherlands.
(4) In its opinion on ‘Animal health and welfare aspects of avian influenza’ of 20 September 2005 the Animal Health and Welfare Panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommends that preventive vaccination can be considered if a high risk of virus introduction is identified in densely populated poultry areas. During an avian influenza epidemic there is always a significant risk that hobby and pet birds are hidden and constitute an ongoing risk of infection. This occurrence should be considered, and instead of mass culling of such birds, a policy of increased surveillance and biosecurity may be recommended. In addition, quarantine and vaccination may be considered as options for these types of birds. However, such a practice should not jeopardise the strict biosecurity and other measures that should be in force in such areas aimed at eradicating any introduction of virus. In particular, vaccination may be applied in flocks in which the general flock management systems that are used preclude birds being permanently housed indoors or sufficiently protected against contacts with wild birds.
(5) On 21 February 2006, the Netherlands have submitted to the Commission for approval a plan for preventive vaccination in the light of the particular risk of introduction of avian influenza into their territory. The Commission has immediately examined this plan in collaboration with the Netherlands and deems that after certain adaptations it is in conformity with the relevant Community provisions. It appears therefore appropriate to approve this plan.
(6) Only vaccines authorised in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (2) or Regulation No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (3) should be used.
(7) Where preventive vaccination is carried out in the Netherlands monitoring on vaccinated and unvaccinated poultry flocks and movement restrictions for vaccinated birds have to be implemented.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Subject matter, scope and definitions
1. This Decision lays down certain measures to be applied in the Netherlands where preventive vaccination is carried out in certain poultry holdings at particular risk for introduction of infection including movement restrictions on vaccinated poultry and certain products derived thereof.
2. For the pupose of this Decision, in addition to the definitions laid down in Council Directive 2005/94/EC the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘backyard poultry’ means chicken, ducks, turkeys and geese which are kept by their owners:
(i) for their own consumption or use; or
(ii) as pets.
(b) ‘organic’ and ‘free range layers’ means laying hens as defined in Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hensand Commission Directive 2002/4/EC (4) of 30 January 2002 on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC which have access to open runs.
Approval of the vaccination programme
1. The plan for preventive vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, submitted by the Netherlands to the Commission on 21 February 2006, is approved (‘the preventive vaccination plan’).
In accordance with ‘the preventive vaccination plan’ the preventive vaccination against avian influenza H5N1 shall be carried out with an inactivated heterologous vaccine of avian influenza subtype H5 or in exceptional circumstances and only in the case of organic and free range layers with a bivalent vaccine containing both avian influenza subtypes H5 an H7 authorised by the Netherlands in backyard poultry, organic and free range layers in the whole territory of the Netherlands.
2. Intensive monitoring and surveillance, as set out in the ‘the preventive vaccination plan’ shall be carried out in the backyard poultry and flocks of organic or free range layers where preventive vaccination is carried out.
3. The preventive vaccination plan shall be implemented efficiently.
4. The Commission shall publish the preventive vaccination plan.
Provisions for movements of live poultry, table eggs, fresh poultry meat, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products
The provisions for movements of live poultry coming from and/or originating from holdings in which preventive vaccination is carried out and on movements of table eggs, fresh poultry meat, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products derived from vaccinated poultry in accordance with ‘the preventive vaccination plan’ shall apply in accordance with Article 4 to 11 of this Decision.
Provisions for movements and dispatch of live backyard poultry and day-old poultry and hatching eggs derived from such poultry
The competent authority shall ensure that:
1. Vaccinated backyard poultry must be individually identified and may only be moved to other vaccinated backyard holdings within the Netherlands in accordance with ‘the preventive vaccination plan’ which requires records of such movements.
2. No vaccinated backyard poultry and no day-old poultry and hatching eggs originating from such poultry may be moved to commercial poultry holdings within the Netherlands or dispatched to another Member State.
Provisions for movements and dispatch of live organic and free range layers
The competent authority shall ensure that vaccinated live organic and free range layers may only be moved either to other holdings where vaccination is carried out or to a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter within the Netherlands and may not be dispatched from the Netherlands.
Health certification for intra-Community trade in live poultry, day-old poultry and hatching eggs
Health certificates for intra-Community trade in live poultry, day-old poultry and hatching eggs from the Netherlands shall include the words:
‘The consignment consists of live poultry/day-old poultry/hatching eggs originating from holdings where no vaccination against avian influenza has been carried out’.
Provisions for dipatch of table eggs
The competent authority shall ensure that table eggs that come from and/or originate from organic and free range layer holdings in which preventive vaccination is carried out are only dispatched from the Netherlands provided that the table eggs:
(a) come from poultry which originate from flocks which have been regularly inspected and tested with negative results for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in accordance with ‘the preventive vaccination plan’, with particular attention paid to sentinel birds; and
(b) are directly transported:
(i) to a packing centre designated by the competent authority provided that they are packed in disposable packaging and that all biosecurity measures required by the competent authority are applied; or
(ii) to an establishment for the manufacture of egg products as set out in Chapter II of Section X of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (5) to be handled and treated in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 (6).
Provisions for dispatch of fresh meat of poultry, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products
1. The competent authority shall ensure that fresh meat derived from vaccinated organic and free range layer flocks is only dispatched from the Netherlands, provided that the meat comes from poultry which:
(a) originate from flocks which have been regularly inspected and tested with negative results for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in accordance with ‘the preventive vaccination plan’ with particular attention paid to sentinel birds;
(b) originate from flocks which have been clinically inspected by an official veterinarian within 48 hours before loading, with particular attention paid to sentinel birds;
(c) are kept separated from other flocks which do not comply with this Article; and
(d) the meat has been produced in accordance with Annex II and Sections II and III of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and controlled in accordance with Sections I, II, III, and Chapters V and VII of Section IV of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 (7);
2. The competent authority shall ensure that minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products containing meat derived from vaccinated organic and free range layer flocks is only dispatched from the Netherlands if the meat complies with paragraph (1) and are produced in accordance with Sections V and VI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
Commercial documents for fresh poultry meat, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products
The Netherlands shall ensure that fresh poultry meat, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products complying with the conditions set out in Article 8 is accompanied by a commercial document stating:
‘The consignment complies with the animal health conditions laid down in Commission Decision 2006/147/EC’.
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Information to Member States
The Netherlands shall inform in advance the central veterinary authority in the Member State of destination on movements of consignments referred to in Article 9.
1
Washing and disinfection of packaging and means of transport
The Netherlands shall ensure that in holdings where preventive vaccination is carried out all means of transport used for transporting live poultry, fresh poultry meat, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat, meat products and poultry feedstuff are cleaned and disinfected immediately before and after each transport with disinfectants and methods of use approved by the competent authority.
2
Penalties
The Netherlands shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of provisions of this decision and shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Netherlands shall notify those provisions to the Commission by 7 March 2006 at the latest and shall notify the Commission of any subsequent amendments thereof.
3
Reports
The Netherlands shall submit a report containing information on the implementation of the preventive vaccination plan to the Commission within one month from the date of application of this Decsion and give monthly reports at the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health starting as from 7 March 2006.
4
Review of measures
The measures shall be reviewed in the light of the development of the epidemiological situation and new information becoming available.
5
Addresses
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31985R2041 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2041/85 of 23 July 1985 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain polyester films falling within subheading ex 39.01 C III a) of the Common Customs Tariff
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2041/85
of 23 July 1985
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain polyester films falling within subheading ex 39.01 C III a) 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,
Whereas the production of polyester film, uncoated, having a thickness of not more than 12 micrometres, 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 currently depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas it is in the Community's interest to suspend partially the Common Customs Tariff duty for the products in question, within the Community tariff quota, of an appropriate volume for a relatively limited period; whereas, in order not to call 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 the tariff quota to products used for the manufacture of magnetic video tapes, to open this quota free of duty for the period running from the entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 1985 and to fix the volume at 200 tonnes;
Whereas, in particular, 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 in 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, for experimental purposes, the quota volume may be allocated on the basis of the temporary import needs from third countries expressed by each of the Member States, whereas these arrangements for allocation will equally 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 instalments, 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 and any additional requirements which might arise in the other Member States; whereas, to give importers of the Member States some degree of certainty, the first instalment of the tariff quota should be fixed at a relatively high level, which in this case could be 180 tonnes;
Whereas initial shares may be used up at different rates; whereas, to avoid disruption of supplies on this account, it should be provided that any Member State which has almost used up its intial share should draw an additional share from the reserve; whereas each time its additional share is almost 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 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 quotas have been used up and to inform the Member States accordingly;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any measure concerning the administration of the shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,
1. From the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 1985, the Common Customs Tariff duty for polyester film, uncoated having a thickness of not more than 12 micrometres for use in the manufacture of magnetic video tapes, falling within subheading ex 39.01 C III a), shall be totally suspended within the limits of a Community tariff quota of 200 tonnes.
2. Within the limits of this tariff quota, the Hellenic Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions in the 1979 Act of Accession.
3. Control of the use of the products for the particular purpose laid down shall be carried out by applying the relevant Community provisions.
1. A first instalment of 180 tonnes of this Community tariff quota shall be allocated among certain Member States; the shares, which shall be valid until 31 December 1985, shall be as follows:
1.2 // // (tonnes) // Benelux // 21 // Germany // 138 // United Kingdom // 21
2. The second instalment of 20 tonnes shall constitute the reserve.
3. If an importer gives notification of an imminent importation of the product in question in a Member State and requests the benefit of the quota, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to these requirements to the extent that the available balance of the reserve permits this.
1. If a Member State has used 90 % or more of its initial share as fixed in Article 2 (1), it shall forthwith, by notifying the Commission, draw a second share, to the extent that the reserve so permits, equal to 5 % 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 by it, that Member State shall forthwith, in the manner and to the extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a third share equal to 2,5 % 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 by it, that Member State shall, 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 1985.
1. Member States shall, not later than 15 November 1985, return to the reserve the unused portion of their initial share which, on 1 November 1985, 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 1985, notify the Commission of the total quantities of the product in question imported up to and including 1 November 1985 and charged against the Community tariff quotas 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 notification reaches it, inform each Member State of the extent to which the reserve has been used up.
It shall, not later than 20 November 1985, inform the Member States of the amount still in 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 ensure that importers of the product in question have free access to the shares allotted to them. 3. 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.
4. 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 3.
At the Commission's requests, the Member States shall inform it of imports actually charged against their shares.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
0
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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32011D0387 | 2011/387/EU: Council Decision of 28 June 2011 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Slovenia
| 1.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 173/9
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 June 2011
on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Slovenia
(2011/387/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (2), in particular Article 20 and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereto,
Whereas:
(1) According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.
(2) Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.
(3) Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.
(4) According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.
(5) Slovenia has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on Vehicle Registration Data (VRD).
(6) A successful pilot run has been carried out by Slovenia with the Netherlands, with a view to evaluating the results of the questionnaire concerning VRD.
(7) An evaluation visit has taken place in Slovenia and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the Belgian/Dutch evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group with a view to evaluating the questionnaire concerning VRD.
(8) An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning VRD has been presented to the Council,
For the purposes of automated searching of vehicle registration data, Slovenia has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Article 12 of that Decision as from the date of the entry into force of this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996D0593 | 96/593/EC: Council Decision of 16 September 1996 on the provisional application of certain agreements between the European Community and certain third countries on trade in textile products (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan)
| COUNCIL DECISION of 16 September 1996 on the provisional application of certain agreements between the European Community and certain third countries on trade in textile products (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan) (96/593/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas bilateral agreements on trade in textile products, hereafter referred to as 'basic agreements`, were negotiated with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan and have been applied on a provisional basis by Council Decision 94/277/EC of 20 December 1993 (1);
Whereas the basic agreements with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Kazakhstan were amended by agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters to take into account the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union; whereas the latter agreements have been applied on a provisional basis by Council Decision 96/223/EC of 22 December 1995 (2);
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community bilateral agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters to amend and renew the basic agreements with all of the abovementioned countries; whereas these negotiated agreements should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending the completion of procedures required for their conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the countries in question,
The bilateral agreements listed in the Annex to this Decision, shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending their formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the partner countries.
The texts of the initialled agreements are attached to this Decision. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R2600 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2600/2001 of 28 December 2001 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Taiwan
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2600/2001
of 28 December 2001
authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Taiwan
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 47/1999 of 22 December 1998 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2279/2001(2) (hereinafter "the Regulation"), and in particular Articles 4 and 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 47/1999 provides that transfers may be agreed between quota years.
(2) Taiwan submitted a request for advance use of quantitative limits for the year 2002 on 29 November 2001.
(3) The quantitative limits for the year 2002 for Taiwan have been set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1809/2001(4), given that Taiwan will become a Member of the World Trade Organisation on 1 January 2002.
(4) In order to ensure a smooth transition and continuity in the textile regime with Taiwan, it is appropriate to grant the request on the basis of the 2002 quota set forth in Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after tis publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.
(6) Pursuant to Article 9 of the Regulation, the measures provided for in this Regulation are in conformity with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in Taiwan fixed by Regulation (EC) No 47/1999, are authorised for the quota year 2001 in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32000R2098 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2098/2000 of 3 October 2000 fixing the conversion rate applicable to certain direct aids having an operative event on 1 August 2000
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2098/2000
of 3 October 2000
fixing the conversion rate applicable to certain direct aids having an operative event on 1 August 2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 Decembr 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999(2) of 29 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture, and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The operative event for the conversion rate applicable to per hectare aid for fibre flax and hemp is defined in Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999, as the commencement of the marketing year in respect of which the aid is granted.
(2) The above conversion rate is defined in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 as the average, calculated pro rata temporis, of the exchange rates applicable during the month preceding the date of the operative event, which is 1 August 2000,
The conversion rate to be applied to the aids referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 having an operative event on 1 August 2000 shall be that set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation enters into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986D0538 | 86/538/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 October 1986 amending Decision 81/545/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Bulgaria
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 October 1986
amending Decision 81/545/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Bulgaria
(86/538/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 86/469/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements for imports of fresh meat form Bulgaria have been established by Commission Decision 81/545/EEC (3);
Whereas the Bulgarian authorities have altered their vaccination policies against exotic foot-and-mouth disease and against swine fever; whereas, as regards exotic foot-and-mouth disease, A22 and Asia 1 subtypes are now used for the vaccination of cattle and sheep in a buffer zone along the borders with Turkey and Greece comprising the regions Bourgas, Jambol, Haskovo, Smoljan and Blagoevgrad; whereas swine fever vaccination is being carried out in Bulgaria;
Whereas certain Member States, because of their particular animal health situations concerning swine fever, benefit from special provisions in intra-Community trade and should therefore also be authorized to apply special provisions in respect of imports from third countries; whereas these provisions must be at least as strict as those which the same Member States apply in intra-Community trade;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 81/545/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, 'Mitchourine, Malko, Tarnovo, Groudovo, Elhovo and Svilengrad' are replaced by 'Bourgas, Jambol, Haskovo, Smoljan and Blagoevgrad'.
2. In Article 2 the existing paragraph is numbered '1'.
3. The following paragraph is added to Article 2:
'2. While remaining officially free from swine fever, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom may, in respect of fresh meat of swine referred to under Article 1 (1) (a), retain their national animal health rules relating to protection against swine fever.'
4. Annex A is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 1 November 1986. However, the certificates currently used, amended if necessary in accordance with the provisions of this Decision, may be used until 28 February 1987.
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32014D0721 | 2014/721/EU: Council Decision of 13 October 2014 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the accession of New Zealand to the Revised Agreement on Government Procurement
| 18.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 300/53
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 October 2014
establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the accession of New Zealand to the Revised Agreement on Government Procurement
(2014/721/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 28 September 2012, New Zealand applied for accession to the Revised Agreement on Government Procurement (the ‘Revised GPA’).
(2) New Zealand's commitments on coverage are laid down in its final offer, as submitted to the Parties to the Revised GPA on 21 July 2014.
(3) Although comprehensive, the offer by New Zealand does not provide full coverage. It is thus appropriate to introduce certain carve-outs specific to New Zealand to the Union coverage. These specific carve-outs, as reflected in the Annex to this Decision, will become part of the terms of accession to the Revised GPA for New Zealand and will be reflected in the decision adopted by the Committee on Government Procurement (‘the GPA Committee’) on New Zealand's accession.
(4) New Zealand's accession to the Revised GPA is expected to make a positive contribution to further international opening of public procurement markets.
(5) Article XXII(2) of the Revised GPA provides that any Member of the WTO may accede to the Revised GPA on terms to be agreed between that Member and the Parties, with such terms stated in a decision of the GPA Committee.
(6) Accordingly, it is necessary to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the GPA Committee in relation to the accession of New Zealand,
The position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Committee on Government Procurement shall be to approve the accession of New Zealand to the Revised Agreement on Government Procurement, subject to specific terms of accession set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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31993D0135 | 93/135/ECSC: Commission Decision of 23 December 1992 approving the grant of aid by Portugal to the coal industry in 1992 (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 23 December 1992 approving the grant of aid by Portugal to the coal industry in 1992 (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(93/135/ECSC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
Having regard to Commission Decision No 2064/86/ECSC of 30 June 1986 establishing Community rules for State aid to the coal industry (1),
Whereas:
I By letter of 13 October 1992 the Portuguese Government informed the Commission, in accordance with Article 9 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, of the financial measure it intends to take to support the coal industry in 1992.
Under Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, the Commission is taking action on the following financial measures:
- aid to cover operating losses by the Carbonifera do Douro company, totalling Esc 871 200 000 during 1992,
- aid in building up a reserve intended to cover compensation for mining damage, for 1992, totalling Esc 50 000 000,
- aid to cancel a debt of Esc 94 029 000 owed to the Portuguese Department of Social Security for 1992.
The support measures for the coal industry proposed by Portugal meet the requirements of Article 1 (1) of the Decision. The Commission must therefore ensure that those measures meet the aims and criteria set out in that Decision and are compatible with the proper functioning of the common market in pursuance of Article 10 thereof.
II For 1992 the Carbonifera do Douro company has provided for an operating loss of Esc 871 200 000 for that part of its activities associated with the production of 200 000 tonnes of coal.
The aid intended to cover operating losses must be viewed in the light of the objectives of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, and in particular those of Article 2 (1) thereof as part of the implementation of the business strategy of the Carbonifera do Douro company notified to the Commission by the Portuguese Government in its letter of 16 April 1991.
The aim of the 'Carbonifera do Douro' business strategy is progressively to reduce the output and workforce of the Carbonifera do Douro company between 1990 and 1994, when total closure of the undertaking is planned.
The trend recorded in 1992 is consistent with the aim of the business strategy, namely a reduction of 11,5 %. This fall in output has not been sufficient to reverse the trend towards increased operating losses.
The matching of that level of aid to falling coal output, its transient nature and the implementation of a clearly-defined restructuring programme facilitating the implementation of regional development programmes are in line with the implementation conditions set out in Decision No 2064/86/ECSC. The aid to cover operating losses facilitates the business strategy of Carbonifera do Douro, as adopted by the Portuguese Council of Ministers in its discussions on 4 October 1990.
The aid proposed will cover the difference between the projected coverage costs and projected average revenue for each tonne produced. The aid will not exceed expected operating losses and hence complies with the conditions laid down in Article 3 (1) of the Decision.
This aid will contribute to solving the social and regional problems related to the reduction in coal production in accordance with the third indent of Article 2 (1) of the Decision.
In view of the foregoing, and the information supplied by the Portuguese authorities, the aid to be granted to the current production of the Portuguese coal industry in 1992 is compatible with the objectives of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC and with the proper functioning of the common market.
III The Portuguese Government has, for 1992, provided for aid amounting to Esc 50 000 000 intended to build up a reserve to cover compensation for any damage due to coalmining which might appear after the planned closure of the mine in 1994.
That measure must be considered to be aid linked with current production, on which the Commission must give its opinion under Article 10 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
In reducing the cost of production the proposed aid will, by enabling the mine to be closed down more gradually, help to solve the social and regional problems related to the decline in coal production in accordance with the third indent of Article 2 (1) of the Decision.
IV Aid amounting to Esc 94 092 000 is proposed in order to cover a proportion, equivalent to 13 monthly transactions, of the debt owed by Carbonifera do Douro to the Portuguese Department of Social Security before 2 November 1990.
That measure must be considered to be a cancellation of debts owed to the public authorities on which the Commission must give its opinion under Article 10 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
This measure is intended to cancel the company's debts before the closure of the mine in 1994 and will, by enabling the closure to be more gradual, help to solve the social and regional problems relating to developments in the coal industry in accordance with the third indent of Article 2 (1) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
V In view of the foregoing, the aid to be granted by the Portuguese Government to the coal industry in 1992 is compatible with the proper functioning of the common market.
Pursuant to Article 11 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, the Commission must ensure that the direct aid to the current production which it authorizes is used exclusively for the purposes set out in Articles 3 and 6 thereof. It must therefore be informed of the amounts of the payments and the manner of their allocation,
Portugal is hereby authorized to grant aid totalling Esc 1 015 229 000 to its coal industry for the 1992 calendar year.
This amount shall be broken down as follows:
- aid, amounting to Esc 871 200 000, to cover the operating losses of the Carbonifera do Douro company;
- aid, amounting to Esc 50 000 000, to provide funds to compensate for any damage due to mining operations which may appear after closure of the mine;
- aid to cover a debt of Esc 94 029 000 owed to the Portuguese Department of Social Security.
The Portuguese Government shall inform the Commission by 30 June 1993, at the latest, of the actual amount of aid paid in 1992.
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32011R0696 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 696/2011 of 19 July 2011 on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of July 2011 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
| 20.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 696/2011
of 19 July 2011
on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of July 2011 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
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 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.
(2) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 7 July 2011 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,
Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 July 2011 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 0,55512 %.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31975R1610 | Regulation (EEC) No 1610/75 of the Commission of 26 June 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
| REGULATION (EEC) No 1610/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 26 June 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (1) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof;
Whereas Article 24 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 (3) of 14 April 1969 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 837/75 (4), provides that aid for private storage of butter may be paid in instalments ; whereas Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 provides that aid for private storage may be varied in the event of a change in the buying-in price for butter by the intervention agencies ; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 469/75 (5) of 27 February 1975 fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter, skimmed-milk powder and Grana padano and Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses for the 1975/76 milk year raises the intervention price for butter with effect from 16 September 1975;
Whereas it has proved necessary, in the interests of clarity and in order to ensure that the rules are applied in uniform manner by all the intervention agencies, to provide expressly that in such cases account must be taken on payment of an instalment of any change in the intervention price that has occurred during the current period of storage or at the beginning of the following period for removal from storage ; whereas it nevertheless seems fair, owing to the lack of precision in the existing provisions, that this rule should not be applied during the current storage period;
Whereas, as a result of the operation of Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69, the intervention agency may be obliged to claim back instalments of aid already paid ; whereas it would therefore be advisable to make payment of any instalment conditional on the provision of equivalent security;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
1. The text of Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 is amended to read as follows:
"2. Such aid may be paid in instalments. No instalment may be paid unless the storer has provided security in an equivalent amount.
In no case may the amount of any instalment exceed the amount as calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 due on the date of payment thereof, account being taken of any variation in the aid as a result of the operation of Article 29.
"
2. However, for the storage period as defined in Article 28 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 ending on 15 September 1975, Member States may provide that the effect of Article 29 of the said Regulation shall not be taken into account in determining the maximum amount of an instalment.
Where an instalment paid during the abovementioned storage period exceeds the amount due pursuant to Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 the excess shall be refunded to the intervention agency by 30 November 1975.
In the event that such refund is not made within the time limit stipulated above, the corresponding amount of the security shall be retained and forfeited in satisfaction of the amount due by way of refund.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2)OJ No L 74, 22.3.1975, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 90, 15.4.1969, p. 12. (4)OJ No L 79, 28.3.1975, p. 52. (5)OJ No L 52, 28.2.1975, p. 17.
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32001R1186 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1186/2001 of 15 June 2001 setting export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted for added sugar
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1186/2001
of 15 June 2001
setting export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted for added sugar
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2699/2000(2), and in particular Article 16(3),
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1007/97(4), sets implementing rules for export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables.
(2) Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states that, to the extent necessary to permit exports in economically significant quantities of the products referred to in Article 1(1)(a) of that Regulation, on the basis of prices for those products in international trade, the difference between those prices and prices in the Community may be covered by export refunds; Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 provides that, if the refund on sugar incorporated into the products listed in Article 1(1) is insufficient to allow export of the products, the refund fixed in accordance with Article 17 is to be applicable to those products.
(3) Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states that refunds must be fixed with regard to the existing situation and outlook for prices for products processed from fruit and vegetables on the Community market and supply availability, on the one hand, and prices in international trade on the other hand. Account must also be taken of the costs indicated at (b) in that paragraph and of the economic aspect of the envisaged exports.
(4) Refunds are, pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, to be set with due regard to the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(5) Article 17(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states that prices on the Community market are to be determined taking account of those most favourable from the exportation standpoint; whereas international trade prices are to be determined account taken of the prices indicated in the second subparagraph of that paragraph.
(6) The international trade situation or the special requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund on a given product depending on the destination of that product.
(7) Economically significant exports can be made at the present time of provisionally preserved cherries, peeled tomatoes, preserved cherries, prepared hazelnuts and some orange juices.
(8) Application of the rules mentioned above to the present and forecast market situation, in particular to prices of products processed from fruit and vegetables in the Community and in international trade, leads to the refund rates set in the Annex hereto.
(9) Pursuant to Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, the most efficient possible use should be made of the resources available without creating discrimination between traders. Therefore, care should be taken not to disturb the trade flows previously induced by the refund arrangements.
(10) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2849/2000(6), establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds.
(11) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000(7) lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
1. The export refund rates in the processed fruit and vegetables sector shall be those fixed in the Annex hereto.
2. Quantities for which licences are issued in the context of food aid, as referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall not count against the eligible quantities referred to in the first paragraph.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 June 2001.
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31989D0316 | 89/316/EEC, Euratom, ECSC: Commission Decision of 3 May 1989 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 May 1989 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 May 1989
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 May 1989 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries
(89/316/EEC, Euratom, ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3982/88 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas, pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 702/89 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1989 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;
Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);
Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 May 1989 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
With effect from 1 May 1989 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998D0525 | 98/525/EC: Commission Decision of 5 August 1998 amending Decision 97/660/EC adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 1998 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (notified under document number C(1998) 2331)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 5 August 1998 amending Decision 97/660/EC adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 1998 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (notified under document number C(1998) 2331) (98/525/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organisations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 267/96 (4), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 97/660/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 98/203/EC (6) adopts the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 1998 budget year, whereas that plan determines the financial resources made available to implement the 1998 plan in each participating Member State and fixes the quantities of each type of product to be withdrawn from intervention stocks within the limits of those financial resources;
Whereas Italy has already organised and executed invitations to tender immediately after the adoption of the first Decision, 97/660/EC of 2 November 1997, using the products available from intervention stocks at that date; whereas, at the time of the last amendment to the plan, account was not taken of this situation; whereas, it is accordingly appropriate to effect an amendment to the 1998 plan for Italy and to modify the intra-Community transfer authorisations granted in the Decisions 98/101/EC and 98/203/EC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,
Point (b) of the Annex to Decision 97/660/EC is replaced, for Italy, by point (b) in Annex I to this Decision.
The intra-Community transfer operations referred to in Annex II of the Decisions 98/101/EC and 98/203/EC are replaced, for Italy, by the operations referred to in Annex II of this Decision.
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32003R0859 | Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003 of 14 May 2003 extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by those provisions solely on the ground of their nationality
| Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003
of 14 May 2003
extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by those provisions solely on the ground of their nationality
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 63, point 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) As its special meeting in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999, the European Council proclaimed that the European Union should ensure fair treatment of third-country nationals who reside legally in the territory of its Member States, grant them rights and obligations comparable to those of EU citizens, enhance non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural life and approximate their legal status to that of Member States' nationals.
(2) In its resolution of 27 October 1999(3), the European Parliament called for prompt action on promises of fair treatment for third-country nationals legally resident in the Member States and on the definition of their legal status, including uniform rights as close as possible to those enjoyed by the citizens of the European Union.
(3) The European Economic and Social Committee has also appealed for equal treatment of Community nationals and third-country nationals in the social field, notably in its opinion of 26 September 1991 on the status of migrant workers from third countries(4).
(4) Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union provides that the Union shall respect fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed in Rome on 4 November 1950 and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, as general principles of Community law.
(5) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular the spirit of its Article 34(2).
(6) The promotion of a high level of social protection and the raising of the standard of living and quality of life in the Member States are objectives of the Community.
(7) As regards the conditions of social protection of third-country nationals, and in particular the social security scheme applicable to them, the Employment and Social Policy Council argued in its conclusions of 3 December 2001 that the coordination applicable to third-country nationals should grant them a set of uniform rights as near as possible to those enjoyed by EU citizens.
(8) Currently, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community(5), which is the basis for the coordination of the social security schemes of the different Member States, and Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972, laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71(6), apply only to certain third-country nationals. The number and diversity of legal instruments used in an effort to resolve problems in connection with the coordination of the Member States' social security schemes encountered by nationals of third countries who are in the same situation as Community nationals give rise to legal and administrative complexities. They create major difficulties for the individuals concerned, their employers, and the competent national social security bodies.
(9) Hence, it is necessary to provide for the application of the coordination rules of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to third-country nationals legally resident in the Community who are not currently covered by the provisions of these Regulations on grounds of their nationality and who satisfy the other conditions provided for in this Regulation; such an extension is in particular important with a view to the forthcoming enlargement of the European Union.
(10) The application of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to these persons does not give them any entitlement to enter, to stay or to reside in a Member State or to have access to its labour market.
(11) The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 are, by virtue of this Regulation, applicable only in so far as the person concerned is already legally resident in the territory of a Member State. Being legally resident is therefore a prerequisite for the application of these provisions.
(12) The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 are not applicable in a situation which is confined in all respects within a single Member State. This concerns, inter alia, the situation of a third country national who has links only with a third country and a single Member State.
(13) The continued right to unemployment benefit, as laid down in Article 69 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, is subject to the condition of registering as a job-seeker with the employment services of each Member State entered. Those provisions may therefore apply to a third-country national only provided he/she has the right, where appropriate pursuant to his/her residence permit, to register as a job-seeker with the employment services of the Member State entered and the right to work there legally.
(14) Transitional provisions should be adopted to protect the persons covered by this Regulation and to ensure that they do not lose rights as a result of its entry into force.
(15) To achieve these objectives it is necessary and appropriate to extend the scope of the rules coordinating the national social security schemes by adopting a Community legal instrument which is binding and directly applicable in every Member State which takes part in the adoption of this Regulation.
(16) This Regulation is without prejudice to rights and obligations arising from international agreements with third countries to which the Community is a party and which afford advantages in terms of social security.
(17) Since the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may take measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity enshrined in Article 5 of the Treaty. In compliance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve these objectives.
(18) In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Ireland and the United Kingdom gave notice, by letters of 19 and 23 April 2002, of their wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Regulation.
(19) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not therefore bound by or subject to it,
Subject to the provisions of the Annex to this Regulation, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 shall apply to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by those provisions solely on the ground of their nationality, as well as to members of their families and to their survivors, provided they are legally resident in the territory of a Member State and are in a situation which is not confined in all respects within a single Member State.
1. This Regulation shall not create any rights in respect of the period before 1 June 2003.
2. Any period of insurance and, where appropriate, any period of employment, self-employment or residence completed under the legislation of a Member State before 1 June 2003 shall be taken into account for the determination of rights acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
3. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1, a right shall be acquired under this Regulation even if it relates to a contingency arising prior to 1 June 2003.
4. Any benefit that has not been awarded or that has been suspended on account of the nationality or the residence of the person concerned shall, at the latter's request, be awarded or resumed from 1 June 2003, provided that the rights for which benefits were previously awarded did not give rise to a lump-sum payment.
5. The rights of persons who prior to 1 June 2003, obtained the award of a pension may be reviewed at their request, account being taken of the provisions of this Regulation.
6. If the request referred to in paragraph 4 or paragraph 5 is lodged within two years from 1 June 2003, rights deriving from this Regulation shall be acquired from that date and the provisions of the legislation of any Member State on the forfeiture or lapse of rights may not be applied to the persons concerned.
7. If the request referred to in paragraph 4 or paragraph 5 is lodged after expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraph 6, rights not forfeited or lapsed shall be acquired from the date of such request, subject to any more favourable provisions of the legislation of any Member State.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day of the month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32007R1575 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1575/2007 of 21 December 2007 fixing the standard values to be used in calculating the financial compensation and the advance pertaining thereto in respect of fishery products withdrawn from the market during the 2008 fishing year
| 22.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 340/86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1575/2007
of 21 December 2007
fixing the standard values to be used in calculating the financial compensation and the advance pertaining thereto in respect of fishery products withdrawn from the market during the 2008 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 21(5) and (8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides for financial compensation to be paid to producer organisations which withdraw on certain conditions, the products listed in Annex I(A) and (B) to that Regulation. The amount of such financial compensation should be reduced by standard values in the case of products intended for purposes other than human consumption.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2493/2001 of 19 December 2001 on the disposal of certain fishery products which have been withdrawn from the market (2) specifies the ways of disposing of the products withdrawn from the market. The value of such products should be fixed at a standard level for each of these modes of disposal, taking into account the average revenues which may be obtained from such disposal in the various Member States.
(3) Under Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2509/2000 of 15 November 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards granting financial compensation for withdrawals of certain fishery products (3), special rules provide that, where a producer organisation or one of its members puts its products up for sale in a Member State other than the country in which it is recognised, that body responsible for granting the financial compensation must be informed. This body is the one in the Member State in which the producer organisation is recognised. The standard value deductible should therefore be the value applied in that Member State.
(4) The same method of calculation should be applied to advances on financial compensation as provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2509/2000.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
For the 2008 fishing year, the standard values to be used in calculating financial compensation and associated advances for fishery products withdrawn from the market by producer organisations and intended for purposes other than human consumption, as referred to in Article 21(5) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
The standard value to be deducted from financial compensation and associated advances shall be that applied in the Member State in which the producer organisation is recognised.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2008.
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32012R1178 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2012 of 7 December 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in areas IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
| 11.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1178/2012
of 7 December 2012
establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in areas IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31985L0591 | Council Directive 85/591/EEC of 20 December 1985 concerning the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human consumption
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 20 December 1985 concerning the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human consumption (85/591/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas the production, manufacture, marketing and use of foodstuffs intended for human consumption are of considerable importance in the European Economic Community; Whereas the methods of sampling and analysis used for this purpose can have direct repercussions on the establishment and functioning of the common market; whereas they should, therefore, be harmonized; Whereas the laying down of these methods of sampling and analysis constitutes a measure of a purely scientific and technical nature; whereas a rapid procedure for developing, improving and supplementing such methods is necessary; whereas, in order to facilitate the adoption of such measures, a procedure should be introduced for close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs,
1. Where it is necessary to introduce Community methods of sampling or analysis for the purpose of determining the composition, conditions of manufacture, packaging or labelling of a foodstuff, such methods shall be adopted by the Commission or by the Council as appropriate in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4.2. Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to any specific provisions currently in force or hereafter adopted in the context of special Community rules. 3. For the purposes of determining whether it is necessary to introduce the measures provided for in paragraph 1, the following criteria in particular will be taken into consideration:(a) the need to ensure that Community law is uniformly applied;(b)the existence of barriers to intra-Community trade;(c)the permanent or recurrent nature of the criteria referred to in (a) or (b).
1. The Directives provided for in Article 1 shall take account of the state of scientific and technical knowledge, in particular of proven methods of sampling and analysis. 2. Such Directives shall specify appropriate time limits for Member States to implement them. 3. The introduction of the measures provided for in Article 1 (1) shall not preclude Member States from using other tested and scientifically valid methods provided that this does not hinder the free movement of products recognized as complying with the rules by virtue of Community methods. However, in the event of differences in the interpretation of results, those obtained by the use of Community methods shall be determinant. 4. The methods of analysis introduced shall comply with the criteria set out in the Annex. 5. Without prejudice to Article 3, the necesaary amendments to existing Directives in so far as appropriate in view of the advanced state of scientific and technological knowledge may, at the request of a Member State, be adopted by means of the procedure provided for in Article 4.
1. Where a Member State has detailed evidence that a measure adopted in accordance with Article 1 is inappropriate in a particular case for technical reasons or because it is insufficiently conclusive for the examination of an important health question, that Member State may temporarily suspend the measure in question in its territory but only for that particular case. It shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof and give reasons for its decision. 2. The Commission shall examine as soon as possible the evidence given by the Member State and then consult the Member States within the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs referred to in Article 4, after which it shall deliver its opinion forthwith and take the appropriate measures. 3. If the Commission considers that amendments to the measure adopted in accordance with Article 1 are necessary in order to resolve the difficulties mentioned in paragraph 1, it shall initiate the procedure laid down in Article 4. The member State which has suspended the Community measure may, in that event, continue to do so until the amendments enter into force.
1. Where the procedure defined in this Article is invoked, the matter shall be referred to the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs set up by Decision 69/414/EEC (1) (hereinafter called 'the Committee') by its chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of a representative of a Member State. 2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its own opinion on that draft within a time limit set by the chairman having regard to the urgency of the matter. Opinions shall be delivered by a majority of 45 votes, the votes of the Member States being weighted as provided for in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote. 3. (a) Where the measures envisaged are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, the Commission shall adopt them;(b)Where the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay submit to the Council a proposal on the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority;(c)If the Council has not acted within three months after submission of the proposal, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.
Member States shall, within a period of two years following notification thereof (2), bring into force by law, regulation or administrative action any provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
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32006R0905 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 905/2006 of 20 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 835/2006 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of common wheat held by the Polish intervention agency
| 21.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 905/2006
of 20 June 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 835/2006 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of common wheat held by the Polish intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 835/2006 (2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 150 000 tonnes of common wheat held by the Polish intervention agency.
(2) Given the current market situation, the quantities of common wheat put up for sale by the Polish intervention agency on the internal market should be increased, taking the permanent invitation to tender to 250 000 tonnes.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 835/2006 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,
Regulation (EC) No 835/2006 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1, ‘150 000 tonnes’ is replaced by ‘250 000 tonnes’;
2. in the title of the Annex, ‘150 000 tonnes’ is replaced by ‘250 000 tonnes’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32009R0782 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 782/2009 of 27 August 2009 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
| 28.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 226/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 782/2009
of 27 August 2009
fixing the maximum export refund for butter 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 25 August 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 25 August 2009, the maximum amount of refund for the products and destinations referred to in Article 1(a) and (b) and in Article 2 respectively of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 August 2009.
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32006R1617 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1617/2006 of 24 October 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1207/2001 as regards the consequences of the introduction of the system of pan-Euro-Mediterranean cumulation of origin
| 31.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 300/5
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1617/2006
of 24 October 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 1207/2001 as regards the consequences of the introduction of the system of pan-Euro-Mediterranean cumulation of origin
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1207/2001 of 11 June 2001 on procedures to facilitate the issue of movement certificates EUR.1, the making out of invoice declarations and forms EUR.2 and the issue of certain approved exporter authorisations under the provisions governing preferential trade between the European Community and certain countries (1), lays down rules intended to facilitate the correct issue or making out of proofs of origin in relation to exports of products from the Community in the context of its preferential trade relations with certain third countries.
(2) A system of pan-European diagonal cumulation of origin was put in place in 1997 between the Community, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) and extended in 1999 to Turkey. On 1 May 2004, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia acceded to the European Union.
(3) At the Euro-Med Trade Ministerial Meeting in Toledo of March 2002, Ministers agreed upon the extension of this system to the Mediterranean countries, other than Turkey, which participate in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, based on the Barcelona Declaration adopted at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference held on 27 and 28 November 1995. At the Euro-Med Trade Ministerial Meeting in Palermo, on 7 July 2003, the Ministers, with a view to allowing such an extension, endorsed a new pan-Euro-Mediterranean model of Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreements, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation. Further to the outcome of the EC-Faroe Islands/Denmark Joint Committee of 28 November 2003, it has been agreed to include also the Faroe Islands in the system of pan-Euro-Mediterranean diagonal cumulation of origin.
(4) Decisions of the respective Association Council or Joint Committee introducing the new pan-Euro-Mediterranean Protocol in the Euro-Mediterranean Agreements and in the Agreement between the EC and the Faroe Islands/Denmark have already been, or will be, adopted.
(5) The application of that new system of diagonal cumulation implies using new types of proof of preferential origin, consisting in movement certificates EUR-MED and invoice declarations EUR-MED. Regulation (EC) No 1207/2001 should therefore cover also those types of proofs of preferential origin.
(6) To allow a correct determination of the originating status of products and properly support the establishment of the proofs of origin in that new context, the supplier's declaration for products having preferential originating status should incorporate an additional statement showing whether diagonal cumulation has been applied and with what countries.
(7) Regulation (EC) No 1207/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 1207/2001 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The title shall be replaced by the following:
2. In Article 1, point (a) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(a) the issue or the making-out in the Community of proofs of origin under the provisions governing preferential trade between the Community and certain countries;’.
3. Article 2(2) shall be replaced by the following:
4. Article 10(5) shall be replaced by the following:
5. Annex I shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
6. Annex II shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex II 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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31981R1003 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1003/81 of 10 April 1981 defining the operative event in the case of the sale of cereals and rice held in store by intervention agencies
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1003/81 of 10 April 1981 defining the operative event in the case of the sale of cereals and rice held in store by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (2) as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 of 26 April 1977 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 850/81 (4), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 provides that, with regard to the effect on the rights and obligations existing at the time a representative rate is altered, the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 of 30 July 1968 laying down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 653/68 on conditions for alterations to the value of the unit of account used for the common agricultural policy (5), adopted for altering the relationship between the parity of one Member State's currency and the value of the unit of account, shall apply;
Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 provides that the sums therein stated are to be paid by using the conversion rate in force at the time the transaction or part thereof was carried out ; whereas, pursuant to Article 6 of the said Regulation, the time when a transaction is carried out is to be considered as being the date on which occurs the event, as defined by Community rules or, in the absence of and pending adoption of such rules, by the rules of the Member State concerned, in which the amount involved in the transaction becomes due and payable ; whereas, however, Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 permits derogation from the above provisions;
Whereas, in the case of products held by the intervention agencies and resold by way of invitation to tender on the Community market or for export, any alteration to the representative rates after award but before the products are taken over by the successful tenderer automatically results in an alteration to the tender price and to the refunds fixed in advance, as the case may be ; whereas adjustments of this may constitute considerable changes in the economic data used by operators in their calculations ; whereas, in order to avoid such consequences, it is appropriate, in the context of such invitations to tender, to derogate from the rule laid down in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 and to select the closing date for submission of tenders under each partial invitation to tender as the operative event;
Whereas, in order to reflect the requirements of the present economic situation, provision should be made for the said provisions to have retroactive effect in respect to tenders submitted and refunds fixed in advance under invitations to tender current since 17 December 1980, where the quantities awarded have not yet been taken over by the successful tenderer;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The representative rate to be applied under invitations to tender opened pursuant to Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2738/75 (6) and of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1424/76 (7), for the purposes of accepting tenders submitted and of determining the export refunds where advance fixing was applied for at the time the tender was submitted, shall be the representative rate in force on the final day for submitting (1) OJ No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 166, 25.6.1976, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 106, 29.4.1977, p. 27. (4) OJ No L 90, 4.4.1981, p. 1. (5) OJ No 188, 1.8.1968, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 49. (7) OJ No L 166, 25.6.1976, p. 24. tenders under the individual invitation to tender in question.
The provisions of this Article shall also apply to awards made since 17 December 1980, where the successful tenderer has not taken over the products by the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 1981.
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32005R1642 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1642/2005 of 7 October 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 8.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 263/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1642/2005
of 7 October 2005
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 October 2005.
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31996L0095 | Council Directive 96/95/EC of 20 December 1996 amending, with regard to the level of the standard rate of value added tax, Directive 77/388/EEC on the common system of value added tax
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 96/95/EC of 20 December 1996 amending, with regard to the level of the standard rate of value added tax, Directive 77/338/EEC on the common system of value added tax
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 99 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas Article 122 (3) (a) of Directive 77/388/EEC (3), lays down that, on the basis of the report on the operation of the transitional arrangements and proposals of the definitive arrangements to be submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 28 thereof, the Council shall decide unanimously before 31 December 1995 on the level of the minimum rate of value added tax to be applied after 31 December 1996 with regard to the standard rate; whereas the standard rate shall be fixed by each Member State as a percentage of the taxable amount and shall be the same for the supply of goods and the supply of services; whereas from 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1996 this percentage may not be less than 15;
Whereas experience has shown that, under the current taxation system, the standard rates of value added tax at present in force in the various Member States, in combination with the safeguards built into that system, have ensured that the transitional system of value added tax has functioned satisfactorily; whereas it seems therefore appropriate with regard to the standard rate, to maintain the current level of the minimum rate for a further period of two years;
Whereas the transitional arrangements of the common system of value added tax should not jeopardize subsequent new arrangements; whereas the introduction of such new arrangements, which, according to Article 28 (1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, are to be based in principle on the taxation in the Member State of origin, might require a certain level of approximation of the standard rates of value added tax in the Community; whereas, consequently, the level of the standard rate to be applied after the two-year period should be decided upon unanimously by the Council, on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee,
Directive 77/388/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
2 (3) (a) shall be replaced by the following:
'(a) The standard rate of value added tax shall be fixed by each Member State as a percentage of the taxable amount and shall be the same for the supply of goods and for the supply of services. From 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1998, this percentage may not be less than 15.
On a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee, the Council shall decide unanimously on the level of the standard rate to be applied after 31 December 1998.
Member States may also apply either one or two reduced rates. These rates shall be fixed as a percentage of the taxable amount which may not be less than 5 % and shall apply only to supplies of the categories of goods and services specified in Annex H.`
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 1997 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall apply from 1 January 1997.
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31993R3658 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3658/93 of 29 December 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 as regards the latest date by which butter must have been taken into storage in order to be sold under Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No 570/88
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3658/93 of 29 December 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 as regards the latest date by which butter must have been taken into storage in order to be sold under Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No 570/88
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2045/91 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 of 11 November 1985 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 (6), the butter put up for sale must have been taken into storage before a date to be determined; whereas the same applies to butter sold under the arrangements laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 of 16 February 1988 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 food stuffs (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3049/93 (8);
Whereas, in view of butter stocks and quantities available, the dates in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 of 9 June 1988 setting the latest time of entry into storage for butter sold under Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No 570/88 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2028/93 (10), should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88, the first and second subparagraphs are hereby replaced by the following:
'The butter referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 must have been taken into storage before 1 March 1991.
The butter referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 must have been taken into storage before 1 March 1991'.
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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31986R3255 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3255/86 of 27 October 1986 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried figs from the 1985 harvest to distillation industries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3255/86
of 27 October 1986
on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried figs from the 1985 harvest to distillation industries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1838/86 (2), and in particular Article 8 (8) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84 of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (3), and in particular Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 of 12 March 1985 on the purchasing, selling and storage of unprocessed dried grapes and figs by storage agencies (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 344/86 (5), provides that products intended for specific uses shall be sold at prices fixed in advance or determined by an invitation to tender;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 of 21 June 1985 on the sale of unprocessed dried figs by storage agencies for the manufacture of alcohol (6) provides that unprocessed dried figs may be sold at a price fixed in advance to distillation industries;
Whereas the Greek storage agency is holding roughly 2 000 tonnes of unprocessed dried figs from the 1985 harvest; whereas these products cannot find outlets for direct human consumption; whereas the products should be offered to the distillation industries;
Whereas the selling price should be fixed in such a way that disturbance of the Community market in alcohol and spirituous beverages is avoided;
Whereas the amount of the processing security provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 should be fixed, taking into consideration the difference between the normal market price for dried figs and the selling price fixed by this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
1. The Greek storage agency shall undertake the sale of unprocessed dried figs from the 1985 harvest to the distillation industries in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 626/85 and (EEC) No 1707/85 at a price fixed at 5,40 ECU per 100 kilograms net.
2. The processing security referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 is fixed at 9,45 ECU per 100 kilograms net.
1. Purchase applications shall be submitted to the Greek storage agency Sykiki, at the head office of IDAGEP, Acharnon Street 241, Athens, Greece, for products held by that agency.
2. Information on the quantities and places where the products are stored may be obtained from the Greek storage agency Sykiki, Kritis Street 13, Kalamata, Greece.
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 |
31988D0074 | 88/74/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 January 1988 authorizing the French Republic to introduce intra- Community surveillance of imports of certain kinds of beach slippers, slippers and other indoor footwear originating in the People's Republic of China (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 January 1988
authorizing the French Republic to introduce intra-Community surveillance of imports of certain kinds of beach slippers, slippers and other indoor footwear originating in the People's Republic of China
(Only the French text is authentic)
(88/74/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 87/433/EEC (1) on surveillance and protective measures which Member States may be authorized to take pursuant to Article 115 of the EEC Treaty, and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof,
Whereas by means of Regulation (EEC) No 4021/87 (2), the Commission set up a system for authorizing the import into France of certain kinds of beach slippers, slippers and other indoor footwear originating in the People's Republic of China;
Whereas this Regulation takes into account the steps taken by the Government of the People's Republic of China to make exports to France of the products in question subject to export certificates and also to issue the certificates in such a way as to comply with certain quantitative limits for 1988, 1989 and 1990;
Whereas there are disparities in the terms governing imports of the products in question into France and imports of the same products into the other Member States; whereas these disparities could cause deflection of trade;
Whereas, in order to detect such deflection of trade rapidly, the French Government has presented a request to the Commission of the European Communities for authorization to introduce prior intra-Community surveillance of the imports in question originating in the People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States;
Whereas the Commission has examined the matter to determine whether these imports could be subject to intra-Community surveillance; whereas this examination has shown that deflection has occurred in the past, and is likely to recur and so undermine the objectives which Regulation (EEC) No 4021/87 is meant to attain, and also aggravate or prolong the economic difficulties which, as described in that Regulation, exist in the production sector concerned;
Whereas, in these circumstances, France should be authorized to introduce intra-Community surveillance of the products in question originating in the People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States,
The French Republic is hereby authorized to introduce, until 31 December 1990 and in accordance with Article 2 of the abovemenioned Decision 87/433/EEC, intra-Community surveillance of the following products originating in the People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States:
// // // CN code
// Description
// // // ex 6405 10 90
6405 20 91
ex 6405 90 90 // Slippers and other indoor footwear // 6404 19 10 // // 6404 20 10 // // ex 6405 90 10 // // // // ex 6405 10 90 // Beach slippers // 6405 20 99 // // ex 6405 90 90 // // 6404 19 90 // // ex 6404 20 90 // // // Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31993R1665 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1665/93 of 29 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1665/93 of 29 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2045/91 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3774/92 (6), introduced a scheme for the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2072/92 of 30 June 1992 fixes the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter, skimmed-milk powder and Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses for two annual periods from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1995 (7); whereas that Regulation provides for a reduction in the intervention price for butter from 1 July 1993;
Whereas, therefore, the sale price for butter provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 should be adjusted as a result of the reduction in the intervention price applicable from 1 July 1993 and the security to be lodged should be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 is hereby amended as follows:
- in paragraph 1, 'ECU 196' is replaced by 'ECU 183',
- in the first indent to the first subparagraph of paragraph 4, 'ECU 215' is replaced by 'ECU 202'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1993.
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 |
31998D0175 | 98/175/EC: Commission Decision of 3 March 1998 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5" microdisks) originating in Canada, Macao and Thailand
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 March 1998 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5″ microdisks) originating in Canada, Macao and Thailand (98/175/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995, on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (2), and in particular Articles 9 and 23 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
(1) On 6 April 1995, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3) the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Community of certain magnetic disks (3,5″ microdisks) originating in Canada, Indonesia, Macao and Thailand, and commenced an investigation.
The investigation period for the examination of dumping was from 1 March 1994 to 28 February 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the 'investigation period`).
As far as Indonesia is concerned, the results of this investigation are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/98 (4).
1. Canada
(2) The investigation revealed that imports from Canada increased from 3,8 million units in 1992 to 22,3 million in the investigation period. In relation to the total volume of Community imports of the product concerned in the investigation period, 834 million units, imports from Canada can be considered as not constituting a cause of material injury to the Community industry in the sense of Article 9(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as the 'basic Regulation`) or the provisions of Article 5(8) of the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement Code.
2. Macao
(3) A recent Commission investigation into the origin of 200 million 3,5″ microdisks imported into the Community from Macao since 1993 has shown that all microdisks exported from Macao during the investigation period in fact originated either in Taiwan or in the People's Republic of China. Consequently, there were no exports of the product subject to this proceeding that originated in Macao, and no determination of dumping and injury was therefore required.
3. Thailand
(4) The Commission established that 8,9 million microdisks (or 20 % of the total quantity exported by the Thai companies during the investigation period) could be considered as having Thai origin. Moreover, a separate Commission investigation covering, but not confined to, the investigation period found no evidence of any other exports of Thai origin. On this basis, exports of Thai origin constitued less than 1 % of total Community consumption in the investigation period and, according to Article 9(3) of the basic Regulation, have to be considered negligible.
4. Conclusions
(5) It follows from the above that protective measures are unnecessary with regard to the imports of 3,5″ microdisks originating in Canada, Macao and Thailand. Therefore, in accordance with Article 9(2) of the basic Regulation, the proceeding should be terminated with regard to the imports from these three countries,
The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5″ microdisks) originating in Canada, Macao and Thailand is hereby terminated. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R1170 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1170/2004 of 24 June 2004 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
| 25.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1170/2004
of 24 June 2004
fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that when refunds on white and raw sugar, undenatured and exported in its unaltered state, are being fixed account must be taken of the situation on the Community and world markets in sugar and in particular of the price and cost factors set out in Article 28 of that Regulation. The same Article provides that the economic aspect of the proposed exports should also be taken into account.
(3) The refund on raw sugar must be fixed in respect of the standard quality. The latter is defined in Annex I, point II, to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001. Furthermore, this refund should be fixed in accordance with Article 28(4) of that Regulation. Candy sugar is defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of 7 September 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for the grant of export refunds in the sugar sector (2). The refund thus calculated for sugar containing added flavouring or colouring matter must apply to their sucrose content and, accordingly, be fixed per 1 % of the said content.
(4) In special cases, the amount of the refund may be fixed by other legal instruments.
(5) The refund must be fixed every two weeks. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) The first subparagraph of Article 27(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that refunds on the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation may vary according to destination, where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
(7) The significant and rapid increase in preferential imports of sugar from the western Balkan countries since the start of 2001 and in exports of sugar to those countries from the Community seems to be highly artificial.
(8) To prevent any abuse through the re-import into the Community of sugar products in receipt of an export refund, no refund should be set for all the countries of the western Balkans for the products covered by this Regulation.
(9) In view of the above and of the present situation on the market in sugar, and in particular of the quotations or prices for sugar within the Community and on the world market, refunds should be set at the appropriate amounts.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, are hereby fixed to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31998R2459 | Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2459/98 of 12 November 1998 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities
| 17.11.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 307/3
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) No 2459/98
of 12 November 1998
amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, having regard to Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2458/98 of 12 November 1998 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 laying down the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities and the other Regulations applicable to them with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euros (1), Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 (2), should be amended,
In Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 the term ‘Belgian francs’ shall be replaced by the term ‘euros’ and amounts expressed in Belgian francs are replaced by their equivalent in euro units at the conversion rate laid down by the Council.
The rules relating to the rounding of amounts laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro (3), shall apply.
Article 8 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 8
Tax shall be collected by means of deduction at source. The amount shall be rounded down to one hundredth of a euro.’
On 1 January 1999, pursuant to this Regulation, the Commission shall effect the conversion into euros of the amounts in Belgian francs in Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68; these values shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities in January 1999.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992R1157 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1157/92 of 28 April 1992 authorizing the implementation of management measures relating to imports of live bovine animals
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1157/92 of 28 April 1992 authorizing the implementation of management measures relating to imports of live bovine animals
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 20 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, as a result of a level of production greatly in surplus and of other factors reducing sales, the beef and veal sector is subject to a long-term imbalance between supply and demand on the Community market, taking into account possibilities of exports to third countries; whereas, therefore, despite large scale buying-in into intervention, the price situation on the market is unsatisfactory;
Whereas, in the first half of 1991, the number of veal imports into the Community threatened to exceed considerably both the traditional level of annual imports and the capacity of the Community market to absorb them; whereas, in order to avoid a serious disturbance on the market, the Commission, using its emergency powers as provided for in Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, adopted Regulation (EEC) No 1023/91 of 24 April 1991 suspending the issuing of import licences for live animals of the bovine species (2);
Whereas, in view of the experience acquired in application of the said Article 21, it has been found that while avoiding an immediate worsening of the market crisis, the abrupt blockage of all imports resulting from the issuing of large numbers of import licences over a short period cannot guarantee market supplies throughout the year in accordance with seasonal requirements; whereas, taking into account in particular Annex Xa of the Interim Agreements with the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary, and Annex XIIIa of the Interim Agreement with the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Commission should be authorized by means of a special provision to react in good time to situations likely to produce serious disturbances on the market by implementing appropriate management measures for that purpose,
Where the Community market for one or more of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is likely to be affected by serious disturbance which may endanger one or more objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty as a result of quantities imported or likely to be so, the Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of that Regulation, make the import of live bovine animals subject to suitable management measures to the extent and for the period necessary to forestall that likelihood.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31979D0691 | 79/691/EEC: Council Decision of 3 August 1979 applying Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 on interest subsidies for certain loans granted under the European monetary system
| COUNCIL DECISION of 3 August 1979 applying Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 on interest subsidies for certain loans granted under the European monetary system (79/691/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 of 3 August 1979 on interest subsidies for certain loans granted under the European monetary system (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 lays down that the Council shall designate the Member State or States eligible to benefit from the measures set out in that Regulation;
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 requires that in order to be so designated Member States must at the same time effectively and fully participate in the mechanisms of the European monetary system and be considered as less prosperous;
Whereas Ireland and the Italian Republic fulfil this double condition,
Sole Article
Ireland and Italy shall benefit from the measures set out in Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31976R1215 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1215/76 of 4 May 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 on notifying the Commission of investment projects of interest to the Community in the petroleum, natural gas and electricity sectors
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1215/76 of 4 May 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 on notifying the Commission of investment projects of interest to the Community in the petroleum, natural gas and electricity sectors
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 5 and 213 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 187 and 192 thereof,
Having regard to the draft from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 (3) provides that Member States shall communicate to the Commission at the beginning of each year information concerning investment projects relating to the production, transport, storage or distribution of petroleum, natural gas or electric power which are scheduled to start within three years from 1 January of the current year;
Whereas experience has shown that, because of the technical, financial, industrial and social aspects of investment projects in the electricity sector, there is a growing tendency to formulate such projects at least five years before the expected commencement of work;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to ensure that the Commission is notified of investment projects in the electricity sector on which work is expected to commence within five years from 1 January of the current year;
Whereas experience has shown that the Commission was not notified of some investment projects because one or more of their major features was subject to further review;
Whereas Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 provides that certain features of investment projects communicated to the Commission shall be indicated;
Whereas experience has shown that in order to assess the significance of an investment project the Commission needs to know what stage decisions on it have reached and its place in national plans;
Whereas experience has shown that the list of investment projects set out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 is not sufficiently comprehensive to ensure that the Commission has adequate information for carrying out its task in connection with the Community's common energy policy, particularly in the petroleum refining and electric power generation and transmission sectors;
Whereas, in the case of petroleum refining, investment in desulphurization plants for residues, gas oil and feedstock is of increasing importance in view of the strict quality standards to be adopted within the Community in order to control pollution;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 does not extend to investment in the electricity sector relating to nuclear electricity generating plants; (1)OJ No C 280, 8.12.1975, p. 58. (2)OJ No C 35, 16.2.1976, p. 22. (3)OJ No L 120, 25.5.1972, p. 7.
Whereas Articles 41 and 42 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community provide that the Commission must receive notification of any kind of nuclear investment project not later than three months before the first contracts are concluded with the suppliers or three months before the work begins ; whereas this means that notification of projects is given when they are at a very advanced stage and then only at the initiative of and on the date chosen by the person or undertaking making the investment;
Whereas the establishment of a common energy policy is one of the agreed objectives of the Community and the Commission has been instructed to propose measures for the attainment of this objective ; whereas, if the objectives set out in the Council resolution of 17 December 1974 concerning Community energy policy objectives for 1985 (1), the Council resolution of 17 December 1974 on a Community action programme on the rational utilization of energy (2) and the Council resolution of 13 February 1975 concerning measures to be implemented to achieve the Community energy policy objectives adopted by the Council on 17 December 1974 (3) are to be achieved, greater use must be made of the Community's industrial potential, particularly in the nuclear sector;
Whereas in order to assist manufacturing industry in undertaking the investment and adjustments necessary for the supply of heavy plant under the investment programmes relating to electric power supplies, the Commission must be informed of the projects involved in these programmes sufficiently far in advance of their implementation to be able to provide industry with information - the exact form varying according to the degree of final commitment reached with regard to the construction plans - which will enable an accurate assessment to be made of the technical, financial and social risks involved;
Whereas, in the electricity sector, investment projects relating to underground and sub-marine transmission cables, which constitute essential links in national or international interconnecting networks, are of interest to the Community ; whereas the Commission needs information on such projects to enable it to carry out its task in the electricity sector ; whereas provision should be made to ensure that such projects are communicated to the Commission,
The following shall be substituted for Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72:
"1. Member States shall, before 15 February of each year, communicate to the Commission the information they have obtained on the basis of the provisions of paragraph 2 concerning investment projects listed in the Annex which relate to the production, transport, storage or distribution of petroleum, natural gas or electric power and on which work is scheduled to start within three years, in the case of projects in the petroleum and natural gas sectors, or within five years, in the case of projects in the electricity sector ; the notifications must take account of the latest developments in the situation.
Member States shall add to their notifications any comments they may have."
The following paragraph shall be added to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72:
"5. The notifications provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also cover investment projects of which the major features (location, contractor, undertaking, technical features, etc.) may, in whole or in part, be subject to further review or to final authorization by a competent authority."
The following shall be added to Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 after the fifth indent:
"In the case of investment projects which are at the planning stage, the notifications shall include the following information on the stage reached in the decisions on each project: - whether or not firm decisions have been taken concerning all the major features of the project (location, contractor, undertaking, technical features, etc.),
- what the place of the project is in national plans."
(1)OJ No C 153, 9.7.1975, p. 2. (2)OJ No C 153, 9.7.1975, p. 5. (3)OJ No C 153, 9.7.1975, p. 6.
The following shall be added to point 1.1 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 after the third indent:
"- desulphurization plants for residual fuel oils/gas oil/feedstock."
The following shall be substituted for point 3.1, first indent, of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72:
"- thermal power stations (generators with a unit capacity of 200 MW or more)."
The following shall be substituted for point 3.2 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72:
"3.2 Transport - overhead transmission lines, if they have been designed for a voltage of 345 kV or more;
- underground and sub-marine transmission cables, if they have been designed for a voltage of 100 kV or more and constitute essential links in national or international interconnecting networks."
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R1583 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1583/2002 of 5 September 2002 on the sale at a reduced price of 30600 tonnes of cereals held by the Austrian intervention agency to producers established in the territory of Austria affected by flooding
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1583/2002
of 5 September 2002
on the sale at a reduced price of 30600 tonnes of cereals held by the Austrian intervention agency to producers established in the territory of Austria affected by flooding
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common 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) Flooding in some areas of Austria during August 2002 has affected supplies of feed and threatens to expose producers to heavy income losses as a result of having to sell their livestock if the customary feed cannot be obtained. Finding temporary alternatives is therefore desirable.
(2) The Austrian intervention agency has in stock 30600 tonnes of cereals whose sale at a reduced price to the producers in question could make a significant contribution to alleviating the situation.
(3) Since the sale would be made at a fixed reduced price, a derogation would be needed from Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4). Additional rules would be required for the sale of the cereals.
(4) In view of the price benefit enjoyed by buyers of cereals held by the Austrian intervention agency, strict control measures need to be adopted, and in particular those who are authorised to buy the cereals would need to be identified.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. Notwithstanding Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the Austrian intervention agency shall put up for sale 5000 tonnes of common wheat, 6700 tonnes of rye, 14400 tonnes of barley and 4500 tonnes of maize to producers established in Austrian territory affected by the flooding in August 2002 in accordance with this Regulation.
2. The common wheat referred to in paragraph 1 shall be put up for sale when the quantities of the other cereals have been used up.
3. The sales price for the cereals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be set at EUR 50 per tonne for goods ex place of storage, loaded on to a means of transport.
1. Producers established in Austrian territory, recognised by the national authorities as having been affected shall submit an application to purchase to the competent authorities during a period specified by the Austrian authorities.
Applications shall contain the following information:
(a) the name and address of the applicant;
(b) particulars of the parcels or places affected;
(c) the type of crop or fodder stocks destroyed;
(d) the quantity of cereals requested;
(e) an undertaking to use the cereals for feeding animals on the applicant's holding.
2. The Austrian authorities shall decide on the criteria for determining the maximum quantities for which producers may submit an application to purchase, in particular on the basis of the area or quantity of stocks destroyed which were intended to be used to feed animals.
3. Where there is an overrun of the total quantity available, the Austrian authorities shall lay down distribution criteria.
Cereals other than rye shall be combined with not less than 15 % rye.
1. The Austrian intervention agency shall lay down the date for the taking-over of the cereals which shall be not later than 28 February 2003.
2. The Austrian intervention agency is authorised to transport the cereals to silos located in the affected areas.
3. The transport costs shall be met from the Community budget within an average limit of EUR 10 per tonne including the costs of removal from the storage silos of departure and the costs of placing in the silos of destination.
1. The cereals referred to in Article 1 shall be considered for all purposes to have left intervention storage on 30 September 2002, whether they have been removed or not.
2. Quantities unused at 28 February 2003 shall be included in the accounts of the intervention stocks at the price of EUR 50 per tonne, less flat-rate removal costs, with effect from 1 October 2002.
The Austrian authorities shall adopt the control measures necessary to ensure that the benefits of this Regulation are restricted to the producers established in Austrian territory who have been affected.
The Austrian authorities shall transmit to the Commission, by 30 June 2003, a report on the sales provided for in this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32009R0628 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 628/2009 of 16 July 2009 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of July 2009 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultry meat
| 17.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 185/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 628/2009
of 16 July 2009
on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of July 2009 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultry meat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 of 4 June 2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for poultry meat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries (3), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultry meat sector.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of July 2009 for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.
The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2009 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32007R1125 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1125/2007 of 28 September 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 29.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 255/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1125/2007
of 28 September 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 September 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994R3063 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 3063/94 of 15 December 1994 laying down the conditions for the application of a temporary derogation from the common quality standards for fresh fruit and vegetables for Austrian and Finnish products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3063/94 of 15 December 1994 laying down the conditions for the application of a temporary derogation from the common quality standards for fresh fruit and vegetables for Austrian and Finnish products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 150 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2753/94 (2), provides for the establishment of common quality standards for fruit and vegetables for products to be delivered fresh to the consumer; whereas Annex I of that Regulation lists the products to which those common quality standards are to apply;
Whereas the Annex XV to the Act of Accession lays down that the common quality standards for the products in question during specified transitional periods are to apply to Austrian and Finnish products under conditions to be determined in derogation from Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72; whereas the said conditions should be laid down;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 150 of the Treaty of Accession, the measures provided for in this Regulation may be adopted before the accession of Austria and Finland and enter into force subject to and on the date of entry into force of the Treaty;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Without prejudice to provisions adopted pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, the common quality standards shall not apply to fresh fruit and vegetables produced in Austria and Finland when they are marketed on the national market of either of those countries.
During the transitional periods, the competent authorities of Austria and Finland shall undertake to ensure the progressive and general application of the common quality standards.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession.
It shall apply for Austria for a period of three years and for Finland for a period of two years from the date 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0958 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 958/2013 of 4 October 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 5.10.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 263/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 958/2013
of 4 October 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31977R1177 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1177/77 of 17 May 1977 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on the extension of the application of the rules on community transit
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1177/77 of 17 May 1977 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on the extension of the application of the rules on Community transit
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the rules on Community transit [1], signed on 23 November 1972, and the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the same subject [2], signed on 30 November 1972, are designed to simplify the customs formalities to be completed at the frontiers in respect of goods traffic through both the territory of the Community and that of Switzerland or of Austria;
[1] OJ No L 294, 19.12.1972, p. 1.
[2] OJ No L 294, 19.12.1972, p. 86. <FNTDEF ID="P1-
Whereas this objective is not achieved where goods are carried through both Community territory and that of Switzerland and of Austria, since each of the abovementioned Agreements is strictly bilateral;
Whereas it would be in the interest of all the Contracting Parties to these two Agreements to extend the application of the latter to the goods traffic in question,
The Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on the extension of the application of the rules on Community transit is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 5 of the Agreement [3].
[3] The General Secretariat of the Council shall arrange for publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities of the date on which the Agreement enters into force.
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R1079 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1079/2002 of 21 June 2002 prohibiting fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1079/2002
of 21 June 2002
prohibiting fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3) lays down quotas for haddock for 2002.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of haddock in the waters of ICES division VIIa (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 9 June 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation,
Catches of haddock in the waters of ICES division VIIa (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2002.
Fishing for haddock in the waters of ICES division VIIa (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 9 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986R3605 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3605/86 of 24 November 1986 on the organization of a labour force sample survey in the spring of 1987
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3605/86
of 24 November 1986
on the organization of a labour force sample survey in the spring of 1987
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having rgard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof
,
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission,
Whereas in order to carry out the tasks which are assigned to it by the Treaty, and in particular by Articles 2, 92, 117, 118, 122 and 123 thereof, the Commission must be acquainted with the situation and developments in employment and unemployment;
Whereas the statistical information available in each of the Member States does not provide a suitable basis for comparison, particularly because of the differences between the laws, rules and adminsitrative practices of the Member States on which those statistics are based;
Whereas the best method of ascertaining the level and the structure of employment and unemployment consists in carrying out harmonized and synchronized Community labour force sample surveys, as has been done regularly in the past;
Whereas in a period of continuing and increasing difficulties on the labour market and of structural changes in the employment sector, fully up-to-date information must be made available;
Whereas only the repetition in 1987 of the surveys carried out in 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 will enable this information to be obtained,
In the spring of 1987 the Statistical Office of the European Communities shall conduct a labour force sample survey for the Commission based on a sample of households in each of the Member States.
The survey shall be carried out in each of the Member States in a sample of households having their residence in the territory of those States at the time of the survey. The Member States shall take measures to prevent double counting of persons with more than one residence.
The information shall be collected for each member of the households included in the sample. In cases where one member of a household provides information for other members, this shall be clearly indicated.
The sample shall compromise between 60 000 and 100 000 households in Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain, between 30 000 and 50 000 in Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Greece and Portugal, between 15 000 and 30 000 in Denmark and approximately 10 000 in Luxembourg.
The survey shall cover:
(a) the individual characteristics of all members of the household questioned, namely: sex, age, marital status, nationality, type of household in which the person is living and surveyed, type of family relationship within the household. The members of one household shall be identified by a joint serial number and a code designating the State and region in which the household is questioned;
(b) situation with regard to economic activity of these persons at the time of the survey and characteristics of their work as follows: occupation, status, economic activity, number of hours usually and actually worked and reasons for any difference between the two; full or part-time work, permanent or temporary work and any paid second job; (c) attempts to find work, with, in particular the following information: the type and extent of the work sought, the conditions and reasons, methods and length of time spent seeking work, whether unemployment benefit or aid is being received, the situation directly preceding the start of the search for work and the availability for work or the reasons for not being available;
(d) type and purpose of educational and training courses in which persons aged from 14 to 49 have recently taken part;
(e) work experience of persons of working age without work, including the characteristics of the last job and the time of, and reasons for, its coming to an end;
(f) the situation of the members of the household one year before the present survey, including: country and region of residence, position with regard to economic activity and, if employed, economic activity and occupational status of the job held.
The information shall be gathered by the statistical services of the Member States on the basis of the list of questions drawn up by the Commission in cooperation with the competent services of the Member States.
The Commission shall determine, in collaboration with the Member States, the details of the survey, in particular the starting and closing dates and the deadlines for transmission of the results. The statistical services of the Member States shall ensure the representative nature of the sample according to practice in the Member States, which may, in certain cases, make the provision of replies compulsory. They shall also ensure that at least a quarter of the survey units are taken from the 1986 survey and that a proportion of at least a quarter may form part of a subsequent survey. These two groups shall be identified by a code.
The Member States shall endeavour to ensure that the information requested is furnished truthfully and in its entirety within the period specified. They shall ensure that the survey provides a reliable foundation for a comparative analysis at Community level as well as at the level of the Member States and certain regions. The statistical services of the Member States shall forward to the Statistical Office of the European Communties the results of the survey, duly checked, for each person questioned, without any indication of name or address.
Items of information relating to individuals provided in the context of the survey may be used for statistical purposes only. They may not be used for fiscal or other purposes and may not be communicated to third parties.
The Member States and the Commission shall take the requisite steps to penalize any infringement of the obligation under the first paragraph to preserve the confidentiality of the information gathered.
The Member States shall receive a contribution towards the conduct of the survey. The amount of the contribution shall be set off against the appropriations provided for this purpose in the budget of the European Communities.
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31993L0063 | Commission Directive 93/63/EEC of 5 July 1993 setting out the implementing measures concerning the supervision and monitoring of suppliers and establishments pursuant to Council Directive 91/682/EEC on the marketing of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/63/EEC of 5 July 1993 setting out the implementing measures concerning the supervision and monitoring of suppliers and establishments pursuant to Council Directive 91/682/EEC on the marketing of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/682/EEC of 19 December 1991 on the marketing of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants(1) , and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof,
Whereas it is appropriate to set out measures concerning the supervision of monitoring of all suppliers and their establishments, with the exception of those whose activity is confined to the placing on the market of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Ornamental Plants,
1. This Directive lays down implementing measures concerning the supervision and monitoring of suppliers and their establishments, other than those whose activity is confined to the placing on the market of ornamental propagating material and ornamental plants, pursuant to Article 6 (4) of Directive 91/682/EEC, in cases where the checks referred to in Article 5 (2) of the said Directive are carried out by the suppliers themselves or an accredited supplier.
The responsible official body shall carry out regularly, at least once a year at an appropriate time, supervision and monitoring of suppliers and their establishments in order to ensure continued compliance with the requirements laid down in Directive 91/682/EEC, and in particular with the principles set out in the first to fourth indents of Article 5 (2) thereof, account being taken of the particular nature of the activity or activities of the supplier.
As far as the identification of critical points in the production process referred to in the first indent of Article 5 (2) of Directive 91/682/EEC and the keeping of records referred to in the fourth indent of Article 5 (2) thereof are concerned, the responsible official body shall supervise and monitor the supplier to ensure that the supplier:
(a) continues to take into account the following critical points, where appropriate:
- the quality of propagating material and plants utilized to start the production process;
- the sowing, pricking-out, potting-up, and planting of propagating material and plants,
- compliance with the conditions laid down in Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Council Directive 77/93/EEC(2) ,
- the cultivation plan and method,
- general crop care,
- the multiplication operations,
- the harvesting operations,
- hygiene,
- treatments,
- packaging,
- storage,
- transport,
- administration;
(b) keeps records, with a view to having complete information available for the said responsible official bodies, on:
(i) plants or other objects:
- purchased for storage or planting on the premises,
- under production,
or
- dispatched to others;
and
(ii) any chemical treatments which have been applied to the plants, and that he keeps related documents for at least one year;
(c) is available personally or designates another person technically experienced in plant production and related plant-health matters, to liaise with the said responsible official bodies;
(d) carries out visual inspections as necessary and at appropriate times in a manner accepted by the said responsible official bodies;
(e) allows access by persons entitled to act for the said responsible official bodies, in particular for inspection and/or sampling purposes, and allows access to the records and related documents referred to in point (b);
(f) otherwise cooperates with the said responsible official bodies.
As fas as the establishment and implementation of methods for monitoring and checking the critical points as referred to in the second indent of Article 5 (2) of Directive 91/682/EEC are concerned, the responsible official body shall supervise and monitor the supplier to ensure that, where apropriate, such methods continue to be carried out, giving particular attention to:
(a) the availability and actual use of methods for checking each of the critical points mentioned in Article 3;
(b) the reliability of those methods;
(c) their suitability for an assessment of the content of the production and marketing arrangements, including the administrative aspects; and
(d) the competence of the supplier's staff to carry out the checks.
As far as the taking of samples for analysis in an accredited laboratory as referred to in the third indent of Article 5 (2) of Directive 91/682/EEC is concerned, the responsible official body shall supervise and monitor the supplier to ensure, where appropriate, that:
(a) samples are taken during the various stages of production at such intervals as are established by the responsible official body when the production methods were verified at the time of accreditation;
(b) samples are taken in a technically correct manner and using a statistically reliable procedure, regard being had to the kind of analysis to be carried out;
(c) the persons who take the samples are qualified to do so; and
(d) the analysis of samples is carried out by a laboratory which is accredited for that purpose pursuant to Article 6 (2) of the said Directive.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 30 June 1994. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
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31989R3882 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3882/89 of 11 December 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 775/87 temporarily withdrawing a proportion of the reference quantities mentioned in article 5c (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3882/89 of 11 December 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 775/87 temporarily withdrawing a proportion of the reference quantities mentioned in Article 5c (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89 (2), and in particular Article 5c (6) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 775/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1116/89 (4), fixes the rate of temporary withdrawal of the reference quantities at 5,5 % until the end of the eighth period of the arrangements;
Whereas, since the situation of certain categories of producers continues to cause concern, the trend in their production for forthcoming years requires that further quantities available should be found by increasing the Community reserve; whereas, however, in order to meet the objective of controlling production, the guaranteed total quantities of the Member States fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 have been reduced; whereas the rate of temporary withdrawal should therefore be reduced from 5,5 to 4,5 % in order to keep the non-withdrawn reference quantities unaltered;
Whereas, in order to continue to pay producers the amount resulting from the rate of temporary withdrawal of 5,5 %, the compensation per 100 kilograms should be increased proportionately to the reduction in the rate of temporary withdrawal,
Regulation (EEC) No 775/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following:
´This proportion shall be set so as to give a total withdrawn quantity of 4 % for the fourth period, 5,5 %
(5) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1989, p. 13.
(6) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(7) OJ No L 78, 20. 3. 1987, p. 5.
(8) OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 8.
for the fifth period and 4,5 % for each of the following three periods, of the guaranteed total quantity for each Member State laid down in Article 5c (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 for the third 12-month period.';
2. the first subparagraph of Article 2 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
´1. Compensation shall be granted to the producers concerned for quantities withdrawn. The compensation shall be:
- for the fourth, fifth and sixth 12-month periods, ECU 10 per 100 kilograms,
- for the seventh 12-month period, ECU 8,5 per 100 kilograms,
- for the eighth 12-month period, ECU 7 per 100 kilograms.';
3. Article 3 (2) is replaced by the following:
´2. A uniform proportion of each reference quantity as mentioned in Article 5c (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, set to give a total withdrawn quantity of 0,83 % for the sixth period, and 2,67 % for each of the following two periods, of the guaranteed total quantity determined in Article 5c (3) of that Regulation for the third 12-month period, is hereby withdrawn in Italy.
Compensation shall be paid to the producers concerned for the quantities withdrawn. Such compensation shall be:
- for the sixth 12-month period, ECU 10 per 100 kilograms,
- for the seventh 12-month period, ECU 8,5 per 100 kilograms,
- for the eighth 12-month period, ECU 7 per 100 kilograms.
For each 12-month period, the compensation shall be paid to those entitled during the last quarter of the relevant 12-month period or during the first quarter of the following 12-month period.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the beginning of the sixth 12-month period of the additional levy arrangements.
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 |
31988D0424 | 88/424/EEC: Commission Decision of 25 July 1988 accepting an undertaking relating to the anti-dumping proceeding concerning certain electronic typewriters assembled or produced in the Community by Sharp Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 July 1988
accepting an undertaking relating to the anti-dumping proceeding concerning certain electronic typewriters assembled or produced in the Community by Sharp Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
(88/424/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 of 23 July 1984 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/87 (2), and in particular Article 13 (10) thereof,
After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84,
Whereas:
A. Procedure
(1) In July 1987, the Commission received a complaint lodged by CETMA, the Committee of European Typewriter Manufacturers, on behalf of French, German and Italian producers of electronic typewriters whose collective output constitutes practically all Community production of the product in question. The complaint contained sufficient evidence that following the opening of the investigation on electronic typewriters originating in Japan (3), a number of companies were assembling electronic typewriters in the Community under the conditions referred to in Article 13 (10) of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84. After consultation, the Commission accordingly announced, by notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (4), the initiation of an investigation, under Article 13 (10) of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84, concerning electronic typewriters assembled in the Community by the following companies:
- Silver Reed International (Europe) Ltd, Watford, United Kingdom,
- Brother Industries (UK) Ltd, Wrexham, United Kingdom,
- Kyushu Matsushita (UK) Ltd, Newport, United Kingdom,
- Sharp Manufacturing (UK) Ltd, Wrexham, United Kingdom,
- Canon BrĂŠtagne SA, LiffrĂŠ, France,
- TEC Elektronik-Werk GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany.
B. Termination of the investigation and extension of the duty
(2) As a result of this investigation the proceeding was terminated without the extension of the anti-dumping duty with regard to TEC Elektronik GmbH and Brother Industries (UK) Ltd by Commission Decision 88/226/EEC (5).
(3) For all other companies referred to under point 1, and after taking into consideration the circumstances of each case, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1022/88 (1) extended the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1698/85 (2) to certain typewriters assembled in the Community by those companies.
C. Undertakings
(4) In April 1988, Sharp Manufacturing (UK) Ltd (Sharp) offered an undertaking. The Commission verified, at the premises of the company concerned, that the undertaking removed the conditions justifying the extension by Regulation (EEC) No 1022/88 of the anti-dumping duty to typewriters assembled in the Community. In the light of the undertaking offered and of the results of the verification and after consultation, the Commission is satisfied that the changes in the sourcing of parts and materials, the assurances regarding future covering and other aspects of Sharp's assembly or production operations in the Community are sufficient for the undertaking to be accepted.
(5) The Council has therefore appropriately amended Regulation (EEC) No 1022/88 which extended the duty to products assembled or produced in the Community by inter alia Sharp (UK),
The undertaking offered by Sharp Manufacturing (UK) Ltd in connection with certain electronic typewriters whether or not incorporating calculating mechanisms (corresponding to CN Codes 8469 10 00, ex 8469 21 00 and ex 8469 29 00) introduced into the commerce of the Community after having been assembled in the Community by Sharp Manufacturing (UK) Ltd is hereby accepted. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31999R0706 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/1999 of 31 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 383/1999 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 706/1999
of 31 March 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 383/1999 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 383/1999(3), provides for a sale of intervention stocks held by certain intervention agencies; whereas the quantities and prices stated in that Regulation should be amended to take account of the stocks already sold;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EC) No 383/1999 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1:
(a) the third indent is replaced by the following:
"- approximately 1200 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Spanish intervention agency,"
(b) the ninth indent is replaced by the following:
"- approximately 4000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency,."
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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 |
31999R1814 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/1999 of 19 August 1999 determining the amounts of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable from 1 August 1999 to 30 June 2000 on the importation into the Community of goods covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Iceland
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1814/1999
of 19 August 1999
determining the amounts of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable from 1 August 1999 to 30 June 2000 on the importation into the Community of goods covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Iceland
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 2491/98(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
(1) Whereas it is appropriate to determine the agricultural components in accordance with the basic amounts laid down in Section III (1) of the Annex to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland(3); whereas the duties resulting from these measures may not be higher than those resulting, from the application of the Common Customs Tariff;
(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1460/96(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2495/97(5), establishes detailed rules for the application of preferential trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93,
The Annexes to this Regulation lay down the agricultural components and the corresponding additional duties applicable from 1 August 1999 to 30 June 2000 to the importation from Iceland of goods covered by Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 for which a reduction of the agricultural component is provided for.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32005D0811 | 2005/811/EC: Council Decision of 14 November 2005 of appointing one Italian member and one Italian alternate member to the Committee of the Regions
| 23.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 304/17
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 November 2005
of appointing one Italian member and one Italian alternate member to the Committee of the Regions
(2005/811/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).
(2) One seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mr Luciano CAVERI, Vice-President of the Regional Council, member; one seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Rosario CONDORELLI,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the mandate still to run, namely until 25 January 2006:
(a) as a member:
(b) as an alternate member:
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall take effect on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999D0217 | 1999/217/EC: Commission Decision of 23 February 1999 adopting a register of flavouring substances used in or on foodstuffs drawn up in application of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 October 1996 (notified under number C(1999) 399) (text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 23 February 1999 adopting a register of flavouring substances used in or on foodstuffs drawn up in application of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 October 1996 (notified under number C(1999) 399) (text with EEA relevance) (1999/217/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 October 1996 laying down a Community procedure for flavouring substances used or intended for use in or on foodstuffs (1) and in particular Article 3(2) thereof;
Whereas, in application of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96, Member States, within one year of the entry into force of the abovementioned Regulation, shall notify to the Commission the list of flavouring substances accepted for use in or on foodstuffs marketed on their territory;
Whereas, in application of Article 3(2) of the said Regulation, notified flavouring substances, the legal use of which in one Member State must be recognised by the other Member States, shall be entered in a register adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 of the Regulation;
Whereas it is recognized that in certain Member States, some flavouring substances are presently subject to restrictive or prohibitive measures;
Whereas it is recognised that such restrictive or prohibitive measures in force at the date of adoption of the current Decision may continue to be applied, pending completion of the evaluation of the substance;
Whereas, in any case, where a Member State notes that a flavouring substance contained in the register may constitute a danger to public health, it may invoke the safeguard procedure provided for in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96;
Whereas the register forms the basis of the programme for evaluation provided for in Article 4 of the said Regulation which is to be adopted within ten months of the adoption of the register;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs.
The register of flavouring substances annexed to this Decision is hereby adopted.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32011R1087 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1087/2011 of 27 October 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security in respect of explosive detection systems Text with EEA relevance
| 28.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 281/12
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1087/2011
of 27 October 2011
amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security in respect of explosive detection systems
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (1) and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 of 4 March 2010 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (2) lays down provision on explosive detection systems.
(2) Methods and technologies for the detection of explosives develop over time. In line with the evolution of the threat to civil aviation, technological developments and operation experiences both at Union and global level, the Commission should revise the technological and operation provisions relating to explosives detection systems.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Civil Aviation Security set up by Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008,
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0840 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 840/2006 of 7 June 2006 fixing the aid for peaches for processing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 for the 2006/07 marketing year
| 8.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 154/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 840/2006
of 7 June 2006
fixing the aid for peaches for processing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 for the 2006/07 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 of 29 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables (2) stipulates that the Commission is to publish the amount of the aid for peaches after verifying compliance with the thresholds fixed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2201/96.
(2) The average quantity of peaches processed under the aid scheme over the previous three marketing years is below the Community threshold. The aid to be applied for the 2006/07 marketing year in each Member State concerned must therefore be the amount set in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Processed Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 2006/07 marketing year the aid provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 for peaches shall be EUR 47,70 per tonne.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply for the 2006/07 marketing year.
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 |
31990R0867 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 867/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for forestry products
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 867/90
of 29 March 1990
on improving the processing and marketing conditions for forestry products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42, 43 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Community efforts to decrease, through the creation and development of alternative forestry activities for farmers, the output of products which are in surplus can produce the desired effects only if they are accompanied by measures to promote certain activities involving the primary processing and the marketing of forestry products;
Whereas the eighth indent of Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the EAGGF Guidance Section (4) provides that the contribution by the EAGGF Guidance Section to measures to speed up the adjustment of agricultural structures with a view to the reform of the common agricultural policy may concern measures to improve the marketing and processing of agricultural and forestry products;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 (5) at present concerns only the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/89 of 29 May 1989 introducing provisional measures to improve the conditions under which forestry products are processed and marketed (6) provided for the measure introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88, to be temporarily extended to forestry products until adaptation of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 replaces Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 as from 1 January 1990 and Regulation (EEC) No 1612/89 therefore no longer serves any purpose; whereas it is therefore necessary to extend the measure provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 to the forestry sector,
1. For development of the forestry sector to be able to contribute to the improvement of agricultural structures, the measures instituted by Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 may be applied, under the conditions referred to in that Regulation, for the purposes of developing or rationalizing the marketing and processing of forestry products.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, development and rationalization of the marketing and processing of wood shall mean investments relating to the operations of felling, dismembering, stripping, cutting up, storage, protective treatment and drying of indigenous woods and to all working operations prior to the industrial sawing of wood at a sawing mill.
The financing of investments shall be directed preferably to those concerning small and medium-sized undertakings the restructuring and rationalization of which may contribute to the improvement and economic development of the agricultural and rural environment.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
31999D0702 | 1999/702/EC: Commission Decision of 14 October 1999 on the list of programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 2000 (notified under document number C(1999) 3330)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 October 1999
on the list of programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 2000
(notified under document number C(1999) 3330)
(1999/702/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/EEC(2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) in drawing up the list of programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community for 2000, and each programme, both the interest of each programme for the Community and the volume of available appropriations must be taken into account;
(2) the Member States have supplied the Commission with the information enabling it to assess the interest for the Community of providing a financial contribution to the programmes for 2000;
(3) the Commission has examined each of the programmes submitted by the Member States from both the veterinary and the financial point of view;
(4) the amounts of the contribution shown in the Annex to this Decision are indicative;
(5) the level of the financial participation of the Community shall be determined for each programme in accordance with the budgetary situation;
(6) the programmes on the list set out in this Decision will have to be approved individually at a later date, where appropriate amended or supplemented by additional information received from the Member State concerned;
(7) the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. The programmes listed in the Annex hereto shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community in 2000.
2. For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the proposed rate and amount of the Community financial contribution shall be as set out in the Annex.
The Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988R0420 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 420/88 of 15 January 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 420/88
of 15 January 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3904/87 (2), and in particular Article (7) thereof,
Whereas Title III of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3724/87 (4), lays down the detailed rules for granting private storage aid for butter and cream; whereas, in view of the stricter additional levy arrangements provided for in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, which brought about changes both in butter production and in the supply of the market, certain provisions relating on the hand to butter and cream qualifying for the aid and on the other hand to the butter storage period should be adapted;
Whereas the butter may be released from storage after a period of 90 days where it is intended for export; whereas it must be specified that such butter may be withdrawn from storage on completion of the abovementioned period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the first subparagraph of Article 23 (1), 'but not earlier than 1 April of the year concerned' is deleted.
2. In Articles 23 (7) and 24 (2), '16 September' is replaced by '16 August.'
3. In the second subparagraph of Article 24 (5), '15 September' is replaced by '15 August.'
4. In Article 26a (1), 'Article 24 (1)' is replaced by 'Article 24 (1) and the second sentence of Article 24 (2).'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R1707 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1707/2005 of 18 October 2005 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| 20.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 274/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1707/2005
of 18 October 2005
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2) laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R1134 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1134/2014 of 23 October 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for haddock in VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| 28.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 307/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1134/2014
of 23 October 2014
establishing a prohibition of fishing for haddock in VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2), lays down quotas for 2014.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R1720 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1720/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down the reference prices for hybrid maize and hybrid sorghum for sowing for the 1993/94 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1720/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down the reference prices for hybrid maize and hybrid sorghum for sowing for the 1993/94 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organization of the market in seeds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3695/92 (2), and in particular Article 6 (5) thereof,
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 purpoes of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of monetary realignment (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1330/93 (5), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 provides that a reference price for each type of hybrid maize and hybrid sorghum for sowing is to be fixed annually; whereas those reference prices must be fixed on the basis of the free-at-frontier prices recorded during the last three marketing years except for abnormally low prices; whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1578/72 of 20 July 1972 laying down general rules for fixing reference prices and for determining free-at-frontier offer prices for hybrid maize and hybrid sorghum for sowing (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1984/86 (7), only prices for imports from third countries which are representative in terms of quantity and quality of the product should be taken into consideration;
Whereas imports of the types of hybrid maize for sowing falling within CN code 1005 10 19 may not be considered as representative on account of the very small quantity involved; whereas no reference prices may therefore be fixed for those types of maize;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 establishes the list of prices and amounts affected by coefficient of 1,013088 fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 537/93 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1331/93 (9), from the commencement of the 1993/94 marketing year as part of the arrangements for automatically dismantling negative monetary gaps; whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 provides that the reduction in the resulting prices and amounts should be specified for each sector concerned and the value of the reduced prices should be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds,
For the 1993/94 marketing year, the reference prices for hybrid maize and hybrid sorghum for sowing falling within CN codes 1005 10 11, 1005 10 13, 1005 10 15 and 1007 00 10 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
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 |
32001R1539 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1539/2001 of 27 July 2001 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 252nd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1539/2001
of 27 July 2001
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 252nd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products [1], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000 [2], and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community [3], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 [4], the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 252nd special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
— maximum aid: | EUR 105/100 kg, |
— end-use security: | EUR 116/100 kg. |
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R0815 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 815/2005 of 27 May 2005 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 83rd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
| 28.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 135/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 815/2005
of 27 May 2005
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 83rd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.
(2) According to Article 30 of the said Regulation, in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award. The amount of the processing security shall also be fixed taking account of the difference between the market price of skimmed-milk powder and the minimum selling price.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, the minimum selling price should be fixed at the level specified below and the processing security determined accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 83rd individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 24 May 2005, the minimum selling price and the processing security are fixed as follows:
— minimum selling price:
— minimum selling price:
— processing security:
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31992R3185 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3185/92 of 30 October 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 laying down quality standards for carrots, citrus fruit and dessert apples and pears as regards the list of large fruit varieties
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3185/92 of 30 October 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 laying down quality standards for carrots, citrus fruit and dessert apples and pears as regards the list of large fruit varieties
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1754/92 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas Annex III to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 658/92 (4), lays down quality standards for dessert apples and pears; whereas information gathered on the agronomic characteristics of the Ingrid Marie and Red Ingrid Marie (Karin Schneider) varieties enable it to be concluded that they are not large fruited varieties; whereas the list in Table 3 in Annex III to that Regulation should accordingly be corrected;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
In Table 3 in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 920/89, 'Ingrid Marie' and 'Red Ingrid Marie (Karin Schneider)' are hereby deleted.
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31987L0219 | Council Directive 87/219/EEC of 30 March 1987 amending Directive 75/716/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 30 March 1987
amending Directive 75/716/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels
(87/219/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Articles 100 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Directive 75/716/EEC (4) obliges Member States to take all necessary steps to ensure that gas oils can be marketed in the Community only if their sulphur content does not exceed certain limits;
Whereas the said Directive provides that the Commission may, as appropriate, draw up suitable proposals, in particular to amend the sulphur content limits of gas oils, as a function, inter alia, of the levels of air pollution due to sulphur dioxide;
Whereas successive action programmes of the European Communities on the environment (5) stress the importance of preventing and reducing air pollution;
Whereas, in addition, the Community became, by virtue of Decision 81/462/EEC (6) a contracting party to the Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution, which provides in particular for the development of strategies and policies to limit and, as far as possible, gradually reduce and prevent air pollution;
Whereas, in view of the damaging effects on the environment of sulphur dioxide emissions including those arising from the use of gas oil, there is an urgent need to reduce these emission levels wherever this can be achieved;
Whereas it is appropriate to fix a new maximum level for the sulphur content of gas oils as laid down in Directive 75/716/EEC;
Whereas Member States should also be able to require a specified level lower than the maximum provided for in certain defined circumstances;
Whereas the operation of this Directive should be reviewed after an appropriate period of time;
Whereas reducing pollution by sulphur serves to further one of the Community's objectives regarding the protection and improvement of the environment; whereas, however, the necessary powers for this purpose are not expressly provided for in the Treaty and Article 235 must therefore also be invoked,
Directive 75/716/EEC is amended as follows:
(1) Articles 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
'Article 1
1. For the purposes of this Directive, gas oil shall mean any petroleum product falling under subheading 27.10 C I of the Common Customs Tariff (10 December 1984 edition) or any petroleum product which, by reason of its distillation limits, falls into the category of middle distillates intended for use as fuel and of which at least 85 % by volume, including distillation losses, distils at 350 °C.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to gas oils:
- used by shipping,
- contained in the fuel tanks of inland waterway vessels or of motor vehicles travelling from one zone to another or crossing a frontier between a third country and a Member State,
- intended for processing in the refining industry.
1. Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure that gas oils can be marketed in the Community only if their sulphur compound content, expressed in sulphur, does not exceed 0,3 % by weight as from 1 January 1989.
2. Should environmental requirements or the state of desulphurization technology change appreciably or should the economic situation in the Community as regards the supply of crude oil change substantially, the Commission may, on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, propose amendments in accordance with the conditions laid down by the Treaty, to the sulphur content indicated in paragraph 1.
3. If, as the result of a sudden change in the supply of crude oil or petroleum products, it becomes difficult for a Member State to apply the limit on the maximum sulphur content of gas oil, that Member State may, after informing the Commission, authorize a higher limit within its territory for a period of four months. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may extend this period.'
(2) Articles 4 to 7 are replaced by the following:
'Article 4
Without prejudice to Article 5, the Member States may not, as from the date of application laid down in Article 2, due account being taken of Article 3, prohibit, restrict or impede the marketing of gas oils, on the grounds of sulphur content, provided they comply with the requirements of this Directive.
1. Member States may require the use of gas oils with a sulphur content equal to 0,2 % by weight:
- within the zones they have determined under Article 4 of Council Directive 80/779/EEC of 15 July 1980 on air quality limit values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates (1); as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
- wherever Article 5 of the same Directive is applicable,
- where damage to the environment or to the national heritage caused by total sulphur dioxide emissions requires the sulphur content of gas oil to be fixed at a lower value than that provided for in Article 2.
2. Member States shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any measures which they contemplate taking in respect of paragraph 1 and of their grounds for taking them.
Marketing of any gas oil with a sulphur content of less than 0,2 % may not be prohibited.
The Commission shall monitor the effects of applying this Directive.
Three years at the latest after the notification (2) of this Directive, in the light of any new information available on the atmospheric sulphur dioxide pollution levels recorded, on progress towards defining air quality objectives, on the state of the environment and on the harmful effects of air pollution, and on condition on the gas oil market, the Commission shall submit a report to the Council accompanied by an appropriate proposal with a view to the establishment of a single value.
The Council, acting in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty, shall decide on the Commission proposal before 1 December 1991.
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to check by sampling the sulphur content of gas oils which are marketed.
2. The reference method adopted for determining the sulphur content of gas oils which are marketed is defined by method IP 336. The statistical interpretation of the results of the checks made to determine the sulphur content of the gas oils marketed shall be made according to standard ISO 4259 (1979 edition).
(1) OJ No L 229, 30. 8. 1980, p. 30.
(2) This Directive was notified to the Member States on 2 April 1987.' Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1988. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
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31989D0253 | 89/253/EEC: Commission Decision of 16 March 1989 authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Denmark (only the Danish text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 16 March 1989 authorizing methods for grading pig carcases in Denmark (Only the Danish text is authentic) (89/253/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (2), and in particular Article 4 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3530/86 (4), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; whereas the authorization of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; whereas this tolerance has been defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (5);
Whereas the use of the apparatus termed ´Koed-Spaek-Automatisk' (´KSA') has been authorized for Denmark by Commission Decision 87/169/EEC (6); whereas the Danish Government has requested to maintain the use of this method until 30 June 1990; whereas, in the meantime, it has appeared that the formula laid down in Decision 87/169/EEC for estimating the lean meat content of pig carcases needs to be adjusted;
Whereas the Danish Government has requested the Commission to authorize the use of two more methods for
grading pig carcases on its territory and has submitted the information required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorizing the said grading methods are fulfilled;
Whereas a new Decision should be adopted to include all three methods for the sake of clarity; whereas, as a consequence, Decision 87/169/EEC should be repealed;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 lays down that Member States may be authorized to provide for a presentation of pig carcases different to the standard presentation defined in the same Article where commercial practice or technical requirements so warrant;
Whereas in Denmark the technical requirements relating to the use of the grading method and, consequently, commercial practice, necessitate the removal of the kidneys, the flare fat and the diaphragm; whereas this should be taken into account in adjusting to the weight for standard presentation;
Whereas no modification of the apparatus or grading method may be authorized except by means of a new Commission Decision adopted in the light of experience gained; whereas, for this reason, the present authorization may be revoked;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
The use of the following methods is hereby authorized for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in Denmark:
- the apparatus termed ´Klassificeringscenter' (´KC') and the assessment method related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,
- the apparatus termed ´Fat-O-Meater/Manuel Klassificering' (´FOM/MK') and the assessment method related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,
- the apparatus termed ´Koed-Spaek-Automatisk' (´KSA') and the assessment method related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex.
However, the use of the KSA-method is only authorized until 30 June 1990.
Notwithstanding the standard presentation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, the flare fat, the kidneys and the diaphragm shall be removed from pig carcases before being weighed and graded. In order to establish quotations for pig carcases on a comparable, basis, the recorded hot weight shall be increased by 2,7 %.
Modification of the apparatus or of the assessment methods (measurement sites or formulae) shall not be authorized.
Decision 87/169/EEC is hereby repealed.
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31998D0460 | 98/460/EC: Commission Decision of 9 July 1998 approving the monitoring plan for the detection of residues or substances in live animals and animal products presented by Spain (notified under document number C(1998) 1890/3) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 9 July 1998 approving the monitoring plan for the detection of residues or substances in live animals and animal products presented by Spain (notified under document number C(1998) 1890/3) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/460/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas Spain forwarded to the Commission, in a document dated 3 November 1997, a plan specifying the national measures to be implemented during 1998 for the detection of certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products; whereas that plan was amended by a document dated 7 April 1998, in accordance with the Commission's request, bringing it into line with the requirements of Directive 96/23/EC;
Whereas examination of this plan has shown that it complies with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Articles 5 and 7 thereof;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The monitoring plan for the detection of the residues and substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC in live animals and animal products presented by Spain is hereby approved.
Spain shall adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement the plan referred to in Article 1.
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32011R1068 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1068/2011 of 21 October 2011 concerning the authorisation of an enzyme preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger (DSM 18404) as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying, turkeys for breeding purposes, turkeys reared for breeding, other minor avian species (other than ducks for fattening) and ornamental birds (holder of authorisation BASF SE) Text with EEA relevance
| 22.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/11
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1068/2011
of 21 October 2011
concerning the authorisation of an enzyme preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger (DSM 18404) as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying, turkeys for breeding purposes, turkeys reared for breeding, other minor avian species (other than ducks for fattening) and 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 enzyme preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger (DSM 18404). 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 the enzyme preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger (DSM 18404) as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying, turkeys for breeding purposes, turkeys reared for breeding, other minor avian species (other than ducks for fattening) and ornamental birds, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
(4) The use of that preparation was authorised for 10 years for chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening, laying hens, ducks for fattening and weaned piglets by Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2009 (2).
(5) New data were submitted in support of the application for the authorisation of the enzyme preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger (DSM 18404) for chickens reared for laying, turkeys for breeding purposes, turkeys reared for breeding, other minor avian species (other than ducks for fattening) and ornamental birds. The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 11 May 2011 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the enzyme preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger (DSM 18404) for chickens reared for laying, turkeys for breeding purposes, turkeys reared for breeding, other minor avian species (other than ducks for fattening) and ornamental birds does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that the use of that preparation can improve the zootechnical performances of the target species. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(6) The assessment of the enzyme preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger (DSM 18404) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this 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 enhancers’, 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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31980D0827 | 80/827/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 August 1980 finding that the apparatus described as 'Tuthill-8 Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories' is not a scientific apparatus
| COMMISSION DECISION of 1 August 1980 finding that the apparatus described as "Tuthill-8" Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories' is not a scientific apparatus (80/827/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 28 February 1980, the British Government has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Tuthill-8" Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories', to be used for the photography of astronomically faint objects at a number of wavelengths in order to measure their linear polarization, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 24 June 1980 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an astronomical photographically apparatus;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus,
The apparatus described as "Tuthill-8" Celestron Schmidt Camera with accessories' is not considered to be a scientific apparatus.
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31969R2603 | Regulation (EEC) No 2603/69 of the Council of 20 December 1969 establishing common rules for exports
| REGULATION (EEC) No 2603/69 OF THE COUNCIL of 20 December 1969 establishing common rules for exports
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 111 and 113 thereof;
Having regard to the instruments establishing common organisation of agricultural markets and to the instruments concerning processed agricultural products adopted in pursuance of Article 235 of the Treaty, in particular the provisions of those instruments which allow for derogation from the general principle that quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect may be replaced solely by the measures provided for in those same instruments;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas, after the transitional period has ended, the common commercial policy must be based on uniform principles, inter alia as regards exports ; and whereas implementation of this policy necessarily involves its progressive standardisation during the transitional period;
Whereas common rules should therefore be established for exports from the EEC;
Whereas exports are almost completely liberalised in all the Member States ; whereas it is therefore possible to accept as a Community principle that exports to third countries are not subject to any quantitative restriction, subject to the exceptions provided for in this Regulation and without prejudice to such measures as Member States may take in conformity with the Treaty;
Whereas the Commission must be informed if, as a result of unusual developments on the market, a Member State considers that protective measures might be necessary;
Whereas it is essential that examination should take place at Community level, in particular on the basis of any such information and within an advisory committee, of export terms and conditions, of export trends, of the various aspects of the economic and commercial situation, and of the measures, if any, to be taken;
Whereas it may become apparent from this examination that the Community should exercise surveillance over certain exports, or that interim protective measures should be introduced as a safeguard against unforeseen practices ; whereas the need for rapid and effective action makes it justifiable for the Commission to be empowered to decide upon such measures, but without prejudice to the subsequent position of the Council, whose responsibility it is to adopt a policy consistent with the interests of the Community;
Whereas any protective measures necessitated by the interests of the Community should be adopted with due regard for existing international obligations;
Whereas it is desirable that Member States be impowered, in certain circumstances and provided that their actions are on an interim basis only, to take protective measures individually;
Whereas it is desirable that while such protective measures are in operation there should be an opportunity for consultation for the purpose of examining the effects of the measures and of ascertaining whether the conditions for their application are still satisfied;
Whereas certain products should be provisionally excluded from Community liberalisation until the Council shall have acted to establish common rules in respect of those products;
Whereas this Regulation is to apply to all products, whether industrial or agricultural ; whereas its operation should be complementary to that of the instruments establishing common organisation of agricultural markets, and to that of the special instruments adopted under Article 235 of the Treaty for processed agricultural products ; whereas any overlap between the provisions of this Regulation and the provisions of those instruments, particularly the protective clauses thereof, must however be avoided;
TITLE I
Basic principle
The exportation of products from the European Economic Community to third countries shall be free, that is to say, they shall, not be subject to any quantitative restriction, with the exception of those restrictions which are applied in conformity with the provisions of this Regulation.
TITLE II
Community information and consultation procedure
If, as a result of any unusual developments on the market, a Member State considers that protective measures within the meaning of Title III might be necessary, it shall so notify the Commission, which shall advise the other Member States.
1. Consultations may be held at any time, either at the request of a Member State or on the initiative of the Commission.
2. Consultations shall take place within four working days following receipt by the Commission of the notification provided for in Article 2, and in all cases before the introduction of any measure pursuant to Articles 5 to 7.
1. Consultation shall take place within an advisory committee (hereinafter called "the Committee"), which shall consist of representatives of each Member State with a representative of the Commission as Chairman.
2. The Committee shall meet when convened by its Chairman. He shall provide all the Member States, as promptly as possible, with all relevant information.
3. Consultation shall in particular cover: (a) terms and conditions of export, export trends, and the various aspects of the economic and commercial situation as regards the product in question;
(b) the measures, if any, to be adopted.
For the purpose of assessing the economic and commercial situation as regards a particular product, the Commission may request Member States to supply statistical data on market trends in that product and, to this end, acting in accordance with their national legislation and with a procedure to be specified by the Commission, to exercise surveillance over exports of such product. Member States shall take whatever steps are necessary in order to give effect to requests from the Commission and shall forward to the Commission the data requested. The Commission shall inform the other Member States.
TITLE III
Protective measures
1. In order to prevent a critical situation from arising on account of a shortage of essential products, or to remedy such a situation, and where Community interests call for immediate intervention, the Commission, acting at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, and taking account of the nature of the products and of the other particular features of the transactions in question, may make the export of a product subject to the production of an export authorisation, the granting of which shall be governed by such provisions and subject to such limits as the Commission shall lay down pending subsequent action by the Council under Article 7.
2. The Council and the Member States shall be notified of the measures taken. Such measures shall take effect immediately.
3. The measures may be limited to exports to certain countries or to exports from certain regions of the Community. They shall not affect products already on their way to the Community frontier.
4. Where intervention by the Commission has been requested by a Member State, the Commission shall take a decision within a maximum of five working days of receipt of such request. Should the Commission refuse to give effect to the request, it shall forthwith communicate its decision to the Council, which may, acting by a qualified majority, decide differently.
5. Any Member State may, within twelve working days of the day of their communication to the Member States, refer the measures taken to the Council. The Council may, acting by a qualified majority, decide that different action be taken.
6. Where the Commission has acted pursuant to paragraph 1, it shall, not later than twelve working days following the entry into force of the measure which it has taken, make a proposal to the Council on appropriate measures as provided for in Article 7. If, at the end of six weeks following the entry into force of the measure, taken by the Commission, the Council has taken no decision on this proposal, the measure in question shall be deemed revoked.
1. Where the interests of the Community so require, the Council may, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, adopt appropriate measures: - to prevent a critical situation from arising owing to a shortage of essential products, or to remedy such a situation;
- to allow international undertakings entered into by the Community or all the Member States to be fulfilled, in particular those relating to trade in primary products.
2. Such measures may be limited to exports to certain countries or to exports from certain regions of the Community. They shall not affect products already on their way to the Community frontier.
3. When quantitative restrictions on exports are introduced, account shall be taken in particular of: - the volume of goods exported under contracts concluded on normal terms and conditions before the entry into force of a protective measure within the meaning of this Title and notified by the Member State concerned to the Commission in conformity with its national laws ; and
- the need to avoid jeopardising achievement of the aim pursued in introducing quantitative restrictions.
1. Where a Member State considers that there exists in its territory a situation such as that defined as regards the Community in Article 6 (1), it may, as an interim protective measure, make the export of a product subject to the production of an export authorisation, the granting of which shall be governed by such provisions and subject to such limits as that Member State shall lay down.
2. The Member State shall take such a measure after hearing the opinions expressed in the Committee or, where urgency precludes such a procedure, after notifying the Commission. The latter shall advise the other Member States.
3. The Commission shall be notified by telex of the measure immediately following its adoption ; such notification shall be equivalent to a request within the meaning of Article 6 (4). The measure shall operate only until the coming into operation of the decision taken by the Commission.
4. The provisions of this Article shall apply until 31 December 1972. Before that date the Council shall, by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, decide on the adjustments to be made thereto.
1. While any measure referred to in Articles 6 to 8 is in operation, consultations within the Committee shall be held, either at the request of a Member State or on the initiative of the Commission. The purpose of such consultations shall be: (a) to examine the effects of the measures;
(b) to ascertain whether the conditions for its application are still satisfied.
2. Where the Commission considers that any measure provided for in Article 6 or in Article 7 should be revoked or amended, it shall proceed as follows: (a) where the Council has taken no decision on a measure taken by the Commission, the latter shall amend or revoke such measure forthwith and shall immediately deliver a report to the Council;
(b) in all other cases, the Commission shall propose to the Council that the measures adopted by the Council be revoked or amended. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
TITLE IV
Transitional and final provisions
0
Until such time as the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall have introduced common rules in respect of the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation, the principle of freedom of export from the Community as laid down in Article 1 shall not apply to those products.
1
Without prejudice to other Community provisions, this Regulation shall not preclude the adoption or application by a Member State of quantitative restrictions on exports on grounds of public morality, public policy or public security ; the protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants ; the protection of national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value, or the protection of industrial and commercial property.
2
1. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the operation of the instruments establishing common organisation of agricultural markets, or of the special instruments adopted under Article 235 of the Treaty for processed agricultural products ; it shall operate by way of complement to those instruments.
2. However, in the case of products covered by such instruments, the provisions of Articles 6 and 8 shall not apply to those in respect of which the Community rules on trade with third countries make provision for the application of quantitative export restrictions. The provisions of Article 5 shall not apply to those products in respect of which such rules require the production of a licence or other export document.
3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 December 1969.
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32002R1096 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1096/2002 of 24 June 2002 opening import quotas in respect of special preferential raw cane sugar from the ACP States and India for supply to refineries in the period 1 July 2002 to 28 February 2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1096/2002
of 24 June 2002
opening import quotas in respect of special preferential raw cane sugar from the ACP States and India for supply to refineries in the period 1 July 2002 to 28 February 2003
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 Article 23(2) and Article 39(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 lays down that, during the 2001/02 to 2005/06 marketing years and in order to ensure adequate supplies to Community refineries, a special reduced duty is to be levied on imports of raw cane sugar originating in States with which the Community has concluded supply arrangements on preferential terms. At present such agreements have been concluded by Council Decision 2001/870/EC(3) with the ACP States party to Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar(4) attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, and with the Republic of India.
(2) The quantities of special preferential sugar to be imported are calculated in accordance with the said Article 39 on the basis of a Community forecast supply balance. The balance indicates the need to import raw sugar and to open for the 2002/03 marketing year tariff quotas at the special reduced rate of duty as provided for in the above agreements so that the Community refineries' supply needs can be met for part of the year. In view of the forecasts for raw cane sugar production which are now available for the 2002/03 marketing year and as a result of the presumed maximum refining needs fixed by Member State and the shortfall resulting from the forecast supply balance, provision should be made to authorise imports for each refining Member State for the period 1 July 2002 to 28 February 2003.
(3) The agreements concluded by Decision 2001/870/EC lay down that the refiners in question must pay a minimum purchase price equal to the guaranteed price for raw sugar, minus the adjustment aid fixed for the marketing year in question. This minimum price must therefore be fixed by taking account of the factors applying in the 2002/03 marketing year.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The following quotas are opened for the period 1 July 2002 to 28 February 2003 pursuant to Decision 2001/870/EC in respect of imports of raw cane sugar for refining falling within CN code 1701 11 10:
(a) a tariff quota of 173200 tonnes expressed as white sugar originating in the ACP States covered by that Decision, bearing the serial number 09.4097, and
(b) a tariff quota of 10000 tonnes expressed as white sugar originating in India, bearing the serial number 09.4097.
1. The special reduced duty per 100 kg of standard-quality raw sugar applying to imports of the quantities referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 0.
2. The minimum purchase price to be paid by Community refiners for the period referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 49,68 per 100 kg of standard-quality raw sugar.
The following quantities expressed as white sugar may be imported by the Member States under the quotas referred to in Article 1 and on the terms laid down in Article 2(1):
(a) France 3000 tonnes;
(b) Finland 35000 tonnes;
(c) mainland Portugal 125000 tonnes;
(d) United Kingdom 20200 tonnes.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 2002.
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32006R1302 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1302/2006 of 31 August 2006 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 1.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 238/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1302/2006
of 31 August 2006
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 provide that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as appropriate.
(3) In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed each month.
(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(5) Taking into account the settlement between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States, approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC (4), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.
(6) Pursuant to Article 15(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (5), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.
(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 of the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark provides that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.
(8) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 respectively, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2006.
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32012R1197 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1197/2012 of 13 December 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances acetamiprid, alpha-cypermethrin, Ampelomyces quisqualis Strain: AQ 10, benalaxyl, bifenazate, bromoxynil, chlorpropham, desmedipham, etoxazole, Gliocladium catenulatum Strain: J1446, imazosulfuron, laminarin, mepanipyrim, methoxyfenozide, milbemectin, phenmedipham, Pseudomonas chlororaphis Strain: MA 342, quinoxyfen, S-metolachlor, tepraloxydim, thiacloprid, thiram and ziram Text with EEA relevance
| 14.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/27
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1197/2012
of 13 December 2012
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances acetamiprid, alpha-cypermethrin, Ampelomyces quisqualis Strain: AQ 10, benalaxyl, bifenazate, bromoxynil, chlorpropham, desmedipham, etoxazole, Gliocladium catenulatum Strain: J1446, imazosulfuron, laminarin, mepanipyrim, methoxyfenozide, milbemectin, phenmedipham, Pseudomonas chlororaphis Strain: MA 342, quinoxyfen, S-metolachlor, tepraloxydim, thiacloprid, thiram and ziram
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (2) sets out the active substances deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(2) The approvals of the active substances acetamiprid, alpha-cypermethrin, Ampelomyces quisqualis Strain: AQ 10, benalaxyl, bifenazate, bromoxynil, chlorpropham, desmedipham, etoxazole, Gliocladium catenulatum Strain: J1446, imazosulfuron, laminarin, mepanipyrim, methoxyfenozide, milbemectin, phenmedipham, Pseudomonas chlororaphis Strain: MA 342, quinoxyfen, S-metolachlor, tepraloxydim, thiacloprid, thiram and ziram will expire between 31 July 2014 and 30 November 2015. Applications have been submitted for the renewal of these active substances. As the requirements laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 of 18 September 2012 setting out the provisions necessary for the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (3) will apply to those active substances, it is necessary to allow sufficient time to complete the renewal procedure in accordance with that Regulation. Consequently, the approval of those active substances would be likely to expire before a decision has been taken on their renewal. It is therefore necessary to postpone the expiry of their approval periods.
(3) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where no supplementary dossier in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 is submitted within 30 months before the respective expiry date laid down in the Annex to this Regulation, the Commission will set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regulation or at the earliest date thereafter.
(5) In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where the Commission will adopt a Regulation providing that the approval of an active substance referred to in the Annex to this Regulation is not renewed because the approval criteria are not satisfied, the Commission will set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regulation or at the date of the adoption of the Regulation providing that the approval of the active substance is not renewed, whichever date is later.
(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,
Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32009D0786 | 2009/786/EC: Commission Decision of 26 October 2009 releasing the United Kingdom from certain obligations to apply Council Directive 66/402/EEC in respect of Avena strigosa Schreb. (notified under document C(2009) 8038) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 28.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 281/5
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 October 2009
releasing the United Kingdom from certain obligations to apply Council Directive 66/402/EEC in respect of Avena strigosa Schreb.
(notified under document C(2009) 8038)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/786/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), and in particular Article 23a thereof,
Having regard to the request submitted by the United Kingdom,
Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 66/402/EEC the Commission may, subject to certain conditions, release a Member State from obligations for the marketing of cereal seed set out in that Directive.
(2) The United Kingdom has applied for release from their obligations in respect of Avena strigosa Schreb.
(3) The seed of that species is not normally reproduced or marketed in the United Kingdom. In addition, the growing of Avena strigosa Schreb. is of minimum economic importance in the abovementioned country.
(4) As long as those conditions remain, the relevant Member State should be released from the obligation to apply the provision of Directive 66/402/EEC to the material in question.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The United Kingdom is released from the obligation to apply Directive 66/402/EEC, with the exception of Article 14(1), to the species of Avena strigosa Schreb.
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31994R3126 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 3126/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing the aid for supplying the Canary Islands with vegetable oils (excluding olive oil) under the arrangements provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3126/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing the aid for supplying the Canary Islands with vegetable oils (excluding olive oil) under the arrangements provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and in particular
Article 3
(4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 of 28 November 1994 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of agricultural products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (3) fixes in Annex VIII thereto for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995 the quantities of vegetable oils (excluding olive oil) eligible under the supply arrangements for either an exemption of import duties or a grant of aid for products originating in the rest of the Community;
Whereas the amounts of the above aid for supplying the archipelago should be fixed; whereas this aid should be fixed with account taken in particular of the costs of supply from the world market and the conditions that result from the archipelago's geographical situation;
Whereas new common detailed rules for implementing the specific supply measures for the Canary Islands have been laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94, particularly as regards the issue and length of validity of the aid certificates, payment of the aid and inspection and monitoring of the commercial operations; whereas these provisions replace the detailed rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (6), and apply in the various market sectors from 1 December 1994;
Whereas, to avoid misunderstandings, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2258/92 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2445/94 (8), should accordingly be repealed from that same date;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the purpose of applying Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, aid for the supply to the Canary Islands of vegetable oils (excluding olive oil) falling wihtin CN codes 1507 to 1516 (with the exception of 1509 and 1510), originating on the Community market shall be fixed at ECU 25 per tonne of product, in the context of the supply balance established by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94.
Regulation (EEC) No 2258/92 is hereby repealed.
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 December 1994.
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31981D1007 | 81/1007/ECSC: Commission Decision of 30 November 1981 authorizing the joint formation of Zentralkokerei Saar GmbH, Dillingen, by two steel-producing undertakings and one coal-producing undertaking (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 30 November 1981 authorizing the joint formation of Zentralkokerei Saar GmbH, Dillingen, by two steel-producing undertakings and one coal-producing undertaking (Only the German text is authentic) (81/1007/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 66 thereof,
Having regard to Decision No 24/54 of 6 May 1954 laying down, in implementation of Article 66 (1) of the Treaty, a Regulation on what constitutes control of an undertaking (1),
Having regard to the application made on 15 May 1981 by Stahlwerke Röchling-Burbach GmbH, Völklingen, by Aktiengesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke, Dillingen, and Saarbergwerke Aktiengesellschaft, Saarbrücken, for authorization of the joint formation of "Zentralkokerei Saar GmbH, Dillingen",
Having obtained the comments of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany,
Whereas:
I 1. Stahlwerke Röchling-Burbach GmbH (Röchling-Burbach) is a steel-producing undertaking with a capital of DM 330 000 000 which is merged with other steel-producing undertakings to form the Arbed group.
Aktiengesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke (Dillingen) is a steel-producing undertaking with a capital of DM 178 500 000 which is merged with other steel-producing undertakings to form the Société Financière Sidérurgique/Sacilor-Aciéries et Laminoirs de Lorraine group (SFS/Sacilor).
Saarbergwerke Aktiengesellschaft (Saarberg) is an undertaking engaged in coal production and distribution, with a capital of DM 435 000 000. The Federal Republic of Germany has a 74 % holding in Saarberg's share capital. Although the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany also exerts direct or indirect control over other coal-producing and coal-distribution undertakings, these are not subject to any unified planning or decision-making authority. They operate as inter-linked but economically independent undertakings, so that the links between them do not involve any restriction of competition. Scrutiny of the effects of the proposed transaction can therefore be confined to Saarberg's involvement.
The applicants are therefore undertakings within the meaning of Article 80 of the Treaty.
2. Zentralkokerei Saar GmbH (ZKS), the planned joint venture, will be a coke-producing undertaking which is to supply the blast-furnace coke requirements of Roheisengesellschaft Saar GmbH (Rogesa), a joint venture of its two steel-producing owners. Accordingly, ZKS is also an undertaking within the meaning of Article 80.
Saarberg will have a 49 % holding in ZKS, and Röchling-Burbach and Dillingen each a 25 75 % holding.
II
The planned transaction will bring about a concentration within the meaning of Article 66 (1) of the Treaty. The agreements on the shareholdings in ZKS and on its management prevent any of the parent companies from exercising individual control over the joint venture. Since ZKS will, in principle, serve to supply the blast-furnace coke requirements of Rogesa, it is also to be assumed that Röchling-Burbach and Dillingen will vote along identical lines in the organs of the joint venture. Under the circumstances, ZKS will be controlled jointly by the parent companies, who will operate as a group in the pursuit of the joint object of the business. The joint venture will therefore be merged with Röchling-Burbach and the rest of the Arbed group, with Dillingen and the rest of the SFS/Sacilor group and with Saarberg and the undertakings controlled by Saarberg, without those groups being merged with each other. (1) Official Journal of the ECSC No 9, 11.5.1954, p. 345.
"Zentralkokerei Saar Besitzgesellschaft mbH und Co. KG" (an ad hoc enterprise) will be set up as the vehicle for financing the joint venture, either through a leasing arrangement or by way of conventional financing. Regardless of their respective shares in this enterprise's capital, Röchling-Burbach, Dillingen and Saarberg will hold 76 % of the voting rights at its general meeting. The enterprise will be the principal, owner and lessor to ZKS of the projected coking plant, but will not itself operate the plant. It will not therefore be an undertaking within the meaning of Article 80, and the concentration between the parties and the ad hoc enterprise is thus exempt from the requirements of prior authorization pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 of the amended text applicable with effect from 1 November 1978 (1) of Decision No 25-67 laying down in implementation of Article 66 of the ECSC Treaty a Regulation concerning exemption from prior authorization (2). Accordingly, scrutiny of the project is confined to the concentration between the parties concerned and Zentralkokerei Saar GmbH.
III
The planned concentration may be authorized if it does not give the undertakings concerned the power: - to determine prices, control or restrict production or distribution or to hinder effective competition in a substantial part of the relevant market, or
- to evade the rules of competition instituted under the Treaty, in particular by establishing an artificially privileged position involving a substantial advantage in access to supplies or markets.
This condition is met for the following reasons: - Irrespective of the pattern of shareholdings in ZKS, the coking plant has the basic function of a steelworks coking plant and is designed for an eventual output of some 2 75 million tonnes a year. It will replace four existing coking plants which are owned by Röchling-Burbach and by Dillingen and which are to be closed down for technical reasons. It will meet some 90 % of Rogesa's blast-furnace coke requirements. The project will not involve any change in the pattern of supplies to the two steel-producing shareholders of ZKS where their use of blast-furnace coke produced from coal mined in the Saar is concerned.
This pooling of coking capacities will not have any appreciable effect on the conditions of competition on the market for hard coke since the coking plant's entire useful capacity will be devoted to meeting Rogesa's requirements. Only in the event of a temporary reduction in Rogesa's requirements is it intended to sell a fraction of ZKS coke output on the market. Measured against the quantity of coke sold on the German market in 1980 (some 14 million tonnes), these marginal supplies can be deemed not to have any significant effect on competition.
Nor does participation in an undertaking which can be regarded as having virtually the same function as a steelworks coking plant place the coal-producing undertaking Saarberg in an artificially privileged position with the prospect of a substantial advantage in access to markets. Admittedly, ZKS is committed to taking from Saarberg at least 60 % of the coal needed to supply Rogesa, with the remaining 40 % coming in principle from third suppliers, and Saarberg, through its participation, secures long-term use of its own coal for coking purposes and hence the sale of part of its output (some 10 100 000 tonnes in 1980). Saarberg's decision to participate in a coal-processing undertaking is only one of several ways in which coal-producing undertakings can safeguard output and sales in the long term. Long-term supply contracts or the acquisition of majority holdings in energy-consuming undertakings as a means of influencing their purchasing policies, and in particular the choice of fuels, serve the same purpose. By contrast, the link-up between Saarberg and a steelworks coking plant is one example of the various forms of integration between coal and steel established in the industry. Yet the advantage in access to markets that Saarberg will thus undoubtedly enjoy is not artificial within the meaning of Article 66 (2). A position established by vertical integration is deemed to be artificially privileged where it unjustifiably restricts the scope for competition from non-integrated undertakings. This is not the case here. Owing to its location, and blending components apart, Saarberg has traditionally supplied the needs of the iron and steel industry in the Saar. The proposed transaction will not appreciably affect its share of supplies;
- In the case of Röchling-Burbach and Dillingen, which are also the shareholders of Rogesa, supplies of blast-furnace coke from ZKS to Rogesa rank as internal supplies. They do not exceed Rodesa's actual requirements or restrict the supply base of other competitors (consumers of blast-furnace coke). Competition on the market for steel products is not impaired either, since no (1) OJ No C 255, 27.10.1978, p. 2. (2) OJ No 154, 14.7.1967, p. 11. agreements have been concluded whereby the joint venture would be granted a preferential price for supplies of coal from the Saar, thereby reducing the costs of the smelting process;
- A group effect between the two steel-producing parties to the concentration that will be detrimental to the conditions of competition on the steel market is not to be assumed. It is stated in the Decision concerning the joint creation of Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH (Rogesa) (1) that, with regard to the joint venture's sphere of influence, Röchling-Burbach and Dillingen are operating on different markets for steel products and that, as a result, no group effect will materialize. Cooperation between the two groups within ZKS will not have any effects likely to alter this assessment.
Any group effect between Röchling-Burbach and Dillingen on the one hand, and Saarberg on the other hand, may likewise be ruled out since the former operate on the steel market while Saarberg operates on the coal market.
The proposed transaction accordingly meets the requirements for authorization laid down in Article 66 (2) and may be authorized,
The joint formation of Zentralkokerei Saar GmbH, Dillingen, by Stahlwerke Röchling-Burbach GmbH, Völklingen, Aktiengesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke, Dillingen, and Saarbergwerke Aktiengesellschaft, Saarbrücken, is hereby authorized.
This Decision is addressed to Stahlwerke Röchling-Burbach GmbH, Völklingen, to Aktiengesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke, Dillingen, and to Saarbergwerke Aktiengesellschaft, Saarbrücken. | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31995R0891 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/95 of 21 April 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of Finland
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 891/95 of 21 April 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of Finland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3370/94 of 20 December 1994 allocating, for 1995, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Latvian waters (2), provides for salmon 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 salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters) 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 11 March 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters) 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 salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters) 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 11 March 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991R3580 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3580/91 of 25 November 1991 on the application of Decision No 4/91 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation
| 14.12.1991 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 345/49
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3580/91
of 25 November 1991
on the application of Decision No 4/91 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey on the other (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 7 of Decision 87/456/ECSC of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia on the other in products falling under the ECSC Treaty (2) provides that the changes to the origin rules made necessary following the accession of Spain and Portugal and adopted by the Cooperation Councils are applicable to the products indicated in that Decision;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 25 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No 4/91 amending the Protocol to take account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities;
Whereas it is necessary to apply Decision No 4/91 in the Community,
Decision No 4/91 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council shall be applied in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1992.
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 |
31988D0561 | 88/561/EEC: Council Decision of 7 November 1988 relating to exceptional Community aid for the reconstruction of the areas stricken by earthquakes which took place in Greece in September 1986
| COUNCIL DECISION
OF 7 NOVEMBER 1988
RELATING TO EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY AID FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AREAS STRICKEN BY EARTHQUAKES WHICH TOOK PLACE IN GREECE IN SEPTEMBER 1986
( 88/561/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),
WHEREAS THOSE LIVING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF GREECE HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKES OF SEPTEMBER 1986, WITH AN ENSUING NEED TO HELP OFFSET THE EFFECTS OF THIS DISASTER ON THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING;
WHEREAS THE AREAS STRICKEN BY THESE EARTHQUAKES EXTEND OVER, IN PARTICULAR, THE TOWN OF KALAMATA AND ITS SURROUNDINGS IN THE NOMOS OF MESSINIA;
WHEREAS STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO DEAL QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY WITH THIS QUITE EXCEPTIONAL SITUATION;
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 THE TREATY HAS NOT PROVIDED, FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE MEASURES IN QUESTION, POWERS OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 235,
THE ULTIMATE RECIPIENTS OF THE LOANS GRANTED BY THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK OUT OF ITS OWN RESOURCES FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN THE AREAS DEVASTATED BY THE EARTHQUAKES OF SEPTEMBER 1986 IN GREECE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN INTEREST SUBSIDY CHARGEABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, UP TO THE EQUIVALENT OF A CAPITAL VALUE OF ECU 100 MILLION IN ALL .
ON THE BASIS OF PROJECTS PUT FORWARD BY THE GREEK AUTHORITIES, THE COMMISSION SHALL GRANT THIS SUBSIDY AT A RATE OF THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS PER ANNUM FOR UP TO 12 YEARS .
THIS DECISION SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1989 . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1169 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1169/2001 of 14 June 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2993/94 fixing the aid for the supply of milk products to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Articles 2 to 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1169/2001
of 14 June 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 2993/94 fixing the aid for the supply of milk products to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Articles 2 to 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1620/1999(4), lays down in particular the detailed rules for the application of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2993/94(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1031/2001(6), fixed the amount of aid for milk products.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1167/2001 of 14 June 2001 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products(7), fixes the refunds on those products; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2993/94 should be adapted to take account of those adjustments.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2993/94 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010R0848 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 848/2010 of 27 September 2010 derogating, for the marketing year 2010/2011, from Article 63(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the dates for communicating the carry forward of surplus sugar
| 28.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 253/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 848/2010
of 27 September 2010
derogating, for the marketing year 2010/2011, from Article 63(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the dates for communicating the carry forward of surplus sugar
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 85, point (c), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 63(2), point (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, each undertaking having decided to carry forward all or part of its production in excess of the sugar quota has to inform the Member State concerned of its decision before a date to be determined by that Member State within the time limits fixed by that Article.
(2) In order to facilitate the supply of the out-of-quota sugar on the Union market, thereby allowing undertakings to respond to unforeseen changes in demand in the last months of the marketing year 2010/2011, it is necessary to give Member States the possibility to fix later dates for undertakings to communicate the quantity of surplus sugar to be carried forward.
(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,
By way of derogation from Article 63(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, for the marketing year 2010/2011, the undertakings having decided to carry forward quantities of sugar, in accordance with Article 63(1) of that Regulation, inform the Member State concerned before a date to be determined by that Member State between 1 February and 15 August 2011.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R1357 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1357/2005 of 18 August 2005 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of a name in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications Chevrotin (PDO)
| 19.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 214/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1357/2005
of 18 August 2005
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of a name in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications Chevrotin (PDO)
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), and in particular Article 7(5)(b), Article 6(3) and the first indent of Article 6(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, France’s application to register ‘Chevrotin’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) Italy opposed the registration under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the grounds that the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 were not complied with, that registration would be detrimental to other products on the market in Italy, in particular those called ‘caprino’, and that the translation in Italian of the name in question (caprino) was generic.
(3) By letter of 7 December 2004 the Commission asked the Member States concerned to seek agreement among themselves in accordance with their internal procedures.
(4) As no agreement was reached between France and Italy within three months, the Commission must adopt a decision in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
(5) However, France officially argued that registration of the name ‘Chevrotin’ would not lead to a ban on the use of the expression ‘de chèvre’ (goat) or ‘fromage de chèvre’ (goat cheese) to denominate cheese made from goat’s milk or, by the same token, use of the translation of these terms (in Italian, ‘caprino’ and ‘formaggio di capra’).
(6) The term ‘chevrotin’ cannot be considered to be a translation of the term ‘caprino’ and, conversely, even if the term ‘caprino’ were generic as claimed by the Italian authorities, that does not imply that the term ‘chevrotin’ has become generic. Furthermore, Italy did not provide any evidence from which it may be concluded that the term ‘chevrotin’ itself is generic.
(7) Finally, Italy did not provide any evidence of non-compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
(8) In the light of the above, the name should thus be entered in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs,
The name in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby added to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (3).
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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31999D0352 | 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 28 April 1999 establishing the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) (notified under document number SEC(1999) 802)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 April 1999
establishing the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)
(notified under document number SEC(1999) 802)
(1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 162 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 131 thereof,
(1) Whereas the institutions and the Member States attach great importance to the protection of the Communities' financial interests and to the fight against fraud and any other illegal activities to the detriment of the Communities' financial interests; whereas the importance of action to that end is confirmed by Article 209a of the EC Treaty, Article 78i of the ECSC Treaty, Article 183a of the Euratom Treaty as well as by Article 280 of the EC Treaty as formulated by the Treaty of Amsterdam;
(2) Whereas all available means need to be deployed to fully attain this objective, notably in terms of investigation functions devolved to the Community level, while the current allocation and balance of responsibilities as between the national and Community levels should be maintained;
(3) Whereas the task of carrying out administrative investigations for the purpose of protecting the financial interests of the Communities has until now been conferred on the Task Force for Coordination of Fraud Prevention, which succeeded the Unit for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention (UCLAF);
(4) Whereas the need to increase the effectiveness of the fight against fraud and other illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Communities requires the establishment of a European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF), hereinafter referred to as "the Office" which must exercise its investigation powers in full independence;
(5) Whereas the independence of the Director of the Office and the role of the Surveillance Committee arising from this Decision, and from the EC and Euratom Regulations concerning the investigations conducted by the Office, seek to guarantee the Office's proper conduct of investigations without interfering with its other tasks, such as those which are the prerogative of the Commission, in particular in matters of legislation;
(6) Whereas the responsibility of the Office should involve, over and above the protection of financial interests, all the activities linked with the protection of Community interests from irregular acts likely to lead to administrative or penal proceedings;
(7) Whereas the definition of the functions of the Office should include the tasks carried out up to now by the Task Force for Coordination of Fraud Prevention, in particular those tasks concerning the preparation of legislative and regulatory provisions in the areas of activity of this Office, including instruments which fall under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union,
Establishment of the Office
A European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF), hereinafter referred to as "the Office", is hereby established. The Office shall replace the Task Force for Coordination of Fraud Prevention and take over all its tasks.
Tasks of the Office
1. The Office shall exercise the Commission's powers to carry out external administrative investigations for the purpose of strengthening the fight against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activity adversely affecting the Community's financial interests, as well as any other act or activity by operators in breach of Community provisions.
The Office shall be responsible for carrying out internal administrative investigations intended:
(a) to combat fraud, corruption and any other illegal activity adversely affecting the Community's financial interests,
(b) to investigate serious facts linked to the performance of professional activities which may constitute a breach of obligations by officials and servants of the Communities likely to lead to disciplinary and, in appropriate cases, criminal proceedings or an analogous breach of obligations by Members of the institutions and bodies, heads of the bodies or members of staff of the institutions and bodies not subject to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Communities.
The Office shall exercise the Commission's powers as they are defined in the provisions established in the framework of the Treaties, and subject to the limits and conditions laid down therein.
The Office may be entrusted with investigations in other areas by the Commission or by the other institutions or bodies.
2. The Office shall be responsible for providing the Commission's support in cooperating with the Member States in the area of the fight against fraud.
3. The Office shall be responsible for the activity of developing a concept for the fight against fraud as referred to in paragraph 1.
4. The Office shall be responsible for the preparation of legislative and regulatory initiatives of the Commission with the objective of fraud prevention as referred to in paragraph 1.
5. The Office shall be responsible for any other operational activity of the Commission in relation to the fight against fraud as referred to in paragraph 1, and in particular:
(a) developing the necessary infrastructure;
(b) ensuring the collection and analysis of information;
(c) giving technical support, in particular in the area of training, to the other institutions or bodies as well as to the competent national authorities.
6. The Office shall be in direct contact with the police and judicial authorities.
7. The Office shall represent the Commission, at service level, in the forums concerned, in the fields covered by this Article.
Independence of the investigative function
The Office shall exercise the powers of investigation referred to in Article 2(1) in complete independence. In exercising these powers, the Director of the Office shall neither seek nor take instructions from the Commission, any government or any other institution or body.
Surveillance Committee
A Surveillance Committee shall be established, the composition and powers of which shall be laid down by the Community legislature. This Committee shall be responsible for the regular monitoring of the discharge by the Office of its investigative function.
Director
1. The Office shall be headed by a Director, nominated by the Commission, after consulting in European Parliament and the Council, for a term of five years, which may be renewed once. With a view to nominating the Director, the Commission shall, once a favourable opinion has been given by the Surveillance Committee, draw up a list of several suitably qualified candidates, following a call for applications which shall, if appropriate, be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
The Director shall be responsible for the carrying out of investigations.
2. The Commission shall exercise, with regard to the Director, the powers conferred to the appointing authority. Any measure under Articles 87, 88 and 90 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities shall be taken, after consulting the Surveillance Committee, by reasoned decision of the Commission. The decision shall be communicated for information to the European Parliament and the Council.
Operation of the Office
1. The Director of the Office shall exercise, with regard to the staff of the Office, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities on the appointing authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Communities on the authority authorised to conclude contracts of employment. He shall be permitted to delegate those powers. In accordance with the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, he shall lay down the conditions and detailed arrangements for recruitment, in particular as to the length of contracts and their renewal.
2. After consulting the Surveillance Committee, the Director shall send the Director-General for Budgets a preliminary draft budget to be entered in the special heading for the Office in the annual general budget.
3. The Director shall act as authorising officer for implementation of the special budget heading for part A of the budget, concerning the Office, and the specific anti-fraud headings of part B. He shall be permitted to delegate his powers.
4. Commission decisions concerning its internal organisation shall apply to the Office in so far as they are compatible with the provisions concerning the Office adopted by the Community legislator, with this Decision and with the detailed rules implementing it.
Effective date
This Decision shall take effect on the date of the entry into force of the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) concerning investigations carried out by the European Anti-fraud Office. Up to the first day of the month following the appointment of the Director of the Office, the current business of the Office shall be dealt with by the Director of the Task Force for Coordination of Fraud Prevention. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 0 |
32005D0954 | 2005/954/EC: Council Decision of 21 December 2005 on an amendment to the Agreement Establishing the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), enabling the Bank to finance operations in Mongolia
| 29.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 346/31
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 December 2005
on an amendment to the Agreement Establishing the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), enabling the Bank to finance operations in Mongolia
(2005/954/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 181a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) Although a member of the EBRD since 2000, Mongolia is not currently a country in which the Bank is authorised to carry out operations on its own resources.
(2) In response to the request of the Prime Minister of Mongolia, the Board of Directors of the EBRD has expressed unanimous support to admit Mongolia as a country of operations of the Bank.
(3) By Resolution adopted on 30 January 2004, the Board of Governors of the EBRD voted in favour of the necessary amendment to the Agreement Establishing the Bank, enabling it to finance operations in Mongolia. All the Governors of the Bank voted in favour of this amendment, including the Governor representing the European Community.
(4) As the amendment concerns the purpose and functions of the Bank, it is necessary that it also be formally accepted by all member countries and institutions, including by the European Community.
(5) Acceptance by the European Community of this amendment is necessary to achieve the Community's objectives in the field of economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries,
The amendment to the Agreement establishing the EBRD, necessary to enable the Bank to finance operations in Mongolia, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the amendment is attached to this Decision.
The Governor of the EBRD representing the European Community shall communicate to the EBRD the Declaration of Acceptance of this amendment. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999R1951 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1951/1999 of 13 September 1999 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1951/1999
of 13 September 1999
prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999 of 18 December 1998 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which they may be fished(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for common sole for 1999;
(2) Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
(3) Whereas, according to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 19 August 1999; whereas this date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of Beglium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1999.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 19 August 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R1035 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1035/2004 of 27 May 2004 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 28 May 2004
| 28.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 190/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1035/2004
of 27 May 2004
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 28 May 2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sugar (1), and in particular Article 24(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (2), stipulates that the cif import price for molasses established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (3), is to be considered the representative price. That price is fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(2) For the purpose of fixing the representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, except in the cases provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation and those prices should be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the method provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation.
(3) Prices not referring to the standard quality should be adjusted upwards or downwards, according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(4) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(5) The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Articles 1(2) and 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31998D0030 | 98/30/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis for 1998 presented by Italy and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis for 1998 presented by Italy and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Italian text is authentic) (98/30/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of bovine brucellosis;
Whereas by letter, Italy has submitted a programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community in 1998 and which was established by Commission Decision 97/681/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Italy up to a maximum of ECU 2 000 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Italy shall bring into force by 1 January 1998 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Italy by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of ECU 2 000 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1999 at the latest,
- and provided that Community veterinary legislation has been respected.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1493 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1493/2001 of 19 July 2001 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1493/2001
of 19 July 2001
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32000D0808 | 2000/808/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 2000 on the granting of exceptional national aid by the authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany for the distillation of certain wine sector products
| Council Decision
of 19 December 2000
on the granting of exceptional national aid by the authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany for the distillation of certain wine sector products
(2000/808/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 88(2), third subparagraph, thereof,
Having regard to the request made by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on 1 December 2000,
Whereas:
(1) Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1) allows Community support for the distillation of wines in order to support the wine market and, as a consequence, facilitate the continuation of supplies of wine distillate.
(2) In the Land of Rhineland Palatinate, three successive wine-growing years with production below 6 million hectolitres per annum, i.e. below the annual average of 7,1 million hectolitres over a 10-year period, followed by three successive wine-growing years with harvests of between 7 million and over 8 million hectolitres per annum, have caused a significant drop in wine prices since the autumn of 1998.
(3) The German authorities are planning to grant exceptional aid for the distillation of a maximum quantity of 350000 hectolitres of wine in that region, in order to provide additional support for the measures applied by the Community pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, and notified the Commission of this planned aid on 21 September 2000.
(4) The Commission has not at this stage given an opinion on the nature and compatibility of the aid.
(5) Given the current situation on the wine market, with abnormally low prices and no prospect of rapid and sustainable recovery, the granting of aid of EUR 7,66 (DEM 15) per hectolitre, in addition to the aid of EUR 17,89 (DEM 35) per hectolitre already provided for, (as a result of application of the measure referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999), is intended to offset this imbalance. The additional aid and the aid already provided for may be modulated according to the alcohol content of the wine but may in no circumstances exceed EUR 25,56 (DEM 50) in total.
(6) Exceptional circumstances therefore exist, making it possible to consider such aid, by way of derogation and to the extent strictly necessary to remedy the imbalance which has arisen, to be compatible with the common market on the terms specified in this Decision,
Exceptional additional aid by the German authorities for the distillation of a maximum quantity of 350000 hectolitres of wine in the Land of Rhineland Palatinate, amounting to a maximum of EUR 4,38 million (DEM 8,57 million), including administrative expenditure, shall be considered to be compatible with the common market.
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31999R2384 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2384/1999 of 9 November 1999 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2384/1999
of 9 November 1999
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 955/1999 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 1662/1999(4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
(1) 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;
(2) 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 12 November 1999.
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32007R1060 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden
| 15.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 242/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1060/2007
of 14 September 2007
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Articles 40(1)(g) and 40(2)(d) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 39(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards the management of the Community market in sugar and the quota system (2) provides that the intervention agencies may sell sugar only after a decision to that effect has been adopted by the Commission.
(2) Such a decision was taken by Commission Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 of 17 January 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (3). Under that Regulation, tenders may be submitted for the last time between 13 and 26 September 2007.
(3) It is foreseeable that intervention stocks of sugar will continue to exist in most of the Member States concerned after expiry of that last possibility to submit tenders. In order to respond to the continued market needs, it is, therefore, appropriate to open a further standing invitation to tender to make these stocks available for export.
(4) Export refunds may be fixed in accordance with Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006. Community exports to certain close destinations and to third countries granting Community products a preferential import treatment are currently in a particularly favourable competitive position. Therefore, refunds for exports to those destinations should be abolished. Given the link between the granting of refunds and the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies, a resale under this Regulation should neither be foreseen for export to those destinations.
(5) In order to prevent any abuse associated with the re-import or re-introduction into the Community of sugar sector products that have qualified for export refunds, no export refund should be fixed for the countries of the western Balkans.
(6) Pursuant to Article 42(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, it is appropriate to fix a minimum quantity per tenderer or per lot.
(7) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to fix a maximum export refund for each partial invitation to tender.
(8) The intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden should communicate the tenders to the Commission. The tenderers should remain anonymous.
(9) Pursuant to Article 42(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, the price to be paid by the successful tenderer should be determined by the invitation to tender.
(10) To take account of the different qualities of intervention sugar, this price should refer to sugar of the standard quality and provision should be made to adjust this price.
(11) Pursuant to Article 42(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, it is appropriate to determine the period of validity of the export licences.
(12) In order to ensure proper management of sugar in storage, provision should be made for a communication from the Member States to the Commission on the quantities actually sold and exported.
(13) The second paragraph of Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 provides that Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2001 (4) continues to apply to sugar accepted into intervention before 10 February 2006. However, for the resale of intervention sugar, this distinction is unnecessary and its implementation would create administrative difficulties for the Member States. It is therefore appropriate to exclude the application of Regulation (EC) No 1262/2001 to the resale of intervention sugar pursuant to this Regulation.
(14) The quantities available for a Member State that can be awarded when the Commission fixes the maximum export refund should take into account the quantities awarded pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1059/2007 of 14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden (5).
(15) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden shall offer for sale by standing invitation to tender for export to all destinations, excluding the destinations listed in the third subparagraph, a total quantity of 601 981 tonnes of sugar accepted into intervention and available for export.
The maximum quantities involved per Member State are set out in Annex I.
The destinations referred to in the first subparagraph shall be:
(a) third countries: Andorra, the Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia (6) and Montenegro;
(b) territories of EU Member States not forming part of the customs territory of the Community: Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, the Communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, Faeroe Islands and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.
1. The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall begin on 1 October 2007 and shall end on 10 October 2007 at 15.00, Brussels time.
The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period. They shall end at 15.00, Brussels time on:
— 24 October 2007,
— 7 and 21 November 2007,
— 5 and 19 December 2007,
— 9 and 30 January 2008,
— 13 and 27 February 2008,
— 12 and 26 March 2008,
— 9 and 23 April 2008,
— 7 and 28 May 2008,
— 11 and 25 June 2008,
— 9 and 23 July 2008,
— 6 and 27 August 2008,
— 10 and 24 September 2008.
2. The minimum quantity of the tender per lot in accordance with Article 42(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 shall be 250 tonnes unless the available quantity for that lot is less than 250 tonnes. In such cases the available quantity must be tendered.
3. Tenders shall be lodged with the intervention agency holding the sugar as set out in Annex I.
The intervention agencies concerned shall communicate to the Commission tenders submitted within two hours after the expiry of the deadline for the submissions laid down in Article 2(1).
The tenderers shall not be identified.
Tenders submitted shall be communicated in electronic form according to the model laid down in Annex II.
When no tenders are submitted, the Member State shall communicate this to the Commission within the same time limit.
1. The Commission shall fix a maximum export refund for white sugar and for raw sugar or decide not to accept the tenders in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
2. The available quantity for a lot shall be reduced by the quantities awarded the same day for that lot by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2007.
Where an award at a maximum export refund set pursuant to paragraph 1 would result in that reduced available quantity for a lot being exceeded, that award shall be limited to that reduced available quantity.
Where awards for a Member State to all tenderers offering the same export refund for one lot would result in that reduced available quantity for that lot being exceeded, that reduced available quantity shall be awarded as follows:
(a) by division among the tenderers concerned in proportion of the total quantities in each of their tenders; or
(b) by apportionment among the tenderers concerned by reference to a maximum tonnage fixed for each of them; or
(c) by drawing of lots.
3. The price to be paid by the successful tenderer in accordance with article 42(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 shall be EUR 632 per tonne for white sugar and EUR 497 per tonne for raw sugar. The prices shall apply to white sugar and raw sugar of the standard quality described in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
For intervention sugar which is not of the standard quality, Member States shall adjust the price by way of application mutatis mutandis of, respectively, Article 32(6) and Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006.
1. Export licence applications and licences shall contain in Box 20 one of the entries listed in Annex III.
2. Export licences issued in connection with a partial invitation to tender shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the fifth calendar month following that in which the partial invitation was issued.
1. On the fifth working day at the latest after the Commission fixes the maximum export refund, the intervention agencies involved shall communicate to the Commission, in the form laid down in Annex IV, the exact quantity sold by partial invitation to tender.
2. Not later than the end of each calendar month in respect of the preceding calendar month, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of sugar of the export licences returned to the competent authorities and the corresponding quantities of sugar exported, taking account of the tolerances permitted by Article 8(4) and (5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (7).
By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, that Regulation shall apply to the resale, as referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, of sugar accepted into intervention before 10 February 2006.
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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32002R2340 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 of 16 December 2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks
| Council Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002
of 16 December 2002
fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 requires the Council to adopt, in the light of the available scientific advice and, in particular, of the report prepared by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, the measures necessary to ensure the rational and responsible exploitation of resources on a sustainable basis.
(2) New scientific advice concerning certain stocks of fish found in the deep sea indicates that these stocks are vulnerable to exploitation, and that fishing opportunities for these stocks should be limited or reduced in order to assure their sustainability by establishing total allowable catches (TAC) and quotas.
(3) Available and sound scientific advice covers a period of two years, and in the framework of a multi-annual approach, it is advisable to establish TAC and quotas for a period of two years without prejudice to an annual revision required by new scientific advice.
(4) Under the terms of Article 8(4)(iii), it is incumbent upon the Council, where the Community establishes new fishing opportunities in a fishery not previously carried out under the common fisheries policy, to decide upon the method of allocation taking into account the interests of all Member States.
(5) In order to ensure effective management of these TACs and quotas, the specific conditions under which fishing operations occur should be established both for Community waters and, if scientific advice clearly demonstrates a risk, for waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries.
(6) It is necessary to establish the principles and certain procedures of fishery management at Community level, so that Member States can ensure the management of the vessels flying their flag.
(7) In accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96, of 6 May 1996, introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas(2), it is necessary to indicate which stocks are subject to the various measures fixed therein.
(8) The realisation of fishing opportunities should be in accordance with the Community legislation on the matter, and in particular with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, of 12 October 1993, establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(3), Council Regulation (EC) No 2027/95, of 15 June 1995, establishing a system for the management of fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources(4), Council Regulation (EC) No 88/98, of 18 December 1997, laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound(5) and Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98, of 30 March 1998, for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms(6),
1. This Regulation fixes for 2003 and 2004, for stocks of deep-sea species, fishing opportunities applicable each year to vessels flying the flag and registered in Member States, hereinafter referred to as "Community vessels", in zones where catch limitations are required, and the specific conditions under which these fishing opportunities may be utilised. These fishing opportunities may be revised annually in light of new scientific advice.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, fishing opportunities shall take the form of Total Allowable Catches (TACs) available to the Community and allocated to Member States.
The definitions of ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are those given, respectively, in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic(7), and Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic(8).
Fishing opportunities of stocks of deep-sea species for Community vessels in Community waters or in international waters are hereby fixed as set out in Annex I.
The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States shall be without prejudice to:
(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92;
(b) reallocations made pursuant to Articles 21(4), 23(1) and 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93;
(c) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
(d) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
(e) deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
The stocks which are subject to a precautionary or to an analytical TAC, the stocks to which the year-to-year flexibility conditions stipulated in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply and the stocks to which the penalty coefficients provided for in Article 5(2) of the same Regulation shall apply are fixed for 2002 in Annex II to this Regulation.
1. Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed shall not be retained on board or landed unless:
(a) the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or
(b) catches are taken during the course of scientific investigations carried out under Regulation (EC) No 850/98.
All landings shall count against the quota except for catches made under the provisions of point (b).
2. Catches taken under a by-catch quota will not be taken into account in the calculation of the percentage of target species as referred to in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32006D0452 | 2006/452/EC: Council Decision of 29 April 2004 on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
| 6.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 185/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 April 2004
on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
(2006/452/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2),
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of 16 April 2003, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act annexed to the Treaty of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 8 December 2003, the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to negotiate with the Republic of Azerbaijan a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, and to provide for certain technical adjustments linked to the institutional and legal developments within the European Union.
(2) Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Protocol has been negotiated between the Parties and should now be signed on behalf of the European Community and its Member States.
(3) The Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of accession, pending completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion,
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, subject to possible conclusion at a later stage.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (1).
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31985D0078 | 85/78/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 December 1984 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.666 - Mecaniver-PPG) (Only the English and French texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 1984 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.666 - Mecaniver-PPG) (Only the English and French texts are authentic) (85/78/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962, First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the application made on 29 January 1982 under Article 2 of Regulation No 17 by BSN-Gervais Danone SA, Paris, Mecaniver SA, Brussels, Belgium, and PPG Industries Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, for negative clearance of an agreement signed on 17 December 1981 on the sale by Mecaniver SA to PPG Industries Inc. of approximately 67 % of the shares of Boussois SA and all Mecaniver's shareholdings in Glasexco SA, Brussels, Belgium, Vetrocom SpA, Milan, Italy, Cristal AG, Mollis, Switzerland, Glasexco UK Ltd, London, United Kingdom, Glasexco Norge A/S, Oslo, Norway, and Glasunit A/S and Glaskontoret A/S, Hellerup, Denmark,
Having regard to the summary of the application published (2) pursuant to Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17,
Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions.
Whereas:
I. THE FACTS
(1) PPG Industries Inc. (PPG) is the largest glass producer in the USA, accounting for around 32 % of domestic production (followed by LOF with about 24 %). PPG has an 80 % - owned production subsidiary in Europe, Vernante Pennitalia SpA of Cuneo, Italy, whose production capacity represents about 4 % of the total installed capacity in the EEC.
(2) BSN-Gervais Danone, Paris (BSN), was formed by the merger of BSN Industries, which had long been one of the largest glass-making enterprises in the world, with Gervais-Danone, which has interests mainly in the food industry.
(3) Mecaniver SA, Brussels (Mecaniver), is a Belgian holding company which is over 78 % owned by BSN. As part of the general corporate strategy of the BSN group, Mecaniver has been gradually withdrawing from BSN's traditional business in the flat-glass industry to concentrate on the group's food business. On 2 June 1980 it sold all its direct and indirect interests in the German flat glass producer Flachglas AG to the UK undertaking Pilkington Brothers Ltd.
(4) In late 1981 when the agreement with which this Decision is concerned was signed, Mecaniver exercised control in Europe over Boussois SA and seven export sales companies : Glasexco over Boussois SA and seven export sales companies : Glasexco SA in Belgium, Vetrocol SpA in Italy, Cristal AG in Switzerland, Glasexco UK Ltd in the United Kingdom, Glasexco Norge A/S in Norway, and Glasunt A/S and Glaskontroet A/S in Denmark. It also retained 20 % shareholdings in the Belgian and Dutch flat-glass producers Glaverbel SA and Machinale Glasfabriek De Maas BV, the remaining 80 % of which it had sold to the Japanese company Asahi Glass Co. in June 1981. It later disposed of its residual shareholdings in these companies to allow Asahi to assume full control. Asahi (1) OJ No 13, 21.2.1962, p. 204/62. (2) OJ No C 289, 25.10.1983, p. 2. (through Glaverbel) in September 1982 also purchased Mecaniver's controlling interests in the Spanish flat-glass producer Compaña Española Para la Fabricación Mecánica del Vidrio (Celo). However, Mecaniver still owns 20 % of the Spanish glassmaker Vidrerias de Llodio SA (Llodio). The majority and controlling interest in Llodio is held by Guardian Industries Corp. (an American flat-glass producer with interest in the EEC, namely Luxguard). Guardian has an option to purchase Mecaniver's remaining share in Llodio.
(5) Boussois SA. Levallois-Perret, France (Boussois), which at the time the agreement was signed was a 99,9 % subsidiary of Mecaniver and thus part of the BSN group, has three glassmaking plants at Boussois, Aniche and Wingle in northern France, which account for about 7 % of installed capacity in the EEC. Boussois also owns other major interests in the glass industry.
(6) Under a Share Purchase Agreement signed on 17 December 1981 BSN and Mecaniver agreed to sell to PPG 1 334 988 Boussois shares, accounting for about 67 % of that company's equity capital, and all Mecaniver's holdings in the seven export sales companies listed in paragraph 4. The agreement also provided for PPG to subscribe to an increase in Boussois's capital which would raise PPG's holding to 81 %. The completion of the share sale, on the "closing date", was conditional on the fulfilment of a number of procedural and administrative formalities. These were duly fulfilled and the share sale took place on 23 April 1982.
(7) The agreement also gave PPG an option of purchasing Mecaniver's remaining 19 % holding in Boussois during the period from two to four-and-a-half years after the closing date and, if PPG did not exercise the option, it gave Mecaniver the option in the six months following the expiry of PPG's option of obliging PPG to purchase its remaining shareholding.
(8) The agreement of 17 December 1981 contained the following further clauses: (a) BSN and Mecaniver would not, without the consent of PPG, engage in any business which could be competitive with the business of the companies sold or their subsidiaries, including acting as an advisor to or acquiring (other than its current shareholdings in Glaverbel, De Maas and Llodio), for a period of three years after the closing date (i.e. until 22 April 1985).
(b) At PPG's request, BSN would allow two of its senior executives to continue to serve on the Boussois Board of Directors.
(c) BSN would maintain its long-term loans to Boussois and a number of guarantees which it had previously given on behalf of the company.
(9) The market to which the agreement relates is that for flat glass in general.
Flat glass can be divided into three categories according to the production process used: - drawn glass, which is produced as colourless, transparent sheets and is normally used as window glass.
- cast (or rolled) glass which is produced in laminated sheets with an uneven surface and is translucid but not transparent.
- float glass, a type of glass produced with a process perfected by Pilkingtons which has been in use since the early 1960s. Because of its characteristics, quality and relatively low production costs, float glass has rapidly supplanted most other types of flat glass in all but certain very specific markets.
In Europe 57 % of flat glass is used in the construction industry, 22 % in the motor industry and the remaining 21 % in various other industries.
(10) Recent figures for the distribution of production capacity for flat glass in the EEC are: >PIC FILE= "T0027614">
(11) The Commission did not receive any comments from third parties in reply to its notice under Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17.
II. LEGAL ASSESSMENT
A. Article 85 (1)
(12) The Share Purchase Agreement and the ancillary agreements of 17 December 1981 between the companies of the BSN-Mecaniver group and PPG are agreements between undertakings.
(13) The sale constituting the mere transfer of a business does not in itself and in the absence of any indications to the contrary give rise to any restrictions of competition and as such does not fall within the scope of Article 85 (1).
(14) This conclusion that the sale does not involve any restrictions of competition is not weakened by the fact that BSN still has representatives on the Boussois Board of Directors, and still has a minority holding in both Boussois and Llodio. Mecaniver's participation in Boussois can in no way way influence the latter's competitive behaviour because the agreement has transferred to PPG full control, both legally and in practice, over Boussois's affairs, particularly as regards investment and commercial policy. Moreover, BSN's holdings in Boussois appear to be a merely temporary stage before total cession. The shareholdings BSN retains in Llodio are too small in this case to endow it with effective control, which rests with Guardian Industries Corp. Furthermore, having made the strategic decision to withdraw from this sector. BSN is unlikely to acquire new interests in other producers. Consequently there is no likelihood of BSN using any of its holdings in third companies to coordinate their competitive behaviour with Boussois's and Llodio's competitive behaviour.
In effect in 1980 the BSN-Mecaniver group decided to withdraw from the European flat-glass market. It first sold its German subsidiary Flachglass AG to the British company Pilkington Brothers Ltd, which was already a producer of float glass, and went on to sell the majority, and then the remainder of the shares of its Belgian, Dutch and Spanish subsidiaries Glaverbel SA, De Maas BV and Celo respectively to the Japanese company Asahi Glass Ltd, which thereby became a new competitor on the European market. BSN-Mecaniver's sale of the majority of its shares in Boussois to the American group PPG with the option for PPG to purchase the remainder has virtually completed this withdrawal.
(15) The commitment given by BSN-Mecaniver not to compete with PPG for a given period after the sale of Boussois (see paragraph 8 above) must be regarded as a legitimate means of ensuring the performance of the seller's obligation to transfer the full commercial value of the business, since the sale of the business involves the transfer not only of physical assets but also of commercial know-how and clientele.
Therefore even though BSN has virtually disappeared from the flat-glass market and is highly unlikely to re-enter this market as an effective competitor, in the foreseeable future, a period of non-competition merely guarantees the purchaser the legal certainty, which may be legitimately demanded by any purchaser, that the value of his purchase will not be eroded by competition from the seller.
Although each case must be judged in its specific context, the period of protection offered by the non-competition clause and its geographical extent cannot be said to be excessive, judged by the criteria which the Commission established in its Decisions 76/743/EEC (Reuter/BASF) (1), 83/670/EEC (Nutricia) (2) and 84/387/EEC (3). Considering on the one hand that technology as well as goodwill are being transferred, and on the other hand that PPG already has operating knowledge of the industry (and given that the technology in question is not exceptionally difficult to assimilate), three years non-competition does not give rise to the application of Article 85 (1). Similarly the geographical extent of the non-competition clause, covering the whole of the European market, does not give rise to the application of Article 85 (1) in this case as previously, before it commenced its strategic withdrawal, BSN-Mecaniver was an active competitor on the totality of the European market.
(16) On the basis of the facts in the Commission's possession, there are therefore no grounds under Article 85 (1) of the Treaty for action on its part in respect of the agreements.
B. Article 86
(17) Prior to the agreement PPG held about 4 % of the EEC market through its Italian subsidiary Vernante Pennitalia. The acquisition of Boussois has increased its market share to about 11 %. The transaction thus cannot be said to have strengthened a dominant position such that it could be regarded as an abuse within the meaning of Article 86 (4). BSN, whose market share prior to the transaction was only about 7 %, has not totally withdrawn from that market. PPG itself still faces competition not only from Asahi, but also from other flat-glass manufacturers with much larger market shares like Saint-Gobain and Pilkington.
(18) It is concluded that, on the basis of the facts in the Commission's possession, there are no grounds under Article 86 of the Treaty for action on its part in respect of the agreements.
(19) The application for negative clearance may therefore be granted,
On the basis of the facts in the Commission's possession, there are no grounds under Article 85 (1) or Article 86 of the EEC Treaty for action on its part in respect of the agreement signed on 17 December 1981 between BSN-Gervais Danone and Mecaniver SA, on the one hand, and PPG Industries Inc., on the other, on the sale to PPG of the majority of the shares of Boussois SA and all the shares held by Mecaniver in the export sales companies Glasunit A/S and Glaskontoret A/S in Denmark, Glasexco SA in Belgium, Vetrocom SpA in Italy, Cristal AG in Switzerland, Glasexco Norge A/S in Norway and Glasexco UK Ltd in the United Kingdom.
This Decision is addressed to: - PPG Industries Inc., One Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, USA;
- BSN-Gervais Danone, 7 rue de Téhéran, F-75008 Paris, France;
- Mecaniver SA, Chaussée de la Hulpe 166, B-1170 Brussels, Belgium. | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31990D0475 | 90/475/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 September 1990 recognizing that production of certain quality wines produced in specified regions is, because of their qualitative features, far below demand (Only the Greek text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 September 1990
recognizing that production of certain quality wines produced in specified regions is, because of their qualitative features, far below demand
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(90/475/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1325/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof,
Whereas under Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 all new plantings of wines are prohibited until 31 August 1996; whereas, however, that provision allows Member States for the 1990/91 wine year to authorize new plantings in the case of quality wines psr for which the Commission has recognized that production, because of their qualitative features, is far below demand;
Whereas requests to apply that provision to certain quality wines psr were submitted by the Greek Government on 18 May 1990;
Whereas scrutiny of those requests shows that the quality wines psr concerned meet the requirements applicable provided that, for all quality wines psr produced in any given region, the increase in the areas intended for their production does not exceed the limits laid down by the Greek Government.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The quality wines psr listed in the Annex hereto meet the requirements laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 subject, for all quality wines psr in any given region, to compliance with the maximum increase in area specified in the Annex.
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31997R2332 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2332/97 of 25 November 1997 amending for the fifth time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Spain
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2332/97 of 25 November 1997 amending for the fifth time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in that Member State were adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2175/97 (4);
Whereas, because of the persistence of classical swine fever in Spain, it is appropriate to reduce the minimum weight of eligible pigs for fattening thus reducing expenditure on this measure and the volume of pigs to be processed in rendering plants;
Whereas, with a view to assuring sound financial management of the support measures, it is necessary to introduce a ceiling for the aid for fattening pigs weighing more than 110 kilograms in order to avoid any abuse of the support measures by a too long and unjustified fattening period;
Whereas the aid granted for the delivery of piglets should be adjusted to the current market situation, taking account of the fall in prices;
Whereas the list of eligible areas in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 913/97 should be amended to reflect the current veterinary situation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Articles 1 (1) and 4 (1) and (2), '100 kilograms` is replaced by '90 kilograms`;
2. in Article 4 (2), '90 kilograms` is replaced by '80 kilograms`;
3. in Article 4 (4), 'ECU 60`, 'ECU 52` and 'ECU 43` are replaced by 'ECU 50`, 'ECU 44` and 'ECU 37` respectively;
4. in Article 4, the following paragraph is added:
'6. For fattening pigs weighing more than 110 kilograms on average, the aid can not be higher than the aid fixed pursuant to paragraph 1 for fattening pigs weighing 110 kilograms on average.`;
5. Annex II is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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