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32005R0116 | Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 116/2005 of 26 January 2005 on the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable persons and to taxable persons for their exempt activities, for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices
| 27.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 24/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC, Euratom) No 116/2005
of 26 January 2005
on the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable persons and to taxable persons for their exempt activities, for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 of 15 July 2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices (GNI Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2(7) of Council Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom of 29 September 2000 on the system of the Communities’ own resources (2) lays down that gross national product at market prices (GNP) is to be considered equal to gross national income at market prices (GNI) as provided by the Commission in application of the European System of Accounts (ESA). The ESA of 1995 (ESA95), superseding two earlier systems of 1970 and 1979 respectively, was established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (3), and was set out in the Annex thereto. GNI, as used in ESA95, replaced GNP as a criterion for own resource purposes with effect from budget year 2002.
(2) Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 lays down the procedures for the forwarding of GNI data by Member States and the procedures and checks on the calculation of GNI, and establishes the GNI Committee.
(3) ESA95 does not explicitly specify the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable persons, and to taxable persons for their exempt activities.
(4) For the purpose of the definition of gross national income at market prices (GNI) pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 it is necessary to clarify the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable persons, and to taxable persons for their exempt activities.
(5) The Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (4), defines the notions of taxable person, of non-taxable person and of exempt activities.
(6) For the purpose of implementing Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom of 13 February 1989 on the harmonisation of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (5), Commission Decision 1999/622/EC, Euratom of 8 September 1999 (6) clarifies the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable units and to taxable units for their exempt activities. The equivalent clarification should now be provided in respect of GNI.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the GNI Committee,
1. In compiling national accounts aggregates for the purpose of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003, repayments of VAT incurred on purchases, made to non-taxable persons or to taxable persons for their exempt activities, shall be treated in ESA95 as other current transfers (D7) or capital transfers (D9), and not as if they were deductible VAT.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the term ‘taxable person’ shall have the meaning given to it by Article 4 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC, Euratom, and the notion of exempt activities shall be understood as being the activities listed in Article 13 of that Directive.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32001D0639 | 2001/639/EC: Commission Decision of 2 August 2001 amending Decision 93/693/EC as regards the list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2454)
| Commission Decision
of 2 August 2001
amending Decision 93/693/EC as regards the list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species from third countries
(notified under document number C(2001) 2454)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/639/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The competent veterinary services of Hungary have forwarded a request for one addition to the list, established by Commission Decision 93/693/EC(2), as last amended by Decision 2001/104/EC(3), of semen collection centres officially approved for the export from Hungary to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species.
(2) Guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 9 of Directive 88/407/EEC have been received by the Commission from Hungary.
(3) The competent veterinary services of Canada and Poland have forwarded requests for changes to the addresses of centres already approved.
(4) Decision 93/693/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 93/693/EC is amended as follows:
1. the following line is added to the lines concerning Hungarian centres: ">TABLE>"
2. the line concerning the Canadian centre with approval number CA 094 is replaced by the following: ">TABLE>"
3. the line concerning the Polish centre with approval number 2-AI-PL is replaced by the following: ">TABLE>"
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31993D0420 | Commission Decision of 28 July 1993 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and- mouth disease in Bulgaria, amending Decision 93/372/EEC and Decision 92/325/EEC and repealing Decision 91/536/EEC
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 July 1993 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria, amending Decision 93/372/EEC and Decision 92/325/EEC and repealing Decision 91/536/EEC
(93/420/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, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat and meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (2), 8, 14 (3) (c) and 16 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (3), as last amended by Council Decision 92/438/EEC (4), and in particular Article 18 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (5), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (6), and in particular Article 19 (7) thereof,
Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in Bulgaria;
Whereas the Commission has sent a mission to Bulgaria to examine the foot-and-mouth disease situation;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/372/EEC of 24 June 1993 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria, amending for the third time Decision 93/242/EEC and repealing Decision 93/343/EEC (7) provided for regionalization of Bulgaria regarding exports of certain live animals and products to the Community;
Whereas following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, Bulgaria permitted the use of ring vaccination;
Whereas Council Directive 72/462/EEC provides conditions for imports of live animals fresh meat and meat products from third countries under the foot-and-mouth disease conditions prevailing in Bulgaria;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/242/EEC of 30 April 1993 concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating in certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease (8), as last amended by Decision 93/397/EEC (9), lays down additional conditions regarding certification and prenotification of consignments from certain countries and parts of countries;
Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species form Bulgaria were established by Commission Decision 92/325/EEC (10), as amended by Decision 92/526/EEC (11);
Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Bulgaria were established by Commission Decision 92/222/EEC (12);
Whereas it is necessary to clarify the conditions for importation of certain live animals and their products into the Community from Bulgaria, in relation to the provisions of Directive 72/462/EEC and Decision 93/242/EEC;
Whereas it is necessary to adjust the measures and amend the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for live animals and fresh meat regarding additional measures to be taken following the use of vaccination;
Whereas it is necessary, therefore, to amend Decisions 93/372/EEC and 93/325/EEC;
Whereas, after a previous outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Bulgaria, Commission Decision 91/536/EEC (13) was introduced; whereas the conditions of the present Decision take the place of those of 91/536/EEC; whereas Decision 91/536/EEC may be repealed;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Commission Decision 93/372/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, the following is added:
'3. Without prejudice to the application of the relevant provisions of Decision 93/242/EEC, the importation of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and other biunglate species from those districts in Bulgaria not mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Commission Decision 92/325/EEC (*).
(*) OJ No L 177, 30. 6. 1992, p. 52.'
2. The following Article 2 is added:
'Article 2
1. Member States shall not authorize the importation of fresh meat of the bovine, ovine, caprine, procine and other biungulate species originating in the districts of Bulgaria listed in Article 1 (1).
2. Without prejudice to the application of the relevant provisions of Decision 93/242/EEC the importation of fresh meat of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and other biungulate species from those regions in Bulgaria not mentioned in Article 1 (1) shall be subject to the conditions laid down in Commission Decision 92/222/EEC (**).
(**) OJ No L 108, 25. 4. 1992, p. 38.'
3. Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 are renumbered accordingly.
4. Article 3 is replaced by the following:
'Article 3
Member States shall not authorize the importation of products not mentioned in Article 2 of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and other biungulate species originating in the districts of Bulgaria listed in Article 1 (1).'
Decision 92/325/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 3 (1) the words 'until 29 August 1992' are deleted.
2. In Article 3 (1) the last paragraph is deleted.
3. In Annexes A and B, Section V, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'1. that Bulgaria has during the past 12 months been free from rinderpest, cantagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia, vesicular stomatitis and bluetongue, and that no vaccinations have been carried out against any of those diseases during the past 12 months.'
4. In Annexes A and B, Section V, paragraph 2 c, the second indent is deleted.
5. In Annexes A and B, Section VI, the words '(Delete unless required by importing Member State in application of Article 3 (1) of Decision 92/325/EEC)' are deleted.
6. In Annexes C and D, Section V, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'1. that Bulgaria has during the past 12 months been free from vesicular stomatitis, classical swine fever, African swine fever, porcine enteroviral encephalomyetlitis (Teschen disease), swine vesicular disease and vesicular exanthema, that no vaccinations have been carried out against any of these diseases during the past 12 months and that the importation of animals vaccinated against classical swine fever is prohibited.'
7. In Annexes C and D, Section VI, the words '(Delete unless required by importing Member State in application of Article 3 (1) of Decision 92/325/EEC)' are deleted.
Decision 91/536/EEC is hereby repealed.
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32001R2315 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2315/2001 of 29 November 2001 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2315/2001
of 29 November 2001
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sugar(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(2), and in particular Article 1(2) and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 stipulates that the cif import price for molasses, hereinafter referred to as the "representative price", should be set in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(3). That price should be fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of the above Regulation.
(2) The representative price for molasses is calculated at the frontier crossing point into the Community, in this case Amsterdam; that price must be based on the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market established on the basis of the quotations or prices on that market adjusted for any deviations from the standard quality. The standard quality for molasses is defined in Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(3) When the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market are being established, account must be taken of all available information on offers on the world market, on the prices recorded on important third-country markets and on sales concluded in international trade of which the Commission is aware, either directly or through the Member States. Under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, the Commission may for this purpose take an average of several prices as a basis, provided that this average is representative of actual market trends.
(4) The information must be disregarded if the goods concerned are not of sound and fair marketable quality or if the price quoted in the offer relates only to a small quantity that is not representative of the market. Offer prices which can be regarded as not representative of actual market trends must also be disregarded.
(5) If information on molasses of the standard quality is to be comparable, prices must, depending on the quality of the molasses offered, be increased or reduced in the light of the results achieved by applying Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(6) A representative price may be left unchanged by way of exception for a limited period if the offer price which served as a basis for the previous calculation of the representative price is not available to the Commission and if the offer prices which are available and which appear not to be sufficiently representative of actual market trends would entail sudden and considerable changes in the representative price.
(7) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product in question and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the conditions set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(8) Application of these provisions will have the effect of fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for the products in question as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31986R2501 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2501/86 of 1 August 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled sheep carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2501/86
of 1 August 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled sheep carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 882/86 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 (3) provides that the price recorded on the representative market or markets of each Member State is established using weighting coefficients reflecting the relative importance of each category coming onto each market;
Whereas in Ireland the representative market at Waterford has closed; whereas many of the lambs which would normally have come onto the Waterford market are now sent to Nenagh; whereas, in the light of the volume of transactions recorded there, Nenagh should be recognized as a representative market;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
In Annex II (G) (a) to Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86, 'Waterford' is replaced by 'Nenagh'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1986.
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 |
31992R2794 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2794/92 of 21 September 1992 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2794/92 of 21 September 1992 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (a) 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 new statistics available show that the five new Laender of unified Germany may, as far as aquaculture is concerned, be regarded as less-developed Community regions in respect of which Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (4), provides for a higher rate of Community aid;
Whereas Ceuta and Melilla qualify as regions which may receive the maximum level of aid for aquaculture;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 provides for the maximum level of Community aid for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and for Ceuta-Melilla for measures aimed at the restructuring, renewal, and modernization of the fishing fleet;
Whereas the regions in question should, accordingly, be included in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86,
Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 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 |
32011D0692 | 2011/692/: Commission Decision of 14 October 2011 on the request by the United Kingdom to accept Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (notified under document C(2011) 7228)
| 18.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 271/49
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 October 2011
on the request by the United Kingdom to accept Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA
(notified under document C(2011) 7228)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2011/692/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 331(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The European Parliament and the Council adopted on 5 April 2011 Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (1).
(2) Pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the United Kingdom did not take part in the adoption of the Directive and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(3) In accordance with Article 4 of the said Protocol, the United Kingdom notified the Commission by letter of 14 July 2011 of its intention to accept the Directive,
Directive 2011/36/EU shall apply to the United Kingdom.
Directive 2011/36/EU shall come into force for the United Kingdom from the date of notification of this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996D0086 | 96/86/Euratom, ECSC, EC: Commission Decision of 8 January 1996 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 May 1994 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
| COMMISSION DECISION of 8 January 1996 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 May 1994 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (96/86/Euratom, ECSC, EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 3161/94 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2356/95 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1994 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment;
Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);
Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 May 1994 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,
With effect from 1 May 1994 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Union for the month preceding the date referred to in the first paragraph. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999R1402 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1402/1999 of 24 June 1999 fixing the basic price and the standard quality for pig carcases for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1402/1999
of 24 June 1999
fixing the basic price and the standard quality for pig carcases for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
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 organisation of the market in pigmeat(1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(4),
Whereas:
(1) When the basic price for slaughtered pigs is fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; the objectives of the common agricultural policy are in particular to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices;
(2) The basic price must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for a standard quality defined by reference to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases(5),
For the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, the basic price for slaughtered pigs of the standard quality shall be EUR 1509,39 per tonne.
The standard quality shall be defined in terms of carcase weight and lean meat content, determined in accordance with Article 2(2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, as follows:
(a) carcases weighing 60 to less than 120 kg: grade E;
(b) carcases weighing 120 to 180 kg: grade R.
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 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 |
32014R0725 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2014 of 30 June 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 499/96 as regards new Union tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in Iceland
| 1.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/40
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 725/2014
of 30 June 2014
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 499/96 as regards new Union tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in Iceland
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 499/96 of 19 March 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas of the Union for certain fish and fishery products originating in Iceland (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Council Decision 2014/343/EU (2), the signing and the provisional application of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland consequent to the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union have been approved.
(2) The Additional Protocol provides for two new tariff quotas for release for free circulation in the European Union of frozen Norway lobsters and of fresh or chilled fillets of redfish originating in Iceland.
(3) It is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 499/96 in order to implement the new tariff quotas.
(4) The new tariff quotas should apply for a period of 12 months. In accordance with Decision 2014/343/EU, they are to apply from the day of the provisional application of the Additional Protocol. This Regulation should therefore apply from the same date.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The following rows are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 499/96:
‘09.0813 0304 49 50 Fillets of redfish (Sebastes spp.), fresh or chilled From 1.8.2014 to 31.7.2015 100 0
09.0814 0306 15 90 Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus), frozen From 1.8.2014 to 31.7.2015 60 0’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2014.
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 |
31983D0171 | 83/171/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 April 1983 establishing that the apparatus described as 'UTI - Precision Mass Analyzer, model UTI 100 C' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 April 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'UTI - Precision Mass Analyzer, model UTI 100 C' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/171/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 22 September 1982, the Netherlands 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 'UTI - Precision Mass Analyzer, model UTI 100 C' ordered on 9 October 1981 and intended to be used for the study of short-lived molecules in the gas-phase and in particular for the analysis according to mass of the ions formed and for the measurement of the electrons and ions in coincidence, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 1 March 1983, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements, to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a mass spectrometer;
Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the very high sensitivity, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'Supavac' manufactured by VG Gas Analysis Ltd, Aston Way, Holmes Chapel Road, UK-Middlewich W10 0HT, Cheshire and to the apparatus 'IQ 200' manufactured by Leybold-Heraeus GmbH, Bonner Strasse 504, D-5000 Koeln 51,
The apparatus described as 'UTI - Precision Mass Analyzer, model UTI 100 C', which is the subject of an application by the Netherlands of 22 September 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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32004D0765 | 2004/765/EC: Commission Decision of 22 October 2004 concerning a draft Regulation from the Federal Republic of Germany on the labelling of fruit, vegetables and potatoes treated after harvesting (notified under document number C(2004) 4029)Text with EEA relevance
| 16.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 339/11
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 October 2004
concerning a draft Regulation from the Federal Republic of Germany on the labelling of fruit, vegetables and potatoes treated after harvesting
(notified under document number C(2004) 4029)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/765/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (1), and in particular Articles 19 and 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 19(2) of Directive 2000/13/EC, the German authorities notified the Commission on 1 March 2004 of a draft Regulation amending the Regulation on maximum residue limits, with a view to adding to it specific provisions on the compulsory labelling of fruit, vegetables and potatoes treated with plant protection substances after harvesting for the purpose of preservation.
(2) Pursuant to the new Article 3a added by the aforementioned draft Regulation, directions on the labels of fruit, vegetables or potatoes treated after harvesting should state ‘treated after harvesting with …’ followed by the name of the substance.
(3) In accordance with the provisions of Article 19(2) of Directive 2000/13/EC, the Commission consulted the other Member States via the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
(4) Community law already contains certain provisions to ensure that the use of these substances does not present a risk to consumers’ health. These substances have to be authorised, pursuant to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (2), and maximum levels for residues are established in accordance with Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables (3).
(5) Furthermore, in some cases, it may be useful for consumers to be informed, by means of a specific warning on the label, where foodstuffs have been treated after harvesting so that they can choose between products which have been treated and those which have not or take precautions such as washing or peeling the products. This type of measure is already in place for citrus fruit under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1799/2001 (4), in particular because of the method for calculating the maximum residue levels which, for these products, takes into account that they are normally consumed peeled.
(6) However, such a measure applied unilaterally and indiscriminately by Germany in respect of all fruit and vegetables would be sure to hinder intra-Community trade to a disproportionate extent. It would oblige producers or operators in other Member States to provide specific labelling for fruit, vegetables and potatoes imported into Germany and to take measures to this effect right from the start of the production process, depending on the destination of the products.
(7) The cases where non-harmonised national provisions governing the labelling and presentation of certain foodstuffs or foodstuffs in general may be acceptable are listed limitatively in Article 18(2) of Directive 2000/13/EC. Apart from cases relating to the protection of public health, such measures may be admissible only where justified for the prevention of fraud or the protection of industrial and commercial property rights, indications of provenance, registered designations of origin and prevention of unfair competition.
(8) Germany has not provided any evidence that the draft Regulation is necessary to attain one of the objectives of the abovementioned Article 18 or that the obstacle thus created is proportionate. It mentions only the aim of informing consumers on post-harvesting treatments.
(9) Consequently, a Community labelling measure should be created for cases where it would be desirable to inform consumers of post-harvesting treatments, as envisaged by Germany. This is the case for sodium orthophenylphenol and orthophenylphenate, as Directive 2003/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) provides that they are to be removed from the scope of the legislation on additives as soon as provisions on the labelling of foods treated with these substances come into force pursuant to Community legislation laying down maximum levels of pesticide residues.
(10) The Commission will be continuing discussions with the Member States with regard to other extensions of labelling to indicate treatment after harvesting.
(11) Member States should therefore suspend any national initiatives in this area.
(12) In light of these observations, the Commission has delivered a negative opinion pursuant to Article 19(3) of Directive 2000/13/EC.
(13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Federal Republic of Germany is required to refrain from adopting its draft Regulation amending the Regulation on maximum residue limits with a view to adding to it specific provisions on the compulsory labelling of fruit, vegetables and potatoes treated with plant protection substances after harvesting for the purpose of preservation.
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32004R2249 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2249/2004 of 27 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 686/2004 laying down transitional measures concerning producer organisations in the market for fresh fruit and vegetables by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union
| 28.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 381/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2249/2004
of 27 December 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 686/2004 laying down transitional measures concerning producer organisations in the market for fresh fruit and vegetables by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 41 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 686/2004 (1) provides for the possibility of transitional operational programmes for producer organisations in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.
(2) Article 16(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003 of 11 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational funds, operational programmes and financial assistance (2) provides that operational programmes shall be implemented in annual periods running from 1 January to 31 December. However, the implementation of operational programmes can only commence after the competent national authorities have approved them. Consequently, the transitional operational programmes should be able to have a duration of a few months in 2004, and a full 12-month-period in 2005. Provisions concerning the calculation of the reference period and the aid due for the transitional operational programmes should therefore be provided for.
(3) It should be clarified that aid is due for the part of the transitional operational programme that is carried out in 2004, but only for its actual length, calculated pro rata from the day of its approval.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 686/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
In Regulation (EC) No 686/2004, Article 4 is amended as follows:
1. in paragraph 3, the following subparagraph is added:
2. the following paragraph 4a is inserted:
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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32004R0274 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 274/2004 of 17 February 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 274/2004
of 17 February 2004
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2004.
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32015D0156 | Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/156 of 27 January 2015 extending the period of validity of Implementing Decision 2012/232/EU authorising Romania to apply measures derogating from Article 26(1)(a) and Article 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
| 31.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 26/27
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/156
of 27 January 2015
extending the period of validity of Implementing Decision 2012/232/EU authorising Romania to apply measures derogating from Article 26(1)(a) and Article 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 395(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By letter registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 13 February 2014, Romania requested authorisation to continue to apply a measure derogating from Article 26(1)(a) and Article 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC in order to restrict the right of deduction in relation to expenditure on certain motorised road vehicles not exclusively used for business purposes. By letter registered with the Commission on 15 September 2014, Romania complemented its request with a report on the application of Council Implementing Decision 2012/232/EU (2).
(2) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 395(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC, by letter dated 12 November 2014, the Commission informed the other Member States of the request made by Romania. By letter dated 13 November 2014, the Commission notified Romania that it had all the information necessary to consider the request.
(3) Article 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC authorises a taxable person to deduct value added tax (VAT) charged on supplies of goods and services received by him in so far as the goods and services in question are used for the purposes of his taxed transactions. Point (a) of Article 26(1) of that Directive contains a requirement to account for VAT when a business asset is put to use for the private purposes of the taxable person or his staff or, more generally, for purposes other than those of his business.
(4) Implementing Decision 2012/232/EU authorised Romania to apply a derogating measure pursuant to Article 395(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC in order to limit to 50 % the right of deduction of input VAT as regards purchase, intra-EU acquisition, importation, hire and lease of motorised road vehicles, and VAT on expenditure related to such vehicles, including fuel, when the vehicles are not used exclusively for business purposes.
(5) Implementing Decision 2012/232/EU expired on 31 December 2014.
(6) In order to ensure the uninterrupted application of the derogating measure, it is appropriate that this Decision applies from 1 January 2015.
(7) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Implementing Decision 2012/232/EU, Romania submitted a report to the Commission on the application of that Decision, including a review of the percentage restriction applied on the right of deduction. As was the case with respect to the derogation in place until now, Romania continues to maintain that a rate of 50 % is justifiable.
(8) It is considered that the derogation would only have a negligible effect on the overall amount of tax revenue collected at the stage of final consumption and will have no adverse impact on the Union's own resources accruing from VAT. Romania should therefore be authorised to continue to apply the measure for a limited period, until 31 December 2017.
(9) In the event that Romania requests a further extension of the derogating measure beyond 2017, a new report should be submitted to the Commission together with the extension request by 31 March 2017,
In Implementing Decision 2012/232/EU, Article 4 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
1. This Decision shall expire on 31 December 2017.
2. Any request for the extension of the measures provided for in this Decision shall be submitted to the Commission by 31 March 2017.
Such a request shall be accompanied by a report which includes a review of the percentage restriction applied on the right to deduct VAT on the basis of this Decision.’
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2015.
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32002R1995 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1995/2002 of 8 November 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1995/2002
of 8 November 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 4 to 7 November 2002 at 270,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 2002.
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32007R0221 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 221/2007 of 1 March 2007 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
| 2.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 64/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 221/2007
of 1 March 2007
fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
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 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the market in milk and milk products, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(3) The second subparagraph of Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic on import protection for milk powder in the Dominican Republic (2) approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC (3), a certain amount of Community milk products exported to the Dominican Republic can benefit from reduced customs duties. For this reason, export refunds granted to products exported under this scheme should be reduced by a certain percentage.
(5) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Export refunds as provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 (4).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 2007.
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32002D0396 | 2002/396/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 2001 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the areas of Hamburg eligible under Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (notified under document number C(2001) 2009)
| Commission Decision
of 25 July 2001
approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the areas of Hamburg eligible under Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany
(notified under document number C(2001) 2009)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2002/396/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing single programming documents.
(2) Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State may submit to the Commission a development plan which is treated as a draft single programming document, and which contains the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation.
(3) Under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership established in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on the single programming document, in agreement with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 48 to 51.
(4) The German Government submitted to the Commission on 8 June 2000 an acceptable draft single programming document for the areas of Hamburg fulfilling the conditions for Objective 2 pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The draft contains the information listed in Article 16 of the Regulation, and in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
(5) The date of submission of the draft which was considered acceptable by the Commission constitutes the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible. Under Article 30 of the Regulation, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure.
(6) The rural development measures to be financed by the EAGGF are governed, in particular as regards their compatibility and consistency with common agricultural policy measures, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)(2).
(7) The single programming document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership.
(8) The Commission has satisfied itself that the single programming document is in accordance with the principle of additionality.
(9) Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing financial instruments.
(10) The financial contribution from the Community available over the entire period and its year-by-year breakdown are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown should be consistent with the relevant financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the Community contribution may be reviewed at mid-term, and not later than 31 March 2004, to take account of the effective level of inflation and the allocation of the performance reserve.
(11) Provision should be made for adapting the financial allocations of the priorities of this single programming document within certain limits to actual requirements reflected by the pattern of implementation on the ground, in agreement with the Member State concerned,
The single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the regions of Hamburg in the Federal Republic of Germany for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby approved.
1. In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the single programming document includes the following elements:
(a) the strategy and priorities selected for the joint action of the Structural Funds and the Member State; their specific quantified targets; the ex ante evaluation of the expected impact, particularly on the environment, and the consistency of the priorities with the economic, social and regional policies and the employment strategy of the Federal Republic of Germany;
the priorities are as follows:
1. support for entrepreneurial activity as a basis for creating and safeguarding jobs;
2. technical assistance;
(b) a summary description of the measures planned to implement the priorities, including the information needed to check compliance with the State aid rules under Article 87 of the Treaty;
(c) the indicative financing plan specifying for each priority and each year the maximum financial allocation envisaged for the contribution from each Fund - including, for information, the total amount from the EAGGF Guarantee Section and the total amounts of eligible public or equivalent expenditure and estimated private funding in the Member State. The total contribution from the Funds planned for each year is consistent with the relevant financial perspective;
(d) the provisions for implementing the single programming document including designation of the managing authority, a description of the arrangements for managing the single programming document and the use to be made of global grants, a description of the systems for monitoring and evaluation, including the role of the Monitoring Committee and the arrangements for the participation of the partners in that Committee;
(e) the ex ante verification of compliance with additionality and information on the transparency of financial flows;
(f) information on the resources required for preparing, monitoring and evaluating the assistance.
2. The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and the Member State at EUR 12384000 for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 6192000.
The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 6192000 from the public sector can be partly met by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and other lending instruments.
1. The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted under this Decision amounts to EUR 6192000 for the ERDF.
2. The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the ERDF for the various priorities included in the single programming document, is set out in the financing plan annexed to this Decision.
3. During implementation of the financing plan, the total cost or Community financing of a given priority may be adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to 25 % of the total contribution from the Fund to the single programming document throughout the programme period, up to a maximum of EUR 30 million, without altering the total Community contribution referred to in paragraph 1.
This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on aid schemes falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty that are included in this assistance but which it has not yet approved. Submission of the application for assistance, the programme complement or a request for payment by the Member State does not replace the notification required by Article 88(3) of the Treaty.
Community financing of State aid falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, requires prior approval by the Commission under Article 88(3) of the Treaty, except where the aid falls under the de minimis rule or is exempted under an exemption regulation adopted by the Commission under Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 (now Articles 87 and 88) to certain categories of horizontal State aid(3). In the absence of such exemption or approval, aid is illegal and subject to the consequences set out in the procedural regulation for state aid. Part-financing of such aid would be treated as an irregularity within the meaning of Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.
Consequently, the Commission will not accept requests for interim and final payments under Article 32 of the Regulation for measures being part-financed with new or altered aid, as defined in the procedural regulation for State aid, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, until such aid has been notified to and formally approved by the Commission.
The date from which expenditure shall be eligible is 8 June 2000. The closing date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be 31 December 2008. This date is extended to 30 April 2009 for expenditure incurred by bodies granting assistance under Article 9(l) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.
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32003R2022 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2022/2003 of 17 November 2003 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the second invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1853/2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2022/2003
of 17 November 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the second invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1853/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1853/2003 on periodical sales by tender of beef(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 216/69(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the second invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1853/2003 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 10 November 2003 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 November 2003.
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32002R0687 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 687/2002 of 22 April 2002 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 687/2002
of 22 April 2002
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 578/2002(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000(4), for a period of three months by the holder.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31995D0529 | 95/529/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 1995 modifying for the second time Decision No 95/33/EC approving parts of the Finnish programme for the implementation of Articles 138 to 140 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (Only the Finnish text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 November 1995 modifying for the second time Decision No 95/33/EC approving parts of the Finnish programme for the implementation of Articles 138 to 140 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (95/529/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 138 thereof,
Whereas on 26 October 1994 Finland notified the Commission pursuant to Article 143 of the abovementioned Act, the Finnish programme for the implementation of its Article 138, 139 and 140 aids for a number of products and activities for the period 1995 to 1999 inclusive;
Whereas parts of this programme, as modified by letter dated 16 December 1994 were approved by Commission Decision No 95/33/EC (1); whereas that Decision was modified by Commission Decision No 95/330/EC (2);
Whereas on 13 September 1995 Finland notified the Commission pursuant to Article 143 of the abovementioned Act a request for Commission authorization to modify that programme to include certain fruits and fungi, not included in Decision No 95/33/EC; whereas that Decision in its Article (3) (3) refers to possible further decisions for products not covered by it; whereas the request for aid for certain fruits and fungi is in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Accession and in particular Article 138 thereof; whereas the form of aid, though in relation to quantities produced, can, as already provided for other products, be authorized given that it is only applied for one year,
The following is added to the section 'Production-related aid - All regions` in Annex I of Commission Decision 95/33/EC:
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32006R0513 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 513/2006 of 30 March 2006 adopting temporary provisions for the issue of import licences applied for pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 establishing the method for managing tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries
| 31.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 93/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 513/2006
of 30 March 2006
adopting temporary provisions for the issue of import licences applied for pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 establishing the method for managing tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 (2) lays down that Member States are to notify licence applications to the Commission on Mondays and Thursdays each week and issue the licences on the fifth working day following the date on which the application was lodged, provided that the Commission has not taken any measures during that period.
(2) Thursday 13, Friday 14 and Monday 17 April 2006 are Commission holidays. The issue of licences applied for between Monday 10 and Friday 14 April 2006 should therefore be postponed.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
Import licences applied for between Monday 10 and Friday 14 April 2006 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 shall be issued on Friday 21 April 2006, provided that the Commission has not taken any measures during that period in accordance with Article 8(2) of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31994R1818 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1818/94 of 25 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with products of the wine-growing sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1818/94 of 25 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with products of the wine-growing sector
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
Articles 3 (4) and 7 (2) thereof,
Whereas the quantities of products benefiting from the specific supply arrangements must be determined within the framework of periodic forecast supply balances which may be adjusted on the basis of the essential requirements of the markets and taking account of local production and traditional trade flows; whereas to ensure coverage of requirements in terms of quantity, price and quality and to ensure that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved, the aid to be granted for products originating in the rest of the Community must be determined on terms equivalent, for the end user, to the advantage resulting from exemption from import duties on imports of products from third countries;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with products of the wine-growing sector (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2067/93 (4), establishes the quantities of wine eligible for the specific supply arrangements introduced by Title I of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 and fixes the Community aid pursuant to Article 3 of that Regulation; whereas the quantities of wine eligible for the arrangements for the 1994/95 wine year should be determined and the amount of aid should be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Annexes I and II of Regulation (EEC) No 2253/92 are replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1994.
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 |
32003R2188 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2188/2003 of 15 December 2003 fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2188/2003
of 15 December 2003
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003, and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin(4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95(5), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2030/2003(7), fixes detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2) It results from regular monitoring of the information providing the basis for the verification of the import prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin that the representative prices for imports of certain products should be amended taking into account variations of prices according to origin. Therefore, representative prices should be published.
(3) It is necessary to apply this amendment as soon as possible, given the situation on the market.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31995D0483 | 95/483/EC: Commission Decision of 9 November 1995 determining the specimen certificate for intra-Community trade in ova and embryos of swine (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 9 November 1995 determining the specimen certificate for intra-Community trade in ova and embryos of swine (Text with EEA relevance) (95/483/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular the fourth indent and the third indent of Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing trade in ova and embryos of swine;
Whereas the specimen certificate applicable to such trade should be determined;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
A health certificate corresponding to the specimen shown in the Annex hereto shall accompany ova and embryos of swine during transport to another Member State.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1996.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012D0297 | 2012/297/EU: Council Decision of 7 June 2012 on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
| 12.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 151/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 June 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
(2012/297/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 338(1) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Annex XXI to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning statistics.
(2) Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism (3) should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 repealed Council Directive 95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism (4) which is incorporated to Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement.
(4) Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be taken by the Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006D0002 | 2006/2/EC: Council Decision of 21 December 2005 amending Decision 2004/465/EC on a Community financial contribution towards Member States fisheries control programmes
| 5.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 2/4
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 December 2005
amending Decision 2004/465/EC on a Community financial contribution towards Member States fisheries control programmes
(2006/2/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) sets out general rules on the conservation, management and responsible exploitation, and processing and marketing of living aquatic resources.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (2) underlined the need to enhance cooperation and coordination among Member States and with the Commission in order to strengthen control and discourage behaviour contrary to CFP rules.
(3) The period covered by Decision 2004/465/EC (3) will expire on 31 December 2005.
(4) Due to domestic budgetary and administrative difficulties, Member States which acceded to the Community on 1 May 2004 have obtained very limited Community financial assistance under the current financial scheme foreseen under Decision 2004/465/EC.
(5) The new financial perspective will cover the period 2007 to 2013. In order to avoid an interruption of Community financial support, it is therefore necessary that the financial assistance available to Member States under Decision 2004/465/EC is continued during 2006.
(6) It is appropriate to include in Decision 2004/465/EC studies on fisheries control as well as arrangements designed to facilitate the implementation of new technologies on control.
(7) Decision 2004/465/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
Decision 2004/465/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3(2) shall be replaced by the following:
2. The following points shall be added to Article 4(1):
‘(i) Administrative arrangements with the Joint Research Centre aimed at implementing new technologies on control;
(j) Studies on control-related areas carried out at the initiative of the Commission.’
3. The first sentence of Article 5(1) shall be replaced by the following:
4. The following point shall be added to Article 6(2):
‘(d) for the actions referred to in Article 4(1)(i) and (j), the rate may be 100 % of the eligible expenditure.’
5. In Article 12(2), ‘31 December 2008’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2010’.
6. In Article 16(b):
— ‘31 December 2006’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2007’,
— point (v) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(v) the impact of the financial contribution on fisheries control programmes over the whole period from 2001 to 2006.’
7. In Article 17, ‘30 June 2007’ shall be replaced by ‘30 June 2008’.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2006.
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31981D0616 | 81/616/EEC: Commission Decision of 15 July 1981 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Council Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 15 July 1981 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Council Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (81/616/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 80/370/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (3), as last amended by Directive 80/666/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas on 10 April and 13 May 1981 the Belgium Government communicated the following regulations and administrative provisions: - Royal Decree of 11 February 1981 amending theRoyal Decree of 29 July 1980 on the modernizationof farms situated in less-favoured areas,
- Royal Decree of 11 February 1981 amending theRoyal Decree of 21 June 1974 on the modernizationof farms,
- Ministerial Decree of 3 March 1981 on the modernizationof farms,
- Royal Decree of 19 February 1981 amending theRoyal Decree of 4 October 1976 on the grantingof subsidies for the keeping of managementaccounts, the cooperation of agents, agriculturaland horticultural associations and recognized institutionsin the promotion of rational methods ofmanagement of agricultural and horticultural enterprises;
Whereas pursuant to Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the abovementioned communication, the existing Belgium provisions implementing Directive 72/159/EEC and Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;
Whereas the said provisions are consistent with the conditions and aims of Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The provisions existing in Belgium and implementing Directive 72/159/EEC and Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC, having regard to the provisions specified in the preamble, continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990R0534 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 534/90 of 1 March 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 laying down detailed rules for the application of the subsidy system for oil seeds
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 534/90
of 1 March 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 laying down detailed rules for the application of the subsidy system for oil seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2902/89 (2), and in particular Article 27 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 27 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1966/89 (4), fixed the amount of the security referred to in Article 9 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1594/83 of 14 June 1983 on the subsidy for oil seeds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2215/88 (6); whereas, having regard to the trend of prices on the world market and to the level of aid in recent months, it is necessary to increase the amount of the security;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Article 27 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 is amended as follows:
- in the first indent 'ECU 27' is replaced by 'ECU 30',
- in the second indent 'ECU 27' is replaced by 'ECU 40'.
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 |
32001D0269 | 2001/269/EC: Commission Decision of 3 April 2001 amending for the third time Decision 2001/208/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in France (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1052)
| Commission Decision
of 3 April 2001
amending for the third time Decision 2001/208/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in France
(notified under document number C(2001) 1052)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/269/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2001/208/EC(1) concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in France, as last amended by Decision 2001/250/EC(2), and in particular Article 13a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(4), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(5), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Following the reports of new outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in France the Commission by adopting Decision 2001/250/EC extended and prolonged the measures introduced by Decision 2001/208/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in France.
(2) The geographic scope for the areas subjected to the measures provided for in this Decision should not be maintained any longer than necessary under objectively defined circumstances, and therefore, in accordance with Article 13a of the Decision, the measures applicable in areas in Annex I should be limited to certain departments as of 3 April 2001 by Commission Decision.
(3) In accordance with this same Article, France has notified the Commission on 2 April that no further outbreaks of foot and mouth disease were reported since 30 March 2001, and that all clinical examinations and laboratory tests undertaken in the relevant holdings had given negative results.
(4) The Commission informed the other Member States immediately by fax of the need to adapt their measures according to the new situation.
(5) The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 4 April 2001 and the measures adapted where necessary,
Commission Decision 2001/208/EC is amended as follows:
1. The date referred to in Article 2(2)(a), Article 3(3)(a) and (c), Article 5(2)(a) and (3)(b), Article 6(3), Article 7(2) and Article 8(1) is replaced by "25 February 2001".
2. In Annex I the words "All departments of mainland France" are replaced by "Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val d'Oise".
3. In Annex II the words " All departments of mainland France" are replaced by "All departments of mainland France except those in Annex I".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. It shall apply with effect from 3 April 2001. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993D0070 | 93/70/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1992 on codification for the message 'Animo'
| COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1992 on codification for the message 'Animo'
(93/70/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning the veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (2), and in particular Article 20 (3) thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure functioning of the network on 3 December 1991 the Commission adopted Decision 91/637/EEC establishing the model for the message to be transmitted by means of the computerized network 'Animo' (3);
Whereas it is necessary to ensure the rapid understanding of 'Animo' message and effectively protect animal health, to define the code to be used for merchandise referred to in point 4 of the Annex to the Decision 91/637/EEC;
Whereas the presence of certain types of live animals and products in the codification foreseen by this decision does not imply as such that a message must be sent by means of the 'Animo' computerized network;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The codes to be used for merchandise referred to in point 4 first indent of the Annex to the Decision 91/637/EEC, are defined by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014D0664 | 2014/664/EU: Council Decision of 15 September 2014 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council concerning the prolongation of the 2005 International Agreement on olive oil and table olives
| 17.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 275/6
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 September 2014
on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council concerning the prolongation of the 2005 International Agreement on olive oil and table olives
(2014/664/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The International Agreement on olive oil and table olives, 2005 (1) (the ‘Agreement’) will expire on 31 December 2014 unless the Council of Members of the International Olive Council (IOC) decides to prolong it in accordance with Article 47(1) and (2) of the Agreement.
(2) On 19 November 2013, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the Union for the conclusion of a new international agreement on olive oil and table olives.
(3) A new agreement is currently being discussed within the IOC. It is now certain that the deadline of 31 December 2014 for the conclusion of an agreement cannot be met. It is therefore in the Union's interest to ensure that the existing Agreement is prolonged.
(4) Prolongation of the existing Agreement is separate from the negotiations concerning the conclusion of a new agreement. The Union should therefore request a one-year prolongation of the existing Agreement, and vote in favour of such prolongation if this were proposed to the Council of Members,
The position to be adopted on the Union's behalf, within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council, is to request a one-year prolongation of the existing Agreement on olive oil and table olives, and to vote in favour of the one-year prolongation of the 2005 International Agreement on olive oil and table olives if this were proposed to the Council of Members.
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 |
32005R0546 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 546/2005 of 8 April 2005 adapting Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the allocation of reporting-country codes and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003 as regards the updating of the list of Community airports (Text with EEA relevance)
| 9.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 91/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 546/2005
of 8 April 2005
adapting Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the allocation of reporting-country codes and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003 as regards the updating of the list of Community airports
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2003 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 437/2003, the Commission is required to lay down the arrangements for the adaptation of the specifications in the Annexes thereto.
(2) It is necessary to establish the list of Community airports, other than those having only occasional commercial traffic, and the derogations to be provided for the Member States joining the European Union on 1 May 2004. Moreover, the codes of the new Member States should be added to those set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003, which implements Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 and adapts Annexes I and II thereto.
(3) It is necessary to update the list of Community airports and the derogations provided for in Annex I to Regulation No 1358/2003 in accordance with the rules set out in that Annex.
(4) Regulations (EC) No 437/2003 and (EC) No 1358/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Statistical Programme Committee,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003, is adapted in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003 is amended in accordance with 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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31988R4199 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 4199/88 of 21 December 1988 laying down for 1989 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4199/88 of 21 December 1988 laying down for 1989 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 2 of the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part (3), the Community and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1989;
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1989 should be fixed for the vessels of the other party;
Whereas measures should be taken to implement the results of these consultations between the Community and the Faroe Islands and thus prevent any interruption of mutual fisheries relations as at 31 December 1988;
Whereas, under the terms of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it is for the Council to fix the total catches allocated to third countries and to lay down the specific conditions under which such catches may be taken;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (4);
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (5) provides that all vessels with chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks are to keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-cm intervals,
1. Vessels registered in the Faroe Islands are hereby authorized, until 31 December 1989, to fish for the species listed in Annex I, within the geographical and quantitative limits laid down therein and in accordance with this Regulation, in the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone of the Member States in the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, Baltic Sea and Atlantic Ocean north of 43°00mN.
2. Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be limited, except in the Skagerrak, to those parts of the 200-
nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines from which the fishing zones of Member States are measured.
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, unavoidable by-catches of species for which no quota has been fixed in a given zone shall be permitted within the limits laid down by the conservation measures in force in the zone concerned.
4. By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a quota is established in that zone shall be counted against the quota concerned.
1. Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and control measures and all other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in that Article.
2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a log book in which the information set out in Annex II shall be entered.
3. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex III, the information set out in that Annex.
4. Those vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which have chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks shall keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10 centimetre intervals. Until 1 January 1990, and in the absence of such documents, the relevant certification shall be established and signed by the vessel owner.
5. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on the bow of each vessel on both sides.
1. Fishing in the waters referred to in Article 1 and within the quotas fixed in that Article shall be permitted only where a licence issued by the Commission on behalf of the Community is kept on board and where the conditions set out in the licence are observed.
2. Licences shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1 provided that the number of licences valid on any one day does not exceed:
(a) 14 for the fishing of mackerel in ICES divisions VI a (north of 56°30mN), VII e, f and h, sprat in ICES sub-area IV and division VI a (north of 56°30mN), horse mackerel in ICES sub-area IV and divisions VI a (north of 56°30mN), VII e, f and h and herring in ICES division VI a (north of 56°30mN); four for the fishing of herring in ICES division III a N (Skagerrak);
(b) 15 for the fishing of Norway pout in ICES sub-area IV and division VI a (north of 56°30mN) and sand eel in ICES sub-area IV;
(c) 20 for the fishing, by long-line, of ling, tusk and blue ling in ICES divisions VI a (north of 56°30mN) and VI b; however, the total number of vessels allowed to fish simultaneously shall not exceed 10;
(d) 16 for the fishing, by trawl, of blue ling in ICES divisions VI a (north of 56°30mN) and VI b;
(e) 20 for the fishing of blue whiting in ICES sub-area VII (west of 12°00mW) and ICES divisions VI a (north of 56°30mN) and VI b;
(f) three for the fishing, by long-line, of porbeagle in the whole Community zone with the exception of NAFO 3 PS.
3. Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. Where two or more vessels are taking part in the same fishing operation, each vessel must be in possession of a licence.
4. Licences may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new licences. Cancellation shall take effect from the date on which the licence is surrendered to the Commission.
5. Licences shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the date of expiry if the respective quotas, fixed in Article 1, have been exhausted.
6. Licences shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet the obligations laid down in this Regulation.
7. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence shall be issued for any vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have not been met.
8. Licences issued pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3980/87(6) and valid on 31 December 1988 shall remain valid until 31 March 1989 at the latest, if so requested by the Faroese authorities.
When an application for a licence is submitted to the Commission, the following information must be supplied:
(a) name of the vessel;
(b) registration number;
(c) external identification letters and numbers;
(d) port of registration;
(e) name and address of the owner or charterer;
(f) gross tonnage and overall length;
(g) engine power;
(h) call sign and radio frequency;
(i) intended method of fishing;
(j) intended area of fishing;
(k) species for which it is intended to fish;
(l) period for which a licence is requested.
Fishing in the Skagerrak within the limits of the quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) direct fishing for herring for purposes other than human consumption shall be prohibited;
(2) the use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of pelagic species shall be prohibited from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight.
Where an infringement is duly established, Member States shall without delay inform the Commission of the name of the vessel concerned and of any action they have taken.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.
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31975D0005 | 75/5/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 November 1974 on the reform of agricultural structures in the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Directives No 72/159/EEC and No 72/160/EEC (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 27 November 1974 on the reform of agricultural structures in the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Directives No 72/159/EEC and No 72/160/EEC (Only the English text is authentic) (75/5/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Directive No 72/159/EEC (1) of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms, and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof;
Having regard to Council Directive No 72/160/EEC (2) of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement, and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof;
Whereas on 22 August 1973 the Government of the United Kingdom, pursuant to Article 8 (4) of Directive No 72/160/EEC, notified the following instruments: - The Agriculture Act 1967 (Amendment) Regulations 1973 (Statutory Instruments 1973 No 1402),
- The Farm Structure (Payments to Outgoers) Scheme 1973 (Statutory Instruments 1973 No 1403),
- The Farm Amalgamations Scheme 1973 (Statutory Instruments 1973 No 1404);
Whereas on 8 February 1974 the Government of the United Kingdom notified the following administrative provisions: - Administrative provision on the release of outgoer's land in priority to development plan farms,
- Administrative provision on the approval of the formation or expansion of intermediate units;
Whereas on 22 May 1974 the Government of the United Kingdom, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive No 72/159/EEC, notified the following instruments: - The Farm and Horticulture Development Regulations 1973 (Statutory Instruments 1973 No 2205),
- The Farm Capital Grant Scheme 1973 (Statutory Instruments 1973 No 1965),
- The Horticulture Capital Grant Scheme 1973 (Statutory Instruments 1973 No 1945),
- Grants for Guarantees of Bank Loans (Extension of Period) Order 1973 (Statutory Instruments 1973 No 2102);
Whereas on 22 May 1974 the Government of the United Kingdom also submitted additional information and documentation concerning the application of these instruments and administrative provisions;
Whereas under Article 18 (3) of Directive No 72/159/EEC and Article 9 (3) of Directive No 72/160/EEC the Commission has to determine whether, having regard to the objectives of the said Directives and the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the instruments and administrative provisions so notified comply with the Directive and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive No 72/159/EEC and Article 6 of Directive No 72/160/EEC;
Whereas the basic objective of Directive No 72/159/EEC is to promote the formation and development of farms which are capable through the adoption of rational methods of production of assuring for persons working thereon a fair income and satisfactory working conditions comparable with those of non-agricultural occupations;
Whereas Directive No 72/159/EEC therefore requires the Member States to introduce a system of selective incentives to farmers able to show, by submitting a development plan, that their farms upon the completion of the plan will be capable of attaining for at least one man-work unit a level of earned income from agricultural production equal to that received for non-agricultural work; (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9.
Whereas under Article 14 (2) of Directive No 72/159/EEC aids may be granted to farms which do not satisfy this requirement only in so far as the interest remaining payable by the beneficiary amounts to not less than 5 % per year;
Whereas the Farm and Horticultural Development Regulations 1973, the Farm Capital Grants Scheme 1973, the Horticulture Capital Grants Scheme 1973 and the Grants for Guarantees of Bank Loans (Extension of Period) Order 1973, as notified by the Government of the United Kingdom, are consistent with the said objectives of Directive No 72/159/EEC, and in particular those of Articles 4, 8 and 14 (2) thereof;
Whereas the administrative provisions notified by the Government of the United Kingdom on the release of outgoer's land in priority to development plan farms and on the approval of the formation or expansion of intermediate units are consistent with the objectives of Article 8 (1) (a) of Directive No 72/159/EEC;
Whereas the basic objective of Directive No 72/160/EEC is to make available sufficient vacant land for the formation of farms of appropriate size and structure as specified in Article 4 of Council Directive No 72/159/EEC on the modernization of farms;
Whereas to achieve this objective Member States are required: - under Article 2 (1) (a) of Directive No 72/160/EEC, to grant an annuity to farmers aged between 55 and 65, practising farming as their main occupation, who cease farming,
- under Article 2 (1) (b) of Directive No 72/160/EEC, to grant farmers premiums, such premiums not to be eligible for assistance and to be calculated by reference to the utilized agricultural area released,
- under Article 2 (1) (c) of Directive No 72/160/EEC, to grant annuities to permanent hired or family workers aged between 55 and 65 who are employed on farms on which the farmer benefits from any measure provided for under Article 2 (1) (a) or (b) of the Directive;
Whereas the granting of annuities and premiums is subject to the condition that the recipient cease working in agriculture and that, where the recipient is a farmer, at least 85 % of his land be either sold or leased to farms which are undergoing modernization pursuant to Directive No 72/159/EEC, or that it be withdrawn permanently from agricultural use or sold or leased to a land agency, which must put the land to one of the abovementioned uses;
Whereas Member States may vary the amount of an annuity or premium, or refuse to grant the same, on the ground of the age and/or means of a prospective beneficiary;
Whereas Member States may reduce annuities granted to permanent hired or family workers by the amount of any unemployment benefit received by the beneficiary ; whereas in this connection the Community, at the seventh meeting of the "Comité Intermédiaire" held on 28 and 29 March 1972 declared that the existence of other social security measures or measures concerning redundancy must be taken into account in assessing the means of the beneficiary under the second indent of the second subparagraph of Article 2 (1) (c) of Directive No 72/160/EEC;
Whereas the Agriculture Act 1967 (Amendment) Regulations 1973, the Farm Structure (Payments to Outgoers) Scheme 1973 and the Farm Amalgamations Scheme 1973, as notified by the Government of the United Kingdom, are consistent with the said objectives of Directive No 72/160/EEC, and in particular those of Article 2 (1) (a) and (b) thereof;
Whereas the administrative provisions notified by the Government of the United Kingdom on the release of outgoer's land in priority to development plan farms and on the approval of the formation or expansion of intermediate units permit the attainment of the objectives of Article 5 (1) of Directive No 72/160/EEC;
Whereas the existing social security arrangements in the United Kingdom, and in particular the measures concerning redundancy, are such as to entitle that State not to apply Article 2 (1) (c) of Directive No 72/160/EEC;
Whereas the Committee of the EAGGF has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The instruments and administrative provisions notified on 22 August 1973, 8 February 1974 and 22 May 1974 by the Government of the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive No 72/159/EEC and to Article 8 (4) of Directive No 72/160/EEC satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive No 72/159/EEC and of Article 6 of Directive No 72/160/EEC.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be in respect of expenditure eligible for assistance incurred in connection with aids granted under decisions taken on or after 1 January 1974.
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32005R2081 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2005 of 19 December 2005 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 2006 for manioc originating in Thailand
| 20.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2081/2005
of 19 December 2005
opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 2006 for manioc originating in Thailand
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) During the World Trade Organisation multilateral trade negotiations, the Community undertook to open a tariff quota restricted to 21 million tonnes of products falling within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99 originating in Thailand per four-year period, with customs duty reduced to 6 %. This quota must be opened and administered by the Commission.
(2) It is necessary to keep an administration system which ensures that only products originating in Thailand may be imported under the quota. The issue of an import licence should therefore continue to be subject to the presentation of an export certificate issued by the Thai authorities, a specimen of which has been notified to the Commission.
(3) Since imports to the Community market of the products concerned have traditionally been administered on the basis of a calendar year, this system should be retained. A quota must therefore be opened for 2006.
(4) The import of products covered by CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99 is subject to the presentation of an import licence in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (2), and with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July 2003 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (3).
(5) In the light of past experience and taking into account that the Community concession provides for an overall quantity of 21 000 000 tonnes for four years with an annual maximum of 5 500 000 tonnes, it is advisable to maintain measures which, under certain conditions, either facilitate the release for free circulation of quantities of products exceeding those given in the import licences, or allow the difference between the figure given in the import licences and the smaller figure actually imported to be carried forward.
(6) In order to ensure the correct application of the agreement, a system of strict and systematic controls is needed that take account of the information given on the Thai export certificates and the Thai authorities’ procedures for issuing export certificates.
(7) Where the quantities requested exceed the quantities available, a mechanism should be provided for reducing the quantities in order not to exceed the annual maximum laid down.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
CHAPTER I
OPENING OF THE QUOTA
1. An import tariff quota for 5 500 000 tonnes of manioc falling within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99 originating in Thailand is hereby opened for the period 1 January to 31 December 2006.
The customs duty applicable is hereby fixed at 6 % ad valorem.
The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4008.
2. The products referred to in paragraph 1 shall benefit from the arrangements provided for in this Regulation on condition that they are imported under import licences issued subject to the submission of a certificate for export to the European Community issued by the Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Thailand, hereinafter referred to as an ‘export certificate’.
CHAPTER II
EXPORT CERTIFICATES
1. There shall be one original and at least one copy of the export certificate, to be made out on a form of which a specimen is given in Annex I.
The size of the form shall be approximately 210 × 297 millimetres. The original shall be made out on white paper having a printed yellow guilloche pattern background so as to reveal any falsification by mechanical or chemical means.
2. Export certificates shall be completed in English.
3. The original and copies of export certificates shall be completed in typescript or in handwriting. In the latter case, they must be completed in ink and in block capitals.
4. Each export certificate shall bear a pre-printed serial number; in the upper section it shall also bear a certificate number. The copies shall bear the same numbers as the original.
1. Export certificates shall be valid for 120 days from the date of issue. The date of issue of the certificate shall be included in the period of validity of the certificate.
For the certificate to be valid, its different sections must be properly completed and duly authenticated in accordance with paragraph 2. In the ‘shipped weight’ section, the quantity must be written out in full and also given in figures.
2. The export certificate shall be duly authenticated when it indicates the date of issue and bears the stamp of the issuing body and the signature of the authorised person or persons.
CHAPTER III
IMPORT LICENCES
Applications for an import licence for products falling within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99 originating in Thailand, drawn up in accordance with Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000 and (EC) No 1342/2003, shall be submitted to the competent authorities in the Member States, accompanied by the original of the export certificate.
The original of the export certificate shall be retained by the body which issues the import licence. However, where the application for an import licence relates to only a part of the quantity indicated on the export certificate, the issuing body shall indicate on the original the quantity for which it was used and, after affixing its stamp, shall return it to the party concerned.
Only the quantity indicated under ‘shipped weight’ on the export certificate shall be taken into consideration for the issue of the import licence.
Where it is found that the quantities actually unloaded in the case of a given consignment are greater than the total figuring on the import licence or licences issued for this consignment, the competent authorities who issued the import licence or licences concerned shall, at the request of the importer, communicate to the Commission by electronic means, case by case and as soon as possible, the number or numbers of the Thai export certificates, the number or numbers of the import licences, the excess quantity concerned and the name of the cargo vessel.
The Commission shall contact the Thai authorities so that new export certificates may be drawn up.
Until the new certificates have been drawn up, the excess quantities may not be released for free circulation under this Regulation unless new import licences are presented for the quantities concerned.
New import licences shall be issued on the terms laid down in Article 10.
Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 5, where it is found that the quantities actually unloaded in the case of a given consignment do not exceed the quantities covered by the import licence or licences presented by more than 2 %, the competent authorities of the Member State of release for free circulation shall, at the importer’s request, authorise the release for free circulation of the surplus quantities in return for payment of a customs duty with a ceiling of 6 % ad valorem and the lodging by the importer of a security of an amount equal to the difference between the duty laid down in the Common Customs Tariff and the duty paid.
The security shall be released upon presentation to the competent authorities of the Member State of release for free circulation of an additional import licence for the quantities concerned. The security referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 or Article 8 of this Regulation shall not be required for additional licences.
Additional import licences shall be issued on the terms laid down in Article 10 and on presentation of one or more new export certificates issued by the Thai authorities.
Section 20 of additional import licences shall contain one of the entries given in Annex II.
Except in cases of force majeure, the security shall be forfeit for quantities for which an additional import licence is not presented within four months from the date of acceptance of the declaration of release for free circulation referred to in the first paragraph. It shall be forfeit in particular for quantities for which no additional import licence has been issued under Article 10(1).
After the competent authority has entered the quantity on the additional import licence and authenticated the entry, when the security provided for in the first paragraph is released, the licence shall be returned to the issuing body as soon as possible.
Applications for import licences under this Regulation may be submitted in all Member States and licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.
The fourth indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall not apply to imports carried out under this Regulation.
Notwithstanding Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, the security relating to the import licences provided for in this Regulation shall be EUR 5 per tonne.
1. Section 8 of applications for import licences and the licences themselves shall be marked ‘Thailand’.
2. Import licences shall contain:
(a) in section 24, one of the entries given in Annex III;
(b) in section 20, the following information:
(i) the name of the cargo vessel as given in the Thai export certificate;
(ii) the number and date of the Thai export certificate.
3. The import licence shall be accepted in support of a declaration of release for free circulation only if it is shown, in particular by a copy of the bill of lading presented by the party concerned, that the products for which release for free circulation is requested have been transported to the Community by the vessel referred to in the import licence.
4. Subject to Article 6 of this Regulation and notwithstanding Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the quantity released for free circulation may not exceed that shown in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure 0 shall be entered to that effect in section 19 of the said licence.
0
1. Where applications for licences exceed the quantity laid down in Article 1, the Commission shall fix a percentage of the quantities requested to be accepted or decide to reject applications.
2. Import licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following the day on which the application is lodged, subject to any measure the Commission might adopt pursuant to paragraph 1.
3. Where an acceptance percentage is fixed pursuant to paragraph 1, applications may be withdrawn within 10 working days of publication of the percentage.
Where applications are withdrawn, licences issued in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be returned.
When an application is withdrawn, the security shall be released. The security shall also be released when an application is rejected.
4. Where the conditions governing the issue of the import licence have not been complied with, the Commission may, where necessary, and following consultation with the Thai authorities, adopt appropriate measures.
1
Notwithstanding Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, the last day of the period of validity of the import licence shall correspond to the last day of the period of validity of the corresponding export certificate plus 30 days.
2
1. The Member States shall send the Commission each working day and by electronic means the following information concerning each import licence application:
(a) the quantity for which each import licence is requested, with the indication, where appropriate, ‘additional import licence’;
(b) the name of the applicant for the import licence;
(c) the number of the export certificate submitted, as indicated in the upper section of the certificate;
(d) the date of issue of the export certificate;
(e) the total quantity for which the export certificate was issued;
(f) the name of the exporter indicated on the export certificate.
2. No later than the end of the first six months of 2007, the authorities responsible for issuing import licences shall send the Commission, by electronic means, a complete list of quantities not taken up as endorsed on the back of the import licences, the name of the cargo vessel, the number of the contract for transport to the European Community and the numbers of the export certificates in question.
CHAPTER IV
FINAL PROVISIONS
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2006.
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31996R2400 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 of 17 December 1996 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications' provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2400/96 of 17 December 1996 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 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 6 (3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Member States have forwarded to the Commission applications for the registration of certain names as geographical indications or designations of origin;
Whereas the applications have been found, in accordance with Article 6 (1) of that Regulation, to comply with the Regulation, most notably in that they include all the particulars provided for in Article 4 of the Regulation;
Whereas no declaration of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of the Regulation has been forwarded to the Commission as a result of the publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities of the names in question (2);
Whereas, as a result, those names may be entered in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` and therefore be protected throughout the Community as geographical indications or designations of origin,
The names in the Annex hereto are hereby entered in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical designations` as protected geographical indications (PGI) or protected designations of origin (PDO) as provided for in Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31992R1911 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1911/92 of 9 July 1992 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1911/92 of 9 July 1992 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1039/92 (2), and in particular Article 9,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is appropriate that, subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of textile products on importation into the Community, binding tariff information in the matter of classification of goods in the combined nomenclature issued by the customs authorities of the Member States which no longer conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 (3) by the holder thereof during a certain period if such holder has concluded a contract as referred to in points (a) or (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 14, (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90 (4); Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee as regards products Nos 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 in the annexed table;
Whereas the Nomenclature Committee has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, as regards product No 2 in the annexed table,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of textile products on importation into the Community, binding tariff information in the matter of classification of goods in the combined nomenclature issued by the customs authorities of the Member States which no longer conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 by the holder thereof during a period of 60 days from the date of application of this Regulation if such holder has concluded a contract referred to in points (a) or (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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 |
32011R0229 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 229/2011 of 8 March 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 9.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 62/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 229/2011
of 8 March 2011
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 Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 March 2011.
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32004R0624 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 624/2004 of 1 April 2004 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 624/2004
of 1 April 2004
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 238/2004(2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. Whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 26 March to 1 April 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004, the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported shall be 6,98 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 61000 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2004.
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32001D0793 | 2001/793/EC: Commission Decision of 9 November 2001 amending Decision 2000/585/EC as regards imports of wild farmed feathered game meat from Argentina, Thailand and Tunisia (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3410)
| Commission Decision
of 9 November 2001
amending Decision 2000/585/EC as regards imports of wild farmed feathered game meat from Argentina, Thailand and Tunisia
(notified under document number C(2001) 3410)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/793/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat(1), as last amended by Directive 1999/89/EC(2), and in particular Articles 11, 12 and 14 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild game meat(3), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(4), and in particular Article 16(2) and (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(1) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(5), as last amended by Commission Decision 1999/724/EC(6), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex II to Decision 2000/585/EC of 7 September 2000 laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certifications for import of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries and repealing Commission Decisions 97/217/EC, 97/218/EC, 97/219/EC and 97/220/EC(7), as last amended by Decision 2001/736/EC(8), lists third countries which are entitled to use the certificates for the different categories of wild or farmed game meat.
(2) According to the animal health situation in the different third countries specific conditions have to be fulfilled and these are reflected in the veterinary certificate.
(3) The animal health situation concerning Newcastle disease in poultry has improved in Argentina and Thailand. Therefore the introduction of wild game bird meat should be allowed an the requirements for meat of farmed game birds should be amended for Argentina and Thailand.
(4) An inspection carried out in Tunisia in October 2000 by the Commission has shown that the animal health status of the poultry sector and its control are satisfactory. The results of this mission and the guarantees received allow for the authorisation of the introduction of farmed game bird meat from Tunisia into the Community.
(5) Opportunity shall be taken to correct a mistake in the model J certificate for the meat of "wild swine".
(6) Decision 2000/585/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Annex II to Decision 2000/585/EC is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision.
2. In Annex III to Decision 2000/585/EC the model J certificate is replaced by the text of the model in Annex II to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply to imports of wild and farmed game meat certified as from 1 December 2001.
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31986D0187 | 86/187/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 November 1985 on aids granted by Greece in the form of interest rebates in respect of exports of all products with the exception of petroleum products (Only the Greek text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 November 1985
on aids granted by Greece in the form of interest rebates in respect of exports of all products with the exception of petroleum products
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(86/187/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 93 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1019/84 (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organization of the markets in agricultural products,
After having invited the interested parties to submit their comments in accordance with Article 93 (2) of the Treaty and in the light of those comments (3),
Whereas:
I
Articles 92 to 94 of the EEC Treaty have been made fully applicable - by virtue of the provisions of Articles 42 and 43 of the said Treaty - to the majority of products listed in Annex II to the EEC Treaty. By virtue of Article 4 of Regulation No 26 applying certain rules of competition to the production of and trade in agricultural products (4), the other products listed in the said Annex are subject only to the provisions of Article 93 (1) and the first sentence of Article 93 (3); the latter products are therefore not affected by this Decision.
II
By telex No 51686 of 2 February 1984, the Commission requested the Greek Government to provide it with information concerning the granting of an aid for the export of cereals, which Greece reportedly introduced in April 1983. A telex reminder was sent on 21 March 1984. The reply sent by Greece by telex on 16 April 1984 was deemed incomplete by Commission staff, who sent a further telex on 19 June 1984 asking for additional information and a telex reminder on 24 July 1984. By telex of 10 August 1984, the Greek Government requested a one-month extension of the deadline set so as to be able to draw up its reply, which was finally sent in letter form on 18 October 1984.
The said letter states that:
- the Greek authorities grant an interest rebate of 6 % or 3 % on loans which the authorities grant to cereal exporters (the rate normally applied to exporters being 18,5 %);
- the said aid is paid solely on condition that the amount obtained by the exporters at the time of sale is swiftly repatriated and converted into drachmas;
- this interest rebate is granted in the framework of the general reform of the system of credit set up by the Greek Government which takes the following form:
1.2 // A. Before April 1983: // // Type of loan // Interest rate // Loans towards working capital // 21,5 % // Loans for investments and for undertakings which process agricultural products // 18,5 % // Loans for craft undertakings // 14,0 % // Loans for prefinancing and financing of exports // 10,5 % // B. After April 1983: // // Type of loan // Interest rate // Loans to industry // 21,5 % // Loans for undertakings which export processed agricultural products // 18,5 % // Loans for craft undertakings // 14,0 %
- the reimbursement of 6 % or 3 % (where the loan was granted at a rate of 14 %) was fixed in consideration, firstly of the general increase in interest rates and, secondly, of the average duration of loans intended to finance exports and in the light of the fact that such reimbursement is applicable to exports of all products other than petroleum products;
- this measure is purely monetary in nature because it is intended to induce Greek exporters to repatriate the foreigh currency they have earned rapidly and to unify the system of interest rates applicable to Greek exports;
- for these reasons this measure taken by the Greek Government should not be considered as an aid to exports of Greek products.
III
After giving its consideration to this measure, the Commission informed the Greek Government by letter of 4 January 1985 that:
- the interest rebate constitutes in practice an aid to exports which is incompatible with the provisions of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty and with Community law on the common organization of the market in cereals (the amount of the aid came to around USD 10 per tonne of flour and USD 12 per tonne of meal exported);
- the argument put forward by the Greek Government that the measure is purely monetary in nature does not alter the fact that in practice the aid can serve to promote exports of Greek products to the detriment of similar products from other Member States and can be assimilated to an aid measure to assist exports which is incompatible with the said Article of the Treaty;
- if, by granting a rebate of 6 % or 3 % on the interest rate applicable, the Greek Government is striving to attain certain objectives of a monetary nature, this does not mean that it is entitled to resort to measures which are incompatible with other provisions of Community law. This is why, despite the fact that, in the monetary field, the competence of the Member States remains fairly extensive, they are nonetheless not empowered to adopt and apply national measures which are incompatible with other provisions of Community law;
- it emerges clearly from the reply sent by the Greek Government on 18 October 1984 that the system of interest rebates on export credits applies not only to cereals but all products other than petroleum products;
- for these reasons, the Commission decided to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty with regard to all products covered by the measure in question.
As part of this procedure, the Commission gave notice to the Greek Government, the other Member States and interested parties other than Member States to submit their comments.
IV
By letter of 11 March 1985, the Greek Government replied to the Commission's letter of 4 January 1985 with the following comments:
- the interest rebate in question was due to the general change in the Greek Government's policy as regards interest rates after April 1983. As a result of this change, interest rates to be borne by processing industries which exported their products rose from 10,5 % to 12,5 %;
- as a result of this increase in interest rates, all Greek exporters now had to bear a greater financial burden than they did before the reform of the general system of credit applicable in Greece;
- when the new system of financing export credits applicable in Greece since April 1983 was considered as a whole, its effect on the competitiveness of Greek export undertakings could be seen to be neutral.
V
The Greek authorities have failed to fulfil their obligations under Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty, firstly by failing to provide notification of the measure in question and secondly by putting it into effect since April 1983 without enabling the Commission to adopt a position in the matter.
This failure has given rise to a particularly serious situation as regards the agricultural sector because the export aid in question essentially constitutes an infringement of the common organizations of the markets and is therefore incompatible with the common market under Article 92 of the EEC Treaty.
The interest rebates (6 % or 3 %) introduced after 1983 by Greece for exports of products other than petroleum products artificially serve to facilitate their sale on Community and non-Community markets since they result in an appreciable reduction in the costs incurred in selling them on foreign markets.
It is to be borne in mind firstly that Greek products constitute an enormous trade flow (in 1982, 46,3 % of the total value of Greek exports of 4 381 million ECU was accounted for by sales to other Member States; in 1984 the value of exports reached 13,6 % of the gross domestic product) and secondly that exports are the subject of stiff competition between Greek undertakings and those of the other Member States.
Furthermore, by facilitating the creation of new commercial outlets, or at least the maintenance of existing ones, this measure (the impact of which is directly linked to the volume of exports) serves to encourage Greek producers to increase the quantities produced which, thanks partly to economies of scale, will firstly reduce their production costs and secondly, as a consequence of that reduction, increase their competitiveness on all markets. For these reasons, the aid measure, by making Greek producers more competitive than other producers who do not enjoy such arrangements, is such as to distort competition and affect trade between Member States.
The aid in question therefore satisfies the criteria laid down in Article 92 (1) of the Treaty according to which the aid measures therein described are deemed incompatible with the common market.
The derogations provided for in Article 92 (2) are clearly not applicable to the measures concerned. Those provided for in paragraph 3 of the said Article relate to aid measures taken in pursuit of objectives which are in the interest of the Community and not merely that of specific sectors of the national economy. Such derogations must be interpreted strictly in any examination of an aid programme of a regional or sectoral nature or of an individual case involving the application of general aid schemes.
More precisely, they can only be granted where the Commission is able to ascertain that the aid is necessary in order to achieve one of the objectives referred to in the said Article. To apply such derogations in the case of aid measures which do not involve such a compensating advantage would be tantamount to tolerating damage to trade between Member States and distortion of competition which would not be justified as being in the interest of the Community, and hence unwarranted advantages for certain Member States.
In the case in point, no such compensating advantage can be seen to exist. Indeed the Greek Government was unable to provide and the Commission unable to identify any grounds for establishing that the aid measures in question satisfy the conditions laid down for the application of one of the derogations provided for in Article 92 (3) of the Treaty.
The measures are not intended to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest within the meaning of Article 92 (3) (b) since, owing to the effects which it may have on trade, such a measure is contrary to the common interest.
Even if the new system introduced after April 1983 is more effective than its predecessor in facilitating the repatriation of foreign currency, the measure will not serve to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of the Member State concerned within the meaning of the same provision.
As regards the derogations provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) in respect of aid measures intended to encourage or facilitate the economic development of regions and the development of certain activities referred to in (c), it must be said that this measure - as an operating aid - cannot have any lasting beneficial effect on the situation of the holdings and undertakings benefiting by it since, once the aid ceases to be granted, they will find themselves faced with the same structural situation as that which obtained before the implementation of the State measures.
Consequently, the aid measures must be considered as operating aids for the undertakings concerned, a category of aid to which the Commission has always been opposed as a matter of principle since the granting of such aids is not linked to conditions such as to make them qualify for one of the derogations provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c).
Furthermore, and more particularly as regards aid for the export of products listed in Annex II to the Treaty and subject to the common organization of markets, there are limits to the powers of the Member States to intervene directly in the operation of the common organization of markets involving a common price system, which are henceforth within the exclusive competence of the Community.
To grant aid of this type is to ignore the principle whereby the Member States are no longer empowered to take unilateral action on farmers' incomes in the framework of a common organization of the market by granting aid of this type.
Even if derogation under Article 92 (3) of the Treaty had been conceivable for agricultural products, the infringement which the aid measures under examination constitute in terms of the common organization of markets rules out the application of such a derogation in the case of the said products.
The aid measures in question therefore do not satisfy the conditions which have to be met in order to qualify for one of the derogations provided for in Article 92 of the Treaty and have to be deemed incompatible with the common market and the Greek authorities shall be required to take the steps necessary in order to abolish them.
This Decision is without prejudice to any conclusions which the Commission may draw as regards the recovery of the said aids from beneficiaries and as regards the financing of the common agricultural policy by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,
The aid in the form of an interest rebate of 6 % or 3 % which, subject to certain conditions, the Greek authorities grant to exporters of agricultural products listed in Annex II to the Treaty, with respect to which Articles 92 to 94 of the Treaty have been made fully applicable by virtue of Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty, and to exporters of all other products not listed in Annex II with the exception of petroleum products, is incompatible with the common market under the terms of Article 92 of the Treaty and must be abolished.
Greece shall inform the Commission, within one month of receiving notification of this Decision, of the measures with it has taken in order to comply therewith.
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32004R1936 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1936/2004 of 9 November 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 10.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 334/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1936/2004
of 9 November 2004
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 November 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004D0335 | 2004/335/EC: Commission Decision of 31 March 2004 authorising the placing on the market of milk type products and yoghurt type products with added phytosterol esters as novel food ingredients under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2004) 1245)
| Commission Decision
of 31 March 2004
authorising the placing on the market of milk type products and yoghurt type products with added phytosterol esters as novel food ingredients under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2004) 1245)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2004/335/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients(1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 6 August 2002 Unilever made a request to the competent authorities of the United Kingdom to place phytosterol esters as a novel food ingredient in a range of foods on the market.
(2) On 21 November 2002 the competent authorities of the United Kingdom issued their initial assessment report.
(3) In their initial assessment report the United Kingdom's competent food assessment body came to the conclusion that these extensions of uses of phytosterol esters are safe for human consumption.
(4) The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to all Member States on 11 December 2002.
(5) Within the 60-day period laid down in Article 6 (4) of the Regulation, reasoned objections to the marketing of the product were raised in accordance with that provision.
(6) The Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) in its opinion "General view on the long-term effects of the intake of elevated levels of phytosterols from multiple dietary sources, with particular attention to the effects on β-carotene" of 26 September 2002 indicated that there was no evidence of additional benefits at intakes higher than 3 g/day and that high intakes might induce undesirable effects and that it was therefore prudent to avoid plant sterol intakes exceeding 3 g/day. Furthermore, the SCF, in its opinion on applications for approval of a variety of plant sterol enriched foods of 5 March 2003, came to the conclusion that the addition of phytosterols is safe, provided that the daily consumption does not exceed 3g.
(7) Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 of 31 March 2004 concerning the labelling of foods and food ingredients with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters(2), phytostanols and/or phytostanol esters ensures that consumers receive the information necessary in order to avoid excessive intake of additional phytosterols.
(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,
Foods and food ingredients as described in Annex 1 with added phytosterol esters as specified in Annex 2, hereinafter called the products, may be placed on the market in the Community.
The products shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3g (in case of one portion per day) or a maximum of 1g (in case of three portions per day) of added phytosterol esters (calculated as free sterols/stanols).
The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g.
This Decision is addressed to Unilever, London Road, Purfleet, Essex RM19 1SD, United Kingdom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32015R0017 | Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/17 of 23 December 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for ling in IIIa; Union waters of IIIbcd by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
| 8.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/17
of 23 December 2014
establishing a prohibition of fishing for ling in IIIa; Union waters of IIIbcd by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
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 |
31976R0541 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 541/76 of 11 March 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 541/76 of 11 March 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed
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 740/75 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Articles 8 and 8a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2863/75 (4), determine the quantities of skimmed milk in respect of which butter and cream producers are eligible to receive aid, provided that the product is used for animal feed;
Whereas certain quantities of skimmed milk produced in the dairy are used in the manufacture of milk products ; whereas therefore the quantities referred to in the abovementioned provisions should be reduced by the quantities of skimmed milk used for purposes other than animal feed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
There shall be added to Articles 8 and 8a of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 the following paragraph:
"5. The basic quantities for the calculation of the aid when applying paragraph 1 and of the maximum yearly quantity referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3 shall be reduced by the quantities of skimmed milk used for purposes other than animal feed."
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 |
32007D0360 | 2007/360/EC: Council Decision of 29 May 2007 on the conclusion of Agreements in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil, and between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) relating to the modification of concessions with respect to poultry meat
| 30.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/10
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 May 2007
on the conclusion of Agreements in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil, and between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) relating to the modification of concessions with respect to poultry meat
(2007/360/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 5 May 2006, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) with a view to modify the bound duties on three poultry meat products provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994. The Commission notified to the World Trade Organisation its intention to modify concessions for salted poultry meat under heading 0210 99 39 and to extend the negotiations to cooked chicken meat under heading 1602 32 19 and to turkey meat preparations under heading 1602 31 of the Combined Nomenclature (CN).
(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Committee established by Article 133 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.
(3) The Commission has reached Agreements in the form of Agreed Minutes with the Federative Republic of Brazil, holding a principal supplying interest in products of CN codes 0210 99 39, 1602 31 and holding a substantial interest in products of CN codes 1602 32 19, on 6 December 2006, and with the Kingdom of Thailand, holding a substantial interest in products of CN code 0210 99 39, and a principal supplying interest in products of CN code 1602 32 19, on 23 November 2006.
(4) The Agreements should be approved.
(5) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (1),
The Agreements in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil, and between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand, pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to poultry meat are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreements are attached to this Decision.
The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2).
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Poultry meat and Eggs.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreements in order to bind the Community (2). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31995D0179 | 95/179/EC: Commission Decision of 15 May 1995 amending Decision 94/448/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in New Zealand (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 15 May 1995 amending Decision 94/448/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in New Zealand (Text with EEA relevance) (95/179/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), as last amended by the the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 11 (5) thereof,
Whereas the list of establishments and factory ships approved by New Zealand importing fishery and aquaculture products into the Community has been drawn up in Commission Decision 94/448/EC (2), as last amended by Decision 94/705/EC (3); whereas this list may be amended following the communication of a new list by the competent authority in New Zealand;
Whereas the competent authority in New Zealand has communicated a new list adding 76 establishments and three factory vessels, and deleting one establishment;
Whereas it is necessary to amend the list of approved establishments and factory vessels;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision have been drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down by Commission Decision 90/13/EEC (4),
Annex B of Decision 94/448/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991D0347 | 91/347/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 June 1991 authorizing the French Republic to apply intra-Community surveillance in respect of imports of woven fabrics of cotton originating in Brazil (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 24 June 1991 authorizing the French Republic to apply intra-Community surveillance in respect of imports of woven fabrics of cotton originating in Brazil (Only the French text is authentic) (91/347/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 of 22 July 1987 on surveillance and protective measures which Member States may be authorized to take pursuant to Article 115 of the EEC Treaty (1), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof,
Whereas on 11 June 1991 a request was made pursuant to Article 2 of Decision 87/433/EEC by the French Government for authorization to apply intra-Community surveillance in respect of imports of woven fabrics of cotton falling within category 2 originating in Brazil and put into free circulation in other Member States;
Whereas the importation into the Community of certain textile products, including the products in question originating in Brazil, are subject to an agreement between the Community and the abovementioned country; whereas in the context of this agreement, Brazil undertook to take all the necessary measures to restrict its exports of products falling within category 2 to the Community to a given ceiling divided among the Member States;
Whereas the information given by the French authorities in support of this request has been examined closely by the Commission in accordance with the criteria laid down in Decision 87/433/EEC;
Whereas the Commission examined in particular whether the imports could be made subject to intra-Community surveillance pursuant to Article 2 of Decision 87/433/EEC and whether information was given as regards the alleged economic difficulties and the risk of deflection of trade;
Whereas this examination has shown that the risk does exist and that a thorough knowledge of the likely trends of intra-Community imports is required in order to detect rapidly any potentially damaging developments;
Whereas the French Republic should therefore be authorized to make the imports concerned subject to prior intra-Community surveillance until 31 December 1991,
The French Republic is hereby authorized, in accordance with Decision 87/433/EEC, to apply intra-Community surveillance until 31 December 1991 to the following products originating in Brazil and put into free circulation in other Member States:
- Description of goods:
Woven fabrics of cotton other than gauze, terry fabrics, narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle and other net fabric,
- Category: 2.
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 1991.
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32007R0671 | Council Regulation (EC) No 671/2007 of 11 June 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch
| 16.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 156/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 671/2007
of 11 June 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 (2) fixes the potato starch quotas for producer Member States for the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 marketing years.
(2) In accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 the allocation of quotas within the Community is based on a report from the Commission to the Council. According to the report presented to the Council, the recent reform of the common market organisation in the sugar sector should be taken into account in the analysis of developments on the starch market. However, the sugar reform would become fully applicable gradually over a transitional period. Therefore, pending indication of the initial effects of this reform on the potato starch sector, the quotas for the 2006/2007 marketing year should be rolled over for two more years.
(3) Producer Member States should allocate their quotas for a period of two years among all potato starch manufacturers on the basis of the quotas for the 2006/2007 marketing year.
(4) Quantities used by potato starch manufacturers in excess of the sub-quotas available in the 2006/2007 marketing year should be deducted in the 2007/2008 marketing year in accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Articles 2 and 3 shall be replaced by the following:
2. The Annex shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2007.
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31992D0365 | 92/365/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 April 1992 on a transitional guidance programme for the fishing fleet (1992) of Denmark pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (Only the Danish text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 29 April 1992 on a transitional guidance programme for the fishing fleet (1992) of Denmark pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (Only the Danish text is authentic) (92/365/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3944/90 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, on 30 April 1991, the Government of Denmark forwarded to the Commission a multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet for the period 1992 to 1996, hereinafter referred to as 'the programme', as required by Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86; whereas it forwarded at a later date additional information concerning the programme;
Whereas it is necessary to consider whether, having regard to the foreseeable trend in fishery resources, the market for fishery and aquaculture products, the measures adopted under the common fisheries policy and the guidelines for the latter, the programme fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 and constitutes a suitable framework for Community and national financial aid for the sector concerned;
Whereas the objectives of the previous programme approved by Commission Decision 88/147/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 90/105/EEC (4), constitute the reference basis for assessing the actual development recorded and the effort still needed to ensure that the Community objectives are achieved;
Whereas the current or likely situation as regards availability of fish in conjunction with the activities of the fleet concerned does not allow for any adjustment of the forecast on the basis of which these objectives were determined and approved; whereas the efforts made to adapt the fleet should therefore be sustained and strengthened over the period 1992 to 1996, in view of the fact that availability of certain species continues to deteriorate;
Whereas the scope of the planned modernization efforts implies an improvement in the overall performance of the fleet concerned which should be taken into account when assessing the relationship to be achieved by the end of the programme period between fleet capacity and fish availability;
Whereas the development recorded should be monitored on a regular basis so as to improve or adjust the fishery support measures that accompany the implementation of the programme;
Whereas any development that does not comply with the programme objectives would run counter to the objectives of the common fisheries policy; whereas, therefore, certain specific measures undertaken under this programme may not warrant public financial assistance; whereas, in this context, approval of the programme should only be effective where the limitations and conditions upon which such approval was made conditional are complied with;
Whereas it is important that the overall reduction in fishing effort judged to be necessary in order to adapt the Community fleet to available resources should reflect significant reductions in particular segments of that fleet where an imbalance is most apparent; whereas there is insufficient information available at present to achieve comprehensive segmentation of the fleet in accordance with stocks and zones fished; whereas a broader range of parameters should therefore be developed to evaluate fishing effort as well as fleet capacity;
Whereas the Commission cannot approve programmes for the full period until adequate information is available to Member States to permit this new approach and additional time will be required to execute the work programme necessary to complete this process;
Whereas it is not appropriate to interrupt the process of reduction of the fleet inherent in the guidance programmes; whereas transitional programmes, for the period 1 January to 31 December 1992, should therefore be approved;
Whereas further reduction in fleet capacity is needed in view of the present state of the fish stocks; whereas available information indicates that a minimum reduction of 2 % expressed in tonnage and engine power, based on the objectives for the end of 1991, is necessary to compensate for technological progress; whereas in addition to that reduction, a certain percentage reduction is also necessary for catching-up, in the case of those Member States which have not reached the 1991 objectives;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
A transitional guidance programme for the fishing fleet covering the period up to the end of 1992 is hereby approved subject to the limitations and conditions set out in this Decision and provided that those limitations and conditions are complied with.
At the latest by the end of July 1992 and the end of February 1993, Denmark shall forward the Commission, in respect of each category of vessel defined in the programme, information on the number of vessels commissioned and withdrawn and on the tonnage and engine power added and withdrawn during the six-month period ending on the preceding 30 June or 31 December.
The approval referred to in Article 1 shall only be effective where the development of the fleet complies with the objectives of the programme as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Decision shall be without prejudice to any Community financial aid that may be granted to individual investment projects.
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32004R0653 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 653/2004 of 7 April 2004 opening tendering procedure No 51/2004 EC for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 653/2004
of 7 April 2004
opening tendering procedure No 51/2004 EC for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms(2) lays down, inter alia, the detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol arising from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 held by intervention agencies.
(2) In accordance with Article 80 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000, tendering procedures should be organised for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses with a view to reducing the stocks of wine alcohol in the Community and enabling small-scale industrial projects to be carried out and such alcohol to be processed into goods intended for export for industrial uses. The wine alcohol of Community origin in storage in the Member States consists of quantities produced from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.
(3) Since 1 January 1999 and in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(3), the prices offered in tenders and securities must be expressed in euro and payments must be made in euro.
(4) Minimum prices should be fixed for the submission of tenders, broken down according to the type of end-use.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Tendering procedure No 51/2004 EC is hereby opened for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses. The alcohol concerned has been produced from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the French intervention agency.
The volume put up for sale is 100000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol. The vat numbers, places of storage and the volume of alcohol at 100 % vol contained in each vat are detailed in the Annex hereto.
The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 95, 96, 97, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.
1. Tenders must be submitted to the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned:
Onivins-Libourne, Délégation nationale 17, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 F - 33505 Libourne Cedex tel. (33-5) 57 55 20 00 telex: 57 20 25 fax: (33-5) 57 55 20 59
or sent by registered mail to that address.
2. Tenders shall be submitted in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked: "Tender under procedure No 51/2004 EC for new industrial uses", the outer envelope bearing the address of the intervention agency concerned.
3. Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12.00 Brussels time on 28 April 2004.
4. All tenders must be accompanied by proof that a tendering security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol has been lodged with the intervention agency concerned.
The minimum prices which may be offered are EUR 6,80 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol intended for the manufacture of baker's yeast, EUR 26 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol intended for the manufacture of amine- and chloral-type chemical products for export, EUR 32 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol intended for the manufacture of eau de Cologne for export and EUR 7,50 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol intended for other industrial uses.
The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Article 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000. The price of samples shall be EUR 10 per litre.
The intervention agency shall provide all the necessary information on the characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale.
The performance guarantee shall be EUR 30 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32000R2450 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2450/2000 of 7 November 2000 establishing the allocation of export licences for cheeses to be exported in 2001 to the United States of America under certain quotas resulting from the GATT Agreements
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2450/2000
of 7 November 2000
establishing the allocation of export licences for cheeses to be exported in 2001 to the United States of America under certain quotas resulting from the GATT Agreements
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 30 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1553/2000(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1795/2000(4), opens the procedure for the allocation of export licences for cheese to be exported in 2001 to the United States of America under certain quotas resulting from the GATT Agreements.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2357/2000(6), provides in Article 20(3) that in the case of applications for provisional licences lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1553/2000 relating to quantities of products in any product group greater than those available, the allocation of licences may take into account the quantity of the same products exported to the United States of America by the applicant in the past and preference may be given to applicants whose designated importers are subsidiaries. Since for most product groups the quantity applied for is greater than that available, a preference should be accorded to those applicants whose designated importers are subsidiaries by fixing higher allocation coefficients for such applicants.
(3) The regime does not foresee the possibility for an operator to renounce the delivery of a certificate in cases where the quantity resulting from the application of the allocation coefficients is very small and experience has shown that there is a risk of an operator in such circumstances being unable to fulfil his obligation to export with the consequent loss of the security. It is therefore appropriate to ensure the allocation of a minimum quantity.
(4) In the case of product groups for which the applications lodged are for quantities less than those available, it is appropriate, in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, to provide for the allocation of the remaining quantities to the applicants in proportion to the quantities applied for. The allocation of such further quantities should be conditional upon the interested operator making a request and lodging a security.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
1. Applications for provisional export licences lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1553/2000 in respect of the product groups and quotas identified by 16-Tokyo, 16-, 17-, 20- and 21-Uruguay, 22-Tokyo, 22-Uruguay, 25-Tokyo and 25-Uruguay in column 3 of the Annex hereto:
- by applicants whose designated importers are subsidiaries shall be accepted:
(a) for the quantity applied for per product code of the export refund nomenclature not exceeding 10 tonnes; and
(b) for the quantity applied for per product code of the export refund nomenclature exceeding 10 tonnes in so far as the allocation coefficients indicated in column 5 of the Annex allow,
- by applicants other than those provided for under the first indent shall be accepted:
(a) for the quantity applied for per product code of the export refund nomenclature not exceeding 10 tonnes; and
(b) for the quantity applied for per product code of the export refund nomenclature exceeding 10 tonnes in so far as the allocation coefficients indicated in column 6 of the Annex allow.
2. Applications for provisional export licences lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1553/2000 in respect of the product group identified by 18- in column 3 of the Annex shall be accepted for the quantities requested. On the further application of the trader within 15 working days of the entry into force of this Regulation and subject to the lodging of the security applicable, provisional export licences may be issued for further quantities in so far as the application of the coefficient in column 7 of the Annex to the quantity applied for allows.
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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31987R0279 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 279/87 of 29 January 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1183/86 laying down detailed rules for the system for controlling the prices and the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Spain
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 279/87
of 29 January 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1183/86 laying down detailed rules for the system for controlling the prices and the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 475/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the system for controlling the prices and the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Spain (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1183/86 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3892/86 (3), provides that the maximum annual quantity which may be imported must be split up on a quarterly basis; whereas this period should be extended by three months to enable more flexible management of the market; whereas alterations should therefore also be made to the wording of Article 5 (1), (2) and (3) and of Article 15 (3) of that Regulation, in which the quarter is also used as the reference period;
Whereas Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1183/86 provides that the competent body must issue the import documents on the basis of applications received by the twenty-fifth day of the preceding month; whereas, for January 1987, the time limit for submitting documents should be extended to enable operators to take into consideration the amendments provided for in this Regulation and to submit the corresponding applications;
Whereas Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1183/86 provides that the period of validity of the import documents should be four months; whereas this period of validity should be extended by one month to take into account the less frequent issue of licences and thus to make management of the market more flexible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Regulation (EEC) No 1183/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 3 (2), 'quarterly' is replaced by 'six-monthly', and in Article 5 (1), (2) and (3) and in Article 15 (3) 'quarter' is replaced by 'six month period'.
2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 5 (1):
'However, for the first six months of 1987, applications for import licences must be received by 6 February 1987'.
3. In Article 5 (4), 'four' is replaced by 'five'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31983D0556 | 83/556/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 October 1983 on applications for reimbursement and advance payment of expenditure on the adaptation and modernization of the structure of production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat in Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 18 October 1983 on applications for reimbursement and advance payment of expenditure on the adaptation and modernization of the structure of production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat in Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic) (83/556/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81 of 30 June 1981 establishing a common measure for the adaptation and modernization of the structure of production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat in Italy (1), and in particular Article 9 (5) thereof,
Whereas applications for reimbursement and for advance payment of expenditure under the measure submitted by Italy to the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund must include certain information making it possible to verify that the expenditure is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81 and with the indications given in the framework programme approved under Article 2 (3) of the abovementioned Regulation;
Whereas to permit proper auditing Italy must hold the supporting documents at the Commission's disposal for three years following payment of the final reimbursement;
Whereas in order to enable the Commission to make advance payments the relevant rules and procedures should be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee,
1. Applications for reimbursement as specified in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81 must be made using the layouts indicated in Annexes I to VII.
2. Along with the first application for reimbursement Italy shall forward to the Commission the texts of the relevant national implementing provisions, administrative instructions, forms and any other document pertaining to administrative implementation of the measure.
Italy shall hold at the Commission's disposal for three years following payment of the final reimbursement all supporting documents or certified copies thereof in its possession on the basis of which decisions to grant the aids provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81 were taken.
Applications for advance payments as mentioned in Article 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81 must (1) OJ No L 197, 20.7.1981, p. 27. be made using the layouts indicated in Annexes VIII to XIII.
1. Advance payments from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund may not exceed 80 % of the Community contribution to financing of the expenditure estimated for the year concerned.
2. Advances not spent during the year for which they were paid shall be deducted from the amount advanced for the following year.
Before the end of each year for which advances have been made Italy shall submit a report on the progress of operations using the layouts indicated in Annexes XIV to XIX.
Advance payments for the following year may not be made before this report has been received by the Commission.
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31992R0674 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 674/92 of 18 March 1992 amending Annex B to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals and Annex B to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on the common organization of the market in rice
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 674/92 of 18 March 1992 amending Annex B to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals and Annex B to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on the common organization of the market in rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5 February 1979 on the procedure for adjusting the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3209/89 (2), and in particular
Article 2
(2) thereof,
Wheras Annex B to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (4) and Annex B to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1806/89 (6), include under CN codes 2106 'Muesli' type breakfast cereals;
Whereas tariff classification of some of these products has been changed to become heading 2008;
Whereas Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 should be amdended accordingly;
Whereas Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 also includes pasta containing eggs under CN code 1902 11 00; whereas this code has been subdivided into 1902 11 10 and 1902 11 90, and the code in Annex B should be changed accordingly into '1902 11';
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 are hereby extended to include the following:
CN code Description 'ex 2088 92 "Muesli" type breakfast cereals containing unroasted cereal flakes ex 2008 99 48 "Muesli" type breakfast cereals containing unroasted cereal flakes ex 2008 99 69 "Muesli" type breakfast cereals containing unroasted cereal flakes ex 2008 99 99 "Muesli" type breakfast cereals containing unroasted cereal flakes.'
In Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 the CN code '1902 11 00' is changed into '1902 11'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
shall apply with effect from 1 January 1992.
shall apply with effect from 1 January 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32013D0182 | Council Decision 2013/182/CFSP of 22 April 2013 amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
| 23.4.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 111/50
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/182/CFSP
of 22 April 2013
amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 28 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/137/CFSP (1).
(2) In accordance with Article 12(2) of Decision 2011/137/CFSP, the Council has carried out a complete review of the list of persons and entities set out in Annexes II and IV to that Decision and has concluded that one person should no longer continue to be subject to the restrictive measures provided for in that Decision.
(3) On 14 March 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2095 (2013) which amends the arms embargo imposed by paragraph 9(a) of Resolution 1970 (2011) and further elaborated upon by in paragraph 13(a) of Resolution 2009 (2011).
(4) Decision 2011/137/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
Decision 2011/137/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 2
1. Article 1 shall not apply to:
(a) the supply, sale or transfer of non-lethal military equipment or of equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended solely for humanitarian or protective use;
(b) the provision of technical assistance, training or other assistance, including personnel, related to such equipment;
(c) the provision of financial assistance related to such equipment.
2. Article 1 shall not apply to:
(a) the supply, sale or transfer of arms and related materiel;
(b) the provision of technical assistance, training or other assistance, including personnel, related to such equipment;
(c) the provision of financial assistance related to such equipment,
as approved in advance by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 24 of UNSCR 1970 (2011) (“the Committee”).
3. Article 1 shall not apply to the supply, sale or transfer of protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Libya by UN personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.
4. Article 1 shall not apply to the supply, sale or transfer of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan government.
5. Article 1 shall not apply to the provision of technical assistance, training, financial and other assistance, intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan government.
6. Article 1 shall not apply to:
(a) the supply, sale or transfer of arms and related materiel, intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan government;
(b) the supply, sale or transfer of small arms, light weapons and related materiel, temporarily exported to Libya for the sole use of UN personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel,
notified to the Committee in advance and in the absence of a negative decision by the Committee within five working days of such a notification.’.
Annexes II and IV to Decision 2011/137/CFSP shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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32007D0317 | 2007/317/EC: Council Decision of 16 April 2007 establishing the position to be adopted, on behalf of the Community, within the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention 1995
| 9.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 119/30
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 April 2007
establishing the position to be adopted, on behalf of the Community, within the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention 1995
(2007/317/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the second subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
The Grains Trade Convention 1995 was concluded by the Community by Decision 96/88/EC (1) and was regularly extended for further periods of two years. The Convention was extended last time by decision of the International Grains Council in June 2005 and remains in force until 30 June 2007. A further extension is in the interest of the Community. The Commission, which represents the Community in the International Grains Council, should therefore be authorised to vote in favour of such extension,
The Community’s position within the International Grains Council shall be to vote in favour of the extension of the Grains Trade Convention 1995 for a further period of up to two years.
The Commission is hereby authorised to express this position within the International Grains Council. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008R0881 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/2008 of 9 September 2008 prohibiting fishing for deep sea sharks in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
| 11.9.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 243/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 881/2008
of 9 September 2008
prohibiting fishing for deep sea sharks in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December 2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep sea fish stocks (3) lays down quotas for 2007 and 2008.
(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 2008.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated for 2008 to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date stated in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing 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 stated in that Annex. After that date it shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels.
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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32003D0129 | 2003/129/EC: Commission Decision of 25 February 2003 amending Decision 98/83/EC recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) (notified under document number C(2003) 600)
| Commission Decision
of 25 February 2003
amending Decision 98/83/EC recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus)
(notified under document number C(2003) 600)
(2003/129/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), as last amended by Directive 2002/89/EC(2), and in particular point 16.2 of Part A of Annex IV thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Point 16.2 of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC lays down specific provisions as regards the import into the Community of fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids, originating in third countries where Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) (hereinafter: Xanthomonas campestris), is known to occur.
(2) Commission Decision 98/83/EC of 8 January 1998 recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free of Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus)(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/440/EC(4), provides for certain areas of third countries to be recognised as being free of Xanthomonas campestris.
(3) Decision 98/83/EC recognises certain States of Argentina as being free of Xanthomonas campestris. However, on the basis of information submitted by Argentina, a number of those States can no longer be recognised as being free of that harmful organism.
(4) On the basis of information submitted by the United States of America, it appears that new infestations of Xanthomonas campestris have been detected in different counties in Florida. Therefore, Florida should no longer be recognised as being free of that harmful organism.
(5) Specific arrangement should be made for citrus in transit for which the official statement laid down by point 16.2 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC has been issued before the date of notification of this Decision to the competent authorities in Argentina and the United States of America.
(6) Decision 98/83/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
In Decision 98/83/EC, Article 2 is amended as follows:
(a) the first indent is deleted;
(b) the fourth indent is replaced by the following:
"- in the United States of America: Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Louisiana, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Texas and the United States Virgin Islands,".
This Decision shall not apply to citrus for which the official statement laid down by point 16.2 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC has been issued and which were exported before the competent authorities of Argentina and the United States of America were informed by the Commission of this Decision. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the date on which the competent authorities of Argentina and the United States of America have been informed of this Decision.
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31991D0330 | 91/330/EEC: Commission Decision of 3 June 1991 determining the arrangements for defraying the measures for vaccination against African horse sickness in Portugal (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 June 1991 determining the arrangements for defraying the measures for vaccination against African horse sickness in Portugal (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (91/330/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1) and in particular Article 43 (1) thereof,
Whereas cases of African horse sickness have been occurring in Portugal from September 1989 onwards; whereas recourse to vaccination against African horse sickness by the Portuguese authorities must be considered as a necessary means of combating this disease;
Whereas, in the circumstances, the Community should make a financial contribution to the vaccination measures carried out by the Portuguese authorities;
Whereas under the arrangements introduced by Decision 90/424/EEC and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 43 (1) thereof, the Community's financial contribution must be limited to the vaccination operations carried out between 1 September 1989 and 30 November 1990;
Whereas the Portuguese authorities should send to the Commission full details relating to the vaccination operations during the period in question;
Whereas it seems reasonable for the Community to bear 100 % of the cost of supply of the vaccine and 50 % of the costs incurred in carrying out the vaccination;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Portugal may obtain a financial contribution from the Community for the vaccination measures against African horse sickness carried out between 1 September 1989 and 30 November 1990.
Portugal shall send to the Commission full details relating to the vaccination operations carried out between 1 September 1989 and 30 November 1990 and in particular:
- rules governing the vaccination programme,
- the national and regional authorities responsible for its implementation,
- the rules to counter the risk of the spread of the disease,
- the measures taken in particular as regards identification and registration of holdings with a view to ensuring that all the equidae have in fact been vaccinated.
The financial contribution by the Community is hereby fixed at:
- 100 % of the costs incurred by Portugal for the supply of vaccine,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Portugal in carrying out the vaccination in question.
1. The Community's financial contribution shall be granted after:
- the Commission has received the information referred to in Article 2,
- the supporting documents have been supplied.
2. The elements referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sent by Portugal no later than six months from the notification of this Decision.
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31994R0287 | Council Regulation (EC) No 287/94 of 7 February 1994 laying down special measures for the import of olive oil from Tunisia
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 287/94 of 7 February 1994 laying down special measures for the import of olive oil from Tunisia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), and in particular Article 36 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in the light of experience gained during the period of application of the preferential arrangements laid down in the Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia (2), the temporary arrangements could provide for the import of 46 000 tonnes per year for two years without any risk of serious disturbances on the olive-oil market;
Whereas, in order to prevent a recurrence of the difficulties encountered when determining the special levy in accordance with Article 4 of the said Protocol, a flat-rate levy calculated on the basis of the average levy over the previous six marketing years should be set under the two -year temporary arrangements;
Whereas general rules for the issuing of import licences should be laid down in order to guarantee equal access to the quota in question for olive-oil importers;
Whereas the scheme is directly linked to measures governed by the common trade and agricultural policies and so must be adopted at Community level,
1. A levy of ECU 7,80 per 100 kilograms shall be applied to imports of unprocessed olive oil falling within CN code 1509 10, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported direct from that country to the Community.
2. The special levy shall apply to imports from Tunisia for which licence applications have been submitted in accordance with the provisions of Article 2, up to a maximum quantity of 46 000 tonnes of olive oil per marketing year.
3. The special measures for the import of olive oil obtained in Tunisia laid down in this Regulation shall apply until 31 October 1995.
1. For the purposes of the application of the special levy referred to in Article 1, importers must apply to the competent authorities of the Member States for an import licence. The application must be accompanied by a copy of the purchase contract concluded with the Tunisian exporter.
2. Import licence applications must be submitted on Monday and Tuesday of each week. Member States must forward the information contained in the licence applications received to the Commission every Wednesday.
3. Each week, the Commission shall calculate the quantities for which import licence applications have been submitted. It shall authorize the Member States to issue licences until the quota is exhausted and as the quota nears exhaustion, shall authorize Member States to issue licences in proportion to the quantity remaining available.
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation including the rate to be determined imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.
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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32002R1848 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1848/2002 of 16 October 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1848/2002
of 16 October 2002
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1486/2002(4). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 24,300/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 October 2002.
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32013R0169 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 169/2013 of 25 February 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 26.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 53/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 169/2013
of 25 February 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.
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32006R0564 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 564/2006 of 6 April 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 7.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 99/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 564/2006
of 6 April 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 April 2006.
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32006D0075 | 2006/75/EC: Council Decision of 30 January 2006 amending and extending Decision 2001/923/EC establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the Pericles programme)
| 8.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 36/40
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 January 2006
amending and extending Decision 2001/923/EC establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles’ programme)
(2006/75/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third sentence of Article 123(4) 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 European Central Bank (2),
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 13(3)(a) of Council Decision 2001/923/EC (3), the Commission is to send to the European Parliament and to the Council by 30 June 2005 a report, which shall be independent of the programme manager, evaluating the relevance, the efficiency and the effectiveness of the programme and a communication on whether this programme should be continued and adapted, accompanied by an appropriate proposal.
(2) The evaluation report provided for in Article 13 of that Decision was issued on 30 November 2004. It concludes that the programme has been achieving its objectives and recommends that the programme be continued.
(3) A financial reference amount, within the meaning of point 34 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4) is included in the Decision for the entire duration of the programme, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as they are defined by the Treaty.
(4) The continuation of the programme reflects the need for continuing vigilance, training and technical assistance necessary to sustain the protection of the euro against counterfeiting.
(5) The efficiency of the programme in protecting the euro could be enhanced if the technical support were enlarged also to provide, with the involvement of Europol, for financial support for cooperation in cross-border operations and it could benefit, in duly justified cases, from greater flexibility in the proportion of the costs the Community may bear and in the number of projects one Member State may present.
(6) Decision 2001/923/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
Amendments
Decision 2001/923/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. the last sentence of Article 1(2) shall be replaced by the following:
2. the following point shall be added to Article 2(2):
‘(e) an aim to publish the results achieved, as part of the exchange of information, experience and good practices.’;
3. the following point shall be added to Article 3(3):
‘(d) on a secondary basis financial support for cooperation in cross-border operations when such support is not available from other European institutions and bodies.’;
4. the first subparagraph of Article 6 shall be replaced by the following:
5. in Article 10(1), the introductory phrase shall be replaced by the following:
6. in Article 11 ‘70 %’ shall be replaced by ‘80 %’;
7. Article 12 shall be amended as follows:
(a) the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
(b) the following subparagraph shall be added to paragraph 1:
(c) in paragraph 2, point (e) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(e) the intrinsic quality of the project in terms of its conception, organisation, presentation, objectives and cost-effectiveness ratio’;
(d) the following point shall be added in paragraph 2:
‘(h) compatibility with work being carried out or planned as part of EU action in the field of combating currency counterfeiting’.
Applicability
This Decision shall have effect in the participating Member States as defined in the first indent of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro (5).
Entry into force
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32013D0478 | 2013/478/EU: Commission Decision of 27 September 2013 amending Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom establishing the European Anti-fraud Office
| 28.9.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 257/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 September 2013
amending Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom establishing the European Anti-fraud Office
(2013/478/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 249 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The institutions and the Member States attach great importance to the protection of the Union’s financial interests and to the fight against fraud and any other illegal activities detrimental to the Union’s financial interests, and the importance of action to that end is confirmed by Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(2) Commission Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom (1) should be amended because of the entry into force of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).
(3) The Office’s tasks should continue to comprise the preparation of legislative and regulatory provisions in the areas of activity of the Office, including relevant instruments which fall under Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and instruments on the protection of the euro against counterfeiting. The tasks of the Office should also continue to include training and technical assistance for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting.
(4) The Office should take part in the activities of international bodies and associations specialised in the fight against fraud and corruption, for the purpose, in particular, of exchanging best practices.
(5) The Commission should assess the need for revision of this Decision in the event that a European Public Prosecutor’s Office is established,
Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom is amended as follows:
(1) the second sentence of Article 1 is deleted;
(2) Article 2 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, ‘Community’ is replaced by ‘Union’;
(b) in paragraph 2, the following second sentence is added:
(c) in paragraph 3, the following sentence is added:
(d) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
(3) Article 3 is amended as follows:
— ‘Director’ is replaced by ‘Director-General’;
(4) Article 4 is amended as follows:
— ‘Surveillance Committee’ is replaced by ‘Supervisory Committee’,
— ‘Community’ is replaced by ‘Union’;
(5) Article 5 is replaced by the following:
(6) Article 6 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
(c) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
(d) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
(7) the last sentence of Article 7 is deleted.
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32008R1269 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1269/2008 of 15 December 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain
| 17.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 338/46
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1269/2008
of 15 December 2008
establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 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 catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.
(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 2008.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
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 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing 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. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986R2126 | Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 2126/86 of 7 July 1986 adjusting the weightings applicable to the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EEC) No 2126/86
of 7 July 1986
adjusting the weightings applicable to the remuneration and pensions of officials and 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,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3580/85 (2), and in particular Articles 63, 64, 65 and 82 of the Staff Regulations and the first paragraph of Article 20 and Article 64 of the Conditions of Employment,
Having regard to Council Decision 81/1061/Euratom, EEC, ECSC of 15 December 1981 amending the method of adjusting the remuneration of officials and other servants of the Communities (3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, since the cost of living increased substantially in several countries in which officials and other servants of the Communities are employed in the second half of 1985, the weighting applicable to the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants pursuant to Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3580/85 should be adjusted with effect from 1 January 1986, from 1 November and from 16 November 1985 in certain countries where the increase in the cost of living was particularly high;
Whereas the weightings applicable to Algeria, Brazil, Egypt, Lebanon and Switzerland should be adjusted retroactively in line with the figures now available for these countries,
1. With effect from 1 January 1985, the weighting applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the country named below shall be as follows:
Algeria 201,3
2. With effect from 1 May 1985, the weighting applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the country named below shall be as follows:
Brazil 256,0
3. With effect from 1 July 1985, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries listed below shall be as follows:
Brazil 75,6
Switzerland 142,1
Algeria 202,6
Egypt 354,2
Lebanon 70,8
4. With effect from 1 November 1985, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries listed below shall be as follows:
Greece 106,3
Brazil 118,1
Lebanon 80,4
Israel 191,2
Turkey 102,6
Yugoslavia 120,3
5. With effect from 16 November 1985, the weighting applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the country named below shall be as follows:
Chile 136,2
6. With effect from 1 Janaury 1986, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries listed below shall be as follows:
Italy (except Varese) 101,5
Spain 105,7
Portugal 88,8
Venezuela 103,4
Australia 141,0
India 152,9
Morocco 108,4
Tunisia 122,0
Syria 192,2
7. The weightings applicable to pensions shall be determined in accordance with Article 82 (1) of the Staff Regulations.
1. With effect from 1 January 1986, the weighting applicable to the pensions and allowances paid to persons covered by Article 2 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 160/80 (1) shall be as follows:
Italy 159,0
2. With effect from 27 January 1986, this provision shall no longer apply.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32014R0302 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 302/2014 of 25 March 2014 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (CBS 126896) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening and weaned piglets (holder of the authorisation ROAL Oy) Text with EEA relevance
| 26.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 90/4
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 302/2014
of 25 March 2014
concerning the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (CBS 126896) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening and weaned piglets (holder of the authorisation ROAL Oy)
(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 a preparation of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (CBS 126896). That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) That application concerns the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (CBS 126896) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening and weaned piglets, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 9 October 2013 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (CBS 126896) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. It also concluded that the additive improves significantly the performance of the animals. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(5) The assessment of the preparation of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (CBS 126896) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Authorisation
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 twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31993R0516 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 516/93 of 5 March 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 laying down detailed rules for increasing the consumption and utilization of apples and the consumption of citrus fruit
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 516/93 of 5 March 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 laying down detailed rules for increasing the consumption and utilization of apples and the consumption of citrus fruit
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1195/90 of 7 May 1990 on measures to increase the consumption and utilization of apples (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1201/90 of 7 May 1990 on measures to increase the consumption of citrus fruit (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1065/92 (4), lays down the information that must be included in applications for Community financial assistance; whereas the written undertaking by applicants to comply with the provisions of the standard contract should be included therein;
Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 provides that the Commission is to draw up a list of successful applications for Community financial assistance before 1 February of the year following their submission;
Whereas in view of the complexity of certain applications submitted, the time allowed between submission and the Commission's decision has proved to be too short; whereas in order to give the Commission enough time to study the proposals the date of 1 February should be withdrawn and the date by which the competent bodies of the Member States must conclude contracts with the organizations whose applications have been accepted, should be fixed;
Whereas, in order to ensure the proper execution of the contract, the contractor should lodge in favour of the competent body a security equal to 15 % of the Community contribution;
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 sets precise rules on payment applications by applicants to the competent body;
Whereas in the case of multiannual contracts it should be made possible for the applicant party to present annual payment applications on completion of the measures scheduled for the year in question;
Whereas in such cases the amount of any advance paid should be deducted from that invoiced for the period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 is amended as follows:
1. The following subparagraph is added to Article 5 (1):
'Applications shall be valid only where they are accompanied by a written undertaking to comply with the provisions of the standard contract laid down by the Commission and put at the disposal of the parties concerned by the competent authority.'
2. The first paragraph of Article 6 is replaced by the following:
'Following scrutiny by the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, in accordance with Article 34 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (*), the Commission shall with all due speed draw up a list of the successful applications for Community financial assistance.
(*) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.'
3. In Article 7 (2):
- the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'The competent bodies shall conclude contracts regarding the selected measures with the interested parties within a time limit of two months following notification of the list.'
- the following subparagraph is added:
'The signing of the contract shall be subject to the lodging of a security equal to 15 % of the Community contribution in favour of the competent body to ensure proper execution. The security shall be lodged in accordance with Title III of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (*). The security shall be released within the time-limits and under the conditions laid down in point 7 of Article 8 of this Regulation.
(*) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.'
4. The following Article 8a is inserted:
'Article 8a
In the case of contracts concluded for a period of more than one year, as referred to in Article 8, the interested party may from the anniversary of the signing of the contract submit a duly supported payment application relating to expenditure incurred in the previous year. It shall be accompanied by:
- appropriate supporting documents,
- a statement summarizing the measures carried out,
- a report assessing the observable results obtained by the date on which it is drawn up.
By way of derogation from point 8 of Article 8, any advance payment made for the period shall be deducted from the payment referred to in the first paragraph and the relevant security shall be released within the limit of the amount paid.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31987R1891 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1891/87 of 2 July 1987 fixing the guide price and the intervention price for adult bovine animals for the 1987/88 marketing year
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1891/87 of 2 July 1987 fixing the guide price and the intervention price for adult bovine animals for the 1987/88 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 467/87 (2), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5), Whereas, when the guide price for adult bovine animals is fixed, account should be taken both of the objectives of the common agricultural policy and of the contribution which the Community wishes to make to the harmonious development of world trade; whereas the common agricultural policy aims inter alia at ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, at guaranteeing the availability of supplies and at ensuring that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices; Whereas the guide price must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 653/87 (6) provides for the application of the common prices in Spain at the beginning of the 1987/88 marketing year; Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 869/84 (7), a decision was taken to implement the intervention measures on the basis of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals, established under Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (8), for an experimental period of three years' duration; whereas, in light of the experience gained during this period and of the advantages associated with the use of the said scales it should continue to be applied to the intervention measures; Whereas it is therefore appropriate to fix henceforth the intervention price per 100 kilograms carcase weight for the categories of animal eligible for intervention by referring to a reference quality defined in accordance with the said scale; whereas, in addition, since these are increasingly comparable in terms of their trade value, a single intervention price should be fixed for the said categories of animal,
For the 1987/88 marketing year, the guide price for adult bovine animals shall be 205,02 ECU per 100 kilograms liveweight.
For the 1987/88 marketing year, and notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the intervention price shall be 344 ECU per 100 kilograms carcase weight for the carcase of male animals of Class R 3 of the Community scale for the classification of adult bovine animals laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the beginning of the 1987/88 marketing year for beef and veal.
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32005R0531 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 531/2005 of 5 April 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 6.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 87/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 531/2005
of 5 April 2005
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 April 2005.
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32000D0486 | 2000/486/EC: Commission Decision of 31 July 2000 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece (notified under document number C(2000) 2461) (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Decision
of 31 July 2000
concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece
(notified under document number C(2000) 2461)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/486/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 11 July 2000 outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease were declared in Greece which were detected in the framework of the surveillance programme established by Commission Decision 2000/71/EC of 20 December 1999 concerning a specific financial contribution by the Community relating to epidemiological surveillance of certain animal diseases in areas at risk in Greece(4).
(2) The foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of Greece is liable to endanger the herds of other Member States and of the disease-free parts of Greece in view of the trade inlive biungulate animals and certain of their products.
(3) Greece has taken measures in the framework of Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease(5), as last amended by Commission Decision 92/380/EEC(6), and furthermore has introduced further measures within the affected areas.
(4) Movement of and trade in biungulates other than porcine animals from the territory of Greece to other Member States and within Greece is subject to restrictions imposed within the framework of Commission Decision 2000/350/EC of 2 May 2000 on epidemiological surveillance of bluetongue in Greece and certain measures to prevent the spread of the disease(7).
(5) The disease situation in certain parts of Greece requires reinforcing the control measures for foot-and-mouth disease taken by Greece by adopting additional Community protective measures.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Without prejudice to the measures taken by Greece within the framework of Commission Decision 2000/350/EC, Greece shall ensure that:
1. no live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates move between those parts of its territory listed in Annex I and Annex II;
2. no live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates are sent from or through those parts of its territory listed in Annex I and Annex II to other parts of the Community;
3. the health certificates provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC(8), as last amended by Directive 2000/20/EC(9), accompanying live bovine and porcine animals and in Council Directive 91/68/EEC(10), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/953/EC(11), accompanying live ovine and caprine animals consigned from parts of the territory of Greece not listed in Annex I and Annex II to other Member States shall bear the following words:
"Animals conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece"
4. the health certificates accompanying biungulates, other than those covered by the certificates mentioned in paragraph 2, consigned from parts of the territory of Greece not listed in Annex I and Annex II to other Member States shall bear the following words:
"Live biungulates confirming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 on certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece;";
5. the movement to other Member States of animals referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall only be allowed following three days advance notification dispatched by the local veterinary authority to the central and local veterinary authorities in the Member State of destination.
1. Greece shall not send fresh meat of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates coming from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I or obtained from animals originating in those parts of Greece to other parts of the Community.
2. The prohibitions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) fresh meat obtained before 1 June 2000 provided that the meat is clearly identified, and since this date has been transported and stored separately from meat which is not destined for parts of the Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I;
(b) fresh meat obtained from animals reared outside the areas listed in Annex I and Annex II and transported in derogation to Article 1(1) directly and under official control in sealed means of transport to a slaughterhouse situated in the area listed in Annex I outside the protection zone for immediate slaughter. Such meat shall only be placed on the market in Greece;
(c) fresh meat obtained from cutting plants under the following conditions:
- only fresh meat as described in subparagraphs (a) and (b) or fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the area listed in Annex I will be processed in this establishment,
- all such fresh meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC(12) on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat,
- the plant will be operated under strict veterinary control,
- the fresh meat must be clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is not destined for parts of the Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I,
- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to the other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions.
3. Meat consigned from Greece to other Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:
"Meat conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece".
1. Greece shall not send meat products of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates coming from those parts of Greece listed in Annex I or prepared using meat obtained from animals originating in those parts of Greece to other parts of the Community.
2. The restrictions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to meat products which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Article 4(1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC(13), as last amended by Directive 91/687/EEC(14), or to meat products as defined in Council Directive 77/99/EEC(15), as last amended by Directive 97/76/EC(16), on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products which have been subjected during preparation uniformly throughout the substance to a pH value of less than 6.
3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) meat products prepared before 1 June 2000 provided that the meat products are clearly identified, and since this date have been transported and stored separately from meat products which are not destined for parts of the Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I;
(b) meat products prepared in establishment under the following conditions:
- all fresh meat used in the establishment must conform to the conditions of Article 2(2),
- all meat products used in the final product will conform to the conditions of paragraph (a) or be made from fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the area listed in Annex I,
- all meat products must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter VII of Annex A to Directive 77/99/EEC,
- the establishment will be operated under strict veterinary control,
- the meat products must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat and meat products which are not destined for parts of the Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I,
- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions;
(c) meat products prepared in the parts of the territory which are not included in Annex I using meat obtained before 1 June 2000 from parts of the territory included in Annex I provided that the meat and meat products are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat and meat products which are not destined for parts of the Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I.
4. Meat products consigned from Greece to other Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:
"Meat products conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece".
1. Greece shall not send milk from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other parts of the Community.
2. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk which has been subjected to:
(a) an initial pasteurisation in accordance with the norms defined in Council Directive 92/46/EEC(17), as last amended by Directive 96/23/EC(18), followed by a second heat treatment by high temperature pasteurisation, UHT, sterilisation or by a drying process which includes a heat treatment with an equivalent effect to one of the above; or
(b) an initial pasteurisation in accordance with the norms defined in Directive 92/46/EEC, combined with the treatment by which the pH is lowered below 6 and held there for at least one hour.
3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk prepared in establishments under the following conditions:
(a) all milk used in the establishment must either conform to the conditions of paragraph 2 or be obtained from animals outside the area listed in Annex I,
(b) the established will be operated under strict veterinary control,
(c) the milk must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined for parts of the Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I,
(d) transport of raw milk from holdings situated outside the areas mentioned in Annex I to the establishments referred to above is carried out in vehicles which were cleaned and disinfected prior to operation and had no subsequent contact with holdings in the areas mentioned in Annex I keeping animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease,
(e) the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions.
4. Milk consigned from Greece to other Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:
"Milk conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece".
1. Greece shall not send milk products from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other parts of the Community.
2. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) milk products produced before 1 June 2000;
(b) milk products subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of at least 71,7 °C for 15 seconds or an equivalent treatment;
(c) milk products prepared from milk which has been subjected to the provisions described in Article 4(2) or (3).
3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) milk products prepared in establishments under the following conditions:
- all milk used in the establishment will either conform to the conditions of Article 4(2) or be obtained from animals outside the area listed in Annex I,
- all milk products used in the final product will either conform to the conditions of paragrah 2 or be made from milk obtained from animals outside the area listed in Annex I,
- the establishment will be operated under strict veterinary control,
- the milk products must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined for parts of the Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I,
- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions;
(b) milk products prepared in the parts of the territory outside the areas mentioned in Annex I using milk obtained before 1 June 2000 from parts of the territory mentioned in Annex I provided that the milk products are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk products which are not destined for parts of the Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I.
4. Milk products consigned from Greece to other Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:
"Milk products conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece".
1. Greece shall not send semen, ova and embryos of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other parts of Greece.
2. Greece shall not send semen, ova and embryos of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I and Annex II to other parts of the Community.
3. This prohibition shall not apply to frozen bovine semen, ova and embryos produced before 1 June 2000.
4. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 88/407/EEC(19), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and accompanying frozen bovine semen consigned from Greece to other Member States shall bear the following words:
"Frozen bovine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece".
5. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 89/556/EEC(20), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and accompanying bovine embryos consigned from Greece to other Member States shall bear the following words:
"Bovine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece".
1. Greece shall not send hides and skins of bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other parts of the Community.
2. This prohibition shall not apply to hides and skins which were produced before 1 June 2000 or which conform to the requirements of paragraph 1(A), second to fith indents or paragraph I(B), third and fourth indents of Chapter 3 of Annex 1 to Directive 92/118/EEC. Care must be taken to separate effectively treated hides from untreated hides.
3. Greece shall ensure that hides and skins of bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates to be sent to other Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate which bears the following words:
"Hides and skins conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece"
Greece shall ensure that vehicles which have been used for the transport of live animals are cleaned and disinfected after each operation, and shall furnish proof of such disinfection.
1. Greece shall not send animal products of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates not mentioned in Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other parts of the Community.
2. The prohibitions mentioned in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) animal products referred to in paragraph 1 which have been subjected to:
- heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container with a Fo value of 3,00 or more, or
- heat treatment in which the centre temperature is raised to at least 70 °C;
(b) unprocessed sheep wool and ruminant hair which is securely enclosed in packaging and dry.
3. Greece shall ensure that the animal products mentioned in paragraph 2 to be sent to other Member States shall be accompanied by a health certificate which bears the following words:
"Animal products conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece".
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Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
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This Decision shall be re-examined before 31 October 2000.
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31992R2219 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products and establishing the forecast supply balance
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2219/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products and establishing the forecast supply balance
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (2) lays down in particular the detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products;
Whereas, to take account of the specific needs of the milk products sector, additional rules to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 or derogations therefrom should be laid down;
Whereas pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 an annual forecast supply balance relating to milk products should be established for Madeira;
Whereas to ensure that requirements are met in terms of quantities, prices and quality, supplies to Madeira consist of products originating in third countries on which no levies or customs duties are charged or of Community products on terms equivalent to the advantage resulting from exemption from import duties; whereas products of Community origin must qualify for aids for that purpose;
Whereas such aids must be fixed taking into account in particular the supply costs from the world market, the conditions resulting from the geographical situation of the archipelago and the pricing of exports to third countries for the products in question;
Whereas provision should be made for the appointment by the Member State concerned of the authority to be responsible for the management of the supply arrangements;
Whereas a timetable should be drawn up for the submission of licence applications and the conditions of acceptance of such applications should be laid down, in particular as regards the provision of a security; whereas the duration of the validity of import licences and aid certificates should also be fixed having regard to the supply requirements and the need for sound management, a longer period of validity being allowed for aid certificates in view of the special situation of Madeira;
Whereas, for the sake of sound management of the supply arrangements, conditions should be laid down for the release of the security;
Whereas pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 the supply arrangements are applicable from 1 July 1992; whereas it should be laid down that the detailed rules of application are to apply from the same date;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
1. Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 the quantities of the forecast supply balance for Madeira which qualify for Community aid or exemption from the levy on imports from third countries shall be as set out in Annex 1.
2. Pursuant to Annex 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 the amount of the aids shall be as set out in Annex II.
Portugal shall appoint the authority responsible for:
(a) issuing the import licence provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92;
(b) issuing the aid certificate provided for in Article 4 of the abovementioned Regulation;
(c) payment of aid to the operators concerned and management of securities.
1. Licence applications shall be submitted to the competent authority in the first five working days of each month. A licence application shall be admissible only if:
(a) it does not exceed the maximum available quantity for each product and for the period concerned;
(b) before expiry of the time limit for the submission of licence applications, proof is furnished that the interested party has provided a security. The amount of the security shall be:
- ECU 5/100 kg products falling within CN-code 0401
- ECU 10/100 kg for products falling within CN-code 0402
- ECU 15/100 kg for products falling within CN-codes 0405 and 0406.
2. Licences shall be issued on the 10th working day of each month.
1. The period of validity of import licences shall expire on the last day of the month following the month of issue.
2. The period of validity of aid certificates shall expire on the last day of the second month following the month of issue.
Notwithstanding Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (3), the security shall be released where:
(a) the competent authority has not accepted an application; in such cases the security shall be released for the quantities for which the application has not been accepted;
(b) the operator has withdrawn his application in accordance with Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92;
(c) proof is furnished that the licence has been used in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 and this Regulation; in such cases the security shall be released for the quantities charged to the licence.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32010D0587 | Council Decision 2010/587/CFSP of 14 June 2010 concerning the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information
| 2.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 260/1
COUNCIL DECISION 2010/587/CFSP
of 14 June 2010
concerning the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union (EU Treaty), in particular Article 37 thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Article 218(5) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(6) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) At its meeting on 10 November 2009, the Council decided to authorise the Presidency to open negotiations, in accordance with former Article 24 of the EU Treaty, with Montenegro in order to conclude an agreement on the security of information.
(2) Following that authorisation, the Presidency negotiated an agreement with Montenegro on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information.
(3) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Union.
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31997D0393 | 97/393/EC: Commission Decision of 6 June 1997 concerning the placing on the market of genetically modified swede- rape (Brassica napus L. oleifera Metzg. MS1, RF2), pursuant to Council Directive 90/220/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 6 June 1997 concerning the placing on the market of genetically modified swede-rape (Brassica napus L. oleifera Metzg. MS1, RF2), pursuant to Council Directive 90/220/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (97/393/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/220/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (1), as amended by Commission Directive 94/15/EC (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Articles 10 to 18 of Directive 90/220/EEC lay down a Community procedure enabling the competent authority of a Member State to give consent to the placing on the market of products containing, or consisting of, genetically modified organisms;
Whereas a notification concerning the placing on the market of such a product has been submitted to the competent authority of France for the intended uses of growing and handling in the environment before and during processing to non-viable fractions;
Whereas the competent authority of France has subsequently forwarded the dossier thereon to the Commission with a favourable opinion;
Whereas the competent authorities of other Member States have raised objections to the said dossier;
Whereas, therefore, in accordance with Article 13 (3) of Directive 90/220/EEC, the Commission is required to take a decision in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 21 of that Directive;
Whereas the Commission, having examined each of the objections raised in the light of the scope of Directive 90/220/EEC and the information submitted in the dossier, has reached the following conclusions:
- in cases of products intended for use as human food or animal feed, the risk assessment pursuant to Directive 90/220/EEC is concerned with the assessment of whether the genetic modification could result in any toxic or harmful effects for human health or the environment,
- there is no reason to believe that there will be any adverse effects on human health and the environment from the introduction into swede-rape of the genes coding for phosphinotricin acetyl transferase and for neomycin phosphotransferase II,
- there are no safety reasons for labelling which states that the product has been obtained by genetic modification techniques,
- the label should mention that the product has increased tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium;
Whereas the authorization of chemical herbicides applied to plants and the assessment of the impact of their use on human health and the environment falls within the scope of Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 96/68/EC (4), and not within the scope of Directive 90/220/EEC;
Whereas Article 11 (6) and Article 16 (1) of Directive 90/220/EEC provide additional safeguards if new information on risks of the product becomes available;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 21 of Directive 90/220/EEC,
1. Without prejudice to other Community legislation, in particular Council Directives 69/208/EEC (5) and 70/457/EEC (6), and subject to paragraph 2 of this Article, consent shall be given by the competent authority of France to the placing on the market of the following product, notified by Plant Genetic Systems (ref. C/F/95/05/01/B):
seeds of hybrid swede-rape (Brassica napus L. oleifera Metzg.) derived from crosses using:
(a) the progeny of the male sterile swede-rape line MS1 (B91-4) cultivar Drakkar containing the barnase gene from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens coding for ribonuclease, the bar gene from Streptomyces hygroscopicus coding for phosphinothricin acetyl transferase, the neo gene from Escherichia coli coding for neomycin phosphotransferase II, the promoter PSsuAra from Arabidopsis thaliana, the promoter PNos from Agrobacterium tumefaciens, the promoter PTA29 from Nicotiana tabacum; and
(b) the progeny of the fertility restoration swede-rape line RF2 (B94-2) cultivar Drakkar containing the barstar gene from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens coding for ribonuclease inhibitor, the bar gene from Streptomyces hygroscopicus coding for phosphinothricin acetyl transferase, the neo gene from Escherichia coli coding for neomycin phosphotransferase II, the promoter PSsuAra from Arabidopsis thaliana, the promoter PNos from Agrobacterium tumefaciens, the promoter PTA29 from Nicotiana tabacum.
2. The consent shall cover any progeny derived from crosses of the product with any traditionally bred swede-rape.
It shall cover the placing on the market of the product for the intended uses of growing and handling in the environment before and during processing to non-viable fractions.
Without prejudice to other labelling required by Community legislation, the label of each package of seeds for sowing shall indicate that the product has increased tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium.
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31989R3119 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3119/89 of 17 October 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3294/86 fixing the conversion rate to be applied in respect of levies and refunds in the rice sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3119/89
of 17 October 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3294/86 fixing the conversion rate to be applied in respect of levies and refunds in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1636/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3294/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3087/89 (4), fixes a specific agricultural conversion rate; whereas, for the sake of simplifying administration, the conversion rate used for the calculation of monetary compensatory amounts should be used for the specific agricultural conversion rate in the rice sector; whereas that rate is fixed pursuant to Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 of 11 November 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2300/89 (6);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
Regulation (EEC) No 3294/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. The specific agricultural conversion rate shall be the rate referred to in Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 (*).
(*) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 1.'
2. Articles 1 (3), 2 and 3 and the Annex are deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 October 1989.
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31987D0338 | 87/338/EEC: Commission Decision of 15 June 1987 approving an addendum to the programme relating to the marketing of non-edible horticultural products notified by the Belgian Government pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 June 1987
approving an addendum to the programme relating to the marketing of non-edible horticultural products notified by the Belgian Government pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(87/338/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 9 July 1986 the Belgian Government forwarded an addendum to the programme approved by Commission Decision 81/278/EEC (3) relating to the marketing of non-edible horticultural products and on 3 March 1987 submitted supplementary information;
Whereas the aim of the addendum to the programme is to modernize and rationalize marketing structures and introduce a more transparent marketing system so as to increase producers' incomes, strengthen the competitiveness of the sector and add value to its production; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the addendum contains sufficient information, as required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in respect of the marketing of non-edible horticultural products; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the addendum does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The addendum to the programme relating to the marketing of non-edible horticultural products forwarded by the Belgian Government on 9 July 1986, concerning which supplementary information was submitted on 3 March 1987 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, is hereby approved.
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31989R1124 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1124/89 of 27 April 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 laying down special measures to encourage the marketing of products processed from lemons
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1124/89 of 27 April 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 laying down special measures to encourage the marketing of products processed from lemons
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1353/86 (5), introduces a system of aid for products processed from lemons harvested in the Community, based on contract linking Community producers and processors;
Whereas the said system was limited to products subject to competition from similar products imported from third countries; whereas, accordingly, for Italy whose production accounts for a major share of the Community lemons processed, the aid system was subject to special conditions limiting the granting of the financial compensation on account of the restrictive arrangements on imports from third countries in force in that Member State; whereas, as a result of the opening-up of the Italian market, those special
conditions should be repealed and the abovementioned Regulation should be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 (2) is deleted.
2. Article 2 (3) is replaced by the following:
´3. The financial compensation shall be paid to the parties concerned, on application, for products of Community origin once the processor provides proof that for a given marketing year those quantities were obtained from lemons covered by the abovementioned contracts and in respect of which a price at least equal to the minimum price was paid.'
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 1988.
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31987R3906 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 of 22 December 1987 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2759/75 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat and (EEC) No 2766/75 establishing the list of products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate price for pig carcases
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3906/87
of 22 December 1987
amending Regulations (EEC) N° 2759/75 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat and (EEC) N° 2766/75 establishing the list of products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate price for pig carcases
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 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 the Community is a Contracting Party of the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, hereinafter referred to as the 'harmonized system', which replaces the Convention of 15 December 1950 on Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 (3) established, from 1 January 1988, a combined goods nomenclature based on the harmonized system which will meet the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community;
Whereas, as a result, it is necessary to express the descriptions of goods and tariff heading numbers which appear in Regulation (EEC) N° 2759/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 1475/86 (5), according to the terms of the combined nomenclature based, on the harmonized system;
Whereas certain edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal are classified in subheadings of heading N° 02.06 of the Common Customs Tariff at present in force, which are covered by Regulation (EEC) N° 2759/75; whereas, in the combined nomenclature based on the harmonized system, by way of simplification, a single subheading has been established to cover all edible flours and meals of meat or
(1) Opinion delivered on 18 December 1987 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) Opinion delivered on 16 December 1987 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(3) OJ N° L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ N° L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(5) OJ N° L 133, 21. 5. 1986, p. 39.
meat offal; whereas it is desirable that the said flours and meals be covered by Council Regulation (EEC) N° 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3905/87 (7); whereas, as a result, they should no longer be covered by Regulation (EEC) N° 2759/75;
Whereas since pig fats from bones or waste are not listed in Annex II to the Treaty they are excluded from application of the provisions therein concerning agriculture, whilst lard and other pig fats obtained from other parts of the animal are subject thereto; whereas in the harmonized system fats from bones or waste are classified in the same heading of the nomenclature as lard and other pig fats; whereas, because of the technical development in the processing of animal fats, it is impossible to distinguish between fats from bones or waste and lard and other fats obtained from swine; whereas measures adopted for lard and other pig fats in respect of trade with third countries and the marketing rules adopted for lard and other pig fats should therefore be extended to fats from bones or waste of swine;
Whereas homogenized preparations of meat, meat offal or blood, preparations of animal blood, and stuffed pasta containing more than 20 % by weight of sausages and the like, meat and meat offal, including fats, may be classified, according to their essential character, in various subheadings of heading N° 16.02 of the Common Customs Tariff at present in force; whereas, in the combined nomenclature, single subheadings have been established to cover all homogenized preparations, preparations of blood of any animal and stuffed pasta containing more than 20 % by weight of sausages and the like, meat and meat offal, including fats of any kind or origin; whereas it is desirable that the said preprations falling within the aforementioned subheadings of the combined nomenclature be covered by Regulation (EEC) N° 2759/75;
Whereas the formulation of the description of goods and tariff numbers in terms of the combined nomenclature implies, inter alia, the adaptation of Regulation (EEC)
N° 2766/75 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
N° 1905/83 (9), as well as of Council Regulation (EEC)
N° 2767/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general
rules for the system of 'pilot products and derived products'
(6) OJ N° L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(7) See page 7 of this Official Journal.
(8) OJ N° L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 25.
(9) OJ N° L 190, 14. 7. 1983, p. 1.
enabling additional amounts to be fixed for pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 1906/83 (2); whereas Regulation (EEC) N° 2767/75 no longer reflects economic reality as regards the fixing of additional amounts; whereas it is appropriate, consequently, to fix sluice-gate prices for all products covered by Regulation (EEC) N° 2759/75 and to repeal Regulation (EEC) N° 2767/75;
Whereas numerous regulations in the pigmeat sector must be adapted to take account of use of the new nomenclature; whereas, under Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87, the changes made may be of a technical nature only; whereas, accordingly, a provision should be introduced whereby all other adjustments to Council and Commission regulations on the common organization of the market in pigmeat
should be made in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) N° 2759/75, provided
that such adjustments are required solely as a result of the introduction of the harmonized system,
Regulation (EEC) N° 2759/75 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. The common organization of the market in pigmeat shall comprise a price and trading system and cover the following products:
>TABLE>
(1) OJ N° L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 29.
(2) OJ N° L 190, 14. 7. 1983, p. 4.
2. The third subparagraph of Article 3 is replaced by the following:
'Intervention agencies shall buy in carcases or half-carcases, fresh or chilled, of subheading 0203 11 10 of the combined nomenclature; they may buy in bellies (streaky), fresh or chilled, of subheading ex 0203 19 15, and unrendered pig fat, fresh or chilled, of subheading ex 0209 00 11.'
3. Article 10 is amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph 2 (b) is replaced by the following:
'(b) a second component equal to 7 % of the average offer price determined on the basis of imports effected during the 12 months preceding 1 May of each year. However, for products falling within heading Nos ex 1602 and ex 1902, the aforesaid percentage shall
be 10.
This component shall be calculated once a year for the 12 months beginning 1 August.';
(b) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
'3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1
and 2, for products falling within subheadings 0206 30 21, 0206 30 31, 0206 41 91, 0206 49 91, 1501 00 11, 1601 00 10 and 1602 20 90 in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levies shall be limited to the amount resulting from that binding.'
4. Article 12 is amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
'3. For products listed in Article 1 (1), other than pig carcases, sluice-gate prices shall be derived
from the sluice-gate price for pig carcases on
the basis of the ratio fixed for these products under Article 10 (4).';
(b) The second indent of paragraph 4 is deleted.
5. Article 13 is amended as follows:
(a) The second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is deleted;
(b) Paragraph 4 is deleted.
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) N° 2766/75 and the Annex thereto are hereby repealed.
Regulation (EEC) N° 2767/75 is hereby repealed.
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) N° 2759/75, shall make the necessary adaptations to Council or Commission acts concerning the common organization of the markets in pigmeat which result from the application of Article 1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Articles 1, 2, and 3 shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.
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31998R2838 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2838/98 of 17 December 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2838/98 of 17 December 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 70(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Articles 1(2) and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 (2), provide for import facilities for wine products originating in third countries which offer specific guarantees through the provision of a certificate of origin and conformity and an analysis report; whereas Article 3(2) of that Regulation limits those facilities to a trial period expiring on 31 December 1998;
Whereas negotiations are currently under way between the Community, represented by the Commission, and the United States of America, with a view to reaching an agreement on trade in wine; whereas these negotiations involve in particular the import conditions and oenological practices of each party and also the protection of appellation as to origin; whereas the intentions expressed by both parties indicate that the adoption of an agreement satisfactory to both parties can be expected within a reasonable time; whereas to facilitate the smooth progress of these negotiations the derogations for import facilities should be extended until the entry into force of the agreement resulting from these negotiations, but not later than 31 December 2003;
Whereas, in order to avoid any deadlock in negotiations leading to the permanent introduction of these facilities, a mechanism should be set up whereby the Council can verify the actual state of progress of the negotiations; whereas the Commission should therefore keep the Council regularly informed of progress,
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 shall be replaced by the following:
'2. Article 1(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 2(2) shall apply until the entry into force of the agreement resulting from the negotiations with the United States of America on an agreement on trade in wine, but not later than 31 December 2003. The Commission shall keep the Council regularly informed of the progress of these negotiations and submit to the latter a report not later than 31 March 2000, together with appropriate proposals, if necessary`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply as from 1 January 1999.
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31995R2072 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2072/95 of 29 August 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2072/95 of 29 August 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3366/94 of 20 December 1994, laying down for 1995 certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1761/95 (3), provides for cod quotas for 1995;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 4 August 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of cod in the waters of NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1995.
Fishing for cod in the waters of NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom 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 4 August 1995.
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32007R0256 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 256/2007 of 9 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 10.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 71/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 256/2007
of 9 March 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 March 2007.
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32003R2055 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2055/2003 of 21 November 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2055/2003
of 21 November 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 17 to 20 November 2003 at 290,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 November 2003.
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32003R0068 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2003 of 16 January 2003 concerning the use of information from sources other than statistical surveys and the time limits for the communication of the results for the 2003 survey on the structure of agricultural holdings
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2003
of 16 January 2003
concerning the use of information from sources other than statistical surveys and the time limits for the communication of the results for the 2003 survey on the structure of agricultural holdings
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 of 29 February 1988 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 143/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(2) and point 5 of Annex II,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 8(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88, certain Member States have asked to be authorised by the Commission to use information that is already available from sources other than statistical surveys for certain characteristics.
(2) The results of the structure survey are of great importance for the common agricultural policy. It is necessary to maintain a high quality of information and therefore the use of data from sources other than statistical surveys can only be accepted if these data are as reliable as those from statistical surveys.
(3) Time limits for the communication of individual survey data from the 2003 surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings shall be established by the Commission, taking into account the fact that the timetable for carrying out the survey work differs between Member States.
(4) The importance of the structure survey results for the common agricultural policy and the growing demand for up-to-date data mean that the survey data need to be processed and communicated to the Commission (Eurostat) as quickly as possible.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,
1. Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are authorised to use information already available from sources other than statistical surveys for the 2003 surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings. The sources to be used are listed in Annex I to the present Regulation.
2. The Member States referred to in paragraph shall take the necessary measures to ensure that this information is of at least equal quality to information obtained from statistical surveys.
Within the time limits set out in Annex II, Member States shall communicate validated individual survey data from the 2003 surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32007D0747 | 2007/747/EC: Commission Decision of 19 November 2007 on the recognition of certification procedures in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) and repealing Decision 97/264/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 5291) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 21.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 303/37
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 November 2007
on the recognition of certification procedures in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) and repealing Decision 97/264/EC
(notified under document number C(2007) 5291)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/747/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has identified revised international standards and European accreditation requirements of certification bodies that meet the requirements of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and should therefore be recognised by the Commission.
(2) The standards and accreditation requirements recognised by Commission Decision 97/264/EC of 16 April 1997 on the recognition of certification procedures in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/93 allowing voluntary participation by companies in the industrial sector in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (2) are no longer used and Decision 97/264/EC should therefore be repealed.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001,
For the purposes of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001, the Commission recognises the following standards and accreditation requirements for the certification bodies:
1. in Austrian legislation: Environmental Management Law (UMG BGBl.I Nr.96/2001) in the relevant version applicable to environmental verifier organisations and individual environmental verifiers;
2. in German legislation: guidelines for accreditation of certification bodies for environmental management systems (EMS) and certification procedures for EMS — issued September 1996 by the German Federal Ministries of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and for Economics and approved by the Environmental Verification Committee pursuant to Article 21 of the German EMAS Act (Umweltauditgesetz);
3. accreditation requirements, based on the corresponding Guidelines endorsed and made publicly available by the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA), for ISO 14001:2004 certification bodies accredited according to either of the following:
(a) ISO/IEC 17021:2006 (Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems);
(b) ISO/IEC Guide 66:1999 (General Requirements for bodies operating assessment and certification/registration of environmental management systems EMS) until 15 September 2008.
Decision 97/264/EC is repealed.
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32002R2337 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2337/2002 of 23 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2337/2002
of 23 December 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1881/2002(2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1949/2002(4), provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules on the surveillance of preferential imports laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2002(6).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 1999, 2000 and 2001, the trigger levels for additional duties on courgettes, lemons, apples and pears should be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 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.
It shall apply from 1 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013D0028 | 2013/28/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 16 November 2012 adopting a first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region (notified under document C(2012) 8232)
| 26.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 24/643
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 16 November 2012
adopting a first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region
(notified under document C(2012) 8232)
(2013/28/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Steppic biogeographical region referred to in Article 1(c)(iii) of Directive 92/43/EEC comprises parts of the Union territory of Romania, as specified in the biogeographical map approved on 20 April 2005 by the Committee set up by Article 20 of that Directive, hereinafter the ‘Habitats Committee’.
(2) It is necessary in the context of a process which was initiated in 1995 to make further progress in the actual establishment of the Natura 2000 network, which is an essential element of the protection of biodiversity in the Union.
(3) The initial list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region, within the meaning of Directive 92/43/EEC, was adopted by Commission Decision 2008/966/EC (2). On the basis of Articles 4(4) and 6(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC, the Member State concerned has to designate the sites included in the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region as special areas of conservation as soon as possible and within six years at most, establishing conservation priorities and the necessary conservation measures.
(4) In the context of a dynamic adaptation of the Natura 2000 network, the lists of sites of Community importance are reviewed. An update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region is therefore necessary.
(5) On the one hand, the update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region is necessary in order to include additional sites that have been proposed since 2010 by Romania as sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC. For these additional sites, the obligations resulting from Articles 4(4) and 6(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC should apply as soon as possible and within six years at most from the adoption of this Decision.
(6) On the other hand, the update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region is necessary in order to reflect any changes in site-related information submitted by Romania following the adoption of the initial Union list. In that sense, the updated list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region constitutes a consolidated version of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region. It should be stressed that, for any site included in this Decision, the obligations resulting from Articles 4(4) and 6(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC should apply as soon as possible and within six years at most from the adoption of the list of sites of Community importance in which the site was included for the first time.
(7) For the Steppic biogeographical region, lists of sites proposed as sites of Community importance within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC were transmitted to the Commission between June 2007 and October 2011, in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Directive.
(8) The lists of proposed sites were accompanied by information on each site, supplied in the format established by Commission Decision 97/266/EC of 18 December 1996 concerning a site information format for proposed Natura 2000 sites (3).
(9) That information includes the map of the site transmitted by the Member State concerned, name, location and extent of the site, and the data yielded by application of the criteria specified in Annex III to Directive 92/43/EEC.
(10) On the basis of the draft list drawn up by the Commission in agreement with the Member State concerned, which also identifies sites hosting priority natural habitat types or priority species, an updated list of sites selected as sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region should be adopted.
(11) Knowledge of the existence and distribution of the natural habitat types and species is constantly evolving as a result of the surveillance undertaken in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 92/43/EEC. Therefore, the evaluation and selection of sites at Union level was done using the best available information at present.
(12) The Member State concerned has not proposed sufficient sites to meet the requirements of Directive 92/43/EEC for certain habitat types and species. For those habitat types and species it can therefore not be concluded that the Natura 2000 network is complete. Taking into account the delay in receiving the information and reaching agreement with the Member State, it is necessary to adopt an updated list of sites, which will need to be reviewed in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
(13) Given that knowledge on the existence and distribution of some of the natural habitat types of Annex I and species of Annex II to Directive 92/43/EEC remains incomplete, it should not be concluded that the network is either complete or incomplete. The list should be reviewed, if necessary, in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
(14) In the interests of clarity and transparency, Decision 2008/966/EC should be repealed.
(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Habitats Committee,
The first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Decision 2008/966/EC is repealed.
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31995R2588 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2588/95 of 3 November 1995 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1359/95 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 802/80
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2588/95 of 3 November 1995 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1359/95 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 802/80
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2587/95 (2), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
Whereas, it is necessary to rectify material errors in respect of certain duty rates established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1359/95 of 13 June 1995 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 802/80 (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, certain duty rates are hereby replaced as provided for by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Annex I shall apply from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31977D0715 | 77/715/EEC: Council Decision of 28 October 1977 on the conclusion of the European Agreement on the exchange of tissue-typing reagents and the Additional Protocol thereto
| 18.11.1977 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 295/7
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 October 1977
on the conclusion of the European Agreement on the exchange of tissue-typing reagents and the Additional Protocol thereto
(77/715 /EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the European Agreement on the exchange of tissue-typing reagents, drawn up on the initiative of the Council of Europe, provides in Article 5 (1) that the Contracting Parties shall take all necessary measures to exempt from all import duties the tissue-typing reagents placed at their disposal by the other Parties;
Whereas any derogation from the Common Customs Tariff, whether of an autonomous or conventional nature, falls within the exclusive competence of the Community;
Whereas the addition to the said Agreement of an Additional Protocol enabling the European Economic Community to become a Contracting Party to the said Agreement enables the Community to exercise that competence;
Whereas that Agreement and the Additional Protocol thereto should therefore be concluded,
The European Agreement on the exchange of tissue-typing reagents and the additional Protocol thereto are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreement and the Additional Protocol are annexed hereto.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement and the Additional Protocol and to confer upon them the necessary powers to bind the Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31990D0402 | 90/402/EEC: Council Decision of 27 July 1990 amending the Seventh Decision 85/355/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and the Seventh Decision 85/356/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 July 1990
amending the Seventh Decision 85/355/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and the Seventh Decision 85/356/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries
(90/402/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (1), as last amended by Directive 88/380/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 (1) (b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/100/EEC (4), and in particular Article 16 (1) (b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/2/EEC (6), and in particular Article 16 (1) (b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969, on the marketing of seed and oil and fibre plants (7), as last amended by Directive 88/380/EEC, and in particular Article 15 (1) (b) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in its Decision 85/355/EEC (8), as last amended by Commission Decision 89/575/EEC (9), the Council determined that field inspections carried out in certain third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species satisfied the conditions laid down in Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC;
Whereas, in its Decision 85/356/EEC (10), as last amended by Decision 89/532/EEC (11), the Council determined that seed of certain species produced in certain third countries was equivalent to corresponding seed produced in the Community;
Whereas Decisions 85/355/EEC and 85/356/EEC expire on 30 June 1990; whereas it is therefore necessary to extend the period of application of these Decisions;
Whereas for most third countries this extension should be for the five years usually accorded by seed equivalence decisions; whereas, however, in the case of Austria and, for lucerne and sunflower, Australia, additional information has been requested and the extension should be limited to a period necessary to examine and assess this information, without prejudice to a possible extension pending the outcome of this examination and assessment;
Whereas an examination of the rules applied in the United States of America for sampling, testing and the issue of seed analysis certificates has revealed the possibility in certain cases, of results which diverge significantly from those produced by the application of the rules which Decision 85/356/EEC generally requires third countries to follow; whereas a Community procedure should therefore be established for defining cases in which there can be no recourse to the existing derogation which permits application of the rules applied in the United States of America,
Article 3 of Decision 85/355/EEC is replaced by the following:
'Article 3
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1990 to 31 March 1991 in the case of Austria, from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1992 in the case of Australia for the species Medicago sativa (lucerne) and Helianthus annuus (sunflower), from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1995 in the case of Australia for all other species listed against that country in the table in Part I, point (2) of the Annex and from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1995 in the case of the other third countries listed in Part I of the Annex.'
Decision 85/356/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 5 is replaced by the following:
'Article 5
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1990 to 31 March 1991 in the case of Austria, from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1992 in the case of Australia for the species Medicago sativa (lucerne) and Helianthus annuus (sunflower), from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1995 in the case of Australia for all other species listed against that country in the table in Part I, point (2) of the Annex and from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1995 in the case of the other third countries listed in Part I of the Annex.'
2. In Part II of the Annex, condition 3 (a) is replaced by the following:
'(a) By way of derogation from conditions 1.4.1 third indent and 1.5, sampling, testing and the issue of seed analysis certificates may be carried out by official seed testing laboratories according to the rules of the Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) applicable to lot inspection. In this case:
- the following statement shall be given under 1.4.1: "Sampled and analysed according to AOSA by . . . (name or initials of the official seed testing laboratory)", and
- the certificates required under 1.5 shall be the lot inspection certificate issued by the official seed testing laboratory under the authority of the State seed testing agency.
Specific cases in which this derogation shall not apply may be defined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC and 66/402/EEC and in Article 20 of Directive 69/208/EEC.'
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0539 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 539/2013 of 12 June 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 13.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 161/2
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 539/2013
of 12 June 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.
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31997R2345 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2345/97 of 24 November 1997 providing for the reduction of the tariff rate applicable to imports under the WTO tariff quota for certain live bovine animals
| 28.11.1997 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 326/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2345/97
of 24 November 1997
providing for the reduction of the tariff rate applicable to imports under the WTO tariff quota for certain live bovine animals
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community has undertaken, in the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO), to open an annual tariff quota of 169 000 head of certain live bovine animals; whereas the tariff rate that is applicable for imports under this quota is composed of a 16 % ad valorem duty and of a specific amount of ECU 582 per tonne;
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 2179/95 of 8 August 1995, providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements and amending Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer, to take account of the Agreement concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1), and Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (2) provide for the possibility of reducing the specific amount that is payable on import within the tariff quota for 169 000 head of certain live bovine animals, to ECU 399 per tonne in respect of animals originating in the associated countries of Central Europe; whereas the reduction has been implemented as regards these countries as from 1 July 1995;
Whereas similar treatment is envisaged for imports originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as from 1 July 1996 by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 (3);
Whereas it is necessary, in view of the international obligations of the Community under the WTO, to ensure that imports from all countries benefit from the reduced in-quota tariff rate whenever a reduction has been, or will be, implemented as regards imports from the associated countries of Central Europe and the Baltic States; whereas therefore provision should be made for the extension of such reduction to imports of live bovine animals from all countries,
Any reduction of the import duty which is payable under the Community tariff quota for 169 000 head of certain live bovine animals for animals originating in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria and in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania shall be extended to all imports under that tariff quota, irrespective of the origin of the animals.
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common market organization of the market in beef and veal (4).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to imports for which licences were issued during the period from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1997.
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 |
32005R0161 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 161/2005 of 31 January 2005 fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt
| 1.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 28/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 161/2005
of 31 January 2005
fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 15(2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence. In this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2) allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the malt referred to in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (3). That corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance in respect of malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R2362 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/2001 of 30 November 2001 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 279th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/2001
of 30 November 2001
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 279th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/2001(2), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1564/2001(4), lays down buying standards. Pursuant to the above Regulation, an invitation to tender was opened under Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2287/2001(6).
(2) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 lays down that a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial invitation to tender in the light of tenders received while Article 13(2) of that Regulation states that a decision may be taken to make no award. In accordance with Article 36 of that Regulation, only tenders quoting prices not exceeding the maximum buying-in price and not exceeding the average national or regional market price, plus the amount referred to in Article 1(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001 of 20 June 2001 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1922/2001(8), are to be accepted.
(3) Once tenders submitted in respect of the 279th partial invitation to tender have been considered pursuant to Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, and taking account of the requirements for reasonable support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughterings and prices, the maximum buying-in price and the quantities which may be bought in should be fixed.
(4) Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001 also opens buying-in of carcasses and half-carcasses of store cattle and lays down special rules in addition to those laid down for the buying-in of other products.
(5) In the light of developments, this Regulation should enter into force immediately.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Under the 279th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A:
- the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 214,00/100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,
- the maximum quantity of carcasses, half-carcasses and forequarters accepted shall be 735 t;
(b) for category C:
- the maximum buying-in price is fixed at EUR 218,00/100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,
- the maximum quantity of carcasses, half-carcasses and forequarters shall be 1510 t.
(c) for carcasses and half-carcasses of store cattle as referred to in Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001:
- the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 360,00/100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses,
- the maximum quantity of carcasses and half-carcasses shall be 20 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 2001.
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32005D0470 | 2005/470/EC: Commission Decision of 24 June 2005 terminating the examination procedure concerning piracy of Community sound recordings in Thailand and its effects on Community trade in sound recordings
| 25.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 165/32
COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 June 2005
terminating the examination procedure concerning piracy of Community sound recordings in Thailand and its effects on Community trade in sound recordings
(2005/470/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down Community procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Community’s rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 5 June 1991 the Commission received a complaint, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/84 of 17 September 1984 on the strengthening of the common commercial policy with regard in particular to protection against illicit commercial practices (2) from the European Office of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing virtually all producers of sound recordings in the Community.
(2) The complaint alleged that piracy of Community sound recordings was taking place on a large scale in Thailand and that such piracy was causing injury to the Community industry, notably by affecting exports of Community sound recordings to Thailand as well as to other third markets.
(3) The Commission decided that the complaint contained sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of an examination procedure. A corresponding notice was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities
(3).
(4) Following the initiation of the procedure, the Commission conducted a factual and legal examination and presented on 20 February 1992 its examination report to the Advisory Committee. From this it appeared that, during the reference period, and essentially as a result of the Thai authorities' failure to properly enforce the then Thai legislation on copyright, the level of piracy of sound recordings (international repertoire) was likely to have reached 90 %, and that this situation resulted in material injury to the Community industry, notably in the form of lost sales on the Thai market (as well as certain other third markets).
(5) The Commission then held consultations with the Thai authorities which brought about the commitment of the Thai Government, in September 1992, to bring down piracy of EC sound recordings to negligible levels within the shortest possible time span and, in a first stage, to achieve a substantial reduction within one year. The new Thai Copyright Act entered into force on 21 March 1995. It introduced numerous provisions aimed at simplifying action against the pirates and including the necessary deterrent effects against potential as well as actual infringers, notably through much increased penalties. Under these circumstances, it was decided by Commission decision 96/40/EC (4) to suspend the examination procedure, and to continue a close monitoring of the situation.
(6) The Commission conducted a further factual and legal examination and presented on 29 May 2002, 13 October 2003 and 29 June 2004 three examination reports to the Advisory Committee. From these it appeared that Thailand has taken measures aimed at effectively reducing the level of piracy of sound recordings including the adoption by the Thai Parliament of an Optical Media Legislation, intensified enforcement activities targeted at persons engaged in music piracy, closer coordination between the different Thai authorities involved in the fight against music piracy and between the Thai authorities and music industry associations, and the organisation of public campaigns aimed at making consumers aware of the adverse effects of piracy.
(7) Despite these initiatives, piracy of sound recordings (international repertoire) remains a serious problem in Thailand, and substantial numbers of pirated sound recordings continue to be exported to the European Union. These continuing problems can, however, better be addressed in other contexts than an investigation under Regulation 3286/94.
(8) Further progress in the reduction of piracy of Community sound recordings in Thailand should be sought in the context of permanent bilateral and regional cooperation arrangements between Thailand and the Community.
(9) Measures to address piracy may also be developed in the context of a bilateral partnership and cooperation agreement between Thailand and the Community.
(10) The Community may also continue to support efforts to enhance the technical capacity of Thai authorities to combat piracy of sound recordings in the context of financial support programmes.
(11) The efforts made by Thailand to address problems of piracy of Community sound recordings can be monitored in the framework of the mechanisms envisaged by the Communication on the Strategy for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Third Countries (5).
(12) Accordingly, it is appropriate to terminate the examination procedure.
(13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee,
The examination procedure concerning piracy of Community sound recordings in Thailand and its effects on Community trade in sound recordings, is hereby terminated. | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 |
31997D0669 | 97/669/EC: Commission Decision of 8 October 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by the Netherlands pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 8 October 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by the Netherlands pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (97/669/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 96/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas the request submitted by the Netherlands on 13 January 1997, which was received by the Commission on 20 January 1997, was accompanied by a report containing the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns one type of gas discharge lamp for one type of headlamp for one type of motor vehicle;
Whereas the information provided by the Netherlands shows that the technology and principle embodied in this new type of gas discharge lamp and headlamp do not meet the requirements of Community regulations; whereas, however, the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and the action taken in order to ensure road safety are satisfactory and ensure a level of safety equivalent to that of the lamps and headlamps covered by the requirements of the Directives in force and, in particular, of Council Directive 76/761/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to motor-vehicle headlamps which function as main-beam and/or dipped-beam headlamps and to incandescent electric filament lamps for such headlamps (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/517/EEC (4);
Whereas this new type of gas discharge lamp and this new type of headlamp meet the requirements of UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulations Nos 7, 8, 98 and 99; whereas it is therefore justified to allow the three items covered by the request for exemption, i.e. the type of gas discharge lamp, the type of headlamp fitted with this type of lamp and the type of motor vehicle, to benefit from the granting of EC type-approval on condition that the type of vehicle concerned is equipped with an automatic headlamp levelling system, a headlamp cleaning device and a system guaranteeing that dipped-beam headlamps are lit even if the main-beam headlamps are lit;
Whereas the Community directives concerned will be amended in order to enable gas discharge lamps embodying this new technology, headlamps fitted with such lamps and motor vehicles equipped with such headlamps to be placed on the market;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Adaptation to Technical Progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,
The request submitted by the Netherlands for an exemption concerning one type of gas discharge lamp for one type of headlamp for one type of motor vehicle is hereby approved on condition that the vehicle type concerned is equipped with an automatic headlamp levelling system, a headlamp cleaning device and a system guaranteeing that dipped-beam headlamps are lit even if the main-beam headlamps are lit.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998D0047 | 98/47/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication and surveillance of African swine fever and classical swine fever 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 and surveillance of African swine fever and classical swine fever for 1998 presented by Italy and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Italian text is authentic) (98/47/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
,
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 African swine fever and classical swine fever;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to be 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 last 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 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 600 000;
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 surveillance of African swine fever and classical swine fever 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 of virological and serological testing and those incurred in Italy by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of ECU 600 000.
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 |
31989R0365 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 365/89 of 14 February 1989 fixing for the Greek drachma a specific monetary coefficient applicable on imports of dried grapes
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 365/89
of 14 February 1989
fixing for the Greek drachma a specific monetary coefficient applicable on imports of dried grapes
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 2247/88 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1636/87 (4), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
Whereas the monetary coefficients applicable on imports of dried grapes from 2 January until 5 March 1989 have been fixed in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4126/88 (5); whereas with effect from 30 January 1989 the agricultural conversion rate for the Greek drachma has been changed; whereas as a consequence thereof the monetary coefficient for that currency should be amended;
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,
As a derogation from Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 4126/88, the coefficient applicable for the Greek drachma shall with effect from 30 January until 5 March 1989 be 1,236.
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 |
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