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32008D0902 | 2008/902/EC: Commission Decision of 7 November 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of napropamide in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (notified under document number C(2008) 6281) ((Text with EEA relevance))
| 4.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 326/35
COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 November 2008
concerning the non-inclusion of napropamide in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance
(notified under document number C(2008) 6281)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/902/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that a Member State may, during a period of 12 years following the notification of that Directive, authorise the placing on the market of plant protection products containing active substances not listed in Annex I to that Directive that are already on the market two years after the date of notification, while those substances are gradually being examined within the framework of a programme of work.
(2) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and (EC) No 1490/2002 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list includes napropamide.
(3) For napropamide the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 and (EC) No 1490/2002 for a range of uses proposed by the notifier. Moreover, those Regulations designate the rapporteur Member States which have to submit the relevant assessment reports and recommendations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002. For napropamide the rapporteur Member State was Denmark and all relevant information was submitted on 6 September 2005.
(4) The assessment report has been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA within its Working Group Evaluation and presented to the Commission on 26 March 2008 in the format of the EFSA conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance napropamide (4). This report has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 11 July 2008 in the format of the Commission review report for napropamide.
(5) During the evaluation of this active substance, a number of concerns have been identified. In particular it was not possible to perform a reliable risk assessment for the leaching of the metabolite NOPA to the groundwater on the basis of the available data. Moreover, the available data did not demonstrate that the risks to aquatic organisms and fish eating birds and mammals are acceptable. Consequently, it was not possible to conclude on the basis of the information available that napropamide met the criteria for inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(6) The Commission invited the notifier to submit its comments on the results of the peer review and on its intention or not to further support the substance. The notifier submitted its comments which have been carefully examined. However, despite the arguments put forward by the notifier, the concerns identified could not be eliminated, and assessments made on the basis of the information submitted and evaluated during the EFSA expert meetings have not demonstrated that it may be expected that, under the proposed conditions of use, plant protection products containing napropamide satisfy in general the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
(7) Napropamide should therefore not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(8) Measures should be taken to ensure that authorisations granted for plant protection products containing napropamide are withdrawn within a fixed period of time and are not renewed and that no new authorisations for such products are granted.
(9) Any period of grace granted by a Member State for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing napropamide should be limited to twelve months in order to allow existing stocks to be used in one further growing season, which ensures that plant protection products containing napropamide remain available to farmers for 18 months from the adoption of this Decision.
(10) This Decision does not prejudice the submission of an application for napropamide according to the provisions of Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, the detailed implementation rules of which have been laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 (5), in view of a possible inclusion in its Annex I.
(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Napropamide shall not be included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
Member States shall ensure that:
(a) authorisations for plant protection products containing napropamide are withdrawn by 7 May 2009;
(b) no authorisations for plant protection products containing napropamide are granted or renewed from the date of publication of this Decision.
Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 7 May 2010 at the latest.
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32003R2097 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2097/2003 of 27 November 2003 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2097/2003
of 27 November 2003
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(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 8800 tonnes of rice to certain destinations. The procedure laid down in Article 8(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003(4) 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 8800 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 28 November 2003.
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32007D0785 | 2007/785/EC: Commission Decision of 3 December 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the United Kingdom, Romania and Poland (notified under document number C(2007) 6109) Text with EEA relevance
| 4.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 316/62
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 December 2007
amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the United Kingdom, Romania and Poland
(notified under document number C(2007) 6109)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/785/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) 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 (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (3), and in particular Article 63(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2006/415/EC of 14 June 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/135/EC (4) lays down certain protection measures to be applied in order to prevent the spread of that disease, including the establishment of areas A and B following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of the disease.
(2) Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of H5N1 subtype in the United Kingdom in the county of Suffolk, Decision 2006/415/EC was amended by Decision 2007/731/EC (5), in order to amend the Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC.
(3) The protection measures taken by the United Kingdom pursuant to Decision 2006/415/EC, including the establishment of areas A and B, as provided for in Article 4 of that Decision, have now been reviewed within the framework of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
(4) As a further outbreak of the disease has occurred in the restricted area, the delineation of the area under restriction and the duration of the measures should be modified to take account of the epidemiological situation.
(5) Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of H5N1 subtype in a backyard flock in Romania in the county of Tulcea, Decision 2006/415/EC was amended by Decision 2007/770/EC (6), in order to amend the Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC.
(6) The protection measures taken by Romania pursuant to Decision 2006/415/EC, including the establishment of areas A and B, as provided for in Article 4 of that Decision, have now been reviewed within the framework of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
(7) Poland has notified the Commission of two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in poultry holdings in the county of Brudzeń Duży on its territory and has taken the appropriate measures as provided for in Decision 2006/415/EC, including the establishment of Areas A and B as provided for in Article 4 of that Decision.
(8) The Commission has examined those measures in collaboration with Poland, and is satisfied that the borders of Areas A and B established by the competent authority in that Member State are at a sufficient distance to the actual location of the outbreak. Areas A and B in Poland can therefore be confirmed and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.
(9) Decision 2006/415/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
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32012D0388 | Council Decision 2012/388/CFSP of 16 July 2012 amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia
| 17.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 187/38
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/388/CFSP
of 16 July 2012
amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 26 April 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/231/CFSP (1).
(2) On 17 February 2012, the Security Council Sanctions Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 751 (1992) concerning Somalia (‘Sanctions Committee’) updated the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.
(3) On 22 February 2012, the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 2036 (2012) deciding that Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect import of charcoal from Somalia, whether or not such charcoal originated in Somalia.
(4) Decision 2010/231/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
In Decision 2010/231/CFSP, the following Article is inserted:
‘Article 1a
1. The direct or indirect import, purchase or transport of charcoal from Somalia, whether or not such charcoal originated in Somalia, shall be prohibited.
The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this provision.
2. It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, related to the import, purchase or transport of charcoal from Somalia.’.
The person listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list of persons set out in Section I of the Annex to Decision 2010/231/CFSP.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0632 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 632/2002 of 12 April 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 632/2002
of 12 April 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 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R2443 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2443/93 of 2 September 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2443/93 of 2 September 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (7), 12 (3) and 28 thereof,
Whereas, following the most recent amendments to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 (3) made by Regulation (EEC) No 1813/93 (4), there has been found to be some ambiguity with regard to the wording of the aid application for the products referred to in Article 9a (a), bearing in mind the wording of Article 1; whereas, for reasons of legal certainty, it should be specified that, with effect from 1 August 1993, aid may be requested for the products referred to in Article 9a (a), even if such products are not covered by Article 1, and that the aid must correspond to the aid applicable to traced butter with a fat content of 82 %;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The introductory phrase to the second paragraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 is replaced by the following:
'Notwithstanding Article 9a (a), only the following may qualify for aid:'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 August 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988R2851 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2851/88 of 15 September 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 as regards the latest time of entry into storage for butter sold under Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2851/88
of 15 September 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 as regards the latest time of entry into storage for butter sold under Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85
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 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2206/88 (4) fixes the date of entry into storage of butter sold under Commission Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 (5) and (EEC) No 570/88 (6); whereas when Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 is being amended regarding the amount of the reduction of the selling price it is appropriate, in order to avoid substantial speculative purchases, to reduce the quantity of butter available under this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The first subparagraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 is replaced by the following subparagraph:
'The butter referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 must have been taken into storage before 1 January 1986.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31997D0351 | 97/351/EC: Council Decision of 2 June 1997 authorizing the automatic renewal or continuation in force of provisions governing matters covered by the common commercial policy contained in the friendship, trade and navigation treaties and trade agreements concluded between Member States and third countries
| COUNCIL DECISION of 2 June 1997 authorizing the automatic renewal or continuation in force of provisions governing matters covered by the common commercial policy contained in the friendship, trade and navigation treaties and trade agreements concluded between Member States and third countries (97/351/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 69/494/EEC of 16 December 1969 on the progressive standardization of agreements concerning commercial relations between Member States and third countries and on the negotiation of Community agreements (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the extension or automatic renewal beyond the transitional period of the treaties, agreements and protocols listed in the Annex to this Decision was last authorized by Decision 95/133/EC (2);
Whereas the Member States concerned have requested authorization for the automatic renewal or continuation in force of provisions governing matters covered by the common commercial policy within the meaning of Article 113 of the Treaty contained in the friendship, trade and navigation treaties and similar agreements with third countries listed in the Annex to this Decision, in order to avoid interrupting their contractual commercial relations with the third countries concerned;
Whereas, however, most of the matters covered by these provisions of national treaties and agreements are now governed by Community agreements; whereas authorization should accordingly be given only in respect of those matters not covered by Community agreements; whereas such authorization does not absolve the Member States from the obligation of avoiding and eliminating any incompatibility between such treaties and agreements and the provisions of Community law;
Whereas, moreover, the provisions of the treaties and agreements to be automatically renewed or maintained in force must not constitute an obstacle to the implementation of the common commercial policy;
Whereas the Member States concerned have stated that the automatic renewal or continuation in force of these treaties and agreements should not be a bar to the opening of Community trade negotiations with the relevant third countries or the transfer to Community agreements of trade matters covered by current bilateral agreements;
Whereas, on conclusion of the consultation provided for in Article 2 of Decision 69/494/EEC, it was established, as the aforesaid statements by the Member States confirm, that the provisions of the relevant treaties and bilateral agreements would not constitute an obstacle to the implementation of the common commercial policy;
Whereas, moreover, the Member States concerned have stated that they would be willing to adapt and if necessary terminate those treaties and agreements should it be found that the automatic renewal or continuation in force of the provisions thereof relating to matters covered by Article 113 of the Treaty is an obstacle to the implementation of the common commercial policy;
Whereas the treaties and agreements involved contain termination clauses requiring a period of notice of between three and twelve months;
Whereas, therefore, there is no reason for not authorizing the automatic renewal or continuation in force, for a period of four years, of the provisions in question;
Whereas there should be provision for such authorization to be withdrawn if circumstances require, particularly if at a later date it should appear that the continuation in force of the provisions of the abovementioned treaties and agreements constitutes, or threatens to constitute, an obstacle to the implementation of the common commercial policy; whereas a mechanism by which Member States are required to inform the Commission of any circumstances that might constitute such an obstacle should be established,
The provisions governing matters covered by the common commercial policy within the meaning of Article 113 of the Treaty contained in the friendship, trade and navigation treaties and trade agreements listed in the Annex to this Decision may be automatically renewed or maintained in force up to 30 April 2001 as regards those areas not covered by agreements between the Community and the third countries concerned, in so far as they are compatible with the common policies.
This authorization may be withdrawn if circumstances require, particularly if, at a later date, it should appear that the continuation in force of the abovementioned provisions of the treaties and agreements constitutes, or threatens to constitute, an obstacle to the implementation of the common commercial policy. Member States shall inform the Commission of any circumstances that might constitute such an obstacle.
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32001R1975 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1975/2001 of 9 October 2001 determining the percentage of quantities covered by applications for export licences for eggs which may be accepted
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1975/2001
of 9 October 2001
determining the percentage of quantities covered by applications for export licences for eggs which may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 of 16 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2336/1999(2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 provides for specific measures where applications for export licences concern quantities and/or expenditure which exceed the normal trade patterns or where there is a risk that they will be exceeded, taking account of the limit referred to in Article 8(12) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/96(4), and/or the corresponding expenditure during the period in question.
(2) Uncertainty is a feature of the market in certain egg products. The impending adjustment of the refunds applicable to those products has led to the submission of applications for export licences for speculative ends. There is a risk that the issue of licences for the quantities applied for from 1 to 5 and 8 to 9 October 2001 may lead to an overrun in the quantities of the products concerned normally disposed of by way of trade. Applications covering the products concerned in respect of which export licences have not yet been granted should be rejected,
No further action shall be taken in respect of applications submitted for export licences for eggs of 1 to 5 and 8 to 9 October 2001 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 in respect of category four and five of Annex I to that Regulation which should have been issued from 10 October and from 17 October 2001 respectively.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989R3972 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/89 of 18 December 1989 fixing, for 1990, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Portugal
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3972/89
of 18 December 1989
fixing, for 1990, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 351 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 351 of the Act of Accession, it is for the Council to fix the fishing possibilities and the corresponding number of Community vessels which may fish in the waters referred to that Article;
Whereas these possibilities are determined, with respect to pelagic species not subject to the system of total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas, other than highly migratory species, on the basis of the situation of the fishing activities of the Member States apart from Spain, in Portuguese waters for the period prior to accession; whereas there is a need to ensure stock conservation, taking account moreover of the limits placed on fishing by Portuguese vessels for similar species in waters of the Member States, apart from Spain;
Whereas, for 1989, no fishing possibilities for species not subject to TACs quotas are granted to Portugal in the waters of the Member States apart from Spain;
Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing activities of vessels exploiting stocks of highly migratory species, for which catch possibilities are granted, should be laid down, whereas the limits concerning the zones and the periods of fishing of these vessels are laid down by Article 351 (2), (3) and (4) of the Act of Accession;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by 2241/87 (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), as well as to the specific detailed rules drawn up in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 351 (5) of the Act of Accession,
The number of vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, authorized to fish in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Portugal, as provided for in Article 351 of the Act of Accession and the procedures for access, shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.
It shall be applicable until 31 December 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R0871 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 871/96 of 14 May 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements applicable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 and originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 871/96 of 14 May 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements applicable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 and originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the Agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing the customs duties to be applied by the Community as a result of the negotiations conducted under Article XXIV (6) of the GATT following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/95 of 21 August 1995 adapting by way of a temporary measure the special arrangements for importing cereal substitute products and processed cereal and rice products as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 with a view to the implementation of the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (3), adapts as a temporary measure Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 (4); whereas it appears that some or all of the language versions of that Regulation contain errors; whereas, in particular, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2023/95 has not been added to Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90; whereas the corrected version of the Annex must be added to that Regulation;
Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 lowers to zero the rates of duties for preparations of a kind used in animal feed covered by CN codes 2309 10 11 and 2309 10 31;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 is amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is amended as follows:
(a) Paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:
'2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the reduced customs duties set out in the Annex on imports of the products designated below and originating in the ACP States shall be reduced by:
- ECU 2,19 per 1 000 kg in the case of products covered by CN codes 0714 10 99 and ex 0714 90 19, with the exception of arrowroot,
- ECU 4,38 per 1 000 kg in the case of products covered by CN codes 0714 10 10 and ex 1106 20, with the exception of arrowroot flour and meal,
- 50 % in the case of products covered by CN codes 1108 14 00 and ex 1108 19 90, with the exception of arrowroot starch.
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the customs duties on imports of the following products originating in the ACP States shall not be levied thereon:
- sweet potatoes covered by CN code 0714 20 10,
- products covered by CN code 0714 10 91,
- arrowroot covered by CN code ex 0714 90,
- arrowroot flour and meal covered by CN code ex 1106 20,
- arrowroot starch covered by CN code ex 1108 19 90.`
(b) The following paragraph 4 is added:
'4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the customs duties on imports of the following products shall not be levied thereon from 1 January 1996:
- Preparations of a kind used in animal feed covered by CN codes 2309 10 11 and 2309 10 31.`
2. The Annex to this Regulation is added.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.
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31996R1763 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1763/96 of 11 September 1996 laying down transitional measures for the management of base areas in the new German Länder and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1000/94
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1763/96 of 11 September 1996 laying down transitional measures for the management of base areas in the new German Länder and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1000/94
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 scheme for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1575/96 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 provides for the reduction of the area eligible for compensatory payments and for a special set-aside without compensation where the sum of the areas for which aid is claimed by producers is in excess of the regional base area;
Whereas the change from the planned economy existing in the new Länder before unification to a market economy was carried out practically without a transitional period; whereas, therefore, implementation of the reform has come at a time when agricultural production structures in the new Länder are in the process of change; whereas the loss of traditional markets in the countries of eastern Europe has led to a significant fall in livestock production and in the areas previously used for fodder production unforeseen when Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 was adopted;
Whereas, given this situation, a solution has been found which, without giving rise to a permanent increase in the base area, which is a key element in the reform of arable farming, ensures that the strict application of the present legislation does not jeopardize the restructuring of the agricultural sector in the new Länder; whereas this solution takes the form of a transitional measure introducing a temporary extension of the base area - to be reduced in four steps - from the 1993/94 marketing year; whereas these transitional measures are provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1000/94 (3);
Whereas the factors which led to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 1000/94 still pertain; whereas under these circumstances an extension of the transitional period is justified;
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 1000/94 should be replaced with effect from the 1996/97 marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for cereals, oils and fats and dried fodder,
For the purposes of Article 2 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, the base area laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1098/94 (4) shall be temporarily increased for the new German Länder as indicated in the Annex.
1. For the 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/01 and 2001/02 marketing years, where the base area laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1098/94 is exceeded within the limits indicated in the Annex to this Regulation, the area eligible for compensatory payments shall be reduced per producer, for the duration of the marketing year and in proportion to the over-run, by 10 %, 20 %, 30 % and 40 % respectively.
2. The reduction referred to in paragraph 1 shall be additional to any reduction made as a result of the base area provided for in Article 1 being exceeded.
Regulation (EEC) No 1000/94 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 July 1996.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the 1996/97 marketing year.
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32012R1122 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1122/2012 of 23 November 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue whiting in VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
| 1.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 331/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1122/2012
of 23 November 2012
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue whiting in VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31994R3193 | Council Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 of 19 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 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, and Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3193/94 of 19 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 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, and Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the 1994 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 169 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), has been amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (2);
Whereas Article 9 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as thus amended specifies that assistance granted in respect of Objective 2 for the existing Member States is to be planned and implemented on a three-yearly basis; whereas in order to ensure its effectiveness and continuity, assistance for the new Member States, where that Member State so requests, can exceptionally be planned and implemented on a five-yearly basis;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (3) implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 has been amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (4);
Whereas Article 15 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 as thus amended provides that expenditure may not be considered eligible for assistance from the Funds if incurred before the date on which the corresponding application reaches the Commission; whereas that rule was subject to the transitional provision in Article 33 (2) whereby requests for expenditure received by the Commission between 1 January and 30 April 1994 might be regarded as eligible for assistance from 1 January 1994;
Whereas an analogous transitional provision is required for the States which will accede to the European Union pursuant to the 1994 Act of Accession; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 must therefore be amended accordingly;
Whereas by virtue of Article 2 (3) of the 1994 Treaty of Accession, the institutions of the Community may adopt, prior to accession, the measures pursuant to Article 169 of the 1994 Act of Accession, such measures entering into force on the date of the said Treaty,
The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 9 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88:
'On an exceptional basis, the Commission can accede to a request from Austria, Finland or Sweden that assistance under Objective 2 be planned and implemented for the whole period from 1995 to 1999.'
The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88:
'Notwithstanding Article 15 (2), requests for expenditure received by the Commission from Austria, Finland and Sweden within four months of the date of entry into force of the 1994 Treaty of Accession of those countries and fulfilling all the conditions pursuant to Article 14 (2) may be regarded as eligible for assistance from the Funds from the date of entry into force of the 1994 Treaty of Accession.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the same day as the 1994 Treaty of Accession.
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32002R1189 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1189/2002 of 2 July 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1189/2002
of 2 July 2002
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 22,563/kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 July 2002.
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31991R1508 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1508/91 of 4 June 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1596/79 on preventive withdrawals of apples and pears
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1508/91 of 4 June 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1596/79 on preventive withdrawals of apples and pears
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (2), and in particular Article 15a (2) thereof,
Whereas the basic production referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1596/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1881/90 (4), relates to the production in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 and Spain;
Whereas to take account of production in Portugal from the second stage of the Accession the basic production should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1596/79 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
Preventive withdrawals may be authorized only if the crop is expected to exceed by 5 % or more a basic production of:
- 7 600 000 tonnes for apples,
- 2 350 000 tonnes for pears.'
2. In Article 3 (1) the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
1. Preventive withdrawals of apples may not exceed 30 % of an expected surplus of up to 760 000 tonnes; they may not exceed 40 % of an expected surplus of between 760 00 and 1 200 000 tonnes and not exceed 50 % of an expected surplus of over 1 200 000 tonnes, the expected surplus being the difference between the expected crop and the basic production of 7 600 000 tonnes. Article 2
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31995R2819 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2819/95 of 5 December 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2819/95 of 5 December 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of the Treaty (3),
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 of 27 April 1989 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (4), introduced a programme of structural improvements in inland waterway transport by providing for scrapping schemes coordinated at Community level;
Whereas the process of structural overcapacity reduction and fleet restructuring is spread over time; whereas because of the difficult economic situation in the sector a growing number of new requests for scrapping premiums are being submitted to the scrapping funds whilst the financial resources to meet these requests are limited; whereas, therefore, additional financial resources could be temporarily made available to the said funds, by the Member States; whereas these contributions may be supplemented by Community financing for 1995;
Whereas appropriations for structural improvement operations in inland waterway transport have been entered and set in the general budget of the European Communities for 1995 and the current scrapping operations should be stepped up; whereas, as a consequence, these appropriations should be set aside for the scrapping of vessels on the waiting list referred to in Article 8 (6) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 of 27 April 1989 laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (5);
Whereas the financial solidarity referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 must also come into play for the resources and expenditure of the funds;
Whereas it is the Commission's responsibility to ensure coordination between the scrapping funds to make for uniform application of Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89,
Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the following paragraph shall be added to Article 3:
'4. Each fund shall be financed by:
- the contribution referred to in Article 4;
- the special contributions referred to in Article 8;
- the financial resources which might be made available by the Member States concerned as part of a scrapping scheme organized at Community level on the basis of harmonized procedures to be fixed;
- the Community contributions referred to in Article 4a`;
2. the following Article 4a shall be inserted after Article 4:
'Article 4a 1. For the year 1995, the funds referred to in Article 3 may be financed by contributions from the Community.
2. For 1995 the appropriations entered in the general budget of the European Communities shall be allocated by the Commission, on the basis of the objectives to be achieved and in accordance with the different types and categories of vessels, to the funds according to the requests for scrapping premiums duly entered on the common waiting list.`;
3. in Article 5 (2) the second sentence shall be replaced by the following:
'This shall come into play for all the expenditure and all the resources of the funds referred to in Article 3 (4) so as to guarantee equal treatment in the scrapping operations for all carriers subject to this Regulation, independently of the fund to which the vessel belongs.`;
4. Article 10 (3) shall be replaced by the following:
'3. The Commission shall ensure that the scrapping funds apply this Regulation uniformly and it shall provide coordination thereof.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32002R1473 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1473/2002 of 13 August 2002 prohibiting fishing for cod and haddock by vessels flying the flag of Germany
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1473/2002
of 13 August 2002
prohibiting fishing for cod and haddock by vessels flying the flag of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated fishing conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), lays down quotas for cod and haddock for 2002.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod and haddock in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have exhausted the quota for 2002. Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock from 16 July 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of cod and haddock in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have exhausted the quota for 2002.
Fishing for cod or haddock in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 16 July 2002.
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32008R0140 | Council Regulation (EC) No 140/2008 of 19 November 2007 on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part
| 19.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 43/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 140/2008
of 19 November 2007
on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) A Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as SAA) was signed on 15 October 2007. The SAA is in the process of being ratified.
(2) On 15 October 2007 the Council concluded an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the Interim Agreement) which provides for the early entry into force of the trade and trade-related provisions of the SAA. The Interim Agreement is to enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Parties notify each other that their respective approval procedures have been completed.
(3) It is necessary to lay down the procedures for applying certain provisions of the Interim Agreement. Since the trade and trade-related provisions of these instruments are to a very large extent identical, this Regulation should also apply to the implementation of the SAA after its entry into force.
(4) The SAA and the Interim Agreement stipulate that fishery products originating in Montenegro may be imported into the Community at a reduced customs duty, within the limits of tariff quotas. It is therefore necessary to lay down provisions regulating the management of these tariff quotas.
(5) Where trade defence measures become necessary, they should be adopted in accordance with the general provisions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on the common rules for imports (1), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2603/69 of 20 December 1969 establishing common rules for exports (2), Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (3) or, as the case may be, Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (4).
(6) Where a Member State provides the Commission with information on a possible fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation, the relevant Community legislation shall apply, in particular Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (5).
(7) For the purposes of implementing the relevant provisions of this Regulation the Commission should be assisted by the Customs Code Committee established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (6).
(8) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (7),
Subject matter
This Regulation lays down certain procedures for the adoption of detailed rules for the implementation of certain provisions of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the SAA), and of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the Interim Agreement).
Concessions for fish and fishery products
Detailed rules on the implementation of Article 14 of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 29 of the SAA, concerning the tariff quotas for fish and fishery products, shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the management procedure referred to in Article 12(2) of this Regulation.
Tariff reductions
1. Subject to paragraph 2, rates of preferential duty shall be rounded down to the first decimal place.
2. Where the result of calculating the rate of the preferential duty pursuant to paragraph 1 is one of the following, the preferential rate shall be considered a full exemption:
(a) 1 % or less in the case of ad valorem duties; or
(b) EUR 1 or less per individual amount in the specific duties.
Technical adaptations
Amendments and technical adaptations to the provisions adopted pursuant to this Regulation, rendered necessary by changes to the Combined Nomenclature codes and to the TARIC subdivisions or arising from the conclusion of new or modified Agreements, Protocols, Exchanges of Letters or other acts between the Community and the Republic of Montenegro, shall be adopted in accordance with the management procedure referred to in Article 12(2).
General safeguard clause
Without prejudice to Article 7, where the Community needs to take a measure as provided for in Article 26 of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 41 of the SAA, it shall be adopted in accordance with the conditions and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 3285/94, unless otherwise specified in Article 26 of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 41 of the SAA.
Shortage clause
Without prejudice to Article 7, where the Community needs to take a measure as provided for in Article 27 of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 42 of the SAA, it shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2603/69.
Exceptional and critical circumstances
Where exceptional and critical circumstances arise within the meaning of Articles 26(5)(b) and 27(4) of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 41(5)(b) and 42(4) of the SAA, the Commission may take immediate measures as provided for in Articles 26 and 27 of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 41 and 42 of the SAA.
If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within five working days of receipt of the request.
The Commission shall notify the Council of its decision.
Any Member State may refer the Commission’s decision to the Council within 10 working days of receiving notification of the decision.
The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within two months.
Safeguard clause for agricultural and fishery products
1. Notwithstanding the procedures provided for in Articles 5 and 6 of this Regulation, where the Community needs to take a safeguard measure, as provided for in Article 26 of the Interim Agreement and thereafter Article 41 of the SAA, concerning agricultural and fishery products, the Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, decide upon the necessary measures after, where applicable, having had recourse to the referral procedure provided for in Article 26 of the Interim Agreement and thereafter Article 41 of the SAA.
If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon:
(a) within three working days following the receipt of a request, where the referral procedure provided for in Article 26 of the Interim Agreement and thereafter Article 41 of the SAA does not apply; or
(b) within three days of the end of the 30-day period referred to in Article 26(5)(a) of the Interim Agreement and thereafter in Article 41(5)(a) of the SAA, where the referral procedure provided for in Article 26 of the Interim Agreement and thereafter Article 41 of the SAA applies.
The Commission shall notify the Council of the measures it decided.
2. Measures decided on by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 1 may be referred to the Council by any Member State within three working days of the date on which they were notified. The Council shall meet without delay. It may, acting by qualified majority, amend or repeal the measures in question within one month following the date on which they were referred to the Council.
Dumping and subsidy
In the event of a practice which is liable to warrant application by the Community of the measures provided for in Article 25(2) of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 40(2) of the SAA, the introduction of anti-dumping and/or countervailing measures shall be decided upon in accordance with the provisions laid down in, respectively, Regulation (EC) No 384/96 and/or Regulation (EC) No 2026/97.
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Competition
1. In the event of a practice which may justify application by the Community of the measures provided for in Article 38 of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 73 of the SAA, the Commission shall, after examining the case, on its own initiative or on the request of a Member State, decide whether such practice is compatible with the Agreement.
The measures provided for in Article 38(10) of the interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 73(10) of the SAA, shall be adopted in the cases of aid in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 and, in the other cases, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 133 of the Treaty.
2. In the event of a practice which may cause measures to be applied to the Community by the Republic of Montenegro on the basis of Article 38 of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 73 of the SAA, the Commission shall, after examining the case, decide whether the practice is compatible with the principles set out in the Interim Agreement, and thereafter the SAA. Where necessary, it shall take appropriate decisions on the basis of criteria which result from the application of Articles 81, 82 and 87 of the Treaty.
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Fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation
Where the Commission, on the basis of information provided by a Member State or on its own initiative, finds that the conditions laid down in Article 31 of the Interim Agreement and thereafter in Article 46 of the SAA are fulfilled, it shall, without undue delay:
(a) inform the Council; and
(b) notify the Interim Committee, and thereafter the Stabilisation and Association Committee, of its finding together with the objective information, and enter into consultations within the Interim Committee, and thereafter the Stabilisation and Association Committee.
Any publication under Article 31(5) of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 46(5) of the SAA, shall be effected by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The Commission may decide, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 12(3), to suspend temporarily the relevant preferential treatment of the products as provided for in Article 31(4) of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 46(4) of the SAA.
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Committee
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee set up by Article 248(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
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Notification
The Commission, acting on behalf of the Community, shall be responsible for notification to the Interim Committee, and thereafter the Stabilisation and Association Council and the Stabilisation and Association Committee, respectively, as required by the Interim Agreement or the SAA.
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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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32013L0016 | Council Directive 2013/16/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of public procurement, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
| 10.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/184
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/16/EU
of 13 May 2013
adapting certain directives in the field of public procurement, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 50 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50 of the Act of Accession of Croatia, where acts of the institutions adopted prior to accession require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in that Act of Accession or in the Annexes thereto, the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall, to this end, adopt the necessary acts, if the original act was not adopted by the Commission.
(2) The Final Act of the Conference which drew up and adopted the Treaty of Accession of Croatia, indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt those adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.
(3) Directives 2004/17/EC (1), 2004/18/EC (2) and 2009/81/EC (3) should therefore be amended accordingly,
Directives 2004/17/EC, 2004/18/EC and 2009/81/EC are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Croatia to the Union 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.
They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of Croatia to the Union.
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
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31979R0270 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 270/79 of 6 February 1979 on the development of agricultural advisory services in Italy
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 270/79 of 6 February 1979 on the development of agricultural advisory services in Italy
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, if effective and balanced implementation of the common agricultural policy in Italy is to remedy the serious structural deficiencies and markedly inadequate agricultural productivity in this Member State, a considerable effort must be made to provide farmers with information and advice;
Whereas many regions of Italy at present lack an effective agricultural advisory service;
Whereas, because of economic and budgetary constraints, the Italian Republic does not have sufficient means to make the considerable effort involved in establishing a system comparable to those already highly developed in the other Member States;
Whereas an effective agricultural advisory service in Italy will be in the interest of the Community and will contribute to the attainment of the objectives defined in Article 39 (1) (a) of the Treaty, including the structural changes necessary for the proper functioning of the common market ; whereas these measures therefore constitute a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4);
Whereas the terms should be defined on which the Community will help to finance the planning and operation of an advisory service in the Member State concerned ; whereas, while the Italian Republic should be responsible for such planning, account being taken of existing administrative structures, certain conditions should be laid down to guarantee optimum utilization of the Community's financial contribution;
Whereas the planned service must not only give farmers permanent access to agricultural information and guidance but must also help the individual farmer to use such information and guidance to his own best advantage;
Whereas the provision of an advisory service cannot be treated in isolation but must form part of programmes or measures for the balanced development of agriculture within which advisory work, experimental research and vocational training of farmers and farm workers should be closely coordinated;
Whereas the Community must be able to check that the measures taken by the Italian Republic will help to attain the objectives of the common measure and will fulfil the conditions under which Community financing is granted ; whereas a procedure should be laid down whereby the Member States and the Commission will cooperate closely in the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures set up under the Council Decision of 4 December 1962 on the coordination of policies on the structure of agriculture (5), and whereby the Committee of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund provided for in Articles 11 to 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 will be consulted on financial matters,
1. In order to ensure that farmers in Italy have permanent access to a system of agricultural information and guidance, thereby helping to increase productivity and incomes and contributing to the modernization of farms, a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 is hereby instituted for the development of an agricultural advisory service in Italy in conjunction with programmes or measures for the balanced development of agriculture. (1)OJ No C 169, 14.7.1978, p. 7. (2)OJ No C 239, 9.10.1978, p. 56. (3)Opinion delivered on 19 October 1978 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (4)OJ No L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13. (5)OJ No 136, 17.12.1962, p. 2892/62.
2. The Commission may, in accordance with Title IV, grant aid for the common measure by financing through the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, hereinafter called "the Fund", the measures which are necessary for the implementation of the outline plan of agricultural advisory work, as described in Title I, and which fulfil the conditions laid down in Titles II and III.
TITLE I Outline plan of agricultural advisory work
1. The outline plan of agricultural advisory work shall cover: (a) the establishment of arrangements for the training of agricultural advisers by an inter-regional agricultural advisory body, hereinafter called "the interregional body", comprising inter-regional training centres, hereinafter called "centres";
(b) the use of the trained advisers to carry out programmes or measures for the balanced development of agriculture.
2. The outline plan shall be drawn up by the Italian Republic. Its duration shall be at least the same as that of the common measure. It shall be reviewed at least once every four years.
This outline plan shall contain all the information required for its assessment, in particular: 1. As regards the training of advisers: (a) the steps taken to determine the number of advisers to be trained or retrained on the basis of the actual advisory needs at regional level and to ensure that the number of advisers trained each year corresponds to these needs;
(b) the legal status, the organization, function and detailed rules of operation of the inter-regional body, including the centres, and in particular: - the composition, function and detailed rules of operation of the administrative board of the inter-regional body, on which the professional organizations are to be represented,
- the location of the centres, taking into account the specific advisory needs of the different parts of Italy,
- the numbers and qualifications of the teaching staff envisaged,
- the arrangements for financing the interregional body, including the centres;
(c) the conditions that will have to be met by candidates for admission to basic and advanced training courses for advisory service leaders, general advisers and specialist advisers;
(d) the principal conditions, content and duration of basic and advanced training courses for advisers;
(e) measures planned for providing specialized training of the teaching staff.
2. As regards the use of the advisers: (a) the programmes or measures for the balanced development of agriculture within the framework of which the advisers shall work;
(b) the priority areas covered by the programmes or measures referred to in (a);
(c) the advisory services for which the advisers are intended, and how such services are organized and controlled;
(d) the steps taken to ensure that the advisers trained under the common measure are actually employed by the services referred to in (c).
1. The outline plan and the results of its review shall be forwarded to the Commission by the Italian Republic.
2. At the request of the Commission, the Italian Republic shall supply further details in connection with those required under Article 3.
3. The Commission shall decide whether to approve the outline plan in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, after consulting the Fund Committee on the financial aspects.
TITLE II Training of agricultural advisers
1. The functions of the inter-regional body shall be, in particular: (a) to provide basic and advanced training for advisory service leaders, for general advisers and specialist advisers;
(b) to develop, in close collaboration with appropriate staff involved in research and advisory work and with universities, basic and advanced training programmes for advisers;
(c) to organize periodic seminars bringing together advisers and the teaching staff of the inter-regional body to assess the results of advisory work and to propose any consequent adjustments to training courses;
(d) to study and develop advisory techniques appropriate to the problems of farmers in different areas, and to assess training requirements in the light of the results achieved by the advisers working within the framework of the programmes or measures referred to in Article 3 (2) (a).
2. The Centres shall have a permanent teaching staff qualified in the fields referred to in Article 7 (1). Where necessary, staff from universities, research stations and other institutions may be called upon temporarily to teach special subjects.
The training courses referred to in Article 7 shall be open to candidates having the following qualifications appropriate to agricultural advisory work: (a) a university degree in agriculture in the case of advisory service leaders;
(b) at least a diploma of higher secondary education in agriculture followed by an appropriate specialist training or equivalent professional experience in the case of specialist advisers;
(c) at least a diploma of higher secondary education in agriculture in the case of general advisers.
All candidates shall furthermore be suitably qualified to carry out agricultural advisory work. Professional experience of farming problems shall be preferred. This experience shall be essential for advisory service leaders and the holders of non-university diplomas.
1. The training referred to in Article 5 (1) (a) shall enable persons meeting the requirements set out in Article 6 to acquire adequate knowledge corresponding to their tasks, particularly of the following subjects: - agricultural advisory techniques,
- farm management techniques,
- preparation of development plans within the meaning of Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1),
- preparation and execution of the programmes or measures referred to in Article 3 (2) (a) and other subjects connected therewith,
- psychology and rural sociology.
2. The basic courses must comprise at least nine months of theoretical and practical training.
3. The Italian Republic shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the knowledge of advisers trained in this way is constantly updated.
TITLE III Use of the agricultural advisers
1. The Italian Republic shall ensure that at least 60 % of the advisers trained in accordance with Article 7 (1) are used in the Mezzogiorno.
2. The advisers shall be used under annual advisory plans for carrying out the programmes or measures referred to in Article 3 (2) (a).
3. The annual plans may cover all or some of the areas referred to in Article 3 (2) (b), or part of one of them.
4. The annual plans shall indicate: (a) the programmes or measures referred to in paragraph 2, their aims, and the delimitation of the areas in which they are to apply;
(b) the advisory services to which the advisers will be assigned;
(c) the way in which the advisory service shall contribute to carrying out these programmes or measures and in particular the specific advisory projects planned to this end;
(d) the current situation as regards advisory work in the areas concerned;
(e) the kind of advisory work required and the number of general advisers, specialized advisers and advisory service leaders decided upon;
(f) the steps being taken to ensure that the activities of the advisers are wholly devoted to the provision of agricultural advice, to the exclusion of any administrative or other tasks unrelated to this purpose; (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1.
(g) the coordination established between the advisory service, the department for the provision of socio-economic guidance to farmers, and agricultural research, experimentation and training.
1. The annual plans shall be forwarded to the Commission by the Italian Republic at the beginning of each year.
2. At the request of the Commission, the Italian Republic shall supply further details in connection with those required under Article 8.
3. The Commission shall decide whether to approve the annual plans in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, after consulting the Fund Committee on the financial aspects.
TITLE IV General and financial provisions
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1. The period envisaged for the implementation of the common measure shall be 12 years from the date on which this Regulation is to apply.
2. The total estimated cost of the common measure to the Fund shall be 66 million European units of account.
3. Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply to this Regulation.
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1. The Fund shall participate in expenditure incurred by the Italian Republic for the training of agricultural advisers referred to in Title II up to a maximum amount of six million units of account and within the following limits: (a) in an initial phase of up to two years, 150 000 units of account for the specialized training of teachers and 50 000 units of account for the running expenses of the inter-regional body;
(b) subsequently, for a period of 10 years: - 180 000 units of account per annum for the running expenses of the inter-regional body, including the centres,
- 400 000 units of account per annum for expenditure incurred by way of the course attendance allowance, subject to a limit of 2 000 units of account per student.
Unused funds may be carried over to the following years.
2. The Italian Republic shall reimburse the Fund for its contribution to the allowance referred to in the second indent of paragraph 1 (b) above in the case of advisers who do not actually carry out for at least three years the tasks for which they were trained.
3. In the context of the annual advisory plans referred to in Article 8, the Fund shall reimburse the Italian Republic for the cost of using the advisers in accordance with the following conditions : the maximum eligible amount per adviser paid directly or indirectly by public authorities and trained in accordance with Article 7 (1), shall be 10 000 units of account. The rate of reimbursement shall be 50 % in the case of advisers employed in the Mezzogiorno and 40 % for others. Fund aid shall extend over a maximum period of six years of work by the adviser. In order to apply a progressive reduction to the amount reimbursed per adviser, hereinafter referred to as "the annual premium", the following coefficients shall be used : 1 725 for the first year, 1 715 for the second year, 1 705 for the third year, 0 795 for the fourth year, 0 785 for the fifth year and 0 775 for the sixth year.
At the end of each three-year period, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, shall examine the above amount and decide whether to adjust it in the light of real wage increases in Italy.
4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
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1. Applications for reimbursement of the expenditure referred to in Article 11 (2) shall relate to the expenditure incurred by the Italian Republic during a calendar year and shall be submitted to the Commission before 1 July of the following year.
2. Advances may be granted by reference to the arrangements established by the Italian Republic for the financing of the inter-regional body, including the centres.
3. Applications for payment of the annual premium referred to in Article 11 (3) shall be submitted by the Italian Republic before 16 March of each year in respect of the advisers employed on 1 January of that year. Applications for premiums for advisers beginning work after 1 January shall be made with the applications for the following year ; a premium proportional to the duration of their service shall be paid for these latter advisers.
4. Decisions to grant aid from the Fund shall be made in accordance with Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
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Before 1 August of each year the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the implementation of the common measure provided for in this Regulation. The Italian Republic shall provide the Commission with all the documentation needed for this purpose.
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1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the matter shall be referred to the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures shall deliver its opinion on those measures within a time limit set by the chairman according to the urgency of the matter. An opinion shall be adopted by a majority of 41 votes, the votes of the Member States being weighted as laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.
3. The Commission shall adopt the measures, which shall be immediately applicable. However, if such measures are not in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures, they shall be communicated forthwith by the Commission to the Council. In that case, the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has adopted for not more than one month from the date of such communication.
The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may adopt a different decision within one month.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall apply as soon as the Council has taken a decision on the Commission proposal for an amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
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32010R1215 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1215/2010 of 17 December 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Montoro-Adamuz (PDO))
| 18.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1215/2010
of 17 December 2010
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Montoro-Adamuz (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Montoro-Adamuz’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R1618 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1618/2005 of 30 September 2005 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
| 1.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 256/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1618/2005
of 30 September 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 21,667 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2005.
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31998D0085 | 98/85/EC: Commission Decision of 16 January 1998 concerning certain protective measures with regard to live birds coming from, or originating in Hong Kong and China (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 16 January 1998 concerning certain protective measures with regard to live birds coming from, or originating in Hong Kong and China (Text with EEA relevance) (98/85/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation 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 Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 18(7) thereof,
Whereas epidemiological findings in Hong Kong have shown a likely connection, with regard to the infection with the influenza A H5N1 virus, between poultry and men;
Whereas the geographical origin of the virus seems to be uncertain as well as the way of its transmission from live birds to the human population or its spreading among the human population;
Whereas it is necessary to take the necessary precautions for preventing the introduction of the influenza A H5N1 virus into the Community through live birds;
Whereas imports of live poultry from Hong Kong and China are not allowed by Community legislation;
Whereas other birds can be imported pursuant to the conditions laid down in Article 7(A) of Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 95/176/EC (4);
Whereas these measures are considered not to be sufficient to prevent influenza A viruses via trade in birds entering quarantine stations situated on the territory of the Community;
Whereas therefore birds other than those referred to in Council Directive 90/539/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs (5), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, originating in or coming from Hong Kong and China must not be introduced into the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The introduction into the territory of the Community of live birds other than those referred to in Directive 90/539/EEC, coming from or originating in Hong Kong and China is suspended.
This Decision will be reviewed before 31 March 1998.
Member States shall alter the measures they apply to trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
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32004R1080 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1080/2004 of 8 June 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 9.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 204/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1080/2004
of 8 June 2004
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1426 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1426/2001 of 12 July 2001 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1426/2001
of 12 July 2001
fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
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(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regulations and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Article 13 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 cereals, rice and broken rice on the Community market on the one hand and prices for cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products on the world market on the other. The same Articles provide that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on the markets in cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market.
(3) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/95(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2993/95(6), on the import and export system for products processed from cereals and from rice defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the refund on these products is being calculated.
(4) The refund to be granted in respect of certain processed products should be graduated on the basis of the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch content of the individual product concerned, this content being a particularly good indicator of the quantity of basic product actually incorporated in the processed product.
(5) There is no need at present to fix an export refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of potential exports and in particular the nature and origin of these products. For certain products processed from cereals, the insignificance of Community participation in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export refund at the present time.
(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) The refund must be fixed once a month; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period.
(8) Certain processed maize products may undergo a heat treatment following which a refund might be granted that does not correspond to the quality of the product; whereas it should therefore be specified that on these products, containing pregelatinized starch, no export refund is to be granted.
(9) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1518/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 July 2001.
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31988D0184 | 88/184/EEC: Commission Decision of 15 February 1988 authorizing a method for grading pig carcases in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 15 February 1988 authorizing a method for grading pig carcases in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (88/184/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (2), and in particular Article 4 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3530/86 (4), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; whereas the authorization of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; whereas this tolerance has been defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (5);
Whereas the Government of Belgium has requested the Commission to authorize a method for grading pig carcases and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85; whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorizing the said grading method are fulfilled;
Whereas no modification of the apparatus or grading method may be authorized except by means of a new Commission Decision adopted in the light of experience gained; whereas, for this reason, the present authorization may be revoked;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Use of the apparatus termed ´Schlachtkoerperklassifizierungsgeraet (SKG II)' is hereby authorized as the sole method for grading pig carcases in Belgium, details of which are given in the Annex hereto.
Modifications of the apparatus or of the assessment method shall not be authorized.
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32014R1181 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1181/2014 of 30 October 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| 4.11.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 316/54
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1181/2014
of 30 October 2014
establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2) lays down quotas for 2014.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32003L0117 | Council Directive 2003/117/EC of 5 December 2003 amending Directives 92/79/EEC and 92/80/EEC, in order to authorise the French Republic to prolong the application of lower rates of excise duty to tobacco products released for consumption in Corsica
| Council Directive 2003/117/EC
of 5 December 2003
amending Directives 92/79/EEC and 92/80/EEC, in order to authorise the French Republic to prolong the application of lower rates of excise duty to tobacco products released for consumption in Corsica
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 93 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),
Following consultation of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas:
(1) By the provisions of Council Directive 92/79/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of taxes on cigarettes(3) and Council Directive 92/80/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of taxes on manufactured tobacco other than cigarettes(4), France was authorised to continue applying up to 31 December 2002 the same rates for cigarettes and tobacco products sold in Corsica as those in force on 31 December 1997.
(2) Taking the view that more time was needed to bring the taxes applied to manufactured tobaccos in Corsica into line with the taxes applicable on the mainland, France requested, in particular, in a memorandum dated 26 July 2000 pleading recognition of Corsica's special position as an island within the European Union ("Pour une reconnaissance de la spécificité insulaire de la Corse dans l'Union européenne"), authorisation to prolong until 31 December 2009 the application of certain tax rules derogating from the Community's requirements regarding the taxation of tobacco products.
(3) The economic activity linked with manufactured tobaccos helps maintain economic and social equilibrium in Corsica. This is because the said activity provides a livelihood for some 350 retailers who employ about the same number of wage earners. Quite a large proportion of these retail outlets are in the sparsely populated mountain areas where they provide a neighbourhood service and thereby help indirectly to keep the population from moving away.
(4) Immediate and complete alignment with the tax rules for tobacco in mainland France would depress economic activity linked to manufactured tobacco in Corsica which, at present, provides the abovementioned jobs.
(5) Therefore, to prevent damage to the island's economic and social equilibrium, it is both essential and justifiable to grant a derogation with effect from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2009, by which France may apply a rate of excise duty that is lower than the national rate to cigarettes and other manufactured tobaccos released for consumption in Corsica.
(6) By the end of this derogation period the tax rules for manufactured tobaccos released for consumption in Corsica must have been brought fully into line with the rules for mainland France. Nevertheless, too abrupt a change should be avoided and there should therefore be an intermediate increase in the excise duty currently levied on cigarettes in Corsica.
(7) To avoid undermining the smooth functioning of the internal market, the volume of cigarettes eligible for this derogating measure should be limited to an annual quota of 1200 tonnes.
(8) Directives 92/79/EEC and 92/80/EEC should accordingly be amended,
Article 3(4) of Directive 92/79/EEC is replaced by the following:
"4. By derogation from Article 2, from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2009 the French Republic may continue to apply a reduced rate of excise duty to cigarettes released for consumption in Corsica. This rate shall apply solely to an annual quota of 1200 tonnes.
From 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007 the reduced rate must equal at least 35 % of the price for cigarettes in the price category most in demand in Corsica.
From 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2009 the reduced rate must equal at least 44 % of the price for cigarettes in the price category most in demand in Corsica."
Article 3(4) of Directive 92/80/EEC shall be replaced by the following:
"4. By derogation from Article 3(1), from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2009 the French Republic may continue to apply a reduced rate of excise duty to manufactured tobaccos other than cigarettes released for consumption in Corsica. The reduced rate shall be:
(a) for cigars and cigarillos, at least 10 % of the retail selling price, inclusive of all taxes, charged in Corsica;
(b) for fine-cut tobacco intended for the rolling of cigarettes, at least 25 % of the retail selling price, inclusive of all taxes, charged in Corsica;
(c) for other smoking tobaccos, at least 22 % of the retail selling price, inclusive of all taxes, charged in Corsica."
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 2004. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32003R1341 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1341/2003 of 28 July 2003 fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the third invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1033/2003
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1341/2003
of 28 July 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the third invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1033/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1033/2003 on periodical sales by tender of beef(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 216/69(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the third invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1033/2003 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 21 July 2003 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July 2003.
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32009R0672 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 672/2009 of 24 July 2009 on the issue of licences for importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the July 2009 subperiod by Regulation (EC) No 327/98
| 25.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 194/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 672/2009
of 24 July 2009
on the issue of licences for importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the July 2009 subperiod by Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (3), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 327/98 opened and provided for the administration of certain import tariff quotas for rice and broken rice, broken down by country of origin and split into several subperiods in accordance with Annex IX to that Regulation.
(2) July is the third subperiod for the quota laid down in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and the second subperiod for the quotas laid down in Article 1(1)(b), (c) and (d).
(3) The notifications presented under Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98 show that, for the quotas with order numbers 09.4154 – 09.4166, the applications lodged in the first ten working days of July 2009 under Article 4(1) of the Regulation cover a quantity greater than that available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested under the quotas concerned.
(4) It is also clear from the notifications that, for the quotas with order numbers 09.4127 – 09.4128 – 09.4129 – 09.4149 – 09.4150 – 09.4152 – 09.4153, the applications lodged in the first ten working days of July 2009 under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98 cover a quantity less than that available.
(5) The total quantities available for the following subperiod should therefore be fixed for the quotas with order numbers 09.4127 – 09.4128 - 09.4129 - 09.4130 – 09.4148 – 09.4112 – 09.4116 - 09.4117 - 09.4118 – 09.4119 – 09.4166, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 327/98,
1. For import licence applications for rice under the quotas with order numbers 09.4154 – 09.4166 as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 327/98 lodged in the first ten working days of July 2009, licences shall be issued for the quantities requested, multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The total quantities available under the quotas with order numbers 09.4127 – 09.4128 – 09.4129 – 09.4130 – 09.4148 – 09.4112 – 09.4116 – 09.4117 – 09.4118 – 09.4119 – 09.4166 as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 327/98 for the next subperiod are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31991R1158 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1158/91 of 3 May 1991 on the buying in by tender of skimmed milk powder to intervention agencies
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1158/91 of 3 May 1991 on the buying in by tender of skimmed-milk powder to intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 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 3641/90 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7a (1) and Article 7a (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 of 16 March 1987 modifying the intervention arrangements for butter and skimmed-milk powder (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (4), lays down the criteria on which basis, until the end of the eighth 12-month period of application of the additional levy provided for in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, buying in of skimmed-milk powder by intervention agencies may be suspended; whereas Article 1 (3) (a) of that Regulation provides that where buying in is suspended throughout the Community or in part thereof, buying in may be carried out under a standing invitation to tender; whereas the rules for the application of the tendering procedure should consequently be laid down;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1014/68 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 890/91 (7), lay down the general rules and the detailed rules for the buying in of skimmed-milk powder by the intervention agencies; whereas most of those provisions may be applied within the framework of this Regulation and in particular those concerning the quality of the skimmed-milk powder which may be offered for intervention, packing and packaging; whereas it is appropriate, however, to adapt some of these provisions to the tender procedure for purchases; whereas, for this reason, the provision concerning the age of the skimmed-milk powder being offered should be adapted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Where it is decided to issue a standing invitation to tender as provided for in Article 1 (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 777/87, a notice of invitation to tender shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities in the Annex to the Regulation issuing the standing invitation to tender, not later than six days before the expiry of the first deadline for the submission of tenders.
Skimmed-milk powder bought in must be skimmed-milk powder meeting the conditions set out in Article 1 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (e) of Regulation (EEC) No 625/78.
The deadline for the submission of tenders for each invitation to tender shall expire at 12 noon on each second and fourth Tuesday of the month. If the Tuesday is a public holiday, the deadline shall be extended to 12 noon on the first working day thereafter.
1. Tenderers may take part in the invitation to tenders only:
- in respect of skimmed-milk powder manufactured in the 21 days preceding the final date for the submission of tenders; in the case provided for in Annex III (f) second subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 625/78, this period is fixed at three weeks,
- if they undertake in writing to comply with Article 2 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 625/78.
2. Interested parties shall participate in the invitation either by lodging a written tender against a receipt or by any other written means of communication with advice of receipt.
3. Tenders shall specify:
(a) the name and address of the tenderer;
(b) the quantity offered and the production process used (spray or roller);
(c) the price tendered per 100 kilograms of skimmed-milk powder, not including domestic taxes, delivered to storage depot, expressed in ecus, with no more than two decimals;
(d) the place where the skimmed-milk powder is stored.
4. Tenders shall be valid only if:
(a) they relate to a quantity of at least 20 tonnes;
(b) they are accompanied by the undertaking provided for in paragraph 1;
(c) proof is furnished that tenderers have lodged, before the expiry of the final date for the submission of tenders, the security referred to in Article 4 (1) for the invitation to tender concerned.
5. Tenders may not be withdrawn after the expiry of the deadline referred to in Article 2 for the submission of tenders relating to the invitation to tender concerned.
1. Under this Regulation, the maintenance of tenders after the expiry of the final date for the submission of tenders and the delivery of the skimmed-milk powder to the depot designated by the intervention agency within the time limit fixed in Article 7 (2) shall constitute primary requirements whose fulfilment shall be ensured by the lodging of a security of ECU 40 per tonne.
2. The security shall be lodged in the Member State in which the tender is submitted.
In the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, a maximum buying-in price shall be fixed depending on the intervention prices applicable.
A decision may be taken not to proceed with the invitation to tender.
1. Tenderers shall be refused if the price proposed is higher than the maximum price, as referred to in Article 5, applying to the invitation to tender concerned.
2. Rights and obligations arising under the invitation to tender shall not be transferable.
1. Tenderers shall be informed forthwith by the intervention agency of the outcome of their participation in the invitation to tender.
The intervention agency shall issue forthwith to the successful tenderer a numbered delivery order indicating:
(a) the quantity to be delivered;
(b) the final date for the delivery of the skimmed-milk powder;
(c) the depot where it must be delivered. Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1014/68 and Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 shall apply.
2. Within 28 days of the final date for the submission of tenders, the successful tenderer shall deliver the skimmed-milk powder. Deliveries may be made in several lots.
The cost of unloading the skimmed-milk powder at the storage depot shall be borne by the successful tenderer.
3. Except in cases of force majeure, where the successful tenderer has not delivered the skimmed-milk powder within the time limit laid down, in addition to the forfeiture of the security provided for in Article 4 (1), buying in shall be cancelled in respect of the remaining quantities.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the skimmed-milk powder shall be taken over by the intervention agency on the date of entry into the depot but no earlier than the day after the issuing of the delivery order referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7 (1).
Within the period commencing on the 120th day after taking over the skimmed-milk powder and ending on the 140th day thereafter, the intervention agency shall pay the successful tenderer the price indicated in his tender for each quantity taken over.
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The provisions of Articles 2 (5), 3 and 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 shall apply.
1
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (8) shall apply except where specific provisions to the contrary are laid down in this Regulation.
2
The security provided for in Article 4 and the maximum price provided for in Article 5 shall be converted into national currency using the representative rate valid on the final date for the submission of tenders.
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32009D0363 | 2009/363/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2009 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2009) 3517) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 1.5.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 110/58
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 April 2009
amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2009) 3517)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/363/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 setting up a network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community (1), and in particular Article 3(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to point 2.1 of Annex I to Commission Decision 2000/96/EC of 22 December 1999 on the communicable diseases to be progressively covered by the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), ‘diseases preventable by vaccination’, including ‘influenza’, are covered by epidemiological surveillance in the Community network pursuant to Decision No 2119/98/EC.
(2) According to Article 2 of Commission Decision 2002/253/EC of 19 March 2002 laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), the case definitions laid down in Annex to that Decision should be updated to the extent necessary on the basis of the latest scientific data.
(3) Several cases of a novel influenza virus have been reported in North America and more recently in several Member States. This virus is one of the multiple forms that can take the disease ‘influenza’, listed in Annex I to Decision 2000/96/EC. However, given that this new virus poses a risk of a pandemic influenza and requires an immediate coordination between the Community and the national competent authorities, it is necessary to provide for a specific case definition differentiating it from the more general case definition of influenza, that will enable the national competent authorities to communicate relevant information to the Community network pursuant to Article 4 of Decision No 2119/98/EC.
(4) In accordance with Article 9 of the Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a European Centre for disease prevention and control (4) (ECDC), the ECDC provided, at the request of the Commission, a technical document on the case definition for this communicable disease assisting the Commission and Member States in the development of intervention strategies in the field of surveillance and response. The case definitions listed in the Annex to Decision 2002/253/EC should be updated on the basis of this contribution.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 7 of Decision No 2119/98/EC,
The Annex to Decision 2002/253/EC is completed by the additional case definition contained in the Annex to the present Decision.
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31994R1004 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1004/94 of 29 April 1994 laying down detailed rules governing the grant of private storage aid for Pecorino Romano cheese
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1004/94 of 29 April 1994 laying down detailed rules governing the grant of private storage aid for Pecorino Romano cheese
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 230/94 (2), and in particular Articles 9 (3) and 28 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 of this measure should determine the maximum quantity to benefit from it as well as the duration of the contracts in relation to the real requirements of the market and the keeping qualities of the cheeses in question; whereas it is necessary to specify the terms of the storage contract so as to enable the identification of the cheese and to maintain checks on the stock in respect of which aid is granted; whereas the aid should be fixed taking into account storage costs and the foreseeable trend of market prices;
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 of 30 June 1993 fixing the operative events for the agricultural conversion rate applicable to milk and milk products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 180/94 (5), fixes the conversion rate to be applied in the framework of private storage aid schemes in the milk products sector;
Whereas experience shows that provisions on checks should be laid down, particularly as regards the documents to be submitted and checks to be made on the spot; whereas therefore, it should be provided that Member States require the costs of checks be fully or partly borne by the contractor;
Whereas it is appropriate to guarantee the continuation of the storage operations in question;
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 9 000 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 1993;
(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 from storage during the previous week and of any planned withdrawals.
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 15 May to 31 December 1994.
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 1995. 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 1,71 per tonne per day.
2. Aid shall be paid not later than 90 days from the last day of storage under contract.
1. The Member States shall ensure that the conditions granting entitlement to payment of the aid are fulfilled.
2. The contractor shall make available to the national authorities responsible for verifying execution of the measure any documentation permitting in particular the following particulars of products placed in private storage to be verified:
(a) owership at the time of entry into storage;
(b) the origin and date of manufacture of the cheeses;
(c) the date of entry into storage;
(d) presence in the store;
(e) the date of removal from storage.
3. The contractor or, where applicable, the operator of the store shall keep stock accounts available at the store, covering:
(a) identification, by contract number, of the products placed in private storage;
(b) the dates of entry, into and removal from storage;
(c) the number of cheeses and their weight shown for each lot;
(d) the location of the products in the store.
4. Products stored must be easily identifiable and must be identified individually by contract. A special mark shall be affixed to cheese covered by contract.
5. Without prejudice to Article 2 (1) (d), on entry into storage, the competent bodies shall conduct checks in particular to ensure that products stored are eligible, for the aid and to prevent any possibility of substitution of products during storage under contract.
6. The national authorities responsible for controls shall undertake:
(a) an unannounced check to see that the products are present in the store. The sample concerned must be representative and must correspond to at least 10 % of the overall quantity under contract for a private storage aid measure. Such checks must include, in addition to an examination of the accounts referred to in paragraph 3, a physical check of the weight and type of product and their identification. Such physical checks must relate to at least 5 % of the quantity subject to the unannounced check;
(b) a check to see that the products are present at the end of the storage period under contract.
7. Checks conducted pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6 must be the subject of a report stating:
- the date of the check,
- its duration,
- the operations conducted.
The report on checks must be signed by the official responsible and countersigned by the contractor or, where applicable, by the store operator.
8. In the case of irregularities affecting at least 5 % of the quantities of products subject to the checks the latter shall be extended to a larger sample to be determined by the competent body.
The Member States shall notify such cases to the Commission within four weeks.
9. The Member States may provide that the costs of checks will be borne partly or fully by the contractor.
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 third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 15 May 1994.
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31985R2918 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2918/85 of 17 October 1985 putting up for sale in Ireland and Northern Ireland, for disposal in feedingstuffs, cereals held by the Irish and United Kingdom intervention agencies
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2918/85
of 17 October 1985
putting up for sale in Ireland and Northern Ireland, for disposal in feedingstuffs, cereals held by the Irish and United Kingdom intervention agencies
THE COUNCIL 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 1018/84 (2), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 870/85 (4), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2738/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in cereals (5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the climatological conditions in Ireland during the summer of 1985, characterized by very heavy rainfall since the month of June and by the floods resulting therefrom, have brought about in particular the loss of a major part of the fodder intended as winter feed; whereas if this situation were left uncorrected, it could lead stockfarmers to sell part of their cattle stock prematurely with negative consequences for their income;
Whereas the shortage of fodder in Ireland may be offset by the use by stockfarmers of feed-grain held in large quantities by the Irish intervention agency; whereas, however, that quantity may be insufficient to cover the needs; whereas it will be possible to have recourse to feed-grain stocks held by the United Kingdom intervention agency; whereas, moreover, taking into account the size of those stocks, a transfer thereof to Ireland would constitute a means of reducing current surpluses;
Whereas, taking into account the particular situation of stockfarmers in Ireland, disposal of intervention stocks cannot be envisaged under normal conditions; whereas provision should be made for particular price conditions for the sale of intervention feed-grain; whereas for the same reason a fixed price sale seems to be the most appropriate procedure;
Whereas the same situation, characterized in particular by a shortage of winter fodder for cattle, also obtains in Northern Ireland; whereas feed-grain held in intervention stocks in Great Britain shall be put up for sale as animal feed at the same price as that laid down for Ireland; whereas that feed-grain will be transported within the territory of the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3247/81 (6) on the financing by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, of certain intervention measures;
Whereas only a limited quantity of feed-grain may be transported as mentioned above at resale price terms identical to those laid down for Ireland; whereas that measure will be insufficient to meet the fodder shortage in Northern Ireland;
Whereas in order to counteract the difficulties of stockfarmers in Northern Ireland, the purchase referred to above should be linked to the purchase of a certain additional quantity of feed-grain held by the United Kingdom intervention agency and to the transport to Northern Ireland of that additional quantity by the purchaser with a view to its disposal in animal feed; whereas that measure is designed to permit the
stockfarmers in that region to obtain supplies in sufficient quantities and at a price level close to the intervention buying-in price for intervention feed-grain;
Whereas the detailed rules for implementing this Regulation should be laid down at a later date;
Whereas provisions should be adopted for taking account of this measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1262/82 (2),
TITLE I
Salee, in Ireland, of cereals held by the United Kingdom and Irish intervention agencies
1. From 1 November 1985 the United Kingdom intervention agency shall hold 55 000 tonnes of common wheat at the disposal of the Irish intervention agency.
2. The Irish intervention agency shall accept delivery of the common wheat before 1 January 1986 and shall ensure that it is transported before 31 March 1986 to stores in the regions where the ports are situated; it shall ensure that it is disposed of in animal feed before 21 May 1986.
3. Contracts to carry the product shall be awarded by tendering procedure. Mobilization shall be carried out under the most favourable transport conditions.
The Irish intervention agency shall put up for sale, at a fixed price, for disposal in animal feed, 125 000 tonnes of common wheat and/or barley divided up as follows:
- the quantities transferred under Article 1, and
- the balance being taken from the quantities of common wheat and/or barley which it holds in accordance with Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.
The selling price of the product at the time of its removal from intervention storage shall be 25 % less than the buying-in price for common wheat applicable in respect of the month concerned. The price increases and reductions specified in Regulation (EEC) No 1570/77 (3) shall not be applied.
1. The United Kingdom intervention agency shall debit the accounts referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 with the quantities of common wheat transferred, valued at zero.
2. The Irish intervention agency shall credit the accounts referred to in paragraph 1 with the quantities of common wheat of which they have taken delivery, valued at zero, and shall value them at the end of each month at the price fixed pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 for stock carried forward to the financial year in question.
3. The transport costs of the quantities transferred shall be entered in the accounts referred to in paragraph 1.
TITLE II
Sale, in Northern Ireland, of cereals held by the United Kingdom intervention agency
1. The United Kingdom intervention agency shall, at a fixed price and on the terms laid down in the second paragraph of Article 2, put up for sale in Northern Ireland for disposal in animal feed 40 000 tonnes of common wheat it holds in Great Britain and which is approved for transport in accordance with Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3247/81.
2. All sales relating to the wheat referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) the purchaser of a given quantity of that wheat shall buy, from the intervention stocks held in Great Britain, a quantity of wheat to be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5;
(b) the sale of that additional quantity of wheat shall be at a fixed price, which shall be equal to the buying-in price for common wheat, adjusted on the basis of the price increases and reductions specified in Regulation (EEC) No 1570/77, applicable at the time of purchase of that additional quantity;
(c) the purchaser shall ensure that the additional quantity of wheat purchased in accordance with (a) shall be transferred at this expense to Northern Ireland to be used there in animal feed;
(d) the purchaser shall lodge a security in order to guarantee the observance of the conditions referred to in points (a), (b) and (c).
3. The United Kingdom intervention agency shall put up for sale the necessary quantity of wheat in accordance with paragraph 2.
TITLE III
General provisions
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.
The said detailed rules shall concern, in particular, the conditions governing the transfer referred to in Title I and the sale of the products in question.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32007R1485 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1485/2007 of 14 December 2007 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Carne de Bísaro Transmontano or Carne de Porco Transmontano (PDO), Szegedi szalámi or Szegedi téliszalámi (PDO), Pecorino di Filiano (PDO), Cereza del Jerte (PDO), Garbanzo de Fuentesaúco (PGI), Lenteja Pardina de Tierra de Campos (PGI), Λουκούμι Γεροσκήπου (Loukoumi Geroskipou) (PGI), Skalický trdelník (PGI))
| 15.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 330/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1485/2007
of 14 December 2007
registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Carne de Bísaro Transmontano or Carne de Porco Transmontano (PDO), Szegedi szalámi or Szegedi téliszalámi (PDO), Pecorino di Filiano (PDO), Cereza del Jerte (PDO), Garbanzo de Fuentesaúco (PGI), Lenteja Pardina de Tierra de Campos (PGI), Λουκούμι Γεροσκήπου (Loukoumi Geroskipou) (PGI), Skalický trdelník (PGI))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and having regard to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Portugal’s application to register the name ‘Carne de Bísaro Transmontano’ or ‘Carne de Porco Transmontano’, Hungary’s application to register the name ‘Szegedi szalámi’ or ‘Szegedi téliszalámi’, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Pecorino di Filiano’, Spain’s applications to register the names ‘Cereza del Jerte’, ‘Garbanzo de Fuentesaúco’ and ‘Lenteja Pardina de Tierra de Campos’, Cyprus’ application to register the name ‘Λουκούμι Γεροσκήπου’ (Loukoumi Geroskipou) and the Slovak Republic’s application to register the name ‘Skalický trdelník’ have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(2).
(2) As no objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, these names should be entered in the Register,
The names in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby entered in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
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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32012R1088 | Council Regulation (EU) No 1088/2012 of 20 November 2012 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea
| 22.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 323/2
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1088/2012
of 20 November 2012
fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) 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) requires that measures governing access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities be established taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice and, in particular, the report drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) as well as in the light of any advice received from Regional Advisory Councils.
(2) It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities by fishery or group of fisheries, including certain conditions functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. Fishing opportunities should be distributed among Member States in such a way as to assure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each stock or fishery with due regard to the objectives of the common fisheries policy established in Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
(3) The total allowable catches (TACs) should be established on the basis of the available scientific advice, taking into account biological and socioeconomic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at meetings with the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Regional Advisory Councils concerned.
(4) For stocks subject to specific multiannual plans, the fishing opportunities should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. Consequently, catch limits and fishing effort limits for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (2) (‘the Baltic Sea Cod Plan’).
(5) In the light of the most recent scientific advice, flexibility in the management of the fishing effort for cod stocks in the Baltic Sea can be introduced without jeopardising the objectives of the Baltic Sea Cod Plan and without causing an increase in fishing mortality. Such flexibility would allow for more efficient management of the fishing effort where quotas are not allocated equally among the fleet of a Member State and would facilitate swift reactions to quota exchanges. A Member State should, therefore, be allowed to allocate to vessels flying its flag additional days absent from port where an equal amount of days absent from port is withdrawn from other vessels flying the flag of that Member State.
(6) The use of fishing opportunities as set out in this Regulation should be subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (3), and in particular provisions concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the information on data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation which are to be used by the Member States when sending data to the Commission.
(7) In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (4), the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein must be identified.
(8) In order to avoid interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihoods of Union fishermen, it is important to open the fisheries in question as from 1 January 2013. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subject matter
This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2013.
Scope
This Regulation shall apply to Union vessels operating in the Baltic Sea.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) zones’ means the geographical areas specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (5);
(b) ‘Baltic Sea’ means ICES Subdivisions 22-32;
(c) ‘Union vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;
(d) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken from each stock each year;
(e) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
(f) ‘day absent from port’ means any continuous period of 24 hours or part thereof during which a vessel is absent from port.
CHAPTER II
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES
TACs and allocations
The TACs, the quotas and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I.
Special provisions on allocations
1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:
(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;
(b) reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
(c) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
(d) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
(e) deductions made pursuant to Articles 37, 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
2. Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to a precautionary TAC, and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
Fish from stocks for which catch limits are established shall be retained on board or landed only if the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.
Fishing effort limits
1. Fishing effort limits are set out in Annex II.
2. The limits referred to in paragraph 1 shall also apply to ICES Subdivisions 27 and 28.2, unless the Commission has taken a decision in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 to exclude those Subdivisions from the restrictions provided for in Article 8(1)(b), Article 8(3), (4) and (5), and Article 13 of that Regulation.
3. The limits referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to ICES Subdivision 28.1, unless the Commission has taken a decision in accordance with Article 29(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 that the restrictions provided for in Article 8(1)(b), and Article 8(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 shall apply to that Subdivision.
CHAPTER III
FINAL PROVISIONS
Data transmission
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
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32009D0699 | 2009/699/EC: Commission Decision of 9 September 2009 on a derogation from the rules of origin set out in Council Decision 2001/822/EC as regards sugar from the Netherlands Antilles (notified under document C(2009) 6739)
| 10.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 239/55
COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 September 2009
on a derogation from the rules of origin set out in Council Decision 2001/822/EC as regards sugar from the Netherlands Antilles
(notified under document C(2009) 6739)
(2009/699/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (‘Overseas Association Decision’) (1), and in particular Article 37 of Annex III thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation. Article 37 thereof provides that derogations from those rules of origin may be adopted where justified by the development of existing industries or the creation of new industries in a country or territory. That article also sets out the rules that apply to any requests for extension.
(2) In 2002 the Netherlands requested a derogation from the rule of origin in respect of an annual quantity of 3 000 tonnes of non-ACP sugar, imported from Colombia into the Netherlands Antilles, for processing and subsequent exportation to the European Community over a period of five years. On 10 January 2003 Commission Decision 2003/34/EC (2) was adopted, refusing to grant the requested derogation. That Decision was annulled by the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, in its judgment of 22 September 2005 (3). Consequently, by letter of 18 January 2006 the Commission confirmed that the request was deemed to be accepted according to the original request, thus the derogation was to end on 31 December 2007. In that letter, the Commission requested to be kept informed by the competent authorities of the quantities imported and exported by virtue of the derogation.
(3) On 2 June 2009 the Netherlands requested on behalf of the Netherlands Antilles a new derogation from the rules of origin set out in Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC for the period from 7 August 2009 until 31 December 2010. On 22 June 2009 additional information was provided by the Netherlands Antilles. The request concerns both an extension of the previous derogation submitted in 2002 and an independent new derogation. Together it covers a total annual quantity of 7 500 tonnes of sugar products originating in third countries and processed in the Netherlands Antilles for export to the Community.
(4) The requested annual quantity of 7 500 tonnes amounts to a quantity of 3 000 tons as an extension of the request submitted in 2002 and to a quantity of 4 500 tons under a new request for derogation For both, the requested derogation would consist of allowing the use of raw sugar from third countries to be aromatized, coloured, milled and processed into sugar lumps in the Netherlands Antilles while conferring OCT (Overseas Countries and Territories) origin.
(5) The request is based on quality requirements, ACP sugar in the Caribbean region not meeting the criteria for a production of high quality sugar destined to Community customers, and on availability, ACP sugar from Caribbean being subject to continuous shortfalls due to climatic conditions. Furthermore, ACP States are increasingly exporting their sugar production directly to the United States and the Community. In addition the Community does not produce raw cane sugar which is used for the end product. Therefore it would be justified that the Netherlands Antilles source raw sugar in neighbouring third countries that are not part of the ACP States, the OCT or the Community.
(6) As regards the request for an additional period of time of the derogation submitted in 2002 and running until 31 December 2007 for 3 000 tons of sugar products both for 2009 and 2010, Article 37(2) of Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC provides that the same rules as for new derogations shall apply to requests for extension. In addition, the granting of any extension logically pre-supposes that such an extension is closely linked to the conditions of the previous derogation.
(7) Further, an extension of derogation implies that such a request is submitted before or shortly after the end-date of the derogation concerned. Yet, there was a considerable lapse of time between the end of the previous derogation and the request for extension. Moreover, the present market situation has undergone significant changes since the request was made in 2002 whereas the request for extension is based on the same elements of the previous derogation. Although the previous derogation requested from the competent authorities to inform the Commission of the quantities imported and exported by virtue of the derogation, the Commission did not receive the requested information neither was this data provided in the request for extension. As a result, the Commission is not able to properly evaluate the actual use of the previous derogation.
(8) Against this background, the requested extension is not in conformity with the elements governing the previous derogation submitted in 2002 and therefore the Commission cannot grant the extension.
(9) The requested new derogation from the rules of origin set out in Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC for a quantity of 4 500 tons for products falling within CN codes 1701 99 10 and 1701 91 00 is justified under Article 37(1) and (7) of that Annex particularly as regards the development of an existing local industry and the benefits for local employment and economy. As the derogation is being granted for products which involve actual processing and the value added to the raw sugar is at least 45 % of the value of the finished product, it will contribute to the development of an existing industry.
(10) Article 6 of Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC sets out the periods and the quantitative limits for which cumulation of origin may be temporarily allowed, and which are compatible with the objectives of the Community’s common market organisation whilst taking due account of the legitimate interests of the OCT operators. Subject to compliance with certain conditions relating to quantities, surveillance and duration, the derogation should be granted within the limits of the annual cumulation quota provided for in Article 6(4) of Annex III, which amount to 14 000 tons for 2009 and 7 000 tons for 2010. For 2009 derogation should be granted for 4 439,024 tons of sugar for which import licences have been allocated to the Netherlands Antilles. For 2010 derogation should be granted for the quantities for which import licences for sugar will be allocated to the Netherlands Antilles for that year. Therefore, subject to these conditions the derogation is not such as to cause serious injury to an economic sector or an established industry in the Community.
(11) Since a derogation is requested for a period starting on 7 August 2009, the derogation should be granted with effect from that date.
(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The request submitted on 2 June 2009 by the Netherlands, for an extension to the derogation from Decision 2001/822/EC, as regards the rules of origin for sugar from the Netherlands Antilles, for which a request was submitted on 4 October 2002 by the Netherlands, is rejected.
By way of derogation from Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC, sugar products processed in the Netherlands Antilles falling within CN codes 1701 99 10 and 1701 91 00 shall be regarded as originating in the Netherlands Antilles where they are obtained from non-originating sugar, in accordance with the terms set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5 of this Decision.
The derogation provided for in Article 2 shall apply to the sugar products which are imported into the Community from the Netherlands Antilles from 7 August 2009 to 31 December 2010 within the limits of the annual quantities for import of sugar for 2009 and 2010, laid down in Article 6(4) of Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC, and for which import licenses for sugar have been allocated to the Netherlands Antilles.
The customs authorities of the Netherlands Antilles shall take the necessary measures to carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred to in Article 2.
All the movement certificates EUR. 1 they issue in relation to those products shall bear a reference to this Decision.
The competent authorities of the Netherlands Antilles shall forward to the Commission a quarterly statement of the quantities in respect of which EUR.1 movement certificates have been issued pursuant to this Decision and the serial numbers of those certificates.
Box 7 of EUR 1 certificates issued under this Decision shall contain one of the following entries:
— ‘Derogation — Decision 2009/699/EC’;
— ‘Dérogation — Décision 2009/699/CE’.
This Decision shall apply from 7 August 2009 until 31 December 2010.
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31994R3039 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 3039/94 of 14 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3039/94 of 14 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 of 27 April 1989 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2812/94 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 provides for the possibility of reducing the capacity of the inland waterway fleet by organizing scrapping schemes coordinated at Community level;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3433/93 (4), laid down the detailed rules for operating the scrapping schemes;
Whereas at the present time the financial resources available are not sufficient to achieve the objective of a substantial reduction in overcapacity; whereas, therefore, the number of applications for scrapping premiums on the joint waiting list provided for in Article 8 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89, in the version set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3690/92 (5), continues to increase;
Whereas this situation is likely to aggravate the imbalance that already exists in the inland waterway transport market; whereas, given that it is impossible in the difficult economic climate in the sector to increase the levels of annual contributions paid by the owners of vessels to the scrapping funds, the Member States in question have undertaken to provide the scrapping funds, by drawing on their national budgets, with the financial resources needed to scrap the vessels on the joint waiting list as at 30 June 1994;
Whereas, to prevent any distortion of competition, these scrapping schemes must be put into operation at the same time, for the same duration and under the same conditions in all the Member States concerned; whereas the Commission must lay down the period during which scrapping premiums may be obtained and the conditions for granting these premiums on the basis of the objectives to be attained and the financial resources of the funds; whereas, therefore, for this scrapping scheme, the detailed rules regarding notification of acceptance of applications for scrapping premiums should be laid down, along with the deadlines for the vessels to be scrapped and the scrapping premiums to be paid; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 should therefore be amended;
Whereas the Member States and the organizations representing inland waterways carriers have been consulted on the measures provided for in this Regulation,
Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 is amended as follows:
1. the following paragraph 5 is added to Article 1:
'5. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4, the Member States concerned shall, as from 1 January 1995 and from their national budgets, provide the scrapping funds with the financial resources needed to scrap the vessels to which the applications on the joint waiting list provided for in Article 8 (6) relate and which have been on that list since before 1 July 1994. A total budget of ECU 26 716 000 is deemed necessary to this effect, of which ECU 19 359 000 for dry cargo carriers, ECU 3 322 000 for tanker vessels and ECU 4 035 000 for pusher craft.';
2. the following paragraphs 7 and 8 are added to Article 8:
'7. Between 1 and 31 January 1995 the fund authorities shall notify the owners of vessels whose applications for scrapping premiums were received before 1 July 1994 and whose vessels are on the joint waiting list of acceptance of their applications. They shall send the Commission a list of these notifications by 1 March 1995.
8. Notwithstanding the provisions set out in the first subparagraph of Article 7 (5), the owner of a vessel who has received the notification referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article shall be under an obligation to scrap the vessel within nine months of the date of notification.';
3. the following paragraph 4 is added to Article 9:
'4. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 3, second subparagraph, the scrapping premium for an application accepted pursuant to Article 8 (7) shall be paid within one month of the date on which the owner of the vessel proves that the vessel has been duly scrapped.
The fund authorities shall send the Commission each month, as from 1 May 1995, a list of the scrapping premiums paid.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.
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32009R0388 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 388/2009 of 12 May 2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the import and export system for products processed from cereals and rice (Codified version)
| 13.5.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 118/72
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 388/2009
of 12 May 2009
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the import and export system for products processed from cereals and rice
(Codified version)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Articles 143, 170 and 187 thereof, in conjunction with Article 4,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1418/76 and (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the import and export system for products processed from cereals and rice and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (2) has been substantially amended (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.
(2) In accordance with international obligations binding on the Community, rules should be laid down for the application of the system of import duties and refunds applicable in trade with third countries in products processed from cereals and from rice, excluding compound feedingstuffs, for which special rules have been laid down.
(3) The object of the refund should be to cover the difference between the prices for products within the Community and those charged on the world market. For that purpose, criteria should be established for determining the refund essentially by reference to prices of the basic products within and outside the Community, and to the outlets and conditions for the sale of processed products on the world market.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘processed products’ means the products or groups of products listed:
(i) in point (d) of part I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, except the products falling within CN code ex 2309;
(ii) in point (c) of part II of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007;
(b) ‘basic products’ means the cereals listed in points (a) and (b) of part I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and broken rice referred to in point (b) of Part II of Annex I to that Regulation.
1. The refund which may be granted on processed products shall be determined with particular reference to:
(a) the movements of prices for the basic products within the Community, compared with world market prices;
(b) the quantities of basic products needed for the manufacture of the product in question and, where applicable, their interchangeability;
(c) the possible cumulation of refunds applicable to various products obtained from one and the same process and one and the same basic product;
(d) outlets and conditions of sale for processed products on the world market.
2. The refunds shall be fixed at least once a month.
1. The refund shall be adjusted in accordance with Articles 14 and 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 (4). The adjustment shall be made by increasing or decreasing the refund by the amount resulting from each of the adjustments referred to in Article 14(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, per tonne of basic product, multiplied by the coefficient listed in column 4 of Annex I to this Regulation against the processed product in question.
2. For the purposes of Article 164(4) and the first paragraph of Article 166 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the amount zero shall not be considered to be a refund, and consequently the adjustment referred to in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 shall not apply.
1. Member States shall inform the Commission, each day before 15.00 (Brussels time), of the quantities for which export licences have been applied for.
2. In the case of products processed from cereals and rice mentioned in Article 162 (1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Member States shall inform the Commission, by Wednesday of each week in respect of the preceding week and for each product code as defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (5), of the quantities for which licences have been issued, broken down into products exported with a refund and products exported without a refund.
1. Where, for one or more products, the conditions referred to in Article 187 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 are met, the following measures may be taken by the Commission:
(a) application of an export tax. This tax shall be fixed by the Commission once per week. It may be varied depending on the destination;
(b) total or partial suspension of the issuing of export licences;
(c) total or partial rejection of pending export licence applications.
2. The export tax referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall be that applicable on the day on which customs formalities are completed.
However, at the request of the applicant, submitted at the same time as the licence application, the export tax applicable on the day of lodging of the licence application shall apply to an export operation to be carried out during the period of validity of the licence.
3. The Commission shall notify the Member States of its decision and publish it.
The methods used for assessing the ash content, the fat content and the starch content, the denaturing process, and any other method of analysis necessary for the application of this Regulation as regards the import and export system, shall be determined, if necessary, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
Regulation (EC) No 1518/95 is repealed.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.
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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32008R0510 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 of 6 June 2008 amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 for the 2008/09 marketing year
| 7.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 149/61
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 510/2008
of 6 June 2008
amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 for the 2008/09 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 59(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down the national and regional quotas for the production of sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup. For the 2008/09 marketing year those quotas should be adjusted.
(2) The adjustments result from the allocation of additional and supplementary isoglucose quotas.
(3) The possible supplementary isoglucose quotas which might be allocated at a later date for the 2008/09 marketing year upon requests by undertakings approved in Italy, Lithuania, and Sweden will be taken into account in the next adjustment of the quotas laid down in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 before the end of February 2009.
(4) The adjustments also result from the application of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 of 20 February 2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2), which provides for restructuring aid for undertakings which renounce their quotas and from the application of Article 4a(4) of that Regulation which provides for a definitive reduction of quotas allocated to undertakings in case of growers' applications for restructuring aid. It is therefore necessary to take account of the quotas renounced or reduced as a result of grower's applications for the 2008/09 marketing year under the restructuring scheme.
(5) Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32013R0902 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 902/2013 of 19 September 2013 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2013 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
| 20.9.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 250/34
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 902/2013
of 19 September 2013
on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2013 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of September 2013 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2013 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,
The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2013 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31986R1662 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1662/86 of 29 May 1986 laying down transitional measures on the transfer of quotas in the sugar sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1662/86
of 29 May 1986
laying down transitional measures on the transfer of quotas in the sugar sector
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 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 934/86 (2), and in particular Article 48 thereof,
Whereas the present arrangements concerning production quotas end on 30 June 1986; whereas the quota arrangements that are to take their place were only brought into force on 2 April 1986 by Regulation (EEC) No 934/86; whereas Article 25 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the Member States may reduce the A quota and the B quota of each sugar-producing undertaking or each isoglucose-producing undertaking situated in their territories by up to 10 % of their A quota or of their B quota so as to allocate the quantities withdrawn to one or more other such undertakings situated on their territories pursuant to paragraph 3 of the said Article;
Whereas Article 7 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 193/82 of 26 January 1982 laying down general rules for transfers of quotas in the sugar sector (3) stipulates that, where a Member State applies Article 25 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, it must allocate the adjusted quotas before 1 March with a view to applying them in the following marketing year; whereas, under such circumstances, so as to enable the Member States to use the possibility laid down in the said Article 25 (2) in respect of the 1986/87 marketing year, the date of 1 July 1986 should be fixed as the deadline for the allocation of the adjusted quotas as a transitional measure;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. Where a Member State decides to apply the first subparagraph of Article 25 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 in respect of the 1986/87 marketing year, it shall allocate the adjusted quotas, by way of derogation from Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 193/82, before 1 July 1986.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission by 15 August 1986 of the adjustments made pursuant to paragraph 1.
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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32010R0957 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 957/2010 of 22 October 2010 on the authorisation and refusal of authorisation of certain health claims made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health Text with EEA relevance
| 23.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 957/2010
of 22 October 2010
on the authorisation and refusal of authorisation of certain health claims made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (1), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 health claims made on food are prohibited unless they are authorised by the Commission in accordance with that Regulation and included in a list of permitted claims.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 also provides that applications for authorisations of health claims may be submitted by food business operators to the national competent authority of a Member State. The national competent authority is to forward valid applications to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), hereinafter referred to as the Authority.
(3) Following receipt of an application the Authority is to inform without delay the other Member States and the Commission of the application, and to deliver an opinion on a health claim concerned.
(4) The Commission is to decide on the authorisation of health claims taking into account the opinion delivered by the Authority.
(5) Two opinions referred to in this Regulation are related to applications for reduction of disease risk claims, as referred to in Article 14(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and three opinions are related to applications for health claims referring to children’s development and health, as referred to in Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
(6) Following an application from Association de la Transformation Laitière Française (ATLA), submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of iodine on normal growth of children (Question No EFSA-Q-2008-324) (2). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Iodine is necessary for the growth of children’.
(7) On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded in its opinion received by the Commission and the Member States on 20 November 2009 that a cause and effect relationship had been established between the intake of iodine and the claimed effect. Accordingly, a health claim reflecting this conclusion should be considered as complying with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, and it should be included in the Union list of permitted claims.
(8) Following an application from Association de la Transformation Laitière Française (ATLA), submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of iron on cognitive development of children (Question No EFSA-Q-2008-325) (3). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Iron is necessary for the cognitive development of children’.
(9) On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded in its opinion received by the Commission and the Member States on 20 November 2009 that a cause and effect relationship had been established between the intake of iron and the claimed effect. Accordingly, a health claim reflecting this conclusion should be considered as complying with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, and it should be included in the Union list of permitted claims.
(10) Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 provides that an opinion in favour of authorising a health claim should include certain particulars. Accordingly, those particulars should be set out in the Annex I to the present Regulation as regards the authorised claims and include, as the case may be, the revised wording of the claims, specific conditions of use of the claims, and, where applicable, conditions or restrictions of use of the food and/or an additional statement or warning, in accordance with the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and in line with the opinions of the Authority.
(11) One of the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 is to ensure that health claims are truthful, clear and reliable and useful to the consumer, and that wording and presentation are taken into account in that respect. Therefore, where the wording of claims has the same meaning for consumers as that of an authorised health claim, because they demonstrate the same relationship that exists between a food category, a food or one of its constituents and health, they should be subject to the same conditions of use, as indicated in Annex I.
(12) Following an application from GP International Holding BV, submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of OPC PremiumTM on reduction of blood cholesterol (Question No EFSA-Q-2009-00454) (4). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘OPC have been shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels and may therefore reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease’.
(13) On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded in its opinion received by the Commission and the Member States on 26 October 2009 that a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the intake of OPC PremiumTM and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(14) Following an application from Valosun AS, submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Uroval® on urinary tract infections (Question No EFSA-Q-2009-00600) (5). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Cranberry extract and D-mannose, the main active ingredients of the food supplement Uroval®, eliminate the adhesion of harmful bacteria to the bladder wall. The adhesion of harmful bacteria to the bladder wall is the main risk factor in the development of urinary tract infections’.
(15) On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded in its opinion received by the Commission and the Member States on 22 December 2009 that a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the intake of Uroval® and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(16) Following an application from Töpfer GmbH, submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of bifidobacteria (Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium longum) on decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal micro-organisms (Question No EFSA-Q-2009-00224) (6). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Probiotic bifidobacteria lead to a healthy intestinal flora comparable to the composition of the intestinal flora of breast-fed infants’ intestine’.
(17) On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded in its opinion received by the Commission and the Member States on 22 December 2009 that a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the intake of the combination of bifidobacteria and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.
(18) The comments from the applicants and the members of the public received by the Commission pursuant to Article 16(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 have been considered when setting the measures provided for in this Regulation.
(19) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council have opposed them,
The health claims set out in Annex I to this Regulation may be made on foods on the European Union market in compliance with the conditions set out in that Annex.
Those health claims shall be included in the Union list of permitted claims referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
The health claims set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall not be included in the Union list of permitted claims as provided for in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
Health claims as referred to in Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and set out in Annex II to this Regulation may continue to be used for six months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32005R1248 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1248/2005 of 29 July 2005 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 23rd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
| 30.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 200/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1248/2005
of 29 July 2005
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 23rd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 23nd individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 26 July 2005, the minimum selling price for skimmed milk is fixed at 195,24 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 July 2005.
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32002R1536 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1536/2002 of 28 August 2002 fixing the import duties in the rice sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1536/2002
of 28 August 2002
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), 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 Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed 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 those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 August 2002.
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32008R0005 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 5/2008 of 4 January 2008 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1282/2001 as regards the final date for submitting harvest and production declarations for the 2007/08 wine year
| 5.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 3/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 5/2008
of 4 January 2008
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1282/2001 as regards the final date for submitting harvest and production declarations for the 2007/08 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 73 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2001 (2) requires wine growers to submit harvest and production declarations no later than 10 December, with a view to knowing the volume of Community wine production in good time.
(2) In one Member State, some of the computer centres to which producers have to submit those declarations have experienced a problem of capacity. Those centres are unable to take delivery of all the declarations by the deadline.
(3) To resolve the problem, which is not the fault of the producers, and to avoid their being unjustly penalised, those producers should be granted an extension for the submission of harvest and production declarations.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Notwithstanding Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2001, for the 2007/08 wine year the declarations referred to in Articles 2 and 4 of that Regulation may be submitted up to 31 January 2008.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 10 December 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994D1000 | 94/1000/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Zuid- Limburg concerned by Objective 2 in the Netherlands (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 6 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Zuid-Limburg concerned by Objective 2 in the Netherlands (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (94/1000/EC)
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 activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,
After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,
Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);
Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;
Whereas the Dutch Government has submitted to the Commission on 26 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Zuid-Limburg; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;
Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;
Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;
Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;
Whereas Article 1 of Council 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 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;
Whereas Article 1 of Council 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 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;
Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas certain measures planned under this Single Programming Document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas no expenditure is foreseen for these aid schemes in 1994;
Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;
Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;
Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,
The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Zuid-Limburg concerned by Objective 2 in the Netherlands, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved.
The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:
(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the Netherlands;
the main priorities are:
1. industry and technology;
2. transport and logistics;
3. knowledge development;
4. tourism;
(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;
(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:
- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,
- the financial implementation provisions,
- the rules for compliance with Community policies;
(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;
(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;
(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned.
For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:
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The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 43,0 million.
The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.
The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 65 million for the public sector and ECU 22 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB.
1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:
- ERDF:ECU 31,67 million,
- ESF:ECU 11,33 million.
2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:
- ERDF:ECU 11,21 million,
- ESF:ECU 2,55 million.
Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the Single Programming Document and on progress in its implementation.
The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.
This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measures I.2 and II.2. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission. No expenditure for these aid schemes is foreseen by the authorities of the Member State in 1994.
The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998.
The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts.
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32006R1708 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1708/2006 of 17 November 2006 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
| 18.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1708/2006
of 17 November 2006
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 of 19 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. However, imports must take place within the limits of the quantities specified for each of these exporting non-member countries.
(2) The applications for import licences submitted between 1 to 10 November 2006, expressed in terms of boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003, do not exceed, in respect of products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of the quantities applied for.
(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 December 2006 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 t.
(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (4),
The following Member States shall issue on 21 November 2006 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of origin:
Germany:
— 390 t originating in Botswana,
— 30 t originating in Namibia;
United Kingdom:
— 130 t originating in Botswana,
— 223 t originating in Namibia.
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003, during the first 10 days of December 2006 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:
Botswana: 13 639 t,
Kenya: 142 t,
Madagascar: 7 579 t,
Swaziland: 3 363 t,
Zimbabwe: 9 100 t,
Namibia: 6 869 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 November 2006.
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31995R1389 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1389/95 of 15 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products (2nd series 1995)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1389/95 of 15 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products (2nd series 1995)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas production in the Community of certain industrial products will remain in the course of 1995 unable to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type will depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms; whereas Community tariff quotas at zero duty should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes for defined periods taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products nor the starting out or development of Community production;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up;
Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous tariff quotas should be taken by the Community whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorizing Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas, however, this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly,
The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below shall be suspended during the periods at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below:
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The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that they are managed efficiently.
Where an importer presents a declaration covered by this Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the appropriate quota volume.
Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission without delay.
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chronological order of the dates on which the customs authorities of the Member States concerned accepted the entries for release for free circulation, to the extent that the available balance so permits.
If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall return any unused portion to the corresponding quota volume as soon as possible.
If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the drawings made.
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and continuous access to the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32007R1190 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1190/2007 of 11 October 2007 fixing the interest rates to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal for the 2008 EAGF accounting year
| 12.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 267/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1190/2007
of 11 October 2007
fixing the interest rates to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal for the 2008 EAGF accounting year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2), intervention measures to regulate agricultural markets are financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF).
(2) Article 4(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) of intervention measures in the form of public storage operations and the accounting of public storage operations by the paying agencies of the Member States (3) provides that expenditure relating to the financial costs incurred by Member States in mobilising funds to buy in products is to be determined in accordance with the methods set out in Annex IV to that Regulation on the basis of a uniform interest rate for the Community.
(3) The uniform interest rate for the Community is the average of the three-month and 12-month forward Euribor rates recorded in the six months preceding the notification from the Member States provided for in point I.2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 884/2006, with a weighting of one third and two thirds respectively. That rate must be fixed at the beginning of each accounting year of the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF).
(4) However, if the interest rate notified by a Member State is lower than the uniform interest rate fixed for the Community, in accordance with the second subparagraph of point I.2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 884/2006 a specific interest rate is fixed for that Member State. Also, in the absence of any notification from a Member State of the average rate of its interest costs by the end of the year, the Commission fixes the interest rate for that Member State at the level of the uniform rate fixed for the Community.
(5) Given the Member States’ notifications to the Commission, the interest rates applicable for the 2008 EAGF accounting year should be fixed taking the various factors into account.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,
For expenditure relating to the financial costs incurred by Member States in mobilising funds to buy in products chargeable to the 2008 accounting year of the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), the interest rates provided for in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 884/2006 in accordance with Article 4(1)(a) of that Regulation shall be:
(a) 3,0 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in the Czech Republic;
(b) 3,4 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Sweden;
(c) 3,7 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Greece;
(d) 3,8 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Austria;
(e) 3,9 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in France, Finland and Lithuania;
(f) 4,0 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Ireland;
(g) 4,1 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Italy;
(h) 4,3 % in the case of the uniform interest rate for the Community applicable to those Member States for which no specific interest rate has been fixed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2007.
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31993R0868 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 868/93 of 14 April 1993 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium for the producers of sheepmeat with regard to the period laid down for the submission of applications in Greece and Italy
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 868/93 of 14 April 1993 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium for the producers of sheepmeat with regard to the period laid down for the submission of applications in Greece and Italy
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 363/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (9) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 of 26 October 1984 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium for the producers of sheepmeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3204/92 (4), lays down the framework period within which the Member States may fix a period for the submission of premium applications; whereas the said framework period runs from 1 November before the beginning of the marketing year to the following 30 April;
Whereas, as a result of administrative difficulties with the introduction of the system of individual limits on premium rights, it will not be possible to submit premium applications for the 1993 marketing year in Greece and Italy within the time limit laid down by the abovementioned Regulation; whereas, therefore, a derogation should be made to extend the time limit for the said marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
Notwithstanding Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84, Greece and Italy shall be authorized to fix a period for the submission of premium applications for the 1993 marketing year running until 15 May 1993.
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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31999D0758 | 1999/758/EC: Commission Decision of 5 November 1999 amending Decision 97/217/EC establishing groups of third countries which are able to use the veterinary certification for imports of wild game meat, farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries (notified under document number C(1999) 3584) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 November 1999
amending Decision 97/217/EC establishing groups of third countries which are able to use the veterinary certification for imports of wild game meat, farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries
(notified under document number C(1999) 3584)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/758/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/217/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 98/648/EC(4), lays down groups of third countries, or parts thereof, which are able to use the veterinary certification for imports of wild game meat, farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries;
(2) following the information available by the European Community, it appears that New Caledonia is covered by sufficiently well-structured and organised veterinary services;
(3) the responsible veterinary authorities of New Caledonia have confirmed that the country has during the last 24 months been free from foot-and-mouth disease;
(4) no vaccinations have been carried out against this disease during the past 12 months;
(5) the responsible veterinary of New Caledonia have undertaken to notify the Commission and the Member States, by telex or fax, within 24 hours of confirmation of the occurence of the abovementioned disease or of the adoption of vaccination against it;
(6) imports of farmed cloven-hoofed game meat, excepting swine, from New Caledonia can be authorised;
(7) it is therefore necessary to amend Decision 97/217/EC;
(8) the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Commission Decision 97/217/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
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31986L0121 | Council Directive 86/121/EEC of 8 April 1986 adapting, consequent upon the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive 84/631/EEC on the supervision and control within the European Community of the transfrontier shipment of hazardous waste
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 8 April 1986
adapting, consequent upon the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive 84/631/EEC on the supervision and control within the European Community of the transfrontier shipment of hazardous waste
(86/121/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act concerning the accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, consequent upon the accession of Spain and Portugal, box 36 of Annex I to Directive 84/631/EEC (1) as technically adjusted by Commission Directive 85/469/EEC (2), should be supplemented by the entries in the new official languages,
With effect from 1 January 1986, box 36 of Annex I to Directive 84/631/EEC shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Directive.
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31987R1015 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1015/87 of 8 April 1987 repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2109/85 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain kinds of polystyrene sheet originating in Spain
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1015/87
of 8 April 1987
repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2109/85 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain kinds of polystyrene sheet originating in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 380 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulaton (EEC) No 812/86 of 14 March 1986 on protection against imports which are the subject of dumping between the Community of Ten and the new Member States or between the new Member States during the period throughout which the transitional measures laid down by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal apply (1), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
After consulting the Member States concerned, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 812/86,
Whereas:
A. Review
(1) By Regulation (EEC) No 2109/85 (2) the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of extruded white, bicoloured and translucent polystyrene sheet, put up in rolls, of a thickness of between 0,7 and 1,3 mm originating in Spain, falling within subheading ex 39.02 C VI b) of the Common Customs Tariff (corresponding to NIMEXE code ex 39.02-38).
The amount of the duty is equal to 15,9 % of the net free-at-Community-frontier price before duty, except for exports of products of the firm Envases Del Valles, for which the duty is 12,4 %.
In 1986 the Commission was requested by two Spanish exporters to review the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2109/85.
The requests were based on Article 380 of the Act of Accession and on Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 812/86.
According to the applicant firms, the change in circumstances following Spain's accession and, in particular, the changes in production costs and export prices due to the tax and customs measures taken by Spain under the Act of Accession justified a review.
After consulting all the Member States, the Commission announced the reopening of the proceeding in a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3) and opened a new investigation.
(2) The Commission gave formal notice of these steps to the exporters and importers known to be concerned and to the Community producers which were the complainants in the earlier proceedings which had resulted in the imposition of the anti-dumping duty in question. It afforded the parties directly involved an opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing.
(3) In order to obtain all the information considered necessary, the Commission sent questionnaires to the parties known to be concerned, namely three Spanish exporters, three French importers, one Irish importer, one German importer and five French and Belgian producers.
(4) The three Spanish exporters, the three French importers and one French producer answered the questionnaire.
No comments were received from other intrested parties.
No party concerned submitted a request for a hearing in writing within the time limit set.
(5) Despite an extension of the deadline which the Commission granted the five producers at their request to enable each of them to furnish the necessary information on the injury, no reply to the questionnaire has been received from four of them.
B. Injury
(6) These four producers, which together account for most of the production of the like product in the Community of Ten, have withheld the necessary information on injury, thereby hindering the investigation to a considerable extent. The Commission has no data in its possession such as would enable it to establish that protective measures are still justified. Consequently, the Commission considers
that withdrawal of the definitive anti-dumping duty in question would not again lead to injury to the industry in the Community of Ten or that, at least, any injury could not be regarded as material within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 812/86.
(7) The Commission has informed the producers of its findings and of its intention to withdraw the definitive anti-dumping duty.
The producers have challenged these findings and denied having refused to cooperate with the investigation. They put forward difficulties in gathering the information required by the Commission within the time allowed.
The Commission poins out that the producers originally raised no objections to the time limits which were extended: it was not until those time limits had expired and the Commission had informed them of its intention to withdraw the definitive anti-dumping duty that they contacted the Commission, and even then they did not supply the information that was needed. These time limits were, moreover, those which are normally laid down by the Commission in such proceedings. Furthermore, the information requested by the Commission was of the same nature as that which the producers had already furnished in the course of the earlier proceedings, and it was not of such complexity that a departure from the usual time limits was justified.
Lastly the Commission considered that according special time limits to the producers in question would discriminate against the other parties who had cooperated with the investigation within the time limits set.
C. Dumping
(8) In the light of the above findings as to injury, the Commission felt there was no need to carry out a more detailed investigation into the dumping.
D. Withdrawal of the definitive anti-dumping duty
(9) Under the circumstances, the Commission considers that Regulation (EEC) No 2109/85 must be repealed.
(10) Pursuant to Article 380 (3) of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, it is for the Commission to implement the repeal,
Regulation (EEC) No 2109/85 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32011R1032 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1032/2011 of 13 October 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for whiting in VIII by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
| 18.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 271/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1032/2011
of 13 October 2011
establishing a prohibition of fishing for whiting in VIII by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.
(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 2011.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31989R0718 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 718/89 of 21 March 1989 amending Annexes III en IV bis to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 with regard to certain textile products originating in Hong Kong (categories 7 and 78)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 718/89
of 21 March 1989
amending Annexes III en IV bis to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 with regard to certain textile products originating in Hong Kong (categories 7 and 78)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 of 22 December 1986 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 694/89 (2), and in particular Article 17,
Whereas, with a view to the introduction of the combined nomenclature, the Community has negotiated with Hong Kong an Agreed Minute modifying the quantitative limits for categories 7 and 78 products provided for in the Agreement between the EEC and Hong Kong on trade in textiles;
Whereas the Council has decided, on 21 December 1988, that this Agreed Minute should be applied provisionally pending its formal conclusion;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Annexes III and IV bis to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
Annexes III and IV bis to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 are hereby amended for Hong Kong accordance with the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.
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 |
32003R0946 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 946/2003 of 28 May 2003 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 946/2003
of 28 May 2003
amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the milk and milk products sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 May 2003 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 759/2003(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 837/2003(4).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 759/2003 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 759/2003 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 May 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31995R1673 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/95 of 7 July 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 2472/94 suspending certain elements of the embargo on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1673/95
of 7 July 1995
amending Regulation (EC) No 2472/94 suspending certain elements of the embargo on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 228a thereof,
Having regard to the common position of 7 July 1995 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union with regard to the extension of the suspension of certain restrictions on trade with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (1), as decided upon by the United Nations Security Council in its Resolution 1003 (1995),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the United Nations Security Council has decided that the restrictions and other measures referred to in paragraph 1 of its Resolution 943 (1994) will be suspended until 18 September 1995;
Whereas, under these conditions, the Community has to adapt its existing legislation accordingly, and in particular Regulation (EC) No 2472/94 (2),
The second subparagraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2472/94 shall be replaced by the following:
'It shall apply until 18 September 1995.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 6 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32012R1067 | Council Regulation (EU) No 1067/2012 of 14 November 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
| 15.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1067/2012
of 14 November 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP. That Regulation provides for, inter alia, the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by, the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annexes VIII and IX to the Regulation.
(2) Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP (3) provides for an exemption under the restrictive measures in order to protect the energy security of the Union.
(3) That exemption falls within the scope of the Treaty and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it.
(4) Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,
In Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, the following Article is inserted:
‘Article 28a
The prohibitions in Article 23(2) and (3) shall not apply to acts and transactions carried out with regard to entities listed in Annex IX:
(a) which hold rights derived from an original award before 27 October 2010, by a sovereign Government other than Iran, of a production sharing agreement as referred to in Article 39, in so far as such acts and transactions relate to those entities’ participation in that agreement;
(b) in so far as necessary for the execution, until 31 December 2014, of the obligations arising from contracts referred to in point (b) of Article 12(1) provided that those acts and transactions have been authorised in advance, on a case-by-case basis, by the competent authority concerned and that the Member State concerned has informed the other Member States and the Commission of its intention to grant an authorisation.’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31984R1040 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1040/84 of 10 April 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 on imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia (1983/84)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1040/84
of 10 April 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 on imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia (1983/84)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Article 16 and Annex B to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and Tunisia (2) stipulate that, if the country in question levies a special export charge on imports into the Community of olive oil falling within subheading 15.07 A I of the Common Customs Tariff, the levy applicable to such oil is to be reduced by a fixed amount of 0,60 ECU per 100 kilograms and by an amount equal to the special charge, but not exceeding 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms in the case of reduction provided for in the aforementioned Article and 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms in the case of the additional amount provided for in the aforementioned Annex B;
Whereas the aforementioned Agreement was implemented by Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3488/82 (4);
Whereas the Contracting Parties have agreed, by exchanges of letters, to fix the additional amount at 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms for the period 1 November 1983 to 31 October 1984;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 should accordingly be amended,
Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(b) an amount equal to the special charge levied by Tunisia on exports of the said oil but not exceeding 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms, this amount being increased from 1 November 1983 to 31 October 1984 by 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32008D0144 | 2008/144/EC: Council Decision of 28 January 2008 concerning the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
| 21.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/37
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 January 2008
concerning the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
(2008/144/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) 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) The Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand (hereinafter the Agreement), was signed in Brussels on 6 December 2002.
(2) A Protocol amending the Agreement to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union was signed in Beijing on 5 September 2005.
(3) In accordance with Article 6(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession Bulgaria and Romania are to accede to the Agreement by way of a protocol between the Council and the People’s Republic of China.
(4) The necessary constitutional and institutional procedures have been completed and the Protocol should therefore be approved,
1. The Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol (2) is attached to this Decision.
2. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R1358 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1358/2006 of 14 September 2006 fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
| 15.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 252/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1358/2006
of 14 September 2006
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
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 the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5) The negotiations within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and Romania and Bulgaria aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market concerned. For those two countries export refunds should therefore be abolished.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32008R0455 | Council Regulation (EC) No 455/2008 of 26 May 2008 repealing Regulation (EC) No 752/2007 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine
| 27.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 137/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 455/2008
of 26 May 2008
repealing Regulation (EC) No 752/2007 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘the PCA’, entered into force on 1 March 1998.
(2) Article 22(1) of the PCA provides that trade in certain steel products shall be governed by Title III of that Agreement, with the exception of Article 14 thereof, and by the provisions of an agreement on quantitative arrangements.
(3) On 18 June 2007, the European Community and the Government of Ukraine concluded such an Agreement on trade in certain steel products (2), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’.
(4) On 30 May 2007, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 752/2007 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine (3) in order to implement the Agreement.
(5) The Agreement in Article 10(4) rules that in the event that Ukraine accedes to the World Trade Organisation before the expiration of the Agreement, the Agreement shall be terminated and the quantitative limits shall be abolished as of the date of Accession.
(6) On 16 May 2008 Ukraine became a member of the World Trade Organisation.
(7) On that date the Regulation to implement the Agreement became redundant.
(8) For reasons of clarity it is therefore necessary to repeal Regulation (EC) No 752/2007,
Regulation (EC) No 752/2007 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31993R3317 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3317/93 of 2 December 1993 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of bone-in beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3070/93
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3317/93 of 2 December 1993 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of bone-in beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3070/93
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 (EEC) No 125/93 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (4), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks;
Whereas certain intervention agencies hold stocks of bone-in intervention meat; whereas an extension of the period of storage for the meat bought in should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; whereas outlets exist in certain third countries for the products in question; whereas it is appropriate therefore to offer this meat for sale in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84;
Whereas quarters from intervention stocks may in certain cases have been handled a number of times; whereas, in order to help with the presentation and marketing of such meat, its repackaging should be authorized, subject to the observance of precise conditions;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down a time limit for export of the said meat; whereas this time limit should be fixed by taking into account Article 5 (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2867/93 (6);
Whereas in order to ensure that beef sold is exported, the lodging of security, as specified at (a) of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, should be required;
Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (8);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3070/93 (9) should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. A sale shall be organized of approximately:
(a) 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German intervention agency,
5 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French intervention agency,
2 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Italian intervention agency,
1 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Irish intervention agency;
(b) 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef, to be sold as 'compensated' quarters, held by the German intervention agency.
This meat shall be for export to the destinations indicated at 02 and 03 in footnote 7 to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1067/93 (10).
Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 3002/92.
The provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 985/81 (1) shall not apply to this sale. However, the competent authorities may allow bone-in forequarters and hindquarters, the packaging material of which is torn or soiled, to be placed in new packaging of the same type under their supervision before presentation for consignment at the customs office of departure.
2. Tenders submitted under paragraph 1 (b) must relate to an equal number of forequarters and hindquarters and must quote a single price per tonne for the whole quantity of bone-in meat covered by the tender.
3. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto.
4. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned not later than 12 noon on 9 December 1993.
5. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored shall be available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex II.
The products referred to in Article 1 must be exported within five months from the date of conclusion of the contract of sale.
1. The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 30 per 100 kilograms.
2. The security provided for in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 300 per 100 kilograms.
1. In respect of meat sold under this Regulation no export refund shall be granted.
On the removal order referred to in Article 3 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, the export declaration, and, where appropiate, the T 5 control copy shall be entered:
Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) no 3317/93];
Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF) nr. 3317/93];
Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG) Nr. 3317/93];
Proionta paremvaseos choris epistrofi [Kanonismos (EK) arith. 3317/93];
Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC) No 3317/93];
Produits d'intervention sans restitution [Règlement (CE) no 3317/93];
Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 3317/93];
Produkten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie [Verordening (EG) nr. 3317/93];
Produtos de intervençao sem restituiçao [Regulamento (CE) nº 3317/93].
2. With regard to the security provided for in Article 3 (2), compliance with the provisions of paragraph 1 shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (2).
Regulation (EC) No 3070/93 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 1993.
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 |
31999R2624 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2624/1999 of 10 December 1999 on imports of rice originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) under an additional tranche in respect of 1999
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2624/1999
of 10 December 1999
on imports of rice originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) under an additional tranche in respect of 1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community(1), as last amended by Decision 97/803/EC(2), and in particular Article 108a(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down the detailed implementing rules for imports of rice originating in the ACP countries or the overseas countries and territories (OCTs)(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/98(4), lays down rules on issuing import licences for up to 35000 tonnes of rice originating in the OCTs in January each year;
(2) the applications for licences submitted in January 1999 related to a total quantity far exceeding that available. However, as a result of withdrawals of applications for licences by operators under Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 after the fixing of a percentage reduction, licences have in fact only been issued for a substantially reduced quantity. An additional tranche should therefore be opened for imports of rice originating in the OCTs in respect of 1999;
(3) in the light of this experience, there are also grounds for limiting withdrawal of applications to cases where the application of a percentage reduction would result in the issue of an import licence for a quantity that is not economically viable;
(4) the submission of applications for import licences in respect of this additional tranche and the issue thereof should be carried out in line with Regulation (EC) No 2603/97, subject to certain derogations ensuring the proper administration of this tranche;
(5) the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
An additional tranche of 11049 tonnes in husked-rice equivalent shall be opened for 1999, under serial number 09.4095, for imports of rice falling within CN code 1006 and originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCTs).
Applications shall be submitted and licences issued in accordance with Title III of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97, subject to the provisions of this Regulation.
1. Applications for import licences shall be submitted within three working days of the entry into force of this Regulation.
2. In box 20 of the import licence application, applicants shall enter the words "OCTs - additional tranche 1999".
1. Where the quantity for which the licence is required is less than 20 tonnes as a result of the application of the percentage reduction set under Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97, the licence application may be withdrawn within a period of two working days from the publiclation of the Regulation fixing that percentage. The security shall be released immediately.
2. The final sentence of Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 shall not apply to licences issued under this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1133 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1133/2001 of 8 June 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2284/2000
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1133/2001
of 8 June 2001
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2284/2000
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 1667/2000(2), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2284/2000(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice falling within CN code 1006 30 67 to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2284/2000 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 1 to 7 June 2001 at 295,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998D0590 | 98/590/EC: Commission Decision of 13 October 1998 concerning an extension of the maximum period foreseen for the notification of slaughter of bovine animals to the national Swedish database (notified under document number C(1998) 2865) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 13 October 1998 concerning an extension of the maximum period foreseen for the notification of slaughter of bovine animals to the national Swedish database (notified under document number C(1998) 2865) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/590/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 7(1) thereof,
Having regard to the request submitted by Sweden,
Whereas Sweden has requested an extension to six weeks of the maximum period laid down, for notification of slaughter from slaughterhouses to its national database, due to specific practical difficulties;
Whereas it is justified to take account of Sweden's request for an interim period, provided that the extension of the maximum period for notification does not affect the quality of information provided by the Swedish database;
Whereas the present Decision should be without prejudice to the decisions to be adopted regarding the fully operational character of the national databases;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,
Sweden may, until 1 January 2000, extend to six weeks the maximum period laid down by the second indent of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 820/97 for notification of slaughter of bovine animals from slaughterhouses to the national database.
This extension shall not affect the quality of information provided by the Swedish database.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32000R2884 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2884/2000 of 27 December 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 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
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2884/2000
of 27 December 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 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
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 31(14) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000(3) establishes certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and provides for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Poland. One of those concessions results in a differentiation of refunds from 1 January 2001 for certain products falling within CN code 0405 as a result of the abolition of refunds on those products exported to Poland.
(2) The Polish authorities have undertaken to ensure that only consignments of Community butter on which no refund has been granted are allowed for import into Poland. To that end, an article should be inserted in 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(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2357/2000(5), providing for the obligation to present a certified copy of the export licence, including specific information guaranteeing that no export refund has been granted on the products referred to. To establish a link between the products imported and those indicated on the export licence, operators are required, on import into Poland, to present a certified copy of the export declaration bearing specific information referring to the export licence.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The following Article 20b is inserted in Regulation (EC) No 174/1999:
"Article 20b
1. The following provisions shall apply to exports to Poland of products falling within CN code 0405 referred to in Article 1(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
2. Exports as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the presentation to the competent authorities of Poland of a certified copy of the export licence issued in accordance with this Article and a duly endorsed copy of the export declaration for each consignment. The goods shall not have been exported previously to another third country.
3. Licence applications and licences shall contain:
(a) in box 7, the words 'Poland';
(b) in box 15, a description of the goods in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature;
(c) in box 16, the eight-figure Combined Nomenclature code and the quantity in kilograms for each product referred to in box 15;
(d) in boxes 17 and 18, the total quantity of the products referred to in box 16;
(e) in box 20, the words 'Butter for export to Poland. Article 20b of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999';
(f) in box 22, the words 'no export refund';
(g) licences shall be valid only for the products and quantities thus specified.
4. Licences issued under this Article shall carry with them an obligation to export to the destination indicated in box 7.
5. Licences shall be issued immediately after applications are lodged. At the request of the party concerned, a certified copy of the endorsed licence shall be issued.
6. Issue of licences shall not be subject to the lodging of a security.
7. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000(6), licences shall not be transferable.
8. Licences shall be valid from their date of issue within the meaning of Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 until the following 30 June.
9. By the end of February, for the previous year, the competent authorities of the Member States shall notify the Commission of the number of licences issued and the quantity of butter involved, broken down by Combined Nomenclature code.
10. Chapter I shall not apply."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.
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31996R1276 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/96 of 2 July 1996 fixing for the 1996/97 marketing year the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1276/96 of 2 July 1996 fixing for the 1996/97 marketing year the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 of 14 March 1977 establishing a system of production aid for tinned pineapple (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1699/85 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas, under Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of the minimum price applicable during the preceding marketing year, and the trend of production costs in the fruit and vegetable sector;
Whereas Article 5 of the said Regulation lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers, the non-member country price and, if necessary, the pattern of processing cost assessed on a flat-rate basis;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1996/97 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 to be paid to producers for pineapples; and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation for tinned pineapple,
shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32000L0007 | Directive 2000/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on speedometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 92/61/EEC on the type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles
| Directive 2000/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 20 March 2000
on speedometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 92/61/EEC on the type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),
Whereas:
(1) Road safety is a fundamental Community objective which requires speed to be monitored and checked by means of a speedometer, with a view to raising awareness, particularly among young people, of the need for proper road use.
(2) The technical legislation on road safety should be adopted in a cohesive fashion, in the form of "packages" of directives, so as to raise public awareness of the European Union's contribution to enhancing road safety.
(3) In every Member State, two- or three-wheel motor vehicles must, as regards speedometers, display certain technical characteristics laid down as compulsory requirements that vary from Member State to Member State; such variation constitutes an obstacle to intra-Community trade.
(4) Such obstacles to the functioning of the internal market can be eliminated by the adoption of the same requirements by all the Member States in lieu of their existing rules and regulations.
(5) This Directive is to be added to the separate Directives that must be complied with under Article 4 of Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles(4).
(6) The introduction of harmonised requirements for speedometers in two- or three-wheel motor vehicles is necessary in order to permit implementation, for each type of those vehicles, of the type-approval and approval procedures laid down by Directive 92/61/EEC.
(7) In accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty, the objective of the action envisaged, namely Community type-approval by type of vehicle, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, in view of the scale and the impact of the action proposed, be better achieved at the Community level. This Directive limits itself to the minimum required for the attainment of that objective and does not go beyond what is necessary for that purpose.
(8) To facilitate access to the markets of non-member countries, it is clearly necessary to establish equivalence between the requirements of this Directive and those of Regulation No 39 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "UN-ECE Regulation No 39").
(9) The Member States of the European Union must negotiate as soon as possible an amendment to UN-ECE Regulation No 39 to align it with the provisions of this Directive.
(10) Directive 92/61/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly,
1. This Directive shall apply to the speedometer of each type of vehicles described in Article 1 of Directive 92/61/EEC.
2. Any vehicle falling within the scope of Directive 92/61/EEC shall be fitted with a speedometer complying with the Annex to this Directive.
The procedures for the granting of component type-approval in respect of the speedometer of a type of two- or three-wheel motor vehicle and the conditions governing the free movement of such vehicles shall be as laid down in, respectively, Chapters II and III of Directive 92/61/EEC.
In accordance with Article 11 of Directive 92/61/EEC, the equivalence between the requirements laid down in this Directive and those laid down in UN-ECE Regulation No 39, in the latest version adopted by the Community, is hereby acknowledged.
The authorities of the Member States which grant type-approval shall accept approvals, and type-approval marks, granted in accordance with the requirements of the said Regulation No 39 within the scope of that Regulation, in place of the corresponding approvals and type-approval marks granted in accordance with the requirements of this Directive.
The amendments that are essential in order to take account of the amendments to UN-ECE Regulation No 39 and to adapt the Annex to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13 of 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(5).
Directive 92/61/EEC is amended as follows:
1. In Annex I, heading No 45, "Speedometer and odometer for motorcycles, motor tricycles and quadricycles" shall be replaced by "Speedometer" and the term "CONF" by "SD".
2. Annex IIA is amended as follows:
(a) item 4.7. "Speedometer and odometer: yes/no (1)" shall be replaced by "Speedometer";
(b) the following items shall be inserted:
"4.7.3. Photos and/or drawings of the complete system
4.7.4. Range of speeds displayed
4.7.5. Tolerance of the speedometer's measuring mechanism
4.7.6. Technical constant of the speedometer
4.7.7. Modus operandi and description of the drive mechanism
4.7.8. Overall transmission ratio of the drive mechanism".
3. In Annex IIIB, heading No 10.12, "Speedometer and odometer for motorcycles, motor tricycles and quadricycles" shall be replaced by "Speedometer" and the term "CONF" by "SD".
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions needed in order to comply with this Directive before 1 January 2001. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the area covered by this Directive.
3. With effect from 1 January 2001, Member States may no longer prohibit, on grounds relating to the speedometers, the first bringing into service of vehicles that meet the requirements of this Directive.
4. Member States shall apply the requirements set out in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 as from 1 July 2001, except for mopeds, to which these requirements shall be applicable from 1 July 2002.
This Directive shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31992R1048 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1048/92 of 28 April 1992 concerning applications for export licences for products falling within CN code 1101 00 00 with advance fixing of the refund
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1048/92 of 28 April 1992 concerning applications for export licences for products falling within CN code 1101 00 00 with advance fixing of the refund
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 674/92 (2),
Whereas Article 9 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 891/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 337/92 (4), provides where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an export refund is fixed, for an interval of these working days between the day of submission of applications and the granting of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if applications for export licences exceed the quantities which may be exported; whereas applications for licences submitted on 24 April 1992 relate to 230 000 tonnes and the maximum quantity which may be exported is 100 000 tonnes; whereas the percentage for the reduction in the export licence applications submitted on 24 April 1992 should be fixed,
Applications for export licences with advanced fixing of the refund conveyed to the Commission before 25 April 1992 for wheat flour falling within CN code 1101 00 00, submitted on 24 April 1992, shall be accepted for the tonnages indicated therein multiplied by a coefficient of 0,45. Requests that are not conveyed to the Commission before 25 April 1992 shall be refused.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31989D0659 | 89/659/EEC: Commission Decision of 3 May 1989 relating to Ministerial Decision No E 3789/128 of the Greek Government establishing a special single tax on undertakings (Only the Greek text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 May 1989 relating to Ministerial Decision No E 3789/128 of the Greek Government establishing a special single tax on undertakings (Only the Greek text is authentic) (89/659/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,
Having given notice in accordance with the abovementioned Article to interested parties to submit their comments and having regard to these comments,
Whereas:
I
On learning that the Greek Government was planning to introduce a special single tax on undertakings, the Commission requested the Greek authorities to inform it about the scheme. On 16 May 1988, the Greek Government notified the Commission of Ministerial Decision No E 3789/128 establishing the tax scheme, which had already been in force since 15 March 1988.
The tax in question is calculated of the basis of the net profits earned by undertakings in a 12-month accounting period (i.e. the financial year 1986 which is the period between 1 July 1986 and 30 June 1987), after deduction of the profits corresponding to gross export earnings during the accounting period in question.
The percentage of the tax varies according to the profits earned by the undertaking:
- for the first tranche, up to Dr 500 000 (ECU 2 873): 0 %,
- for the second tranche, up to Dr 1 000 000 (ECU 5 747): 5 %,
- for the third tranche, up to Dr 2 000 000 (ECU 11 494): 7 %,
- for the last tranche, in excess of Dr 2 000 000 (ECU 11 494): 10 %.
The tax was payable in eight monthly tranches from May to December 1988.
II
The Ministerial Decision establishing the tax was scrutinized in the light of Article 92 of the Treaty.
After examining the Decision, and taking account of the information supplied by the Greek authorities, the Commission decided to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty in respect of the aid elements it contained, chiefly on the ground that it constituted an aid to exports to other Member States that is incompatible with Article 92 (1) of the Treaty and is ineligible for any of the exceptions provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of that Article.
By letter dated 5 October 1988, the Commission gave the Greek Government notice to submit its comments.
The Commission informed the other Member States by letter dated 3 January 1989, and other interested parties by a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities (1), of the opening of the procedure.
No further observations were sent by the Greek authorities in response to the opening of the procedure, despite the fact that the Commission, by letter dated 22 November 1988, had extended the deadline for a reply to 5 December 1988. However, observations were received from three Member States, 10 trade associations and four undertakings.
III
The special single tax on undertakings in Greece is a measure which affects undertakings according to their export earnings in as much as they are exempted from the tax in respect of profits made on exports in 1986. Its effects, in respect of the beneficiary undertakings, is equivalent to an export aid, and the exemption in question must therefore be regarded as constituting such aid. The Commission has always considered that aid for exports to other Member States, in so far as it is caught by the prohibition in Article 92 (1) of the Treaty, is incompatible with the common market because it affects trade to an extent contrary to the common interest.
The Greek aid in question directly affects trade between Member States since tax exemption is granted in respect of profits from exports to other Member States.
In 1986, the value of total Greek exports was ECU 5 749 million, of which ECU 3 949 million, i.e. over two-thirds, resulted from export to other Member States. A comparison of exports in relation to production, according to the statistics available, shows a significant number of such exports. Thus in the cement, aluminium processing and cotton sectors, exports represent approximately 50 % of production, with a value in 1986 of about ECU 274 million for cement, ECU 142 million for aluminium and ECU 373 million for cotton.
The aid in question is therefore liable to affect trade between Member States and between Greece and the other Community countries in particular.
As the exemption in question facilitates exports by Greek undertakings to other Member States, it also distorts competition within the common market. By enabling these undertakings to avoid paying part of the tax on their profits, it has the effect of increasing the undertakings' own financial resources. The financial aid thus granted strengthens their
position in relation to competitors in other Member States; the competitive position of the latter must be considered to be affected by the aid.
The actual nature of the aid and the reason for its award are in themselves already sufficient reason for arriving at such a conclusion. The Court has also confirmed this point of view in Cases 296/82 and 318/82 Netherlands and Leeuwarder Papierwarenfabriek BV v. Commission (2), where it stated that 'in certain cases the very circumstances in which aid is granted are sufficient to show that the aid is capable of affecting trade between Member States and of distorting or threatening to distort competition'.
IV
In view of the above considerations, the exemption in question has the same effect as an aid granted through State resources and favouring certain undertakings and is therefore covered by Article 92 (1) of the Treaty.
However, this Decision does not cover aid granted for production of or trade in certain goods listed in Annex II to the Treaty in respect of which paragraph 1 and the first sentence of paragraph 3 of Article 93 of the Treaty are alone applicable pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation No 26 (3).
Article 92
(1) of the Treaty provides that aid meeting the criteria laid down therein is in primciple incompatible with the common market.
The exceptions to this principle provided for in paragraph 2 of that Article are applicable in this case because of the nature of the aid measures, which are not directed towards attainment of such objectives.
Article 92
(3) of the Treaty lists aid which may be compatible with the common market. Compatibility with the Treaty must be determined in the context of the Community as a whole and not in that of a single Member State. In order to ensure the proper functioning of the common market, and having regard to the principle embodied in Article 3 (f) of the Treaty, the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (1) of the Treaty must be construed narrowly when any aid scheme or any individual aid award is scrutinized. In particular, they may be invoked only when the Commission is satisfied that, without the aid, market forces alone would be insufficient to
guide the recipients towards patterns of behaviour that would serve one of the objectives of the said exceptions.
With regard to the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) for aid that promotes the economic development of regions where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious under-employment, Greece may be regarded as meeting these definitions. The Commission, however, approves the award of such aid on condition that it is for new investment, or major expansion or conversion operations requiring massive investment owning to the considerable cost involved.
The aid measure in question cannot be considered to satisfy the conditions for exemption.
As to the first exception provided for in Article 93 (3) (b), it is obvious that the measure in question is not intended to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest.
As regards the second exception provided for in Article 92 (3) (b) which refers to aid intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State, it should be noted that the Commission has in the past, by Decision 85/594/EEC (4) and 86/614/EEC (5), authorized the Greek authorities, and will continue to do so until 1990, to adopt specific aid measures to offset the very serious balance of payments difficulties and exchange rate pressures. It therefore authorized the award of certain export subsidies for a specific period, pursuant to Article 108 of the Treaty. A Community loan of ECU 1 750 million was also granted to Greece for that purpose.
As the measure in question was not taken within the framework of the above authorizations, it cannot qualify for exemption under the second part of Article 92 (3) (b) of the Treaty.
Lastly, as regards the exception provided for in Article 92 (3) (c), the Commission must first point out that aid for exports to other Member States are, by their very nature, in breach of the fundamental principles of a unified market.
In reaffirming its will to achieve a single market by 1992, the Commission considers that such aids, regardless of their intensity, form, motivation or purpose are liable to jeopardize the objectives of that market to which it attaches the greatest importance.
The Greek measure is not a regional aid and cannot be regarded as an aid to facilitate the development of certain regions within the meaning of Article 92 (3) (c).
It is clear that as the purpose of the Greek aid is general and not specifically directed towards the development of certain activities, and as it has a direct effect on the selling prices of the recipients' products, it does not qualify for the exception in Article 92 (3) (c) for aid to facilitate the development of certains activities as it manifestly adversely affects trade to an extent contrary to the common interest.
The Commission, in accordance with the case law of the Court of Justice, notably its judgments of 12 July 1973 in Case 70/72 (6) and of 24 February 1987 in Case 310/85 (7), can require that incompatible aid be recovered.
In the case in question, the Greek Government should be required to modify the scheme for a special single tax on undertakings' profits establishing by Ministerial Decision No E 3789/128 of 15 March 1988 in order to abolish the tax exemption for the share of profits relating to export earnings, and to recover from firms having already benefited from the exemption the corresponding amount of tax since 15 March 1988,
1. The aid - with the exception of aid granted for production of, or trade in, the products listed in Annex II to the EEC Treaty to which the provisions of Article 93 (1) and (3) of the EEC Treaty are alone applicable - granted to exporting undertakings in the form of exemption from a special single tax, established by Ministerial Decision No E 3789/128 of 15 March 1988, on the share of profits corresponding to export earnings is illegal as it was granted in breach of Article 93 (3) of the Treaty; the aid is also incompatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty.
2. The special single tax scheme must be modified without delay and the incompatible aid referred to in this paragraph 1 abolished.
The Greek Government is hereby required to recover from the recipient undertakings the aid referred to in Article 1 granted illegally to them under Ministerial Decision No E 3789/128.
Recovery shall take the form of payment of the part of the tax which was not levied.
The Greek Government shall inform the Commission, within two month of the notification of this Decision, of the measures it has taken to comply therewith and shall forward a detailed report on the amount of the aid and the undertakings concerned by repayments.
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32003D0807 | 2003/807/CFSP: Council Decision 2003/807/CFSP of 17 November 2003 extending and amending Decision 2002/842/CFSP concerning the implementation of Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in South East Europe
| Council Decision 2003/807/CFSP
of 17 November 2003
extending and amending Decision 2002/842/CFSP concerning the implementation of Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in South East Europe
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP of 12 July 2002 on the European Union's contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons(1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 21 October 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/842/CFSP(2) concerning a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in South East Europe, which was aimed at implementing Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP and which made available EUR 200000 for this purpose.
(2) Some objectives could not be fulfilled by 22 December 2003, the date on which Decision 2002/842/CFSP expires, and others should be consolidated and expanded after that date.
(3) The Commission should ensure an adequate visibility of the contribution of the European Union to the projects including by appropriate measures taken by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
(4) Decision 2002/842/CFSP should therefore be extended and amended,
Decision 2002/842/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
1. the following paragraph shall be added to Article 1:
"4. The financing agreement to be concluded will stipulate that UNDP shall ensure visibility of the contribution of the European Union to the project, appropriate to its size."
2. in Article 2(1), the financial reference amount "EUR 200000" shall be replaced by "EUR 300000"; this amount is additional to the amount made available for the preceding Decision concerning this action;
3. in Article 4(1), the second sentence shall be replaced by the sentence "It shall expire on 31 December 2004".
This Decision shall take effect on 23 December 2003.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32003L0052 | Directive 2003/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2003 amending Directive 95/2/EC as regards the conditions of use for a food additive E 425 konjac (Text with EEA relevance)
| Directive 2003/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 18 June 2003
amending Directive 95/2/EC as regards the conditions of use for a food additive E 425 konjac
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),
Whereas:
(1) Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners(4) authorises the use of the food additive E 425 konjac in foodstuffs under certain conditions.
(2) The Commission has taken measures to suspend temporarily the placing on the market of jelly mini-cups containing E 425 konjac because they have been found to be dangerous as they have caused the death of several children and elderly persons in third countries through choking.
(3) Some manufacturers of jelly mini-cups recognise the risk to human health by affixing a warning on the food package, highlighting the risk for children and the elderly.
(4) On the basis of the information provided by the Member States which adopted measures at national level, it can be concluded that jelly mini-cups containing E 425 konjac constitute a life-threatening risk. In addition to their shape and size, the chemical and physical properties of konjac are the cause for jelly mini-cups to constitute a serious risk to human health.
(5) In the present case, warning through labelling is not sufficient to protect human health, especially with regard to children.
(6) It is necessary to modify the conditions of use for E 425 konjac as regards its use in jelly confectionery, including jelly-mini cups.
(7) Directive 95/2/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
In Annex IV to Directive 95/2/EC in the row for E 425: Konjac: (i) Konjac gum (ii) Konjac glucomannane the text "Foodstuffs in general (except those referred to in Article 2(3))" shall be replaced by the text "Foodstuffs in general (except those referred to in Article 2(3) and jelly confectionery including jelly-mini-cups)".
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 17 January 2004. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt those measures, 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 day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990R1685 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1685/90 of 21 June 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 laying down detailed rules for the application of the subsidy system for oil seeds
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1685/90
of 21 June 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 laying down detailed rules for the application of the subsidy system for oil seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1225/89 (2), and in particular Article 24a (3) thereof,
Whereas the characteristic of 'double zero' rape seed is a lower glucosinolate content, which facilitates its incorporation in animal feed; whereas the first subparagraph of Article 2 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 534/90 (4), lays down a maximum authorized content of 20 micromoles per gram for seed of that description; whereas, however, the second subparagraph of that provision provides for a temporary exception until the end of the 1990/91 marketing year to enable the operators to adapt to the new quality requirements; whereas experience has shown that provision should be made for a further exception to permit such adaptation;
Whereas the exception provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 on the use of the uniform method to determine the glucosinolate content should be extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the second subparagraph of Article 2 (4), 'marketing years 1986/87 to 1990/91' is replaced by '1986/87 to 1991/92 marketing years'.
2. In the second subparagraph of Article 32, 'marketing years 1986/87 and 1989/90' is replaced by '1986/87 to 1990/91 marketing years'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0737 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2009 of 11 August 2009 setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 3 to 7 August 2009 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements
| 12.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 208/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 737/2009
of 11 August 2009
setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 3 to 7 August 2009 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Applications for import licences were submitted to the competent authorities in the period from 3 to 7 August 2009 in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or Council Regulation (EC) No 508/2007 of 7 May 2007 opening tariff quotas for imports into Bulgaria and Romania of raw cane sugar for supply to refineries in the marketing years 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 (3), for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for order number 09.4335 (2008-2009).
(2) In these circumstances, the Commission should establish an allocation coefficient for licences to be issued in proportion to the quantity available and/or inform the Member States that the limit established has been reached,
Licences shall be issued within the quantitative limits set in the Annex to this Regulation in respect of import licence applications submitted from 3 to 7 August 2009, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 508/2007.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31980R2901 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2901/80 of 10 November 1980 amending Annexes 5 and 6 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2901/80 of 10 November 1980 amending Annexes 5 and 6 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 146 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Council adopted, on 21 March 1972, Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1517/79 (2),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 22 of the said Act, certain adaptations made necessary by accession and in conformity with the guidelines set out in Annex II to the said Act should be made to Regulation (EEC) No 574/72,
In Annex 5 to Regulation (EEC) No 574/72, the entry "19. GERMANY-GREECE" is hereby replaced by the following:
"19. GERMANY-GREECE
Articles 1 and 3 to 6 of the Administrative Arrangement of 19 October 1962 and the Second Administrative Arrangement of 23 October 1972 concerning the convention on unemployment insurance of 31 May 1961."
Annex 6 to Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 is hereby amended as follows: 1. The entry "G. ITALY" is replaced by the following:
"G. ITALY >PIC FILE= "T0016424">
(1) OJ No L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 185, 21.7.1979, p. 1. 2. The entry "J. NETHERLANDS" is replaced by the following:
"J. NETHERLANDS >PIC FILE= "T0016425">
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1981.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31990R0997 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 997/90 of 20 April 1990 reimposing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 997/90
of 20 April 1990
reimposing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol No 1 thereto,
Having regard to Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3606/89 of 20 November 1989 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (2),
Whereas the abovementioned Protocol No 1 and Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement provide that the products listed in the Annex are imported exempt of customs duty into the Community, subject to the ceiling shown, above which the customs duties applicable to Third Countries may be re-established;
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be reimposed,
From 24 April to 31 December 1990, the leving of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be reimposed on imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex, originating in Yugoslavia.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31995D0089 | Commission Decision of 17 March 1995 amending Decision 94/621/EC on protective measures with regard to certain live animals and animal products originating in or coming from Albania (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 17 March 1995 amending Decision 94/621/EC on protective measures with regard to certain live animals and animal products originating in or coming from Albania (Text with EEA relevance) (95/89/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 18 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 (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas cases of cholera have been recorded in Albania;
Whereas the presence of cholera in Albania is liable to represent a serious danger to public health;
Whereas the Commission, by means of Decision 94/621/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 94/702/EC (4), has adopted the necessary measures;
Whereas a visiting group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection in Albania to evaluate the measures taken by Albanian authorities; whereas following the report of the export group it is necessary to maintain the protection measures with regard to bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in any form whatsoever, and with regard to live fish and shellfish carried in water;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 94/621/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
Member States shall prohibit the importation of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in any form as well as live fish and shellfish carried in water, originating in or coming from Albania.`
2. Article 3 is deleted.
Member States shall alter the measures they apply to imports in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
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 |
31981R3822 | Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3822/81 of 15 December 1981 amending Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission, and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice, Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1240/70 determining the emoluments of former members of the Commission of the European Communities whose duties end on 1 July 1970, Regulation No 423/67/EEC, No 6/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the members of the EEC and Euratom Commissions and of the High Authority who have not been appointed members of the single Commission of the European Communities, and Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2290/77 determining the emoluments of the members of the Court of Auditors
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EEC) No 3822/81 of 15 December 1981 amending Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission, and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice, Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1240/70 determining the emoluments of former members of the Commission of the European Communities whose duties end on 1 July 1970, Regulation No 423/67/EEC, No 6/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the members of the EEC and Euratom Commissions and of the High Authority who have not been appointed members of the single Commission of the European Communities, and Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2290/77 determining the emoluments of the members of the Court of Auditors
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Treaty, and in particular Article 78e thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 206 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 180 thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Articles 20 and 21 thereof,
Whereas it is for the Council to determine the salaries, allowances and pensions of the President and members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and the Registrar of the Court of Justice, and of the members of the Court of Auditors, and also any allowance representing remuneration;
Whereas the specific difficulties of the economic and social situation necessitate the introduction of a special levy assessed on the basis of the economic data reflecting the average gaps recorded in the Member States between the trend in real per capita wages and salaries and the trend in: - total productivity (GDP in volume terms per person employed),
- productivity available for distribution (i.e. productivity corrected for terms of trade),
- productivity per member of the active population, including persons in employment and the unemployed,
which levy should apply to the net salaries, pensions and termination-of-service allowances paid by the Communities;
Whereas, however, the application of the levy to pensions and to temporary termination-of-service allowances should be suspended for the first five years,
1. After Article 19 of Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and the Registrar of the Court of Justice (1), an Article 19a shall be inserted reading as follows:
"Article 19a
The net basic salary, pensions and temporary termination-of-service allowances of the President and members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy."
2. After Article 2 of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1240/70 of 29 June 1970 determining the emoluments of former members of the Commission of the European Communities whose duties end on 1 July 1970 (2), an Article 2a shall be inserted reading as follows:
"Article 2a
The net pensions of the persons concerned shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance (1) OJ No 187, 8.8.1967, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 142, 30.6.1970, p. 4. with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy."
3. After Article 2 of Council Regulation No 423/67/EEC, No 6/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of members of the EEC and Euratom Commissions and of the High Authority who have not been appointed members of the single Commission of the European Communities (1), an Article 2a shall be inserted reading as follows:
"Article 2a
The net pensions of the persons concerned shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy."
4. After Article 19 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2290/77 of 18 October 1977 determining the emoluments of the members of the Court of Auditors (2), an Article 19a shall be inserted reading as follows:
"Article 19a
The net basic salary, pensions, as well as the temporary termination-of-service allowances of members and former members of the Court of Auditors or those entitled under him, shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32006D0408 | 2006/408/EC: Council Decision of 12 June 2006 appointing a German full member of the Committee of the Regions
| 13.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 159/14
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 June 2006
appointing a German full member of the Committee of the Regions
(2006/408/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC (1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010.
(2) A seat as a full member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Jochen RIEBEL,
Mr Volker HOFF, ‘Hessen Minister for Federal and European Affaires and Commissioner of the Land of Hessen to the Federation’, is hereby appointed a full member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Jochen RIEBEL for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994D0611 | 94/611/EC: Commission Decision of 9 September 1994 implementing Article 20 of Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products
| COMMISSION DECISION of 9 September 1994 implementing Article 20 of Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products (94/611/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (1), as last amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (2), and in particular
Articles 3, 6 and 20 thereof,
Having regard to the Commission communication with regard to the interpretative documents of Directive 89/106/EEC,
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Directive 89/106/EEC states that in order to take account of different levels of protection for the construction works that may prevail at national, regional or local levels, each essential requirement may give rise to the establishment of classes in the interpretative documents and the technical specifications;
Whereas paragraph 4.2.1 of interpretative document No 2 'Safety in case of fire' justifies the need of different levels of the Essential Requirement as function of:
- the type, use and location of the construction work,
- its layout,
- the availability of the emergency facilities;
Whereas paragraph 2.2 of interpretative document No 2 lists a number of interrelated measures for the satisfaction of the Essential Requirement 'Safety in case of fire' that together contribute to define the fire safety strategy that can be developed in different ways in Member States;
Whereas paragraph 4.2.3.3 of interpretative document No 2 identifies one of these measures prevailing in Member States that consist in the limitation of the generation and spread of fire and smoke within the room of origin (or in a given area) by limiting the contribution of construction products to the full development of a fire;
Whereas the definition of classes of the essential requirement partially depends on the level of such a limitation;
Whereas the level of this limitation may be expressed only by different levels of reaction to fire performances of the products in their end use conditions;
Whereas paragraph 4.3.1.1 of interpretative document No 2 specifies that to enable reaction to fire performance of products to be evaluated, a harmonized solution will be developed which may utilize full or bench scale tests that are correlated to relevant real fire scenarios;
Whereas this solution lies in a system of classes that are not included in the interpretative document;
Whereas the system of classes identified for this purpose refers to a number of test methods already defined by the standardization bodies, with the exception of the one called Single Burning Item (SBI);
Whereas the thresholds of classes B, C, D will be indicated later with a new decision which will take place as far as the development of the SBI will make it possible;
Whereas Article 20 (2) of Directive 89/106/EEC specifies the procedure to be followed for the adoption of the provision necessary for the establishment of classes of requirements in so far as they are not included in the interpretative documents;
Whereas the Standing Committee for construction was consulted, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20 (3) of the Directive, and provided a positive opinion,
1. When the end-use condition of a construction product is such that it contributes to the generation and spread of fire and smoke within the room of origin (or in a given area), the product will be classified on the base of its reaction-to-fire performances having regard to the classification system listed in Tables 1 and 2 of the Annex.
2. Products will be considered in their end-use conditions.
3. Table 1 applies to the following cases:
- products for walls and ceilings including their surface coverings,
- building elements,
- products incorporated within building elements,
- pipes and duct components,
- products for facades/external walls.
Table 2 applies to floors including their surface coverings.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31984R2396 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2396/84 of 20 August 1984 laying down detailed rules for drawing up the forward estimate in the wine sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2396/84
of 20 August 1984
laying down detailed rules for drawing up the forward estimate in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1208/84 (2), and in particular Article 5 (1) and (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 lays down that a forward estimate is to be drawn up before 10 December of each year for the purpose of determining the Community's resources and estimating its needs in the wine sector; whereas in order to comply with the above deadline it is necessary to fix the date by which the Member States must forward information to the Commission;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2102/84 of 13 July 1984 on harvest, production and stock declarations relating to wine-sector products (3) provides for information to be supplied enabling the forward estimate to be drawn up; whereas, in addition to the said information, the Member States are required to supply the Commission with any other information necessary for drawing up the forward estimate; whereas, in order to draw up as reliable a forward estimate as possible, consideration should be given to all other sources of information which may be deemed reliable; whereas the sources of information to be taken into consideration should therefore be determined;
Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 provides that the forward estimate must show the proportion of table wines and quality wines psr respectively; whereas, in order to make a more accurate appraisal of the Community's resources and requirements in wine, a breakdown of the different categories of wine should be made into white wine on the one hand and red and rosé wine on the other;
Whereas the circumstances in which recourse should be had to information other than that provided by the Member States should be determined;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
1. The forward estimate shall be drawn up by the Commission on the basis of all the information available, in particular:
- information forwarded by the Member States,
- any other information which it considers reliable.
2. For the purposes of the first indent of paragraph 1, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission, not later than 30 November of the wine-growing year, at least the information referred to in tables A, B and C of the Annex hereto.
3. With regard to the information referred to in the second indent of paragraph 1, use shall be made of all sources of information available, and in particular:
(a) publications relating to production and distribution in the Member States,
(b) the trade organizations representing production and distribution in the Member States, and in particular those represented on the Advisory Committee on Wine.
The information referred to in the second indent of Article 1 (1) shall be used only where a significant discrepancy likely to compromise the efficient management of the wine market is found to exist between the figures provided by the Member States as referred to in Article 1 (2) and the said information.
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 |
32002D0636 | 2002/636/EC: Commission Decision of 31 July 2002 on the temporary admission of horses participating in the World Equestrian Games in Spain in 2002 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2884)
| Commission Decision
of 31 July 2002
on the temporary admission of horses participating in the World Equestrian Games in Spain in 2002
(notified under document number C(2002) 2884)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/636/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and imports from third countries of equidae(1), as last amended by Commission Decision 2002/160/EC(2), and in particular Article 19(ii) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The health conditions and veterinary certification for the temporary admission of registered horses are laid down in Commission Decision 92/260/EEC(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/828/EC(4). These conditions require guarantees for uncastrated male horses older than 180 days with regard to equine viral arteritis, in particular they require proof of the absence of the virus in the semen.
(2) Registered horses participating in the World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain in September 2002 will be under the veterinary supervision of the competent authorities of Spain and the organising Fédération équestre internationale (FEI).
(3) Certain male horses qualified for the participation in this high level equestrian event cannot comply with the conditions for equine viral arteritis laid down in Decision 92/260/EEC. However, the likelihood of these horses being used for breeding during the competition and the preceding acclimatisation period is negligible.
(4) It appears appropriate to provide a derogation from the requirements for equine viral arteritis for male registered horses temporarily admitted for this sporting event which cannot be certified in accordance with Decision 92/260/EEC, under the condition that arrangements have been made for such horses to leave the European Union without delay after the events have finished.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
By way of derogation from Decision 92/260/EEC, Member States shall authorise the temporary admission of uncastrated male registered horses for the purpose of participation in the World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, without requiring the guarantees provided for in that Decision as regards equine viral arteritis provided that each horse is accompanied by an animal health certificate in accordance with the Group in Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC corresponding to the third country of dispatch in which:
1. Section III(e)(v) relating to equine viral arteritis is deleted by the official veterinarian who signs the certificate;
2. the following words are added: "Registered horse in accordance with Commission Decision 2002/636/EC on the temporary admission of horses participating in the World Equestrian Games in Spain in 2002";
3. the following is added to the declaration and signed by the owner or representative of the owner of the horse: "The horse covered by this certificate will not be used for breeding or for the collection of semen during its residence in a Member State of the European Union.
Arrangements have been made to transport the horse out of the European Union without delay after the World Equestrian Games have finished."
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0119 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2006 of 24 January 2006 fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples)
| 25.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 21/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 119/2006
of 24 January 2006
fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2005 (3) fixed the indicative quantities for the issue of B system export licences.
(2) The definitive rate of refund for tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples covered by licences applied for under system B between 16 November 2005 and 16 January 2006, should be fixed at the indicative rate, and the percentage of licences to be issued for the quantities applied for should be laid down,
For applications for system B export licences submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1702/2005 between 16 November 2005 and 16 January 2006, the percentages of licences to be issued and the rates of refund applicable are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 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 |
31985D0022 | 85/22/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 December 1984 concerning the approval of the programme drawn up pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/84 extending the common measure on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece (Only the Greek text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 December 1984
concerning the approval of the programme drawn up pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/84 extending the common measure on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(85/22/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 of 19 July 1982 on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/84 of 5 March 1984 extending the common measure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas on 4 September 1984 the Greek Government communicated the programme of work and other activities relating to the development of those rural areas of the country which are not concerned by Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82;
Whereas the said programme contains all those particulars, provisions and measures referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 which apply to Regulation (EEC) No 619/84 and are necessary in order to achieve the aims of the said Regulation;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas, under Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82, which applies to the common measure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 619/84, a procedure has to be established, by agreement with the Greek Government, for periodic reporting on the progress of the development measures;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
The programme of work and other activities relating to the development of the Greek rural areas not concerned by Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82, communicated by the Greek Government on 4 September 1984 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 619/84, is hereby approved.
The Greek Government shall submit before 1 July every year a progress report on the programme referred to in Article 1.
The report shall state:
- the progress made during the previous calendar year as regards the measures provided for in the programme and set out in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 619/84,
- the location of the irrigation work referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 619/84 and the area served by each individual project,
- expenditure incurred during the calendar year concerned accompanied by the proof referred to in Article 20 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82, specifying the sources of finance used,
- in the event of failure to implement or complete the measures provided for in the programme, detailed explanations for such failure.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994R0300 | Council Regulation (EC) No 300/94 of 7 February 1994 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Israel (1994)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 300/94 of 7 February 1994 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Israel (1994)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Articles 1 and 2 of the Fourth Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel (1) provide for the opening of Community tariff quotas for the import into the Community of:
- 17 000 tonnes of new potatoes, falling within CN code ex 0701 90 51 (1 January to 31 March),
- 11 200 tonnes of onions, fresh or chilled, falling within CN codes 0703 10 11, 0703 10 19 and ex 0709 90 90 (15 February to 15 May),
- 3 100 tonnes of carrots, falling within CN code ex 0706 10 00 (1 January to 31 March),
- 10 800 tonnes of celery sticks, falling within CN code ex 0709 40 00 (1 January to 30 April),
- 7 400 tonnes of sweet peppers and peppers, falling within CN code 0709 60 10,
- 6 400 tonnes of lemons, falling within CN code 0805 30 10,
- 7 800 tonnes of watermelons, falling within CN code 0807 10 10 (1 April to 15 June),
- 5 900 tonnes of oranges, finely ground, falling within CN code ex 0812 90 20,
- 2 800 tonnes of peeled tomatoes, falling within CN code ex 2002 10 10,
- 150 tonnes of apricot pulp, falling within CN code 2008 50 91,
- 82 700 tonnes of orange juice, falling within CN codes 2009 11 11, 2009 11 19, 2009 11 91, 2009 11 99, 2009 19 11, 2009 19 19, 2009 19 91 and 2009 19 99, of which not more than 20 000 tonnes may be imported in packing of a capacity of two litres or less,
- 8 500 tonnes of tomato juice, falling within CN codes 2009 50 10 and 2009 50 90,
originating in Israel;
Whereas, however, the volumes of the tariff quotas must be increased by 3 or 5 % each year, as from 1 January 1992, by application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1764/92 of 29 June 1992 amending the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Syria and Tunisa (2); whereas the Community tariff quotas in question should therefore be opened for the periods indicated in Article 1 of this Regulation;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up;
Whereas, the decision for the opening of tariff quotas should be taken by the Community in the execution of its international obligations; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any operation concerning the administration of these quotas may be carried out by any of its members,
The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below originating in Israel shall be suspended during the periods, at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below:
>(3)()"> ID="1">09.1309> ID="2">ex 0701 90 51> ID="3">New potatoes> ID="4">1. 1 - 31. 3. 1994> ID="5">18 530> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1335> ID="2">ex 0703 10 11> ID="3">Onions, fresh or chilled> ID="4">15. 2 - 15. 5. 1994> ID="5">12 880> ID="6">0 "> ID="2">ex 0703 10 19> ID="3">Wild onions of the species Muscari comosum"> ID="2">ex 0709 90 90"> ID="1">09.1317> ID="2">ex 0706 10 00> ID="3">Carrots> ID="4">1. 1 - 31. 3. 1994> ID="5">3 565> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1321> ID="2">ex 0709 40 00> ID="3">Celery sticks> ID="4">1. 1 - 30. 4. 1994> ID="5">12 420> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1303> ID="2">0709 60 10> ID="3">Sweet peppers and peppers> ID="4">1. 1 - 31. 12. 1994> ID="5">8 510> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1315> ID="2">ex 0805 30 10> ID="3">Lemons, fresh> ID="4">1. 1 - 31. 12. 1994> ID="5">7 360> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1327> ID="2">ex 0807 10 10> ID="3">Watermelons> ID="4">1. 4 - 15. 6. 1994> ID="5">8 970> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1337> ID="2">ex 0812 90 20> ID="3">Oranges finely ground> ID="4">1. 1 - 31. 12. 1994> ID="5">6 431> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1307> ID="2">ex 2002 10 10> ID="3">Peeled tomatoes> ID="4">1. 1 - 31. 12. 1994> ID="5">3 052> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1301> ID="2">ex 2008 50 91> ID="3">Apricot pulp, not containing added alcohol or sugar, in immediate packings of a net content of 4,5 kg or more> ID="4">1. 1 - 31. 12. 1994> ID="5">172> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1331> ID="2">2009 11 11> ID="3">Orange juice> ID="4">1. 1 - 31. 12. 1994> ID="5">90 143> ID="6">0 + AGR"> ID="2">2009 11 19> ID="6">0 "> ID="2">2009 11 91> ID="6">0 + AGR"> ID="2">2009 11 99> ID="6">0 "> ID="2">2009 19 11> ID="6">0 + AGR"> ID="2">2009 19 19> ID="6">0 "> ID="2">2009 19 91> ID="6">0 + AGR"> ID="2">2009 19 99> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1333> ID="2">ex 2009 11 11> ID="3">Of which:> ID="4">1. 1 - 31. 12. 1994> ID="5">21 800> ID="6">0 + AGR"> ID="2">ex 2009 11 19> ID="3">Orange juice imported in packings of a capacity of two litres or less> ID="6">0 "> ID="2">ex 2009 11 91> ID="6">0 + AGR"> ID="2">ex 2009 11 99> ID="6">0 "> ID="2">ex 2009 19 11> ID="6">0 + AGR"> ID="2">ex 2009 19 19> ID="6">0 "> ID="2">ex 2009 19 91> ID="6">0 + AGR"> ID="2">ex 2009 19 99> ID="6">0 "> ID="1">09.1319> ID="2">2009 50 10> ID="3">Tomato juice> ID="4">1. 1 - 31. 12. 1994> ID="5">9 775> ID="6">0 "> ID="2">2009 50 90""
>
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure efficient management thereof.
Where an importer enters a product covered by this Regulation under a declaration for free circulation in a Member State and applies to take advantage of the preferential arrangements and that declaration is accepted by the customs authorities the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the quota volume.
Requests for drawing, indicating the date of acceptance of the said declarations, must be sent to the Commission without delay.
The drawings shall be granted by the Commission by reference to the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry for free circulation, to the extent that the available balance so permits.
If a Member States does not use the quantities drawn it shall return them to the corresponding quota volume as soon as possible.
If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allocated among applicatins pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the drawings made.
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and continuous access to the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits.
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1994.
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32007R0781 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 781/2007 of 3 July 2007 adapting Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 on the form of the farm return to be used for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
| 4.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 174/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 781/2007
of 3 July 2007
adapting Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 on the form of the farm return to be used for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 (1) lays down the contents of the farm return to be used.
(2) The farm return has to be adapted regarding the information about the VAT system due to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
In Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77, point 107 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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.
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 |
31981R2730 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 of 14 September 1981 establishing a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2730/81 of 14 September 1981 establishing a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 17 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 of 14 September 1981 laying down special rules implementing the system of import and export licences and the advance fixing of refunds in respect of milk and milk products (2) lays down that invitations to tender may only be recognized where they are issued by one of the public agencies or bodies governed by public law set out in a list to be drawn up;
Whereas, in view of trade practice in importing countries in the past and on account of the most recent information available to the Commission, this list may be drawn up as given in the Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The list of agencies issuing invitations to tender in non-member countries, as referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81, is given in the Annex.
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 November 1981.
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 |
31986D0077 | 86/77/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 February 1986 approving certain food-aid operations carried out by humanitarian organizations and exempting them from monetary compensatory amounts (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 February 1986
approving certain food-aid operations carried out by humanitarian organizations and exempting them from monetary compensatory amounts
(Only the English text is authentic)
(86/77/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 (2) lays down detailed rules for the administrative application of the monetary compensatory amounts introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85;
Whereas exports to non-member countries carried out in the context of the food-aid operations referred to in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 should be exempted from monetary compensatory amounts where such exports are carried out by humanitarian organizations and approved in accordance with Community procedure;
Whereas a number of humanitarian organizations were approved by Commission Decision 81/983/EEC (3), as modified by Decision 83/289/EEC (4); whereas other organizations may be regarded as humanitarian organizations on the basis of their approval pursuant to national legislative provisions;
Whereas, on 11 June 1985, the Council approved a coherent set of agrimonetary rules, whereas on 21 November 1985 the Commission published a consolidated version of its Regulation laying down detailed rules for the administrative application of monetary compensatory amounts; whereas the opportunity should be taken to update and republish the list of humanitarian organizations set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 81/983/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of all the relevant management committees,
1. The food-aid operations carried out by the organizations listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the purposes of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 with effect from 23 December 1985.
2. The United Kingdom shall determine the conditions under which the organizations referred to in paragraph 1 are eligible for application of the provisions of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85.
The United Kingdom shall inform the Commission:
- on 1 February of every year, of the quantities exported as aid by the organizations mentioned in Article 1,
- forthwith, in the event of any change with regard to the nature of the activities of the said organizations.
Commission Decision 81/983/EEC is hereby repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R2171 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2171/2005 of 23 December 2005 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 29.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 346/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2171/2005
of 23 December 2005
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3 of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31997D0644 | 97/644/EC: Commission Decision of 3 September 1997 accepting undertakings offered by two Polish exporters in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of unwrought, unalloyed zinc originating in Poland and Russia
| COMMISSION DECISION of 3 September 1997 accepting undertakings offered by two Polish exporters in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of unwrought, unalloyed zinc originating in Poland and Russia (97/644/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 23 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
(1) by Regulation (EC) No 593/97 (3) the Commission imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of unwrought, unalloyed zinc originating in Poland and Russia for a period of six months;
(2) having been informed of the main facts and considerations on the basis of which the Commission had imposed provisional measures, the two Polish exporters which had co-operated in the investigation made several comments on these findings. In the course of the subsequent examination, it was established that definitive anti-dumping measures in respect of imports originating in both countries concerned should be taken in order to eliminate the injurious effects of dumping. The findings and conclusions on all aspects of the investigations are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1931/97 (4);
(3) on 19 June 1997, the two Polish exporters referred to above, offered undertakings with regard to their prices for export to the Community;
(4) by these undertakings, the Polish exporters offered, inter alia, to set their export prices at levels sufficient to eliminate the injurious dumping as established in the investigation;
(5) the undertakings contain, in addition, extensive and detailed commitments as regards monitoring and the companies have undertaken not to enter into direct or indirect compensatory arrangements with their customers;
(6) under these circumstances, the undertakings offered by these two Polish exporters are considered acceptable and the investigation should, therefore, be terminated with respect to the exporters concerned;
(7) the two Polish exporters were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which the imposition of definitive anti-dumping measures was recommended and had the opportunity to comment on all aspects of the investigation. Accordingly, should an undertaking be withdrawn or should the Commission have reasons to believe that an undertaking is being violated, a provisional duty could be imposed pursuant to Article 7 and Article 8 (10) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 and, should the conditions of Article 8 (9) of the said Regulation be met, a definitive anti-dumping duty will be imposed;
(8) when the Advisory Committee was consulted on the acceptance of the undertakings offered some objections were raised. Therefore, in accordance with Article 8 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, the Commission sent a report to the Council on the result of the consultations and a proposal for the the acceptance of the undertakings. As the Council has not decided otherwise within one month, the present Decision should stand adopted;
(9) having been informed of the main facts and considerations on the basis of which the Commission intended to accept the undertakings, the Community industry concerned did not object,
The undertakings offered by:
(a) Kombinat Gorniczco-Hutniczy Boleslaw, Bukowno, Poland, and
(b) Huta Cynku 'Miasteczko Slaskie`, Miasteczko Slaskie, Poland,
in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of unalloyed, unwrought zinc falling within CN codes 7901 11 00, 7901 12 10 and 7901 12 30 originating in Russia and Poland, are hereby accepted.
This acceptance shall take effect on the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1931/97.
The investigations in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding referred to in Article 1 are hereby terminated with regard to both companies mentioned in that Article. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010D0050 | 2010/50/: Council Decision of 25 January 2010 amending Annex 2, Schedule A, to the Common Consular Instructions on visas for the diplomatic missions and consular posts, in relation to visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports from Saudi Arabia
| 30.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 26/22
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 January 2010
amending Annex 2, Schedule A, to the Common Consular Instructions on visas for the diplomatic missions and consular posts, in relation to visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports from Saudi Arabia
(2010/50/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2001 of 24 April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers with regard to certain detailed provisions and practical procedures for examining visa applications (1), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,
Having regard to the initiative of French Republic,
Whereas:
(1) Annex 2, Schedule A, to the Common Consular Instructions (2) contains the list of countries whose nationals are not subject to a visa requirement in one or more Schengen States when they are holders of diplomatic, official or service passports, but who are subject to this requirement when they are holders of ordinary passports.
(2) France wishes to exempt holders of diplomatic passports from Saudi Arabia from the visa requirement. The Common Consular Instructions should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(3); the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(4) This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
(4); Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(5) 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 on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 4 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has decided on this Decision, whether it will implement it in its national law.
(6) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis, within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
(5), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point Β of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement (6).
(7) As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis, within the meaning of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
(7), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point Β, of Decision 1999/437/EC, read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/146/EC (8) on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of that Agreement.
(8) As regards Liechtenstein, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis, within the meaning of the Protocol signed between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point Β of Decision 1999/437/EC, read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/261/EC (9) on the signature, on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of that Protocol.
(9) This Decision constitutes an act building upon the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.
(10) This Decision constitutes an act building upon the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession,
In Annex 2, Schedule A, to the Common Consular Instructions, the letter ‘D’ shall be inserted in the ‘FR’ column against the entry for Saudi Arabia.
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 February 2010.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31975R2123 | Regulation (EEC) No 2123/75 of the Commission of 25 July 1975 establishing Community surveillance on the importation of certain processed fruit and vegetable products originating in state-trading countries
| REGULATION (EEC) No 2123/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 July 1975 establishing Community surveillance on the importation of certain processed fruit and vegetable products originating in state-trading countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 109/70 (1) of 19 December 1969 establishing common rules for imports from state-trading countries, and in particular Article 6 (1) (a), (b) and (c) thereof;
Having consulted the Committee mentioned in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 109/70;
Whereas quantitative restrictions on imports of a certain number of processed fruit and vegetable products, which have up to now been applied by the Member States of the Community, have been removed by Regulation (EEC) No 1927/75 (2) ; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 109/70 has been extended to cover these imports;
Whereas these imports, which could henceforth be effected in unlimited quantities, threaten to cause grave injury to Community producers of like or competing products, in view of the sensitivity of the market for these products and in view of the price levels at which they are imported;
Whereas in this situation Community surveillance of these imports, by means of the document mentioned in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 109/70, is necessary in the interests of the Community;
Whereas, having regard to the nature of these products and to the particular nature of the trade in them, it is appropriate to set a period of three months for the use of these documents and to provide, as an exceptional measure, that where they take the form of an import authorization, this may not be relied upon so as to escape the application of any protective measures which may be taken,
The importation into the Community of the products designated in Annex I to this Regulation originating in the state-trading countries specified in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 109/70 is hereby made subject to prior and retrospective Community surveillance in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 (1) (a), (b) and (c) and (2) of the said Regulation and of this Regulation.
In order to permit prior surveillance of imports envisaged, the putting into free circulation of the products covered by Article 1 shall be subject to the production of an import document. This document shall be issued or endorsed by Member States. It shall be valid for a maximum period of three months from the day on which it is issued or endorsed. Where it takes the form of an import authorization this may not be relied upon so as to escape the application of protective measures introduced pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1927/75 of 22 July 1975 relating to rules for trade with third countries in the processed fruit and vegetable sector.
The declaration or application by the importer as provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 109/70 shall indicate the products to be imported in accordance with the description specified in the fourth column of the Annex to this Regulation. The importation of each of these products shall be the subject of a separate declaration or application ; the quantities to be imported shall be expressed in the units indicated for that product in the said Annex.
The retrospective surveillance of imports affected shall apply both to the cif price, both per unit and total, and to the quantity of the product imported, expressed in the units set out in the Annex to this Regulation. The information transmitted to the Commission shall be broken down by Nimexe code at least to the extent indicated in column 3 of the Annex and by country of origin.
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 October 1975. (1)OJ No L 19, 26.1.1970, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 198, 29.7.1975, p. 7.
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 |
31996D0526 | 96/526/EC: Commission Decision of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece and repealing Commission Decision 96/440/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece and repealing Commission Decision 96/440/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/526/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989, concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9,
Whereas since 5 July 1996 a number of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have been declared in the province of Evros in Greece;
Whereas the foot-and-mouth disease situation in Greece was considered liable to endanger the herds of other Member States in view of the trade in live biungulate animals and certain of their products; whereas it was therefore necessary to take a safeguard measure, under Commission Decision 96/440/EC of 18 July 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot and mouth disease (4), for the whole of Greece concerning trade in live biungulate animals and these products;
Whereas no other cases of foot-and-mouth disease have since been declared elsewhere in Greece;
Whereas Greece has taken measures in accordance with Council Directive 85/511/EEC (5), of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures controlling foot-and-mouth disease as last amended by Decision 92/380/EEC (6), and furthermore has introduced additional measures within Evros;
Whereas the Greek authorities have presented information to the Commission which has indicated that outbreaks of the disease have been restricted to Evros; whereas the controls in place are judged to be sufficient to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease from the infected areas to other parts of Greece or to other Member States;
Whereas the foot-and-mouth disease situation in South Eastern Europe requires an intensified disease surveillance in the border areas of Greece;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate to replace the existing safeguard measure with one that is applicable only to the areas recognised as being infected with foot-and-mouth disease; whereas it is therefore necessary to repeal Commission Decision 96/440/EC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Greece shall not send live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from or through parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.
2. The health certificates provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC (7) accompanying live bovine and porcine animals consigned from Greece and Council Directive 91/68/EEC (8) accompanying live ovine and caprine animals consigned from Greece shall bear the following words:
'Animals conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regards to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`
3. Greece shall ensure that health certificates for biungulates, other than those covered by the certificates mentioned in paragraph 2, shall bear the following words:
'Live biungulates confirming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`
1. Greece shall not send fresh meat of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates coming from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I or obtained from animals originating in those parts of Greece to other Member States.
2. The prohibitions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) fresh meat obtained before 1 June 1996 provided that the meat is clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is not destined for intra-Community trade;
(b) fresh meat obtained from cutting plants under the following conditions:
- only fresh meat as described in subparagraph (a) or fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the area listed in the Annex will be processed in this establishment,
- all such fresh meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC (9) on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat,
- the plant will be operated under strict veterinary control,
- the fresh meat must be clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is not destined for intra-Community trade,
- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to the other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions.
3. Meat consigned from Greece shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:
'Meat conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`
1. Greece shall not send meat products of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates coming from those parts of Greece listed in Annex I or prepared using meat obtained from animals originating in those parts of Greece to other Member States.
2. The restrictions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to meat products which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Article 4 (1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC (10), or to meat products as defined in Council Directive 77/99/EEC, of 21 December 1976, on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (11) which have been subjected during preparation uniformly throughout the substance to a pH value of less than 6.
3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) meat products prepared before 1 June 1996 provided that the meat products are clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat products which are not destined for intra-Community trade;
(b) meat products prepared in establishments under the following conditions:
- all fresh meat used in the establishment must conform to the conditions of Article 2, paragraph 2,
- all meat products used in the final product will conform to the conditions of paragraph (a) or be made from fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the area listed in the Annex,
- all meat products must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter VI of Annex A to Directive 77/99/EEC,
- the establishment will be operated under strict veterinary control,
- the meat products must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat and meat products which are not destined for intra Community trade,
- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions;
(c) meat products prepared in the parts of the territory which are not subject to restrictions using meat obtained before 1 June 1996 from parts of the territory which become the subject of restrictions provided that the meat and meat products are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat and meat products which are not destined for intra-Community trade.
4. Meat products consigned from Greece shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:
'Meat products conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`
1. Greece shall not send milk from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.
2. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk which has been subjected to:
(a) an initial pasteurization in accordance with the norms defined in Council Directive 92/46/EEC (12) followed by a second heat treatment by high temperature pasteurization, UHT, sterilization or by a drying process which includes a heat treatment with an equivalent effect to one of the above; or
(b) an initial pasteurization in accordance with the norms defined in Council Directive 92/46/EEC, combined with the treatment by which the pH is lowered below 6 and held there for at least one hour.
3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk prepared in establishments under the following conditions:
- all milk used in the establishment must either conform to the conditions of paragraph 2 or be obtained from animals outside the area listed in the Annex,
- the establishment will be operated under strict veterinary control,
- the milk must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined for intra-Community trade,
- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions.
4. Milk consigned from Greece shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:
'Milk conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`
1. Greece shall not send milk products from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.
2. Prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) milk products produced before 1 June 1996;
(b) milk products subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of at least 71,7° C for 15 seconds or an equivalent treatment;
(c) milk products prepared from milk which has been subjected to the provisions described in article 4, paragraph 2 or 3.
3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) milk products prepared in establishments under the following conditions:
- all milk used in the establishment will either conform to the conditions of Article 4, paragraph 2 or be obtained from animals outside the area listed in the Annex,
- all milk products used in the final product will either conform to the conditions of paragraph 2 or be made from milk obtained from animals outside the area listed in the Annex,
- the establishment will be operated under strict veterinary control,
- the milk products must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined for intra-Community trade,
- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions;
(b) milk products prepared in the parts of the territory which are not subject to restrictions using milk obtained before 1 June 1996 from parts of the territory which become the subject of restrictions provided that the milk products are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk products which are not destined for intra-Community trade.
4. Milk products consigned from Greece shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:
'Milk products conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`
1. Greece shall not send semen and embryos of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.
2. This prohibition shall not apply to frozen bovine semen and bovine embryos produced before 1 June 1996.
3. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 88/407/EEC (13) and accompanying frozen bovine semen consigned from Greece shall bear the following words:
'Frozen bovine semen conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`
4. The health certificate provided for in Directive 89/556/EEC (14) and accompanying bovine embryos consigned from Greece shall bear the following words:
'Bovine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`
1. Greece shall not send hides and skins of the bovine, ovine and caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.
2. This prohibition shall not apply to hides and skins which were produced before 1 June 1996 or which conform to the requirements of paragraph 1, A, second to fifth indents or paragraph 1, B, third and fourth indents of Chapter 3 of Annex 1 of Council Directive 92/118/EEC.
Care must be taken to effectively separate treated hides from untreated hides.
3. Greece shall ensure that health certificates for hides and skins to be sent to other Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate which bears the following words:
'Hides and skins conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regards to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`
Greece shall ensure that vehicles which have been used for the transport of live animals are cleaned and disinfected after each operation, and shall furnish proof of such disinfection.
1. Greece shall not send animal products of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates not mentioned in Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.
2. The prohibitions mentioned in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) animal products referred to in paragraph 1 which have been subjected to:
- heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container with a F° value of 3,00 or more, or
- heat treatment in which the centre temperature is raised to at least 70° C;
(b) unprocessed sheep wool and ruminant hair which is securely enclosed in packaging and dry.
3. Greece shall ensure that health certificates for animal products mentioned in paragraph 2 to be sent to other Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate which bears the following words:
'Animal products conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regards to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`
0
Greece shall introduce appropriate measures of an equivalent level to ensure that the disease is not spread from those parts of its territory which are subject to restrictions to other parts.
1
Greece shall carry out a surveillance programme for detection of foot-and-mouth disease in accordance with the provisions of Annex II.
The results of this programme, accompanied by an epidemiological analysis shall be submitted monthly to the Commission.
2
Commission Decision 96/440/EC is hereby repealed.
3
Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
4
This Decision shall be re-examined before 1 November 1996.
5
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32011D0332 | Council Decision 2011/332/CFSP of 7 June 2011 amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
| 8.6.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 149/10
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/332/CFSP
of 7 June 2011
amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 28 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (1).
(2) Decision 2011/137/CFSP should be amended to take into account specific arrangements for restrictive measures applicable to port authorities.
(3) In view of the gravity of the situation in Libya, additional entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IV to Decision 2011/137/CFSP,
In Article 6 of Decision 2011/137/CFSP, the following paragraph is added:
‘2a The prohibition on making funds, financial assets or economic resources available to persons or entities referred to in paragraph 1(b), in so far as it applies to port authorities, shall not prevent the execution, until 15 July 2011, of contracts concluded before the date of entry into force of this Decision, with the exception of contracts relating to oil, gas and refined products.’
The entities listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in Annex IV to Decision 2011/137/CFSP.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992R2234 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2234/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid for the consumption of fresh milk products in Madeira
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2234/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid for the consumption of fresh milk products in Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (2), as last ameneded by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (3), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 15 (1) of the said Regulation provides for an aid to be granted for the human consumption of fresh cows' milk products produced in Madeira, within the limits of the consumption needs of the island; whereas the aid is to be paid to dairies; whereas payment of the aid is subject to the benefit therefrom being actually passed on to the consumer;
Whereas certain detailed rules for the application of the measure in question should be laid down, including the quantity of milk products qualifying for the aid;
Whereas the administrative authorities should be endowed with appropriate instruments for preventing the aid in question from being diverted from its objectives, which are regular disposal on the local market of locally produced fresh cows' milk products and the passing on of the benefit to the final consumer;
Whereas control measures should be established by the national authorities to ensure that the aid scheme operates properly; whereas provision should be made for periodic reporting to the Commission;
Whereas the arrangements established by Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 entered into force on 1 July 1992; whereas the detailed rules for their application should take effect on the same date;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk Products,
1. The aid for the human consumption of fresh cows' milk products produced in Madeira provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 shall be paid, subject to the limit of 7 000 tonnes of whole milk, for a period of 12 months.
2. The amount of the aid shall be ECU 7 per 100 kilograms of whole milk used in the production of the various products listed in the Annex hereto. It shall be converted into the national currency on the basis of the agricultural conversion rate applicable on the first day of the month in which the aid application is submitted.
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'whole milk' means the product which is obtained by milking one or more cows and whose composition has not been modified since milking.
1. The aid shall be granted upon written application by dairies which undertake to:
(a) keep accounts showing, in particular, the quantities of each milk product and the quantities of milk used in those products;
(b) submit to any control measure determined by the Member State concerned, in particular with regard to the verification of the accounts and control of the quality of the products in question.
2. Applications for payment of the aid must be made using a standard printed form as required by the competent authority of the Member State and contain at least the following particulars:
- the quantities of milk used in each product by category of product,
- the name and address of the dairy,
- the amount of the corresponding aid.
1. Portugal shall take all appropriate measures, in particular with regard to control, to ensure that:
(a) the aid is granted only for the milk products referred to in Article 1 intended for direct human consumption in Madeira;
(b) benefit from the aid is passed on to the consumer by actual impact on the final retail price.
2. Portugal shall notify the Commission within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation of the measures referred to in paragraph 1.
1. The controls carried out pursuant to Article 2 (1) must be the subject of a report specifying:
- the date of the control,
- the place of the control,
- the results obtained.
2. The competent authorities shall notify the Commission of cases of irregularities within four weeks.
Where the benefit of the aid is not passed on to the final consumer, the competent authorities in Portugal:
- shall recove the aid in whole or in part,
- may limit or suspend entitlement to the aid either temporarily or permanently, according to the seriousness of the failure to fulfil the obligations.
Portugal shall send to the Commission, not later than the last day of each month, the following particulars concerning the preceding month:
- the quantities for which aid applications have been made,
- the quantities for which aid has been approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32000D0501 | 2000/501/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 2000 amending Decision 97/778/EC and updating the list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks (notified under document number C(2000) 2258) (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Decision
of 25 July 2000
amending Decision 97/778/EC and updating the list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks
(notified under document number C(2000) 2258)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/501/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, and 90/675/EEC(2), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(3), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/778/EC(4), as last amended by Decision 2000/126/EC(5), draws up a list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks of live animals and animal products from third countries.
(2) At the request of the French authorities and following a Community inspection, a border inspection post at the airport of Vatry must be added to the list.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In the Annex to Decision 97/778/EC, the list of border inspection posts for France is amended by the addition of the following entry:
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31996R0037 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 37/96 of 11 January 1996 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for oranges intended for processing
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 37/96 of 11 January 1996 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for oranges intended for processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (3), and in particular Article 23 (2) thereof,
Whereas Annex 2 in Section I of Part III to (Combined Nomenclature) to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2810/95 (5), contains a list of products to which an entry price applies and, for each thereof, a scale of entry prices for the tariff classification of imported products and for determining the import duties applicable; whereas the system of entry price was introduced for fruit and vegetables as a result of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; whereas the application of such entry prices in the case of oranges imported with a view to processing imposes an excessive burden on the industry temporarily and accordingly constitutes a barrier to trade;
Whereas the period of application of the entry price for oranges commences on 1 December; whereas certain derogating measures should therefore be adopted provisionally for the period 1 December 1995 to 31 March 1996 so as to ensure supplies to the industry and trade under normal conditions until such time as the processing industry has adapted to the results of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; whereas provision should accordingly be made for a temporary derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 and these transitional measures should be made applicable from 1 December 1995;
Whereas, for the products in question, which are not sold on consignment on the representative markets, a mechanism for the direct recording of prices may be implemented for their tariff classification; whereas, therefore, for the period 1 December 1995 to 31 March 1996, Article 5 (1) (a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2933/95 (7), should be applied to them;
Whereas such a derogation must be limited to a maximum of 12 000 tonnes for the period 1 December 1995 to 31 March 1996;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the quantity covered by the quota is actually used for processing in the Community, provision should be made for operators to lodge a security equal to the difference between the normal customs duties and the duties referred to in the Annex to this Regulation; whereas the security is to be released in proportion to the quantities for which proof of processing is provided to the satisfaction of the customs authorities;
Whereas the reduced entry price takes account of information received by the Commission on the subject;
Whereas the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The duty set out in the Annex shall apply to oranges (CN codes 0805 10 61, 0805 10 65, 0805 10 69, 0805 10 01, 0805 10 05 and 0805 10 09) imported with a view to processing in the Community under a Community tariff quota of 12 000 tonnes for the period 1 December 1995 to 31 March 1996 in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
1. In managing the quota referred to in Article 1, the Commission shall take all appropriate measures to ensure effective administration.
2. Where, in a Member State, an importer submits a declaration of release for free circulation comprising an application to qualify under the tariff quota for the product referred to in Article 1 and where that declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall draw a quantity corresponding to its needs against the quota by notifying the Commission.
Requests to draw against the quota with details of the date of acceptance of such declarations must be forwarded to the Commission without delay.
Permission to draw shall be granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of acceptance of the declarations of release for free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned in so far as the available balance permits.
3. Where a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall transfer them as soon as possible back to the quota for the product referred to in Article 1.
4. Where the quantities applied for exceed the available balance of the quota, that balance shall be allocated in proportion to applications. The Member States shall be informed of the quantities drawn.
1. Declarations of release for free circulation under the tariff quota for the product referred to in Article 1 must be accompanied by proof that a security equal, in respect of the quantities in question, to the difference between the normal customs duties and the duties referred to in the Annex.
2. Securities lodged shall be released in proportion to the quantities for which proof of processing has been provided to the satisfaction of the customs authorities.
Article 5 (1) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 3223/95 shall apply to imports under the quota referred to in Article 1 in the period 1 December 1995 to 31 March 1996.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that the provisions of this Regulation are observed.
The Member States shall ensure that importers have equal, continuous access to the tariff quota referred to in Article 1 in so far as the balance of the quota permits.
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 December 1995.
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