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31974R0841 | Regulation (EEC) No 841/74 of the Council of 22 march 1974 on the conclusion of the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the federal republic of Brazil and adopting provisions for its implementation
| REGULATION (EEC) No 841/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 22 March 1974 on the conclusion of the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Federal Republic of Brazil and adopting provisions for its implementation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 114 thereof;
Having regard to the Recommendation of the Commission;
Whereas the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Federal Republic of Brazil should be concluded;
Whereas the above Agreement having instituted a Joint Committee, the representatives of that Community within that Committee should be appointed,
The Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Federal Republic of Brazil, the text of which is annexed to this Regulation, is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the powers required in order to bind the Community.
The Community shall be represented on the Joint Committee provided for in Article 7 of the Agreement by the Commission of the European Communities, assisted by representatives of the Member States.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (1).
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 |
32006R1436 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1436/2006 of 28 September 2006 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006
| 29.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/65
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1436/2006
of 28 September 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/2006 (2).
(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 22 to 28 September 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31977R2829 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2829/77 of 12 December 1977 on the bringing into force of the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2829/77 of 12 December 1977 on the bringing into force of the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 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 European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR) of 1 July 1970 was open at Geneva until 31 March 1971 for signature and after that date for accession by Member States of the Economic Commission for Europe ; whereas, after the deposit of the eighth instrument of ratification, the Agreement entered into force on 5 January 1976;
Whereas the AETR Agreement lays down rules governing specific conditions of work in international road transport between the Contracting States which are fundamental to the social protection of the crews of vehicles and to road safety ; whereas the Agreement is thus an instrument for creating uniform working conditions favouring social progress and improved safety in road transport between European countries ; whereas it covers the same fields as Council Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 of 25 March 1969 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2827/77 (4), and thus constitutes a useful supplement to the internal Community rules ; whereas the Agreement should therefore enter into force in all Member States as soon as possible;
Whereas the AETR Agreement should be brought into force in such a way as to ensure that its provisions apply uniformly from 1 January 1978 at the latest throughout the Community to the crews of all vehicles which effect international carriage operations between Member States and third countries which are Contracting Parties ; whereas the provisions of the Agreement should also as far as possible be applied to transport operations with third countries which are not Contracting Parties ; whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 must be amended accordingly;
Whereas, since the subject matter of the AETR Agreement falls within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 543/69, from the date of entry into force of that Regulation the power to negotiate and conclude the Agreement has lain with the Community ; whereas, however, the particular circumstances in which the AETR negotiations took place warrant, by way of exception, a procedure whereby the Member States of the Community individually deposit the instruments of ratification or accession in a concerted action but nonetheless act in the interest and on behalf of the Community;
Whereas, in order to ensure the supremacy of Community law in intra-Community transport, Member States should enter a reservation when depositing their instruments of ratification or accession whereby international transport operations between Member States are not to be regarded as international transport operations within the meaning of the Agreement;
Whereas the possibilities provided for in the Agreement itself for bilateral agreements between Contracting Parties derogating from the said Agreement as regards frontier zone and transit transport operations are a matter which in principle fall within the competence of the Community;
Whereas, if an amendment to the internal Community rules in the field in question necessitates a corresponding amendment to the Agreement, the Member States will act jointly to obtain such an amendment to the Agreement in accordance with the procedure laid down therein,
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 shall be replaced by the following text: (1)OJ No C 157, 14.7.1975, p. 92. (2)OJ No C 263, 17.11.1975, p. 75. (3)OJ No L 77, 29.3.1969, p. 49. (4)See page 1 of this Official Journal.
"Article 2
1. This Regulation applies to carriage by road by means of vehicles registered in a Member State or in a third country for any journey made within the Community.
2. However, as from 1 January 1978: - the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR) shall apply to international road transport operations to and/or from third countries which are contracting parties to that Agreement, or in transit through such countries, for the whole of the journey where such operations are effected by vehicles registered in a Member State or in one of the said third countries.
- transport operations to and/or from a third country effected by vehicles registered in a third country which is not a contracting party to the Agreement shall be subject to the Agreement for any journey made within the Community.".
1. In ratifying or acceding to the AETR the Member States, having regard to the Council recommendation of 23 September 1974, shall act on behalf of the Community.
The Member States shall inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations in writing that in their case ratification or accession was in accordance with this Regulation.
These measures shall be implemented as soon as possible and not later than 1 January 1978.
2. The instruments of ratification or accession shall be accompanied by the following reservation:
"Transport operations between Member States of the European Economic Community shall be regarded as national transport operations within the meaning of the AETR in so far as such operations do not pass in transit through the territory of a third State which is a Contracting Party to the AETR.".
3. Where amendments to Community provisions in the matter necessitate an adjustment to the Agreement, the Member States will initiate the amendment procedure provided for in Article 23 of the Agreement.
Agreements to be reached with third countries pursuant to Article 2 (2) of the AETR shall be concluded by the Community. The measures provided for under Article 3 (2) of the AETR shall be adopted by the Council on a proposal from the Commission.
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31980R3487 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3487/80 of 22 December 1980 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 laying down special measures to encourage the marketing of products processed from lemons
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3487/80 of 22 December 1980 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,
Having regard to the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 146 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 (1) lays down that financial compensation is to be granted to processors for lemons of Community origin which they purchase at a minimum price calculated on the basis of the buying-in price for quality class III plus 15 % of the basic price ; whereas, since the Italian market is closed, this system has been limited to the quantities of products which are in competition with similar products imported from third countries;
Whereas the import system applied by Greece at the time of accession does not include restrictive measures ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 should therefore be amended so that Greek production can qualify for financial compensation for all quantities of Greek lemons to be processed, with the exception of those intended for the production of juice for sale on the Italian market,
The third subparagraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 shall be replaced by the following:
"It shall be granted: - with regard to industrial concerns situated outside Italy, for Community produce bought at the abovementioned minimum purchase price and which has been used in the production of juice sold outside Italy,
- with regard to industrial concerns situated in Italy, for 85 % of Community produce bought at the minimum purchase price. However, it shall be granted for a higher percentage of these products where the person concerned adduces evidence, for a given marketing year, that the quantities of juice he has sold outside Italy exceed 85 % of the total amount he has marketed."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1981.
It shall apply only to processing contracts concluded on or after that date.
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 |
32003R1090 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1090/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in the Czech Republic and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to the Czech Republic
| Council Regulation (EC) No 1090/2003
of 18 June 2003
adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in the Czech Republic and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to the Czech Republic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and the Czech Republic, approved by Decision 94/910/EC, ECSC, Euratom of the Council and the Commission of 19 December 1994 concerning the conclusion of a Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic on the other part(1), provides for tariff concessions for processed agricultural products originating in the Czech Republic. Protocol 3 was amended by the Protocol for the adaptation of trade aspects of the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic(2), hereinafter referred to as the "Adaptation Protocol", which was approved by Council Decision 98/707/EC(3).
(2) A trade agreement has recently been concluded which amends Protocol 3. It aims to improve economic convergence in preparation for accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union and is scheduled to enter into force not later than 1 July 2003. On the Community side that agreement lays down tariff concessions in the form of a complete liberalisation of trade for certain processed agricultural products and duty free quotas for others. For imports outside of those quotas the provisions laid down in Protocol 3 continue to apply.
(3) The procedure for adopting a decision to amend the Adaptation Protocol will not be completed in time for it to enter into force on 1 July 2003. It is therefore necessary to provide for the application of the tariff concessions made to the Czech Republic on an autonomous basis as from 1 July 2003.
(4) For the imports of certain processed agricultural products no customs duties should be applied and for others duty-free quotas should be opened.
(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2359/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening tariff quotas for the year 2003 for imports into the European Community of certain products originating in the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia(4) should continue to apply for certain goods covered by Protocol 3 but not listed in this Regulation.
(6) On processed agricultural products covered by Protocol 3 but not listed in this Regulation or for which the quotas opened by this Regulation are exhausted the trade provision laid down by Protocol 3 should continue to apply.
(7) Processed agricultural products not covered by Annex I to the Treaty should not be eligible for export refunds under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(5).
(8) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(6) provides for a system for managing tariff quotas. The tariff quotas opened by this regulation should be managed by the Community authorities and the Member States in accordance with this system.
(9) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation 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(7),
From 1 July 2003, imports into the Community of processed agricultural products originating in the Czech Republic and listed in Annex I shall be exempted from customs duties and charges having equivalent effect.
1. Imports into the Community of processed agricultural products originating in the Czech Republic and listed in Annex II shall be exempted from customs duties and charges having equivalent effect, at the levels and within the limits of the annual Community tariff quotas set out in that Annex.
2. For 2003, the volume of the quotas set out in Annex II shall be reduced in proportion to the number of months already elapsed in that year.
Processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty shall not be eligible for export refunds to the Czech Republic under Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.
For processed agricultural products, which are not covered by Annex I and Annex II or for which the quotas set out in Annex II are exhausted, the provisions laid down in Protocol 3 shall continue to apply.
Regulation (EC) No 2359/2002 shall continue to apply for the tariff quota opened under Order No 09.5417 for products not covered by Annex I or Annex II.
The Commission may suspend the measures provided for in Articles 1, 2 and 3 in case of non-application of the reciprocal preferences agreed by the Czech Republic in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 8.
The tariff quotas set out in Annex II shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993, laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(8), hereinafter referred to as "the Committee".
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.
3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 1 July 2003.
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 |
31991R1289 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1289/91 of 15 May 1991 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1289/91 of 15 May 1991 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 Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3926/90 of 20 December 1990 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1991 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 793/91 (4), provides for cod quotas for 1991;
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 waters of ICES division II b by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1991,
Article 1
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division II b 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 1991.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division II b 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 entry into force of this Regulation. Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R1608 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1608/2002 of 10 September 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 as regards the list of customs offices permitting the declaration of products for free circulation in the Community
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1608/2002
of 10 September 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 as regards the list of customs offices permitting the declaration of products for free circulation in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 of 22 March 1990 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 616/2000(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 1(3)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 of 27 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1621/2001(4), the products listed in Annex I to that Regulation may only be declared for free circulation in the Member State of destination in a restricted number of customs offices. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 contains the list of those customs offices.
(2) In view of the request of the competent authorities of Germany, Sweden and France, it is appropriate to modify the list of customs offices in their territory.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 737/90,
Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 is amended as follows:
Annex III is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31985R3021 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3021/85 of 30 October 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 as regards the time limit for the submission of proof of the quantities of butter processed
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3021/85
of 30 October 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 as regards the time limit for the submission of proof of the quantities of butter processed
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 1298/85 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Article 22 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 of 12 February 1979 on the sale of butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2072/85 (4), lays down that the processing securities shall be forfeited in proportion to the quantities for which the proof has not been produced within 18 months; whereas it has emerged that a penalty for failure to produce the proof corresponding to the total loss of the security after expiry of a period of 18 months is not indispensible for ensuring compliance with the rules; whereas the application thereof should therefore be made more flexible; whereas, moreover, the new provision should be made applicable in cases where the securities have not yet been deemed definitively forfeit;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The following subparagraph is added to Article 22 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79:
'However, if proof is furnished within 18 months calculated from the date specified in the first subparagraph, 85 % of the amount forfeited shall be refunded.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
At the request of the parties concerned it shall apply to securities lodged before the said date which have not yet been deemed definitively forfeit.
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 |
32009D0118 | 2009/118/EC: Council Decision of 10 February 2009 authorising the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany to apply measures derogating from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
| 12.2.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 41/12
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 February 2009
authorising the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany to apply measures derogating from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
(Only the Czech and the German texts are authentic)
(2009/118/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 395(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By letters registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 19 May 2008, the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany requested authorisation to apply special tax measures in relation to the construction and maintenance of certain border bridges between the two countries on the basis of the Agreement concluded between the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany on the responsibility for the construction and maintenance of cross-border bridges (the Agreement).
(2) In accordance with Article 395(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Commission informed the other Member States by letter dated 2 October 2008 of the requests made by the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany. By letter dated 7 October 2008, the Commission notified the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany that it had all the information necessary to consider the requests.
(3) The purpose of the special measures is for supplies of goods and services and intra-Community acquisitions of goods intended for the construction and maintenance of the cross-border bridges in question, which according to the VAT rules are to be located in the Member State where the bridge stands, to be subject to the value added tax of the Member State that is responsible for their construction or maintenance in accordance with the Agreement which makes provision for the division of responsibility.
(4) In the absence of special measures it would be necessary, according to the principle of territoriality, for each supply of goods and services and intra-Community acquisition of goods to ascertain whether the place of taxation was the Czech Republic or the Federal Republic of Germany. Work at a border bridge carried out on Czech territory would be subject to value added tax in the Czech Republic while work carried out on German territory would be subject to German value added tax.
(5) The purpose of the derogation is therefore to simplify the procedure for charging value added tax on the construction and maintenance of the bridges in question by considering each bridge as being solely on the territory of the Member State that is responsible for its construction or maintenance in accordance with the Agreement.
(6) The cross-border bridges existing or planned at the time of adoption of the Agreement are set out in the Annex to this Decision. However, additional bridges may be brought within the scope of the Agreement in the future by an exchange of diplomatic notes and the derogation should therefore also apply to such additional bridges in accordance with the Agreement as extended.
(7) The derogation will have no negative impact on the Community’s own resources provided from value added tax,
The Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany are hereby authorised, under the conditions of Articles 2 and 3 of this Decision, to apply measures derogating from Directive 2006/112/EC in relation to the construction and subsequent maintenance of one planned border bridge, and the maintenance of 22 existing border bridges, all of which are partly on the territory of the Czech Republic and partly on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany on the basis of the Agreement concluded between the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany on the responsibility for the construction or maintenance of cross-border bridges (the Agreement). The details of the bridges in question are set out in the Annex to this Decision. This authorisation shall also apply to construction and maintenance of any additional bridges which are brought within the scope of the Agreement by an exchange of diplomatic notes.
By way of derogation from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC, with respect to the border bridges for which the Czech Republic is responsible as regards construction and maintenance and with respect to the border bridges for which the Czech Republic is solely responsible as regards maintenance, those bridges shall be deemed to be part of the Czech territory for the purposes of supplies of goods and services and intra-Community acquisitions of goods intended for their construction or maintenance.
By way of derogation from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC, with respect to the border bridges for which the Federal Republic of Germany is responsible as regards construction and maintenance and with respect to the border bridges for which the Federal Republic of Germany is solely responsible as regards maintenance, those bridges shall be deemed to be part of the German territory for the purposes of supplies of goods and services and intra-Community acquisitions of goods intended for their construction or maintenance.
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32007R1304 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1304/2007 of 7 November 2007 amending Council Directive 95/64/EC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98, Regulations (EC) No 91/2003 and (EC) No 1365/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to the establishment of NST 2007 as the unique classification for transported goods in certain transport modes
| 8.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1304/2007
of 7 November 2007
amending Council Directive 95/64/EC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98, Regulations (EC) No 91/2003 and (EC) No 1365/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to the establishment of NST 2007 as the unique classification for transported goods in certain transport modes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 95/64/EC of 8 December 1995 on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 of 25 May 1998 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on rail transport statistics (3), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1365/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on statistics of goods transport by inland waterways (4), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Directive 95/64/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 and Regulation (EC) No 91/2003, the standard goods classification for transport statistics (NST/R) is to be used to classify transported goods, respectively in maritime transport statistics, road freight transport statistics and rail transport statistics.
(2) According to Regulation (EC) No 1365/2006, either NST/R or NST 2000 rev. 2 are to be used in the classification of transported goods in inland waterways statistics.
(3) In June 2007, a new revision of NST 2000 (NST 2007) was adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) for reasons of consistency with the revised NACE (Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community).
(4) In order to provide a comparable statistical coverage of transported goods in all concerned modes of transport, it is necessary to adopt NST 2007 as the unique classification of transported goods in all concerned modes of transport; this should apply both to Member States when collecting national data and to the Commission when disseminating statistical information on transported goods.
(5) Directive 95/64/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1172/98, Regulation (EC) No 91/2003, and Regulation (EC) No 1365/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee set up by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (5),
Amendment to Directive 95/64/EC
Annex III to Directive 95/64/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1172/98
Annex D to Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 91/2003
Annex J to Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1365/2006
Annex F to Regulation (EC) No 1365/2006 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Level of detail in Community statistics
The first level of the NST 2007 classification (the 20 Divisions) shall be used for the classification of the type of goods.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the reference year 2008, covering the 2008 data.
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32013R1191 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1191/2013 of 20 November 2013 derogating from Regulations (EC) No 2305/2003, (EC) No 969/2006, (EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No 1964/2006, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 and Regulations (EC) No 828/2009, (EC) No 1918/2006 and (EC) No 341/2007 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in 2014 under tariff quotas for cereals, rice, sugar, olive oil and garlic, derogating from Regulations (EC) No 951/2006, (EC) No 1518/2003 and (EC) No 382/2008 and Regulations (EU) No 1178/2010 and (EU) No 90/2011 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in 2014 in the out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose sectors and the pigmeat, beef and veal, eggs and poultrymeat sectors and derogating from Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 as regards the period for examination of offers for the buying-in of common wheat at a fixed price under public intervention
| 23.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 314/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1191/2013
of 20 November 2013
derogating from Regulations (EC) No 2305/2003, (EC) No 969/2006, (EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No 1964/2006, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 and Regulations (EC) No 828/2009, (EC) No 1918/2006 and (EC) No 341/2007 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in 2014 under tariff quotas for cereals, rice, sugar, olive oil and garlic, derogating from Regulations (EC) No 951/2006, (EC) No 1518/2003 and (EC) No 382/2008 and Regulations (EU) No 1178/2010 and (EU) No 90/2011 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in 2014 in the out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose sectors and the pigmeat, beef and veal, eggs and poultrymeat sectors and derogating from Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 as regards the period for examination of offers for the buying-in of common wheat at a fixed price under public intervention
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 thereof,
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) (2), and in particular Article 43(a)a, Article 61, Article 144(1), Articles 148 and 156 and Article 161(3), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 of 20 December 2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements (3), and in particular Article 9(5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 of 22 July 2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences from 1 January 2009 and amending Regulations (EC) No 552/97, (EC) No 1933/2006 and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1100/2006 and (EC) No 964/2007 (4), and in particular Article 11(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulations (EC) No 2305/2003 (5), (EC) No 969/2006 (6) and (EC) No 1067/2008 (7) lay down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for barley under quota 09.4126, maize under quota 09.4131 and common wheat of a quality other than high quality under quotas 09.4123, 09.4124, 09.4125 and 09.4133.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006 (8) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 (9) lay down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for rice originating in Bangladesh under quota 09.4517 and broken rice under quota 09.4079.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2009 (10) lays down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences under quotas 09.4221, 09.4231, and 09.4241 to 09.4247.
(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 (11) lays down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for olive oil under quota 09.4032.
(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (12) lays down specific provisions on the lodging of ‘A’ import licence applications and the issuing of ‘A’ import licences for garlic under quotas 09.4099, 09.4100, 09.4102, 09.4104, 09.4105 and 09.4106.
(6) In view of the public holidays in 2014, derogations should be made, at certain times, from Regulations (EC) No 2305/2003, (EC) No 969/2006, (EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No 1964/2006, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 and Regulations (EC) No 828/2009, (EC) No 1918/2006 and (EC) No 341/2007 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in order to ensure compliance with the quota volumes in question.
(7) Under Article 7d(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 (13), export licences for out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose are issued from the Friday following the week during which the licence applications were lodged, provided that no particular measures have since been taken by the Commission.
(8) Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 (14), the second subparagraph of Article 12(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 (15), Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2010 (16) and Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 90/2011 (17) stipulate that export licences are issued on the Wednesday following the week during which the licence applications were lodged, provided that no particular measures have since been taken by the Commission.
(9) In view of the public holidays in 2014 and the resulting impact on the publication of the Official Journal of the European Union, the period between the lodging of applications and the day on which the licences are to be issued will be too short to ensure proper management of the market. That period should therefore be extended.
(10) The second subparagraph of Article 14(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 (18) stipulates that the Commission must decide within two working days following the notification referred to in Article 13(1) of that Regulation and within five working days following the notification referred to in Article 13(3) of that Regulation.
(11) In view of the public holidays in 2014 and the resulting impact on the publication of the Official Journal of the European Union, the period for examination of offers will be too short to monitor the quantities offered effectively. That period should therefore be extended.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Cereals
1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003, for 2014, import licence applications for barley under quota 09.4126 may not be lodged after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 12 December 2014.
2. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006, for 2014, import licence applications for maize under quota 09.4131 may not be lodged after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 12 December 2014.
3. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008, for 2014, import licence applications for common wheat of a quality other than high quality under quotas 09.4123, 09.4124, 09.4125 and 09.4133 may not be lodged after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 12 December 2014.
Rice
1. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006, for 2014, import licence applications for rice originating in Bangladesh under quota 09.4517 may not be lodged after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 5 December 2014.
2. By way of derogation from the third subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012, for 2014, import licence applications for broken rice under quota 09.4079 may not be lodged after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 5 December 2014.
Sugar
By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 828/2009, import licence applications for sugar sector products under quotas 09.4221, 09.4231, and 09.4241 to 09.4247 may not be lodged from 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 12 December 2014 until 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 26 December 2014.
Olive oil
By way of derogation from Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006, import licences for olive oil applied for during the periods referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates specified therein, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (19).
Garlic
By way of derogation from Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007, ‘A’ import licences for garlic for which applications are lodged during the first seven calendar days of April 2014 may be issued by the competent authorities from 29 April until 7 May 2014 at the latest, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
Out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose
By way of derogation from Article 7d(1) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, export licences for out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose for which applications are lodged during the periods referred to in Annex II to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates specified therein, taking account where applicable of the specific measures referred to in Article 9(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, taken before those issue dates.
Licences for exports of pigmeat, beef and veal, eggs and poultrymeat attracting refunds
By way of derogation from Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003, the second subparagraph of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 382/2008, Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2010 and Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 90/2011, export licences applied for during the periods referred to in Annex III to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates specified therein, taking account where applicable of the specific measures referred to in Article 3(4) and (4a) of Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003, Article 12(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 382/2008, Article 3(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2010 and Article 3(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 90/2011, taken before those issue dates.
Offers for the buying-in of common wheat at a fixed price under public intervention
By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009, for offers of common wheat notified during the periods referred to in Annex IV to this Regulation, the period within which the Commission takes a decision following the notification referred to in Article 13(2)(b) and Article 13(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 shall end on the date shown in that Annex.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall expire on 9 January 2015.
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32008R0291 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 291/2008 of 1 April 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 2.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 90/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 291/2008
of 1 April 2008
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) 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 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2008.
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32009R0409 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 409/2009 of 18 May 2009 establishing Community conversion factors and presentation codes used to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight, and amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83
| 19.5.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 123/78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 409/2009
of 18 May 2009
establishing Community conversion factors and presentation codes used to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight, and amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83
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 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The implementation of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States’ catches of fish (2), has brought to light certain differences which result in problems of application and enforcement of Community legislation and which should be rectified, notably by harmonising fresh fish conversion factors among EU Member States.
(2) Presentation codes for processed fish should be established in order to eliminate ambiguities in the interpretation of data recorded and therefore allow a more effective control of catch uptake by Member States.
(3) Harmonised Community conversion factors will ensure harmonisation in the calculations of each of the national quota uptake, a more effective monitoring of the reporting obligations and a standardised calculation of the margin of tolerance.
(4) For the purpose of the correct application of fish conversion factors, only Three-Alpha codes established by the FAO for fish species should be used. Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee,
Subject matter
This Regulation establishes Community conversion factors and presentation codes for processed fish, to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight for the propose of monitoring catches.
Scope
This Regulation shall apply to fishery products on board or landed or transhipped by Community fishing vessels and by third country vessels fishing in European Union waters.
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘Community fishing vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Community;
(b) ‘Fish’ means any marine organism subject to catch limits;
(c) ‘Presentation’ means the form into which the fish is processed while on board of the vessel and prior to landing, as described in Annex I;
(d) ‘Collective presentation’ means a presentation consisting of two or more parts extracted from the same fish;
(e) ‘total allowable catches’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;
(f) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Community or Member States;
(g) ‘state of processing’ means the way the fish is preserved (fresh and fresh salted).
General principles
1. The Community conversion factors set out in Annex II and Annex III shall apply to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, of which the European Community is a Contracting party or cooperating non-Contracting party, or regions or coastal areas where the European Community has an agreement to fish in third country waters, have defined regional conversion factors, those factors shall apply.
3. Where no Community or regional conversion factors exist for a given species and presentation, the conversion factor adopted by the flag Member State shall apply.
Calculation method
1. The fish live weight shall be obtained by multiplying the fish processed weight by the conversion factors referred to in Article 4 for each species and presentation.
2. In case of collective presentations, only one conversion factor corresponding to one of the parts of the collective presentation shall be used.
Use of conversion factors by the master of the vessel
1. The masters of Community fishing vessels shall use the conversion factors referred to in Article 4 in the logbook as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, to:
(a) estimate the live weight of the quantities onboard the fishing vessel; and
(b) to calculate the live weight of the quantities upon landing.
2. When deemed necessary by the master of the fishing vessel to use, in the landing declaration as referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 or transhipment declaration as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the presentation code ‘OTH’ (other), the master shall describe exactly what the presentation ‘other’ refers to.
Use of Community conversion factors by Member States’ authorities
Member States’ authorities shall use the Community conversion factors referred to in Article 4 when calculating the live weight of landings in order to monitor the quota uptake.
Amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
‘4. The codes given in Annex VI and the Three-Alpha codes established by the FAO for fish species shall be used for indicating, under the appropriate headings of the logbook, the fishing gear used and the species caught.’
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2010.
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31994R0897 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 897/94 of 22 April 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards pilot projects relating to continuous position monitoring of Community fishing vessels
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 897/94 of 22 April 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards pilot projects relating to continuous position monitoring of Community fishing vessels
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 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 provides for the carrying out by Member States of pilot projects, in respect of certain categories of Community fishing vessels, relating to continuous position monitoring systems, either land- or satellite-based and using satellite communications for data transmission, and, as appropriate, the carrying out of pilot projects relating to automatic position recorders, before 30 June 1995;
Whereas the purpose of these pilot projects is to assess which technology to use and which vessels to include in the aforesaid systems so that the Council may, before 1 January 1996, decide if and when they are to be used for improving the effectiveness of surveillance of fishing activities;
Whereas it is therefore necessary, in order to ensure that Member States carry out these pilot projects, to lay down the detailed rules of application, in particular with regard to the number of vessels, per Member State, to be included in the pilot projects, the procedure for the collection and computerized processing of data transmitted by or recovered from the vessels in question and the procedure for communicating such data among Member States;
Whereas, in order to ensure the monitoring of the pilot projects and cooperation among Member States, the Commission must be informed by the Member States as and when the pilot projects are to be carried out;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
This Regulation lays down certain conditions under which Member States are to carry out the pilot projects provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 relating to continuous position monitoring systems, either land- or satellite-based and using satellite communications for data transmission, and, as appropriate, the pilot projects concerning automatic position recorders.
1. Member States shall take the necessary steps to carry out:
(a) pilot projects relating to the continuous position monitoring of Community fishing vessels using satellite communications which will apply to a minimum number of vessels flying the flag of a Member State, which must be at least equal to the number of the Member State's vessels exceeding 50 metres in length, if that number is more than 10, or not less than 10 otherwise. The minimum number of vessels for each Member State is specified in Annex I;
(b) if they so wish, complementary pilot projects relating to the recording of continuous position monitoring of Community fishing vessels, using an automatic position recording system which will apply to not more than the number of vessels provided for in respect of the pilot projects referred to under (a).
2. Member States shall ensure that the pilot projects referred to in paragraph 1 apply to vessels exceeding 17 metres in length. However, Member States may apply pilot projects to a limited number of vessels less than 17 metres in length where the activities of such vessels are subject to fishing effort restrictions.
3. The pilot projects must be carried out as from 1 July 1994. They must be operational in all Member States as from 1 October 1994 and remain operational at least until 30 June 1995.
4. Without prejudice to the conditions set in paragraph 1, Member States may decide to carry out joint pilot projects.
The competent authority responsible for carrying out the pilot projects shall be designated by each Member State, which shall communicate to the Commission, not later than one month after the entry into force of this Regulation, the name, address, telephone number and fax number of that authority.
Each Member State shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the pilot projects comprise:
(a) installations on board the vessels flying its flag which are to take part in the pilot projects;
(b) computerized installations allowing the competent authorities referred to in Article 3 to process the data transmitted by or recovered from the fishing vessels referred to in Article 2 as well as the data communicated by the competent authorities of the other Member States.
In the case of the pilot projects using the satellite-based communication system, the installations referred to in Article 4 (a) must:
1. allow the continuous position monitoring, with a position error which must be less than 500 metres and a confidence interval of 99 %, of vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned, from an earth station or a satellite, regardless of the maritime waters in which they are operating or the port they are in;
2. ensure the automatic transmission, on a hourly basis, of data relating to the geographical position, with a position error which must be less than 500 metres and a confidence interval of 99 %, and the date and time of the recording of the said position, of the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned, to the competent authority of the flag Member State referred to in Article 3 and, with the agreement of the flag State, to the Commission at its request;
3. be such as to ensure the reliability of the data referred to in point 2.
In the case of the complementary pilot projects using an automatic position recording system, the installations referred to in Article 4 (a) must:
1. allow the automatic and continuous recording of geographical position, with a posiiton error which must be less than 500 metres and a confidence interval of 99 %, and the date and time of the recording of the said position, regardless of the maritime waters in which the vessels are operating or the port they are in;
2. be such as to ensure the reliability of the data referred to in point 1.
The installations referred to in Article 4 (b) must enable the flag Member State, whatever the system used, to:
1. collect, process, record and centralize in computer-readable form the data referred to in Articles 5 (2) and 6 (1). Member States shall take steps to ensure such data are kept on record until 31 December 1995;
2. communicate in an automatic way the data transmitted by or recovered from its vessels to the competent authority of the Member State the maritime waters of which the vessels concerned are operating and, with the agreement of the flag State, to the Commission, at its request.
1. Member States shall cooperate so as to ensure the communication of the data referred to in Article 7 (2).
2. Each flag Member State shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the individual data transmitted by its vessels as part of the pilot projects referred to in Article 2 (1) (a) are communicated to the competent authority referred to in Article 7 (2) within 60 minutes of receipt of the data by the flag Member State and in any case within 120 minutes of the transmission of the data by its vessels.
To this end, Member States may use a data exchange format that is mutually acceptable.
3. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 2 which receives the data shall take the necessary steps to process them by computer.
1. Not later than one month before the pilot projects become operational, Member States shall forward to the Commission the information specified in Annex II relating to the carrying out of their pilot projects. However, Member States which have transmitted such information pursuant to Council Decision 89/631/EEC (2), shall be exempt from this obligation.
Member States shall inform the Commission regularly of the carrying out of their pilot projects.
2. In the event of a vessel having to be added, withdrawn or replaced, or the data relating to a vessel having to be altered, the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying shall inform the Commission thereof.
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In order to facilitate cooperation among Member States, the Commission shall communicate to each Member State the data it has received under Article 9 and shall ensure the pilot projects carried out by each Member State are monitored in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.
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Before 31 March 1995, each Member State shall submit to the Commission an interim assessment report on the pilot project(s) which it has carried out. Before 31 August 1995 each Member State shall submit its final assessment report, containing in particular details as to the cost-effectiveness of the systems, guarantees as to their transparency and recommendations relating to the future of continuous position monitoring systems for Community fishing vessels.
On the basis of these reports, the Commission shall transmit to the Council a comprehensive assessment report on the pilot projects carried out by the Member States, containing, as appropriate, proposals relating to the definitive introduction of a continuous position monitoring system for Community fishing vessels.
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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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31992L0120 | Council Directive 92/120/EEC of 17 December 1992 on the conditions for granting temporary and limited derogations from specific Community health rules on the production and marketing of certain products of animal origin
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/120/EEC of 17 December 1992 on the conditions for granting temporary and limited derogations from specific Community health rules on the production and marketing of certain products of animal origin
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 products of animal origin are included on the list of products in Annex II to the Treaty; whereas their marketing provides an important source of income for the farming population;
Whereas to ensure rational development of the sector, increase productivity and progressively establish the conditions for a single market, health rules applying to production and marketing have been laid down at Community level;
Whereas the Community has adopted measures enabling veterinary checks to be abolished at the frontiers between Member States for the products concerned;
Whereas it is possible that, because of particular circumstances, some establishments will be unable to comply with all the specific rules laid down by 1 January 1993; whereas, in order to take account of local situations and prevent abrupt closures of establishments, arrangements should be made for temporary and limited derogations for establishments in operation before 1 January 1993;
Whereas the Commission has deemed it necessary to obtain the opinion of the Scientific Veterinary Committee for the grant of derogations from the principle of systematic examination for trichinae in pigmeat; whereas since this opinion is not yet available, it is appropriate to make provision for the retention of temporary derogations for pigmeat not intended for Member States carrying out systematic examination for trichinae in pigmeat;
Whereas these derogations must be strictly controlled to forestall any risk of abuse,
1. Member States may, until 31 December 1995, authorize establishments manufacturing products of animal origin referred to in Article 2 (b) of Directive 77/99/EEC which, on the date on which this Directive is notified, have not been judged to comply with the requirements laid down by Directive 77/99/EEC for their approval, to derogate from some of the structural requirements laid down in Chapter I of Annex A and in Chapters II (A) and III of Annex C to that Directive provided that animal products from such establishments are still subject to the rules on checks laid down by Article 5 (2) of Directive 89/662/EEC.
2. Derogations as referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted only to establishments which have submitted an application for a derogation to the competent national authority. This application must be supplemented, at the request of the competent authority, by a work plan and programme indicating the period within which the establishment will be able to comply with the structural requirements referred to in paragraph 1.
Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States within the Standing Veterinary Committee of the establishments which comply with the requirements of that Directive as regards the products of animal origin referred to in Article 2 (b) of Directive 77/99/EEC. The notification must, for each individual establishment, specify the nature of the products manufactured.
3. Where financial assistance is requested from the Community, only requests in respect of projects complying with the requirements of Directive 77/99/EEC can be accepted.
1. Member States may, until 31 December 1995, grant derogations from the structural requirements provided for in Chapter IV of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC (4) and in Chapter I (1) (a) of Annex B to Directive 77/99/EEC for low-capacity coldstores in which meat and other foodstuffs are stored only if they are packaged and from any obligation to approve such establishments.
2. The provisions concerning the output appearing in the first subparagraph of Article 13 (1) of Directive 64/433/EEC shall apply to the slaughterhouses referred to in Article 4A of the aforementioned Directive until 31 December 1994. Likewise, for cutting plants, the figure appearing in the first subparagraph of Article 4A point 2 of the said Directive shall be five tonnes per week for the same period.
Member States may, pending the decision provided for in Article 6 (2) of Directive 64/433/EEC, derogate from the requirement in Article 6 (1) (a) of that Directive for fresh pigmeat intended for marketing in their territories and for that intended for any Member State having recourse to the same derogation.
Member States having recourse to this derogation shall inform the Commission and the other Member States within the Standing Veterinary Committee.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 1993. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
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31998R0645 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 645/98 of 20 March 1998 on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the second quarter of 1998 and on the submission of new applications (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 645/98 of 20 March 1998 on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the second quarter of 1998 and on the submission of new applications (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 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/96 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/95 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 702/95 (6), lays down additional rules for the application of the tariff quota arrangements laid down in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93;
Whereas Article 9(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 lays down that, where, in the case of a given quarter and a given origin, for a country or group of countries referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 478/95, the quantities covered by import licence applications from one or more of the categories of operators appreciably exceed the indicative quantity fixed, a reduction percentage to be applied to applications shall be set; whereas, however, that provision does not apply to category C licence applications nor to category A and B applications relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less, provided that the total quantity covered by the category A and B applications does not exceed, for a given origin, 15 % of the total of the quantities applied for;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, the indicative quantities for import under the tariff quota are laid down for the second quarter of 1998 in Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/98 (7);
Whereas in the case of the quantities covered by licence applications that are either less than or not significantly more than the indicative quantities fixed for the quarter in question, licences are issued for the quantities applied for; whereas, however, for certain origins, the quantities applied for considerably exceed the indicative quantities or the percentages set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 478/95; whereas, therefore, a reduction percentage should be set to be applied under the aforementioned conditions to licence applications for the origin or origins involved and category of licence in question;
Whereas, the maximum quantity for which licence applications may still be submitted should be set taking account of the indicative quantities fixed by Regulation (EC) No 442/98 and the applications accepted at the end of the application period;
Whereas this Regulation should apply immediately to permit licences to be issued as quickly as possible;
Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has not issued an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
Import licences shall be issued under the tariff quota for the import of bananas, provided for in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, for the second quarter of 1998:
1. for the quantity indicated in the licence application:
(a) multiplied, in the case of the origin 'Costa Rica`, by the reduction coefficient of 0,6418 for category B licence applications, excluding applications relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less;
(b) multiplied, in the case of the origin 'Others`, by the reduction coefficient of 0,5652 for category A and B licence applications, excluding applications relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less;
(c) multiplied, in the case of the origin 'Colombia`, by the reduction coefficient of 0,7077 for category B licence applications, excluding applications relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less;
2. for the quantity indicated in the licence application, in the case of an origin other than those referred to in point 1 above;
3. for the quantity indicated in the application, in the case of category C licences.
The quantities for which licence applications may still be lodged in respect of the second quarter of 1998 are laid down in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31989D0567 | 89/567/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 October 1989 on the setting-up of an Advisory Committee on Cotton
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 October 1989
on the setting-up of an Advisory Committee on Cotton
(89/567/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas the Act of Accession of Greece and in particular Protocol 4, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (1), instituted a common organization of the market in cotton;
Whereas the Commission should seek the views of producers, traders and consumers on matters arising in connection with the operation of the common organization of the market in cotton;
Whereas all the occupations directly involved in the implementation of the market organization in question, and also consumers, must have an opportunity to participate in the drafting of the opinions requested by the Commission;
Whereas the trade associations concerned and the consumer groups in the Member States have set up organizations at Community level which are in a position to represent those concerned in all the Member States,
1. There shall be attached to the Commission an Advisory Committee on Cotton, hereinafter called 'the Committee'.
2. The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the following interests: growers, cooperatives, processing industries, traders, agricultural workers and workers in the processing industries, consumers.
1. The Committee may be consulted by the Commission on any problem concerning the operation of the Regulations on the common organization of the market in cotton and in particular on measures to be adopted by the Commission under those Regulations.
2. The chairman of the Committee may indicate to the Commission the desirability of consulting the Committee on any matter within the latter's competence on which its opinion has not been sought.
He shall do so in particular at the request of any of the interests represented.
1. The Committee shall consist of 28 members.
2. Seats on the Committee shall be apportioned as follows:
- 8 to cotton producers,
- 6 to processing cooperatives,
- 5 to the ginning and spinning industry,
- 1 to the cotton seed oil industry,
- 2 to the cotton trade,
- 3 to agricultural and industrial workers in this sector,
- 3 to consumers.
1. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission on proposals from the professional organizations set up at Community level which are most representative of the interests specified in Article 1 (2) and whose activities come within the scope of the common organization of the market in cotton. However, consumers' representatives shall be appointed on proposals from the Consumers' Advisory Committee.
For each seat to be filled, those bodies shall put forward the names of two candidates of different nationality.
2. The term of office for members of the Committee shall be three years. Their appointments may be renewed. Members shall not be remunerated for their services.
After expiry of the three years members of the Committee shall remain in office until they are replaced or until their appointments are renewed.
In the event of the resignation or decease of a member or a request from the body having proposed a member that he be replaced, he shall be replaced in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 1.
3. A list of the members of the Committee shall be published by the Commission, for information purposes, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
1. After consulting the Commission, the Committee shall elect a chairman for a period of three years.
The chairman shall be elected, in the case of the first ballot, by a two-thirds majority of the members present and, in the case of subsequent ballots, by a simple majority of the members present. In the event of a tie, the Commission shall provide a chairman on a temporary basis.
2. The Commission shall elect two vice-chairmen for a period of three years.
The vice-chairman may not represent the same interest as the chairman.
The election shall take place in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 1.
The Committee may, in accordance with the same procedure, elect other officers. In that case, the officers other than the chairman shall include not more than one representative of each interest represented on the Committee.
The officers shall prepare and organize the work of the Committee.
1. Only the Commission representatives, the members of the Committee, or persons replacing them in their absence, and persons invited in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 may participate in or attend meetings.
2. Should a member be unable to attend a meeting, the organization or organizations to which a seat is allocated may appoint a person to take his place. This person shall be selected from a list drawn up by mutual agreement between the Commission and the organization or organizations in question and containing a number of names equal to half the total numbers of members representing the organization or organizations in question. This number shall be not less than one and not more than 12.
The secretariat of the Committee must be informed of such replacement of a member at least seven days before a meeting.
3. At the request of an organization to which one or more seats are allocated, the chairman may, in agreement with the Commission staff, invite its general secretary or a member of its secretariat to attend the meetings of the Committee as an observer.
Should be unable to attend, however, the general secretary may have his seat as an observer taken by another person designated by him.
Observers shall not have the right to speak. They may, however, be invited to do so by the chairman in agreement with the Commission staff.
4. At the request of an organization to which one or more seats are allocated, and when the matters on the agenda are of a highly technical nature outside the normal framework of the deliberations of the Community, the chairman may, in agreement with the Commission staff, invite one or more experts to take part in the deliberations of the Committee.
The Commission may, on its own initiative, invite any person particularly well qualified in one of the subjects on the agenda to take part in the deliberations of the Committee as an expert.
However, experts shall participate only in the discussion of the matter concerning which they were invited to attend.
In agreement with the Commission staff the Committee may set up working groups to facilitate its work.
1. The Committee shall be convened by the Commission and shall meet at the place where the Commission has its seat. Meetings of the officers shall be convened by the chairman by arrangement with the Commission.
2. Representatives of the Commission departments concerned shall take part in meetings of the Committee, its officers and working parties.
3. Secretarial services for the Committee, its officers and working parties shall be provided by the Commission. Article 9
The Committee shall discuss matters on which the Commission has requested an opinion. No vote shall be taken at the outcome of such discussions. The Commission may, when seeking the opinion of the Committee, set a time limit within which such opinion shall be given.
The views expressed by the various interests represented shall be included in a report forwarded to the Commission.
In the event of unanimous agreement being reached in the Committee on the opinion to be given, the Committee shall formulate joint conclusions and attach them to the report. The outcome of the Committee's discussions shall on request be communicated by the Commission to the Council or to the Management Committees, at the request of the latter.
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Withoout prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the Treaty, where the Commission informs them that the opinion requested or the question raised is on a matter of a confidential nature, members of the Committee shall be under an obligation not to disclose information which has come to their knowledge through the work of the Committee or of its working parties.
In such cases, only Committee members and representatives of the Commission departments concerned may be present at meetings.
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31998D0354 | 98/354/EC: Commission Decision of 19 May 1998 adopted pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 concerning obstacles to trade represented by Japanese practices in respect of imports of leather (notified under document number C (1998) 1373)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 19 May 1998 adopted pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 concerning obstacles to trade represented by Japanese practices in respect of imports of leather (notified under document number C (1998) 1373) (98/354/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 (WTO) (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 356/95 (2), and in particular Articles 13 and 14 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
(1) On 24 February 1997 the Commission received a complaint pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94, regarding Japanese practices in relation to trade in leather. The complaint was lodged by Cotance, the Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Union. The products concerned were leather in the piece of bovine or equine animals tanned and ready to finish and/or dyed, coloured, stamped or embossed, whether or not split and leather in the piece of ovine or caprine animals, tanned and dyed, coloured or embossed.
(2) Cotance contended that it was almost impossible to export any such leather from the European Community to Japan on account of the combined effect of the following obstacles to trade: the way in which the tariff quotas for such leather was managed which, it was alleged, prevented their exhaustion, subsidisation of the Japanese leather industry and the restrictive business practices of Japanese importers and traders.
(3) The complaint adduced sufficient evidence to justify initiating a procedure pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 3286/94. On 9 April 1997 the Commission therefore initiated an examination procedure (3) which resulted in its conducting an in-depth investigation, from the legal and factual standpoints, of the conditions under which leather is imported into Japan. On completion of that investigation, the Commission finds as follows:
B. OBSTACLES TO TRADE
(a) Management of the tariff quotas
(4) In 1986 Japan established three tariff quotas for imports of finished leather in the piece of bovine or equine animals (first and second quotas) and of ovine or caprine animals (third quota), under which imports of the said products are subject to a reduced rate of duty. In 1997 this reduced rate stood at between 13,9 % and 18,5 % while the rate for non-quota imports was 48,8 %, i.e. clearly a deterrent level. Although the level of the three quotas, fixed each year by the Diet, is low, they are regularly under-utilised despite the very considerable interest of Community tanners in the Japanese market.
(5) The Commission has established that management of the licensing system, under which goods may be imported under the tariff quotas, is extremely complex. The quantities allocated to traditional importers are calculated on the basis of their previous import operations and a flat-rate ceiling is fixed for new importers. This system would appear open to criticism in a number of respects.
(6) In the first place, the quantity allocated to traditional importers is not increased - or is increased only to a very limited extent - from one year to the next and new importers are allocated only a very small quantity even though the quotas are not exhausted at the end of the year.
(7) Secondly, licences are sometimes issued for quantities that are of no real economic interest and the very short period of validity of certain licences, issued at the end of the year, is not such as would enable them to be used to their optimum extent. The validity of unused licences may not be extended from one year to the next.
(8) Thirdly, applications for licences under the 'general` quota, which accounts for 95 % of the total quota, must be submitted on one day only, at the beginning of the year. This requirement does not seem reasonable.
(9) Lastly, certain features of the administration of the system, such as the criteria governing recognition as a traditional importer, tend to deter foreign companies from establishing an office in Japan in order to import leather directly, i.e. without resorting to the services of Japanese intermediaries.
(10) The Commission concludes from the above that the system for issuing import licences under the three tariff quotas open for leather is more complex than necessary and is such as to constitute indirect protection for domestic leather in Japan.
(11) On the basis of these considerations, the Commission finds that compliance of the system for issuing import licences with Article 1(6) and Article 3(5)(g), (h), (i) and (j) of the Agreement on import licensing procedures, annexed to the Marrakech Agreement Establishing the WTO, is open to challenge.
(b) Subsidies
(12) The Commission has also established that the Japanese Government has, for many years, granted substantial subsidies to improve the regions referred to as 'Dowa`. The budget earmarked for 1996 was JPY 126 000 million. These subsidies, which have not been notified to the WTO, may be regarded as specific in so far as they are granted only to certain enterprises established in territory under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Government and there is no neutral or horizontal criterion determining entitlement to them. The parts of Japanese territory where the said enterprises are located appear to be precisely those where the Japanese tanneries have traditionally been established.
(13) There is also a programme of subsidies to the leather industry, notified by Japan under Article XVI of the 1994 GATT and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, which totalled slightly more than JPY 300 million in 1996. Lastly, there is also a guarantee fund covering loans to the leather industries, which yields interest amounting to JPY 300 million per annum.
(14) It appears that the total value of these different programmes is likely to reach the ad valorem threshold of 5 % of sales of leather finished in the Dowa regions, which entails a presumption of serious prejudice to Community interests pursuant to Articles 5 and 6 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, annexed to the Marrakech Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation. The Commission concludes that these subsidies are actionable pursuant to Article 7 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures on account of their effects on Community interests.
(15) The conclusions of the Commission have been established on the basis of the facts available. In these circumstances, some further information might be necessary in order to confirm the analysis of adverse trade effects caused to the interests of the Community by the subsidies which have been identified. Where appropriate, this information will be obtained during the dispute settlement procedure through recourse to Annex V of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.
(c) Business practices of Japanese importers
(16) Restrictive business practices on the part of Japanese importers and traders have not been proven so that that obstacle to trade cannot be accepted as established.
C. ADVERSE TRADE EFFECTS
(17) The system for managing import licences under the tariff quotas is a source of uncertainty for exporters, who are unable to plan increases in their sales in Japan, and this uncertainty acts as a deterrent to making any real effort to penetrate the market. Furthermore, it increases considerably the Community tanneries' export costs which are, in any event, abnormally high.
(18) The subsidies granted to the Japanese industry artificially maintain the competitiveness of Japanese tanners within a market that is already highly protected in other respects. This makes it even more difficult for Community tanners to penetrate the Japanese market.
(19) The result is that Community exports of finished leather to Japan are lower than what may reasonably be expected in a market of this size. Only roughly 1,7 % of Community exports, in terms of volume or value, of the leather to which the complaint relates is intended for Japan. These difficulties in securing access to the Japanese market have significant adverse trade effects on a Community industry which is highly dependent on exports to the industrialised countries, the only markets in a position to purchase substantial quantities of luxury leather.
D. THE COMMUNITY INTEREST
(20) It is in the Community's interest to act on account of the abovementioned adverse trade effects suffered by tanners in a number of Member States.
(21) Moreover, following the adoption in 1984 of the report of the GATT panel on the measures applied by Japan to imports of leather (4), the Community expected that Japan would bring about a genuine improvement in the conditions governing access to that market. In so far as that objective has not been fully attained, it appears in the Community's interest to act in order to rectify this situation.
E. CONCLUSIONS AND MEASURES TO BE TAKEN
(22) The investigation has established that the current Japanese arrangements do not make it possible to significantly increase Community exports of leather to Japan. A substantial improvement in the conditions governing access to this market would require that significant changes first be made to the system for managing licences and the subsidy programmes.
(23) It is clear from the different replies received from the Japanese authorities that they have no intention of making the expected changes. In these circumstances, recourse to the dispute settlement procedures under the Marrakech Agreement Establishing the WTO constitutes the sole means whereby the Community can assert its rights.
(24) The Commission will therefore request that Japan enter into international consultations under the WTO dispute settlement procedure pursuant to Article 6 of the Agreement on Import Licensing procedures and Articles 7 and 30 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures,
1. Management of the three tariff quotas opened for imports of leather into Japan and the effects on Community interests of the subsidies granted to the Japanese leather industry by the Japanese Government constitute 'obstacles to trade` within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 3286/94.
2. The European Community takes action against Japan pursuant to the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes and any other relevant provision of the Marrakech Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation with regard to the obstacles to trade identified in Article 1(1).
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31989R0076 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 76/89 of 13 January 1989 suspending the issuing of import licences for products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91, 0714 10 99, 0714 90 11 and 1714 90 19 originating in Indonesia
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 76/89
of 13 January 1989
suspending the issuing of import licences for products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91, 0714 10 99, 0714 90 11 and 1714 90 19 originating in Indonesia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9 February 1987 concerning the import arrangements applicable to products covered by CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 90 and 0714 90 10 and originating in certain third countries (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3837/88 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the applications for import licences for manioc and similar products originating in Indonesia lodged in the first two weeks of January 1989 under Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4008/87 of 23 December 1987 on rules for implementing the import arrangements for products of subheadings 0714 10 90 and 0714 90 10 of the combined nomenclature originating in countries other than Thailand that are at present Contracting Parties to the GATT (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 348/88 (4), are for quantities that are completely out of the ordinary and in no way proportionate to the annual quota volume; whereas faced with such an exceptional situation, in which it must be presumed that many applications have been for speculative purposes and that the terms of the agreement between the Community and the Republic of Indonesia (5) have not been respected, the Commission has been forced to restrict the issuing of licences in order to preserve satisfactory operation of the agreement; whereas in order to prevent the recurrence of such a situation the arrangements for the lodging of applications for and the issuing of certificates should be suspended so that suitable additional arrangements can be introduced in cooperation with the Indonesia authorities;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulations in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The issuing of import licences for products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91, 0714 10 99, 0714 90 11 and 0714 90 19 originating in Indonesia is suspended.
No licence application may be lodged under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 4008/87.
This Article shall not apply to applications lodged in the second week of January 1989.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 Janaury 1989.
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32004R1351 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1351/2004 of 23 July 2004 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of July 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
| 24.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 250/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1351/2004
of 23 July 2004
on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of July 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
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 concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1),
Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of consultations with Thailand under GATT Article XXIII (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001, and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
1. Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of July 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for, reduced by the percentages set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The available quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche are set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 2004.
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31998R1957 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1957/98 of 15 September 1998 adapting certain fish quotas for 1998 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1957/98 of 15 September 1998 adapting certain fish quotas for 1998 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (3), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 390/97 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1974/97 (5), (EC) No 392/97 (6), (EC) No 394/97 (7), (EC) No 395/97 (8), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2429/97 (9), (EC) No 396/97 (10), (EC) No 398/97 (11), (EC) No 400/97 (12), (EC) No 402/97 (13), (EC) No 404/97 (14), (EC) No 406/97 (15), (EC) No 407/97 (16) stipulate which stocks may be subject to the measures foreseen by Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 45/98 (17), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 783/98 (18), (EC) No 47/98 (19), (EC) No 49/98 (20), (EC) No 50/98 (21), (EC) No 51/98 (22), (EC) No 53/98 (23), (EC) No 55/98 (24), (EC) No 57/98 (25), (EC) No 59/98 (26), (EC) No 61/98 (27), (EC) No 62/98 (28), (EC) No 63/98 (29), and (EC) No 65/98 (30), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1283/98 (31), fix fish quotas for certain stocks in 1998;
Whereas, within the terms of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, certain Member States have asked to withhold a fraction of their quotas to be transferred to the following year; whereas, within the limits indicated in the Article, the Commission shall add to the quota for 1998 the quantities withheld;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, certain Member States have fished in excess of permitted landings for some stocks in 1997; whereas, in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, deductions from national quotas for 1998 shall be made at a level equivalent to the quantity fished in excess, without prejudice to the application of Article 5(2);
Whereas, in conformity with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, weighted deductions from national quotas for 1998 shall be made in the case of overfishing of permitted landings in 1997 for those stocks identified as such in Article 5 and Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 390/97;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
The quotas fixed in Regulations (EC) No 45/98 and (EC) No 62/98 are increased or reduced as shown in the Annex.
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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31999D0036 | 1999/36/EC: Council Decision of 21 December 1998 on the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products
| 16.1.1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 12/27
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 December 1998
on the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products
(1999/36/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence, thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the community an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products as last amended by Agreements initialled on 13 December 1995;
Whereas this Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1999 pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application of the Agreement by the People's Republic of China,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products as last amended by Agreements initialled on 13 December 1995 shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1999 pending its formal conclusion and subject to reciprocal provisional application of the Agreement by the People's Republic of China.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
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32005R1033 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1033/2005 of 1 July 2005 fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 22nd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
| 2.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 171/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1033/2005
of 1 July 2005
fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 22nd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter held by them.
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 22nd individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 28 June 2005, the minimum selling price for butter is fixed at 275 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 July 2005.
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31997D0829 | 97/829/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 1 December 1997 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1997 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
| COMMISSION DECISION of 1 December 1997 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1997 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (97/829/ECSC, EC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 2485/96 (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 (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 1785/97 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1997 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 (4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;
Whereas, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1997 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
Sole Article
With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1997 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 general budget of the European Communities 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 |
32000R1495 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1495/2000 of 10 July 2000 establishing the quantities to be allocated to importers from the Community quantitative quotas redistributed by Regulation (EC) No 849/2000
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1495/2000
of 10 July 2000
establishing the quantities to be allocated to importers from the Community quantitative quotas redistributed by Regulation (EC) No 849/2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) Nos 1765/82, 1766/82 and 3420/83(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1138/98(2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96(4) and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 849/2000 of 27 April 2000 redistributing the unused portions of the 1999 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China(5), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 849/2000 established the portion of each of the quotas concerned reserved for traditional and other importers and the conditions and methods for participating in the allocation of the quantities available. Importers lodged applications for import licences with the competent national authorities between 3 and 26 May 2000, at 3 p.m., Brussels time, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 849/2000.
(2) The Commission has received from the Member States under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 849/2000 particulars of the numbers and aggregate volume of import licence applications submitted and the total volume imported by traditional importers in 1997 or 1998, the reference year.
(3) The Commission is now able, on the basis of that information, to establish uniform quantitative criteria by which the competent national authorities may satisfy licence applications submitted by importers in the Member States for the quantitative quotas redistributed by Regulation (EC) No 849/2000;
(4) Examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the aggregate volume of the applications submitted by traditional importers for the products listed in Annex I to this Regulation exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them. The applications must therefore be met by applying the uniform rate of reduction/increase shown in Annex I to the imports, expressed in volume terms, of each importer over the reference period.
(5) Examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the aggregate volume of applications submitted by non-traditional importers for the products listed in Annex II to this Regulation exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them. The applications must therefore be met by applying the uniform rate of reduction shown in Annex II to the amounts requested by each importer, as limited by Regulation (EC) No 849/2000,
In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex I duly submitted by traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity equal to its imports for 1997 or 1998, adjusted by the rate of reduction/increase specified in the said Annex for each quota.
Where the use of this quantitative criterion would entail allocating an amount greater than that applied for, the quantity allocated shall be limited to that specified in the application.
In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex II duly submitted by non-traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity equal to the amount requested within the limits set by Regulation (EC) No 849/2000 adjusted by the rate of reduction specified in the said Annex for each quota.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31986R1419 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1419/86 of 6 May 1986 fixing the number of vessels flying the flag of Spain authorized to fish for albacore tuna in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1419/86
of 6 May 1986
fixing the number of vessels flying the flag of Spain authorized to fish for albacore tuna in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal and, in particular, Article 352 (6) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the terms of Article 352 (6) of the Act of Accession, the Council must decide upon the number of vessels flying the flag of Spain and listed and/or registered at a port situated within the territory to which the common fisheries policy applies which may fish for albacore tuna as their principal activity in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal which are covered by ICES and the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF),
The number of vessels flying the flag of Spain authorized to fish for albacore tuna in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal subject to the conditions laid down in Article 352 of the Act of Accession shall be as stipulated in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Community.
It shall apply from 1 May 1986 until 31 December 1995.
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 |
31988D0605 | 88/605/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 June 1988 on the draft Sicilian Regional Law on the setting-up of a regional fund to encourage citrus exports (Italy)(Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 June 1988
on the draft Sicilian Regional Law on the setting-up of a regional fund to encourage citrus exports (Italy)
(Only the Italian version of this text is authentic)
(88/605/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2238/88 (2), and in particular Article 31 thereof,
After giving notice, in accordance with Article 93 (2) of the Treaty, to those concerned to submit their comments (3),
Whereas:
I
1. The Italian Permanent Representation to the European Communities, in accordance with Article 93 (3) of the Treaty, informed the Commission by letter dated 25 March 1987, recorded as received on 1 April 1987, of the draft Sicilian Regional Law setting up a regional fund to encourage citrus exports.
2. The measure consists in setting up a revolving fund for granting loans at a low interest rate of 6 % for a period of five years for citrus exports. The direct beneficiaries of the aid are undertakings which export citrus fruits.
II
1. In a letter dated 9 June 1987 (No SG(87)D/7156) to the Italian Government, the Commission said it had decided to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty in respect of the aid.
2. In its letter, the Commission informed the Italian authorities that it saw the aid as an operating aid contrary to its consistent philosophy on the application of Articles 92 to 94 of the Treaty; the measure has the direct effect of artificially lowering costs and improving production conditions and market outlets for the producers concerned as compared with producers in other Member States not in receipt of comparable aids.
The measure is consequently liable to distort competition and affect trade between the Member States; it meets the criteria of Article 92 (1) while being ineligible for any of the exceptions under Article 92 (2) and (3).
The Commission pointed out, moreover, that the Community rules for the organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72) constitute a complete and comprehensive system which precludes the possibility of Member States taking any independent supplementary measures.
The regional aid consequently constitutes an infringement of Community provisions.
3. Under the Article 93 (2) procedure, the Commission gave the Italian Government notice to submit its comments.
The Commission also gave notice to the other Member States and interested parties to submit their comments.
III
In a letter dated 5 January 1988, the Italian Government replied to the Commission's letter. It made the following comments:
(a) According to the regional authorities, the measure has a short-term economic impact of great importance for the citrus fruit sector and has two objectives:
(i) to help maintain marketing levels in the citrus fruit sector. The crisis in the citrus fruit sector is due partly to the difficulties of marketing produce from remote plantations and partly to competition from other countries (Spain and Israel). The regional measure to promote exports is a purely short-term one intended to remedy a 'serious disturbance' in the Sicilian economy,
(ii) to maintain employment.
The regional authorities explained that employment in the export undertakings is largely seasonal and in most cases lasts for the citrus marketing period.
The problem of unemployment is assuming dramatic proportions, in particular in the Sicilian region.
(b) According to the regional authorities, the measure is not intended to distort competition between Sicily and the Member States; rather it is intended to promote the economic development of a region with a low standard of living and serious underemployment. On this count an exception could be made for this measure under Article 92 (3) (a).
IV
As regards the arguments put forward by the Italian authorities, the following should be stressed:
(a) Any measures to resolve the problems of the citrus market must be taken as part of the common market organization to avoid, inter alia, even greater problems arising from unilateral national measures which might shift the existing problems from the assisted regions to citrus-growing regions where no such aid is available.
(b) The problems of the citrus market are not new; for several products the market is characterized by permanent structural surpluses which have not yet been reduced despite the implementation of Community structural reform programmes for citrus fruit in Italy. The regional aid is aimed at maintaining acceptable marketing levels by promoting easier disposal of products qualifying for aid. An aid of this kind therefore does not encourage producers to take the structural measures needed to find a lasting solution to the endemic problems noted in Italy.
The Commission does not take the view that the proposed measure is likely to remedy the socio-structural problems of Sicily, in particular as it may hamper the reorganization of the sector in question.
The granting of export aid would encourage citrus growers to maintain existing crops or even to increase citrus production. It might even have the indirect effect of increasing market supply and in this way affect intra-Community trade.
(c) Employment in the undertakings concerned will be better and more durably protected by structural improvements at the production stage than by short-term measures whose effects are of limited duration. Indeed, the measures are liable to raise staffing levels artificially in these undertakings without providing any long-term guarantee for the extra manpower.
(d) In the light of these considerations, the reasons given by the Italian authorities cannot be accepted.
V
The total quantity of citrus fruit which could be affected by the aid in 1987 is approximately 225 600 tonnes (ECU 75 900 000), of which some 126 600 tonnes were exported to non-member countries and 99 000 tonnes to other Member States. Spain exports 2 430 270 tonnes (ECU 971,068 million).
Italian exports account for 7,6 % of all Community exports (approximately 2 960 200 tonnes or ECU 1 210 200 000).
Italy's exports of citrus fruit worldwide account for 9,2 % of its production (4 % for export to Member States).
In 1987 citrus production in Italy totalled approximately 2 448 400 tonnes (on an area of 182 675 hectares), or about 30 % of Community production. Spain, with some 4 202 000 tonnes and an area of 256 250 hectares, is the main producer of citrus fruit.
The market for the main citrus fruits is generally well supplied; Community withdrawal measures in Italy affected 1 083 300 tonnes (ECU 236 200 000) in 1986/87 for mandarins, oranges and lemons, as a whole, representing approximately 80 % of withdrawal measures in the Community as a whole. Exports cannot rise significantly above present levels. VI
1. Articles 92 to 94 the Treaty apply to citrus fruit production and trade pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.
The proposed scheme gives Sicilian exporters and, indirectly, producers of citrus fruit a special advantage by providing them artificially with financial support which they would not have obtained from the market in normal circumstances. Consequently, it has the effect of distorting competition between the recipients of the aid and operators who do not receive aid in Italy or the other Member States.
The creation of a regional fund to promote citrus exports may encourage producers to maintain or even increase their production.
The introduction of such a measure has the direct effect of increasing the quantities offered for export to the other Member States. The aid thus affects intra-Community trade.
The Sicilian aid scheme therefore meets the criteria of Article 92 (1) of the Treaty which states that such aids are incompatible in principle with the common market.
2. In addition, there is no provision for such aid in the Community rules on fruit and vegetables.
The rules are devised as a complete and comprehensive system which precludes any power on the part of the Member States to continue to take unilateral measures, which could moreover shift the existing problem in the assisted regions to citrus-producing regions in which no such aid is available. The aid scheme consequently constitutes an infringement of the rules.
3. The derogations from the rule of incompatibility with the common market provided for in Article 92 (2) are clearly not applicable to the scheme. Those provided for in paragraph 3 require objectives in the Community's interest and not only in the interest of individual sectors of the national economy. These derogations must be strictly interpreted.
Exceptions can be granted only in cases where the aid is necessary for the achievement of one of the objectives set out in those provisions. To allow such exceptions in respect of aid which does not offer such guarantees would amount to allowing trade between Member States to be affected and competition to be distorted without justification from the point of view of the Community interest and would bring about unfair advantage for certain Member States.
In the case in point, the aid does not offer such guarantees since the Italian Government was unable to provide any justification, and the Commission could find none, showing that the aid in question fulfilled the conditions required for granting one of the exceptions set out in Article 92 (3) of the Treaty.
The measures is not intended to promote an important project of common European interest within the meaning of Article 92 (3) (b) since its possible effects on trade run counter to the common interest.
Nor is the measure likely to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of the Member State in question within the meaning of same provison.
With regard to the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) in respect of aids intended to promote or facilitate the economic development of certain regions and certain activities referred to under (c), it should be noted that the proposed measure cannot improve in any lasting manner the conditions in the economic sector concerned by the aid since, as soon as it ceased to be granted, the sector would once again be in the same structural situation as before the implementation of the scheme.
It is the Commission's systematic policy not to permit export aids within the common market. For this reason alone the measure is unacceptable.
The aid in question is an artificial inducement to exporters in the region to maintain present marketing levels; in addition, it has adverse effects on the reorganization of the sector. Moreover, employment in undertakings in the region will be protected in a more stable and lasting fashion by measures to improve structures and not purely short-term measures.
Consequently, the aid is to be considered as operating aid for the undertakings concerned, a type of aid which the Commission has, on principle, always opposed since it is not subject to conditions qualifying it for exemption pursuant to Article 92 (3) (a) or (c).
Moreover, even if it had been possible to envisage an exception pursuant to Article 92 (3) of the Treaty for agricultural products, the fact that the aid infringes the market organization in question makes it impossible to apply any such exception in this case.
By the effect which the Sicilian measure may have on citrus fruit production, it might also result in an increase in European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund expenditure. For this reason too the aid is considered to be incompatible with the common interest. 4. It therefore follows that the aid is incompatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 92 of the EEC Treaty; consequently the proposed measure may not be put into effect,
The aid provided for in Draft Law No 155/86 for Sicily on the setting-up of a regional fund to encourage citrus exports is incompatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 92 of the EEC Treaty and may not be granted.
The Italian Government shall inform the Commission, within one month from the date of notification of this Decision, of the measures taken to comply therewith.
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32002R1258 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1258/2002 of 11 July 2002 amending the import duties in the cereals sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1258/2002
of 11 July 2002
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 597/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1157/2002(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1200/2002(6).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1157/2002,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1157/2002 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 July 2002.
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32006R1066 | Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1066/2006 of 27 June 2006 adjusting from 1 July 2006 the scale for missions by officials and other servants of the European Communities in the Member States
| 14.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 194/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 1066/2006
of 27 June 2006
adjusting from 1 July 2006 the scale for missions by officials and other servants of the European Communities in the Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and to the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular Article 13 of Annex VII thereto,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 13(3) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations, the Commission has submitted a report on the evolution of the prices of hotels, restaurants and catering services.
(2) On the basis of that report, daily subsistence allowances and hotel ceilings should be adjusted to take account of price increases,
The scale of mission allowances in Article 13(2) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations is hereby replaced by the following table.
(in EUR)
Destination Hotel ceiling Daily allowance
‘Belgium 140 92
Czech Republic 155 75
Denmark 150 120
Germany 115 93
Estonia 110 71
Greece 140 82
Spain 125 87
France 150 95
Ireland 150 104
Italy 135 95
Cyprus 145 93
Latvia 145 66
Lithuania 115 68
Luxembourg 145 92
Hungary 150 72
Malta 115 90
Netherlands 170 93
Austria 130 95
Poland 145 72
Portugal 120 84
Slovenia 110 70
Slovakia 125 80
Finland 140 104
Sweden 160 97
United Kingdom 175 101’
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2006.
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31994R3242 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 3242/94 of 21 December 1994 derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 19/82 and (EEC) No 3653/85 as regards imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products originating in certain third countries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3242/94 of 21 December 1994 derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 19/82 and (EEC) No 3653/85 as regards imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products originating in certain third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1886/94 (2), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/80 of 14 October 1980 derogating from certain import rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3890/92 (4), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3643/85 of 19 December 1985 concerning the import arrangements applicable to certain third countries in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector as from 1986, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3890/92 (5), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3234/94 of 22 December 1994 suspending the import levy on sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products (6), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the levies applicable to the products in question are limited to the amounts resulting from voluntary restraint agreements; whereas Article 7 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 19/82 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3581/93 (8), stipulates that the levy applicable to imports under voluntary restraint agreements is to be limited to 10 % ad valorem; whereas by Decision (9) the Council in the name of the Community approved the extension to 30 June 1995 of the adjustments to the agreements between the European Community and Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, New Zealand, Poland and Uruguay on trade in sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products; whereas by virtue of these adjustments the levy is reduced to zero;
Whereas pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3643/85, Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3653/85 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2779/93 (11), stipulates that the levy applicable to imports originating in third countries other than those having concluded voluntary restraint agreements with the Community is to be limited to 10 % ad valorem;
Whereas by way of derogation from the voluntary restraint agreements concluded with Iceland, Romania and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and by way of derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 3643/85, Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3234/94 suspends until 31 December 1994 collection of the levy applicable to imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products of CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0240;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
By way of derogation from Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 19/82, import licences issued up to 30 June 1995 for sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products of CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204 on presentation of export certificates issued by Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Iceland, New Zealand, Poland, Romania or Uruguay shall show one of the following in box 24:
- Exacción limitada a cero [aplicación del Reglamento (CE) no 3242/94],
- Importafgift begraenset til nul (jf. forordning (EF) nr. 3242/94),
- Beschraenkung der Abschoepfung auf Null (Anwendung der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 3242/94),
- Eisfora periorismeni sto miden [efarmogi toy kanonismoy (EK) arith. 3242/94],
- Levy limited to zero (application of Regulation (EC) No 3242/94),
- Prélèvement limité à zéro [application du règlement (CE) no 3242/94],
- Prelievo limitato a zero [applicazione del regolamento (CE) n. 3242/94],
- Heffing beperkt tot nul (toepassing van Verordening (EG) nr. 3242/94),
- Direito nivelador limitado a zero [aplicaçao do Regulamento (CE) nº 3242/94],
- Inontimaksutta [Asetuksen (EY) n :o 3242/94 mukaiseste],
- Importavgiften begraensad till nul (tillaempning av foerordning (EG) nr 3242/94).
Import licences issued up to 30 June 1995 for sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products of CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204 originating in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or Slovenia shall show one of the following in box 24:
- Exacción limitada a cero [aplicación del Reglamento (CE) no 3242/94],
- Importafgift begraenset til nul (jf. forordning (EF) nr. 3242/94),
- Beschraenkung der Abschoepfung auf Null (Anwendung der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 3242/94),
- Eisfora periorismeni sto miden [efarmogi toy kanonismoy (EK) arith. 3242/94],
- Levy limited to zero (application of Regulation (EC) No 3242/94),
- Prélèvement limité à zéro [application du règlement (CE) no 3242/94],
- Prelievo limitato a zero [applicazione del regolamento (CE) n. 3242/94],
- Heffing beperkt tot nul (toepassing van Verordening (EG) nr. 3242/94),
- Direito nivelador limitado a zero [aplicaçao do Regulamento (CE) nº 3242/94],
- Inontimaksutta [Asetuksen (EY) n :o 3242/94 mukaiseste],
- Importavgiften begraensad till nul (tillaempning av foerordning (EG) nr 3242/94).
By way of derogation from Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3653/85, import licences issued up to 30 June 1995 for sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products of CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204 shall show one of the following in box 24:
- Exacción limitada a cero [aplicación del Reglamento (CE) no 3242/94],
- Importafgift begraenset til nul (jf. forordning (EF) nr. 3242/94),
- Beschraenkung der Abschoepfung auf Null (Anwendung der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 3242/94),
- Eisfora periorismeni sto miden [efarmogi toy kanonismoy (EK) arith. 3242/94],
- Levy limited to zero (application of Regulation (EC) No 3242/94),
- Prélèvement limité à zéro [application du règlement (CE) no 3242/94],
- Prelievo limitato a zero [applicazione del regolamento (CE) n. 3242/94],
- Heffing beperkt tot nul (toepassing van Verordening (EG) nr. 3242/94),
- Direito nivelador limitado a zero [aplicaçao do Regulamento (CE) nº 3242/94],
- Inontimaksutta [Asetuksen (EY) n :o 3242/94 mukaiseste],
- Importavgiften begraensad till nul (tillaempning av foerordning (EG) nr 3242/94).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1995.
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31988R1913 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1913/88 of 30 June 1988 laying down precautionary measures in the fruit and vegetables sector as regards cauliflowers, tomatoes, peaches, nectarines, apricots, lemons, aubergines and pears for July 1988
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1913/88
of 30 June 1988
laying down precautionary measures in the fruit and vegetables sector as regards cauliflowers, tomatoes, peaches, nectarines, apricots, lemons, aubergines and pears for July 1988
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 5 and 155 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1117/88 (2),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, a basic price and a buying-in price must be fixed for each marketing year for each of the products listed in Annex II to that Regulation; whereas the products in question, harvested in a given production year, are marketed, as regards:
- cauliflowers, from May to April of the following year,
- tomatoes and aubergines from January to December,
- peaches and nectarines, from May to October,
- apricots, from May to August,
- lemons and pears from June to May of the following year;
Whereas, for those products, the Commission has submitted to the Council suitable proposals for the fixing of the prices; whereas, despite the Commission's repeated efforts and notwithstanding a wide majority in favour of the Commission's proposals, the Council has not, to date, adopted the basic prices and the buying-in prices applicable from 1 July 1988; whereas the Commission, by virtue of the powers conferred on it by the Treaty, must take the precautionary measures essential to ensuring that the common agricultural policy continues to operate in the fruit and vegetables sector in question; whereas these measures are adopted as a precaution and without prejudice to the Council's prices decisions for 1988/89;
Whereas these precautionary measures are aimed at ensuring the continuity of the intervention arrangements provided for in Articles 15 and 19 of the abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72; whereas, to that end, the amounts to be used in calculating the prices at which the abovementioned intervention operations take place should be fixed for July 1988; whereas the amounts thus fixed correspond to the basic and buying-in prices adopted by the Commission in its proposals to the Council for the fixation of the prices applicable in the 1988/89 marketing year; whereas the amounts correspond to the prices in force in the 1987/88 marketing year, with the exception of the prices for nectarines, which are products for which the prices and intervention system applies from the 1988 year only;
Whereas Spain during the first phase, and Portugal, during the first stage, are authorized to maintain, in the fruit and vegetables sector, the rules in force under the previous national arrangements for the organization of their domestic agricultural markets under the conditions laid down in Articles 133 to 135 and 262 to 265 respectively of the Act of Accession; whereas, therefore, the amounts fixed in this Regulation are applicable only in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985,
The intervention operations provided for in Article 15 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 shall be carried out at prices determined on the basis of the following amounts:
1. For cauliflowers, for the period 1 to 31 July 1988:
- basic price: 22,18 ECU/100 kg net,
- buying-price: 9,55 ECU/100 kg net.
Those amounts relate to packed 'trimmed' cauliflowers of Quality Grade I.
2. For tomatoes, for the period 1 to 31 July 1988:
- basic price: 23,38 ECU/100 kg net,
- buying-in price: 8,68 ECU/100 kg net.
Those prices relate to packed 'round' and 'ribbed' tomatoes of Quality Grade I, size 57/67 mm.
3. For peaches (not including nectarines), for the period 1 to 31 July 1988:
- basic price: 42,99 ECU/100 kg net,
- buying-in price: 24,08 ECU/100 kg net.
Those prices relate to packed peaches of the Amsden, Cardinal, Charles Ingouf, Dixired, Jeronimo, J. H. Hale, Merril Gemfree, Michelini, Red Haven, San Lorenzo, Springcrest and Springtime varieties of Quality Grade I, size 61/67 mm.
4. For nectarines, for the period 1 to 31 July 1988:
- basic price: 54,79 ECU/100 kg net,
- buying-in price: 26,30 ECU/100 kg net.
Those prices relate to packed nectarines of the Armking, Crimsongold, Early Sungrand, Fantasia, Independence, Maygrand, Nectared, Snow Queen and Starkredgold varieties of Quality Grade I, size 61/67 mm.
5. For apricots, for the period 1 to 31 July 1988:
- basic price: 41,75 ECU/100 kg net,
- buying-in price: 23,78 ECU/100 kg net.
Those prices relate to packed apricots of Quality Grade I of a size over 30 mm.
6. For lemons, for the period 1 to 31 July 1988:
- basic price: 44,73 ECU/100 kg net,
- buying-in price: 26,32 ECU/100 kg net.
Those prices relate to packed lemons of Quality Grade I, size 53/62 mm.
7. For aubergines, for the period 1 to 31 July 1988:
- basic price: 17,77 ECU/100 kg net,
- buying-in price: 7,12 ECU/100 kg net.
Those prices relate to the following packed products:
- elongated aubergines of Quality Grade I of a size over 40 mm,
- globus aubergines of Quality Grade I of a size over 70 mm.
8. For pears (other than perry pears), for the period 1 to 31 July 1988:
- basic price: 28,67 ECU/100 kg net,
- buying-in price: 14,75 ECU/100 kg net.
Those prices relate to the following packed products:
- pears of the Beurré Hardy, Bon Chrétien Williams, Conférence, Coscia (Ercolini), Crystallis (Beurré Napoléon, Blanquilla, Tsakonika), Dr Jules Guyot (Limonera) varieties of Quality Grade I of a size equal to or over 60 mm,
- pears of the Empereur Alexandre (Kaiser Alexandre Bosc) variety of Quality Grade I of a size equal to or over 70 mm.
NB: The prices indicated do not include the impact of the cost of the packaging in which the products is presented.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1988.
The provisions of this Regulation shall apply without prejudice to the decisions to be adopted by the Council pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.
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32014R1315 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1315/2014 of 10 December 2014 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 20 November 2014 to 30 November 2014 and determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2015 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 in the milk and milk products sector
| 11.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 354/41
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1315/2014
of 10 December 2014
fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 20 November 2014 to 30 November 2014 and determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2015 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 in the milk and milk products sector
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of products of the milk and milk products sector.
(2) For some quotas, the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 20 November 2014 to 30 November 2014 for the subperiod from 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2015 exceed those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3).
(3) The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 20 November 2014 to 30 November 2014 for the subperiod from 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2015 are, for some quotas, less than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod.
(4) In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
1. The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged under Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 for the subperiod from 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2015 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, to be added to the subperiod from 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2015, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32001R1718 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1718/2001 of 30 August 2001 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1718/2001
of 30 August 2001
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 24 to 30 August 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988D0310 | 88/310/EEC: Commission Decision of 11 May 1988 concerning health protection measures in connection with imports of certain fresh meat from the State of Goias, Brazil
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 May 1988
concerning health protection measures in connection with imports of certain fresh meat from the State of Goias, Brazil
(88/310/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 87/64/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof;
Whereas the requirements as regards animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Brazil are laid down in Commission Decision 86/195/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 87/445/EEC (4), with particular reference to the situation of foot-and-mouth disease obtaining in Brazil at that time;
Whereas during the last on-the-spot inspection of the Community in March 1988 changes were observed in the quality of Brazilian veterinary controls in respect of foot-and-mouth disease in the State of Goias;
Whereas if this situation persists it is liable to create a hazard for Community livestock;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate to adopt protection measures to avert such a hazard and to prohibit imports from the State of Goias from 15 May 1988;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The authorization to import fresh meat from Brazil laid down in Decision 86/195/EEC is suspended in respect of fresh meat of bovine animals slaughtered after 15 May 1988 in the State of Goias.
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31987R0886 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 886/87 of 27 March 1987 on the notification by the Member States to the Commission of the information relating to imports of dessert apples
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 886/87
of 27 March 1987
on the notification by the Member States to the Commission of the information relating to imports of dessert apples
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1351/86 (2), and in particular Article 38 (1) thereof,
Whereas, in view of the upward trend in imports of dessert apples into the Community and in view of the expected levels of such imports in 1987 which threaten to disrupt an already difficult market, the trend in imports from third countries should be monitored regularly and the information notified very promptly;
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 144 and 280 of the Act of Accession, Spain and Portugal may apply quantitative restrictions to imports from third countries of the products in question; whereas the provisions concerning notification of information should, therefore, not be applied in those countries;
Whereas the Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) is considered, for statistical purposes, as a single territory; whereas, with regard to the information to be notified to the Commission, it should be considered as a single Member State;
Whereas the measures provides for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The Member States shall notify to the Commission:
the quantities and values of the dessert apples falling within heading No 08.06 A II of the Common Customs Tariff which have been released for free circulation,
- in accordance with the NIMEXE nomenclature and
- according to their country of origin.
The abovementioned information shall be notified at intervals as follows:
- every Friday in the case of dessert apples released for free circulation on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday,
- every Tuesday in the case of dessert apples released for free criculation on Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday of the previous week.
Where no apples have been released for free circulation during one of the aforesaid periods, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission to that effect by telex sent on the days stated above.
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union shall be considered as a single Member State.
2. This Regulation shall not apply to Spain or Portugal.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the eighth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31982D0931 | 82/931/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Barringer - SO2/NO2 Remote Sensor Correlation Spectrometer, model Cospec V' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Barringer - SO2/NO2 Remote Sensor Correlation Spectrometer, model Cospec V' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/931/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 16 June 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Barringer - SO2/NO2 Remote Sensor Correlation Spectrometer, model Cospec V', ordered on 10 July 1981 and to be used in an environmental research project to determine the dispersion parameters of flue gas plumes from super-power stations, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 22 October 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a spectrometer; whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
The apparaus described as 'Barringer - SO2/NO2 Re- mote, Sensor Correlation Spectrometer, model Cospec V, which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 16 June 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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32005R1526 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1526/2005 of 20 September 2005 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
| 21.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 245/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1526/2005
of 20 September 2005
fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 33(12) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 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 within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Commission Regulations (EEC) No 32/82 (2), (EEC) No 1964/82 (3), (EEC) No 2388/84 (4), (EEC) No 2973/79 (5) and (EC) No 2051/96 (6) lay down the conditions for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of beef and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products, and the conditions for granting of assistance concerning certain destinations.
(3) It follows from applying those rules and criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal that the refund should be as set out below.
(4) With regard to live animals, for reasons of simplification, export refunds should not be granted for categories in which there is insignificant trade with third countries. Moreover, in the light of the general concern for animal welfare, export refunds for live animals for slaughter should be limited as much as possible.
(5) Consequently, export refunds for such animals should be granted only for third countries which, for cultural or religious reasons, traditionally import substantial numbers of animals for domestic slaughter.
(6) As to live animals for reproduction, in order to prevent any abuse, export refunds for pure-bred breeding animals should be limited to heifers and cows of no more than 30 months of age.
(7) In order to enable some Community beef and veal products to be disposed of on the international market, export refunds should be granted for certain destinations on some products under CN codes 0201, 0202 and 1602 50.
(8) The uptake of export refunds for certain categories of beef and veal products proves to be insignificant. This is also the case with regard to the uptake for certain destinations very close to the Community territory. For such categories, export refunds should no longer be fixed.
(9) The refunds provided for in this Regulation are set on the basis of the product codes as defined in the nomenclature adopted by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 of 17 December 1987 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds (7).
(10) The refunds on all frozen cuts should be in line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other than those from adult male bovine animals.
(11) Checks on products covered by CN code 1602 50 should be stepped up by making the granting of refunds on these products conditional on manufacture under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products (8).
(12) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community. Therefore, to be eligible for a refund, products should be required to bear the health mark laid down in Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (9), Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (10) and Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations (11).
(13) Pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82, the special refund is to be reduced if the quantity of boned meat to be exported amounts to less than 95 %, but not less than 85 %, of the total weight of cuts produced by boning.
(14) The negotiations within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and Romania and Bulgaria aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market concerned. For these two countries export refunds should therefore be abolished. That abolition should not, however, lead to a differentiated refund for exports to other countries.
(15) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. The list of products on which export refunds as referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 are granted, and the amount thereof and the destinations, shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The products must meet the relevant health marking requirements of:
— Chapter XI of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC,
— Chapter VI of Annex B to Directive 77/99/EEC,
— Chapter VI of Annex I to Directive 94/65/EC.
In the case referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 the rate of the refund on products falling within product code 0201 30 00 9100 shall be reduced by 11 EUR/100 kg.
The fact that no export refund is set for Romania and Bulgaria shall not be deemed to constitute a differentiation of the refund.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2005.
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31974R0904 | Regulation (EEC) No 904/74 of the Commission of 17 April 1974 amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 on intervention procedure for raw tobacco in so far as it concerns the moisture content of tobacco
| REGULATION (EEC) No 904/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 17 April 1974 amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 on intervention procedure for raw tobacco in so far as it concerns the moisture content of tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 (1) of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco, as last amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular Articles 5 (6) and 6 (10) thereof;
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that the premium and the intervention price are paid only for the actual weight of usable tobacco ; whereas, for this purpose, the definition of net weight for a given moisture content was laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 (3) of 25 August 1970 on intervention procedure for raw tobacco, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 715/73 (4) ; whereas Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 (5) of 25 August 1970 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tobacco, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/70 (6), refers to this definition of net weight;
Whereas, in the absence of a Community method of determining moisture content, net weight has been calculated up to now for tobacco having a moisture content equal to that used under national practices and adopted for purposes of determining the reference qualities when fixing the norm prices and intervention prices;
Whereas a Community study on the determination of the moisture content of raw tobacco showed that the rates applied up to now should be adjusted to be made more realistic, and that the net weight and the reference qualities of leaf tobacco and baled tobacco should relate to these new rates;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for raw tobacco,
1. The last subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 is replaced by the following:
"The net weight shall be established for the moisture contents fixed in Annex IV ; if the moisture content is found to be higher or lower, a corresponding adjustment of up to 3 % of moisture content shall be made".
2. The Annexes attached are added to Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70.
Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 is replaced by the following:
"Each variety and each quality of tobacco shall be taken over only if delivered for intervention made up in conformity with the provisions of Articles 2 (3) (c) and 6 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70".
Point (m) of Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 shall be replaced by the following:
"(m) leaves of which the humidity exceeds by more than 3 % that determined in Annex IV".
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31990R3569 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/90 of 4 December 1990 laying down amendments for the purpose of implementing in Germany Regulation (EEC) No 3044/89 on the organization of a labour force sample survey in the spring of 1990 and 1991
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3569/90 of 4 December 1990 laying down amendments for the purpose of implementing in Germany Regulation (EEC) No 3044/89 on the organization of a labour force sample survey in the spring of 1990 and 1991
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,
Having regard to the draft 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 Council has adopted Regulation (EEC)
No 3044/89 relating to the organization of a labour force sample survey in the spring of 1990 and 1991(4);
Whereas, from the date of German unification onwards, Community law will be applicable to the territory of the former German Democratic Republic;
Whereas, for the spring of 1991, the sample of households for the labour force sample survey in Germany should be extended,
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3044/89 is replaced by the following:
'Article 3
In the spring of 1991, the sample shall comprise between 120 000 and 130 000 households in Germany, between 60 000 and 100 000 in France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain, between 30 000 and 50 000 in Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Greece and Portugal, between 15 000 and 30 000 in Denmark and approximately 10 000 in Luxembourg.'
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 |
32007R0903 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 903/2007 of 27 July 2007 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 28.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 903/2007
of 27 July 2007
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), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3 of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column 2 of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31976R1521 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in Morocco
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1521/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in Morocco
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco and the Interim Agreement (2) on the advance implementation of certain provisions of the Cooperation Agreement relating to trade in goods were signed on 27 April 1976;
Whereas Articles 17 and 18 of the Cooperation Agreement and Annex B thereto and Articles 10 and 11 of the Interim Agreement and Annex B thereto provide for special arrangements for imports of olive oil falling within subheading 15.07 A of the Common Customs Tariff, wholly obtained in Morocco and transported direct from that country to the Community ; whereas the implementation of these arrangements requires that implementing rules be adopted, particularly as regards oil falling within subheading 15.07 A II;
Whereas, provided that Morocco levies a special charge on exports of oil falling within subheading 15.07 A II, the said special arrangements provide for a standard abatement of 0 750 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes of the levy applicable to such oil and a reduction of the said levy by an amount equal to the special charge, but not exceeding: - 10 units of account per 100 kilogrammes, representing the reduction provided for in Article 17 (1) (b) of the Cooperation Agreement or Article 10 (1) (b) of the Interim Agreement;
- 10 units of account per 100 kilogrammes, representing the additional amount provided for in Annex B to the Cooperation Agreement or the Interim Agreement;
Whereas, in accordance with the Cooperation Agreement and the Interim Agreement, the special charge on exports should be reflected in the price of the oil upon importation into the Community ; whereas in order to ensure the correct application of the arrangements in question, the necessary measures should be adopted to ensure that the special charge on exports is paid at the latest when the oil is imported,
Where Morocco levies the special charge on exports of olive oil other than olive oil which has undergone a refining process, falling within subheading 15.07 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, wholly obtained in Morocco and transported direct from that country to the Community, the levy applicable to imports of the said oil into the Community shall be the levy calculated in accordance with Article 13 of Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1707/73 (4), less: (a) 0 750 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes, and
(b) an amount equal to the special charge levied by Morocco on exports of the said oil but not exceeding 10 units of account per 100 kilogrammes, such amount being increased until 31 October 1977 by 10 units of account per 100 kilogrammes. (1)Opinion delivered on 18 June 1976 and not yet published in the Official Journal. (2)OJ No L 141, 28.5.1976, p. 98. (3)OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. (4)OJ No L 175, 29.6.1973, p. 5.
The arrangements provided for in Article 1 shall apply to any import transaction in respect of which the importer furnishes proof, when importing the olive oil, that the special charge on exports referred to in Article 1 has been reflected in the import price.
Where Morocco does not apply the special charge on exports, the levy charged on imports into the Community of the oil defined in Article 1 shall be the levy calculated in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC less 0 750 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes.
Without prejudice to the charging of the variable component of the levy determined in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the fixed component of the said levy shall not be charged on imports into the Community of olive oil which has undergone a refining process, falling within subheading 15.07 A I of the Common Customs Tariff, wholly obtained in Morocco and transported direct from that country to the Community.
The levy referred to in Article 4 shall be fixed by the Commission.
The detailed rules for the application of this Regulation, and in particular Article 2, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.
Council Regulation (EEC) No 303/74 of 4 February 1974 on imports of olive oil from Morocco (1) is hereby repealed.
The arrangements provided for in this Regulation shall apply from the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco.
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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32008R0784 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 784/2008 of 5 August 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Radicchio Rosso di Treviso (PGI))
| 6.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 209/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 784/2008
of 5 August 2008
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Radicchio Rosso di Treviso (PGI))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1), and in application of Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy's application for the approval of amendments to the specification of the protected geographical indication ‘Radicchio Rosso di Treviso’ registered on the basis of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (3).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
(4) as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31978R2211 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2211/78 of 26 September 1978 concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
| 27.9.1978 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 264/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2211/78
of 26 September 1978
concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 238 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco signed in Rabat on 27 April 1976 should be concluded,
The Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
The President of the Council of the European Communities shall give the notification provided for in Article 60 of the Agreement (2).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R1089 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1089/2006 of 14 July 2006 opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for certain wines in Spain
| 15.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 195/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1089/2006
of 14 July 2006
opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for certain wines in Spain
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(1)(f) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides for the possibility of a crisis distillation measure in the event of exceptional market disturbance due to major surpluses. Such measures may be limited to certain categories of wine and/or certain areas of production, and may apply to quality wines produced in specified regions (quality wines psr) at the request of the Member State concerned.
(2) The Spanish Government has requested that crisis distillation be opened for quality red and rosé wines produced in specified regions (psr) of its territory and in particular produced in the wine-growing region of Navarre.
(3) Considerable surpluses have been recorded on the market in red and rosé quality wines psr in Navarre, which are reflected in a fall in prices and a worrying rise in stocks towards the end of the current marketing year. In order to reverse this negative trend, and so remedy the difficult market situation, stocks of quality wine psr should be reduced to a level that can be regarded as normal in terms of covering market requirements.
(4) Since the conditions laid down in Article 30(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 are satisfied, a crisis distillation measure should be opened for a maximum of 300 000 hectolitres of quality red and rosé wines produced in the specified region of Navarre.
(5) The crisis distillation opened by this Regulation must comply with the conditions laid down by 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) as regards the distillation measure provided for in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. Other provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 must also apply, in particular those concerning the delivery of alcohol to intervention agencies and the payment of advances.
(6) The price distillers must pay producers should be set at a level that permits the market disturbance to be dealt with while allowing producers to take advantage of the possibility afforded by this measure.
(7) The product of crisis distillation must be raw or neutral alcohol only, for compulsory delivery to the intervention agency in order to avoid disturbing the market for potable alcohol, which is supplied largely by the distillation provided for in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 is hereby opened for a maximum of 300 000 hectolitres of quality red and rosé wines produced in the specified region (psr) of Navarre, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 concerning this type of distillation.
Producers may conclude contracts as provided for in Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 (hereinafter referred to as the contract) from 18 July to 31 August 2006.
Contracts shall be accompanied by proof that a security equal to EUR 5 per hectolitre has been lodged.
Contracts may not be transferred.
1. If the total quantity covered by the contracts submitted to the intervention agency exceeds the quantity laid down in Article 1, Spain shall determine the rate of reduction to be applied to the above contracts.
2. Spain shall take the administrative steps necessary to approve the contracts not later than 15 September 2006. The approval shall specify any rate of reduction applied and the quantity of wine accepted per contract and shall stipulate that the producer may cancel the contract where the quantity to be distilled is reduced.
Spain shall notify the Commission before 20 September 2006 of the quantities of wine covered by approved contracts.
3. Spain may limit the number of contracts that individual producers may conclude under this Regulation.
1. The quantities of wine covered by approved contracts shall be delivered to the distilleries not later than 28 February 2007. The alcohol obtained shall be delivered to the intervention agency in accordance with Article 6(1) not later than 31 May 2007.
2. The security shall be released in proportion to the quantities delivered when the producer presents proof of delivery to a distillery.
The security shall be forfeit where no delivery is made within the time limit laid down in paragraph 1.
The minimum price paid for wine delivered for distillation under this Regulation shall be EUR 3,00/% vol/hl.
1. Distillers shall deliver the product obtained from distillation to the intervention agency. That product shall be of an alcoholic strength of at least 92 % vol.
2. The price the intervention agency must pay distillers for raw alcohol delivered shall be EUR 3,367/% vol/hl. The payment shall be made in accordance with Article 62(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.
Distillers may receive an advance of EUR 2,208/% vol/hl on that amount. In that case the advance shall be deducted from the price actually paid. Articles 66 and 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 shall apply.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 18 July 2006.
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32011R1249 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1249/2011 of 29 November 2011 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 2.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/39
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1249/2011
of 29 November 2011
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of 3 months, continue to be invoked by the holder, pursuant to Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of 3 months pursuant to Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32004R0956 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 956/2004 of 10 May 2004 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
| 11.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 176/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 956/2004
of 10 May 2004
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 May 2004.
It shall apply from 12 to 25 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989D0072 | 89/72/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1988 on a specific programme for the provision of facilities in fishing ports presented by France pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 December 1988
on a specific programme for the provision of facilities in fishing ports presented by France pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86
(Only the French text is authentic)
(89/72/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), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which aquaculture and fishery products are processed and marketed (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (3),
Whereas the French Government transmitted to the Commission on 30 April 1987 a specific programme for the provision of facilities at fishing ports, termed 'the programme' below;
Whereas the programme meets the requirements of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the programme will further the aims of the common fisheries policy;
Whereas the programme forms a coherent whole with the specific programmes relating to the processing and marketing of fishery products in metropolitan France and in the French overseas departments approved by Commission Decisions 86/383/EEC (4) and 87/189/EEC (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Fishing Industry,
The specific programme (1987 to 1991) for the provision of facilities at fishing ports presented by France on 30 April 1987, an outline of which is given in Annex I hereto, is approved subject to the requirements set out in Annex II.
This Decision does not predetermine the granting of Community financial aid for individual investment projects.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0857 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 857/2014 of 6 August 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 7.8.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 234/12
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 857/2014
of 6 August 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R1176 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1176/2005 of 20 July 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 21.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1176/2005
of 20 July 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 21 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1348 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1348/2001 of 4 July 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1348/2001
of 4 July 2001
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31981R2818 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2818/81 of 29 September 1981 on the implementation of the economic and control rules of the International Cocoa Agreement 1980
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2818/81 of 29 September 1981 on the implementation of the economic and control rules of the International Cocoa Agreement 1980
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, by virtue of the Council Decision of 30 June 1981, the Community is to apply provisionally the International Cocoa Agreement 1980, with effect from 1 August 1981, the date on which that Agreement provisionally entered into force;
Whereas on 7 August 1981 the International Cocoa Council adopted the economic and control rules of that Agreement;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 12 (4) of the International Cocoa Agreement 1980, appropriate measures must be taken to implement those rules within the Community,
For the purposes of implementing the International Cocoa Agreement 1980, the economic and control rules of that Agreement adopted by the International Cocoa Council on 7 August 1981 and set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be applied in accordance with the following Articles.
1. Importation into the Community of products falling within heading Nos 18.01, 18.03, 18.04 and 18.05 of the Common Customs Tariff shall be subject to production at the customs office where the import formalities are completed of the certificate prescribed for this purpose by the rules referred to in Article 1.
2. Products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be regarded as imported into the Community within the meaning of paragraph 1 when they are:
(a) entered for free circulation;
(b) entered for inward processing.
Exportation from the Community of products falling within heading Nos 18.01, 18.03, 18.04 and 18.05 of the Common Customs Tariff shall be subject to production at the customs office where the export formalities are completed of the certificate prescribed for this purpose by the rules referred to in Article 1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32006R1123 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1123/2006 of 20 July 2006 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006
| 21.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 199/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1123/2006
of 20 July 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/2006 (2).
(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 14 to 20 July 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007D0842 | 2007/842/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 2007 amending Decision 2004/4/EC authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards Egypt (notified under document number C(2007) 5898)
| 18.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/80
COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 December 2007
amending Decision 2004/4/EC authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards Egypt
(notified under document number C(2007) 5898)
(2007/842/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Commission Decision 2004/4/EC (2), tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., originating in Egypt, must not in principle be introduced into the Community. However, for the 2006/07 import season the entry into the Community of such tubers was permitted from ‘pest-free areas’ and subject to specific conditions.
(2) During the 2006/07 import season, one interception of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith was recorded.
(3) Egypt has reacted to this interception in a satisfactory way. The respective area has been taken off the list of ‘pest free areas’ for the 2007/08 import season.
(4) In the light of the information provided by Egypt, the Commission has established that there is no risk of spreading Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith with the entry into the Community of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. from ‘pest-free areas’ of Egypt, provided that certain conditions are satisfied.
(5) The entry into the Community of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., originating in ‘pest-free areas’ of Egypt, should therefore be permitted for the 2007/08 import season.
(6) Decision 2004/4/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,
Decision 2004/4/EC is amended as follows:
1. in Article 2 paragraph 1 ‘2006/07’ is replaced by ‘2007/08’;
2. in Article 4, ‘31 August 2007’ is replaced by ‘31 August 2008’;
3. in Article 7, ‘30 September 2007’ is replaced by ‘30 September 2008’;
4. the Annex is amended as follows:
(a) in point 1(b)(iii), ‘2006/07’ is replaced by ‘2007/08’;
(b) in the second indent of point 1(b)(iii), ‘1 January 2007’ is replaced by ‘1 January 2008’;
(c) in point 1(b)(xii), ‘1 January 2007’ is replaced by ‘1 January 2008’.
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 |
31995R3065 | Council Regulation (EC) No 3065/95 of 22 December 1995 adopting autonomous and transitional measures for the free trade agreements with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in certain processed agricultural products
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3065/95
of 22 December 1995
adopting autonomous and transitional measures for the free trade agreements with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in certain processed agricultural products
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 Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in the framework of the free trade Agreements between the European Community, on the one hand, and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, on the other hand, concessions regarding certain processed agricultural products have been granted to those countries;
Whereas, following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the said concessions need to be adapted to take account in particular of the trade arrangements which existed in processed agricultural produce between Austria, Finland and Sweden, on the one hand, and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, on the other;
Whereas Council Decision of 19 June 1995 adopting the negotiating Directives for the adaptation of the Europe Agreements, free trade agreements and agreements on tariff quotas for certain wines following enlargement states that the line to be followed regarding the adaptation of the agreements with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on processed agricultural produce should take account of enlargement of the European Union and align preferences on those granted to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3064/95 (1) provides for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of concessions for certain processed agricultural products provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations;
Whereas negotiations are in progress to this end with the said third countries with a view to concluding Additional Protocols to the abovementioned agreements;
Whereas, however, it has not proved possible for these additional protocols to enter into force; whereas, under the circumstances, pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the 1994 Act of Accession, the Community must take the necessary steps to remedy this situation; whereas these steps must take the form of autonomous Community tariff quotas equivalent to the preferential tariff concessions granted by the Community or, failing this, the conventional preferential tariff concessions applied by Austria, Finland and Sweden,
1. From 1 January to 30 June 1996, the goods originating in Lithuania listed in Annex I shall be subject to the tariff quotas and preferential duties mentioned in that Annex. The basic amounts to be taken into consideration in calculating the reduced agricultural components and additional duties applicable to the importation into the Community are given in Annex II.
2. From 1 January to 30 June 1996, the goods originating in Latvia listed in Annex III shall be subject to the tariff quotas and preferential duties mentioned in that Annex. The basic amounts to be taken into consideration in calculating the reduced agricultural components and additional duties applicable to the importation into the Community are given in Annex II.
3. From 1 January to 30 June 1996, the goods originating in Estonia listed in Annex IV shall be subject to the tariff quotas and preferential duties mentioned in that Annex. The basic amounts to be taken into consideration in calculating the reduced agricultural components and additional duties applicable to the importation into the Community are given in Annex II.
The quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3238/94 (2).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1996.
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32007R1241 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1241/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers, artichokes, clementines, mandarins and oranges
| 25.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 281/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1241/2007
of 24 October 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers, artichokes, clementines, mandarins and oranges
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 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables (2) 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 laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2004, 2005 and 2006, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers, artichokes, clementines, mandarins and oranges should be adjusted.
(3) As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended.
(4) 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 hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 November 2007.
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31984R3656 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3656/84 of 19 December 1984 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for herrings, fresh or chilled, falling within subheading 03.01 B I a) 2 aa) of the Common Customs Tariff
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3656/84
of 19 December 1984
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for herrings, fresh or chilled, falling within subheading 03.01 B I a) 2 aa) of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas the production potential in the Community until 14 February 1985 of herrings, whole, fresh or chilled, used for certain culinary preparations, has shown a deficiency in quality as a result of which it is impossible to satisfy the specific requirements of the Community processing industry;
Whereas an autonomous Community tariff quota should therefore be provided for these specific products; whereas the quota should be restricted to herrings, whole, falling within subheading ex 03.01 B I a) 2 aa) of the Common Customs Tariff in a fresh or chilled state and intended for the manufacture of certain culinary preparations which require herrings of firm, white flesh, of very small size, of a high degree of freshness and of a fat content not exceeding 12 %; whereas the herrings caught in the Baltic Sea at this period of the year normally meet these characteristics; whereas those coming from other stocks, such as the Scandinavian Atlantic, may do so;
Whereas, for these purposes, the autonomous tariff quota must cover certain categories of size and freshness set out in Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3250/83 (2), and categories of a fat content of not more than 12 %; whereas eligibility for the benefit of the quota must be subject to the presentation to the Community customs authorities of a certificate issued by the supplying country's authorities of a certificate issued by the supplying country's authorities competent for export, to the effect either that the products were caught in the Baltic Sea or that the consignments of the exported products coming from other stocks, such as the Scandinavian Atlantic stock, meet all the required criteria; whereas an autonomous tariff quota of 10 000 tonnes should therefore be opened, for a period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to 14 February 1985, and be allocated among certain Member States, with account being taken of the obligation to comply with the Community reference price fixed pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 (3);
Whereas, under Article 64 of the 1979 Act of Accession, the Hellenic Republic is required to apply in full the Common Customs Tariff duty in respect of the product in question as from 1 January 1981; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to cover, under the tariff quota in question, the requirements of that Member State during the quota period;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should be ensured for all importers and the rate of levy for the tariff quota should be applied consistently to all imports until the quota is used up; whereas, in the light of the principles outlined above, a Community tariff arrangement based on an allocation between the Member States would seem to preserve the Community nature of the quota; whereas, to represent as closely as possible the actual development of the market in the said product, this allocation should follow proportionately to requirements, calculated both from statistics of imports from third countries during a representative reference period and according to the economic outlook for the quota period in question;
Whereas, this being an autonomous Community tariff quota intended to ensure that import requirements which come to light in the Community are covered, provision may be made, on an experimental basis, for the quota volume to be allocated on the basis of the additional requirements estimated for each of the Member States; whereas the allocation system also makes it possible to ensure uniformity in applying the Common Customs Tariff;
Whereas, to take account of the possible import trends for this product the quota volumes should be divided into two instalments, the first being allocated and the second held as a reserve to cover any subsequent requirements of Member States which have used up their initial shares as well as possible needs which may arise in the other Member States; whereas, to give importers some degree of certainty, the first instalment of the Community tariff quota should be fixed at a high level, which in this case could be 90 % of the amount of the quota;
Whereas initial shares may be used up at different rates; whereas to avoid disruption of supplies on this account it should be provided that any Member State which has almost used up its initial share should draw an additional share from the reserve; whereas each time its additional share is almost used up a Member State should draw a further share and so on as many times as the reserve allows; whereas the initial and additional shares should be valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this form of administration requires close collaboration between the Member States and the Commission and the Commission must be in a position to keep account of the extent to which the quota has been used up and to inform the Member States accordingly;
Whereas, if at a given date in the quota period, a considerable quantity of a Member State's initial share remains unused, it is essential that such State should return a significant proportion thereof to the reserve, in order to prevent a part of the Community tariff quota from being used in one Member State while it could be used in others;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any measure concerning the administration of the shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,
1. From the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 14 February 1985, a Community tariff quota of 10 000 tonnes shall be opened in the Community for whole herrings and sides of herring, fresh or chilled, falling within subheading ex 03.01 B I a) 2 aa) of the Common Customs Tariff, of firm, white flesh having an average fat content of 12 % and which, in the case of whole herrings, satisfy freshness criterion E and size criteria 2 and 3, as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 103/76. Herrings caught in the Baltic Sea normally show these characteristics and those coming from other stocks such as the Scandinavian Atlantic, may do so.
2. The benefit of the quota referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to compliance with the reference price laid down by the Community and shall be limited to products accompanied by a certificate, which shall conform to the model in the Annex, issued by the supplying country's authorities competent for export and certifying either that the products were caught in the Baltic Sea or that the consignments of exported products coming from other stocks, such as the Scandinavian Atlantic, meet all the required criteria listed in paragraph 1.
However, imports from direct landings, in Community ports, of the herring referred to in paragraph 1 and traditionally fished by local inshore fishing vessels as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2062/80 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1995/84 (2), need not present the certificate in question.
3. The Common Customs Tariff duty shall be totally suspended within this tariff quota.
The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be distributed as follows:
(a) 8 500 tonnes for whole herrings;
(b) 1 500 tonnes for sides of herring.
1. A first instalment, amounting to 7 650 tonnes for whole herrings and 1 400 tonnes for sides of herring, shall be allocated among certain Member States; the shares which, subject to Article 7, are valid during the period defined in Article 1 (1), shall amount, for the said Member States, to the following:
1.2.3 // // // // // Quota Article 2 (a) (in tonnes) // Quota Article 2 (b) (in tonnes) // // // // Denmark // 5 933 // 100 // Germany // 1 717 // 1 300 // // //
2. The second instalments, covering amounts of 850 tonnes and 100 tonnes respectively, shall constitute the reserves.
3. If an importer envisages importing the product in question into the other Member States and requests the benefit of the quota, the Member State concerned shall draw a share equal to these needs from the reserve, to the extent that the available balance of this reserve so permits.
On 25 January 1985 the remainder of the quota referred to in Article 2 (b) still unused on 24 January 1985 may cover the imports of whole herrings referred to in Article 2 (a).
1. If one of the Member States referred to in Article 3 has used 90 % or more of its initial share, or of that share minus any portion returned to the reserve pursuant to Article 7, it shall forthwith, by notifying the Commission, draw a second share, to the extent that the corresponding reserve so permits, equal to 10 % of its initial share, rounded up as necessary to the next whole number.
2. If one of the said Member States, after exhausting one of its initial shares, has used 90 % or more of the second share drawn by it, that Member State shall forthwith in the manner and to the extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a third share equal to 5 % of its initial share, rounded up as necessary to the next whole number.
3. If one of the said Member States, after exhausting its second share, has used 90 % or more of the third share drawn by it, that Member State shall, in the manner and to the extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a fourth share equal to the third.
This process shall apply until the reserve is used up.
4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, each of the said Member States may draw shares lower than those specified in those paragraphs if there are grounds for believing that those specified may not be used in full. Any Member State applying this paragraph shall inform the Commission of its grounds for so doing.
Additional shares drawn pursuant to Articles 3 (3) and 5 shall be valid until the end of the period specified in Article 1 (1).
Member States shall, not later than 25 January 1985, return to the reserve the unused portion of their initial shares which, on 15 January 1985, is in excess of 10 % of the initial volume. They may return a greater portion if there are grounds for believing that it may not be used in full.
Member States shall, not later than 25 January 1985, notify the Commission of the total quantities of the product in question imported up to and including 15 January 1985 and charged against the Community tariff quota, and of any portion of their initial shares returned to the corresponding reserve.
The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 2, 3 and 4 and shall, as soon as the information reaches it, inform each State of the extent to which the reserve has been used up.
It shall, not later than 1 February 1985, inform the Member States of the amount still in reserve, following any return of shares pursuant to Article 6.
It shall ensure that the drawing which exhausts the corresponding reserve does not exceed the balance available, and to this end shall notify the amount of that balance to the Member State making the last drawing.
1. Member States shall take the appropriate measures to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 5 are opened in such a way that imports may be charged without interruption against their accumulated share of the Community quota.
Where imports are not accompanied by the certificate referred to in Article 1 (2), Member States shall ensure that the fish presented meets all the conditions imposed by Article 1 (1) and (2) before granting the benefit of the quotas.
2. Member States shall ensure that importers of the product in question have free access to the shares allocated to them.
3. The Member States shall charge imports of the product in question against their shares as and when the product is entered with the customs authorities for free circulation.
4. The extent to which a Member State has used up its share shall be determined on the basis of the imports charged in accordance with paragraph 3.
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At the request of the Commission, the Member States shall inform it of imports actually charged against their shares.
1
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
2
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31993R3496 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3496/93 of 20 December 1993 adjusting the combined nomenclature codes of certain products listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3496/93 of 20 December 1993 adjusting the combined nomenclature codes of certain products listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3209/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2505/92 (3) and (EEC) No 2551/93 (4) amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987, on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3080/93 (6), respectively contain the combined nomenclature in force on 1 January 1993 and 1994;
Whereas certain codes in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 of 22 May 1978, on the common organization of the market in dried fodder (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2275/89 (8), would not correspond to the combined nomenclature; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 should be amended as a result;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 the CN code 'ex 1214 90 90' is hereby replaced by CN codes 'ex 1214 90 91 and ex 1214 90 99' and CN code 'ex 2309 90 90' is hereby replaced by CN code 'ex 2309 90 98'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1993 as far as CN code 'ex 1214 90 90' is concerned and from 1 January 1994 as far as CN code 'ex 2309 90 90' is concerned.
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 |
31997R0987 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 987/97 of 30 May 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 harvests
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 987/97 of 30 May 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 harvests
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2444/96 (2), and in particular Article 9 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 introduces a quota system for the various groups of tobacco varieties; whereas the individual quotas have been distributed among producers on the basis of the guarantee thresholds for 1997 fixed by Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 415/96 (3); whereas under Article 9 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 the Commission may authorize Member States to transfer guarantee threshold quantities; whereas these quantities remain available in some Member States following distribution of the quotas pursuant to Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 585/97 (5); whereas the proposed transfers do not give rise to additional expenditure for the EAGGF and do not entail an increase in the total guarantee threshold for each Member State;
Whereas this Regulation should apply before the deadline for the conclusion of contracts following the allocation of the additional quantities set in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 585/97;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
1. Paragraph 1 of Article 11a of Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 is amended as follows:
'1. For the 1997 harvest, Member States are authorized to transfer to another group of varieties, before 15 June 1997, and for Greece before 15 July 1997, threshold quantities of tobacco remaining available following the distribution of quotas pursuant to Article 8 of this Regulation.`
2. The Annex to this Regulation replaces the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1066/95.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31989D0422 | 89/422/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 June 1989 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of a variety of an agricultural plant species and amending Decision 89/77/EEC (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 June 1989
authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of a variety of an agricultural plant species and amending Decision 89/77/EEC
(Only the German text is authentic)
(89/422/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1), as last amended by Directive 88/380/EEC (2), and in particular Article 15 (2) and (3) thereof,
Having regard to the application lodged by the Federal Republic of Germany,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 15 (1) of Directive 70/457/EEC, seed or propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially accepted during 1986 in at least one of the Member States and which also meet the conditions laid down in Directive 70/457/EEC is, with effect from 31 December 1988, no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to the variety in the Community;
Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) of Directive 70/457/EEC provides that, in the cases set out in Article 15 (3), a Member State may be authorized upon application to prohibit the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain varieties;
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has applied for such an authorization for the perennial ryegrass variety 'Aurora';
Whereas this variety has been the subject of official growing trials in Germany;
Whereas the application of Germany is based on the ground that these official growing trials show that the variety does not, in any part of Germany, produce results corresponding to those obtained from a comparable variety accepted there (Article 15 (3) (c), first alternative, of Directive 70/457/EEC);
Whereas it was impossible to complete the examination of the application before the time limit specified in Article 15 (1) of Directive 70/457/EEC; whereas, therefore, Commission Decisions 89/77/EEC (3) and 89/246/EEC (4) extended this time limit for Germany until 30 June 1989 in order to allow this examination to be completed;
Whereas the examination has now been completed and it appears that the ground set out at Article 15 (3) (c), first alternative, of Directive 70/457/EEC is established;
Whereas, therefore, the application of Germany in respect of this variety should be granted in full;
Whereas, by Decision 89/77/EEC, the Commission authorized Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of maize with an FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) maturity class index over 350, on the ground that it is well known that such varieties are not, at present, suitable for cultivation in Germany (Article 15 (3) (c), second case, of Directive 70/457/EEC);
Whereas it now appears that the list of these maize varieties contained in Decision 89/77/EEC contains certain errors which should be corrected;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The Federal Republic of Germany is hereby authorized to prohibit the marketing in its territory of seed of the following variety listed in the 1989 common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plants species:
Fodder plants
Lolium perenne L.
Aurora.
The authorization given in Article 1 shall be withdrawn as soon as it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer satisfied.
The Federal Republic of Germany shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the date from which it makes use of the authorization pursuant to Article 1 and the detailed methods to be followed.
In Decision 89/77/EEC, the list of varieties of Zea mays L. (maize) contained in Article 1 (2) is hereby amended as follows:
1. 'Alezan 4006' is deleted;
2. after 'Ambra', 'Angelico' is inserted;
3. 'DK 250' is deleted;
4. 'Loges' is replaced by 'Logos';
5. 'Verax G-4754' is replaced by 'Virax G-4754'.
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32004D0817 | 2004/817/EC: Council Decision of 19 November 2004 authorising Germany to apply a measure derogating from Article 17 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
| 2.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 357/33
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 November 2004
authorising Germany to apply a measure derogating from Article 17 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
(2004/817/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 27(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In a letter registered by the Commission’s Secretariat-General on 22 March 2004 the German authorities requested authorisation to continue to apply a derogation which had been granted by Article 1 of Council Decision 2000/186/EC (2).
(2) The other Member States were informed of the request on 6 August 2004.
(3) The derogating measure is intended to exclude expenditure on goods and services completely, from the right to deduct VAT when the goods and services are used more than 90 % for the private purposes of the taxable person, or of his employees, or for non-business purposes in general. This measure is a derogation from Article 17 of Directive 77/388/EEC, as amended by Article 28f of that Directive, and is justified by the need to simplify the procedure for charging VAT; it affects the amount of tax due at the final consumption stage only to a negligible extent.
(4) The authorisation expired on 30 June 2004 (3), although the legal situation and the facts which justified application of the simplification measure in question have not changed and continue to exist.
(5) In its recent judgment of 29 April 2004 in case C-17/01, the Court decided that consideration of the procedure prior to the adoption of Decision 2000/186/EC of 28 February 2000 had disclosed no irregularity such as to affect the validity of that decision. Germany should therefore be authorised to apply the simplification measure during a further period of time until 31 December 2009.
(6) The derogation will not adversely affect the Communities' own resources from VAT,
By way of derogation from Article 17(2) of Directive 77/388/EEC Germany is authorised to exclude expenditure on goods and services from the right to deduct VAT when the goods and services in question are used more than 90 % for the private purposes of a taxable person or of his employees, or, more generally, for non-business purposes.
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2009.
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32004R1214 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1214/2004 of 30 June 2004 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 laying down detailed rules of application for an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999
| 1.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 232/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1214/2004
of 30 June 2004
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 laying down detailed rules of application for an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Having regard to Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom of the Council, and of the Commission as regards the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion of seven Agreements with the Swiss Confederation (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas,
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 (3) opened an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef for imports from Switzerland on a pluriannual basis for an annual volume of 700 tonnes from 1 July to 30 June of the following year.
(2) Since the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999, the final version of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products entered into force. That Agreement was approved on behalf of the European Community by Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom.
(3) That Agreement provides for tariff-free imports of a quantity of 1 200 tonnes per annum for meat of bovine animals, boneless, dried, falling under CN code ex 0210 20 90. However, due to the BSE crisis the parties declared in the Joint Declaration on the meat sector, included in the Final Act to that Agreement (4), that, by way of an exception, an annual autonomous quota shall be opened by the Community for 700 tonnes net weight dried beef subject to ad valorem duty and exempt from the specific duty.
(4) It was initially established that this exception should apply for one year from the entry into force of the Agreement but that the situation should be reviewed in case that the import restrictions imposed by certain Member States on Switzerland have not been lifted by that date.
(5) At the first meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, held in Brussels on 12 December 2002, the parties reiterated their position as stated in the Joint Declaration.
(6) The situation was, indeed, reviewed one year after the entry into force of the Agreement, at the second meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, held in Bern on 11 June 2003, which concluded at the time that the situation had not changed yet so that the preferences in meat products provided for by the Agreement could not be implemented but that the autonomous measures provided for by the joint declaration should continue.
(7) At its third meeting held in Brussels on 4 December 2003 the Joint Committee on Agriculture concluded that after the adoption of Decision No 2/2003 of the Joint Veterinary Committee set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 25 November 2003, amending Appendices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 11 to Annex 11 to the Agreement (5), and the subsequent lifting of the restrictive measures by the Member States on Switzerland, the concessions as provided for in the Agreement should be applied as soon as possible. However, with consideration to the change in rules of origin, it has been jointly felt necessary to allow sufficient time for operators to adjust and to take appropriate steps in relation to possible stocks so that this implementation is foreseen as of 1 January 2005.
(8) Provisions should therefore be made for the remaining months of the year 2004 before a new regime for the implementation of the concessions as of 1 January 2005 will be put into place.
(9) The concession provides for the import of an annual quantity of 700 tonnes. For the months July to December 2004, the quantity should be restricted to half of that amount. In case that import licences for less than 700 tonnes will have been issued in the year 2004, the difference should be added to the quantities available for the year 2005. That situation should be reviewed after the end of the year 2004.
(10) It is therefore appropriate to provide for the necessary derogations from Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. By way of derogation from Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 a Community tariff quota for dried boneless meat of bovine animals falling within CN code ex 0210 20 90 shall be opened for a volume of 350 tonnes for the period from 1 July 2004 to 31 December 2004.
2. By way of derogation from Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999, the term of validity of the certificates of authenticity and import licences issued as of 1 July 2004 shall expire, at the latest, on 31 December 2004.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2004.
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31983R1400 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1400/83 of 1 June 1983 amending for the 16th time Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 establishing a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1400/83
of 1 June 1983
amending for the 16th time Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 establishing a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sector
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 1183/82 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 17 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1149/83 (4), established a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sector;
Whereas, in the light of the most recent information available to the Commission on the trade practices followed by the importing countries concerned and the official nature of the agencies in question, this Regulation should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 is amended as follows:
The list of issuing organizations should be completed by addition of the following organizations, insertion being made in the alphabetical order of the importing country:
1.2 // Importing country // Issuing organization // Iran // République Islamique de l'Iran Ministère de l'Agriculture Société des Industries du lait de l'Iran Iran Milk Industry Avenue Dr Ali Shariati N 737 Teheran // Sri Lanka // Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) Ltd Welisara Ragama
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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31999D0489 | 1999/489/EC: Commission Decision of 5 July 1999 amending for the third time Decision 93/74/EEC concerning the status of Denmark with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (notified under document number C(1999) 1854) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 July 1999
amending for the third time Decision 93/74/EEC concerning the status of Denmark with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia
(notified under document number C(1999) 1854)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/489/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
(1) Whereas Denmark, by Commission Decision 93/74/EEC(3), as last amended by Decision 96/218/EC(4) is recognised as an approved continental and coastal zone for fish with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and partly as an approved continental and coastal zone with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS);
(2) Whereas Denmark has submitted to the Commission the appropriate justifications for extending the approved zone with regard to VHS;
(3) Whereas after scrutiny, these justifications allow extension of the approved zone as far as VHS is concerned to include the water catchment areas and coastal zones proposed by Denmark, and in particular Karpu Å, Fiskbæk Å, Gudenåen, Halkær Å, Storåen and Århus Å;
(4) Whereas the provisions of this Decision are in compliance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 93/74/EEC is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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31999R1623 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/1999 of 23 July 1999 fixing quantities for imports of bananas into the Community for the fourth quarter of 1999 under the tariff quotas or as part of the quantity of traditional ACP bananas
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1623/1999
of 23 July 1999
fixing quantities for imports of bananas into the Community for the fourth quarter of 1999 under the tariff quotas or as part of the quantity of traditional ACP bananas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 14(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 of 28 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the Community(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 756/1999(4), lays down that, for each of the first three quarters of the year, an indicative quantity expressed as the same percentage of available quantities for each of the origins listed in Annex I may be fixed for the purposes of issuing import licences;
(2) Whereas the quantities available for importation for the fourth quarter of 1999 from the countries or groups of countries listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 should be determined, having regard, on the one hand, to the import licences issued during the first three quarters and, on the other, to the volume of the tariff quotas and the quantity of traditional ACP bananas provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93;
(3) Whereas this Regulation should enter into force without delay, before the start of the period for the submission of licence applications for the fourth quarter of 1999;
(4) Whereas the provisions adopted in this Regulation aim to ensure uninterrupted supplies to the market in the fourth quarter of 1999 and continued trade with supplying countries but are without prejudice to any measures that may subsequently be adopted, above all to comply with international commitments entered into by the Community within the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and cannot be invoked by operators as grounds for legitimate expectations regarding the extension of the import arrangements;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
1. For the fourth quarter of 1999 the quantities available for importation under the tariff quotas or as part of the quantity of traditional ACP bananas for each of the origins listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 shall be as set out in Annex I.
2. For the fourth quarter of 1999 and for each operator, import licence applications may not relate to a quantity exceeding the difference between the quantity allocated to the operator under Article 6(4) and Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 and the sum of the quantities covered by import licences issued for the first three quarters. Import licence applications shall be accompanied by a copy of the import licence(s) issued to the operator for the three preceding quarters.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32014R0504 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 504/2014 of 15 May 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance plant oils/citronella oil Text with EEA relevance
| 16.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 145/28
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 504/2014
of 15 May 2014
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance plant oils/citronella oil
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2)(c) and Article 78(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The active substance plant oils/citronella oil was included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) by Commission Directive 2008/127/EC (3) in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 (4). Since the replacement of Directive 91/414/EEC by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this substance is deemed to have been approved under that Regulation and is listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5).
(2) In accordance with Article 25a of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, presented to the Commission its view on the draft review report for plant oils/citronella oil (6) on 16 December 2011. The Authority communicated its view on plant oils/citronella oil to the notifier. The Commission invited the notifier to submit comments on the draft review report for plant oils/citronella oil. The draft review report and the view of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and the draft review report was finalised on 3 October 2013 in the format of the Commission review report for plant oils/citronella oil.
(3) It is confirmed that the active substance plant oils/citronella oil is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(4) In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is necessary to amend the conditions of approval. It is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information.
(5) The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) Member States should be provided with time to amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing plant oils/citronella oil.
(7) For plant protection products containing plant oils/citronella oil, where Member States grant any grace period in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this period should expire at the latest eighteen months after the date of entry into force of the regulation.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Transitional measures
Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing plant oils/citronella oil as active substance by 5 December 2014.
Grace period
Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire 5 December 2015 at the latest.
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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32005D0626 | 2005/626/EC: Commission Decision of 23 August 2005 on the allocation of quantities of controlled substances allowed for essential uses in the Community in 2005 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2005) 333) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 30.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/7
COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 August 2005
on the allocation of quantities of controlled substances allowed for essential uses in the Community in 2005 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2005) 333)
(Only the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/626/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Community has already phased out the production and consumption of chlorofluorocarbons, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride,1,1,1-trichloroethane, hydrobromofluorocarbon and bromo-chloromethane.
(2) Each year the Commission is required to determine essential uses for these controlled substances, the quantities that may be used and the companies that may use them.
(3) Decision IV/25 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, hereinafter ‘the Montreal Protocol’, sets out the criteria used by the Commission for determining any essential uses and authorises the production and consumption necessary to satisfy essential uses of controlled substances in each Party.
(4) Decision XV/8 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol authorises the production and consumption necessary to satisfy essential uses of controlled substances listed in Annexes A, B and C (Group II and III substances) of the Montreal Protocol for laboratory and analytical uses as listed in Annex IV to the report of the Seventh Meeting of the Parties, subject to the conditions set out in Annex II to the report of the Sixth Meeting of the Parties, Decision VII/11 and Decision XI/15 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.
(5) Pursuant to paragraph 3 of Decision XII/2 of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on measures to facilitate the transition to chlorofluorocarbon-free Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDIs), Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Norway, Portugal, The Netherlands, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom have notified the United Nations Environment Programme (2) that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are no longer essential for the manufacture of CFC-MDIs that contain active ingredients belonging to the therapeutic categories of ‘short-acting beta agonist bronchiodilators’, ‘inhaled steroids’ and ‘anticholinergic bronchiodilators’. Article 4(4)(i)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 prevents CFCs from being used and placed on the market unless they are considered essential under the conditions described in Article 3(1) of that Regulation. These non-essentiality determinations have reduced the demand for CFCs in the Community. In addition, Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 prevents CFC-MDI products being imported and placed on the market unless the CFCs in these products are considered essential under the conditions described in Article 3(1).
(6) The Commission has published a Notice (3) on the 22 July 2004 to those companies in the Community of 25 Member States that request consideration by the Commission for the use of controlled substances for essential uses in the Community in 2005 and has received declarations on intended essential uses of controlled substances in 2005.
(7) For the purpose of ensuring that interested companies and operators may continue to benefit in due time from the licensing system, it is appropriate that the present decision shall apply from 1 January 2005.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee established by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000,
1. The quantity of controlled substances of Group I (chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may be used for essential medical uses in the Community in 2005 shall be 1 029 770,00 ODP (4) kilograms.
2. The quantity of controlled substances of Group I (chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115) and Group II (other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may be used for essential laboratory uses in the Community in 2005 shall be 63 081,71 ODP kilograms.
3. The quantity of controlled substances of Group III (halons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for essential laboratory use in the Community in 2005 shall be 70,705 ODP kilograms.
4. The quantity of controlled substances of Group IV (carbon tetrachloride) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for essential laboratory uses in the Community in 2005 shall be 145 240,293 ODP kilograms.
5. The quantity of controlled substances of Group V (1,1,1-trichloroethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for essential laboratory uses in the European Union in 2005 shall be 815,30 ODP kilograms.
6. The quantity of controlled substances of Group VII (hydrobromofluorocarbons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for essential laboratory uses in the Community in 2005 shall be 3,04 ODP kilograms.
7. The quantity of controlled substances of group IX (bromochloromethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for essential laboratory uses in the Community in 2005 shall be 12,048 ODP kilograms.
The chlorofluorocarbon metered-dose inhalers (CFC-MDIs) listed in Annex I shall not be placed on markets that have determined CFCs for these products to be non-essential.
During the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 the following rules shall apply:
1. The allocation of essential medical use quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 shall be to the companies indicated in Annex II.
2. The allocation of essential laboratory use quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons shall be to the companies indicated in Annex III.
3. The allocation of essential laboratory use quotas for halons shall be to the companies indicated in Annex IV.
4. The allocation of essential laboratory use quotas for carbon tetrachloride shall be to the companies indicated in Annex V.
5. The allocation of essential laboratory use quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane shall be to the companies indicated in Annex VI.
6. The allocation of essential laboratory use quotas for hydrobromofluorocarbons shall be to the companies indicated in Annex VII.
7. The allocation of essential laboratory use quotas for bromochloromethane shall be to the companies indicated in Annex VIII.
8. The essential use quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, hydrobromofluorocarbons and bromochloromethane shall be as set out in Annex IX.
This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:
3M Health Care Ltd
3M House Morley Street
Loughborough
Leicestershire LE11 1EP
United Kingdom
Aventis
London Road, Holmes Chapel
Cheshire CW4 8BE
United Kingdom
Bespak PLC
North Lynn Industrial Estate
King's Lynn
PE30 2JJ — Norfolk
United Kingdom
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
Binger Straße 173
D-55216 Ingelheim am Rhein
Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA
Via Palermo 26/A
I-43100 Parma
GlaxoSmithKline
Speke Boulevard
Speke
L24 9JD — Liverpool
United Kingdom
IG Sprühtechnik GmbH
Im Hemmet 1
D-79664 Wehr
Inyx Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Astmoor Industrial Estate
9 Arkwright Road RUNCORN
Cheshire WA7 1NU
United Kingdom
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals SA
Siedziba w Poznaniu
ul. Grunwaldzka 189
60-322 Poznań
Poland
IVAX Ltd
Unit 301 Industrial Park
Waterford
Ireland
Laboratorio Aldo Union SA
Baronesa de Maldá, 73
Espluges de Llobregat
E-08950 Barcelona
SICOR S.p.A
Via Terrazzano 77
I-20017 Rho (MI)
Valeas SpA Pharmaceuticals
Via Vallisneri, 10
I-20133 Milano
Valois SA
50, avenue de l'Europe
F-78160 Marly Le Roi
Valvole Aerosol Research Italiana (VARI)
Spa — LINDAL Group Italia
Via del Pino, 10
Olginate (LC)
I-23854
Acros Organics bvba
Janssen Pharmaceuticalaan 3a
B-2440 Geel
Agfa-Gevaert NV
Septestraat 27
B-2640 Mortsel
Bie & Berntsen
Sandbækvej 7
DK-2610 Rødovre
Biosolove BV
Waalreseweg 17
5554 HA Valkenswaard
Nederland
Carl Roth GmbH
Schoemperlenstraße 3—5
D-76185 Karlsruhe
Elcom Group
Okružní 988
CZ-735 14 Orlová-Lutyně
Health Protection Inspectorate-Laboratories
Paldiski mnt 81
EE-10617 Tallinn
Honeywell Specialty Chemicals
Wunstorfer Straße 40
Postfach 100262
D-30918 Seelze
Ineos Fluor Ltd
PO Box 13, The Heath
Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4QF
United Kingdom
Institut scientifique de service public (ISSeP)
Rue du Chéra, 200
B-4000 Liège
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Krakenstraat 3
B-3000 Leuven
LGC Promochem GmbH
Mercatorstraße 51
D-46485 Wesel
Mallinckrodt Baker BV
Teugseweg 20
7418 AM Deventer
Nederland
Merck KGaA
Frankfurter Straße 250
D-64293 Darmstadt
Mikro+Polo d.o.o.
Zagrebška cesta 22
SI-2000 Maribor
Ministry of Defense
Directorate Material RNLNavy
PO Box 2070
2500 ES The Hague
Nederland
Panreac Quimica SA
Riera de Sant Cugat, 1
E-08110 Montcada I Reixac (Barcelona)
Rohs Chemie GmbH
Berliner Str. 54
D-53819 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Sanolabor d.d.
Leskovškova 4
SI-1000 Ljubljana
SDS Solvants, Documentation, Synthèses SA
Z.I. de Valdonne, BP 4
F-13124 Peypin
Sigma Aldrich Chemie GmbH
Riedstraße 2
D-89555 Steinheim
Sigma Aldrich Chimie SARL
80, rue de Luzais
L'Isle-d'Abeau Chesne
F-38297 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
Sigma Aldrich Company Ltd
The Old Brickyard
New Road Gillingham SP8 4XT
United Kingdom
Sigma Aldrich Laborchemikalien
Wunstorfer Straße 40, Postfach 100262
D-30918 Seelze
VWR I.S.A.S.
201 rue Carnot
F-94126 Fontenay-sous-Bois
YA-Kemia Oy — Sigma-Aldrich Finland
Teerisuonkuja 4
FI-00700 Helsinki
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32014D0015 | 2014/15/EU: Council Decision of 18 November 2013 on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia establishing a framework for the participation of Georgia in European Union crisis management operations
| 18.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 November 2013
on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia establishing a framework for the participation of Georgia in European Union crisis management operations
(2014/15/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) Conditions regarding the participation of third States in European Union crisis management operations should be laid down in an agreement establishing a framework for such possible future participation, rather than being defined on a case-by-case basis for each operation concerned.
(2) Following the adoption of a Decision by the Council on 13 November 2012 authorising the opening of negotiations, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy negotiated an agreement between the European Union and Georgia establishing a framework for the participation of Georgia in European Union crisis management operations (‘the Agreement’).
(3) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Union and Georgia establishing a framework for the participation of Georgia in the European Union crisis management operations is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Union.
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 16(1) of the Agreement (1).
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32005R0337 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 337/2005 of 25 February 2005 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
| 26.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 53/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 337/2005
of 25 February 2005
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1487/2004 (3) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Italy, the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovenia and Hungary pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 1487/2004 should be repealed,
Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Cyprus, Hungary, Malta, Greece, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Regulation (EC) No 1487/2004 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February 2005.
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31988R1010 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/88 of 21 March 1988 on the application of Decision No 3/87 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee amending Protocol 3 with a view to determining the rules for the application of Decision No 3/86 in the case of Spain and the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1010/88
of 21 March 1988
on the application of Decision No 3/87 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee amending Protocol 3 with a view to determining the rules for the application of Decision No 3/86 in the case of Spain and the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (1), was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 April 1973;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the above Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 3/87 amending that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,
Decision No 3/87 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986R3832 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3832/86 of 16 December 1986 providing for the 'guide' quantity and the indicative ceiling for imports into Spain of butter under the supplementary trade mechanism to be exceeded
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3832/86
of 16 December 1986
providing for the 'guide' quantity and the indicative ceiling for imports into Spain of butter under the supplementary trade mechanism to be exceeded
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 84 (4) and 85 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2297/86 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal fixes the 'guide' quantity for 1986 for imports of butter into Spain from the Community of Ten at 1 000 tonnes; whereas the Spanish industry is unable within this limit to have access to the Community measures on the disposal of butter at reduced prices; whereas, in order to satisfy demand on the Spanish domestic market for this type of product, provision should be made for the 'guide' quantity referred to above to be exceeded;
Whereas the amount by which the 'guide' quantity established for 1986 may be exceeded should be fixed at 500 tonnes exclusively for butter allocated or sold under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 665/86 (4), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3361/86 (6), or for butter that has benefited from the aid provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1932/81 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3812/85 (8); whereas the indicative ceiling provided for in Article 83 of the Act of Accession and fixed in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 606/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to milk products imported into Spain from the Community of Ten (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2740/86 (10), should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the periods for lodging STM licence applications and for issuing the said licences laid down in Article 6 (3) and (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism (11), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1162/86 (12), cannot apply in the case in point in the light of the date of entry into force of this Regulation; whereas different periods should therefore be fixed so that the measure may take effect before the end of the year;
Whereas the abovementioned Community measures on the disposal of butter provide for the lodging of a sizeable security intended to ensure that this butter is finally used in a number of specified products; whereas, so that the burden constituted by the securities does not become too onerous for traders, the security for the STM licence in respect of butter should be reduced to 2,5 ECU/100 kilograms for the purposes of this Regulation;
Whereas STM licences issued under this measure should not be used for other purposes; whereas the entries to be made on the licences should be supplemented to this end;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The 'guide' quantity referred to in Article 84 (2) of the Act of Accession may be exceeded in 1986 by a maximum of 500 tonnes for butter allocated or sold under Regulations (EEC) No 262/79 and No 2409/86 or which has benefited from the aid under Regulation (EEC) No 1932/81 and which is imported into Spain from the Community of Ten.
In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 606/86, under 'Quantity' and opposite 'Butter', '1 000' is hereby replaced by '1 500'.
1. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/86, STM licence applications for the maximum quantity referred to in Article 1 may be made during the first five days following the date of publication of this Regulation. However, if the fifth day is a public holiday, a Saturday or a Sunday, applications may be lodged on the next working day.
STM licence applications shall mention that they are lodged under Regulation (EEC) No 3832/86.
2. By way of derogation from the first sentence of Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/86, when the Commission has accepted applications notified by telex, STM licences shall be issued in respect of the maximum quantity referred to in Article 1 on the 15th day following the publication of this Regulation.
Where that day is a public holiday, a Saturday or a Sunday, the licences shall be issued on the next working day.
By way of derogation from the third indent of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 606/86, the amount of the security for the butter referred to in Article 1 shall be 2,5 ECU/100 kilograms.
For the butter referred to in Article 1, one of the following entries shall be made, in addition to one of the entries referred to in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/86, in box 20a of the STM licence:
- y específicamente en el marco del Reglamento (CEE) no 3832/86,
- og specielt i henhold til forordning (EOEF) nr. 3832/86,
- ausschliesslich im Rahmen der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 3832/86,
- kai sygkekriména sta plaísia toy kanonismoý (EOK) arith. 3832/86,
- and specifically under Regulation (EEC) No 3832/86,
- et spécifiquement dans le cadre du règlement (CEE) no 3832/86,
- e in particolare ai sensi del regolamento (CEE) n. 3832/86,
- uitsluitend in het kader van Verordening (EEG) nr. 3832/86,
- e especificamente no âmbito do Regulamento (CEE) nº 3832/86.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31987D0494 | 87/494/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 September 1987 authorizing the Kingdom of Spain to apply intra- Community surveillance to imports of certain textile products originating in certain third countries which have been put into free circulation in the Community (Only the Spanish text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 September 1987
authorizing the Kingdom of Spain to apply intra-Community surveillance to imports of certain textile products originating in certain third countries which have been put into free circulation in the Community
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(87/494/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 80/47/EEC of 20 December 1979 on surveillance and protective measures which Member States may be authorized to take in respect of imports of certain products originating in third countries and put into free circulation in another Member State (1), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof,
Whereas Decision 80/47/EEC requires Member States to have prior authorization from the Commission before introducing intra-Community surveillance of the imports of certain products originating in third countries and put into free circulation in another Member State;
Whereas, on 13 August 1987, request was made under Article 2 of Decison 80/47/EEC by the Spanish Government to the Commission of the European Communities for authorization to apply intra-Community surveillance to imports of certain textile products originating in certain third countries and in free circulation in the other Member States;
Whereas the information given by the Spanish authorities in support of this application has been subjected to close examination by the Commission, in accordance with the criteria laid down by Decision 80/47/EEC;
Whereas the Commission examined in particular whether the imports could be made subject to intra-Community surveillance measures under Article 2 of Decision 80/47/EEC, whether information was given as regards the economic difficulties alleged, whether during the reference years set out in Decision 80/47/EEC there had been deflection of trade and whether intra-Community licence applications have been submitted;
Whereas this examination has shown that there is a risk that the imports set out in the Annex hereto are worsening or prolonging the existing economic difficulties; whereas, therefore, the Kingdom of Spain should be authorized to make these imports subject to intra-Community surveillance until 31 December 1988,
The Kingdom of Spain is authorized to introduce, until 31 December 1988, and in accordance with Decision 80/47/EEC, intra-Community surveillance of the products set out in the Annex hereto.
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32000D0280 | 2000/280/EC: Commission Decision of 30 March 2000 amending Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for regions free of the disease in France and Germany (notified under document number C(2000) 907) (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Decision
of 30 March 2000
amending Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for regions free of the disease in France and Germany
(notified under document number C(2000) 907)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/280/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine(1), as last amended by Directive 98/99/EC(2), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An eradication programme was undertaken in some parts of the territory of Germany for Aujeszky's disease that had been approved by Commission Decision 95/210/EC(3).
(2) In relation to this programme certain additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for certain regions of its territory had been granted to Germany by Commission Decision 93/244/EEC(4), as last amended by Decision 1999/399/EC(5).
(3) Germany considers that the Land Baden-Württemberg is free from Aujeszky's disease and has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as provided for in Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC.
(4) The programme is regarded to have been successful in eradicating this disease from Baden-Württemberg.
(5) France considers that the Departments Loire-Atlantique, Doubs, Haute-Marne, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Bouches-du-Rhône, Jura, Savoie, Vaucluse and Territoire de belfort are free from Aujeszky's disease and has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as provided for in Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC.
(6) An eradication programme was undertaken in these regions of France for Aujeszky's disease.
(7) The programme is regarded to have been successful in eradicating this disease from Loire-Atlantique, Doubs, Haute-Marne, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Bouches-du-Rhône, Jura, Savoie, Vaucluse and Territoire de Belfort.
(8) The authorities of Germany and France apply for national movement of pigs rules at least equivalent to those provided by the present Decision.
(9) These additional guarantees must not be requested from Member States or regions of Member States which are themselves regarded as free from Aujeszky's disease.
(10) Commission Decision 93/24/EEC(6), as last amended by Decision 1999/399/EC, lays down additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for Member States or regions free of the disease and lists those regions in Annex I.
(11) The Land Baden-Württemberg which is free of the disease should be added to Annex I to Commission Decision 93/24/EEC and should be removed from Annex I to Decision 93/244/EEC.
(12) The Departments Loire-Atlantique, Doubs, Haute-Marne, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Bouches-du-Rhône, Jura, Savoie, Vaucluse and Territoire de Belfort which are free of the disease should be added to annex I to Commission Decision 93/24/EEC.
(13) The measures provided for in this decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing veterinary Committee,
Annex I to Decision 93/24/EEC is replaced by Annex I to this Decision.
Annex I to Decision 93/244/EEC is replaced by Annex II to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 15 April 2000.
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31992D0099 | 92/99/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 January 1992 amending Decision 86/473/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Uruguay approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community
| COMMISSION DECISION of 22 January 1992 amending Decision 86/473/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Uruguay approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community (92/99/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 or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 91/497/EEC (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in Uruguay, approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 86/473/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 91/608/EEC (4);
Whereas a Community on-the-spot visit to meat product establishments in Uruguay has revealed that the level of hygiene in one establishment was altered since the last inspection; whereas the list of establishments should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 86/473/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
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31997R2113 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2113/97 of 28 October 1997 repealing Regulation (EC) No 414/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2113/97 of 28 October 1997 repealing Regulation (EC) No 414/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Germany animal health measures were adopted by the German authorities pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by Decision 93/384/EEC (4); whereas exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for this Member State by Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/97 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1500/97 (6);
Whereas, in view of the progress achieved on the animal health side, the exceptional market support measures can now be closed down; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EC) No 414/97 needs to be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 414/97 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32006R0362 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 362/2006 of 1 March 2006 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the United Kingdom intervention agency
| 2.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 61/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 362/2006
of 1 March 2006
opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the United Kingdom intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (2) lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies.
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 (3) lays down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention.
(3) Given the current market situation, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the export of 29 361 tonnes of barley held by the United Kingdom intervention agency.
(4) Special procedures must be laid down to ensure that the operations and their monitoring are properly effected. To that end, securities should be lodged to ensure that the goals of the operations are achieved without excessive cost to the operators. Derogations should accordingly be made to certain rules, in particular those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.
(5) To forestall reimportation, exports under this invitation to tender should be limited to certain third countries.
(6) With a view to modernising the management of the system, provision should be made for the electronic transmission of the information required by the Commission.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for cereals,
The United Kingdom intervention agency shall issue a standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by it in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 29 361 tonnes of barley for export to third countries with the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (4), Switzerland and the United States of America.
1. No export refund or tax or monthly increase shall be granted on exports carried out under this Regulation.
2. Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall not apply.
3. Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid for the export shall be that quoted in the tender, with no monthly increase.
1. Export licences shall be valid from their date of issue within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 until the end of the fourth month thereafter.
2. Tenders submitted in response to this invitation to tender need not be accompanied by export licence applications submitted under Article 49 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (5).
1. Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the time-limit for submission of tenders under the first partial invitation to tender shall be 09.00 (Brussels time) on 9 March 2006.
The time-limit for submitting tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 09.00 (Brussels time) each Thursday thereafter, with the exception of 13 April 2006 and 25 May 2006, there being no invitation to tender in the weeks concerned.
The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 22 June 2006 at 09.00 (Brussels time).
2. Tenders must be lodged with the United Kingdom intervention agency:
Rural Payment Agency,
Lancaster House,
Hampshire Court,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE4 7YH.
Tel. 0191 226 5882
Fax 0191 226 5824
The intervention agency, the storer and the successful tenderer shall, at the request of the latter and by common agreement, either before or at the time of removal from storage as the tenderer chooses, take reference samples for counter-analysis at the rate of at least one sample for every 500 tonnes and shall analyse the samples. The intervention agency may be represented by a proxy, provided this is not the storer.
Reference samples for counter-analysis shall be taken and analysed within seven working days of the date of the successful tenderer’s request or within three working days if the samples are taken on removal from storage.
In the event of a dispute, the analysis results shall be forwarded electronically to the Commission.
1. The successful tenderer must accept the lot as established if the final result of the sample analyses indicates a quality:
(a) higher than that specified in the notice of invitation to tender;
(b) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down for intervention but below the quality described in the notice of invitation to tender, providing that the differences having regard to those criteria do not exceed the following limits:
— one kilogram per hectolitre as regards specific weight, which must not, however, be less than 64 kg/hl,
— one percentage point as regards moisture content,
— half a percentage point as regards the impurities referred to at B.2 and B.4 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 (6),
— half a percentage point as regards the impurities referred to at B.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 824/2000, the percentages admissible for noxious grains and ergot remaining unchanged, however.
2. If the final result of the analyses carried out on the samples indicates a quality higher than the minimum characteristics laid down for intervention but below the quality described in the notice of invitation to tender and the difference exceeds the limits set out in paragraph 1(b), the successful tenderer may:
(a) accept the lot as established, or
(b) refuse to take over the lot concerned.
In the case of (b) above, the successful tenderer shall be discharged of all obligations relating to the lot in question and the securities shall be released provided the Commission and the intervention agency are immediately notified using the form in Annex I.
3. Where the final result of sample analyses indicates a quality below the minimum characteristics laid down for intervention, the successful tenderer may not remove the lot in question. The successful tenderer shall be discharged of all obligations relating to the lot in question and the securities shall be released provided the Commission and the intervention agency are immediately notified using the form in Annex I.
Should the cases mentioned in Article 7(2)(b) and 7(3) arise, the successful tenderer may ask the intervention agency to supply an alternative lot of barley of the requisite quality, at no extra cost. In that case, the security shall not be released. The lot must be replaced within three days of the date of the successful tenderer's request. The successful tenderer shall immediately inform the Commission thereof using the form in Annex I.
If, following successive replacements, the successful tenderer has not received a replacement lot of the quality laid down within one month of the date of the request for a replacement, the successful tenderer shall be discharged of all obligations and the securities shall be released, provided the Commission and the intervention agency have been immediately informed using the form in Annex I.
1. If the barley is removed before the results of the analyses provided for in Article 6 are known, all risks shall be borne by the successful tenderer from the time the lot is removed, without prejudice to any means of redress the tenderer might have against the storer.
2. The costs of taking the samples and conducting the analyses provided for in Article 6, with the exception of those referred to in Article 7(3), shall be borne by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) for up to one analysis per 500 tonnes, with the exception of the cost of inter-bin transfers. The costs of inter-bin transfers and any additional analyses requested by a successful tenderer shall be borne by that tenderer.
0
Notwithstanding Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, the documents relating to the sale of barley under this Regulation, and in particular the export licence, the removal order referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, the export declaration and, where applicable, the T5 copy shall carry one of the entries set out in Annex II.
1
1. The security lodged under Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall be released once the export licences have been issued to the successful tenderers.
2. Notwithstanding Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the obligation to export shall be covered by a security equal to the difference between the intervention price applying on the day of the award and the price awarded, but not less than EUR 25 per tonne. Half of the security shall be lodged when the licence is issued and the balance shall be lodged before the cereals are removed.
2
Within two hours of the expiry of the time-limit for the submission of tenders, the United Kingdom intervention agency shall electronically notify the Commission of tenders received. This notification shall be made by e-mail, using the form in Annex III.
3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32006D0673 | 2006/673/EC: Commission Decision of 5 October 2006 amending Decision 2003/43/EC establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards gypsum plasterboards (notified under document number C(2006) 4360) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 7.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/77
COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 October 2006
amending Decision 2003/43/EC establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards gypsum plasterboards
(notified under document number C(2006) 4360)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/673/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (1), and in particular Article 20(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2003/43/EC (2) establishes classes of reaction-to-fire performance of certain construction products, namely wood-based panels.
(2) Decision 2003/43/EC will be adapted to take account of technical progress concerning gypsum plasterboards.
(3) Decision 2003/43/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,
The Annex to Decision 2003/43/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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32002R2161 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161/2002 of 5 December 2002 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161/2002
of 5 December 2002
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that the difference between quotations of prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1052/2002(6), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate.
(3) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.
(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(5) Now that a settlement has been reached between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States and has been approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC(7), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.
(6) Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 provides that a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93(8), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1786/2001(9), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.
(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 of the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark stipulates that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.
(8) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.
(9) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and listed either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to amended Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 respectively, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 December 2002.
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31985R2775 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2775/85 of 2 October 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2146/85 as regards the list of storage agencies holding currants from the 1984 harvest
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2775/85
of 2 October 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2146/85 as regards the list of storage agencies holding currants from the 1984 harvest
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 746/85 (2), and in particular Article 4 (8) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84 of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (3), and in particular Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2146/85 (4), the Greek storage agencies sell at a price fixed in advance the unprocessed currants from the 1984 harvest which they have purchased;
Whereas the storage agencies where the currants are stored are listed in Annex I to that Regulation; whereas that list is not complete and the storage agency omitted should be added thereto;
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,
The following point 5 is hereby added to Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2146/85:
'5. Kentriki syneteristiki enosi prostasias georgikon proionton nomou Messinias, Kalamata, Greece.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013D0784 | 2013/784/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 18 December 2013 amending the model health certificates I, II and III for intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals for slaughter, fattening and breeding set out in Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC (notified under document C(2013) 9208) Text with EEA relevance
| 20.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 346/75
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 18 December 2013
amending the model health certificates I, II and III for intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals for slaughter, fattening and breeding set out in Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC
(notified under document C(2013) 9208)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/784/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (1), and in particular Article 14(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 91/68/EEC lays down the animal health conditions governing intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals. It provides, inter alia, that ovine and caprine animals must be accompanied during transportation to their destination by a health certificate conforming to Model I, II or III set out in Annex E thereto.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) lays down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in bovine, ovine, and caprine animals. Annex VII to that Regulation sets out the measures for the control and eradication of TSEs. In addition, Chapter A of Annex VIII to that Regulation lays down the conditions for intra-Union trade in live animals, semen and embryos. Chapter A of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 was recently amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 630/2013 (3).
(3) In order to reflect the requirements relating to intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals for fattening and breeding laid down in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 630/2013, the model health certificates II and III set out in Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC, were recently amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2013/445/EU (4).
(4) In the process of that amendment the possibility to move under certain conditions ovine and caprine animals for breeding to Member States with an approved control programme for classical scrapie was erroneously omitted. Therefore, point II.9 of Part II of the model health certificate III for intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals for breeding, set out in Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC, should be amended.
(5) Additionally, in the model health certificate II for intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals for fattening and in the model health certificate III for intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals for breeding, set out in Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC, certain references to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 need to be reviewed in order to remove any ambiguity.
(6) The model health certificates II and III, set out in Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC, should therefore be amended in order to correctly reflect the requirements relating to intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals for fattening and breeding laid down in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 630/2013.
(7) Furthermore, in order to ensure consistency of terminology in all model health certificates for intra-Union trade in ovine and caprine animals, set out in Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC, these model health certificates should be amended and replaced by the model health certificates I, II and III set out in the Annex to this Decision.
(8) Directive 91/68/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex E to Directive 91/68/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
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32008R1195 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1195/2008 of 2 December 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Scottish Farmed Salmon (PGI))
| 3.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 323/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1195/2008
of 2 December 2008
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Scottish Farmed Salmon (PGI))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1), and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined the United Kingdom’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Scottish Farmed Salmon’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1437/2004 (3).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
(4) as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006D0389 | 2006/389/EC: Council Decision of 15 May 2006 authorising the Republic of Lithuania to apply a measure derogating from Article 11 and Article 28e of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
| 3.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 150/15
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 May 2006
authorising the Republic of Lithuania to apply a measure derogating from Article 11 and Article 28e of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
(2006/389/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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 Valued Added Tax; uniform basis of assessment (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 27(1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to introduce special measures for derogation from that Directive, in order to simplify the procedure for charging the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance.
(2) In letters dated 3 August 2004 and 16 December 2004 the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as Lithuania) sought authorisation to introduce a measure derogating from the provisions of Directive 77/388/EEC governing the taxable amount for value added tax (VAT) purposes.
(3) In accordance with Article 27(2) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Commission informed the other Member States of the request made by Lithuania in a letter dated 7 June 2005. In a letter dated 14 June 2005, the Commission notified Lithuania that it had all the information it considered necessary for appraisal of the request.
(4) Article 11(A)(1)(a) of Directive 77/388/EEC establishes the taxable amount of a supply for VAT purposes to be everything which constitutes the consideration paid for the supply. Article 28e(1) of that Directive governs the taxable amount of intra-Community acquisitions, by reference to Article 11(A).
(5) The measure requiring a derogation is intended to counter tax losses arising from the manipulation of the taxable amount of supplies of goods, services and intra-Community acquisitions subject to VAT where one of the parties does not have a right to full deduction.
(6) The measure should be targeted so that it applies only in cases of VAT avoidance or evasion and only when a number of conditions have been met. The measure is therefore proportionate to the aim pursued.
(7) Similar derogations have been granted to other Member States in order to counter tax avoidance or evasion and have been found to be effective.
(8) Derogations pursuant to Article 27 of Directive 77/388/EEC which counter VAT avoidance linked to the taxable amount of supplies between related parties are included in the Commission proposal of 16 March 2005 for a Directive rationalising some of the derogations pursuant to that Article (2). It is therefore necessary to bring the application period of this derogation to an end when that Directive enters into force.
(9) This derogation will safeguard the amount of VAT due at the final consumption stage and has no negative impact on the Communities' own resources accruing from VAT,
By way of derogation from Article 11(A)(1)(a) and Article 28e of Directive 77/388/EEC, Lithuania is hereby authorised to provide that the taxable amount of a supply of goods or services or of an intra-Community acquisition of goods shall be the same as the open-market value, as defined in Article 11(A)(1)(d) of the said Directive, in either of the following circumstances:
(a) where the consideration is significantly lower than the open-market value and the recipient of the supply, or in the case of an intra-Community acquisition, the acquirer, does not have a right to full deduction under Article 17 of Directive 77/388/EEC;
(b) where the consideration is significantly higher than the open-market value and the supplier does not have a right to full deduction under Article 17 of Directive 77/388/EEC.
This measure may only be used in order to prevent tax avoidance or evasion and when the consideration on which the taxable amount would otherwise be based has been influenced by family, management, ownership, financial or legal ties as defined in national legislation. For these purposes, legal ties shall include the formal relationship between employer and employee.
The authorisation granted under Article 1 shall expire on the date of entry into force of a Directive rationalising the derogations pursuant to Article 27 of Directive 77/388/EEC which counter avoidance or evasion of VAT through the valuation of supplies between connected persons, or on 31 December 2009, whichever is the earlier.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Lithuania. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.666667 |
31994D0190 | 94/190/EC: Commission Decision of 18 March 1994 on financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of classical swine fever in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 18 March 1994 on financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of classical swine fever in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (94/190/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/77/EC (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Belgium in October, November and December 1993; whereas the appearance of this disease is a serious danger to the Community's porcine population and, in order to eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the Community has the possibility of making good the losses so caused;
Whereas, as soon as the presence of classical swine fever was officially confirmed, the Belgian authorities took appropriate measures which included the measures listed in Article 3 (2) of Decision 90/424/EEC; whereas such measures were notified by the Belgian authorities;
Whereas the conditions for Community assistance have been met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
For outbreaks of classical swine fever which have occurred during the months of October, November and December 1993 Belgium may obtain Community financial assistance. The contribution by the Community shall be:
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Belgium in compensating owners for the slaughter and for destruction, as appropriate, of pigs and pig products,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Belgium for the cleaning, disinsectization and disinfection of holdings and equipment,
- 50 % of the costs incurred by Belgium in compensating owners for the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and contaminated equipment.
The Community financial contribution shall be granted after supporting documents have been submitted.
The Community shall follow developments in the situation regarding the disease and, if necessary, evolution, shall adopt a new Decision in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 3 (4) of Decision 90/424/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007D0511 | 2007/511/EC: Council Decision of 15 February 2007 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of an Arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union
| 20.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 188/15
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 February 2007
on the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of an Arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union
(2007/511/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 62(2)(a) and Article 66 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 21(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (2), countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis are to participate in the Agency. The modalities of their participation are to be determined in further arrangements to be concluded between the Community and those countries.
(2) Following the authorisation given to the Commission on 7 October 2004, negotiations with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway for an Arrangement on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union have been concluded.
(3) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it, or subject to its application. Since this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark should, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has adopted this Decision whether it will implement it in its national law or not.
(4) This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(3). The United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it, or subject to its application.
(5) This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(4). Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it, or subject to its application.
(6) According to Council Decision 2007/512/EC (5), and pending its final conclusion at a later date, the Arrangement has been signed on behalf of the Community on 1 February 2007.
(7) The Arrangement should be concluded,
The Arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Arrangement is attached to this Decision (6).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to deposit on behalf of the Community the instrument of approval provided for in Article 9(1) of the Arrangement in order to express the consent of the Community to be bound. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
32003R2203 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2203/2003 of 16 December 2003 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2203/2003
of 16 December 2003
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1335/2003(4), and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0698 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 698/2006 of 5 May 2006 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 as regards quality evaluation of structural statistics on labour costs and earnings (Text with EEA relevance)
| 6.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 121/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 698/2006
of 5 May 2006
implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 as regards quality evaluation of structural statistics on labour costs and earnings
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 of 9 March 1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and labour costs (1), and in particular Article 11(iv) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 was implemented by Commission Regulations (EC) No 452/2000 (2) and (EC) No 72/2002 (3) which define the content and evaluation criteria of the report on quality to be forwarded to the Commission (Eurostat) after each reference period.
(2) The information supplied in the quality report must refer to certain variables. Those variables are defined in Commission Regulations (EC) No 1726/1999 (4) and (EC) No 1916/2000 (5).
(3) Changes in the quality evaluation measures of structural statistics on earnings and labour costs are necessary as a result of the amendments made to Regulations (EC) No 1726/1999 and (EC) No 1916/2000 by Regulations (EC) No 1737/2005 and (EC) No 1738/2005 respectively. For the sake of clarity, and in order to reduce the burden for the national statistical offices, it is also necessary to harmonise the quality evaluation of statistics on labour costs and earnings.
(4) Regulations (EC) No 452/2000 and (EC) No 72/2002 should therefore be replaced by this Regulation.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
1. The content and evaluation criteria of the report on quality referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 are laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.
The variables specified in the Annex to this Regulation are defined in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999 and Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1916/2000.
2. The information laid down in the Annex shall be supplied subject to the derogations contained in Community legislation concerning structural statistics on earnings and labour costs, the labour force survey, structural business statistics and national accounts.
The quality report shall be transmitted to Eurostat at the latest 24 months after the end of the reference period for which the data was collected, unless stated otherwise in the Annex.
Regulations (EC) No 452/2000 and (EC) No 72/2002 are repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994R0481 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/94 of 3 March 1994 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 359/94
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 481/94 of 3 March 1994 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 359/94
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3611/93 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 359/94 (3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 359/94 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 22 February 1994 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
The Regulation shall enter into force on 10 March 1994.
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 |
32013R0295 | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 295/2013 of 21 March 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate originating, inter alia, in Taiwan following a ‘new exporter’ review pursuant to Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
| 28.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 90/1
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 295/2013
of 21 March 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate originating, inter alia, in Taiwan following a ‘new exporter’ review pursuant to Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. MEASURES IN FORCE
(1) Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000 (2) imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation.
(2) Following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 (3), decided that the abovementioned measures should be maintained.
(3) By notice, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 24 February 2012 (4), the European Commission (‘the Commission’) initiated another expiry review of the relevant measures pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. That investigation is ongoing in parallel and will be concluded in a separate legal act.
B. CURRENT PROCEDURE
1. Request for a review
(4) The Commission has received a request to initiate a ‘new exporter’ review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation. The request was lodged by Lealea Enterprise Co., Ltd (‘the applicant’), an exporting producer in Taiwan (‘the country concerned’).
(5) The applicant claimed that it did not export the product concerned to the Union during the period of investigation, i.e. the period from 1 October 1998 to 30 September 1999 (‘the original investigation period’).
(6) Furthermore, the applicant claimed that it was not related to any of the exporting producers of the product concerned which are subject to the abovementioned anti-dumping measures.
(7) The applicant further claimed that it had begun exporting the product concerned to the Union after the end of the original investigation period.
2. Initiation of a new exporter review
(8) The Commission examined the prima facie evidence submitted by the applicant and considered it sufficient to justify the initiation of a review in accordance with Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation. After consultation of the Advisory Committee and after the Union industry concerned had been given the opportunity to comment, the Commission initiated, by Regulation (EU) No 653/2012 (5), a review of Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 with regard to the applicant.
(9) Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 653/2012, the anti-dumping duty of certain polyethylene terephthalate imposed by Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 was repealed with regard to imports of the product concerned produced and sold for export to the Union by the applicant. Simultaneously, pursuant to Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, customs authorities were directed to take appropriate steps to register such imports.
3. Product concerned
(10) The product concerned is polyethylene terephthalate (‘PET’) having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher, according to International Organisation for Standardisation standard 1628-5, originating in Taiwan, currently falling within CN code 3907 60 20 (‘the product concerned’).
4. Parties concerned
(11) The Commission officially advised the Union industry, the applicant and the representatives of the exporting country of the initiation of the review. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to be heard.
(12) The Commission sent an anti-dumping questionnaire to the applicant and its related companies and received a reply within the deadline set for that purpose.
(13) The Commission sought to verify all the information it deemed necessary for the determination of the new exporter status and dumping and verification visits were carried out at the premises of the applicant in Taiwan.
5. Review investigation period
(14) The review investigation period of dumping covered the period from 1 January 2011 to 30 June 2012 (‘the review investigation period’ or ‘the RIP’).
C. RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION
1. ‘New exporter’ qualification
(15) The investigation confirmed that the company had not exported the product concerned during the original investigation period and that it had started to export it to the Union after that period.
(16) While quantities exported were limited, they were nevertheless found sufficient to establish a reliable dumping margin. They followed a pattern, in terms of shipment size and turnover per client, which was comparable to the behaviour of the applicant on third-country markets.
(17) As concerns the other conditions for the recognition of a new exporter status, the company was able to demonstrate that it did not have any links, direct or indirect, with any of the Taiwanese exporting producers subject to the anti-dumping measures in force with regard to the product concerned.
(18) Accordingly, it is confirmed that the company should be considered a ‘new exporter’ in accordance with Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation and thus an individual margin should be determined for it.
2. Dumping
(19) The applicant produces the product concerned and sells it domestically and on export markets. The applicant sells directly to all markets.
(20) In accordance with Article 2(2) of the basic Regulation, domestic sales were considered representative when the total domestic sales volume was at least 5 % of the total export sales volume to the Union. The Commission established that the applicant exported a single product type to the Union and that the same product type was sold domestically by the applicant in overall representative volumes.
(21) The Commission also examined whether the sales of the product concerned sold domestically in representative quantities could be regarded as having been made in the ordinary course of trade pursuant to Article 2(4) of the basic Regulation. That was done by establishing the proportion of profitable domestic sales to independent customers. As there were sufficient sales in the ordinary course of trade, normal value was based on the actual domestic price.
(22) The product concerned was exported directly to independent customers in the Union. Therefore, the export price was established in accordance with Article 2(8) of the basic Regulation, i.e. on the basis of export prices actually paid or payable.
(23) The normal value and the export prices were compared on an ex-works basis.
(24) For the purpose of ensuring a fair comparison between normal value and export price, due allowance in the form of adjustments was made for differences affecting price comparability in accordance with Article 2(10) of the basic Regulation. Adjustments for insurance, handling, loading and ancillary expenses and credit costs were granted in all cases where they were found to be reasonable, accurate and supported by verified evidence.
(25) In accordance with Article 2(11) of the basic Regulation, the dumping margin was established on the basis of a comparison of a weighted average normal value with a weighted average of prices of all exports transactions to the Union. As there were a limited number of exports to the Union, the individual export prices to the Union were also compared to the weighted average normal value of the months in which each export occurred.
(26) In both cases, those comparisons showed the existence of a de minimis dumping for the applicant that exported to the Union in the RIP.
D. AMENDMENT OF MEASURES BEING REVIEWED
(27) The dumping margin with regard to the applicant, established for the RIP, was at de minimis level. It is therefore proposed that a duty of 0 EUR/tonne which is based on the de minimis dumping margin be imposed and that Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 be amended accordingly.
E. REGISTRATION
(28) In the light of these findings, the registration of imports imposed by Regulation (EU) No 653/2012 should cease without any retroactive levying of the anti-dumping duties.
F. DISCLOSURE AND DURATION OF THE MEASURES
(29) The parties concerned were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to impose an anti-dumping duty of 0 EUR/tonne on imports of the product concerned from the applicant and to amend Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 accordingly. Their comments were considered and taken into account, where appropriate.
(30) This review does not affect the date on which the measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 will expire pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation,
1. In Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 192/2007, the following shall be inserted into the table under producers in Taiwan:
Country Company Anti-dumping duty (EUR/tonne) TARIC additional code
‘Taiwan Lealea Enterprise Co., Ltd 0 A996’
2. The customs authorities are hereby directed to cease the registration of imports of the product concerned originating in Taiwan produced by Lealea Enterprise Co., Ltd.
3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32004R0055 | Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2004 of 17 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima) with respect to the application of the supplementary levy in the milk and milk products sector in the Azores
| Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2004
of 17 December 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima) with respect to the application of the supplementary levy in the milk and milk products sector in the Azores
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 299(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001(2) introduced for a period of four marketing years beginning in 1999/2000 a derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector(3) as regards the Azores. Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers(4) has amended Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 in order to extend the aforementioned period to six marketing years and has fixed the amounts of that extension.
(2) However, restructuring of the milk sector in the Azores has not yet been achieved. In order to take account of the high level of dependence on milk production in the Azores, combined with other handicaps linked to their outermost location and the absence of viable alternative production, the relevant period should be extended and the amounts of this further extension fixed.
(3) This measure is restricted to milk producers in the Azores. Over the period of its application, this measure should enable the sector in the Azores to continue being restructured without interfering with the milk market and without appreciably affecting the sound working of the levy scheme at the Portuguese or Community level.
Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 shall be replaced by the following:
"Article 23
1. As from marketing year 1999/2000, for the purposes of sharing the additional levy between the producers referred to in the second sentence of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92, only producers as defined in Article 9(c) of that Regulation, established and producing in the Azores, who market quantities exceeding their reference quantity increased by the percentage referred to in the third subparagraph shall be deemed to have contributed to the overrun.
The additional levy shall be due on quantities exceeding the increased reference quantity after reallocation of the unused quantities within the margin resulting from this increase among the producers referred to in the first paragraph and in proportion to the reference quantity available to each producer.
The percentage referred to in the first paragraph shall be equal to the ratio between the quantities respectively of 73000 tonnes for the period 1999/2000 to 2004/2005 and 23000 tonnes as from marketing year 2005/2006 and the total of the reference quantities available on each holding on 31 March 2000. It shall apply for each producer only to the reference quantities available to that producer on 31 March 2000.
2. The quantities of milk or milk equivalent marketed which exceed the reference quantities but which comply with the percentage referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, after the reallocation referred to in that same paragraph, shall not be taken into account in establishing any overrun in Portugal as calculated in accordance with the first sentence of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall apply as from 1 April 2003.
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31992D0563 | 92/563/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 November 1992 on the database covering the Community's import requirements, envisaged by the Shift project
| COMMISSION DECISION of 19 November 1992 on the database covering the Community's import requirements, envisaged by the Shift project (92/563/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 92/438/EEC of 13 July 1992, on computerization of veterinary import procedures (Shift project) amending Directives 90/675/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 92/628/EEC and Decision 90/424/EEC, and repealing Decision 88/192/EEC (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas, in order to set up and to make efficient use of the database referred to in Article 4 and in Annex II (1) of Decision 92/438/EEC, it is necessary to specify the characteristics, the content and the conditions for the setting-up and use of this database;
Whereas the development of the user system for the Community database shall be the responsibility of the Commission, and shall take into account the operating systems used in the Member States;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. For the purpose of this Decision, 'Community database' shall mean the database covering the Community's import requirements for live animals and animal products coming from third countries.
2. The Community database must be relational. The user must be able to benefit from rapid and easy access to the information necessary for the checks.
The Community database shall include the information referred to in Article 4 (1) of Decision 92/438/EEC. Furthermore, it shall include the special import conditions applying to a Member State or a part of a Member State and certain establishments.
1. The Commission shall be responsible for the development of the user system for the Community database.
2. The development referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:
- the description of the Community database structure,
- the definition and realization of the technical application functions which are necessary for its use.
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31989R1372 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1372/89 of 19 May 1989 fixing for the 1989/90 marketing year the minimum purchase price for lemons delivered to the industry and the amount of financial compensation payable after their processing
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1372/89 of 19 May 1989 fixing for the 1989/90 marketing year the minimum purchase price for lemons delivered to the industry and the amount of financial compensation payable after their processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 of 17 May 1977 laying down special measures to encourage the marketing of products processed from lemons (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1124/89 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77, the minimum price which processors must pay to the producer is derived from the purchase price for class II plus 5 % of the basic price; whereas, to simplify matters, this calculation should be based on the average basic and purchase prices fixed for the 1989/90 year by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1120/89 (3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77, financial compensation cannot exceed the difference between the minimum purchase price referred to in Article 1 of the said Regulation and the prices obtained for the basic products in producer third countries;
Whereas Articles 119 (2) and 305 (2) of the Act of Accession provide that, from the first move towards alignment, the minimum prices applicable, as the case may be, in Spain and Portugal are to be aligned on the common minimum price in accordance with the mechanisms provided for in Articles 70 and 238 of the said Act and the financial compensation applicable in Spain and Portugal respectively at each move towards alignment is to be that of the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 less the difference between, on the one hand the common minimum price and, on the other, the minimum prices applicable, as the case may be, in Spain and Portugal;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
1. The minimum price referred to in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 for the 1989/90 marketing year shall be as follows:
(ECU/100 kg net)
Spain Portugal Other Member States 15,22 15,49 19,53
2. The minimum price shall be in respect of products ex-producer's packaging station.
The amount of the financial compensation referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 for the 1989/90 marketing year shall be as follows:
(ECU/100 kg net)
Spain Portugal Other Member States 7,37 7,64 11,68
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 June 1989.
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31998R1541 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1541/98 of 13 July 1998 on proof of origin for certain textile products falling within Section XI of the Combined Nomenclature and released for free circulation in the Community, and on the conditions for the acceptance of such proof
| 18.7.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 202/11
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1541/98
of 13 July 1998
on proof of origin for certain textile products falling within Section XI of the Combined Nomenclature and released for free circulation in the Community, and on the conditions for the acceptance of such proof
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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 616/78 of 20 March 1978 on proof of origin for certain textile products falling within Chapter 51 or Chapters 53 to 62 of the Common Customs Tariff and imported into the Community, and on the conditions for the acceptance of such proof (1), laid down conditions for preventing any deflection of trade or any abuse which would be detrimental to the application of the rules on textiles by means of a system for origin based on the requirement of presentation of a certificate of origin for some textile products and a declaration of origin on the invoice for others;
Whereas since the adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 616/78, changes have taken place in certain areas of the customs and textile fields; whereas, in particular, the textile products concerned are those listed in Section XI of the Combined Nomenclature classified in categories as defined in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (2);
Whereas the provisions relating to mutual assistance and administrative cooperation laid down in Articles 4, 4a and 4b of Regulation (EEC) No 616/78 are already covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (3);
Whereas, in the interests of clarity, Regulation (EEC) No 616/78 should be re-cast;
Whereas in the interests of efficiency, management of the measures provided for in this Regulation should be entrusted to the Customs Code Committee,
1. The release for free circulation in the Community of textile products falling within Section XI of the Combined Nomenclature, listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, shall be subject to proof of their origin in one of the forms and in accordance with the procedures set out in this Regulation.
2. The proof of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required for goods accompanied by a certificate of origin corresponding to the specimens and satisfying the conditions laid down for the purposes of the implementation of bilateral textile agreements, protocols or other arrangements.
3. Imports of a totally non-commercial nature are exempted from the provisions of this Regulation.
The products listed in groups IA, IB, IIA and IIB of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 must be accompanied by a certificate of origin complying with the conditions set out in Article 47 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4).
The certificates of origin may be accepted only if the products concerned fulfil the criteria for determining origin laid down by the relevant Community provisions in force.
1. Products other than those referred to in Article 2 must be accompanied by a declaration by the exporter or supplier on the invoice or, if there is no invoice, on another commercial document relating to the said products, to the effect that the products in question originate in the third country where the declaration was drawn up and comply with the criteria for determining origin set out in the relevant Community provisions. The text of that declaration must correspond to the model set out in Annex I.
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, certificates of origin may be issued for such products in conformity with Article 47 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
2. Notwithstanding the production of the declaration of origin referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities in the Community may, if there is cause for serious doubt, demand any additional proof with the object of ensuring that the declaration of origin complies with the criteria for determining origin set out in the relevant Community provisions.
3. Member States shall inform the Commission of any significant abuse or irregularity they detect in the use of declarations of origin.
At the request of a Member State or on the initiative of the Commission, presentation of a certificate of origin may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 249 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (5), be demanded in respect of the products and countries concerned by such abuse or irregularity.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 249 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, derogations from the obligation to present one of the proofs of origin referred to in Articles 2 and 3 may be granted to textile and clothing products that are not subject to specific Community commercial policy measures.
The provisions establishing derogations from the obligation to present a certificate of origin in accordance with Article 2 shall state, in particular, whether or not a declaration of origin in compliance with Article 3 must be presented for the products in question.
EUR 1 movement certificates, EUR 2 forms, Form A certificates of origin and invoice declarations issued for the purpose of obtaining a tariff preference shall be accepted in place of the proof of origin referred to in Articles 2 and 3.
1. Each consignment of goods must be accompanied by a certificate of origin or invoice declaration.
2. Member States may accept a certificate of origin relating to more than one consignment, provided that the products can be clearly identified on the said certificate and that the total quantities concerned are not greater than the quantities shown on the certificate.
Where different criteria for determining origin are laid down for products falling within a single heading of the Combined Nomenclature or a single category listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 3030/93, certificates or declarations of origin must contain a sufficiently detailed description of the goods to identify the criterion on the basis of which the certificate was issued or the declaration drawn up.
1. Certificates of origin shall be issued and invoice declarations drawn up in the country in which the goods originate.
2. Where goods are not imported direct from the country of origin but arrive via another country, certificates of origin issued in the latter country shall be accepted subject to checking that such certificates are admissible on the same basis as those issued by the country of origin.
3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply if quantitative limits have been fixed or agreed for the products in question with respect to the country of origin.
Member States shall notify the Commission of any relevant information relating to the application of this Regulation.
The Commission shall forward any such information to the other Member States.
The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 515/97 shall apply.
0
The provisions for the implementation of this Regulation shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 249 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
1
Regulation (EEC) No 616/78 shall be repealed.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and should be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.
2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32011D0149 | 2011/149/EU: Commission Decision of 7 March 2011 on historical aviation emissions pursuant to Article 3c(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (notified under document C(2011) 1328) Text with EEA relevance
| 8.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 61/42
COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 March 2011
on historical aviation emissions pursuant to Article 3c(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community
(notified under document C(2011) 1328)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/149/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Article 3c(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3c of Directive 2003/87/EC sets the total quantity of allowances to be allocated to aircraft operators. This quantity is defined as a percentage of historical aviation emissions. Point (s) of Article 3 of Directive 2003/87/EC defines historical aviation emissions as the mean average of the annual emissions in the calendar years 2004, 2005 and 2006 from aircraft performing an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC. According to paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 3c of that Directive, the total quantity of allowances to be allocated to aircraft operators should be calculated on the basis of that historical average.
(2) The Commission has been assisted by Eurocontrol as foreseen in Article 18b of Directive 2003/87/EC. The best available data for calculation of the historic emissions was considered to be the comprehensive air traffic data contained in Eurocontrol’s databases from the Central Route Charges Office (CRCO) and the Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU). These provide among other things a calculation of the actual route length for each individual flight. Emissions were then calculated on a flight-by-flight basis using the ANCAT 3 (Abatement of Nuisances Caused by Air Transport) methodology and the CASE (Calculation of Emissions by Selective Equivalence) methodology. This approach to calculating historic emissions was further enhanced through use of actual fuel consumption information provided voluntarily by a representative number of aircraft operators which helped to improve the accuracy of the modelling approach. Additional calculations were carried out to account for fuel consumption associated with the use of the auxiliary power units (APUs). The approach taken was first to determine the average APU fuel consumption for different aircraft types. The individual emission factors of APU fuel consumption were then extrapolated to calculate total APU emissions applying a process which took into account the actual share of fuel burn for the flights under the EU ETS of each aircraft type and the use of ground power in airports. The emissions corresponding to the resulting total APU fuel consumption were included in the historical aviation emissions for each of the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(3) The annual emissions in the calendar year 2004 from aircraft performing an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC have been considered to be 209 123 585 tonnes of CO2. The annual emissions in the calendar year 2005 from such aircraft have been considered to be 220 703 342 tonnes of CO2, and the annual emissions in the calendar year 2006 from such aircraft have been considered to be 228 602 103 tonnes of CO2. The historical aviation emissions being defined as the arithmetic mean average of those emissions amounts therefore to 219 476 343 tonnes of CO2.
(4) The Commission consulted the Climate Change Committee established pursuant to Article 9 of Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol (2),
Historical aviation emissions for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 3c of Directive 2003/87/EC are set at 219 476 343 tonnes of CO2.
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32000R2256 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2256/2000 of 11 October 2000 derogating, as regards the list of double-zero (00) colza and rape seed varieties and variety associations, from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2256/2000
of 11 October 2000
derogating, as regards the list of double-zero (00) colza and rape seed varieties and variety associations, from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1672/2000(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1454/2000(4), lays down that Member States must limit eligibility for area payments for rape and colza to areas sown with certified seed of double-zero (00) varieties, i.e. those with a maximum glucosinolate content of 25 μmol/g and an erucic acid content of 2 % of the total fatty acid content. Those varieties must be notified and entered as such in the common catalogue of varieties established by Council Directive 70/457/EEC(5), as last amended by Directive 98/96/EC(6).
(2) Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 lays down that, for the 2000/01 marketing year, varieties and variety associations listed in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/96(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 897/2000(8), are also eligible. The purpose of that provision was to permit updating of the common catalogue of varieties during the marketing year. However, it proved impossible to update the catalogue before the deadline laid down and rape and colza for harvest in 2001 are sown from the end of August.
(3) Consequently, in the interests of clarity and the exchange of information, a derogation should be made from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 and a new Community list of double-zero (00) colza and rape seed varieties and variety associations should be established for the 2001/02 marketing year on the basis of the most recent information sent by the Member States.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For the 2001/02 marketing year and notwithstanding Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999, areas sown with certified seed of double-zero (00) colza and rape seed varieties and variety associations listed in the Annex hereto shall be eligible for the area payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.
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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31993D0251 | 93/251/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 April 1993 approving the additional varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the Kingdom of Belgium under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 20 April 1993 approving the additional varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the Kingdom of Belgium under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(93/251/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 of 22 September 1987 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1986 harvest and providing for special measures for certain regions of production (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3338/92 (2), and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87 of 22 December 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for certain regions of hops production (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 718/93 (4), and in particular
Article 3
thereof,
Whereas the Kingdom of Belgium transmitted to the Commission on 10 March 1988 a varietal conversion programme for the hops sector in accordance with Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87; whereas this programme, as amended on 26 July 1988, was approved in Commission Decision 88/606/EEC (5); whereas this programme after being amended three times by Decisions 89/480/EEC (6), 91/94/EEC (7) and 92/149/EEC (8) respectively, was closed on 31 December 1992;
Whereas on 29 December 1992 the Kingdom of Belgium transmitted to the Commission an additional varietal conversion programme which differs from the previous programme in that it includes a new, recently recognized, producer group, the inclusion of new areas and a maore market orientation towards super-alpha varieties which are better suited to market requirements, pursuant to Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87;
Whereas this additional programme is in line with the objectives pursued by that Regulation and contains the information required under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87;
Whereas the special aid for varietal conversion may also be granted for areas under other varieties where these are present on land essentially given over to bitter varieties under a conversion plan;
Whereas the financial contribution charged to the national budget complies with the ceiling specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87; whereas the actual costs referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may include factors for assessing the net loss of income resulting from the implementation of the conversion plan; whereas, however, only factors relating to the net loss of income suffered from the date of adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may be introduced into the calculation of the actual costs; whereas, as a result, the financial contribution by the Member State to the varietal conversion programme will have to be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
The varietal conversion programme for the hop sector submitted under Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 by the Kingdom of Belgium on 29 December 1992 is hereby approved. The main features of that programme are set out in the Annex.
The Kingdom of Belgium shall inform the Commission of the progress of the programme every six months.
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32005R0767 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 767/2005 of 19 May 2005 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005
| 20.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 127/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 767/2005
of 19 May 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 115/2005 (2).
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified on 13 to 19 May 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be 6,50 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 May 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999L0025 | Commission Directive 1999/25/EC of 9 April 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 93/34/EEC on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehiclesText with EEA relevance
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/25/EC
of 9 April 1999
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 93/34/EEC on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles(1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/34/EEC of 14 June 1993 on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles(2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
(1) Whereas Directive 93/34/EEC is one of the separate Directives of the Community type-approval procedure introduced by Directive 92/61/EEC; whereas the provisions of Directive 92/61/EEC relating to vehicle systems, components and technical units therefore apply to this Directive;
(2) Whereas developments in technology now permit an adaptation of Council Directive 93/34/EEC to technical progress; whereas in order to ensure the proper functioning of the type-approval system as a whole, it is necessary to clarify or complete certain provisions of the Directive concerned;
(3) Whereas to this end it is necessary to adapt certain symbols used and to clarify certain requirements concerning the symbols and characters to be used for the indication of the statutory markings on the manufacturer's data plate;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for adaptation to technical progress set up by Article 13 of Council Directive 70/156/EEC(3), as last amended by Directive 98/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(4),
The Annex to Directive 93/34/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
1. With effect from 1 January 2000, Member States shall not, on grounds relating to statutory markings:
- refuse, in respect of a type of two- or three-wheel vehicle, to grant EC type-approval,
- prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles,
if the statutory markings comply with the requirements of Council Directive 93/34/EEC as amended by this Directive.
2. With effect from 1 July 2000, Member States shall refuse to grant EC type-approval for any type of two- or three-wheel motor vehicle on grounds relating to the statutory markings if the requirements of Directive 93/34/EEC, as amended by this Directive, are not fulfilled.
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, no later than 31 December 1999, the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2000.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law that they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32014R0154 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 154/2014 of 19 February 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance extract from tea tree Text with EEA relevance
| 20.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 50/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 154/2014
of 19 February 2014
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance extract from tea tree
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2)(c) and Article 78(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The active substance extract from tea tree was included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) by Commission Directive 2008/127/EC (3) in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 (4). Since the replacement of Directive 91/414/EEC by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this substance is deemed to have been approved under that Regulation and is listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5).
(2) In accordance with Article 25a of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, presented to the Commission its view on the draft review report for extract from tea tree (6) on 16 December 2011. The Authority communicated its views on extract from tea tree to the notifier. The Commission invited it to submit comments on the draft review report for extract from tea tree. The draft review report and the view of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 13 December 2013 in the format of the Commission review report for extract from tea tree.
(3) It is confirmed that the active substance extract from tea tree is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(4) In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is necessary to amend the conditions of approval. It is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information.
(5) The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) Member States should be provided with time to amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing extract from tea tree.
(7) For plant protection products containing extract from tea tree, where Member States grant any period of grace in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this period should expire at the latest 18 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Transitional measures
Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing extract from tea tree as active substance by 12 September 2014.
Grace period
Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 12 September 2015 at the latest.
Entry into force
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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31993R0740 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 740/93 of 17 March 1993 setting Community compensation for definitive discontinuation of milk production in Portugal
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 740/93 of 17 March 1993 setting Community compensation for definitive discontinuation of milk production in Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the completion of the Single Market presupposes the abolition of trade barriers not only between the Member States of the Community in its composition at 31 December 1985 but also, as far as possible, between those Member States and Spain and Portugal;
Whereas the abolition of such barriers makes it appropriate to step up efforts to restructuring the milk sector in Portugal to enable that sector to face the increased competition from other Member States; whereas this intensification of effort may be achieved by facilitating the buying-up of reference quantities with a view to their reallocation in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector (2),
The Portuguese Republic shall grant to any producer as defined in Article 9 (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 who undertakes before 1 June 1993 to discontinue milk production totally and permanently before 1 September 1993 compensation of ECU 17 per 100 kg a year paid over three years.
Producers shall be eligible for compensation if they:
- have a reference quantity under Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 either for deliveries or for direct sales, and
- satisfy objective criteria determined by the Portuguese Republic in agreement with the Commission.
1. Compensation shall be granted for the reference quantity to which the producer is entitled when this Regulation enters into force.
2. If the holding is held on a lease the application for compensation shall be made by the lessee.
The Portuguese Republic shall determine the terms on which the lessee may make the application and on which compensation may be granted.
Reference quantities released pursuant to this Regulation shall be added to the national reserve referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92.
Community financing of this programme is limited to a quantity of 75 000 tonnes and a total amount of ECU 38,5 million, to be paid in three annual instalments.
The financing provided for in the first paragraph shall be considered as intervention within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (3).
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (4), shall adopt, if necessary, measures for the application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1993.
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32005R1875 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/2005 of 16 November 2005 amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year
| 17.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 300/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1875/2005
of 16 November 2005
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2005/2006 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 (3). These prices and duties were last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1806/2005 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 November 2005.
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32001R2564 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2564/2001 of 27 December 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1280/2001 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk products
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2564/2001
of 27 December 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1280/2001 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of 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 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (Poseican)(1), and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1620/1999(3), lays down in particular detailed rules for the application of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1280/2001(4) establishes a supply balance for milk products for the Canary Islands. That supply balance may be revised where this proves necessary, and the quantities of products adjusted during the year within the overall quantity fixed in line with the region's requirements. In order to meet the Canary Islands' milk-product requirements, the estimated quantities of such products in the forecast supply balance must be adjusted. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1280/2001 should therefore be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1280/2001 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 2001.
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