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32014D0410 | 2014/410/EU: Council Decision of 24 June 2014 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Belgium
| 28.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 190/80
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 June 2014
on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Belgium
(2014/410/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 2(3) and Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA (2), in particular Article 20 and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereto,
Whereas:
(1) According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.
(2) Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.
(3) Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.
(4) Belgium has informed the General Secretariat of the Council of the national DNA analysis files to which Articles 2 to 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA apply and the conditions for automated searching as referred to in Article 3(1) of that Decision in accordance with Article 36(2) of that Decision.
(5) According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.
(6) Belgium has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on DNA data exchange.
(7) A successful pilot run has been carried out by Belgium with the Netherlands.
(8) An evaluation visit has taken place in Belgium and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the Dutch evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group.
(9) An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning DNA data exchange has been presented to the Council,
For the purposes of automated searching and comparison of DNA data, Belgium has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of that Decision as from the day of the entry into force of this Decision.
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32005R0732 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 732/2005 of 13 May 2005 fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 163nd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
| 14.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 122/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 732/2005
of 13 May 2005
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 163nd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice cream and other foodstuffs (2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 163nd individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 May 2005.
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31993R1807 | COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1807/93 of 30 June 1993 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rum, tafia and arrack originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) associated with European Economic Community (1993 to 1994)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1807/93 of 30 June 1993 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for rum, tafia and arrack originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) associated with European Economic Community (1993 to 1994)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Annex V thereto,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Annex V to Decision 91/482/EEC stipulates that rum, tafia and arrack shall be imported into the Community free of customs duties within the limits of a Community tariff quota;
Whereas, until 31 December 1995, the Community each year sets the quantities which may be imported free of customs duties; whereas those quantities are set for 1993 on the basis of the largest annual quantities importes from the overseas countries and territories (OCT) into the Community during the last three years for which statistics are available; whereas, for 1994, the volume of the quota will be equal to that of the previous year increased by 1 740 hectolitres of pure alcohol;
Whereas, having regard to the levels reached by imports of the products concerned into the Community during the past three years for which statistics are available, on the one hand, and as a result of the application of the method of calculation in force from 1 January 1994, on the other, the annual quota volume for the period from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994 should be 1 809,28 hectolitres of pure alcohol;
Whereas, however, by virtue of Article 2 (a) of Annex V to Decision 91/482/EEC, the volume of the quota concerned should be increased to 15 000 hectolitres of pure alcohol;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the said quota should be ensured for all Community importers and the rates laid down for this quota should be applied consistently to all imports of the products in question into all the Member States until the quota is exhausted; whereas the decision for the opening of tariff quotas in fulfilment of its international obligations should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficient common administration of these quotas, however, there is no obstacle to authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas, however, this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must, in particular, be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any operation concerning the administration of the quotas may be carried out by any one of its members,
1. From 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994 the following products originating in the OCT shall be imported into the Community free of customs duty within the limits of the relevant Community tariff quota shown below:
Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC.
The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be administered by the Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measures to ensure the effective administration thereof.
If an importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration of entry for free circulation together with a request for preferential treatment for a product covered by this Regulation, and if the declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to these requirements from the quota volume.
Requests to draw from the quota, indicating the date of acceptance of the said declaration, must be transmitted to the Commission without delay.
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission by reference to the date of acceptance, by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, of the declarations of entry for free circulation, provided the residual balance so permits.
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return them to the quota as soon as possible.
If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, allocation shall be made on a pro rata basis. The Member States shall be informed by the Commission of the drawings granted.
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have equal and continuous access to the quota as long as the residual balance of the quota volume so permits.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
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 1993.
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32004R2197 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2197/2004 of 20 December 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| 21.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 373/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2197/2004
of 20 December 2004
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling 16,658 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 2004.
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32004D0511 | 2004/511/EC:Council Decision of 10 June 2004 concerning the representation of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament in case of a settlement of the Cyprus problem
| 12.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/22
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 June 2004
concerning the representation of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament in case of a settlement of the Cyprus problem
(2004/511/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Protocol No 10 on Cyprus of the Act of Accession 2003, and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Council repeatedly underlined its strong preference for accession by a reunited Cyprus. As yet, a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem and the reunification of the island have not been reached.
(2) According to Article 189 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the European Parliament consists of representatives of the peoples of the States brought together in the Community. The Members of the European Parliament are elected by direct universal suffrage in accordance with Article 190 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Article 108 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom (1), as amended by Council Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom (2) (hereafter ‘the 1976 Act’).
(3) The members of the European Parliament for the next term covering the period 2004-2009 will be elected in the elections to be held on 10-13 June 2004. Pursuant to Article 11 of the 2003 Act of Accession, the number of representatives elected in Cyprus from the start of the 2004-2009 term shall be six. Elections for this 2004-2009 term will, however, not be held in the part of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.
(4) In order to guarantee the representation and the electoral rights of all Cypriots, in the event of a comprehensive settlement, it is necessary to provide for an early ending of the mandate of the representatives of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament elected in June 2004 or in subsequent elections and to hold extraordinary elections in the whole of Cyprus for the remaining term of the European Parliament,
In the event of the entry into force of a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, the following provisions shall apply by way of derogation from Article 190(3) of the EC Treaty as well as Article 5 and Article 10(1) and Article 11(2) of the 1976 Act:
(a) The term of office of the elected representatives of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament shall end at the opening of the first session of the European Parliament following the elections referred to in point (b).
(b) Extraordinary elections of the representatives of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament shall be held in the whole of Cyprus for the remainder of the 2004-2009 term or any subsequent term of the European Parliament on the Sunday following the end of a period of four months after adoption by the Council, in accordance with Article 1(2) of Protocol No 10 of the 2003 Act of Accession, of the first decision on the withdrawal of the suspension of the application of the acquis.
(c) The term of office of the members of the European Parliament elected in the elections referred to in (b) shall begin at the opening of the first session of the European Parliament following the elections referred to in point (b) and it shall end at the opening of the first session of the European Parliament following its next election.
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32005D0389 | 2005/389/EC: Commission Decision of 18 May 2005 amending Decision 1999/217/EC as regards the register of flavouring substances used in or on foodstuffs (notified under document number C(2005) 1437) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 21.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 128/73
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 May 2005
amending Decision 1999/217/EC as regards the register of flavouring substances used in or on foodstuffs
(notified under document number C(2005) 1437)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/389/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 October 1996 laying down a Community procedure for flavouring substances used or intended for use in or on foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 3(2) and Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 lays down the procedure for the establishment of rules in respect of flavouring substances used or intended to be used in foodstuffs. That Regulation provides for the adoption of a register of flavouring substances (the register) following notification by the Member States of a list of the flavouring substances which may be used in or on foodstuffs marketed in their territory and on the basis of scrutiny by the Commission of that notification. That register was adopted by Commission Decision 1999/217/EC (2).
(2) In addition, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 provides for a programme for the evaluation of flavouring substances in order to check whether they comply with the general criteria for the use of flavouring substances set out in the Annex to that Regulation.
(3) The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 13 July 2004 on para-hydroxybenzoates, that propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (FL 09.915) had effects on sex hormones and the male reproductive organs in juvenile rats. The Authority was unable to recommend an acceptable daily intake (ADI) for this substance because of the lack of clear no-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL). The use of propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate as a flavouring substance in food is not acceptable, as it does not comply with the general criteria for the use of flavouring substances set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2232/96. As a consequence, propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate should be deleted from the register.
(4) The Authority concluded in its opinion of 7 December 2004 on aliphatic dialcohols, diketones and hydroxyketones, that pentane-2,4-dione (FL 07.191) is genotoxic in vitro and in vivo. Accordingly, its use as a flavouring substance is not acceptable, because it does not comply with the general criteria for the use of flavouring substances set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2232/96. As a consequence, pentane-2,4-dione should be deleted from the register.
(5) In application of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Commission Recommendation 98/282/EC of 21 April 1998 on the ways in which the Member States and the signatory States to the Agreement on the European Economic Area should protect intellectual property in connection with the development and manufacture of flavouring substances referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), for a number of substances, the notifying Member States requested that they should be registered in such a way as to protect the intellectual property rights of the manufacturer.
(6) Protection for these substances, listed in Part B of the register, is limited to a maximum period of five years following the date of receipt of the notification. That period has now expired for 28 substances which should consequently be transferred to Part A of the register.
(7) Decision 1999/217/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Decision 1999/217/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
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31983R1906 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/83 of 11 July 1983 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2767/75 laying down general rules for the system of 'pilot products and derived products' enabling additional amounts to be fixed for pigmeat
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1906/83
of 11 July 1983
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2767/75 laying down general rules for the system of 'pilot products and derived products' enabling additional amounts to be fixed for pigmeat
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 (2), and in particular Article 13 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 sets up a system of pilot and derived products, in order to enable additional amounts to be fixed for those products for which there is no sluice-gate price (called derived products), on the basis of the additional amounts fixed for the pilot products; whereas the list of pilot products and derived products was laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2767/75 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 220/83 (4);
Whereas it has become clear that sluice-gate prices can be fixed for certain products which until now have figured in the list of derived products;
Whereas the application of the system of pilot and derived products has given rise to certain problems; whereas the additional amounts to which the system can lead, do not correspond in all cases to the market requirements; whereas therefore the application of the system should be limited to a smaller number of products,
Regulation (EEC) No 2767/75 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 (3) is replaced by the following:
'3. If more than one pilot product is specified in respect of a derived product, the additional amount for the derived product shall be equal to the highest of the amounts obtained by multiplying the additional amount for each of the pilot products in question by the relevant coefficient.'
2. The Annex shall be replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1983.
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32005R0698 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 698/2005 of 3 May 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 459/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Austrian intervention agency
| 4.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 114/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 698/2005
of 3 May 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 459/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Austrian 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 (EC) No 459/2005 (3) opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 80 663 tonnes of common wheat held by the Austrian intervention agency.
(3) Austria has informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 50 000 tonnes the quantity put out to tender for export. In view of the market situation, the request made by Austria should be granted.
(4) This increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the quantity stored by region of storage referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 459/2005.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 459/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EC) No 459/2005 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
2. Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31997R0481 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/97 of 14 March 1997 laying down for 1997 detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in the Interim Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Slovenia
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 481/97 of 14 March 1997 laying down for 1997 detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in the Interim Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Slovenia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 410/97 of 24 February 1997 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2222/96 (3), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,
Whereas an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (4), hereinafter referred to as the 'Agreement`, was signed in Brussels on 11 November 1996; whereas pending the entry into force of the Europe Agreement, the Council and Commission have decided that the Agreement is to apply provisionally in the Community from 1 January 1997;
Whereas the Agreement provides for the opening of a reduced-tariff quota for beef and veal for 1997; whereas detailed rules for the application of that quota should therefore be laid down;
Whereas, in order to ensure orderly importation of the quantities laid down, they should be staggered;
Whereas the arrangements should be managed using import licences; whereas to that end rules should be laid down on the submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, where appropriate by way of derogation from Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2402/96 (6), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 266/97 (8); whereas, moreover, it should be stipulated that licences are to be issued following a reflection period and, where necessary, after application of a uniform percentage reduction;
Whereas, in order to ensure efficient management of the arrangements, a security against import licences of ECU 12 per 100 kilograms should be required; whereas, given the risk of speculation inherent in the arrangements in the beef and veal sector, detailed conditions for access to the quotas should be laid down;
Whereas experience has shown that importers do not always inform the authorities which have issued the import licences of the quantity and origin of the beef and veal imported under the quotas concerned; whereas that information is important for assessing the market situation; whereas a security relating to provision of that information should be provided for;
Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not reached an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1997, the following quantities may be imported under the quota opened by the Interim Agreement with Slovenia: 7 000 tonnes of chilled or frozen beef and veal falling within CN codes ex 0201 10 00 (carcasses), 0201 20 20, 0201 20 30, 0201 20 50 and 0201 30 originating in Slovenia.
2. For the meat referred to in paragraph 1, the ad valorem and specific customs duties set in the Common Customs Tariff shall be reduced by 80 %.
3. The quantity referred to in paragraph 1 shall be staggered over the year as follows:
(a) 3 500 tonnes between 1 January and 30 June 1997,
(b) 3 500 tonnes between 1 July and 31 December 1997.
4. If, during 1997, the quantity for which licence applications are submitted for the first period specified in paragraph 3 is less than the quantity available, the remaining quantity shall be added to the quantity available for the following period.
1. In order to benefit from the import arrangements:
(a) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, when submitting their application, must prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned that they have been trading in beef and veal with third countries for the previous 12 months; they must be entered on a national VAT register,
(b) licence applications may be presented only in the Member State in which the applicant is registered,
(c) licence applications shall relate to a minimum quantity of 15 tonnes of product without exceeding the quantity available,
(d) the licence application and the licence shall show in box 8 the country of origin; the licence shall carry which it an obligation to import from the country indicated,
(e) the licence application and the licence shall show at least one of the following in box 20:
- Reglamento (CE) n° 481/97
- Forordning (EF) nr. 481/97
- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 481/97
- Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 481/97
- Regulation (EC) No 481/97
- Règlement (CE) n° 481/97
- Regolamento (CE) n. 481/97
- Verordening (EG) nr. 481/97
- Regulamento (CE) nº 481/97
- Asetuksen (EY) N:o 481/97
- Förordning (EG) nr 481/97.
2. Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 notwithstanding, the licence application and the licence shall show in box 16 one or more of the CN codes referred to in Article 1 (1).
1. Licence applications may be submitted only:
- during the first 10 days following the day of entry into force of this Regulation for the quantity referred to in Article 1 (3) (a),
- from 1 to 10 July 1997 for the quantity referred to in the second indent of Article 1 (3) (b).
2. If an applicant presents more than one application, all applications shall be rejected.
3. Member States shall notify the Commission, by the fifth working day following the end of the period for submitting applications, of applications presented for the quantity indicated in Article 1 (1). Notification shall comprise a list of applicants showing the quantities applied for.
All notifications, including nil notifications, shall be made by telex or fax, notification being made, where applications have been received, in accordance with the model given in the Annex hereto.
4. The Commission shall decide to what extent licence applications can be met.
If the quantity for which licences have been applied for exceeds that available, the Commission shall set a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities applied for.
5. Provided the Commission accepts an application, the licence shall be issued as soon as possible.
1. Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply.
2. Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not apply.
3. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 notwithstanding, import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall be valid for 180 days from their date of issue. However, no licences shall be valid after 31 December 1997.
4. Licences shall be valid throughout the Community.
Products shall benefit from the duties referred to in Article 1 on presentation of a EUR 1 movement certificate issued by the exporting country in accordance with Protocol 4 to the Interim Agreement.
Not later than three weeks after importation of the products specified in this Regulation, the importer shall inform the competent authority which issued the import licence of the quantity and origin of the products. That authority shall forward the information to the Commission at the beginning of each month.
1. Upon submission of an import licence application, importers shall establish a security to cover the import licence of ECU 12 per 100 kilograms of product, notwithstanding Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, and a security to cover notification of the information referred to in Article 6 of this Regulation of ECU 1 per 100 kilograms of product.
2. The security relating to the notification shall be released if the information is forwarded to the competent authority within the period specified in Article 6 for the quantity covered by that notification. If no notification is made, the security shall be forfeit.
A decision to release that security shall be taken simultaneously with the decision to release the security covering the import licence.
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 1997.
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32010R0295 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 295/2010 of 8 April 2010 granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
| 9.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 295/2010
of 8 April 2010
granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 6 April 2010.
(3) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 6 April 2010, no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1 and in Article 2 of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 2010.
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31989R1327 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1327/89 of 16 May 1989 authorizing Spain not to apply in certain areas the measures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 as regards the granting of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas, for the 1989/90 to 1995/96 wine years
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1327/89
of 16 May 1989
authorizing Spain not to apply in certain areas the measures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 as regards the granting of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas, for the 1989/90 to 1995/96 wine years
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 of 24 May 1988 on the granting, for the 1988/89 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas (1), and in particular Article 12 (1) thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2729/89 of 31 August 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/89 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums of wine-growing areas (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 678/89 of 16 March 1989 (3), Spain lodged before 1 April 1989 an application with supporting documents for exclusion from the scope of the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 from the 1989/90 wine year;
Whereas wine-growing areas recognized as suitable for the production of quality wines psr, located in certain areas with special constraints are covered by this Regulation; whereas those areas are determined on the basis of four factors; whereas the following factors in combination are involved:
- qualification for a designation of origin, to avoid calling into question quality policies;
- an annual average rainfall less than or equal to 400 mm,
- very limited possibilities of alternative crops, shown by the possibilities of crop rotation, irrigation and classes of yield, obtained on the basis of land tenure, production and agro-climatic study data;
those technical indices enable geographical areas with average to high agronomic constraints to be determined;
- existence of a risk of depopulation, through the use of population criteria - percentage of working farming population in comparison to total working population, population density and annual rate of fall - used for the determination of less-favoured areas,
whereas the combination of those criteria gives a list of communes;
Whereas the criteria selected to determine that list correspond to those defined in Article 12 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88; whereas the wine-growing potential of the areas recognized as suitable for the production of quality wine psr in those communes as a whole is less than 10 % of the national wine-growing potential;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Pursuant to Article 12 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88, Spain is hereby authorized not to apply the measures for the permanent abandonment of wine-growing areas provided for in that Regulation in all areas under wines listed in the Annex hereto from the 1989/90 wine year.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31988R4247 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 4247/88 of 21 December 1988 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, intended for any form of processing except for the manufacture of jam entirely from boysenberries (1989)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4247/88 of 21 December 1988 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, intended for any form of processing except for the manufacture of jam entirely from boysenberries (1989)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community currently depends on imports from third countries for its supplies of boysenberries; whereas it is in the Community's interest to suspend partially the customs duty on the products in question within the limits of a Community tariff quota of an appropriate volume; whereas, in order not to harm the prospects for increasing fruit production within the Community, while at the same time making adequate supplies available to user industries, the tariff quota should be limited to 1 500 tonnes and opened for the period 1 January to 31 December 1989 at a duty of 15 %;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should be ensured for all Community importers and the rates laid down for the quota should be applied consistently to all imports of the products in question into all Member States until the quota is exhausted; whereas, however, the quota should not in this case be allocated among the Member States, without prejudice to the drawing against the quota volume of such quantities as they may need, under the conditions and according to the procedure laid down in Article 2 (1); whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quota is used and inform the Member States accordingly;
Whereas if, during the quota period, the tariff quota is almost totally used up, it is indispensable that Member States return to this quota the entirety of the drawings made which have not been used, in order to avoid one part of the Community tariff quota remaining unused in one Member State when 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 operation concerning the administration of the quota share levied by that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1989 the customs duty applicable to imports of the following product shall be suspended at the level indicated and within the limits of a Community tariff quota as shown below:
Order No CN code Description Volume of quota (tonnes) Rate of duty (%) 09.2729 ex 0811 90 90 Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, intended for any form of processing except for the manufacture of jam entirely from boysenberries 1 500 15 2. Within the limits of this tariff quota the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provision of the Act of Accession.
3. Checks that the products are used for the prescribed specific purpose shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant Community provisions.
1. If an importer gives notification of imminent imports of the product in question into a Member State and applies to take advantage of the quota, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to its requirements to the extent that the available balance of the quota so permits.
2. Without prejudice to Article 3, shares drawn pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be valid until the end of the quota period.
1. Once at least 80 % of the tariff quota as defined in Article 1 (1) has been used up, the Commission shall notify the Member States thereof.
2. It shall also notify Member States in this case of the date from which drawings on the tariff quota must be made according to the following provisions;
If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of entry into free circulation including a request for preferential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation, and if this declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall draw from the tariff quota, by means of notification to the Commission, a quantity corresponding to these needs.
The requests for drawing, with the indication of the date of acceptance of the said declarations, must be communicated to the Commission without delay.
The drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, to the extent that the available balance so permits.
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return them as soon as possible to the tariff quota.
If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota, allocation shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member States shall be informed by the Commission in accordance with the same procedures.
3. Within a time limit laid down by the Commission starting from the date referred do in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, Member States shall be required to return to the tariff quota all the quantities which have not been used on that date, within the meaning of Article 4 (3) and (4).
1. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that their drawings pursuant to Article 2 (1) enable imports to be charged without interruption against their accumulated shares of the Community quota.
2. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the product concerned have free access to the quota for such time as the residual balance of the quota volume so permits.
3. Member States shall charge imports of the product concerned against their drawings as and when the goods are entered with the customs authorities for free circulation.
4. The extent to which the quota has been used up shall be determined on the basis of the imports charged in accordance with paragraph 3.
At the request of the Commission, Member States shall inform it of imports of the product concerned actually charged against the quota.
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.
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31996R2224 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2224/96 of 18 November 1996 setting for the 1996/97 marketing year the percentages referred to in Article 3 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the premium granted for products processed from tomatoes
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2224/96 of 18 November 1996 setting for the 1996/97 marketing year the percentages referred to in Article 3 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the premium granted for products processed from tomatoes
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas in order to encourage the conclusion of contracts between associations of tomato producers on the one hand and associations of processors or processors on the other, Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides, in this case, for the grant on certain terms of an additional premium;
Whereas the 'significant specific percentage` for the total quantity of processed tomatoes covered by contracts concluded with producers' associations must be set for the 1996/97 marketing year;
Whereas, in view of the important role played by tomato producers' associations in the producer Member States, it is desirable to maintain at the same level as for the 1995/96 marketing year the percentage of the quantities of tomatoes covered by contracts concluded with producers' associations in relation to the total quantity of processed tomatoes,
For the 1996/97 marketing year the percentage mentioned in Article 3 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 shall be 80 %.
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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32007R0055 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 55/2007 of 24 January 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 25.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 18/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 55/2007
of 24 January 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 January 2007.
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31991D0563 | 91/563/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 October 1991 making an initial allocation to the Netherlands of part of the resources to be charged to the 1992 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community
| COMMISSION DECISION of 23 October 1991 making an initial allocation to the Netherlands of part of the resources to be charged to the 1992 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (91/563/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to the most deprived persons in the Community (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3744/87 of 14 December 1987 laying down the detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to the most deprived persons in the Community (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 583/91 (3), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (5), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas on 3 October 1991, the Netherlands requested Commission authorization to initiate already in 1991 the action on its territory to be financed by resources chargeable to the 1992 budget and indicated the quantities of produce that it wished to distribute; whereas it is desirable to initiate the scheme now in the Netherlands by making an allocation to that country; whereas this allocation shall not exceed 50 % of the resources allocated by Commission decision to the Netherlands in respect of the plan for 1991;
Whereas in order to facilitate the implementation of this scheme it is necessary to specify the rate of exchange to be employed in converting the ecu into the national currency and to do so at a rate which reflects economic reality,
1. The allocation for the Netherlands of the appropriations referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3744/87 to be charged to the 1992 budget shall be ECU 1 643 000.
This sum shall be converted into national currency at the rate applicable on 2 January 1991 and published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.
2. Subject to the limit set out in paragraph 1, the following quantities of produce may be withdrawn from intervention for distribution in the Netherlands:
- 50 tonnes of butter,
- 200 tonnes of beef.
3. The withdrawals referred to in paragraph 2 may be made from 1 November 1991.
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32012R0458 | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 458/2012 of 31 May 2012 implementing Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
| 1.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 142/11
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 458/2012
of 31 May 2012
implementing Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 3 May 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 377/2012.
(2) In view of the gravity of the situation in Guinea-Bissau, and in accordance with Council Decision 2012/285/CFSP of 31 May 2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2), additional persons should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 377/2012,
The list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 shall be replaced by the list in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31995R2271 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2271/95 of 27 September 1995 on the sale of certain products of the beef and veal sector held by intervention agencies to certain welfare institutions and bodies, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2848/89
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2271/95 of 27 September 1995 on the sale of certain products of the beef and veal sector held by intervention agencies to certain welfare institutions and bodies, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2848/89
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 424/95 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 98/69 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (4), lays down the general rules for the disposal of frozen beef bought in by the intervention agencies; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (6), lays down the detailed rules for that disposal;
Whereas the level of intervention stocks makes special sales possible to certain welfare institutions and bodies with a view of incorporating the meat in the provisioning of the persons for whom the institutions and bodies are responsible; whereas such sales are not likely to interfere with the normal disposal of meat on the market;
Whereas the beef should be sold at prices fixed in advance in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79; whereas, however, special appropriate provisions should be adopted, in particular in respect of detailed rules of control and minimum quantities adopted to the requirements of the purchasers;
Whereas in order to ensure that the products reach the intended destination a supplementary security should be lodged where use is made of an agent or intermediary;
Whereas a direct distribution of the meat in the form of prepared meals is equally an appropriate way to ensure that the products reach the intended destination; whereas, however, under certain conditions the distribution of the beef may be made in an unprepared state at cost price;
Whereas products held by intervention agencies and sold for a specific end-use are subject to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (8);
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation replace and supplement those laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2848/89 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 274/95 (10); whereas the Regulation (EEC) No 2848/89 should therefore be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. Intervention agencies may sell certain products of the beef and veal sector which they are holding to non-profit-making welfare institutions and bodies, hereinafter called 'institutions`, situated in the Community which so request and which are mentioned in the list referred to in paragraph 3. The application from the institution shall be accompanied by its written undertaking to use the products only in accordance with Article 2.
2. Sales shall be carried out at prices fixed in advance in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, (EEC) No 3002/92 and of this Regulation.
By way of derogation from Article 17 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the minimum quantity sold shall be 500 kilograms for bone-in meat and 250 kilograms for other products.
3. Each Member State shall draw up the list of institutions referred to in paragraph 1 and situated on its territory. This list shall contain the name and address of each institution and the approximate number of persons for whom it is responsible. The list and all amendments to it shall be notified to the Commission.
The institution is withdrawn from the list for a period of at least 12 months if a serious infringement of this Regulation is established.
No later than 31 January of each year the Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities bought by each institution during the preceding calendar year.
4. Any institution wishing to purchase products from an intervention agency situated in another Member State shall present a certificate issued by the competent authority in its own Member State. The selling intervention agency shall inform the intervention agency in the Member State where the meat will be consumed of the quantities taken over by the buyer.
5. The products referred to in paragraph 1 and their selling price are specified in Annex I.
Information relating to the quantities and the location of the products in store may be obtained from the addresses given in Annex II.
1. The products in question must be used within the six months following the conclusion of contract, in the form of prepared meals made available solely to the persons for whom the abovementioned institutions are responsible.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 the Member States may authorize the meat to be resold in its unprepared state provided that:
- it is sold at cost price,
- sale is restricted to persons a large part of whose income comprises financial aid from the institution for the purpose of purchasing such meat,
- a maximum quantity purchased per person is laid down,
- a record of individual purchases is kept,
- the purchaser gives an undertaking that the meat shall not be resold but consumed by himself or his family.
Member States wishing to avail themselves of this facility will inform the Commission in advance, providing the following information:
- the list of institutions in question and the approximate number of persons who may benefit from the sales,
- a description of how the system operates and the control measures relating to it,
- the selling price applied and its components.
A maximum quantity may be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68.
The Member States availing themselves of this facility shall inform the Commission at the beginning of each month of the quantities sold in this way during the previous month.
1. The institutions included in the list referred to in Article 1 (3) may make use of an agent or other intermediary who has lodged the supplementary security referred to in Article 6 (2), in particular in respect of purchase, transport, storage, boning and cutting operations.
2. The intermediaries, agents and institutions referred to in the preceding paragraphs shall keep up to date accounts whereby the destination and use of the products concerned may be verified; in particular it must be possible to verify that the quantity of products purchased corresponds to that consumed.
The intervention agencies shall give priority to selling the products which have been stored the longest.
With a view to control of the boning and cutting operations referred to in Article 3 (1), delivery and acceptance by the beneficiary institution, 100 kilograms of boneless meat shall correspond to 130 kilograms of bone-in meat. Boneless meat shall be presented in a way which permits easy identification of the cuts.
The intermediaries or agents referred to in Article 3 shall ensure that products delivered to the institution in question are accompanied by a certificate indicating:
- the presentation, weight and grade of the quarters,
- where the meat has been boned or cut, the number, type and weight of the different cuts.
The certificate, signed by the intermediary or agent and by the institution in question, shall be forwarded without delay to the intervention agency in the Member State in which the security referred to in Article 6 is lodged.
1. The security referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 shall be lodged with the intervention agency in the Member State where the meat is to be used.
2. A supplementary security of ECU 110 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged with the same agency by any intermediary or agent, on the terms laid down in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79. This security shall be reduced to ECU 60 per 100 kilograms if the agent or intermediary only does the transport operations.
3. Where Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 is applied, the contract may be concluded only after the intervention agency holding the products has received the communication in writing, referred to in the said paragraph.
4. With regard to the security referred to in paragraph 1, and in addition to the primary requirements provided for in Article 15 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, use of the products within six months of the conclusion of contract, for the benefit of the persons for whom the welfare institutions referred to in Article 1 (1) are responsible shall be a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3403/93 (2).
In all cases where the security provided for in paragraph 2 has not been lodged the fact that the institution does not make use of agents or intermediaries pursuant to Article 3 (1) shall equally be a primary requirement.
5. With regard to the security referred to in paragraph 2 the primary requirement shall consist of the delivery of all the meat taken over, boned or cut where necessary.
Regulation (EEC) No 2848/89 is hereby repealed.
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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32011D0830(01) | Commission Decision of 29 August 2011 setting up a Payment Systems Market Expert Group
| 30.8.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 253/3
COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 August 2011
setting up a Payment Systems Market Expert Group
2011/C 253/04
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
(1) One of the main objectives of the Union is to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market, of which payment services are an essential part. In a context of rapid innovation and technological progress, it is important for the internal market to have sound, user-friendly, efficient and secure payment systems, for the benefit of service providers and users alike.
(2) In accordance with the better regulation principles, the Commission attaches great importance to properly consulting relevant stakeholders, in particular payment service providers and users, including consumers and other representatives of civil society, in developing policy regarding payment systems. For this purpose, the Commission may need to call upon the expertise of specialists in an advisory body.
(3) A group of experts in the field of payment systems has therefore been set up by Commission Decision 2009/72/EC (1).
(4) As stated in its White Paper on Financial Services Policy 2005-2010, the Commission attaches high importance to having the views of users adequately represented in the course of developing and implementing policy. Therefore, the Group should enable the views of relevant interested parties to be represented appropriately. The Commission considers that the current composition of the Group is not sufficiently reflecting the views of users, in particular consumers. The establishment of the Group is therefore re-cast to better balance representation between payment service providers and users and to increase the number of members representing consumers.
(5) The Group should be composed of individuals with the requisite expertise in the area of payment systems. It should, however, be limited to representatives of private stakeholders, since public authorities and central banks have their own consultative group in the field of payment systems.
(6) The Group should assist the Commission in the preparation and in the implementation of policy regarding payment systems.
(7) Rules on disclosure of information by members of the Group should be provided for, without prejudice to the rules on security annexed to the Commission’s Rules of Procedure by Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (2).
(8) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3) governs the processing of personal data carried out within the framework of the Group.
(9) Commission Decision 2009/72/EC of 15 December 2008 setting up a Payment Systems Market Expert Group should be repealed.
(10) It is appropriate to fix a period of application of this Decision. The Commission will in due time consider the advisability of an extension,
Subject matter
A Payment Systems Market Expert Group (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Group’) is hereby set up.
Task
The task of the Group shall be:
1. to assist the Commission in the preparation of legislative acts or policy initiatives regarding payment systems, including fraud prevention issues related to the payment industry and users;
2. to provide insight concerning the practical implementation of that policy;
3. to exchange views on up-to-date best practices and ensure monitoring of potential issues of concern for the market.
Consultation
The Commission may consult the Group on any matter regarding payment systems, including fraud prevention issues related to the payment industry and users.
Membership — Appointment
1. The Group shall be composed of a maximum of 40 members.
2. Members shall be appointed by the Commission from among specialists with competence in the areas referred to in Article 2(1) and who have responded to a call for applications. Members shall either be individuals with an academic background or recognised expertise in the areas referred to in Article 2(1) or represent any of the following:
(a) the payment services industry, including companies, their employees’ representatives and associations;
(b) payment users, including companies, associations and consumers;
(c) private bodies closely involved in the prevention of payment fraud.
3. Members shall represent in balanced proportions the payment services industry and the users of payment services. At least 15 members of the Group shall represent users of payment services, seven of whom shall represent consumers. At least 15 of the Group’s members shall represent the payment services industry. Academics and members of private bodies involved in the prevention of payment fraud shall also be represented in the Group.
4. Members representing the payment services industry, payment users or private bodies involved in the prevention of payment fraud shall be appointed as individuals representing a common interest in supporting user-friendly, efficient and secure payment systems. Members with an academic background or recognised expertise shall be appointed as individuals in a personal capacity.
5. Members shall be appointed for four years. They shall remain in office until their replacement or the end of their mandate.
6. Provision may be made for the same number of alternates as members to be appointed. Alternates shall be appointed on the same terms as members; alternates shall automatically replace any members who are absent or indisposed. Applicants who have been deemed suitable but have not been appointed may be placed on a reserve list (‘the List’), which the Commission may use to appoint replacements.
7. Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the Group’s deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 2 of this Article, or Article 339 of the Treaty, may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office with a member appointed by the Commission. The Commission may use the List to appoint replacements.
8. Members appointed in a personal capacity shall act independently and in the public interest.
9. The names of individuals representing an interest or appointed in a personal capacity shall be published in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities.
10. Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
Operation
1. The Group shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
2. In agreement with the Commission, sub-groups may be set up to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the Group; such sub-groups shall be disbanded as soon as they have completed their assignments.
3. The representative of the Commission may invite experts and observers with specific knowledge to participate in the work of the Group and of the sub-groups.
4. Information obtained by participating in the Group’s or a sub-group’s deliberations may not be divulged if the Commission says that this relates to confidential matters.
5. The Group and its sub-groups shall usually meet on Commission premises, in the form and according to the timetable determined by the Commission. The Secretariat of the Group shall be provided by the Commission. Commission officials with an interest in the area may attend meetings of the Group and its sub-groups.
6. The Group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure for expert groups.
7. The Commission may publish on the internet, in the original language of the document concerned, any summary, conclusion, partial conclusion or working document of the Group.
Meeting expenses
1. Participants in the activities of the Group shall not be remunerated for the services they render.
2. Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the Group shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission.
3. These expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.
Repeal
Decision 2009/72/EC is repealed.
Applicability
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32012D0149 | Council Decision 2012/149/CFSP of 13 March 2012 amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea
| 14.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 74/8
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/149/CFSP
of 13 March 2012
amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea (1).
(2) On 27 October 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/706/CFSP (2), which extended the restrictive measures laid down in Decision 2010/638/CFSP until 27 October 2012.
(3) It is necessary to amend the measures on military equipment provided for in Decision 2010/638/CFSP.
(4) Decision 2010/638/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
In Article 2(1) of Decision 2010/638/CFSP, points (d) and (e) are replaced and a new point is added as follows:
‘(d) return of non-combat transport helicopters, stripped of military equipment, solely for the use of the Guinean authorities, provided that the government of the Republic of Guinea has given a prior written undertaking that their use will remain under civilian control and that they will not be equipped with military equipment;
(e) provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to the items referred to in (a) to (d) or to programmes and operations referred to in (a);
(f) provision of financing and financial assistance related to the items referred to in (a) to (d) or to programmes and operations referred to in (a);’.
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32007D0544 | 2007/544/EC: Council Decision of 23 July 2007 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
| 2.8.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/13
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 July 2007
on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
(2007/544/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 thereof, in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and with the second subparagraph of Article 300(3),
Having regard to the Act of Accession of 2003, and in particular to Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States on 24 April 2007 at Luxembourg.
(2) The Protocol should be approved,
The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community and its Member States.
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32002R0109 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/2002 of 21 January 2002 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/2002
of 21 January 2002
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
Pursuant to Article 2(2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January 2002.
It shall apply from 23 January to 5 February 2002.
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31990R0310 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 310/90 of 5 February 1990 regarding the application of Decision No 1/90 of the ACP-EEC Customs Cooperation Committee derogating from the definition of the concept of originating products to take account of the special situation of Mauritius with regard to its production of canned tuna - Decision No 1/90 of the ACP-EEC Customs Cooperation Committee of 11 January 1990 derogating from the definition of the concept of ' originating products' to take account of the special situation of Mauritius with regard to its production of canned tuna
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 310/90
of 5 February 1990
regarding the application of Decision No 1/90 of the ACP-EEC Customs Cooperation Committee derogating from the definition of the concept of originating products to take account of the special situation of Mauritius with regard to its production of canned tuna
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the ACP-EEC Customs Cooperation Committee set up under the Third ACP-EEC Convention, signed at LomĂŠ on 8 December 1984 (1), adopted on 11 January 1990 to Articles 28 (3) and 30 of Protocol 1 to the Convention, Decision No 1/90 derogating from the definition of the concept of 'originating products' to take account of the special situation of Mauritius with regard to its production of canned tuna;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 33 of the said Protocol 1 and with Article 4 of the said Decision, the measures required to implement that Decision should be taken,
Decision No 1/90 of the ACP-EEC Customs Cooperation 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.
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32003R0791 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 791/2003 of 8 May 2003 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 791/2003
of 8 May 2003
on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 715/2003(2), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001(4), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.
(3) On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 7 May 2003, the quantity still available for the period until 30 June 2003, for destination zone 3: eastern Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, the submission of applications and the issue of licences should be suspended for this zone until 1 July 2003,
1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 30 April to 6 May 2003 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 4,34 % of the quantities requested for zone 3: eastern Europe.
2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 7 May 2003 and the submission of export licence applications from 9 May 2003 for destination zone 3: eastern Europe shall be suspended until 1 July 2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 2003.
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31979R2825 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/79 of 14 December 1979 temporarily suspending certain provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2825/79 of 14 December 1979 temporarily suspending certain provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1547/79 (2), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 9a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 296/79 (4), provided for the issue of licences with a long period of validity for products falling within subheadings 11.07 A I b), 11.07 A II b) and 11.07 B ; whereas this special facility was granted in order to take account of commercial practices concerning the products in question ; whereas, however, in order to avoid speculative use of this extended period of validity, the issue of such licences was made subject to very stringent conditions, consisting in particular in the requirement that the exporter state the destination of the export, actually export to that destination and furnish proof of arrival at destination;
Whereas the world market situation in barley and malt and the foreseeable trend thereof are very different for the present exporting year from what they were for the previous year ; whereas, in view of this, and in particular of the keen competition and uncertainty on the world market a temporary relaxation of the requirements imposed by the existing rules is warranted ; whereas, in particular, for a period of some months it appears justified, in order to enable those concerned to adapt to market conditions, to suspend the requirement that the destination of export be stated and that the goods be exported to that destination;
Whereas it is likewise necessary to suspend for the same period the special requirements imposed by the existing rules as regards the release of the securities accompanying applications for such long period licences ; whereas this suspension must cover the requirement both as to statement of destination and as to the provision of proof of arrival at destination;
Whereas the suspension measures adopted temporarily by this Regulation must in no way affect the existing requirements imposed in the case of licences currently valid at the time of its entry into force;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The following Article is inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75:
"Article 9b
1. In the case of applications for export licences relating to products falling within subheadings 11.07 A I b), 11.07 A II b) and 11.07 B of the Common Customs Tariff, submitted between 16 December 1979 and 30 April 1980 inclusive, the provisions of Article 9a shall no longer apply.
2. By way of derogation from Article 9, export licences for the products mentioned in paragraph 1 applications for which are submitted between 16 December 1979 and 30 April 1980 shall at the request of the party concerned, be valid from the day of their issue within the meaning of Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 193/75: - until 30 September 1980 where they are issued on or before 31 December 1979,
- until 30 September 1980 where they are issued between 1 January and 30 April 1980.
3. By way of derogation from Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 193/75, rights deriving from the licences referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be transferable. (1)OJ No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 188, 26.7.1979, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 213, 11.8.1975, p. 5. (4)OJ No L 41, 16.2.1979, p. 34.
4. In the case of licences issued pursuant to paragraph 2, the security shall be: - 25 units of account per tonne in the case of licences issued on or before 31 December 1979,
- 20 units of account per tonne in the case of licences issued between 1 January and 30 April 1980."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31984D0494 | 84/494/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 October 1984 on the Community's financial contribution towards the eradication of exotic foot-and-mouth disease in Greece (Only the Greek text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 October 1984
on the Community's financial contribution towards the eradication of exotic foot-and-mouth disease in Greece
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(84/494/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 77/97/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the financing by the Community of certain emergency measures in the field of animal health (1), as last amended by Decision 84/477/EEC (2), and in particular Article 1 (1), (2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas there have been outbreaks of exotic foot-and-mouth disease in Greece; whereas the appearance of this disease constitutes a serious danger for the Community's livestock;
Whereas the Community should therefore, with a view to playing a part in the swift eradication of the disease, grant a financial contribution to Greece;
Whereas, as soon as the disease was officially confirmed, the Greek authorities adopted appropriate measures with a view to eradicating it; whereas such measures were notified by the Greek authorities at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee on 28 June 1984;
Whereas the Greek authorities undertook, at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee on 18 July 1984, to continue implementing the measures provided for in Article 1 (1) of Decision 77/97/EEC;
Whereas the way in which the situation has developed and the seriousness of the disease have called for the measures to be continued by having recourse to vaccination in the prefecture of Evros; whereas such vaccination is essential if the action undertaken is to be successful;
Whereas the conditions required for the Community's financial contribution are met; whereas, in order to be fully effective, such contribution must amount to the maximum authorized by the aforementioned Council Decision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
With regard to the prefecture of Evros, the Community shall contribute 50 % of the expenses incurred by Greece in:
- compensating owners for the slaughter and destruction of animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease,
- the disinfection of farms,
following the outbreak in its territory on 20 June 1984 of exotic foot-and-mouth disease.
The Community shall, with a view to combating exotic foot-and-mouth disease, contribute:
- 100 % of the expenses incurred by Greece in purchasing foot-and-mouth vaccines to be used in the prefecture of Evros,
- 50 % of the expenses incurred by Greece in carrying out vaccination in the prefecture of Evros.
The Community's financial contribution shall be made following the submission of documentary evidence.
The Commission shall follow developments in the situation and this Decision may be amended in the light of such developments.
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31991D0099 | 91/99/EEC: Council Decision of 21 December 1990 concerning the provisional application of the agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on trade in textile products
| COUNCIL DECISION of 21 December 1990 concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on trade in textile products (91/99/EEC)
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, pursuant to Decision 87/498/EEC(1), the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on trade in textile products, initialled on 19 June 1986, has been provisionally applied, in so far as it affects the Community, since 1 January 1987, pending completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion;
Whereas that Agreement includes provision for consultations;
Whereas Czechoslovakia accepted the Community's offer to integrate into the Agreement for 1991 provisions for the reimport of textile products after processing, manufacturing or working in that country, in accordance with the relevant Community legislation;
Whereas it was agreed that the Agreed Minute of the consultations that took place on that matter will be applied provisionally as from 1 January 1991 pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, provided that there is a reciprocal provisional application on the part of the other Contracting Party,
The Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on trade in textile products shall be applied provisionally as from 1 January 1991 pending its formal conclusion, providing that there is a reciprocal provisional application by the other Contracting Party.
The text of the Agreed Minute is attached to this Decision. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0337 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 337/2006 of 24 February 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 25.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 55/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 337/2006
of 24 February 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002D0418 | 2002/418/EC: Commission Decision of 19 June 2000 approving the Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in the regions falling under Objective 1 or qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in Germany (notified under document number C(2000) 1475)
| Commission Decision
of 19 June 2000
approving the Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in the regions falling under Objective 1 or qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in Germany
(notified under document number C(2000) 1475)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2002/418/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,
After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee pursuant to Article 147 of the Treaty, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing Community Support Frameworks.
(2) Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State may submit to the Commission a development plan containing the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation.
(3) Under Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership established in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation, the Commission is to draw up a Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in agreement with the Member State concerned.
(4) The German Government submitted to the Commission on 5 November 1999 the regional development plan for the regions fulfilling the conditions for Objective 1 pursuant to Article 3(1) and the regions qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 pursuant to the first and second subparagraphs of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The plan contains the information listed in Article 16 of the Regulation, and in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guidance Section, the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), and the other financial instruments proposed for implementing the plan.
(5) The Community Support Framework has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership.
(6) The Commission has satisfied itself that the Community Support Framework is in accordance with the principle of additionality.
(7) Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing financial instruments.
(8) The EIB has been involved in drawing up the Community Support Framework in accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and has stated that it is prepared, in compliance with its articles of association, to contribute towards implementing the Framework.
(9) The financial contribution from the Community available over the entire period and its year-by-year breakdown are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown should be consistent with the relevant financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the Community contribution may be reviewed at mid-term, and not later than 31 March 2004, to take account of the effective level of inflation and the allocation of the performance reserve.
(10) Provision must be made for adapting the financial allocations of the priorities and operations of this Community Support Framework within certain limits to actual requirements reflected by the pattern of implementation on the ground, in agreement with the Member State concerned,
The Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in the regions falling under Objective 1 or qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in Germany for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby approved.
1. In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community Support Framework includes the following elements:
(a) the priorities for the joint action of the Structural Funds and the Member State; their specific quantified targets; the ex-ante evaluation of the expected impact and the consistency of the priorities with the economic, social and regional policies and the employment strategy of Germany.
The priorities are as follows:
1. promoting competitiveness in trade and industry, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises;
2. infrastructure measures;
3. protecting and improving the environment;
4. promoting human resources and equal opportunities;
5. promoting rural development and fisheries;
6. technical assistance;
(b) an overview of the operational programmes to be implemented, including their specific aims and the priorities selected;
(c) the indicative financing plan specifying for each priority and each year the financial allocation envisaged for the contribution from each Fund and indicating separately the funding planned for the regions receiving transitional support in respect of Objective 1 and the total amounts of eligible public or equivalent expenditure and estimated private funding from within the Member State.
The total contribution from the Funds planned for each year for the Community Support Framework is consistent with the relevant financial perspective;
(d) the provisions for implementing the Community Support Framework including designation of the managing authority and the arrangements for the participation of the partners in the Monitoring Committees;
(e) the ex-ante verification of compliance with additionality and information on the transparency of financial flows;
(f) information on the resources required for preparing, monitoring and evaluating the Community Support Framework and the operational programmes.
2. The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and the Member State at EUR 51515218947 for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 20707000000.
The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 13080780637 from the public sector and EUR 17727438310 from the private sector can be partly met by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and other lending instruments.
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3. During implementation of the financing plan, the total cost or Community financing of a given priority or operation may be adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to 25 % of the total Community contribution throughout the programming period, up to a maximum of EUR 60 million, without altering the total Community contribution referred to in paragraph 1.
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32003R1883 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1883/2003 of 27 October 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1883/2003
of 27 October 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 October 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 |
32014D0040 | Council Implementing Decision 2014/40/CFSP of 28 January 2014 implementing Decision 2011/423/CFSP of 18 July 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Sudan and South Sudan
| 29.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 26/38
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2014/40/CFSP
of 28 January 2014
implementing Decision 2011/423/CFSP of 18 July 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Sudan and South Sudan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/423/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Sudan and South Sudan (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 18 July 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/423/CFSP which implemented United Nations Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005) (the ‘UNSCR 1591 (2005)’) setting out a list of individuals subject to a travel ban and asset freeze.
(2) On 11 March and 4 September 2013, the Sanctions Committee, established pursuant to paragraph 3 of UNSCR 1591 (2005), amended that list and added further information on the grounds for such listing.
(3) The Annex to Decision 2011/423/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
The Annex to Decision 2011/423/CFSP shall be replaced by the Annex as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988R1045 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1045/88 of 18 April 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1045/88
of 18 April 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
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 Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3985/87 (2), established a goods nomenclature based on the harmonized system, hereinafter called the combined nomenclature, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community and fixed the autonomous and conventional rates of duty of the said Common Customs Tariff;
Whereas, when the Common Customs Tariff was transposed into the harmonized system, in order to establish the conventional rate of duty for products falling within CN code 8527 32 00, account was taken only of clock radios previously free of duty at the conventional rate under Common Customs Tariff subheading 85.15 A III b) 2 bb) 11 (3); whereas, however, CN code 8527 32 00 also covers tuners and tuner amplifiers, combined with a clock, previously liable to duty at the conventional rate of 14 % under Common Customs Tariff subheading 85.15 A III b) 2 bb) 55;
Whereas, to rectify this error, it is necessary to amend Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 to take account of this latter rate of duty,
1. In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, CN code 8527 32 00 is replaced by the following:
1.2.3,4.5 // // // // // 'CN code // Description // Rate of duty // Supplementary unit // 1.2.3.4.5 // // // autonomous (%) // conventional (%) // // // // // // // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // // // // // // 8527 32 // Not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus but combined with a clock: // // // // 8527 32 10 // Alarm clock radios // 22 // free // p/st // 8527 32 90 // 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 345, 8. 12. 1986, p. 1.
2. The amendments provided for in this Regulation shall be applied as Taric subheadings until their insertion in the combined nomenclature under the conditions laid down in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31986R3867 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3867/86 of 18 December 1986 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on certain radio and television reception apparatus, falling within subheading 85.15 A III ex b) and C II c), originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3867/86
of 18 December 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on certain radio and television reception apparatus, falling within subheading 85.15 A III ex b) and C II c), originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of certain radio and television reception apparatus, falling within subheading 85.15 A III ex b) and C II c), originating in Romania, the individual ceiling was fixed at 3 160 000 ECU; whereas, on 15 December 1986, imports of these products into the Community originating in Romania reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Romania,
As from 22 December 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Romania:
1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 85.15 (NIMEXE code 85.15-12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 31, 33, 35, 44, 45, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 59, 82, 84, 86, 87, 89, 91, 99) // Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic transmission and reception apparatus; radio-broadcasting and television transmission and reception apparatus (including receivers, incorporating sound recorders or reproducers) and television cameras; radio navigational aid apparatus, radar apparatus and radio remote control apparatus: // // A. Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic transmission and reception apparatus; radio-broadcasting and television transmission and reception apparatus (including receivers incorporating sound recorders or reproducers) and television cameras: // // III. Receivers, whether or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer: // // ex b) Other, excluded colour television receivers with integral tube // // C. Parts: // // II. Other: // // c) Other // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31982D0067 | 82/67/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as 'TSI-laser anemometer system, consisting of: base for argon ion laser ; mirror system ; risers, model 9177 ; rotating mount, model 9178, model 9179 ; beam splitter, model 9115-1 ; ring mount, model 9176 ; beam spacer, model 9113-9 ; model 9113-22 ; receiving assembly, model 9140 ; photomultiplier system, model 9160 ; counter, model 1990A ; interface for minicomputer, model 1998D' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 December 1981
establishing that the apparatus described as 'TSI-laser anemometer system, consisting of: base for argon ion laser; mirror system; risers, model 9177; rotating mount, model 9178, model 9179; beam splitter, model 9115-1; ring mount, model 9176; beam spacer, model 9113-9, model 9113-22; receiving assembly, model 9140; photomultiplier system, model 9160; counter, model 1990A; interface for mini-computer, model 1998D' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/67/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 2 June 1981, the United Kingdom 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 TSI-laser anemometer system, consisting of: base for argon ion laser; mirror system; risers, model 9177; rotating mount, model 9178, model 9179; beam splitter, model 9115-1; ring mount, model 9176; beam spacer, model 9113-9, model 9113-22; receiving assembly, model 9140; photomultiplier system, model 9160; counter, model 1990A; interface for mini-computer, model 1998D', to be used for measuring the effects of free-stream turbulence on heat transfer to gas turbine blades, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 18 November 1981 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 laser; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the frequencies of the measuring bands and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,
The apparatus described as 'TSI-laser anemometer system, consisting of: base for argon ion laser; mirror system; risers, model 9177; rotating mount, model 9178, model 9179; beam splitter, model 9115-1; ring mount, model 9176; beam spacer, model 9113-9, model 9113-22; receiving assembly, model 9140; photomultiplier system, model 9160; counter, model 1990A; interface for mini-computer, model 1998D',
which is the subject of an application by the United Kingdom of 2 June 1981, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff Duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32014R0551 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 551/2014 of 22 May 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 23.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 155/18
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 551/2014
of 22 May 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 |
32001R2161 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161/2001 of 7 November 2001 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161/2001
of 7 November 2001
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 993/2001(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 9 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31977D0003 | 77/3/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 December 1976 on the adjustment of the boundaries of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 13 December 1976 on the adjustment of the boundaries of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (Only the French text is authentic) (77/3/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 75/271/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (2), as amended by Council Directive 76/401/EEC of 6 April 1976 (3), indicates the areas of France which are included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the Government of the French Republic has applied, under Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, to have the boundaries of the areas listed in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC, adjusted as shown in the Annex hereto;
Whereas the areas resulting from the proposed adjustments meet the criteria which were applied in Directives 75/271/EEC and 76/401/EEC when fixing the less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the adjustments requested by the Government of the French Republic do not have the effect of increasing the effective amount of agricultural land of all the areas of that Member State by more than 0 75 % of the total effective agricultural area of that Member State;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
The list of less-favoured areas in France contained in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC is hereby amended as shown in the Annex hereto.
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 |
32003D0795 | 2003/795/EC: Commission Decision of 10 November 2003 providing for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Vicia faba L., not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 4113)
| Commission Decision
of 10 November 2003
providing for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Vicia faba L., not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC
(notified under document number C(2003) 4113)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/795/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed(1), as last amended by Directive 2003/61/EC(2), and in particular Article 17, paragraph 1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In the United Kingdom the quantity of available seed of winter varieties of field beans (Vicia faba L.) suitable to the national climatic conditions and which satisfies the germination capacity requirements of Directive 66/401/EEC is insufficient and is therefore not adequate to meet the needs of that Member State.
(2) It is not possible to meet the demand for seed of that species satisfactorily with seed from other Member States or from third countries which satisfies all the requirements laid down in Directive 66/401/EEC.
(3) Accordingly, the United Kingdom should be authorised to permit the marketing of seed of that species subject to less stringent requirements for a period expiring on 30 November 2003.
(4) In addition, other Member States irrespective of whether the seed was harvested in a Member State or in a third country covered by the Council Decision 2003/17/EC of 16 December 2002 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries(3), as last amended by Decision 2003/403/EC(4), which are in a position to supply the United Kingdom with seed of that species, should be authorised to permit the marketing of such seed.
(5) It is appropriate that the United Kingdom act as coordinator in order to ensure that the total amount of seed authorised pursuant to this Decision does not exceed the maximum quantity covered by this Decision.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The marketing in the Community of seed of winter field beans (Vicia faba L.) which does not satisfy the minimum germination capacity requirements laid down in Directive 66/401/EEC shall be permitted, for a period expiring on 30 November 2003, in accordance with the terms set out in the Annex to this Decision and subject to the following conditions:
(a) the germination capacity must be at least that set out in the Annex to this Decision;
(b) the official label must state the germination ascertained in the official examination carried out pursuant to Article 2(1)(C)(d) of Directive 66/401/EEC;
(c) the seed must have been first placed on the market in accordance with Article 2 of this Decision.
Any seed supplier wishing to place on the market the seeds referred to in Article 1 shall apply for authorisation to the Member State in which he is established or importing.
The Member State concerned shall authorise the supplier to place that seed on the market, unless:
(a) there is sufficient evidence to doubt as to whether the supplier is able to place on the market the amount of seed for which he has applied for authorisation; or
(b) the total quantity authorised to be marketed pursuant to the derogation concerned would exceed the maximum quantity specified in the Annex.
The Member States shall assist each other administratively in the application of this Decision.
The United Kingdom shall act as coordinating Member State in respect of Article 1 in order to ensure that the total amount authorised does not exceed the maximum quantity specified in the Annex.
Any Member State receiving an application under Article 2 shall immediately notify the coordinating Member State of the amount covered by the application. The coordinating Member State shall immediately inform the notifying Member State as to whether authorisation would result in the maximum quantity being exceeded.
Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the quantities in respect of which they have granted marketing authorisation pursuant to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0622 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 622/2006 of 20 April 2006 fixing production refunds on cereals
| 21.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 108/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 622/2006
of 20 April 2006
fixing production refunds on cereals
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 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No 1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors respectively (2) lays down the conditions for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation. The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.
(2) The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount to be paid.
(3) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:
(a) EUR/tonne 9,74 for starch from maize, wheat, barley and oats;
(b) EUR/tonne 20,14 for potato starch.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 April 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 | 1 | 0 |
32006R1930 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1930/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
| 30.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 406/9
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1930/2006
of 20 December 2006
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Following the negotiations in the framework of the Uruguay Round, provision was made in the Combined Nomenclature (CN), laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), for an exemption from tariff duties for pharmaceutical products falling under Chapter 30 of the CN.
(2) Sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable, and appliances identifiable for ostomy use are currently classified in different chapters of the CN and are subject to a 6,5 % rate of duty. However, after 1 January 2007, they are to be classified in Chapter 30 of the CN as a result of the amendments to the Nomenclature appended as an annex to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, accepted pursuant to the Recommendation of 26 June 2004 of the Customs Co-operation Council.
(3) For reasons of public health, it is in the Community interest to extend autonomously to those goods the exemption for pharmaceutical products falling under Chapter 30 of the CN. That should be done by means of a suspension of duties for an indefinite period.
(4) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) Since the amendment introduced by this Regulation is to be applied from the same date as the CN for 2007, laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1549/2006 (2), this Regulation should enter into force immediately and apply from 1 January 2007.
(6) In view of the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely upon the grounds of urgency provided for in point I.3 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,
Section VI, Chapter 30 of Part Two (Schedule of customs duties) of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1) in the entry for CN code 3006 10 30, the text in the third column shall be replaced by the following:
2) in the entry for CN code 3006 91 00, the text in the third column shall be replaced by the following:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32003R0284 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 284/2003 of 14 February 2003 opening an invitation to tender for the allocation of export licences for fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 284/2003
of 14 February 2003
opening an invitation to tender for the allocation of export licences for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2), and in particular Article 35(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(4), lays down detailed rules on export refunds on fruit and vegetables.
(2) Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that, to the extent necessary for economically significant quantities of the products listed in that Article to be exported, the difference between the international market prices for those products and their prices in the Community may be covered by export refunds.
(3) Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that refunds must be fixed in the light of the existing situation or the outlook for fruit and vegetable prices on the Community market and supplies available on the one hand, and prices on the international market on the other hand. Account must also be taken of the costs referred to in Article 35(4)(b) of that Regulation and of the economic aspect of the exports planned.
(4) Under Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, refunds are to be set with due regard to the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(5) In accordance with Article 35(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, prices on the Community market are to be established in the light of the most favourable prices from the export standpoint. International trade prices are to be established in the light of the prices referred to in the second subparagraph of that paragraph.
(6) The international trade situation or the special requirements of certain markets may call for the refund on a given product to vary according to its destination.
(7) Tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples of classes Extra, I and II of the common quality standards can currently be exported in economically significant quantities.
(8) Application of the above rules to the present and forecast market situation, and in particular to fruit and vegetable prices in the Community and international trade, gives the refund rates set out in the Annex hereto.
(9) Under Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, the resources available should be used as efficiently as possible while avoiding discrimination between traders. Therefore, care should be taken not to disturb the trade flows previously induced by the refund arrangements. For those reasons and because of the seasonal nature of exports of fruit and vegetables, quotas should be fixed for each product.
(10) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 118/2003(6), establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds.
(11) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001(8), lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products.
(12) Owing to the market situation, in order to make the most efficient use of the resources available and given the structure of Community exports, the most appropriate method should be selected for export refunds on certain products and certain destinations and consequently refunds under the A1, A2 and A3 licence arrangements referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 should not be fixed simultaneously for the export period in question.
(13) The quantities laid down for the various products should be distributed in accordance with the different systems for the grant of the refund, taking account in particular of their perishability.
(14) It should be specified that Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001, and in particular Articles 4 and 5 thereof, are to apply to this invitation to tender.
(15) The Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
1. The tender submission period, the indicative refund amounts and the scheduled quantities for A3 export licences for fruit and vegetables shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
2. Quantities covered by licences issued for food aid as referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall not count against the eligible quantities covered by the Annex.
3. Without prejudice to the application of Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001, the term of validity of A3 licences shall be two months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 February 2003.
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32001R2474 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2474/2001 of 14 December 2001 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2474/2001
of 14 December 2001
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2104/2001(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available for the reference exchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2001.
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31993R0650 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 650/93 of 19 March 1993 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 650/93 of 19 March 1993 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (6), 5 (4) and the second subparagraph of Article 22 thereof,
Whereas intervention measures may be taken in respect of pigmeat if, on the representative markets of the Community, the average price for pig carcases is less than 103 % of the basic price and is likely to remain below that level;
Whereas the market situation has been characterized by a marked fall in prices below the level mentioned; whereas, in view of seasonal and cyclical trends, this situation could persist;
Whereas intervention measures must be taken; whereas these can be limited to the granting of private storage aid;
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2763/75 (3) and Article 9 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 (4), provides for the possibility of custailing or extending the storage period; whereas, therefore, provision should be made to fix not only the amounts of aid for a specific period of storage but also the amounts to be added or deducted if this period is curtailed or extended;
Whereas, in order to facilitate administrative and control work resulting from the conclusion of contracts, minimum quantities should be fixed;
Whereas the security should be fixed at a level such as will oblige the storer to fulfil the obligations undertaken by him;
Wheras experience shows that in certain circumstances and in particular where excessive use is made of the scheme there is a risk of abuses in applying it;
Whereas decisions on applications to conclude contracts should be notified only after a period for reflection has elapsed; whereas that period must allow the market situation to be assessed and permit provision to be made, where appropriate, for special measures applying in particular to applications pending;
Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
1. As from 22 March 1993 applications for private storage aid may be introduced in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90. The list of products which qualify for aid and the relevant amounts are set out in the Annex hereto.
2. If the period of storage is extended or curtailed, the amount of the aid shall be adjusted accordingly. The amounts of the supplements and deductions per month and per day are set out in columns 5 and 6 of the said Annex.
The minimum quantities per contract and per product shall be as follows:
(a) 10 tonnes for boned products;
(b) 15 tonnes for all the other products.
The security shall be 20 % of the amounts of aid set out in the Annex.
By way of derogation from Article (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 the minimum quantity for carcases or half carcases is fixed at nine tonnes.
Without prejudice to the communications foreseen in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90, the Member States will inform the Commission, on Tuesday and Thursday of each week, of the quantities of products for which requests for conclusion of contract have been deposited since the preceding communication.
Notwithstanding Article 11 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90, decisions on applications to conclude contracts shall be notified by the competent intervention agency to each applicant by registered letter, telex or telefax or delivered against an acknowledgement of receipt, on the fifth working day following the day on which the application is submitted, provided that the Commission does not adopt special measures in the intervening period.
Where an examination of the situation reveals that excessive use has been made of the scheme introduced by this Regulation, or if there is a danger of this occurring, such measures may include;
- suspending the application of this Regulation for not more than five working days. In such case, applications to conclude contracts submitted during that period shall not be accepted,
- setting a single percentage by which the quantities in the applications to conclude contracts are reduced,
- rejecting applications made before the period of suspension which would have been the subject of a decision of acceptance during the period of suspension.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31997R2453 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2453/97 of 9 December 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2453/97 of 9 December 1997 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 82/97 (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 1427/97 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;
Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 December 1997.
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31993R1942 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1942/93 of 16 July 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for American plaice by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1942/93 of 16 July 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for American plaice by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
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 3927/92 of 20 December 1992 laying down certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries (3), provides for American plaice quotas for 1993;
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 American plaice in the waters of NAFO zone 3 M by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota allocated for 1993,
Catches of American plaice in the waters of NAFO zone 3 M by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 1993.
Fishing for American plaice in the waters of NAFO zone 3 M by vessels flying the flag of a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32005R0677 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 677/2005 of 29 April 2005 fixing the export refunds on malt
| 30.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 110/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 677/2005
of 29 April 2005
fixing the export refunds on malt
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2).
(3) The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying these rules to the present situation on markets in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on malt listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2005.
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31993D0341 | 93/341/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 May 1993 amending Decision 93/24/EEC and concerning additional garantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for regions free of the disease in France
| COMMISSION DECISION of 13 May 1993 amending Decision 93/24/EEC and concerning additional garantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for regions free of the disease in France
(93/341/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 92/102/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas France considers that parts of its territory 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;
Whereas an eradication programme for Aujeszky's disease was undertaken in these regions;
Whereas the programme is regarded as having been successful in eradicating this disease from these regions of France;
Whereas the authorities of France apply for national movement of pigs rules at least equivalent to those provided by the present Decision;
Whereas 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;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/24/EEC (3) 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;
Whereas those regions of France which are free of the disease should be added to Annex I of Decision 93/24/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The following is added to Annex I of Decision 93/24/EEC:
'France: the departments of: Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Ariege, Aveyron, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne.'
This Decision shall apply from 15 May 1993.
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32001D0158 | 2001/158/EC: Commission Decision of 12 February 2001 amending Decision 94/278/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of certain products subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC, with respect to imports of honey (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 348)
| Commission Decision
of 12 February 2001
amending Decision 94/278/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of certain products subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC, with respect to imports of honey
(notified under document number C(2001) 348)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/158/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Decision 1999/724/EC(2), and in particular Article 10(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Commission Decision 94/278/EC of 18 March 1994 drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of certain products subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC(3), as last amended by Decision 98/597/EC(4), establishes that Member States shall authorise from any third country imports of honey. Commission Decision 2000/159/EC(5) as last amended by Decision 2001/31/EC(6) on the provisional approval of residue plans of third countries according to Council Directive 96/23/EC(7), indicates in its Annex the third countries which have submitted a plan, setting out the guarantees which it offers as regards the monitoring of the groups of residues and substances referred to in Annex I of Directive 96/23/EC. Therefore, it is appropriate to authorise imports of honey only from third countries which comply with Directive 96/23/EC, concerning the approval of residue plans. Decision 94/278/EC should be amended accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 94/278/EC is amended as follows:
- in the third indent of Article 1, the words "and honey" are deleted;
- in the Annex, the following is added:
"Part XIV
List of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of honey
(AR) Argentina
(AU) Australia
(BG) Bulgaria
(BR) Brazil
(CA) Canada
(CL) Chile
(CN) China
(CU) Cuba
(CY) Cyprus
(CZ) Czech Republic
(EE) Estonia
(GT) Guatemala
(HR) Croatia
(HU) Hungary
(IL) Israel
(IN) India
(LT) Lithuania
(MT) Malta
(MX) Mexico
(NI) Nicaragua
(NZ) New Zealand
(RO) Romania
(SI) Slovenia
(SK) Slovakia
(SV) El Salvador
(TR) Turkey
(US) United States
(UY) Uruguay
(VN) Vietnam".
This Decision shall apply from 1 March 2001.
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31997R0194 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 194/97 of 31 January 1997 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 194/97 of 31 January 1997 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 provides that maximum levels must be set for certain contaminants in order to protect public health; whereas these maximum levels must be adopted in the form of a non-exhaustive Community list which may contain levels for the same contaminant in different foodstuffs and analytical detection limits; whereas the sampling and analysis methods to be applied may be specified;
Whereas it is essential, in order to protect public health, to keep contaminant levels at contents which are toxicologically acceptable; whereas contaminants must be eliminated more thoroughly wherever possible by means of good professional practice;
Whereas vegetables have an essential nutritional function and play an important role in health protection; whereas the consumption of vegetables should therefore be encouraged by improving the quality of the products on offer;
Whereas some Member States have adopted, or are planning to adopt, maximum levels for nitrates in certain vegetables;
Whereas, in view of the disparities between Member States and the consequent risk of distortion of competition, Community measures are necessary in order to ensure market unity while abiding by the principle of proportionality;
Whereas specific measures designed to provide better control of the sources of agricultural contamination together with codes of good practice may help to reduce the contaminant levels of certain vegetables and in particular the nitrate levels;
Whereas climatic conditions, production methods and eating habits vary widely in different parts of the Community; whereas different maximum nitrate levels should therefore be fixed for vegetables depending on the season; whereas, moreover, Member States should be allowed for a transitional period to authorize the marketing of lettuces and spinach grown and intended for consumption in their territory with nitrate levels higher than those fixed in point 1.1 of Part I of the Annex, provided, however, that the quantities present remain acceptable from the point of view of public health;
Whereas lettuce and spinach producers established in the Member States which have given the abovementioned authorizations should progressively modify their farming methods by applying the good practice recommended at national level so as to comply at the end of the transitional period with the maximum levels laid down at Community level;
Whereas it is desirable to achieve common values as soon as possible;
Whereas a study should be made, based on the available scientific data, as to whether maximum contaminant levels should be set for baby food for infants and young children;
Whereas the free movement throughout the Community of foodstuffs with contaminant levels below or equal to those fixed in the Annex should be guaranteed;
Whereas the Member States must adopt appropriate surveillance measures regarding the presence of contaminants in foodstuffs;
Whereas any maximum level adopted at Community level will have to be revised to take account of the advance of scientific and technical knowledge and improvements in production practice;
Whereas the levels set for lettuce and spinach should be reviewed and, if necessary, reduced before 1 October 1998; whereas the review will be based on the results of controls carried out by the Member States;
Whereas the Scientific Committee for Food has been consulted, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 315/93, on the provisions liable to affect public health;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,
This Regulation sets maximum levels for certain contaminants present in various foodstuffs.
1. The products indicated in the Annex to this Regulation must not when placed on the market contain higher contaminant levels than those therein specified.
2. Member States may, where justified, authorize for a transitional period the placing on the market of lettuces and spinach grown and intended for consumption in their territory with nitrate levels higher than those set in point 1.1 of Part I of the Annex provided codes of good practice are applied to achieve gradual progress towards the levels laid down at Community level.
3. Member States shall inform the other Member States and the Commission each year of steps taken to implement paragraph 2.
On the basis of the results of controls carried out by the Member States, the Commission shall proceed, before 1 October 1998 to a review of the maximum levels provided for in the Annex for lettuces and spinach; if necessary, these levels shall be reduced.
The sampling and analysis methods applied shall be those specified in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 15 February 1997. Notwithstanding Article 2, the products referred to in point 1.2 of Part I of the Annex which are already on the market on the date from which this Regulation applies and which do not conform to the provisions of this Regulation may continue to be marketed until stocks are exhausted.
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32010R0780 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 780/2010 of 2 September 2010 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Thüringer Leberwurst (PGI))
| 3.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 233/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 780/2010
of 2 September 2010
approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Thüringer Leberwurst (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has examined Germany’s application for approval, pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of an amendment to details of the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Thüringer Leberwurst’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (2) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2206/2003 (3).
(2) The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by making the use of natural casing compulsory and by extending the forms of packaging, in particular to allow the use of plastic jars, but not artificial casing. This is more in line with market realities and consumer preferences and makes it possible to unlock existing market potential.
(3) The Commission has examined the amendments in question and concluded that they are justified. Since these are minor amendments, the Commission may approve them without using the procedure set out in Articles 6 and 7 of that Regulation,
The amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Thüringer Leberwurst’, as set out in accordance with Annex I, are approved.
The updated Single Document is set out in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32004R0515 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 515/2004 of 18 March 2004 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 515/2004
of 18 March 2004
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003(2).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(3), 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 Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty 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 12 to 18 March 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 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 |
31983D0610 | 83/610/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 December 1983 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.668 - Murat) (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 December 1983
relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.668 - Murat)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(83/610/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962, First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the application made by the notification on 1 June 1982 by the jewellery manufacturer, Murat SA, Viry-Chatillon, France, for negative clearance or, failing that, exemption of a proposed standard form agreement with the retailers of its products in a number of Community countries,
Having regard to the summary of the application published (2) in accordance with Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17,
Having heard the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,
WHEREAS:
I. THE FACTS
A. The undertaking
(1) Murat is a public limited company with a registered office at Viry-Chatillon, France, whose shares are mainly held by non-corporate investors. Its main business is the manufacture of gold, silver and gold-plated jewellery, the latter chiefly rolled gold with a high gold content which is applied by a process used by Murat since 1847. The company, which owns three factories in France employing about 450, is one of the biggest employers in the French jewellery industry, which despite a tendency towards concentration is still quite widely dispersed. In a secondary capacity Murat also distributes under its brand name jewellery and watches made by others.
(2) Murat sells the biggest part of its products on the French market, which accounts for about 90 % of its annual turnover. Its share of that market varies according to the type of product concerned: 4 % for gold, 14 to 15 % for silver, 30 % for gold-plated (making it the market leader in this class) and 60 % for the rolled gold category of gold-plated. Within the EEC Murat exports mainly to Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg, but its market share in these countries is quite small. In a small way it has also quite recently entered the United Kingdom, Irish and Dutch markets, and occasionally sells to Italy and Greece as well. Its exports to non-EEC countries - Switzerland and latterly also Austria, Spain and countries outside Europe - are fairly insignificant.
(3) To promote sales of its brand both inside and outside the common market, Murat has built up a distribution system which operates as follows: the method of supplying retailers varies depending on the country. In France and Germany retailers are supplied by Murat representatives direct.
In the Belgium-Luxembourg area its products are marketed to the retailers by an exclusive distributor bound to Murat by an exclusive distribution agreement, which was notified in 1963 and fulfils the conditions of the block
exemption granted for such agreements by Commission Regulations No 67/67/EEC (1) and (EEC) No 1983/83 (2). Since less than two years there have also been exclusive distributors for the United Kingdom and Ireland, the Netherlands and the non-EEC countries Austria and Spain.
For the other continents Murat has two sales representatives who make annual sales tours to various countries.
(4) The retailing of Murat products is handled by a network of around 7 000 retailers in France, 1 000 in Germany and 650 in Belgium and Luxembourg, and Murat is also planning to expand its network in the countries in which it has entered the market.
B. The notified agreement
(5) The notified draft agreement is intended to serve as the standard form agreement governing relations between Murat and its retailers in all the countries in which it does business. It embodies the requirements currently applied by Murat in authorizing retailers to sell its products.
(6) The requirements are as follows. The dealer must:
- carry on a business as a retail jeweller/watchmaker either from a shop or from a self-contained specialist department,
- possess the necessary professional knowledge, evidence by either the certificate of a jewellery or watchmaking college or by at least four years' experience in the trade in either sales or repair work,
- have premises used exclusively for trade in jewellery, clocks and watches, gold and silver plate, table ornaments and luxury gift articles.
(7) Murat retailers further undertake:
- to order such quantities as both to cover their own requirements and match the quantities usually delivered by Murat, the minimum stocks taken on such occasions to represent at least three months' sales of Murat brand products. This minimum order size is much lower than that customary in the trade. Retailers generally order two or three times a year, i.e. four to six months' supplies at a time,
- to keep stock under good conditions and to display the product to advantage,
- not to mix Murat products with others of similar appearance but different quality,
- to use the promotional aids and advertising material supplied by Murat for displaying Murat products in their shops,
- when asked to repair Murat brand jewellery, either to carry out such repair work themselves or have it done by others whose workmanship they can control or, where the work is such that there is a danger of damaging the article, to return the products to Murat's after-sales service department.
(8) Murat undertakes in return:
- to do its best to fulfil either direct or through its exclusive distributors orders placed by authorized retailers,
- to supply or permit to be supplied only retailers who meet the requirements of the agreement,
- to place its full technical, commercial and promotional expertise at dealers' disposal to help them boost their sales,
- to mount nation-wide advertising campaigns and allow retailers to use this advertising at local level with posters, shields, display stands and small catalogues,
- to honour its warranty and devote the utmost care to any product of its manufacture returned for repair or alteration.
(9) The notified standard form agreement contains no provisions on price fixing. Retailers are free to set their own prices. Some of the annual catalogues which Murat publishes for jewellery retailers to distribute contain recommended prices. Such prices are not in any way binding and quite large differences can in fact be found in the prices charged even by retailers quite close together.
The agreement has a one-year term, which is renewable by tacit agreement. It may be terminated for breaches of the retailer's obligations.
(10) The notified standard form agreement originally contained a clause which Murat has since amended in response to observations made by the Commission. The clause forbade authorized retailers to 'sell Murat products outside the usual distribution channels to unauthorized dealers'. Murat have now limited the prohibition to the sale of Murat products 'outside the usual distribution channels to any dealer not meeting the general requirements covered in the criteria of professional competence', i.e. criteria set out in paragraph 6.
(11) The Commission has received no observations from third parties following publication of the notice required by Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17.
II. LEGAL ASSESSMENT
(12) The notified standard form agreement governing the relations between Murat and its retailers embodies the terms of the selective distribution system set up by Murat at the retail level and is an agreement between undertakings within the meaning of Article 85 of the Treaty.
(13) As has been established in cases before the Court of Justice, agreements concerned with selective distribution systems are not caught by Article 85 (1) of the Treaty when the dealers in question are selected on objective, qualitative criteria related to the capacity of the dealer, his staff and premises and bearing in mind the genuine requirements of distribution of the products, and provided that such criteria are laid down in a uniform manner for all prospective dealers and applied in a non-discriminatory fashion.
(14) In the present case, the requirements Murat has laid down for admission to the authorized retailer network are purely of a general, technical and professional nature. The requirements, concerning the retailer's standard of professional training and technical knowledge and the intended purpose and appearance of his premises (see paragraph 6 above) are such as, in general, to exclude from the distribution system only traders who would be unable to sell articles of jewellery under conditions that were satisfactory for the consumers or who would be unable to supply services ancillary to distribution. Satisfactory conditions for the sale of high-quality gold, silver and high-gold-content gold-plated jewellery are afforded only by specialist shops which have trained staff and adequate storage and display facilities. Retailers must also be capable of undertaking warranty obligations and providing after-sales service, either themselves or through third parties.
These requirements are laid down uniformly for all potential retailers. Furthermore, retailers meeting the requirements are not subject to approval in all cases by Murat before being supplied with its products (see paragraph 10 above) so that the system does not lend itself to a discriminatory application.
(15) Nor are the other obligations imposed on retailers caught by Article 85 (1) of the Treaty. The obligation to use the promotional aids supplied by Murat for displaying its products and not to mix Murat products with others of similar appearance but different quality do not restrict competition, but seek to enhance the presentation and brand image of Murat products and avoid confusion with other brands. They do not prevent Murat retailers from selling competing products. The obligation, to take at least three months' supplies each time the authorized retailer orders, is not in this case significantly restrictive from a competition point of view since this quantity is less than that customary in the trade (see first indent of paragraph 7 above).
(16) The obligations undertaken by Murat, in particular to supply or permit to be supplied only retailers who meet the specified requirements, represent a normal consideration for the commitments accepted by retailers and are in accordance with the Community competition rules.
(17) Since the notified standard form agreement does not contain any obligation having as its object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the common market or liable to affect trade between the Member States, there are no grounds, on the basis of the facts in the Commission's possession, for action on its part under Article 85 (1) of the Treaty. The Commission can therefore give the agreement negative clearance under Article 2 of Regulation No 17,
The Commission hereby finds that, on the basis of the facts in its possession, there are no grounds under Article 85 (1) of the EEC Treaty for action on its part in respect of the standard form distribution agreement between Murat and its retailers.
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31992R0532 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 532/92 of 27 February 1992 on the supply of refined sunflower oil as food aid
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 532/92 of 27 February 1992 on the supply of refined sunflower oil as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 6 000 tonnes of refined sunflower oil;
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (5); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs;
Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders; whereas, in order to avoid republication of the notice of invitation to tender, a third deadline for submission of tenders should be opened,
Refined sunflower oil shall be mobilized in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
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31998R1001 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1001/98 of 13 May 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 laying down detailed rules on the application of the additional levy on milk and milk products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1001/98 of 13 May 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 laying down detailed rules on the application of the additional levy on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 903/98 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 of 9 March 1993 laying down detailed rules on the application of the additional levy on milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2186/96 (4), provides for a penalty if purchasers do not observe the time limit for communication of the information on the deliveries referred to in that paragraph;
Whereas the basis for the proper administration of the milk quota arrangements is the strict observance of a precise timetable; whereas two particular dates in that timetable are 14 May, the time limit for the declaration by purchasers to the Member State's competent authority of collection information, and 31 August, the time limit for payment by purchasers to the competent body of the levy due from them;
Whereas the information which purchasers need to be able to forward collection information before 15 May is already in their possession in April;
Whereas non-observance of the time limit of 14 May by purchasers is likely to hamper the competent authorities in their task of completing the calculation work necessary to determine quota overruns and sums due; whereas the more a purchaser delays communication of the information, the more serious are the consequences for the competent authorities which have to ensure payment of the levy before the time limit;
Whereas experience shows that to make the penalty more effective and to ensure that the size of the penalty is in proportion to the seriousness of the offence, the penalty applicable where the delay exceeds 15 days should be increased and provision should be made for increasing penalties for additional delays;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 3(2) second subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 536/93, is hereby replaced by the following:
'Where that time limit is not observed, the purchaser shall be liable to a penalty calculated as follows:
- if the communication referred to in the first subparagraph is made before 1 June, the penalty shall be equal to the amount of the levy due for a 0,1 % overrun on the quantities of milk and milk equivalent delivered to them by producers. Such penalty may not be less than ECU 500 nor more than ECU 20 000,
- if the communication referred to in the first subparagraph is made after 31 May but before 16 June, the penalty shall be equal to the amount of the levy due for a 0,2 % overrun on the quantities of milk and milk equivalent delivered to them by producers. Such penalty may not be less than ECU 1 000 nor more than ECU 40 000,
- if the communication referred to in the first subparagraph is made after 15 June but before 1 July, the penalty shall be equal to the amount of the levy due for a 0,3 % overrun on the quantities of milk and milk equivalent delivered to them by producers. Such penalty may not be less than ECU 1 500 nor more than ECU 60 000,
- if the communication referred to in the first subparagraph is not made before 1 July, the penalty shall be that referred to in the third indent plus an amount equal to 3 % of that penalty for each calendar day of delay from 1 July. Such penalty may not exceed ECU 100 000.
However, if the quantities of milk or milk equivalent delivered to the purchaser per period of 12 months are less than 100 000 kilograms, the minimum penalties referred to in the first three indents shall be reduced to ECU 100, 200 and 300 respectively.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
However, the minimum penalties referred to in Article 1 shall apply only from 1999.
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32011D0409 | 2011/409/EU: Commission Decision of 11 July 2011 on the position to be taken by the European Union, within the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee, on the rules of procedure to be adopted by it in accordance with Article 19(4) of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures
| 12.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 182/28
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 July 2011
on the position to be taken by the European Union, within the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee, on the rules of procedure to be adopted by it in accordance with Article 19(4) of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures
(2011/409/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Agreement of 25 June 2009 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures (1) (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’),
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/556/EC of 25 June 2009 concerning the provisional application and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
Article 19(4) of the Agreement states that the joint committee set up by that Agreement (hereinafter ‘the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee’) must adopt its rules of procedure,
The position to be taken by the European Union within the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee on the rules of procedure to be adopted in accordance with Article 19(4) of the Agreement shall be laid down in the attached draft decision of the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32015R0326 | Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/326 of 2 March 2015 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phthalates Text with EEA relevance
| 3.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 58/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/326
of 2 March 2015
amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phthalates
(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 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (1), and in particular Article 131 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 contains, amongst others, the restrictions previously laid down in Council Directive 76/769/EEC (2).
(2) Directive 2005/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) prohibited the placing on the market and use of extender oils for the production of tyres or parts of tyres if they contain more than 1 mg/kg of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), or more than 10 mg/kg of the sum of the eight listed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). That restriction is currently laid down in paragraph 1 of column 2 of entry 50 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
(3) At the time of adoption of that restriction, there were no harmonised test methods available to determine the specific concentration of the eight listed PAHs in extender oils. Therefore, the analytical method IP 346:1998 (4), used by the petroleum industry to determine the concentration of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PCA), is referred to in that restriction as an indirect method to determine compliance with the limits specified for BaP and the sum of all listed PAHs.
(4) The analytical method IP 346:1998 is not specific to the eight listed PAHs. Furthermore, it is well established that this method is limited in its scope to unused lubricating base oils, free of asphaltene fractions and having not more than 5 % of their components with a boiling point below 300 °C. For samples not meeting those requirements, that method may be unsuitable.
(5) As called for in Directive 2005/69/EC, on 3 July 2007 the Commission issued a mandate to the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) for the development of a more specific method.
(6) The new standard method has been adopted and published by CEN as EN 16143:2013 (Petroleum products — Determination of content of Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) and selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in extender oils — Procedure using double LC cleaning and GC/MS analysis).
(7) The Commission considers that, given that this new standard provides a specific analytical method to analyse the relevant PAHs in extender oils and overcomes the shortcomings of the previous method, it is appropriate to replace the citation of method IP 346:1998 by the new standard EN 16143:2013 as the reference method to determine compliance of extender oils with the restriction in paragraph 1 of column 2 of entry 50 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
(8) An informal consultation carried out with Member States and representatives of relevant stakeholder associations indicated that, for extender oils, there is in general a good correlation between the results of method IP 346:1998 and gas-chromatographic analytical methods, which follow the same principle as the new CEN method, to measure individual carcinogenic PAHs. Economic operators have indicated that the replacement of IP 346:1998 by the new CEN method is not expected to have impacts on the compliance of extender oils. However, the new analytical method is reported to be more complex and costly to perform than IP 346:1998.
(9) A transitional period of eighteen months should be granted whereby both the old and the new analytical methods could be used alternatively for determining compliance with that restriction. This transitional period should allow laboratories to set up and obtain the necessary experience in the operation of the new analytical method. It should also facilitate determining compliance of extender oils placed on the market already before the entry into force of this Regulation.
(10) The Commission has completed its re-evaluation of the measures of entry 51 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 regarding the substances bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), in accordance with paragraph 3 of that entry. This re-evaluation was launched on 4 September 2009 by the Commission's request to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to review the available new scientific information and to evaluate whether there is evidence that would justify a re-examination of the existing restriction. In providing the information to the Commission in March 2010, ECHA pointed out that an assessment of the relevant REACH registration dossiers should be considered. Therefore, the Commission asked ECHA to proceed as suggested. However, in April 2011, the Kingdom of Denmark initiated the restrictions process regarding the presence of those phthalates in articles for indoor use and articles that may come into direct contact with the skin or mucous membranes, in which, amongst other things, the registration dossiers were considered. As communicated on 9 August 2014 (5), at the end of the restriction process, the Commission did not propose an amendment to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. Furthermore, by means of Commission Regulation (EU) No 143/2011 (6), the Commission included those phthalates in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. Consequently, pursuant to Article 69(2) of that Regulation, ECHA has the obligation to consider after the ‘sunset date’ whether the use of those phthalates in articles poses a risk to human health or the environment that is not adequately controlled. Therefore, no further review of the measures for this restriction of those phthalates was considered necessary and it is therefore appropriate to delete that paragraph from that entry.
(11) In January 2014, the Commission completed its re-evaluation of the measures of entry 52 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 regarding the substances di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP), di-‘isodecyl’ phthalate (DIDP) and di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), in accordance with paragraph 3 of that entry. This re-evaluation was launched on 4 September 2009 by the Commission's request to ECHA to review the available new scientific information and to evaluate whether there is evidence that would justify a re-examination of the existing restriction. The available information was subsequently complemented by the information from the registration dossiers received by the 2010 registration deadline. ECHA then submitted its draft review report to its Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) for a detailed evaluation. RAC adopted its opinion in March 2013 and the final ECHA review report was provided to the Commission in August 2013. Based on the ECHA report the Commission decided not to propose any amendment to the provisions of entry 52 of Annex XVII, and to consider the re-evaluation in accordance with paragraph 3 of that entry as completed. The Commission's conclusions on the re-evaluation have been made publicly available (7). It is therefore appropriate to delete paragraph 3 from that entry.
(12) Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(13) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 133 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006,
Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32010D0291 | 2010/291/: Council Decision of 19 January 2010 establishing whether effective action has been taken by Greece in response to the Council Recommendation of 27 April 2009
| 21.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 125/50
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 January 2010
establishing whether effective action has been taken by Greece in response to the Council Recommendation of 27 April 2009
(2010/291/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 126(8) in conjunction with Article 126(13) and Article 136 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 126(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States are to avoid excessive government deficits.
(2) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation. The Stability and Growth Pact includes Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (1), which was adopted in order to further the prompt correction of excessive general government deficits.
(3) The 2005 reform of the Stability and Growth Pact sought to strengthen its effectiveness and economic underpinnings as well as to safeguard the sustainability of the public finances in the long run. It aimed at ensuring that, in particular, the economic and budgetary background was taken into account fully in all steps in the excessive deficit procedure. In this way, the Stability and Growth Pact provides the framework supporting government policies for a prompt return to sound budgetary positions taking account of the economic situation.
(4) The Council, acting upon a recommendation by the Commission, decided on 27 April 2009, in accordance with Article 104(6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, that an excessive deficit existed in Greece (2).
(5) On 27 April 2009, the Council, also on the basis of a Commission recommendation, adopted a recommendation (3) in accordance with Article 104(7) of the Treaty establishing the European Community to the Greek authorities calling on them to put an end to the excessive deficit situation by 2010 at the latest, by bringing the general government deficit below 3 % of GDP in a credible and sustainable manner. To that end, the Council established the deadline of 27 October 2009 for the Greek government to take effective action.
(6) The progress with improving the collection and processing of statistical data and their reporting, in particular general government data, as requested by the Council, has been deficient. The latest revision of the October 2009 notification has not been validated by Eurostat due to the significant uncertainties over the figures notified by the Greek authorities. The procedures in place to ensure a prompt and correct supply of general government data required by the existing legal framework are manifestly inadequate.
(7) The assessment of the action taken by Greece to correct the excessive deficit by 2010 in response to the Council Recommendation under Article 104(7) of the Treaty establishing the European Community leads to the following conclusions:
— subsequent to the Council Recommendation under Article 104(7) in April 2009, the Greek authorities implemented the deficit-reducing measures included in the 2009 budget law, the January 2009 update of the stability programme and the March 2009 additional package of fiscal measures. However, although the deterioration in macroeconomic conditions has been more pronounced than anticipated by the authorities, public finances have worsened much beyond what could have been expected as a result of the stronger-than-projected downturn and to a large extent as a result of budgetary policies implemented by the Greek government. Notably, on the expenditure side, the 2009 budget execution points to sizeable expenditure overruns in 2009 of which more than half is attributed to higher-than-budgeted outlays for compensation of employees and increased capital spending. On the revenue side, the 2009 budget execution points to important shortcomings in the tax collection system, including tax compliance,
— on 25 June 2009, the Greek authorities announced additional deficit-reducing discretionary measures, with an estimated budgetary impact of some 1,25 % percentage points of GDP. However, the majority of the measures have not been implemented by the Greek authorities so far and almost one percentage point of GDP was temporary in nature (one-offs), targeting additional revenue, hence not in line with the Council recommendations to strengthen fiscal adjustment in 2009 through permanent measures, mainly on the expenditure side,
— moreover, the fiscal consolidation measures implemented in 2009 are not sufficient to achieve the general government deficit target of 3,7 % of GDP in 2009. They also do not address the challenges stemming from the external imbalances and the deteriorating competitiveness position of the Greek economy as recommended by the Council,
— the large projected increase in the debt-to-GDP ratio exceeds the impact of the deterioration in the general government’s net borrowing position, indicating insufficient efforts to control factors other than net borrowing, which contribute to the change in debt levels.
(8) This leads to the conclusion that significant revenue shortfalls and expenditure overruns have led to a strong deterioration in Greece’s budgetary position in 2009, which can only partly be attributed to the deterioration of the macroeconomic conditions and, hence, are mainly due to an insufficient response by the Greek authorities to the April 2009 Council Recommendation under Article 104(7) of the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Greece has not taken effective action in response to the Council Recommendation of 27 April 2009 within the period laid down in that Recommendation.
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32007R0540 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 540/2007 of 15 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 as regards the quantities covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States
| 16.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 128/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 540/2007
of 15 May 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 as regards the quantities covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 (2) opened standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.
(2) In view of the situation on the Community market for maize and of the changes in demand for cereals in various regions in recent weeks, new quantities of cereals held in intervention should be made available in some Member States. The intervention agencies in the Member States concerned should therefore be authorised to increase the quantities put out to tender by 500 000 tonnes of maize in Hungary.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31991D0076 | 91/76/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 February 1991 approving measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention, presented by Luxembourg (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 1 February 1991 approving measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention presented by Luxembourg (Only the French text is authentic) (91/76/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 89/455/EEC of 24 July 1989 introducing Community measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, conforming to Article 1 of Decision 89/455/EEC Luxembourg shall set up large-scale pilot projects in accordance with Article 3 for the eradication or prevention of rabies in the wild life of the community using vaccines for the oral immunization of foxes;
Whereas the pilot projects as presented by Luxembourg include the adjacent border areas of Belgium, France and Germany;
Whereas the pilot project is part of a cross border cooperation with Belgium, France and Germany;
Whereas by letter dated 13 March 1990 Luxembourg notified the Commission of pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its eradication or prevention;
Whereas, after examination the pilot project was found to comply with Decision 89/455/EEC; whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community are therefore met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The pilot projects for the eradication and prevention of rabies, presented by Luxembourg are hereby approved.
Luxembourg shall bring into force by 1 April 1990 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the pilot projects referred to in Article 1.
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31990R2268 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2268/90 of 1 August 1990 fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the amount of the unit production aid that may be paid in advance for the 1989/90 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2268/90
of 1 August 1990
fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the amount of the unit production aid that may be paid in advance for the 1989/90 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2902/89 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1226/89 (4), and in particular Article 17a (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the unit production aid must be reduced where the actual production in a given marketing year exceeds the guaranteed maximum quantity fixed for that marketing year; whereas, however, producers whose average production does not amount to 400 kilograms of olive oil per marketing year are not afected by such a reduction;
Whereas Article 17a of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides that in order to determine the unit amount of the production aid for olive oil that can be paid in advance, the estimated production for the marketing year concerned should be determined; whereas that amount must be fixed at a level avoiding any risk of unwarranted payment to olive growers;
Whereas, in order to establish the estimated production, the Member States must forward to the Commission the data for the olive oil production estimates for each marketing year; whereas the Commission may avail itself of other sources of information;
Whereas the amount of the advance withheld for the establishment of the register of olive cultivation provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1416/82 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2212/88 (6), and the amount withheld for measures to improve the quality of olive oil provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1916/87 (7) must be taken into account;
Whereas in Spain and Portugal, the amount of the production aid is different from that in the other Member States; whereas the amount of the advance in those two Member States must therefore be different; whereas, on the basis of the data available, the estimated quantity and the abovementioned amount should be fixed at the levels given below;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the 1989/90 olive oil marketing year:
- the estimated production shall be 1 551 500 tonnes,
- the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance shall be:
- ECU 26,52 kilograms for Spain,
- ECU 22,42 kilograms for Portugal,
- ECU 56,95 kilograms for the other Member States.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31994R2056 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2056/94 of 12 August 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2056/94 of 12 August 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3692/93 of 21 December 1993 allocating, for 1994, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (2), provides for cod quotas for 1994;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal have reached the quota allocated for 1994; whereas Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 27 July 1994; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Portugal for 1994.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions I, II a, b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 27 July 1994.
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32006R0272 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 272/2006 of 16 February 2006 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 17.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 272/2006
of 16 February 2006
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 provide that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as appropriate.
(3) In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed each month.
(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(5) Taking into account the settlement between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States, approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC (4), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.
(6) Pursuant to Article 15(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (5), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.
(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 of the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark provides that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.
(8) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 respectively, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2006.
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31992D0189 | 92/189/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 March 1992 amending Directive 80/879/EEC on health marking of large packagings of fresh poultrymeat
| COMMISSION DECISION of 13 March 1992 amending Directive 80/879/EEC on health marking of large packagings of fresh poultrymeat (92/189/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (1) A (e) thereof,
Whereas provision should be made for a uniform solution applicable throughout the Community as regards health marking of large packagings of fresh poultrymeat dispatched from an approved slaughterhouse or cutting premises to restaurants, canteens and institutions; whereas Directive 80/879/EEC (3) should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 4 of Directive 80/879/EEC, the introductory sentence is hereby replaced by the following:
'Consignments of carcases, including those which have had parts removed within the meaning of Chapter VII, paragraph 32 (2) of Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC, shall be dispatched from an approved slaughterhouse or cutting premises to restaurants, canteens and institutions for direct supply to the final user after heat treatment, subject to the following conditions:'.
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32000D0390 | 2000/390/EC: Commission Decision of 7 June 2000 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossier submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of EXP60707B (acetamiprid) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market (notified under document number C(2000) 1562)
| Commission Decision
of 7 June 2000
recognising in principle the completeness of the dossier submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of EXP60707B (acetamiprid) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market
(notified under document number C(2000) 1562)
(2000/390/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/80/EC(2), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 91/414/EEC (hereinafter "the Directive") has provided for the development of a Community list of active substances authorised for incorporation in plant protection products.
(2) Nisso Chemical Europe Gmbh submitted a dossier on the active substance EXP60707B (acetamiprid) to the Greek authorities on 22 October 1999.
(3) The said authorities informed the Commission of the results of an initial examination of the dossier to ensure that it provides all the information laid down in Annex II and, for at least one plant-protection product containing the active substance concerned, in Annex III to the Directive. Subsequently, in accordance with Article 6(2), the applicant submitted the dossier to the Commission and other Member States.
(4) The dossier for EXP60707B (acetamiprid) was referred to the Standing Committee on Plant Health on 22 February 2000.
(5) Article 6(3) of the Directive requires official confirmation at Community level that each dossier fulfils the requirements on information laid down in Annex II and, for at least one plant protection product containing the active substance concerned, in Annex III to the Directive.
(6) Such confirmation is necessary to permit a detailed examination of the dossier and to allow Member States to grant provisional authorisation for plant-protection products containing the active substance concerned while complying with the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of the Directive and, in particular, the condition relating to the detailed assessment of the active substance and the plant-protection product in the light of the requirements laid down by the Directive.
(7) Such decision does not prejudice that further data or information may be requested from the applicant in order to clarify certain points in the dossier. The request by the rapporteur Member State for the submission of further data necessary to clarify the dossier shall not affect the time limit for the submission of the report referred to under recital 9.
(8) The Member States and the Commission agree that Greece will carry out a detailed examination of the dossier EXP60707B (acetamiprid).
(9) Greece will report the conclusions of its examination accompanied by any recommendations on the inclusion or non-inclusion and any conditions related thereto as soon as possible and at the latest within a period of one year from the date of publication of the Decision.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
The following dossier satisfies, in principle, the data and information requirements provided for in Annex II and, for at least one plant-protection product containing the active substance concerned, in Annex III to the Directive, taking into account the uses proposed:
the dossier submitted by Nisso Chemical Europe Gmbh to the Commission and the Member States with a view to the inclusion of EXP60707B (acetamiprid) as an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and which was referred to the Standing Committee on Plant Health on 22 February 2000.
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31987D0584 | 87/584/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 November 1987 approving a programme for the seed potato sector in Belgium pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 November 1987
approving a programme for the seed potato sector in Belgium pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the French and the Dutch texts are authentic)
(87/584/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fisheries products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 24 November 1986 the Belgian Government forwarded its programme for the seed potato sector and supplied additional information on 1 June 1987;
Whereas the purpose of this programme is the modernization and improvement of storage, packaging and marketing equipment for seed potatoes harvested under the programme; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient information, as required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the seed potatoes; whereas the time allowed for implementation of the programme does not exceed the limits referred to in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
The programme for the seed potatoes forwarded by the Belgian Goverment on 24 November 1986, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, and concerning which additional information was supplied on 1 June 1987, is hereby approved.
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32005R0227 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 227/2005 of 10 February 2005 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
| 11.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 39/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 227/2005
of 10 February 2005
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 provide that the difference between quotations 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 (3), 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 III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as appropriate.
(3) In accordance with the first 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) Taking into account the settlement between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States, approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC (4), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.
(6) Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (5), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.
(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 to the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark provides that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.
(8) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 respectively, are fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2005.
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32014D0105 | 2014/105/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 24 February 2014 amending Decision 2004/3/EC as regards the applicable Union grades (notified under document C(2014) 1081) Text with EEA relevance
| 26.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 56/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 24 February 2014
amending Decision 2004/3/EC as regards the applicable Union grades
(notified under document C(2014) 1081)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/105/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2004/3/EC (2) refers to the grades of basic seed potatoes determined by Commission Directive 93/17/EEC (3). Directive 93/17/EEC was replaced by Commission Implementing Directive 2014/20/EU (4). That Directive sets out requirements as regards harmful organisms, as well as other requirements.
(2) In view of that replacement, it is necessary to accordingly replace the references to grades in Decision 2004/3/EC. The new references should correspond to the requirements as regards harmful organisms only.
(3) Decision 2004/3/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) It is appropriate that this Decision applies from the same date as Implementing Directive 2014/20/EU will apply.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Article 1 of Decision 2004/3/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
The Member States listed in column 1 of Annex I are authorised, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in the regions listed against their names in column 2 of Annex I, to restrict the marketing of seed potatoes to basic seed potatoes as follows:
(a) for seed potato production, to any of the following:
(i) basic seed potatoes that fulfil the conditions for “Union grade S” set out in point 1(a)(ii)-(v) and point 1(b)(i)-(iv) of Annex I to Commission Implementing Directive 2014/20/EU (5), or
(ii) basic seed potatoes that fulfil the conditions for “Union grade SE” set out in point 2(a)(ii)-(v) and point 2(b)(i)-(iv) of Annex I to Implementing Directive 2014/20/EU;
(b) for potato production, to any of the following:
(i) basic seed potatoes that fulfil the conditions of “Union grade S” set out in point 1(a)(ii)-(v) and point 1(b)(i)-(iv) of Annex I to Implementing Directive 2014/20/EU,
(ii) basic seed potatoes that fulfil the conditions for “Union grade SE” set out in point 2(a)(ii)-(v) and point 2(b)(i)-(iv) of Annex I to Implementing Directive 2014/20/EU, or
(iii) basic seed potatoes that fulfil the conditions for “Union grade E” set out in point 3(a)(ii)-(v) and point 3(b)(i)-(iv) of Annex I to Implementing Directive 2014/20/EU.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2016.
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31989R4060 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 4060/89 of 21 December 1989 on the elimination of controls performed at the frontiers of Member States in the field of road and inland waterway transport
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4060/89 of 21 December 1989 on the elimination of controls performed at the frontiers of Member States in the field of road and inland waterway transport
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 (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas achieving freedom to provide services in the field of transport is an important element of the common transport policy under the Treaty and whereas, consequently, it is the aim of that policy to increase the fluidity of movement of the different means of transport within the Community;
Whereas the Community is engaged in the adoption of measures with the aim of progressively establishing the internal market over a period expiring on 31 December 1992, which comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty;
Whereas pursuant to the Commission's White Paper the Commission is to present a proposal to the Council in order to abolish frontier checks and formalities related to the means of inland transport and documentation;
Whereas, pursuant to existing Community and national legislation in the field of road and inland waterway transport, Member States perform checks, verifications
and inspections relating to technical characteristics, authorizations and other documentation that vehicles and inland waterway vessels must comply with; whereas these checks, verifications and inspections continue in general to be justified in order to avoid disturbances to the organization of the transport market and to ensure road and inland waterway safety;
Whereas, under existing Community legislation, Member States are free to organize and perform the aforementioned checks, verifications and inspections where they so wish but in practice they normally carry them out at their frontiers;
Whereas such controls, verifications and inspections may be performed with equal efficacy throughout the territory of the Member States concerned and crossing the frontier should not therefore be a pretext for carrying out such operations,
This Regulation applies to controls performed by Member States pursuant to Community or national law in the fields of road and inland waterway transport carried out using means of transport registered or put into circulation in a Member State.
For the purpose of this Regulation:
(a) 'frontier' means either an internal frontier within the Community or an external frontier, where carriage between Member States involves crossing a third country;
(b)
'control' means any check, inspection, verification or formality performed at the frontiers of Member States by the national authorities, which signifies a stop or a restriction on the free movement of the vehicles or vessels concerned.
Controls, referred to in the Annex, performed pursuant to Community or national law in the fields of road and inland waterway transport between Member States shall no longer be performed as frontier-control but solely as part of the normal control procedures applied in a non-discriminatory fashion throughout the territory of a Member State.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1990.
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32001R2024 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2024/2001 of 16 October 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2024/2001
of 16 October 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 17 October 2001.
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32014R0414 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 414/2014 of 23 April 2014 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for fresh and frozen pigmeat originating in Ukraine
| 24.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 121/44
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 414/2014
of 23 April 2014
opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for fresh and frozen pigmeat originating in Ukraine
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 points (a), (c) and (d) of Article 187 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) provides for preferential arrangements for 2014 as regards customs duties for the import of certain goods originating in Ukraine. In accordance with Article 3 of that Regulation agricultural products listed in Annex III thereto are to be admitted for import into the Union within the limits of the tariff quotas as set out in that Annex. The quotas referred to in Annex III to that Regulation are to be administered by the Commission in accordance with Article 184(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
(2) While the quota concerned should normally be managed through the use of import licences, it is however appropriate to attribute import rights as a first step and to issue import licences as a second, as provided for in Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3). In this way, operators that have obtained import rights should be able to decide, during the course of the quota period, the moment when they wish to apply for import licences, in view of their actual trade flows.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (4) should apply to import licences issued under this Regulation, save where derogations are appropriate.
(4) Furthermore, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 which concern applications for import rights, the status of applicants and the issue of import licences, should apply to import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation, without prejudice to additional conditions laid down in this Regulation.
(5) For appropriate administration of the tariff quotas, a security should be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application and at the time of issue of an import licence.
(6) In order to oblige operators to apply for import licences for all the import rights allocated, it should be provided that such obligation constitutes a primary requirement within the meaning of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2012 (5).
(7) Since the quotas referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 are open only until 31 October 2014, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
Opening and management of tariffs quotas
1. This Regulation opens and manages import tariff quotas for the products indicated in Annex I.
2. The quantity of products covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1, the applicable rate of customs duty and the order numbers shall be as set out in Annex I.
3. The import tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed by attributing import rights as a first step and issuing import licences as a second.
4. Regulations (EC) No 1301/2006 and (EC) No 376/2008 shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Import tariff quota period
The import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be opened until 31 October 2014.
Import rights applications
1. Applications for import rights shall be submitted no later than 13.00, Brussels time, on the 15th calendar day following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2. A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application.
3. Applicants for import rights shall demonstrate that a quantity of pigmeat products falling under CN codes 0203 has been imported by them or on their behalf under the relevant customs provisions, during the 12th month period immediately prior to the import tariff quota period (hereinafter ‘reference quantity’). A company formed by the merger of companies, each having imported reference quantities, may use those reference quantities as a basis for its application.
4. The total quantity covered by applications for import rights submitted in the import tariff quota period shall not exceed the applicant's reference quantities. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.
5. No later than the 7th working day following the end of the period for the submission of applications referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantities applied for in kilograms of product weight and broken down by order number.
6. Import rights shall be awarded as from the 7th and no later than the 12th working day following the end of the period for the notifications referred to in paragraph 5.
7. If application of the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in fewer import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be released proportionally without delay.
8. Import rights shall be valid from the day of the issue until 31 October 2014. Import rights shall not be transferable.
Issue of import licences
1. The release into free circulation of the quantities awarded under the import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.
2. Import licence applications shall cover the total quantity of import rights allocated. This obligation shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) No 282/2012.
3. Licence applications may be submitted solely in the Member State where the applicant has applied for and obtained import rights under the import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1).
4. A security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged by the operator at the time of issue of the import licence. Each issue of an import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security lodged for import rights shall be released proportionally without delay.
5. Import licences shall be issued upon application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.
6. Licence applications shall refer to only one order number. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes. In that case, all the CN codes and their descriptions shall be entered in boxes 15 and 16 of the licence application and the licence respectively.
7. Licence applications and import licences shall contain:
(a) in box 8, the name ‘Ukraine’ as country of origin and box ‘yes’ marked by a cross;
(b) in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.
8. Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.
9. In accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the import licences shall be valid for 30 days from the actual day of issue of the licence. The term of validity of the import licences shall, however, expire at the latest on 31 October 2014.
Notifications to the Commission
1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission:
(a) no later than 14 November 2014, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued during the quota period;
(b) no later than 28 February 2015, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.
2. No later than 28 February 2015, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products, which were actually released into free circulation during the import tariff quota period laid down in this Regulation.
3. In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the quantities shall be expressed in kilograms of product weight and broken down by order number.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31993R0200 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 200/93 of 29 January 1993 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3053/92 prolonging the second suspension of the advance fixing of the import levy for certain cereals
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 200/93 of 29 January 1993 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3053/92 prolonging the second suspension of the advance fixing of the import levy for certain cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/92 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 15 (7) thereof,
Whereas Article 15 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that the provisions concerning advance fixing of the levy may be suspended if the market situation shows that the application of such provisions will or is likely to cause difficulties;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3053/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3152/92 (4), suspended advance fixing of the import levy for certain cereals; whereas under present circumstances suspension of advance fixing is no longer necessary; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3053/92 should therefore be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3053/92 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1993.
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32011D0059 | 2011/59/EU: Council Decision of 25 October 2010 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of an Agreement in the form of a Protocol between the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt establishing a dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part
| 1.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 27/2
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 October 2010
on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of an Agreement in the form of a Protocol between the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt establishing a dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part
(2011/59/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 February 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with partners in the Mediterranean region in order to establish a dispute settlement mechanism related to trade provisions.
(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the committee appointed under Article 207 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.
(3) These negotiations have been concluded and an Agreement in the form of a Protocol (‘the Protocol’) between the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt establishing a dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (1) was initialled on 27 April 2010.
(4) The Protocol should be signed,
The signing of the Agreement in the form of a Protocol between the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt establishing a dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (‘the Protocol’) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol (2).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol, on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion.
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31992R0162 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 162/92 of 24 January 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2436/91 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of baled tobacco held by the German, Greek and Italian intervention agencies
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 162/92 of 24 January 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2436/91 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of baled tobacco held by the German, Greek and Italian intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1737/91 (2), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2436/91 (5) opened an invitation to tender for the sale for export of baled tobacco held by the German, Greek and Italian intervention agencies;
Whereas the time limit for take-over of the tobacco by the successful tenderer should be fixed taking account in particular of the quantities in question, of experience gained and of the requirements of sound financial management;
Whereas the conversion rates to be applied should be fixed in such a way that the tenderers can calculate definitively the prices they offer when they submit their tenders;
Whereas the varieties of tobacco offered in the fourth sale are varieties for which there is great demand on the market; whereas the results of the first two sales indicate the stability of international market prices and, as a result, distinguishing the lots on the basis of the tobacco harvest year would enhance the value;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
Regulation (EEC) No 2436/91 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 4 is replaced by the following:
'Article 4
The closing date referred to in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73 for removal of the tobacco by the successful tenderer shall be at the end of the third month following the date of publication of the outcome of the invitation to tender in the Official Journal of the European Communities.'
2. Article 7 is replaced by the following:
'Article 7
Amounts expressed in ecus shall be converted in national currency using the agricultural conversion rates applicable on the deadline for the submission of tenders as provided for in Article 3.'
3. The description of the lots for the fourth sale as given in the Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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31998R1451 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/98 of 7 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1324/96 establishing the supply balance for the Azores and Madeira in the rice products sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1451/98 of 7 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1324/96 establishing the supply balance for the Azores and Madeira in the rice products sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas common detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Azores and Madeira are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (4);
Whereas, for the purposes of applying Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the forecast supply balance for the Azores and Madeira should be drawn up for rice-sector products on the basis of the islands' requirements; whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1324/96 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2468/97 (6), should accordingly be replaced by the Annex hereto;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1324/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1998.
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32004R2178 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2178/2004 of 17 December 2004 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 9th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
| 18.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 371/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2178/2004
of 17 December 2004
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 9th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
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 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder 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 214/2001.
(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 9th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 14 December 2004, the minimum selling price for skimmed milk is fixed at 204,00 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December 2004.
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31996R2361 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2361/96 of 10 December 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain and Portugal
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2361/96 of 10 December 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain and Portugal
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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1952/96 (4), provides for horse mackerel quotas for 1996;
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 horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII, a, b, d, e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain and Portugal or registered in a Member State except Spain and Portugal have reached the quota allocated to the Member States except Spain and Portugal for 1996;
Whereas catches of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain or Portugal or registered in Spain or Portugal have not reached the flat-rate quantity allocated to Spain or the quantity allocated to Portugal,
Catches of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain or Portugal or registered in a Member State except Spain or Portugal are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community except Spain and Portugal for 1996.
Fishing for horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain or Portugal or registered in a Member State except Spain and Portugal is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32015D0267 | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/267 of 17 February 2015 amending Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC as regards the entry for Japan in the list of third countries or parts thereof from which the introduction of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines into the Union is authorised (notified under document C(2015) 738) Text with EEA relevance
| 19.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 45/19
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/267
of 17 February 2015
amending Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC as regards the entry for Japan in the list of third countries or parts thereof from which the introduction of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines into the Union is authorised
(notified under document C(2015) 738)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of point (1) of Article 8, point (4) of Article 8 and point (c) of paragraph 4 of Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (2) lays down animal and public health rules for imports into the Union and the transit and storage in the Union of consignments of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines (‘the commodities’).
(2) Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC sets out a list of third countries or parts thereof from which the introduction of the commodities into the Union is authorised, provided that they have undergone the relevant treatments as set out in Part 4 of that Annex. The relevant treatments are to eliminate certain animal health risk linked to the specific commodities and the animal health situation in the third country or parts thereof. Part 4 set outs a non-specific treatment ‘A’ and specific treatments ‘B’ to ‘F’ listed in descending order of severity of the animal health risk linked to the commodity.
(3) Japan is not listed in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC as a third country from which the introduction into the Union of the commodities is authorised. However, Japan has requested that it be added to that list for the commodities obtained from domestic bovine and porcine animals, farmed cloven-hoofed game, poultry and farmed feathered game (except ratites).
(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 (3) lays down veterinary certification requirements for the introduction into the Union of fresh meat. In accordance with that Regulation, consignments of fresh meat intended for human consumption may only be imported into the Union if they come from third countries, territories or parts thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex II to that Regulation and if they comply with the relevant requirements laid down in Union legislation.
(5) Japan is listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 in respect of consignments of fresh bovine meat and therefore is recognised in Union legislation as providing sufficient animal health guarantees for those consignments. Accordingly, consignments from that third country of the commodities obtained from bovine animals, as referred to in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC, should be authorised for introduction into the Union subject to the non-specific treatment ‘A’, as set out in Part 4 of that Annex.
(6) In 2014 Japan notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of subtype H5 in holdings on its territory. Japan has imposed a stamping-out policy to control that disease and to limit its spread. Furthermore, cases of HPAI of the subtype H5 have been confirmed in wild birds on its territory on several occasions. Accordingly, consignments from that third country of the commodities obtained from poultry, as referred to in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC, should be authorised for introduction into the Union subject to the specific treatment ‘D’, as set out in Part 4 of that Annex.
(7) Japan notifies the OIE of outbreaks of diseases in porcine animals and the disease situation is favourable in that third country, as regards diseases to which porcine animals are susceptible and for which guarantees are to be certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. Accordingly, consignments from that third country of the commodities obtained from porcine animals, as referred to in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC, should be authorised for introduction into the Union provided that they have undergone the specific treatment ‘B’, as set out in Part 4 of that Annex.
(8) Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC should therefore be amended in order to authorise the introduction into the Union from Japan of the commodities obtained from domestic bovine and porcine animals, farmed cloven-hoofed game, poultry and farmed feathered game (except ratites).
(9) Decision 2007/777/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
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32004R0145 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 145/2004 of 28 January 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of wheat held by the German intervention agency
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 145/2004
of 28 January 2004
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of wheat held by the German intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1998 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies(2) provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.
(2) Germany still has intervention stocks of wheat.
(3) Because of the difficult weather conditions in much of the Community, cereals production has been significantly reduced in the 2003/04 marketing year. This situation has resulted in high prices locally, causing particular difficulties for livestock holdings and the feedingstuffs industry, which are finding it hard to obtain supplies at competitive prices.
(4) It is therefore appropriate to make stocks of wheat held by the German intervention agency available on the internal market.
(5) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender.
(6) When the German intervention agency notifies the Commission, the tenderers should remain anonymous.
(7) With a view to modernising management, the information required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The German intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the sale on the Community market of 89000 tonnes of wheat held by it.
The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.
However, notwithstanding that Regulation:
(a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply;
(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market.
Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security is set at EUR 10 per tonne.
1. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 5 February 2004 at 09.00 (Brussels time).
The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Thursday at 09.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of 8 April, 20 May and 10 June 2004.
The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 24 June 2004 at 09.00 (Brussels time).
2. Tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency:
Bundesanstalt fßr Landwirtschaft und Ernährung
BLE
Adickesallee 40 D - 60322 Frankfurt am Main Telefax: (49-69) 156 49 62.
Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders, the German intervention agency shall notify the Commission of tenders received. They must be sent by electronic mail in accordance with the form set out in the Annex.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the Commission shall set the minimum sale price or decide not to accept the tenders.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31973R0686 | Regulation (EEC) No 686/73 of the Commission of 8 March 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed
| REGULATION (EEC) No 686/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 8 March 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (1) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) concerning the Accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community, signed in Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof;
Whereas, according to Article 2 (1) (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 (4) of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1038/72 (5), an aid may be granted for skimmed milk which has been used as feed on the farms where it was produced;
Whereas in some Member States a system of authorized sale of cream by producers to retailers and consumers has been in operation during many years ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 (6) of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 675/72 (7), does not take the skimmed milk produced on the farms in this way into consideration for the granting of aid ; whereas, in order to ensure an equal treatment between the milk producers in question and the milk producers who deliver cream to dairies and use the skimmed milk as feed, the rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 should be completed accordingly;
Whereas, at the same occasion, the first subheading of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 should be adapted to the valid provisions of Article 2 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 986/68;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products;
The following shall be substituted for the first subheading of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68:
"1. Aid may be granted for skimmed milk produced and processed in the dairy if the skimmed milk: - either has been denatured by one of the methods referred to in Article 2 and if its specific gravity before denaturing was at least 1.03,
- or has been subject to administrative control offering safeguards equivalent to denaturing."
1. The following shall be substituted for Article 6 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68:
"(b) sell their own butter production or deliver cream for direct consumption to retailers or consumers, the statement shall be sent to the competent authority."
2. The following Article 8a shall be inserted after Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68:
"Article 8a
1. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 3, breeders who use their own skimmed milk for feeding their animals and sell cream to retailers or consumers shall, for each kilogramme of milk fat sold, receive the aid corresponding to 23 kilogrammes of skimmed milk.
2. Aid shall be granted only to breeders registered as cream sellers. (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 14. (3)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 5. (4)OJ No L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 4. (5)OJ No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 21. (6)OJ No L 184, 29.7.1968, p. 24. (7)OJ No L 79, 1.4.1972, p. 83.
Registration shall be effected by the agency of the Member State competent to grant aid. This agency shall issue a registration card which shall indicate the number of cows whose milk is used for cream production.
3. Aid shall be granted only for a quantity of skimmed milk not exceeding a maximum yearly quantity for each cow mentioned on the registration card.
The maximum yearly quantity shall be 2 800 kilogrammes of skimmed milk per cow. The quantity of milk delivered by the breeder to a dairy or to final consumers shall, however, be deducted from that figure.
4. Breeders shall receive aid only if they account for the quantity of cream produced and sold as well as for the growth of their livestock by suitable documentation."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation is applicable from 1 February 1973.
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32013R0385 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 385/2013 of 22 April 2013 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 27.4.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 117/10
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 385/2013
of 22 April 2013
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32007R0110 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 110/2007 of 5 February 2007 determining the extent to which applications for import rights lodged in respect of the quota for frozen meat of bovine animals, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 704/2006, can be accepted
| 6.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 31/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 110/2007
of 5 February 2007
determining the extent to which applications for import rights lodged in respect of the quota for frozen meat of bovine animals, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 704/2006, can be accepted
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 of 8 May 2006 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007) (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 fixes at 53 000 tonnes the quantity of the quota in respect of which Community importers can lodge an application for import rights based on the quantities of beef falling under CN code 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 or 0206 29 91 imported by him/her or on his/her account under the relevant customs provisions, between 1 May 2005 and 30 April 2006. As the import rights applied for exceed the available quantity referred to in Article 1, a reduction coefficient should be fixed in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 704/2006,
Each application for import rights lodged during the month of January 2007 in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 shall be accepted at a rate of 4,743334 % of the import rights applied for.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 February 2007.
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 |
32003R2313 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2313/2003 of 29 December 2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of barley held by the German intervention agency
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2313/2003
of 29 December 2003
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of barley held by the German intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies(2) provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.
(2) Germany still has intervention stocks of barley.
(3) Because of the difficult weather conditions in much of the Community, cereal production has been significantly reduced in the 2003/04 marketing year. This situation has resulted in high prices locally, causing particular difficulties for livestock holdings and the feedingstuffs industry, which are finding it hard to obtain supplies at competitive prices.
(4) It is therefore appropriate to make stocks of barley held by the German intervention agency available on the internal market. The period of presentation of the offers for the last partial invitation to tender under Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003(3) having expired on 18 December 2003, it is advisable to open a new standing invitation to tender.
(5) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender. In addition, provision must be made for an award coefficient for tenders offering the minimum selling price.
(6) When the German intervention agency notifies the Commission, the tenderers should remain anonymous.
(7) With a view to modernising management, the information required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The German intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the sale on the Community market of 23683 tonnes of barley held by it.
The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.
However, notwithstanding that Regulation:
(a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply;
(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market.
Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security is set at EUR 10 per tonne.
1. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 8 January 2004 at 09.00 (Brussels time).
The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Thursday at 09.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of 8 April and 20 May 2004.
The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 27 May 2004 at 09.00 (Brussels time).
2. Tenders shall be lodged with the German intervention agency: Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung BLE Adickesallee 40 D - 60322 Frankfurt am Main Fax (49-691) 564 96 2
Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders, the German intervention agency shall notify the Commission of tenders received. They must be sent by electronic mail in accordance with the form set out in the Annex.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the Commission shall set the minimum sale price or decide not to accept the tenders. If tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a total quantity larger than that available, a separate price may be fixed for each lot.
Where tenders offer the minimum selling price, the Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at the same time as it sets the minimum selling price.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32007D0401 | 2007/401/EC: Council Decision of 25 May 2007 appointing a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
| 13.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 151/32
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 May 2007
appointing a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2007/401/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Belgian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2) A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr CEREXHE,
Ms Evelyne HUYTEBROECK, Minister for the Environment, Energy, Tourism and Welfare of the Brussels Capital Regional Government, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr CEREXHE for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31973R1994 | Regulation (EEC) No 1994/73 of the Commission of 24 July 1973 supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 205/73 on communications between Member States and the Commission concerning oils and fats
| REGULATION (EEC) No 1994/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 24 July 1973 supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 205/73 on communications between Member States and the Commission concerning oils and fats
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC (1) of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats, as last amended by the Act (2) on the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC (3) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1986/73 (4) of 24 July 1973 on export licences for oil seeds and oil-cake, and in particular Article 1 (3) thereof;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1986/73 set up a system of export licences for oil seeds and oil-cake ; whereas the detailed rules for the application of the said Regulation were laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1993/73 (5) of 24 July 1973;
Whereas in order to permit the Commission an accurate view of the trade flows of the products set out above, it is necessary that the Member States communicate regularly to the Commission the details relating to the exports of these products ; whereas, therefore, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 205/73 (6) of 25 January 1973 on communications between Member States and the Commission concerning oils and fats shall be supplemented;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats;
The following Article 12A shall be added to Regulation (EEC) No 205/73:
"Article 12A:
1. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission on the 5th and 20th day of each month for the preceding fortnight the quantities of oil seeds and oil-cake for which export licences have been issued, for which the refund has not been fixed in advance, as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1986/73.
If the quantities for which the export licences have been requested in a Member State do not seem to it to correspond to a normal trade flow, the Member State shall inform the Commission immediately, indicating on the one hand the quantities for which the licences have been requested but not yet issued and on the other hand those for which the licences have been issued during the current fortnight.
2. For the purposes of this Article:
(a) "the fortnight preceding the 5th of each month" means the period from the 16th to the end of the month preceding the date specified;
(b) "the fortnight preceding the 20th of each month" means the period from the 1st to the 15th of that month."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32006D0299 | 2006/299/EC: Commission Decision of 19 April 2006 setting up a group of experts to provide policy advice to the Commission on fighting violent radicalisation
| 25.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 111/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 April 2006
setting up a group of experts to provide policy advice to the Commission on fighting violent radicalisation
(2006/299/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of the Treaty establishing the European Union requires that the Union shall maintain and develop the Union as an area of freedom, security and justice.
(2) The Union shall provide citizens with a high level of safety within the area of freedom, security and justice. That objective shall be achieved by combating terrorism, including the external dimension of the threat, and by addressing the factors contributing to violent radicalisation.
(3) The Commission, in its Communication on Prevention, preparedness and response to terrorist attacks
(1) declared that opposing violent radicalisation within our societies and disrupting the conditions facilitating the recruitment of terrorists must be fundamental priorities in a strategy to prevent terrorism.
(4) The Commission, in its Communication Terrorist recruitment: addressing the factors contributing to violent radicalisation
(2), recognised the need to call upon the expertise of specialists in developing further its policy in the field.
(5) The group shall be made up of specialists from various disciplines with experience in analysing and researching the field of violent radicalisation or fields directly related to it.
(6) The ‘Expert Group on Violent Radicalisation’ therefore has to be set up and its terms of reference and structures detailed,
1. A policy advisory group of experts, to be known as the ‘Expert Group on Violent Radicalisation’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’ is hereby set up by the Commission.
2. The group shall be made up of qualified individuals competent to consider matters relating to violent radicalisation and terrorism.
Task
The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to violent radicalisation and terrorism.
The group’s task is to:
— bring together the expertise of its members in order to give policy advice to the Commission. Such advice may be given either upon the group’s own initiative or upon a specific request from the Commission,
— help the Commission identify new research areas required into the phenomenon of violent radicalisation and terrorism,
— exchange expertise with networks, institutes or other bodies of the EU, in Member States, third countries and international organisations working in the same field,
— in particular, prepare a synthesis report by June 2006 on the state of play of research in the field of violent radicalisation.
The group’s Chair may indicate to the Commission when it would be advisable to consult the group on a specific question.
Composition — Appointment
1. The members of the group shall be appointed by the Director-General of Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security of the European Commission from among specialists with competence in the areas of violent radicalisation and terrorism. Such competence must include experience deriving from academic research and published work.
2. The group shall be composed of a maximum of 20 members.
3. The following provisions shall apply:
— the members are appointed in a personal capacity and are required to advise the Commission independently of any outside influence,
— members of the group are appointed for a one year mandate which may be renewed by the Commission. They shall remain in office until such time as they resign, are replaced or their mandate ends,
— members who are no longer able to contribute effectively to the group’s deliberations, who resign or who do not respect the conditions set out in the first or second indent of this paragraph or Article 287 of the Treaty establishing the European Community may be replaced for the remaining period of their mandate,
— members shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their objectivity.
Operation
1. The Director-General of DG JLS appoints the Chair of the group.
The group shall submit its opinions and reports to the Commission. The content of such reports and opinions is not binding on the Commission or any other EU Institution. The Commission may fix a deadline by which the opinion or report shall be delivered.
When an opinion or report is adopted unanimously by the group, the latter shall establish common conclusions and attach them to the minutes. If the group fails to reach unanimous agreement on an opinion or report, it shall inform the Commission of the dissenting views expressed.
2. In agreement with the Commission, sub-groups may be set up to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the group; they shall be disbanded as soon as these have been fulfilled. Reports compiled by such sub-groups must be approved by the group and the same provisions in the above paragraph apply in cases where unanimous agreement is not reached.
3. The Commission’s representative may ask other experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the group’s or sub-group’s deliberations if this is useful and/or necessary.
4. Information obtained by participating in the group’s or sub-group’s deliberations must be considered as confidential and may only be divulged if the Commission expressly says so. At the termination of their appointment each member of the group and/or its sub-groups remains bound by the rules of confidentiality.
5. The group and its sub-groups normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it. The Commission will provide secretarial services. Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend these meetings.
6. The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission.
7. The Commission may publish on the Internet, in the original language of the document concerned, any résumé, conclusion, or partial conclusion or working document of the group that is not confidential in nature. The documents presented by the group will be subject to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (3).
Meeting expenses
The Commission shall reimburse travel and, where appropriate, subsistence expenses for members, other experts and observers in connection with the group’s activities in accordance with the Commission’s internal rules on the compensation of external experts.
The members, or other experts and observers that might be invited from time to time, shall not be remunerated for their activities and duties.
Entry into force
The decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It is applicable until 19 March 2007. The Commission shall decide on a possible extension before that date. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008R1085 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1085/2008 of 5 November 2008 setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 27 to 31 October 2008 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements
| 6.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 297/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1085/2008
of 5 November 2008
setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 27 to 31 October 2008 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Applications for import licences were submitted to the competent authorities in the period from 27 to 31 October 2008 in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or Council Regulation (EC) No 508/2007 of 7 May 2007 opening tariff quotas for imports into Bulgaria and Romania of raw cane sugar for supply to refineries in the marketing years 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 (3), for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for order number 09.4436.
(2) In these circumstances, the Commission should establish an allocation coefficient for licences to be issued in proportion to the quantity available and/or inform the Member States that the limit established has been reached,
Licences shall be issued within the quantitative limits set in the Annex to this Regulation in respect of import licence applications submitted from 27 to 31 October 2008, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 508/2007.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31994D0829 | 94/829/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 1994 on the conclusion of an Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the amendment to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other
| COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1994 on the conclusion of an Agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the amendment to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other (94/829/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other, signed on 13 March 1984 (3), expires on 31 January 1995;
Whereas according to Article 15, in the absence of termination of the Agreement by either Party, the Agreement will be extended for another period of six years;
Whereas negotiations have taken place with a view to amending the Agreement to include provisions on the promotion of the establishment of joint ventures and joint enterprises in the fisheries sector between vessel owners in the Community and enterprises in Greenland;
Whereas it is in the interest of the European Community to approve the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending the Agreement on fisheries,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the amendment to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the Community.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990R1014 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1014/90 of 24 April 1990 laying down detailed implementing rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1014/90
of 24 April 1990
laying down detailed implementing rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (1), and in particular Article 1 (4) (f) (1) (a), (g), (i) (1) (d), (i) (2), (i) (1) and (i) (1) (b) and (r) (1) thereof,
Whereas detailed rules of application of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 must be adopted to provide essential clarifications of the principles laid down in the abovementioned Regulation and supplementary rules thereto;
Whereas these clarifications and additional rules should in the first instance take account of the criteria followed when Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 itself was adopted; whereas it is also appropriate to use as a basis the traditions and customs of the various Community regions, at least insofar as these are compatible with the single market; whereas another criterion should be that of avoiding all possible sources of confusion in the information given on labels and guaranteeing that the consumer is given the fullest and clearest information possible where labelling is concerned;
Whereas this Regulation should apply without prejudice to the transitional provisions provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3773/89 of 14 December 1989 laying down transitional measures relating to spirituous beverages (2);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks,
For the purposes of Article 1 (4) (f) (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 the quantity of lees that may be added to grape marc in the preparation of grape marc spirit may not exceed 25 kg of lees per 100 kg of grape marc used. The quantity of alcohol derived from the lees may not exceed 35 % of the total quantity of alcohol in the finished product.
For the purpose of Article 1 (4) (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 fruit marc spirit is the spirit drink obtained solely by fermentation and distillation at less than 86 % vol. of fruit marc except grape marc. Redistillation at the same alcoholic strength is authorized.
The minimum quantity of volatile substances shall be 200 g per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
The maximum methyl alcohol content shall be 1 500 g per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
The maximum hydrocyanic acid content shall be 10 g per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. in the case of stone-fruit marc spirit.
The sales designation shall be the name of the fruit followed by 'marc spirit'. If marcs of several different fruits are used, the sales designation shall be 'fruit marc spirit'.
For the purpose of Article 1 (4) (i) (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 the name of the fruit may replace 'spirit' preceded by the name of the fruit solely in the case of the following fruits:
- mirabelle (Prunus domestica L. var. syriaca),
- plum (Prunus domestica L.),
- quetsch (Prunus domestica L.),
- arbutus (Arbutus unedo L.),
- Golden Delicious apple.
Should there be a risk that the final consumer does not easily understand one of these designations, the labelling shall include the word 'spirit', possibly supplemented by an explanation.
Spirit drinks as referred to in Article 1 (4) (i) (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 may be designated by 'spirit' preceded by the name of the fruit if the label also bears the words 'produced by 'maceration and distillation'.
The preceding paragraph covers spirit drinks obtained from the following fruits:
- blackberry (Rubus fruticosus L.),
- strawberry (Fragaria L.),
- bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.),
- raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.),
- redcurrant (Ribes vulgare Lam.),
- sloe (Prunus spinosa L.),
- rowanberry (Sorbus domestica L.),
- service-berry (Sorbus domestica L.),
- hollyberry (Ilex cassine L.),
- checkerberry (Sorbus turminalis L.),
- elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.),
- rosehip (Rosa canina L.),
- blackcurrant (ribes nigrum L.).
For the purpose of Article 1 (4) (i) (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 the quantity of fruit used shall be a minimum of five kg per 20 litres of alcohol at 100 % vol., used.
1. The derogations referred to in Article 1 (4) (i) (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 shall relate to the maximum methyl alcohol content of fruit spirits, which shall be raised to 1 500 g per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol., in the case of spirits obtained by individual fruit producers in distilleries with a total annual production of the spirit in question not exceeding 500 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol., obtained from the following fruits:
- plum (Prunus domestica L.),
- mirabelle (Prunus domestica L. var syriaca),
- quetsch (Prunus domestica L.),
- apple (Malus domestica Borkh.),
- arbutus (Arbutus unedo L.).
2. Paragraph 1 shall also apply until 31 December 1992, to spirit obtained from pears (Pyrus comunis) without any limit on the annual production of distilleries.
By way of derogation from Article 1 (4) (r) (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, the minimum sugar content of 100 g per litre laid down for liqueurs is hereby reduced to:
- 80 g per litre for gentian liqueurs prepared with gentian as the sole aromatic substance;
- 70 g per litre per cherry liqueurs the ethyl alcohol of which consists solely of cherry spirit.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1990.
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 |
32003R1495 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1495/2003 of 25 August 2003 on the supply of common wheat as food aid
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1495/2003
of 25 August 2003
on the supply of common wheat as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001(2), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage.
(2) Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated cereals to Bangladesh.
(3) It is necessary to provide for the carrying out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(3). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs,
A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the award of a contract for the supply of common wheat to Bangladesh in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and with the conditions laid down in Annex I hereto.
The offer submitted shall be deemed to have been drawn up taking account of the charges and constraints resulting from specific clauses set out in the Exchange of Letters between the Commission and the recipient, published in part in Annex II. In particular, the laydays should be assessed on the basis of an average daily discharge rate of 2400 tonnes in such a way that dispatch to be paid to the recipient by the European Community will be for the account of the supplier.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1258 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1258/2001 of 26 June 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2001 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1258/2001
of 26 June 2001
determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2001 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/97 of 26 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreement between the Community, of the one part, and Slovenia, of the other part(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the third quarter of 2001 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined.
(3) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community,
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2001 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. For the period 1 October to 31 December 2001 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988D0650 | 88/650/EEC: Council Decision of 21 December 1988 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning reciprocal trade in cheese
| COUNCIL DECISION of 21 December 1988 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning reciprocal trade in cheese (88/650/EEC) (88/650/EEC)
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 in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning reciprocal trade in cheese (1), signed on 31 January 1986, the tariff quotas to be opened by the Community and Norway respectively were laid down for only 1986 to 1988; whereas the Agreement should therefore be renewed and the quotas for subsequent years should be laid down;
Whereas the Commission has conducted the relevant negotiations with the Kingdom of Norway and whereas these negotiations have culminated in an agreement,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning reciprocal trade in cheese is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31999R0572 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 572/1999 of 16 March 1999 concerning certain reciprocal communications between the Member States and the Commission relating to eggs and poultrymeat and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1527/73
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 572/1999 of 16 March 1999 concerning certain reciprocal communications between the Member States and the Commission relating to eggs and poultrymeat and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1527/73
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1516/96 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (4), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2916/95, and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas to ensure sound management of the markets in eggs and poultrymeat the prices of key products on these two markets and other prices if available should be notified each week; whereas the Commission should make a summary of the prices notified available to the Member States at regular intervals;
Whereas the notification of prices in the Member States is provided for by this Regulation and that of prices from third countries by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 117/1999 (7); whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1527/73 of 28 May 1973 on certain communications between the Member States and the Commission relating to eggs and poultrymeat (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 149/80 (9), should therefore be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
1. The Member States shall notify the Commission no later than 12 noon on the Thursday of each week of
- the selling prices in packing stations for eggs in class A and categories L and M,
- the selling prices in slaughter plants for whole class A chickens known as '65 % chickens`.
2. Where a Member State is unable to notify these prices to the Commission, it shall provide representative prices for its markets, specifying the types of products chosen and stage of marketing.
3. The Member States shall notify to the Commission other prices for poultry, where these are available.
At least once a month, at Management Committee meetings, the Commission shall provide a summary of the prices notified under Article 1.
Regulation (EEC) No 1527/73 is repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0947 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 947/2014 of 4 September 2014 opening private storage for butter and fixing in advance the amount of aid
| 5.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 265/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 947/2014
of 4 September 2014
opening private storage for butter and fixing in advance the amount of aid
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 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 18(2), Article 20(c), (f), (l), (m) and (n), and Article 223(3)(c) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (2) and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (3), and in particular Article 62(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 17(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides for the granting of private storage aid for butter.
(2) On 7 August 2014, the Russian government introduced a ban on imports of certain products from the Union to Russia, including dairy products. Developments in prices and stocks of butter indicate a particular difficult market situation which may be eliminated or reduced by storage. In view of the current market situation, it is appropriate to grant aid for private storage for butter and to fix the amount of aid in advance.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 (4) has established common rules for the implementation of a private storage aid scheme.
(4) Pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008, aid fixed in advance is to be granted in accordance with the detailed rules and conditions provided for in Chapter III of that Regulation.
(5) In accordance with Article 16(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 and in order to ensure placing of homogeneous and manageable lots in storage it is appropriate to specify the requirements for a ‘storage lot’.
(6) For reasons of administrative efficiency and simplification and since the required information concerning storage details is already included in the application for aid, it is appropriate to waive the request to supply the same information after the conclusion of the contract as provided for in point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008.
(7) For reasons of simplification and logistic efficiency, Member States should be allowed to waive the requirement to mark the contract number on each unit stored where the contracts number is entered in the stores register.
(8) For reasons of administrative efficiency and simplification, taking into account the particular situation for butter storage, the checks provided for in Article 36(6) of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 should be carried out in respect of at least one half of the contracts. Consequently, a derogation from that Article should be provided for.
(9) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013, the aid for private storage fixed in advance should be based on storage costs and/or other relevant market elements. It is appropriate to set an aid for fixed storage costs for entry and exit of the products concerned and an aid per day of storage for costs for cold storage and financing.
(10) In accordance with Article 35(3) of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 and in order to closely follow the use of the measure it is appropriate to specify the deadline for submitting the notifications provided for in Article 35(1)(a) of that Regulation.
(11) In order to have an immediate impact on the market and to contribute to stabilise prices, the temporary measure provided for in this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
1. This Regulation provides for private storage aid for butter as referred to in Article 17(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
2. Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
The unit of measurement referred to in Article 16(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 is the ‘storage lot’ which corresponds to the quantity of the product covered by this Regulation, weighing at least 1 tonne and of homogeneous composition and quality, produced in a single factory, taken into storage in a single warehouse on a single day.
1. Point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 shall not apply.
2. Member States may waive the requirements referred to in Article 22(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 to mark the contract number provided that the store manager undertakes to enter the contract number in the register referred to in point III of Annex I to that Regulation.
3. By way of derogation from Article 36(6) of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008, at the end of the contractual storage period, the authority responsible for checking shall, in respect of at least one half of the number of contracts, by sampling, verify weight and identification of the butter in storage.
1. The aid for the products referred in Article 1 shall be:
— 18,93 EUR per tonne of storage for fixed storage costs,
— 0,28 EUR per tonne per day of contractual storage.
2. Contractual storage shall end on the day preceding that of the removal from storage.
3. Aid may be granted only where the contractual storage period is between 90 and 210 days.
Applications for private storage aid for may be lodged as from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The last date for the submission of applications shall be 31 December 2014.
Member States shall notify the Commission of the following:
(a) by each Tuesday for the previous week, the quantities for which contracts have been concluded as well as the quantities of products for which applications to conclude contracts have been submitted, as required under Article 35(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 826/2008;
(b) not later than the end of each month for the previous month, the information on the stocks required under Article 35(1)(b) of the Regulation No 826/2008.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
31997R1785 | Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 1785/97 of 11 September 1997 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 January 1997 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
| COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EC, EURATOM) No 1785/97 of 11 September 1997 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 January 1997 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2485/96 (2), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas account should be taken of changes in the cost of living in countries outside the Community and weightings applicable to the remuneration payable in the currency of the country of employment to officials serving in third countries should be determined with effect from 1 January 1997;
Whereas, under Annex X of the Staff Regulations, the Council sets the weightings every six months; whereas it will accordingly have to set new weightings for the coming half-years;
Whereas the weightings to apply with effect from 1 January 1997 in respect of which payment has been made on the basis of a previous regulation could lead to retrospective adjustments to remuneration (positive or negative);
Whereas provision should be made for back-payments in the event of an increase in remunerations as a result of these weightings;
Whereas provision should be made for the recovery of sums overpaid in the event of a reduction in remunerations as a result of these weightings for the period between 1 January 1997 and the date of the Council decision setting the weightings to apply with effect from 1 January 1997;
Whereas, however, in order to mirror the weightings applicable within the European Community to remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities, provision should be made for any such recovery to apply solely to a period of no more than six months preceding the decision and for its effects to be spread over a period of no more than 12 months following the date of that decision,
With effect from 1 January 1997, the weightings applicable to the remuneration payable in the currency of the country of employment to officials of the European Communities serving in third countries shall be 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.
In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X of the Staff Regulations, the Council shall set weightings every six months. It shall accordingly set new weightings with effect from 1 July 1997.
The institutions shall make back payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of these weightings.
For the period between 1 January 1997 and the date of the Council decision setting the weightings applicable with effect from 1 January 1997, the institutions shall make retrospective downward adjustments to remuneration in the event of a reduction as a result of these weightings.
Retrospective adjustments involving the recovery of sums overpaid shall, however, concern only a period of no more than six months preceding the decision and this recovery shall be spread over no more than 12 months from the date of that decision.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004D0907 | 2004/907/EC: Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 concerning the financial contribution by the Community towards the organisation of an international seminar on animal welfare in the context of the EC-Chile Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures applicable to trade in animals and animal products, plants, plant products and other goods and animal welfare
| 28.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 381/80
COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 December 2004
concerning the financial contribution by the Community towards the organisation of an international seminar on animal welfare in the context of the EC-Chile Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures applicable to trade in animals and animal products, plants, plant products and other goods and animal welfare
(2004/907/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), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The EC-Chile Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures applicable to trade in animals and animal products, plants, plant products and other goods and animal welfare (hereafter referred to as the Agreement) includes, given the importance of animal welfare and its relation with veterinary matters, the aim of developing animal welfare standards and to examine such standards taking into account the development in the competent international standards organisations. As per Appendix IC to the Agreement, it shall apply in particular to the development of animal welfare standards concerning the stunning and slaughter of animals.
(2) The specific working group on animal welfare established by the Agreement’s Joint Management Committee concluded in order to better achieve its objectives, it would be helpful to exchange information on scientific expertise and to establish active contacts between scientists from the two Parties.
(3) An international seminar on animal welfare is being organised in Santiago, Chile, in November 2004 by the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture and the Delegation of the European Commission to Chile to assist with the Agreement’s objective on reaching a common understanding between the Parties concerning animal welfare standards.
(4) Pursuant to Decision 90/424/EEC the Community is to undertake the technical and scientific measures necessary for the development of Community veterinary legislation and for the development of veterinary education or training.
(5) In line with the Community’s obligation to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals in formulating and implementing the Community’s policies, and the Agreement’s aim of reaching a common understanding between the Parties concerning animal welfare standards for the protection of animals, it is appropriate that the Community should support the organisation of this seminar, the outcome of which will assist in the further development of Community veterinary legislation and veterinary education or training on this issue.
(6) With a view to the further development of veterinary education or training in the field of animal welfare, it is appropriate that the Community should assist with communicating and disseminating the outcome of the seminar, including covering the costs of the publication and dissemination of the scientific proceedings of the seminar, to be organised in the framework of an open call for offers.
(7) It is appropriate that the disbursement of such financial support should be coordinated by the Delegation of the European Commission to Chile, one of the joint organisers of the seminar.
(8) The financial resources necessary for the Community to support the organisation of this seminar should therefore be engaged and granted subject to the planned seminar having been efficiently carried out.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The action to support the organisation of an international seminar on animal welfare in the context of the EC-Chile Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures applicable to trade in animals and animal products, plants, plant products and other goods and animal welfare, to be financed from budget line 17.4.02 of the budget of the European Union for 2004 to a maximum amount of EUR 35 000, is hereby approved. In particular the Community’s financing of the costs of publishing and disseminating the scientific proceedings of the seminar shall not exceed EUR 35 000 in total. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988R2686 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2686/88 of 30 August 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2481/88 on the supply of butteroil to Euronaid as food aid
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2686/88 of 30 August 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2481/88 on the supply of butteroil to Euronaid as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1870/88 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2481/88 (3), issued an invitation to tender for the supply, as food aid, of 1 308 tonnes of butteroil to Euronaid; whereas, following a request by the beneficiary, some of the conditions specified in Annexes I, II and III to the Regulation should be altered,
Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2481/88 are hereby replaced by Annexes I, II and III to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988R3994 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3994/88 of 21 December 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 laying down detailed rules for the certification of hops
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3994/88 of 21 December 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 laying down detailed rules for the certification of hops
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3998/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3589/85 (4), stipulates that only hops complying with the definition in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 and the minimum marketing requirements laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 may obtain the certificate referred to in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 of 19 July 1977 concerning the certification of hops (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2039/85 (6);
Whereas experience has shown that it is impossible to exclude the presence of particles of other varieties of hops in samples; whereas that fact does not impair the characteristics of the product to be certified; whereas very small quantities of such particles should therefore be allowed; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
In line (c) in the column headed ´Description' of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 890/78, ´which generally do not come from the cone' is replaced by the following:
´which generally do not come from the cone; the maximum contents indicated may include particles of varieties of hops other than those to be certified, amounting to up to 2 % of the weight'.
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 |
32007R1351 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1351/2007 of 20 November 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 21.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 303/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1351/2007
of 20 November 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 November 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990L0612 | Commission Directive 90/612/EEC of 26 October 1990 amending Council Directive 78/663/EEC laying down specific purity criteria for emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents for use in foodstuffs
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 26 October 1990 amending Council Directive 78/663/EEC laying down specific purity criteria for emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents for use in foodstuffs (90/612/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,
Whereas it is necessary to take into consideration the revised Codex Alimentarius specifications for substances E407 and E466, authorize new techniques for the production of E473 and draw a distinction between substance E407 as described in the Annex to Council Directive 78/663/EEC (2), as amended by Directive 82/504/EEC (3), and similar products not covered by that Annex;
Whereas the Scientific Committee for Food has been consulted, in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 89/107/EEC, on those provisions likely to affect public health;
Whereas the measures laid down by this Directive comply with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,
The Annex to Directive 78/663/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 12 months after notification of the present Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990R3479 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3479/90 of 30 November 1990 re-establishing the levying of the customs duties applicable to products of CN code 4203 originating in India, to which the preferential arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3896/89 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3479/90
of 30 November 1990
re-establishing the levying of the customs duties applicable to products of CN code 4203 originating in India, to which the preferential arrangements of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3896/89 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3896/89 of 18 December 1989 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1990 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries ( 1 ), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3896/89, suspension of customs duties is accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I; Whereas Article 7 of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level;
Whereas, in the case of the products of CN code 4203 originating in India, the individual ceiling amounts to ECU 6 300 000 whereas that ceiling was reached on 31 January 1990, by charges of imports into the Community of the products in question originating in India;
Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to India,
As from 4 December 1990, the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3896/89 shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in India :
1.2.3Order No
CN code
Description
10.0580
4203 10 00 4203 21 00 4203 29 91 4203 29 99 4203 30 00 4203 40 00
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather, excluding gloves, mittens, and mitts, protective for all trades // // //
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32006R1463 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1463/2006 of 19 June 2006 adapting Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
| 9.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1463/2006
of 19 June 2006
adapting Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania signed in Luxembourg on 25 April 2005, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (1) introduced general rules governing Community support for rural development policy for the programming period 2007 to 2013 and established priorities and measures for rural development.
(2) Those general rules and measures should be adapted to allow their implementation in Bulgaria and Romania as from the date of accession of those countries to the European Union.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 establishes a compulsory Leader axis within the rural development programme, which must account for a minimum percentage of EAFRD contribution to the programme. Given the lack of experience of Bulgaria and Romania in implementing the Leader approach and in order to build sufficient local capacity to apply Leader, the average financial contribution of 2,5 % for the Leader axis should be applied for the period 2010 to 2013 for those countries.
(4) With a view to allowing Bulgaria and Romania to benefit until 2013 from the transitional measures concerning the support to semi-subsistence agricultural holdings and the setting-up of producer groups, Bulgaria and Romania should be added to the list of countries benefiting from these measures.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 shall be amended as follows:
1. the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 17(2):
2. the introductory words in Article 20(d) shall be replaced by the following:
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2007 subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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