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32005R1436 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1436/2005 of 31 August 2005 temporarily reducing the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for certain tropical fishery products (Text with EEA relevance)
| 3.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 228/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1436/2005
of 31 August 2005
temporarily reducing the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for certain tropical fishery products
(Text with EEA relevance)
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 Common Customs Tariff is laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1).
(2) The Community is a major consumer of certain tropical fishery products. It has to import large quantities of such products in order to satisfy its needs. In order to avoid disruptions of trade, it is in the Community’s interest to reduce temporarily the Common Customs tariff duties for the importation of these products.
(3) Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency provided for in point I.3 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Community on the role of national parliaments in the European Union.
(4) Since this Regulation is to apply from 1 August 2005, it should enter into force immediately,
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties as contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 shall be reduced, in respect of the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation, to the rates of duty laid down in that Annex.
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 August 2005 to 31 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31987R0996 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 996/87 of 23 March 1987 on the application of Decision No 3/86 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee supplementing and amending Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation with a view to simplifying the documentation relating to evidence of origin
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 996/87 of 23 March 1987 on the application of Decision N° 3/86 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee supplementing and amending Protocol N° 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation with a view to simplifying the documentation relating to evidence of origin
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland(1) was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 April 1973;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol N° 3 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the above Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision N° 3/86 supplementing and amending that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,
Decision N° 3/86 of the EEC-Iceland Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31988D0200 | 88/200/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 February 1988 approving the plan relating to the examination for hormone residues submitted by Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 February 1988
approving the plan relating to the examination for hormone residues submitted by Belgium
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(88/200/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 86/469/EEC of 16 September 1986 concerning examination for animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, by document of 5 June 1987, Belgium sent the Commission a plan setting out the national measures taken on the examination for residues of the substances referred to in Annex I (A), Groups I and II to Directive 86/469/EEC;
Whereas examination of this plan, as modified, has shown that it conforms to the provisions laid down in Directive 86/469/EEC, and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The plan relating to the examination for residues of the substances referred to in Annex I (A), Groups I and II to Directive 86/469/EEC submitted by Belgium is hereby approved.
Belgium shall adopt the necessary laws, regulations and administrative provisions for the implementation of the plan referred to in Article 1.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32001R1608 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1608/2001 of 6 August 2001 on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1608/2001
of 6 August 2001
on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage.
(2) Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated vegetable oil to certain beneficiaries.
(3) It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(2). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs,
Vegetable oil shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
The supply shall cover the mobilisation of vegetable oil produced in the Community. Mobilisation may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward processing arrangements.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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 |
31993R1411 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1411/93 of 8 June 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 7013, originating in China, to wich the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/9O apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1411/93 of 8 June 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 7013, originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded for 1993 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 7013, originating in China, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 3 308 000; whereas on 7 April 1993, imports of these products into the Community originating in China reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against China,
As from 13 June 1993, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of the following products, originating in China:
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 |
32014R1205 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1205/2014 of 7 November 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 8.11.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 325/11
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1205/2014
of 7 November 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008D1017(01) | Council Decision of 13 October 2008 appointing Luxembourg members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers
| 17.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 264/5
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 October 2008
appointing Luxembourg members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers
(2008/C 264/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (1), and in particular Articles 26 and 27 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,
Whereas:
(1) By its Decision of 25 September 2008 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 25 September 2008 to 24 September 2010, with the exception of certain members including the Luxembourg members and alternate members in the categories of representatives of trade unions and employers' organisations.
(2) The Luxembourg Government has submitted nominations for the posts to be filled,
The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period ending on 24 September 2010:
REPRESENTATIVES OF TRADE UNIONS
Country Members Alternates
Luxembourg Ms Tania MATIAS Mr Joé SPIER
REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS
Country Members Alternates
Luxembourg Mr Marc KIEFFER Ms Magalie LYSIAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31998R2787 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2787/98 of 22 December 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled lamb carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2787/98 of 22 December 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled lamb carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 383/98 (3), lays down the rules for the determination of prices of fresh or chilled lamb carcases on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other qualities of sheep carcases in the Community;
Whereas the coefficients used for calculating the price of sheep carcases on the representative markets of the Community should be adjusted in the light of the figures available with regard to sheep production;
Whereas, the weighting coefficients used for the determination of prices recorded on the representative markets in the Member States should be adjusted in order to reflect the relative importance of the markets;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
Regulation (EEC) No 1481/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation;
2. in Annex II, paragraph G.1 is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1999 marketing year.
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 |
32014D0806 | 2014/806/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 18 November 2014 on the approval of the battery charging Webasto solar roof as an innovative technology for reducing CO 2 emissions from passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance
| 19.11.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/34
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 18 November 2014
on the approval of the battery charging Webasto solar roof as an innovative technology for reducing CO2 emissions from passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/806/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 setting emissions performance standards for new passenger cars as part of the Community's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (1), and in particular Article 12(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The supplier Webasto Roof & Components SE (the ‘Applicant’) submitted an application for the approval of the battery charging Webasto solar roof as an innovative technology on 5 March 2014. The application was found to be complete and the period for the Commission's assessment of the application started on the day following the date of official receipt, i.e. 6 March 2014.
(2) The application has been assessed in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 (2) and the Technical Guidelines for the preparation of applications for the approval of innovative technologies pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 (the Technical Guidelines) (3).
(3) The application refers to the battery charging Webasto solar roof. The solar roof consists of a photovoltaic (PV) panel which is installed on the vehicle roof. The photovoltaic panel converts ambient energy into electrical energy which, via a DC-DC-converter, is stored in an on-board battery. The Commission finds that the information provided in the application demonstrates that the conditions and criteria referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 and in Articles 2 and 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 have been met.
(4) The Applicant has demonstrated that a battery charging solar roof system of the kind described in this application did not exceed 3 % of the new passenger cars registered in the reference year 2009.
(5) In order to determine the CO2 savings that the innovative technology will deliver when fitted to a vehicle, it is necessary to define the baseline vehicle against which the efficiency of the vehicle equipped with the innovative technology should be compared as provided for in Articles 5 and 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011. The Commission finds that the baseline vehicle should be a vehicle variant that in all aspects is identical to the eco-innovation vehicle with the exception of the solar roof and, where applicable, without the additional battery and other appliances needed specifically for the conversion of the solar energy into electricity and its storage. For a new version of a vehicle in which the solar roof panel is installed the baseline vehicle should be the vehicle in which the solar roof panel is disconnected and the change in mass due to the installation of the solar roof is taken into account.
(6) The Applicant has provided a methodology for testing the CO2 reductions which includes formulae which are based on the Technical Guidelines with regard to a battery charging solar roof. The Commission considers that it should moreover be demonstrated the degree to which the overall energy consumption of the vehicle with regard to its transport function is improved compared to the energy consumed for the operation of devices aimed at enhancing the comfort of the driver or the passengers.
(7) In determining the savings it is also necessary to take into account the storage capacity of a single on-board battery or the presence of an additional battery dedicated for only storing the electricity generated by the solar roof
(8) The Commission finds that the testing methodology will provide testing results that are verifiable, repeatable and comparable and that it is capable of demonstrating in a realistic manner the CO2 emissions benefits of the innovative technology with strong statistical significance in accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011.
(9) Against that background the Commission finds that the Applicant has demonstrated satisfactorily that the emission reduction achieved by the innovative technology is at least 1 g CO2/km.
(10) Since the CO2 emissions type-approval test referred to in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (5) does not take into consideration the presence of a solar roof and the additional energy provided through this technology, the Commission is satisfied that the battery charged Webasto solar roof is not covered by the standard test cycle. The Commission finds that the verification report has been prepared by the TÜV SÜD Czech s.r.o. which is an independent and certified body and that the report supports the findings set out in the application.
(11) Against that background, the Commission finds that no objections should be raised as regards the approval of the innovative technology in question.
(12) For the purposes of determining the general eco-innovation code to be used in the relevant type-approval documents in accordance with Annexes I, VIII and IX to Directive 2007/46/EC, the individual code to be used for the innovative technology approved through this Implementing Decision should be specified,
1. The battery charging Webasto solar roof intended for use in M1 vehicles is approved as an innovative technology within the meaning of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009.
2. The CO2 emissions reduction from the use of the battery charging Webasto solar roof referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined using the methodology set out in the Annex.
3. The individual eco-innovation code to be entered into type-approval documentation to be used for the innovative technology approved through this Implementing Decision shall be ‘7’.
This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R1754 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1754/2004 of 4 October 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 176/2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan
| 12.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 313/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1754/2004
of 4 October 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 176/2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
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) (the ‘basic Regulation’),
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE
(1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 (2), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems (‘TCS’) originating in Japan. The Council subsequently confirmed the definitive anti-dumping duty by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 (3), in accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.
(2) In Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 and Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 (‘the definitive Regulations’), the Council specifically excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping duty camera systems which are listed in the Annex to the definitive Regulations (‘the Annex’), representing high-end professional camera systems technically falling within the product definition under Article 1(2) of the definitive Regulations, but which cannot be regarded as television camera systems.
(3) One exporting producer, namely Ikegami Tsushinki Co. Ltd. (‘Ikegami’), requested by letter, received by the Commission on 15 April 1999, to add certain new models of professional camera systems including their accessories to the Annex and thus to exempt them from the scope of the anti-dumping duties. In January 2000, the Council by Regulation (EC) No 176/2000 (4) (the ‘amending Regulation’) granted this request and amended Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 accordingly. In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 176/2000, this amendment entered into force the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities, i.e. 28 January 2000.
B. PRESENT EXAMINATION
(4) The Community Institutions received information that it would be appropriate to apply the amending Regulation, in so far as it amended the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 retroactively.
(5) Indeed, one exporting producer, namely Ikegami had to pay the definitive anti-dumping duty for all exports of its professional camera systems subject to the amending Regulation but made prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation, i.e. prior to 28 January 2000, although these models have subsequently been exempted from the duty in accordance with Article 1(3)(e) of the definitive Regulations.
(6) In this context, the exporting producer concerned referred also to the prior practice of the Community Institutions, according to which an amendment of the Annex was generally applied retroactively to the date of the request whenever appropriate. Therefore, the exporting producer concerned claimed that the amendment of the Annex pursuant to the amending Regulation should be applied from the date of receipt by the Commission of the relevant request for exemption from the definitive duty, i.e. 15 April 1999 in accordance with the consistent practice of the Community Institutions.
(7) The Commission examined whether the retroactive application of the amending Regulation would indeed be appropriate. In this respect it was first considered that all professional camera models mentioned in recital (5) have indeed been qualified as professional camera systems. In accordance with Article 1(3)(e) of the definitive Regulations these cameras are exempted from the definitive anti-dumping duty by virtue of their inclusion in the Annex.
(8) It is noted that a professional camera system falling within Article 1(3)(e) of the definitive Regulations is exempted, from the date it has been explicitly included in the Annex by way of amending the definitive Regulations, from the definitive duty. In this context, it is assumed that exporting producers know in advance, i.e. prior to any first exportation into the Community, their cycles of production and whether their new models should qualify as professional cameras within the meaning of Article 1(3)(e), and consequently whether they should be included in the Annex and an application to that effect be made.
(9) Notwithstanding the above, it was not in the Community Institutions' intention that the definitive anti-dumping duty be applicable to imports of professional camera systems which are eventually found to be exemptible from this duty by the application of Article 1(3)(e). Therefore, where appropriate, the necessity for a retroactive application of a Regulation exempting certain professional camera models has been recognised from the date of the receipt of such a request, which allowed the Community institutions to properly monitor the accuracy of the classifications. This was the case, in particular, where professional camera models have been imported in the Community prior to the entering into force of the Regulation amending the Annex but after the date of the exemption request.
(10) In the present case, it was shown that Ikegami imported certain professional camera systems, prior to the publication of the amending Regulation, but after it lodged its exemption request, which have subsequently been exempted by the application of Article 1(3)(e) of the definitive Regulations. The amending Regulation entered into force the day after its publication, i.e. on 28 January 2000. However, as mentioned above, it has not been in the Community Institutions' intention that the definitive anti-dumping duties apply to camera systems which are found to be exemptible after a request has been lodged to that effect with the Commission. In fact, the Commission, immediately after the imposition of the definitive measures and the creation of the first Annex in 1994, actually informed the exporting producers concerned that it is intended to reimburse definitive anti-dumping duties paid for imports of professional camera systems eventually found to be falling under Article 1(3)(e) between a fully documented request for exemption and the corresponding publication of the amended Annex. In this context, it was considered that the retroactive application of the amending Regulation, in so far as it amended the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 would bring the current situation in line with the consistent practice of the Community Institutions.
(11) The Community industry and Ikegami were informed accordingly and granted a time period to comment on the Commission services determination. None of the interested parties objected to the above conclusions.
C. CONCLUSION
(12) Considering the above, the Community Institutions concluded that the retroactive application of the Annex as amended by the amending Regulation is warranted.
(13) Given the above the Annex as amended by Regulation (EC) No 176/2000 should apply to imports of the following professional camera models produced and exported to the European Community by Ikegami from the date of receipt by the Commission of the relevant request for exemption from the definitive anti-dumping duty for these models, i.e. 15 April 1999:
— camera head HC-400
— camera head HC-400W
— viewfinder VF15-46
— operational control unit RCU-390
— camera adapter CA-400
— camera control unit MA-200A,
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 176/2000 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 2
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. For the products of Ikegami Tsushinki Co. Ltd. listed below, this Regulation shall apply from 15 April 1999:
— camera head HC-400
— camera head HC-400W
— viewfinder VF15-46
— operational control unit RCU-390
— camera adapter CA-400
— camera control unit MA-200A’.
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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32011R1359 | Council Regulation (EU) No 1359/2011 of 19 December 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products
| 22.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/11
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1359/2011
of 19 December 2011
amending Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure sufficient and uninterrupted supplies of certain goods insufficiently produced in the Union and to avoid any disturbances on the market for certain agricultural and industrial products, autonomous tariff quotas have been opened by Council Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 (1). Products within those tariff quotas can be imported at reduced or zero duty rates. For the same reasons it is necessary to open, with effect from 1 January 2012, new tariff quotas at a zero duty rate for an appropriate volume for the products with order numbers 09.2928 and 09.2929, by inserting those products in the list in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010.
(2) The quota volumes for autonomous tariff quotas with order numbers 09.2624 and 09.2640 are insufficient to meet the needs of the industry of the Union for the current quota period ending on 31 December 2011. Consequently, those quota volumes should be increased with effect from 1 July 2011.
(3) The quota volumes for autonomous tariff quotas with order numbers 09.2603, 09.2629, 09.2632, 09.2816 and 09.2977 should be replaced by the volumes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(4) It is no longer in the interest of the Union to continue to grant tariff quotas in 2012 for the products with order numbers 09.2815, 09.2841 and 09.2992, for which such quotas were established for 2011. Those quotas should therefore be closed with effect from 1 January 2012 and the corresponding products should be deleted from the list in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010.
(5) In view of the many changes to be made, the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 should be replaced in its entirety in the interest of clarity.
(6) Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) Since the tariff quotas have to take effect from 1 January 2012, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately,
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
With effect from 1 July 2011, in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010:
— the quota volume for the autonomous tariff quota with order number 09.2624 is fixed at 950 tonnes,
— the quota volume for the autonomous tariff quota with order number 09.2640 is fixed at 11 000 tonnes.
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 January 2012, except for Article 2 which shall apply from 1 July 2011.
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31989R0473 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 473/89 of 24 February 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 473/89
of 24 February 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (3), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 (4), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, lays down instructions for using the logbook during fishing operations and for the landing/transhipment declaration made by the master of a vessel flying the flag of or registered in a Member State;
Whereas the procedure for transmitting logbook data in the case of landings in a Member State other than the Member State whose flag the vessel is flying, as set out in point 4.2.2 of Annexes IV and V to the Regulation, must be clarified and made more consistent; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 must therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Resources,
Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the first sentence of point 4.2.2 of Annex IV is replaced by the following:
'In the case of landings in a Member State other than the Member State whose flag the vessel is flying or in which it is registered the first copy of the landing declaration shall be handed over or dispratched to the authorities of the Member State of landing within 48 hours of completion of landing.';
2. the first sentence of point 4.2.2 of Annex V is replaced by the following:
'In the case of landings in a Member State other than the Member State whose flag the vessel is flying or in which it is registered the first copy of the landing declaration shall be handed over or dispatched to the authorities of the Member State of landing within 48 hours of completion of landing.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 30th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32006R1199 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1199/2006 of 8 August 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 9.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 218/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1199/2006
of 8 August 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 August 2006.
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32008D0385 | 2008/385/EC: Commission Decision of 24 January 2008 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications of lead and cadmium (notified under document number C(2008) 268) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 24.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 136/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 January 2008
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications of lead and cadmium
(notified under document number C(2008) 268)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/385/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2002/95/EC requires the Commission to evaluate certain hazardous substances prohibited pursuant to Article 4(1) of that Directive.
(2) Certain materials and components containing lead and cadmium should be exempted from the prohibition, since the use of these hazardous substances in those specific materials and components is still unavoidable. The substitution for cadmium alloys in transducers is not yet feasible. Mercury-free flat panel lamps without lead are not available yet and no feasible substitutes for lead oxide are available for argon and krypton laser tubes.
(3) Directive 2002/95/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2002/95/EC, the Commission has consulted the relevant parties.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),
The Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
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31995R1518 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of 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
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1518/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of 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
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 the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 10 (4), 11 (4), 13 (11) and 16 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94, and in paricular Articles 12 (4), 13 (4), 14 (16) and 17 (11) thereof,
Whereas implementation of the Agreement on Agriculture reached as part of the Uruguay Round involves major amendments to the import and export system and whereas, therefore, 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;
Whereas 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; whereas, for that purpose, criteria should be established for determining the refund essentially by reference to prices of the basis products within and outside the Community, and to the outlets and conditions for the sale of processed products on the world market;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1620/93 (4) is to be repealed on 1 July 1995 and whereas, as a result, this Regulation should incorporate its provisions, whilst adjusting them to present market conditions and to the implementation of the agreements concluded as part of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulaiton are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. For the purposes of this Regulation 'processed products` means the products or groups of products listed:
(a) in Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, except the products falling within CN code ex 2309;
(b) in Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation 'basic products` means the cereals listed in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and broken rice.
TITLE I
Refunds
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 Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (5). The adjustment shall be made by increasing or decreasing the refund by the amount resulting from each of the adjustments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, per tonne of basic product, multiplied by the coefficient listed in column 4 of Annex I against the processed product in question.
2. For the purposes of Article 13 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the amount zero shall not be considered to be a refund, and consequently the adjustment referred to in Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 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 not mentioned in Article 7 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, 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 the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (1), of the quantities for which licences have been issued, broken down into products exported with a refund and products exported without a refund.
TITLE II
Shortage clause
General provisions
1. Where, for one or more products, the conditions referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 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 laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.
In Article 7 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, CN code 1104 22 99 is inserted after CN code 1104 21 50.
Regulation (EEC) No 1620/93 is hereby repealed as from 1 July 1995. However, it shall remain applicable to import licences issued before 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to licences issued from 1 July 1995.
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31994D0983 | 94/983/ECSC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community of the Second Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, and to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community and Romania
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 December 1994
concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community of the Second Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, and to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community and Romania
(94/983/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the conclusions of the European Council which took place in Essen on 9 and 10 December 1994,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Commission a Second Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement with Romania and to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters with Romania;
Whereas it is necessary to approve this Second Additional Protocol;
Whereas the conclusion of the Second Additional Protocol is necessary to attain the objectives of the Community set out in particular in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community;
Whereas the Treaty did not make provision for all the cases covered by this Decision,
Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,
The Second Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, and to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
This text is attached to this Decision (1).
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31991R1726 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1726/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing the guide price for soya beans for the 1991/92 marketing year
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1726/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing the guide price for soya beans for the 1991/92 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 89 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 of 23 May 1985 laying down special measures for soya beans (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1724/91 (2), and in particular Article 1 (1) and (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5),
Whereas, when the guide price for soya beans is fixed on an annual basis, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy;
Whereas the guide price must be set for a standard quality;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 68 of the Act of Accession, prices in Spain were set at levels differing from that of the common prices; whereas, pursuant to Article 70 (1) of the Act of Accession, the Spanish prices should be aligned on the
common prices each year at the beginning of the marketing year; whereas the rules laid down for this alignment give the Spanish prices set out below,
For the 1991/92 marketing year, the guide price for soya beans shall be:
(a) ECU 48,51 per 100 kilograms for Spain;
(b)
ECU 54,91 per 100 kilograms for the other Member States.
The price referred to in Article 1 shall relate to beans:
- in bulk, of sound, genuine, and merchantable quality,
and
- with an impurity content of 2 % and, for beans as such, humidity and oil contents of 14 % and 18 % respectively.
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 September 1991.
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32008R0694 | Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2008 of 8 July 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Slovakia
| 24.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 195/3
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 694/2008
of 8 July 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Slovakia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 123(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December 1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro (2) determines the conversion rates as from 1 January 1999.
(2) According to Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession, Slovakia is a Member State with a derogation within the meaning of Article 122 of the Treaty.
(3) Pursuant to Council Decision 2008/608/EC of 8 July 2008 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Slovakia of the single currency on 1 January 2009 (3), Slovakia fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the single currency and the derogation in favour of Slovakia shall be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2009.
(4) The introduction of the euro in Slovakia requires the adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and the Slovak koruna. This conversion rate shall be set at 30,1260 korunas per 1 euro, which corresponds to the current central rate of the koruna in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2866/98, the following shall be inserted between the conversion rates applicable to the Slovenian tolar and the Finnish mark:
‘= 30,1260 Slovak korunas’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2009.
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31976R1431 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1431/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 17 (5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas export refunds on products subject to the common organization of the market in rice must be fixed in accordance with certain criteria which would make it possible to cover the difference between quotations and prices for those products within the Community and on the world market, while respecting the general aims of the common organization ; whereas to this end the supply situation within the Community and the price situation on the world market and within the Community for rice and broken rice must be taken into account;
Whereas, in view of the considerable fluctuations over periods of time in quotations for rice and broken rice on the world market and the disparity between the prices at which these products are offered by various countries on that market, a refund should be fixed which, for the purpose of covering the difference between world prices and prices ruling within the Community, particularly in view of costs incurred in placing these products on the market, would take the difference between representative prices within the Community and the most favourable quotations on the world market into account;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 17 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 the refund is to vary according to the destination of the products, the amount of such variations should be determined on the basis of the distances separating the Community market from the countries of destination or on the basis of the special conditions which apply to imports in certain of these countries;
Whereas, to avoid distortions of competition between Community traders, the administrative conditions under which they operate must be identical throughout the Community;
Whereas, to ensure Community traders sufficient stability in the amount of the refund, the period for which the amounts may remain unchanged should be fixed at one month, subject to any alterations which may be made in the intervening period pursuant to the second sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76;
Whereas, in certain situations, and in particular in periods of uncertainty or of considerable price fluctuations on the world market, exports should be regulated by means of a quantitative limitation on refunds ; whereas fixing the refund by a tendering procedure seems to be a suitable means of attaining that objective ; whereas the adjustment, by reference to threshold prices, of a refund fixed in advance for paddy rice or semi-milled rice may be made only by applying the rates used to convert values relating to a quantity of husked or wholly milled rice into a value relating to the same quantity of rice at another stage of processing ; whereas the general rules on the granting of refunds should consequently be set out in detail, in order to prevent wrongful application of Article 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 involving the omission of those conversion rates;
Whereas there does not appear to be any justification for granting a refund on paddy rice or husked rice imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries unless certain conditions are fulfilled,
This Regulation lays down rules for fixing and granting export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76. (1)See page 1 of this Official Journal.
The following shall be taken into account when refunds are being fixed: (a) the existing situation and future trends with regard to: - prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the Community market,
- prices for rice and for broken rice on the world market;
(b) the aims of the common organization of the market in rice, which are to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on this market;
(c) the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market ; and
(d) the economic aspect of the proposed exports.
Refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76, with the exception of those listed in Article 1 (c) of that Regulation, shall be fixed in accordance with the following specific criteria: (a) prices for those products ruling on the various representative export markets of the Community;
(b) the most favourable quotations recorded on the various markets of importing third countries ; and
(c) marketing costs and the most favourable transport charges from the Community markets referred to in (a) to ports or other points of export in the Community serving these markets, as well as costs incurred in placing the goods on the world market.
1. The refund on the products listed in Article 1 (1) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 may be fixed, where appropriate, by a tendering procedure. Such tendering procedure shall relate to the amount of the refund.
2. Detailed rules for the application of paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.
1. The refund may be increased by a compensatory amount in respect of stocks of paddy rice harvested within the Community and of husked rice obtained therefrom, in hand at the end of a marketing year and forming part of that year's crop, which are exported in the natural state or in the form of wholly milled rice or semi-milled rice between the beginning of the following marketing year and dates still to be determined.
Before 1 July of each year the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall, if necessary, determine the products to which the provisions of the preceding subparagraph shall apply.
2. The compensatory amount shall be: - in the case of husked rice, equal to the difference between the target price valid for the last month of the marketing year and that valid for the first month of the new marketing year,
- in the case of paddy rice, equal to that difference adjusted by the conversion rate.
This amount shall however be reduced by the amount of any carry-over payment already granted, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.
3. The compensatory amount shall be granted only if stocks reach a minimum level.
Where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary, the refund on the products referred to in Article 3 may be varied according to use or destination.
If the export refund on paddy rice or semi-milled rice is fixed in advance, the adjustment by reference to the threshold price which will be in force at the time of exportation, as provided for in Article 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76, shall be made taking into account the conversion rates determined pursuant to Article 19 (a) of that Regulation.
1. The refund on the products referred to in Article 3 shall be paid upon proof: - that the products have been exported from the Community, and
- that the products, in the case of paddy rice and husked rice, are of Community origin, except where Article 10 applies.
2. Where Article 6 applies, the refund shall be paid under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, provided it is proved that the product has reached the destination for which the refund was fixed.
Exception may be made to this rule in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 3, provided that conditions are laid down which offer equivalent guarantees.
3. Additional provisions may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.
The refunds on the products referred to in Article 3 shall be fixed at least once a month.
0
No export refund shall be granted on paddy rice and husked rice which is imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries, unless the exporter proves: - that the product to be exported and the product previously imported are one and the same, and
- that the levy was collected on importation.
In such cases, the refund on each product shall be equal to the levy collected on importation where this levy is lower than the refund applicable on the day of exportation ; the refund shall be equal to the refund applicable on the day of exportation where the levy collected on importation is higher than this refund.
1
1. Council Regulation No 366/67/EEC of 25 July 1967 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 478/75 (2), is hereby repealed.
2. References to the Regulation repealed by paragraph 1 shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
References to the Articles of that Regulation shall be correlated with the Articles of this Regulation in accordance with the table set out in the Annex.
2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1976.
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32007R0813 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 813/2007 of 11 July 2007 setting the allocation coefficient for issuing of licences applied for from 2 to 6 July 2007 to import sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements
| 12.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 182/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 813/2007
of 11 July 2007
setting the allocation coefficient for issuing of licences applied for from 2 to 6 July 2007 to import 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 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for importing 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 authority during the week of 2 to 6 July 2007, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 or Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006 of 13 December 2006 laying down transitional measures in the sugar sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (3) for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for serial number 09.4343 (2006 to 2007).
(2) In these circumstances, the Commission should fix an allocation coefficient in order to issue licences in proportion to the quantity available and inform the Member States that the set limit has been reached,
Licences shall be issued within the quantitative limits set in the Annex to this Regulation in respect of applications for import licences submitted from 2 to 6 July 2007, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 or Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31984R3316 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3316/84 of 22 November 1984 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain petroleum products falling within Chapter 27 of the Common Customs Tariff and refined in Spain (1985)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3316/84
of 22 November 1984
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain petroleum products falling within Chapter 27 of the Common Customs Tariff and refined in Spain (1985)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and Spain (1) was concluded on 29 June 1970 and supplemented by the Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Spain consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Community (2);
Whereas the Community committed itself, under this Agreement, to opening an annual total Community tariff quota of 1 424 000 tonnes of certain petroleum products falling within Chapter 27 of the Common Customs Tariff and refined in Spain; whereas the quota duty is equal to 40 % of the Common Customs Tariff duties; whereas this Community tariff quota should be opened for 1985;
Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the abovementioned quota and uninterrupted application of the rate laid down for that quota to all imports of the product concerned into all Member States until the quota has been used up; whereas, having regard to the above principles, the Community nature of the quota can be respected by allocating the Community tariff quota among the Member States; whereas, to reflect as accurately as possible the true trend of the market of the products in question, such allocation should be in proportion to the requirements of the Member States, calculated by reference to the statistics for imports from Spain over a representative period and also to the economic outlook for the quota period concerned;
Whereas, in respect of the last three years for which statistics are available, the corresponding imports by each of the Member States represent the following percentages of the imports into the Community from Spain of the products concerned:
1.2.3.4 // // // // // Member State // 1981 // 1982 // 1983 // // // // // Benelux // 26,9 // 12,4 // 4,1 // Denmark // - // 2,5 // - // Germany // 9,8 // 2,6 // 1,1 // Greece // - // - // 0,3 // France // 12,2 // 7,2 // 57,5 // Ireland // 6,1 // - // - // Italy // 13,6 // 18,7 // 8,7 // United Kingdom // 31,4 // 56,6 // 28,3 // // // //
Whereas, in view of these factors, and of market forecasts for the products concerned and in particular of the estimates submitted by certain Member States, initial quota shares may be fixed approximately at the following percentages:
Benelux 7,3
Denmark 12.2
Germany 4,9
Greece 0,2
France 36,5
Ireland 7,3
Italy 7,3
United Kingdom 24,3
Whereas, in order to take into account import trends for the products concerned in the various Member States, the quota volume should be divided into two instalments, the first being shared between the Member States and the second constituting a reserve to cover at a later date the requirements of Member States which have used up their initial quota shares; whereas,
to give importers in each Member State a certain degree of security, the first instalment of the Community quota might under the present circumstances be fixed at about 30 % of the quota;
Whereas the Member States' initial shares may be used up at different times; whereas, in order to take this fact into account and avoid any break in continuity, any Member State which has almost used up its initial quota share should draw an additional share from the reserve; whereas this must be done by each Member State as and when each of its additional shares is almost used up, and repeated as many times as the reserve allows; whereas the initial and additional shares must be valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, and the latter must be in a position to monitor the extent to which the quota volume has been used up and to inform the Member States thereof;
Whereas if, at a given date in the quota period, a substantial quantity of an initial share remains unused in any Member State, it is essential that that Member State should return a significant proportion to the reserve, to prevent a part of any Community tariff quota from remaining unused in one Member State when it could be used in others;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any operation relating to the administration of the quota shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any of its members,
From 1 January to 31 December 1985, and subject to the measures which might be taken pursuant to Article 3 (2) and (4) of Annex I to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Spain, the Common Customs Tariff duties in respect of the products refined in Spain and listed below shall be suspended partially at the levels indicated for each of them, within the limits of a global Community tariff quota of 1 424 000 tonnes:
1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Rate of duty (%) // // // // // // // 27.10 // Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing not less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations: // // // A. Light oils: // // // III. For other purposes // 2,4 // // B. Medium oils: // // // III. For other purposes // 2,4 // // C. Heavy oils: // // // I. Gas oil: // // // c) For other purposes // 1,4 // // II. Fuel oil: // // // c) For other purposes // 1,4 // // III. Lubricating oils; other oils: // // // c) To be mixed in accordance with the terms of Additional Note 7 to this Chapter (a) // 1,6 // // d) For other purposes // 2,4 // 27.11 // Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: // // // B. Other: // // // I. Commercial propane and commercial butane: // // // c) For other purposes: // 0,6 // 27.12 // Petroleum jelly: // // // A. Crude: // // // III. For other purposes // 0,7 // // B. Other // 2,1 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Rate of duty (%) // // // // // 27.13 // Paraffin wax, micro-crystalline wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax and other mineral waxes, whether or not coloured: // // // B. Other: // // // I. Crude: // // // c) For other purposes // 0,7 // // II. Other // 1,9 // 27.14 // Petroleum bitumen, petroleum coke and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals: // // // C. Other: // // // II. Other // 0,7 // // //
(a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.
Within the limits of this tariff quota, Greece shall apply duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions in the 1979 Act of Accession and in Regulation (EEC) No 3559/80 (1).
1. A first instalment amounting to 411 000 tonnes of the Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated among the Member States; the respective shares, which subject to Article 5 shall be valid until 31 December 1985 shall be as follows:
1.2 // // (tonnes) // Benelux // 30 000 // Denmark // 50 000 // Germany // 20 000 // Greece // 1 000 // France // 150 000 // Ireland // 30 000 // Italy // 30 000 // United Kingdom // 100 000
2. The second instalment of 1 013 000 tonnes shall constitute the reserve.
1. If 90 % or more of a Member State's initial share as specified in Article 2 (1), or 90 % of that share minus the portion returned to the reserve where Article 5 is applied, has been used up, then, to the extent permitted by the amount of the reserve, that Member State shall forthwith, by notifying the Commission, draw a second share equal to 15 % of its initial share, rounded up where necessary to the next unit.
2. If, after its initial share has been used up, 90 % or more of the second share drawn by a Member State has been used up, that Member State shall, in accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, draw a third share equal to 7,5 % of its initial share, rounded up where necessary to the next unit.
3. If, after its second share has been used up, 90 % or more of the third share drawn by a Member State has been used up, that Member State shall, in accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, draw a fourth share equal to the third.
This process shall continue until the reserve is used up.
4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, a Member State may draw shares smaller than those fixed in those paragraphs if there is reason to believe that these might not be used up. It shall inform the Commission of its reasons for applying this paragraph.
Each of the additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 shall be valid until 31 December 1985.
The Member States shall return to the reserve, not later than 1 October 1985, such unused portion of their initial share as, on 15 September 1985, is in excess of 20 % of the initial volume. They may return a greater quantity if there are grounds for believing that it may not be used.
Member States shall, not later than 1 October 1985, notify the Commission of the total quantities of the products in question imported up to 15 September 1985 and charged against the Community tariff quota and of any quantities of the initial shares returned to the reserve.
The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 and shall, as soon as it is notified, inform each Member State of the extent to which the reserve has been used up.
It shall inform the Member States, not later than 5 October 1985, of the amounts still in the reserve after quantities have been returned thereto pursuant to Article 5.
The Commission shall ensure that the drawing which uses up a reserve does not exceed the balance available and, to this end, shall notify the amount of that balance to the Member State which makes such last drawing.
1. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that supplementary shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 are opened in such a way that imports may be charged without interruption against their accumulated shares of the Community tariff quotas.
2. Member States shall ensure that importers of the products in question have free access to the shares allocated to them.
3. Member States shall charge imports of the goods in question against their shares as and when such goods are entered with the customs authorities for free circulation.
At the request of the Commission, Member States shall inform it of imports of the products concerned actually charged against their shares.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely in order to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
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32005R2133 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/2005 of 22 December 2005 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 15th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005
| 23.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 340/50
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2133/2005
of 22 December 2005
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 15th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1) and in particular the second indent of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 of 15 July 2005 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for the 2005/2006 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 15th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 the maximum amount of the export refund shall be 37,750 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986D0035 | 86/35/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 February 1986 accepting undertakings given in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of fibre building board from Finland and Sweden and terminating the investigation
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 February 1986
accepting undertakings given in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of fibre building board from Finland and Sweden and terminating the investigation
(86/35/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 of 23 July 1984 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the above Regulation,
Whereas,
A. Procedure
1. On 9 January 1985, the Commission reopened the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of fibre building board of wood originating in Finland and Sweden (2), because of the changes in the corporate structures of the exporting companies concerned as set out in the Commission's notice of reopening. The product concerned is fibrebuilding board, with the exception of medium board, falling within heading No ex 44.11 of the Common Customs Tariff and corresponding to NIMEXE code 44.11-10, 20, 91 and 99.
2. The Commission officially so advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting countries and the complainant and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing.
Some Community producers, the exporters concerned and some importers made their views known in writing. In addition, the Swedish exporter and the legal successor of two of the Finnish exporters concerned requested, and were granted, a hearing.
3. The Commission sought and verified all information it considered necessary and carried out investigations at the premises of the following:
EEC producers:
- GUTEX, H. Henselmann, GmbH & Co, Waldshut-Tiengen, Federal Republic of Germany,
- Hornitex Werke, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Federal Republic of Germany,
- Odenwald Faserplattenwerk GmbH, Amorbach, Federal Republic of Germany,
- Renitex GmbH, Losheim/Saar, Federal Republic of Germany,
- Isoroy SA, Lisieux, France,
- Unalit SA, Saint-Jean-de-Losne, France,
- Legnochimica SpA, MondovĂ, Italy,
- Orsa SpA, MondovĂ, Italy.
Exporters:
- Ahlstroem, Oy, Pihlava, Finland,
- Enso-Gutzeit Oy, Heinola, Finland,
- Suomen Kuitulevy Oy, Heinola, Finland,
- Wilh. Schauman Oy, Helsinki, Finland,
- Karlit AB, Karlholmsbruk, Sweden.
Importers:
- Wekapal GmbH, Bad Salzuflen Federal Republic of Germany.
The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 January to 31 December 1984.
B. Normal value
4. (a) Sweden
The investigation to determine the existence of dumping has shown that the prices of hardboard, the only kind of fibre building board produced and exported by Karlit AB, sold by that company on its domestic market had, over an extended period of time and in respect of substantial quantities, been lower than the the cost of production. The normal value was therefore determined on the basis of the constructed value. To determine the constructed value, the Commission added the cost of production, including a reasonable amount for selling, administrative and other general expenses, and a reasonable margin of profit.
(b) Finland
For all Finnish exporters. normal values for both kinds of fibre building board here concerned, i.e. hardboard and insulating board, were established on the basis of domestic prices actually paid or payable in the ordinary course of trade for the like product, since these prices were shown to be profitable.
C. Export price
5. Export prices for all exporters concerned were determined on the basis of the prices actually paid or payable for the products sold for export to the Community.
6. The export prices of Karlit AB to the German importer and processor of hardboard which was associated with Karlit AB as of 1 January 1985 did not have to be constructed since the association did not yet exist during the investigation period. Nevertheless, the Commission sought and verified all relevant costs and prices of that importer in view of a possible renewed offer of an undertaking by Karlit AB which, in its terms, would have to take account of such association.
D. Comparison
7. In comparing normal value with export prices the Commission took account, where appropriate, of differences affecting price comparability, in particular quantity discounts and rebates, as well as conditions and terms of sale such as credit terms, transport, insurance, handling and salesman's salaries. Due allowance for such differences was made where claims in these areas could be satisfactorily demonstrated.
All comparisons were made at ex-works level and for each individual transaction.
E. Margins
8. The above examination of the facts shows the existence of dumping in respect of all exporters involved, the margin of dumping being equal to the amount by which the normal value as established exceeds the price for export to the Community.
9. These margins vary according to the exporter, the importing Member State and the type of fibre building board concerned, the weighted average margin for each of the exporters investigated being as follows:
Finland:
1.2 // - Ahlstroem Oy: // 16,78 % for hardboard; 26,62 % for softboard // - Enso-Gutzeit Oy: // 11,5 % for hardboard; 12,12 % for softboard // - Wilh. Schauman Oy: // 11,14 % for hardboard; no exports of softboard // Sweden: // // - Karlit AB: // 5,4 % for hardboard, no exports of softboard
F. Injury
10. In 1982, after having carried out anti-dumping investigations concerning imports of fibre building board from various countries, the Commission, by Regulation (EEC) No 1633/82 (1) established that dumped imports of fibre building board, including dumped imports from Finland and Sweden, had caused injury to the Community industry concerned and that protective measures were necessary. Consequently, the Commission accepted the undertakings eliminating the injury which were offered by the exporters concerned in the present investigation.
11. While these undertakings have improved the position of the Community fibre building board industry, the situation of this industry is far from being satisfactory. It is still characterized by low capacity utilization, reduced profits and high import penetration. Consequently, the production of hardboard by the Community industry has declined from 520 200 tonnes in 1982 to 465 500 tonnes in 1984, with sales of this industry in the Community decreasing from 412 400 tonnes to 403 800 tonnes over the same period.
12. At the same time, the consumption of hardboard remained relatively stable so that there was a further decrease of the market share held by Community producers within the Community. Furthermore, three Community producers of fibre building board were forced to cease production since 1982 which resulted in a further loss of employment.
13. On the other hand, imports of hardboard from Finland into the Community went up from 38 146 tonnes in 1982 to 42 990 tonnes in 1984 which represents an increase in market share from 4,3 % to 4,8 %. Imports of that product from Sweden into the Community, in spite of decreasing from 118 337 tonnes in 1982 to 112 449 tonnes in 1984, only suffered a minor reduction in market share from 13,3 % to 12,6 % over that period.
14. There is no indication, therefore, that in the absence of protective measures, dumped imports of fibre building board from Finland and Sweden would not again cause material injury to the Community industry.
G. Community interest
15. In view of the serious difficulties still facing the Community industry, the Commission has come to the conclusion that it is in the Community's interest that action be taken, except in the case of Wilh. Schauman Oy, Helsinki, which ceased to produce and export hardboard at the end of 1985.
H. Undertakings
16. The exporters concerned were informed of the main findings of the investigation and commented on them. Undertakings were subsequently offered by Karlit AB, Sweden, concerning their exports of hardboard to the Commuity, and by Suomen Kuitulevy Oy, the legal successor of the fibre building board divisions of Ahlstroem Oy, Pihlava and Enso-Gutzeit Oy, Heinola, concerning their exports of fibre building board to the Community.
17. The effects of the said undertakings will be to ensure that export prices to the Community will be at a level sufficient to eliminate injury to the Community industry. Insofar as price increases are foreseen in these undertakings they, in no case, exceed the dumping margins found in the investigation. Moreover, it appears that correct operation of these undertakings can be effectively monitored, in particular since the Commission during its investigation did not observe any violations of the undertakings previously in force.
18. In these circumstances the undertakings offered are considered acceptable and the investigation may, therefore, be terminated without the imposition of anti-dumping duties.
19. No objection to this course was raised in the Advisory Committee.
The undertakings given by Suomen Kuitulevy Oy, Heinola, and Karlit AB, Karlholmsbruk, in connection with the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of fibre building board, with the exception of medium board, falling within Common Customs Tariff heading ex 44.11, corresponding to NIMEXE codes 44.11-10, 20, 91 and 99 originating in Finland and Sweden, are hereby accepted.
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32001D0621 | 2001/621/EC: Council Decision of 23 July 2001 appointing a Spanish member of the Committee of the Regions
| Council Decision
of 23 July 2001
appointing a Spanish member of the Committee of the Regions
(2001/621/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 Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as a full member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Juan José LUCAS GIMÉNEZ, notified to the Council on 9 July 2001;
Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,
Mr Juan Vicente HERRERA CAMPO is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Juan José LUCAS GIMÉNEZ for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010R0503 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 503/2010 of 11 June 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 12.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 147/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 503/2010
of 11 June 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 June 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31987R2381 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2381/87 of 4 August 1987 revising the amounts for the documentary requirements in Regulation (EEC) No 570/86 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation in the trade between the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2381/87
of 4 August 1987
revising the amounts for the documentary requirements in Regulation (EEC) No 570/86 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation in the trade between the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 570/86 (1) entered into force on 1 March 1986;
Whereas, to take account of monetary developments, the amounts in ECU fixed in the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1) and in Article 17 (2) of the said Regulation should be revised,
Regulation (EEC) No 570/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1) '4 000 ECU' shall be replaced by '4 400 ECU'.
2. In Article 17 (2) '280 ECU' and '800 ECU' shall be replaced by '310 ECU' and '880 ECU' respectively.
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 May 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R1884 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1884/2004 of 28 October 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004
| 29.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 326/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1884/2004
of 28 October 2004
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004 (2).
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified on 22 to 28 October 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be 18,80 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 October 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 |
31998R1282 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/98 of 19 June 1998 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain regions in the 1998/99 marketing year
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1282/98 of 19 June 1998 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain regions in the 1998/99 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2309/97 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 stipulates that, to qualify for the compensatory payments for cereals, protein crops and linseed under the support system for certain arable crops, producers must have sown the seed at the latest by 15 May preceding the relevant harvest;
Whereas Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/96 of 9 April 1996 on certain conditions for granting compensatory payments under the support system for producers of certain arable crops (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1128/98 (4), fixes 31 May or 15 June as the final date for oilseeds;
Whereas, because of the particular weather conditions this year, the final dates for sowing seeds fixed for Finland, Greece, Portugal and Sweden cannot be complied with in all cases; whereas, in consequence, the time limit for sowing cereals and/or oilseeds, and/or protein crops and/or linseed for the 1998/99 marketing year should, where necessary, be deferred for certain specific regions; whereas to do so Regulations (EEC) No 1765/92 and (EC) No 658/96 should be waived as permitted by the seventh indent of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92;
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,
The final dates for crop sowings in Finland, Greece, Portugal, and Sweden for the 1998/99 marketing year are fixed in the Annex hereto for the crops and regions indicated therein.
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 June 1998.
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 |
32004D0287 | 2004/287/EC: Commission Decision of 24 March 2004 providing for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Vicia faba and Glycine max not satisfying the requirements of Council Directives 66/401/EEC or 2002/57/EC respectively (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 884)
| Commission Decision
of 24 March 2004
providing for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Vicia faba and Glycine max not satisfying the requirements of Council Directives 66/401/EEC or 2002/57/EC respectively
(notified under document number C(2004) 884)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/287/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed(1), and in particular Article 17(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants(2), and in particular Article 21(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In France the quantity of available seed of field bean (Vicia faba) and of soya bean (Glycine max) suitable to the national climatic conditions and which satisfies the germination capacity requirements of Directives 66/401/EEC or 2002/57/EC respectively is insufficient and is therefore not adequate to meet the needs of that Member State.
(2) It is not possible to meet the demand for seed of these species satisfactorily with seed from other Member States or from third countries which satisfies all the requirements laid down in Directives 66/401/EEC or 2002/57/EC respectively.
(3) Accordingly, France should be authorised to permit the marketing of seed of these species subject to less stringent requirements for a period expiring on 30 April 2004.
(4) In addition, other Member States irrespective of whether the seed was harvested in a Member State or in a third country covered by Council Decision 2003/17/EC of 16 December 2002 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and the equivalence of seed produced in third countries(3) which are in a position to supply France with seed of that species, should be authorised to permit the marketing of such seed.
(5) It is appropriate that France act as coordinator in order to ensure that the total amount of seed authorised pursuant to this Decision does not exceed the maximum quantity covered by this Decision.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Article 1
The marketing in the Community of seed of field bean (Vicia faba) which does not satisfy the minimum germination capacity requirements laid down in Directive 66/401/EEC shall be permitted, for a period expiring on 30 April 2004, in accordance with the terms set out in the Annex to this Decision and subject to the following conditions:
(a) the germination capacity must be at least that set out in the Annex to this Decision;
(b) the official label must state the germination ascertained in the official examination carried out pursuant to Article 2(1)(C)(d) of Directive 66/401/EEC;
(c) the seed must have been first placed on the market in accordance with Article 3 of this Decision.
The marketing in the Community of seed of soya bean (Glycine max) which does not satisfy the minimum germination capacity requirements laid down in Directive 2002/57/EC shall be permitted, for a period expiring on 30 April 2004, in accordance with the terms set out in the Annex to this Decision and subject to the following conditions:
(a) the germination capacity must be at least that set out in the Annex to this Decision;
(b) the official label must state the germination ascertained in the official examination carried out pursuant to Article 2(1)(f) and (g) of Directive 2002/57/EC;
(c) the seed must have been first placed on the market in accordance with Article 3 of this Decision.
Any seed supplier wishing to place on the market the seeds referred to in Articles 1 and 2 shall apply for authorisation to the Member State in which he is established or importing.
The Member State concerned shall authorise the supplier to place that seed on the market, unless:
(a) there is sufficient evidence to doubt as to whether the supplier is able to place on the market the amount of seed for which he has applied for authorisation; or
(b) the total quantity authorised to be marketed pursuant to the derogation concerned would exceed the maximum quantity specified in the Annex.
The Member States shall assist each other administratively in the application of this Decision.
France shall act as coordinating Member State in respect of Articles 1 and 2 in order to ensure that the total amount authorised does not exceed the maximum quantity specified in the Annex.
Any Member State receiving an application under Article 3 shall immediately notify the coordinating Member State of the amount covered by the application. The coordinating Member State shall immediately inform the notifying Member State as to whether authorisation would result in the maximum quantity being exceeded.
Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the quantities in respect of which they have granted marketing authorisation pursuant to this Decision.
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32002R0365 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 365/2002 of 27 February 2002 on the issue of import licences for rice with cumulative ACT/OCT origin against applications submitted in the first 10 working days of February 2002 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 365/2002
of 27 February 2002
on the issue of import licences for rice with cumulative ACT/OCT origin against applications submitted in the first 10 working days of February 2002 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97
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),
Having regard to 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 (OCT)(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 174/2002(3), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97, within 10 days of the final date for notification by the Member States, the Commission must decide the extent to which applications can be granted and must fix the available quantities for the following tranche.
(2) Under the final subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97, in the case of imports of rice with cumulative ACP/OCT origin, the submission of licence applications for January 2002 has been deferred to the first 10 working days of February 2002.
(3) Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted for the first tranche of 2002 indicates that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for, reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto,
1. Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of February 2002 under Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for, reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The available quantities for the subsequent tranche shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2002.
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32013D0626(01) | Council Decision of 25 June 2013 appointing a member of the Court of Auditors
| 26.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 180/12
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 June 2013
appointing a member of the Court of Auditors
2013/C 180/05
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The term of office of Mr Ovidiu ISPIR is due to expire on 30 June 2013.
(2) A new appointment should therefore be made,
Mr George PUFAN is hereby appointed member of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2019.
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32002D0674 | 2002/674/EC: Commission Decision of 22 August 2002 recognising Slovakia as being free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. (notified under document number C(2002) 3121)
| Commission Decision
of 22 August 2002
recognising Slovakia as being free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al.
(notified under document number C(2002) 3121)
(2002/674/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2002/36/EC(2), and in particular Annex III, Part B, point 1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 2000/29/EC, plants and live pollen for pollination of: Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L. other than Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers., Stranvaesia Lindl., other than fruit and seeds, originating in third countries other than those recognised as being free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. (hereinafter: "the harmful organism") may not be introduced into certain protected zones of the Member States.
(2) In 1999, Slovakia requested to be recognised as being free from the harmful organism.
(3) It appears from official information supplied by Slovakia, and from information collected during a mission carried out there in April 2000 by the Food and Veterinary Office, that the harmful organism does not occur in Slovakia, and that Slovakia has maintained a strict control, inspection and testing procedure for the harmful organism.
(4) It can therefore be established that there is no risk of the harmful organism spreading.
(5) This Decision is without prejudice to any subsequent findings that may show that the harmful organism is present in Slovakia. The Commission will request Slovakia to supply on a yearly basis all technical information available that is necessary to assess the aforementioned situation.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Slovakia is recognised as being free from Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al.
The Commission will request Slovakia to supply on a yearly basis all technical information available that is necessary to assess the aforementioned situation.
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32013R0556 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 556/2013 of 14 June 2013 amending Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010 and (EU) No 28/2012 as regards the transit of certain products of animal origin from Bosnia and Herzegovina Text with EEA relevance
| 18.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 556/2013
of 14 June 2013
amending Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010 and (EU) No 28/2012 as regards the transit of certain products of animal origin from Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the third indent of Article 8(5), Article 9(2)(b) and Article 9(4)(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (2) lays down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Union and the veterinary certification requirements.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 (3) lays down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements.
(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 (4) lays down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the Union of raw milk and dairy products intended for human consumption.
(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 (5) lays down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products.
(5) It is necessary to lay down specific conditions for transit via the Union of consignments of poultry products, fresh meat, raw milk and dairy products and certain composite products to third countries from Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the geographical situation and the necessity to maintain access to the Croatian port of Ploče after the accession of Croatia to the Union.
(6) Commission Decision 2009/821/EC (6) draws up a list of approved border inspection posts and lays down certain rules on the inspections carried out by Commission veterinary experts and lays down the veterinary units in Traces. As the arrangements for the transit via the Union to third countries from Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the consignments covered by Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010 and (EU) No 28/2012 can be effective only through access via Croatian border inspection posts of Nova Sela and Ploče, it is necessary to include those border inspection posts in the list set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC as soon as the technical conditions for their approval are complied with.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
In Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, the following Article 18a is inserted:
‘Article 18a
Derogation for transit through Croatia of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries
1. By way of derogation from Article 4(4), the direct transit by road shall be authorised between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and the border inspection post of Ploče, of consignments of meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry including ratites and wild game-birds, eggs and egg products and specified pathogen-free eggs coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and bound for third countries where the following conditions are complied with:
(a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;
(b) the documents accompanying the consignment, as provided for in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC, are stamped with the words “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THIRD COUNTRIES VIA THE EU” on each page by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;
(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC are complied with;
(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 (7) by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.
2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments in the Union shall not be allowed.
3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the Union matches the number and quantities entering the Union.
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010
In Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, the following Article 17a is inserted:
‘Article 17a
Derogation for transit through Croatia of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries
1. By way of derogation from Article 16, the direct transit by road through the Union, between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and the border inspection post of Ploče, of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are complied with:
(a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;
(b) the documents accompanying the consignment and referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC are stamped “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THIRD COUNTRIES VIA THE EU” on each page by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;
(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC are complied with;
(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.
2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments on Union territory shall not be allowed.
3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the Union matches the number and quantities entering the Union.’
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010
In Regulation (EU) No 605/2010, the following Article 7a is inserted:
‘Article 7a
Derogation for transit through Croatia of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries
1. By way of derogation from Article 6, the direct transit by road through the Union, between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and the border inspection post of Ploče, of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are complied with:
(a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;
(b) the documents accompanying the consignment and referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC are stamped “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THIRD COUNTRIES VIA THE EU” on each page by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;
(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC are complied with;
(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.
2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments on Union territory shall not be allowed.
3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the Union matches the number and quantities entering the Union.’
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 28/2012
In Regulation (EU) No 28/2012, the following Article 5a is inserted:
‘Article 5a
Derogation for transit through Croatia of consignments coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries
1. By way of derogation from Article 4, the direct transit by road through the Union, between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and the border inspection post of Ploče, of consignments of composite products referred to Article 3 coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries shall be authorised provided that the following conditions are complied with:
(a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal at the border inspection post of introduction into the Union by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;
(b) the documents accompanying the consignment and referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC are stamped “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THIRD COUNTRIES VIA THE EU” on each page by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;
(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 97/78/EC are complied with;
(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.
2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments in the Union shall not be allowed.
3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to ensure that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving the Union matches the number and quantities entering the Union.’
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
It shall apply from the date of application of the amendments to Decision 2009/821/EC which insert the entries for Nova Sela and Ploče in Annex I thereto.
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32009D0912(01) | Council Decision of 1 December 2009 laying down the conditions of employment of the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
| 9.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 322/38
COUNCIL DECISION
of 1 December 2009
laying down the conditions of employment of the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
(2009/912/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 243 thereof,
Whereas the conditions of employment for the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union should be laid down,
The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union shall receive a basic salary equivalent to that of an official of the European Union at grade 16 third step multiplied by 100 %. He or she shall receive the family allowances and other allowances provided for in the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (1).
He or she shall also be entitled to arrangements for the reimbursement of expenses and for social security fixed by analogy with those provided for in the Staff Regulations and Article 17 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall apply to him or her by analogy.
The remuneration referred to in the first paragraph of Article 1 shall be subject to the weighting determined by the Council pursuant to Articles 64 and 65 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union for officials employed in Belgium.
The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union shall be entitled to a residence allowance fixed in accordance with Article 4 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), and to pension arrangements and a transitional allowance in the case of termination of service fixed by analogy with those provided for in that Regulation.
Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 of 29 February 1968 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities (3) shall apply to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union.
Except where otherwise stated in this Decision, Articles 11 to 14 and Article 17 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union and all the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, with the exception of Article 52 thereof, shall apply to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union.
This Decision shall apply from 1 December 2009.
It shall be notified to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union by the President of the Council.
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31990D0197 | 90/197/EEC: Commission Decision of 4 October 1989 on an aid granted in France to cereal farmers and producers, financed by the reimbursement of specific fiscal and parafiscal charges (Only the French text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 October 1989
on an aid granted in France to cereal farmers and producers, financed by the reimbursement of specific fiscal and parafiscal charges
(Only the French text is authentic)
(90/197/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 21 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 571/89 (4), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1235/89 (6), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Having given notice to the parties concerned, in accordance with Article 93 (2) of the Treaty, to submit their comments (7),
Whereas:
I
Following a complaint, the Commission learned of a system under which French livestock farmers who also grow cereals can obtain the reimbursement of specific fiscal charges (solidarity contributions, Bapsa (supplementary budget for agricultural social benefits) contributions) paid on the delivery of cereals to a recognized collector (amending financial law for 1982 of 30 December 1982); whereas two decrees of 26 October 1983 extended the arrangements to cover parafiscal charges (FASC and FNDA (National Agricultural Development Fund) contributions).
The system allows French livestock farmers who also grow cereals to obtain the reimbursement of the charges paid on a quantity of cereals, not exceeding 300 tonnes par marketing year, corresponding to the amount of products of the same type contained in feedingstuffs purchased for their holding.
II
1. By letter of 29 November 1988 addressed to the French Government the Commission stated that it had decided, in regard to the aid, to initiate the procedure provided of in Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty.
2. In that letter the Commission informed the French authorities that it considered the aid to be an operating aid with no lasting effect on the development of the sector concerned, the effects of which would disappear with the measure itself. The Commission considers such measures to be as a matter of principle incompatible with the common market.
There is in any case already a complete and exhaustive set of Community rules for the livestock sectors that debars the Member States from additional action to support producers' incomes.
This aid is therefore an infringement of the Community provisions in question.
3. Under the procedure the Commission gave notice to the French Government to submit its comments.
The Commission also gave the other Member States and other interested parties notice to submit their comments.
III
By letter of 1 March 1989 the French Government replied to the Commission's letter of notice.
According to the French authorities the system does not provide an aid but merely livestock/cereal farmers who do not have the necessary processing equipment from being treated differently from those who process their own crops and so do not pay the charges levied on the marketing of cereals, and so affords equality of treatment to all French livestock/cereal farmers.
These authorities consider that the system is covered by the Court of Justice's finding on respect for the general principle of equality, as for instance in Case 300/86 (1).
Moreover they consider that the position of livestock farmers who grow cereals cannot be compared with that of livestock farmers not growing cereals.
These points were argued and developed by the French authorities at a meeting with the Commission on 25 April 1989.
IV
The following points must be made in response to the arguments advanced by the French authorities:
- the reimbursement of these charges to livestock/cereal producers must be considered aid granted through State resources as mentioned in Article 92 of the EEC Treaty, the Court having found that 'a measure adopted by the public authority and favouring certain undertakings or products so as not lose the character of a gratuitous advantage by the fact that it is wholly or partially financed by contributions imposed by the public authority and levied on the undertakings concerned' (1);
- whilst it is true that in Case 300/86 the Court of Justice invalidated the second subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation No 2040/80 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation No 2512/86 (3), 'in so far as it exempts from the co-responsibility levy the first-stage processing of cereals carried out on the producer's own agricultural holding by means of the machinery of the farm, provided that the products of the processing are used on that holding, but does not provide for such exemption for first-stage processing carried out off the producer's agricultural holding or by means of machinery which does not form part of the agricultural installations of the farm, where the products of the processing are used on that farm', the principle does not apply to the case in hand since a Community arrangement for exemption under certain conditions from a charge of compulsory and uniform application throughout the Community cannot properly be compared with a national arrangement for reimbursement of national charges in a Member State. Moreover, the purpose of the Community rules on the co-responsibility leby is to restrict structural surpluses of cereals on the market, which is not the case with the French measure;
- lastly, livestock/cereal farmers and livestock farmers not producing cereals are in competition as regards the products of stockfarming.
Given the foregoing the arguments put forward by the French authorities cannot be accepted.
V
1. Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the EEC Treaty apply to the production and marketing of the products covered by the aid in question, under the terms of the various common organizations of markets mentioned above.
The aid affords a specific advantage to certain French livestock farmers who also grow cereals, viz. a reduction in their livestock production costs. The significant proportion (50 to 70 %) of the selling price of meat accounted for by feed costs should be noted. In consequence competition between these farmers and others, in both France and the other Member States, who do not receive the reimbursement is distorted.
By its nature the measure is, since it reduces production costs and relates to products in which there is substantial trade, liable to affect intra-Community trade. The figures (in thousands of tonnes) for trade in the products in question between France and the other countries of the Community in 1987 may be summarized as follows:
(in thousand tonnes)
1.2.3.4 // // // // // // Imports from EEC // Export from EEC // Self-sufficiency // // // // // Beef/veal // 294 // 209 // 121,24 % // // // // // Pigmeat // 424 // 97 // 81 % // // // // // Poultrymeat // 40 // 138 // 136,57 % // // // //
Because of the measure operators in other Member States see their exports curbed since merchants have a wider offer of animals of French origin as a result of the granting of the aid, and, moreover, the quantities offered for export are increased.
The aid therefore satisfies the criteria of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty and is therefore incompatible with the common market.
2. The exceptions to such incompatibility set out in Article 92 (2) are clearly not applicable to the aid in question, nor have they been invoked by the French authorities. Those set out in Article 92 (3) relate to objectives pursued in the Community's interest and not only in the interest of individual sectors of the national economy. These exceptions are to be strictly interpreted when examining any regional or sectoral aid or any case of individual application of general aid schemes.
Exceptions can be granted only in cases where the Commission can establish that the aid is necessary for achievement of one of the objectives set out in these provisions. To allow such exceptions in resepct of aid which does not offer such guarantees would amount ot allowing trade between Member States to be affected and comeptition to be distorted without justification from the point of view of the Community interest and would give an unfair advantage to certain Member States.
In the case in point, the aid does not offer such guarantees. The French Government was unable to provide any justification, and the Commission could find none, showing that the aid in question met the conditions required for the application of one of the exceptions set out in Article 92 (3) of the Treaty.
This is not a measure intended to promote a project of common European interest as mentioned in Article 92 (3) (b) nor a measure intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of the Member State in question, as also mentined in that provision.
As far as the derogations provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) in the case of aid to promote or facilitate the economic development of areas or to facilitate the development of certain activities mentioned in the said point (c) are concerned, it should be noted that the aid cannot durably improve the conditions pertaining in the economic sector in which it is granted.
By possibly bringing about an increase in deliveries of meat to intervention, the aid may also bring about an increase in European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund expenditure. On that account it must be considered as against the common interest.
In consequence, the aid is to be considered as an operational aid, a type which the Commission has always opposed as a matter of principle since the terms of such aid do not bring it within the scope of one of the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) of the Treaty.
3. In the case of livestock products the market in which is subject to a common organization there are restrictions of the right of Member States to intervene directly in the operation of those organizations with a common price structure, which fall within the exclusive competence of the Community.
The granting of aid of this type ignores the principle that Member States no longer have the right to act independently in the matter of farmers' incomes within the framework of a common organization of the market by the granting of such aid.
Even if it had been possible to envisage an exception under Article 92 (3) of the Treaty, the fact that the aid infringes the common organizations of the markets in question makes it impossible to apply any such exception.
4. In consequence, the aid is incompatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 92 of the Treaty and may no longer be granted,
The French Government shall discontinue the aid to livestock farmers who also grow cereals in the form of reimbursement of specific fiscal and parafiscal charges paid on a quantity of cereals, not exceeding 300 tonnes per marketing year, corresponding to the amount of products of the same type contained in feedingstuffs purchased for their holding.
The French Government shall inform the Commission, within two months from notification of this Decision, of the measures it has taken to comply with this Decision.
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31984D0302 | 84/302/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 May 1984 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Hewlett Packard - Spectrum Analyzer, model 8568 A' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 May 1984
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Hewlett Packard - Spectrum Analyzer, model 8568 A' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(84/302/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 4 November 1983, the Federal Republic of Germany requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Hewlett Packard - Spectrum Analyzer, model 8568 A', ordered on 15 January 1981 and intended to be used for the production of ultra-short laser pulses for solid-state spectroscopy to monitor the spectral purity of mode-coupled pulses produced with 80 MHz, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 16 March 1984 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a spectrum analyzer; whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas in particular the great precision and the stability of the obtained measurement results cannot confer upon it this character; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities, and in particular in the space industry, in the fields of telecommunication and the armed forces; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
The apparatus described as 'Hewlett Packard - Spectrum Analyzer, model 8568 A', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 4 November 1983, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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32007R0239 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 239/2007 of 6 March 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the requirements for communications in the banana sector
| 7.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 67/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 239/2007
of 6 March 2007
laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the requirements for communications in the banana sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas (1), and in particular Article 29a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The common organisation of the market in bananas has been substantially amended with effect from 1 January 2007 by Council Regulation (EC) No 2013/2006 of 19 December 2006 amending Regulations (EEC) No 404/93, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 247/2006 as regards the banana sector.
(2) In particular the rules dealing with the compensatory aid scheme have been abolished. For monitoring the operation of the banana market, it is however necessary for the Commission to continue to receive information on the production and marketing of bananas produced in the Community. Rules covering the communication of such information by the Member States should be laid down. Such communications should be comparable with the information communicated under the previous regime, whilst at the same time being simplified as far as possible. The provisions on such communications set out in Article 2(1)(d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005 of 9 December 2005 on licences under the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community in respect of bananas released into free circulation at the common customs tariff rate of duty (2) being superseded, should therefore be deleted. Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005 should therefore be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission in respect of each reporting period the following:
(a) the quantity of bananas produced in the Community which are marketed:
(i) in their region of production;
(ii) outside their region of production;
(b) the average selling prices on local markets of green bananas produced in the Community which are marketed in their region of production;
(c) the average selling prices for green bananas at the stage of delivery at first port of unloading (goods not unloaded) in respect of bananas produced in the Community which are marketed in the Community outside their region of production;
(d) forecasts of the data referred to in point (a), (b) and (c) for the two subsequent reporting periods.
2. The regions of production shall be:
(a) the Canary Islands;
(b) Guadeloupe;
(c) Martinique;
(d) Madeira, the Azores and the Algarve;
(e) Crete and Lakonia;
(f) Cyprus.
3. The reporting periods for a calendar year shall be:
(a) January to April inclusive;
(b) May to August inclusive;
(c) September to December inclusive.
The communications for each reporting period shall be made at the latest by the 15th day of the second month following the reporting period.
4. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sent via the electronic system indicated by the Commission.
Point (d) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005 is deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32012R0634 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 634/2012 of 12 July 2012 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
| 13.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 182/35
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 634/2012
of 12 July 2012
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
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 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 616/2012 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(3) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32003D0516 | 2003/516/EC: Council Decision of 6 June 2003 concerning the signature of the Agreements between the European Union and the United States of America on extradition and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
| Council Decision
of 6 June 2003
concerning the signature of the Agreements between the European Union and the United States of America on extradition and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
(2003/516/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 24 and 38 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Member States of the European Union cooperate in criminal matters with the United States of America on the basis of bilateral agreements, conventions, treaties, national law and arrangements.
(2) The European Union is determined to improve this cooperation in order to be able to combat, in particular, transnational crime and terrorism in a more effective way.
(3) The Council decided on 26 April 2002 to authorise the Presidency, assisted by the Commission, to enter into negotiations with the United States of America, and the Presidency negotiated two Agreements on international cooperation in criminal matters, one on mutual legal assistance and one on extradition, with the United States of America.
(4) The Agreements should be signed on behalf of the European Union, subject to their subsequent conclusion. The European Union will, at the time of the signature make the following declaration:
"The European Union states that it is in a process of development of an area of freedom, security and justice, which may have consequences that affect the Agreements with the United States. These developments will be considered carefully by the Union in particular as regards Article 10(2) of the Extradition Agreement. The Union will wish to consult with the United States in order to find solutions to any developments affecting the Agreements, including, if needed, through revision of the Agreements. The Union states that Article 10 does not constitute a precedent for negotiations with third states."
(5) The Agreements foresee in their Article 3(2) that written instruments be exchanged between the United States of America and the Member States of the Union on the application of bilateral treaties. Article 3(3) of the Agreement on mutual legal assistance provides a similar obligation for those Member States that do not have a bilateral mutual legal assistance treaty with the United States. With a view to the drawing up of such written instruments the Member States should coordinate their action within the Council,
1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreements on behalf of the European Union, subject to their later conclusion.
2. The text of the Agreements and the accompanying Explanatory Notes, the latter recording an understanding between the European Union and the United States of America, are annexed to this Decision.
1. The Member States shall take the necessary steps with a view to the drawing up of written instruments between them and the United States of America as contemplated in Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Extradition and Article 3(2) and (3) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance.
2. The Member States shall coordinate their actions pursuant to paragraph 1 within the Council.
In case of extension of the territorial application of the Agreements in accordance with Article 20(1)(b), second indent, of the Agreement on Extradition or Article 16(1)(b), second indent, of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance, the Council shall decide by unanimity on behalf of the European Union.
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32009D1025 | Council Decision of 22 December 2009 appointing three Polish members and two Polish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
| 31.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 353/68
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 December 2009
appointing three Polish members and two Polish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2009/1025/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Polish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2) Three members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Rafal DUTKIEWICZ, Mr Krzysztof SZYMAŃSKI and Mr Brunon SYNAK. One alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Norbert OBRYCKI. An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Konstanty DOMBROWICZ as a member of the Committee of the Regions,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
a) as members:
— Mr Konstanty DOMBROWICZ, prezydent miasta Bydgoszczy (change of mandate),
— Mr Marcin JABŁOŃSKI, marszałek województwa lubuskiego,
— Mr Jan KOZŁOWSKI, marszałek województwa pomorskiego,
b) as alternate members:
— Mr Władysław HUSEJKO, marszałek województwa zachodniopomorskiego,
— Ms Elżbieta RUSIELEWICZ, Radna Miasta Bydgoszczy.
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32003R0007 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 7/2003 of 3 January 2003 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 7/2003
of 3 January 2003
fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices in international trade 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 within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that when the refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation, exported in the natural state, are being fixed, account must be taken of:
- the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of milk and milk products on the Community market and prices for milk and milk products in international trade,
- marketing costs and the most favourable transport charges from Community markets to ports or other points of export in the Community, as well as costs incurred in placing the goods on the market of the country of destination,
- the aims of the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products which are to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on this market,
- the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty, and
- the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market, and
- the economic aspect of the proposed exports.
(3) Article 31(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that when prices within the Community are being determined account should be taken of the ruling prices which are most favourable for exportation, and that when prices in international trade are being determined particular account should be taken of:
(a) prices ruling on third country markets;
(b) the most favourable prices in third countries of destination for third country imports;
(c) producer prices recorded in exporting third countries, account being taken, where appropriate, of subsidies granted by those countries; and
(d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices.
(4) Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund on the products listed in Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation according to destination.
(5) Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the list of products on which export refunds are granted and the amount of such refunds should be fixed at least once every four weeks; the amount of the refund may, however, remain at the same level for more than four weeks.
(6) In accordance with Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 on specific detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds on milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2279/2002(4), the refund granted for milk products containing added sugar is equal to the sum of the two components; one is intended to take account of the quantity of milk products and is calculated by multiplying the basic amount by the milk products content in the product concerned; the other is intended to take account of the quantity of added sucrose and is calculated by multiplying the sucrose content of the entire product by the basic amount of the refund valid on the day of exportation for the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(5), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(6), however, this second component is applied only if the added sucrose has been produced using sugar beet or cane harvested in the Community.
(7) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 896/84(7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88(8), laid down additional provisions concerning the granting of refunds on the change from one milk year to another; those provisions provide for the possibility of varying refunds according to the date of manufacture of the products.
(8) For the calculation of the refund for processed cheese provision must be made where casein or caseinates are added for that quantity not to be taken into account.
(9) It follows from applying the rules set out above to the present situation on the market in milk and in particular to quotations or prices for milk products within the Community and on the world market that the refund should be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(10) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on products exported in the natural state shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 January 2003.
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32007D0728 | 2007/728/EC: Council Decision of 8 November 2007 appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
| 13.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 294/25
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 November 2007
appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2007/728/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 Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2) A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr IRIBARREN FENTANES,
Mr Alberto CATALÁN HIGUERAS, Consejero de Relaciones Institucionales y Portavoz del Gobierno de la Comunidad Foral de Navarra, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010.
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32011D0370 | 2011/370/EU: Council Decision of 20 June 2011 appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
| 25.6.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 166/26
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 June 2011
appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2011/370/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Albert MORENO HUMET,
The following is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as an alternate member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
— Mr Senén FLORENSA I PALAU, Secretario de Asuntos Exteriores, Generalitat de Cataluña.
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32000R0052 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 52/2000 of 10 January 2000 on the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 52/2000
of 10 January 2000
on the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal
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 (EAGGF), Guarantee Section(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/96(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 of 12 February 1988 on the method and the rate of interest to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2623/1999(4), lays down that the uniform interest rate used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures is to correspond to the three months' and twelve months' forward Euribor rates with a weighting of one third and two thirds respectively;
(2) the Commission fixes this rate before the beginning of each EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year on the basis of the rates recorded in the six months preceding fixing;
(3) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 lays down that if the rate of interest costs borne by a Member State is lower for at least six months than the uniform interest rate fixed for the Community a specific interest rate is to be fixed for that Member State; the Member State notified these costs to the Commission before the end of the accounting year; where no costs are notified by a Member State, the rate to be applied is determined on the basis of the reference interest rates set out in the Annex to the said Regulation;
(4) the interest rates for the 2000 accounting year must be set, in line with those provisions;
(5) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,
For expenditure incurred during the 2000 EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting year:
1. the interest rate referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 shall be 2,9 %;
2. the specific interest rate referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 411/88 shall be 2,6 % for Ireland, and 2,7 % for Austria.
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 October 1999.
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31983D0169 | 83/169/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 April 1983 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Hewlett Packard - Fourier Analyzer, model 5451C' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 April 1983
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Hewlett Packard - Fourier Analyzer, model 5451C' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(83/169/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 29 September 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Hewlett Packard - Fourier Analyzer, model 5451C', ordered on 2 December 1980 and intended to be used for the production of integral components by the use of fast rotating endmilling cutters and in particular for the measurement of machine behaviour, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 1 February 1983, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements, to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an analyzer;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
The apparatus described as 'Hewlett Packard - Fourier Analyzer, model 5451C', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 29 September 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
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32004R2251 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2251/2004 of 27 December 2004 amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 28 December 2004
| 28.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 381/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2251/2004
of 27 December 2004
amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 28 December 2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2142/2004 (3).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 2142/2004,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2142/2004 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 December 2004.
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32011R0661 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 661/2011 of 8 July 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste to certain non-OECD countries Text with EEA relevance
| 9.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 181/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 661/2011
of 8 July 2011
amending Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste to certain non-OECD countries
(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 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 37(2) thereof,
After consultation of the countries concerned,
Whereas:
The Commission has received further information relating to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia. The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 (2) should therefore be amended to take this into account,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 14th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31997D0256 | 97/256/EC: Council Decision of 14 April 1997 granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for projects outside the Community (Central and Eastern Europe countries, Mediterranean countries, Latin American and Asian countries and South Africa)
| COUNCIL DECISION of 14 April 1997 granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for projects outside the Community (Central and Eastern Europe countries, Mediterranean countries, Latin American and Asian countries and South Africa) (97/256/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
(1) Whereas the European Council meeting in Essen on 9 and 10 December 1994 defined the pre-accession strategy for the associated Central and Eastern Europe countries;
(2) Whereas the European Council in Cannes on 26 and 27 June 1995 agreed to supplement the budgetary assistance granted to the Mediterranean countries by an increase in European Investment Bank (EIB) loans to contribute to the creation of a free-trade area and to the Euro-Mediterranean partnership;
(3) Whereas the European Council meeting in Madrid on 15 and 16 December 1995 called on the Council and the Commission to implement the Declaration on the Euro-Mediterranean partnership and the work programme drawn up at the Barcelona Conference with the Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia, Turkey, Gaza-West Bank); whereas, at the same meeting, the European Council confirmed the importance of the EIB's role as an instrument of cooperation between the Community and Latin America and called on the EIB to intensify its activities in the region; whereas the European Council also noted with respect to enlargement that the continued activities of the EIB will allow an overall increase in the input for accession preparations;
(4) Whereas the European Council meeting in Florence on 21 and 22 June 1996 welcomed the results of the Asia-Europe summit, which marked a turning-point in the relations between the two continents;
(5) Whereas the Central and Eastern Europe countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia) are undertaking major political and social reforms and have embarked on a fundamental restructuring of their economies;
(6) Whereas the EIB is completing the current loan programmes for Central and Eastern Europe countries pursuant to Decision 93/696/EC (3) and the lending that is governed by the IV Protocols and horizontal financial cooperation in the Mediterranean non-member countries as set out in Regulation (EEC) No 1763/92 (4);
(7) Whereas the EIB has already completed the three-year lending programme in Latin American and Asian countries pursuant to Decision 93/115/EEC (5); whereas a new interim programme pursuant to Decision 96/723/EC (6) will permit the EIB to continue its lending activities in those countries;
(8) Whereas the Council approved on 4 October 1994 a Cooperation Agreement between the Community and the Republic of South Africa that aims to promote harmonious, balanced and sustainable social and economic development; whereas the EIB will be completing in June 1997 the two-year lending programme in South Africa pursuant to Decision 95/207/EC (7);
(9) Whereas the Council calls on the EIB to continue its operations in support of investment projects carried out in the Central and Eastern Europe countries, Mediterranean countries, Latin American and Asian countries and South Africa;
(10) Whereas it is appropriate to effect certain improvements in the programmes of operations in respect of duration, instruments used and country coverage;
(11) Whereas the guarantee provided for in this Decision should be granted to the EIB;
(12) Whereas this guarantee is subject to the conditions set out in the Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2728/94 (8);
(13) Whereas, in June 1996, the Commission, in agreement with the EIB, presented to the Council a proposal for a new guarantee system for EIB lending to third countries;
(14) Whereas the Council on 2 December 1996 has approved conclusions on new guarantee arrangements for EIB lending to third countries, according to which: 'The volume of external lending shall respect the Financial Perspective and Community Budget discipline as well as the EIB internal guidelines on lending to third countries and take into account the conclusions of European Councils at Essen, Cannes and Madrid. The approach of a blanket guarantee, without distinguishing regions and projects, is approved. A risk sharing element as proposed by the Commission and the EIB is accepted. Accordingly, the EIB is invited where possible to secure, on a significant proportion of its lending, adequate third-party guarantees for commercial risks, with the Budgetary guarantee in that case being responsible only for political risks arising from currency non-transfer, expropriation, war and civil disturbance. The EIB is invited to aim at 25 % of its total lending under the mandates as a target for the use of non-sovereign guarantees to be expanded on wherever possible insofar as the market permits on an individual mandate basis. The application of the target to individual mandates is to be specified at the time of negotiation of those mandates.`;
(15) Whereas this Decision should conform to the above conclusions;
(16) Whereas a guarantee level of 70 % is sufficient to meet the total lending volume of the new lending mandates and other lending needs for the duration of this Decision;
(17) Whereas the new guarantee arrangements will not affect the excellent credit standing of the EIB;
(18) Whereas the Council concluded on 2 December 1996 that 'the provisioning rates of the Guarantee Fund will remain at the current levels up to 1999`; whereas the Council concluded on 27 January 1997 that 'each payment to the loan guarantee fund will be based on the percentage required at the time of payment, that is 15 % currently and 14 % as soon as feasible`;
(19) Whereas the Commission and the EIB recognizing their respective areas of responsibility should ensure appropriate coordination between EIB operations in the eligible third countries and the implementation of the Community's other financial instruments;
(20) Whereas the Commission and the EIB should consult together in order to ensure that, in determining the rate at which the mandates are used, account will be taken of the annual fluctuations in the rate at which the Community is being asked to provide balance of payments support to third countries;
(21) Whereas the Council has approved this Decision and in particular the amounts of the mandates taking into account its conclusions of 27 January 1997 according to which: 'Member States and the Commission unanimously declare that they agree to the creation of a substantial pre-accession support facility. They invite the EIB to propose such a facility to the Board of Governors later this year. The facility will enter into force as soon as possible in the light of future accession. The facility will be approved under Article 18 of the EIB statute and carry no guarantee from the Community budget or from the Member States. The EIB lending envelopes covered by a Community guarantee can be considered to be consistent with a provision of ECU 1 050 million for macro-financial assistance (MFA) assuming that ECU 750 million is needed for Euratom lending; whereas the maximum for MFA should be increased to ECU 1 200 million, if Euratom lending in the period of application of the present decision does not exceed ECU 600 million.`;
(22) Whereas, for the purpose of adopting this Decision, the only powers provided for by the Treaty are those set out in Article 235,
1. The Community shall grant the European Investment Bank a global guarantee in respect of all payments not received by it but due in respect of credits opened, in accordance with its usual criteria for investment projects carried out in the Central and Eastern Europe countries, in the Mediterranean countries, in the Latin American and Asian countries, and in the Republic of South Africa.
This guarantee shall be restricted to 70 % of the aggregate amount of the credits opened, plus all related sums. The overall ceiling of the credits opened shall be equivalent to ECU 7 105 million, broken down as follows:
- Central and Eastern Europe countries ECU 3 520 million,
- Mediterranean countries ECU 2 310 million,
- Latin American and Asian countries ECU 900 million,
- Republic of South Africa ECU 375 million,
and shall cover a period of three years beginning on 31 January 1997 for Central and Eastern Europe, Mediterranean and Latin American and Asian countries, and on 1 July 1997 for the Republic of South Africa. If, on the expiry of this period, the loans granted by the EIB have not attained the overall amounts referred to above, the period shall be automatically extended by six months.
2. The countries included above are:
- Central and Eastern Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia,
- Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Gaza-West Bank,
- Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela,
- Asia: Bangladesh, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam,
- Republic of South Africa.
3. The European Investment Bank is invited to aim to cover the commercial risk on 25 % of its lending under this decision from non-sovereign guarantees to be expanded upon whenever possible insofar as the market permits on an individual mandate basis.
The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council every six months of the situation regarding loans signed and progress made on risk sharing according to Article 1 (3). To that end, the EIB shall regularly transmit to the Commission the appropriate information.
The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council each year of the loan operations and shall, at the same time, submit an assessment of the operation of the scheme and of coordination between the financial institutions operating in that area.
The Council shall evaluate the application of this Decision on the basis of a report presented in June 1998 by the Commission and the EIB.
Detailed rules for the application of this Decision shall be laid down in an agreement to be concluded between the Commission and the EIB.
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31993R0579 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 579/93 of 8 March 1993 suspending wholly or in part the Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (1993)
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 579/93 of 8 March 1993 suspending wholly or in part the Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (1993)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 of 11 November 1980 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas under Annex 6 to the Additional Protocol laying down the conditions, procedures and timetables for implementing the transitional phase referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey (2) and under Article 9 of the Supplementary Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey consequent on the accession of new Member States to the Community (3), which was signed in Ankara on 30 June 1973 and entered into force on 1 March 1986 (4) the Community must wholly or in part suspend the Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to certain products; whereas it also appears necessary, on a provisional basis, to adjust or supplement some of the advantages provided for in the abovementioned Annex 6; whereas the Community should, therefore, with regard to the products originating in Turkey contained in the list annexed to this Regulation, suspend until 31 December 1993 either the fixed component of the charge applicable to the goods falling within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 or the customs duty applicable to the other products, at the levels indicated for each of them;
Whereas in the context of the said tariff suspensions, the Portuguese Republic will apply customs duties calculated in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal, on the one hand, and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey, on the other (5); and whereas the present Regulation is applicable to the Community as presently composed;
Whereas suspension of these duties shall be decided by the Commission,
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1993 the customs duties on imports into the Member States of the products originating in Turkey listed in the Annex shall be those indicated for each of them in the said Annex.
Within the context of these tariff suspensions the Portuguese Republic shall apply duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions set out in Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87.
2. For the purposes of applying this Regulation, the rules of origin shall be those in force at the time for the implementation of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey.
The methods of administrative cooperation for ensuring that the products listed in the Annexes benefit from the total or partial suspension shall be those laid down in Association Council Decision No 5/72 attached to Regulation (EEC) No 428/73, as last amended by Decision No 1/83, attached to Regulation (EEC) No 993/83 (6).
When imports of products qualifying for the arrangements provided for in Article 1 come into the Community in quantities or at prices which cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Community producers of such products or directly competitive products, the Common Customs Tariff duties may be partially or wholly re-established for the products in question. These measures may also be taken in the event of serious injury or the threat of serious injury limited to a single region of the Community.
1. In order to ensure the application of Article 2, the Commission may decide by means of a Regulation to re-establish Common Customs Tariff duties for a limited period.
2. Where the Commission has been requested by a Member State to take action it shall take a decision within a maximum period of 10 working days from receipt of the request and shall inform the Member States of the action taken.
3. Any Member State may refer the Commission's action to the Council, within 10 working days of its notification.
Referring the matter to the Council shall not have a suspensory effect. The Council shall meet without delay. It may by a qualified majority amend or annul the measure taken.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31988R3644 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3644/88 of 23 November 1988 fixing for the 1988/89 marketing year the minimum price for selling blood oranges, withdrawn from the market, to processing industries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3644/88
of 23 November 1988
fixing for the 1988/89 marketing year the minimum price for selling blood oranges, withdrawn from the market, to processing industries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2238/88 (2), and in particular Article 21 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2448/77 of 8 November 1977 laying down conditions for the disposal of oranges withdrawn from the market to the processing industry, and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 713/87 (4), provides that the minimum selling price is to be fixed before the start of each marketing year, taking account of the industry's normal supply price for the product concerned;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1988/89 marketing year, the minimum selling price referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2448/77 shall be 52,42 ECU per tonne net, ex warehouse in which the goods are stored.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 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 |
32001R1872 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1872/2001 of 24 September 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2001 for import licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1872/2001
of 24 September 2001
determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2001 for import licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 of 22 June 1994, laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 October to 31 December 2001 are greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2001 submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32010R0153 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 153/2010 of 23 February 2010 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 25.2.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 153/2010
of 23 February 2010
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3 of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column 2 of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32013R0106 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 106/2013 of 4 February 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 5.2.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 34/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 106/2013
of 4 February 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31994D0203 | 94/203/EC: Commission Decision of 28 February 1994 establishing the indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations from the Structural Funds for Objective 5b as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 for the period 1994 to 1999
| COMMISSION DECISION of 28 February 1994 establishing the indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations from the Structural Funds for Objective 5 (b) as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 for the period 1994 to 1999 (94/203/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 12 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and using transparent procedures, the Commission is to make indicative allocations by Member State of the commitment appropriations from the Structural Funds for Objective 5 (b) taking full account, as previously, of the following objective criteria: national prosperity, regional prosperity, population of the regions, and the relative severity of structural problems, including the level of unemployment and in particular, the needs for rural development;
Whereas, after the appropriations to be used for financing the measures undertaken at the initiative of the Commission have been deducted, the funds available for commitment from the Structural Funds, expressed in 1994 prices, amount to ECU 6 134 million for the period 1994 to 1999 for Objective 5 (b);
Whereas the indicative allocation set out in the Annex hereto satisfies the criteria laid down in Article 12 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88,
For the period 1994 to 1999, the indicative breakdown between the Member States of the commitment appropriations for the Community Support Frameworks for Objective 5 (b) as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R0735 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 735/2002 of 29 April 2002 extending the deadlines for delivering raw tobacco in Greece for the 2001 harvest
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 735/2002
of 29 April 2002
extending the deadlines for delivering raw tobacco in Greece for the 2001 harvest
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 546/2002(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 486/2002(4), sets the deadlines for producers to deliver raw tobacco to processors.
(2) As a result of especially difficult weather conditions in Greece, in particular much higher rainfall and lower temperatures than the seasonal averages, tobacco preparation and delivery operations have been greatly delayed.
(3) The deadlines for the delivery of raw tobacco to first processors in Greece should therefore be extended.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
For the 2001 harvest in Greece, the deadlines set in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 are extended by 30 days.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32008R1206 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1206/2008 of 3 December 2008 setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 24 to 28 November 2008 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements
| 4.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 326/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1206/2008
of 3 December 2008
setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 24 to 28 November 2008 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Applications for import licences were submitted to the competent authorities in the period from 24 to 28 November 2008 in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or Council Regulation (EC) No 508/2007 of 7 May 2007 opening tariff quotas for imports into Bulgaria and Romania of raw cane sugar for supply to refineries in the marketing years 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 (3), for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for order numbers 09.4343 and 09.4435.
(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 24 to 28 November 2008, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 508/2007.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 |
32013D0417 | 2013/417/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 31 July 2013 amending Annex III to Council Directive 2002/99/EC laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption as regards the addition of a treatment to eliminate certain animal health risks in meat (notified under document C(2013) 4853) Text with EEA relevance
| 2.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 206/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 31 July 2013
amending Annex III to Council Directive 2002/99/EC laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption as regards the addition of a treatment to eliminate certain animal health risks in meat
(notified under document C(2013) 4853)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/417/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2002/99/EC lays down the general animal health rules governing all stages of the production, processing and distribution of products of animal origin in the Union, including their introduction into the Union from third countries.
(2) Article 4 of Directive 2002/99/EC provides that Member States may authorise, subject to compliance with certain conditions, the production, processing and distribution of products of animal origin which come from a territory or part thereof subject to animal health restrictions. Annex III to that Directive sets out a table listing treatments that can be applied to products of animal origin in order to eliminate the animal health risks linked to meat and milk. Those treatments are in line with the treatments recommended in the relevant chapters of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE Terrestrial Code).
(3) In the Chapter on foot-and-mouth disease of the OIE Terrestrial Code, a treatment has been included which ensures the inactivation of the foot-and-mouth disease virus in meat.
(4) That treatment should therefore be included in the list of treatments in the Table set out in Annex III to Directive 2002/99/EC as effective to eliminate the risk of foot-and-mouth disease in meat.
(5) In addition, the reference to ‘sheep and goat plague’ in the Table set out in Annex III to Directive 2002/99/EC should be replaced by ‘peste des petits ruminants’ in order to reflect the official denomination of that disease in the OIE Terrestrial Code. Furthermore, the number ‘1’ in the title of the table should be deleted and the mention ‘MEAT’ before the treatments for milk should be replaced by ‘MILK’.
(6) Annex III to Directive 2002/99/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex III to Directive 2002/99/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
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32007D0682 | 2007/682/EC: Commission Decision of 18 October 2007 on the renewal of the Community stocks of live attenuated vaccine against classical swine fever (notified under document number C(2007) 4699)
| 25.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 281/25
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 October 2007
on the renewal of the Community stocks of live attenuated vaccine against classical swine fever
(notified under document number C(2007) 4699)
(2007/682/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 6(2) and Article 8(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (2), and in particular Article 18(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Classical swine fever is a threat for domestic and feral pigs (wild boar) in the Community.
(2) Outbreaks of classical swine fever in domestic pig holdings can lead to serious consequences and economic losses in the Community, in particular if they occur in areas with a high density of pigs.
(3) The rules for applying emergency vaccination of domestic and feral pigs are laid down in Directive 2001/89/EC.
(4) The Community has purchased 1 000 000 doses of live attenuated classical swine fever vaccine and made arrangements for keeping it in stock and making it rapidly available in case of an emergency vaccination of domestic pigs.
(5) Those doses have been made available to Romania in July 2007. Accordingly, they need to be replaced for the purpose of maintaining the Community’s capability to respond quickly to the need to carry out emergency vaccination against classical swine fever.
(6) In addition, in the light of the overall disease situation in certain Member States the stock of live attenuated vaccine should be replaced quickly when depleted in order to maintain the Community’s capability to respond to an emergency.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
1. The Community shall purchase as soon as possible 1 000 000 doses of live attenuated classical swine fever vaccine.
2. The Community shall make arrangements for the storage and distribution of the vaccine referred to in paragraph 1.
If the stock of vaccine referred to in Article 1(1) becomes depleted, it may be replaced by 1 000 000 doses up to four times during a period of five years after the date of the first purchase.
The maximum cost of the measures referred to in Articles 1 and 2 shall not exceed EUR 1 500 000.
The measures provided for in Article 1(2) shall be carried out by the Commission in cooperation with the suppliers designated by call for tender.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31969R1467 | Regulation (EEC) No 1467/69 of the Council of 23 July 1969 on imports of citrus fruit originating in Morocco
| REGULATION (EEC) No 1467/69 OF THE COUNCIL of 23 July 1969 on imports of citrus fruit originating in Morocco
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;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);
Whereas Article 4 of Annex I to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco lays down rules for a tariff reduction in respect of imports into the Community of certain citrus fruit originating in Morocco ; whereas, during the period of application of reference prices, that reduction is dependent on the observance of a price fixed on the Community market ; whereas detailed rules of application are required to put this system into practice;
Whereas the proposed system must be included in the framework of the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables ; whereas account should therefore be taken of the provisions of Regulation No 23 (2) on the progressive establishment of a common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables and further provisions adopted in pursuance of that Regulation;
This Regulation fixes the detailed rules for applying the preferential system laid down in Article 4 of Annex I to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (hereinafter called the "Agreement") in respect of the following products originating in Morocco:
ex 08.02 A : Fresh oranges
ex 08.02 B : Fresh mandarins and satsumas ; fresh clementines, tangerines and other similar hybrid citrus fruit.
ex 08.02 C : Fresh lemons
1. In order that the conditions laid down in Article 4 (2) of Annex I to the Agreement shall be fulfilled, the quotations recorded at the wholesale stage on the representative markets of the Community, adjusted by conversion factors and reduced by transport costs and import charges other than customs duties-conversion factors, costs and charges laid down for the calculation of the entry price referred to in Regulation No 23-must remain equal to or higher than the price laid down in Article 3, for a specific product adjusted to quality Class 1 where the quotations recorded do not refer to that class.
2. For the deduction of import charges other than customs duties referred to in paragraph 1, in so far as the prices notified by the Member States to the Commission include the incidence of charges other than customs duties, the amount to be deducted shall be calculated by the Commission in order to avoid the difficulties which may arise because of the incidence of those charges on entry prices depending on origin. In that case, an average corresponding to the average between the lowest and the highest incidence shall be taken into account.
Detailed rules for applying this paragraph shall be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation No 23. (1)OJ No C 79, 21.6.1969, p. 1. (2)OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 965/62.
3. The Community markets used for recording quotations on the basis of which the entry price referred to in Regulation No 23 is calculated shall be considered as representative for the purpose of paragraph 1.
The price referred to in Article 2 (1) shall be equal to the reference price in force during the period in question, plus the incidence of the Common Customs Tariff on that price, and a standard amount fixed at 12 units of account per 100 kilogrammes.
In cases where, in respect of one of the products listed in Article 1, the quotations referred to in Article 2 (1), adjusted by the conversion factors and reduced by the transport costs and import charges other than customs duties, remain lower than the price laid down in Article 3 on three consecutive market days on the representative markets of the Community with the lowest quotations, the Common Customs Tariff duty in force on the date of importation shall be applied to the product in question.
These rules shall remain in force until quotations are equal to or higher than the price laid down in Article 3 on three consecutive market days on the representative markets of the Community with the lowest quotations.
The Commission, on the basis of the quotations recorded on the representative markets of the Community and notified by the Member States, shall keep a regular check on price trends and shall keep the records referred to in Article 4.
The necessary measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down by Regulation No 23 in respect of the application of countervailing duties to fruit and vegetables.
The provisions of Article 11 of Regulation No 23 shall remain in force.
The rules laid down by this Regulation shall apply from the entry into force of the Agreement and throughout its application.
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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31976R0559 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 of 15 March 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 559/76 of 15 March 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products
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,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliment (1),
Whereas it appears necessary to extend the possibility provided for in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (3), in respect of surpluses of butterfat, to cases where such a situation occurs or is likely to occur in respect of other milk products;
Whereas, in order further to stimulate the consumption of milk by young people, provision should be made for the Community to defray a part of the expenditure occasioned by granting aid for the free supply of milk to pupils in schools;
Whereas it has been found necessary, in order to facilitate trade, to harmonize the provisions relating to the production and marketing of skimmed-milk powder,
Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is amended as follows:
"1. When surpluses of milk products build up, or are likely to occur, measures other than those laid down in Articles 6 to 11 may be taken in order to facilitate their disposal or to prevent new surpluses from building up."
The following paragraph is added to Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68:
"The Council, acting in accordance with the voting procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty on a proposal from the Commission, may decide to make a Community contribution to the financing of programmes as referred to in the preceding paragraph provided they fulfil certain conditions."
Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is amended as follows:
"Article 27
Quality standards for butter and skimmed-milk powder shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty ; they shall provide, in particular, for a control stamp on butter reaching certain standards."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 1976.
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32007D0378 | 2007/378/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 14 May 2007 appointing a French member of the European Economic and Social Committee
| 2.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 141/75
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 May 2007
appointing a French member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2007/378/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2006/524/EC, Euratom of 11 July 2006 appointing Czech, German, Estonian, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Austrian, Slovenian and Slovak members of the European Economic and Social Committee (1) for the period from 21 September 2006 to 20 September 2010,
Having regard to the nomination submitted by the French Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas a member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Bruno CLERGEOT,
Mr Philippe MANGIN is hereby appointed a member of the European Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Bruno CLERGEOT for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 20 September 2010.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31995D0161 | 95/161/EC: Commission Decision of 21 April 1995 establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of laying hens
| COMMISSION DECISION of 21 April 1995 establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of laying hens (95/161/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 (b) (2) thereof,
Whereas the Commission has approved the operational programmes submitted by Finland and Sweden regarding salmonella controls; whereas those programmes include specific measures for laying hens, namely productive poultry reared with a view to producing eggs for consumption;
Whereas on 10 June 1994 the Veterinary Committee established the list of invasive salmonella serotypes for poultry;
Whereas guarantees should be established equivalent to those implemented by Finland and Sweden under their operational programmes;
Whereas those additional guarantees are to be based in particular on a microbiological examination of the poultry to be sent to Finland and Sweden;
Whereas rules should be established for this microbiological examination of samples by laying down the sampling method, the number of samples to be taken and the microbiological method for examining the samples;
Whereas those guarantees should not be applicable to any flock that is subject to a programme recognized as equivalent to that implemented by Finland and Sweden;
Whereas Finland and Sweden should apply to consignments originating from third countries import requirements at least as stringent as those laid down in this Decision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Laying hens, namely productive poultry reared with a view to producing eggs for consumption, to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be subject to a microbiological test, effected by sampling in the flock of origin.
The microbiological test referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out as laid down in Annex I.
1. Laying hens to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be accompanied by the certificate shown in Annex II.
2. The certificate provided for in paragraph 1 may:
- either be accompanied by model 3 certificate of Annex IV to Directive 90/539/EEC,
- or be incorporated in the certificate referred to in the first indent.
The additional guarantees provided for in this Decision shall not be applicable to flocks subject to a programme recognized, according to the procedure laid down in Article 32 of Directive 90/539/EEC, as equivalent to that implemented by Finland and Sweden.
This Decision shall be reviewed by 31 December 1996 at the latest. The review shall be based on a report, prepared by Finland and Sweden in the light of the experience gained, to be presented not later than 30 September 1996.
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32003R0457 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 457/2003 of 12 March 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 as regards the establishment of the forecast supply balances and the setting of the Community aid for the supply of beef and veal to Madeira and the Canary Islands
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 457/2003
of 12 March 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 as regards the establishment of the forecast supply balances and the setting of the Community aid for the supply of beef and veal to Madeira and the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima)(1), and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (Poseican)(2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1922/2002(3), and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 98/2003(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 399/2003(5), establishes the supply balances and Community aid for the supply of certain essential products for human consumption, for processing and as agricultural inputs and for the supply of live animals and eggs to the outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001(6), (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001.
(2) Under Article 33 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(7), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(8), export refunds in this sector are set at regular intervals. They were last set by Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2003(9). Different refunds may be set for different destinations or groups of destinations.
(3) To ensure a better supply of beef and veal products to the outermost regions, it should be specified that, where a refund amount for export of a product on the supply balance to a destination listed in code B03 is set at a level higher than the amounts laid down for that product in Regulation (EC) No 98/2003, that higher amount of aid is granted.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 should be amended accordingly.
(5) Given that Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 applies from 1 January 2003, this Regulation should apply from the same date to ensure proper supply.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Annexes III and V to Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
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 January 2003.
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32009R1164 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1164/2009 of 27 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee's (IFRIC) Interpretation 18 (Text with EEA relevance)
| 1.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 314/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1164/2009
of 27 November 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee's (IFRIC) Interpretation 18
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 (2) certain international standards and interpretations that were in existence at 15 October 2008 were adopted.
(2) On 29 January 2009, the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) published IFRIC Interpretation 18 Transfers of Assets from Customers, hereinafter ‘IFRIC 18’. IFRIC 18 is an interpretation that provides clarification and guidance on the accounting for transfers of items of property, plant and equipment from customers, or cash to acquire or construct an item of property, plant and equipment.
(3) The consultation with the Technical Expert Group (TEG) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) confirms that IFRIC 18 meets the technical criteria for adoption set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002. In accordance with Commission Decision 2006/505/EC of 14 July 2006 setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group's (EFRAG’s) opinions (3), the Standards Advice Review Group considered EFRAG's opinion on endorsement and advised the Commission that it is well-balanced and objective.
(4) The adoption of IFRIC 18 implies, by way of consequence, amendments to International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 1 in order to facilitate the first time adoption of IFRS.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Accounting Regulatory Committee,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 is amended as follows:
1. International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee's (IFRIC) Interpretation 18 Transfers of Assets from Customers is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
2. International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 1 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Each company shall apply IFRIC 18 and the amendments to IFRS 1, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation, at the latest, as from the commencement date of its first financial year starting after 31 October 2009.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall 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 |
31976R2564 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2564/76 of 20 July 1976 approving the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending tables I and II annexed to protocol 2 to the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2564/76 of 20 July 1976 approving the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending Tables I and II annexed to Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas Tables I and II annexed to Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic [1] should be amended and the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters which has been negotiated to that end should be approved,
[1]OJ No L 301, 31.12.1972, p. 164
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending Tables I and II annexed to Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of binding the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007R0669 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2007 of 14 June 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 opening the buying-in of butter in certain Member States for the period 1 March to 31 August 2007
| 15.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 155/45
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 669/2007
of 14 June 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 opening the buying-in of butter in certain Member States for the period 1 March to 31 August 2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 (3) establishes the list of Member States in which buying-in for butter is open, as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(2) On the basis of most recent communications by Portugal, the Commission has observed that butter market prices have been equal or superior to 92 % of the intervention price for two consecutive weeks. Intervention buying-in should therefore be suspended in that Member State. Portugal should therefore be withdrawn from the list established in Regulation (EC) No 195/2007.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 is replaced by the following text:
‘Article 1
Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in the following Member States:
— Portugal.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 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 |
32006D0167(01) | 2006/167/EC: Council Decision of 21 February 2006 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway (Text with EEA relevance)
| 28.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 57/15
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 February 2006
on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/167/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 63 point (1)(a), 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 Commission, on behalf of the European Community, has negotiated with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway.
(2) The Protocol was signed on behalf of the European Community on 29 June 2005, subject to conclusion at a later date, in accordance with the Decision of 13 June 2005.
(3) This Protocol should be approved.
(4) The United Kingdom and Ireland, in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, will take part in adopting and applying this Decision.
(5) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,
The Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for by the second paragraph of Article 5 of the Protocol (2).
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014D0386 | Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictions on goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
| 24.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 183/70
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/386/CFSP
of 23 June 2014
concerning restrictions on goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 6 March 2014, the Heads of State or Government of the Union's Member States strongly condemned the unprovoked violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by the Russian Federation.
(2) On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP (1) concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
(3) At its meeting on 20-21 March 2014, the European Council strongly condemned the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (‘Crimea’) and the city of Sevastopol (‘Sevastopol’) to the Russian Federation and emphasised that it will not recognise it. The European Council considered that certain economic, trade and financial restrictions regarding Crimea should be proposed for rapid implementation.
(4) On 27 March 2014, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 68/262 on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, affirming its commitment to the sovereignty, political independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders, underscoring the invalidity of the referendum held in Crimea on 16 March, and calling upon all States not to recognise any alterations to the status of Crimea and Sevastopol.
(5) In these circumstances, the Council considers that the import into the European Union of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol should be prohibited, with the exception of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol having been granted a certificate of origin by the Government of Ukraine.
(6) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Decision are effective, it should enter into force on the day following that of its publication.
(7) Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures,
1. The import into the Union of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol shall be prohibited.
2. It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, related to the import of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions set out in Article 1 shall not apply to goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available for examination to, and have been controlled by the Ukrainian authorities and which have been granted a certificate of origin by the Government of Ukraine.
The prohibitions set out in Article 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution until 26 September 2014 of contracts concluded before 25 June 2014 or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, to be concluded and executed not later than 26 September 2014.
It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions laid down in Article 1.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision shall apply until 23 June 2015.
This Decision shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31992R3934 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3934/92 of 30 December 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1759/88 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements applicable to imports of sweet potatoes and manioc starch intended or certain uses
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3934/92 of 30 December 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1759/88 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements applicable to imports of sweet potatoes and manioc starch intended for certain uses
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1471/88 of 16 May 1988 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports of sweet potatoes and manioc starch intended for certain uses and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3910/92 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/92 (4), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1759/88 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3667/90 (6), lays down detailed rules for administering the quota for sweet potatoes which the People's Republic of China may export to the Community at zero duty; whereas that Regulation makes no provision for measures to be taken where the quantities actually unloaded are less than the quantities appearing in the import licence or licences covering the operation; whereas, in accordance with the outcome of the consultations between the Commission and the Chinese authorities, provision should be made to carry forward the quantities found to be short for the benefit of the People's Republic of China as is customary for certain other exporting third countries;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The following Article 8a is hereby inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 1759/88:
'Article 8a
1. Where it is found during the release for free circulation that the quantities actually imported from and originating in the People's Republic of China are less than those stated in Sections 17 and 18 of import licences, the customs offices shall certify the quantities found to be short on the back of the import licences.
2. By the end of the first six months of the following year at the latest, the Member States issuing the licences shall forward to the Commission a full list of quantities not imported, quoting the numbers of the relevant import licences and the names of the vessels concerned.
3. The Commission shall determine the total quantities found to be short on importation under cover of valid import licences and, where appropriate, shall carry those quantities forward to the quota authorized for the year following that during which the imports in question took place.'
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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32011R0231 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 231/2011 of 9 March 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 10.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 63/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 231/2011
of 9 March 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 March 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.666667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996R0425 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 425/96 of 8 March 1996 amending in the beef and veal sector Regulations (EC) No 1462/95, (EC) No 1942/95 and (EC) No 3018/95
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 425/96 of 8 March 1996 amending in the beef and veal sector Regulations (EC) No 1462/95, (EC) No 1942/95 and (EC) No 3018/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 opens and adjusts certain concessions, in particular concerning products in the beef and veal sector, provided for by the Europe Agreements with the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria; whereas, therefore, in particular as regards the fixing of customs duties for imports of the products in question, the following Regulations should be amended with effect from 1 January to 30 June 1996:
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1462/95 of 27 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996) (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2416/95 (3),
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1942/95 of 4 August 1995 setting for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by the Europe Agreements concluded between the Community and its Member States on the one hand and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria and Romania on the other (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2416/95,
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 3018/95 of 20 December 1995 introducing management measures for imports of certain bovine animals for the first half of 1996 (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EC) No 1462/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1 (4) and (5) the date '31 December 1995` is replaced by '30 June 1996`;
2. in the third and fourth subparagraphs of Article 6 (3) the date '31 December 1995` is replaced by '30 June 1996`.
Regulation (EC) No 1942/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. The ad valorem and specific customs duties set in the common customs tariff (CCT) shall be reduced by 80 %.`
2. Annex I is deleted.
Regulation (EC) No 3018/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
Imports into the Community of live bovine animals falling within CN codes 0102 90 05, 0102 90 21, 0102 90 29, 0102 90 41 and 0102 90 49, as referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, originating in the third countries listed in Annex I, other than imports carried out under Commission Regulations (EC) No 1462/95 (*), (EC) No 39/96 (**) and (EC) No 403/96 (***), shall be subject to the management measures laid down in this Regulation.
(*) OJ No L 144, 28. 6. 1995, p. 6.
(**) OJ No L 10, 13. 1. 1996, p. 1.
(***) OJ No L 55, 6. 3. 1996, p. 9.`
2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 2 (1):
'The ad valorem customs duty and the specific amounts of customs duty laid down in the common customs tariff (CCT) shall be reduced by 80 % for those animals.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January to 30 June 1996.
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31996D0134 | 96/134/EC: Commission Decision of 16 January 1996 amending Decision 91/448/EEC concerning guidelines for classification referred to in Article 4 of Council Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 16 January 1996 amending Decision 91/448/EEC concerning guidelines for classification referred to in Article 4 of Council Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms (Text with EEA relevance) (96/134/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/219/EEC of 23 April 1990 (1) on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms, as amended by Directive 94/51/EC (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, for the purposes of Directive 90/219/EEC, genetically modified micro-organisms are classified into two groups using the criteria of Annex II; whereas it is further provided that guidelines shall be drawn up for such classification;
Whereas, in consequence, the Commission established by Decision 91/448/EEC (3), the guidelines for further interpretation of Annex II of Directive 90/219/EEC;
Whereas, given that as a result of experience, it has been considered appropriate to adapt to technical progress the criteria for classification set out in Annex II; it is therefore necessary to revise the guidelines for such classification;
Whereas the provisions of this Decision have received the favourable opinion of the Committee of Member States' representatives in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of Directive 90/219/EEC,
The Annex to Decision 91/448/EEC is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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 |
32011D0720 | Council Decision of 26 November 2007 on the signing, on behalf of the Community, of an Agreement between the United States of America and the European Community on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety
| 9.11.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 291/45
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 November 2007
on the signing, on behalf of the Community, of an Agreement between the United States of America and the European Community on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety
(2011/720/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 80(2) and 133(4) in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement between the United States of America and the European Community on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) in accordance with the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations.
(2) The Agreement should be signed, subject to its possible conclusion at a later stage,
The signing of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Community on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion.
Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that their bilateral agreements with the United States listed in Attachment 1 of the Agreement can be amended or terminated, as appropriate, upon entry into force of the Agreement. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0697 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 697/2014 of 24 June 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 as regards its period of application Text with EEA relevance
| 25.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 697/2014
of 24 June 2014
amending Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 as regards its period of application
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 246/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 (2) grants a block exemption to liner shipping consortia from the prohibition contained in Article 101(1) of the Treaty, subject to certain conditions. That Regulation will expire on 25 April 2015, in accordance with the maximum 5-year duration provided for in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 246/2009. On the basis of the Commission's experience in applying the block exemption, it appears that the justifications for a block exemption for consortia are still valid and that the conditions on the basis of which the scope and content of Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 were determined have not substantially changed.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 simplified and introduced substantial modifications to the rules applicable to consortia. Since the new legal framework has been in place and applied for only a short period of time, further changes should be avoided at this stage. This will avoid increasing the compliance costs of the operators in the industry.
(3) The period of application of Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 should therefore be extended by five years,
In Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 ‘25 April 2015’ is replaced by ‘25 April 2020’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 25 April 2015.
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32004R1187 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2004 of 25 June 2004 amending for the 35th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
| 26.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 227/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1187/2004
of 25 June 2004
amending for the 35th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freezing of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular the first indent of Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 23 June 2004, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended in accordance with 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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31988R0438 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 438/88 of 17 February 1988 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on twines, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, products of category 90 (order number 40.0900) originating in South Korea to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 apply
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 438/88
from 17 February 1988
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on twines, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, products of category 90 (order number 40.0900) originating in South Korea to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 of 3 December 1987 concerning the administration of the generalized tariff preferences for 1988 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II of Council Regulation No 3783/87 (2) to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of its Annexes I or II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of twines, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, products of category No 90 (order number 40.0900) the relevant ceiling amounts to 13 tonnes;
Whereas on 9 February 1988 imports of the products in question into the Community originating in South Korea, a country covered by preferential arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-introduce the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to South Korea,
As from 21 February 1988 the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Regulation (EEC) No 3782/87, shall be re-esablished in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in South Korea:
1.2.3.4 // // // // // Order number // Category (Unit) // CN code // Description // // // // // (1) // (2) // (3) // (4) // // // // // 40.0900 // 90 (tonnes) // 5607 41 00 5607 49 11 5607 49 19 5607 49 90 5607 50 11 5607 50 19 5607 50 30 5607 50 90 // Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, plaited or not // // // //
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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31986R1335 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1335/86 of 6 May 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1335/86 of 6 May 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products
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), Whereas Article 5c (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (4), lays down, for each Member State, the total quantity of deliveries of milk and milk equivalent to undertakings treating or processing milk or other milk products, during the period from 2 April 1984 to 31 March 1985 and during the four following periods of 12 months; Whereas market trends have shown that the level of guaranteed total quantities is higher than that to be deemed desirable for the purposes of striking a balance between supply and demand; whereas, therefore, the guaranteed total quantities should be reduced by 3 %; whereas this reduction should be carried out in two stages; Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides that the difference between prices ruling in international trade and prices ruling in the Community may be made up by an export refund; Whereas, on 20 March 1984, the Commission sent the Council a proposal (5) for fixing the export refunds on a number of agricultural products by tender; whereas the Council has not yet adopted that proposal; Whereas, for reasons of commercial export policy, it is necessary to provide immediately for the possibility of export refunds to be fixed, by tender, for skimmed-milk powder and butter exported in bulk, in view of the world market situation peculiar to these products,
Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is hereby amended as follows: 1. In Article 5c (3) the second and third subparagraphs shall be replaced by the following:'This guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium3 161Denmark4 882Germany23 423Greece467Spain4 650France25 494Ireland5 280Italy8 798Luxembourg265Netherlands11 979United Kingdom15 329,574However: (a) for the period from 2 April 1984 to 31 March 1985, the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium3 163Denmark4 932Germany23 487Greece472France25 585Ireland5 280Italy8 798Luxembourg268Netherlands12 052United Kingdom15 487(b)for the period from 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988, the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium3 097,780Denmark4 784,360Germany22 954,540Greece457,660Spain4 557,000France24 984,120Ireland5 174,400Italy8 622,040Luxembourg259,700Netherlands11 739,420United Kingdom15 022,983 (c)for the period from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989, the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium3 066,170 Denmark4 735,540 Germany22 720,310 Greece452,990 Spain4 510,500 France24 729,180 Ireland5 121,600 Italy8 534,060 Luxembourg257,050 Netherlands11 619,630 United Kingdom14 869,687' 2.The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 17 (2):'The refund may be fixed by tender for skimmed-milk powder falling within subheading 04.02 A II b) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff exported in bulk and for butter falling within subheadings 04.03 A and 04.03 B of the Common Customs Tariff exported in bulk.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31993R1738 | COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1738/93 of 25 June 1993 for an action programme in the field of transport infrastructure with a view to the completion of an integrated transport market
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1738/93 of 25 June 1993 for an action programme in the field of transport infrastructure with a view to the completion of an integrated transport market
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the completion of an integrated transport market calls for a Community action programme aimed at the harmonious development of transport infrastructure in the Community;
Whereas a programme lasting two years is called for;
Whereas an amount of ECU 325 million is estimated to be necessary to implement this programme;
Whereas the amounts to be committed for the financing of the programme will have to fall within the Community financial framework in force;
Whereas the setting up of rapid and efficient links between all regions of the Community is an essential condition for reinforcing its economic and social cohesion;
Whereas it is necessary to take account of both the interests of users and the demands of environmental protection, safety and the rational use of energy;
Whereas Community action through the Structural Funds, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments can contribute to the building of transport infrastructure works of Community interest;
Whereas specific financial support for infrastructure projects can provide an essential stimulus to the promotion and launching of projects of Community interest;
Whereas the intervention of private sector capital can contribute to the implementation of infrastructure projects and whereas the 'declaration of European interest' procedure would help to channel private-sector capital towards major projets of European interest;
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that the various projects are properly coordinated and their financing efficiently programmed;
Whereas it is important to define the scope of the action programme, in particular by its direct objectives and the projects to be carried out;
Whereas the value to the Community of the projects to be assisted ought to be established on the basis of objective criteria;
Whereas Community assistance is necessary to carry out the projects, especially in their launch phase;
Whereas, since the first multiannual financial support programme for infrastructure projects expired at the end of 1992 and the various Community networks remain incomplete, it is vital that a new programme be adopted;
Whereas, however, the new programme should not last for more than two years, to avoid prejudging decisions on trans-European networks;
Whereas, pending more comprehensive measures based on future decisions relating to trans-European networks, this Regulation should be transitional in nature;
Whereas implementation of this Regulation should cease if the Council adopts, before the date on which it expires, a new instrument relating to the financing of trans-European transport networks,
1. The purpose of this Regulation is to establish a Community action programme, hereinafter referred to as 'action programme', in the field of transport infrastructure applicable as from 1 January 1993. The action programme shall last two years.
2. The Community financial resources estimated to be necessary for the implementation of the action programme amounts to ECU 325 million and must fall within the Community financial framework in force.
3. The budget authority shall determine the appropriations available taking into account the principles of sound management referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4).
The Community shall identify transport infrastructure projects of Community interest within the framework of the action programme and aimed at:
1. the elimination of bottlenecks;
2. the construction of missing sections;
3. the integration of areas which, geographically, are either landlocked or situated on the periphery of the Community;
4. the reduction of costs associated with transit traffic in cooperation with any third countries concerned;
5. the improvement of links on land/sea routes and on combined transport routes;
6. the provision of high-quality links between the major urban centres, including high-speed rail links;
7. ensuring a high level of safety for the modes of transport covered by this Regulation.
The Community contribution to the execution of the projects in the action programme may take the form in particular of:
- financial support using appropriations earmarked for the purpose in the general budget of the European Communities, within the framework of the financial perspective relating to the period covered by the action programme,
- financial support under other financial instruments, where these apply,
- a declaration of the European interest of the projects by the Commission, in compliance with the conditions set out in the Annex, following consultation with the Member States directly affected by the projects concerned. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof. Decisions conferring the declaration of European interest shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Community action shall concern any study covering land transport infrastructure and the major projects listed below, it being understood that the specific individual projects to which reference is made in other Articles are components of these major projects:
1. contribution to the high-speed rail network:
- links: Paris - London - Brussels - Amsterdam - Cologne and connecting lines to other Member States,
- links:
(a) Madrid - Barcelona - Lyons - Turin - Milan - Venice and from there to Tarvisio and Trieste;
(b) Oporto - Lisbon - Madrid;
2. the Alpine transit route (Brenner route);
3. contribution to the combined transport network of Community interest;
4. the trans-Pyrenean road links;
5. the Scanlink;
6. the strengthening of land communications within and with Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
The eligibility of an infrastructure project for financial support shall be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:
(a) the benefit and greatest usefulness of the project to international Community traffic, assessed by its contribution to the objectives set out in Article 2. Among the factors which must be included are:
- the importance of present or potential intra-Community international traffic,
- the volume of trade between the Community and third countries on the route involved in the project,
- the extent of the project's contribution to the creation of a homogeneous and balanced network within the Community framework, geared to existing and future transport needs;
(b) the socio-economic return on the project;
(c) the project's consistency with the other Community measures taken under the common transport policy or other Community policies and with the other national measures given priority in national transport infrastructure plans and programmes;
(d) particular difficulties in raising finance;
(e) inability of national or regional authorities to carry out the project alone.
1. Community financial supprt may be granted for feasibility studies or preparatory work for infrastructure projects, for related schemes and for a part or the whole of a project.
2. Community financial support especifically for transport infrastructure projects may take the form of subsidies or exceptionally, in duly justified cases, any other form appropriate to the financial requirements of the projects.
3. Where a specific project forming part of one of the major projects provided for in Article 4 is already being granted non-repayable support from the Community budget, that project may not be granted any other non-repayable support but only aid in the form of loans.
4. Non-repeayable support from the Community budget may not exceed 25 % of the total cost of a project or of that part of a project granted assistance. This support may be increased to a maximum of 50 % in the case of studies prior to construction work.
5. A project may be granted Community financial support only if all the obligations under Community law concerning public procurement are complied with and if the provisions of Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (5) are met in full.
1. In respect of the specific financial support referred to in the first indent of the first subparagraph of Article 3, applications shall be sent to the Commission via the Member States.
Each application shall include the background information necessary and in particular:
- an itemized list of forecast expenditure,
- a schedule of work and financial commitments,
- information necessary for the evaluation of the Community interest of the project,
- a general summary of the environmental impact assessment carried out in accordance with Directive 85/337/EEC.
The Member States shall provide the Commission with any further information it considers necessary for assessing a project.
2. Where the financial instruments referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 3 are used, the rules and the procedures proper to each shall be followed.
1. Each year, the Commission shall send the European Parliament and the Community a communication describing the projects in respect of which applications have been received pursuant to Article 7 and which are eligible, under this action programme and in the light of the objectives laid down in Article 2, for financial support using the specific appropriations referred to in Article 3.
2. The communication referred to in paragraph 1 shall include at least the following background information:
- the main ground for the eligibility of the projects under Articles 1, 4 and 5,
- the size and nature of the financial support proposed,
- the background information set out in the second subparagraph of Article 7 (1).
The Commission shall decide on the grant of financial support in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 10. Financial support shall be granted in accordance with Article 6; the amount shall take account of the assessment of projects using the criteria set out in Article 5.
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1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on Transport Infrastructures set up by Article 4 of Decision 78/174/EEC (6).
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Community a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner described in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
3. (a) The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.
(b) If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Community a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
If the Council has not acted within three months of the matter being referred to it, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.
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1. Where a project which has received financial support has not been carried out as planned, or where the conditions imposed are not fulfilled, the financial support may be reduced or cancelled if the Commission so decides after considering the explanations given by the beneficiary.
Any sum paid incorrectly shall be repaid to the Community by the beneficiary within 12 months of the date of notification of the Commission's decision.
2. Without prejudice to checks carried out by the Member States in accordance with national laws, regulations or administrative provisions, and without prejudice to the auditing carried out by the Court of Auditors in accordance with Article 206a of the Treaty, on-the-spot checks or enquiries in respect of projects receiving financial support shall be carried out by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned and by officials appointed by the Commission, or other persons authorized for this purpose by the latter. The Commission shall determine deadlines for the performance of checks and inform the Member States in advance in order to receive all necessary assistance.
3. The purpose of the on-the-spot checks or enquiries referred to in paragraph 2 is to ascertain:
(a) the conformity of administrative practices with Community rules;
(b) the existence of supporting documents and whether they correspond to the projects receiving financial support;
(c) the conditions under which operations are executed and checked;
(d) the conformity of the projects carried out with the conditions subject to which financial support was granted.
4. The Commission may suspend payment of aid in respect of an operation if a check reveals irregularities or a substantial change in the nature or conditions of the project for which the Commission's approval has not been sought.
5. The Commission shall in due course, after the completion of projects that have received financial support, carry out detailed analyses of their consequences for transport and for the economy generally.
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This Regulation shall be the subject of review during the 1994 financial year in the light of decisions taken on the financing of infrastrucutres.
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Not later than 31 December of each year, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Community a report on the experience gained in the implementation of this Regulation and Regulations (EEC) No 3600/82 (7), (EEC) No 3620/84 (8), (EEC) No 4059/86 (9), (EEC) No 4070/87 (10), (EEC) No 4048/88 (11) and (EEC) No 3359/90 (12).
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 31 December 1994 or, if the Council adopts, before that date, rules on the financing of trans-European transport networks, until the date of entry into force of suchrules.
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32001R1521 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1521/2001 of 25 July 2001 determining the extent to which import rights applications submitted in July 2001 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001 for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania may be accepted
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1521/2001
of 25 July 2001
determining the extent to which import rights applications submitted in July 2001 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001 for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 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 1216/2001 of 20 June 2001 laying down, for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002, detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania(1), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001 fixes the quantities of fresh, chilled and frozen beef and veal originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and of processed products originating in Latvia which may be imported on special terms during the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. No applications were submitted for import rights for beef and veal or processed products,
No applications for import rights were submitted for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 under the import quotas referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 July 2001.
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31994D1042 | 94/1042/ECSC: Commission Decision of 13 December 1994 authorizing the grant by the United Kingdom of aid to the coal industry (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 13 December 1994 authorizing the grant by the United Kingdom of aid to the coal industry (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (94/1042/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.
Having regard to Commission Decision No 2064/86/ECSC of 30 June 1986 establishing Community rules for State aid to the coal industry (1),
Whereas:
I By letters of 26 September 1994 and of 15 November 1994, the United Kingdom notified the Commission, in conformity with Article 9 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, of financial measures it has taken in respect of the coal industry during the period 1986 to 1993.
The following aid is submitted for the approval of the Commission pursuant to Decision No 2064/86/ECSC:
- 1 390 000 pounds sterling to the private coal mining industry in the form of investment grants for the development of mines for the period 1986 to 1993.
Since the decision to grant the investment aid was taken prior to the 1 January 1994, the measure planned by the United Kingdom to support the coal industry complies with Article 1 (1) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC. Consequently, pursuant to Article 10 thereof the Commission must determine whether the measure is compatible with the objectives and criteria laid down in that Decision and the proper functioning of the common market.
II Under the terms of the Coal Industry Nationalization Act 1946, coal mining in the United Kingdom has been the responsibility of the State-owned National Coal Board and of its successor, the British Coal Corporation. Nevertheless, under Section 36 of the abovementioned Act, coal mining was permitted by the private sector under strict licensing arrangements with the British Coal Corporation.
The private coal mining sector in the United Kingdom has therefore been relatively restricted, consisting of very small drift mines or opencast sites generally situated in regions with economic difficulties and with high levels of unemployment. Total private sector coal production has historically been of the order of 3 % of the total UK output.
In 1984 the United Kingdom notified to the Commission amendments to the Regional Selective Assistance Scheme, which were approved by the Commission on 26 December 1984. This regional aid scheme is designed to enable projects to go ahead where these have good prospects of commercial viability, but where certain financial assistance, in the form of grants, is necessary for the project to proceed. It covers a wide range of activities, including projects and ventures in the coal sector.
In approving the Regional Selective Assistance Scheme, the Commission reminded the United Kingdom Government that the Community legislation and codes applicable to certain sectors of industry had to be observed in the implementation of the regional aid system. Any financial assistance which gives coal industry undertakings an economic advantage has to be assessed within the context of the ECSC Treaty and, in particular, under the provisions of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
The United Kingdom Government recognizes its oversight in not having previously sought Commission approval before committing itself to provide assistance to coal industry undertakings. Since all the measures were decided upon, and the budgetary commitments made, by the United Kingdom Government during the period 1986 to 1993, they will have to be evaluated under the provisions of the Decision then in force, namely Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
III The following aid has therefore been submitted for the approval of the Commission pursuant to Decision No 2064/86/ECSC:
- an investment grant of up to 70 000 pounds sterling to Caledon Coal Limited towards the reopening of a coal mine at Skares, near Cumnock, Ayrshire,
- an investment grant of up to 30 000 pounds sterling to Signal Fern Limited towards the development of a new coal mine at Cwmhwnt, Rhigos, Mid Glamorgan,
- an investment grant of up to 20 000 pounds sterling to New Parc Fuels Limited towards the development of a coal mine at Bryn Newydd, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan,
- an investment grant of up to 98 000 pounds sterling to Ffyonau Duon Mines Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine at Blaentillery, Blaenavon, Gwent,
- an investment grant of up to 75 000 pounds sterling to Cavendish Coal Company Limited towards the further development of the coal mine and the construction of a new coal preparation plant at Viaduct Mine, Glenbuck, near Muirkirk, Ayrshire,
- an investment grant of up to 75 000 pounds sterling to Coleston Mining Limited towards the further development and coalwashing facility at Craigman Mine, near Burnstone Cottage, Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire,
- an investment grant of up to 750 000 pounds sterling to Ryan Mining Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine at Pentreclwydau, Resolven, West Glamorgan,
- an investment grant of up to 20 000 pounds sterling to Perfect Skills Limited towards an expansion of mining activities at Rithan Colliery, Blanenau Gwent, Gwent,
- an investment grant of up to 12 000 pounds sterling to Venture Coal Limited towards reopening Pentre Colliery, Llanon, Dyfed,
- an investment grant of up to 100 000 pounds sterling to Ammanford Development Company Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine, washery and bagging plant at Glanaman, Dyfed,
- an investment grant of up to 60 000 pounds sterling to Blwch Ton Mining Company Limited towards plant, machinery and equipment to enable the reopening of the Blwch Ton coal mine at Resolven, West Glamorgan,
- an investment grant of up to 80 000 pounds sterling to Thomas Merthyr Limited towards the development of the Nant Melyn coal mine at Seven Sisters, Neath, West Glamorgan.
Aid for investment must be considered with regard to the objectives of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, in particular those specified in Article 2 (1). The fact that the aid is a one-off payment for production sites which will then be economically competitive, without any further State aid, means that the measures contribute to creating new capacities that are economically viable. They are therefore compatible with the second indent of Article 2 (1) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
The geographical location of these sites, in regions which are economically and socially disadvantaged, with high levels of unemployment, means that the measures contribute to solving the social and regional problems related to developments in the coal industry. They are therefore compatible with the third indent of Article 2 (1) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
The aid measures will not, according to the United Kingdom's notification, exceed more than 50 % of the costs of the investment for each of the coal undertakings concerned nor do they exceed the minimum amounts of capital investment requiring prior notification provided for in High Authority Decision No 22/66 (1), as amended by Decision No 2237/73/ECSC (2). They therefore comply with the provisions of the first and second indents of Article 5 (1) of Decision No 2064/76/ECSC.
The United Kingdom will ensure that the Regional Selective Assistance Scheme, in so far as it concerns the coal sector, does not lead to any discrimination, within the meaning of Article 4 (b) of the ECSC Treaty, between producers, between purchasers or between consumers.
IV The aid measures covered by this Decision are therefore compatible with the proper functioning of the common market,
The United Kingdom is hereby authorized to grant aid totalling 390 000 pounds sterling to the coal industry for the period 1986 to 1993.
- an investment grant of up to 70 000 pounds sterling to Caledon Coal Limited towards the reopening of a coal mine at Skares, near Cumnock, Ayrshire,
- an investment grant of up to 30 000 pounds sterling to Signal Fern Limited towards the development of a new coal mine at Cwmhwnt, Rhigos, Mid Glamorgan,
- an investment grant of up to 20 000 pounds sterling to New Parc Fuels Limited towards the development of a coal mine at Bryn Newydd, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan,
- an investment grant of up to 98 000 pounds sterling to Ffyonau Duon Mines Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine at Blaentillery, Blaenavon, Gwent,
- an investment grant of up to 75 000 pounds sterling to Cavendish Coal Company Limited towards the further development of the coal mine and the construction of a new coal preparation plant at Viaduct Mine, Glenbuck, near Muirkirk, Ayrshire,
- an investment grant of up to 75 000 pounds sterling to Coleston Mining Limited towards the further development and coalwashing facility at Craigman Mine, near Burnstone Cottage, Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire,
- an investment grant of up to 750 000 pounds sterling to Ryan Mining Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine at Pentreclwydau, Resolven, West Glamorgan,
- an investment grant of up to 20 000 pounds sterling to Perfect Skills Limited towards an expansion of mining activities at Rithan Colliery, Blanenau Gwent, Gwent,
- an investment grant of up to 12 000 pounds sterling to Venture Coal Limited towards reopening Pentre Colliery, Llanon, Dyfed,
- an investment grant of up to 100 000 pounds sterling to Ammanford Development Company Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine, washery and bagging plant at Glanaman, Dyfed,
- an investment grant of up to 60 000 pounds sterling to Blwch Ton Mining Company Limited towards plant, machinery and equipment to enable the reopening of the Blwch Ton coal mine at Resolven, West Glamorgan.
- an investment grant of up to 80 000 pounds sterling to Thomas Merthyr Limited towards the development of the Nant Melyn coal mine at Seven Sisters, Neath, West Glamorgan.
The United Kingdom shall inform the Commission annually of the payments made to the beneficiaries authorized pursuant to Article 1 of this Decision.
The United Kingdom shall also inform the Commission annually of the amount of investment expenditure assigned to each of the projects under consideration for aid, in conformity with Article 5 (3) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.
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32008R0047 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2008 of 21 January 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 22.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 17/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 47/2008
of 21 January 2008
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January 2008.
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32006R0858 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 858/2006 of 12 June 2006 fixing the A1 and B export refunds for fruit and vegetables (tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes, apples and peaches)
| 13.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 159/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 858/2006
of 12 June 2006
fixing the A1 and B export refunds for fruit and vegetables (tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes, apples and peaches)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 35(3),
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 (2) lays down the detailed rules of application for export refunds on fruit and vegetables.
(2) Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that, to the extent necessary for economically significant exports, the products exported by the Community may be covered by export refunds, within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(3) Under Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, care must be taken to ensure that the trade flows previously brought about by the refund scheme are not disrupted. For this reason and because exports of fruit and vegetables are seasonal in nature, the quantities scheduled for each product should be fixed, based on the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds established by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3). These quantities must be allocated taking account of the perishability of the products concerned.
(4) Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that refunds must be fixed in the light of the existing situation or outlook for fruit and vegetable prices on the Community market and supplies available on the one hand, and prices on the international market on the other hand. Account must also be taken of the transport and marketing costs and of the economic aspect of the exports planned.
(5) In accordance with Article 35(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, prices on the Community market are to be established in the light of the most favourable prices from the export standpoint.
(6) The international trade situation or the special requirements of certain markets may call for the refund on a given product to vary according to its destination.
(7) Tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes, apples and peaches of classes Extra, I and II of the common quality standards can currently be exported in economically significant quantities.
(8) In order to ensure the best use of available resources and in view of the structure of Community exports, it is appropriate to fix the A1 and B export refunds.
(9) The negotiations within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and Romania and Bulgaria aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market concerned. For these two countries export refunds should therefore be abolished.
(10) The Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time-limit set by its chairman,
1. For system A1, the refund rates, the refund application period and the scheduled quantities for the products concerned are fixed in the Annex hereto. For system B, the indicative refund rates, the licence application period and the scheduled quantities for the products concerned are fixed in the Annex hereto.
2. The licences issued in respect of food aid as referred to in Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (4) shall not count against the eligible quantities in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 2006.
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32008D0556 | 2008/556/EC: Commission Decision of 25 June 2008 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in Portugal in 2007 (notified under document number C(2008) 2978)
| 9.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/13
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 June 2008
on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in Portugal in 2007
(notified under document number C(2008) 2978)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(2008/556/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 3(3) and 3a(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedures governing the Community’s financial contribution towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. Pursuant to Article 3a of that Decision, Member States may obtain a Community financial contribution towards the costs of certain measures to eradicate avian influenza.
(2) Article 3a(3) of Decision 90/424/EEC lays down rules on the percentage of the costs incurred by Member States that may be covered by the Community’s financial contribution.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC (2), following the amendment of Decision 90/424/EEC by Council Decision 2006/53/EC (3), no longer covers avian influenza. It is therefore necessary to expressly provide in the present Decision that the granting of a Community financial contribution to Portugal is subject to compliance with certain rules laid down in that Regulation.
(4) Outbreaks of avian influenza occurred in Portugal in 2007. The emergence of that disease represents a serious risk to the Community’s livestock population. Portugal took measures, as referred to in Article 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, to combat those outbreaks.
(5) Portugal has fully complied with its technical and administrative obligations as set out in Articles 3(3) and 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.
(6) Portugal submitted to the Commission information on the costs incurred on 7 November 2007, and has continued to provide all necessary information on costs of compensation and operational expenditure.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Financial contribution from the Community
1. A financial contribution from the Community may be granted to Portugal towards the costs incurred by that Member State in taking the measures referred to in Article 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, to combat avian influenza in 2007.
2. For the purposes of this Decision, Articles 2 to 5 and Article 7 and Article 9(2), (3) and (4) and Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Addressee
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31980L0590 | Commission Directive 80/590/EEC of 9 June 1980 determining the symbol that may accompany materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 9 June 1980 determining the symbol that may accompany materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (80/590/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/893/EEC of 23 November 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (1), and in particular the last indent of Article 7 (1) (a) thereof,
Whereas the last indent of Article 7 (1) (a) of Directive 76/893/EEC provides for the determination of a symbol that may accompany materials and articles instead of the particulars "for food use" or a specific indication as to the use of such materials and articles;
Whereas such symbol must be easy to understand ; whereas in addition it must be possible to reproduce it on materials and articles or on other media under the best possible technical conditions;
Whereas the symbol reproduced in the Annex hereto meets these criteria;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,
The symbol referred to in the last indent of Article 7 (1) (a) of Directive 76/893/EEC shall be that reproduced in the Annex hereto.
The Member States shall take the measures necessary to authorize with effect from 1 January 1981 the use of the symbol referred to in Article 1.
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32007R1428 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1428/2007 of 4 December 2007 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance )
| 5.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 317/61
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1428/2007
of 4 December 2007
amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 23 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 lays down eradication measures to be carried out following the confirmation of a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) in ovine and caprine animals.
(2) In the framework of the Communication from the Commission TSE Roadmap (2) of 15 July 2005, and in line with the SANCO work programme 2006-07 on TSEs (3) of 21 November 2006, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 727/2007 of 26 June 2007 amending Annexes I, III, VII and X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, as thus amended, provides for certain measures to be applied in the case of confirmation of a TSE in a holding of ovine or caprine animals and where the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been excluded.
(3) Given that the structure of the sector for ovine and caprine animals is notoriously different across the Community, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 727/2007, introduced the possibility to apply alternative policies, provided that harmonised rules are established at Community level.
(4) Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, before the amendments made thereto by Regulation (EC) No 727/2007, provided for a derogation regarding the destruction of ovine and caprine animals following the confirmation on a holding of a case of TSE in such animals. Accordingly, Member States could decide to delay the destruction of the animals up to five breeding years under certain conditions. However, that derogation was not included in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, as thus amended, as it was no longer necessary.
(5) On 17 July 2007, in Case T-257/07, before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, France brought an action against the European Commission seeking the annulment of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 727/2007, in particular regarding the measures to be applied to TSE-affected flocks, or alternatively the entire annulment of that Regulation. In its Order of 28 September 2007, as an interim measure, the Court suspended the application of those provisions until a final judgment is delivered.
(6) Following that Order, the Member States have no longer the possibility to apply the suspended measures. Therefore, certain Member States may have difficulties to proceed with the immediate destruction of the animals concerned.
(7) It is therefore necessary to reintroduce the derogation that applied before the amendments made to the relevant provisions of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, by Regulation (EC) No 727/2007, in order to allow Member States where the frequency of the ARR allele within the breed or holding is low, or where it is deemed necessary in order to avoid inbreeding, to delay the destruction of the animals concerned up to five breeding years, as from the date of that Order.
(8) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Annex VII, Chapter A, point 2.3, the following point (f) is added:
‘(f) Where the frequency of the ARR allele within the breed or holding is low, or where it is deemed necessary in order to avoid inbreeding, a Member State may decide to delay the destruction of animals as referred to in point 2.3 (b)(i) and (ii) for up to five breeding years.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 28 September 2007.
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32003R0904 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 904/2003 of 22 May 2003 correcting Regulation (EC) No 880/2003 fixing the import duties in the rice sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 904/2003
of 22 May 2003
correcting Regulation (EC) No 880/2003 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 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:
An error has been discovered in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 880/2003(5). The Regulation in question should therefore be corrected,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 880/2003 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 May 2003.
It shall apply from 22 May 2003.
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32003R1616 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1616/2003 of 16 September 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1616/2003
of 16 September 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 September 2003.
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32009R0325 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 325/2009 of 21 April 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 22.4.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 325/2009
of 21 April 2009
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 April 2009.
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31991L0659 | Commission Directive 91/659/EEC of 3 December 1991 adapting to technical progress Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (asbestos)
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 3 December 1991 adapting to technical progress Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (asbestos) (91/659/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (1), as last amended by Directive 91/339/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2a thereof, introduced by Directive 89/678/EEC (3),
Whereas the use of asbestos and even products containing it can, by releasing fibres, cause asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer; whereas placing on the market and use should therefore be subject to the severest possible restrictions;
Whereas Council Directive 83/478/EEC (4) amending for the fifth time Directive 76/769/EEC specified that the crocidolite type of asbestos fibre and products containing it may, with three possible exceptions, no longer be placed on the market and used; whereas this same Directive established obligatory labelling provisions for all products containing asbestos fibres;
Whereas Council Directive 85/610/EEC (5) amending for the seventh time Directive 76/769/EEC specified that asbestos fibres can no longer be placed on the market and used in toys, materials and preparations applied by spraying, retail products in powder form, smoking accessories, catalytic heaters, paints and varnishes;
Whereas improved monitoring of the marketing and use of dangerous asbestos fibres is necessary to protect human heath, especially as there are for certain uses substitute products regarded, on the basis of risk analysis, as less dangerous;
Whereas a very effective way of protecting human health and the environment is to prohibit the use of certain fibres, such as those of amphibole asbestos, which according to some scientific sources are particularly dangerous; whereas for practical reasons such a prohibition can not for the time being be extended to naturally-occuring materials such as ores and sand containing asbestos fibres as natural impurities;
Whereas a fibre fixity test to assess the dangers posed by particular asbestos-containing products is not yet widely available; whereas, notwithstanding this, products should be promoted which reduce the overall risk to man and the environment;
Whereas Council Directive 91/382/EEC (6) amends Directive 83/477/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 80/1107/EEC);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Adaption to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in Dangerous Substances and Preparations,
Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC is hereby adapted to technical progress as set out in the Annex hereto.
1. Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 1993 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. They shall apply these provisions as from 1 July 1993.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission no later than 18 months after the date of its adoption the text of the basic provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
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31977R1180 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in Turkey
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in Turkey
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, in Decision No 1/77, the EEC-Turkey Association Council, pursuant to Article 35 (3) of the Additional Protocol, as amended by Article 10 of the Interim Agreement signed on 30 June 1973, established the arrangements to be applied to imports into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in Turkey;
Whereas the implementation of that Decision involves the adaptation of Community Regulations;
Whereas the provisions regarding imports into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in Turkey have been amended on a number of occasions following Association Council Decisions ; whereas the texts in question, since they are to be found in various Official Journals, are difficult to use and therefore lack the necessary clarity which any Regulation must have ; whereas it is therefore necessary to consolidate them;
Whereas, moreover, in order to bring together in a single Regulation all the provisions regarding imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Turkey, it is desirable to incorporate in this Regulation the provisions laid down by Council Acts in implementation of the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey;
Whereas Article 4 of Annex 6 to the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey provides for a tariff reduction for imports into the Community of fresh lemons originating in Turkey ; whereas, during the period of application of the reference prices this reduction is subject to the observance of a given price on the internal market of the Community ; whereas the implementation of these arrangements requires the adoption of detailed rules for their application;
Whereas the proposed arrangements must be included in the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables ; whereas it is therefore necessary to take account of the provisions of 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 Regulation (EEC) No 795/76 (3), and of those adopted pursuant to that Regulation;
Whereas Article 12 of Annex 6 to the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey stipulates that the levy on imports of durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey and transported direct from that country into the Community shall be the levy calculated in accordance with Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3138/76 (5), less 0 75 unit of account per tonne;
Whereas Article 13 of the abovementioned Annex stipulates that, on condition that Turkey applies a special charge on exports of rye into the Community, the levy on imports into the Community of that product, calculated in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, shall be reduced by an amount equal to that of the charge paid up to a maximum of eight units of account per tonne;
Whereas it is necessary to stipulate, in accordance with the Additional Protocol, that the special charge referred to above shall be reflected in the price of rye imported into (1)OJ No C 118, 16.5.1977, p. 68. (2)OJ No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 93, 8.4.1976, p. 6. (4)OJ No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 1. (5)OJ No L 354, 24.12.1976, p. 1.
the Community ; whereas, in order to ensure that the arrangements in question are properly implemented, it is necessary to adopt the necessary measures so that, on importing rye, the importer supplies proof that the special export charge has been paid by the exporter,
1. The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of products listed in Annex I and originating in Turkey shall be reduced to the extent indicated for each of them.
2. Until 31 December 1977 and by way of derogation from paragraph 1, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom shall be authorized to apply duties not lower than those listed in Annex II to imports of fresh oranges falling within subheading 08.02 ex A of the Common Customs Tariff and of fresh mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids falling within subheading 08.02 ex B of the Common Customs Tariff.
The fixed component of the duty charged on importation into the Community of the products listed in Annex III originating in Turkey shall be reduced to the extent indicated for each of them.
For the products listed below originating in Turkey the customs duties on imports into the Community shall be reduced to the extent indicated for each of them, provided that the reference prices fixed or to be fixed pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 (1) are observed. >PIC FILE= "T0011472">
1. For fresh lemons of subheading 08.02 ex C of the Common Customs Tariff, the tariff reduction provided for in Article 4 (3) of Annex 6 to the Additional Protocol shall be applicable where the quotations recorded on the representative Community markets at the importer/wholesaler stage, or converted to this stage, remain, for the product in question, at least as high as the price defined in paragraph 4.
The quotations referred to in the first subparagraph shall be taken into consideration after customs clearance and deduction of import charges other than customs duties, the charges being those stipulated for the calculation of the entry price referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. (1)OJ No L 20, 28.1.1976, p. 1.
The product in question shall, where appropriate, be converted to Quality Class I pursuant to the third indent of the second subparagraph of Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.
2. With respect to the deduction of the import charges other than customs duties which are referred to in the third indent of paragraph 3 of Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, in so far as the prices disclosed to the Commission by Member States include the incidence of such charges, the sum to be deducted shall be calculated by the Commission so as to avoid difficulties which may result from the incidence of such charges on entry prices being dependent on the origin of the products concerned. In such cases an average amount corresponding to the arithmetic mean between the lowest and highest incidence of such taxes shall be taken into account in this calculation.
3. The representative markets for the purposes of paragraph 1 are the Community markets used for recording quotations on the basis of which the entry prices referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 are calculated.
4. The price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the reference price in force during the period in question, plus the incidence on this price of the customs duties applicable to imports coming from non-member countries and a standard amount of 1 720 units of account per 100 kilograms.
5. Where the quotations referred to in paragraph 1, after customs clearance and deduction of import charges other than customs duties, remain, on the representative markets of the Community with the lowest quotations, lower than the price defined in paragraph 4 on three consecutive market days, the customs duties in force in respect of non-member countries on the date of import shall be applied to the product concerned.
These arrangements shall apply until the said quotations remain, on the representative markets of the Community with the lowest quotations, at least as high as the price defined in paragraph 4 on three consecutive market days.
6. The Commission, on the basis of the quotations recorded on the representative markets of the Community disclosed by the Member States, shall follow regularly the movement of prices and shall ascertain the levels referred to in paragraph 5.
The measures required shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 with regard to the application of countervailing duties on fruit and vegetables.
7. Articles 23 to 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 shall continue to apply.
1. The following products, originating in Turkey, shall be allowed into the Community at a 2 75 % ad valorem customs duty within the limit of an annual tariff quota of 25 000 tonnes. >PIC FILE= "T0011473">
2. Should paragraph 1 not apply to a full calendar year the quota shall be opened on a pro rata basis.
The levies applied to Community imports of durum wheat and canary seed, produced in Turkey and transported direct from there to the Community, which fall within subheadings 10.01 B and 10.07 ex D of the Common Customs Tariff respectively, shall be those calculated in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, each minus 0 750 unit of account per tonne.
1. The levy on imports of rye falling within heading No 10.02 of the Common Customs Tariff which is produced in Turkey and transported direct from there to the Community, shall be that calculated in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 minus an amount equal to the special export charge levied by Turkey on exports to the Community of the said product but not exceeding eight units of account per tonne.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to all imports in respect of which the importer supplies proof of payment by the exporter of the special export charge, up to an amount exceeding neither the levy fixed in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on imports of rye into the Community nor eight units of account per tonne.
The fixed component charged on importation into the Community of products listed below originating in Turkey shall be reduced by 50 %.
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1. Where Turkey applies the special charge on exports of olive oil, other than refined olive oil falling within subheading 15.07 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, obtained entirely in Turkey and transported direct from that country to the Community, the levy on imports into the Community of that oil shall, according to the case, be the levy referred to in Article 13 of Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1707/73 (2), or that resulting from application of the tendering procedure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2843/76 (3), less: (a) 0 750 unit of account per 100 kilograms;
(b) an amount equal to the special export charge imposed by Turkey on such oil within a limit of nine units of account per 100 kilograms, that amount being increased, until 31 October 1977, by nine units of account per 100 kilograms.
2. The arrangements set out in paragraph 1 shall be applied to all imports of olive oil for which the importer supplies proof upon importation that the special export charge referred to in the said paragraph has been reflected in the import price.
3. Where Turkey does not apply the special export charge, the levy imposed on imports into the Community of the oil as defined in paragraph 1, shall, according to the case, be the levy referred to in Article 13 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC or that resulting from application of the tendering procedure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2843/76, less 0 750 unit of account per 100 kilograms.
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1. Without prejudice to the collection of the variable component, the fixed component of the levy shall be reduced by 80 % on imports into the Community of olive oil having undergone a refining process, falling within subheading 15.07 A I of the Common Customs Tariff, wholly obtained in Turkey and transported direct from that country to the Community.
2. The levy referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fixed by the Commission.
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1. For prepared and preserved sardines falling within subheading 16.04 D of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Turkey the customs duty on imports into the Community shall be reduced by 40 % subject to observance of the minimum prices fixed in accordance with the following paragraphs.
2. Until 30 June 1978 the minimum prices referred to in paragraph 1 shall be those specified in Annex IV. The prices for the period beginning 1 July 1978 shall not be lower than those specified in the said Annex, as updated by exchange of letters between the Contracting Parties in order to take account of the trend of costs for the products in question.
3. From 1 July 1979 the minimum prices referred to in paragraph 1 shall be agreed by annual exchanges of letters between the Contracting Parties.
4. The reduction of the customs duty referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply only from the date and for the periods determined by exchanges of letters laying down the technical rules for applying this Article.
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1. For the products listed below originating in Turkey the customs duty on imports into the Community shall be reduced as follows, subject to the terms agreed by exchange of letters being observed. >PIC FILE= "T0011475">
2. The tariff reduction referred to in paragraph 1 applies only from the date and for the periods determined by (1)OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. (2)OJ No L 175, 29.6.1973, p. 5. (3)OJ No L 327, 26.11.1976, p. 4. exchanges of letters to be concluded each year between the Contracting Parties in order to fix the terms and detailed rules.
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For the products listed below originating in Turkey the customs duty on imports into the Community shall be reduced by 30 % within the limit of an annual Community tariff quota of 90 tonnes. >PIC FILE= "T0011476">
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Where necessary, 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 or, according to the case, in the corresponding Articles in other Regulations on the common organization of agricultural markets.
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1. The following are repealed: - Council Regulation (EEC) No 1233/71 of 7 June 1971 on imports of citrus fruit originating in Turkey (1);
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 1235/71 of 7 June 1971 on imports of olive oil from Turkey (2);
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 2754/75 of 29 October 1975 on imports of certain cereals from Turkey (3);
- Council Regulation (EEC) 2755/75 of 29 October 1975 on the importation into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (4);
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 113/76 of 19 January 1976 on imports into the Community of fishery products originating in Turkey (5).
2. References to the Regulations repealed under paragraph 1 shall be understood as applying to this Regulation.
Citations and references relating to the Articles of the said Regulations are to be read in accordance with the table of equivalence given in Annex V.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1977.
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31993L0094 | Council Directive 93/94/EEC of 29 October 1993 relating to the space for mounting the rear registration plate of two or three-wheel motor vehicles
| COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/94/EEC of 29 October 1993 relating to the space for mounting the rear registration plate of two or three-wheel vehicles
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles(1) ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(2) ,
In cooperation with the European Parliament(3) ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(4) ,
Whereas the internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured; whereas the measures necessary for its operation should be adopted;
Whereas, with regard to the space for mounting the rear registration plate, in each Member State two or three-wheel motor vehicles must display certain technical characteristics laid down by mandatory provisions which differ from one Member State to another; whereas, as a result of their differences, such provisions constitute a barrier to trade within the Community;
Whereas those obstacles to the operation of the internal market may be removed if the same requirements are adopted by all Member States in place of their national rules;
Whereas it is necessary to draw up harmonized requirements concerning the the space for mounting the rear registration plate of two or three-wheel motor vehicles in order to enable the type-approval and component type-approval procedures laid down in Directive 92/61/EEC to be applied for each type of such vehicle;
Whereas the objective of this Directive is not to harmonize the dimensions of registration plates used in the various Member States; whereas the Member States should therefore ensure that protruding registration plates do not constitute a danger for users, without, however, this requiring any modification with regard to vehicle construction;
Whereas, given the scale and impact of the action proposed in the sector in question, the Community measures covered by this Directive are necessary, indeed essential, to achieve the aim in view, which is to establish Community vehicle type-approval; whereas that aim cannot be adequately achieved by the Member States individually;
This Directive and its Annex apply to the space for mounting the rear registration plate of all types of vehicle as defined in Article 1 of Directive 92/61/EEC.
The procedure for the granting of component type-approval in respect of the space for mounting the rear registration plate of two or three-wheel motor vehicle and the conditions governing the free movement of such vehicles shall be as laid down in Chapters II and III of Directive 92/61/EEC.
Any amendments necessary to adapt the requirements of the Annexes to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC(5) .
1. Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 May 1995. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When the Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
From the date mentioned in the first subparagraph Member States may not, for reasons connected with the space for mounting the rear registration plate, prohibit the initial entry into service of vehicles which conform to this Directive.
They shall apply the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph as from 1 November 1995.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
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31998R2154 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2154/98 of 7 October 1998 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1370/95 as regards pigmeat
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2154/98 of 7 October 1998 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1370/95 as regards pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 13(12) and the second paragraph of Article 22 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 (4), lays down general rules on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 604/98 (6), lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/98 (8), lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1719/98 (10), lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector;
Whereas the problems prevailing on the market in Russia since the second half of August 1998 have seriously damaged the economic interests of exporters and whereas the situation thus created has adversely affected export possibilities provided for in Regulations (EEC) No 565/80, (EEC) No 3665/87 and (EEC) No 3719/88;
Whereas it is accordingly necessary to limit such damaging consequences by adopting special measures and extending certain time limits laid down in the regulations applicable to refunds so that export operations which have not been completed on account of the abovementioned circumstances can be regularised;
Whereas only those operators who can prove, in particular on the basis of the documents referred to in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4045/89 (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3235/94 (12), that the licences were requested with a view to exports to Russia should benefit from the derogations;
Whereas, in the light of developments, this Regulation should enter into force immediately;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
1. This Regulation shall apply to the products listed in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for which export licences have been issued.
2. This Regulation shall apply only where the operator can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the issuing body that the licences were requested with a view to exports to Russia.
The issuing body's appraisal shall be based in particular on the commercial documents referred to in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4045/89.
On application by the holder, the validity of the export licences issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 and applied for before 29 August 1998, excluding those whose validity lapsed before 1 August 1998, shall be extended by 60 days.
On application by the exporter and in respect of products for which customs export formalities were completed before 29 August 1998 or which were placed under any of the arrangements referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 before that date, the 60-day time limit referred to in Article 30(1)(b)(i) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 and in Articles 4(1) and 32(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall be increased to 150 days.
Each Thursday Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products covered during the preceding week by the measures referred to in Articles 2 and 3 above.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31998D0478 | 98/478/EC: Commission Decision of 29 July 1998 terminating the anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of cochineal carmine originating in Peru (notified under document number C(1998) 2410)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 29 July 1998 terminating the anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of cochineal carmine originating in Peru (notified under document number C(1998) 2410) (98/478/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
I. PROCEDURE
(1) In September 1997, the Commission received a complaint concerning alleged injurious subsidisation of imports of cochineal carmine originating in Peru.
(2) The complaint was lodged by Xantoflor SA (Monteagudo, Spain) which represents more than 25 % of Community production of the product concerned, and was supported by Alchim SA and Sofral SA (Illkirch, France). Together these producers represent a major proportion of Community production of cochineal carmine as defined in Article 10(8) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 as none of the other producers expressed its opinion on the complaint.
(3) The complaint contained prima facie evidence of the existence of countervailable subsidies on cochineal carmine and material injury resulting therefrom which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding.
(4) Accordingly, the Commission, after consultation, announced in a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2) the initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports into the Community of cochineal carmine falling within CN code ex 3205 00 00 originating in Peru.
(5) The Commission officially advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country and the complainant Community producers. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation.
II. WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING
(6) Of the three producers that supported the complaint, only Xantoflor SA and Alchim SA supplied the Commission with a comprehensive reply to its questionnaire and thus cooperated with the investigation. These producers account for more than 25 % of total Community production of the product concerned. As no Community producers opposed the present investigation these companies' output thus constitutes a major proportion of the Community production, as defined in Article 10(8) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97.
(7) In the course of the investigation Xantoflor SA informed the Commission, by letter of 11 June 1998, that it formally withdrew its complaint concerning imports of cochineal carmine originating in Peru as it had become apparent that circumstances had changed to the extent that the Community industry and in particular Xantoflor may not have been suffering material injury.
(8) As Xantoflor SA and Alchim SA together constitute the Community industry and the output of Alchim SA represents but a small proportion of the total Community production of cochineal carmine, the complaint would not have the support of a major proportion of the Community producers, even if Alchim SA continued to support it.
(9) In accordance with Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, when the complainant withdraws its complaint the proceeding may be terminated unless such termination would not be in the Community interest. The present investigation has not brought to light any considerations of Community interest which would be against the termination of the proceedings.
(10) Interested parties were informed of the facts and considerations on the basis of which the Commission intended to terminate the proceeding, were given the opportunity to comment and did not raise any objection.
(11) The Advisory Committee has been consulted and has raised no objection.
(12) In these circumstances, the anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of cochineal carmine originating in Peru should be terminated without imposition of protective measures,
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32011R1070 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1070/2011 of 21 October 2011 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
| 22.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/16
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1070/2011
of 21 October 2011
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
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 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1059/2011 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 October 2011.
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32000R0951 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2000 of 5 May 2000 laying down rates of compensatory interest applicable during the second half of 2000 to customs debts incurred in relation to compensating products or goods in the unaltered state (inward processing relief arrangements and temporary importation)
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2000
of 5 May 2000
laying down rates of compensatory interest applicable during the second half of 2000 to customs debts incurred in relation to compensating products or goods in the unaltered state (inward processing relief arrangements and temporary importation)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 955/1999(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999(4), and in particular Article 589(4)(a) and Article 709 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 589(4)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provides that the Commission shall publish rates of compensatory interest applicable to customs debts incurred in relation to compensating products or goods in the unaltered state, in order to make up for the unjustified financial advantage arising from the postponement of the date on which the customs debt is incurred in the case of non-exportation out of the customs territory of the Community.
(2) The rates of compensatory interest for the second half of 2000 must be established in accordance with the rules laid down in that Regulation,
The annual rates of compensatory interest referred to in Articles 589(4)(a) and 709(3)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 applicable for the period from 1 July until 31 December 2000 are the following:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2000.
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31993R1368 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1368/93 of 3 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2421/92 fixing for the 1991/92 marketing year the yields for olives and olive oil
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1368/93 of 3 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2421/92 fixing for the 1991/92 marketing year the yields for olives and olive oil
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 2046/92 (2), and in particular Article 5 (5) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3500/90 (4), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2421/92 (5), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3554/92 (6), fixes the yields of olives and olive oil for the homogeneous production zones; whereas certain mistakes have crept into Part C (Greece) of Annex I thereto; whereas, as a consequence, the mistakes or omissions should be corrected taking account of the fact that the recipients have not yet received the production aid;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
In Part C of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2421/92, the figures concerning:
1. the province of Fokida,
2. Zone 2 of the province of Korinthia,
3. Zone 1 of the province of Messinia,
are replaced by the figures set out in the Annex hereto.
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 27 August 1992.
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31988D0579 | 88/579/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 October 1988 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures in the Federal Republic of Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (Only the German text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 October 1988
on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures in the Federal Republic of Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85
(Only the German version of this text is authentic)
(88/579/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1137/88 (2), and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof,
Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has forwarded, pursuant to the second indent of Article 24 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the provisions entitled 'Bewirtschaftungszuschuesse zur Erhaltung des Steillagenweisbaus aus Gruenden des Landschaftsschutzes' on the implementation of Title V of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 in Rhineland-Palatinate;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 25 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Commission has to decide whether the conditions for a financial contribution from the Community to the common measure introduced by Title V of the abovementioned Regulation are satisfied in the light of the compliance of the abovementioned provisions with the aforementioned Regulation and bearing in mind the objectives of the latter and the need to ensure that the various measures are properly related;
Whereas Title V of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 provides that Member States may, in areas which are particularly sensitive as regards protection of the environment and natural resources and as regards preservation of the landscape and the countryside, adopt measures to promote the introduction and the maintenance of farming practices compatible with the needs of such areas and to adapt and adjust agricultural, production according to market requirements;
Whereas those measures consist of an annual premium per hectare granted to farmers who undertake, for a period of at least five years, to apply certain farming practices under a specific programme covering a defined area;
Whereas the Community's financial contribution to the aid scheme provided for is limited to only those cases satisfying the conditions, objectives and criteria laid down in Title V of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;
Whereas the measures provided for by the provisions forwarded by the land Rhineland-Palatinate go sufficiently far in determining farming practices compatible with the requirements of protecting those areas but they do not aim to contribute towards adapting and adjusting agricultural production according to market requirements; whereas they therefore do not satisfy the conditions, objectives and criteria laid down in Title V of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
The provisions entitled 'Bewirtschaftungszuschuesse zur Erhaltung des Steillagenweisbaus aus Gruenden des Landschaftsschutzes' of the Land Rhineland-Palatinate forwarded by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to the second indent of Article 24 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 do not satisfy the conditions for a Community financial contribution to the measure provided for in Title V of that Regulation.
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32001R1171 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1171/2001 of 14 June 2001 prohibiting fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of Germany
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1171/2001
of 14 June 2001
prohibiting fishing for blue whiting 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 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), lays down quotas for blue whiting for 2001.
(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 blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock from 23 May 2001. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 2001.
Fishing for blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV 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 23 May 2001.
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32010R0850 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 850/2010 of 27 September 2010 initiating a ‘new exporter’ review of Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China, repealing the duty with regard to imports from one exporter in this country and making these imports subject to registration
| 28.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 253/42
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 850/2010
of 27 September 2010
initiating a ‘new exporter’ review of Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China, repealing the duty with regard to imports from one exporter in this country and making these imports subject to registration
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (‘the basic Regulation’) (1) and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. REQUEST FOR A REVIEW
(1) The Commission has received an application for a ‘new exporter’ review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation. The application was lodged by TRL China Ltd (‘the applicant’), an exporting producer in the People’s Republic of China (‘the country concerned’).
B. PRODUCT
(2) The product under review is chemically bonded, unfired magnesia bricks, whose magnesia component contains at least 80 % MgO, whether or not containing magnesite, originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the product concerned’), currently falling within CN codes ex 6815 91 00, ex 6815 99 10 and ex 6815 99 90 (TARIC codes 6815910010, 6815991020 and 6815999020).
C. EXISTING MEASURES
(3) The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 (2) under which imports into the Union of the product concerned originating in the People’s Republic of China, including the product concerned produced by the applicant, are subject to a definitive anti-dumping duty of 39,9 % with the exception of several companies specifically mentioned which are subject to individual duty rates.
D. GROUNDS FOR THE REVIEW
(4) The applicant alleges that it operates under market economy conditions as defined in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation or alternatively claims individual treatment in conformity with Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation. It further alleges that it did not export the product concerned to the Union during the period of investigation on which the anti-dumping measures were based, i.e. the period from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 (‘the original investigation period’) and that it is not related to any of the exporting producers of the product which are subject to the above mentioned anti-dumping measures.
(5) The applicant further alleges that it has begun exporting the product concerned to the Union after the end of the original investigation period.
E. PROCEDURE
(6) Union producers known to be concerned have been informed of the above application and have been given an opportunity to comment.
(7) Having examined the evidence available, the Commission concludes that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a ‘new exporter’ review, pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation. Upon receipt of the claim mentioned below under recital 13, it will be determined whether the applicant operates under market economy conditions as defined in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation or alternatively whether the applicant fulfils the requirements to have an individual duty established in accordance with Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation. If so, the applicant’s individual margin of dumping shall be calculated and, should dumping be found, the level of the duty to which its imports of the product concerned into the Union should be subject shall be determined.
(8) If it is determined that the applicant fulfils the requirements to have an individual duty established, it may be necessary to amend the rate of duty currently applicable to imports of the product concerned from companies not individually mentioned in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005.
(a) Questionnaires
(9) In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send a questionnaire to the applicant.
(b) Collection of information and holding of hearings
(10) All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known in writing and to provide supporting evidence.
(11) Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request in writing showing that there are particular reasons why they should be heard.
(12) Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation depends on the parties making themselves known within the period provided for by the present Regulation.
(c) Market economy treatment/individual treatment
(13) In the event that the applicant provides sufficient evidence that it operates under market economy conditions, i.e. that it meets the criteria laid down in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation, normal value will be determined in accordance with Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation. For this purpose, duly substantiated claims must be submitted within the specific time limit set in Article 4(3) of this Regulation. The Commission will send claim forms to the applicant, as well as to the authorities of the People’s Republic of China. This claim form may also be used by the applicant to claim individual treatment, i.e. that it meets the criteria laid down in Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation.
(d) Selection of the market economy country
(14) In the event that the applicant is not granted market economy treatment but fulfils the requirements to have an individual duty established in accordance with Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation, an appropriate market economy country will be used for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the People’s Republic of China in accordance with Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation. The Commission envisages using the United States of America again for this purpose as was done in the investigation which led to the imposition of measures on imports of the product concerned from the People’s Republic of China. Interested parties are hereby invited to comment on the appropriateness of this choice within the specific time limit set in Article 4(2) of this Regulation.
(15) Furthermore, in the event that the applicant is granted market economy treatment, the Commission may, if necessary, also use findings concerning the normal value established in an appropriate market-economy country, e.g. for the purpose of replacing any unreliable cost or price elements in the People’s Republic of China which are needed in establishing the normal value, if reliable required data are not available in the People’s Republic of China. The Commission envisages using the United States of America also for this purpose.
F. REPEAL OF THE DUTY IN FORCE AND REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS
(16) Pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation, the anti-dumping duty in force should be repealed with regard to imports of the product concerned which are produced and sold for export to the Union by the applicant. At the same time, such imports should be made subject to registration in accordance with Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, in order to ensure that, should the review result in a finding of dumping in respect of the applicant, anti-dumping duties can be levied retroactively from the date of the initiation of this review. The amount of the applicant’s possible future liabilities cannot be estimated at this stage of the proceeding.
G. TIME LIMITS
(17) In the interest of sound administration, time limits should be stated within which:
— interested parties may make themselves known to the Commission, present their views in writing and submit the replies to the questionnaire mentioned in recital 8(a) of this Regulation or provide any other information to be taken into account during the investigation,
— interested parties may make a written request to be heard by the Commission,
— interested parties may comment on the appropriateness of the United States of America which, in the event that the applicant will not be granted market economy treatment, is envisaged as a market-economy country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the People’s Republic of China,
— the applicant should submit a duly substantiated claim for market economy treatment.
H. NON-COOPERATION
(18) In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.
(19) Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, of the facts available. If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially, and findings are therefore based on the facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.
I. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
(20) Please note that any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3).
J. HEARING OFFICER
(21) Please note that if interested parties consider that they are encountering difficulties in the exercise of their rights of defence, they may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of the Directorate-General for Trade. He acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission services, offering, where necessary, mediation on procedural matters affecting the protection of their interests in this proceeding, in particular with regard to issues concerning access to the file, confidentiality, extension of time limits and the treatment of written and/or oral submission of views. For further information and contact details, interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer’s web pages on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade (http://ec.europa.eu/trade),
A review of Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 in order to determine if and to what extent the imports of chemically bonded, unfired magnesia bricks, whose magnesia component contains at least 80 % MgO, whether or not containing magnesite, currently falling within CN codes ex 6815 91 00, ex 6815 99 10 and ex 6815 99 90 (TARIC codes 6815910010, 6815991020 and 6815999020), originating in the People’s Republic of China, produced and sold for export to the Union by TRL China Ltd (TARIC additional code A985) should be subject to the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005.
The anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 is hereby repealed with regard to the imports identified in Article 1 of this Regulation.
The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports identified in Article 1 of this Regulation. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
1. Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known to the Commission, present their views in writing and submit the replies to the questionnaire mentioned in recital 8(a) of this Regulation or any other information, unless otherwise specified, within 37 days of the entry into force of this Regulation.
Interested parties may also apply in writing to be heard by the Commission within the same 37-day time limit.
2. Parties to the investigation wanting to comment on the appropriateness of the United States of America, which is envisaged as a market economy third country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the People’s Republic of China, must submit their comments within 10 days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
3. A duly substantiated claim for market economy treatment must reach the Commission within 15 days of the date of the entry into force of this Regulation.
4. All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. All written submissions, including the information requested in this Regulation, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as ‘Limited’ (4) and, in accordance with Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’.
Any information relating to the matter and/or any request for a hearing should be sent to the following address:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate H
Office: N105 4/92
B-1049 Brussels
BELGIUM
Fax +32 22956505
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31997R1156 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1156/97 of 25 June 1997 fixing the reduction coefficients for the determination of the quantity of bananas to be allocated to each operator in category C from the tariff quota for 1997 (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1156/97 of 25 June 1997 fixing the reduction coefficients for the determination of the quantity of bananas to be allocated to each operator in category C from the tariff quota for 1997 (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 of 10 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/96 (4), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas, pending the adaptation of the volume of the tariff quota as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2052/96 (5), for the purposes of implementing Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, provisionally fixes the reduction coefficient to be applied to the annual allocation requested by each operator in category C on the basis of a tariff quota volume of 2 200 000 tonnes for 1997;
Whereas the volume of the tariff quota was subsequently fixed at 2 553 000 tonnes for 1997 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/97 (6); whereas, however, the special quantity of 10 000 tonnes reserved for cases of extreme hardship must not be taken into account for the calculation of the reduction coefficient in question;
Whereas, on that basis, the new coefficient for 1997 should be determined; whereas, for the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 2052/96 should be repealed;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation must enter into force immediately, given the time limits laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93,
The quantity to be allocated to each operator in category C in respect of 1997 within the tariff quota provided for in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be calculated by applying to the quantity applied for by each operator in accordance with Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, a reduction coefficient of 0,000381.
Regulation (EC) No 2052/96 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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