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32011R0459 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 459/2011 of 12 May 2011 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users Text with EEA relevance
| 13.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 124/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 459/2011
of 12 May 2011
amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users
(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 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC (1), in particular Article 4(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 of 22 July 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC (2), lays down detailed rules for the implementation of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 which is a separate regulatory act for the purposes of the type-approval procedure provided for by Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (3).
(2) The technical prescriptions necessary to implement the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 should be based on the specifications provided for in Commission Decision 2004/90/EC of 23 December 2003 on the technical prescriptions for the implementation of Article 3 of Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC (4).
(3) Based on experience gained through initial assessments, as carried out by vehicle manufacturers and technical services and in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 631/2009, four different areas have been identified where specific requirements should be further clarified. The provisions which should be amended concern the general requirements which are based on the existing first phase requirements, as set out in Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). Certain important assessment boundaries in the general requirements need to be adapted to take account of scientific and technical developments and in order to align the requirements of the first phase in Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 with those as laid down concerning the first phase in Directive 2003/102/EC.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee — Motor Vehicles,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
31992D0562 | 92/562/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 November 1992 on the approval of alternative heat treatment systems for processing high-risk material
| COMMISSION DECISION of 17 November 1992 on the approval of alternative heat treatment systems for processing high-risk material (92/562/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/667/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down the veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 90/425/EEC (1), and in particular Annex II, Chapter II, paragraph 6 (c) thereof,
Whereas paragraph 6 (a) of Annex II, Chapter II of Directive 90/667/EEC requires that high-risk material must be heated to a core temperature of at least 133 °C for 20 minutes at a pressure of 3 bar after the particle size of the raw material has been reduced to at least 50 mm;
Whereas it is necessary to define with precision the alternative systems of heat treatment offering guarantees in conformity with the requirements under Directive 90/667/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Plants processing high-risk material using a system, or a combination of systems, described in the Annex may be approved by the competent authority provided that they can meet the terms and conditions of Directive 90/667/EEG and where it has been demonstrated to the competent authority that the final product has been sampled on a daily basis over a period of one month in compliance with the microbiological standards laid down in Annex II, Chapter III (1) and (2) of the aforementioned Directive.
Details of the critical control points under which each plant satisfactorily complies with the microbiological standards shall be recorded and maintained so that the owner, operator or his representative and, as necessary, the competent authority can monitor the operation of the plant. The information to be recorded and monitored shall include the particle size, critical temperature and, as appropriate, the absolute time, pressure profile, raw material feed-rate and fat recycling rate.
This information shall be made available to the Commission on request.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32004R0054 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 54/2004 of 12 January 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards the Community tariff quotas and reference quantities for certain agricultural products originating in Israel
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 54/2004
of 12 January 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards the Community tariff quotas and reference quantities for certain agricultural products originating in Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9 April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff quotas and of reference quantities for products eligible for preferences by virtue of agreements with certain Mediterranean countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC) No 934/95(1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters has been concluded on 22 December 2003 between the European Community and the State of Israel concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of the Protocols Nos 1 and 2 to the EC-Israel Association Agreement. That new Agreement applies from 1 January 2004.
(2) The new Protocol No 1 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Israel, hereinafter "the new Protocol No 1", provides for new tariff concessions and changes to the existing concessions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001, some of which fall within Community tariff quotas and reference quantities.
(3) To implement the tariff concessions provided for in the new Protocol No 1, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 747/2001.
(4) For the purpose of calculating tariff quotas for the first year of application, it should be provided that, where the quota period starts before the date on which the new Agreement enters into force, the tariff quota volumes are to be reduced in proportion to that part of the period which has already elapsed before that date.
(5) In order to facilitate the management of certain existing tariff quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001, the quantities imported within the framework of those quotas should be taken into account for charging on the tariff quotas opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 747/2001, as amended by this Regulation.
(6) In accordance with the new Protocol No 1, the tariff quota and references quantity volumes should be increased from 1 January 2004 to 1 January 2007, on the basis of four equal instalments, each corresponding to 3 % of those volumes.
(7) Since the provisions provided for in this Regulation should apply from the date of application of the new Agreement, it is appropriate for this Regulation to enter into force as soon as possible.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
For the quota periods still open on 1 January 2004, the quantities which pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 have been put into free circulation in the Community within the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.1311, 09.1313, 09.1329, 09.1339 and 09.1341, shall be taken into account for charging on the tariff quotas laid down in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001, as amended by this Regulation.
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 2004.
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 |
32004D0545 | 2004/545/EC: Commission Decision of 8 July 2004 on the harmonisation of radio spectrum in the 79 GHz range for the use of automotive short-range radar equipment in the Community (notified under document number C(2004) 2591)(Text with EEA relevance)
| 13.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 241/66
COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 July 2004
on the harmonisation of radio spectrum in the 79 GHz range for the use of automotive short-range radar equipment in the Community
(notified under document number C(2004) 2591)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/545/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In its Communication to the Council and the European Parliament of 15 September 2003, entitled ‘Information and Communications technologies for safe and intelligent vehicles’ (2), the Commission announced its intention to improve road safety in Europe, to be known as the eSafety initiative. Such improvements can in particular be achieved by using new information communications technologies and intelligent road safety systems such as automotive short-range radar equipment (SRR). The Council also called on 5 December 2003, in its Conclusions on road safety (3), for the improvement of vehicle safety through the promotion of new technologies such as electronic safety.
(2) The rapid and coordinated development and deployment of short-range radar within the Community requires that harmonised radio frequency bands be available without delay and on a stable and permanent basis, so as to provide confidence to industry to make the necessary investments.
(3) With a view to such harmonisation, a mandate (4) was issued on 5 August 2003 by the Commission to the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT), pursuant to Article 4(2) of Decision 676/2002/EC, to harmonise radio spectrum and to facilitate a coordinated introduction of automotive short-range radar (SRR) systems.
(4) As a result of that mandate, the 79 GHz range band has been identified by the CEPT, acting through its Electronic Communications Committee (the ECC), as the most suitable band for long-term and permanent development and deployment of short-range radar. The ECC has concluded that operation of the band should proceed on a non-interference and non-protected basis, in accordance with Radio Regulations adopted by the International Telecommunications Union and pursuant to technical specifications set out by the ECC in its decision of 19 March 2004.
(5) The results of the work carried out pursuant to the mandate given to CEPT as regards identification of a long-term and permanent band for short-range radar are acceptable and should be made applicable in the Community in order to ensure the availability and efficient use of the radio spectrum necessary for the establishment and functioning of the internal market. The use of short-range radar in the 79 GHz band should therefore be allowed as soon as possible and by 1 January 2005 at the latest so as to encourage the industry to develop, manufacture and market SRR equipment operating on that band.
(6) Short-range radar should be used with due consideration to health and safety of the user and any other person, taking in particular account the Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC of 12 July 1999 on the limitation to exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 to 300 GHz) (5) and Article 3.1(a) of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (6).
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Committee,
The purpose of this Decision is to harmonise the conditions for the availability and efficient use of the 79 GHz range radio spectrum band for automotive short-range radar equipment.
For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘79 GHz range radio spectrum band’ shall mean the frequency range between 77 and 81 gigahertz;
(b) ‘automotive Short-Range Radar equipment’ shall mean equipment providing road vehicle based radar functions for collision mitigation and traffic safety applications;
(c) a ‘non-interference and non-protected basis’ shall mean that no harmful interference may be caused to other users of the band and that no claim may be made for protection from harmful interference received from other systems or services operators operating in that band.
The 79 GHz range radio spectrum band shall be designated and made available for automotive short-range radar equipment as soon as possible and no later than 1 January 2005, on a non-interference and non-protected basis.
The maximum mean power density shall be of – 3 dBm/MHz effective isotropic radiated power (e.i.r.p.) associated with a peak limit of 55 dBm e.i.r.p.
The maximum mean power density outside a vehicle resulting from the operation of one short-range radar shall not exceed – 9 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p.
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 |
32003R2202 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2202/2003 of 17 December 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2202/2003
of 17 December 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 18 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994D0191 | 94/191/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 18 March 1994 amending Decision 90/177/Euratom, EEC authorizing Belgium not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 18 March 1994 amending Decision 90/177/Euratom, EEC authorizing Belgium not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (94/191/EC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accuring from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, under Article 28 (3) of the Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (2), hereinafter called 'the Sixth Directive', the Member States may continue to exempt or tax certain transactions; whereas these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT own resources base;
Whereas with effect from 1 January 1990 the possibility afforded Member States of continuing to tax or exempt certain transactions listed in Annexes E and F to the Sixth Directive was terminated by virtue of the first paragraph of Article 1 (1) and point 2 (a) of Directive 89/465/EEC (3); whereas, consequently, the authorizations granted in this connection by the Commission for the purposes of determining the VAT own resources base should also be discontinued;
Whereas, in the case of Belgium, the Commission, on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, adopted Decision 90/177/Euratom, EEC (4) authorizing Belgium, with effect from 1989, not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base;
Whereas, since 1 September 1992, Belgium has taxed the transactions referred to in point 9 of Annex F to the Sixth VAT Directive; whereas the authorization granted in this connection should be discontinued with effect from that date;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,
Article 2 (3) of Decision 90/177/Euratom, EEC is hereby repealed in respect of transactions conducted with effect from 1 September 1992.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006D0388 | 2006/388/EC: Council Decision of 15 May 2006 authorising the Republic of Lithuania to apply a measure derogating from Article 21 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
| 3.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 150/13
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 May 2006
authorising the Republic of Lithuania to apply a measure derogating from Article 21 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
(2006/388/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 27(1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to introduce special measures for derogation from that Directive, in order to simplify the procedure for charging the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance.
(2) By letter registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 28 June 2005, the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as Lithuania) has requested to be authorised to introduce measures derogating from Article 21 of Directive 77/388/EEC.
(3) In accordance with Article 27(2) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Commission informed the other Member States by letter dated 22 August 2005 of the request made by Lithuania. By letter dated 23 August 2005, the Commission notified Lithuania that it had all the information it considered necessary for appraisal of the request.
(4) Article 21(1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, in the version set out in Article 28g thereof, stipulates that, under the internal system, the taxable person supplying goods or services is normally liable to pay value added tax (VAT).
(5) The purpose of the derogation requested by Lithuania is to make, under certain conditions, the recipient liable for VAT due on the supply of goods and services in the case of insolvency procedures or of restructuring procedures subject to judicial oversight, of timber transactions, of supplies of ferrous and non-ferrous waste and of construction work.
(6) Taxable persons under insolvency procedures or restructuring procedures subject to judicial oversight are often prevented by financial difficulties from paying VAT invoiced on their supplies of goods and services. The recipient can nonetheless deduct VAT even though it has not been paid by the supplier.
(7) Problems are encountered in the timber market of Lithuania because of the nature of the market and the businesses involved. The market is dominated by small local companies, often resellers and intermediaries, which the tax authorities have found difficult to control. The most common form of evasion involves the invoicing of supplies followed by the disappearance of the business without paying tax but leaving the customer in receipt of a valid invoice for tax deduction.
(8) Similar problems of non-payment of invoiced VAT are encountered in the Lithuanian waste recycling sector of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
(9) Comparable problems also occur in the Lithuanian construction sector, in particular in relation to VAT invoiced by subcontractors who subsequently disappear.
(10) By designating the recipient as the person liable for the VAT in the abovementioned cases that adversely affects public finances, the derogation removes the difficulties encountered without affecting the amount of tax due. This has the effect of simplifying the work of the tax authorities for charging the tax and of preventing certain types of tax evasion or avoidance.
(11) The measure is proportionate to the objectives pursued since it is not intended to apply generally, but only to specific operations and sectors which pose considerable problems in charging the tax or of tax evasion or avoidance.
(12) Similar derogations have been granted to other Member States and have been found to be effective.
(13) The authorisation should be limited to 31 December 2009, so that in the light of the experience gleaned up to that date an assessment may be made whether or not the derogation remains justified. However, on 16 March 2005 the Commission proposed a Directive rationalising some of the derogations pursuant to Article 27 of Directive 77/388/EEC (2). It is therefore necessary to bring the application period for those parts of this Decision which are covered by the proposal, to an end when that Directive enters into force.
(14) The derogation has no adverse impact on the Communities' own resources accruing from VAT,
By way of derogation from Article 21(1)(a) of Directive 77/388/EEC, in the version set out in Article 28g thereof, Lithuania is hereby authorised to designate the taxable person, to whom the supplies of goods or services referred to in Article 2 are made, as the person liable to pay VAT.
The recipient of the supply of goods or services may be designated as the person liable to pay VAT in the following instances:
1. supplies of goods and services by a taxable person while under an insolvency procedure or a restructuring procedure subject to judicial oversight;
2. supplies of timber;
3. supplies of ferrous waste and scrap, residues and other recyclable materials consisting of ferrous and non-ferrous metals;
4. supplies of construction work by a subcontractor to either a general contractor, another subcontractor or a company which carries out its own construction work.
The authorisation granted under Article 1 shall expire on 31 December 2009. However, points (3) and (4) of Article 2 shall cease to have effect on the date of the entry into force of a Directive rationalising the derogations pursuant to Article 27 of Directive 77/388/EEC which includes a special scheme for the application of VAT to that sector, provided that date is before 31 December 2009.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Lithuania. | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
32008R1194 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1194/2008 of 2 December 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 3.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 323/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1194/2008
of 2 December 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 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 3 December 2008.
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 |
31991D0537 | 91/537/EEC: Council Decision of 14 October 1991 on acceptance of the terms of reference of the International Nickel Study Group
| COUNCIL DECISION of 14 October 1991 on acceptance of the terms of reference of the International Nickel Study Group (91/537/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 116 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the terms of reference of the International Nickel Study Group hereafter referred to as 'Group' were adopted in Geneva on 2 May 1986 by the United Nations Conference on Nickel and amended during the inaugural meeting of the Group in June 1990;
Whereas the States and international organizations which participated in the Conference have been asked to notify the secretary-general of the Group of their acceptance of the terms of reference in accordance with paragraph 19 (c) thereof;
Whereas the Group will perform the important functions of analysing and monitoring the market of and trade in nickel;
Where the institutional structure of the Group, as laid down in the terms of reference, implies joint participation of the Community and those Member States which have agreed to the terms of reference;
Whereas certain other Member States have indicated their intention to participate in the work of the Group;
Whereas some Member States already participate in the work of the Group,
The terms of reference of the International Nickel Study Group are hereby accepted by the European Economic Community.
The Community and those Member States which at this stage have decided to participate in the proceedings of the Group shall simultaneously lodge their instruments of acceptance with the secretary-general of the Group as soon as the necessary internal procedures have been completed.
The text of the terms of reference is attached hereto.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to lodge the instrument of acceptance on behalf of the Community. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007R0001 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2007 of 3 January 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 4.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 1/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1/2007
of 3 January 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31994R0480 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 480/94 of 3 March 1994 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3316/93
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 480/94 of 3 March 1994 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3316/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3611/93 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (4), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks;
Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created large stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolongation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3316/93 (5) should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. The sale shall take place of approximately:
- 2 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the intervention agency of the United Kingdom,
- 1 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Italian intervention agency,
- 1 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Danish intervention agency,
- 2 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency,
- 1 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the French intervention agency.
Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex I.
2. The products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 thereof, and this Regulation.
1. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto.
2. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned not later than 12 noon on 9 March 1994.
3. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored shall be available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex II.
The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 30 per 100 kilograms.
Regulation (EC) No 3316/93 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 9 March 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R0699 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 699/2006 of 5 May 2006 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 as regards conditions of access for poultry to open-air runs
| 6.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 121/36
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 699/2006
of 5 May 2006
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 as regards conditions of access for poultry to open-air runs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to the principles of organic farming, livestock should have access to open-air or grazing areas, whenever weather conditions permit.
(2) Current rules on organic production provide an exception to this principle for mammals where Community or national requirements relating to specific animal health problems prevent access of these animals to outdoor areas. However, no exception is provided for organic poultry.
(3) In the light of current concerns about the spread of avian influenza, it is necessary to take account of precautionary measures which may require poultry to remain indoors. For the sake of coherence and clarity and in order to guarantee the continuity of the organic poultry production system, it is also necessary to allow producers to keep their poultry indoors without losing organic status, where restrictions, including veterinary restrictions, which are taken on the basis of Community law for the purpose of protecting public or animal health, prevent poultry from having access to the open-air or to grazing areas.
(4) Restricting access to outdoor runs for poultry used to permanent outdoor access may compromise their welfare. In order to reduce the negative impact of such measures the animals shall have permanent access to sufficient quantities of roughage and suitable material allowing each bird to take up roughage, scratch and dust bath according to its needs.
(5) Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) There is an urgent need for the measures provided for in this Regulation, considering that restrictions are already being applied in certain Member States. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,
In part B of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 the following point 8.4.7 is added:
‘8.4.7. Notwithstanding the provisions laid down in points 8.4.2 and 8.4.5, poultry may be kept indoors where restrictions, including veterinary restrictions, which are taken on the basis of Community law for the purpose of protecting public or animal health, prevent or restrict access of poultry to open-air runs.
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 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32006R1821 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1821/2006 of 12 December 2006 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| 13.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 351/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1821/2006
of 12 December 2006
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75.
(3) In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(4) Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 December 2006.
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 |
32003R0395 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 395/2003 of 3 March 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 395/2003
of 3 March 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 4 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31981D0436 | 81/436/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 May 1981 authorizing the United Kingdom to extend the time limit for acceptances of certain varieties of species of agricultural plants and vegetables (Only the English text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 8 May 1981 authorizing the United Kingdom to extend the time limit for acceptances of certain varieties of species of agricultural plants and vegetables (Only the English text is authentic) (81/436/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1), as last amended by Directive 80/1141/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/458/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed (3), as last amended by Directive 80/1141/EEC, and in particular Article 9 (2a) thereof,
Having regard to the request submitted by the United Kingdom,
Whereas official acceptances of varieties of agricultural plant species and of vegetable species granted by Member States before 1 July 1972 in accordance with principles other than those laid down in Directives 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC respectively expire in principle not later than 30 June 1980 if by that date the varieties in question have not been accepted in accordance with the provisions of those Directives;
Whereas, however, Member States may be authorized in respect of individual varieties to extend until 31 December 1982 at the latest the abovementioned time limit in so far as on 1 July 1980 the examination procedure initiated for these varieties prior to this date with a view to their acceptance under the provisions of Directives 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC respectively has not yet been completed;
Whereas in the United Kingdom it has not been possible to complete the acceptance procedure under the provisions of the abovementioned Directives for certain varieties;
Whereas the United Kingdom should therefore be authorized to extend until 31 December 1982 the time limit for acceptances of certain varieties of species of agricultural plants and vegetables;
Whereas 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,
1. The United Kingdom is hereby authorized to extend until 31 December 1982 at the latest, in respect of the following varieties, the time limit laid down in Article 3 (3) of Directive 70/457/EEC: 1. Festuca rubra L.
Cascade,
Durlawn.
2. Poa pratensis L.
Adelphy.
2. The United Kingdom is hereby authorized to extend until 31 December 1982 at the latest, in respect of the following varieties, the time limit laid down in Article 9 (2) of Directive 70/458/EEC: (1) OJ No L 225, 22.10.1970, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 341, 16.12.1980, p. 27. (3) OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 7. 1. Allium cepa L.
Queen Improved.
2. Allium porrum
Mammouth Pot Leek.
3. Cucumbita pepo Green Gem.
The authorizations given under Article 1 will be withdrawn if the conditions under which they were granted are no longer satisfied.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
31985R0319 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 319/85 of 6 February 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2151/84 on the customs territory of the Community
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 319/85
of 6 February 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2151/84 on the customs territory of the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Treaty amending, with regard to Greenland, the Treaties establishing the European Communities, signed in Brussels on 13 March 1984 enters into force on 1 February 1985 (2);
Whereas the said Treaty provides that when Greenland ceases to belong to the Community it will be added to the list of overseas countries and territories appearing in Annex IV to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and that the rules governing the association of overseas countries and territories to the Community, such as are defined in Part Four of the latter Treaty, will apply to this territory, subject to specific provisions laid down for Greenland in the Protocol on the special arrangements applicable to that country and annexed to the Treaty amending, with regard to Greenland, the Treaties establishing the European Communities;
Whereas it follows that Council Regulation (EEC) No 2151/84 of 23 July 1984 on the customs territory of the Community (3) should be amended in order to exclude Greenland from the said customs territory with effect from 1 February 1985,
The second indent of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2151/84 is hereby replaced by the following:
'- the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, except for the Faroe Islands and Greenland,'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply as from the date on which the Treaty amending, with regard to Greenland, the Treaties establishing the European Communities enters into force.
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 |
31985D0608 | 85/608/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 December 1985 amending, because of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Decision 77/144/EEC laying down the standard code and rules governing the transcription into a machine-readable form of the data of the surveys of plantations of certain species of fruit trees and laying down the boundaries of the production areas for these surveys
| COMMISSION DECISION
of 13 December 1985
amending, because of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Decision 77/144/EEC laying down the standard code and rules governing the transcription into a machine-readable form of the data of the surveys of plantations of certain species of fruit trees and laying down the boundaries of the production areas for these surveys
(85/608/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 76/625/EEC of 20 July 1976 concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees (1), as last amended by Council Directive 81/1015/EEC (2), and in particular Article 4 (2) and (4) thereof,Whereas, because of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Commission Decision 77/144/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 81/433/EEC (4), should be amended;Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession the institutions of the Community may adopt before accession the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act, such measures entering into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of that Treaty,
Subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Annex I 'Detailed provisions' and Annex IV of Decision 77/144/EEC shall be replaced by Annex I to this Decision.
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 |
32003D0684 | 2003/684/EC: Council Decision of 22 September 2003 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
| Council Decision
of 22 September 2003
appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2003/684/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1).
(2) The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Hans KAISER, of which the Council was notified on 8 July 2003,
Mr Dieter ALTHAUS, First Minister of the Free State of Thuringia, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Hans KAISER for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014D0444 | 2014/444/EU, Euratom: Council Decision of 8 July 2014 concerning the removal of the name of a temporary Judge of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal from the list drawn up by Decision 2013/181/EU
| 10.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/24
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 July 2014
concerning the removal of the name of a temporary Judge of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal from the list drawn up by Decision 2013/181/EU
(2014/444/EU, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 257 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 62c thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 979/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 relating to temporary Judges of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By letter of 7 March 2014, Mr Haris TAGARAS resigned from his post as a temporary Judge of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Civil Service Tribunal’).
(2) Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 979/2012 provides that a temporary Judge's name must be removed from the list of temporary Judges on his resignation.
(3) It is therefore appropriate to adopt a decision concerning the removal of Mr Haris TAGARAS' name from the list of temporary Judges of the Civil Service Tribunal drawn up by Decision 2013/181/EU (2),
The name of Mr Haris TAGARAS, former Judge of the Civil Service Tribunal, shall be removed from the list of temporary Judges of the Civil Service Tribunal drawn up by Article 1 of Decision 2013/181/EU.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31999D0871 | 1999/871/EC: Council Decision of 21 December 1999 on the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products
| COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 December 1999
on the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products
(1999/871/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products;
(2) This Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should, taking into account the provisions on increases of quotas in 1999, be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of procedures required for conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by Ukraine,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products shall be applied on a provisional basis, pending its formal conclusion and subject to reciprocal provisional application by Ukraine(1).
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall enter into force on the day after its publication in the Official Journal. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32005R1874 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1874/2005 of 16 November 2005 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat applicable from 17 November 2005
| 17.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 300/41
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1874/2005
of 16 November 2005
fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat applicable from 17 November 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in poultrymeat that the refund should be fixed at an amount which would permit Community participation in world trade and would also take account of the nature of these exports and their importance at the present time.
(3) Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (2) stipulates that no refund is granted if the products are not of sound and fair marketable quality on the date on which the export declaration is accepted. In order to ensure uniform application of the rules in force, it should be stated that, in order to qualify for the refund, the poultrymeat listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must bear the health mark as laid down in Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (3).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The codes of products for which, when they are exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 is granted and the amount of that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
However, in order to qualify for the refund, products falling within the scope of Chapter XII of the Annex to Directive 71/118/EEC must also satisfy the health marking conditions laid down in that Directive.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 November 2005.
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 |
32001R2565 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2565/2001 of 27 December 2001 opening Community tariff quotas for 2002 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1439/95
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2565/2001
of 27 December 2001
opening Community tariff quotas for 2002 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1439/95
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), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1669/2000(2), and in particular Article 17(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000 of 19 June 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Estonia(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2677/2000(4), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1727/2000 of 31 July 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Hungary(5), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2290/2000 of 9 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Bulgaria(6), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2433/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic(7), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2434/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with the Slovak Republic(8), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2435/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Romania(9), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Latvia(10), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2766/2000 of 14 December 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Lithuania(11), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000 of 22 December 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Poland and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3066/95(12), and in particular Article 1(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities of certain agricultural products that may be imported from certain countries with a total exemption from customs duty subject to tariff quotas, ceilings or reference quantities are laid down in Regulations (EC) No 1349/2000, (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000, (EC) No 2341/2000 and (EC) No 2766/2000 from 1 July 2000 and in Annex A(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000 from 1 January 2001.
(2) The Commission must open tariff quotas for sheepmeat and goatmeat for 2002. Those quotas must subsequently be managed in accordance with the rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 of 26 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as regards the import and export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector(13), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 272/2001(14).
(3) A carcass-weight equivalent needs to be fixed in order to ensure a proper functioning of the tariff quotas. Furthermore, since certain tariff quotas provide the option of importing either the live animals or their meat, a conversion factor is required.
(4) Since imports are managed on a calendar-year basis, the quantities fixed for 2002 are the sum of half of the quantity for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 and half of the quantity for the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.
(5) Accordingly it is necessary to prepare this Commission Regulation establishing Community tariff quotas for 2002 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204.
(6) Following difficulties in the sheep sector in Uruguay due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and in order to avoid a disruption in the supplies of this country to the European Community, provision should be made to derogate from Article 11(1) and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 and to allow, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the validity until 25 January 2002 for the documents of origin and the import licences issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/2000 of 21 December 2000 opening Community tariff quotas for 2001 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 10, 0104 20 90 and 0204 and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as regards the import and export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector(15), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 272/2001.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheepmeat and Goatmeat,
This Regulation opens Community tariff quotas for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sectors for the period 1 January to 31 December 2002.
The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204 originating in the countries indicated in the Annex shall be suspended or reduced in accordance with the provisions laid down in this Regulation.
1. The quantities of meat, expressed in carcass-weight equivalent, falling within CN code 0204 and for which the customs duty, applicable to imports originating in specific supplying countries, is suspended for the period between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2002, shall be those laid down in Part 1 of the Annex.
2. The quantities of live animals and meat expressed as carcass-weight equivalent, falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204 and for which the customs duty, applicable to imports originating in specific supplying countries, is reduced to zero for the period between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2002, shall be those laid down in Part 2 of the Annex.
3. The quantities of live animals, expressed in live weight, falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80 and 0104 20 90 and for which the customs duty, applicable to imports, is reduced to 10 % ad valorem for the period between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2002, shall be those laid down in Part 3 of the Annex.
4. The quantities of meat, expressed in carcass-weight equivalent, falling within CN code 0204 and for which the customs duty, applicable to imports, is suspended for the period between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2002, shall be those laid down in Part 4 of the Annex.
1. The tariff quotas provided for in Article 3(1) and (2) shall be managed in accordance with the rules laid down in Title II A of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95.
2. The tariff quotas provided for in Article 3(3) and (4) shall be managed in accordance with the rules laid down in Title II B of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95.
1. The term "carcass-weight equivalent" referred to in Article 3 shall be taken to mean the weight of bone-in meat presented as such, and also boned meat converted by a coefficient into bone-in weight. For this purpose 55 kilograms of boned mutton or goatmeat other than kid corresponds to 100 kilograms of bone-in mutton or goatmeat other than kid and 60 kilograms of boned lamb or kid corresponds to 100 kilograms of bone-in lamb or kid.
2. Where the option is available, under the Association Agreements between the Community and certain supplier countries, of allowing imports in the form of live animals or as meat, 100 kilograms of live animals shall be considered to be equivalent to 47 kilograms of meat.
Notwithstanding Article 11(1) and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 the documents of origin and import licences issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2808/2000 for quantities imported from Uruguay, which have not yet expired at the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be valid until 25 January 2002.
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 31 December 2002. However, Article 6 shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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31993R0741 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 741/93 of 17 March 1993 on application of the common intervention price for olive oil in Portugal
| 31.3.1993 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 77/7
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 741/93
of 17 March 1993
on application of the common intervention price for olive oil in Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the achievement of the Single Market makes it desirable to remove all barriers to trade, not only between the Member States of the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 but also, as far as possible, between those Member States and the new Member States;
Whereas, under the Act of Accession, alignment on the common price of the Portuguese olive oil price is to be gradually achieved in a period up to the beginning of the 1995/96 marketing year; whereas, until that date, accession compensatory amounts therefore are applicable to trade between those countries and the other Member States;
Whereas, however, while maintaining the production aid and consumption aid at the level laid down by the Act of Accession, early alignment may be envisaged, of the Portuguese price on the common price, in view of the rebalancing provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2047/92 of 30 June 1992 fixing the prices, aids and percentages of aid to be retained in the olive-oil sector for the 1992/93 marketing year (2),
The common intervention price for olive oil shall be applicable in Portugal.
Transitional measures required to ensure a smooth changeover from the arrangements specified in Article 290 of the Act of Accession to those of this Regulation, in particular to prevent a deflection of normal trade flows between Portugal and the other Member States, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 136/66/EEC (3).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31999R1272 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1272/1999 of 17 June 1999 laying down, for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1272/1999
of 17 June 1999
laying down, for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 of 7 October 1996 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 agreements on free trade and trade-related matters with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
(1) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 provides for the opening of certain annual tariff quotas for products made from beef and veal; whereas imports under those quotas, benefit from an 80 % reduction in the customs duties set out in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT); whereas detailed rules of application for these quotas should be laid down for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000;
(2) Whereas to ensure orderly importation of the quantities laid down for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, they should be staggered over the year of import;
(3) Whereas, in view of the risk of speculation inherent in these arrangements for beef and veal, clear conditions should be laid down as regards access by traders; whereas verification of the abovementioned conditions requires that applications be submitted in the Member State in which the importer is entered in the value-added tax register;
(4) Whereas provision should be made for import rights to be allocated after a period for consideration and, where necessary, the application of a single percentage reduction;
(5) Whereas, while the provisions of the abovementioned agreements intended to guarantee the origin of the product should be complied with, the administration of the arrangements should be based on import licences; whereas, to that end, detailed rules should be laid down on, in particular, the submission of applications and the information which must appear in applications and licences, if necessary by way of derogation from, or by supplementing, certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999(3), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98(5);
(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. During the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, the following may be imported in accordance with this Regulation:
- 1800 tonnes of fresh, refrigerated or frozen beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202, originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4561,
- 240 tonnes of products falling within CN code 1602 50 10, originating in Latvia. The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4562.
2. The rates of customs duty fixed in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) shall be reduced by 80 % for the quantities indicated in paragraph 1.
3. The quantities indicated in paragraph 1 may be imported as follows:
- 50 % in the period 1 July to 31 December 1999,
- 50 % in the period 1 January to 30 June 2000.
If, during the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, the quantities for which applications for import rights are submitted for the period specified in the first indent are less than those available, the balances shall be added to the quantities available for the following period.
1. In order to qualify for the import quotas referred to in Article 1, applicants must be natural or legal persons who, at the time applications are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned that they have been active in trade in beef and veal with third countries at least once during the last 12 months and are entered in a national VAT register.
2. Applications for import rights must be submitted only in the Member State in which the applicant is entered in a national VAT register.
3. For each of the groups of products referred to in the first and second indents of Article 1(1):
- applications for import rights must cover a minimum of 15 tonnes of product without exceeding the quantity available for the period concerned,
- applicants may submit only one application,
- where an applicant submits more than one application for a group, all his applications for that group shall be rejected.
1. Applications for import rights may be submitted only:
- between 6 and 16 July 1999,
- between 1 and 11 February 2000.
2. After checking the documents submitted, Member States shall send the Commission, within five working days of the end of the period for the submission of applications, the list of applicants and the quantities applied for with respect to each serial number.
All notifications, including notifications of nil applications, shall be made by fax, drawn up, where applications have been received, in accordance with the model set out in Annexes I and II.
3. The Commission shall decide as soon as possible the extent to which applications may be accepted for each group of products referred to in the indents of Article 1(1). Where the quantities for which applications have been submitted exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduction in them for each group of products referred to in the indents of Article 1(1).
1. Imports of the quantities allocated shall be subject to the presentation of one or more import licences.
2. Import licence applications may be submitted only in the Member State in which the applicant has applied for import rights.
3. After the Commission has notified the quantities allocated pursuant to Article 3(3), import licences shall be issued on application by and in the names of the traders who have obtained import rights.
4. Licence applications and licences shall show:
(a) in box 8:
- in the case of the first indent of Article 1(1), the country of origin,
- in the case of the second indent of Article 1(1), "Latvia".
Licences shall carry an obligation to import from one or more of the countries indicated;
(b) in box 16, one of the following groups of Combined Nomenclature subheadings within the same indent:
- 0201, 0202,
- 1602 50 10;
(c) in box 20, at least one of the following:
- Reglamento (CE) n° 1272/1999
- Forordning (EF) nr. 1272/1999
- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1272/1999
- Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1272/1999
- Regulation (EC) No 1272/1999
- Règlement (CE) n° 1272/1999
- Regolamento (CE) n. 1272/1999
- Verordening (EG) nr. 1272/1999
- Regulamento (CE) n.o 1272/1999
- Asetus (EY) N:o 1272/1999
- Förordning (EG) nr 1272/1999.
5. Licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.
Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply.
Products shall qualify for the duties referred to in Article 1 on presentation of an EUR.1 movement certificate issued by the exporting country in accordance with Protocol 3 annexed to the Europe Agreements with the Baltic countries or a declaration drawn up by the exporter in accordance with that Protocol.
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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32001R0558 | Council Regulation (EC) No 558/2001 of 19 March 2001 extending for a period of up to one year the financing of certain quality and marketing improvement plans approved under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72
| Council Regulation (EC) No 558/2001
of 19 March 2001
extending for a period of up to one year the financing of certain quality and marketing improvement plans approved under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),
Whereas:
(1) Title IIa of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972, on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(3), provided for various specific measures to make good the inadequacy of production and marketing facilities for certain nuts and locust beans. Aid is provided to producer organisations which have received specific recognition and which have submitted a plan approved by the competent authority for improving the quality and the marketing of their produce.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 was repealed by Regulation (EC) No 2200/96(4). However, as specified by Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, any rights acquired by producer organisations in application of Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 are to be maintained until exhausted.
(3) The specific aid granted towards the drawing up and implementation of the quality and marketing improvement plan as specified in Article 14(d)(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 is restricted to a period of 10 years.
(4) A number of plans expired in 2000, having completed the tenth year.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that the Commission shall send the Council a report on the operation of that Regulation. This report shall include an assessment of the results of the specific measures for nuts and locust beans carried out under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 and may provide for further support measures. Until such time, those producer organisations whose improvement plans expired in 2000, and who continue to fulfil the recognition criteria, may request continued financing of their plans within the 2001 budget.
(6) Only aid applications in respect of work carried out until 15 June 2001 qualify for financing within the 2001 budget.
(7) In order to simplify administrative procedures, aid is limited to a maximum of those areas for which an aid application was made in the tenth year of the plan.
(8) The abovementioned period of up to one year is not sufficient to complete work of grubbing operations followed by replanting and/or varietal reconversion. The maximum aid per hectare therefore should be paid in respect of other operations as specified in Article 2(1) third subparagraph and paragraph 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 790/89 of 20 March 1989 fixing the level of additional flat-rate aid for the formation of producers' organisations and the maximum amount applied to aid for quality and marketing improvement in the nut-and locust bean-growing sector(5),
Recognised producer organisations engaged in the production and marketing of nuts and/or locust beans as specified in Article 14(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 whose quality and marketing improvement plans were approved in 1990 may request continued financing of their plans for a further period of up to one year subject to the rules laid down in this Regulation.
The aid shall be paid in regard to, and limited to, those areas for which an aid application has been submitted in respect of the tenth year of the plan and is limited to a maximum of EUR 241,50 per hectare as set in Article 2(1), third subparagraph, and paragraph 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 790/89. It shall apply for a period of up to one year immediately following the expiry of the tenth year of the plan and up to 15 June 2001 at the latest.
Requests for extended financing of a plan in accordance with Article 1 are equivalent to acceptance by the producer organisation to apply its plan as approved for the tenth year for a further period of up to one year.
The implementation rules applicable for the tenth year shall apply mutatis mutandis for the additional period referred to in Article 1.
Where necessary, measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31997D0594 | 97/594/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 30 July 1997 on the updating of the amounts specified in Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3418/93 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation
| COMMISSION DECISION of 30 July 1997 on the updating of the amounts specified in Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3418/93 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation (97/594/ECSC, EC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3418/93 of 9 December 1993 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of certain provisions of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 (1), and in particular Article 145 thereof,
Whereas the consumer price index (EUR 15) was 136,77 in December 1992, 141,40 in December 1993, 145,70 in December 1994 and 150,00 in December 1995;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 145 of Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3418/93, the fixed amounts specified in that Regulation should be adapted with effect from 1 January 1997,
The fixed amounts specified in Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3418/93 shall be updated as follows with effect from 1 January 1997:
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32011D0518 | Council Decision 2011/518/CFSP of 25 August 2011 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia
| 27.8.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 221/5
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/518/CFSP
of 25 August 2011
appointing the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 20 February 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/121/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Peter SEMNEBY European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus. The mandate of Mr Peter SEMNEBY expired on 28 February 2011.
(2) On 25 September 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/760/CFSP (2) appointing Mr Pierre MOREL European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia. The mandate of Mr Pierre MOREL expires on 31 August 2011.
(3) A European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia should be appointed for the period from 1 September 2011 to 30 June 2012.
(4) The mandate of the EUSR will be implemented in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
Appointment
Mr Philippe LEFORT is hereby appointed European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia for the period from 1 September 2011 until 30 June 2012. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).
Policy objectives
The mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the policy objectives of the Union for the South Caucasus, including the objectives set out in the Conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting in Brussels on 1 September 2008 and the Council Conclusions of 15 September 2008. Those objectives include:
(a) in accordance with the existing mechanisms, including the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and its Minsk Group, to prevent conflicts in the region, to contribute to a peaceful settlement of conflicts in the region, including the crisis in Georgia and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, by promoting the return of refugees and internally displaced persons and through other appropriate means, and to support the implementation of such a settlement in accordance with the principles of international law;
(b) to engage constructively with main interested actors concerning the region;
(c) to encourage and to support further cooperation between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, and, as appropriate, their neighbouring countries;
(d) to enhance the Union’s effectiveness and visibility in the region.
Mandate
In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be:
(a) to develop contacts with governments, parliaments, other key political actors, the judiciary and civil society in the region;
(b) to encourage the countries in the region to cooperate on regional themes of common interest, such as common security threats, the fight against terrorism, illicit trafficking and organised crime;
(c) to contribute to the peaceful settlement of conflicts in accordance with the principles of international law and to facilitate the implementation of such settlement in close coordination with the United Nations, the OSCE and its Minsk Group;
(d) with respect to the crisis in Georgia:
(i) to help prepare for the international talks held under point 6 of the settlement plan of 12 August 2008 (‘Geneva International Discussions’) and its implementing measures of 8 September 2008, including on arrangements for security and stability in the region, the issue of refugees and internally displaced persons, on the basis of internationally recognised principles, and any other subject, by mutual agreement between the parties,
(ii) to help establish the Union’s position and represent it, at the level of the EUSR, in the talks referred to in point (i), and
(iii) to facilitate the implementation of the settlement plan of 12 August 2008 and its implementing measures of 8 September 2008;
(e) to facilitate the development and implementation of confidence-building measures;
(f) to assist in the preparation, as appropriate, of Union contributions to the implementation of a possible conflict settlement;
(g) to intensify the Union’s dialogue with the main actors concerned regarding the region;
(h) to assist the Union in further developing a comprehensive policy towards the South Caucasus;
(i) in the framework of the activities set out in this Article, to contribute to the implementation of the EU human rights policy and EU Guidelines on Human Rights, in particular with regard to children and women in areas affected by conflicts, especially by monitoring and addressing developments in this regard.
Implementation of the mandate
1. The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate, acting under the authority of the HR.
2. The Political and Security Committee (PSC) shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR's primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR.
3. The EUSR shall work in close coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS).
Financing
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 September 2011 to 30 June 2012 shall be EUR 1 758 000.
2. The expenditure financed by the amount set out in paragraph 1 shall be eligible as from 1 September 2011. The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
3. The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.
Constitution and composition of the team
1. Within the limits of the EUSR's mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting a team. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall keep the Council and the Commission promptly informed of the composition of the team.
2. Member States, the institutions of the Union and the EEAS may propose the secondment of staff to the EUSR. The salary of such seconded personnel shall be covered by the Member State, the institution of the Union concerned or the EEAS, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the institutions of the Union or the EEAS may also be posted to the EUSR. International contracted staff is to have the nationality of a Member State.
3. All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State, the sending institution of the Union or the EEAS, and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR.
Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and the staff of the EUSR
The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the EUSR's mission and the members of the EUSR's staff shall be agreed with the host party or parties, as appropriate. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessary support to such effect.
Security of EU classified information
The EUSR and the members of the EUSR's team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2011/292/EU of 31 March 2011 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (3).
Access to information and logistical support
1. Member States, the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.
2. The Union delegations in the region and the Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.
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Security
In accordance with the Union’s policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, the EUSR shall take all reasonably practicable measures, in accordance with the EUSR's mandate and the security situation in the geographical area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under the direct authority of the EUSR, in particular by:
(a) establishing a mission-specific security plan, providing for mission-specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures governing the management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the mission area and the management of security incidents, and providing for a contingency plan and a mission evacuation plan;
(b) ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the Union are covered by high risk insurance, as required by the conditions in the mission area;
(c) ensuring that all members of the EUSR's team to be deployed outside the Union, including locally contracted personnel, have received appropriate security training before or upon arriving in the mission area, based on the risk ratings assigned to the mission area;
(d) ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented, and providing the Council, the HR and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the mid-term report and the report on the implementation of the mandate.
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Reporting
The EUSR shall regularly provide the PSC and the HR with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report to Council working parties as necessary. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the PSC or the HR, the EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports.
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Coordination
1. The EUSR shall promote overall Union political coordination and shall help ensure that all Union instruments in the field are engaged coherently to attain the Union’s policy objectives. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Commission. The EUSR shall provide regular briefings to Member States’ missions and the Union’s delegations.
2. In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Heads of the Union delegations and Member States’ Heads of Mission, who shall make best efforts to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR, in close co-ordination with the Head of the Delegation of the Union to Georgia, shall provide the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) with local political guidance. The EUSR and the Civilian Operation Commander for EUMM Georgia shall consult each other as required. The EUSR shall also liaise with other international and regional actors in the field.
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Review
The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the Council, the HR and the Commission with a progress report by the end of January 2012, and, at the end of the EUSR's mandate, with a comprehensive report on the implementation of the mandate.
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32004D0115 | 2004/115/EC: Commission Decision of 10 December 2003 on the aid scheme for the Thüringer Industriebeteiligungsfonds (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 4495)
| Commission Decision
of 10 December 2003
on the aid scheme for the Thüringer Industriebeteiligungsfonds
(notified under document number C(2003) 4495)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/115/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 88(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof,
Having called on interested parties to submit their comments(1) and having regard to those comments,
Whereas:
1. PROCEDURE
(1) After scrutinising the annual reports of the Thüringer Industriebeteiligungsfonds (TIB-Fonds), the Commission had doubts as to the compatibility of the activities of the TIB-Fonds with its decision of 9 August 1994 on the TIB-Fonds aid scheme (state aid N 183/94). It accordingly initiated proceedings under No NN 120/98 and called for information to be provided (letter of 30 December 1998). Since the Federal Government did not react, the Commission informed Germany by letter dated 15 March 1999 of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty.
(2) In addition, by letter dated 17 November 1997, Germany notified the Commission of clarifications and amendments to the aid scheme previously approved by the Commission for a 10-year period under aid N 183/1994. It provided the Commission with additional information by letter dated 29 January 1998. The Commission had doubts as to whether the TIB-Fonds was effectively controlled by the Land authorities. By letter of 15 March 1999 (see recital 1), Germany was informed of the Commission's decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) in respect of this aspect too.
(3) The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(2). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments.
(4) The comments received from interested parties were forwarded to Germany.
(5) By fax of 24 October 2003, Germany withdrew its application of 17 November 1997.
2. COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
(6) The only comments received were those submitted by the TIB-Fonds by letter dated 31 May 1999.
3. DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT
(7) The present procedure covers two distinct aspects: first, the presumed improper application of the Commission decision of 9 August 1994 on the TIB-Fonds aid scheme and, second, the notification of an improved, partially amended aid scheme for the activities of the TIB-Fonds. Since the notification was withdrawn by Germany, the procedure should be closed in accordance with Article 8 of Council Regulation No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty(3).
(8) As regards the presumed improper application of the Commission decision in 1994, the period covered by the investigation extends from 9 August 1994 (notification to Germany of the Commission decision in procedure N 184/94) to 15 March 1999 (notification to Germany of the Commission decision initiating the procedure) (cf. point 4 of that decision). Several firms were referred to by name in that decision. In various parallel individual cases, the Commission has, in relation to those firms, examined the compatibility of the activities of the TIB-Fonds with the common market. The procedures are the following: MITEC (NN 31/97), Umformtechnik Erfurt (N 201/99), Compact Disc Albrechts (C 42/98), Kahla Porzellan (C 62/00), Zeuro Möbel (C 56/97), Henneberg Porzellan (C 36/00) and Deckel Maho (C 27/00). These cases are not, therefore, covered by the present procedure.
(9) Insolvency proceedings were initiated in respect of four other small and medium-sized enterprises (KHW Konstruktionsholzwerk Seubert GmbH & Co. KG, Simson Zweirad GmbH, Polyplast GmbH and Möbelwerke Themar). None of those enterprises is active on the market any more. Since they no longer distort competition and since any recovery claims would therefore be devoid of purpose, the procedure should be closed.
(10) By fax of 25 May 1999, Germany provided information on another six firms. The information communicated does not give the Commission any grounds for considering that the criteria laid down in its decision in Case N 183/94 have not been complied with.
4. CONCLUSION
For the above reasons, the procedure in aid case C 17/99 should be closed,
Aid procedure C 17/99, which concerns, on the one hand, the changes notified to the aid scheme initially approved and, on the other, certain measures to assist firms in Thuringia through the Thüringer Industriebeteiligungsfonds during the period from 9 August 1994 to 15 March 1999 under the originally approved aid scheme, is terminated.
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32000R1928 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1928/2000 of 12 September 2000 fixing additional aid for tomato concentrate and derivatives for the 1999/2000 marketing year
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1928/2000
of 12 September 2000
fixing additional aid for tomato concentrate and derivatives for the 1999/2000 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2701/1999(2), and in particular Article 4(9) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1513/1999(3) sets for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum price and the amount of production aid for processed tomato products.
(2) Article 4(10) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 lays down that the aid set for tomato concentrates and their derivatives is to be reduced by 5,37 % so as not to exceed overall expenditure following the increase in French and Portuguese quotas for concentrates. Additional aid may be paid after the marketing year if the increase in French and Portuguese quotas is not entirely used up.
(3) In accordance with Article 17(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1607/1999(5), the Member States sent the Commission details of the quantities of tomatoes processed within quota and in excess of the quota. The quotas for concentrates were not entirely used up in the 1999/2000 marketing year, so additional aid supplementary to that set for tomato concentrates and their derivatives in Regulation (EC) No 1513/1999 should be paid to processors who have submitted aid applications in accordance with Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 504/97.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
1. For the 1999/2000 marketing year, the additional aid for tomato concentrate, juice and flakes as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(10) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The agency referred to in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 504/97 shall pay processors the additional aid fixed by this Regulation on the basis of aid applications submitted in accordance with that Article.
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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31992D0132 | 92/132/EEC: Council Decision of 3 February 1992 concerning the conclusion of bilateral Cooperation Agreements on Science and Technology for Environmental Protection (STEP) between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway respectively
| COUNCIL DECISION of 3 February 1992 concerning the conclusion of bilateral Cooperation Agreements on Science and Technology for Environmental Protection (STEP) between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway respectively (92/132/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130q (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas by Decision 89/625/EEC (4), the Council adopted two specific research and development programmes in the field of the environment (1989 to 1993), one of them called Science and Technology for Environmental Protection (STEP); whereas Article 8 of this Decision authorizes the Commission to negotiate agreements with third countries and in particular with those European countries having concluded framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation with the Community with a view to associating them wholly or partly with the programmes;
Whereas by Decision 87/177/EEC (5), the Council approved the conclusion, on behalf of the European Economic Community, of the framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between the European Communities and, among others, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway;
Whereas the Governments of Austria, Finland and Norway have asked to participate in the Community environmental research programmes;
Whereas the Community, Austria, Finland and Norway share common environmental problems and expect to obtain mutual benefit from cooperation,
The Cooperation Agreements between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway respectively on research and development in the field of Science and Technology for Environmental Protection (STEP) are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Agreements are attached to this Decision.
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32011R0009 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 9/2011 of 6 January 2011 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 13th individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 447/2010
| 7.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 9/2011
of 6 January 2011
fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 13th individual invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 447/2010
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 43(j), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 447/2010 (2) has opened the sales of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure, in accordance with the conditions provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (3).
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, the Commission should fix a minimum selling price or should decide not to fix a minimum selling price, in accordance with Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009.
(3) In the light of the tenders received for the 13th individual invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
For the 13th individual invitation to tender for selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No 447/2010, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 4 January 2011, the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder shall be EUR 212,10/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 January 2011.
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31997R0085 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 85/97 of 20 January 1997 laying down detailed rules of application for the management in 1997 of a quota of preparations of a kind used in animal feeding falling within CN codes 2309 90 31 and 2309 90 41 originating in Bulgaria
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 85/97 of 20 January 1997 laying down detailed rules of application for the management in 1997 of a quota of preparations of a kind used in animal feeding falling within CN codes 2309 90 31 and 2309 90 41 originating in Bulgaria
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2490/96 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 provides, in conjunction with the Europe Agreement concluded with Bulgaria (3), for the opening of a Community tariff quota for 1996 for preparations of a kind used in animal feeding falling within CN codes 2309 90 31 and 2309 90 41 originating in Bulgaria; whereas that Regulation has been extended until 31 December 1997; whereas a tariff quota must therefore be opened for 1997;
Whereas the customs duty applicable to imports within that quota is fixed at 20 % of the MFN rate in force;
Whereas the type of management concerned requires close collaboration between the Member States and the Commission, which must, in particular, be able to monitor the progress made in using up the tariff quota and inform the Member States thereof;
Whereas the licences for the import of the products in question within the aforementioned quota should be issued after a scrutiny period and with the fixing, where necessary, of a single percentage reduction in the quantities applied for;
Whereas, in particular, checks should be made to ensure that the products are of Bulgarian origin;
Whereas the information to be included in the applications and licences should be specified;
Whereas, with a view to the sound management of the scheme, provision should be made for the security relating to the import licences for the said scheme to be fixed at ECU 25 per tonne;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Products falling within CN codes 2309 90 31 and 3209 90 41 originating in Bulgaria and qualifying for a tariff quota 1997 at reduced rate of duty, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 3066/95, may be imported into the Community in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
The rate of duty applicable and the quantities that may be imported are set out in the Annex hereto.
To be accepted, applications for import licences must be accompanied by the original of the proof of origin, in the form of an EUR-1 certificate issued in Bulgaria in accordance with Protocol No 4 of the Europe Agreement for the products in question.
1. Applications for import licences shall be lodged with the competent authorities in each of the Member States on the first working day of each week by 1 p.m., Brussels time. Licence applications must relate to a quantity equal to or greater than five tonnes of product and may not exceed 500 tonnes.
2. The Member States shall send the import licence applications to the Commission's departments by telex or fax, by 6 p.m., at the latest, Brussels time, on the day they are lodged.
3. By the Friday following the day on which the applications are lodged, the Commission's departments shall notify the Member States by telex or fax of the outcome of the licence applications.
4. Upon receipt of the notification by the Commission's departments, the Member States shall issue the import licences. The term of validity of licences shall be calculated from the date they are issued.
5. The quantity released for free circulation may not be greater than that indicated in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. To this end the figure '0` shall be entered in section 19 of the said licence.
In the case of products to be imported qualifying for the import duty reduction provided for in Article 1, import licence applications and the licence shall include:
(a) in section 8, the word 'Bulgaria`; the licence requires that importation take place from this country;
(b) in section 24, one of the following indications:
- Derecho de importación reducido en un 80 % [Anexo del Reglamento (CE) n° 85/97]
- Importtold nedsat med 80 % (bilaget til forordning (EF) nr. 85/97)
- Zollermäßigung um 80 % (Anhang der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 85/97)
- Äáóìüò êáôÜ ôçí åéóáãùãÞ ìåéùìÝíïò êáôÜ 80 % [ÐáñÜñôçìá ôïõ êáíïíéóìïý (ÅÊ) áñéè. 85/97]
- 80 % import duty reduction (Annex to Regulation (EC) No 85/97)
- Droit à l'importation réduit de 80 % [annexe du règlement (CE) n° 85/97]
- Dazio all'importazione ridotto dell'80 % [Allegato del regolamento (CE) n. 85/97]
- Met 80 % verlaagd invoerrecht (bijlage bij Verordening (EG) nr. 85/97)
- Direito de importação reduzido de 80 % [anexo do Regulamento (CE) nº 85/97]
- 80 prosenttia alennettu tuontitulli (Asetuksen (EY) N:o 85/97 liite)
- 80 % nedsatt importtull (Bilaga till förordning (EG) nr 85/97).
The amount of the security for the import licences provided for in this Regulation shall be ECU 25 per tonne.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1997.
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32007R0451 | Council Regulation (EC) No 451/2007 of 23 April 2007 terminating the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China
| 26.4.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 109/8
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 451/2007
of 23 April 2007
terminating the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China
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’), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PROCEDURE
1. Measures in force
(1) Following an investigation (‘the original investigation’), the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 (2), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’).
2. Ex officio initiation of a review
(2) On the basis of information at the Commission’s disposal following certain changes after the original investigation in the structure of one Chinese exporting producer which was not granted market economy treatment in that investigation, namely Ningbo Ruyi Joint Stock Co., Ltd. (‘Ningbo Ruyi’), it appeared that market economy conditions prevailed for this company. In effect, there was sufficient prima facie evidence suggesting that Ningbo Ruyi fulfilled the criteria of Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation. In this context, the circumstances on the basis of which the existing measures were established were considered to have changed and these changes seemed to be of a lasting nature.
(3) Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the Commission published a notice (‘notice of initiation’) (3) and commenced an investigation on its own initiative, limited in scope to determine whether Ningbo Ruyi operates under market economy conditions and, if so, to determine whether its individual dumping margin and duty rate should be based on its own costs/domestic prices.
3. Parties concerned by the investigation
(4) The Commission officially advised Ningbo Ruyi and its related importer Jungheinrich AG, as well as the representatives of the exporting country and the Community industry of the initiation of the review. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing.
(5) The Commission also sent a claim form for market economy treatment (‘MET’) and a questionnaire to Ningbo Ruyi and received replies within the deadlines set for that purpose. The Commission sought all the information it deemed necessary for the determination of MET and dumping, analysed the information provided and carried out verification visits at the premises of the related companies:
— Ningbo Ruyi Joint Stock Co., Ltd, Ninghai,
— Ruyi Industries (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (‘Ruyi Hong Kong’), Hangzhou,
— Jungheinrich Lift Trucks (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (‘Jungheinrich Shanghai’), Shanghai.
4. Review investigation period
(6) The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006 (‘review investigation period’ or ‘RIP’).
B. PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
1. Product concerned
(7) The definition of the product concerned corresponds to the one that was used in the original investigation mentioned under recital (1). The product concerned is hand pallet trucks (‘HPT’), not self-propelled, used for the handling of materials normally placed on pallets, and their essential parts, i.e. chassis and hydraulics, originating in the PRC, currently classifiable within CN codes ex 8427 90 00 and ex 8431 20 00 (TARIC codes 8427900010 and 8431200010).
2. Like product
(8) The current review has shown that the HPT produced in the PRC by Ningbo Ruyi and sold on the Chinese market have the same basic physical characteristics and the same uses as those exported to the Community. Therefore, these products are considered to be a like product within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation.
C. RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION
(9) Pursuant to Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation, in anti-dumping investigations concerning imports originating in the PRC, normal value shall be determined in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 6 of the said Article for those producers which were found to meet the criteria laid down in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation, i.e. where it is shown that market economy conditions prevail in respect of the manufacture and sale of the like product. These criteria are set out in a summarised form below:
— business decisions are made in response to market signals, without significant State interference, and costs reflect market values,
— firms have one clear set of basic accounting records which are independently audited in line with international accounting standards (‘IAS’) and are applied for all purposes,
— no distortions carried over from the non-market economy system,
— bankruptcy and property laws guarantee stability and legal certainty,
— exchange rate conversions are carried out at market rates.
(10) Ningbo Ruyi requested MET pursuant to Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation. It is the Community’s consistent practice to examine whether a group of related companies involved in the production and/or sale of the product concerned as a whole fulfils the conditions for MET. According to Ningbo Ruyi, there was only one such related company in the PRC — Jungheinrich Shanghai. Ningbo Ruyi replied to the MET claim form within the given deadline.
(11) In the course of the investigation, the Community industry claimed that there seemed to be various companies related to Ningbo Ruyi which were not duly disclosed by the company in the information submitted to the Commission, including in the audited financial statements. According to the Community industry, the non-disclosure of related companies in financial statements is a breach of IAS 24 (Related Party Disclosures) and it requested the Commission to verify this issue.
(12) It was found during the verification visits that there were related companies which were not disclosed in the audited financial statements (breach of IAS 24) or in the replies to the MET claim form and to the questionnaire. In this respect, it is worth noting that both the MET claim form and the questionnaire requested Ningbo Ruyi to describe its worldwide corporate structure and affiliations, including parent companies, subsidiaries or other related companies, whether or not involved in the production and/or sale of the product concerned. Furthermore, Ningbo Ruyi was requested to submit a MET claim form for each subsidiary or other related company in the PRC which was a producer and/or exporter of HPT and to provide details about all other related companies.
(13) According to Ningbo Ruyi’s Auditor’s Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2005 (‘Report 2005’) and the replies to the MET form and the questionnaire, Ningbo Ruyi only had three related companies in the RIP: Jungheinrich AG, Jungheinrich Shanghai and Ruyi Hong Kong. The investigation, however, showed that the Chinese shareholders of Ningbo Ruyi have also controlling shareholdings in Ningbo CFA Co., Ltd. (‘Ningbo CFA’) and Ningbo Free Trade Zone Ruyi International Trading Co., Ltd. (‘NFTZ’).
(14) There are also other companies owned by relatives of the Chinese shareholders of Ningbo Ruyi: CFA Tools Co., Ltd. (‘CFA Tools’), a company incorporated in Hong Kong, and Zhejiang Tianyou Import & Export Co., Ltd. (‘Tianyou’).
(15) All the abovementioned companies not disclosed by Ningbo Ruyi are thus related to Ningbo Ruyi for the purposes of the current review. Three of them were traders of HPT in the RIP and all have a business licence allowing them to trade HPT. They seem to have exported mainly to countries outside the Community. At least three quarters of the sales volumes reported by Ningbo Ruyi as domestic sales were in fact export sales channelled through non-disclosed domestic related customers and unrelated customers.
(16) Finally, the nature of the transactions between Ningbo Ruyi and Ningbo Jinmao Import & Export Co., Ltd. (‘Ningbo Jinmao’), which was reported as a related company in the original investigation (Ningbo Ruyi sold its shareholding in November 2003), is an indication that the two companies still have close links in the HPT business. Ningbo Jinmao bought more than half of the HPT reported by Ningbo Ruyi as domestic sales in the RIP and then resold a significant quantity to NFTZ, which exported them. NFTZ did not buy any HPT directly from Ningbo Ruyi. The fact that Ningbo Jinmao is one of Ningbo Ruyi’s main customers and sells a large quantity of its purchases to NFTZ shows that Ningbo Ruyi knew or should have known that most sales to Ningbo Jinmao could not be domestic sales as NFTZ, a related company, was exporting the products bought by Ningbo Jinmao.
(17) Some time after the on-the-spot verification visit, Ningbo Ruyi submitted some new information concerning the MET status of certain of these non-disclosed related companies arguing that a MET determination for the whole group could still be made. This was on the grounds that the non-disclosure was not intentional and because the involvement of these related parties with sales of the product under investigation was not significant. For the same reasons, Ningbo Ruyi’s partner, Jungheinrich AG, also argued that this new information should be considered and MET granted.
(18) Whether or not there was any intent to impede the investigation by the timely non-disclosure of related parties, the fact is that questionnaire responses were substantially incomplete to a degree which made it impossible to verify the existence or otherwise of market economy conditions for the Ningbo Ruyi group during the verification visits which were carried out in the PRC. With no verification visits possible at the premises of the non-disclosed related parties, the extent to which the Ningbo Ruyi group was involved with HPT can only remain a matter of conjecture.
(19) In any event, Ningbo Ruyi’s failure to disclose in its financial statements all its related parties is a breach of IAS 24. The objective of IAS 24 is to ensure that an entity’s financial statements contain the disclosures necessary to draw attention to the possibility that its financial position and profit or loss may have been affected by the existence of related parties and by transactions and outstanding balances with such parties. In the framework of an anti-dumping investigation, such disclosure is necessary to allow the institutions to examine whether a group of related companies as a whole fulfils the conditions for MET.
(20) The breach of IAS 24 shows that the audit of Ningbo Ruyi’s financial statements was not carried out in accordance with IAS and casts doubts on the reliability of Ningbo Ruyi’s accounts. This would lead to the failure of Ningbo Ruyi to meet the second criterion laid down in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation.
(21) Although the provisions of Article 18 of the basic Regulation concerning non-cooperation could apply in this review, it is noted that the Commission initiated this review on its own initiative because it had prima facie evidence that market economy conditions prevailed for Ningbo Ruyi, something that Ningbo Ruyi subsequently failed to demonstrate. Consequently, it is considered that there is no need to invoke Article 18 of the basic Regulation, but suffices to terminate the review and maintain the existing measure in force.
D. TERMINATION OF THE REVIEW
(22) In the light of the results of the investigation, the review should be terminated without amending the level of the duty applicable to Ningbo Ruyi, which should be maintained at the level of the definitive anti-dumping duty rate established in the original investigation, i.e. 28,5 %.
E. DISCLOSURE
(23) Interested parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to terminate the present review and to maintain the existing anti-dumping duty on imports of HPT produced by Ningbo Ruyi. All parties were given an opportunity to comment. The comments received were not of a nature to change the conclusions.
(24) Following disclosure, the Community industry claimed that the non-cooperation provisions of the basic Regulation (Article 18) should be applied and Ningbo Ruyi should be penalised with the 46,7 % residual duty as a non-cooperating exporting producer.
(25) Jungheinrich AG and Ningbo Ruyi considered that Ningbo Ruyi’s failure to disclose all its related companies was minor and unintentional and had no impact on Ningbo Ruyi’s financial situation. Therefore, Ningbo Ruyi should be granted MET or at least a revised lower individual duty rate.
(26) The failure to disclose all related companies, in particular since three out of the four non-disclosed related companies were involved in HPT business and the other one has a business licence that allows it to trade HPT, cannot be considered minor because it did not allow a determination of whether it has been shown that all MET criteria are met (and not only the second criterion concerning accounting) for all companies, in line with the Community’s standard practice. Furthermore, whether the failure to disclose all these related companies was unintentional is irrelevant. The uncontested fact is that these related companies were not even disclosed in the financial statements of Ningbo Ruyi and this by itself showed that at least the second criterion of Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation was not met. Consequently, the claim that the failure to disclose these related companies was minor, unintentional and without any impact cannot be accepted.
(27) Finally, as set out in recital (3), this review is limited in scope to determine whether Ningbo Ruyi operates under market economy conditions and, only if MET had been granted to Ningbo Ruyi, would a new dumping margin be calculated. Thus, since MET is not granted, no new dumping margin, higher or lower than the existing one, can be established for Ningbo Ruyi through this review.
(28) This review should therefore be terminated without any amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005,
The partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China, initiated pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, is hereby terminated without amending the anti-dumping measures in force.
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31995D0359 | 95/359/EC: Commission Decision of 11 July 1995 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of the West coast (Varsinais-Suomi and Satakunta), Päijät-Häme, the Eastern Gulf of Finland (Kymenlaakso and East Uusimaa), South Karelia, Central Finland and Kokkola concerned by Objective 2 in Finland (Only the Finnish text is authentic)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 11 July 1995 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of the West coast (Varsinais-Suomi and Satakunta), Paeijaet-Haeme, the Eastern Gulf of Finland (Kymenlaakso and East Uusimaa), South Karelia, Central Finland and Kokkola concerned by Objective 2 in Finland (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (95/359/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,
After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee under Article 124 of the Treaty,
Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities betweeen themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas the last subparagraph of Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);
Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (4), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period from 1994 to 1996; whereas this list has been enlarged by Decision 95/47/EC (5) as regards the areas eligible for Objective 2 in Austria and Finland;
Whereas the Finnish Government submitted to the Commission on 8 March 1995 the single programming document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the regions of the West coast (Varsinais-Suomi and Satakunta), Paeijaet-Haeme, the Eastern Gulf of Finland (Kymenlaakso and East Uusimaa), South Karelia, Central Finland and Kokkola; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible, pursuant to the second subparagaph of Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, as from 1 January 1995;
Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF);
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency betweeen assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the other actions for structural purposes;
Whereas the European Investment Bank (EIB) has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (3); whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the tecnical adjustment of the financial perspectives;
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (5), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (7), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;
Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;
Whereas certain measures provided for in the present single programming document involve cofinancing with existing aid schemes that were notified to the EFTA Surveillance Authority as existing aid on entry into force of the Agreement on the European Economic Area or have been approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority or the Commission since 1 January 1994 or with new or altered aid schemes that have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the existing schemes will, if necessary, be brought into line with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty or replaced by other approved aid schemes;
Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;
Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (9), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;
Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,
The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of the West coast (Varsinais-Suomi and Satakunta), Paeijaet-Haeme, the Eastern Gulf of Finland (Kymenlaakso and East Uusimaa), South Karelia, Central Finland and Kokkola concerned by Objective 2 in Finland, covering the period 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved.
The single programming document includes the following essential elements:
(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in Finland;
the main priorities are:
1. Increasing, developing and internationalizing business activity;
2. Raising the level of skill and technology supporting economic activity;
3. Environment, infrastructure and tourism;
(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;
(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:
- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,
- the financial implementation provisions,
- the rules for compliance with Community policies;
(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;
(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;
(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned.
For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:
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The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 69,2 million.
The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.
The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 107,9 million for the public sector and ECU 105,9 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB.
1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:
- ERDF: ECU 55,2 million,
- ESF: ECU 14,0 million.
2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:
- ERDF: ECU 24,8 million,
- ESF: ECU 6,3 million.
Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.
The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.
1. This Decision is without prejudice to the position of the Commission on notified or unnotified new or existing aid schemes that are used in implementing the measures contained in the single programming document; in accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, new or altered schemes must be approved by the Commission, except where they comply with the de minimis rule.
2. Community assistance in connection with existing aid schemes within the meaning of Article 172 (5) of the Act of Accession shall be granted, subject to possible adjustments or limitations that may be necessary to render them compatible with the Treaty.
3. Community assistance for new or altered aid schemes shall be suspended until they have been approved by the Commission.
The Community assistance concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998.
The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts.
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32001R1060 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2001 of 31 May 2001 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2001
of 31 May 2001
fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1527/2000(2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 18(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of 7 September 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for the grant of export refunds in the sugar sector(3), provides that the export refund on 100 kilograms of the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 is equal to the basic amount multiplied by the sucrose content, including, where appropriate, other sugars expressed as sucrose; the sucrose content of the product in question is determined in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95.
(3) Article 21(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 provides that the basic amount of the refund on sorbose exported in the natural state must be equal to the basic amount of the refund less one-hundredth of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 of 25 March 1986 laying down general rules for the production refund on sugar used in the chemical industry(4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1888/2000(5), to the products listed in the Annex to the last mentioned Regulation;
(4) According to the terms of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, the basic amount of the refund on the other products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of the said Regulation exported in the natural state must be equal to one-hundredth of an amount which takes account, on the one hand, of the difference between the intervention price for white sugar for the Community areas without deficit for the month for which the basic amount is fixed and quotations or prices for white sugar on the world market and, on the other, of the need to establish a balance between the use of Community basic products in the manufacture of processed goods for export to third countries and the use of third country products brought in under inward processing arrangements.
(5) According to the terms of Article 21(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, the application of the basic amount may be limited to some of the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of the said Regulation.
(6) Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 makes provision for setting refunds for export in the natural state of products referred to in Article 1(1)(f) and (g) and (h) of that Regulation; the refund must be fixed per 100 kilograms of dry matter, taking account of the export refund for products falling within CN code 1702 30 91 and for products referred to in Article 1(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 and of the economic aspects of the intended exports; in the case of the products referred to in the said Article (1)(f) and (g), the refund is to be granted only for products complying with the conditions in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2135/95; for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(h), the refund shall be granted only for products complying with the conditions in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2135/95.
(7) The refunds referred to above must be fixed every month; they may be altered in the intervening period.
(8) Application of these quotas results in fixing refunds for the products in question at the levels given in the Annex to this Regulation.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(d)(f)(g) and (h) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, exported in the natural state, shall be set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2001.
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32006D1208(02) | Council Decision of 28 November 2006 replacing a an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
| 8.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 298/2
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 November 2006
replacing a an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
(2006/C 298/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By its Decisions of 3 June 2002 (2) and 29 April 2004 (3), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 2 June 2005; that period has been extended in accordance with Article 1(5) of Regulation No 1112/2005.
(2) An alternate member's seat in the category of government representatives on that Governing Board has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Bo BARREFELT.
(3) The Swedish Government has submitted a nomination for the vacant seat,
Ms Anna-Lena HULTGÅRD SANCINI is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in place of Mr Bo BARREFELT for the remainder of the current term of office, which ends upon inauguration of a new Governing Board in accordance with Article 1(5) of Regulation No 1112/2005. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010R0941 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 941/2010 of 20 October 2010 on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of October 2010 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
| 21.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 941/2010
of 20 October 2010
on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of October 2010 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.
(2) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 7 October 2010 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,
Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 October 2010 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 86,932641 %.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32002R1035 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1035/2002 of 14 June 2002 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1035/2002
of 14 June 2002
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20 July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 715/90(1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of 9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal products. However, imports must take place within the limits of the quantities specified for each of these exporting non-member countries.
(2) The applications for import licences submitted between 1 and 10 June 2002, expressed in terms of boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, do not exceed, in respect of products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of the quantities applied for.
(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 July 2002 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52100 tonnes.
(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(4),
The following Member States shall issue on 21 June 2002 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of origin:
Germany:
- 600 tonnes originating in Botswana,
- 290 tonnes originating in Namibia;
United Kingdom:
- 350 tonnes originating in Botswana,
- 500 tonnes originating in Namibia,
- 50 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days of July 2002 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 June 2002.
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31990R3211 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3211/90 of 29 October 1990 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3896/89, (EEC) No 3897/89 and (EEC) No 3898/89 in respect of the system of generalized tariff preferences applied to certain products originating in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3211/90 of 29 October 1990 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3896/89, (EEC) No 3897/89 and (EEC) No 3898/89 in respect of the system of generalized tariff preferences applied to certain products originating in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
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,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas Regulations (EEC) No 3896/89 (3), (EEC) No 3897/89 (4) and (EEC) No 3898/89 (5) apply generalized tariff preferences for 1990 to certain industrial products, to textile products and certain agricultural products originating in the developing countries;
Whereas the Community applies to those countries, which include Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, preferential treatment by reference notably to their degree of development and competitiveness; whereas for the industrial and textile sector this gives rise to suspension of the duty within a quota and an individual tariff ceiling and to a reduction in the customs duty without any quantitative limit for agricultural products, with the exception of five products which are subject to a fixed amount at a reduced duty;
Whereas cocaine production is being developed in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to the detriment of lawful agricultural production, the earnings from which enter those countries' economies; whereas this situation results in a substantial decline to those countries' export resources;
Whereas cocaine trafficking seriously undermines those countries' social integrity and impairs their economies to the point of jeopardizing and even setting back their development;
Whereas the Community has delivered a favourable opinion concerning the request for support for the special cooperation programme presented by the Colombian Government; whereas, in order to increase the export earnings of the countries concerned and improve growth rates, they should be given increased aid, on an exceptional, temporary basis, by granting them a system of generalized tariff preferences consisting of exemption from quotas and ceilings and the according of duty-free treatment for industrial and textile products, and the according of duty-free treatment for a specified list of products in the agricultural sector; whereas this system should be granted to them for the period of the special programme, i.e. four years, without prejudice to the annual nature of the Community's generalized preferences scheme,
Articles 7, 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3896/89 shall not apply to the imports in question from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
1. Eligibility for the arrangements laid down in the first paragraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 shall apply to products originating in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
2. Articles 2, 8, 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 shall not apply to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
3. Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru shall be withdrawn from the list of countries given in Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89.
1. Eligibility for the arrangements laid down in the third indent of the first paragraph of Article 1 and in Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3898/89 shall apply to the products originating in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru listed in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru shall be withdraw from the list of countries given in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3898/89.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the fifth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32008D0017 | 2008/893/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 17 November 2008 laying down the framework for joint Eurosystem procurement (ECB/2008/17)
| 29.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/76
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 17 November 2008
laying down the framework for joint Eurosystem procurement
(ECB/2008/17)
(2008/893/EC)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 105 and 106 thereof,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter the ‘ESCB Statute’), and in particular Article 12.1 in conjunction with Article 3.1 and Articles 5, 16 and 24 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 12.1 of the ESCB Statute, the Governing Council adopts the guidelines and takes the decisions necessary to ensure the performance of the tasks entrusted to the Eurosystem. The Governing Council accordingly has the power to decide on the organisation of auxiliary activities, such as the procurement of goods and services, that are necessary for the performance of Eurosystem tasks.
(2) European Community procurement legislation allows for the joint procurement of goods and services by several contracting authorities. This principle is reflected in Recital 15 to and Article 11 of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (1), which provide for the use of certain centralised purchasing techniques.
(3) The Eurosystem aims at complying with the principles of cost-efficiency and effectiveness and seeks the best value for money from the procurement of goods and services. The Governing Council considers joint procurement of goods and services to be an instrument to achieve these objectives by exploiting synergies and economies of scale.
(4) By establishing a framework for joint Eurosystem procurement, the European Central Bank (ECB) aims at fostering the participation of the ECB and the national central banks of the Member States that have adopted the euro in such joint procurement.
(5) The Governing Council created a Eurosystem Procurement Coordination Office (EPCO) to coordinate joint procurement. The Governing Council has appointed the Banque centrale du Luxembourg to host EPCO for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2012.
(6) This Decision is without prejudice to the possibility for the central banks to request EPCO to support them in connection with the procurement of goods and services which fall outside the scope of this Decision.
(7) The national central banks of the Member States that have not yet adopted the euro may have an interest in participating in EPCO’s activities as well as in joint tender procedures, which will take place under the same conditions as those applying to the central banks,
Definitions
For the purposes of this Decision:
(a) ‘Eurosystem’ means the ECB and the national central banks of the Member States that have adopted the euro;
(b) ‘Eurosystem tasks’ means the tasks entrusted to the Eurosystem according to the Treaty and the ESCB Statute;
(c) ‘central bank’ means the ECB or the national central bank of a Member State that has adopted the euro;
(d) ‘leading central bank’ means the central bank responsible for conducting the joint tender procedure;
(e) ‘hosting central bank’ means the central bank appointed by the Governing Council to host EPCO;
(f) ‘EPCO Steering Committee’ means the steering committee set up by the Governing Council to steer the activities of EPCO. The EPCO Steering Committee shall be composed of one member from each central bank, to be selected from among staff members at senior level with knowledge and expertise in organisational and strategic issues within their respective institutions and procurement experts. The EPCO Steering Committee shall report via the Executive Board to the Governing Council. The Chairmanship and the Secretariat of the EPCO Steering Committee shall be provided by the ECB;
(g) ‘joint tender procedure’ means a procedure for the joint procurement of goods and services carried out by the leading central bank for the benefit of the central banks participating in the joint tender procedure.
Scope of application
1. This Decision shall apply to the joint procurement by central banks of goods and services which are necessary for the performance of Eurosystem tasks.
2. Participation of central banks in EPCO’s activities and in joint tender procedures shall be voluntary.
3. This Decision shall be without prejudice to Guideline ECB/2004/18 of 16 September 2004 on the procurement of euro banknotes (2).
Eurosystem Procurement Coordination Office
1. EPCO shall carry out all of the following tasks:
(a) facilitate the adoption of best procurement practices within the Eurosystem;
(b) develop the infrastructure (e.g. skills, functional tools, information systems, processes) required for joint procurement;
(c) identify potential cases for joint procurement which fall within or outside the scope of this Decision on the basis of procurement needs that central banks address to EPCO;
(d) prepare and update as necessary an annual procurement plan for joint tender procedures based on the assessment described in point (c);
(e) prepare common requirements in cooperation with the central banks participating in a joint tender procedure;
(f) support the central banks in joint tender procedures;
(g) support the central banks in procurement relating to common projects of the European System of Central Banks, if so requested by the central bank leading the project.
2. The hosting central bank shall provide the material and human resources required for EPCO to perform its tasks in accordance with the budget approved by the Governing Council as set out in paragraph 4.
3. The hosting central bank, in consultation with the EPCO Steering Committee, may adopt rules concerning the internal organisation and administration of EPCO, including a code of conduct for EPCO staff aimed at ensuring the utmost integrity in the performance of their duties.
4. The central banks shall finance EPCO’s budget in accordance with the rules adopted by the Governing Council. Prior to the start of the financial year, EPCO shall submit an annual budget proposal to the Governing Council for approval, via the EPCO Steering Committee and the Executive Board.
5. EPCO shall submit an annual report on its activities to the Governing Council, via the EPCO Steering Committee and the Executive Board.
6. EPCO’s activities shall be subject to the control of the Internal Auditors Committee in accordance with the rules adopted by the Governing Council. This shall be without prejudice to the control and audit rules that apply to or are adopted by the hosting central bank.
7. The EPCO Steering Committee shall conduct an effectiveness and efficiency evaluation of EPCO’s activities five years after EPCO’s establishment. Based on this evaluation, the Governing Council shall decide if it is necessary to conduct a selection procedure to choose a new hosting central bank.
Joint tender procedures
1. A joint tender procedure shall be deemed necessary for the purpose of this Decision if either: (i) it is reasonable to expect that the joint procurement of goods and services would result in more advantageous purchase conditions in accordance with the principles of cost-efficiency and effectiveness; or (ii) the central banks need to adopt harmonised requirements and standards in relation to such goods and/or services.
2. After having identified a potential case for a joint procurement, EPCO shall invite the central banks to participate in a joint tender procedure. The central banks shall inform EPCO in good time whether they intend to participate in the joint tender procedure and, if so, communicate their business requirements to EPCO. A central bank may withdraw from participating in a joint procurement prior to the publication of the contract notice.
3. On the basis of an annual procurement plan of joint tender procedures prepared by EPCO, and after consulting with the EPCO Steering Committee, the Governing Council may initiate joint tender procedures and choose the leading central bank(s) from among the central banks participating in the joint tender procedure. The Governing Council shall be provided with each update of the annual procurement plan.
4. The leading central bank shall carry out the joint tender procedure for the benefit of the central banks participating in the joint tender procedure, in accordance with the procurement rules to which the leading central bank is subject. The leading central bank shall, in the contract notice, specify which central banks are participating in the joint tender procedure as well as the structure of the contractual relationships.
5. The leading central bank shall prepare the tender documentation and shall evaluate the applications and tenders in cooperation with EPCO and the other central banks participating in the joint tender procedure.
6. The leading central bank shall carry out the joint tender procedure in the language(s) laid down in the annual procurement plan.
Participation of national central banks of the Member States that have not yet adopted the euro
The Governing Council may invite the national central banks of the Member States that have not yet adopted the euro to participate in EPCO’s activities and joint tender procedures under the same conditions as those applying to central banks.
Final provision
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32007R1493 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1493/2007 of 17 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for the report to be submitted by producers, importers and exporters of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases
| 18.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1493/2007
of 17 December 2007
establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for the report to be submitted by producers, importers and exporters of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof;
Whereas:
(1) The data to be submitted by the importers and producers should include estimates of quantities of fluorinated greenhouse gases expected to be used in the main applications, including the quantities expected to be used as feedstock, in order to provide additional information for the Commission and the Member States with the objective of acquiring emission data for the relevant sectors.
(2) Producers purchase and sell fluorinated greenhouse gases from and to other producers for commercial reasons and in these cases only the purchasing producer can report on the quantities of those substances expected to be used in the main applications.
(3) Stakeholders have been consulted on the format of the report and their experience in reporting under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (2) has been taken into account.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000,
The format of the report referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31995R1370 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 of 16 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1370/95 of 16 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 8 (2), 13 (12) and 22 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agricultural sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 provides that from 1 July 1995 all exports for which export refunds are requested shall be subject to the presentation of an export licence with advance fixing of the refund; whereas therefore specific implementing rules should be laid down for the pigmeat sector which should in particular include provisions for the submission of the applications and the information which must appear on the applications and licences, in addition to those contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing licences for agricultural products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/95 (4);
Whereas, in order to assure proper administration of the system, the rate of the security for export licences under the said system should be fixed; whereas in view of the risk of speculation inherent in the system in the pigmeat sector, export licences should not be transferable and precise conditions governing access by traders to the said system should be laid down;
Whereas Article 13 (11) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 provides that compliance with the obligations arising from agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations regarding the export volume shall be ensured on the basis of the export licences; whereas therefore a detailed schedule for the lodging of applications and for the issuing of licences should be laid down;
Whereas, in addition, the decision regarding applications for export licences should be communicated only after a period of consideration; whereas this period would allow the Commission to appreciate the quantities applied for as well as the expenditure involved and, if appropriate, to take specific measures applicable in particular to the applications which are pending; whereas it is in the interest of traders to allow the licence application to be withdrawn after the acceptance coefficient has been fixed;
Whereas, in the case of applications concerning quantities equal to or less than 25 tonnes, the export licence should be issued immediately if the trader requests it; whereas these licences, however, should benefit from refunds only in accordance with the measures which the Commission might possibly have taken for the period in question;
Whereas in order to ensure an exact follow up of the quantities to be exported, a derogation from the rules regarding the tolerances laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 should be laid down;
Whereas the Commission must dispose of precise information concerning applications for licences and of the use of licences issued, in order to be able to manage this system; whereas, in the interests of efficient administration, the notifications from Member States to the Commission should be made according to a uniform model;
Whereas to avoid any interruption of exports at the time of entry into force of the Agreement on Agriculture of the Uruguay Round, authorization should be given for export licences to be applied for and issued before the date of the entry into force of this Agreement, out for use after that date;
Whereas the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1700/84 of 18 June 1984 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of advance fixing certificates for refunds in the pigmeat sector (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1022/95 (6), are replaced by the provisions of this Regulation; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1700/84 should therefore be repealed as from the date of entry into force of the Agreement on Agriculture of the Uruguay Round;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
As from 1 July 1995, all exports of products in the pigmeat sector for which an export refund is requested, shall be subject to the presentation of an export licence with advance fixing of the refund.
1. Export licences shall be valid from the date of issue, within the meaning of Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, until the end of the second month following that date.
2. Applications for licences and licences shall bear, in section 15, the description of the product and, in section 16, the 11-digit product code of the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds.
3. The categories of products referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 13a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, as well as the rate of the security for export licences, are set out in Annex I.
4. Applications for licences and licences shall bear, in section 20, at least one of the following:
- Reglamento (CE) n° 1370/95,
- Forordning (EF) nr. 1370/95,
- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1370/95,
- Êáíïíéóìueò (AAÊ) áñéè. 1370/95,
- Regulation (EC) No 1370/95,
- Règlement (CE) n° 1370/95,
- Regolamento (CE) n. 1370/95,
- Verordening (EG) nr. 1370/95,
- Regulamento (CE) nº 1370/95,
- Asetus (EY) N :o 1370/95,
- Foerordning (EG) nr 1370/95.
1. Applications for export licences may be lodged with the competent authorities from Monday to Wednesday of each week.
2. Applicants for export licences must be natural or legal persons who, at the time applications are submitted, be able to prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities in the Member States that they have been engaged in trade in the pigmeat sector for at least 12 months. However, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to end consumers may not lodge applications.
3. Export licences are issued on the Monday following the period referred to in paragraph 1, provided that none of the particular measures referred to in paragraph 4 have since been taken by the Commission.
4. Where applications for export licences concern quantities and/or expenditure which exceed the normal trade patterns, or where there is a risk that they will be exceeded, taking account of the limits referred to in Article 13 (11) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 and/or the corresponding expenditure during the period in question, the Commission may:
- set a single percentage by which the quantities applied for are accepted,
- refuse the applications for which export licences have not yet been awarded,
- suspend the lodging of applications for export licences for a maximum of five working days. A suspension for a longer period may be decided in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75. In these cases, applications for export licences lodged during the suspension period shall be inadmissible.
These measures may be adjusted according to the category of product.
5. Where quantities applied for are rejected or reduced, the security shall be released immediately for all quantities for which an application was not satisfied.
6. Notwithstanding paragraph 3, where a single percentage of acceptance less than 80 % is set, the licence shall be issued at the latest by the 11th working day following publication of that percentage in the Official Journal of the European Communities. During the 10 working days following its publication, the operator may:
- either withdraw his application, in which case the security is released immediately,
- or request immediate issuing of the licence, in which case the competent authority shall issue it without delay but no sooner than the Monday following the lodging of the licence application.
1. Where the applications referred to in Article 3 (1) relate to 25 tonnes or less, and if the operator requests it at the same time, the competent authority shall immediately issue the licence applied for by indicating in section 22 at least one of the following:
- Certificado de exportación sin perjuicio de medidas especiales en virtud del apartado 4 del artículo 3 del Reglamento (CE) n° 1370/95,
- Eksportlicens udstedt med forbehold af saerforanstaltninger i henhold til artikel 3, stk. 4, i forordning (EF) nr. 1370/95,
- Ausfuhrlizenz, erteilt unter Vorbehalt der besonderen Massnahmen gemaess Artikel 3 Absatz 4 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1370/95,
- Ðéóôïðïéçôéêue aaîáãùãÞò ðïõ aaêaessaeaaôáé ìaa ôçí aaðéoeýëáîç ôùí aaéaeéêþí ìÝôñùí óýìoeùíá ìaa ôï UEñèñï 3 ðáñUEãñáoeïò 4 ôïõ êáíïíéóìïý (AAÊ) áñéè. 1370/95,
- Export licence issued subject to any particular measures taken under Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/95,
- Certificat d'exportation délivré sous réserve de mesures particulières en vertu de l'article 3 paragraphe 4 du règlement (CE) n° 1370/95,
- Titolo d'esportazione rilasciato sotto riserva d'adozione di misure specifiche a norma dell'articolo 3, paragrafo 4 del regolamento (CE) n. 1370/95,
- Uitvoercertificaat afgegeven onder voorbehoud van bijzondere maatregelen als bedoeld in artikel 3, lid 4, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1370/95,
- Certificado de exportação emitido sem prejuízo de medidas especiais em conformidade com o nº 4 do artigo 3º do Regulamento (CE) nº 1370/95,
- Vientitodistus myoennetty, jollei asetuksen (EY) N :o 1370/95 3 artiklan 4 kohdan mukaisista erityistoimenpiteistae muuta johdu,
- Exportlicens utfaerdad med foerbehaall foer saerskilda aatgaerder med stoed av artikel 3.4 i foerordning (EG) nr 1370/95.
2. From the Monday following the week during which the applications referred to in Article 3 (1) were lodged, the competent authority, upon the request of the operator concerned, shall, in the light of the particular measures taken pursuant to Article 3 (4) for the week in question, amend the licence issued. To this end, it shall cancel the indication referred to in paragraph 1 and shall indicate in section 22 at least one of the following:
(a) if particular measures have not been taken or if a single percentage of acceptance has been set:
- Certificado de exportación con fijación anticipada de la restitución por una cantidad de [ . . . ] toneladas de los productos que se indican en las casillas 17 y 18,
- Eksportlicens med forudfastsaettelse af eksportrestitution for en maengde paa [ . . . ] tons af de i rubrik 17 og 18 anfoerte produkter,
- Ausfuhrlizenz mit Vorausfestsetzung der Erstattung fuer eine Menge von . . . Tonnen der in Feld 17 und 18 genannten Erzeugnisse,
- Ðéóôïðïéçôéêue aaîáãùãÞò ðïõ ðaañéëáìâUEíaaé ôïí ðñïêáèïñéóìue ôçò aaðéóôñïoeÞò ãéá ìssá ðïóueôçôá [ . . . ] ôueíùí ðñïúueíôùí ðïõ aaìoeássíïíôáé óôá ôaaôñáãùíssaeéá 17 êáé 18,
- Export licence with advance fixing of the refund for a quantity of . . . tonnes of the products shown in sections 17 and 18,
- Certificat d'exportation comportant fixation à l'avance de la restitution pour une quantité de [ . . . ] tonnes de produits figurant aux cases 17 et 18,
- Titolo d'esportazione recante fissazione anticipata della restituzione per un quantitativo di [ . . . ] t di prodotti indicati nelle caselle 17 e 18,
- Uitvoercertificaat met vaststelling vooraf van de restitutie voor . . . ton produkt vermeld in de vakken 17 en 18,
- Certificado de exportação com prefixação da restituição para uma quantidade de [ . . . ] toneladas de produtos constantes das casas 17 e 18,
- Vientitodistus, johon sisaeltyy tuen ennakkovahvistus [ . . . ] tonnille kohdassa 17 ja 18 mainittuja tuotteita,
- Exportlicens med foerutfaststaellelse av exportbidrag foer en kvantitet av [ . . . ] ton av de produkter som naemns i faelt 17 och 18.
(b) if the applications for licences have been rejected:
- Certificado de exportación sin derecho a restitución,
- Eksportlicens, der ikke giver ret til eksportrestitution,
- Ausfuhrlizenz ohne Anspruch auf Erstattung,
- Ðéóôïðïéçôéêue aaîáãùãÞò ÷ùñssò aeéêássùìá ãéá ïðïéáaeÞðïôaa aaðéóôñïoeÞ,
- Export licence without entitlement to any refund,
- Certificat d'exportation ne donnant droit à aucune restitution,
- Titolo d'esportazione che non dà diritto ad alcuna restituzione,
- Uitvoercertificaat dat geen recht op een restitutie geeft,
- Certificado de exportação que não dá direito a qualquer restituição,
- Vientitodistus ei oikeuta tukeen,
- Exportlicens som inte ger raett till exportbidrag.
3. Exports which are effected on the basis of licences issued under this Article shall benefit from a refund only in accordance with the indication inserted under point (a) of paragraph 2.
Export licences shall not be transferable.
The quantity exported within the tolerance referred to in Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not give entitlement to payment of the refund.
In section 22 of the licence, at least one of the following shall be indicated:
- Restitución válida por [ . . . ] toneladas (cantidad por la que se expida el certificado),
- Restitutionen omfatter [ . . . ] t (den maengde, licensen vedroerer),
- Erstattung gueltig fuer . . . Tonnen (Menge, fuer welche die Lizenz ausgestellt wurde),
- AAðéóôñïoeÞ éó÷ýïõóá ãéá [ . . . ] ôueíïõò (ðïóueôçôá ãéá ôçí ïðïssá Ý÷aaé Ýêaeïèaass ôï ðéóôïðïéçôéêue),
- Refund valid for . . . tonnes (quantity for which the licence is issued),
- Restitution valable pour . . . tonnes (quantité pour laquelle le certificat est délivré),
- Restituzione valida per [ . . . ] t (quantitativo per il quale il titolo è rilasciato),
- Restitutie geldig voor . . . ton (hoeveelheid waarvoor het certificaat wordt afgegeven),
- Restituição válida para . . . toneladas (quantidade relativamente à qual é emitido o certificado),
- Tuki on voimassa [ . . . ] tonnille (maeaerae, jolle todistus on myoennetty),
- Ger raett till exportbidrag foer [ . . . ] ton (den kvantitet foer vilken licensen utfaerdats).
1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission, each Wednesday from 13.00 hours, by fax:
(a) the applications for export licences with advance fixing of refunds referred to in Article 1 which were lodged from Monday to Wednesday of the same week;
(b) the quantities for which export licences have been issued on the preceeding Monday;
(c) the quantities for which applications for export licences have been withdrawn pursuant to Article 3 (6) during the preceding week.
2. The notification of the applications referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall specify:
- the quantity in product weight for each category referred to in Article 2 (3),
- the breakdown by destination of the quantity for each category in the case where the rate of refund varies according to the destination,
- the rate of refund applicable,
- the total amount of refund fixed in advance in ecu per category.
3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission on a monthly basis following the expiry of the validity of the export licences the unused quantity of export licences.
4. All notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3, including 'nil` notifications, shall be made in accordance with the model set out in Annex II.
Applications for export licences to be used for exports as from 1 July 1995 may be lodged as from 19 June 1995.
Regulation (EEC) No 1700/84 is repealed.
It shall remain applicable, however, for advance fixing certificates issued before 1 July 1995 pursuant to that Regulation.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to export licences applied for pursuant to this Regulation as from 19 June 1995.
The provisions of Articles 4 and 9, however, shall apply from 1 July 1995.
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32007R1169 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1169/2007 of 5 October 2007 prohibiting fishing for orange roughy in ICES areas I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of France
| 6.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 261/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1169/2007
of 5 October 2007
prohibiting fishing for orange roughy in ICES areas I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December 2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (3) lays down quotas for 2007 and 2008.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2007.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated for 2007 to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date stated in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date stated in that Annex. After that date it shall also be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32009D0375 | 2009/375/EC: Commission Decision of 8 May 2009 on the financing of a working programme for 2009 on training tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health
| 9.5.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 116/54
COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 May 2009
on the financing of a working programme for 2009 on training tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health
(2009/375/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 90 thereof,
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 (3) and in particular Article 2(1)(i) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (4) and in particular, Articles 51 and 66(1)(b) and (c) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2004/858/EC of 15 December 2004 setting up an executive agency, the ‘Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme’, for the management of Community action in the field of public health — pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 (5) and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision C(2008) 4943 of 9 September 2008 delegating powers to the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers with a view to performance of tasks linked to implementation of the Public Health Programme 2003-2008 as adopted by Decision No 1786/2002/EC, the Public Health Programme 2008-2013 as adopted by Decision No 1350/2007/EC, the Consumer Programme 2007-2013 as adopted by Decision No 1926/2006/EC and the food safety training measures covered by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and Directive 2000/29/EC,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 75 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 and with Article 90 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, the commitment of the expenditure shall be preceded by a financing decision which determines the essential elements of an action involving expenditure from the budget.
(2) Different actions are foreseen in the field of training tools within several legislative acts dealing with food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health. These actions have to be financed by the Community budget. The financing of such actions should be subject to a single decision.
(3) According to Articles 4 and 6 of Decision 2004/858/EC, the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers carries out certain activities for the implementation of the food safety training measures covered by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and Directive 2000/29/EC and should receive the necessary appropriations for that purpose,
The working programme in annex concerning the financing in 2009 of actions related to training tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health is adopted.
The Director-General of Directorate-General ‘Health and Consumers’ is in charge of its publication and implementation.
Within the maximum indicative budget of each specific action, cumulated changes not exceeding 20 % are not considered to be substantial provided that they do not significantly affect the nature and objectives of the work plan. The authorising officer, as referred to in Article 59 of the Financial Regulation, may adopt such changes in accordance with the principles of sound financial management.
The operating subsidy entered in the budget line 17 01 04 31 shall be paid to the ‘Executive Agency for Health and Consumers’.
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32003L0101 | Commission Directive 2003/101/EC of 3 November 2003 amending Council Directive 92/109/EEC on the manufacture and placing on the market of certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (Text with EEA relevance)
| Commission Directive 2003/101/EC
of 3 November 2003
amending Council Directive 92/109/EEC on the manufacture and placing on the market of certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/109/EEC of 14 December 1992 on the manufacture and placing on the market of certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/8/EC(2), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) With regard to the Community's obligations pursuant to Council Decision 90/611/EEC concerning conclusion, on behalf of the European Economic Community, of the United Nations Convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances(3), it is necessary to give effect to the decision taken by the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in March 2001 to add acetic anhydride and potassium permanganate to table 1 of the Annex to the 1988 United Nations Convention.
(2) It is also appropriate to bring Directive 92/109/EEC in line with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 of 13 December 1990 laying down measures to discourage the diversion of certain substances to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances(4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1232/2002(5).
(3) Potassium permanganate should be included among the substances listed in Category 2 of Annex I to Directive 92/109/EEC and deleted from Category 3 in that Annex.
(4) In order to ensure that Community trade is not adversely affected, thresholds should be fixed for potassium permanganate as well as for acetic anhydride.
(5) Directive 92/109/EEC should be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90,
The Annexes I and II to Directive 92/109/EEC shall be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 2004 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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32003R1357 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1357/2003 of 31 July 2003 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1357/2003
of 31 July 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 806/2003(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 833/2003(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 measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
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 1 August 2003.
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31978D0045 | 78/45/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 December 1977 establishing a Scientific Committee on Cosmetology
| COMMISSION DECISION of 19 December 1977 establishing a Scientific Committee on Cosmetology (78/45/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas the drawing up and amendment of the Community rules governing the composition, manufacturing characteristics, packaging and labelling of cosmetic products involve the examination of scientific and technical problems of considerable complexity;
Whereas the search for solutions for these problems requires the assistance of scientists highly qualified in the fields relating to medicine, toxicology, biology, chemistry or other similar disciplines;
Whereas the relations with these groups must be of a permanent nature, within an advisory committee to be attached to the Commission,
There is hereby attached to the Commission a Scientific Committee on Cosmetology, hereinafter called "the Committee".
1. The Committee may be consulted by the Commission on any problem of a scientific or technical nature in the field of cosmetic products and particularly on substances used in the preparation of cosmetic products and on the composition and conditions of use of these products.
2. The Chairman of the Committee may draw the attention of the Commission to the advisability of consulting the Committee on any matter falling within the competence of the latter on which an opinion has not been sought.
The Committee shall consist of not more than 15 members.
The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission from among highly qualified leading scientific figures with competence in the fields referred to in Article 2.
1. The term of office of a member of the Committee shall be three years. A member's appointment may be renewed. Upon the expiry of the period of three years, the members of the Committee shall remain in office until they are replaced or their appointments are renewed.
2. Where a member is unable to carry out his duties, or in the event of his death or resignation, he shall be replaced for the remainder of his term of office in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4.
3. Members shall not be remunerated for their services.
The Committee shall elect from among its members for a term of three years a chairman and two vice-chairmen, who shall be eligible for re-election, save in respect of a period immediately following two successive three-year terms of office completed by them.
1. The Committee may form working parties from among its members.
2. The task of the working parties shall be to report to the Committee on subjects determined by the latter.
1. The Committee and the working parties shall meet when convened by the Commission.
2. Representatives of the Commission departments concerned shall attend the meetings of the Committee and of the working parties.
3. The Commission may invite leading figures with special qualifications in the subjects under study to attend these meetings.
4. The Commission shall provide secretarial services for the Committee and the working parties.
1. The proceedings of the Committee shall relate to requests by the Commission for opinions.
When requesting the opinion of the Committee, the Commission may specify a period within which such opinion must be delivered.
2. Where the opinion requested is the subject of unanimous agreement by the members of the Committee, they shall establish their joint conclusions. Failing unanimity, the various positions adopted during the proceedings shall be entered in a report drawn up under the responsibility of the Commission.
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Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the Treaty, where the Commission informs members of the Committee that the opinion requested relates to a subject of a confidential nature such members shall be under an obligation not to disclose information which has come to their knowledge through the work of the Committee.
In such cases, only the members of the Committee and the representatives of the competent Commission departments shall attend the meetings.
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31988D0192 | 88/192/EEC: Council Decision of 28 March 1988 on a system for health control of imports from third countries at frontier inspection posts (shift project)
| COUNCIL DECISION of 28 March 1988 on a system for health control of imports from third countries at frontier inspection posts (Shift project) (88/192/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the Council, by Directive 72/462/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 87/64/EEC (5), has made provision for health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries;
Whereas Article 27 of that Directive requires Member States to provide lists of inspection posts for the importation of such animals and meat;
Whereas, furthermore, Commission Decision 84/390/EEC of 11 July 1984 laying down guidelines for the approval of frontier inspection posts for the importation of bovine animals and swine from third countries (6) requires Member States to draw up and communicate to the Commission lists of posts which correspond to the guidelines in the Annex thereto;
Whereas Decision 84/390/EEC also provides that staff at these posts should have at their disposal all information relating to the situation in the country of origin of the animals or meat, and to the Community animal and public health requirements for such animals and meat; whereas furthermore, as far as bovine animals and swine are concerned, the competent authority is obliged to provide this information to the official veterinarian at the inspection post systematically, and to record certain details of imported bovine animals and swine and to retain such details for 12 months;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 20 (b) (i) and (ii) of Directive 72/462/EEC, and Article 6 (1) of Council Directive 85/649/EEC of 31 December 1985 prohibiting the use in livestock farming of certain substances having a hormonal action (7), Member States are required to prohibit the importation into their territory of animals or meat of animals treated with certain hormones or thyrostatic substances, or containing residues of other substances at a hazardous level;
Whereas Article 24 of Directive 72/462/EEC requires that random sampling must be carried out to verify the presence of these substances; whereas, furthermore, as far as hormonal substances are concerned, Article 6 of Directive 85/649/EEC requires the establishment of a programme of controls on imports from each third country, including systematic inspections in the event of positive results;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 of Council Directive 85/358/EEC of 16 July 1985 supplementing Directive 81/602/EEC concerning the prohibition of certain substances having a hormonal action and of any substances having a thyrostatic action (8) and Article 9 of Council Directive 86/469/EEC of 16 September 1986 concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (9), if the results of tests on animals or meat indicate the need for investigation, the Member State concerned must notify other Member States and the Commission;
Whereas a system to monitor fresh meat from third countries for such substances would require the application of statistical sampling methods to such meat on a Community basis;
Whereas Article 23 of Directive 72/462/EEC requires fresh meat to be subjected to an animal health inspection, whatever the procedure under which it is declared, and prohibits importation if it is found that the meat does not come from an approved country or establishment, or if it comes from a prohibited country, or if it is not covered by a health certificate which complies with the conditions of Article 22 of that Directive;
Whereas such sampling routines and other requirements for the exchange of information between inspection posts, Member States and the Commission require that use be made of modern communications and data-processing technology to manage the flow of data to ensure that the inspection procedure does not hinder the free movement of goods, by making the information freely and quickly available at all levels;
Whereas the rapid flow of data will provide safeguards against the risk of the introduction of bovine animals, swine or fresh meat which present a hazard in respect of animal or public health, because of the situation in the country of origin, and in particular because of false declarations which may be made;
Whereas the use of modern technology will allow the application of extra safeguards without impeding the flow of imported goods;
Whereas the Council adopted a resolution on the computerization of administrative procedures in intra-Community trade (10); whereas, further to that resolution, the Commission transmitted to the Council a communication on the coordinated development of computerized administrative procedures (CD project) (11), which provides a framework for developing computerized systems for international trade extending up to 31 December 1991; whereas that Communication broadened the scope of the said resolution since it not only established guidelines for developing national computerized systems dealing with intra-Community trade but also covered systems for external trade and the interconnection of the relevant systems of the Commission with those of the Member States (the CD project);
Whereas, however, the CD project does not itself take account of the special requirements of veterinary inspection services in Member States; whereas, therefore, these requirements should be examined in detail and measures introduced to ensure that the necessary inspections and tests are carried out as efficiently and speedily as possible;
Whereas the Commission should be responsible for implementing measures necessary for the coordinated development of computerization of these procedures; whereas these objectives are an integral part of the general framework of the CADDIA programme; whereas it is necessary to establish an appropriate procedure which allows the Commission to adopt Community measures necessary for the implementation of the Shift project,
The Commission shall be responsible for drawing up a programme for the development of computerization of veterinary importation procedures (Shift project).
From the date of notification of this Decision and until the adoption of the said programme, the Member States and the Commission shall coordinate their actions with regard to any new measure to be taken in the field covered by this Decision.
The Shift project shall be undertaken as part of the CADDIA programme in conformity with its long-term objectives of providing the necessary organizational infrastructure and data-processing facilities to enable the Commission and Member States to obtain access to and process, expeditiously and efficiently, the information needed to achieve the objectives of such Regulations and Directives as may be or have been enacted pursuant to Directive 72/462/EEC, and in particular Articles 20, 22, 23, 24 and 28 thereof, Decision 84/390/EEC, Directives 85/649/EEC and 86/469/EEC and such other Regulations, Directives and Decisions as may be made in the field of harmonization of animal and public health rules relating to the importation of animals and animal products from third countries.
In order to achieve the objectives of the Shift project, the Commission shall, after obtaining the opinion of the CADDIA Steering Committee set up by Decision 85/214/EEC (12), and acting in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 4 thereof:
- draw up a programme to coordinate action by Member States and the Commission designed to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2, taking into account the compatibility of national communication and data-processing systems from frontier posts,
- adopt appropriate standards for the interchange of data and rules governing the security of the data exchanged.
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter forthwith to the Standing Veterinary Committee, hereinafter referred to as the ´committee', either on his own initiative or at the request of the Member State.
2. Within the Committee the votes of the Member States shall be weighted as provided for in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.
3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be adopted. 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 a majority of 54 votes.
4. The Commission shall adopt the measures and shall apply them immediately when they are in accordance with the Committee's opinion. When they are not in accordance with the Committee's opinion, or in the absence of any opinion, the Commission shall forthwith submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
If, on the expiry of three months from the date on which the matter was referred to it, the Council has not adopted any measures, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures and apply them immediately.
The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt amendments or additions to this Decision.
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32014R1197 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1197/2014 of 5 November 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 6.11.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/55
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1197/2014
of 5 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.
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31996R1325 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1325/96 of 9 July 1996 establishing the supply balance for the Canary Islands in the rice products sector, and laying down detailed rules for the adjustment of aid for products coming from the Community
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1325/96 of 9 July 1996 establishing the supply balance for the Canary Islands in the rice products sector, and laying down detailed rules for the adjustment of aid for products coming from the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas the common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 (4);
Whereas in order to apply Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands should be established for rice sector products; whereas that balance must allow the total amount fixed to be revised during the budget year in response to the requirements of that region;
Whereas in order to apply Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, provision should be made for the adjustment of aid granted for the supply of rice sector products coming from the Community market in order to prevent, in particular before the harvest, the conclusion of supply contracts eligible for aid for the new marketing year, and in order to take account of the practices pertaining in the sector; whereas this adjustment must be made on the basis of the difference between the buying-in intervention prices valid in the month of the application for the aid certificate and in the month of drawing of the certificate respectively;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
In application of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the forecast balance quantities in the rice sector benefiting from the exemption from import duty on products coming from third countries or benefiting from Community aid shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
For the application of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the amount of aid shall be adjusted on the basis of the level of the monthly increases applicable to the intervention price and, where appropriate, on differences in that price for different stages of processing, using the applicable conversion rate.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1996.
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31998D0139 | 98/139/EC: Commission Decision of 4 February 1998 laying down certain detailed rules concerning on-the-spot checks carried out in the veterinary field by Commission experts in the Member States (Text with EEA relevance)
| 12.2.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 38/10
COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 February 1998
laying down certain detailed rules concerning on-the-spot checks carried out in the veterinary field by Commission experts in the Member States
(Text with EEA relevance)
(98/139/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (1), as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other Directives and Decisions in the veterinary field, especially those concerning health problems affecting intra-Community trade in products of animal origin, laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in live animals and in products of animal origin, concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues, introducing measures for the control or the eradication of certain diseases, setting up standards for the animal welfare, introducing financial measures for the eradication of certain diseases and concerning expenditure in the veterinary field,
Whereas the Commission should adopt the general implementing rules establishing the conditions under which the on-the-spot checks referred to in the Directives and Decisions concerned must take place, in collaboration with the Member States concerned;
Whereas, in the framework of the on-the-spot checks provided for in Article 12 of Directive 64/433/EEC and in Article 10 of Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultrymeat (3), as last amended by Directive 96/23/EC (4), the Commission may, without warning, verify the application of the provisions of Council Directive 85/73/EEC of 29 January 1985 on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls covered by Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 90/675/EEC and 91/496/EEC (5), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (6);
Whereas, where this is necessary to ensure the uniform application of the Community legislation, the on-the-spot checks should be included in programmes established after discussion with the Member States concerned and an exchange of views in the Standing Veterinary Committee;
Whereas that collaboration should continue during the on-the-spot checks and in addition it should be possible for Commission experts to be accompanied by experts appointed by the Commission who are subject to certain obligations and have their travel and subsistence costs reimbursed;
Whereas, in the interests of efficiency, deadlines should be established for the despatch by the Commission of the results of on-the-spot checks to the Member States in which the checks were undertaken, and for the receipt of comments from those Member States;
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that the results of on-the-spot checks are taken into account by the Member States concerned;
Whereas, in the interests of transparency, the European Parliament, the consumer and the producer should be kept informed, within the limits of the Treaty and in particular the need to respect the obligation of professional secrecy laid down by Article 214 of the Treaty, of the findings of, and recommendations for action following from, the on-the-spot checks;
Whereas provision should also be made for a rapid procedure enabling Community Decisions to be adopted, where necessary, particularly in cases where on-the-spot checks have revealed a serious health risk or where it is found that measures acknowledged as indispensable after the checks have not been taken;
Whereas, in the interests of clarity, Commission Decision 96/345/ECC (7) should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. This Decision lays down certain rules relating to the on-the-spot checks carried out in the veterinary field in Member States by Commission experts.
For the purposes of this Decision, ‘on-the-spot checks in the veterinary field’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘checks’) means auditing actions necessary to ensure that the provisions of Community legislation are complied with in a uniform manner.
2. The provisions of this Decision shall apply without prejudice to the provisions of any agreements on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products reached between the European Community and third countries.
The checks shall be performed in each Member State. The Commission shall establish a general programme of checks for the legislation concerned and submit it for an exchange of views in the Standing Veterinary Committee.
The general programme shall include information on all actions to be undertaken by the Commission in the context of the checks.
1. The programmes of checks shall be organised and carried out in collaboration with the Member State concerned which shall appoint one or several experts for that purpose.
2. The Commission may defer or bring forward certain checks or carry out additional checks when it regards that as necessary in particular for health reasons, animal welfare reasons or on the basis of the results of previous checks, after discussion with the Member State concerned.
3. In every case, the Commission shall give notice to the Member State concerned of at least ten working days before the beginning of the programme of checks.
1. In addition to experts from the Member State inspected, the Commission's experts may be accompanied during the checks by one or more experts, listed in accordance with paragraph 2, from one or more other Member States.
When checks are organised, the participation of an expert from another Member State may be refused by the Member State where those checks are to be carried out. This opportunity may only be used once.
2. Each Member State shall propose to the Commission at least two experts with specific expertise in designated areas of competence, and shall communicate to it their names, their fields of expertise, their exact official addresses, fax and telephone numbers.
The Commission shall maintain a list of those experts and shall consult the competent authority of the Member State of the expert before issuing an invitation to the expert to accompany the Commission's experts during the checks referred to in paragraph 1.
Where a Member State considers that one of the experts proposed by it should no longer be included in the list, it shall so inform the Commission. If the number of experts would thereby fall below the minimum required, the Member State shall propose one or more replacements to the Commission.
1. During the checks, the Member State expert or experts appointed by the Commission shall comply with the Commission's administrative rules.
2. Information acquired or conclusions reached by the Member State expert or experts during the course of checks may on no account be used for personal purposes or divulged to persons who are not part of the competent departments of the Commission or the Member States.
3. The travel and subsistence costs incurred by the Member State expert or experts appointed by the Commission shall be reimbursed in accordance with its rules governing travel and subsistence costs incurred by persons who are not officials of the Commission and who are called on to perform the tasks of an expert.
1. A Member State in whose territory checks are carried out in accordance with this Decision shall provide the experts of the Commission and the experts appointed by the Commission with the assistance they require in order to perform their tasks. In particular, access on the same basis as officials of the competent authority shall be given to all concerned persons, information and documentation as well as access to places, establishments, installations and means of transport in order for the checks to be carried out.
2. During the checks, the experts shall comply with the administrative rules which officials of the competent authorities of the Member State referred to in paragraph 1 must follow, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 5(1).
1. Once the checks are concluded, the Commission's experts shall inform the Member State concerned orally of their conclusions and, where necessary, of the corrective measures they deem necessary and their degree of urgency.
The Commission shall confirm the results of the checks within 20 working days in a written report, subject to the receipt of any additional information requested during the checks but not available at that time.
The Member State shall give its comments within 25 working days of the receipt of the written report from the Commission.
However, in the event of an emergency, or where a significant risk to health or animal welfare has been identified during the on-the-spot check, the Member State shall be informed of the findings of the mission in a written report as quickly as possible and in any case within ten working days of the end of the mission. The Member State shall also give its comments as quickly as possible and in any case within ten working days of the receipt of the written report from the Commission.
In providing information on the findings of missions, the Commission shall in particular comply with the requirements laid down in Article 214 of the Treaty.
These provisions are without prejudice to the powers of the Commission to take interim protection measures under the provisions of Community legislation in the veterinary field.
2. The Member State shall take the corrective measures to take account of the results of the checks carried out.
3. If, during checks, the Commission experts discover significant instances of non-compliance with Community legislation in a Member State or in one or more regions of that Member State, the latter must, at the request of the Commission, thoroughly investigate the general situation in the area concerned. If appropriate, the Member State, after consultation with the Commission, may restrict the investigation to the region(s) concerned by the programme of checks; it shall notify the Commission within the time set by the latter of the results of the checks and of the measures taken to remedy the situation.
4. If, after the checks, appropriate corrective measures are not taken by the Member State concerned within the prescribed period, in particular where the checks have revealed a serious public-health or animal-health or animal-welfare risk, the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Directive 89/662/EEC (8), take all the measures which it deems necessary.
1. The Commission shall regularly notify by written reports all Member States, in the Standing Veterinary Committee, of the findings of, and recommendations for action following from, the on-the-spot checks carried out in each Member State.
The Commission shall inform the European Parliament of those findings and recommendations.
The Commission shall also make those findings and recommendations publicly available on a regular basis.
2. In undertaking the actions provided for in this Article, the Commission and the Member States shall in particular comply with the requirements laid down in Article 214 of the Treaty.
The provisions of this Decision shall be re-examined before 31 December 1998 on the basis of a report by the Commission to the Member States.
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Decision 96/345/EC is hereby repealed.
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31989R2226 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2226/89 of 24 July 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 laying down detailed rules for the export of products applied as Community food aid
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2226/89
of 24 July 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 laying down detailed rules for the export of products applied as Community food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1069/89 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (2) and 19 (7) thereof, and the corresponding provisions in the other Regulations establishing a common organization of the markets in agricultural products,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1889/87 (4), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 832/88 (6), lays down detailed rules in particular as regards licences and refunds applicable to products in the cereals, rice, milk and oils and fats sector supplied as Community food aid; whereas, having regard to experience and in view of the possible supply of other products, provision should be made for the application generally of the detailed rules laid down therein to Community food aid supplies effected pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (7), as last extended by Regulation (EEC) No 1750/89 (8), and in accordance with the general provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (9); whereas such application relates to products covered by the regulations on the common organization of the markets listed in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1903/89 (11), and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3993/88 (3);
Whereas the measures provided for this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 1
Without prejudice to the exceptional provisions, adopted by the Commission for special operations, this Regulation shall apply to exports of products covered by the Regulations on the common organization of the markets listed in Article 1 of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 (*) and (EEC) No 3665/87 where they are supplied as Community food aid under Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 and in accordance with the general rules of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87.
(*) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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32001R1430 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2001/02 marketing year
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
of 13 July 2001
on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2001/02 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 22(2), Article 27(5) and (15) and Article 33(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In view of the situation on the Community and world sugar markets, a standing invitation to tender should be issued as soon as possible for the export of white sugar in respect of the 2001/02 marketing year which, having regard to possible fluctuations in world prices for sugar, must provide for the determination of export levies and/or export refunds.
(2) The general rules governing invitations to tender for the purpose of determining export refunds for sugar were established by Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.
(3) In view of the specific nature of the operation, appropriate provisions should be laid down with regard to export licences issued in connection with the standing invitation to tender and there should be a derogation from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 of 27 June 1995 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the sugar sector(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1148/98(3). However, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1045/2001(5), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 120/89 of 19 January 1989 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the export levies and charges on agricultural products(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2194/96(7), should continue to apply.
(4) The standing invitation to tender for the 2000/2001 marketing year established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000(8), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1264/2001(9), is to remain open until a date to be determined. The closing date should therefore be fixed.
(5) The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion with the time limit set by its chairman,
1. A standing invitation to tender shall be issued in order to determine export levies and/or export refunds on white sugar falling within CN code 1701 99 10 and, during the period of validity of this standing invitation, partial invitations to tender shall be issued.
2. The standing invitation to tender shall remain open until a date to be determined.
The standing invitation to tender and the partial invitations shall be conducted in accordance with Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 and with the following provisions.
1. The Member States shall establish a notice of invitation to tender. The notice of invitation to tender shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Member States may also publish the notice, or have it published, elsewhere.
2. The notice shall indicate, in particular, the terms of the invitation to tender.
3. The notice may be amended during the period of validity of the standing invitation to tender. It shall be so amended if the terms of the invitation to tender are modified during that period.
1. The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender:
(a) shall begin on 19 July 2001;
(b) shall end on Wednesday 25 July 2001 at 10 a.m.
2. The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations:
(a) shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period;
(b) shall end at 10 a.m. on the Thursday of the following week.
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2(b), the period for the submission of tenders which was to end on:
- Thursday, 1 November 2001, shall end on Wednesday, 31 October 2001 at 10 a.m.;
- Thursday, 9 May 2002, shall end on Wednesday, 8 May 2002 at 10 a.m.;
4. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, no partial invitations to tender will be issued on Thursday 16 August 2001, Thursday, 27 December 2001, Thursday, 3 January 2002 or Thursday, 28 March 2002.
5. The times specified in this Regulation are Belgian local times.
1. Offers in connection with this tender must be in writing, and must be either delivered by hand, against a receipt, to the competent authority in a Member State, or addressed to that authority either by registered letter or telegram, or, where the authority accepts such forms of communication, by telex, fax or electronic mail.
2. An offer must indicate:
(a) the reference of the invitation to tender;
(b) the name and address of the tenderer;
(c) the quantity of white sugar to be exported;
(d) the amount of the export levy or, where applicable, of the export refund, per 100 kilograms of white sugar, expressed in euro to three decimal places;
(e) the minimum amount of the security to be lodged covering the quantity of sugar indicated in (c), expressed in the currency of the Member State in which the tender is submitted.
3. Tenders shall be valid only if:
(a) the quantity to be exported is not less than 250 tonnes of white sugar;
(b) proof is furnished before expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders that the tenderer has lodged the security indicated in the tender;
(c) it includes a declaration by the tenderer that if this tender is successful he will, within the period laid down in Article 12(b), apply for an export licence or licences in respect of the quantities of white sugar to be exported;
(d) it includes a declaration by the tenderer that if his tender is successful he will:
- where the obligation to export resulting from the export licence referred to in Article 12(b) is not fulfilled, supplement the security by payment of the amount referred to in Article 13(4), and
- within 30 days following the expiry of the export licence in question, notify the agency which issued the licence of the quantity or quantities in respect of which the licence was not used;
(e) it contains all the information required under paragraph 2.
4. A tender may stipulate that it is to be regarded as having been submitted only if:
(a) the minimum export levy or, where applicable, the maximum export refund is fixed on the day of the expiry of the period for the submission of the tenders in question;
(b) the tender, if successful, related to all or a specified part of the tendered quantity.
5. A tender which is not submitted in accordance with this Regulation, or which contains conditions other than those indicated in the present invitation to tender, shall not be considered.
6. Once submitted, a tender may not be withdrawn.
1. A security of EUR 11 per 100 kilograms of white sugar to be exported under this invitation to tender must be lodged by each tenderer. Without prejudice to Article 13(4), where a tender is successful this security shall become the security for the export licence at the time of the application referred to in Article 12(b).
2. The security may be lodged at the tenderer's choice, either in cash or in the form of a guarantee given by an establishment complying with criteria laid down by the Member State in which the tender is submitted.
3. Except in cases of force majeure, the security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released:
(a) to unsuccessful tenderers in respect of the quantity for which no award has been made;
(b) to successful tenderers who have not applied for the relevant export licence within the period referred to in Article 12(b), to the extent of EUR 10 per 100 kilograms of white sugar.
However, this part of the releasable security shall be reduced by the amount representing the difference, as applicable:
- between the maximum amount of the export refund fixed for the partial invitation concerned and the maximum amount of the export refund fixed for the following partial invitation, when the latter amount is higher than the former, or
- between the minimum amount of the export levy fixed for the partial invitation concerned and the minimum amount of the export levy fixed for the following partial invitation, when the latter amount is lower than the former;
(c) to successful tenderers for the quantity for which they have fulfilled, within the meaning of Articles 31(b) and 32(1)(b)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the export obligation resulting from the licence referred to under Article 12(b) in accordance with the terms of Article 35 of that Regulation.
The part of the security or the security which is not released shall be forfeit in respect of the quantity of sugar for which the corresponding obligations have not been fulfilled.
4. In case of force majeure, the competent authority of the Member State concerned shall take such action as it considers necessary having regard to the circumstances invoked by the party concerned.
1. Tenders shall be examined in private by the competent authority concerned. The persons present at the examination shall be under an obligation not to disclose any particulars relating thereto.
2. Tenders submitted shall be communicated to the Commission by the Member States without the tenderers being mentioned by name and must be received by the Commission within one hour of the expiry of the deadline for the weekly submission of tenders stipulated in the notice of invitation to tender.
Where no tenders are submitted, the Member States shall notify the Commission of this within the time limit specified in the first subparagraph.
1. After the tenders received have been examined, a maximum quantity may be fixed for the partial invitation concerned.
2. A decision may be taken to make no award under a specific partial invitation to tender.
1. In the light of the current state and foreseeable development of the Community and world sugar markets, there shall be fixed either:
- a minimum export levy, or
- a maximum export refund.
2. Subject to Article 10, where a minimum export levy is fixed, a contract shall be awarded to every tenderer whose tender quotes a rate of levy equal to or greater than such minimum levy.
3. Subject to Article 10, where a maximum export refund is fixed, a contract shall be awarded to every tenderer whose tender quotes a rate of refund equal to or less than such maximum refund and to every tenderer who has tendered for an export levy.
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1. Where a maximum quantity has been fixed for a partial invitation to tender:
- if a minimum export levy is fixed, a contract shall be awarded to the tenderer whose tender quotes the highest export levy; if the maximum quantity is not fully covered by that award, awards shall be made to other tenderers in descending order of export levies quoted until the entire maximum quantity has been accounted for,
- if a maximum export refund is fixed, contracts shall be awarded in accordance with the first indent; if after such awards a quantity is still outstanding, or if there are no tenders quoting an export levy, awards shall be made to tenderers quoting an export refund in ascending order or export refunds quoted until the entire maximum quantity has been accounted for.
2. However, where an award to a particular tenderer in accordance with paragraph 1 would result in the maximum quantity being exceeded, that award shall be limited to such quantity as is still available. Where two or more tenderers quote the same levy or the same refund and awards to all of them would result in the maximum quantity being exceeded, then the quantity available shall be awarded as follows:
- by division among the tenderers concerned in proportion to the total quantities in each of their tenders, or
- by apportionment among the tenderers concerned by reference to a maximum tonnage to be fixed for each of them, or
- by the drawing of lots.
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1. The competent authority of the Member State concerned shall immediately notify applicants of the result of their participation in the invitation to tender. In addition, that authority shall send successful tenderers a statement of award.
2. The statement of award shall indicate at least:
(a) the reference of the invitation to tender;
(b) the quantity of white sugar to be exported;
(c) the amount, expressed in euro, of the export levy to be charged, or where applicable of the export refund to be granted per 100 kilograms of white sugar of the quantity referred to in (b).
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Every successful tenderer shall have:
(a) the right to receive, in the circumstances referred to under (b), an export licence covering the quantity awarded, indicating the export levy or refund quoted in the tender, as the case may be;
(b) the obligation to lodge, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, an application for an export licence in respect of that quantity, the application not being revocable and Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 120/89 not applying in such a case. The application shall be lodged not later than:
- the last working day preceding the date of the partial invitation to tender to be held the following week, or
- if no partial invitation to tender is due to be held that week, the last working day of the following week;
(c) the obligation to export the tendered quantity and, if this obligation is not fulfilled, to pay, where necessary, the amount referred to in Article 13(4).
Such rights and obligations shall not be transferable.
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1. The first paragraph of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 shall not apply to the white sugar to be exported under this Regulation.
2. Export licences issued in connection with a partial invitation to tender shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the fifth calendar month following that in which the partial invitation was issued.
However, export licences issued in respect of the partial invitations held from 1 May 2002 shall be valid only until 30 September 2002.
Should technical difficulties arise which prevent export being carried out by the expiry date laid down in paragraph 2, the competent authorities in the Member State which issued the export licence may, at the written request of the holder of that licence, extend its validity to 15 October 2002 at the latest, provided that export is not subject to the rules laid down in Article 4 or 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80(10).
3. Export licences issued in respect of the partial invitations held between 25 July 2001 and 30 September 2001 shall be valid only from 1 October 2001.
4. Except in cases of force majeure, if the obligation to export resulting from the export licence referred to in Article 12(b) has not been fulfilled and if the security referred to in Article 6 is less than:
(a) the export levy indicated on the licence, less the levy referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 in force on the last day of validity of the said licence; or
(b) the sum of the export levy indicated on the licence and the refund referred to in Article 28(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 in force on the last day of validity of the said licence; or
(c) the export refund referred to in Article 28(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 in force on the last day of validity of the licence, less the refund indicated on the said licence,
then, for the quantity in respect of which the said obligation was not fulfilled, the licence holder shall be charged an amount equal to the difference between the result of the valuation made under (a), (b) or (c), as the case may be, and the security referred to in Article 6(1).
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The standing invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 shall be closed on 26 July 2001.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31994D1214(01) | Council Decision of 5 December 1994 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners
| COUNCIL DECISION of 5 December 1994 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners (94/C 355/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 78/688/EEC of 25 July 1978 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas, by its decision of 25 July 1994 (2), the Council appointed Mr Dimitrios DAMOULIS a member and Mr Angelos ANGELOPOULOS an alternate member for the period ending 24 July 1997;
Whereas the Greek Government has nominated Mr Angelos ANGELOPOULOS to replace Mr Dimitrios DAMOULIS and Mr Dimitrios DAMOULIS to replace Mr Angelos ANGELOPOULOS,
Mr Angelos ANGELOPOULOS is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners in place of Mr Dimitrios DAMOULIS for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 24 July 1997.
Mr Dimitrios DAMOULIS is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners in place of Mr Angelos ANGELOPOULOS for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 24 July 1997. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32010R1203 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1203/2010 of 15 December 2010 establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Spain
| 17.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1203/2010
of 15 December 2010
establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (2), lays down quotas for 2010.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2010.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2010 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31997R1417 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1417/97 of 22 July 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1417/97 of 22 July 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Member States should be permitted to authorize new planting of areas intended for graft nurseries; whereas steps should be taken to avoid this derogation determining an increase in must or wine production;
Whereas, to take account of the special conditions in which table wines are produced in Spain and Portugal, temporary derogations concerning blending of wines in Spain and the total acidity of certain table wines produced in the two Member States concerned should be laid down; whereas the derogation concerning total acidity should also be extended to table wines produced in France and Italy;
Whereas Article 17 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 (4) provides that one particular form of deacidification is permitted on a transitional basis only; whereas, so that a final decision can be taken during the 1997/98 wine year regarding that technique, the provision in question should be extended for a further wine year;
Whereas the characteristics of Austrian wine growing production and the lack of equipment necessary for carrying out the distillation of by-products of wine-making do not permit this measure to be applied; whereas, under these conditions, compulsory distillation should be replaced for Austria by compulsory withdrawal of the said by-products under supervision;
Whereas, pending Council decisions on reform of the sector and in order to avoid any legal hiatus, the provisions referred to in Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 should be extended for a further wine year;
Whereas Article 46 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides that campaigns to promote the consumption of grape juice may only be conducted until the 1996/97 wine year; whereas they should be continued for one wine year so that their effectiveness may be assessed;
Whereas Article 65 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides that, during the 1996/97 wine year, the Commission is to submit to the Council a report on maximum sulphur dioxide levels in wine and any proposals arising therefrom; whereas the significance for the sector of the sulphur dioxide problem calls for proposals taking account in particular of the work of the International Vine and Wine Office (IWO); whereas that time limit must therefore be deferred by one wine year;
Whereas, with regard to wine growing potential, any replanting of vines is subject to arrangements for replanting rights; whereas a certain number of operators hold rights which are expiring during the 1996/97 and 1997/98 wine years; whereas, taking into account the market situation in the wine sector, the validity of the said replanting rights should, pending Council decisions on reform of the sector, be extended until 1 January 1999,
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 6 (2), the following indent shall be added after the first indent:
'- the areas intended for graft nurseries, grapes coming from these vines may not be harvested or, if they are harvested, they must be destroyed; Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to guarantee the application of that provision,`;
2. in the third subparagraph of Article 16 (5), 'between 1 January 1996 and 31 August 1997` shall be replaced by 'between 1 September 1997 and 31 August 1998`;
3. in Article 17 (3), '31 August 1997` shall be replaced by '31 August 1998`;
4. in Article 35, paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:
'4. Any natural or legal person or group of persons who processes grapes harvested in wine-growing zone A or in the German part of wine-growing zone B or on areas planted with vines in Austria shall be required to withdraw the by-products of such processing under supervision and subject to conditions to be determined.`;
5. in Article 39:
(a) in the third subparagraph of paragraph 3, 'until the end of the 1996/97 wine year` shall be replaced by 'until the end of the 1997/98 wine year`;
(b) in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 3, 'from the 1997/98 wine year onwards` shall be replaced by 'from the 1998/99 wine year onwards`;
(c) in paragraph 10, in the first and second subparagraphs '1996/97` shall be replaced by '1997/98`;
(d) in paragraph 11, '1996/97` shall be replaced by '1997/98`;
6. in Article 46 (4), '1996/97` shall be replaced by '1997/98`;
7. in Article 65 (5), '1 April 1997` shall be replaced by '1 April 1998` and '1 September 1997` shall be replaced by '1 September 1998`.
8. in Annex I, point 13, the third subparagraph shall be replaced by:
'For the 1997/98 wine year, table wine produced in France, Italy, Portugal and Spanish areas of wine growing zone C other than the regions of Asturias, the Balearic Islands, Cantabria and Galicia and the provinces of GiupĂşzcoa and Vizcaya, and released to the French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish markets respectively, may have a total acidity content expressed as tartaric acid, of not less than 3,5 grams per litre.`;
9. in Annex V, point (e), the following subparagraph shall be added:
'The period of applicability of the replanting rights which expire during the 1996/97 and 1997/98 wine years shall be extended until 1 January 1999.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply as from 1 September 1997.
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32010L0055 | Commission Directive 2010/55/EU of 20 August 2010 amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC to renew the inclusion of azoxystrobin as active substance Text with EEA relevance
| 21.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 220/67
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2010/55/EU
of 20 August 2010
amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC to renew the inclusion of azoxystrobin as active substance
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The inclusion of azoxystrobin in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC expires on 31 December 2011. A notification was submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2007 of 27 June 2007 on laying down the procedure of the renewal of the inclusion of a first group of active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and establishing the list of those substances (2) for the renewal of the inclusion of azoxystrobin as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC within the time period provided for in that Article.
(2) That notification was found to be admissible by Commission Decision 2008/656/EC of 28 July 2008 on the admissibility of the notifications concerning the renewal of the inclusion in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of the active substances azimsulfuron, azoxystrobin, fluroxypyr, imazalil, kresoxim-methyl, prohexadion-calcium and spiroxamin, and establishing the list of the notifiers concerned (3).
(3) Within the time period provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 737/2007, the notifier submitted the data required in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 737/2007 together with an explanation as regards the relevance of each new study submitted.
(4) The rapporteur Member State prepared an assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter: ‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 10 June 2009. In addition to the assessment of the substance, that report includes a list of the studies the rapporteur Member State relied on for its assessment.
(5) The Authority communicated the assessment report to the notifier and to all Member States, and forwarded the comments received to the Commission. The Authority also made the assessment report available to the public.
(6) At the request of the Commission, the assessment report was peer reviewed by the Member States and the Authority, the Authority presented its conclusion on the peer review of the risk assessment of azoxystrobin (4) to the Commission on 6 April 2010. The assessment report and the conclusion from the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 9 July 2010 in the format of the Commission review report for azoxystrobin.
(7) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing azoxystrobin may be expected to continue to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular as regards the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to renew the inclusion of azoxystrobin in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, in order to ensure that plant protection products containing this active substance may continue to be authorised where they comply with that Directive.
(8) Moreover, the review has established that for the active substance azoxystrobin notified by the main data submitter the manufacturing impurity toluene is of toxicological concern and therefore its presence in the technical material must not exceed the maximum level of 2 grams for kilogram.
(9) From the new data submitted, it appears that azoxystrobin may cause risks for aquatic organisms. Without prejudice to the conclusion that the inclusion of azoxystrobin is to be renewed, it is therefore appropriate to obtain further information on those specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that the inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore, it is appropriate to require that the notifier submit further information to confirm the results of the risk assessment on the basis of most recent scientific knowledge as regards the risk for groundwater contamination with respect to some minor soil transformation products and the risk for aquatic organisms.
(10) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is renewed in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the renewal.
(11) Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of renewing the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I thereof, Member States should be allowed a period of six months after renewal to review authorisations of plant protection products containing azoxystrobin to make sure that the requirements laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13, and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I to that Directive, continue to be satisfied. As appropriate, Member States should renew, where appropriate with modifications, or refuse to renew authorisations. By way of derogation from that deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the update of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC.
(12) It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.
(13) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 January 2012 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 February 2012.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
1. Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing azoxystrobin as an active substance by 31 January 2012.
By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to azoxystrobin are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning that active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13 of that Directive.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing azoxystrobin as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 July 2011 at the latest, Member States shall, where necessary, re-evaluate the products, to take into account developments occurred in the scientific and technical knowledge and in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning azoxystrobin. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product still satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC. Following that determination Member States shall, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015.
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, for each authorised plant protection product containing azoxystrobin as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 July 2011 at the latest, and at least one of which was included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC between 1 January 2009 and 31 July 2011, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning azoxystrobin. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
Following that determination Member States shall, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest.
This Directive shall enter into force on 1 August 2011.
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32013R1256 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1256/2013 of 4 December 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| 5.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 324/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1256/2013
of 4 December 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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32002R1465 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1465/2002 of 9 August 2002 amending the import duties in the cereals sector
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1465/2002
of 9 August 2002
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 597/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1393/2002(5), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1416/2002(6).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1393/2002,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1393/2002 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 August 2002.
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32008R0156 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 156/2008 of 21 February 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 as regards the minimum content of the feed additive monensin sodium (Coxidin) (Text with EEA relevance)
| 22.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 156/2008
of 21 February 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 as regards the minimum content of the feed additive monensin sodium (Coxidin)
(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 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The additive monensin sodium (Coxidin) was authorised under certain conditions in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 (2) authorised that additive for 10 years for use for chickens for fattening and turkey, linking the authorisation to the holder of authorisation for putting that additive into circulation.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the possibility of modifying the authorisation of an additive further to a request from the holder of the authorisation and an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority).
(3) The holder of the authorisation of the feed additive monensin sodium (Coxidin) has submitted an application which proposes changing the terms of the authorisation by reducing the minimum content of that additive as regards use for turkeys.
(4) In its opinion adopted on 18 September 2007, the Authority has proposed to reduce the minimum content of the additive for turkeys from 90 mg to 60 mg per kg of complete feedingstuff because it can be considered efficacious in the control of coccidiosis (3).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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31990R3641 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3641/90 of 11 December 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the Common Organization of the market in milk and milk products
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3641/90 of 11 December 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) N° 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,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 5c of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 804/68(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3117/90(2), fixes for each Member State, a guaranteed total quantity of milk which the sum of the individual reference quantities may not exceed; whereas, in order for Portugal to be able to apply in its territory, as from 1991, the additional levy scheme in the milk sector introduced by Article 5c of the said Regulation, the guaranteed total quantity necessary for the scheme to be applied should be fixed for that Member State bearing in mind the specific features of its structures, the need to allow for an increase in its production and the fact that measures should be envisaged with a view to the promotion, in Portugal, of a change in the consumption of milk and milk products so that it attains the average level obtaining in the Community;
Whereas the administrative requirements with which Portugal is faced justify the scheme in question being applied only as from 1 April 1991,
Article 5c (3) of Regulation (EEC) N° 804/68 is hereby amended as follows:
1.In the second subparagraph the following line is added:
'Portugal1 779`.
2.In the third subparagraph, point (d) is replaced by the following:
'(d)for the twelve-month period from 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, in thousands of tonnes:
Belgium3 089,751 Denmark4 686,720 Germany22 519,080 Greece555,520 Spain4 664,000 France24 708,640 Ireland5 068,800 Italy8 446,080 Luxembourg254,400 Netherlands11 499,840 United Kingdom14 716,391 (e)for the 12-month period from 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991 the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, in thousands of tonnes:
Belgium3 089,751 Denmark4 686,720 Germany22 519,080 Greece555,520 Spain4 664,000 France24 708,640 Ireland5 068,800 Italy8 796,080 Luxembourg254,400 Netherlands11 499,840 United Kingdom14 716,391 (f)for the 12-month period from 1 April 1991 to 31 March 1992 the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, in thousands of tonnes:
Belgium3 089,751 Denmark4 686,720 Germany29 118,960 (of which 6 599,880 for the territory of the former German Democratic Republic) Greece555,520 Spain4 664,000 France24 708,640 Ireland5 068,800 Italy8 796,080 Luxembourg254,400 Netherlands11 499,840 Portugal1 779,000 United Kingdom14 716,391`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991.
It shall apply from 1 April 1991.
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32003R1707 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1707/2003 of 26 September 2003 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period 2003/2004
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1707/2003
of 26 September 2003
fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period 2003/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 of 15 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/2000(4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 provides that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are to be the quantities placed under control and distilled, weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each Member State concerned. That coefficient expresses the ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spirituous beverage concerned on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years corresponding to the average ageing period of the spirituous beverage in question. In view of the information provided by the United Kingdom on the period 1 January to 31 December 2002, the average ageing period in 2002 was seven years for Scotch whisky. The coefficients for the period 1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004 should be fixed.
(2) Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area(5) precludes the grant of refunds in respect of exports to Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. Moreover, the Community has concluded with certain third countries agreements abolishing export refunds. According to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93, this should be taken into account in the calculation of the coefficients for the period 2003/2004.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For the period 1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004 the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 applying to cereals used in the United Kingdom for manufacturing Scotch whisky shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R0234 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 234/2009 of 19 March 2009 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
| 20.3.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 74/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 234/2009
of 19 March 2009
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a standing invitation to tender procedure.
(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3), and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 17 March 2009.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 17 March 2009, the maximum amount of refund for the products and destinations referred to in Article 1(a) and (b) and in Article 2 respectively of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 March 2009.
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 |
31978D0415 | 78/415/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 April 1978 authorizing the Member States to restrict the marketing of forest reproductive material produced in Austria
| COMMISSION DECISION of 14 April 1978 authorizing the Member States to restrict the marketing of forest reproductive material produced in Austria (78/415/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/404/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (1), as last amended by Directive 75/445/EEC (2),
Having regard to the Council Decision 78/262/EEC of 6 March 1978 on the equivalence of forest reproductive material produced in Austria (3), and in particular Article 2, second indent thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by the Member States,
Whereas, under Article 1 of the said Decision, certain forest reproductive material produced in Austria is, under certain conditions, equivalent to the reproductive material produced in the Community and complying with the provisions of Directive 66/404/EEC;
Whereas, however Article 2, second indent thereof provides, that a Member State shall be authorized on application to prohibit the marketing in all or part of its territory of reproductive material derived from specific basic material or a specific region of provenance, listed in the said Decision, where it has information giving grounds for the fear that the use of the said reproductive material would, on account of its genetic characters, have an adverse effect on its forestry;
Whereas the Member States have presented such information, which has not been contradicted;
Whereas therefore the application of the Member States should be granted in full;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagation Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The Member States shall be authorized to prohibit in all of its territory the marketing of reproductive material of certain species derived from the regions of provenance specified in the Annex.
The authorization under Article 1 shall be withdrawn as soon as it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer satisfied.
The Member States shall notify the Commission of the date from which they make use of the authorization under Article 1 and the detailed methods to be followed. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 April 1978.
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32012R1134 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1134/2012 of 28 November 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
| 1.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 331/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1134/2012
of 28 November 2012
establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007R1539 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1539/2007 of 20 December 2007 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period 2007/08
| 21.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/50
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1539/2007
of 20 December 2007
fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period 2007/08
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 1670/2006 of 10 November 2006 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006 lays down that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are to be the quantities placed under control and distilled, weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each Member State concerned. The coefficient is to express the average ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spirit drink concerned, on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years corresponding to the average ageing period of the spirit drink in question.
(2) According to the information provided by the United Kingdom in respect of the period 1 January to 31 December 2006, the average ageing period for Scotch whisky in 2006 was six years.
(3) The coefficients for the period from 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008 should therefore be fixed accordingly.
(4) Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area excludes the grant of refunds in respect of exports to Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. Moreover, the Community has concluded agreements abolishing export refunds with certain third countries. Under the terms of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006, this should be taken into account in calculating the coefficients for 2007/08,
For the period 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008, the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006 applying to cereals used in the United Kingdom for manufacturing Scotch whisky shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2007.
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32003R0815 | Council Regulation (EC) No 815/2003 of 8 May 2003 implementing Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004
| Council Regulation (EC) No 815/2003
of 8 May 2003
implementing Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 of 10 December 2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004(1), and in particular Article 12(5) and (8) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 should be removed in respect of products, originating in a beneficiary country, of a sector which has met, during three consecutive years, either of the criteria laid down in that Regulation.
(2) Tariff preferences which had been removed under previous schemes, should be re-established in respect of a sector that has not met, during three consecutive years, the criteria referred to in that Regulation.
(3) The most recent and complete statistics available to establish which sectors meet the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 are those for the years 1997 to 1999.
(4) The date of application of this Regulation should be set taking into account the necessity for economic operators to adapt to the new customs duties thus established.
(5) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 should be replaced in order to reflect the removal or re-establishment of tariff preferences provided for in Articles 7 and 10,
(6) The condition in Article 12(8) of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001, whereby the removal of tariff preferences does not apply in cases where a beneficiary country faces a decrease of at least 3 % of its real gross domestic product, has been met by Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela in respect of the most recent 12-month period for which data are available.
(7) The Committee referred to in Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 did not deliver an opinion in favour of the proposed Commission Regulation submitted by that Institution with regard to measures to be taken pursuant to Article 12 of that Regulation,
1. The tariff preferences provided for in Articles 7 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 shall be removed by 50 % with effect from 1 November 2003 and by 100 % with effect from 1 May 2004, in respect of products originating in the beneficiary countries listed in Annex I to this Regulation, falling under the sectors mentioned in that Annex alongside each country concerned.
2. The tariff preferences provided for in Articles 7 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 shall be re-established with effect from 1 January 2003 in respect of products originating in the beneficiary countries listed in Annex II to this Regulation, falling under the sectors mentioned in that Annex alongside each country concerned.
3. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 shall be replaced by Annex III 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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31998D0569 | 98/569/EC: Commission Decision of 6 October 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Tunisia (notified under document number C(1998) 2952) (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 6 October 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Tunisia (notified under document number C(1998) 2952) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/569/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by the Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas a Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to Tunisia to verify the conditions under which live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of legislation of Tunisia makes the 'Direction Générale de la Sante Animale (DGSA) du Ministère de l'Agriculture` responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and for monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers DGSA to authorise or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones;
Whereas the DGSA and its laboratories are capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force in Tunisia;
Whereas the competent Tunisia authorities have undertaken to communicate regularly and quickly to the Commission data on the presence of plankton containing toxins in the harvesting areas;
Whereas the competent Tunisia authorities have provided official assurances regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC and with requirements equivalent to those prescribed in that Directive for the classification of producing and relaying zones, approval of dispatch centres and public health control and production monitoring; whereas in particular any possible change in harvesting zones will be communicated to the Community;
Whereas Tunisia is eligible for inclusion in the list of third countries fulfilling the conditions of equivalence referred to in Article 9(3)(a) of Directive 91/492/EEC;
Whereas the procedure for obtaining the health certificate referred to in Article 9(3)(b)(i) of Directive 91/492/EEC must include the definition of a model certificate, the minimum requirements regarding the language(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of the person empowered to sign it and the health mark to be affixed to packaging;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(3)(b)(ii) of Directive 91/492/EEC, the production areas from which bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods may be harvested and exported to the Community must be designated;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(3)(c) of Directive 91/492/EEC, a list of the establishments from which the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods is authorised should be established; whereas this list must be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the DGSA to the Commission; whereas it is therefore for the DGSA to ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to that end in Article 9(3)(c) of Directive 91/492/EEC;
Whereas the special import conditions apply without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture and products (3), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The 'Direction Générale de la Sante Animale (DGSA) du Ministère de l'Agriculture` shall be the competent authority in Tunisia for verifying and certifying compliance of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods with the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC.
Live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Tunisia and intended for human consumption, must meet the following conditions:
1. each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex A hereto;
2. consignments must originate in the authorised production areas listed in Annex B hereto;
3. they must be packed in sealed packages by an approved dispatch centre included in the list in Annex C hereto;
4. each package must bear an indelible health mark containing at least the following information:
- country of dispatch: TUNISIA,
- the species (common and scientific names),
- the identification of the production area and the dispatch centre by their approval number,
- the date of packing, comprising at least the day and month.
1. Certificates as referred to in Article 2(1) must be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State where the checks are carried out.
2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the DGSA and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements.
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32011R1161 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1161/2011 of 14 November 2011 amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 as regards the lists of mineral substances that can be added to foods Text with EEA relevance
| 15.11.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 296/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1161/2011
of 14 November 2011
amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 as regards the lists of mineral substances that can be added to foods
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Having regard to Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 6 May 2009 on foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (3), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
After consulting the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),
Whereas:
(1) Annex II to Directive 2002/46/EC establishes the list of vitamin and mineral substances which may be used for the manufacture of food supplements. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1170/2009 (4) has replaced Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/46/EC. Modifications to the list provided under Annex II to Directive 2002/46/EC as modified by that Regulation are to be adopted in compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 4 of that Directive and in accordance with the procedure referred to in its Article 13(3).
(2) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 establishes the list of vitamin and mineral substances which may be added to food.
(3) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 (5) establishes the list of substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses.
(4) New mineral substances have been evaluated by the EFSA for use in food. The substances for which the EFSA expressed a favourable opinion should be added to the lists in those acts.
(5) Interested parties were consulted through the Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health and the provided comments were taken into consideration.
(6) Directive 2002/46/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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, and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them,
Point B of Annex II to Directive 2002/46/EC is amended as follows:
(a) the following entries are inserted after the entry ‘ferrous phosphate’:
(b) the following entries are inserted after the entry ‘sodium salts of orthophosphoric acid’:
Point 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 is amended as follows:
(a) the following entries are inserted after the entry ‘ferrous sulphate’:
(b) the following entry is inserted after the entry ‘chromium (III) sulphate and its hexahydrate’:
Category 2 (Minerals) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 is amended as follows:
(a) the following entries are inserted after the entry ‘ferrous sulphate’:
‘ferrous ammonium phosphate x
ferric sodium EDTA x’
(b) the following entry is inserted after the entry ‘chromium (III) sulphate and its hexahydrate’:
‘chromium picolinate x’
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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31996R1775 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1775/96 of 12 September 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking over of cereals by intervention agencies
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1775/96 of 12 September 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking over of cereals by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), at last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2054/93 (4), defines shrivelled grains; whereas according to that definition shrivelled grains in the case of barley means grains which pass through sieves with apertures measuring 2,2 millimetres;
Whereas, in view of their climatic conditions, barley production in Finland and Sweden is predominantly of six-row varieties due to their shorter growing period in comparison to two-row varieties; whereas the kernel size of six-row barley in these countries is under 2,2 millimetres; whereas the barley does not therefore meet the intervention quality requirements on kernel size; whereas the immediate application of the Community rules would be likely to lead to a risk of large quantities of barley being excluded from intervention in Finland and Sweden; whereas this would consequently give rise to substantial difficulties for Finnish and Swedish producers; whereas it is therefore necessary temporarily to authorize Finland and Sweden to accept barley with a kernel size of under 2,2 millimetres into intervention; whereas the acceptance of a lower kernel size should not lead to barley of an inferior quality being accepted into intervention; whereas, therefore, the barley concerned should be required to meet a higher specific weight of at least 64kg/hl;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1773/96 (6), lays down the conditions for taking over cereals into intervention; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend this Regulation;
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 following subparagraph is added after the first subparagraph of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92:
'However, by way of derogation from paragraph 2 (a) of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75, in the case of barley harvested in Finland or Sweden with a specific weight of at least 64kg/hl and offered for intervention in those countries until the end of the 1996/97 marketing year, "shrivelled grains" shall mean grains which, after elimination of all the other matter referred to in the Annex to that Regulation, pass through sieves with apertures measuring 2 millimetres.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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31987L0310 | Commission Directive 87/310/EEC of 3 June 1987 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/890/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the suppression of radio interference with regard to fluorescent lighting luminaires fitted with starters
| COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 3 June 1987
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/890/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the suppression of radio interference with regard to fluorescent lighting luminaires fitted with starters
(87/310/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/890/EEC of 4 November 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the suppression of radio interference with regard to fluorescent lighting luminaires fitted with starters (1), as last amended by Directive 83/447/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas in the light of experience gained and technical progress made in the field of radio interference CENELEC has drawn up a new standard updating the requirements contained in the technical Annex to Directive 76/890/EEC;
Whereas in order to simplify the text of Directive 76/890/EEC the reference to CENELEC's new European standard EN 55015 should be included in the technical Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for the Elimination of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Sector of Apparatus Producing Radio Interference,
The Annex to Directive 76/890/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Directive.
The Member States shall by 31 December 1988 adopt and publish the provisions required to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply these provisions as from the same date as regards the freedom to market and use the equipment provided for in Article 4 of Directive 76/890/EEC, and as from 31 December 1989 as regards the ban on marketing referred to in Article 2 thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31986R4026 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 4026/86 of 18 December 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 4026/86 of 18 December 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) N° 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources(1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal form the Commission,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) N° 170/83 states that the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of the Regulation must be formulated in the light of the available scientific advice;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) N° 3094/86(2) lays down general rules for the fishing and landing of biological resources found in Community waters;
Whereas examination of new information concerning the estimates of losses of catches of soles when using, in certain areas, beam trawls the length of whose beams is limited to eight metres and the probable effects on fishing of establishing at 55o30m N the dividing line in sub-area VI of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, north of which a minimum mesh size of 90 millimetres shall apply with effect from 1 January 1989, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) N° 3094/86, shows that such measures could seriously jeopardize the economic viability of the fisheries concerned; whereas for this reason it is appropriate to modify these measures while providing for the conservation of the fish stocks concerned,
Regulation (EEC) N° 3094/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1.Article 9 (3) (c) is replaced by the following:
'(c)However, it shall be prohibited to use beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length, measured as the sum of the length of each beam between the inner edges of the attached shoes or skids, is greater than eight metres except when fishing with gear designed and used for catching shrimps (Crangon species) or prawns (Pandalus montagui).
By way of derogation from the preceding sub- paragraph, it shall be permitted in the period ending 31 December 1987 to use beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length does not exceed 12 metres.
N°twithstanding the two preceding subpara- graphs, vessels whose primary activity is fishing for shrimps (Crangon species) shall be permitted to use beams whose aggregate length, as defined in the first subparagraph, exceeds eight or 12 metres as the case may be when fishing for sole, provided that they appear on a list to be drawn up annually.' 2.Annex I is amended as 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 spply with effect from 1 January 1987.
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31992R3576 | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3576/92 of 7 December 1992 on the definition of the concept of 'originating products' applicable to certain mineral products and to certain products of the chemical or allied industries, within the framework of preferential tariff arrangements granted by the Community to third countries
| 12.12.1992 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 364/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) NO 3576/92
of 7 December 1992
on the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ applicable to certain mineral products and to certain products of the chemical or allied industries, within the framework of preferential tariff arrangements granted by the Community to third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Whereas the Protocols and Annexes (1) on the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation for the application of preferential tariff arrangements granted by the Community in respect of imports from third countries, exlude certain mineral products and certain products of the chemical or allied industries from their scope, in particular as regards the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’;
Whereas, for all such products imported within the framework of the preferential tariff arrangements, the Member States of the Community define the concept of ‘originating products’ in accordance with their own national rules;
Whereas the internal market will comprise an area without internal frontiers in which, inter alia, the free movement of goods is assured; whereas it is therefore necessary to ensure uniform implementation of the provisions concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ applicable to certain mineral products and to certain products of the chemical or allied industries within the framework of preferential tariff arrangements granted by the Community to third countries;
Whereas for the abovementioned products the conditions should be defined whereby they acquire originating status for the purposes of the tariff preference arrangements referred to above,
For the purposes of implementing the provisions relating to the preferential tariff arrangements granted by the Community in respect of certain mineral products and certain products of the chemical or allied industries set out in the Annex originating in Algeria, Austria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, the Faeroes, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, and the ACP States (hereinafter referred to as ‘beneficiary countries or territories’), the following shall be considered as products originating in one of such beneficiary countries or territories:
(a) products wholly obtained in a beneficiary country or territory;
(b) products obtained in a beneficiary country or territory, in the manufacture of which products other than those specified in (a) (hereinafter referred to as ‘non-originating materials’) have been used, provided that the materials concerned have been sufficiently worked or processed within the meaning of Article 3.
For the purposes of Article 1 (a) the following shall be considered as wholly obtained in a beneficiary country or territory:
(a) petroleum products extracted from its soil or from its seabed;
(b) petroleum products taken from the seabed or beneath the seabed outside territorial waters, if that beneficiary country or territory has, for the purposes of exploitation, exclusive rights to such soil or subsoil;
(c) petroleum products produced there exclusively from products specified in (a) and (b).
For the purposes of Article 1 (b), non-originating materials shall be considered to be sufficiently worked or processed when the obtained products specified in columns 1 and 2 of the list in the Annex fulfils the conditions set out in column 3.
For the purposes of HS Code ex 2707, 2713 to 2715, ex 2901, ex 2902 and ex 3403 mentioned in column 1 of the Annex, simple operations such as cleaning, decanting, desalting, water separation, filtering, colouring, marking, obtaining a given sulphur content as a result of mixing products with different sulphur contents, any combination of these operations or like operations do not confer origin.
1. Insofar as the provisions of the Protocols and Annexes on the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation for the application of preferential tariff arrangements granted by the Community to a beneficiary country or territory are not yet applicable to the products referred to in the Annex hereto, and without prejudice to Article 1 and to paragraph 2 of this Article, these provisions shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to such products.
2. Within the meaning of the provisions referred to in paragraph 1, those products listed in the Annex hereto which are transported by pipeline across territory other than that of the beneficiary country or territory shall also be considered as having been transported directly from an exporting beneficiary country or territory into the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1993.
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32001R1963 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1963/2001 of 8 October 2001 amending temporary Council Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 concerning the quota volume of certain autonomous Community tariff quotas
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1963/2001
of 8 October 2001
amending temporary Council Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 concerning the quota volume of certain autonomous Community tariff quotas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 of 20 December 1996 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1142/2001(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quota amount for certain autonomous Community tariff quotas is insufficient to meet the needs of the Community industry. Consequently, the quota amount for flurtamone (ISO) (order No 09.2955) and kraft paper (order No 09.2959) should be increased.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should be amended accordingly. So as to insure uninterrupted use of these quotas, it will be necessary to change that Regulation with effect from 1 January 2001.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2001, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be amended as follows:
1. Order No 09.2955: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 260 tonnes.
2. Order No 09.2959: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 85000 tonnes.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall apply from 1 January 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32010R0042 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 42/2010 of 15 January 2010 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
| 19.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 12/2
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 42/2010
of 15 January 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.
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 |
31997R0656 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 656/97 of 16 April 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 656/97 of 16 April 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 89/97 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;
Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 April 1997.
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 |
31997D0347 | 97/347/EC: Commission Decision of 20 May 1997 on a common technical Regulation for the pan-European integrated services digital network (ISDN) primary rate access (Text with EEA relevance)
| COMMISSION DECISION of 20 May 1997 on a common technical Regulation for the pan-European integrated services digital network (ISDN) primary rate access (Text with EEA relevance) (97/347/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April 1991 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning telecommunications terminal equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity (1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 (2), second indent, thereof,
Whereas the Commission has adopted the measure identifying the type of terminal equipment for which a common technical Regulation is required, as well as the associated scope statement;
Whereas the corresponding harmonized standards, or parts thereof, implementing the essential requirements which are to be transformed into common technical Regulations should be adopted;
Whereas, in some Member States, national implementation of ISDN may exhibit incompatibilities with Euro-ISDN terminals; whereas any such variations should not be subject to type-approval; whereas any such national variations should be identified by the appropriate national authorities and information on them should be made available to the public;
Whereas in order to ensure continuity of access to markets for manufacturers presently serving one or more national markets, it is necessary to lay down transitional provisions regarding equipment approved pursuant to Commission Decision 94/796/EC (3);
Whereas Decision 94/796/EC should be repealed with effect from the end of the transitional period;
Whereas the common technical Regulation adopted in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of ACTE,
1. This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment intended to be connected to a public telecommunications network and falling within the scope of the harmonized standard referred to in Article 2 (1).
2. This Decision establishes a common technical Regulation covering the technical characteristics, electrical and mechanical interface requirements, and access control protocol to be provided by terminal equipment which is capable of and intended by the manufacturer or his representative for connection to a T, or coincident S and T, reference point for a primary rate access at an interface to a public telecommunications network presented as a pan-European ISDN (Euro-ISDN) primary rate access point.
1. The common technical Regulation shall include the harmonized standard prepared by the relevant standardization body implementing, to the extent applicable, the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (c), (d) and (f) of Directive 91/263/EEC. The reference to the standard is set out in at Annex I of which the parts not applicable thereof are identified in Annex II to this Decision.
2. Terminal equipment covered by this Decision shall comply with the common technical Regulation referred to in paragraph 1, shall meet the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (a) and (b) of Directive 91/263/EEC, and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable Directives, in particular Council Directives 73/23/EEC (4) and 89/336/EEC (5).
Notified bodies designated for carrying out the procedures referred to in Article 9 of Directive 91/263/EEC shall, as regards terminal equipment covered by Article 1 (1) of this Decision, use or ensure the use of the harmonized standard referred to in Article 2 (1) within one year after the notification of this Decision at the latest.
1. Decision 94/796/EC shall be repealed with effect from one year after the notification of this Decision.
2. Terminal equipment approved pursuant to Decision 94/796/EC may continue to be placed on the market and put into service, provided that such approval is granted no later than one year after the notification of this Decision.
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32001R0671 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 671/2001 of 30 March 2001 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 671/2001
of 30 March 2001
prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
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 herring 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 to the Community.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES subareas I and II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 2001,
Catches of herring in the waters of ICES subareas I and II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 2001.
Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES subareas I and II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007D0793 | 2007/793/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 2007 on the appointment of the members of the stakeholder dialogue group in the areas of public health and consumer protection established by Decision 2007/602/EC
| 6.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 320/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 November 2007
on the appointment of the members of the stakeholder dialogue group in the areas of public health and consumer protection established by Decision 2007/602/EC
(2007/793/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2007/602/EC of 5 September 2007 setting up the stakeholder dialogue group in the areas of public health and consumer protection (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A stakeholder dialogue group in the areas of public health and consumer protection has been established by Decision 2007/602/EC with effect from 10 October 2007 in order to advise the Commission on best practice in the consultation process and also help it to better tailor its stakeholder involvement processes to stakeholders’ needs in the abovementioned areas.
(2) According to Article 3(1) of Decision 2007/602/EC, the members of the group shall be appointed by the Commission from specialists with competence in the areas referred to in Article 2(2) of that Decision and who have responded to the call for an expression of interest.
(3) A call for expression of interest was published on 12 June 2007 and closed on 27 July 2007. Some 127 applications were received.
(4) 19 specialists have been identified from the applications received in response to the call of expression of interest. This group reflects a balanced representation of stakeholders concerned by the different policy areas covered by the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection. The appointments are made on the basis of the highest standards of competence, a broad range of relevant expertise and, consistent with these criteria, the broadest possible geographic distribution within the Community, as well as a gender balance,
(5) A further Decision will be adopted by the Commission laying down which members are to be appointed for a four-year term of office and which members are to be appointed for a two-year term of office in accordance with Article 3(4) of Decision 2007/602/EC,
The Commission herewith appoints the following persons as members of the stakeholder dialogue group:
BAX Willemien
BERTELETTI KEMP Florence
CZIMBALMOS Ágnes
DAVCHEVA Yanka
DI PUPPO Roshan
FEDERSPIEL Benedicte
FELLER Roxane
GALLANI Barbara
GOUVEIA Rodrigo
JONNAERT Erik
KETTLITZ Beate
KNABE Agnese
MACCHIA BANGSGAARD Flaminia
PELLEGRINO Patrice
ORTEGA PECINA David Miguel
RAWLING Ruth
ROSS Melody
SHEPPARD Philip
TIDDENS-ENGWIRDA Lisette
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32002R0624 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 624/2002 of 11 April 2002 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products from the milk sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 624/2002
of 11 April 2002
amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products from the milk sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the milk and milk products sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 April 2002 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 553/2002(3).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 553/2002 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 553/2002 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32008R1317 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1317/2008 of 19 December 2008 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 for poultrymeat
| 20.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 344/70
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1317/2008
of 19 December 2008
on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2009 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,
1. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged, to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2009, are set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December 2008.
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 |
32013D0506 | 2013/506/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 1 October 2013 on the European Union financial contribution to national programmes of 9 Member States (Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, France, Cyprus, Netherlands, Poland and Portugal) in 2013 for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector (notified under document C(2013) 6255)
| 17.10.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 1 October 2013
on the European Union financial contribution to national programmes of 9 Member States (Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, France, Cyprus, Netherlands, Poland and Portugal) in 2013 for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector
(notified under document C(2013) 6255)
(Only the Dutch, English, Estonian, French, Greek, Polish and Portuguese texts are authentic)
(2013/506/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea (1), and in particular Article 24(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 lays down the conditions whereby Member States may receive a contribution from the European Union for expenditure incurred in their national programmes of collection and management of data.
(2) Those programmes are to be drawn up in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 (3).
(3) Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden have not amended their national programmes 2011-13 for the year 2013. The Commission will decide on the contribution to those national programmes, for the year 2013, by Commission Implementing Decision which is in the process of being adopted.
(4) Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, France, Cyprus, Netherlands, Poland and Portugal submitted national programmes for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for the years 2011-13 as provided for in Article 4(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. Those programmes were approved in 2011 in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008.
(5) Ireland submitted amendments to their national programme for the year 2013, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. These amendments were adopted by the Commission in 2013 in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008.
(6) Those Member States have submitted annual budget forecasts for the year 2013 according to Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 as regards the expenditure incurred by Member States for the collection and management of the basic fisheries data (4). The Commission has evaluated Member States’ annual budget forecasts, as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008 by taking into account the approved national programmes.
(7) Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008 establishes that the Commission is to approve the annual budget forecast and is to decide on the annual Union financial contribution to each national programme in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and on the basis of the outcome of the evaluation of the annual budget forecasts as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008.
(8) Article 24(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 establishes that a Commission Decision is to fix the rate of the financial contribution. Article 16 of that Regulation provides that Union financial measures in the area of basic data collection are not to exceed 50 % of the costs incurred by Member States in carrying out the programme of collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector.
(9) This Decision constitutes the financing decision within the meaning of Article 84(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (5).
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
The maximum global amounts of the Union financial contribution to be granted to each Member State for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for 2013 and the rate of the Union financial contribution, are established in the Annex.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland and the Portuguese Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32002R1936 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1936/2002 of 30 October 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1936/2002
of 30 October 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31996D1108(01) | Council Decision of 28 October 1996 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency
| COUNCIL DECISION of 28 October 1996 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency (96/C 334/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second and third subparagraphs of Article 54 thereof,
Having regard to Article X of the Statutes of the Euratom Supply Agency (1), as last amended by Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC of 1 January 1995 (2),
Having regard to the Council Decision of 5 December 1995 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas a member's seat on the aforementioned Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Miss Susan HAIRD, which was brought to the Council's attention on 23 July 1996;
Whereas this vacancy should be filled;
Having regard to the nomination submitted by the United Kingdom Government on 23 July 1996,
Sole Article
Mrs Elaine DRAGE is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency for the remainder of the Committee's term of office, that is until 28 March 1997. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32013R0017 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 17/2013 of 14 January 2013 approving the active substance Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 Text with EEA relevance
| 15.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 9/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 17/2013
of 14 January 2013
approving the active substance Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Articles 13(2) and 78(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) is to apply, with respect to the procedure and the conditions for approval, to active substances for which a decision has been adopted in accordance with Article 6(3) of that Directive before 14 June 2011. For Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237 the conditions of Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are fulfilled by Commission Decision 2008/565/EC (3).
(2) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC France received on 28 August 2007 an application from Agrauxine SA for the inclusion of the active substance Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237 in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Decision 2008/565/EC confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.
(3) For that active substance, the effects on human and animal health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The designated rapporteur Member State submitted a draft assessment report on 19 April 2011.
(4) The draft assessment report was reviewed by the Member States and the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’). The Authority presented to the Commission its conclusion on the review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237 (4) on 15 May 2012. The draft assessment report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and was finalised on 20 November 2012 in the format of the Commission review report for Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237.
(5) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237 may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) and Article 5(3) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to approve Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237.
(6) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before approval in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the approval.
(7) Without prejudice to the obligations provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 as a consequence of approval, taking into account the specific situation created by the transition from Directive 91/414/EEC to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the following should, however, apply. Member States should be allowed a period of six months after approval to review authorisations of plant protection products containing Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237. Member States should, as appropriate, vary, replace or withdraw authorisations. By way of derogation from that deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the update of the complete Annex III dossier, as set out in Directive 91/414/EEC, of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles.
(8) The experience gained from inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (5) has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the Directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I to that Directive or the Regulations approving active substances.
(9) In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (6) should be amended accordingly.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Approval of active substance
The active substance Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Re-evaluation of plant protection products
1. Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237 as an active substance by 30 November 2013.
By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to this Regulation are met, with the exception of those identified in the column on specific provisions of that Annex, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC in accordance with the conditions of Article 13(1) to (4) of that Directive and Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237 as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 by 31 May 2013 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC and taking into account the column on specific provisions of Annex I to this Regulation. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
Following that determination Member States shall:
(a) in the case of a product containing Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237 as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 November 2014 at the latest; or
(b) in the case of a product containing Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237 as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 November 2014 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective act or acts which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC or approved that substance or those substances, whichever is the latest.
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Entry into force and date of application
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 1 June 2013.
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31985D0521 | 85/521/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 November 1985 recognizing that production of certain quality wines produced in specified regions is, because of their quality characteristics, far below demand (Only the Italian and French texts are authentic)
| COMMISSCOMMISSION DECISION
of 14 November 1985
recognizing that production of certain quality wines produced in specified regions is, because of their quality characteristics, far below demand
(Only(Only the French and Italian texts are authentic)
(85/521/EEC)(85/521/EEC)
THETHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 798/85 (2), and in particular Article 30 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 30 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 prohibits all new planting of vines until 31 August 1990; whereas, however, it provides that Member States may grant authorizations for new plantings for quality wines psr for which the Commission has recognized that production, because of their qualitative features, is far below demand;
Whereas applications for recourse to this provision were submitted by the French Government on 20 July 1985 and by the Italian Government on 19 September 1985 in respect of certain quality wines psr;
Whereas examination of these applications shows that the quality wines psr in question meet the specified requirements in so far as the total area in each region devoted to the production of quality wines psr is not increased beyond the limits set by the French and Italian Governments;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The quality wines psr listed in the Annex meet the conditions laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 30 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 in so far as the increase in total area does not, for the quality wines psr of each individual region, exceed that indicated in the Annex.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic and the Italian Republic. | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007R0282 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2007 of 16 March 2007 fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 27th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
| 17.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 282/2007
of 16 March 2007
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 27th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies may sell by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and may grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 25 of that Regulation lays down that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further laid down that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure. The amount of the processing security as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 27th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the amount of the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter and the amount the processing security, as referred to in Articles 25 and 28 of that Regulation respectively, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 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 |
32012R0375 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 375/2012 of 2 May 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the accreditation of paying agencies and other bodies and the clearance of the accounts of the EAGF and EAFRD
| 3.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 118/4
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 375/2012
of 2 May 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the accreditation of paying agencies and other bodies and the clearance of the accounts of the EAGF and EAFRD
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 42 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 6(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 Member States’ accredited paying agencies are to ensure that documents in respect to payments made by them are accessible and kept in a manner which ensures their completeness, validity and legibility over time. In order to reflect the evolution in information and communication technology which makes it possible to store aid claim supporting documents in electronic form, in a secure and cost-effective way, Member States should be allowed to store aid claim support documents electronically rather than in paper form. Member State should be able to use that option where national law permits the use of electronic documents as evidence of the underlying transactions in national court proceedings. Electronic documents should be protected in line with international information security standards in the same way as other information held by the paying agency in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 (2), in order to ensure that they are available to Commission scrutiny as required, in a form which exactly reflects the original paper documents.
(2) According to Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 if expenditure has been incurred in a way that has infringed Union rules, the Commission is to decide what amounts are to be excluded from Union financing. In the interest of the effectiveness and efficiency of the conformity clearance procedure, it should be possible for the Commission not to pursue cases where the findings of its inquiry lead to conclude that the presumed maximum amounts concerned would not exceed EUR 50 000 and 10 % of the relevant expenditure.
(3) In order to ensure that the procedure for executing decisions taken pursuant to Articles 30 and 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, in the area of EAFRD, is effective and transparent, it is necessary to ensure that the Member State concerned is in a position to take the financial effects of such decisions into account when submitting its declaration of expenditure referred to in Article 27 of that Regulation.
(4) Having regard to the possibility that a Member State may experience severe financial difficulties caused by a serious deterioration in the international economic environment, the Commission should have the possibility to defer deductions from Union financing of expenditure which have been incurred in a way that has infringed Union rules, if the Member State concerned so requests. Deferral of deductions for a period not exceeding 18 months should also be granted to those Member States which so request while being subject to financial assistance in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States’ balances of payments (3), Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 11 May 2010 establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism (4), the European Financial Stability Facility Framework Agreement signed on 7 June 2010 and the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism signed on 11 July 2011. The Member State benefiting from a deferral decision shall ensure that the deficiencies which have been the reasons for the deductions and which still persist at the time of the decision are being remedied on the basis of an action plan, established in consultation with the Commission, with clear progress indicators. If a Member State benefiting from such a deferral fails to remedy the deficiencies in accordance with the action plan and, thus, exposes the Union budget to additional financial risks, the Commission should revoke its decision deferring the date for the execution of the deductions while respecting the principle of proportionality.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The Committee on the Agricultural Funds has not given an opinion within the time limit set by its President,
Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 9, the following paragraph 5 is added:
(2) in Article 10(2), the second sentence of the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
(3) Article 11 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 3, the following fourth subparagraph is added:
(b) in paragraph 4, the second and the third subparagraphs are replaced by the following:
(a) setting a different date for the deductions or authorising their reimbursement in one or more instalments where this is warranted by the materiality of the deductions included in an implementing act adopted on the basis of Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005; or
(b) deferring, until the end of a period of maximum 18 months from the date of its adoption, the execution of all deductions to be executed during this period and at the same time authorising their execution after the end of the deferral in a maximum of three equal annual instalments, for those Member States which are subject to financial assistance under Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 (5), Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 (6), the European Financial Stability Facility Framework Agreement signed on 7 June 2010 or the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
32003D0057 | 2003/57/EC: Council Decision of 21 January 2003 suspending the Community obligations under the Sectoral Annex for Electrical Safety of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America
| Council Decision
of 21 January 2003
suspending the Community obligations under the Sectoral Annex for Electrical Safety of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America
(2003/57/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the second subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 16 of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition concluded between the European Community and the United States of America(1), hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement", a Party may suspend its obligations under a Sectoral Annex.
(2) The United States of America has failed to fulfil its obligation under the Agreement, in particular with regard to procedures to be followed for the recognition of Conformity Assessment Bodies designated by the Community.
(3) This has led to a situation where Conformity Assessment Bodies designated, or to be designated, by the Member State Designating Authorities cannot be assessed, monitored and recognised as envisaged by the Agreement.
(4) As a consequence, the Community has lost market access with regard to conformity assessment for its products covered by the Sectoral Annex for Electrical Safety.
(5) It is also considered that the United States has failed to maintain legal and regulatory authorities capable of implementing the provisions of the Sectoral Annex for Electrical Safety, in particular as it relates to the reliance of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the on-site assessment carried out by Member State Designating Authorities of the Conformity Assessment Bodies located on their territory.
(6) The Community and the United States have held, in accordance with the third sentence of Article 2 of the Agreement, numerous consultations without leading to a satisfactory solution.
(7) The Commission will continue consultations with the United States under the Agreement, with a view to ensuring that the Sectoral Annex for Electrical Safety can be implemented in accordance with its provisions,
The Community obligations under the Sectoral Annex for Electrical Safety of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America are hereby suspended in whole.
The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person empowered to send, on behalf of the Community, the annexed note to the United States of America.
At the latest three years from the date of transmission to the United States of the note mentioned in Article 2, the Commission shall present to the Council a report on the state of play of the consultations with the United States and, if appropriate, a proposal for a Council Decision repealing this Decision.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32007R0778 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 778/2007 of 2 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 761/2007 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2007
| 3.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 173/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 778/2007
of 2 July 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 761/2007 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2007
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 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2007 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/2007 (3).
(2) As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5 a tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EC) No 761/2007.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 761/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 761/2007 are hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 July 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31995R0561 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 561/95 of 14 March 1995 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for processing within the Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 74/95
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 561/95 of 14 March 1995 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for processing within the Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 74/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 424/95 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (4), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks;
Whereas certain intervention agencies hold substantial stocks of intervention meat; whereas an extension of the period of storage should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; whereas, in the present market situation, there are outlets for such meat for processing in the Community;
Whereas with a view to securing a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addition to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93;
Whereas, as specified in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, lodging of securities should be required;
Whereas such sales should be made in accordance with Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84, (EEC) No 3002/92 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (7), and (EEC) No 2182/77 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93, subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 74/95 (9) should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. The following approximate quantities of beef shall be put up for sale for processing within the Community:
(a) bone-in hindquarters:
- 180 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Irish intervention agency;
(b) bone-in forequarters:
- 228 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Irish intervention agency;
(c) boneless beef:
- 7 600 tonnes of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency,
- 47 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Danish intervention agency,
- 6 263 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency.
2. The intervention agencies referred to in paragraph 1 shall sell first the meat which has been stored the longest.
3. The sales shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84, (EEC) No 3002/92, (EEC) No 2182/77 and this Regulation.
4. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto.
5. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned no later than 12 noon on 22 March 1995.
6. Particulars relating to the quantities and the places where the products are stored may be obtained by interested parties at the addresses given in Annex II.
7. By way of derogation from Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 a tender must be submitted to the intervention agency concerned in a closed envelope, bearing the reference to the Regulation concerned. The closed envelope must not be opened by the intervention agency before the expiry of the tender deadline referred to in paragraph 5.
1. Notwithstanding Article 3 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77, the tender or application to purchase:
(a) shall be valid only if presented by a natural or legal person who, for at least 12 months, has been engaged in the processing of products containing beef and who is entered in a public register of a Member State;
(b) must be accompanied by:
- a written undertaking by the applicant to process the meat purchased into products specified in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 within the period referred to in Article 5 (1) of the abovementioned Regulation,
- a precise indication of the establishment or establishments where the meat which has been purchased will be processed.
2. The applicants referred to in paragraph 1 may instruct an agent to take delivery, on their behalf, of the products which they purchase. In this case the agent shall submit the tenders or applications to purchase of the purchasers whom he represents.
3. The purchasers and agents referred to in the foregoing paragraphs shall maintain and keep up to date an accounting system which permits the destination and use of the products to be ascertained with a view particularly to checking to ensure that the quantities of products purchased and manufactured tally.
1. The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 12 per 100 kilograms.
2. The security provided for in Article 5 (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be:
- ECU 195 per 100 kilograms for bone-in hindquarters,
- ECU 135 per 100 kilograms for bone-in forequarters,
- ECU 170 per 100 kilograms for boneless meat.
For the purpose of this Regulation, 100 kilograms of bone-in hindquarters equals 64 kilograms of boneless meat after removal of the fillet and the striploin.
Regulation (EC) No 74/95 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31991R3870 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3870/91 of 16 December 1991 opening tariff quotas for the 1992 fishing year for fishery products coming from joint ventures set up between natural or legal persons from Spain and from other countries
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3870/91 of 16 December 1991 opening tariff quotas for the 1992 fishing year for fishery products coming from joint ventures set up between natural or legal persons from Spain and from other countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 168 thereof,
Whereas Article 168 of the Act of Accession provides for the gradual elimination of the exemptions, suspensions or tariff quotas granted by Spain for fishery products coming from joint ventures set up between natural or legal persons from Spain and from other countries;
Whereas annual quotas should be opened corresponding to such progressive elimination, for each CN code, subject to the overall quantities provided for in the Act of Accession;
Whereas, within the framework of overall quantities, the quotas per CN code are allocated proportionally according to the scheme applicable in 1983;
Whereas provision should be made for the supply of information to the Commission so that it can keep watch on the management of these arrangements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
1. For the period from 1 January to 31 December 1992, tariff quotas shall be opened in Spain for the fishery products referred to in Article 168 of the Act of Accession, in accordance with the provisions of that Article and with the rules laid down in the Annex hereto.
2. The customs duties applicable shall be wholly suspended on each of the products referred to in paragraph 1, subject to each of the tariff quotas specified in the Annex.
Distribution of the quantities referred to in Article 1 which may, where appropriate, be subject to partial allocation on a half-yearly basis, between the undertakings referred to in Annex XII to the Act of Accession, shall be undertaken by the competent Spanish authorities.
Each quarter, not later than 15 days after the end of each quarter, Spain shall inform the Commission of the quantities actually imported under these quota arrangements. The Commission may at any time request a statement of the extent to which the quotas have been used up.
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 31 December 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32012D0664 | 2012/664/EU: Council Decision of 25 October 2012 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Sweden
| 27.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 299/44
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 October 2012
on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Sweden
(2012/664/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA (2), in particular Article 20 and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereto,
Whereas:
(1) According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.
(2) Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.
(3) Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.
(4) According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.
(5) Sweden has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on Vehicle Registration Data (VRD).
(6) A successful pilot run has been carried out by Sweden with the Netherlands.
(7) An evaluation visit has taken place in Sweden and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the Belgian/Dutch evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group.
(8) An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning VRD has been presented to the Council,
For the purposes of automated searching of vehicle registration data (VRD), Sweden has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Article 12 of that Decision as from the day of the entry into force of this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32009R1075 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1075/2009 of 9 November 2009 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
| 10.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 292/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1075/2009
of 9 November 2009
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
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 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/2009 (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 Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 November 2009.
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 |
32009D0611(03) | Council Decision of 4 June 2009 appointing one UK member of the Committee of the Regions
| 11.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 132/4
COUNCIL DECISION
of 4 June 2009
appointing one UK member of the Committee of the Regions
2009/C 132/04
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 of the Government of the United Kingdom,
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 member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of mandate of Mr Andrew CAMPBELL as a member of the Committee of the Regions,
The following is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as a member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
Ms Sue RAMSEY, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Ireland.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32014R0786 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 786/2014 of 15 July 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for greater silver smelt in Union and international waters of V, VI and VII by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
| 19.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 214/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 786/2014
of 15 July 2014
establishing a prohibition of fishing for greater silver smelt in Union and international waters of V, VI and VII by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2), lays down quotas for 2014.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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 |
31998R1239 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1239/98 of 8 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 894/97 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
| COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1239/98 of 8 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 894/97 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
(1) Whereas Articles 2 and 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (4) state that the Council is to establish, in the light of available scientific opinion, conservation measures necessary to ensure rational and responsible exploitation, on a sustainable basis, of living marine resources, taking account, inter alia, of the impact of fishing on the marine ecosystem; whereas for that purpose the Council may adopt technical measures regarding fishing gear and its method of use;
(2) Whereas it is necessary to establish the principles and certain rules at Community level so that Member States may ensure the management of fishing activities by vessels flying their flag or under their jurisdiction;
(3) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 894/97 (5) regulates fishing with drift-nets;
(4) Whereas fishing activities using drift-nets have in the past undergone a rapid increase in terms of fishing effort; whereas uncontrolled expansion of these activities could present a grave risk of an excessive increase in the fishing effort as regards the target species;
(5) Whereas Article 130r(2) of the Treaty establishes the principle that all Community measures must take account of the requirements of environmental protection in a precautionary spirit;
(6) Whereas, in accordance with the Community's international obligations to contribute towards the conservation and management of the biological resources of the oceans, it is necessary to regulate strictly any expansion of drift-net fishing by Community vessels;
(7) Whereas restrictions on the length of drift-nets are required;
(8) Whereas drift-net fishing for tuna, swordfish and certain other species gives rise to by-catches and a risk for the populations of species other than the target species;
(9) Whereas, in view of the risk of an uncontrolled expansion of the fishing effort and the lack of sufficient selectivity of drift-nets, their use should be prohibited in fisheries for tuna, swordfish and certain other species; whereas the transition should be made rapidly to avoid any ecological risks;
(10) Whereas Community vessels which have fished with drift-nets for those species are subject to economic constraints necessitating a phasing-out period; whereas the continuation of fishing with drift-nets by these vessels should be authorised until 31 December 2001;
(11) Whereas technical conservation measures for fishing in the Baltic Sea are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 88/98 (6);
(12) Whereas fishing using drift-nets should take place only under conditions where such use can be, and actually is, controlled;
(13) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish (7) does not cover all fisheries concerned by the use of drift-nets; whereas the general provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (8) concerning logbooks and landing declarations will not apply to the Mediterranean until 1 January 1999;
(14) Whereas, therefore, the control of fishing using drift-nets poses special difficulties; whereas specific provisions for that activity should be defined;
(15) Whereas the consequences of fishing using drift-nets must be subject to constant assessment; whereas, therefore, the necessary data must be collected;
(16) Whereas the logbook data must be verified against the volume of landings, on which effective checks must be possible;
(17) Whereas the Member States must supply the Commission with certain information necessary for the supervision at Community level of the checks they carry out;
(18) Whereas any failure to comply with the provisions of this Regulation should be subject to sanctions by Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2847/93,
Regulation (EC) No 894/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 11 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 11
No vessel may keep on board, or use for fishing, one or more drift-nets whose individual or total length is more than 2,5 kilometres.
1a
1. From 1 January 2002, no vessel may keep on board, or use for fishing, one or more drift-nets intended for the capture of species listed in Annex VIII.
2. From 1 January 2002, it is prohibited to land species listed in Annex VIII which have been caught in drift-nets.
3. Until 31 December 2001, a vessel may keep on board, or use for fishing, one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 after receiving authorisation from the competent authorities of the flag Member State. In 1998, the maximum number of vessels which may be authorised by a Member State to keep on board, or use for fishing, one or more drift-nets shall not exceed 60 % of the fishing vessels which used one or more drift-nets during the period 1995 to 1997.
4. Member States shall communicate to the Commission for each target species by 30 April of each year, the list of vessels authorised to carry out fishing activities using the drift-nets referred to in paragraph 3; for 1998, the information shall be sent not later than 31 July 1998.
1b
1. All fishing vessels using one or more drift-nets intended for the capture of species listed in Annex VIII shall operate under the following conditions:
- during fishing activity, the vessel must keep the net under constant visual observation,
- floating buoys, with radar reflectors, must be moored to each end of the netting, so that its position can be determined at any time. The buoys must be permanently marked with the registration letter(s) and number of the vessel to which they belong.
2. The master of a fishing vessel using one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook in which he must record the following information on a day-to-day basis:
- the total length of the nets on board,
- the total length of the nets used in each fishing operation,
- the quantity of each species caught during each fishing operation, including by-catches and discards at sea, in particular cetaceans, reptiles and sea-birds,
- the quantity of each species held on board,
- the date and position of such catches.
3. All masters referred to in paragraph 2 shall forward to the competent authorities of the Member State of landing a declaration giving at least the quantities of each species landed and the catch dates and zones.
4. Masters of vessels using one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 who wish to use a landing location in a Member State shall notify the competent authorities in the Member State concerned, at least two hours before arrival in port, of the planned landing location and time of arrival.
5. All fishing vessels using one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep on board the prior authorisation to fish issued by the competent authorities of the flag Member State.
6. In the case of failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 11 and 11a and this Article, the competent authorities shall take appropriate measures in respect of the vessels concerned, in accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.
1c
With the exception of waters covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 88/98 of 18 December 1997 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (*) and notwithstanding Article 1(1), Articles 11, 11a and 11b shall apply in all waters falling within the sovereignty of jurisdiction of the Member States and, outside those waters shall apply to all Community fishing vessels.
(*) OJ L 9, 15.1.1998, p. 1.`
2. The text annexed hereto shall be added as Annex VIII.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1998.
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 | 0.333333 | 0.333333 | 0.333333 | 0 |
31997R2391 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2391/97 of 1 December 1997 amending for the 13th time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2391/97 of 1 December 1997 amending for the 13th time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands were adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1933/97 (4), on account of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in that country;
Whereas, in view of the continuing veterinary and trade restrictions introduced by the Dutch authorities, the number of fattening pigs which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased, thereby permitting the continuation of the exceptional measures in the weeks to come;
Whereas the favourable veterinary and animal-health situation has enabled the protection and surveillance zones around Diessen, Dalfsen I and Schoondijke to be lifted; whereas those changes should be reflected in a new Annex replacing Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 413/97;
Whereas the rapid and effective application of exceptional market support measures is one of the best means of combating the spread of classical swine fever; whereas Article 1 (1) of this Regulation should accordingly apply from 4 November 1997 in order to avoid any interruption in the support measures for fattening pigs, for which the number currently laid down was attained on 3 November 1997;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 413/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto;
2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
However, Article 1 (1) shall apply from 4 November 1997.
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 |
31989R3437 | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3437/89 of 15 November 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
| COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3437/89
of 15 November 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 763/89 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Article 23 (5) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3600/88 (4), provides that where butter is stored in a Member State other than the Member State of manufacture, conclusion of the storage contract is conditional on the furnishing of proof that the butter fulfils the conditions required for the granting of private storage aid in the Member State of manufacture;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 (6) of the abovementioned Regulation, aid applications must reach intervention agencies within at most 30 days of the date of entry into store and storage contracts are to be concluded within at most 30 days of the date of registration of the application;
Whereas, in cases where butter was stored in a Member State other than the Member State of manufacture, the abovementioned proof could not always be furnished within the time limit laid down for the conclusion of the contract for reasons which cannot be ascribed to the storers but which are related to administrative delays;
Whereas, in view of this difficulty, Article 23 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 should be amended to provide, for the conclusion of storage contracts, in the cases referred to in paragraph 5 of the same Article, for a maximum time limit of 60 days from the date of entry into storage of the butter;
Whereas the retroactive application of this provision should be permitted, on application by the parties concerned, for the period of entry into private storage from 1 April to 15 September 1989 where the abovementioned proof could not be furnished within the timel limit laid down for reasons which cannot be ascribed to the storer;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 23 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69:
'In the case referred to in paragraph 5, storage contracts shall be concluded within at most 60 days of the date of entry into storage of the butter'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
However, where the butter was stored in a Member State other than the Member State of manufacture, on application by the party concerned and if the latter provides evidence to the competent agency that the proof referred to in Article 23 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 could not be furnished within the time limit of 30 days from the date of registration of the application but was furnished within at most 60 days of the date of entry into storage for reasons beyond his control and exclusively ascribable to administrative delay, storage contracts may be concluded for butter entering storage from 1 April 1989.
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 |
32011R0320 | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 320/2011 of 31 March 2011 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 April 2011
| 1.4.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 86/69
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 320/2011
of 31 March 2011
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 April 2011
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 (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Pursuant to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 April 2011 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
From 1 April 2011, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 |
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