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32006R1498 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1498/2006 of 10 October 2006 amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 11.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1498/2006
of 10 October 2006
amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector 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 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 33(2)(a) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 29 September 2006 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1433/2006 (2).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 1433/2006 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1433/2006 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 October 2006.
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31994R1681 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1681/94 of 11 July 1994 concerning irregularities and the recovery of sums wrongly paid in connection with the financing of the structural policies and the organization of an information system in this field
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1681/94 of 11 July 1994 concerning irregularities and the recovery of sums wrongly paid in connection with the financing of the structural policies and the organization of an information system in this field
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and other existing financial instruments (1) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular the forth subparagraph of Article 23 (1) thereof,
Having consulted the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee set up pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,
Whereas Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down the principles regulating, within the Community, the campaign against irregularities and the recovery of sums lost as a result of abuse or negligence in the field of the Structural Funds;
Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 of 30 March 1993 establishing a cohesion financial instrument (3), amended by Regulation (EC) No 566/94 (4), provides that Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be applied mutatis mutandis; whereas, consequently, this Regulation covers the cohesion financial instrument;
Whereas the rules set out in this Regulation should relate to all forms of financial intervention provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (6), in Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (7), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (8), in Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the EAGGF Guidance Sector (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2085/93 (10) in Regulation (EEC) No 2080/93 of 20 July 1993 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the financial instrument of fisheries guidance (11), as well as in Regulation (EEC) No 792/93;
Whereas this Regulation governs only some aspects of Member States' obligations pursuant to the first and second subparagraph of Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 and consequently should not impinge on any other obligations under that
Article;
Whereas, in order for the Community to be better informed of the measures taken by Member States to combat irregularities, the national provisions to be communicated to the Commission should be specified;
Whereas, with a view to ascertaining the nature of irregular practices and the financial effects of irregularities and to recovering sums wrongly paid, provision should be made for detected irregularities to be reported to the Commission every quarter; whereas in addition to such reports information must also be provided on the progress of judicial or administrative procedures;
Whereas the Commission should be systematically informed of judicial and administrative procedures against persons who have committed irregularities; whereas it would also be advisable to ensure the systematic transmission of information concerning the measures taken by the Member States to protect the Community's financial interests;
Whereas it is appropriate to determine the procedures to be applied by the Member States and the Commission in cases where the sums lost through an irregularity prove to be irrecoverable;
Whereas a minimum threshold should be set, above which cases of irregularity must automatically be reported to the Commission;
Whereas national rules relating to criminal proceedings or mutual assistance between Member States at judicial level in criminal matters should not be affected by the provisions of this Regulation;
Whereas it is advisable to provide for the possibility of the Community is making a contribution to legal costs and to costs arising directly out of judicial proceedings;
Whereas, in order to prevent irregularities, cooperation between the Member States and the Commission should be reinforced, whilst every effort should be made to ensure that such action is conducted with due regard to the rules of confidentiality;
Whereas it should be further laid down that the provisions of this Regulation shall also apply where a payment which should have been made in the context of the Structural Funds or a financial instrument having a structural objective has not been made swing to an irregularity;
Whereas the measures laid down in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Management Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Standing Committee on Fisheries,
Without prejudice to the obligations arising directly out of Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Regulation shall relate to all forms of financial intervention provided for in Regulations (EEC) No 4254/88, (EEC) No 4255/88, (EEC) No 4256/88, (EEC) No 792/92 and (EEC) No 2080/93.
When a measure is financed by both sections of the EAGGF, notification of irregularities arising out of that financing be given in accordance with the provisions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 (12). Reference to them should be made in the reports submitted pursuant to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall not affect the applications in the Member States of rules relating to criminal proceedings or judicial cooperation between Member States in criminal matters.
1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation:
- the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action for the application of the measures under Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88,
- the list of authorities and bodies responsible for the application of the measures under the said Article 23 (1), the main provisions relating to the role and functioning of those authorities and bodies and to the procedures which they are responsible for applying.
2. Member States shall communicate forthwith to the Commission any amendments to the information supplied in pursuance of paragraph 1.
3. The Commission shall study Member States' communications and shall inform them of the conclusions which it intends to draw therefrom. It shall remain in contact with the Member States to the extent necessary for the application of this Article.
1. During the two months following the end of each quarter, Member States shall report to the Commission any irregularities which have been the subject of initial administrative or judicial investigations.
To this end they shall as far as possible give details concerning:
- the Structural Fund(s) or the financial instrument(s) involved, the objective, the Community support framework, the name of the programme or form of assistance in question,
- the provision which has been infringed,
- the nature and amount of the expenditure; in cases where no payment has been made, the amounts which would have been wrongly paid had the irregularity not been discovered, except where the error or negligence is detected before payment and does not result in any administrative or judicial penalty,
- the total amount and its distribution between the different sources of financing,
- the period during which, or the moment at which, the irregularity was committeed,
- the practices employed in committing the irregularity,
- the manner in which the irregularity was discovered,
- the national authorities or bodies which drew up the official report on the irregularity,
- the financial consequences, the suspension if any of payments and the possibilities of recovery,
- the date and source of the first information leading to suspicion that an irregularity was in evidence,
- the date on which the official report on the irregularity was drawn up,
- where appropriate, the Member States and the third countries involved,
- the identity of the natural and legal persons involved, save in cases where such information is of no relevance in combating irregularities on account of the character of the irregularity concerned.
2. Where some of the information referred to in paragraph 1, and in particular that concerning the practices employed in committing the irregularity and the manner in which it was discovered, is not available, Member States shall as far as possible supply the missing information when forwarding subsequent quarterly reports of irregularities to the Commission.
3. If national provisions provide for the confidentiality of investigations, communication of the information shall be subject to the authorization of the competent court of tribunal.
Each Member State shall forthwith report to the Commission and, where necessary, to the other Member States concerned, any irregularities discovered or supposed to have occurred, where it is feared that
- they may very quickly have repercussions outside its territory,
and/or
- they show that a new mal-practice has been employed.
1. During the two months following the end of each quarter, Member States shall inform the Commission, with reference back to any previous report made under Article 3, of the procedures instituted following all irregularities previously notified and of important changes resulting therefrom, including:
- the amounts which have been, or are expected to be, recovered,
- the interim measures taken by Member States to safeguard recovery of sums wrongly paid,
- the judicial and administrative procedures instituted with a view to recovering sums wrongly paid and to imposing sanctions,
- the reasons for any abandonment of recovery procedures; the Commission shall, as far as possible, be notified before a decision is taken,
- any abandonment of criminal prosecutions.
Member States shall notify the Commission of administrative or judicial decisions, or the main points thereof, concerning the termination of these procedures.
2. Where a Member State considers that an amount cannot be totally recovered, or cannot be expected to be totally recovered, it shall inform the Commission, in a special report, of the amount not recovered and the reasons why the amount should, in its view, be borne by the Community or by the Member State. This information must be sufficiently detailed to allow the Commission to decide as soon as possible after consulting the authorities of the member States concerned, who shall bear the financial consequences in accordance with the third indent of Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.
3. In the eventuality referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may expressly request the Member State to continue the recovery procedure.
Should there be no irregularities to report in the reference period, Member States shall inform the Commission of this fact within the same time limit as is set out in Article 3 (1).
Where the competent authorities of a Member State decide, at the express request of the Commission, to initiate or continue legal proceedings with a view to recovering amounts wrongly paid, the Commission may undertake to reimburse to the Member State all or part of the legal costs and costs arising directly from the legal proceedings, on presentation of documentary evidence, even if the proceedings are unsuccessful.
1. The Commission shall maintain appropriate contacts with the Member States concerned for the purpose of supplementing the information supplied on the irregularities referred to in Article 3, on the procedures referred to in Article 5, and, in particular, on the possibility of recovery.
2. Independently of the contacts mentioned in paragraph 1 the Commission shall inform Member States where the nature of the irregularity is such as to suggest that identical or similar practices could occur in other Member States.
3. The Commission shall organize information meetings at Community level for representatives of the Member States in order to examine with them the information obtained pursuant to Articles 3, 4 and 5, and pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, in particular with regard to the lessons to be learned therefrom in connection with irregularities, preventive measures and legal proceedings.
4. At the request of a Member State or of the Commission, the Member States and the Commission shall consult each other for the purpose of closing any loopholes prejudicial to Community interests which become apparent in the course of the enforcement of provisions in force.
The Commission shall regularly inform the Member States, in the framework of the Consultative Committee for Coordination in the field of fraud prevention, of the order of magnitude of the funds involved in the irregularities which have been discovered and of the various categories of irregularity, broken down by type and counted up. The committees referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, shall be informed in the same way.
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1. Member States and the Commission shall take all necessary precautions to ensure that the information which they exchange remains confidential.
2. The information referred to in this Regulation may not, in particular, be sent to persons other than those in the Member States or within the Community institutions whose duties require that they have access to it, unless the Member State supplying it has expressly so agreed.
3. The names of natural or legal persons may be disclosed to another Member State or Community institution only where this is necessary in order to prevent or prosecute an irregularity or to establish whether an alleged irregularity has taken place.
4. Information communicated, or acquired in any form whatever pursuant to this Regulation shall be covered by professional confidentiality and be protected in the same way as similar information is protected by the national legislation of the Member State that received it and by the corresponding provisions applicable to the Community institutions.
In addition, that information may not be used for any purposes other than those provided for in this Regulation unless the authorities that have provided it have given their express consent, and provided that the provisions in force in the Member State in which the recipient authority is to be found do not prohibit such communication or use.
5. Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not impede the use, in any legal actions or proceedings subsequently instituted for non-compliance with Community rules in the area of Structural Funds and financial instruments with strucutral objectives, of information obtained pursuant to this Regulation. The competent authority of the Member State which supplied this information shall be informed forthwith of such use.
6. Where a Member State notifies the Commission that a natural or legal person whose name has been communicated to the Commission pursuant to this Regulation proves on further inquiry not to be involved in any irregularity, the Commission shall forthwith inform all those to whom it disclosed that name pursuant to this Regulation of that fact. Such person shall thereupon cease to be treated, by virtue of the earlier notification, as a person involved in the irregularity in question.
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In cases of cofinancing borne jointly by a Structural Fund or financial instrument with structural objectives and by a Member State, the amounts recovered shall be shared by that Member State and the Community in proportion to the expenditure already incurred by them.
2
1. Where the irregularities relate to sums of less than ECU 4 000 charged to the Community budget, Member States shall not forward to the Commission the information provided for in Articles 3 and 5, unless the latter expressly requests it.
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be converted into national currency by applying the exchange rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, which are valid on the first working day of the year in which the information on the irregularities is communicated.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
The period between the day of entry into force and the end of the current quarter shall be deemed to be a quarter for the purposes of Articles 3 and 5.
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32007L0056 | Commission Directive 2007/56/EC of 17 September 2007 amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil, deltamethrin, hexachlorobenzene, ioxynil, oxamyl and quinoxyfen (Text with EEA relevance )
| 18.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 243/50
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/56/EC
of 17 September 2007
amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil, deltamethrin, hexachlorobenzene, ioxynil, oxamyl and quinoxyfen
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on foodstuffs of animal origin (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (4), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, authorisations of plant protection products for use on specific crops are the responsibility of the Member States. Such authorisations have to be based on the evaluation of effects on human and animal health and influence on the environment. Elements to be taken into account in such evaluations include operator and bystander exposure and impact on the terrestrial, aquatic and aerial environments, as well as impact on humans and animals through consumption of residues on treated crops.
(2) Maximum residue levels (MRLs) reflect the use of minimum quantities of pesticides to achieve effective protection of plants, applied in such a manner that the amount of residue is the smallest practicable and is toxicologically acceptable, in particular in terms of estimated dietary intake.
(3) MRLs for pesticides covered by Directive 90/642/EEC are to be kept under review and may be modified to take account of new or changed uses. Information about new or changed uses has been communicated to the Commission which should lead to changes in the residue levels of azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil, ioxynil and quinoxyfen.
(4) For hexachlorobenzene information has been communicated to the Commission that this pesticide, due to environmental contamination, can occur in pumpkin seed, a commodity that is consumed as a food in several Member States, at levels higher than the limit of analytical determination. The insertion of ‘pumpkin seed’ in Annex I to Directive 90/642/EEC and setting of MRLs for pumpkin seed are therefore necessary to protect consumers from excess hexachlorobenzene residues.
(5) For oxamyl temporary MRLs have been set in Directive 90/642/EEC by Commission Directive 2006/59/EC (5), pending submission of trial data. Trial data for oxamyl have been consequently submitted and evaluated. As a result, the temporary MRLs for oxamyl can be confirmed.
(6) For deltamethrin also temporary MRLs have been set in Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC by Directive 2006/59/EC, pending review of the Annex III dossier under Directive 91/414/EEC and re-registration of deltamethrin formulations at Member State level. Upon further examination, it appeared that more time should be allowed to ensure proper consideration of the uses of deltamethrin authorised at Member State level. It is therefore appropriate to prolong the validity of the temporary MRLs for deltamethrin.
(7) The lifetime exposure of consumers to those pesticides via food products that may contain residues of those pesticides has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with the procedures and practices used within the Community, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation (6). Based on those assessments and evaluations, the MRLs for those pesticides should be set so as to ensure that the acceptable daily intake is not exceeded.
(8) In the case of chlorothalonil and ioxynil, for which an acute reference dose (ARfD) exists, the acute exposure of consumers via each of the food products that may contain residues of these pesticides has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with the procedures and practices currently used within the Community, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation. The opinions of the Scientific Committee on Plants (SCP), in particular advice and recommendations concerning the protection of consumers of food products treated with pesticides (7), have been taken into account. Based on the dietary intake assessment, the MRLs for those pesticides should be fixed so as to ensure that the ARfD will not be exceeded. In the case of the other substances, an assessment of the available information has shown that no ARfD is required and that therefore a short-term assessment is not needed.
(9) Where authorised uses of plant protection products do not result in detectable levels of pesticide residues in or on the food product, or where there are no authorised uses, or where uses which have been authorised by Member States have not been supported by the necessary data, or where uses in third countries resulting in residues in or on food products which may enter into circulation in the Community market have not been supported with such necessary data, MRLs should be fixed at the lower limit of analytical determination.
(10) The setting or modification at Community level of provisional MRLs does not prevent the Member States from establishing provisional MRLs for ioxynil and quinoxyfen in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC and Annex VI to that Directive. It is considered that a period of four years is sufficient to permit further uses of these substances. The provisional Community MRLs should then become definitive.
(11) It is therefore necessary to modify the MRLs set out in Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC, to allow proper surveillance and control of the uses of the plant protection products concerned and to protect the consumer. Where MRLs have already been defined in the Annexes to those Directives, it is appropriate to amend them. Where MRLs have not yet been defined, it is appropriate to set them for the first time.
(12) Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(13) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Directive 86/362/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Directive.
Directive 86/363/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Directive.
Directive 90/642/EEC is amended as follows:
1. in Annex I, in group ‘4 Oilseeds’, the entry ‘Pumpkin seed’ is added.
2. Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 18 December 2007 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 19 December 2007.
When Member States adopt those provisions they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32007D0803 | 2007/803/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 2007 amending Decisions 2005/731/EC and 2005/734/EC as regards the extension of their period of application (notified under document number C(2007) 5887) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 8.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 323/42
COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 December 2007
amending Decisions 2005/731/EC and 2005/734/EC as regards the extension of their period of application
(notified under document number C(2007) 5887)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/803/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decisions 2005/731/EC of 17 October 2005 laying down additional requirements for the surveillance of avian influenza in wild birds (2) and 2005/734/EC of 19 October 2005 laying down biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by Influenza virus A subtype H5N1 from birds living in the wild to poultry and other captive birds and providing for an early detection system in areas at particular risk (3) expire on 31 December 2007.
(2) However, as outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 have recently occurred in the Community in poultry and wild birds and continue to occur in third countries, it is appropriate to prolong the validity of those Decisions.
(3) Decisions 2005/731/EC and 2005/734/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Article 4 of Decision 2005/731/EC, the date ‘31 December 2007’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2008’.
In Article 4 of Decision 2005/734/EC, the date ‘31 December 2007’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2008’.
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32002R2120 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2120/2002 of 29 November 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2120/2002
of 29 November 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 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 30 November 2002.
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32003R0785 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 785/2003 of 8 May 2003 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 on aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed milk
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 785/2003
of 8 May 2003
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 on aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed milk
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1471/2002(4), set the aid for skimmed milk processed into casein or caseinates. Given the change in the market price for casein and caseinates on the Community and world markets, the aid should be increased.
(2) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
In Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90, "EUR 5,86" is hereby replaced by "EUR 6,70".
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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32006D0632 | 2006/632/EC: Commission Decision of 19 September 2006 as regards financial aid from the Community for the year 2006 for the Community reference laboratories for brucellosis and foot-and-mouth disease (notified under document number C(2006) 4124)
| 21.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/5
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 September 2006
as regards financial aid from the Community for the year 2006 for the Community reference laboratories for brucellosis and foot-and-mouth disease
(notified under document number C(2006) 4124)
(Only the English and French texts are authentic)
(2006/632/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 28(2) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (2), and in particular Article 32(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 90/424/EEC lays down procedures governing the Community’s financial contribution in the veterinary field. Community reference laboratories may be granted financial aid in accordance with that Decision.
(2) Council Directive 2003/85/EEC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC (3) provides for the designation of a Community reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 156/2004 of 29 January 2004 on the Community’s financial assistance to the Community reference laboratories pursuant to Article 28 of Decision 90/424/EEC (4) provides that the financial assistance from the Community for the operation of laboratories is to be granted if the approved work programmes are efficiently carried out and the beneficiaries supply all the necessary information within certain time limits.
(4) In July 2005, the Commission launched a call for the selection and designation of new Community reference laboratories. The evaluation of the applications was completed in December 2005 and the results were notified to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned. Following that evaluation the successful candidates were selected to be designated as new Community reference laboratories, including Community reference laboratories for brucellosis and foot-and-mouth disease.
(5) Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 contains a list of Community reference laboratories for animal health and live animals. That Regulation, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 776/2006, lists the AFSSA — Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses in France as the Community reference laboratory for brucellosis for the functions and duties referred in Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
(6) Commission Decision 2006/393/EC of 31 May 2006 concerning the designation of the Community reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease (5) designated the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) in the United Kingdom as the Community reference Laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease for the functions and duties referred to in Annex XVI to Directive 2003/85/EC.
(7) The Commission has assessed the work programmes and corresponding budget estimates submitted by those Community reference laboratories for the year 2006. Provided that the work programmes are effectively carried out, Community co-financing for certain eligible costs to these Community reference laboratories is necessary for the implementation of the actions within the work programmes.
(8) Accordingly, a Community financial assistance should be granted to the Community reference laboratories for brucellosis and foot-and-mouth disease.
(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,
1. For brucellosis, the Community grants financial assistance to France for the functions and duties referred in Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, to be carried out by the AFSSA — Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses, Maisons-Alfort.
2. The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of 100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the AFSSA — Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses for the work programme and shall not exceed EUR 125 000 for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2006.
1. For foot-and-mouth disease, the Community grants financial assistance to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties referred to in Annex XVI to Directive 2003/85/EC, to be carried out by the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) in the United Kingdom.
2. The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of 100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Pirbright Laboratory for the work programme and shall not exceed EUR 125 000 for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2006.
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32003R1897 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2003 of 28 October 2003 providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in relation to certain processed products and cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2003
of 28 October 2003
providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in relation to certain processed products and cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July 2003 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(2), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
The quantity covered by applications for advance fixing of refunds on potato starch and maize-based products is of great importance and could give rise to speculation. It has therefore been decided to reject all applications for export licences of such products made on 27 and 28 October 2003,
In accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, applications for export licences with advance fixing of refunds for products falling within CN codes 1102 20 10, 1102 20 90, 1103 13 10, 1103 13 90, 1104 23 10, 1108 12 00, 1108 13 00, 1702 30 51, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50 and 1702 90 79 made on 27 and 28 October 2003 shall be rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 October 2003.
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31985D0218 | 85/218/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 March 1985 withdrawing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 March 1985
withdrawing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever
(85/218/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 84/644/EEC (2), and in particular Article 4c (1) (c) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as last amended by Directive 84/643/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13a (2) thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 82/838/EEC (5) recognizes certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as being either officially swine-fever-free or swine-fever-free;
Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have been recorded in some of the parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany referred to in Annexes I and II to Decision 82/838/EEC;
Whereas, by Decision 85/162/EEC of 6 February 1985 (6), the Commission has suspended for a period of 15 days the status of official freedom from swine fever or freedom from swine fever of affected parts of German territory;
Whereas, taking account of the epidemiological evolution of the disease, the Commission, by Decision 85/182/EEC of 21 February 1985 (7), temporarily prolonged this period of suspension for certain regions beyond the 15 days provided for initially;
Whereas, since that time, study of the epidemiological situation leads to the conclusion that the disease has persisted in certain districts and it is necessary to withdraw the status of officially swine-fever-free from these districts;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The status of those parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as areas recognized to be officially swine-fever-free within the meaning of Article 4c (1) (c) of Directive 64/432/EEC is withdrawn for the region listed in the Annex hereto.
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32006R0323 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 323/2006 of 23 February 2006 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 as regards the term of validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refund in the milk and milk products sector
| 24.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 54/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 323/2006
of 23 February 2006
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 as regards the term of validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refund in the milk and milk products sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 31(14) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products (2) lays down the terms of validity of export licences.
(2) The reductions of the intervention prices for butter and skimmed milk powder as from 1 July 2006 are likely to affect the difference between those prices and the world market prices.
(3) As a precautionary measure, with a view to protect the Community budget from unnecessary expenditures and to avoid a speculative application of the export refund regime in the dairy sector, the validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refund should be limited until 30 June 2006.
(4) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
By way of derogation from Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, export licences with advance fixing of the refund in respect of the products referred to in points (a) to (d) of that Article for which the applications are submitted as from 1 March 2006 shall be valid until 30 June 2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31984D0480 | 84/480/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 September 1984 amending Decision 84/108/EEC authorizing Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest reproductive material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/404/EEC
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 September 1984
amending Decision 84/108/EEC authorizing Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest reproductive material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/404/EEC
(84/480/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/404/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 15 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the request submitted by the Kingdom of Denmark,
Whereas the production of forest reproductive material is at present insufficient in all Member States so that their requirements for reproductive material conforming to the provisions of Directive 66/404/EEC cannot be met;
Whereas third countries are not in a position to supply sufficient reproductive material of the relevant species which can afford the same guarantees as Community reproductive material and which conforms to the provisions of the abovementioned Directive;
Whereas by Decision 84/108/EEC (2), the Commission authorized the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest reproductive material which satisfies less stringent requirements;
Whereas it has appeared that this authorization is not sufficient to cover fully the requirements of the Kingdom of Denmark;
Whereas the Kingdom of Denmark should therefore be authorized to permit temporarily the marketing in its own territory also of plants of Quercus pedunculata Ehrh. produced in Sweden from seed satisfying less stringent requirements as well as - under the terms set out in Decision 84/108/EEC - of seed of Larix decidua Mill. which satisfies less stringent requirements;
Whereas certain cross references within the abovementioned Decision have been found not to be accurate and should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Decision 84/108/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (1), 'in Article 3' is replaced by 'in Article 2'.
2. The following Article is added after Article 1:
'Article 1a
The Kingdom of Denmark is hereby authorized, on condition that the proof specified in Article 2 is furnished with regard to the place of provenance of the seed, to permit the marketing within its own territory of plants of Quercus pedunculata Ehrh. produced from seed satisfying less stringent requirements, under the following conditions:
(i) the plants come from Sweden;
(ii) the number of plants does not exceed 50 000.'
3. In Article 2 (1), 'and in Article 1a' is added after 'in Article 1 (1)'.
4. In Article 3, 'under Articles 1 (1) and 2' is replaced by 'under Article 1 (1) and Article 1a'.
5. In the column 'Larix decidua Mill.' of the Annex, the following is inserted in line 'DK': '7,5/CS (Sudety)'.
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32005D0854(01) | 2005/854/EC: Commission Decision of 30 November 2005 amending Appendix B to Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat, milk and fish sectors in Poland (notified under document number C(2005) 4595) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 2.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 316/17
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 November 2005
amending Appendix B to Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat, milk and fish sectors in Poland
(notified under document number C(2005) 4595)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/854/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (1), and in particular Annex XII, Chapter 6, Section B, Subsection I(1), paragraph (e) thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Poland has been granted transitional periods for certain establishments listed in Appendix B to Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession.
(2) Appendix B to Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession has been amended by Commission Decisions 2004/458/EC (2), 2004/471/EC (3), 2004/474/EC (4), 2005/271/EC (5) and 2005/591/EC (6).
(3) According to an official declaration from the Polish competent authority certain establishments in the meat, milk and fish sectors have completed their upgrading process and are now in full compliance with Community legislation. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.
(4) Two meat establishments have resigned from upgrading process and applied for reclassification from high capacity to low capacity establishment. According to an official declaration from the Polish competent authority these establishments are in full compliance with Community requirements regarding low capacity establishments. Two fish establishments have ceased their activities. Those establishments should therefore also be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.
(5) Appendix B to Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has been informed of the measures provided for in this Decision,
The establishments listed in the Annex to this Decision are deleted from Appendix B to Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession.
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32001R2175 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2175/2001 of 8 November 2001 fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2175/2001
of 8 November 2001
fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13 (8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence; whereas, in this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the products listed in Article 1(1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92; that corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the corrective amount according to destination.
(4) The corrective amount must be fixed at the same time as the refund and according to the same procedure; it may be altered in the period between fixings.
(5) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 1(1) (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance except for malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 2001.
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32014R0545 | Regulation (EU) No 545/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community Text with EEA relevance
| 29.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 163/10
REGULATION (EU) No 545/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 May 2014
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 338(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) In order to effectively combat discrimination in accordance with Article 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), to assist in ensuring compliance with Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and to pursue the aim of full employment and social progress, in accordance with Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), as well as in order to monitor progress towards Union policy objectives, such as the Europe 2020 headline targets, it is necessary to have comparable, reliable and objective statistics on the situation of employed persons, unemployed persons and persons outside the labour market, while respecting statistical confidentiality, privacy and protection of personal data.
(2) As a consequence of the entry into force of the TFEU, the powers conferred upon the Commission need to be aligned with Article 290 thereof and with the new legal framework resulting from the entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).
(3) The Commission has committed itself, under Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, to reviewing legislative acts which currently contain references to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny in the light of the criteria laid down in the TFEU.
(4) Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (3) contains references to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny and should therefore be reviewed in the light of the criteria laid down in the TFEU.
(5) In order in particular to take account of economic, social and technical developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the adjustment of the list of survey variables, specified within the list of 14 groups of survey characteristics referred to in Regulation (EC) No 577/98, to establish a three-year programme of ad hoc modules, specifying, for each ad hoc module the subject, the list and description of the area of specialised information (‘ad hoc sub-modules’) and the reference period. In addition, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to adopt the list of structural variables and the survey frequency. The Commission should ensure that these delegated acts do not impose a significant additional burden on the Member States or on the respondents.
(6) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
(7) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 577/98, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
(8) In view of the importance of the Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules for Union policies, a contribution by the Union to the financing of their implementation is to be awarded in accordance with the principle of reasonable financial-burden-sharing between the budgets of the Union and the Member States. Grants should be provided, without calls for proposals, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4). The grants should be awarded, subject to the actual implementation of the ad hoc modules, to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). Grants that are provided for the purpose of carrying out labour force surveys may take the form of lump sums. In this context, the use of lump sums should be one of the principal means of simplifying grant management.
(9) By way of derogation from Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, and in view of the increased burden related to the additional information to be collected for the Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules which will contribute to providing the indicators for the Union policy targets, it is necessary to co-finance the salary costs of the personnel of national administrations even if the relevant public authority would have carried out the supported action without a Union grant, as well as to co-finance other relevant eligible costs.
(10) As regards conferral of powers on the Commission, this Regulation is limited to aligning the existent conferral of powers on the Commission contained in Regulation (EC) No 577/98 to Article 290 TFEU and to the new legislative framework resulting from the entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, as well as, where appropriate, to reviewing the scope of those powers. Since it remains the case that the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 577/98 cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
(11) In order to ensure legal certainty, it is necessary that procedures for the adoption of measures which have been initiated but not completed before the entry into force of this Regulation not be affected by this Regulation.
(12) Regulation (EC) No 577/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 577/98 is amended as follows:
(1) Article 4 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:
(a) 9 % for Member States with a population of between 1 million and 20 million inhabitants; and
(b) 5 % for Member States with a population of 20 million or more.
(b) paragraph 4 is deleted;
(2) the following Articles are inserted:
(a) collecting the information on ad hoc modules in the 52 reference weeks and being subject to the same requirements as in Article 4(2a); or
(b) collecting the information on ad hoc modules in the complete sample of at least one quarter.
(3) Article 8 is replaced by the following:
This Regulation shall not affect the procedures for the adoption of measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 577/98 which have been initiated but not completed before 18 June 2014.
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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31999R1662 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999 of 28 July 1999 amended Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1662/1999
of 28 July 1999
amended Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code
(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 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 955/1999(2), and in particular Article 249 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 502/1999(4), provides for cases in which simplifications of the inward-processing procedure may be authorised pursuant to a decision of the Commission; whereas it is appropriate to modify the procedure for granting an authorisation allowing facilitation of specific triangular trade flows with a sufficiently large number of prior export operations;
(2) Whereas temporary importation of means of transport should meet the needs of tourism in geographic regions of the Community depending on third-country transport infrastructures;
(3) Whereas it is desirable to extend the list in Annex 87 on economic grounds for PVC material for processing into filmscreens;
(4) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 should therefore be amended accordingly;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for by this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall be amended as follows:
1. Article 601(6) is replaced by the following: "6. Where more than one Member State is involved in the aggregation of prior exports, the procedure provided for in Article 556(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis.";
2. in Article 719(11), the following point (d) is added: "(d) in general or individual cases other than those referred to in points (a), (b) and (c), the customs authorities may authorise natural persons established in the customs territory of the Community to use in that territory a vehicle hired under a written contract outside it and meeting the conditions laid down in paragraph 3(c). The authorisation for such use shall be subject to the condition that the countries where the vehicles are hired and registered authorise temporary importation under comparable circumstances for vehicles hired and registered in the customs territory of the Community.
The vehicle shall be re-exported or returned to a car-hire service established in the customs territory of the Community for later re-exportation within eight days of the entry into force of the contract. The contract shall be presented at the request of the customs authorities.";
3. Annex 87 is amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31999R1398 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1398/1999 of 28 June 1999 fixing for the 1999/2000 marketing year the levy in connection with the offsetting of storage costs for sugar
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1398/1999
of 28 June 1999
fixing for the 1999/2000 marketing year the levy in connection with the offsetting of storage costs for sugar
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/98(2), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the storage costs for sugar and syrups shall be reimbursed at a flat rate by the Member States;
(2) Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1358/77(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3042/78(4), provides that the levy for Community sugar shall be calculated by dividing the total estimated reimbursed by the estimated quantity of sugar which will be marketed during the sugar marketing year in question; whereas the total estimated reimbursed is to be increased or decreased, as the case may be, by the amounts carried forward from previous marketing years;
(3) Whereas Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the monthly reimbursement shall be fixed by the Council simultaneously with the derived intervention prices; whereas the reimbursement laid down for 1999/2000 should be used to calculate the levy;
(4) Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1358/77, the quantity in store to be taken into account for the reimbursement of any one month's storage costs is equal to the arithmetic mean of the quantities in store at the beginning and end of the month in question; whereas, for the 1999/2000 marketing year, the quantities of Community sugar in store each month may be estimated on the basis of estimated stocks at the beginning of the marketing year, estimated monthly production and the quantities likely to be marketed for domestic consumption or exported during the same month; whereas total average monthly stocks during the 1999/2000 marketing year can be estimated at approximately 95 million tonnes of sugar expressed as white sugar; whereas the total reimbursement for Community sugar can thus be estimated at approximately EUR 314 million for the 1999/2000 marketing year; whereas the balance of previous marketing years can be estimated at a positive amount of EUR 27 million; whereas the detailed rules for the application of the system for offsetting storage costs for sugar provide that the levy is to be fixed per 100 kilograms of white sugar; whereas the quantity of Community sugar which will be marketed during the 1999/2000 marketing year for domestic consumption or for export may be estimated at approximately 14 million tonnes of sugar expressed as white sugar; whereas the levy for Community sugar should therefore be EUR 2,00 per 100 kilograms of white sugar;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 1999/2000 marketing year, the levy referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be EUR 2,00 per 100 kilograms of white sugar.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1999.
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31998R1500 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1500/98 of 14 July 1998 establishing projected regional reference amounts and the value of the advance payments to be made to producers of soya beans, rapeseed and sunflower seed for the 1998/99 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1500/98 of 14 July 1998 establishing projected regional reference amounts and the value of the advance payments to be made to producers of soya beans, rapeseed and sunflower seed for the 1998/99 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2309/97 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 5(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 specifies that the Commission is to establish a projected regional reference amount for each region identified in a Member State's regionalisation plan on the basis of a comparison between the cereal or oilseed yield for that region and the Community's average cereal or oilseed yield;
Whereas Article 11(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 specifies that producers who apply for an oilseeds compensatory payment are entitled to an advance payment of no more than 50 % of the appropriate projected regional reference amount; whereas, however, the estimated area under oilseeds for the 1998 harvest and the expected prices for the 1998/99 marketing year suggest that if, as is likely, the penalty applied in 1997/98 is carried over, the level of the advance payment fixed at 50 % of the projected regional reference amount is liable to exceed the final reference amount; whereas the projected amounts of the penalty applied in 1997/98 should be reduced and the advance payment should be set at 50 % of the projected regional amounts thus adjusted;
Whereas the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
1. A short explanation is given in Annex I of how the projected regional reference amounts referred to in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 are calculated.
2. The projected regional reference amounts for the 1998/99 marketing year shall be as given in Annex II.
The advance payments to be made to producers of oilseeds under Article 11(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 for the 1998/99 marketing year shall be equal to 50 % of the appropriate projected regional reference amount given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32011R0419 | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 419/2011 of 29 April 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire
| 30.4.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 111/1
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 419/2011
of 29 April 2011
implementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire (1), and in particular Article 11a(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 12 April 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.
(2) In view of the developments in Côte d’Ivoire, the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 should be amended,
The entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be deleted from the list set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32015D0336 | Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/336 of 2 March 2015 implementing Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic
| 3.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 58/79
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2015/336
of 2 March 2015
implementing Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic
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 2013/798/CFSP of 23 December 2013 concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic (1), and in particular Article 2c thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 23 December 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/798/CFSP.
(2) On 31 December 2014, the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2127 (2013) concerning Central African Republic, deleted one person from the list of persons subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 30 and 32 of UNSC Resolution 2134 (2014).
(3) The list of persons subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2013/798/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
The Annex to Decision 2013/798/CFSP is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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32010R0281 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 281/2010 of 31 March 2010 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 April 2010
| 1.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 86/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 281/2010
of 31 March 2010
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 April 2010
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation 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) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 April 2010 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
From 1 April 2010, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2010.
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31980R2668 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 of 17 October 1980 laying down detailed rules for applying the levies on sheepmeat and goatmeat
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2668/80 of 17 October 1980 laying down detailed rules for applying the levies on sheepmeat and goatmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), and in particular Articles 12 (5), 13 (5) and 24 thereof,
Whereas under Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 levies are to be determined for imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat products ; whereas those levies are calculated on the basis of the free-at-Community-frontier offer price established by reference to the most representative purchasing possibilities as regards quality and quantity ; whereas this price determines the amount of the levy ; whereas the method of calculating it should therefore be determined;
Whereas, when the free-at-Community-frontier offer price is calculated, in principle all free-at-Community- frontier offers from non-member countries are taken into consideration ; whereas, where it appears from information available to the Commission that certain offers do not correspond to actual purchasing possibilities or that they are not representative of the actual trend of prices or that they do not relate to representative quantities, such offers should be disregarded;
Whereas the levies should be fixed for each week in order to take account of the seasonal fluctuation of the basic price;
Whereas provision must be made for the regular communication by Member States of the data relating to the implementation of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
1. The free-at-Community-frontier offer price referred to in Article 12 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 shall be calculated on the basis of the free-at-Community-frontier offer prices for products specified in section (a) of Annex I to the said Regulation and for live animals falling within subheading 01.04 B of the Common Customs Tariff.
2. The coefficient referred to in Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 shall be as shown in Annex I.
1. The free-at-Community-frontier offer price referred to in Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 shall be calculated on the basis of the free-at-Community-frontier offer prices for the products specified in section (c) of Annex I to the said Regulation.
2. The coefficient referred to in Article 13 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 shall be 0 775.
3. The coefficients referred to in Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 shall be as shown in Annex II.
1. The free-at-frontier offer prices determined in accordance with Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 shall be based inter alia on: (a) the prices shown in the customs documents which accompany products imported from non-member countries;
(b) other information concerning the export prices applied by the non-member countries.
2. The following shall be disregarded: (a) offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing possibilities;
(b) offer prices relating to unrepresentative quantities;
(c) prices which the Commission considers, in view of general price movements or other information available to it, not to be representative of actual price trends in the country of origin.
(1) OJ No L 183, 16.7.1980, p. 1.
The period referred to in Articles 12 (2) and 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 shall extend from the 21st day of the preceding month to the 20th day of the month in which the levies are determined.
The levies referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 shall be fixed before the 27th day of each month for each of the weeks of the following month. They shall apply from 00.00 hours on Monday until 24.00 hours on Sunday.
Member States shall, on the first, 11th and 21st days of each month, notify the Commission by telex, for each non-member country of origin, the prices referred to in Article 3 which have come to their knowledge during the 10 days preceding the day of such notification, specifying in particular the category of animal or the cut of meat, the quantity imported and, if possible, the quality. The Commission may make use of any other information available to it.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 October 1980.
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31976R0371 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 371/76 of 16 February 1976 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2773/75 and (EEC) No 2778/75 in respect of the reference period for calculating the levies and the sluice-gate prices for eggs and poultrymeat
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 371/76 of 16 February 1976 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2773/75 and (EEC) No 2778/75 in respect of the reference period for calculating the levies and the sluice-gate prices for eggs and poultrymeat
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 368/76 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (3) and 7 (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (4), and in particular Articles 4 (3) and 7 (5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 368/76 amended Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 in respect of the reference period for the prices of feed grain to be used in calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 amended Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the reference period for the prices of feed grain to be used in calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat;
Whereas, therefore, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs (5) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (6) should be amended,
In Articles 3 (2) and 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 and in Articles 3 (2) and 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75, the words "of six months" are hereby deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1976.
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32006R0773 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2006 of 22 May 2006 concerning the provisional and permanent authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs and the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
| 23.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 135/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 773/2006
of 22 May 2006
concerning the provisional and permanent authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs and the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), and in particular Articles 3, 9d(1) and 9e(1) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (2), and in particular Article 25 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition.
(2) Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 lays down transitional measures for applications for the authorisation of feed additives submitted in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC before the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) The applications for the authorisation of the additives listed in the Annexes to this Regulation were submitted before the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(4) Initial comments on those applications, as provided for in Article 4(4) of Directive 70/524/EEC, were forwarded to the Commission before the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Those applications are therefore to continue to be treated in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 70/524/EEC.
(5) Data were submitted in support of an application for authorisation of the use of the micro-organism preparation of Kluyveromyces marxianus-fragilis B0399 MUCL 41579 for piglets. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) expressed its opinion on the use of this preparation on 28 January 2004. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Article 9e(1) of Directive 70/524/EEC for such authorisation are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that micro-organism preparation, as specified in Annex I to this Regulation, should be authorised for four years.
(6) The use of the enzyme preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 600.94) is authorised without a time limit for chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening and piglets, as enzyme E1609 in coated, liquid and solid forms by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1453/2004 (3). New data were submitted in support of an application to extend the authorisation of the use of this enzyme preparation to ducks and to include in the authorisation for this animal species a granulate form. EFSA delivered an opinion on 30 November 2005 on the use of this preparation which concludes that it does not present a risk for this additional animal category. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Article 9e(1) of Directive 70/524/EEC for an authorisation of that preparation for that use are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that enzyme preparation, as specified in Annex II to this Regulation, should be authorised for four years.
(7) Data were submitted in support of an application for authorisation of a granulate form of the enzyme E1609 for chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening and piglets. EFSA expressed its opinion on the use of this preparation on 30 November 2005. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Article 3a of Directive 70/524/EEC for such authorisation are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that enzyme preparation, as specified in Annex III to this Regulation, should be authorised without a time limit.
(8) The assessment of these applications shows that certain procedures should be required to protect workers from exposure to the additives set out in the Annexes. Such protection should be assured by the application of Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (4).
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The preparation belonging to the group ‘Micro-organisms’, as specified in Annex I, is authorised for four years as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
The preparation belonging to the group ‘Enzymes’, as specified in Annex II, is authorised for four years as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
The preparation belonging to the group ‘Enzymes’, as specified in Annex III, is authorised without a time limit as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31990R2769 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2769/90 of 27 September 1990 on interim measures applicable in the beef and veal sector after the unification of Germany
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2769/90
of 27 September 1990
on interim measures applicable in the beef and veal sector after the unification of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2684/90 of 17 September 1990 on interim measures applicable after the unification of Germany in anticipation of the adoption of transitional measures by the Council either in cooperation with, or after consultation of, the European Parliament (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas as far as management of the Community market in beef and veal is concerned it will, owing to the lack of an adequate adjustment period and of any established practice, be impossible to take into consideration on a provisional basis from the date of German unification prices of adult bovine animals determined on representative markets in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic or prices recorded in that territory on the basis of the scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals; whereas for the same reasons recorded prices and animal production statistics for that territory cannot be taken into consideration for activation of intervention purchasing under Article 6 (5) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (2);
Whereas to ensure that the Community market remains stable the implementation of agreements concluded with third countries by the former German Democratic Republic before unification should be secured; whereas to that end Germany should be authorized to make up from national funds the balance of the export refunds concerned;
Whereas it is necessary to prohibit producers from receiving the special premium for beef producers or the premium for the maintenance of suckler herds twice; i. e. both under national legislation introduced before 3 October 1990 in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic and under Community rules applicable from that date;
Whereas provision should be made that the premium for the maintenance of suckler herds is not to be granted on cows kept on holdings in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic that do not belong to meat breeds;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are to apply subject to any changes, resulting from the decisions taken by the Council on the proposals submitted to it by the Commission on 21 August 1990;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Up to 31 December 1990 prices recorded in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic shall not be taken into account:
1. for determination of prices of adult bovine animals on representative Community markets under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 610/77 (3);
2. for Community recording of market prices on the basis of the scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3310/86 (4).
No account shall be taken for application of the indent of Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of either production figures or prices recorded as mentioned in Article 1 that are recorded in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic.
Germany is hereby authorized to continue to pay from national funds the additional refund added to the amount fixed by Community rules on exportation of products which are the subject of agreements concluded by the former German Democratic Republic with third countries before 3 October 1990. Agreements not containing precise undertakings regarding prices and quantities shall not be taken into consideration.
1. The special premium for beef producers provided for in Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall not be granted for 1990 to producers in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic who lodge a premium application for 1990 under the 'Vieh- und Fleischverordnung' of the former German Democratic Republic.
2. Germany shall inform the Commission before 1 November 1990 of the means adopted to identify animals for which a premium application was made in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic under the Order mentioned in paragraph 1.
1. The premium for the maintenance of suckler herds introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 (1) shall not be granted for the 1990/91 marketing year to producers in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic who lodge a premium application for that marketing year under the 'Vieh- und Fleischverordnung' of the former German Democratic Republic.
2. Pure-bred cows belonging to the 'Schwarzbuntes Milchrind (SMR)' breed shall not be considered a meat breed within the meaning of point 4 in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 for the purposes of this scheme.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the date of the unification of Germany until the entry into force, after adoption by the Council, of the Regulation on the transitional measures and adjustments required in the agricultural sector as a result of the integration of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic into the Community, the proposal for which was presented on 21 August 1990. However, it shall apply until 31 December 1990 at the latest.
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32006R1861 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1861/2006 of 15 December 2006 amending Regulation (ECC) No 2237/77 on the form of the farm return to be used for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
| 16.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 358/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1861/2006
of 15 December 2006
amending Regulation (ECC) No 2237/77 on the form of the farm return to be used for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation No 79/65/EEC of the Council of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (ECC) No 2237/77 of 23 September 1977 amending Regulation No 118/66/EEC on the form of farm return to be used for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings (2) lays down the type of accountancy data to be given in the farm return.
(2) It is appropriate to adapt the contents of the farm return to the new provisions on the Structural Funds and on rural development, and to clarify, simplify or make more coherent some elements of the farm return.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (ECC) No 2237/77 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply with effect from the 2007 accounting year beginning during the period between 1 January and 1 July 2007.
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31977R0443 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 443/77 of 2 March 1977 on the sale at a fixed price of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for pigs and poultry and amending Regulations (EEC) No 1687/76 and (EEC) No 368/77
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 443/77 of 2 March 1977 on the sale at a fixed price of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for pigs and poultry and amending Regulations (EEC) No 1687/76 and 368/77
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture following the temporary widening of the margins of fluctuations of the currencies of certain Member States (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 557/76 (4), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas in conjunction with the sale by tender under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 of 23 February 1977 on the sale by tender of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for pigs and poultry (5), a corresponding measure should be adopted for the sale of the skimmed-milk powder concerned at a fixed price, in order that the processing industry may obtain supplies, in certain circumstances, outside the tendering procedure;
Whereas the price must be fixed in such a way as to give priority to sale by tender ; whereas the other rules can for the most part be based on the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 ; whereas some of these rules must be amended or corrected under this Regulation following some errors of substance;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 of 30 June 1976 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 368/77, applied ; whereas, therefore, an appropriate addition must be made to the Annex hereto;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
There shall be put up for sale at a fixed price under the conditions set out hereinafter skimmed-milk powder bought in under Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and taken into storage before 1 January 1976.
1. Purchase contracts may only be concluded with the intervention agency during the period from the fourth Tuesday of each month to the Tuesday of the following week, hereinafter called "the selling period".
2. Skimmed-milk powder shall be sold: (a) in quantities of 20 tonnes and over;
(b) ex-warehouse at a price equal to the minimum selling price fixed in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 368/77, for the individual invitation to tender immediately preceding the selling period, increased by one unit of account per 100 kilograms.
3. Requests to purchase which reach the intervention agency on the same day shall be deemed to have been introduced at the same time. If, after taking such requests into account, it is found that they exceed the quantity available in a store, then unless the interested parties reach an amicable arrangement the intervention agency shall dispose of the available quantity by drawing lots.
Skimmed-milk powder shall be sold only to those who give a written undertaking: - either to denature the skimmed-milk powder or have it denatured in accordance with one of the formulae set out in Section 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 and with the prescription set out in Section 3 thereof, at a denaturing centre approved in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 368/77, (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2)OJ No L 67, 15.3.1976, p. 9. (3)OJ No L 106, 12.5.1971, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 67, 15.3.1976, p. 1. (5)OJ No L 52, 24.2.1977, p. 19. (6)OJ No L 190, 14.7.1976, p. 1.
- or to denature the skimmed-milk powder by incorporating it directly in a feedingstuff, under the conditions laid down in Article 8 and Section 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 and in accordance with the prescriptions set out in Section 3 thereof.
1. The purchase contracts shall specify the Member State on whose territory the denaturing or direct incorporation is to take place.
2. Articles 5 (2), 6 (2) and 9 (4) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 shall apply to the skimmed-milk powder sold under this Regulation as regards: (a) the taking of samples by those concerned;
(b) the power of Member States not to allow the application of certain denaturing formulae, or the recourse to direct incorporation;
(c) the obligation of the buyer to forego any claim.
1. The intervention agency shall sell the skimmed-milk powder only if, not later than the date of conclusion of the purchase contract, a payment on account is made of two units of account per 100 kilograms for the whole quantity covered by the contract.
2. The taking over of any quantity by the purchaser is conditional on: (a) payment of the balance of purchase price;
(b) the lodging of a processing security, the amount of which shall be equal to that laid down in Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 for the individual tendering procedure immediately preceding the selling period.
1. On payment of the purchase price and when the processing security has been lodged the intervention agency shall issue a removal warrant indicating: - the quantity in respect of which these conditions have been satisfied,
- the store in question,
- the latest date for taking delivery,
- the date of expiry of the selling period during which the skimmed-milk powder has been purchased.
2. The purchaser shall take delivery of the skimmed-milk powder within 45 days of the conclusion of the contract of sale. Delivery of the skimmed-milk powder may be taken in instalments, each of which shall not be less than 10 tonnes.
3. Save in cases of force majeure, if the buyer has not taken delivery of the skimmed-milk powder within the period prescribed, the contract of sale shall be cancelled in respect of the quantities not taken and the payment on account shall be forfeited in respect of those quantities.
1. The skimmed-milk powder shall be delivered by the intervention agency in sacks marked with one or more of the following indications in letters not less than one centimetre high:
"to be denatured (Regulation (EEC) No 443/77)",
"til denaturering (forordning (EØF) nr. 443/77)",
"zur Denaturierung (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 443/77",
"à dénaturer (règlement (CEE) nº 443/77)",
"destinato alla denaturazione (regolamento (CEE) n. 443/77)",
"voor denaturering (Verordening (EEG) nr. 443/77)".
2. The intervention agency shall make the skimmed-milk powder available in the manner laid down in Article 15 (2) of Regualtion (EEC) No 368/77.
1. The denaturing of the skimmed-milk powder or its direct incorporation in a feedingstuff shall take place within the time limit and in the manner laid down in Article 16 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 368/77.
2. The sacks, packagings and containers used for the transport and storage of the skimmed-milk powder sold under this Regulation and denatured or incorporated in accordance with Article 3 shall bear the number of this Regulation and shall indicate the denaturing or incorporation formula used (formulas I A to I G and II A to II K) and, in the case of direct incorporation, the percentage of skimmed-milk powder contained in the final product.
Articles 17 (2), 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 shall apply to skimmed-milk powder sold under this Regulation, as regards: (a) release of the processing security where time limits are exceeded;
(b) the measures to be taken in cases of force majeure;
(c) the application of monetary compensatory amounts and aid.
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Member States shall communicate to the Commission, before the 10th day of each month, the quantities of skimmed-milk powder which during the preceding month have been: - the subject of a contract of sale under this Regulation,
- allocated under the tendering procedure referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 368/77;
- removed from store, divided up according to the methods of sale provided for in the above Regulations.
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Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 9 (6) shall read;
"6. The tender may not be withdrawn. However, the tenderer may stipulate that where the price specified in his tender exceeds by more than one unit of account per 100 kilograms the minimum selling price fixed for the individual tender, his tender shall be deemed to be withdrawn and that he shall undertake to purchase, during the selling period beginning on the fourth Tuesday of the same month, subject to the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 443/77, a quantity equivalent to that covered by the tender to be taken from a store which may be different from that designated in the tender."
2. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 10:
"4. Where, pursuant to Article 9 (6), the tenderer purchases skimmed-milk powder under Regulation (EEC) No 443/77, the tendering security shall be released only if the person concerned has made the payment on account provided for in Article 5 (1) of the said Regulation.
3. In Article 12 (2) the words "and notwithstanding the tenders deemed to be withdrawn under Article 9 (6)" shall be inserted after the words "Subject as provided in paragraph 1".
4. In the third line of Article 16 (2), the amount "two units of account per tonne" is replaced by "three units of account per tonne".
5. In Article 19: - the letter "a" is deleted,
- the text under "b" is replaced by the following:
"the aid provided for under Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is not applicable to skimmed-milk powder sold in accordance with this Regulation."
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In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76, under "II. Products subject to a use and/or destination other than that mentioned under I", the following paragraph 16 and footnote 7 relating thereto shall be inserted after paragraph 15:
"16. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 443/77 of 2 March 1977 on the sale at a fixed price of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for pigs and poultry and amending Regulations (EEC) No 1687/76 and (EEC) No 368/77 (7) - Section 104 : "to be denatured (Regulation (EEC) No 443/77)",
"til denaturering (forordning (EØF) nr. 443/77)",
"zur Denaturierung (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 443/77)",
"à dénaturer (règlement (CEE) nº 443/77)",
"destinato alle denaturazione (regolamento (CEE) n. 443/77)",
"voor denaturering (Verordening (EEG) nr. 443/77)",
- Section 106 : 1. The date on which the skimmed-milk powder was removed from intervention stocks.
2. The date of expiry of the selling period during which the skimmed-milk powder was purchased."
(7)OJ No L 58, 3.3.1977, p. 16.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32001R2525 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2525/2001 of 20 December 2001 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2525/2001
of 20 December 2001
fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) and (15) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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) Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, provides that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the Community market on the one hand and prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on the other. The same Article provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on the rice market and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of the Community market with limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(3) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361/76(3) lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and specifies the percentage by which that refund is to be reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice exported exceeds that maximum.
(4) Export possibilities exist for a quantity of 14849 tonnes of rice to certain destinations. The procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 409/2001(5) should be used. Account should be taken of this when the refunds are fixed.
(5) Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calculated.
(6) 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.
(7) A separate refund should be fixed for packaged long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the product on certain markets.
(8) The refund must be fixed at least once a month; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period.
(9) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in rice and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice within the Community and on the world market, that the refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto.
(10) For the purposes of administering the volume restrictions resulting from Community commitments in the context of the WTO, the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund should be restricted.
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those listed in paragraph 1(c) of that Article, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
With the exception of the quantity of 14849 tonnes provided for in the Annex, the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is suspended.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 2001.
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32005R1834 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1834/2005 of 10 November 2005 fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
| 11.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 295/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1834/2005
of 10 November 2005
fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds for skimmed milk powder (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 8 November 2005.
(3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 582/2004, for the tendering period ending on 8 November 2005, the maximum amount of refund for the product and destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be 12,29 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November 2005.
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31999L0064 | Commission Directive 1999/64/EC of 23 June 1999 amending Directive 90/388/EEC in order to ensure that telecommunications networks and cable TV networks owned by a single operator are separate legal entities (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/64/EC
of 23 June 1999
amending Directive 90/388/EEC in order to ensure that telecommunications networks and cable TV networks owned by a single operator are separate legal entities
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 86(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Commission Directive 90/388/EEC of 28 June 1990 on competition in the markets for telecommunications services(1), as last amended by Directive 96/19/EC(2), Member States were required to lift special and exclusive rights for telecommunications services and infrastructures by 1 January 1998, subject to additional transition periods for some Member States. In particular, Article 4, as amended by Commission Directive 95/51/EC(3), required Member States to "abolish all restrictions on the supply of transmission capacity by cable TV networks and allow the use of cable networks for the provision of telecommunications services, other than voice telephony", and to "ensure that interconnection of cable TV networks with the public telecommunications network is authorised for such purpose, in particular interconnection with leased lines, and that the restrictions on the direct interconnection of cable TV networks by cable TV operators are abolished".
(2) Directive 95/51/EC addressed two problems concerning undertakings to which Member States have granted the right to establish both cable TV and telecommunications networks. First, it stated that these undertakings are in a situation whereby they have no incentive to attract users to the network best suited to the provision of the relevant service. It was pointed out that the introduction of fair competition will often require specific measures that take into account the specific circumstances of the relevant markets. At the time of the adoption of Directive 95/51/EC, the Commission concluded that, given the disparties between Member States, the national authorities were best able to assess which measures were most appropriate, and in particular to judge whether a separation of these activities was indispensable. Secondly, the Commission concluded that detailed control of cross-subsidies and accounting transparency are essential in the early stages of liberalisation of the telecommunications sector. Article 2 of Directive 95/51/EC therefore required Member States to ensure in particular that telecommunications organisations providing cable TV infrastructures kept separate financial accounts as regards the provision of public telecommunications networks and cable TV networks as well as their activities as telecommunications service providers. It was also stated that while Member States should at least impose a clear separation of financial records between those activities, full structural separation was preferable.
(3) At the same time the Commission stated that in the absence of the emergence of competing home-delivery systems it would have to reconsider whether a separation of accounts was sufficient to avoid improper practices, and that it would assess whether such joint provision did not result in a limitation of the potential supply of transmission capacity at the expense of the service providers in the relevant area, or whether further measures were warranted. In this context the third paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 95/51/EC required the Commission to carry out, before 1 January 1998, an overall assessment of the impact, in relation to the aims of that Directive, of the joint provision of cable TV networks and public telecommunications networks through a single operator.
(4) This Directive is based on the assessment carried out by the Commission pursuant to Article 2 to Directive 95/51/EC. In preparing that assessment, two studies were commissioned on the competition implications in telecommunications and multimedia markets of, on the one hand, joint provision of cable and telecommunications networks by a single dominant operator and, on the other, restrictions on the use of telecommunciations networks for the provision of cable TV services. The studies concluded in particular that the joint ownership of telecommunications networks and cable TV networks by a single enterprise, without a high degree of competition in the local access markets, slows down the development towards a full multimedia infrastructure to the detriment of consumers, service providers and the European economy as a whole.
(5) The Commission has adopted a communication on the assessment carried out as required by Directive 95/51/EC and 96/19/EC(4). In its review the Commission found that the optimal development of telecommunications and multimedia markets depends on four factors: service competition, infrastructure competition, infrastructure upgrade, and other types of innovation. It found that in the Community the joint provision of telecommunications and cable TV services by a single operator creates and asymmetric starting position for dominant telecommunications operators as compared with new entrants. This will act as a significant constraint on the optimal development of telecommunications markets. This analysis was also endorsed by the European Parliament in its resolution of 9 February 1999(5), concerning the draft of this Directive.
(6) The Treaty, and in particular Article 86 thereof, entrusts the Commission with the task of ensuring that, in the case of public undertakings and undertakings enjoying special or exclusive rights, Member States comply with their obligations under Community law. Pursuant to Article 86(3) the Commission can specify and clarify the obligations arising from that Article and, in that framework, set out the conditions which are necessary to allow the Commission to perform effectively the duty of surveillance imposed upon it by that paragraph.
(7) Most European telecommunications organisations are still State-controlled companies and thus public undertakings as defined in Commission Directive 80/723/EEC(6), as last amended by Directive 93/84/EEC(7). In addition, whilst Community law provides for the withdrawal of exclusive rights for the provision of telecommunications networks and services, it does not prevent telecommunications organisations from continuing to benefit from certain special rights as defined by Directive 90/388/EEC, as amended by Directive 94/46/EC(8), beyond the date of full liberalisation. This is, for example, the case in the area of radio frequencies used for the provision of telecommunications networks and broadcasting transmission capacity. That is because telecommunications organisations continue to enjoy rights to use radio frequencies which they have historically been granted otherwise than according to objective, proportional and non-discriminatory criteria. Such regulatory advantages strengthen the position of those operators and continue to have a substantial effect on the ability of other undertakings to compete with the telecommunications organisations in the area of telecommunications infrastructure. Accordingly, those telecommunications operators remain undertakings covered by Article 86(1) of the Treaty. Moreover, certain Member States were granted additional implementation periods, which have not yet elapsed, for the abolition of exclusive rights for voice telephony and for the establishment and provision of public telecommunications networks.
(8) Most Member States have adopted measures granting to the telecommunications organisations special or exclusive rights for the provision of cable television networks. The rights can take the form either of an exclusive licence or of a non-exclusive licence where the number of licences is restricted otherwise than according to objective, proportional and non-discrimintory criteria.
(9) Article 82 of the Treaty prohibits one or more undertakings holding a dominant position from abusing that dominant position within the common market or a substantial part of it.
(10) Where Member States have granted a special or exclusive right to build and operate cable TV networks, to a telecommunications organisation in the same geographic area where it is dominant on the market for services using telecommunications infrastructure, that telecommunications organisation has no incentive to upgrade both its public narrowband telecommunications network and its broadband cable TV network to an integrated broadband communications network ("full-service network") capable of delivering voice, data and images at high bandwidth. In other words, such an organisation is placed in a situation whereby it has a conflict of interests, because any substantial improvement in either its telecommunications network or its cable TV network may lead to a loss of business for the other network. It would be desirable in those circumstances to separate the ownership of the two networks into two distinct companies since the joint ownership of the networks will lead those organisations to delay the emergence of new advanced communications services and will thus restrict technical progress at the expense of the users, contrary to Article 86(1) of the Treaty, read in conjunciton with point (b) of the second paragraph of Article 82. As a minimum, all Member States should, however, ensure that telecommunications organisations which are dominant in the provision of public telecommunications networks and public voice telephony services and which have established their cable TV networks under special or exclusive rights operate cable TV networks in a separate legal entity.
(11) Moreover, where Member States grant to an undertaking the special or exclusive right to establish cable TV networks in the same geographical area as the one where it already provides public telecommunications networks, different forms of anti-competitive behaviour are likely to occur unless sufficient transparency of the operations of the undertkaings is ensured. Notwithstanding the requirements of Community law with regard to accounting separation, some of which only entered into force with the implementation of the package of general measures opening up the Community's telecommunications markets in most Member States from 1 January 1998, in situations where serious conflicts of interest exist as a result of joint ownership, such separation has not provided the necessary safeguards against all forms of anti-competitive behaviour. In addition, the separation of accounts will only render financial flows more thansparent, whereas a requirement for separate legal entities will lead to more transparency of assets and costs, and will facilitate monitoring of the profitability and the management of the cable network operations. The provision of telecommunications networks and cable TV networks are related activities. The position of an operator on either of those markets has an impact on its position on the other, and the supervision of its activities on those markets is more difficult. In addition, where a dominant telecommunications organisation has any cable TV interests, this has a discouraging effect on any other company because of the financial strength of the telecommunications operator. Also, the future financial prospects of a cable TV network which has not yet been built are uncertain for a company that is not yet established on the telecommunications or pay-TV services market. Consequently, it is essential that a dominant telecommunications organisation organises its cable TV network activities in such a way that it can be monitored in order to ensure that it does not use its resources so as to abuse its position. During the crucial phase of the full opening of the secor to competition, a legal separation between the operation of the public switched telecommunications network and the cable TV network, including backbone links, of the telecommunications organisations is the minimum requirement in order to ensure compliance with Article 86. In order to achieve this transparency, it is necessary that the networks be operated by separate legal entities which may, however, in principle be jointly owned. The requirement of legal separation would therefore be complied with if the cable TV operations of a telecommunications organisation were transferred to a fully- owned subsidiary of the telecommunications organisation.
(12) The Commission will examine on a case-by-case basis whether it would be compatible with the principle of proprotionality to require individual Member States to take further measures. The decisions to be taken in respect of specific cases could provide for measures including the opening of the cable operator to the participation of third parties, or the requirement to sell off that entity altogether.
(13) The distribution of audiovisual programmes intended for the general public via telecommunications networks, and the content of such programmes, will continue to be subject to specific rules adopted by Member States in accordance with Community law and should not, therefore, be governed by this Directive: this is, furthermore, in keeping with the principle of separating the provisions dealing with transmission from those dealing with content, which is an essential point of the Commission Communiction of 9 March 1999(9) on the results of the public consultation on the Green Paper entitled "The convergence of the telecommunications, media and information technology sectors".
(14) Taking into account current market evolution as well as the introduction of new technologies, competition in the local loop may emerge in certain Member States. In such an event, it would be necessary to review whether the maintenance of the legal obligation to separate legal entities for the telecoms and cable TV networks owned by a single company would still be necessary in view of the attainment of the objectives pursued. Given that the market situation is different in each Member State and is likely to envolve differently, such a review process should be carried out in a sufficiently flexible way to take into account the situation in each national market. National regulatory authorities should have the right to request the Commission to perform such a reassessment, in particular when asked to do so by the relevant operator. Such a request should include a detailed description of the development of the market structure in the Member State concerned. In such a case, given the legitimate interest of competitors in the relevant markets, the information provided should be made available to any interested party on demand, due regard being had to the legitimate interest of undertakings in the protection of their business secrets.
(15) Directive 90/388/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(16) Member States should refrain from introducing new measures with the purpose or effect of jeopardising the aim of this Directive,
Article 9 of Directive 90/388/EEC is hereby replaced by the following: "Article 9
Each Member State shall ensure that no telecommunications organisation operates its cable TV network using the same legal entity as it uses for its public telecommunications network, when such organisation:
(a) is controlled by that Member State or benefits from special rights; and
(b) is dominant in a substantial part of the common market in the provision of public telecommunications networks and public voice telephony services; and
(c) operates a cable TV network established under special or exclusive right in the same goegraphic area."
The Commission shall review the application of this Directive when it considers that the requirements of this Directive have been complied with and the objectives pursued attained, and in any case not later than 31 December 2002.
Member States which consider that there is sufficient competition in the provision of local loop infrastructure and services in their territory shall inform the Commission accordingly.
Such information shall include a detailed description of the market structure. The information provided shall be made available to any interested party on demand, regard being had to the legitimate interest of undertakings in the protection of their business secrets.
The Commission shall decide, within a reasonable period after having heard the comments of these parties, whether the obligation of legal separation may be ended in the Member State concerned.
Member States shall supply to the Commission, not later than nine months after this Directive has entered into force, such information as will allow the Commission to confirm that Article 1 has been complied with.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publiction in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32014R0115 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 115/2014 of 4 February 2014 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 7.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 38/24
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 115/2014
of 4 February 2014
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 issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of 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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32004R2183 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2183/2004 of 6 December 2004 extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins
| 21.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 373/7
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2183/2004
of 6 December 2004
extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) When it adopted Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 (2) the Council indicated that the Regulation should apply in the participating Member States as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro (3).
(2) However, it is important that the rules concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins should be uniform throughout the Community, and the requisite provisions should be adopted to that end,
The application of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 shall be extended to Member States other than the participating Member States as defined in Regulation (EC) No 974/98.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31997R2502 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2502/97 of 15 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes for beef and veal
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2502/97 of 15 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes for beef and veal
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 2321/97 (2), and in particular Articles 4b (8) and 4i (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 4b (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 states that all male bovine animals must be covered by administrative documents at the latest from the time of the first premium application until slaughter; whereas Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 of 23 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1244/82 and (EEC) No 714/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2316/97 (4), lays down provisions regarding such documents; whereas, furthermore, Article 6 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products (5) stipulates that whenever an animal is moved, it is to be accompanied by its passport; whereas, in order to reduce the number of documents required to cover bovine animals, Member States should be allowed to decide that the passports referred to above can replace the administrative documents provided such passports also enable checks to be carried out of the special premiums granted pursuant to Article 4b of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68;
Whereas Article 49 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 lays down the conditions for the granting of the processing premium; whereas there is a risk that the conditions governing animal welfare and in particular those laid down in Council Directive 91/628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC (6), as last amended by Directive 95/29/EC (7), may not be fully observed in the case of young calves for processing; whereas the abovementioned Article 49 (1) should therefore be amended;
Whereas there are two rates for the processing premium per eligible calf provided for in Article 49 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 depending of the breed of the calf; whereas that variation has resulted in certain problems of verification; whereas, in addition, experience has shown that animals of breeds other than dairy breeds are often inferior in quality to those warranting a higher processing premium; whereas, as a consequence, a single amount should be laid down for the processing premium irrespective of the breed of the calf;
Whereas the variation in the early marketing premium for veal calves provided for in Article 50 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 has enabled the number of calves slaughtered to be generally in line with the target; whereas, there has, however, been a downward trend in the number of applications submitted for the premium for lighter calf carcases slaughtered since July 1997; whereas, with a view both to improving the situation and to encouraging participation by all calf producers until the arrangements expire, provision should be made, on the basis of experience gained, for the premium to vary with the carcase weight;
Whereas the Kerry breed, which used to be a milk breed, is now largely for meat production; whereas, by virtue of the fact that the breed is included in the list in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92, animals belonging to that breed are not eligible for the suckler cow premium; whereas the Kerry breed should be deleted from the abovementioned list to bring it into line with the current situation of production;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the following paragraph is added to Article 3:
'5. However, Member States may decide that the national administrative and trade documents provided for in this Article are to be replaced by the passport provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 820/97. In such cases, the competent authorities of the Member State shall ensure that such passports ensure that only one premium is granted per animal and per age bracket in accordance with Article 4b of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68.`;
2. in Article 49:
(a) the second indent of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'- is presented in a general condition showing no signs, in particular, of health anomalies, malformations or any failure to comply with the provisions of Directive 91/628/EEC, and`;
(b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
'4. The premium per eligible calf shall amount to ECU 115.`;
3. Article 50 (3) is replaced by the following:
'3. The premium to be paid shall amount to ECU 45 per animal slaughtered as from 1 December 1997.
However, that premium shall be increased:
- by ECU 30 in the case of carcases weighing not more than 110 kg,
- by ECU 15 in the case of carcases weighing more than 110 kg but not more than 120 kg, and
- by ECU 5 in the case of carcases of animals slaughtered as from 1 December to 31 December 1997 and weighing more than 120 kg.`;
4. the Kerry breed is deleted from the list in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1998. However, Article 1 (2) (b) shall apply to animals presented for processing from the first Monday following the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities and Article 1 (3) shall apply to animals slaughtered as from 1 December 1997.
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32005R0726 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 726/2005 of 12 May 2005 fixing production refunds on cereals
| 13.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 121/83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 726/2005
of 12 May 2005
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 10,86/tonne for starch from maize, wheat, barley and oats;
(b) EUR 10,85/tonne for potato starch.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 2005.
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32014D0404 | 2014/404/EU: Council Decision of 20 June 2014 abrogating Decision 2010/282/EU on the existence of an excessive deficit in Austria
| 28.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 190/66
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 June 2014
abrogating Decision 2010/282/EU on the existence of an excessive deficit in Austria
(2014/404/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 126(12) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 2 December 2009, following a recommendation from the Commission, the Council decided, in Decision 2010/282/EU (1), that an excessive deficit existed in Austria. The Council noted that the general government deficit planned for 2009 was 3,9 % of GDP, thus above the 3 % of GDP Treaty reference value, while the general government gross debt was planned to reach 68,2 % of GDP in 2009, thus above the 60 % of GDP Treaty reference value. The general government deficit and debt for 2009 were subsequently revised to 5,5 % and 116,4 % of GDP, respectively.
(2) On 2 December 2009, in accordance with Article 126(7) of the Treaty and Article 3(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 (2), the Council, based on a recommendation from the Commission, addressed a Recommendation to Austria with a view to bringing the excessive deficit situation to an end by 2013 at the latest. That Council Recommendation was made public.
(3) In accordance with Article 4 of the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaties, the Commission provides the data for the implementation of the procedure. As part of the application of that Protocol, Member States are to notify data on government deficits and debt and other associated variables twice a year, namely before 1 April and before 1 October, in accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2009 (3).
(4) When considering whether a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit ought to be abrogated, the Council is to take a decision on the basis of notified data. Moreover, a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit should be abrogated only if the Commission forecasts indicate that the deficit will not exceed the 3 % of GDP Treaty reference value over the forecast horizon (4).
(5) Based on data provided by the Commission (Eurostat) in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2009, following the April 2014 notification by Austria, the Stability Programme for 2014-18 and the Commission services 2014 spring forecast, the following conclusions are justified:
— After peaking at 4,5 % of GDP in 2010, Austria's general government deficit fell to 2,5 % and thus below the 3 % of GDP Treaty reference value already in 2011. This improvement, compared to the initially planned fiscal outcome, was partly related to the recognition of government expenditure measures for the recapitalisation of the ‘bad bank’ KA Finanz (about 0,4 % of GDP) in the 2012 government accounts, when the resultant impacts were confirmed based on the bank's financial statements. To a smaller extent, the fall in deficit stemmed from lower than planned expenditure at all levels of government and more favourable economic conditions, resulting in higher than projected revenue growth. In 2012, in contrast with both national and Commission forecasts the general government deficit, at 2,6 % of GDP, continued to remain below 3 % of GDP. However, due to looming risks related to possible further financial sector repair operations, which could have resulted in a deficit above 3 % of GDP in following years, the Commission did not recommend early abrogation of the EDP. Those risks have, however, only partly materialised and for 2013, Austria has notified a deficit of 1,5 % of GDP. This further fall in the deficit was largely due to the unexpected size of the one-off measures, involving the sale of the mobile phone spectrum, which accounted for almost 0,6 % of GDP.
— The Stability Programme for 2014-18, adopted by the Austrian government on 29 April 2014, plans an increase of the general government deficit to 2,7 % of GDP in 2014 and then a decrease to 1,4 % of GDP in 2015. The Commission services 2014 spring forecast projects a deficit of 2,8 % of GDP in 2014 and 1,5 % of GDP in 2015. Thus, the deficit is set to remain below the 3 % of GDP Treaty reference value over the forecast horizon. Moreover, in the framework of Regulation (EU) No 473/2013, the Government announced, and confirmed in a letter to the Commission, a set of additional savings and higher revenues which the Commission has assessed to amount to 0,2 % of GDP in order to avoid a planned significant deviation from the required adjustment path towards the medium-term budgetary objective (MTO).
— The increase in the general government deficit in 2014 is caused by the establishment of a defeasance structure (Liquidation Entity, Abbaueinheit) to wind down the impaired assets of Hypo Alpe Adria. The impact of the establishment of the Liquidation Entity for Hypo Alpe Adria is estimated by an external expert group of advisors, appointed by the Government, to amount to up to EUR 4 billion (1,2 % of GDP) including the effect of a capital injection of EUR 750 million already undertaken in 2014. The final recording of the deficit-increasing impact will depend on an independent asset quality review of Hypo Alpe Adria's assets, which will be undertaken later this year in order to allow Eurostat to evaluate the statistical effect of this operation. The current evaluation made by the expert group seems to be characterised by a reasonable degree of caution and therefore can be regarded as plausible. However; a larger deficit impact stemming from this operation cannot be excluded. This represents the main downside risk to the 2014 deficit projection. At the same time, also taking into account the additional discretionary measures announced by the Government after the publication of the Commission services 2014 spring forecast, which should lead to a further reduction of the headline deficit, risks to the 2014 deficit appear overall balanced.
— The structural balance, that is the general government balance adjusted for the economic cycle and net of one-off and other temporary measures, has improved on average by almost 0,7 % of GDP each year between 2011 and 2013, in line with Council recommendations. According to the Commission services 2014 spring forecast, its assessment of the updated draft budget plan submitted on 29 April 2014 and of the additional measures announced by the Government on 12 May 2014, the structural balance is projected to improve slightly in 2014. In that context, it appears that there is currently an emerging gap of 0,5 % of GDP relative to the required adjustment of the structural balance towards the MTO in 2014, suggesting that there is a need to reinforce the budgetary measures in order to ensure full compliance with the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact in view of the emerging risk of a significant deviation from the required adjustment path.
— The debt-to-GDP ratio rose from 69,2 % to 74,5 % between 2009 and 2013. The gross government debt is forecast to increase to around 80 % of GDP in 2014 mainly due to the inclusion in the general government debt of liabilities incurred in connection with the transfer of the impaired assets of Hypo Alpe Adria to the Liquidation Entity.
(6) Starting from 2014, which is the year following the correction of the excessive deficit, Austria is subject to the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact and should progress towards its MTO at an appropriate pace, including respecting the expenditure benchmark, and make sufficient progress towards compliance with the debt criterion in accordance with Article 2(1a) of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97.
(7) In accordance with Article 126(12) of the Treaty, a Council Decision on the existence of an excessive deficit is to be abrogated when the excessive deficit in the Member State concerned has, in the view of the Council, been corrected.
(8) In the view of the Council, the excessive deficit in Austria has been corrected and Decision 2010/282/EU should therefore be abrogated,
From an overall assessment it follows that the excessive deficit situation in Austria has been corrected.
Decision 2010/282/EU is hereby abrogated.
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31993D0210 | 93/210/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 April 1993 concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating from certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease
| COMMISSION DECISION of 7 April 1993 concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating from certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease
(93/210/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by Decision 92/438/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (4), and in particular Article 19 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (5), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in cattle recently imported into Italy; whereas, however, investigation has shown that the infection was probably introduced in cattle imported from eastern Europe;
Whereas it has not been possible to establish the exact origin of infection;
Whereas the possible occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease in eastern European countries presents a serious threat to the herds of Member States, in view of trade in and import of live animals and their products;
Whereas evidence of false or fraudulent certification has emerged concerning exports of animals from certain countries in eastern Europe to the Community;
Whereas it is necessary therefore to implement a temporary prohibition on imports and transit of live animals of susceptible species and certain animal products coming from or via these countries, pending clarification of the disease situation in eastern Europe and establishment of reinforced controls on imports from these countries;
Whereas, however, after evaluation of the situation, it is possible to permit transit of fresh meat and milk through these countries and imports and transit of certain heat-treated products originating in these countries;
Whereas the Commission, by Decision 93/143/EEC (6) concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating in or coming via Slovenia, Croatia and the Yugoslav Republics, has prohibited imports from and transit through the countries concerned of animals and products of susceptible species;
Whereas the Commission, by Decision 91/449/EEC (7) laying down the specimen animal health certificates in respect of meat products imported from third countries, concerning certain eastern European countries, as last amended by Decision 93/139/EEC (8), has established the model of health certificate to use for importation of meat products, in particular from Croatia; whereas it is appropriate to refer to this model certificate to provide guarantees that only certain types of meat products which do not present an animal health risk shall be imported into the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Member States shall not authorize the introduction into the territory of the Community of live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and other biungulate species, originating in or coming via the territory of the countries mentioned in the Annex.
2. Member States shall not send live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and other biungulate species to other Member States via the territory of the countries mentioned in the Annex.
Member States shall not authorize the importation of fresh meat of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and other biungulate species originating in the territory of the countries mentioned in the Annex.
1. Member States shall not authorize the importation of meat products of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and other biungulate species originating in the territory of the countries mentioned in the Annex.
2. The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to meat products, containing meat of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and other biungulate species, which have been subjected to one of the following treatments:
(a) heat treatment carried out in a hermetically sealed container with an Fo value of 3,00 or more;
(b) heat treatment of a type different from that referred to in (a) in which the centre temperature is raised to at least 70 °C.
3. The model certificate as laid down in Decision 91/449/EEC should be annotated in accordance with paragraph 2, as regards importation of meat products, in order to guarantee that only those products subjected to treatment as laid down in the said paragraph may be imported.
1. Member States shall not authorize the importation of milk of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and other biungulate species originating in the territory of the countries mentioned in the Annex.
2. The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and other biungulate species which have been subjected to 71,7 °C for 15 seconds or an equivalent heat treatment.
3. Member States shall ensure that health certificates for milk to be sent from the countries mentioned in the Annex shall bear the following words:
'Milk conforming to Commission Decision 93/210/EEC of 7 April 1993 concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating from certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease'.
1. Member States shall not authorize the importation of milk products of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and other biungulate species originating in the territory of the countries mentioned in the Annex.
2. The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk products of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and other biungulate species which have been subjected to 71,7 °C for 15 seconds or an equivalent heat treatment, or prepared from milk which has been subjected to the heat treatment described in Article 4 (2).
3. Member States shall ensure that health certificates for milk products to be sent from the countries mentioned in the Annex shall bear the following words:
'Milk products conforming to Commission Decision 93/210/EEC of 7 April 1993 concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating from certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease'.
1. Member States shall not authorize the introduction into the territory of the Community of animal products of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and other biungulate species not mentioned in Articles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, originating in or coming via the territory of the countries mentioned in the Annex.
2. Member States shall not send animal products of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and other biungulate species not mentioned in Articles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to other Member States via the territory of the countries mentioned in the Annex.
This Decision shall be applicable until 10 May 1993.
Commission Decision 93/143/EEC is hereby repealed.
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31987D0085 | 87/85/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 January 1987 on the setting-up of an Advisory Committee on Social Questions affecting Farmers and the Members of their families
| COMMISSION DECISION of 7 January 1987 on the setting-up of an Advisory Committee on Social Questions affecting Farmers and the Members of their Families (87/85/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Social Questions affecting Farmers and the Members of their Families was set up by Commission Decision 64/18/EEC (1), replaced by Commission Decision 76/410/EEC (2), as last amended by Decision 83/77/EEC (3);
Whereas, following the accession of new Member States to the Community, the number of seats on the Committee should be increased and they should be reallocated; whereas the procedure for the replacement of members should also be adjusted;
Whereas the provisions concerning the Advisory Committee on Social Questions affecting Farmers and the Members of their Families have been amended several times and have therefore become difficult to apply; whereas they should therefore be consolidated;
Whereas the Commission should seek the views of producers, traders and rural families on social questions affecting agriculture;
Whereas representatives of the various interests directly concerned by the abovementioned questions must have an opportunity to participate in the drafting of the opinions requested by the Commission;
Whereas the trade associations concerned and the associations of rural families in the Member States have set up organizations at Community level which are in a position to represent those concerned in all the Member States,
1. There shall be attached to the Commission an Advisory Committee on Social Questions affecting Farmers and the Members of their Families (hereinafter called 'the Committee').
2. The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the following interests: farmers, paid agricultural workers and rural families.
(4) OJ No 2, 10. 1. 1964, p. 25/64.
(5) OJ No L 106, 23. 4. 1976, p. 36.
(6) OJ No L 51, 24. 2. 1983, p. 34.
1. The Committee may be consulted by the Commission on any social questions affecting farmers and members of their families working on the holding, all such questions being considered both in themselves and in relation to their repercussions on the agricultural population as a whole.
2. At the request on one of the interests referred to in Article 1 (2), the Committee may on its own initiative and in regard to a matter within its terms of reference forward opinions and reports to the Commission.
1. The Committee shall consist of 32 members.
2. Seats on the Committee shall be apportioned as follows:
- 22 to farmers' representatives, including four to representatives of young farmers,
- seven to representatives of paid agricultural workers,
- three to representatives of rural families.
1. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission on proposals from the following organizations set up at Community level: Committee of Agricultural Organizations in the EEC (COPA), European Federation of Agricultural Workers' Unions within the Community (EFA), Committee of Family Organizations for the European Communities (COFACE).
For each seat to be filled, these bodies shall put forward the names of two candidates of different nationality.
2. The term of office for members of the Committee shall be three years. Their appointments may be renewed. Members shall not be remunerated for their services.
After the expiry of the three years members of the Committee shall remain in office until they are replaced or until their appointments are renewed.
In the event of the resignation or decease of a member or a request from the body having proposed a member that he be replaced, he shall be replaced in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 1.
3. A list of the members of the Committee shall be published by the Commission, for information purposes, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
1. After consulting the Commission, the Committee shall elect a chairman for a period of three years.
The chairman shall be elected, in the case of the first ballot, by a two-thirds majority of the members present and, in the case of subsequent ballots, by a simple majority of the members present. In the event of a tie, the Commission shall provide a chairman on a temporary basis.
2. The Committee shall elect two vice-chairmen for a period of three years. The vice-chairmen may not represent the same interest as the chairman.
The election shall take place in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 1.
The officers shall prepare and organize the work of the Committee.
1. Only the Commission representatives, the members of the Committee, or persons replacing them in their absence, and persons invited in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 may participate in or attend meedings.
2. Should a member be unable to attend a meeting, the organization or organizations to which a seat is allocated may appoint a person to take his place. This person shall be selected from a list drawn up by mutual agreement between the Commission and the organization or organizations in question and containing a number of names equal to half the total number of members representing the organization or organizations in question.
This number shall be not less than one and not more
than 12.
The secretariat of the Committee must be informed of such replacement of a member at least seven days before a meeting.
3. At the request of an organization to which one or more seats are allocated, the chairman may, in agreement with the Commission staff, invite its general secretary or a member of its secretariat to attend the meetings of the Committee as an observer. Should he be unable to attend, however, the general secretary may have his seat as an observer taken by another person designated by him.
Observers shall not have the right to speak. They may, however, be invited to do so by the chairman in agreement with the Commission staff.
4. At the request of an organization to which one or more seats are allocated, and when the matters on the agenda are of a highly technical nature outside the normal framework of the deliberations of the Committee, the chairman may, in agreement with the Commission staff, invite one or more experts to take part in the deliberations of the Committee.
The Commission may, on its own initiative, invite any person particularly well qualified in one of the subjects on the agenda to take part in the deliberations of the Committee as an expert.
However, experts shall participate only in the discussion of the matter concerning which they were invited to attend.
In agreement with the Commission staff, the Committee may set up working to facilitate its work.
1. The Committee shall be convened by the Commission and shall meet at the Commission headquarters. Meetings of the officers shall be convened by the chairman by arrangement with the Commission.
2. Representatives of the Commission departments concerned shall take part in meetings of the Committee, its officers and working parties.
3. Secretarial services for the Committee and its working parties shall be provided by the Commission.
No vote shall be taken on the matters discussed by the Committee.
The Commission may, when seeking the opinion of the Committee, set a time limit within which such opinion must be given.
The views expressed by the various interests represented
shall be included in a summary record forwarded to the Commission.
In the event of unanimous agreement being reached in the Committee on the opinion to be given, the Committee shall formulate joint conclusions and attach them to the summary record.
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Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the
Treaty, where the Commission informs them that the opinions requested or the question raised is on a matter of a confidential nature, members of the Committee shall be under an obligation not to disclose information which has
come to their knowledge through the work of the Committee or of its working parties.
In such cases, only Committee members and representatives of the Commission departments concerned may be present at the meetings.
1
Commission Decision 76/410/EEC is hereby repealed.
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31989R1763 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1763/89 of 20 June 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 548/86 as regards the payment of accession compensatory amounts
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1763/89
of 20 June 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 548/86 as regards the payment of accession compensatory amounts
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 467/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts for cereals on account of the accession of Spain (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts applicable to agricultural products,
Whereas Article 9 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 548/86 of 27 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of accession compensatory amounts (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3494/88 (3), provides that, except in case of force majeure, no claim for payment will be entertained unless the relevant documents are submitted within 12 months following the date on which the customs authorities accepted the export declaration; whereas it seems justified to make this provision more flexible by aligning it with provisions governing the payment of refunds contained in Article 48 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3983/88 (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 548/86 is hereby replaced by the following:
'2. Except in cases of force majeure, the claim for payment of accession compensatory amounts or for the release of the security shall be lodged within 12 months following the date of acceptance of the export declaration.
Where proof that all the requirements laid down by the Community rules have been complied with is produced within six months of expiry of the period referred to in the first subparagraph, the accession compensatory amount shall be 85 % of the amount which would have been paid if all the requirements had been complied with.
Where the accession compensatory amount has been advanced in accordance with Article 8 (1) and proof that all the requirements laid down by Community rules have been complied with is produced within six months of expiry of the period referred to in the first subparagraph, the amount to be reimbursed shall be 85 % of the amount of the security.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Is shall apply also, on request of the interested parties, to transactions carried out since 1 March 1986.
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32013D0395 | 2013/395/CFSP: Council Decision 2013/395/CFSP of 25 July 2013 updating and amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision 2012/765/CFSP
| 26.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/57
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/395/CFSP
of 25 July 2013
updating and amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision 2012/765/CFSP
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (1).
(2) On 10 December 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/765/CFSP updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (2).
(3) In accordance with Article 1(6) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, it is necessary to carry out a complete review of the list of persons, groups and entities to which Decision 2012/765/CFSP applies.
(4) This Decision sets out the result of the review that the Council has carried out in respect of the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply.
(5) The Council has concluded that the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, that a decision has been taken with respect to them by a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of that Common Position, and that they should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for therein.
(6) The Council has further determined that an additional group has been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, that a decision has been taken with respect to that group by a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of that Common Position, and that it should be added to the list of persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply. The decision to designate the group does not affect legitimate financial transfers to Lebanon and the delivery of assistance, including humanitarian assistance, from the European Union and its Member States in Lebanon.
(7) The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply should be updated accordingly, and Decision 2012/765/CFSP should be repealed,
The list of persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply shall be that set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Decision 2012/765/CFSP is hereby repealed.
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31995D0319 | 95/319/EC: Commission Decision of 12 July 1995 setting up a Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors
| 9.8.1995 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 188/11
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 July 1995
setting up a Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors
(95/319/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas a ‘Group of Senior Labour Inspectors’ has informally been in operation since 1982;
Whereas the Commission communication (1) on its programme concerning safety, hygiene and health at work envisages the formalization of regular meetings of this Group;
Whereas the Council conclusions of 21 December 1992 on the effective implementation and enforcement of Community legislation in the area of social affairs (2) invite the Member States and the Commission to encourage and support continued close cooperation between members of the Group, with due regard to the principle of subsidiarity;
Whereas the Commission communication (3) on its programme concerning safety, hygiene and health at work provides for the formalization of the ‘Group of Senior Labour Inspectors’ as a Committee;
Whereas the Council resolution of 16 June 1994 on the development of administrative cooperation on the implementation and enforcement of Community legislation in the internal market (4) develops an approach to administrative cooperation between the Member States and between these and the Commission, based on obligations of mutual assistance and transparency and on the principles of proportionality and confidentiality;
Whereas this approach should also be adopted in implementing and enforcing Community social legislation in the field of health and safety at work in particular as stated in the Commission's White Paper on European social policy (§ 10B) and the medium Term Social Action Programme;
Whereas the identification, analysis and resolution of practical problems related to implementing, and monitoring the enforcement of, secondary Community legislation on health and safety at work fall mainly within the competence of national labour inspection services and require close cooperation between those services and the Commission;
Whereas the ‘Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors’, by virtue of its long experience, constitutes an appropriate framework for monitoring, on the basis of close cooperation between its members and the Commission, the effective and equivalent enforcement of secondary Community law on health and safety at work, and for the rigorous analysis of the practical questions involved in monitoring the enforcement of legislation in this field;
Whereas this Decision does not conflict with the obligations of the Member States arising under the ILO Labour Inspection Convention of 11 July 1947 (No 81),
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a ‘Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors’, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Committee’.
2. The Committee shall consist of representatives of the labour inspection services of the Member States.
1. The Commiteree shall give its opinion to the Commission, either at the Commission's request or on its own initiative, on all problems relating to the enforcement by the Member States of Community law on health and safety at work.
2. Due to the diversity of the responsibilities of the national labour inspection services, which may go beyond the area of health and safety at work, the Committee, at the request of the Commission or on its own initiative, shall also provide its opinion on matters covering other areas of Community social legislation which have an impact on health and safety at work.
3. The Committee shall propose to the Commission any initiative which it considers appropriate to encourage the effective enforcement of Community law on health and safety at work, notably by means of a closer cooperation between the national labour inspection systems.
The Committee, in assisting the Commission, shall work towards the achievement of the following objectives:
1. defining common principles of labour inspection in the field of health and safety at work and developing methods of assessing the national systems of inspection in relation to those principles;
2. promoting improved knowledge and mutual understanding of the different national systems and practices of labour inspection, the methods and legal frameworks for action;
3. developing exchanges between national labour inspection services of their experiences in monitoring the enforcement of secondary Community law on health and safety at work, so as to ensure its consistent enforcement throughout the Community;
4. promoting exchanges for labour inspectors between national administrations and the setting up of training programmes for inspectors;
5. drawing up and publishing documents to facilitate the activities of labour inspectors;
6. developing a reliable and efficient system of rapid information exchange between labour inspectorates on all problems encountered in monitoring the enforcement of Community legislation in the field of health and safety at work;
7. establishing active cooperation with labour inspectorates of third countries, so as to promote the work done by the Community on health and safety at work and to assist in resolving any cross-border problems;
8. studying the possible impact of other Community policies on labour inspection activities relating to health and safety at work and working conditions.
The Committee shall set up a three-year programme, whereby the individual activities to be undertaken shall be specified each year, taking into account the evaluation of the activities undertaken the previous year.
1. The Committee shall consist of two representatives from each Member State.
2. The members of the Committee shall be nominated by the Commission on a proposal from the Member States.
3. The term of office of the members of the Committee shall be three years. Their appointment shall be renewable.
4. A member's term of office shall end before the expiry of the three-year period with his or her resignation or death, or following a communication to the Commission from the Member State concerned indicating that the term of office is to be terminated.
5. Members shall not receive payment for their work.
The list of the members shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities for information purposes.
1. The Committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
2. The chairman shall be assisted by two vice-chairmen chosen from amongst the members from the two Member States holding the Presidency of the Council in the year concerned.
3. The chairman and the two vice-chairmen shall constitute the Bureau.
4. The Bureau shall prepare and organize the work of the Committee in conjunction with the Commission's services, which shall function as secretariat to the Committee, Bureau and working groups referred to in Article 9.
1. The Committee may, in accordance with the representative of the Commission, set up working groups.
2. Experts shall take part in the deliberations only in respect of the item for which they have been invited to attend.
1. The Committee may, in accordance with the representative of the Commission, set up working groups.
2. The working groups shall be chaired by a member of the Committee and shall consist of members of the Committee and/or experts, as necessary. The working groups shall report to the plenary session of the Committee.
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1. The Committee and the Bureau shall be convened by the chairman of the Committee, either at this own initiative or at the request of one-third of the members of the Committee. The Committee shall meet at least twice a year.
2. Representatives of the Commission shall take part in the meetings of the Committee and the working groups.
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1. The Commission may, when seeking the opinion of the Committee, set a time limit within which such opinion shall be given.
2. The Committee's deliberations shall not be followed by a vote.
3. The Committee's conclusions shall be set out in writing. In the event of differences of opinion within the members of the Committee, a written statement of the views expressed shall be submitted to the Commission.
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1. The Committee shall submit an annual report to the Commission on its activities, especially on any problem relating to the enforcement or to the monitoring of the enforcement of secondary Community law on health and safety at work.
2. The Commission shall forward that report to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and to the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work.
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Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the Treaty, the members of the Committee shall be under an obligation not to disclose information which has come to their knowledge through the work of the Committee or its working groups, where the Commission or a member of the Committee asks for the information given or the opinion requested to be kept confidential.
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32007D0100 | 2007/100/EC: Commission Decision of 14 February 2007 on a Community financial contribution for Belgium for its programme for strengthening in 2007 inspection infrastructures for plant-health checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries (notified under document number C(2007) 414)
| 15.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 43/37
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 February 2007
on a Community financial contribution for Belgium for its programme for strengthening in 2007 inspection infrastructures for plant-health checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries
(notified under document number C(2007) 414)
(Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)
(2007/100/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular the sixth subparagraph of Article 13c(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2000/29/EC provides for a Community financial contribution to be granted to Member States in order to strengthen inspection infrastructures for plant-health checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries.
(2) Belgium has established a programme to strengthen in 2007 its inspection infrastructures for checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries. It has applied for the allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2007 for its programme in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 998/2002 of 11 June 2002 establishing detailed rules for the implementation of the provisions relating to the allocation of a Community financial contribution for Member States in order to strengthen inspection infrastructures for plant health checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries (2).
(3) The technical information provided for by Belgium has enabled the Commission to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively. The Commission has prepared a list of inspection posts eligible for strengthening, which give details of the amount of the proposed Community financial contribution to each inspection post. The information has also been examined by the Standing Committee on Plant Health.
(4) After assessment of the programme, the Commission has concluded that the conditions and criteria set out in Directive 2000/29/EC and Regulation (EC) No 998/2002 for the grant of a Community financial contribution have been met.
(5) Accordingly, it is appropriate to allocate a Community financial contribution to cover the expenditure of the programme for 2007 presented by Belgium.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
The allocation of a Community financial contribution to cover expenditure to be incurred in 2007 by Belgium for its programme for strengthening inspection posts is hereby approved.
The maximum amount of the Community financial contribution as provided for in Article 1 shall be EUR 48 842,63 and shall be as set out in the Annex.
The Community financial contribution to the programme as set out in the Annex shall only be paid when:
(a) evidence of the purchase and/or improvement of the equipment and/or facilities listed in the programme has been given by the Member State concerned to the Commission by appropriate documentation; and
(b) a request for payment of the Community financial contribution has been submitted by the Member State concerned to the Commission, in accordance with the rules provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2002.
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31995R2635 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2635/95 of 13 November 1995 introducing a prior surveillance of imports of certain textile products originating in the United Arab Emirates
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2635/95 of 13 November 1995 introducing a prior surveillance of imports of certain textile products originating in the United Arab Emirates
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Community import rules (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1325/95 (2), and in particular Article 11 (1), in conjunction with Article 25 (3) thereof,
Whereas it is apparent to the Commission that imports into the Community of certain textile products of categories 4 (T-shirts), 5 (pullovers), 6 (trousers), 7 (shirt-blouses), 8 (shirts), 9 (woven terry fabrics), 20 (bed linen), 21 (anoraks), 26 (dresses), 157 (knitted garments) and 161 (garments other than knitted) after a rapid progression in the previous years, have in 1994 reached very high levels which are likely to cause a disruption of the Community market of the products in question and injury to the Community production of like or directly competitive products; whereas, the levels of imports have increased from 200 % to 600 % during the period 1989-1994 and have reached, for each category of products, levels much higher than the levels which have motivated the negotiation of quantitative restrictions with a number of exporting countries;
Whereas, taking into account the estimated production capacity of the United Arab Emirates for the textile products stated above and in the light of the rapid increase of imports of these products, an inquiry has been launched to verify the origin of the products; whereas, at the same time, the Commission received from the Council, on 14 June 1994, directives to negotiate an agreement on the trade of textile products with the United Arab Emirates, which, until now, it has not been possible to initial;
Whereas, for the purpose of monitoring the trend of the current imports and to rapidly identify possible negative consequences for the concerned Community industry it is appropriate to make imports of the products in question subject to prior Community surveillance for a limited period of time and to establish that these products may be put into free circulation only on production of an import document and, as a general rule, of a certificate of origin issued by the competent authorities of the United Arab Emirates;
Whereas, according to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 the Commission may adopt the above measures when they are in conformity with the opinion of the Committee established by the aforementioned Regulation; that the Committee, presented with a proposal for measures to be taken has not given an opinion before the deadline set by its chairman; that on 5 October 1995 the Council has been presented with an identical proposal in conformity with Article 25 (3) of the above Regulation; that within one month the Council has not acted; that in conformity with Article 25 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures,
As from the date of entry into force of this Regulation products listed in Annex I, originating in the United Arab Emirates, may only be put into free circulation subject to prior Community surveillance.
1. Products referred to in Article 1 may be put into free circulation in the Community only on production of an import document issued by the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II and - except in the cases where it appears on the basis of a bill of lading or other transport documents that these products were, at the date of entry into force of this Regulation, already shipped to the Community - by a certificate of origin issued by the competent authorities of the United Arab Emirates.
2. The import document referred to in paragraph 1 above is issued automatically, free of charge and for any quantity requested within a maximum of five working days following receipt of a declaration addressed to the competent national authorities by any Community importer, regardless of his place of business in the Community.
3. The import document and the declaration by the importer established by means of a form corresponding to the model given in Annex VII of Regulation (EC) No 517/94. The import document shall be valid through the whole Community customs territory and can be used for a period of six months as from the issuing date as long as the import regime of liberalization applicable to the products concerned remains in force.
4. The Member States shall notify the Commission of the amounts of the requests for import authorizations which they have received as well as of the amounts, base cif at the Community borders, of the products listed in Annex I put into free circulation as from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. These notifications shall be communicated, on a permanent basis, electronically within the integrated network set-up for this purpose.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It is applicable until 31 December 1996.
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32006R0289 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 289/2006 of 16 February 2006 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
| 17.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/50
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 289/2006
of 16 February 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).
(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 10 to 16 February 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0684 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 684/2013 of 17 July 2013 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 September 2013 to 30 November 2013
| 18.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 195/22
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 684/2013
of 17 July 2013
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 September 2013 to 30 November 2013
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.
(2) The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first seven working days of July 2013, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China.
(3) Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by 14 July 2013 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007.
(4) In order to ensure sound management of the procedure of issuing import licences, the present Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,
Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first seven working days of July 2013 and sent to the Commission by 14 July 2013 shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31998D1105(01) | Council Decision of 22 October 1998 appointing the Danish member representing consumers and dealers on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community
| COUNCIL DECISION of 22 October 1998 appointing the Danish member representing consumers and dealers on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community (98/C 337/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 18 thereof,
Whereas by its Decision of 12 October 1998 (1) the Council appointed for the period 12 October 1998 to 11 October 2000 the members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community with the exception of the Danish member representing consumers and dealers and a United Kingdom member representing workers;
Having regard to the nomination put forward by the Danish Government;
Whereas the Danish member representing consumers and dealers on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community should be appointed,
The following is hereby appointed member of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community for the period 22 October 1998 to 11 October 2000:
CONSUMERS AND DEALERS CATEGORY
DENMARK
Mr A. LADEFOGED
The Decision shall be published, for information, 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 |
32003R2306 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2306/2003 of 29 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 280/98 derogating from certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 laying down additional rules on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products as regards drinking milk produced in Finland and Sweden
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2306/2003
of 29 December 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 280/98 derogating from certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 laying down additional rules on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products as regards drinking milk produced in Finland and Sweden
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 of 18 December 1997 extending the period provided for in Article 149(1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden(1), extends the period during which transitional measures may be adopted to facilitate the changeover from the arrangements applying in Austria, Finland and Sweden at the time of accession to those resulting from the application of the common organisations of markets. With regard to the requirements for the fat content of drinking milk produced in Finland and Sweden, that period has been extended until 30 April 2009.
(2) It is appropriate to provide for a corresponding extension of the implementing provisions set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 280/98(2).
(3) Regulation (EC) No 280/98 should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 280/98, "31 December 2003" is replaced by "30 April 2009".
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 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 |
31990R2787 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2787/90 of 27 September 1990 revising the maximum amount for the B production levy and amending minimum price for B beet in the sugar sector for the 1990/91 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2787/90
of 27 September 1990
revising the maximum amount for the B production levy and amending minimum price for B beet in the sugar sector for the 1990/91 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 181 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1069/89 (2), and in particular the second and third indents of Article 28 (8) thereof,
Whereas Article 28 (3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the losses resulting from the obligation to export surpluses of Community sugar are to be covered by production levies on the production of A and B sugar and of A and B isoglucose, within certain limits;
Whereas Article 28 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that, where the receipts exptected from the basic production levy and the B levy, which must not exceed 2 % and 30 % respectively of the intervention price for white sugar for that marketing year, may well fail to cover the foreseeable total loss for the current marketing year, the maximum percentage of the B levy is to be adjusted to the extent necessary to cover the said total loss but without exceeding 37,5 %;
Whereas the foreseeable receipts, prior to adjustment, of the levies to be collected in respect of the 1990/91 marketing year are below the equivalent of the average loss multiplied by the exportable surplus; whereas accordingly, in the light of the data at present available, the maximum amount of the B levy for 1990/91 should be raised to 37,5 % of the intervention price for the white sugar concerned;
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that, subject to Article 28 of that Regulation, the minimum price for B beet is 68 % of the basic price for beet; whereas Article 28 (5) of the said Regulation provides that the revised maximum percentage for the B levy should be fixed for the current marketing year before 15 September of that marketing year, together with the corresponding adjustment of the minimum price for B beet set for the 1990/91 marketing year by way of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1313/90 (3) and reduced as a result of the monetary realignment of 5 January 1990 by Commission (EEC) No 1738/90 (4); whereas the minimum prices for B beet applicable in Spain and Portugal are also based on that maximum percentage of the B levy and should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management committee for Sugar,
1. For the 1990/91 marketing year the maximum amount referred to in the first indent of Article 28 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be increased to 37,5 % of the intervention price for white sugar for that marketing year.
2. For the 1990/91 marketing year, the minimum price for B beet referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be 60,5 % of the basic price for beet for that marketing year.
For the 1990/91 marketing year the minimum price for B beet shall, pursuant to Article 28 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, be amended to the following:
1. For the Community with the exception of Spain and Portugal: ECU 24,20 per tonne;
2. For Spain: ECU 31,29 per tonne;
3. For Portugal: ECU 27,03 per tonne.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31994D0095 | Commission Decision of 4 February 1994 relating to a procedure in application of the second paragraph of Article 53 of the Euratom Treaty (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 4 February 1994 relating to a procedure in application of the second paragraph of Article 53 of the Euratom Treaty (Only the German text is authentic) (94/95/Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 53 thereof,
Having regard to the letter of 29 December 1993 from Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH,
Whereas as follows:
I. THE FACTS (1) The German Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH, hereinafter referred to as KLE, operates a nuclear power station and is, in this connection, a user of uranium. By letter of 25 November 1993, KLE submitted to the Euratom Supply Agency, hereinafter the Agency, under Article 52 of the Euratom Treaty, a supply contract for 400 tonnes of natural uranium UF6 between it and British Nuclear Fuels plc, hereinafter referred to as BNFL. The letter was received by the Agency on 29 November.
(2) Before taking a decision under the Agency Rules of 5 May 1960 determining the manner in which demand is to balanced against the supply of ores, source materials and special fissile materials (1) as amended by the Regulation of 15 July 1975 (2), hereinafter referred to as the Agency Rules, the Agency asked the contrating parties by letter of 10 December 1993 to let it know the origin of the nuclear materials concerned. The request was done in the framework of a common supply policy regarding supplies from the republics of the Commonwealth of Independent States, hereinafter referred to as CIS, and aimed at ensuring security of supply for users in the Community.
(3) BNFL replied, by letter of 14 December 1993, that the uranium to be supplied under the contract would be from the CIS probably from Russia.
(4) By letter of 20 December 1993, the Agency - reiterating the reasons given in its letter of 10 December - expressed reservations, ensuing from the common supply policy, about the proposed contract and asked the parties to let it know their views before it took a final decision.
(5) By letter of 29 December 1993, received by the Commission on 3 January 1994, KLE referred the matter to the Commission, under the terms of the second paragraph of Article 53 of the Treaty, requesting that the Commission:
1. order the Euratom Supply Agency to conclude the contract of 10/22 November 1993 between KLE and BNFL for the supply of 400 tonnes of uranium;
2. declare, in the event that the supply contract mentioned under 1, cannot enter into force because of the Agency's failure to act, that the Euratom Supply Agency must compensate KLE by paying it the higher purchase price and all the additional costs arising from the conclusion of a replacement contract,
3. declare, in the event that its request under point 1 is refused, that the Euratom Supply Agency must pay damages to KLE in the form of a higher purchase price, in view of the fact that KLE can procede with a replacement contract only after the Agency has notified its decision under Article 5 bis (g) of the Agency Rules or after the Commission has refused the request made under point 1.;
4. oblige the Agency to pay the costs of the procedure.
(6) These requests were based on the assertion that the Agency had failed to comply with Article 5 bis (f) of its rules by not giving its decision on its conclusion of the contract within ten working days from the date of receipt thereof, i.e. 29 November 1993.
(7) In accordance with its Decision No. 1/94 of 6 January 1994, the Agency has signed the contract that same day, on condition that the uranium to be supplied under the contract would not have its origin, either directly or indirectly, in any of the republics of the CIS.
II. LEGAL ASSESSMENT (8) Under Article 52 (2) of the Treaty, the Agency has a right of option on ores, source materials and special fissile materials produced in the territories of the Member States and an exclusive right to conclude contracts relating to the supply of such materials from countries inside or outside the Community. The Agency Rules determine the manner in which demand is to be balanced against supply.
(9) Article 5 bis of these Rules provides in particular that:
'(c) The supply contract shall include at least the following information:
1. . . . . .
2. . . . . .
3. . . . . .
4. . . . . .
5. country of origin of the materials to be supplied. If the supplier is unable to provide this information at the time of entering into the contract, he shall give the user and the Agency an undertaking that he will subsequently inform them in writing of the country of origin of each part delivery.'
(. . . . .)
'(f) the Agency shall act, either by concluding or refusing to conclude the contract, within 10 working days from the date of receipt thereof'.
(10) Thus the origin of the materials constitues an important piece of information for the Agency in the exercise of its right to conclude a contract. This knowledge is particularly important in the present situation where natural uranium from the republics of the CIS is being sold on the world market in considerably greater quantities and at prices which bear no relation to production costs in a market economy. This has serious implications for the Community market because such supplies are a threat to the diversification of sources of supply and, as a result, to the objective of regular and equitable supply laid down in Article 2 (d) of the Treaty. Consequently, the Agency, in exercising its right to conclude contracts, ensures that the Community does not become unreasonably over-dependent on any one source of supply and that nuclear materials from the CIS are purchased at market-related prices.
(11) In view of the foregoing, and given the large quantities of natural uranium from the CIS for which KLE has already concluded contracts, it was essential for the agency to ascertain the origin of the uranium concerned in this case, before it could make its decision on the conclusion of the contract. Since the items of information listed in Article 5 bis (c) of the Agency Rules are minimum requirements only, the Agency was justified to complete its information on the basis of which it took its decision as it did with the letter of 10 December 1993 to BNFL and KLE.
(12) In its letters of 14 December 1993, BNL provided the information requested. Once it had received this information the Agency was in a position to give its ruling.
(13) The period must be calculated in accordance with Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of the Council of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits (3). The public holidays for 1993 have been published (4). Accordingly, the abovementioned period of ten working days thus began on 15 December and the last day was 6 January 1994, the day on which the Agency took its decision.
(14) The requests made to the Commission by KLE are based on the Agency's alleged failure to act. The above considerations show that there was no such failure on the part of the Agency. Accordingly, the requests made by KLE cannot be accepted,
The requests made by Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH in its letter of 29 December 1993 are hereby rejected.
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32008R1090 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1090/2008 of 31 October 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for haddock in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Poland
| 6.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 297/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1090/2008
of 31 October 2008
establishing a prohibition of fishing for haddock in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Poland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32013D0681 | 2013/681/EU: Council Implementing Decision of 15 November 2013 amending Decision 2007/884/EC authorising the United Kingdom to continue to apply a measure derogating from Articles 26(1)(a), 168 and 169 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
| 27.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 316/41
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 15 November 2013
amending Decision 2007/884/EC authorising the United Kingdom to continue to apply a measure derogating from Articles 26(1)(a), 168 and 169 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
(2013/681/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 395(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By a letter registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 2 April 2013, the United Kingdom requested authorisation to extend a derogating measure in order to continue to restrict the right of deduction of value added tax (VAT) by the hirer or lessee on charges for the hire or lease of a car where the car is not used entirely for business purposes.
(2) The Commission informed the other Member States of the request made by the United Kingdom by letter dated 19 June 2013. By letter dated 20 June 2013, the Commission notified the United Kingdom that it had all the information necessary to consider the request.
(3) Council Decision 2007/884/EC (2), as amended by Council Implementing Decision 2011/37/EU (3), authorised the United Kingdom to restrict to 50 % the right of the hirer or lessee to deduct input VAT on charges for the hire or lease of a car where the car was not used entirely for business purposes. The United Kingdom was also allowed not to treat as supplies of services for consideration the private use of a car hired or leased by a taxable person for his business purposes. That simplification measure removed the need for the hirer or the lessee to keep records of private mileage travelled in business cars and to account for tax on the actual private mileage of each car.
(4) According to the report provided by the United Kingdom, the restriction to 50 % still corresponds to the actual circumstances as regards the business and the non-business use by the hirer or lessee of the vehicles concerned. It is therefore appropriate that the United Kingdom be authorised to apply the measure until 31 December 2016.
(5) In the event that the United Kingdom considers that a further extension beyond 2016 is necessary, it should submit a report which includes a review of the percentage applied together with an extension request to the Commission no later than 1 April 2016.
(6) On 29 October 2004, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC (4), which includes the harmonisation of the categories of expenses for which exclusions of the right of deduction may apply. Directive 77/388/EEC has been replaced by Directive 2006/112/EC. According to that proposal, exclusions on the right to deduct may be applied to motorised road vehicles. The derogating measures provided for in this Decision should expire on the date of the entry into force of such an amending Directive, if that date is earlier than 31 December 2016.
(7) The derogation has only a negligible effect on the overall amount of tax revenue collected at the stage of final consumption and has no adverse impact on the Union’s own resources accruing from VAT.
(8) Decision 2007/884/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
Article 3 of Decision 2007/884/EC is replaced by the following:
‘Article 3
This Decision shall expire on the date of entry into force of Union rules determining the expenditure relating to motorised road vehicles that is not eligible for full deduction of VAT, or on 31 December 2016, whichever is the earlier.
Any request for extension of the measures provided for in this Decision shall be accompanied by a report, submitted to the Commission by 1 April 2016, which includes a review of the percentage restriction applied on the right to deduct VAT on the hire or lease of cars not entirely used for business purposes.’.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
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32012D0019 | 2012/19/EU: Council Decision of 16 December 2011 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Declaration on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana
| 10.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 6/8
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 December 2011
on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Declaration on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana
(2012/19/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3), in conjunction with point (b) of Article 218(6) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After consulting the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) Subject to their compliance with the applicable legally binding Union acts on the conservation and management of fishery resources, fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter ‘Venezuela’) have operated in EU waters in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana for many decades.
(2) The processing industry based in French Guiana depends on the landings from those fishing vessels and therefore the continuity of those operations should be ensured.
(3) In order to ensure such continuity it is necessary that the Union make a declaration addressed to Venezuela confirming its readiness to issue fishing authorisations to a limited number of fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela on the condition that they comply with the applicable legally binding Union acts,
The Declaration addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana (hereinafter ‘the Declaration’) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
The text of the Declaration is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to notify the Declaration to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
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32000R2353 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2353/2000 of 24 October 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2026/92 on detailed rules for the application of the specific supply measures for Madeira as regards olive oil and establishing the forecast supply balance
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2353/2000
of 24 October 2000
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2026/92 on detailed rules for the application of the specific supply measures for Madeira as regards olive oil and establishing the forecast supply balance
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 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2026/92 of 22 July 1992 on detailed rules for the application of the specific supply measures for Madeira as regards olive oil and establishing the forecast supply balance(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2352/1999(4), fixes the forecast supply balance for olive oil for Madeira for the period 1 November 1999 to 31 October 2000. In order to permit supplies of olive oil to be made to Madeira during the 2000/2001 marketing year, a forecast supply balance must be established for the period 1 November 2000 to 31 October 2001.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for oils and fats,
Regulation (EEC) No 2026/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the first subparagraph of Article 1(1), "1 November 1999 to 31 October 2000" is replaced by "1 November 2000 to 31 October 2001".
2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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 November 2000.
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31996D0658 | 96/658/EC: Commission Decision of 13 November 1996 laying down the special conditions for the approval of establishments situated in wholesale markets (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 13 November 1996 laying down the special conditions for the approval of establishments situated in wholesale markets (Text with EEA relevance) (96/658/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat (1), as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC (2), and in particular Article 13, third indent,
Having regard to Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultry meat (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden of 1994, and in particular Article 20, first indent,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (4), as last amended by Directive 95/68/EC (5), and in particular Article 17, first indent,
Whereas a long tradition of wholesale markets for meat and meat products exists in the Community;
Whereas establishments situated in wholesale markets to which Directives 64/433/EEC, 17/118/EEC and 77/99/EEC apply, have special technical characteristics; these establishments are using certain rooms in common, for example meat cutting rooms;
Whereas it is necessary to take these technical circumstances into account in order to fix conditions for the approval of these establishments situated in wholesale markets;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
This Decision lays down the special conditions for the approval of establishments according to Council Directives 64/433/EEC, 71/118/EEC and 77/99/EEC situated in wholesale markets.
For the purposes of this Decision 'wholesale market` means: a market comprising a number of separate establishments which may share common facilities, including common areas in which fresh meat or fresh poultrymeat are cut, stored, displayed and put on the market or meat products are produced, stored, displayed and put on the market. A wholesale market may be attached to other approved establishments.
1. An establishment situated in a wholesale market cannot be placed on the list of approved establishments provided for in Article 10 (1) of Directive 64/433/EEC unless it complies with the conditions of Annex I.
2. An establishment situated in a wholesale market cannot be placed on the list of approved establishments provided for in Article 6 (1) of Directive 71/118/EEC unless it complies with the conditions of Annex II.
3. An establishment situated in a wholesale market cannot be placed on the list of approved establishments provided for in Article 8 (1) of Directive 77/99/EEC unless it complies with the conditions of Annex III.
1. The establishments or combinations of establishments operating in a wholesale market can receive a veterinary approval number.
2. The veterinary approval number mentioned in paragraph 1 can be temporarily suspended or withdrawn by the national competent authority if an establishment or combination of establishments no longer fulfils the conditions set out in Community rules. This suspension or withdrawal does not necessarily affect the approval of other establishments of the wholesale market.
This decision shall apply from 1 January 1997.
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32004D0441 | 2004/441/EC: Council Decision of 26 April 2004 concerning the conclusion of the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, on the other part
| Council Decision
of 26 April 2004
concerning the conclusion of the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, on the other part
(2004/441/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular its Article 310 in connection with the second phrase of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of paragraph 3,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) The Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, on the other part, signed in Pretoria on 11 October 1999, has been provisionally applied according to Decision 1999/753/EC of the Council of 29 July 1999(2).
(2) The procedures for ratification and acceptance or endorsement by the Member States have been finalised.
(3) The Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, on the other part, signed in Pretoria on 11 October 1999 should be approved,
The Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, on the other part, together with the Annexes and Protocols attached thereto and the declarations made by the Community unilaterally or jointly with other parties that are attached to the Final Act are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreement, Annexes, Protocols and the Final Act are attached to Decision 1999/753/EC.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 109 of the Agreement on behalf of the Community.
The position to be taken by the Community within the Cooperation Council established by the Agreement, shall be laid down by the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community.
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31983D0255 | 83/255/EEC: Council Decision of 25 May 1983 amending Decision 80/1097/EEC on financial aid from the Community for the eradication of African swine fever in Sardinia
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 May 1983
amending Decision 80/1097/EEC on financial aid from the Community for the eradication of African swine fever in Sardinia
(83/255/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Council Decision 80/1097/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 81/477/EEC (5), introduced Community financial aid for the eradication of African swine fever in Sardinia;
Whereas it is necessary, in order to make the allocation of appropriations clearer, to include all expenditure on the Community's various measures in the veterinary field in the chapter covering expenditure in the agricultural sector;
Whereas, in order to apply proper financial and monetary rules and procedures to Community expenditure connected with the implementation of the above measure, the appropriate Articles of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (7), and Council Regulation (EEC) No 129/78 of 24 January 1978 on the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural structures policy (8) should be made applicable mutatis mutandis thereto,
Decision 80/1097/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 4 is replaced by the following:
'Article 4
Community financial aid shall be given for action taken in implementation of this Decision.'
2. Article 5 is replaced by the following:
'Article 5
1. The Community shall make a financial contribution for five years from the date set by the Commission in its Decision approving the plan referred to in Article 1.
2. The estimated amount of aid to be charged to the chapter of the Community budget covering expenditure in the agricultural sector for the period laid down in paragraph 1 is 30 million ECU.'
3. In Article 6:
(a) in paragraph 1, 'shall be eligible for assistance from the Guidance Section of the Fund' is replaced by 'shall be subsidized by the Community';
(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'2. The Community shall reimburse 50 % of the expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 up to a limit of 60 million ECU including 20 million ECU for the expenditure referred to in the second indent of paragraph 1.'
4. Article 7 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply to Commission decisions on Community financing of the measure.'
5. The following Article 7a is inserted:
'Article 7a
Regulation (EEC) No 129/78 and Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.'
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998R1444 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1444/98 of 6 July 1998 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1270/98
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1444/98 of 6 July 1998 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1270/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1270/98 (3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1270/98 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 23 June 1998 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31996R2374 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2374/96 of 13 December 1996 on applications for financing of the aid granted by the Member States to producers' organizations in the fisheries sector in order to improve the quality and marketing of their products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2374/96 of 13 December 1996 on applications for financing of the aid granted by the Member States to producers' organizations in the fisheries sector in order to improve the quality and marketing of their products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2636/95 of 13 November 1995 laying down conditions for the grant of specific recognition and financial aid to producers' organizations in the fisheries sector in order to improve the quality of their products (1), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas applications for financing the aid granted by the Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2636/95 must contain certain information whereby it can be ascertained whether expenditure meets the requirements of that Regulation;
Whereas, in order for effective checks to be carried out, the Member States must keep the supporting documents at the disposal of the Commission for three years after the last payment has been made;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Management Committee on Fisheries Structures,
1. The applications for financing referred to in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2636/95 must be drawn up in accordance with the tables in the Annexes.
2. Information on recoveries must be presented as soon as possible after each recovery using the form in Annex III.
The Member States shall keep at the disposal of the Commission all the supporting documents or certified copies in their possession on the basis of which the aid provided for in Article 7b of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 (2) was granted for each beneficiary for three years after the last payment was made.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31989R1277 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1277/89 of 10 May 1989 introducing private storage aid for Pecorino Romano cheese
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1277/89
of 10 May 1989
introducing private storage aid for Pecorino Romano cheese
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 763/89 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 508/71 of 8 March 1971 laying down general rules on private storage aid for long-keeping cheeses (3) permits the granting of private storage aid for sheep's milk cheeses requiring at least six months for maturing where a serious market imbalance could be eliminated or reduced by seasonal storage;
Whereas the market in Pecorino Romano cheese is at present disturbed by the existence of stocks which are difficult to sell and which are causing a lowering of prices; whereas seasonal storage should therefore be introduced for the quantities to improve the situation and allow producers time to find outlets for their cheese;
Whereas the detailed rules for the application of such measures should essentially be the same as those laid down for a similar measure during previous years;
Whereas experience of the different private storage arrangements for agricultural products indicates that it should be specified to what extent Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 (4) is applicable for determination of the periods, dates and time limits mentioned in these arrangements and that the dates of the beginning and end of storage under contract should be precisely defined;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Aid shall be granted in respect of the private storage of 14 000 tonnes of Pecorino Romano cheese manufactured in the Community and satisfying the requirements of Articles 2 and 3.
1. The intervention agency shall conclude storage contracts only when the following conditions are met:
(a) the quantity of cheese to which the contract relates is not less than two tonnes;
(b) the cheese was manufactured at least 90 days before the date specified in the contract as being the date of commencement of storage, and after 1 November 1988;
(c) the cheese has undergone tests which show that it meets the condition laid down in (b) and that it is of first quality;
(d) the storer undertakes:
- to keep the cheese during the entire period of storage in premises where the maximum temperature is +16 °C,
- not, during the term of the contract, to alter the composition of the batch which is the subject of the contract without authorization from the intervention agency. If the condition concerning the minimum quantity fixed for each batch continues to be met, the intervention agency may authorize an alteration which is limited to the removal or replacement of cheeses which are found to have deteriorated to such an extent that they can no longer be stored.
In the event of release from store of certain quantities:
(i) if the aforesaid quantities are replaced with the authorization of the intervention agency, the contract is deemed not to have undergone any alteration,
(ii) if the aforesaid quantities are not replaced, the contract is deemed to have been concluded ab initio for the quantity permanently retained.
Any supervisory costs arising from an alteration shall be met by the storer,
- to keep stock accounts and to inform the intervention agency each week of the quantity of cheese put into and withdrawn from storage during the previous week.
2. The storage contract shall be concluded:
(a) in writing, stating the date when storage covered by the contract begins; this may not be earlier than the day following that on which the operations connected with putting the batch of cheese covered by the contract into storage were completed;
(b) after completion of the operations connected with putting the batch of cheese covered by the contract into storage and at the latest 40 days after the date on which the storage covered by the contract begins.
1. Aid shall be granted only for cheese put into storage during the period 1 June to 15 December 1989.
2. No aid shall be granted in respect of storage under contract for less than 60 days.
3. The aid payable may not exceed an amount corresponding to 150 days' storage under contract terminating before 31 March 1990. By way of derogation from the second indent of Article 2 (1) (d), when the period of 60 days specified in paragraph 2 has elapsed, the storer may remove all or part of the batch under contract. The minimum quantity that may be removed shall be 500 kilograms. The Member States may, however, increase this quantity to two tonnes.
The date of the start of operations to remove cheese covered by the contract shall not be included in the period of storage under contract.
1. The amount of aid shall be ECU 2,13 per tonne per day.
2. The amount of aid in ecus in relation to a storage contract shall be that applying on the first day of storage under contract. It shall be converted into national currency at the representative rate applicable on the last day of storage under contract.
3. Aid shall be paid not later than 90 days from the last day of storage under contract.
The periods, dates and time limits mentioned in this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71. However, Article 3 (4) of that Regulation shall not apply for determination of the duration of storage under contract.
The intervention agency shall take the necessary measures to ensure that checks are kept on the quantities covered by storage contracts. It shall in particular make provision for the marking of the cheeses covered by the contract.
Member States shall communicate to the Commission on or before the Tuesday of each week:
(a) the quantity of cheese for which storage contracts have been concluded during the previous week;
(b) any quantities in respect of which the authorization referred to in the second indent of Article 2 (d) has been given.
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 June 1989.
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31992D0466 | 92/466/EEC: Commission Decision of 2 September 1992 determining the amount of VAT own resources payable by the Federal Republic of Germany for 1990 in respect of transactions covered by the 20th Council Directive 85/361/EEC of 16 July 1985 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: derogations in connection with the special aids granted to certain farmers to compensate for the dismantlement of monetary compensatory amounts applying to certain agricultural products (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 2 September 1992 determining the amount of VAT own resources payable by the Federal Republic of Germany for 1990 in respect of transactions covered by the 20th Council Directive 85/361/EEC of 16 July 1985 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: derogations in connection with the special aids granted to certain farmers to compensate for the dismantlement of monetary compensatory amounts applying to certain agricultural products (Only the German text is authentic) (92/466/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the 20th Council Directive 85/361/EEC of 16 July 1985 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: derogations in connection with the special aids granted to certain farmers to compensate for the dismantlement of monetary compensatory amounts applying to certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Directive 85/361/EEC authorizes the Federal Republic of Germany to use value added tax to grant a special aid to farmers provided that own resources accruing from VAT are not affected;
Whereas, for the 1990 financial year, the net VAT revenue to be taken into account under Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (2) should be increased by DM 1 602,4 million;
Whereas the average weighted rate referred to in the said Article is 12,6813 % for 1990 but may be changed again;
Whereas the rate of VAT own resources payable by the Federal Republic of Germany for 1990 is 1,2106 %;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has been consulted,
VAT own resources payable by the Federal Republic of Germany for 1990 according to Article 5 of Directive 85/361/EEC amount to DM 152,97 million.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R0150 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 150/2004 of 27 January 2004 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 150/2004
of 27 January 2004
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 2286/2003(4), and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January 2004.
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31993D0704 | 93/704/EC: Council Decision of 30 November 1993 on the creation of a Community database on road accidents
| COUNCIL DECISION of 30 November 1993 on the creation of a Community database on road accidents (93/704/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Whereas the European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the adoption of common measures to reduce road accidents (2);
Whereas the Council and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council of 21 June 1991 adopted a resolution requesting the Commission to draw up and implement a Community programme of practical measures designed to put into effect new common initiatives and compare existing national experience in the areas of action and research relating to the campaign on road accidents and the consequences thereof for the victims (3);
Whereas the creation of a Community database on road accidents is one of the priorities selected by the high-level group of representatives of the Governments of the Member States;
Whereas, in its White Paper on the Future Development of the Common Transport Policy and its communication for an action programme on road safety, the Commission considers that, bearing in mind the significant differences in the levels of road safety in different Member States, a major priority in this area should be to promote the exchange of information and experience by the setting up of a Community database;
Whereas the Member States gather statistics on road accidents that occur within their territories and centralize the data in computer files; whereas there is at present no common database allowing access to those individual files or use of the data therein;
Whereas a database created and managed at Community level would make it possible to identify and quantify the problems, evaluate the efficiency of any measures taken and determine the relevance of any Community action;
Whereas the Member States acting separately cannot create and manage a database of that type; whereas the Community therefore, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, will intervene only to ensure that the data contained in the Member States' statistical files are grouped together and to guarantee close coordination between the Member States with a view to the smooth operation of the Community database;
Whereas it is advisable to decide on the practical aspects of transmitting statistical data stored in the Member States to the Commission, particularly the intervals, the deadlines and the medium to be used for such transmission;
Whereas any analysis of road safety problems should concentrate foremost on accidents resulting in death or injury and should not include material damage, whereas, for the purpose of such an analysis, it is not necessary to identify the persons involved;
Whereas the Commission should take steps to ensure that confidential statistics are protected,
1. Member States shall establish statistics on road accidents resulting in death or injury that occur within their territories.
2. For the purposes of this Directive 'accident resulting in death or injury' shall mean any collison between road users involving at least one vehicle in motion on a public highway normally open to traffic and causing the death of and/or injury to one or more of the road users.
1. Member States shall communicate the data on accidents resulting in death or injury for a given year stored in the computer files at the highest existing degree of centralization to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (hereinafter referred to as the SOEC) in terms of statistical units. For the purposes of this Decision 'statistical unit' shall mean an accident resulting in death or injury.
2. The data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be communicated for the first time before 31 March 1994 for 1991 and 1992 and for subsequent years not more than nine months after the end of the reference year in question.
3. Any such data which are protected by national laws on the confidentiality of statistics shall also be transmitted to the SOEC, which shall treat them in accordance with Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 (1).
4. Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 5, the Commission shall determine what information should not be included in the files transmitted.
1. As far as possible data shall be transmitted on a readable medium the type and format of which shall be proposed by the Commission.
2. Should a Member State correct statistics after their transmission to the SOEC, it shall send to SOEC a complete copy of the updated file.
3. Should a Member State wish to change the form or content of its data files, it shall first inform the Commission. Where a Member State makes changes to files already transmitted to the SOEC, the amended versions of the files in question shall also be transmitted to the SOEC.
4. Each Member State shall be responsible for the quality of the statistics it provides.
5. The Commission shall be responsible for processing the data received.
1. The Commission shall be responsible for disseminating the data received. Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 5, it shall decide on the procedures for access to the statistics on accidents resulting in death or injury centralized by the Commission, on any publications, and on any other information conducive to the smooth operation of the Community database.
2. The Commission and the Member States shall examine any methodological or technical problems arising in connection with the establishment and transmission of the statistics or the way in which they are collected in order to find solutions which will gradually lead to the Member States' data being as consistent and comparable as possible.
On the basis of this examination, the Commission shall submit to the Council, should the need arise, appropriate proposals.
1. Where any reference is made to the procedure laid down in this Article, the Commission shall be assisted by the statistical programme committee established under Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (2).
2. The Commission representative shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion of that draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.
The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to have its position recorded in the minutes.
The Commission shall take the greatest possible account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which the opinion has been taken into account.
Three years after the data of application of this Decision the Commission shall present to the Council:
(a) an evaluation report on the results obtained in implementing the measures provided for in Articles 2, 3 and 4 including whether it is desirable to continue the measures;
(b) the conclusions stemming from that report regarding the feasibility of continuing the project provided for by this Decision.
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31988R1115 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1115/88 of 25 April 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1115/88 of 25 April 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat provides for certain measures in the form of premiums and intervention prices the purposes of which is to ensure that producers receive a fair income; whereas, however, in view of the existing potential for disposal on the Community market and of the latter's international undertakings, production of sheepmeat and goatmeet should not be encouraged once herd numbers exceed a level determined in the light of the market situation; whereas, to that end, provision should be made for a reduction in the guarantees provided for by the measures in question; whereas, however, differences in the support arrangements provided for by the rules in force may lead to encouragement of production in different ways in the regions where such differences in arrangements apply; whereas this measure should therefore be applied separately in region 5 should the United Kingdom decide to apply the variable premium arrangement there;
Whereas the maximum guaranteed level should be fixed at the level of ewe numbers in the regions in question at 31 December 1987;
Whereas the Council will have to review the stabilization mechanism, including the maximum guaranteed level, in connection with the adjustment of the market organization both internally and externally;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 794/87 (4) should be amended accordingly,
The following Article is hereby added to Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80:
´Article 9a 1. The maximum guaranteed level is hereby fixed at 63 400 000 head of ewes broken down as follows:
- 18 100 000 head for region 5,
- 45 300 000 head for the other regions.
2. For each marketing year:
- if the estimate of ewe numbers for the marketing year exceeds the maximum guaranteed level for that year, the premium provided for in Article 5 shall be reduced for both ewes and nanny-goats by the effect on the basic price of a coefficient representing a reduction of 1 % for each 1 % by which the maximum guaranteed level is exceeded;
- where the mechanism provided for in the first indent, applied to the actual ewe numbers recorded for the preceding marketing year, leads to a premium different from that calculated, the correction shall be made at the time of fixing the definitive premium for ewes for the marketing year in question or, failing that, shall be included in the calculation of the premium for the following marketing year.
3. Should paragraph 2 be applied, the intervention price provided for in Article 7 (2) and the ´guide level' referred to in Article 9, used for calculating the variable premium, shall be reduced by the same percentage as that by which the basic price is reduced pursuant to the first indent of paragraph 2.
4. Should the United Kingdom apply Article 9, paragraphs 2 and 3 shall apply separately to region 5 on the one hand and to all the other regions on the other.
5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article and in particular the arrangements applicable to the 1988 marketing year, and the coefficient and the amounts referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26.
This Article shall apply to the 1988 marketing year from 23 May 1988.
6. The Council shall review the stabilization mechanism, referred to above, within the context of the adjustment of the common organization of the markets relating to that sector. That adjustment shall also concern external aspects and shall take into account market requirements.' Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32014D0110 | 2014/110/EU: Commission Decision of 25 February 2014 amending Decision 2007/479/EC on the compatibility with Union law of the measures taken by Belgium pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
| 28.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 59/39
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 February 2014
amending Decision 2007/479/EC on the compatibility with Union law of the measures taken by Belgium pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
(2014/110/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (1) and in particular Article 14(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 2007/479/EC (2), the Commission decided that measures pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC (3) notified by Belgium to the Commission on 10 December 2003 are compatible with Community law. That decision was upheld by the Court of Justice (4).
(2) Article 3a of Directive 89/552/EEC has been replaced by Article 14 of Directive 2010/13/EU.
(3) By letter dated 19 November 2013 the Kingdom of Belgium notified the Commission with an Order of 17 January 2013 adopted by the Government of the French Community of Belgium, modifying the measures applying to the French Community of Belgium.
(4) The Commission has verified that the Order of 17 January 2013 adopted by the Government of the French Community of Belgium amounts only to terminological updates and very limited and formal modifications of the same measures originally notified to the Commission in 2003, in respect of which the Commission carried out its review and adopted the Decision mentioned in recital 1. This Order brings only formal and terminological updates to the measures. More specifically, it replaces the title of the measure; replaces, throughout the text, the term ‘television broadcasting’ by the term ‘linear television’ services; amends the definition of a ‘broadcaster’ exercising an exclusive right concerning an event of major importance (without by this terminological change covering other broadcasters than those covered in the originally notified measures); and restates the latter’s right to broadcast such events on a linear service that does not qualify as free television subject to their exploitation having been offered to providers of such services.
(5) The Commission informed the other Member States that the Government of the French Community of Belgium intended to adopt and finally adopted amending measures, as referred to in recital 3, at the 34th and 38th meetings of the Committee established pursuant to Article 29 of Directive 2010/13/EU,
Decision 2007/479/EC is amended as follows:
(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:
(2) the following Article 3 is added:
(3) Annex A is added in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
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31993R2228 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2228/93 of 4 August 1993 correcting Regulation (EEC) No 2066/93 fixing for the 1993/94 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for unprocessed dried figs and the amount of production aid for dried figs
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2228/93 of 4 August 1993 correcting Regulation (EEC) No 2066/93 fixing for the 1993/94 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for unprocessed dried figs and the amount of production aid for dried figs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1569/92 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2066/93 (3) fixes the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 and the production aid referred to in Article 5 of that Regulation;
Whereas a check has revealed that the Annex to that Regulation does not correspond to the measures put before the management committee for an opinion; whereas the Regulation in question should therefore be corrected,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2066/93 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1993.
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32005D0723 | 2005/723/EC: Commission Decision of 14 October 2005 on programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the prevention of zoonoses, which qualify for a Community financial contribution in 2006 (notified under document number C(2005) 3922)
| 18.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 272/18
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 October 2005
on programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the prevention of zoonoses, which qualify for a Community financial contribution in 2006
(notified under document number C(2005) 3922)
(2005/723/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 Articles 24(5) and 32 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Certain Member States have submitted programmes to the Commission for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses and programmes for the eradication and the monitoring of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) for which they wish to receive a financial contribution from the Community.
(2) Under Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2), programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses are to be financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. For financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of that Regulation are to apply.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (3) lays down rules for monitoring and eradication of TSEs in bovine, ovine and caprine animals.
(4) In drawing up the lists of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, the list of programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses and the list of programmes for the eradication and the monitoring of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community for 2006, and the proposed rate and maximum amount of the contribution for each programme, the interest of each programme for the Community, its compliance with the technical provisions of relevant Community veterinary legislation and the volume of available appropriations must be taken into account.
(5) The Member States have supplied the Commission with information enabling it to assess the interest for the Community of providing a financial contribution to the programmes for 2006.
(6) The Commission has considered each of the programmes submitted from both the veterinary and the financial point of view and is satisfied that those programmes should be included in the lists of programmes qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 2006.
(7) In view of the importance of those programmes for the protection of public and animal health, as well as the obligatory application in all Member States in the case of the TSE programmes, the most appropriate level of financial assistance from the Community should be ensured.
(8) It is therefore appropriate to adopt the list of programmes qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 2006 and to set the proposed rate and the maximum amount of those contributions.
(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,
1. The programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases listed in Annex I shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community in 2006.
2. For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the proposed rate and maximum amount of the financial contribution from the Community shall be as set out in Annex I.
1. The programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses listed in Annex II shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community in 2006.
2. For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the proposed rate and maximum amount of the financial contribution from the Community shall be as set out in Annex II.
1. The programmes for the monitoring of TSE (BSE and scrapie) listed in Annex III shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community in 2006.
2. For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the proposed rate and maximum amount of the financial contribution from the Community shall be as set out in Annex III.
1. The programmes for the eradication of BSE listed in Annex IV shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community in 2006.
2. For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the proposed rate and maximum amount of the financial contribution from the Community shall be as set out in Annex IV.
1. The programmes for the eradication of scrapie listed in Annex V shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community in 2006.
2. For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the proposed rate and maximum amount of the financial contribution from the Community shall be as set out in Annex V.
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32014R0401 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 401/2014 of 22 April 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 23.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 119/57
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 401/2014
of 22 April 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.
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32002R2064 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2064/2002 of 21 November 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2064/2002
of 21 November 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 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 22 November 2002.
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32002R0059 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 59/2002 of 11 January 2002 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 42nd invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 59/2002
of 11 January 2002
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 42nd invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender.
(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 42nd invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 8 January 2002, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 January 2002.
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32002D0548 | 2002/548/EC: Commission Decision of 8 July 2002 amending Decision 2002/230/EC on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals 2002 with regard to avian influenza (notified under document number C(2002) 2531)
| Commission Decision
of 8 July 2002
amending Decision 2002/230/EC on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals 2002 with regard to avian influenza
(notified under document number C(2002) 2531)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2002/548/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Decision 2001/572/EC(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2002/230/EC(3) of 15 March 2002 has laid down the amount of financial assistance to be granted to Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals except for the laboratory for avian influenza.
(2) Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza(4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland, lists the functions and duties of the Community reference laboratory for avian influenza.
(3) The Community reference laboratory for avian influenza has submitted its work plan which includes a special monitoring for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds to be carried out in 2002 with the collaboration of the Member States.
(4) To take into account its expanded activities the financial assistance for the Community reference laboratory should be increased in comparison to previous years.
(5) Decision 2002/230/EC should therefore be amended to grant financial assistance to the Community reference laboratory for avian influenza.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
After Article 2 of Decision 2002/230/EC the following text shall be added as Article 2a: "Article 2a
1. For avian influenza, the Community grants financial assistance to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties referred to in Annex V to Directive 92/40/EEC, to be carried out by the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Addlestone, United Kingdom.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 150000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2002."
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32006R0267 | Council Regulation (EC) No 267/2006 of 30 January 2006 concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union, supplementing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
| 17.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 267/2006
of 30 January 2006
concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union, supplementing 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 tshe European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Combined Nomenclature’, and set out the conventional duty rates of the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) By Decision 2006/106/EC of 30 January 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of their accession to the European Union (2), the Council approved, on behalf of the Community, the said Agreement with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994.
(3) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be supplemented accordingly,
In Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, Annex 7 entitled WTO Tariff Quotas to be opened by the competent Community authorities, of Section III of Part Three of Annex I, shall be supplemented with the volumes as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force six weeks after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32009R1258 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1258/2009 of 18 December 2009 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2010 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94
| 19.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 338/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1258/2009
of 18 December 2009
laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2010 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Community import rules (1), and in particular Article 17(3) and (6) and Article 21(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 517/94 established quantitative restrictions on imports of certain textile products originating in certain third countries to be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
(2) Under that Regulation it is possible, in certain circumstances, to use other allocation methods, to divide quotas into tranches, or to reserve a proportion of a specific quantitative limit exclusively for applications which are supported by evidence of the results of past import performance.
(3) Rules for management of the quotas established for 2010 should be adopted before the quota year begins so that the continuity of trade flows is not affected unduly.
(4) The measures adopted in previous years, such as those in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1164/2008 of 24 November 2008 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2009 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 (2), proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate to adopt similar rules for 2010.
(5) In order to satisfy the greatest possible number of operators it is appropriate to make the ‘first come, first served’ allocation method more flexible by placing a ceiling on the quantities which can be allocated to each operator by that method.
(6) To guarantee a degree of continuity in trade and efficient quota administration, operators should be allowed to make their initial import authorisation application for 2010 equivalent to the quantity which they imported in 2009.
(7) To achieve optimum use of the quantities, an operator who has used up at least one half of the amount already authorised should be permitted to apply for a further amount, provided that quantities are available in the quotas.
(8) For the sake of sound administration, import authorisations should be valid for nine months from the date of issue but only until the end of the year at the latest. Member States should issue licences only after being notified by the Commission that quantities are available and only if an operator can prove the existence of a contract and can certify, in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary, that he has not already been allocated a Community import authorisation under this Regulation for the categories and countries concerned. The competent national authorities should, however, be authorised, in response to importers’ applications, to extend by three months and up to 31 March 2011 licences of which at least one half has been used by the application date.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee established by Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 517/94,
The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down rules on the management of quantitative quotas for imports of certain textile products set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 for the year 2010.
The quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated according to the chronological order of receipt by the Commission of Member States’ notifications of applications from individual operators, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities per operator set out in Annex I.
The maximum quantities shall not, however, apply to operators able to prove to the competent national authorities, when making their first application for 2010, that, in respect of given categories and given third countries, they imported more than the maximum quantities specified for each category pursuant to import licences granted to them for 2009.
In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2009 from given third countries and in given categories, provided that enough quota capacity is available.
Any importer who has already used up 50 percent or more of the amount allocated to him under this Regulation may make a further application, in respect of the same category and country of origin, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities laid down in Annex I.
1. The competent national authorities listed in Annex II may, from 10 a.m. on 7 January 2010, notify the Commission of the amounts covered by requests for import authorisations.
The time fixed in the first subparagraph shall be understood as Brussels time.
2. The competent national authorities shall issue authorisations only after being notified by the Commission pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 that quantities are available for importation.
They shall issue authorisations only if an operator:
(a) proves the existence of a contract relating to the provision of the goods; and
(b) certifies in writing that, in respect of the categories and countries concerned:
(i) he has not already been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation;
(ii) he has been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation but has used up at least 50 percent of it.
3. Import authorisations shall be valid for nine months from the date of issue, but until 31 December 2010 at the latest.
The competent national authorities may, however, at the importer’s request, grant a three-month extension for authorisations which are at least 50 percent used up at the time of the request. Such extension shall in no circumstances expire later than 31 March 2011.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2010.
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32012D0449 | 2012/449/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 27 July 2012 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State (notified under document C(2012) 5185) Text with EEA relevance
| 31.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 203/66
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 27 July 2012
amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State
(notified under document C(2012) 5185)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/449/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular Annex D(I)(E) thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 64/432/EEC applies to trade within the Union in bovine animals and swine. It lays down the conditions whereby a Member State or region of a Member State may be declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as regards bovine herds.
(2) Annex III to Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (2) lists the Member States and regions thereof which are declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free.
(3) Latvia has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for its whole territory.
(4) Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted by Latvia, that Member State should be declared as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free.
(5) Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991R0572 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 572/91 of 8 March 1991 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3034/80 fixing the quantities of basic products considered to have been used in the manufacture of goods covered by Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 572/91 of 8 March 1991 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3034/80 fixing the quantities of basic products considered to have been used in the manufacture of goods covered by Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3034/80 of 11 November 1980 fixing the quantities of basic products considered to have been used in the manufacture of goods covered by Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3380/90 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
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 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 315/91 (4), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2472/90 (5) introduced a number of statistical subdivisions in the combined nomenclature; whereas the description of goods and references to the combined nomenclature headings and subheadings in Regulation (EEC) No 3034/80 should therefore be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,
The lines concerning CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3034/80 are hereby amended as follows:
(per 100 kg of goods)
CN code Description Common wheat Durum wheat kg kg (1) (2) (3) (4) 1902 11 Containing eggs 167 1902 19 Other: 11 and 19 Containing no common wheat flour or meal 167 90 Other 67 100
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1991. 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 |
32003R1879 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1879/2003 of 24 October 2003 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1879/2003
of 24 October 2003
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 359/2003(4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1778/2003 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States(5) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Italy under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 1778/2003 should be repealed,
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Regulation (EC) No 1778/2003 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 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 |
32007R0555 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2007 of 23 May 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 24.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 132/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 555/2007
of 23 May 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 24 May 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 |
31991D0063 | 91/63/EEC: Council Decision of 18 December 1990 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Argentina on trade in textile products
| COUNCIL DECISION of 18 December 1990 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Argentina on trade in textile products (91/63/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 the Agreement negotiated between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Argentina on trade in textile products initialled in Brussels on 30 September 1986 and applied on a provisional basis by Decision 87/299/EEC (1), as from 1 January 1987, should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Republic of Argentina on trade in textile products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 18 of the Agreement. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988R3082 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3082/88 of 6 October 1988 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on oxalic acid, its salts and esters, falling within CN code 2917 11 00, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3082/88
of 6 October 1988
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on oxalic acid, its salts and esters, falling within CN code 2917 11 00, originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 of 17 November 1987 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1988 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87, 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 14 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 oxalic acid, its salts and esters, falling within CN code 2917 11 00 the individual ceiling was fixed at 170 000 ECU; whereas, on 23 September 1988, imports of these products into the Community originating in Brazil, 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 Brazil,
As from 10 September 1988, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in:
1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CN code // Description // // // // 10.0190 // 2917 11 00 // Oxalic acid, its salts and esters // // //
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 |
31983R2329 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2329/83 of 12 August 1983 correcting the Greek text of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1816/83 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 regarding the term of validity of export licences for cereal-based compound feedingstuffs and cereal- and rice-based processed products
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2329/83
of 12 August 1983
correcting the Greek text of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1816/83 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 regarding the term of validity of export licences for cereal-based compound feedingstuffs and cereal- and rice-based processed products
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 1451/82 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC)) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the marke tin rice (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1816/83 (4) amended Regulation (EEC) No 2045/75 (5) regarding the term of validity of export licences for cereal-based compound feedingstuffs and cereal- and rice-based processed products;
Whereas a check has revealed that there is an error in the Greek text of the Annex to that Regulation; whereas it is therefore necessary to correct the Regulation in question,
In the Greek text of Annex II A 'Toméas sitirón' to Regulation (EEC) No 1816/83 under headings 10.01 B I to 10.01 B II 'Sítos, sklirós'
for:
'Méchri toy télos toy tétartoy mína apó ékdosi toy pistopoiitikoý'
read:
'Méchri to télos toy défteroy mína apó tin ékdosi toy pistopoiitikoý'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 August 1983.
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 |
32004R0500 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2004 of 17 March 2004 fixing the import duties in the rice sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2004
of 17 March 2004
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice 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 from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2003(3) as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be adjusted in compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 2004.
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 |
31992D0036 | 92/36/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 December 1991 approving the programme of measures submitted by the Italian Government in 1991 on the restructuring of the system for agricultural surveys in Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 1991 approving the programme of measures submitted by the Italian Government in 1991 on the restructuring of the system for agricultural surveys in Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic) (92/36/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 81/518/EEC of 6 July 1981 on the restructuring of the system for agricultural surveys in Italy (1), as last amended by Decision 89/624/EEC (2), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,
Whereas, the year 1991 is the last year of implementation of the restructuring of the system for agricultural surveys in Italy;
Whereas the Italian Government has submitted the report on the execution of the preceding annual programme;
Whereas the programme that has been submitted is such as to attain the objectives of organizing in Italy a system of surveys on agricultural matters which will satisfy Community requirements in respect of statistical information in this field;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,
The programme of measures on the restructuring of the system for agricultural surveys in Italy submitted by the Italian Government in 1991 is approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R0398 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 398/2005 of 10 March 2005 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| 11.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 65/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 398/2005
of 10 March 2005
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 19,209 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32010R0795 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 795/2010 of 9 September 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 10.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 239/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 795/2010
of 9 September 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 September 2010.
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 |
32000R2703 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2703/2000 of 11 December 2000 amending items in the specifications for several names listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2703/2000
of 11 December 2000
amending items in the specifications for several names listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, for French Government has requested that items be amended in the specifications for several names registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2446/2000(4). Those applications have been considered and the amendments deemed minor ones.
(2) As regards the name "Pays d'Auge" registered as a protected designation of origin, under "national requirements" in the specification provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, "Decree of 19 March 1996" should be replaced by "Decree on the registered designation of origin 'Pays d'Auge'". The new decree replaces the previous one to take account of a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities.
(3) As regards the name "Cornouaille" registered as a protected designation of origin, under "national requirements" in the specification provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, "Decree of 19 March 1996" should be replaced by "Decree on the registered designation of origin 'Cornouaille'". The new decree replaces the previous one to take account of a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities.
(4) As regards the name "Rocamadour" registered as a protected designation of origin, under "national requirements" in the specification provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, "Decree of 16 January 1996" should be replaced by "Decree on the registered designation of origin 'Rocamadour'". The new decree replaces the previous one to take account of a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities.
(5) In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, by decision of 17 November 2000 the Commission decided not to apply the Article 6 procedure, considering the amendments to be minor.
(6) The amendments have also been found to comply with Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. As a result, they should be registered and published,
The amendments set out in the Annex are registered and published in accordance with Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010D0284 | Decision No 284/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2010 amending Decision No 1672/2006/EC establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress
| 7.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 87/6
DECISION No 284/2010/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 25 March 2010
amending Decision No 1672/2006/EC establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 19(2), Article 149 and Article 153(2)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (3),
Whereas:
(1) On 3 June 2009, the Commission adopted a communication entitled ‘A shared commitment for employment’ with the aim of stepping up cooperation between the European Union and the Member States as well as between EU social partners, on three key priorities: maintaining employment, creating jobs and promoting mobility; upgrading skills and matching labour market needs; and increasing access to employment.
(2) To give unemployed people the chance of a new start and to open the way to entrepreneurship for some of Europe’s most disadvantaged groups, including women and the young, the Commission has proposed a new European microfinance facility for employment and social inclusion in a joint initiative with international financial institutions, in particular the European Investment Bank Group, to develop micro-enterprises and the social economy.
(3) In line with the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (4), funds should be reallocated from the Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress set up by Decision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) to finance the new European progress microfinance facility for employment and social inclusion, established by Decision No 283/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).
(4) After examining all options, the amount of EUR 60 million should be reallocated from the Progress programme, to the new European progress microfinance facility.
(5) Decision No 1672/2006/EC should be amended accordingly,
Article 17(1) of Decision No 1672/2006/EC is replaced by the following:
‘1. The financial envelope for implementing the Union activities referred to in this Decision for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 is hereby set at EUR 683 250 000.’
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997D0490 | 97/490/EC: Commission Decision of 3 July 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Luxembourg pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 July 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Luxembourg pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the French text is authentic) (97/486/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 96/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas the request submitted by Luxembourg on 7 November 1996, which reached the Commission on 14 November 1996, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of two types of vehicle with three types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 carried out in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;
Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/516/EEC (4), and of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 91/663/EEC (6), are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 7 and No 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;
Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and fitting of such stop lamps;
Whereas the measure provided for by this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Adaptation to Technical Progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,
The request submitted by Luxembourg for an exemption concerning the production of three types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and the fitting thereof in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the types of vehicle for which they are intended is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996D0208 | 96/208/EC: Council Decision of 11 March 1996 confirming Commission Regulation (EC) No 2914/95 introducing prior Community surveillance of imports of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in certain third countries
| COUNCIL DECISION of 11 March 1996 confirming Commission Regulation (EC) No 2914/95 introducing prior Community surveillance of imports of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in certain third countries (96/208/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on the common rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No 518/94 (1), and in particular Article 16 (8) thereof,
Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 2914/95 (2), the Commission took measures introducing prior Community surveillance of imports of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in certain third countries;
Whereas a Member State has referred the Commission's decision to the Council in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 (7) and (8) of Regulation (EC) No 3285/94;
Having taken cognizance of the reasons for Regulation (EC) No 2914/95,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2914/95 of 18 December 1995 introducing prior Community surveillance of imports of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in certain third countries, is hereby confirmed.
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 |
32004D0011 | 2004/11/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 2003 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on seeds and propagating material of certain plants of agricultural and vegetable species and vine under Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC for the years 2004 and 2005 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 4836)
| Commission Decision
of 18 December 2003
setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on seeds and propagating material of certain plants of agricultural and vegetable species and vine under Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC for the years 2004 and 2005
(notified under document number C(2003) 4836)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/11/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), and in particular Article 20(3), (4) and (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed(2), and in particular Article 20(3), (4) and (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 4 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine(3), and in particular Article 16(3), (4) and (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/33/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed(4), and in particular Article 20(4), (5) and (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of beet seed(5), and in particular Article 26(3), (4) and (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed(6), and in particular Article 43(3), (4) and (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes(7), and in particular Article 20(3), (4) and (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants(8), and in particular Article 23(3), (4) and (5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC provide for the necessary arrangements to be made by the Commission for Community comparative trials and tests of seed and propagating material.
(2) A call for projects (2003/C 159/08)(9) was published for the carrying-out of the above trials and tests.
(3) The proposals have been assessed according to the selection and awarding criteria set out in the above call for projects. The projects, the bodies responsible for the carrying out of tests and the eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution corresponding to 80 % of the eligible costs should be established.
(4) Community comparative trials and tests should be carried out in the years 2004 and 2005 on seeds and propagating material harvested in 2003, and the details of such trials and tests, the eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution should also be set out yearly by an agreement signed by the authorising officer of the Commission and the body responsible for the carrying-out of trials.
(5) For Community comparative trials and tests lasting more than one year, the parts of the trials and tests following the first year should be authorised by the Commission without further reference to the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, on condition that the necessary appropriations are available.
(6) Adequate representativity of the samples included in the trials and tests should be ensured, at least for certain selected plants.
(7) Member States should participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as seeds of the plants concerned are usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom.
(8) 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,
Community comparative trials and tests shall be carried out in the years 2004 and 2005 on seeds and propagating material of the plants listed in the Annex.
The eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial contribution for the trials and tests for 2004 shall be as set out in the Annex.
The details of the trials and tests are set out in the Annex.
In so far as propagating and planting material of the plants listed in the Annex is usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, the Member States shall take samples of this material and make them available to the Commission.
Subject to budgetary availability, the Commission may decide to continue the trials and tests set out in the Annex in 2005.
The maximum Community financial contribution corresponding to 80 % of the eligible costs of a trial or test continued on this basis shall not exceed the amount specified in the Annex.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
32001R2461 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2461/2001 of 14 December 2001 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 260th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2461/2001
of 14 December 2001
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 260th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 260th special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 December 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 |
31999D0130(02) | Council Decision of 3 December 1998 instructing Europol to deal with crimes committed or likely to be committed in the course of terrorist activities against life, limb, personal freedom or property
| COUNCIL DECISION of 3 December 1998 instructing Europol to deal with crimes committed or likely to be committed in the course of terrorist activities against life, limb, personal freedom or property (1999/C 26/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Convention based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Having regard to the agreement reached in the Council on 19 March and 28 to 29 May 1998 on the principle to instruct Europol to deal with crimes committed or likely to be committed in the course of terrorist activities against life, limb, personal freedom or property when Europol takes up its activities,
Having regard to the work of the Counter-Terrorism Preparatory Group and after consideration by the Europol Management Board and being conscious of the need for a separate Decision on the budgetary and staffing implications for Europol,
As from the date of taking up its activities in accordance with Article 45(4) of the Europol Convention, Europol shall have the authority to deal with crimes committed or likely to be committed in the course of terrorist activities against life, limb, personal freedom or property.
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1999. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R1957 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1957/93 of 19 July 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code ex 4104, originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1957/93 of 19 July 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code ex 4104, originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 4104, originating in India, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 8 682 000; whereas on 7 April 1993, imports of these products into the Community originating in India 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 India,
As from 24 July 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in India:
/* Tables: see OJ */
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 |
31993D0354 | 93/354/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 May 1993 amending Decision 93/174/EEC relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/34.494 - Tariff structures in the combined transport of goods)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 26 May 1993 amending Decision 93/174/EEC relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/34.494 - Tariff structures in the combined transport of goods)
(93/354/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1017/68 of 19 July 1968 applying rules of competition to transport by rail, road and inland waterway (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Greece,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 February 1993 the Commission adopted Decision 93/174/EEC (2) pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1017/68 declaring Article 85 (1) of the EEC Treaty to be inapplicable for the period from 1 March 1992 to 28 February 1997 to the agreement on a common tariff structure for the sale of rail haulage in the international combined transport of goods.
(2) That Decision was addressed to the twelve national railway companies in the Community.
(3) Following notification of the Decision, two railway companies - British Railways and Córas Iompair Éireann - informed the Commission that, contrary to the information previously given, they were not party to the agreement in question.
(4) It is therefore necessary to exclude the two companies in question from the scope of the Commission Decision,
The companies British Railways and Córas Iompair Éireann are hereby excluded from the scope of Commission Decision 93/174/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to:
Córas Iompair Éireann,
Heuston Station,
IRL-Dublin 8;
British Railways Board,
167/169 Westbourne Terrace,
UK-London W2 6JY. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31988R1545 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1545/88 of 1 June 1988 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1105/68 and (EEC) No 1634/85 as regards the amount of aid granted for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1545/88
of 1 June 1988
amending Regulations (EEC) No 1105/68 and (EEC) No 1634/85 as regards the amount of aid granted for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1109/88 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 2a of the Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 548/87 (4), determines the factors required to fix that aid; whereas paragraph 2 of that Article provides for the possibility of adjusting the aid during a milk year where there is a substantial change in the abovementioned factors;
Whereas in view of recent developments on the market in skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder and the large reduction in public stocks resulting, the aid can be reduced; whereas Article 1a (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 805/88 (6), and Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1634/85 of 17 June 1985 fixing the amount of the aid for skimmed and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 805/88, should accordingly be amended;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
In Article 1a (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68, '65 ECU' is hereby replaced by '56,9 ECU'.
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1634/85, '6,50 ECU' is hereby replaced by '5,69 ECU' and '80 ECU' by '70 ECU'.
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 6 June 1988.
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 |
32014D1118(01) | Commission Implementing Decision of 17 November 2014 concerning the amendment of the work programme 2014 covered by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/C 166/05 and the adoption of a work programme and a financing for year 2015 in the food and feed area to ensure the application of the food and feed legislation
| 18.11.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 410/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 17 November 2014
concerning the amendment of the work programme 2014 covered by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/C 166/05 and the adoption of a work programme and a financing for year 2015 in the food and feed area to ensure the application of the food and feed legislation
2014/C 410/04
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1), and in particular Article 84 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC (2), and in particular Articles 6(3) and (5), 32, 33, 35, 36 (1) and (4) and 43 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) With the Commission Implementing Decision 2014/C 166/05 of 27 May 2014 (3) a work programme for year 2014 and the financing thereof was adopted. It is necessary to update above mentioned decision in order to include additional actions identified after the adoption of that decision.
(2) In order to ensure the implementation of activities starting early in 2015 in the food and feed area and to ensure the application of the food and feed and plant health legislation, it is necessary to adopt a work programme constituting a financial decision.
(3) Article 94 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 (4) establishes detailed rules on financing decisions.
(4) It is appropriate to authorise award of grants without a call for proposals to the bodies identified in the work programme and for the reasons provided therein.
(5) This Decision should allow for the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Article 92 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Article 111(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
(6) For the application of this Decision, it is appropriate to define the term ‘substantial change’ within the meaning of Article 94(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
Amending Commission Implementing Decision 2014/C 166/05
The amendment of the work programme mentioned in Commission Implementing Decision 2014/C 166/05, as set out in the Annex, is adopted.
Approval of a work programme for 2015
The work programme for the implementation of Articles 6, 32, 33, 35, 43 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, as set out in the Annex, is adopted.
Financing decision
The annual work programmes mentioned in Article 1 and 2 constitute a financing decision within the meaning of Article 84 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.
Union contribution
The maximum contribution for the implementation of the programme for the year 2014 is set at EUR 4 820 000 and shall be financed from the following lines of the general budget of the European Union for 2014:
budget 2014 — 17 04 01 — 4 600 000 EUR
budget 2014 — 17 04 03 — 220 000 EUR
The maximum contribution for the implementation of the programme for the year 2015 is set at EUR 4 050 000 and shall be financed from the following line of the general budget of the European Union for 2015:
budget 2015 — 17 04 03 — 3 930 000 EUR
The implementation of this Decision is subject to the availability of the appropriations after the adoption of the budget 2015 by the budgetary authority or as provided for in the system of provisional twelfths.
The appropriations mentioned above may also cover interest due for late payment.
Flexibility clause
Cumulated changes to the allocations to specific actions within each work programme not exceeding 20 % of the maximum contribution set in Article 4 of this Decision shall not be considered to be substantial within the meaning of Article 94(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012, where those changes do not significantly affect the nature of the actions and objective of the work programme.
The authorising officer responsible may adopt the changes referred to in the first paragraph in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and proportionality.
Grants
Grants may be awarded without a call for proposals to the bodies identified in the Annex, in accordance with the conditions specified therein. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0637 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2006 of 26 April 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 27.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 113/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 637/2006
of 26 April 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990D0301 | 90/301/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1989 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Zuid-Limburg (the Netherlands) (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 1989
on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Zuid-Limburg (the Netherlands)
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(90/301/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional and social conversion plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agreement with the Membe State concerned, the Community support frameworks for Community structural operations;
Whereas, in accordance with the second subparagraph of that provision, Community support frameworks shall cover in particular the priorities, the forms of assistance, the indicative financing plan, with details of the amount of assistance and its source, and the duration of the assistance;
Whereas Title III, Articles 8 et seq. of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (2) of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2) sets out the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support frameworks;
Whereas the Netherlands Government submitted to the Commission on 5 June 1989, pursuant to Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the regional and social conversion plan for the areas in Zuid-Limburg (the Netherlands) which, as decided by the Commission under Decision 89/288/EEC (3) are eligible under Objective 2;
Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the use to be made of assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the plan;
Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas the EIB has also been involved in the preparation of the Community support framework in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has declared its readiness to help implement the framework on the basis of the estimated loan arrangements indicated in this Decision and in accordance with the provisions of its Statute;
Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;
Whereas this Decision is consistent with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and of the European Social Fund Committee;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision is to be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission Decisions approving the operations concerned,
The Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in Zuid-Limburg, covering the period from 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1991, is hereby approved.
The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines of the Structural Funds and the other financial instruments.
The Community support framework shall include the following essential information:
(a) a statement of the priorities for joint action:
- development of industry and services;
- improvement of the supply of business premises and development of tourism;
- environmental measures;
- promotion of transfrontier activities;
(b) an outline of the forms of assistance to be provided, in the form of operational programmes;
(c) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1989 prices, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned and, in addition, of existing multiannual national initiatives, that is ECU 153,2 million for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:
(in ECU million)
1.2 // // // ERDF // 11,3 // ESF // 4,0 // // // Total for Structural Funds // 15,3 // Other grant instruments // - // // // Total grants // 15,3 // //
The resultant national financing requirement, that is approximately ECU 30,1 million for the public sector and ECU 107,8 million for the private sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other lending instruments.
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31984D0194 | 84/194/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 March 1984 establishing that the apparatus described as 'NAC - High Speed Camera, model 16 HD' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 March 1984
establishing that the apparatus described as 'NAC - High Speed Camera, model 16 HD' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(84/194/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 12 September 1983, the Federal Republic of Germany 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 'NAC - High Speed Camera, model 16 HD', ordered on 11 July 1982 and intended to be used to measure fast-moving events, in particular for the prevention of combustion chamber vibrations, the pressure reliefs as a result of dust explosions in large containers and the explosion phenomena in hydrocarbon/air clouds, 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 16 March 1984 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 camera; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the high shutter speed 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 'NAC - High Speed Camera, model 16 HD', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 12 September 1983, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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32006D0326 | 2006/326/EC: Council Decision of 27 April 2006 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters
| 5.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 120/23
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 April 2006
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters
(2006/326/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 61(c) thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not bound by the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (2), nor subject to their application.
(2) The Commission has negotiated an Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000.
(3) The Agreement was signed, on behalf of the European Community, on 19 October 2005, subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision 2005/794/EC of 20 September 2005 (3).
(4) In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, the United Kingdom and Ireland are taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision.
(5) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(6) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to make the notification provided for in Article 10(2) of the Agreement. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991R1733 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1733/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing the amount of aid in respect of silkworms for the 1991/92 rearing year
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1733/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing the amount of aid in respect of silkworms for the 1991/92 rearing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 89 (1) and 234 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 of 24 April 1972 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4005/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5),
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 provides that the amount of aid for silkworms reared within the Community must be fixed each year in such a way as to help ensure a fair income for silkworm rearers, taking into account the state of the market in cocoons and raw silk, of foreseeable trends on that market and of import policy;
Whereas Articles 79 and 246 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal establish the criteria for fixing the amount of aid in respect of silkworms in these two Member States;
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the amount of aid at the level mentioned below,
For the 1991/92 rearing year, the amount of aid in respect of silkworms as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be fixed per box of silkworm eggs used at:
- ECU 95,80 for Spain and Portugal,
- ECU 111,81 for the other Member States.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 April 1991.
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 |
32009R0019 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/2009 of 13 January 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies, as regards the definition of a job vacancy, the reference dates for data collection, data transmission specifications and feasibility studies (Text with EEA relevance)
| 14.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 9/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 19/2009
of 13 January 2009
implementing Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies, as regards the definition of a job vacancy, the reference dates for data collection, data transmission specifications and feasibility studies
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 concerning quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) and Articles 3(1), 5(1) and 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 established a common framework for the systematic production of quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies.
(2) Implementing measures are necessary concerning the definition of the information to be provided and the reference dates for which the information will be collected.
(3) It is also necessary to specify the format, the deadlines for the transmission of the required data and the date of the first reference quarter to be transmitted.
(4) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008, it is necessary to establish the appropriate framework of a series of feasibility studies to be carried out by those Member States with difficulties in providing data for small units and for certain activities.
(5) The European Central Bank has been consulted.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
Definitions related to ‘job vacancy’
For the purposes of applying Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008:
(a) ‘active steps to find a suitable candidate’ shall include:
(i) notifying the job vacancy to the public employment services;
(ii) contacting a private employment agency/head hunters;
(iii) advertising the vacancy in the media (for example internet, newspapers, magazines);
(iv) advertising the vacancy on a public notice board;
(v) approaching, interviewing or selecting possible candidates/potential recruits directly;
(vi) approaching employees and/or personal contacts;
(vii) using internships.
(b) ‘specific period of time’ shall refer to the maximum time the vacancy is open and intended to be filled. That period shall be unlimited; all vacancies for which active steps are continuing on the reference date shall be reported.
Reference dates
Member States shall provide data on the number of job vacancies and the number of occupied posts, as defined in Article 2(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 that can be considered representative for the reference quarter. The preferred methods to achieve this are data collection on a continuous basis or the calculation of a representative average of data collected for specific reference dates.
Data transmission
1. Within 70 days after the end of the reference quarter, Member States shall transmit data broken down as specified in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008, together with the corresponding metadata.
Those Member States whose number of employees represents more than 3 % of the European Community total shall transmit the aggregate number of vacancies and occupied posts and the corresponding metadata within 45 days after the end of the reference quarter.
Each Member State’s share of the total number of employees in the EC shall be calculated every five years on the basis of the average of the four quarters of the previous calendar year. In the event of accession of new Member States, ad hoc calculations shall be carried out. The first calculation shall refer to the calendar year previous to the year of the adoption of this Regulation. The source for the data on employees shall be the European Union Labour Force Survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (2). Data shall refer to business units covered by Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008.
Any changes in the transmission deadline for countries exceeding the 3 % threshold for the first time shall be applicable from the first reference quarter of the year following the calculation.
2. Corresponding metadata shall refer specifically to information regarding methodological or technical events in the quarter that is needed to interpret the results, and information about data cells that are deemed not to be sufficiently reliable or must not be disclosed.
3. The Member States shall send the quarterly data and corresponding metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) in electronic form. Transmission shall comply with appropriate interchange standards approved by the Statistical Programme Committee. The Commission (Eurostat) shall make available detailed documentation in relation to approved standards and shall supply guidelines on how to implement these standards.
4. The first data transmission shall relate to the first quarter of the year following that of the entry into force of this Regulation.
The data series shall be transmitted in the following forms:
(a) unadjusted;
(b) seasonally adjusted, in accordance with the Commission Regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 as regards seasonal adjustment procedures and quality reports; and
(c) on a voluntary basis, in the form of trend-cycle series.
Feasibility studies
The framework for the feasibility studies provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 is set out in the Annex.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32007R0806 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 of 10 July 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector
| 11.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 181/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 806/2007
of 10 July 2007
opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1) and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In the framework of the World Trade Organisation, the Community has undertaken to open tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector. As a result, detailed rules for the administration of those quotas should be laid down.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector (2) has been substantially amended several times and further changes are needed. Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 should therefore be repealed and replaced by a new regulation.
(3) Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (3) and 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (4) should apply, save as otherwise provided in this Regulation.
(4) In order to ensure a regular flow of imports, the quota period running from 1 July to 30 June the following year should be subdivided into several subperiods. In any event, under Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 licences are valid only up to and including the last day of the tariff quota period.
(5) The import tariffs should be administered on the basis of import certificates. To that end, detailed rules for the submission of applications and the information which must appear in applications and licences should be laid down.
(6) In view of the risk of speculation inherent in the system in question in the pigmeat sector, precise conditions should be laid down as regards operators' access to the tariff quota scheme.
(7) For appropriate administration of the tariff quotas, the security linked to the import licences should be set at EUR 20 per 100 kilograms.
(8) In the interests of the operators, the Commission should determine the quantities that have not been applied for, which will be added to the next quota subperiod in accordance with Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
1. The tariff quotas in Annex I are hereby opened for the import of pigmeat products under the CN codes indicated therein.
The tariff quotas shall be open on an annual basis for the period from 1 July to 30 June the following year.
2. The quantity of products covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1, the applicable rate of customs duty, the order numbers and the group numbers shall be as set out in Annex I.
3. In accordance with this Regulation, products of CN codes ex 0203 19 55 and ex 0203 29 55 referred to in groups G2 and G3 of Annex I have the following meanings assigned to them:
(a) ‘boneless loins’, loins and cuts thereof, without tenderloin, with or without subcutaneous fat or rind;
(b) ‘tenderloin’, cuts including the meats of muscles musculus major psoas and musculus minor psoas, with or without head, trimmed or not trimmed.
The provisions of Regulations (EC) Nos 1291/2000 and 1301/2006 shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
The quantity set for the annual tariff quota period for each order number shall be subdivided into four subperiods, as follows:
(a) 25 % from 1 July to 30 September;
(b) 25 % from 1 October to 31 December;
(c) 25 % from 1 January to 31 March;
(d) 25 % from 1 April to 30 June.
1. For the purposes of applying Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, import licence applicants shall, when submitting their first application for a given annual quota period, furnish proof that they imported or exported, during each of the two periods referred to in that Article, at least 50 tonnes of products covered by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75.
2. Licence applications may refer to only one of the order numbers indicated in Annex I to this Regulation. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes. If they do, all the CN codes and their designations must be entered in boxes 16 and 15 respectively of the licence application and the licence.
Licence applications must be for a minimum of 20 tonnes and a maximum of 20 % of the quantity available for the quota concerned in the subperiod in question.
3. Licence applications and licences themselves shall contain:
a) in box 8, the name of the country of origin;
b) in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II, Part A.
Box 24 of the licence shall contain one of the entries indicated in Annex II, Part B.
1. Licence applications may be submitted only in the first seven days of the month preceding each of the subperiods referred to in Article 3.
2. A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged when an application for a licence is submitted.
3. By way of derogation from Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, each applicant may submit several applications for import licences for products covered by a single order number, provided these products originate in different countries. Separate applications for each country of origin must be submitted simultaneously to the competent authority of a Member State. They shall be regarded as a single application, for the purposes of the maximum referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(2) of this Regulation.
4. Not later than the third working day following the end of the period for submission of applications, Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantities, in kilograms, applied for in respect of each group.
5. Licences shall be issued as of the seventh working day and at the latest by the 11th working day following the end of the notification period provided for in paragraph 4.
6. The Commission shall set, where appropriate, the quantity for which no applications for licences were received and which are automatically added to the quantity set for the next quota subperiod.
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 by the end of the first month of each quota subperiod of the total quantities in kilograms for which licences have been issued, as referred to in Article 11(1)(b) of that Regulation.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission, before the end of the fourth month following each annual quota period, the quantities, expressed in kilograms, under each order number actually released into free circulation under this Regulation in the period concerned.
3. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities in kilograms to which unused or partially used import licences relate, first when the application for the last subperiod is sent, and again before the end of the fourth month following each annual period.
1. By way of derogation from Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the first day of the subperiod for which they are issued.
2. Without prejudice to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the rights deriving from the licences may be transferred only to transferees satisfying the eligibility conditions set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and Article 4(1) of this Regulation.
Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 is hereby repealed.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordance with the correspondence table at Annex III.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31976R1424 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1424/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in rice
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1424/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in rice
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 5 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the creation of a single market in rice necessitates the application of Community intervention measures ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 lays down that under certain conditions the intervention agencies must buy in paddy rice which is offered to them;
Whereas the implementation of Community intervention measures requires takeover to be effected by intervention agencies under conditions which take account of the regionalization of prices ; whereas to this end the price to be paid to the seller must be the intervention price valid at a given marketing centre less, where appropriate, transport costs;
Whereas, in order that the intervention system can function as simply and effectively as possible, the number of marketing centres in respect of which offers can be made from a given locality should be limited;
Whereas paddy rice held by the intervention agencies should be put on sale without discrimination between buyers established in the Community and at price levels which do not hinder the normal development of market prices in the Community ; whereas the tendering procedure best serves that end,
1. Pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76, all offers for intervention shall be made to an intervention agency in respect of a marketing centre chosen from among the three centres nearest to the place where the paddy rice is when the offer is made.
2. The nearest marketing centres means the centres to which the paddy rice can be transported at the lowest cost. These transport costs shall be determined by the intervention agency.
1. The intervention agencies shall decide on the place where the paddy rice is to be taken over.
2. If the intervention agency does not take over the paddy rice at the marketing centre specified by the seller but at the place where the paddy rice is located, the price to be paid shall be equal to the intervention price valid for the marketing centre indicated by the seller, less the most advantageous transport costs between the place where the paddy rice is when the offer is made and the marketing centre. These costs shall be determined by the intervention agency.
3. If the intervention agency takes over the paddy rice elsewhere than at the marketing centre indicated by the seller and elsewhere than at the place where the paddy rice is when the offer is made, the cost of transport from the place where the paddy rice is to the place where it is taken over shall be borne by the intervention agency. In that case the price to be paid to the seller shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 2.
1. Paddy rice held by the intervention agency shall be disposed of by invitation to tender: (1)See page 1 of this Official Journal. (a) with a view to its being re-marketed, on the basis of price conditions which are determined before the beginning of the marketing year and are such as will not cause a deterioration of the market;
(b) with a view to export on the basis of price conditions to be determined case by case according to market trends and requirements.
2. The terms of the invitation to tender shall ensure equal access and equal treatment for all persons concerned irrespective of the place of their establishment in the Community.
3. If the tenders submitted do not reach the actual market value, the invitation to tender shall be cancelled.
The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may establish selling procedures other than those laid down in Article 3, if special circumstances require.
1. Council Regulation No 364/67/EEC of 25 July 1967 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in rice (1) is hereby repealed.
2. References to the Regulation repealed by paragraph 1 shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1976.
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